I am imprisoned in Kaifeng Mansion

"Mind your own business!" Mo Zhuiyu retorted angrily, and it took a lot of patience to hold back from doing anything to Cui Tao.

Cui Tao raised the corner of her mouth, "It's each other."

The bitch is mocking him for meddling?

Mo Zhuiyu stared at Cui Tao coldly, resisting the impulse several times.

Mo Zhuiyu finally let out a light snort, and strode away in the howling north wind.

Cui Tao pursed her lips, "I'm still afraid of the cold, otherwise why are you walking so fast?"

Mo Zhuiyu in the distance froze, then his pace slowed down, and then he seemed to realize that he shouldn't be at the mercy of her words, and sped up his pace again.

Cui Tao turned around and looked at the Mo brothers' house, which was similar in size and layout to her house.

It was no secret that she lived in Plum Blossom Lane, but when the Mo family brothers settled down in Plum Blossom Lane, it happened to be during the period of her suspended animation.Logically speaking, at that time, the Mo family brothers should not have known that she was suspended animation. Did they put their family here against her, or did they have other purposes?Or just pure coincidence?

Cui Tao had vaguely heard movement in the courtyard just now, and guessed that someone inside was probably observing him.She didn't want to leave, she walked around the perimeter of the house with her hands behind her back, and even jumped around the wall twice, peeping inside.This action actually made the person in the house hold his breath, as if he didn't want her to find out his existence.Cui Tao spent so much time humming a little tune before leaving.

In the courtyard, Mo Zhuifeng brushed the dust off his robe, frowned sullenly, and hurried back to the room with his hands behind his back.

……

As soon as Cui Tao arrived in Kaifeng Mansion, she was surrounded by everyone, and the servants all greeted her with a smile.

Zhang Wenpo had heard that Cui Tao was safe and sound, but she had never seen anyone with Cui Tao.She rushed over in a hurry, grabbed Cui Tao and looked it over to make sure, happily holding Cui Tao's arm and sighed that it was good that she was fine.

"It's good to be back, it's good to be back, it's good to be here! You've been exhausted for the past few months without you!"

"You expected me to come back to share your work?" Cui Tao asked with a smile.

"Not all of them. I'm still looking forward to Mrs. Cui's good craftsmanship. Mrs. Cui has been away for the past few months, and our stomachs are empty."

"There are so many delicious foods in Bianjing, you don't buy them, you only greedy for my little things, don't you just want me to give them away for nothing?"

On the contrary, Cui Tao's words provoked booing from the yamen servants, and that's the reason why they all responded cheekily.

"It's fine if you give it for free. Madam Cui's craftsmanship is superb, and the best is the best!"

But everyone was joking, just chatting a few words, and when it was time to be on duty, they immediately dispersed, and each was busy with his own serious business.

Cui Tao came to Han Zong to report for reinstatement.

When Han Zong saw Cui Tao again, it was like a dream, and he couldn't restrain his excitement.

When he learned that Cui Tao had concealed him for so long, Han Zong felt angry and resentful, but then he thought that as long as she was fine, he would only be tortured for a few months, so it was not worth worrying about.But this was the second time he thought he had lost her completely, and he didn't want to feel it for the third time.So when Cui Tao asked him to cooperate in the interrogation of Chunli, Han Zong tried his best to make Chunli confess honestly.

"Unexpectedly, the case of Tianji Pavilion is so complicated, and there will be troubles in the follow-up. Then, can you catch the brothers of the Mo family?"

Cui Tao shook her head, "It's not the time yet, the scope of this case is beyond imagination."

To keep warm in winter, charcoal pots are placed in the house, just for tea.

Han Zong invites Cui Tao to taste the dragon and phoenix tea he just brewed.

Among the tribute teas, Longfeng Tuancha is the most important, Cui Tao sees that this tea has silver water buds, it must be a high-quality dragon and phoenix tea, expensive and rare.Even if the Remonstrance Mansion was rewarded, at most it was only a few taels, let alone a few taels allocated to Han Zong.

"Although I am particular about food, I don't know much about tea. After all, good tea should be drunk by someone who can taste it." After Cui Tao politely refused, she said goodbye to Han Zong.

Han Zong smiled sadly, of course he understood what Cui Tao's voice-over was.He hurriedly got up to send them off, and told Cui Tao to be careful, and if he could help with anything, he must come to him.

"It's not a favor, it's my duty as a judge in the Kaifeng Mansion."

Cui Tao agreed.

After walking not far, he heard Zhuzhao running up to Han Zong and muttering a few words in a low voice, Cui Tao vaguely heard that Zhao Zongqing was mentioned.

Cui Tao asked Li Yuan to inquire about Han Zong's situation in the past few months. During her suspended animation, Han Zong often got hangovers outside, and the most frequented place was Guangxian Building.

"If Mrs. Cui is worried about Judge Han, would you like me to send a few people to watch him?" Li Yuan asked tentatively.

