When Yuan Xi brought Cao Cao's family back to Yecheng that day, Yuan Shao's counselors also discussed how to resettle these people.
For a family of nearly a hundred people, if they were to be provided for like an uncle, food and clothing would be a big expense. They would also have to be looked after by a dedicated person, and they would have to find a special residence, which would be a waste of manpower and material resources.
Finally Tian Feng came up with an idea.
Dispersing these people separately and handing them over to the care of large noble families in the city would eliminate the Yuan family's responsibility for food and clothing, and prevent Cao's family members from colluding with each other.
This suggestion was adopted, and Yuan Xi took the opportunity to use some means to get Huan's mother and daughter over.
Although the Huan family was Cao Cao's concubine, the Ji and Yan gentry knew privately what had happened to them before. Yuan Xi's move did not receive much criticism, but some people praised him for protecting the widows and orphans of celebrities.
Now there are more than a dozen rooms in Yuan Xi's small courtyard, which is enough for everyone to live in.
One side of the corner was given to Tai Shici and his mother to live, and the other side was Zhao Yun. With these two bodyguards watching, ordinary people did not dare to have any ideas in the palace.
Guo Jia and his family were separated, and he was pushed next door to Zhao Yun alone.
It is said that because he could not drink wine and had no concubine to accompany him, he lay on the couch doing nothing all day long, lamenting and sighing.
It's not that Yuan Xi doesn't want to make friends, but Guo Jia's vision is too high. I'm afraid that not many people in this world can catch his eye. Several times he went there, Guo Jia always put on a bad face and didn't say a word.
explain.
Yuan Xi thought to himself that since this is the case, let's see who is more patient on both sides. Anyway, he can afford to wait.
But there is some trouble on the Huan mother and daughter's side.
Huan was obviously a smart person. Her two daughters had already passed the marriageable age, and now they were being kept as hostages. Naturally, she wanted to find a way to provide her daughters with a backer.
Yuan Xi had a headache. His sister Cao Jie was still younger. His sister Cao Xian was indeed old enough to get married, but for him, she was still a little too young.
However, Huan, who is not yet thirty years old, is well-maintained. Standing with Cao Xian and Cao Jie, they look more like sisters than mother and daughter. They also have a curvy figure and exudes a mature charm. Yuan Xi looks at it.
Every time I see it, I feel a little confused.
No wonder Cao Cao risked the disapproval of the world to kill his husband and seize his wife. It seems that they are all in the same way.
Of course, the difference between Yuan Xi and Cao Cao is that he only dares to think about it in his head.
When he saw Cao Xian and Cao Jie kneeling at the door, respectfully waiting for him to come back, he could only say: "Thank you for your hard work."
Cao Xian and Cao Jie hurriedly said in unison: "I'm scared."
Both women have fair skin. Cao Xian is a few years older than Cao Jie. His cheeks are slightly rounder and he always has a smile, making him look amiable.
Her figure is also quite sizable, and the front of her skirt is stretched to the ground, giving her a rather Huan style.
Cao Jie has an oval face and a slender figure. Compared with the gentle Cao Xian, he is more lively and out-of-the-box, and he looks very independent at first glance.
Yuan Xi took off his clogs outside the door and walked in. Cao Xian came up to help him take off his outer robe, and Cao Jie helped him put on the new inner robe.
Feeling two pairs of gentle jade hands gliding over his body, Yuan Xi thought to himself that he was so corrupt.
However, he was tired after a day, so he immediately got on the couch, leaned against the wall, closed his eyes and rested, and said, "Wu Zhao is still sorting out the classics?"
Cao Xian followed suit and got on the couch, knelt down next to him and helped Yuan Xi shoulder his shoulder, and said softly: "Yes, Sister Wu Zhao has been sorting out the classics sent by the nobles today. She has been forgetting to sleep and eat. She didn't even eat much of the food brought over at noon."
Cao Jie gently tapped Yuan Xi's legs under the couch and said, "I have tried to persuade her several times, but Sister Wu Zhao seems a little anxious and won't listen."
Yuan Xi sighed: "She is still a little tired from doing these things alone. Please help her when you have time."
The two sisters quickly agreed.
Yuan Xi felt the two sisters' bodies caressing against him, and he suddenly couldn't control himself under his robe. He was afraid of making a fool of himself in front of him, so he quickly said: "I want to think of something, you go to the kitchen and let the maid cook.
"
After hearing this, the two sisters stood up and said, "Here." Then they walked out backwards.
Yuan Xi added: "You don't have to be so formal. Just treat it as if it's at home."
The two sisters' eyes turned red, and they lowered their heads and said, "Thank you, sir."
When Huan saw that Cao Hua was already asleep in her arms, she gently placed him on the couch, covered him with the quilt, then pulled up her clothes and looked out the window.
The yard outside the window is not big, with only a few small trees, a few flowers and plants, and only a few servants coming and going. It seems quite quiet, even a little deserted.
But Huan really liked it.
How long has it been since you enjoyed this quiet and peaceful life?
After her husband was killed, she was kidnapped and became the concubine of her husband's enemy.
She moved into a large house, and it was very lively with people coming and going. There were often counselors and generals coming in and out, and it was bustling with people. It seemed that there were always dozens or hundreds of people.
In the back house, she endured the looks of Cao Cao's other wives and maids, with pity, curiosity, disdain, ridicule, and envy.
