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Volume 1 Chapter 36 Making friends with Du Lang

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    Cao Song usually seems very easy-going, like a good old man who has nothing to do with the world, but his ability to reach high-ranking officials like Da Sinong and Da Honglu is not something that a good man who has nothing to do with the world can do.

    After making the decision, Cao Song immediately ordered people to hand over the corresponding account books and documents to Ding, and also handed over the dismissal rights of all accountants to Ding.  Cao Song had only one word for the accountant who tried to delay the time and alter the accounts, and that was to beat him until he died!

    Just an hour after Cao Ang relayed the news to Ding, four accountants in the Cao Mansion died suddenly!  But correspondingly, all transaction data and original accounts were kept intact and handed over to Ding without any damage.

    Being able to be the matron of a family, and being able to manage this big family in a relatively peaceful and harmonious way, Ding is not as weak as she appears, she also has her own methods and her own confidants.

    One day later, when Cao De returned home, he suddenly found that he was alone. The details of the money he had embezzled and misappropriated during this period were sorted out in detail by Ding, and the secret was handed over to Cao Song.  After reading these account books, Cao Song was noncommittal, but it is said that Cao De knelt in the ancestral hall that night until he fainted and was dragged into the inner room.

    The news of Cao De's loss of power soon reached the ears of Du Yuan in Heifeng Village, which made him extremely depressed.  Du Yuan originally valued Cao Anmin, not only hoping to exchange Du Gao back with him, but also hoping to extort an additional sum of money from Cao De through Cao Anmin. Now it seems that his dream is shattered.

    However, a few days later, Du Yuan finally got good news. The Cao family agreed to exchange Du Gao for Cao Anmin!

    After getting the news, he immediately ordered his brother Du Lang to take care of him.  Du Lang immediately prepared several important gifts and went to visit Cao Mansion in person.  However, he did not see Cao Song, but Cao Ang.

    When ten-year-old Cao Ang strode into the hall, Du Lang quickly stood up from the couch and asked with a smile: "Is this the young hero of the Cao family who retreated from the enemy alone? I, Du Lang, are destined to meet you.  See, you are truly lucky!"

    Du Lang¡¯s attitude was very low. In fact, after learning that his eldest brother Du Yuan was obsessed with sneaking into the Cao Mansion, Du Lang cursed Du Yuan for a whole night!

    Du Lang thought to himself: Did he stay on the mountain for a long time and his head was accidentally kicked by a donkey?  !  Who are the Cao family? They are the most powerful people in Qiao County. The power possessed by such a big family cannot be shaken by a small bandit!  In the past, Heifeng Village was able to prosper because Heifeng Village was very measured in what it did. It knew what kind of people could rob and what kind of people could not touch even a hair!  Now the eldest brother is overestimating his ability to challenge the Cao family. It's like a mosquito biting someone. It's fine if they ignore you. As long as they notice you, they can kill you completely with a slap!

    That night, Du Lang wanted to find someone from the officialdom to make peace with the Cao Mansion, but everyone stayed away from Du Lang after hearing about it, and no one dared to agree to it!  Even the county magistrate Liu Quan, who was always greedy for money and lustful, returned Du Lang's gift list intact!  From then on, Du Lang knew the strength of Cao Mansion more clearly, so he set his position very, very low when he came this time!

    Cao Ang smiled slightly and waved his hand at him: "You don't need to be polite, Mr. Du Lang, please take a seat! Your fame is just a result of bragging by your subordinates. Speaking of which, you, Black Wind Village, are so domineering that you actually picked our Cao Mansion to sneak attack while we were hunting.  Our Cao Family Manor really has ideas, ambitions, and pursuits!"

    Du Lang broke into a cold sweat when he heard this. He smiled bitterly and said: "Master Cao, why do you have to make fun of me? When I heard that my brother dared to attack the Cao family, I wanted to cut off my ties with him! How powerful your Cao family is  , just stretch out your little finger and you can kill us effortlessly! My brother is really stupid"

    "But you still attacked our Cao family!" Cao Ang said with a sneer: "No matter what you say, it can't change this fact. You actually dared to attack our Cao family and even killed about forty of our guards!  "

    Having said this, Cao Ang suddenly took pictures of several cases, which made Du Lang tremble all over.  Du Lang suddenly fell in front of Cao Ang, hugged his legs, and said almost crying: "Master, calm down, sir! My brother ate lard and burned his heart. I am here to apologize to you! Here are a few things  It¡¯s not a decent local product, but I hope you¡¯ll accept it, sir!¡±

    As he spoke, Du Lang presented the gift slip in his arms with both hands.  Cao Ang didn't care at first, but when he opened it and took a look, he was slightly surprised.  The first line of the gift list says one thousand guan, and the items written below are not cheap. When combined, this gift list is worth more than 3,000 guan!

