Chapter 4 Street Fright
When Cao Ren visited, Cao Ang was drinking the broth sent by Mrs. Ding as usual. Cao Ang is only ten years old now, and when he is growing up, Mrs. Ding will personally cook broth for him every day, but she eats simple food without complaints.
In fact, there is still a lot of money in the family. Cao Song is also a rich man. He is never stingy with his two sons Cao Cao and Cao De. However, Cao De spent all his money on buying books and household expenses, while Mrs. Ding spent most of his money on Cao Cao. For example, recently, Mrs. Ding sent someone to send Cao Cao 5,000 guan of money to support her.
After finally finishing drinking the broth, Cao Ren made a request to borrow money and looked at Cao Ang with a flattering look. Except for not having a shaking tail back and forth, it was exactly the same as a pug asking for food.
Cao Ang frowned and glared at Xiao Yi fiercely. Xiao Yi also felt wronged. He only spent 200 yuan to paint the old cases that had lost paint and faded. Unexpectedly, Cao Ren discovered the clues and hurried to borrow money.
Seeing that the master and servant didn't say anything, Cao Ren said with a flattering smile: "Aang, I have been giving you martial arts skills during this period. It is also half of your master. If you don't have any credit, you will have hard work. If you don't have any hard work, you will have fatigue! Now that the master is in trouble, you can't sit still! Don't tell me that you have no money. If you don't have money, how could you be willing to paint those cases?! My uncle doesn't borrow much, just ten strings!"
Cao Ang smiled bitterly: "Uncle, you don't know. My monthly payment is only half a guan. Where can I get this ten guan? What's the urgent need for you? Why should I borrow it from Mrs. Ding?"
Cao Ren shook his head repeatedly, "How can I bother Mrs. Ding? My uncle really has a hidden secret..."
While he was talking, he looked at Xiao Yi. Cao Ang understood it and quickly asked Xiao Yi to go out to make trouble. Cao Ren whispered: "Maybe you know that my old man has controlled me very seriously. I have saved up quite a lot of money. I heard that a business group came to the county town, specializing in selling slaves, and the quality is very good. My uncle planned to buy a cheap girl who made beds and washed them from there, so as not to be messy and messy in the house!"
Cao Ang laughed, "I'm afraid my uncle wants the girl who warms the bed!"
Cao Ren was a little embarrassed, and slapped the tables with a palm, and said in anger: "Is uncle such a person? Hey, what are your eyes?! Do you borrow it in one sentence?!"
Cao Ang looked at the cases that had just been painted with pain, sighed, took out a wooden box from the cases, and placed it tremblingly on the cases.
Cao Ren laughed: "This is my good apprentice, loyal! But as an uncle, I have to say a few words. How can a man be so stingy? Isn't it just a ten-point ounce of money? He still feels so sad that he is trembling, alas!"
After saying that, Cao Ren grabbed the box with one hand, and then his face changed. When he opened the box, he laughed even more. He couldn't help but sigh and said with a smile: "Why are all money-making inside? Aang, have you always like to count money and play recently?"
Seeing Cao Ren leaving with one hand, Cao Ang and Xiao Yi were both envious, holding dozens of kilograms of weight with one hand without changing their faces. What a great deal of strength!
Cao Ang suddenly patted Xiao Yi and asked in a low voice: "Brother Xiao Yi, do you know where the group of people my uncle said is? Mrs. Ding weaves cloth for my father and me every day, and also needs a maid who massages her back and waist. Let's go over and take a look later."
Xiao Yi nodded and agreed. Although Xiao Yi looked stupid, because of this, the people in the mansion did not avoid him at all. In addition, Qiao County is a small place, so Xiao Yi's news is quite well-informed.
The master and servant changed into casual clothes and brought their money. They went to report to Mrs. Ding that they wanted to go to the city to relax.
Mrs. Ding was willing, but just told Cao Ang a few words to tell him to pay attention to safety and gave him his usual money. Mrs. Ding also ordered the family manager to choose a stable groom, put on a carriage, and took Cao Ang to the county town.
The man named Zhao, who was in his forties, was a veteran who had been with Cao Cao for many years. Because of his military achievements and injuries, he stayed in the Cao family for support. He was more talkative and talked about his experiences and stories about his past while he was idle all the way. Cao Ang and Xiao Yi listened with relish.
Because it had just rained heavily, it took an hour and a half to walk to the county town after half an hour. I heard that it was the Cao family's carriage, and the small officials guarding the gate did not ask them for taxes to enter the city. After the three of them successfully entered the city, Lao Zhao drove the carriage to the Cao family's courtyard, mixed some fodder, and then protected Cao Ang and Xiao Yi to go out for a walk.
This was the first time Cao Ang had entered the city since he traveled through time. He was used to the tall buildings in later generations and was quite interested in the scenery in front of him. However, after he walked two or three streets, his soles were covered with mud, he no longer had the interest in shopping.
At this time, Xiao Yi poked Cao Ang lightly and whispered: "Young Master, look, that's not that guy Cao Anmin!"
Upon hearing this, Cao Ang looked up and saw Cao Anmin standing outside a pharmacy in front of him, chatting with a woman.
Cao Ang was very curious and hurriedly walked forward. He heard Cao Anmin bow and say, "I will never forget my life-saving grace. I hope the girl will leave her address. I will give you a great gift later."