Then she stayed alone in a small room, never wanting to come out. Occasionally late at night, she had to serve her current husband and was forced to make various gestures against her will.
For the sake of her three daughters, she could only endure it.
Once someone cares about someone, it is much more difficult to die. Gradually, she got used to this kind of life and began to become numb. No matter how others treated her, she could not feel the warmth. She only thought about raising her three children.
.
So when Yuan Xi appeared, she realized that this might be the best opportunity for mother and daughter.
Facts have proved that Yuan Xi is not a hard-hearted person, and he used some tricks to place the mother and daughter into his house.
Huanshi thought that she could give her deceased husband an explanation, but there was still one thing that she was worried about.
Now that Yuan Xi is not married yet and is in the prime of life, he only has Cai Zhaoji as his concubine. It stands to reason that if Cao Xian and Cao Jie serve him, it should be enough within a day or two.
In this way, Cao Xian and Caojie had someone to rely on for the rest of his life, which was better than being a hostage.
But there is no news so far, which makes Huan a little puzzled.
She found that she couldn't see through Yuan Xi. Even Cai Yong's daughter Cai Zhaoji hid her identity and was willing to stay by his side. How could she be a simple person?
Moreover, Huan discovered several times that when her mother and daughter appeared together, Yuan Xi spent more time on her than the two sisters!
This made Huan a little surprised and a little scared, but she didn't know why, but at the same time she felt a kind of guilty pleasure.
In addition, there are rumors that Yuan Xi likes widows, which makes Huan believe it. Isn't Cai Zhaoji a widow?
But if he really wants to covet him, that's all. What about his daughter?
What Huan was worried about did not happen in the end.
Yuan Xi admitted that he had not had some dirty thoughts, but he still tolerated it when he thought of the words "Don't do to others what you don't want others to do to you."
In the future, if I have a daughter with Zhen Mi and Cai Zhaoji, and unfortunately dies, I don’t want this kind of thing to happen to them, right?
Thinking of this, he actually admired Cao Cao. After all, just being able to say that he would remarry his concubine after death was extraordinary.
So the day of Yuan Xi's mission to Xuzhou was getting closer day by day.
Wu Zhao stretched out the needle in his hand and picked the lantern of the oil lamp. The wick made a crackling sound and suddenly became a little brighter, then returned to normal.
She lowered her head to sew Yuan Xi's clothes and said softly: "You really don't want me to go with you this time?"
Yuan Xi said: "Please take care of yourself and take good care of your health. I've been taking you everywhere for the past six months and it's my fault for making you too tired."
Wu Zhao smiled and said: "I just feel the cold occasionally, why are you making such a fuss?"
Yuan Xi sighed: "I'm most afraid that a minor illness will turn into a serious one. Remember to drink more hot water and don't be too tired."
It's no wonder that he took things seriously. In this era, illnesses can be serious or minor, and they are often minor illnesses that end up killing people.
Wu Zhao felt sweet in his heart, "Since I listened to your words and started drinking hot water every day, I have indeed had fewer minor problems. It seems that what you said about there being invisible bugs in the water really makes sense."
"But since you came back, you haven't visited the Zhen family girls, and you're not afraid of being angry?"
Yuan Xi thought for a while and said: "It's hard to publicize my relationship with the Zhen family now. My third brother is still staring at me. The time is not yet ripe."
"But it's coming soon, at most one year, and the time will be ripe."
"This time I will take Zhao Yun to Xuzhou and leave Tai Shici to guard the mansion. If anything happens to the Zhen family here, he can also do something to deal with it."
Wu Zhao nodded and finally sewed the clothes in his hands, "I am too cold to be close to others, so I won't be able to serve you tonight."
Yuan Xi said softly: "It's okay. Taking good care of your body is better than anything else."
The two talked again, and Wu Zhao folded his clothes, got up and left, going to rest next door.
Yuan Xi saw some snowflakes falling outside the house again, and thought to himself that if this troubled world could end a few years earlier, he would be able to make up for the world.
He lowered the window, blew out the oil lamp, covered himself with a quilt and lay down on the couch.
The moonlight outside the window shines in through the window paper, casting a thin layer of silver light on the room.
Yuan Xi felt a little chilly in his body and thought it would be nice to have a fire bed.
He missed the warmth of his previous life very much.
There was a light knock on the door from behind, and someone tiptoed in. She almost walked to the bed, but found that Yuan Xi turned his head slightly, apparently hearing her coming in.
Her face was slightly red, but she still took off her skirt, leaving only her thin inner garment, and then got into Yuan Xi's bed without hesitation.
Feeling the woman pressing against his back, Yuan Xi sighed in his heart, one day he too would be attacked at night.
He said aloud: "Cao Xian?"
Cao Xian said softly: "Sister Wu Zhao asked me to come."
Feeling the pressure from behind, Yuan Xi swallowed and spit. Are all gentry women so well developed?
He sighed: "You are still young."
Cao Xian couldn't help but chuckle: "At this age, my mother has already given birth to our sisters."
Yuan Xi was speechless.
Seeing that Yuan Xi was silent, Cao Xian asked uneasily: "Does the young master only like people older than himself?"
Yuan Xi quickly said: "It's nothing."
Cao Xian boldly stretched out his hand, and then his face became hot, "Young Master seems not to have lied."