"No need." Li Yuan's subordinates, Cui Tao, knew it all too well. It was okay to follow ordinary people, but if they followed Han Zong, they would definitely be discovered soon, and the result would be bad, so it was better not to follow.

Cui Tao asked Li Yuan to change into better clothes, pretend to be the shopkeeper of the coffin shop, and follow her to the kiln where the mummy was buried.

The kiln owner of the mummy case is called Jin Xiang, and he has been in this business for nearly five years.Hearing that there were guests, he immediately came to receive Li Yuan and Cui Tao warmly. After briefly introducing the situation of the kiln to them, he invited them to visit them at will.

After walking around the kiln with Cui Tao, Li Yuan said to Cui Tao, "I think Sun Zhixiao's cousin happened to work here. Except for the case of mummies, this kiln seems to be no different from other kilns."

Cui Tao nodded, she didn't see anything special so far.

Jin Xiang walked over with a smile.

"What do you guys think? Please rest assured, the bricks fired by our kiln are absolutely strong, and we guarantee that we will not cut corners. It will be no problem to build a house with these bricks for a hundred years."

"It doesn't look bad, and the most important thing is that it's cheap. Anyway, we're doing dead business, so there's no need to be taboo."

Li Yuan's words attracted Jin Xiang's embarrassing agreement. The murder case in this kiln factory hurt him the most, even after so long, he still couldn't help hearing it.

Li Yuan turned his eyes and saw two workers carrying freshly dried bricks with a wooden cart, and sighed in surprise.

"Hey, is this adobe unfinished? Why are there round holes on several sides?"

Cui Tao glanced at the bricks on the car, and it was true as Li Yao said, some of the bricks had a round hole the size of a thumb on the side.

Jin Xiang hurriedly stopped the workers and picked up a seemingly intact brick from the car. He turned the brick around, and the side that was not exposed before was revealed, with round holes.Now everyone knows that these bricks have round holes on one side.

Jin Xiang introduced with a smile: "This is called a hollow brick. Don't look at the small hole. There is a hollow that is the size of a fist. It is a new shape that I have recently researched. Don't look at this brick. Compared with ordinary bricks, it is the hollow. , but she can keep warm and soundproof more easily, and at the same time use less material and lighter, and it is easy to transport.”

"It's just hollow, so it can play such a big role?" Li Yuan looked curious, a little unbelieving.

Cui Tao said: "It's the same as fluffy fur is more warm."

"I see," Li Yuan suddenly nodded, and couldn't help admiring Jin Xiang's idea, "Don't look at the simplicity, most people really can't figure it out."

"Oh, I have no choice. I have no business for several months. I want to sell the kiln but no one buys it. I can only think about it at home when I have nothing to do. Now I hope that this idea will bring me more Some business." Jin Xiang smiled and said to Li Yuan and Cui Tao, "In short, no matter what kind of brick you two want to buy, I have it, and I guarantee it is the lowest price."

"Okay, then we'll let you know when we go back and discuss it."

After leaving the kiln, Li Yuan told Cui Tao that the kiln had left a group of skilled workers since the mummy case happened, and recruited a group of new ones at a low price in the past two months, and Sun Zhixiao's cousin was among them.

"I guess they just want to find an ordinary job to hide their identity as secret workers." Li Yuan speculated.

Cui Tao nodded absently, then looked up at the sky.

The sky was getting gloomy, and the dark clouds seemed to be pressing on the top of my head, but the temperature was warmer than yesterday, and there was no wind at all.

"The mountain is about to rain and the wind is all over the building, but the snow is different. It is more quiet and silent. It looks beautiful, but it is freezing to death."

Cui Tao faintly felt that the calmness of Bianjing was just like before the heavy snowfall.

Li Yuan echoed: "It's true."

When the two of them were approaching Bianjing, it really started snowing. At first the flakes were very small, but gradually it became heavy snow.

The two of them entered the city from Lijing Gate, and after a short walk on East Street, they smelled the fragrance of rice.The aroma comes from a porridge shop, which seems to be newly opened. The place is not big and there is no signboard, but there are many customers who come to drink porridge.

Seeing that the porridge that these guests drank was mixed with orange pulp, Cui Tao became happy.explain.

"Zhenjun porridge! It's very rare to drink it at this time, so let's have a bowl as well."

Anyway, there are so many things to worry about, it is better to eat first, Cui Tao immediately jumped off the horse.

Li Yuan also felt hungry when he heard the smell of rice.

It's really satisfying to have a bowl of steaming porridge when you come back from a trip this winter.The rice soup is blended with a light apricot aroma, as if eating the taste of spring.It's like in spring, basking in the afternoon sun, warm and comfortable lazily.

In the shop, there were quite a few customers who had a stomach ache due to the bumpy journey. They drank a bowl of Zhenjun porridge to appetize and promote body fluids, so as to relieve their fatigue and hunger.

"Porridge already has the benefits of smoothing stomach qi and producing body fluid. In winter, it is dry and cold. Many elderly people have bad lungs and are prone to coughing. Drinking this Zhenjun porridge has the effect of nourishing the lungs and relieving asthma."

