Chapter 10 Territory turmoil

Cao Yin was already physically weak, and he quarreled with Cao Ding for a long time that day, and fell ill that night.Although he had suffered from heartache before, it had never been this severe.I just felt pain in my chest as if being pricked by a needle, and sometimes it was difficult to even breathe, and I couldn't move my body while lying on the couch.This was a pain for Cao Mengde, he and Seventh Aunt were busy visiting the sick bed all day long, seeking medical treatment and serving decoctions.Fortunately, with proper treatment, his condition finally improved after half a month. These two days, Cao Yin has been thinking about what Cao Ding reprimanded him: Yes, what's the point of hurting yourself like this?Who can do anything in the world?The future of the children is still long, why tie Meng De to his side... He lay there and lowered his head slightly, only to see his nephew who had just served him the medicine and fell asleep in front of the desk. The children are too tired these days.

"Meng De...Meng De..." Cao Cao heard his uncle calling softly, and quickly raised his head: "What's the matter, Uncle Seven? Is your chest hurting again?" "No." Cao Yin shook his head, "What day is it today?" "Seventh day of September." "Chu Qi...you should leave the day after tomorrow, go and pack your things." "Seventh Uncle, let's not be busy for a while. You might as well ask Fourth Uncle to go first and tell Dad that you are sick and I will serve you for a few more days. It doesn't matter." "I'm fine with this illness. What's the point of you staying here with me? Can I keep you forever? After all, you are not my son, and I don't care about you. You go, I'm thinking about it too , People have to go out and rush out while they are alive, like me, I have spent half my life in self-pity, and I will achieve nothing in the end! Sigh..."

"Don't say that, my nephew will never forget your four years of nurturing." "You will go to your fourth uncle in a while, don't let him be picky. He was born in sorrow and died in peace. He is in the middle of the spring breeze. When you come to him, you need to learn from him to be open-minded, but you must not be as informal as he is. Not close to benevolence and righteousness. Do you understand?" Cao Yin closed his eyes and rested his mind, "My Cao family is now prospering with the power of foreign relatives, we must always pay attention to walking on thin ice, so as to keep safe forever. I am most worried about the fourth child..." Although he is very cynical He scolded Cao Ding, but he was still worried about his fate, and even more worried about the future of the family.

"Seventh Uncle, you are like this. You are obviously kind, but you still refuse to let others know, and you don't give others a good face. No wonder Fourth Uncle misunderstood you." "Don't talk about people like your fourth uncle, why don't you misunderstand me? I disciplined you to study, and you stabbed me with a sword!" Cao Cao smiled ashamedly: "Don't mention this matter, my nephew still regrets it." "It's good to know the remorse. The green sword is hanging in my room, you can take it away." "You gave it to me?"

"It was originally yours. Back then, when you were young and ignorant of right and wrong, carrying a sword was easy to cause disaster. Now that you are grown up, it should be returned to the original owner. It is really unexpected that you can get such a precious blade at such a young age. .” "My nephew would like to ask you for one more thing." "what?" "Hehe, the set of Sun Wuzi's thirteen chapters has annotations in my nephew's handwriting on it, can I take it away?" "Take it if you want, you can read better than me." Cao Yin glanced at him again, "Soldiers, deceitful ways... Deceitful techniques can be used in military battles, but fierce when used in dealing with others. Be careful, remember! Remember!" Cao Cao promised his seventh uncle's words, and then he started to gather his things, put the green sword on his waist, found a bundle, wrapped thirteen volumes of military books, and gave them to his seventh uncle and seventh aunt After kowtowing, he walked out the door in a sense of regret.Unexpectedly, before taking five steps, I found that the outside world was turned upside down, and everyone was building the courtyard wall in full swing!

