The Three Spirit Stones

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, everyone from the Cheng family went to the Cao family to pay New Year's greetings. The two families gathered together to chat, eat, drink and have fun. It was a very lively occasion.

During the banquet, Cao Wei's eldest son Cao Xi proposed a drinking game, which required everyone to recite a poem on the theme of snow, but the word "snow" could not appear in the poem.

Cao Xi served as the Deputy Envoy of Protocol. He was fond of reciting poems and making friends with scholars and noblemen.

He started the drinking game by reciting a poem.

The pearl curtain flutters across the pink wall, lighter than catkins and heavier than frost. It has already followed Jiang Ling to boast about the jade tree, and has entered the jealous jade hall of Lu's family.

Everyone cheered, and the flower was passed to the next person, Cao Wei's second son Cao Yi. Cao Yi scratched his head, thought for a while, and then chanted:

The bright air draws the smoke from the furnace, and the cold white grass grows jade pendants. It must be that the celestial being is drunk and has smashed the white clouds.

That’s great too, everyone applauded!

Linghua turned around, Cheng Yu was,

One piece, two pieces, three pieces, four pieces, five pieces, six pieces, seven pieces, eight pieces, nine pieces, ten pieces, thousands of pieces, countless pieces, fly into the plum blossoms and disappear.

Sun Yuechan is,

Thousands of pieces of silk are shattered into the window, half of them tilted in the wind. No makeup, just scattered powder, no tree, only floating flowers.

During this time, Cao Wei, his third son Cao Chen, and his eldest daughter-in-law were unable to recite the poem and were punished to drink three cups of wine.

It was Ah Cai's turn to be dumbfounded. How could these people be so amazing? They were all talented! She didn't study liberal arts, so how could she recite it?

Cheng Yu knew that she didn't know any poetry, so he told everyone that Ah Cai had never played the drinking game, and he would drink the three glasses of wine for her.

Cao Qian was not happy with this and said, if the penalty drink can be taken away, then what's the point of playing drinking games? If you can't chant, you have to drink, otherwise it will break the rules.

Cao Wei tried to smooth things over by saying that since it was the first time for his nephew's wife to attend the event, she should be treated differently.

It was rare for Cao Qian to encounter Ah Cai being unable to speak, so how could she let her go so easily? She said sarcastically, "Oh! Cousin! Then if I can't chant the wine in the future, you have to help me drink the penalty wine! Otherwise, it would be too biased!"

Cheng Yu said helplessly, Okay, I'll help you drink it too.

Humph! Damn it! Isn't it just a few glasses of wine? I drink, she puffed up her cheeks and was about to drink herself, Cheng Yu held her hand and said, "You are not in good health, don't drink carelessly."

When he was about to pick up the wine glass, Ah Cai suddenly saw the Pekingese dog held by the maid standing behind Cao Qian.

Hey! Got it.

"Wait, who said I can't chant? Listen to me."

"There is a cloud over the river, a black hole over the well, white on the yellow dog, and swelling on the white dog."

Haha! Everyone cheers!

Cheng Yu touched her head and said lovingly, "You are still a little impatient.

When she was praised, her tail immediately stood up, she stood up, grinned, and said to everyone while bowing, "Thank you for your support, thank you for your support!"

"You guys like reciting poetry so much? Let me recite a few more for you! Ahem!"

"I look at my sword under the lamp while drunk, and dream of blowing the horn in the camp. I share roast meat with my subordinates for eight hundred miles, and play fifty strings to play the music from the frontier. The soldiers are called up in the autumn battlefield. The horses are as fast as Lu, and the bows are as loud as thunder. I have done the king's business, and won a good reputation in my lifetime and after my death. What a pity!"

When Cao Wei heard this, he was stunned for a while, then he slapped his thigh and exclaimed, "What a great word, what a great word!"

This poem Pozhenzi by Xin Qiji describes the battle on the battlefield vividly, especially the last line, "Winning fame in life and after death, but a pity for the gray hair!" It simply points out Cao Wei's helplessness!

He has been guarding the border for decades, working diligently and cautiously, but he has indeed earned a reputation, but his body is scarred and weakened. He is in his forties and still cannot enjoy his old age!

Seeing Cao Wei's support, Ah Cai became excited and said, "Uncle, you like it so much? Let's sing another one, Qingyu'an, Lantern Festival!"

Damn it! Each piece is more important than the last. Xin Qiji would probably curse if you plagiarize him like this.

Cheng Yu wanted to stop it, but it was too late!

……

"The east wind blows thousands of flowers at night. It blows down stars like rain. The road is filled with the fragrance of BMWs and carved carriages. The sound of phoenix flutes moves, the light of jade pots turns, fish and dragons dance all night, moths are covered with golden threads of snow willows. The smiles and fragrance are gone. I searched for him among the crowd for hundreds of times. Suddenly I turned around and found that he was there, in the dim light."

Everyone was stunned!

This poem vividly depicts the prosperity of the Lantern Festival in Bianjing!

The last sentence,

People look for him thousands of Baidu.Looking back suddenly, the man was there, where the lights were dim.

It’s the finishing touch! The whole poem comes alive!

Cao Xi muttered the last sentence as if he was possessed!

Seeing their expressions, Ah Cai sat down, covered her mouth and smiled secretly, and whispered to Cheng Yu, "I learned this by heart when I was cramming for the exam."

