Later in the day, snowflakes the size of a thumb were like catkins flying in spring, falling from the capital one after another. In just a few hours, snowflakes had accumulated on the roads and towers. The city was shrouded in a gray sky. .

Almost every winter in the capital, there will be a few snowfalls, but this does not prevent the people in the capital from seeing the snow for a while.

It is the most elegant thing for a wealthy family in the city to cook tea and enjoy the snow, but it is a hardship for the poor people. If they can't afford charcoal fire, they have to starve and suffer from cold.But after the first snowfall, the city will organize some activities to comfort the people. Rice noodles, cloth and charcoal fire sheds can be seen in many places in the city, and the people can go to get some for the winter.

The ground was trampled a lot, and the snow condensed into ice on the road. Wang Qingye stopped the carriage and chose a place called Yaguanlou to watch the snow.

Mian Shu was lying on the railing of the building, watching the goose feathers and heavy snow falling from the tower, and the flimsy snow would fly all over the sky as soon as the wind blew gently.

"Aren't you afraid of the cold?"

Wang Qingye took a sip of tea in the private room, and his breath was white. He got up and put the stove in Mianshu's hands, and turned his head to find that Mianshu's hair under the round rabbit fleece hat had turned silvery white. He reached out and took off the cub's hat, and found that all the jet-black hair had returned to its original color.

Mian Shu looked at the silver-white hair that suddenly fell to her shoulders, and was also a little surprised: "The hair is all white by the snow."

"Okay, don't stay outside anymore, you won't be afraid of freezing." Wang Qingye wanted to hug Mianshu in, but Yu Zi hid him: "I'm just outside to watch the snow."

Wang Qingye had no choice but to take a thick blanket to wrap Mianshu up, and the two of them watched the snow at the fence together.

The Yaguan Building is built high, and it can be seen from a distance. You can see half of the capital city.

Mian Shu only showed two beautiful big eyes, and leaned against Wang Qingye's arms: "Now that I see Xue, it's a matter of my mind. It's been half a year since I came to Beijing, and I want to go back to Xia City even more."

Although Xiacheng is far less prosperous than Beijing, it is a place where the two have known each other and lived for a long time, and it is also near the sea. In Mianshu's heart, Xiacheng is still considered home.

"Do you still remember Jiangyu and Tian Yuchen?"

"I naturally remember, they are my friends in Xiacheng."

Wang Qingye smiled and said: "In the few years since you left, these two people often met me in the restaurant and would ask about your situation, and you can look for them again when you go back, it's not in vain that they always miss you. "

Mian Shu raised her eyebrows: "I don't know what happened to those two idiots."

"I heard that Tian Yuchen was admitted to Tongsheng. The Tian family even sent invitations to the house before, but I was busy with other things at that time, so I only asked my family to send a generous gift, and never came to the house."

"I'll visit again when I get back down. I know where their houses are. I even ate the koi they raised earlier."

.........

After New Year's Eve, Wang Qingye tidied up the shops and houses in the capital, and planned to leave for Xiacheng at the end of the month. After the New Year's Eve, the weather was bad, and there were a large number of horses and horses, and the journey was slow. This trip might take more than ten days, Jing Zhi He wanted to send Mianshu back to Xiacheng again and again, which made Nanping Hou worried, and it would be troublesome to come back and forth again and again, so the two rejected his kindness, and Nanping Hou sent a few more skilled men The attendants escorted the two of them back to the city, and Jing Zhi finally felt relieved.

Before leaving, the two of them didn't tell Jing Zhi, fearing that they would be inseparable, which would add to the sadness of parting, so they asked the housekeeper to come to tell them a day later.

"It's time to go home."

"There is still a lot of tossing along the way, so save some energy."

Just as the chariots and horses left the city, there was a sound of hoofbeats: "But the Wang family's chariots and horses?"

Wang Qingye heard the voice in the carriage, thought it was Jing Zhi who came to see them off after knowing the time of their departure, but the voice didn't sound like it, he opened the curtain, looked at the people on horseback outside, It turned out to be the handsome Lin Huaizhi.

He was quite surprised, and he only met this Hanlin scholar once in Houye's polo field.

"What's the matter, my lord?"

Lin Huaizhi breathed a sigh of relief: "It's still catching up, can you delay Wang Langjun's planting time for half a quarter?"

Wang Qingye responded, put down the curtain and patted Mianshu's hand: "Wait for me here for a while."

When he got off the carriage, Lin Huaizhi also got off the horse, and the two went to a quiet place aside.

"I wanted to come to visit earlier, but it was delayed due to busy court affairs during the New Year's Eve. Fortunately, I was in a hurry now. I heard that Mr. Lang is going back to Xiacheng this time, so I want to trouble Mr. Lang for something."

Previously, Wang Qingye only thought that this university scholar was elegant and elegant in the Houfu racecourse, and he did not have any official pretensions, and he was polite to ordinary people: "Your Excellency, you are welcome, you may as well speak up if you have anything to say."

Lin Huaizhi quickly took out a letter from his sleeve. He looked at the letter and hid his expression: "I heard that Mr. Lang is on good terms with the Tang family in Xiacheng, and I want to trouble Mr. Lang to give this letter to the Tang family. Four young masters."

Wang Qingye suddenly seemed to have thought of something, but he took the envelope silently without changing his expression: "Caomin does have some friendship with Fourth Young Master Tang, this letter must be delivered to him personally."

"So thank you sir."

Lin Huaizhi smiled sincerely, cupped his hands and thanked Wang Qingye.