It turned out that Cao Ding started to toss as soon as he stabilized his feet in his hometown.The first thing he did when he had money was to purchase real estate. He assigned his subordinates to buy all the fields of nearby small households and build a manor.This was not an earth-shattering event at the time. Since Emperor Guangwu was revived, wealthy families in various places have risen one after another, often building large manors.Some manors not only occupied a vast area, but also built high courtyard walls to recruit family soldiers. Streets were set up in the courtyard, self-cultivation and self-cultivation, cattle and sheep were herded, no less than a small city.Due to the continuous war between the imperial court and the Qiang people, the heavy taxation of the people and the annexation of land, many poor people simply sold their land to wealthy landlords, willing to become tenant farmers, and relying on rich families to cultivate and live.With the current financial resources of the Cao family, it is not surprising to build such a manor.

The manor that Cao Ding wanted to build was more than the top and the bottom. Although it was not as good as the castles of the Yuan family and the Hongnong Yang family in Runan, it was on par with the manors of the Ding family, Xu family, and Huan family in the same county.Which of those poor people dare to mess with them?Although a little unwilling, I still have to hand over the land with a smile on my face, and take the money and become a tenant from then on.As soon as the ground was drawn, the courtyard wall of more than ten feet began to be built.The people in the clan seem to be possessed by a demon, and everyone, young and old, is busy participating in the construction.

Cao Cao walked all the way and looked at it all the way, as if he was in another world.The farmhouses that were scattered not long ago were completely demolished, the dead trees beside the fields were all uprooted, and the people with carts and loads came and went, as if they were going to move the whole village.He walked in a daze for a long time before he met a supervisor's elder brother. "Brother Ah Man! Fourth Uncle has been asking about you a lot these past two days. He and his brothers are at the big pagoda tree in Xilong. You should go quickly." Cao Cao thanked him again and again, and ran straight to the river.When Fang turned around the west wall of Cao Ren's courtyard, he heard people's voices, and saw a group of people in the open space by the river, having a lively cuju.Cao Ren, Cao Hong, Xiahouyuan, Xiahoudun, Ding Fei, and Ding Chong were all among them, but the leader was his fourth uncle Cao Ding.

Don't be confused by Cao Ding's approaching age, his waist and legs are so flexible that he doesn't let the boy.Cao Ren and the others all took off their jackets, gasping and gasping; but he was wearing a deep blue suit, with the skirt unbuttoned and his chest exposed, his fair face was slightly flushed, the boxwood hairpin was pinned to the top, and three slender beards fluttered in the wind. Elegant, moving and quiet, like a god.He raised his right foot lightly, kicked the ball high with his ankle, and when the ball fell, he raised his left leg backwards, bent down, and caught it with the back of his neck.The ball rolled down his back and reached his left foot. He kicked back suddenly, kicked it up again, took advantage of the momentum, and pushed the ball out with his forehead.He is so young, but he plays the ball up and down, like a butterfly wearing a flower, making the young people around busy, he is really an old man playing a naughty boy!

Cao Ding kicked the ball and saw Cao Cao coming, so he stepped on the ball and kicked hard.Cao Cao was watching it vigorously, and suddenly the ball flew towards him in a daze. Seeing that he couldn't dodge, he threw away his sword and bag, turned over and lay down, and "kicked the Zijin Guan upside down" to block the ball.It happened that Ding Chong was standing beside him.This Ding Chong is a member of the Ding family, a prominent family in Qiao County. There are many high-ranking officials in his family. He and Cao Cao are also close friends. Although he is young, he is addicted to alcohol. He is a well-known alcoholic.When people play Cuju, the water bag is full of water, so he gets a bag of wine.At this moment, he was holding a bag of milk to drink, but he didn't expect the ball to rush straight to the door.Ding Chong was also really fond of wine, he didn't hide or pick it up, he was busy protecting the wine bag in his arms.It was slow in this way, the ball hit his face, causing him to stagger and fall to the ground, causing the people present to burst into laughter.

