who said you were poor

Lin Nuo's business in the northern border is in full swing.

During this period of time, the Xiongnu army would come to invade from time to time, and Yan Cang could not stay in Baicheng all the time. He had to leave the mansion for a visit in Twelve City from time to time.

The daughter-in-law is in Baicheng, and he has to go out to fight from time to time, which has already annoyed Yan Cang, and another month has passed like this, and the autumn harvest in Twelve Cities is coming to an end.

The Xiongnu army also found out the news that the princess of the Northern War King was in Baicheng, and began to gather troops to attack Baicheng.

Yan Cang, who originally wanted to play with them, was bumped into Ni Lin, so he simply led people to the Huns' lair, and took the head of the leader of the Huns who was in his prime.

He didn't kill them all. The Xiongnu tribe was not as unified as the Wu Dynasty. It was more like a group of coalition forces. If the leader died, his child would succeed, and whether he could survive was another matter.

When he came back after winning the battle, the long and cold winter began in the north.

The winter in the capital is a bit freezing for Lin Nuo. He never thought that the winter in the northern region would be so cold.

At this time, it was only the end of November, and there had already been several snowfalls in the northern border.

Only by living in the northern border can we know how difficult the people in the northern border are.

Seeing the heavy snow for the first time, Lin Nuo ran out of the yard very happily, and Yan San who followed him proposed to take him to the city gate to see the white city after the snow.

And just as he was going up and down the city gate, Lin Nuo saw a few soldiers walking out of the city carrying thatched mats.

The moment he turned around, he saw an immature face on the mat. Although the face was covered with ashes, it could be seen that it was only a child of six or seven years old.

The joy of seeing the heavy snow was instantly extinguished. He turned his head to look at the white snow all over the sky, and suddenly realized that for the poor people in Baicheng, this winter should be a man-eating beast, and the snowflakes all over the sky are like bloodless knives.

Not to mention the common people, even the soldiers guarding the city stomped their feet in the cold, and had to rely on patrolling back and forth to keep their bodies warm.

He couldn't help but approached the soldiers walking around. The soldiers in Baicheng basically knew the princess, so they hurriedly saluted him.

"princess!"

"Don't be nervous. I think the color of the padded clothes you are wearing should be old clothes. Didn't the court issue new padded clothes this year?"

The soldier sneaked a glance at Yan San who was behind Lin Nuo, "The princess asks you something, just tell it straight, don't lie."

"Yes! Back to the princess, this year's cotton padded clothes were distributed a few days ago, but my family has a wife and children, and a seventy-year-old mother on top, so the cotton padded clothes are reserved for them to wear."

After hearing this, Lin Nuo asked him to continue patrolling without worrying about himself, turned around and went back to the mansion with Yan San, and asked about the things in the city on the way.

Yan San also came to the northern border with the prince leading troops to fight, and only then did he know what the people here are like in winter.

Like the guard guarding the city, it’s okay to have a strong man in the family. Some poor families can only sew two layers of linen clothes together, and even put some fine sand in the middle layer.

When Lin Nuo heard for the first time that he had to rely on soil and stones in his clothes to survive the winter, he felt incredible.

Although most households would set up a kang for the winter, even with the lowest-grade charcoal, it would cost a lot of money in a single winter.

Some people will go to the nearby mountains to find some dry firewood and burn it back. If they are lucky, they can go down the mountain as they were. If they are unlucky, they will be killed by bandits or taken away by wild animals on the mountain.

"It hasn't snowed yet, and when it snows, every family will not go out. Once the door is closed, the neighbors will see each other next spring. Some families will freeze to death in the thatched hut. thing."

At first, Lin Nuo was able to chat with Yan San with questions and answers, but he couldn't even speak.

Yan San noticed his depression, "After the prince came, the northern border has changed. Now, as long as the males in the northern border are old enough and have no physical disabilities, they can join our Li family army and get paid monthly."

Lin Nuo hummed softly, listening to the sound of shoes and boots stepping into the snow, they have only come to the north for a short time, but there are some things that cannot be delayed.

On the day when Li's army returned triumphantly, Baicheng, which had been cloudy for several days, suddenly had a sunny day.

The entire city is covered with snow, which really deserves the name of the city.

Knowing that they were going back to Baicheng in the near future, Lin Nuo would go around the city gate every few days, and it just so happened to welcome the returning Yan Cang.

Yan Cang walked all the way to Lin Nuo, and before he dismounted, Lin Nuo saw a new wound on his face.

The corners of the mouth that were originally raised turned down immediately, and Lin Nuo who ran over immediately threw Yan Cang into his arms, "The armor is cool."

Lin Nuo, contrary to his usual reserve, stretched out his hand to touch Yan Cang's wound, but was afraid of hurting him, "What's going on?"

The scar on his face is not deep, but just under the corner of the eye, one can see the danger at that time at a glance, if this sharp weapon is one inch higher, our handsome Northern Warlord will turn into a one-eyed dragon.

Yan Cang watched Lin Nuo's eyes turn red, as if he wanted to touch him but didn't dare to touch him.Immediately reached out to hold Lin Nuo's hand in the palm of his hand, and touched his face.

"It's okay, the wound is not deep, you can see that it has scabbed over."

"Does it hurt?"

Seeing Lin Nuo's distressed face, Yan Cang, who originally wanted to say no pain, twitched around his lips, and immediately lowered his head and looked at him pitifully, "It hurts, it hurts, you have to feel good at night Distress me."

Lin Nuo knew that he was teasing him, but seeing the injury on his face, Lin Nuo pulled the corners of his mouth, not only did not laugh, but it seemed that he was about to cry.