Mian Shu watched the man come back, and then took a peek at Lin Huaizhi who was standing there and guarding the caravan going away: "How did he know that you and Tang Suxiao knew each other?"

"I don't know, but I guess I heard that we are from Xiacheng, and we are merchants. We are more or less related to the Tang family, so we can figure it out after a little effort."

Wang Qingye glanced at the envelope, and sighed slightly, remembering that when Tang Suxiao was drunk and vomited in the dark, but he didn't forget the name, it's no wonder that he was a little nervous when he first heard Lin Huaizhi's name. familiar.

"Then why did he let us deliver the letter? He just sent someone to deliver it."

"Maybe the recipient doesn't want to accept it, so the sender has to make a detour."

Mian Shu shook her head, too lazy to take care of these troublesome things, she found a bag of fried chestnuts with sugar, and ate a few more while they were still warm.

The convoy took the official road all the way, drove forward slowly, and arrived in Xiacheng half a month later.

Zhou Zhu, who got the letter, went to pick up people at the gate of the city early in the morning. It has been nearly a year since they parted. Everyone was happy to meet again. After a smooth and bumpy journey, he was very tired, but seeing the old people Come to welcome, get together and forget all the bad energy.

Everyone happily went back to the house.

"My little brother came back years ago and didn't meet me. Just now I heard the servants say that my little brother is back. I was rushing home. When I got home, no one saw me. I heard that my little brother went straight to the capital. gone."

Mian Shu smiled and said, "It's not like I saw you this time."

"Daddy is back!"

Just now at the gate of the house, Zhou Yu with sharp ears rushed out when he heard the sound, Zhou Zhu picked up the child and said, "Look who's back, call someone quickly."

Zhou Yu called out childishly, "Uncle Wang."

"What about the one next to it? It hasn't called yet."

Zhou Zhu smiled sweetly: "Brother."

Mian Shu stroked Zhou Yu's soft hair: "Yu'er is so good."

Wang Qingye smiled awkwardly, he is the uncle, and Mianshu is the younger brother: "Yu'er, come and give Uncle Wang a hug."

Zhou Yu obediently stretched out his hand and let Wang Qingye hug him: "Mother said that Uncle Wang is coming back today, and he has prepared a lot of delicious food."

"Really? Did Yu'er try it for Uncle Wang first?"

"Mother said to wait for uncle and brother to come back and try it together."

"Then let's go and try to see if it's okay."

Mian Shu looked at Wang Qingye who was walking in with the baby in his arms. Zhou Yu, who was four years old this year, looked like a baby in his arms. It was not difficult to see that Wang Qingye liked and loved children very much. Yes, back then she loved him like a cub.

He couldn't help thinking, if he hadn't shown up, maybe Wang Qingye had really picked up a virtuous director's wife as he wanted, and he would have his own child by this time.

He was born unsatisfactory, and in the end he was surrounded by not only an ignorant and noisy person, but also no children.

Wang Qingye entered the hall, saw Mian Shu who was standing still in the garden corridor from afar, his eyebrows moved, he put Zhou Yu down, and turned back: "What's wrong? Could it be that he is still jealous of a child?" gone."

"Who is jealous of children?"

"Wouldn't you be so restless?" Wang Qingye took Mianshu's hand, "If it doesn't feel right, I'll just walk with you in my arms at night."

Mian Shu couldn't help laughing: "I'm not that stingy."

"Let me ask you, do you like children very much?"

Wang Qingye showed doubts, but did not pretend to think: "Children are very cute, and obedient children are even more painful. I like it. If I was bored, I wouldn't raise you for so long."

Mian Shu smiled lightly, and shook Wang Qingye's hand back: "I see."

After returning to Xiacheng, I am familiar with everything. Although the prosperity of the city has changed a little in the past few years, the family house has changed from a small earthen house with all the furnishings at a glance to a big house for everyone. It took three to five days for Mianshu He stepped on the ground again, and didn't need Wang Qingye to accompany him. He went out early in the morning after waking up, and didn't go home for lunch, and didn't come back until the sun was setting.

Wang Qingye couldn't control him either. He went back to the city and socializing was indispensable. Even if he didn't go out, many people came to him by himself, giving gifts, negotiating business... Zhou Zhu helped him share the burden. Not much, but it doesn't cost much, but it's just an idea on a major issue, and the trouble is still my own business.

The shops at Xiacheng haven't been patrolled for a year, and now that he's back, the shopkeepers of each branch have to hand over their account books, and Wang Qingye has to be rewarded and punished, otherwise these workers will not be diligent in their work. up.

After a lot of tossing, Wang Qingye has no time to be idle, but he is comfortable and happy, today he will watch music and listen to operas with his old playmates, and tomorrow he will play with birds and throw pots.

Keeping busy, he got some free time at the end of February and asked his servants to hire a carriage.Entrusted by others, as a matter of loyalty, I am ready to send Tang Suxiao's letter.

The weather in Xiacheng is warmer than that in Beijing. Wang Qingye sat in the carriage, and even with the curtains rolled up, he didn’t feel cold. The street was lively. He looked at it for a while, and there was no change from last year, except that there were many more stalls on the street. The people who sell themselves.

"What happened recently, why are there so many people begging and selling themselves?"

"Your Majesty doesn't know that last year it was hot, and many counties suffered from drought. The people's life was already difficult, but it was a pity that they were hit by the plague before they could catch their breath. As a result, many refugees came. Not so many people anymore."

"After a severe drought, there will be plagues, and these people will also suffer. Just stop ahead, and I will go down and have a look."

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