[Three Kingdoms] Seven steps into wetness

The first thing Cao Zhi did when he returned home was to go back to his room and have a sip of tea.After he finished drinking, he got up and went to visit Guo Jia.

The distance between him and Guo Jia's courtyard was a bit far, and he had to pass Cao Chong's courtyard on the way.It's just that Cao Chong is mostly reading and writing, and rarely meets him.

Today he met Cao Chong.

The 13-year-old boy already has the charm of an adult. If Cao Chong can grow up, he will definitely be a beautiful boy who does not belong to Zhou Yu in the future.

——It’s only if.

Cao Zhi stopped.Seeing that Cao Zhi's complexion was also pale, something seemed to be awakened in his heart: "Cang Shu is sick?"

Cao Chong smiled slightly: "It's just a little wind and cold."

Cao Zhi frowned: "Have you asked Doctor Hua to take a look at it?"

Cao Chong coughed and shook his head: "It's just a small problem, ordinary doctors can solve it, why bother with a genius doctor... Thank you, Brother Si, for your concern."

Cao Zhi nodded, exchanged some greetings with him, and quickly walked away.

His eyes are a little cold.

Some things that he neglected to remember again, such as Cao Pi finally ascended to the throne, such as Cao Chong's early death, such as that line of poetry.

It's just that Cao Chong... When did he pass away?

When Cao Zhi entered Guo Jia's courtyard, Guo Jia was leaning on the bed, closing his eyes and meditating.Hearing the movement, he opened his eyes and looked at him.

Guo Jia was already skinny, and her cheekbones became more prominent.His eyes were also covered with a layer of grayness, and he didn't know when it would be cleared.

But anyone who was once familiar with him will feel uncomfortable and depressed when he sees this appearance.

It's just that Cao Zhi watched too much, and he was able to smile in front of him: "Sir, you are still awake."

Guo Jia said, "Come here."

Cao Zhi raised his eyebrows.He walked to the bedside as he said, and suddenly he grabbed his right hand.

Cao Zhi couldn't help showing some doubts on his face.

Just when he was thinking about whether Guo Jia wanted to say something to him, whether he should bend down, Guo Jia held his hand and squeezed it tightly.

Like feeling something.

Not knowing what Guo Jia felt, he coughed suddenly.

Cao Zhi frowned: "Mr. uncomfortable? I'll go get it..."

Before he could finish speaking, he had already taken a step away.But he heard Guo Jia's light and hasty voice: "Wait a minute."

There was a strong wind and rain outside, and the lights inside the house flickered.

Just like the light in Guo Jia's pupils.

Guo Jia stared at the hands in a daze, with a dazed look on his face.

These hands are warm and gentle, and it seems that his own hands are somewhat unnaturally cold and stiff.

He slowly let go, then closed his eyes and said calmly: "I'm tired... Fourth Young Master, please go back."

"Sir is leaving?"

When Cao Zhi heard the news, Fang returned from school.

When Yang Xiu took office, his teacher was vacant, so Cao Cao arranged for him a respected old gentleman.

This old gentleman is naturally full of knowledge, but compared to Yang Xiu who can do whatever he wants in class, he is a bit boring step by step.

Cao Zhi inevitably missed Yang Xiu.

In fact, since the breakup in the last class, he almost never saw Yang Xiu again.Even on this day, it was only Yang Xiu who randomly sent a servant to inform him.

He also knew that Yang Xiu was dissatisfied with him in his heart, so he sighed lightly.Originally, I wanted to visit him in person after a few more days when my anger dissipated, but then something happened to Hua Tuo and Guo Jia became seriously ill again.

Cao Zhi was thinking in a mess, and he could guess that Yang Xiu must be getting more and more unhappy.With Yang Xiu's personality, he might still be mocking him later, embarrassing him a bit.

But nothing.

When Cao Zhi arrived at Yang's mansion, a guard told him that Yang Xiu had been away for half an hour.

Cao Zhi was slightly startled, and his expression became subtle uncontrollably.

Subconsciously, he originally wanted to ride his horse forward and catch up with Yang Xiudao.However, when he really reached the gate of the city, he only reined in the reins and stopped at the gate of the city.

——What kind of heart is Yang Xiu?

He not only arranged for the servant to come to inform, but also deliberately left half an hour early, and he clearly did not want to see him.

And why did Yang Xiu not want to see him?

Is it because he never listened to Yang Xiu's opinion and showed indignation different from that of ordinary children, or did his previous views on Kong Rong make him feel cold, or all of these?

Cao Zhi's eyes flickered, and he looked up at the sky.

It was probably washed by the downpour, and the blue sky in the early days of July is fascinating.Occasionally, geese fly from the north to the south, against the floating clouds that have been floating for thousands of years, it is inexplicably lonely.

When he first met Yang Xiu ten years ago, this learned man was just a young man full of indignation towards Cao Cao.He was wearing a sky blue gown, with black hair in a high bun, exposing a sharp-edged face.At that time, his smile was full of the unique nobility of a scholar, and his eyes were also filled with strange irony.But in an instant, it became as soft as a spring breeze.

His long and narrow eyes seemed to see through his heart.

Looking back suddenly, it has been ten years.