Cui Tao was thinking about Mrs. Hu, and when she was about to finish eating, she ordered two more to take away.

When Li Yuan heard this, he also asked for two copies, and brought them home to his old mother, who also tended to cough in winter.

Madam Hu accepted the Zhenjun porridge from Cui Tao, but she didn't see her, so she was very worried.When Han Qi came back in the evening, he urged him to say that a good daughter-in-law should get married as soon as possible.

"My son thinks so." Han Qi smiled and agreed to Mrs. Hu, and took a sip of porridge, "Where can we get fresh apricots in this season?"

"It's made with dried apricots, but the ones from other homes don't taste as good as theirs. After thinking about it with Mrs. Fang, we probably used not only dried apricots, but also apricot jam.

So, this bowl of porridge needs some ingenuity to attract customers.Such a good lady, if you don't spend more time caring for her, be careful that she runs away! "

Lady Hu couldn't help urging Han Qi again.

Han Qi laughed, "You didn't like to talk about this before."

"I used to think that you are so outstanding, and the woman you marry is not much different, so I don't need to say more."

"What about now?"

"My son is even stronger now..." Mrs. Hu rolled her eyes, smiled at Han Qi, and told him that it was getting late, so she should go back early to rest.

Seeing that Mrs. Hu didn't want to say the whole thing, and didn't force it, Han Qi obediently left.

The cook Fang on the side couldn't hear half of the conversation. She and Mrs. Hu are good sisters, and they have always been close enough to talk about everything, so they asked out of curiosity.

"What's the matter now?"

"Now that he has climbed high, why don't you put more thought into it?"

"Outsiders say that the two are a perfect match, so it's hard to say which one is superior to the other, and it's just right." Cook Fang said disapprovingly.

"It looks like a match on the surface, but in fact it's childish and tall. That girl is so good, I think it's like a dream when I think of her." Mrs. Hu lowered her eyes, and then she smiled again, "After all, it is my son. You are lucky to marry her in."

"Yes, yes, my wife can wait for her grandson with peace of mind!" Cook Fang hurriedly agreed.

Madam Hu laughed again and again, "It's good that the children are safe and sound."

……

It snowed heavily overnight, and the next day, the thick snow crushed the branches, and the door almost couldn't be opened.

After the snow stopped, the temperature dropped sharply, and a strong wind blew up, cutting people's faces like ice knives.

The roofs of many people's houses in and outside Beijing were crushed by snow, and many people were even injured.In many villages and counties outside Beijing, there are many thatched houses, all of which have collapsed into disrepair. In Beijing, there are many shabby houses that are rented out. There will be more than a dozen outsiders living in one room, and there is no place to live in the house.Now if these people can't be resettled in time, there will definitely be many people living on the streets.The weather is cold now, and in a few days, I am afraid that people will freeze to death on the street.

These kinds of people's livelihood issues are all taken care of by the Kaifeng government. The Kaifeng government immediately sent people to investigate and register, appease the victims, and set up temporary tents inside and outside Beijing to accommodate the homeless people.However, it is indeed a bit difficult to arrange a place that can accommodate all the victims in a short period of time, and it is necessary to coordinate other government offices to help.

Zhao Zongqing came to Kaifeng Mansion with people from the Subdistrict Department in person, offered to provide manpower, and expressed his willingness to help Kaifeng Mansion repair houses for the people.

The job of the Street Department is to repair the city walls and streets. They keep stones, bricks and tiles there all the year round, and many people under their command know how to build walls and houses.With their help, it can be said to have relieved the urgent need and relieved a lot of burden for the Kaifeng government.

Cui Tao and Han Qi will inevitably be vigilant, worried that Zhao Zongqing's visit this time is not good.However, it was reasonable and reasonable for him to offer help. The disaster situation was a top priority, and Kaifeng government had no reason to refuse.Furthermore, if Zhao Zongqing really did something wrong, being caught by them would just be used as evidence, but it might not be a bad thing.

Of course, with Zhao Zongqing's level of caution, the matter must not be discovered so easily.

Cui Tao reported himself to be courageous, responsible for supervising the reconstruction after the disaster, and dealt with Zhao Zongqing face to face.

"Cui Qiniang is safe and sound. It is a blessing for the Song Dynasty. Many people in Bianjing are very happy to hear that you are still alive. They say that only you are here, so they believe that Bianjing is safe and peaceful." Zhao Zongqing smiled and greeted Cui Tao when he saw Cui Tao , the face is easy-going and amiable, but there are traps in the words.

What does it mean to believe that Bianjing is safe and peaceful only if she is there? Isn't this denying the credit of other guards in Bianjing in disguise?

"It's just to see me as a weak woman being bullied, very pitiful, and just a few words of comfort. How can I have any ability, the most useless person, I can't kill all the rats in the gutter, and let them have Opportunity swaggers before me."

Cui Tao also smiled amiably, and was very sweet.