Chapter 42 42. Send money to Luoyang in person

The night before departure, a running water mat was set up in the courtyard of Caojiazhuang, and three hundred strong men, along with their family servants and boys, all served meat. Xiahou's family slaughtered more than 30 cattle and sheep at one go, and bought dozens of altars of fine wine from Ding Chong's collection on credit. In winter, they lit fires in and out of the courtyard. ah!All of them have been hungry for a long time, and they are closer to seeing wine and meat than to seeing their father. Cao De and Cao Chun sat on the head's table and watched trembling. The two children Cao Ang and Cao Anmin were too frightened to leave the house.Xia Houlian and Ding Fei, who were in charge of the house, were unwilling to come.But Xia Houyuan and Ding Chong came, one is a big boss, and the other comes whenever there is wine, they are very useful.

The atmosphere was so chaotic, Cao Cao scratched his neck and shouted to his younger brother: "Ziji, you are in charge, tell everyone!" He dared not say a word, just said: "Brother, come on!" Cao Cao didn't refuse. He stood on the table and shouted, "Is the meat fat?" "Fat!" This sentence focused the attention of the poor. Cao maneuvered in a circle: "Brothers, I, Cao, treat guests, and I want to ask everyone for a favor! My old man is now a captain!" He deliberately raised his voice when he said this, "But the **** dog The eunuch wants to extort my father's money, otherwise he will kill our family and rob it!"

Cao De's body is numb: How can you open your mouth to tell a lie?Trembling, he picked up the wine and took a sip, but he heard someone yell "Then let's reverse!" He was so scared that he spit out the whole wine in one sip. "No way! No way!" Cao Cao waved his hands, "Is my father's life still in someone else's hands? Now that my father is locked up, he can't even eat a piece of pancake. The ten permanent servants are big fish and meat. I have to exchange money for my father’s life! I had no mother since I was a child, and it was my father who brought up our brothers with feces and urine. When I had no money to study, my father sold all his pants. So I have to be fair to my conscience. Let's be honest..."

Cao Chun poked his head under the table and laughed secretly: Do you have a truth? "Brothers!" Cao Cao picked up a bowl of wine, "Tomorrow, everyone will follow me to Luoyang to give money. For our father, if there are robbers along the way, we will fight them with our lives! I will do it first as a respect." After pouring down the wine, Cao Cao changed his subject, "But I have to say the ugly words first, this money is to save my father's life! After sending it to Luoyang, I will invite everyone to eat meat and drink when I come back, and I will give you back food. If you have Whoever takes advantage of the fire to rob, dare to steal and rob..."

Before he could finish his sentence, he saw a tall man standing up from the crowd of poor people, shouting: "Then who the hell is raised by a mother-of-a-bitch! Mr. Cao is not mean to me, who dares to steal money, I will be the first to have sex with him!" The rich man told us about our conscience, and we have to talk about our conscience with him, right?" "Yes! Yes!" Everyone echoed. When Cao Chun saw that it was Qin Shao who was shouting, he couldn't help laughing wildly again.This must have been arranged in advance. "Okay!" Cao Cao picked up another bowl of wine, "As long as you help me with this, I will help everyone in their difficulties in the future! I am the one who lacks houses, land, money, and wives! I will sing a song for everyone. Let’s help everyone’s drinking, let’s set off tomorrow morning!” After finishing speaking, he turned around and greeted Cao De, Cao Chun, and Lu Zhao, “Sing together!”

"What are you singing? Where do we meet?" The three of them looked at each other, but Cao Cao had already opened his voice: "I will take ten thousand at the age of Zhuobi Futian. I will take the old and eat my farmer..." "It's "Fu Tian"!" Lu Zhao clapped his hands and laughed, "Let's sing along!" The four let go of their voices, and the more they sang, the happier they became. "The fields are boundless, and there are thousands of grains to be harvested. The accumulated grains are taken from the warehouses for my farmers... There are fields, grains, and children and grandchildren." A "Book of Songs? Futian" sang the common expectations of the poor.It really sang that those tough men burst into tears, sang that they stomped their feet and beat their chests, sang that they pushed glasses and changed glasses, and unknowingly sang the closeness of these people to the Cao family!

Ding Chong was too drunk for a long time, he sat there in a daze with his eyes fixed, and shouted indistinctly: "Drink!" "Drink!" Everyone picked up their bowls—let's pour their lives down! The drinking didn't dissipate until Haishi.Cao Mengde heaved a sigh of relief, turned his head and said to his younger brother, "These people can be used now." Cao De was overwhelmed with admiration, bowed his head and said, "Brother! From now on, you can take charge of this family! My little brother is sincerely convinced." "It's very useful in an emergency, brother, you are still the head of the family." Cao Cao was a little sentimental when he said this, "For our father...whether right or wrong...we..."

"Let's be foolish for once." Cao De took over the conversation with a smile.Since childhood, they have depended on each other for life, and it can be said that they have a tacit understanding. "Ah Man, we will be on the road tomorrow, you should rest early." After his elder brother left, Cao De took his servants to pack up his things and stamped out the embers one by one...