Unfortunately.

Cao Zhi lowered his eyes, sighed slightly, then turned and went back.

What Cao Zhi didn't know was that there was a carriage quietly parked beside the avenue not far from the city gate, and there was a person standing quietly beside the carriage.

He was wearing a long Tsing Yi gown, and his black hair was neatly tucked into his crown.He has a pair of long and narrow eyes, but his eyes are calm and calm.

Occasionally, people who come and go will look at him curiously, maybe guess what he is doing, or maybe they are noncommittal.

He is waiting.

However, it is not so much that he is waiting for someone, or that Yang Xiu is actually waiting for an answer.

He also quickly waited for the answer.

Yang Xiu closed his eyes and looked calm.

If one person teaches one child—for ten years.

In the past ten years, the man taught everything he had, and watched the child grow from being ignorant at a young age to being gentle and handsome; …

He used to be infinitely close to him.

Staring because of approaching; looking forward to because of staring; disappointed because of anticipation.

I have experienced such a vicious circle countless times in the past ten years...and finally become obsessed with it.

Yang Xiu's fingertips trembled.

... It turns out that looking back suddenly, it has been ten years.

Unfortunately.

Yang Xiu slowly swept away the things in his heart that he could not talk to others, then slowly opened his eyes, slowly got into the carriage, and slowly lowered the curtain.

Just to cut off the line of sight, or cut off the heart of disappointment.

Then, the coachman heard two plain words from the carriage.

"Let's go."

Perhaps it was because of Yang Xiu's departure that he suddenly felt melancholy and sighs that were difficult to resolve. He led the horse and changed direction, heading for Wang Qi's courtyard.

When he walked to the door, he thought of the gift again, so he went back to the market and bought two jars of good wine.

Probably because the horse neighed before, when Cao Zhi stepped into the door, Wang Qi stared at him with his arms folded, with a little smile in his eyes: "Hey, rare guest!"

Wang Min was sent by Wang Qi

In fact, after Cao Cao returned and Cao Zhi mastered the basics of archery, Wang Qi told him that he did not need to come to practice martial arts every day.Cao Zhi used to come to Wang Qi's house every seven days to let him see his progress and shortcomings.It's just that Guo Jia became seriously ill later on, and he hasn't come here for two months now.

Wang Qi understands Cao Zhi's concern for Guo Jia.After all, the student who has always been serious and studious in his family suddenly lost his mind for a few months because of being alone, and then organized a trip. In fact, he only wanted to find the genius doctor Hua Tuo.He doesn't know why Cao Zhi cares so much about a counselor, but that's none of his business.

Isn't what he wants to take care of, the money in his pocket and whether there is enough wine for tomorrow?

Cao Zhi touched his nose.

He threw a jar of wine to Wang Qi, and the wine jar drew an arc in the air and landed safely in Wang Qi's arms.He glanced at Wang Qi's waist, which was empty, without the wine gourd that never left him, and asked truthfully, "Sir, is there enough money for the recent wine?"

Wang Qi sighed, went back to the room and took out two bowls.

Then he slapped open the mud seal and drank a bowl with Cao Zhi.

Cao Zhi didn't know how to drink before, but after being trained by Guo Jia, he gradually became able to drink.

Since Cao Cao promulgated the decree, prices in Xuchang have skyrocketed.Although food is not in short supply as it was in previous years, he has drunk the spirits brewed by Cao Zhi and Cao Zhang, so he naturally feels that the taste of ordinary rice wine in the wine shop is almost fading.

He started chasing spirits.Only Xuchang's spirits are extremely expensive.

The quality of the two altars of wine Cao Zhi brought is naturally not bad.Wang Qi almost finished the sake in the bowl in the order of Cao Zhi's one bowl and his three bowls.

Cao Zhi also sighed.

Compared with Yang Xiu, he got along with Wang Qi more cordially, maybe because Wang Qi had no scruples, or maybe he was also a rough person in his previous life.

"If the husband is willing to go to his father's camp, the salary will definitely not be low."

Wang Qi sighed again.

With his personality, he is indeed suitable for entering the military camp and mixing with those rough and big men.But in fact, the rules in the barracks are also very strict. I'm afraid he will not be able to drink often when he has money.

Cao Zhi smiled and shook his head, jokingly said: "Ask how much you can worry about..."

"Just go to the brothel with that Lao Shizi's eunuch." Wang Qi said lonely, "Boss and labor understand, labor and capital understand."

"..."

Cao Zhi silently swallowed the rice wine in his throat, and for a moment he felt that the original melancholy had disappeared.

——So whenever a lonely egg hurts, as long as you look for the third brother or the teacher, you can be resurrected on the spot with full blood in minutes.

The wine drank quickly and the atmosphere was just right.

Xu Shi was in the midst of drinking, when Cao Zhi suddenly said indifferently, "Sir, if the student tells you that the student wants to seize the position of the son...?"

When Wang Qi heard this, his complexion didn't change at all, he just wrote lightly: "Work hard."

He paused, probably because he felt that what he said was too fast and insincere, and then he patted Cao Zhi on the shoulder again: "Sir, you are optimistic about you."

"..." Cao Zhi paused for a long time, then said slowly, "...Thank you."