The night is hazy, the music is tinkling, a lonely boat is floating on the long lake, and the warm soup is burning and the wine is turbid.
All the guests at the banquet dispersed. The news brought by Wei Zian was too shocking, and all the major families needed to digest it.
On the boat, the husband was shaking suddenly, the water was clear and the shadows of the crescent moon were chaotic.
But no matter how chaotic Yueying is, they can't mess up Sun Bofu and Zhou Gongjin who became famous at a young age.
The two people sitting opposite each other looked solemn.
"As the saying goes: Happiness and anger cannot be expressed in color, and joy and sorrow cannot overflow on the face. Today, Wei Zi'an's words and deeds, I personally think, are not entirely trustworthy." Zhou Yu said.
Sun Ce picked up the wine glass, looked at the moon reflected in the glass, frowned and said, "It's just that we live far away from the temple, so we can't immediately prove his words. Luoyang is thousands of miles away, and even if we drive fast, it will take more than half a month to come back."
Zhou Yu was stunned for a moment and asked in confusion: "Brother Bo Fu is so sure that what he said is true?"
Sun Ce drank the wine in the glass, nodded and said, "Wei Zian is not very scheming. Judging from his words and deeds, he still has a lot of youthful mentality. But the reason why I trust him is because of that letter from home."
As he spoke, Sun Ce took out a greeting card from his arms. Zhou Yu looked over and saw that the person who sent the card was none other than Wei Zian's father, Wei Min (biàn), whose courtesy name was Zhongping. He was a powerful figure in the Wei clan in Hedong and the head of the family, Wei. Hao's biological brother from the same father and mother.
"This is the greeting card that Wei sent to the army when my father passed by Hedong last year. See if the handwriting on it is exactly the same as that on Wei Zian's letter in the afternoon." Sun Ce handed the message directly to Zhou Yu.
After Zhou Yu took it, he recalled it, compared it carefully, nodded and said, "They are indeed exactly the same. So, Wei Zian didn't deliberately guide us?"
Sun Ce shook his head, sighed, and said, "This is something I dare not assert easily. My father once said that Wei Zhongping has the ability to be crafty. If it hadn't been for him in the past ten years, the Wei family's huge family fortune would have been long gone." Let the head of the family, Wei Hao, be completely defeated."
"Haha, Bodang (Wei Hao's nickname) is known to be a prodigal," Zhou Yu couldn't help but joke.
Sun Ce looked serious, picked up the gourd and scooped out a glass of wine, and then said: "If this letter was written by Wei Bodang, I would still believe it seven points, but it is Wei Zhongping's words. I'm afraid there is something else in it." It’s strange.”
Zhou Yu stopped laughing, nodded, and said, "I once heard that Wei Zhongdao was cared for by his second uncle since he was a child. Among the two sons of the Wei family, the eldest son Wei Bo has always been like his father, and the second son Wei Zhongdao has always been like his father. He is like his second uncle Wei Zhongping."
After saying that, Zhou Yu's expression suddenly changed, "Bo Fu is afraid, is this letter written deliberately by Wei's uncle and nephew?"
Sun Ce nodded solemnly and said, "Yes, that's what I'm afraid of. I don't know about others, but if my father learns that Luoyang is besieged, he will definitely lead his troops northward as soon as possible. Then there will be trouble."
When Zhou Yu heard this, he smiled bitterly and said, "I'm afraid it's too late. You and I are not the only ones who got the news. I'm afraid the people present at the time wouldn't help you hide it."
Sun Ce sighed, raised his glass and drank it all in one gulp, looking up at the crescent moon in the sky, his heart still unable to rest.
"Wei Zhongdao, Wei Zhongdao...who are you?"
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"Hahaha, you kid, this is not how you eat soup dumplings."
"Oh hiss, I was burned to death. You didn't tell me earlier."
"Yu'er, don't move around, drink some water quickly."
"Hahaha, funny, funny, you have to suck the soup out of a bamboo tube before eating the soup dumplings. You are even stupider than Aning, hahaha."
"Tiao Bi Aning, you have no right to talk about her. The first time you ate it, you were just like her."
"Huh, I'm not being funny. I won't pay attention to Brother Wei anymore."
Humble Room, as you have heard, tonight’s dinner is soup dumplings.
Zhengtou and the others went into the mountains to kill a black man. Because pig's trotters don't have much meat, the villagers generally don't eat them. Wei Cheng came and shaved off the pig skin and boiled it into pig skin jelly and used it to make soup dumplings. Couldn't be more appropriate.
The skin of the buns is hand-rolled by Xiaohua. The skin is thin, chewy and exquisite. The stuffing is made by Hao Niang with pork belly and wild vegetables. It is seasoned with a little five-spice powder brought by Wei Cheng. Although it is authentic, it tastes a little weird. No.
Xie Yu had long been conquered by the delicacies that Wei Cheng had 'researched'. Although it was her first time eating soup dumplings, she was not ambiguous at all. She twisted one and threw it into her mouth. She also said that such a small dumpling could be eaten three times in one mouthful. Four.
