On that day, Cao Zhi and others sneaked into Danyang. They entered Danyang City with the front foot, and Deng Ai also arrived with the rear foot. Chen Wen was mainly afraid that Cao Zhi would make a mistake, so he sent him.
That night, Deng Ai listened to Zhou Cang's report and felt that Cao Zhi's actions were bold but not close, so he secretly asked Zhou Cang to make arrangements.
At first, Cao Zhi thought that the arrangements for the woods and official roads were made by Zhou Cang. When he woke up the next day, he realized that those thoughtful arrangements were made by Deng Ai, and he immediately respected him.
After two days of contact, Cao Zhi felt that Deng Ai and Zhou Cang were friends he could make, and he went through a life-or-death trip to Danyang with them, which further deepened the relationship between the three.
Just as Cao Zhi and Deng Ai were chatting happily, there was a commotion at the door.
Cao Zhi looked up and saw that it was Chen Wen who came to the entrance of the hall in person to greet a tall, thin man wearing a navy blue robe and green shoes with a rather stern face.
Cao Zhizheng wondered why he needed someone, so he allowed Chen Wen to treat him with such courtesy.
At this time, Deng Ai next to him spoke, "This man's name is Lu Kang, and he is currently the prefect of Lujiang."
"Oh! I just heard from the housekeeper that he didn't invite any eunuch, why..." Cao Zhi said in conversation.
"This man is different. He is the closest governor to the lord in Yangzhou. This Lu Kang is from the Lu family of Wu County. The Lu family of Wu County is a wealthy family in Jiangdong and is very famous. His grandfather and father are both famous people.
The first two emperors also served as high-ranking officials and were members of the authentic gentry. Lu Kang himself was a child prodigy since he was a child. Even though he was only in his forties, he had previously served as prefect in Wuling, Guiyang, and Le'an, with outstanding political achievements.
Chen Shijun has been a close friend of his for a long time, and he was just transferred here not long ago to serve as the governor of Lujiang."
When Deng Ai introduced Lu Kang, Lu Kang, accompanied by Chen Wen, also went to the old man to celebrate his birthday and presented a gift. When he walked past Deng Ai and Cao Zhi, he nodded to Deng Ai and then said something to Cao Zhi on his face.
Stayed for a while.
When Cao Zhi saw him, he immediately felt a burning sensation on his face. He tried his best to look back at Lu Kang with a calm look. Fortunately, Lu Kang only stayed for a while and immediately went elsewhere.
Cao Zhi moved his body to adjust to the discomfort caused by Lu Kang's gaze just now, and he also realized in his heart that this child prodigy Lu Kang was not a simple person.
After a while, the birthday banquet started. Chen Wen sat in the middle of the hall. The old man had been helped back to the back hall to rest. It was really hard for such an old man to sit there for a long time. In ancient times,
It is not easy for someone to live to the age of Chen Wen's father.
The table in front of Chen Wen was filled with fine wine and delicacies. The guests and hosts were seated on both sides of the hall. A slightly smaller table was placed in front of each person, with the food listed on it.
This was probably the first formal social event that Cao Zhi participated in when he came to ancient times. Even in the palace, he had never participated in any dinner events before, and there were no rules for eating. Especially when he was at home or with Xia Houyuan and the others, what did he want to do?
Sit however you like and eat however you want.
Today was different. Cao Zhiduan was kneeling on a soft mat, chewing the big fish and meat in front of him carefully. In fact, he was not used to this kind of situation. The two legs he was kneeling under his buttocks were almost numb.
The atmosphere of the banquet was reaching its climax. Chen Wen repeatedly encouraged everyone to drink. Everyone relaxed from their initial restraint and began to drink happily.
The people invited to the banquet today were indeed as the butler said. Most of them were Chen Wen's close relatives or capable subordinates. We all usually got to know each other well. As the atmosphere relaxed, everyone talked more.