Cao Ding wiped his face: "Don't play! Don't play! They are all a bunch of trash, just these two times, they dare to say that they are from Peiguo. I think that Grandpa Gao smiled for Mr. Bo, and he was in Peifengxiu City for Cuju. Your tricks are really embarrassing to our men in Peiguo! At the beginning, the worst of our old buddies were better than you, and it’s really not as good as the next generation!" He spat, and took the water that Cao Hong brought for him bag, took a sip and said: "Meng De, you are okay, this upside-down golden hook kicks beautifully, after all, it is a baby that grew up in the city of Luoyang." Only then did Cao Cao pat the dirt on his body, and came over to pay his respects with a bow. "I heard that Lao Qi is seriously ill?" "Uncle Seven is fine." "Huh! His bad temper, the more you indulge him, the more presumptuous he becomes. I always think that there is no good person in the world except him." Turning around, he called Cao Hong, "Zilian, the prefect of Liaoxi gave me two high-quality ginseng, go back Take it and send it to your seventh aunt!" "No." Cao Hong responded and went. "Hold on!" Cao Ding called to stop him. "After Meng De leaves, you have to respect Lao Qi well. It's not easy for him to have no children. If anyone dares to provoke him for no reason, I will skin him!" Cao Cao heard I can't laugh or cry.They fight as soon as they meet, but they miss each other in private, but there are really such unreasonable brothers in the world. Cao Ding looked at him and smiled, misunderstood and said: "What do you know? The weak need ginseng to invigorate Qi. Nanyang Zhang Zhongjing is proficient in medical skills, and he calls ginseng a magical herb. Learn it!" Cao Cao was really surprised. Although this fourth uncle is not an official, he is versatile and knowledgeable. He couldn't help but praise: "Fourth uncle, you really know a lot." "Hmph! You can be incapable of learning, but you can't be unsophisticated. In official circles, it is inevitable to rely on a little hobby. Are you still a friend? I see that you can play football well, I will get you a volume later, go back and read it, it will be very useful!" "Thank you fourth uncle, nephew must work harder." "Let's be serious!" Cao Ding tied up his clothes, "You are not young anymore, this time your father asked you to return to Beijing to see if you have made progress, so as to find a future for you." "Becoming an official?" Cao Cao never thought about the future. "Of course! My Cao family is also a family of officials and eunuchs. After the Prime Minister Cao Shen, what can you do if you don't become an official? Don't learn from your seventh uncle, who is more stubborn than a donkey... Also, I have arranged a marriage for you." "Ah!?" This frightened Cao Cao. "Why didn't you discuss it with me?" "I mentioned it to your father, and he is very satisfied." "Is he going to marry a wife or am I going to marry a wife? For such a lifelong event, you should cut it first and then play it." "Look at your virtue! Can I still cheat you? To tell you the truth, she is a girl from their Ding family. You are well-matched, do you dare not agree?" "I didn't say no, the Ding family is pretty good, but..." Just halfway through the conversation, I saw a servant running over in a panic, panting, "Master, it's not good!" Cao Ding raised his hand and gave him a mouth: "Who the hell is wrong? You spit out the Bupleurum in your mouth before talking!" The guy covered his cheeks and cried, "There is a big man who refused to hand over Tennessee, so he beat him with a stick." "Trash, why don't you kill such a presumptuous person?" Cao Cao hurriedly interrupted: "Fourth Uncle, it would be better for you to ask clearly. Is it child's play to disregard human life?" "Fart! What is the life of a poor farmer? Kill him!" Cao Cao's heart shuddered, seeing him talking and laughing just now, he turned his face so fierce and domineering in the blink of an eye.Fang wanted to persuade him again, but he saw a man rushing towards him wielding a jujube stick.The man was seven feet tall, five big and three thick, shirtless, wearing a pair of ripped trousers, and barefoot.The big stick was as thick as the mouth of a bowl, and in his hands it was so light that it danced like a breeze.The four servants of the Cao family surrounded him and fought with each other, but none of them could get close. "Give it to me!" Cao Ding yelled, and six servants and Cangtou rushed over.The man didn't dare to be negligent, he raised his stick in front of him and beat one down, turned around and swept away two more.Seeing that ten people were no match for him, everyone present was shocked.Only Xiahouyuan