It had been snowing heavily for several days and finally stopped.
Even so, except for those who work and do business on the street, who will go out in this cold winter, most other people will stay at home and tighten their belts.
People who are not willing to spend money to set up a fire bed will pick up a bundle of firewood and go to a neighbor's house in the village who has a fire bed to warm themselves up.
The east family will give you a handful of firewood, and the west family will give you a few pieces of charcoal, which is enough to burn the kang for a day.
Therefore, the host’s family did not drive anyone away, but of course the warmest and hottest place belonged to the host’s family!
On Changjiao Street in Yunnan, the most popular one is Geng’s family.
Aunt Geng’s life was prosperous and she was much more generous.
Neighbors often came to her house to stay warm on the heated kang, but she never said a word and instead provided them with hot water.
Even Mrs. Wang, who has a heated kang set up at home to grow green shed vegetables, brought her daughter-in-law and grandson to the Geng family to enjoy the heated kang.
This kind of behavior will naturally not stand up to the attention of the neighbors.
But Mrs. Wang simply turned a deaf ear, and Aunt Geng looked at the poor family and did not refuse them.
“You have a bodhisattva heart.” Mrs. Huang sighed.
Aunt Geng fluttered her fingers, preparing Shiro to knit a sweater.
Kyoto is not as cold as Yunzhou, and no one knows how to make a hot bed, so Geng Silang can only survive the winter with clothes.
So sweaters, gloves, and socks are extremely popular in Kyoto.
But Geng Silang was used to living a frugal life, and the sweater he was wearing was given by Baichuan Academy.
Whose son feels sorry for him.
After Aunt Geng learned about this, she decided to knit a few more sweaters for her son while the cannery was not busy and asked someone to send them to him!
"They are used to suffering, and they can't turn around for a while. The good times will last for a long time, and they will not be like this now."
Aunt Geng frowned, It's like facing a difficult choice.
The old man Geng on the side took the sweater needle: "You missed a stitch again, let me do it. It's not easy for my son to go out to meet his classmates wearing a sweater with holes in it."
As soon as the sweater needle arrived. In Old Man Geng's hands, he was like a good child, hitting wherever he pointed.
Aunt Geng had her hands free, and then she concentrated on chatting with the neighbors: "My family's life was not easy in the past. Although it is a village outside Kyoto, the nobles in Kyoto are also very secretive. The highest The land rent has increased to 40%! You still have to pay extra taxes!”
“Oh my God! "Master, isn't that higher than what we are now?"
Aunt Geng agreed: "As the "Yunzhou Weekly" said, our life in Yunzhou is the best, you Just ask those businessmen, you can’t find a place that only charges 10% of the rent in the whole Zhou Dynasty!”
"It's true! We have a lot more refugees in Yunzhou recently!"
"It's really strange. We Yunzhou people have always been the only refugees, but there are actually refugees coming to us. "
Old Mrs. Huang sighed and put the kneaded wool thread into the small bamboo basket: "I went to ask him. They were originally from Hezhong County. There was a severe drought in the two counties of Hezhong and Henan, and the refugees launched an uprising and were suppressed by the court. However, the government did not recognize the land that originally belonged to his family."
" Hush, don't talk about this! Let's just talk about Yunzhou and don't bring trouble to the general!" Aunt Geng changed the subject keenly.
Old Mrs. Huang reacted and hurriedly clapped her mouth twice with her hand: "I'm an old fool, jumping out of everything. I heard that the court sent us Yunzhou to monitor the army, and the news came back It’s been several months, why haven’t the supervisors arrived yet?”
Aunt Geng was also puzzled: "Who knows this? Could it be an accident on the road?"
Old Geng frowned. If an accident does happen, don't blame the general! The Holy One already has a problem with the general. If something happens to the general, wouldn't it add fuel to the fire of the relationship between the king and his ministers?
At this time, Wang Buxi and others came out of the governor's office and were also talking about supervising the army.
"I was in the house just now, so I didn't have the nerve to ask, for fear of affecting your mood, where are the supervisors now?" Yan Tongchu put on his cashmere gloves and felt much warmer instantly.
Wang Buxi draped his cloak around his shoulders and looked cold. He was completely different from the one he had just spoken with so many witty words: "It seems that this supervisor is a careless person. I think he wants to visit us privately incognito and secretly investigate the situation in Yunzhou. "
Qin Bohuai curled his lips in disgust: "What cats and dogs want to run over to us? Come and show off your power! Do you really think that we have been a vegetarian for more than ten years at the border?"
The deputy general: "If he wants to see it, just let him see it. You want to control our Yunzhou and get on top of the general, ha!"
The last word "ha" is filled with murderous intent.
Master Niu, the general of the country who was suspected of having evil intentions, was taking his wife to a small restaurant in Huaishuo Town, sweating profusely after eating!
"Madam, please try their braised mutton. It's so delicious that it makes my tongue fall off!"
Master Niu ate hard, and from time to time he would pick up a piece of mutton for his wife.
There is also a small charcoal stove on the table, and on the stove is a large clay pot with a wide mouth and a shallow bottom.
The clay pot is bubbling, the tofu and meat slices are tumbling inside, and the aroma of food permeates the entire restaurant.
Most of the diners in the store are Hu merchants, who are familiar with ordering dishes.
Some Hu merchants took off their outer robes and greeted the store owners as soon as they came in. They were obviously regular customers.
Mrs. Niu was also eating meat in big gulps, and did not notice the new students at all.
"Dad? Mom? Why are you here?!" Niu Jinyi and his classmates planned to take advantage of the winter break to visit the students' homes.
No, we just arrived in Huaishuo Town!
They went directly to the home of Xia Lezhi, who ranked first in elementary school.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he came in, Niu Jinyi saw two familiar figures. They were eating deliciously without even raising their heads.
Mrs. Niu turned around happily and saw that it was her eldest son. She immediately waved to him: "Son, come on, this mutton is really delicious!"
Niu Jin Yi and his classmates came over and put the two tables together, and then they could barely sit down.
"Father, mother, why did you come to Yunzhou?" Niu Jinyi's heart was high. Could it be that someone had committed a crime at home and escaped?
Mrs. Niu asked the store to serve a few more dishes, and then answered Niu Jinyi's question: "Your father is on a business trip."
"Ah?!"
Mrs. Niu: "Didn't you receive the notice from the court? Yunzhou is coming to supervise the army."
Niu Jinyi: "I received it, but it has something to do with us What's the relationship? No matter if this supervisor is a dragon or a snake, When we reach the border of Yunzhou, we all have to stay calm!"
Mrs. Niu's expression was a little strange: "You haven't asked who the supervisor is?"
"It's just cannon fodder, nothing. Fear of ears! ”
Mr. Niu has a head full of black lines. Although he knew that his existence was unpopular, he didn't expect that he was neither popular nor insignificant. He was completely ignored!
This also includes his great son! (End of this chapter)