Chang'an Ferry

Sure enough, when I woke up the next day, there was a vast expanse of whiteness everywhere, and the servants who went back and forth to sweep the snow were very busy. As the leader of the Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce, Jiang Mingfeng, the weather is so cold, the arrangements for those homeless people It became a top priority, so naturally I went out before dawn.

"My lord, I've asked. It's because a few houses in the south of the city have collapsed. They usually live in widows and widows. The president probably wants to put them in a good hall." Qing Shu came back with a snowstorm on his head. Ying handed over the bowl in his hand and asked him to drink.

Qing Shu waved his hand, "My lord, you know that I don't like the taste of this milk!"

"Oh! Then you have to drink hot water." Mu Yanying withdrew her hand and continued to drink in small sips.

Near noon, more news came back. Due to the sudden heavy snowfall, many places, especially the mountain roads, were blocked by heavy snow, and the waterways also temporarily stopped the operation of ships because of fear of freezing. Fortunately, Emperor Li Gu Zhiyoufang has granaries all over the country and rich gentry leaders from all over the country, and quickly resettled the affected people.

Originally, it was good to go shopping and buy new year's goods, but because of this matter, it was temporarily put on hold. Early in the morning, Mu Yuying greeted Mrs. Jiang, and went to play with Jiang Yunling for a while before packing up and going out. "Master, it's so cold. Why are we coming out?"

Mu Yanying was wrapped in a thick fox fur, and her small face was mostly covered by fluffy fur. "I feel better than a few days ago, and I have never seen a new year's market in Jiangnan."

"My lord, no matter what this year, I will still be affected." Qing Shu shivered with his hand warmer in his hand, and leaned against Mu Yingying tightly, while Chu Ping held his sword in the back and looked at the two of them shamelessly. He didn't understand the cold weather. Why did you come to suffer these crimes.

After walking for about ten minutes, it started to be noisy, and people came and went. Although the heavy snow delayed it for several days, it was already the fifteenth day of the twelfth lunar month, so everyone took advantage of the slightly better weather today to go out and buy things.

"My lord, I was wrong, it's quite lively!" Qing Shu was not as cold as before, so he stood up and looked around.

"Um"

In the past few days, all the people who come out are selling things and buying things. Those games will not come out until later in the year. Many things struggled to catch up with the pace of the two.

"My lord, do you still want to buy it?" Qing Shu was panting.

Mu Yanying shook her head, looking at the house not far away.

"Shantang"

"Shantang? How did we come here?" Qing Shu asked.

The shantang does not look very gorgeous, it is just a very ordinary big courtyard, there are several children building snowmen and playing snowballs at the door, two yamen servants are sitting inside and dozing off by the fire, and a few The old man added firewood from time to time.

Mu Yuying walked straight over, the child looked at Mu Yuying curiously, and after watching for a long time, he continued to play snowballs, an old man tugged at the sleeve of one of the yamen servants, the yamen servant muttered a few words and opened his eyes, just in time Seeing Mu Yanying standing in front of him, "Young master, what's the matter with you?"

Another dazed yamen servant closed his eyes and said, "Why, is there another person here? Old Wang, please arrange to stay here."

"I can't stay, I just bought some things to see the people who live here!" Mu Yanying said, and Qing Shu quickly put a large bag of things in his hand on the table.

"Thank you, young man. I don't know your name, come here to register." The yamen servant called Lao Wang motioned for Mu Yuying to go over. Mu Yuying went over curiously, and there was a book on the table that was full of dense records. Asking who came and when to give something, "My lord, we have to register here, and we will copy it down and post it outside for publicity next year."

"Yeah." Mu Yanying signaled Qingshu to write, and then walked inside by herself. Old Wang also led the way very enthusiastically, "We have big rooms and small rooms here. The big room is for those families to live in, and the small room The room is for one or two people." Pointing to the pool in the garden, "the water in it is to prevent water leakage, it's urgent!"

"Are there a lot of people living there?" Mu Yanying saw that the inside of the shantang was quite large, and entering along the corridor, it should be a large house with several entrances.

Lao Wang waved his hand, "Of course not, not everyone can enter the shantang!"

"Oh, what do you say?"