was annoyed, he heard that the back of his head would be happy after a fight, how could he not fight when he was sent to him?He was about to stretch out his hand when he rolled up his sleeves, but Cao Cao hurriedly stopped him: "Big man, don't be reckless, ask questions clearly... stop it! Stop it!" The donkeys of Ding Shunpo all stopped, panting and moaning.The man leaned on the stick, and without losing his temper, he shouted, "You people surnamed Cao, why do you occupy my land by the courtyard wall?" "So what if you occupy it?" Cao Ding said in a bullying tone, "If you have the ability, you can sue!" "Bah! What is the king's law for you officials to protect each other?" "We'll give you money for collecting your land." Somebody yelled tremblingly. "If you spend thousands of dollars, poor man, I don't want to sell it. Today, I risked my life to beat you, a gangster who oppresses the people in the village!" "Just fight! If you have the ability, let's practice alone!" Cao Cao finally couldn't stop Xia Houyuan, and told him to rush to the front, "Report your name!" The man's stature is not small, but he is still a bit inferior to Xia Houyuan. He threw the stick in front of him: "Will you change your name and sit down? This is Qin Shao Qin Bonan, who are you?" "You didn't inquire, who in the village doesn't know my name, Xia Houyuan?" "I have you in my ear, but I have never seen it." Qin Shao pressed the stick down again, "But you are not Cao, so I won't fight you." "Hmph! Anyway, you are here to fight today, why do you care so much?" "I have a grudge against the Cao family, but I have no grudge against you." Xia Houyuan rubbed his nose and said with a smile, "I don't care if I fight or not, let's do it." "If you don't fight, don't fight!" Qin Shao frowned: "What's the benefit of fighting with you?" "If they win, they won't want it." Xia Houyuan patted his chest.He really didn't see the outside world, he boasted that Haikou was in charge of the Cao family's affairs without authorization, which made Cao Ding feel uncomfortable, and there was nothing he could do with these two idiots. "You keep your word?" "Of course. But are you going to lose?" "If you lose, you can deal with it." Qin Shao stomped his big stick on the ground, "Let's do it!" "I don't bully people. You've been fighting for a long time. Take a rest first, so as not to deny the loss." "Bah! What do I say? I spit on it and nail it. I never deny it, and I don't need to rest!" "He's a man!" Ding Chong on the side interjected, reeking of alcohol and drowsy, he shouted, "Strong man, give me wine!" He said and threw a bag of wine over. Qin Shao came here today desperately, and he didn't care about anything, so he just caught it and drank it. "Okay, okay..." Ding Chong clapped his hands drunkenly, and took out a patent leather water bottle from his arms, "Strong man! Can you drink again?" Cao Cao was secretly surprised: "How much wine is this drunk cat carrying?" Qin Shao strode up to Ding Chong's side, grabbed the water bottle and said, "I'm not afraid of death, drinking is nothing!"Everyone has read history books to some extent, Ding Chong's behavior was very humorous, he was obviously imitating the way Xiang Yu tried Fan Kui at the Hongmen Banquet to make fun of him, seeing that the man didn't realize it, everyone burst into laughter. "What are you laughing at?" Qin Shao threw the kettle, "Big man, hit him!" After saying that, he threw the stick and rushed towards Xia Houyuan. Anyone can see that Qin Shao is obviously not an opponent.Although his brute strength is not weak, it is a peasant's clumsy style after all, but the members of Xiahou's family have practiced martial arts.Sure enough, Xia Houyuan tripped him without making two gestures, and five steel-like fingers grabbed Qin Shao's neck.Seeing this, all members of the Cao family rushed up and tied him up. Only then did Cao Ding breathe a sigh of relief: "Kid surnamed Qin, what else do you have to say?" "I obeyed brother Xiahou's method, but I don't agree with you, a villain who harms the people!" Qin Shao was pinned down to kneel on the ground by the servants, struggling to stand up while scolding.Cao Ding stepped forward, kicked him down, and shouted: "Bring the whip, I'll take care of this guy myself!" Cao Cao really couldn't stand it anymore, what the fourth uncle did was too much, such domineering and unreasonable behavior, he still looked like a minister of the court, so he persuaded him not to move, and hurriedly said to Qin Shao: "Brother Qin, don't say a few words. We have taken the land, just give more money, don't look for flesh and blood." Unexpectedly, Qin Shao sat up and shouted: "Are you a kid from