The Han people have always planted trees in the center of the village, gathering feng shui, 'Caojiating' is no exception, a large locust tree surrounded by several people grows there, it seems, at least hundreds of years old, after the wind and sun, the bark is dry and cracked, just like a dragon winding and climbing on it, want to soar to the sky, the branches and leaves of the big tree are even more luxuriant, covering a lot of shade!

An old man in a coarse cloth robe, with white beard and hair, and longevity eyebrows almost drooping to his ears, is sitting under the tree with his eyes closed and resting, and several bare-ass dolls wearing belly pockets are playing left and right, old and young, rise and fall, withering and glory, just forming a stark contrast!

Seeing the old man, Cao Cao was startled at first, and then walked quickly to the tree and knelt on one knee, "Meng De has seen the three old ladies!" ”

Old lady, that is Cao Cao's grandfather, Xiao Yi and the others didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly ran over to kneel and salute, although they didn't know each other, they could afford to bow to them at their age!

Eighty years old? Ninety years old? Or a hundred years old?

Looking at the appearance of the third old lady's childish face, Xiao Yi secretly guessed his age, since he crossed over, it was the first time he had seen such an old person, and his demeanor was similar to the old locust tree behind him.

"Mengde? Who is it? The white-eyed old lady rolled her eyes for a long time, and then asked such a sentence.

"Poof!"

Xiao Yi and a few people almost didn't laugh, this is considered to be kneeling in vain, people don't know you at all, Cao Cao is also embarrassed, I didn't expect that he was famous for his martial arts, but he was unknown in his hometown!

"Father Cao Song, I am the son of the Cao family, Cao Mengde!"

"Cao Song!" After thinking for a while, the third old lady finally nodded, "It seems that there is some impression, that little guy has been away from the village for many years, and I heard that he has become a big official, and he didn't come back to take a look, it's really a bad beating~~~"

"Little one? …… Underwhelmed! Cao Cao was speechless for a while, he is Chinese New Year's Eve nine years old today, if his father Cao Song is still alive, he is also an old man, how can he become a little guy, but thinking about the age of the old lady, there seems to be nothing wrong with this!

"My father has passed away, and I couldn't go back to my hometown to visit the old lady before my death, please atone for my sins!"

"What? Already dead? The old lady seemed to be very surprised, and pinched his fingers to calculate, "It is said that he is not very old, why did he leave, hey......, there is a ** is his greed for money, I advised him when he was a child, don't always stare at yellow and white things, don't listen......"

"Hiss!"

Listening to the old man's words, Xiao Yi couldn't help but be surprised, and glanced at Guo Jia beside him, that's right, Cao Song can be said to have died on money, because there was too much money with him, the soldiers in charge of the escort were red and murderous, and finally the entourage of small and hundreds of slaves all died, and when they were discovered, even the corpse was gnawed by wolves and wild dogs, and it was impossible to tell who was who, so they could only be buried hastily!

"By the way, who the hell are you?" The old lady just understood for a while, and soon became confused again, and still didn't recognize who Cao Cao was!

Embarrassing, so embarrassing!

After turning around three times in place, Cao Cao felt very faceless, especially Xiao Yi and Guo Jia were watching next to him, especially the latter, who was famous for his big mouth among the strategists, and it would not take him three days after he went back, and it was estimated that everyone had to know their own troubles, so in desperation, Cao Cao was ready to make a trick!

"I'm -- Cao Apu!" Pinching his waist, straightening his chest, and raising his head, Cao Cao loudly reported his name.

"Brush! Brush! ”

This sound really worked, a few bare-ass dolls were the first to react, and they all looked up at Cao Cao, and then their little faces turned blue, as if they had seen a ghost, and they rushed to the back of the old lady, holding their little heads and refusing to come out, only revealing a few pink and tender little buttocks writhing outside~

The name of the person, the shadow of the tree, the three words 'Cao Apu' are really extraordinary, just as Xiao Yi and others were about to stretch out their thumbs to praise, a sudden change occurred.