"Those, those who eat and drink all day long are not allowed," Old Wang said in a low voice. "There is free food and drink here. We only give it to those who are really having a hard time. We don't care about those who are able-bodied."

"Whatever, what should I do?"

Old Wang chuckled, "Naturally, I want to find a way to make them move."

Mu Yanying looked at him suspiciously.

Lao Wang didn’t continue to be a fool, “The magistrate often issued some announcements, recruiting them to help with work, and if they went, they would register and make a list, and they would provide them with some things. Over time, they would work to earn money and would not wander. up"

"Who thought of this idea?" Mu Yanying felt that this idea was simply too wise.

The old king cupped his hands, "Naturally, it is His Majesty the Emperor. Back then, His Majesty saw these good-handed people not doing their jobs properly."

"Well, it's a good idea." Mu Yanying nodded, "Then they go to work, can they live here?"

"No, there is a place to live in Zhuangzi, and now many of them live there, do some work, and get paid." Old Wang said, "Our vacant rooms here are given to ordinary people who pass by. If you want to come and live Come on, the house price is very cheap!"

"Well..." Mu Yanying circled around, and Lao Wang kept explaining carefully. When he came to the gate, another yamen servant and a few old people had already started eating. Lao Wang rolled up his sleeves, "You are too unhappy Authentic!"

"Hey hey" A few children were laughing happily with their bowls in their hands. Old Dynasty and the others made a gesture to hit them, and the children were not afraid, and continued to eat while making a fuss.

The old man really couldn't take it anymore, and the children immediately calmed down and sat down to eat obediently.

"Young master, do you want to have a meal? There should be a kitchen!" Old Wang said.

Mu Yuying thought for a while, then nodded, Lao Wang ordered another person to watch the door, and took Mu Yuying to the kitchen. It would be time to eat, and many people came over with bowls and lined up to eat, "Master , do you want me to jump in for you?"

Lao Wang suggested, Mu Yanying shook his head, at this moment the people in front saw Lao Wang waving to him, "Mr. Wang, do you want to come to my place!"

"No need." Old Wang waved his hand, "These are the people who lived here temporarily during the disaster, and the other shantangs also lived there."

After finally queuing up, Mu Yanying was at a loss with a bowl and a steamed bun in her hand. Lao Wang was a little embarrassed, "The most donated this time is flour, so there are steamed buns for three meals a day!"

The rice and vegetables were placed in a bowl, one meat, one vegetable, half a bowl of rice, and a steamed bun. Mu Yanying took a small bite of the steamed bun, "This steamed bun is delicious!"

"Hey, the master of our Shantang is very good at making steamed buns!" Old Wang gave a thumbs up, but his eyes were fixed on Mu Yanying's bowl, and when Mu Yingying looked at him, he wiped his mouth in embarrassment. I don’t know why, but I don’t get tired of eating this rice every day, but I get tired of eating this steamed bun for a few days.”

"Oh! Just right, I'm not too hungry and it's just right to eat this steamed bun. I wonder if you can help eat this meal," Mu Yanying said.

Lao Wang was very happy when he heard that, and wiped his hands on his clothes, "Okay, no problem!"

However, Lao Wang was still a little embarrassed, and diligently brought Mu Yanying a bowl of hot soup, so the few of them gathered around the stove and ate their lunch.

"I didn't expect it to be so warm here." Qing Shu now has a big bag of things in his hand, and Mu Yanying shook his head, "Just like Lao Wang said, maybe other places are not as good as these or not as good."

"That's right, because there are so many wealthy gentry here, if it's in those remote places, it would be nice to have steamed buns for every meal!" Chu Ping also felt emotional. He came from the Royal Secret Guards, and he saw the emperor's hard work over the years. In the eyes, but there are always places that can't be seen. That's why Kong Li has been traveling all over the country these years, pulling out many cancerous tumors.

"Yuying" the carriage stopped, Jiang Mingfeng opened the curtain and saw Mu Yingying's face was a little pale by the wind, and his face was a little ugly, "come up"

As soon as he got into the carriage, a sense of warmth came over him, and after he sat down, Jiang Mingfeng picked up the charcoal fire, "Why did you come out in such a cold day?"

"I went to Shantang." Mu Yanying remembered that the face she saw was a little gentle.