In the end, she failed to pretend and was burned like a dog. Just like little Aning, she got a big blister on her tongue.
Cai Yan hurriedly brought a bowl of cold stream water from the kitchen for her to drink, which relieved her a little.
"You are not suitable for eating this, so you should go for steamed buns." Wei Cheng pointed to the steaming steamed buns on the side.
Xie Yu looked at the steamed buns, then at the soup dumplings, and said stubbornly: "Why, I will eat them. I'm not stupid. The soup dumplings are obviously better than the steamed buns."
Cai Yan pulled her back to her seat in a funny way, took a slender bamboo tube, and said, "First of all, look at how A-Ning eats. In terms of food and drink, no one here is her rival. Even her husband occasionally eats." I got burned by the soup."
Needless to say, little Aning is really talented at eating. She sucked and deflated the soup dumpling, then raised her hand and threw the dumpling without soup into her mouth, all in one movement.
Xie Yu asked curiously: "Little girl, aren't you afraid of getting burned?"
Little Aning's mouth was full. After taking a look at Wei Cheng, she sang triumphantly: "Lift it gently, move it slowly, open the window first, and then drink the soup. One mouthful is stuffy, and your teeth are full of fragrance."
Wei Cheng slapped the little girl's brain in a funny way, and scolded her with a smile: "Why haven't you been so diligent in learning to read? You can learn to recite a rhyme in no time, you are a snack."
Aning rubbed his head in dissatisfaction and said angrily: "Then what can I do? I just can't learn."
Cai Yan ate a steamed bun and said with a smile: "Who said Aning can't learn it? You wrote Heiye for your brother, and you learned it in the morning."
Aning nodded, dipped his finger into the soup, and wrote the words "Hei Ye Meat" on the table.
Although it was crooked, he could indeed write. Wei Cheng nodded in surprise, and then asked curiously: "Sister asked you to write about Hei Ye. Why do you add meat to show off your stink?"
Aning reached for a steamed bun, took a bite, and said matter-of-factly: "Heiye meat is delicious."
"Hahaha, you little girl is so interesting." Xie Yu burst out laughing.
Wei Cheng smiled bitterly, and after thinking about it, he said, "Write another fishing story for me."
Aning nodded and wrote three more words on the desktop. This time it was [fishing to eat]. Typically, if you don't eat, you won't be able to write a series.
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The next day.
Zhengtou took Fei Yao to find Wei Cheng.
When Wei Cheng learned that Daniu's real name was Fei Yao, he was secretly surprised. Needless to say, Hao Zhao, the famous general of Wei State, now has Fei Yao. This is directly poaching Lao Cao's team in advance.
Wei Cheng hesitated whether to recruit Dian Wei and Xu Zhu as well. After all, in terms of force value, these two were ranked among the best in the Three Kingdoms.
Of course, Hao Zhao and Fei Yao are not bad either, but they are a little green at the moment and cannot take on big responsibilities yet.
"Sir, yesterday we met a yellow scarf thief halfway along the road. After killing him, the third master came late... He seemed to be very interested in our swords. I was afraid of exposing more, so I hurried back with the big guys. ”
The leader immediately reported yesterday's situation, because Wei Cheng had already fallen asleep when he came back last night, so he could only talk about it now.
When Wei Cheng heard this, he was startled for a moment, then thought about it and said nonchalantly: "It's okay. If he asks about it next time, just give him your sword, and I'll give you a new one later." yes."
He nodded. After all, Mr. Wei San is a member of the young master's family. There seems to be nothing to deliberately hide from his family.
The two briefly described the situation of rescuing the people in Wujia Village. After learning that there were no casualties, Wei Cheng asked them to lead the team for training. Otherwise, they would only be able to harvest with a level A, which was simply too much. What a waste of resources.
Wei Cheng was about to turn around when he suddenly saw Xie Yu standing with her arms folded and leaning on the door frame, looking at him.
"It's useless for them to practice like that." Xie Yu said disdainfully.
Wei Cheng was stunned and asked curiously: "Why, do you have any good suggestions?"
Xie Yu snorted coldly and said arrogantly: "What good will it do me to tell you?"
Wei Cheng felt bright and said in a funny tone: "Then tell me, what benefits do you want before you tell me?"
Xie Yu looked like his plot had succeeded, and said triumphantly: "Since you ask sincerely, I will reluctantly help you. As long as you give me a sword, how about I help you train them?"
Wei Cheng shook his head in amusement: "It's just a sword. You go and teach me. I will make a more delicate one for you later."
Xie Yu's eyes lit up and he exclaimed: "Can it also be customized?"
Wei Cheng nodded. The one he bought before was the eight-sided Han sword that was ordered together. The wide blade was not suitable for girls. He remembered that there were many other Han swords in that online store, and some of them must be suitable for girls.