[Note: In fact, the word "Miss" had a derogatory meaning in the Song and Yuan dynasties; the word "Miss" was not called an unmarried girl until the Qing Dynasty. "Miss" specifically referred to an unmarried girl before the Song Dynasty, and became a married woman until the Yuan Dynasty. However, in order to facilitate readers to read, this book will be appropriately modified based on modern language habits for many titles from the Eastern Han Dynasty.]
A young woman was standing opposite Cao Anmin, wearing a hat, with a circle of black gauze hanging around the hat, covering most of her face, revealing only a pretty cherry mouth.
The woman smiled slightly: "Your husband, don't be polite. You are a lucky person. You are just carrying your husband to the clinic with your younger sister. You should thank the doctor of the "Yuanhua Caotang"! Then again, since your husband is also a wealthy family in Qiao County, I hope you can make up for the treatment costs quickly. Don't owe it. After all, it is not easy for him to do business."
Cao Anmin nodded repeatedly, wanting to continue to chat with him and ask about the other party’s name and family background. On the one hand, it is to repay the other party’s life-saving grace. On the other hand, Cao Anmin also coveted the other party’s beauty and wanted to have a romantic encounter. Didn’t the storytellers say that when a talented man and a beautiful woman meet, they will save countless blind dates!
There was a little girl of eleven or twelve years old next to the woman, but she was not very fond of Cao Anmin. She had already pouted her mouth and said impatiently: "Sister, don't talk to him anymore. From yesterday to now, you have been taking care of him for so long, so you have been so kind and righteous. Go back to the inn quickly, I'm exhausted. You, you're so soft-hearted, you have to take care of the little rabbit and puppy when you get hurt, let alone picking up a living person this time!"
After hearing what she said, Cao Anmin and the woman were a little embarrassed. They bowed each other and said goodbye to each other. Cao Anmin looked at the woman and walked a few steps away, gritted his teeth, and followed quietly.
Cao Ang's gossip fire was burning in his heart. He whispered to Xiao Yi and Lao Zhao: "It seems that I haven't seen each other for a day, and some interesting things have happened to Brother An Min. Let's follow and take a look."
Xiao Yi had always followed Cao Ang's advice and nodded immediately; Lao Zhao only ensured Cao Ang's safety and had no objection to the young master's decision, so the three of them followed Cao Anmin quietly and followed the two women forward.
At this moment, the little girl turned around inadvertently and found Cao Anmin behind her and Cao Ang who was sneaking in a sneaky place not far away. She immediately frowned and lowered her voice and said to the older woman: "Sister, something is wrong. Why did the person you saved keep following us? And there are three people behind him, which is very strange. It's okay for those two half-year-old boys. That middle-aged man (Lao Zhao) is definitely a person in the court, and every move is like a court hawk! We have to be careful!"
The older woman Ling Yue knew that her junior sister Ling Shan was eccentric and had great vision. The youngest sister made great contributions to the culprit who escaped Cao Cao's pursuit in Jinan last time. Since the youngest sister noticed something abnormal behind her, she certainly had to pay attention to it. Moreover, although Ling Yue was caring, as the eldest sister of the Moon Worshiping Sect, she was not a pedantic and incompetent person.
Ling Yue pulled the junior sister forward quietly while making gestures. The two Dharma protectors who were responsible for protecting her sisters at the intersection of the street nodded gently and walked behind them. They both ran on the left and right, and ran on Cao Anmin.
Cao Anmin focused all his thoughts on Ling Yue, and he had no defense at all. Moreover, although he had practiced martial arts for a few days, he had never put in any hard work. In addition, he had no strength to recover from a serious illness, so he was hit on the ground by the two of them.
Cao Anmin never thought that the other party was deliberately hitting him. He thought it was a coincidence. While complaining, he wanted to get up and continue moving forward. But he didn't expect that the two of them had already planned their position when they hit him, and they broke him out of breath. Cao Anmin immediately coughed constantly during this activity, and he didn't have the energy to get up again.
One of them even took advantage of the inattention of the people around him and kicked Cao Anmin's heart. Cao Anmin, who had just recovered from a serious illness, was hit hard. His eyes rolled and he was in a coma on the spot. However, the two men still cursed and said, "A good dog doesn't block the way. You seem to be a scholar, why are you deliberately blocking the road?"
As they said, the two of them walked towards Cao Ang. At this time, Lao Zhao took a step forward, protected Cao Ang and Xiao Yi behind him, and whispered: "My friend is stepping on it and bite him when he comes!"
This is a slander, meaning: "Friend, please let this go, otherwise I will stab you with a dagger when you come!"
The two of them understood this and saw that Lao Zhao was bulging with his waist, so they didn't dare to go forward, but just stayed in the local area to block the way. One of them whispered: "Is there an idea to occupy this line and step on the plate? Hold the line and protect the two beans side by side, don't make a beam." (You are the ones responsible for inquiring here? We two bodyguards protect these two women, don't make enemies with us!)
Seeing that these two men were both strong men, Lao Zhao stopped coming forward for fear of Cao Ang's safety. However, Cao Ang heard the first time that these incisions in martial arts books were very fresh, and Lao Zhao was inevitably asked to explain it.
Everyone was in a stalemate. After about half a stick of incense, the two people who blocked the road nodded to Lao Zhao and turned to leave. At this time, the two women had already walked far away and had no trace. There was only Cao Anmin who was lying on the ground on the street, unconscious in the mud...
Chapter completed!