the Cao family?" "No talent, I'm calling Cao Cao." "Well... I know you too. I heard that you are well educated, why are you so confused?" "I'm confused?" Cao Cao was taken aback. "Do you think that if you buy our land with more money, we can live in peace?" "how do I say this?" "My Qin Shao family has been farming and poor for generations, but they live in peace and contentment, relying on the small piece of land left by our ancestors. But you bought my field and forced us to be tenants. From now on In the future, I can only live with your Cao family. No matter how much money I give, whether it is ten years or twenty years, there will be a day when it will be spent. At that time, my son and my grandson will finally look at you and suffer. Your beatings will be scolded by you! As the saying goes, crops have been paid for tens of thousands of years, although you receive the land with money, it is no different from usurping it? Isn’t it forcing us poor people to sell our children and grandchildren to you?” What he said was well-founded, and everyone looked at each other in blank dismay.Especially those servants who tied him up, thinking of their life experience, they let go of their hands in dejection. "Thinking of your Cao family, I don't know what kind of famous family you keep talking about. I only know that you started your family with an eunuch, and you have been farming and hoeing farmers for more than four generations. But now that you have made a fortune, you will expand the fields to oppress the poor. , drink our blood, eat our flesh!" Seeing that the person who was holding him down let go, Qin Shao stood up. Your great-grandfather Cao Meng was honest, honest and kind, but now your descendants are so arrogant and domineering, oppressing the common people. Are you people disobedient and unfilial and forgetting your roots?" Cao Ding was furious when he heard this, and saw Cao Cao holding the green sword, and drew it out without saying a word, intending to kill him.Cao Cao grabbed his wrist fiercely: "Fourth Uncle! That's enough... What did he say wrong? You killed him, do you want more people to scold us?" The young men hugged each other and held their swords Grab it. Cao Cao untied the rope that bound Qin Shao: "Listening to the king's words is better than reading for ten years. The boy is ashamed and offended." Qin Shao thought he was going to die, but Cao Cao let him go. He clasped his fists and said, "I'm a reckless person. I beat so many people. Please forgive me! Our land..." Cao Cao bowed his head and thought for a while, then turned around and knelt down to Cao Ding: "Fourth Uncle, I implore you to take back your life and return the land to them." Cao Ding groaned and gave him a sideways glance: "Bah! No prospect! Everyone in the world is as soft-hearted as you, so are there any princes and generals? They are as useless as Lao Qi." "Fourth Uncle, that's not what you said. My Cao family was not famous for its virtues. It is because of the support of the eunuchs that it has become what it is today. And you have a high position because of your in-laws, so you shouldn't act ostentatiously to attract people's resentment. If there is a mistake , being assassinated by the governor to report to the court, wouldn't it mean that the whole family will suffer?" When he said this, Cao Ding answered speechlessly, and said angrily, "Come on, I don't want the land anymore, and I don't want to build the manor anymore. Is it your turn to teach me a lesson at such a young age? I won't argue with you, wait until I get back." Let’s talk when Jing sees your father!” After speaking, he turned his head and left, walked a few steps and then turned back, “I want to go home outside, but I’m not angry enough when I get home! Let’s leave tomorrow instead of the day after tomorrow! I’ll hand you over early For your father, I have also settled my mind, trying to keep my ears clean!" Cao Cao stood up dejectedly when his fourth uncle walked away in anger. Ding Chong patted him on the shoulder, hiccupped and said, "You are so powerful, my daughter from the Ding family must marry you... Don't make a bitter face, set off for Beijing tomorrow, and coax you for seven days along the way." Show off all your uncle's skills, just coax him well... Let's go! A farewell party for you, let's go drink. Brother Qin will go too!" Cao Cao nodded helplessly, and seeing Qin Shao happily saluting to everyone, he managed to force a smile.As the saying goes, the kindness of a drop of water will be repaid by the spring. Cao Cao didn't expect it at the time, but because of this time of generous help, Qin Bonan would die for him in the future to repay this kindness!