The winter of the sixth year of Zhongping (189 AD) was exceptionally short.
After the twelfth lunar month, it was the first day of the first lunar month. Liu Xie, the emperor of Han Dynasty, changed the year title to Chuping.
Of course, this year title was more like a beautiful wish. Anyone who had a hard time could see that the chaos in the world was a foregone conclusion and could not be reversed by human power. By the time the dynasty settled down, it would probably be another family's world.
The first month of the Han Dynasty was much livelier than the later years.
The other houses had already started cleaning and worshipping.
Travelers and wanderers who went out before the new year would return to their hometown for a reunion on this day.
The family gathered around the stove to throw pots and drink.
Early in the morning, Chen Tong distributed the money and sent the servants home for the New Year. After that, he locked himself in his house and spaced out as usual.
In his previous life, he was an orphan. He felt like he was being tortured during the New Year in another family.
At times like this, the deep sense of loneliness would be even stronger than usual.
"Forget it. It's the new year after all."
Chen Tong, who really had nothing to do, went to the kitchen first. He found some wine and dishes that the servants had prepared for him before they left and moved them into the courtyard. Then, he went to the stable to bring out Hei Yu.
He also took out a few bundles of dried grass from the stable.
A man and a horse could be considered to be reunited.
"Xiao Hei, it's the new year today. Eat and drink as you please.”After saying that, Chen Tong picked up the wine cup in front of him and drank it in one gulp.
Hei Yu snorted and kicked away the grass in front of him. He stretched out his huge horse's head and arched at the wine pot on the table.
"Are you going to drink?”
Hulu ~
Chen Tong was surprised.
Did this horse become a spirit? The question was, if this guy drank too much and caused a traffic accident, would it be considered drunk driving…
If he didn't try, he wouldn't know. He was shocked when he tried.
Hei Yu not only drank wine, he also stretched his head out to sweep the meat on the table.
Chen Tong was immediately overjoyed. No matter what, didn't he find a companion who could eat and drink with him?
Even if this companion couldn't speak, it didn't matter.
A man and a horse were drinking in the courtyard from morning until noon.
At this moment, the servants of Cao Manor had already prepared a banquet.
Cao Cao took advantage of the time he had to pee to sneak into Chen Tong's courtyard.
When he entered, he saw that Chen Tong was 70% drunk. He was sleeping soundly on the table. Beside him, Hei Yu was shaking his head and dozing off.
He was surprised.
"Same brother, same brother!"
Chen Tong heard someone calling him and opened his eyes in a daze."Big brother? Why are you here?"
The rules at this time were extremely complicated. Basically, no one would go to visit on New Year's Eve.
"The manor has already prepared a banquet.”Cao Cao grabbed a piece of deer jerky on the table. It was as hard as a rock."You brat, don't you know to send someone to heat it up before eating? Hurry up and eat something warm at my place.”
"Haha, big brother, don't bother with me. I've already eaten and drunk my fill. I'm just short of going back to sleep.”
"Why, are you being polite with me?”
Chen Tong shook his head. He really had nothing to be polite with Cao Cao.
However, the problem was that the head of the Cao family was still the old master Cao Song. If he went like this, what was going on?
He was only Cao Cao's sworn brother, not Old Cao Song's adopted son. Reunion my ass.
"Big brother, I really don't want to go. You should go back quickly. I'll go and pay you a New Year's visit tomorrow.”
Seeing that Chen Tong was determined not to go, Cao Cao did not try to persuade him. He sat down at the table and poured himself a glass of cold wine.
"Where are the people in the residence?"
"He asked me to send him home for the new year.”
"Why forget about it? If you insist on not going to my residence, I won't force you. How about this? I'll send someone to heat up the wine for you and tidy up the bedroom. You can't refuse.”
"Big brother, don't make things difficult for me. I'm used to peace and don't like to be disturbed.”
Cao Cao patted Chen Tong's shoulder." Quiet my ass. You're the one who likes excitement the most." When spring comes and the battle with Dong Zhuo is over, you should start a family immediately. Otherwise, the mansion will be deserted and empty.”
"Ah?"
"What ah? An elder brother is like a father. I'll make the decision for you on this matter.”
"Alright then…"
On the day of the festival, Cao Cao did not delay for too long. He drank two cups of cold wine with Chen Tong before returning to his residence.
Just when Chen Tong thought Cao Cao would send him some beautiful singer or dancer to relieve his boredom and be happy, he saw Cao Jin, who was wrapped in a mink fur coat like a big dumpling, come to his door.
He was immediately speechless.
If Cao Cao's cousin was not officially married, he would not be happy.
"Why are you here?"
"Tsk! If it wasn't for Eldest Brother saying that you stayed at home alone and that I felt sorry for you, you would think that I was willing to come.”
It was slightly different from what he had imagined.
Cao Jin was obviously not the kind of rich young lady who did not touch the water.
As soon as he entered, he tidied up the courtyard. After going out, he ordered the servants to bring over ten big red lanterns.
After decorating it, it finally looked like a home.
'Home' was the beauty that Chen Tong yearned for the most in his heart, but had never gotten it.
For a moment, he even felt that it was good to continue being like this with the woman in front of him.
"Hey! I say, don't just stand there like a fool. Come over and help. I can't carry such a big lantern.”
Chen Tong did not go up the escalator. He casually picked up a wooden pole and hung the lantern on the eaves."Today is the first day of the month. Doesn't Miss Cao need to reunite with her family?”
"What Miss Cao? It's so ugly. You can call me Ah Jin.”
"Uh... Ah Jin."
Cao Jin nodded in satisfaction, and then his expression slowly became downcast.""My parents passed away early, so every year, only Ah Hua stayed with me. Poor Ah Hua died of illness last autumn.”
"Ah Hua?"
"Oh, that's a Dragon Li."
"But today is a family reunion day. It's not appropriate for Ah Jin to be here with me.”
Cao Jin raised his white finger and gently tapped Chen Tong's forehead.""Are you stupid? You're my future husband. I'm accompanying you now as if I'm flattering Old Master in advance. Old Master must treat this little girl well in the future.”
Chen Tong's heart thumped twice, as if he had missed the beat.
"Future husband?"
"Don't tell me you don't know, or are you unwilling?”
Chen Tong stared at Cao Jin blankly for three seconds. A woman who dared to love and hate like her was rare in this era.
Chen Tong was not stupid. He had already guessed it long ago. He had roughly guessed it when Cao Cao repeatedly asked him to start a family.
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