"Cao Apu? …… You're the bad boy who stole my pears! The third old lady also came to his senses, and his first reaction was to pick up the old pear wood crutch next to him, jumped up, and knocked his head and face, the old arms and legs were still so flexible, it was incredible!

Seeing that Cao Cao was in danger of being beaten, the guard Xu Chu was about to rush up, but was stopped by Xiao Yi, grandpa beat his grandson, this kind of thing is that the emperor can't control it, just beat it!

Sure enough, seeing the crutches coming, Cao Cao didn't dodge or dodge, as if he had already prepared in his heart, but fortunately, the old lady was old and weak, and he couldn't hurt him, but he was so tired that he was panting, at this time Cao Cao, who was beaten, had to walk over, put the old man on the ground, slapped the back of his heart, and helped Shunqi, this grandson deserved, and he really arrived home!

"Beat Cao Apu, beat the bad guys, he specializes in eating children!"

A few little dolls are jumping and jumping, they all grew up in the horror story of 'Cao Apu is coming', and now they are naturally happy to see the old lady beating the bad guys, and they don't have to worry about being eaten!

"When you were five years old, you climbed up the tree of the old man's house to steal pears, and it stands to reason that it would be okay to eat a few pears, but you are a bad boy who only eats one bite of each and leaves a tree of bad pears for the old man......

When you were seven years old, you set the tail of the ploughing cow on fire, and the old man used the bald-tailed cow for several years, and it was a shame to drive out~~

When you were ten years old, you stole the old man's crutches to make a pear wood sword, saying that you were going out to do chivalrous deeds and kill demons, but you were beaten by someone and came back......

Also, you're fourteen peeking at your neighbor's house~~"

The old lady sat there and began to count the bad things Cao Cao did when he was a child, it was rare that he remembered his age so clearly, and Cao Cao blushed for a while, white for a while, and black for a while......

"Okay, old lady, I know it's wrong!" Speaking of the back, Cao Cao hurriedly covered the old man's mouth, who didn't have a young and frivolous time, he was indeed a little stubborn when he was a child, but now he is not still commanding thousands of troops and horses, and has become a prime minister under one person and above ten thousand?

Naughty boy, there is a lot of fun!

"Ah Hide, you've been out for more than 20 years, the world outside is difficult and dangerous, if you can't get around, come back, the old man is in charge, and give you more than a dozen acres of land outside the village, which is enough for food and clothing~~" The old lady is good, just finished the lesson, and began to care about the younger generation again!

"Haha!"

Xiao Yi and Guo Jia couldn't hold back any longer, they laughed back and forth, tears came out, let the dignified prime minister come back to farm, the old lady's brain hole is really big enough, but it's very good, very kind, and very heartwarming!

No matter what you do outside, hometown is home!

"Thank you for the old lady's concern, I have also earned a family business over the years, which is enough for an old snack family!" Cao Cao patted his chest proudly, now he owns most of Yanzhou, Sizhou, Guanzhong, and most of Yuzhou, and there are hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses, this family business is not small.

"No matter how big the family business is outside, it is also rootless, and it will change hands in an instant, no matter how small the family industry is, even if it is a few acres of thin fields, it can be passed on to the descendants, and it will be endless!"

After telling his own set of life philosophies, the old lady's eyes turned to the three people behind Cao Cao and began to look up and down.

"This doll is good, the body is as strong as a cow, and the blood is also vigorous, it is a good material for farming!" He pointed at Xu Chu and said.

"This is a smart person, you can come to teach the children in the village to read and write, that is, the body is almost bone, it doesn't matter, in the future, follow the old man to learn more about health, as the so-called 'sit like a turtle, walk like a bird, sleep like a dog', to ensure that you live a long life!"

"Thank you old lady, it's a pity that the younger generation is bothered by Hongchen, I'm afraid I won't have the opportunity to enjoy the joy of Qingfu!" Guo Jia took out the wine gourd and poured it violently, his own family affairs, his own knowing, he was overly attentive, I am afraid it is not a longevity!