Yan Cang knew that if this really made him cry in front of everyone, he was fine at the moment, and he would be embarrassed for a long time when he came back to his senses.

He hurriedly buttoned the hat on Lin Nuo's cloak, and rubbed the top of his head through the hat, "Good boy, let's go home first."

On this day, the whole Baicheng was like a new year. Yan Cang and his team came back from this battle, which means that these soldiers will spend a stable winter in Baicheng this winter.

The originally lonely street suddenly became lively.

In the evening, Yan Cang sent everyone away, and was planning to make out with his princess.

Unexpectedly, as soon as she threw her on the bed, the face of the person in her arms changed.

"Wait, let me see, where is the injury besides the face?"

While talking, he pushed the person away and sat up, and brought a few candles from the house.

Seeing the child's serious and distressed expression under the light, Yan Cang smiled, and obediently unbuttoned his clothes, "There really are no wounds, and I can come back alive and kicking after being injured in this weather?"

Lin Nuo took a serious look at it before he was relieved, but Yan Cang beside him couldn't bear it long ago, and when he reached out and touched his back, he pressed him on the bed again.

"It's very cold here, please husband to help me warm up."

The warmth lasted until midnight, Yan Cang looked at Lin Nuo tired, and planned to let him go first, but Lin Nuo suddenly kissed the eye on his injured side.

This was regarded as igniting Yan Cang, and he dragged people to do it twice before resting.

Nothing happened the next day, and Yan Cang slept with Lin Nuo in his arms for a long time until almost noon before waking up.

The two of them hadn't seen each other for a while, Lin Nuo didn't want to wake up when he opened his eyes, he just leaned against Yan Cang's chest.

When Yan Cang opened his eyes, he saw Lin Nuo who had been awake for some time, obediently leaning against him, blinking his eyelashes, wondering what he was thinking.

He moved his arms, and the man in his arms raised his head to look at him, and kissed him, and the two of them stuck together on the bed for a while.

Early in the morning, the green bamboos added enough charcoal fire to the kang, and the sleeping bed was warm.

"When is it?"

Yan Cang lifted the curtain beside the bed, and at some point, light snow began to float outside the window. The two of them looked out together, and Yan Cang, who was planning to get up with snowflakes fluttering outside the window, lay back down again.

Lin Nuo's black hair scattered on his chest, bringing a little chill.

Looking at the snow by the window, Lin Nuo leaned against Yan Cang again.

"The people in the northern border are too miserable."

As soon as Yan Cang heard his words, he knew that Lin Nuoxu had a good understanding of the current situation in the northern border recently.

"There is no Xiongnu who can't recover in two or three years, and the northern border can be slowed down in these two or three years."

"But this winter, ordinary people in the northern border are still very sad." Lin Nuo suddenly raised his head to look at Yan Cang, "I have an idea recently, and I have to discuss it with the prince."

Looking at his bright eyes, Yan Cang couldn't help reaching out and scratching the bridge of his nose, like teasing a child, "Say."

Lin Nuo stretched out his hand to hold his troubled finger, "I plan to get everyone together, so that only one household needs to burn charcoal to benefit many people."

Listening to his slightly naive proposal, Yan Cang shook his head, "People are lazy, so you want the palace to support all the people in the northern border, one person can support two people, ten or eight can support them." Let’s start, can you afford to support hundreds of thousands of people in the northern border? The news has spread to the capital, you, the princess of the Northern War, don’t think you want to plot rebellion.”

As he spoke, he stretched out his hand to pinch Lin Nuo's nose.

Seeing the little guy getting depressed, Yan Cang patted him on the back, "However, this is also a good idea, we can provide houses and charcoal fires for some people to come in and live, but the premise is that they have to work in exchange .”

"Working?" As if inspired by the prince's words, Lin Nuo nodded hurriedly, "Yes, yes, we can do it. We can let them make cotton clothes."

When it comes to cotton clothes, Yan Cang thinks of another thing, "The first batch of cotton clothes sent by the court this time is of poor quality. The stuffing inside is some kapok, which is inferior and not warm."

These words made the thinking in Lin Nuo's mind gradually clear, "Then we won't let the Ministry of Households send ready-made clothes. The cost of ready-made clothes is still high. Why don't we just collect some cloth and cotton and let the people in the northern border make their own winter clothes."

This was a good idea, as the first batch of cotton-padded clothes had just arrived, and the second batch of cotton-padded clothes might not arrive in the northern border until the Chinese New Year.

After Yan Cang got up, he sent someone to rush to the capital, and changed the ready-made clothes into linen and cotton. The cost dropped by not a little bit. Yan Cang wrote to the First Prince and the Sixth Prince at the same time, asking them to do a favor to keep an eye on the next household. Ministry of military pay to the north.

In the next few days, the two of them made detailed arrangements on how to carry out this matter.

And Yan Cang also took the opportunity to introduce the down jackets of later generations to Lin Nuo, but the ducks are mostly bred in the south of the Yangtze River. It is true that not many people raise ducks in the north, but there are many people who raise chickens.

Not to mention geese, because of their beautiful appearance, few people would use geese as food, and most of the nobles would use geese as pets.

The raw materials needed for this down jacket have become scarce. Yan Cang paid a high price to take back a batch of ducks from the twelve cities, and even vacated a large room in the Wangfu for these ducks to live in.

After this first ancient down jacket was freshly baked, it was sold at Lin's Cloth Shop, but it didn't attract too many people's attention at first.

Everyone has a love for beauty, nobles would rather wear gauze layer by layer than wear this bloated down jacket.

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