Cheng Yu was speechless and whispered to her, "You will get yourself into trouble if you do this. If this poem gets out, it will cause a sensation in the literary world. If someone asks you to compete in poetry, I wonder if the little knowledge you have is enough to handle it."

Huh? Is this possible? She also realized the seriousness of the matter!

At this moment, Cao Xi suddenly reacted and asked someone to prepare paper and ink. He picked up the pen and said to Ah Cai, "Young cousin, please read the Jade Case again. I want to write it down."

“…Ah!! This, this, uh! I forgot!”

Everyone looked at her.

Forgot? ? I just said it in one breath, now I say I forgot? No one will believe it?

She blinked her eyes, and suddenly covered her head and crawled into Cheng Yu's arms, shouting,

"Ouch! Ouch! My head suddenly hurts. I guess I've overused my brain and I've run out of ideas!"

So fake!

Cao Qian curled her lips and complained in her heart,

Cheng Yu hugged her and said with an awkward smile, "She has a bad memory, a bad memory!"

After dinner, Cheng Yu took Ah Cai and Sun Yuechan to the garden to digest their food.

The three of them walked to a rockery and saw Cao Xi and his wife Li talking under a tree not far away. As they were talking, Cao Xi suddenly raised his hand and slapped Li in the face.

The three of them were stunned at the same time.

Cao Xi heard the footsteps and saw that it was Cheng Yu and his friends. He walked over and bowed, saying, "Cousin, are you guys coming to the garden for a walk?"

"Yes, cousin, take a walk after dinner to help digestion,"

"There are pitching pots prepared in the side hall. Shall we go over and play a few rounds?"

"Oh! Okay!"

Ah Cai looked at this one, then looked at that one, and seeing that they acted as if nothing had happened, she finally couldn't help asking, "Hey! I say, big cousin, why did you hit big cousin's wife?"

There was a moment of silence,

Seeing that no one was talking, she continued, "Why did you hit her? This is domestic violence, and it's wrong, unless she did something really wrong and you couldn't help it!"

At this time, Li also came over. She knelt down to the crowd and said to Ah Cai, "My dear cousin, it is my fault that I have angered my husband. He is always very kind to me. I was just in a hurry just now. Please don't take it to heart."

Sun Yuechan thought to herself, see, this is what a virtuous woman is. She speaks well of her husband even when he beats her!

"What did you do wrong that made him beat you? You have to understand that there are only zero times and countless times of domestic violence!"

"...I~,"

Li hesitated to speak.

"Just tell your cousin's wife and the others what you did wrong and see if you deserve to be beaten."

Cao Xi said to Li with disdain,

"...Me!! I only gave birth to two daughters but no sons. My husband wanted to take a concubine, and I said a few words, and then..."

Oh! So that's how it is, Sun Yuechan sighed inwardly.

But after hearing this, Ah Cai looked at Li with eyes wide open in disbelief and said, "What does it have to do with you if I can't give birth to a son?"

"Whether a boy or girl is born depends on whether the chromosome carried by the man's sperm is X or Y. If the man's Y sperm combines with the woman's X egg, it will be a boy. If the man's X chromosome combines with the woman's X, it will be a girl."

"So, not being able to have a son is a man's fault,"

"What did you say? Is it my problem whether to have a boy or a girl?"

Cao Xi said in disbelief,

"That must be your problem! It must be your problem that you are a man!"

"This is simply the most ridiculous thing in the world. You, a woman, are talking nonsense here."

This sentence really annoyed Ah Cai. She pointed at Cao Xi and said, "I am talking nonsense?? Do you have any common sense? It is the man who decides whether to have a boy or a girl. You blame this woman for your poor procreation. You are a coward and a jerk!"

"Acai, you can't talk to your cousin like that,"

Cheng Yu quickly stopped her.

Cao Xi was an official appointed by the imperial court, and he always thought highly of himself. Now he was being pointed at by a woman and called a coward! He was so angry that his hands were shaking!

Seeing this, Cheng Yu quickly advised him, "Cousin, don't be angry, don't be angry, she is just a child with a temper and doesn't understand anything, don't argue with her!"

Sun Yuechan also advised Ah Cai not to speak like that and to apologize to her cousin.

Ah Cai also felt that calling someone a coward was not a good idea, so she laughed and said, "I'm sorry, cousin. Actually, you don't have to feel so inferior for not being able to give birth to a son. What's so good about a son? Usually, it's the sons who make their fathers angry to death."

All I know is that I'm almost mad at you now!

Cao Xi thought to himself, and he said to Cheng Yu, "Qian'er said that she was arrogant and domineering, and it was true. Such a fierce woman, cousin, you should divorce her."

Hearing this, Ah Cai became completely angry.

"Fuck, you want my husband to divorce me? I asked your wife to divorce you! You domestic violence man! Go to hell,"

After saying that, he gave the other person the middle finger.

Alas! Cheng Yu just felt a headache, this guy is really,

He picked up Ah Cai and turned to Cao Xi as he walked away, saying, "Don't be angry, cousin. I will take her home right now to discipline her."

Yuechan knelt down and bowed to Cao Xi, then hurriedly followed. From afar, they could hear Ah Cai shouting Chinese curses in English.

When Cao Wei and Madam Cheng heard that Cheng Yu and the other two had left, they looked at each other in bewilderment after asking why.

The brother and sister were sighing again!

It's not easy to serve the descendants of the immortals! It's better to marry someone of equal status!