"It's a pity, what a smart doll!" In the end, the old lady saw Xiao Yi's body, and raised her eyebrows, as if she was surprised, "This doll is so murderous, it seems to be surrounded by thousands of ghosts, how many creatures have you killed?" ”

"Hehe, I missed for a while and injured a few more lives, what does the old man think the kid is suitable for making a living?" Xiao Yi was also very curious, the two in front of him, one farming and the other teaching, what is he suitable for?

"You little doll, don't do anything, it's best to find a deep mountain to cultivate, otherwise you will inevitably be riddled with killing!" The old lady frowned, as if she didn't like the murderous aura on Xiao Yi's body, "I really don't know who trained the disciple, why did he release it so easily?" ”

"Huh! The family teacher has already become an immortal, and the kid is helpless in the mountains, so he came out to roam the world, eat with food, and drink with wine! ”

"It turned out to be a dragon that suddenly opened the golden lock, no wonder! No wonder! The old lady shook her head, and her gaze turned back to Cao Cao, "Did you come back to sweep Cao Teng's tomb?" He's a smart man, but it's a pity, why go that way, ruined it......"

After listening to the old man's chatter for a long time, the four of them finally said goodbye and left.

"Lord, which old man is old this year?" After walking far away, Guo Jia still looked back from time to time, and seemed to be very envious of other people's health regimens.

Cao Cao didn't speak, pinched his hands and calculated, then stretched out his thumb, then stretched out his index finger, and gestured hard~~ One hundred and eight years old!

"Hiss! ~Good boy~ Ren Rui! ”

In this era, people live for seventy years, eighty years old can do as you like, by the world, as for a hundred years old, that is, 'Renrui', there is a great blessing, more precious than the giant pandas of later generations, to put it mildly, he is an old man who will not be punished even if he beats the emperor, and living to this age is the biggest capital!

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The Cao family's old house is in the easternmost part of the village, the house is very ordinary, but the courtyard is very large, because the family has moved to Xuchang, so there are only a few old servants here to guard, and it can be regarded as their retirement place.

Seeing Cao Cao's return, several old servants were very happy, and even called him a 'young master', just like more than 20 years ago, at this time the Cao Pi brothers also came back from playing, and they knew how enthusiastic they were when they looked at the dust on their bodies!

After just a short pause at home, the group went to sweep Cao Teng's tomb with the prepared incense and candle tribute!

Outside the village, in the wilderness!

Cao Teng's tomb is very ordinary, except that the tomb is slightly taller, and there is no difference between the other ordinary people around it, but a white marble tombstone in front of it is engraved with the words 'Tomb of the Marquis of Feiting', which lets people know that the tomb owner has had an extraordinary life!

He was rich and prosperous in life, and he returned to plainness after death, and this ending is also good.

After lighting incense, making offerings, kowtowing, and after some etiquette, Cao Cao stared at the tombstone in front of him without saying a word, and the rest of the people retreated consciously.

For this adoptive grandfather, Cao Cao's heart is very complicated, it can be said that it is because of Cao Teng's shadow that he was able to study, practice martial arts since he was a child, receive a good education, and only when he grows up can he have the opportunity to go to Luoyang and enter the elite class, laying the foundation for today's Feihuang Tengda.

But it is also because of Cao Teng that he has borne countless stigmas, 'after the eunuchs, the eunuchs and the remnants of the ......', these infamys have followed him for decades and lingered, for this reason, Cao Cao has been sad, angry, and even killed, but no amount of blood can change this fact, he is the adopted grandson of the eunuch!

One hour, two hours, and sat until dusk, when the remnant sun was like blood, Cao Cao slowly stood up, holding the stone tablet in his hand, and his eyes were full of murderous energy, "What can the world do if they are ridiculed, the old man just wants you all to see how capable the eunuch's adopted grandson is, and what he can do to this world!" ”

"Hehe, once my son became the emperor, see who dares to talk about the old man's background!"