When Xie Yu received a positive answer, he changed his complacent look before and said in a flattering manner: "Then can you help me build an iron gun? You tell me how much it costs, and I'll give it to you."
"Do you want a gun or a sword?" Wei Cheng asked.
Xie Yu nodded excitedly, "I'm good at using two-handed pistols. My master taught me it before he left. Unfortunately, the guns at home are too long and not suitable for my body. I want a slightly shorter one. A little thinner.”
Wei Cheng looked at the moving girl in front of him, and a game character flashed in his mind unconsciously.
After thinking for a while, he said: "Of course, I can customize a gun according to your body shape, but can you really teach them well?"
When Xie Yu heard this, he nodded excitedly, patted his little chest and said, "Don't worry, just leave it to me. My master is a young man with a gun, so I can definitely do it."
Wei Cheng raised his eyebrows and wondered who Tong Baiqiang was. He sounded very awesome. He nodded slightly and said, "Okay, you go and try it first. As for the gun you want, I can tell you its name: Yunying Liehuo." The gun is seven feet and six inches long, with a head of one foot and three inches, and a three-inch blade. It is made of fine steel mixed with gold and is extremely sharp."
Xie Yu's eyes were shining brightly as he murmured: "Yunying Fiery Spear, Yunying, hehe, what a nice name!"
Watching the girl skipping down the hillside, Wei Cheng smiled knowingly, it was so coaxing.
It seems that I have to go back to modern times. First, I will buy some cotton shoes for the children, and then I will visit Uncle Fang and his family. I left the birthday party before it started, so I always have to apologize.
In the yard, Cai Yan was making a second set of clothes for Xiao Hua. Hao Niang took Xiao Hua to the side to learn the craftsmanship of women's red. I don't know why. Xiao'e didn't come here much in the past few days, but she would give some regularly every day. Come over with fruits and wild vegetables.
Wei Cheng asked Cai Yan to ask, but Cai Yan just smiled and told Wei Cheng not to worry.
Wei Cheng didn't want to ask too much about other women's affairs, so he didn't care.
What Wei Cheng didn't expect was that near noon, Hao Niang also disappeared.
Wei Teng instinctively sensed that something was fishy. Seeing that Cai Yan just smiled and didn't answer, he had to ask Hao Zhao.
When Hao Zhao heard Wei Cheng ask about his sister, he hesitated and blushed, not knowing how to answer.
Xie Yu, who was still teaching them how to stand, said angrily: "My daughter's family always feels bad for a few days every month. Why are you, a grown man, just joining in the fun?"
Wei Qing was not stupid. He knew as soon as he heard that Hao Niang and Xiao'e were visiting their aunt. No wonder Xiao'e had not been seen for several days.
Speaking of the aunt, Wei Cheng's heart moved. Cai Yan was only an eighteen-year-old girl. It would definitely be very inconvenient for her to have an aunt.
It seems that this time when I go back, I have an extra task.
During lunch, Wei Cheng asked Cai Yan for leave as usual.
However, because of the panic experience last time, Cai Yan would not let Wei Cheng enter the mountain alone this time no matter what.
Wei Cheng could only give a consoling explanation and promised that he would go out in the morning and come back in the afternoon.
Since he had nothing to do this time and didn't need to spend the night there, Wei Cheng planned to make a quick decision and do some shopping. Then he would go to Uncle Fang's house to make some tea and have a light meal, and he would be able to come back in the afternoon.
In fact, Wei Cheng didn't need to report it, but he didn't know why, but he said it out of nowhere. This was an experience he had never had before, and he would instinctively take Cai Yan's thoughts into account.
In the past, whenever he needed any medicinal materials, he would get ready and go to the mountain on the same day. At most, he would send a WeChat message to his ex-girlfriend to tell him. He would never care about someone as much as he does now.
When Cai Yan heard that he went to the mountain in the morning and came back in the afternoon, his expression softened a lot, but he still insisted worriedly: "Can't you let Chengtou and Xiao Zhao go with you?"
In the end, there was really no other way. Wei Cheng could only say with a mysterious face: "Yan'er, to tell you the truth, I still have a secret stronghold in Luliang Mountain. This is just a cover on the surface, but there are many secrets of mine. , it’s not convenient to take people there.”
Cai Yan was startled when he heard this, and then asked curiously: "So, those weapons and protective gear were all made by you... secretly?"
Wei Cheng said bravely: "Yes, in addition to these, there are many things you can't expect. I will show you one by one when I get the chance later. Do you understand me?"
Cai Yan pursed his lips, nodded vigorously, grabbed Wei Cheng's sleeves, and said seriously: "Of course I understand your husband. A real man has high aspirations. A gentleman does not stand under dangerous walls. In troubled times, it is understandable for your husband to do this. ."
Wei Cheng scratched his head in embarrassment, "I'm not as powerful as you said. I just want to live a good life."
When Cai Yan heard this, he smiled sadly and said: "This is exactly what the people of the world dream of."