Cao Zhi also wanted to straighten his legs and eat comfortably. Looking at Lu Kang opposite him, he was not only sitting upright, but he didn't think he had moved a bit for so long. Although there were some large pieces of meat that required the use of a knife.
Cutting and eating, even such a vulgar action, still looks so elegant to Lu Kang. Every action is so reasonable and reasonable, and you will not be able to tell that the action is inappropriate or inappropriate.
of.
If Xu Chu were here, he would have grabbed that hoof and chopped it into large pieces.
Or put it another way, it takes three generations of transformation for a wealthy family to cultivate a noble. There is a role model on the opposite side, and Cao Zhi cannot lose the name of the Cao family. The Cao family is also a wealthy family in the country of Pei, and Cao Zhi will eat this meal.
He was so "calm and unrestrained" and never showed any signs of panic, as if the sky would fall and it would not change his "calmness". However, only he knew the real torture, and it was simply indescribable.
After three rounds of wine and five dishes, Chen Ling came out from the back of the hall. Guided by two waiters, she walked slowly in front of Chen Wen and bowed to Chen Wen.
Chen Wen laughed and said: "The people sitting here today are all my closest friends, relatives and friends. I call my son to come out and hold the cup with you. You must have a good time."
This is probably an ancient tradition. Although unmarried women do not sit at the same table with men, their parents will still invite the apple of their eyes to meet the guests and toast to them at certain social occasions. This is a manifestation of the host's courtesy and also an unmarried woman's.
An important social contact.
Chen Ling first offered a toast to Lu Kang. In ancient times, women did not toast to drink from a bottle with you, but to fill up the bottle for you. When she paid homage to Lu Kang, Lu Kang bowed slightly to show her gratitude, but her face remained the same.
It's so cold, this guy doesn't seem to know how to smile.
General Manager Chen Ling turned to Cao Zhi. When Chen Ling saw it was Cao Zhi, she frowned, but immediately put on a strong expression. She walked to Cao Zhi's case calmly and sat down on her knees, but she was still frightened.
Not daring to look at Cao Zhi, he lowered his head and took the wine bottle, slowly filling Cao Zhi's wine bottle.
Cao Zhike took the opportunity to adjust his numb thigh, because Chen Ling was standing in front of him, so others probably couldn't see his movements.
Cao Zhi quickly pushed the floor under the desks with his hands, and his whole body was slightly pushed into the ground. Then he quickly slid his two thighs out from one side, and finally sat down on the soft mat, letting out a long sigh of relief.
Chen Ling, who was pouring wine, accidentally saw Cao Zhi's strange behavior when her eyes were wandering. Because she was on the ground of Cao Zhi, she could see Cao Zhi's entire adjustment movements most clearly. She had never seen anything like this before.
People who don't follow the rules are as fast and agile as monkeys. Chen Ling was stunned by Cao Zhi's sudden and strange behavior.
Cao Zhi's unconscious butt finally touched the ground, and it felt so comfortable! He let out a "Oh!", and found Chen Ling looking at him. She smiled sheepishly and twitched her naughty eyebrows.
Chen Ling couldn't help but want to laugh when she saw his weird look.
"Ah..." Because Chen Ling was in a daze, she forgot to stop pouring wine into Cao Zhi's wine bottle. At this time, it was overfilled and overflowed. When Chen Ling found out, the wine bottle had already slipped out.
A puddle of wine made Chen Ling panic for a while.
Cao Zhi quickly took the wine bottle, wiped it on the table with his sleeve, and drank up the wine juice with his sleeve. Before Chen Ling could cry out, he said, "Thank you, Miss Third!"
Lift your other hand, as if holding a bottle with both hands, and drink the wine in one gulp while covering your face. In this way, the wet sleeve will be blocked by the other sleeve, and others will not notice it.
It was an embarrassing scene just now.
Chen Ling blushed with embarrassment, gave Cao Zhi a grateful look, and then went to pour wine for other guests.