    While Du Lang looked at Cao Ang's face, he said humbly: "This is my intention, just to make up for the loss of your house and to make up for our long-term friendly relationship. In factI know very well in my heart that without your long-term care for us, my brother would have become a cup of loess on Black Wind Mountain!  From now on, whenever your government has any mission for us, we will do our best without hesitation!  "

    This was like a human saying, Cao Ang nodded slightly, and Du Lang felt happy.  He vaguely understood the conflict between Cao Ang, Cao De, and Cao Anmin, so he said with a flattering smile: "As for the previous misunderstanding, it was entirely caused by Cao De's instigation. In fact, my brother has always respected the elders of your house. But that Cao  De promised huge profits to seduce my brother, otherwise how could such a scandal happen?!"

    Cao Ang shook his head and said in a low voice: "Du Langjun, what you said is wrong! My uncle has been staying at home to study, respecting the old, loving the young, and being rich in knowledge. How could he do such an instigating thing?  !¡±

    Du Lang slapped himself hard and said with a flattering smile: "It's my fault. I'm just talking nonsense without understanding the situation! Mr. Mingshan of your house has a great reputation. He is a well-known scholar in Qiao County. How could he do such a thing?  I'm just talking nonsense! In fact, there are some treacherous villains who instigated this matter in my elder brother's ears, but Skynet is very careful and careful. Those treacherous villains have died under the knife of Mr. Zixiao a few days ago. It is really a cycle of nature and retribution.  !¡±

    Cao Ang nodded lightly and said softly: "You know what's going on. Since such a treacherous villain is dead, we, the Cao family, have a lot of people and will not pursue him again. However, my brother Anmin went to the village as a guest not long ago.  Shouldn't he be back? Oh, by the way, the third head of your family was a guest at my house not long ago, lingered over and spent a lot of time with us, shouldn't it be time for you to send someone to take him back?"

    Du Lang nodded repeatedly: "Young master is right! In fact, Mr. Anmin has been tired of seeing the scenery of our Black Wind Mountain in the past few days, and is about to return to your mansion. Let's take the carriage that we sent Mr. Anmin to and take Du Gao back.  , what do you think?"

    Cao Ang nodded: "It's exactly what I want!"

    As a family, what matters is credibility. Since you agreed to Durang's request for a hostage exchange, you will definitely honor your promise.  Otherwise, if word spreads, I don¡¯t know how many people will laugh at the Cao family!

    With the official matter resolved and the relationship with the Cao Mansion eased, Du Lang relieved the heavy burden on his heart and his expression became a little relaxed.

    Cao Ang also invited him back to his seat and had him serve wine and food to entertain Du Lang.  If a family, especially an emerging powerful family, wants to become a long-lasting family, it must make friends with all three religions to stay well-informed.  In Cao Ang's view, Du Lang is a very good person, he knows how to advance and retreat, is good at balancing, and is worth making friends with.

    Cao Ang was able to put aside his stature and make friends with Du Lang; as a veteran of the world, how could Du Lang not be interested?  He quickly pretended to be grateful and accepted the olive branch offered by Cao Ang.

    However, as soon as the two parties got along, Du Lang found that the young master Cao in front of him was not as arrogant as the young masters from aristocratic families he had met before. On the contrary, the other party asked him for advice humbly and placed himself on a relatively equal footing.  The location made Durang feel very comfortable.

    Du Lang understood that at first, Cao Ang's posture represented the face of the Cao family and was more to express the anger of the Cao family; but now Cao Ang's relatively equal friendship shows Cao Ang's own qualities and his personal temperament.  .

    Although Cao Ang was still young and could not drink alcohol, he drank water instead of wine and kept persuading him.  Du Lang felt that he could be treated seriously by the direct descendants of the Cao family, and it was very honorable. He drank a lot of wine soon, and began to show off his well-informed information.

    I heard Du Lang say with a smile: "Master, have you ever heard of Vincent? He is that private salt dealer!"

    Seeing Cao Ang nodding, Du Lang said with a smile: "Not long ago, Vincent was assassinated in an alley. The murderer was identified as a dwarf. He also had an accomplice, a little girl in purple clothes. But Qiao County turned upside down  After repeated searches, the murderer was not caught!

    I thought this headless case was about to sink, but I didn¡¯t expect that the county magistrate¡¯s plan to shock the mountain and scare the tiger was effective. The thieves were frightened by the repeated manhunts and actually wanted to sneak out of the city at night!  It was really lively now. There was a fight in Qiao County for most of the night, the county government office was set on fire, and several strong archers died on the other side of the city wall.  Qiao County is still under martial law, and the search for the accomplices who were shot is everywhere.  When I left the city today, the Qiao County officials were still searching nervously!  "

    Cao Ang frowned slightly, thinking of Lingshan who he rescued from the woods. She had an arrow wound on her shoulder. Was she the target of Qiao County's search?

    At this moment, Du Lang smiled mysteriously: "Actually, it doesn't matter who killed Vincent. The key is that Vincent raised a large sum of money before his death and prepared an unprecedented batch of goods! Now there is no trace of everything.  Everyone in Qiao County is anxious! Recently, the price of private salt has increased by 20%.It¡¯s really a great money scene!  I wonder if the young master is interested in starting a small business, a business that can make a steady profit without much capital"

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