Jiang Mingfeng nodded, "Although there are yamen people in Shantang, the people living there are very mixed. If you have nothing to do, don't go there!"

"I think it's okay, everyone is in harmony"

"Harmony! Hmph! There are always noises at both ends of the day," Jiang Mingfeng said.

Mu Yanying looked at Jiang Mingfeng and asked curiously, "Then how to deal with it?"

"What else can I do, take him to prison for a few days," Jiang Mingfeng said.

Mu Yanying smiled, "It's hard work, uncle."

"I don't have to work hard, just pay some money. Your Majesty, your father and brother, and the thousands of soldiers who guard the territory are the ones who worked hard."

Speaking of this, both of them were a little silent, and they didn't know how the soldiers at the border passed the cold winter. Jiang Mingfeng patted Mu Yingying's shoulder, "It's okay, don't worry! The materials sent to the border are sent a few months in advance. , nothing will happen"

"Ok!"

When he arrived at the Jiang Mansion, Jiang Mingfeng was still worried that Mu Yuying would catch the cold, so he asked someone to ask a doctor to take Mu Yingying's pulse. He got up and left when the doctor said that he was fine, but before he left, he gave Mu Yingying a ban. go out.

But this won Mu Yanying's heart. When I go out today, I want to go to the Shantang to have a look, and I plan to buy some food and put it away, and then I don't plan to go out!

Mu Yuying stayed in the room contentedly and ate. Of course, this must be due to the little girl Jiang Yunling. If Jiang Lishen came to pick her up every day, Jiang Yunling would not want to leave, but Ke Qingmu held Jiang Yunling's stomach and sighed. , this is becoming more and more mellow every day!

"My lord, the Imperial City has sent something." Qing Shu rushed in from the outside, and Mu Yanying rubbed her forehead. There are still a few days before the Chinese New Year, so there are firecrackers everywhere outside, and it is very noisy in the morning, but listen Seeing what Qingshu said, Mu Yanying suddenly woke up, "Where is he?"

"It's in front of you." With a familiar voice, Li Shengye came in from the outside, followed by Jiang Mingfeng, Mu Yanying stood up from the bed, and Li Shengye's expression changed, "Why did you just get out of bed like this!"

Mu Yanying lowered her head and stepped on the ground with her bare feet, but the ground was covered with thick blankets, and the ground dragon was roasting, so it wasn't cold, but Li Shengye still quickly picked him up and put him on the bed, covered him with the quilt good.

Mu Yanying was stunned by this flowing movement, Jiang Mingfeng naturally saw it, but after all, he had experienced so much, his face was not obvious, "Yes! Yanying, the cold starts from the feet, and the New Year is coming soon Well, when the time comes when people get sick and celebrate the New Year, we eat delicious food and drink spicy food, and you drink bitter medicine, it’s not worth it at all!”

"Oh" Mu Yanying wanted to say that it wasn't cold, but everyone was worried and had to change the subject, "Aye, why are you here?"

"The third brother's child just fell ill a few days ago. Qin Tianjian said that the little princess might not be able to bear too much honor, so the father didn't hold a palace banquet this year, and then he missed you. The empress made several things. The reason I want to give you the clothes is that Eunuch Li is old and it’s too cold to be on the road. I thought I’m fine anyway, so I asked Ying to come over.” After Li Shengye finished speaking, he clapped his hands, and a few guards came in with boxes, “Put it down! "

After "Yes" was put away, they exited one by one.

"The red-brown one belongs to the empress, and the brown one belongs to your mother." Li Shengye introduced, and Mu Yanying's eyes lit up, "Qingshu, bring it here for me to have a look."

"Ying Ying, the Fourth Highness has not rested after a long journey!" Jiang Mingfeng reminded.

It was only then that Mu Yanying came to her senses, "That's right! Aye, go and take a break, uncle, where is Aye resting?"

"In the guest house, I have asked my servants to clean it up just now, Fourth Highness, would you like to wash up?" Jiang Mingfeng cupped his hands

Li Shengye looked down at the dust beside his shoes, nodded, "Yes, Chairman Lao Jiang"

"Should, please!" Jiang Mingfeng turned and went out, Li Shengye rubbed the top of Mu Yanying's hair and followed, Jiang Mingfeng who was walking in front looked at the reflection on the vase, and frowned slightly.