Chapter 35: Splashing Cold Water
After some re-arrangement, the main hall has added some table furniture that looks quite high-end, and more than a dozen oil lamps have been lit, making the entire main hall illuminate as bright as daytime.
I revisited the old place, but I was no longer the owner's identity, but became a guest. This feeling is very wonderful.
"Aren't you going to Xuchang? Why did you bring me back this time..." Cui Zhouping thought for a while, but didn't know how to describe Liu Sandao and the other two. Although they just wanted to catch a chicken in the yard before, they didn't care about taking it for themselves, and they didn't look like a good person.
"It's hard to describe it." Liu Yi sighed and shook his head. What happened in the past few days left, and now he felt a little emotional when he thought about it. He simply told him about Cao Ren and was taken up the mountain by a group of bandits. However, Lu Lingqi's identity did not say that, first of all, there is no need, secondly, Lu Bu's reputation is really not good among the scholar class, and it is already hard to listen to it. If he tells his origin, the relationship between Liu Bei and Lu Bu might not be a good thing. Liu Bei will definitely not be in a difficult situation now, but he will not be sure in the future. It's better not to guess randomly.
"As for this, are you going to stay?" Cui Zhouping frowned slightly when he heard this. He was not worried about Liu Yi taking back the house, but about Liu Yi's future. After all, Cao Ren's influence in Cao's camp was very clear. Liu Yi was now guilty of Cao Ren. Even if he helped deal with it, he might be able to waive Liu Yi's wanted order, but it would not eliminate Cao Ren's grudge. If he really went to Cao Cao's territory, it would not be a good thing for Liu Yi.
"Since Cao Ren is here, then Cao Gong will probably not go too far to go south. This place will be where the two armies meet in the future. The troops are in chaos, and the next craftsman does not want to get involved in this matter." Liu Yi shook his head. He was going to Jiangxia or Jiangling. If he couldn't do it, cross the river to the four counties in Jingnan.
If you have the chance, convince Lu Lingqi and his group not to think about unrealistic revenge all day long and make money with themselves in construction. Maybe there will be some opportunities in the future. At this barrier, hundreds of people in the village will get involved, and they will only be swallowed up and not even left.
This trip also gave Liu Yi a deeper understanding of this era. First of all, as an ordinary person, if you want to survive in this troubled times, you really have to depend on your fate. Even if you have the ability, you may not have the chance to show it. If you want to live a prosperous life, you can't just hold your thighs, and you also have to have the opportunity to show your value. I will give you these thoughts when I give you a carriage to Liu Bei.
"You are thinking far-reachingly." Cui Zhouping smiled and said nothing. In fact, as long as Liu Yi spoke, he joined his Cui family and became a disciple, with the influence of the Cui family, Cao Ren was unlikely to turn against him because of Liu Yi's rescue. However, he did not say this. It would be bad if a gentleman is mixed with too much interests. What's more, Liu Yi didn't take the initiative to speak, and he wouldn't go to help.
"I didn't expect that after I left for a few days, you didn't attack these chickens." Liu Yi looked at Wangcai who was crawling outside the door. At this moment, the five chickens were lying beside Wangcai, snuggling together to keep warm.
Cui Zhouping shook his head and smiled bitterly when he heard this: "Why didn't I think about it? I really can't do that!"
He had no feelings for this chicken, so he naturally would not be unable to do anything. However, these chicken thiefs were extremely aggressive and showed a little malice, and then rushed over without hesitation. The chicken's mouth was harder than ordinary chickens. He had two servants who had been trapped under the chicken's mouths. Although there was no major injury, he now hid when he saw the chicken.
Cui Zhouping thought of these chickens as spiritual, so his idea of eating them became weak.
"But these bandits are not like good people. Do you really want to help them build a village?" Cui Zhouping said this and was a little worried. Don't help people build a copycat in the end. Instead, you can't make a good fortune. Not paying money is a small amount, and it will be a little bit of a loss if you spend your life in it.
"Not to it." Liu Yi didn't explain, and said with a smile: "When I came here just now, I met the Uncle Liu, but I came to visit Kong Ming again?"
"No," Cui Zhouping couldn't help but smile when he heard this, "You're coming a little late. Kong Ming didn't drink with me here a while ago until the emperor left."
"He is here, and he is coming back this time to find Kong Ming." Liu Yi was not regretful when he heard this. When he saw Liu Bei just now, he was really afraid that Zhuge Liang would leave for a few months before he came back, so he couldn't wait for that long.
"Oh?" Cui Zhouping heard this, and no longer asked about Liu Yi's troubled relationship with a group of bandits. The world is chaos, but there are many opportunities to stand out. If this approach was before the chaotic world, it would be a serious crime. Will it be left to this point? As long as Liu Yi has the ability, when his reputation becomes famous in the future, as long as he is willing to surrender, Cao Cao may have let Cao Ren go of his prejudice.
Not to mention anything else, just Liu Yi's craftsmanship, Cui Zhouping lived here these days, and felt that it was naturally deeper, so he didn't ask more questions, but just asked according to Liu Yi's words: "What's the matter with you looking for Kong Ming? If you want to become an official, it's the same for me."
"It's not for me, but for the mother and son." Liu Yi smiled.
"They?" Cui Zhouping raised his eyebrows. He naturally had some eyes. He could tell from Deng's mother's conversation and temperament that he was not an ordinary peasant woman, but he was just a member of a declining family. He looked at Liu Yi with a smile and said, "You are not honest, but have you let them down?"
He saw that Deng's mother was about the same age as Liu Yi, so he asked this question.
Liu Yi smiled bitterly when he heard this. The ancients got married earlier and could have children at the age of thirteen or fourteen. If he was really a person of this era, he would have a son like Deng Ai, but unfortunately it was not.
He shook his head: "Don't be tainted. The mother and son are the commoners of the Deng clan of Xinye. They hid in the mountains because they avoided the war and taxes, which had nothing to do with me."
"I don't understand this. Since it doesn't matter, why do you bring it?" Cui Zhouping looked at Liu Yi with some wonder.
"The child is named Deng Ai. Although he is ignorant, he is smart and studious, and has a bit of aura. If he stays in that village, he will inevitably waste his studies. Kong Ming has the talent of conquering all kinds of things, so I want to bring it to see if Kong Ming is willing to teach his disciples?" Liu Yi said with a smile.
"Kong Ming?" Cui Zhouping shook his head and said, "I'm afraid it may not be answered."
"How can I see?" Liu Yi frowned. This was a powerful figure in the late Three Kingdoms period. He was almost the most powerful contributor to destroy Shu. If he was let go back to Xinye, Liu Yi would probably be pulled to Cao Cao in the end. Since he was planning to make a living with Liu Bei, he naturally hoped that Liu Bei would not be available in the future. It was also his investment in Shuzhong in the future. He never thought about whether Zhuge Liang would refuse. Now he was pointed out by Cui Zhouping, but Liu Yi was a little worried.
"Then Mr. Liu invited me twice. I saw that Kong Ming was already intent. If I came back, I would be unable to refuse this kind of affection. Since he wanted to become an official, with the power of Mr. Liu, he would have to make many plans. How can I have time to teach an apprentice?" Cui Zhouping smiled.
Liu Yi frowned. If this is the case, wouldn’t this trip be in vain?
"It's not too late to make plans when we meet tomorrow." Liu Yi shook his head. He had to try it out again and again. If it really doesn't work, think of other solutions.
Chapter completed!