I sold snacks in ancient times

In a few days, it will not snow on Laoshan.At first, it was snowflakes falling in a dark night.Later, it intensified, the snow covered a thick layer, the temperature plummeted, and the snow almost reached the knees when one stepped on it.

Qi Yongfan and Yin Xu have been busy clearing snow these days.They had nothing to do during the day, so they put on thick padded jackets, gloves and scarves, and took brooms to clear the snow near the farmyard.

It is a good thing that a house was vacated for the chickens, otherwise they would have frozen to death by now.Qi Yongfan is still very precious to these chickens, and specially installed a small stove to warm them up.Only when hens live in a good environment can they have a steady stream of eggs.

It seems that when winter arrives, time completely slows down.Qi Yongfan found that this is the kind of leisurely and comfortable life he longed for.Be with someone you love by your side.It couldn't be more perfect than this moment.

A small chimney extends from the top of the caravan, which is the exhaust pipe.It's lunch time now, and white smoke is coming out.It contrasts with the snow-covered snow forest and the frozen deep blue sea in the distance.

Qi Yongfan was wearing a floral apron bought from the market around his waist, and was holding a spatula to scramble eggs.He silently estimated the heat in his heart, then turned off the fire, and put the freshly baked tomato scrambled eggs into the plate.

Lunch is simple.Sliced ​​sausages, bacon, roast rabbit, scrambled eggs, and a small plate of pickled radish are placed on the small and delicate wooden table.

Yin Xu especially likes to eat this sour radish, and can eat two bowls every time with rice.

"Baby, it's time to eat!" Qi Yongfan pointed his head out and shouted.Recently, he has gotten used to calling Yin Xu by such nasty titles, perhaps because he has been getting along for a long time, and gradually he doesn't know what it means to be irritable.

Yin Xu responded, put down the broom and walked back to the caravan.He took off his long knitted hat and scarf, revealing an overly handsome face.The cold wind made his cheeks slightly flushed, showing a healthy white and rosy boiled egg complexion.Putting his hand to his mouth and taking a breath, he took a few quick steps and hugged Qi Yongfan from behind.

Qi Yongfan was holding a pot of seaweed soup in his hand.He smiled, turned around and kissed Yin Xu's forehead, and said, "Don't make trouble."

Yin Xu was a little reluctant, "You give me a kiss and I will let go."

"Okay, okay. You can kiss whenever you want, anytime, anywhere."

Qi Yongfan carefully placed the soup bowl, turned around to hug Yin Xu, accidentally rubbed his fingertips, and couldn't help frowning: "Why are your hands so cold? Go and wash your hands with hot water first."

"No." Yin Xu looked at him, blinked, licked his lips, and said coquettishly, "I want you to blow me away."

Qi Yongfan: "Okay, it's time to stop, hurry up and eat."

While unbuttoning his apron, he looked up at Yin Xu's back.Yin Xu took off his bloated cotton clothes and was turning on the faucet. A pair of white and slender hands splashed water, squeezed a little hand sanitizer foam, and was wiping back and forth.

Qi Yongfan's eyes lingered on Yin Xu's straight long legs, and then up, hips, arms, shoulders, and even the back of his head, which made his heart beat slightly faster.It turns out that this is the feeling of really liking someone. No matter how long it has been, every time I see it, my heart is still as exciting as ever.

"Looking at me again?" Yin Xu turned around at this moment, took a towel to wipe the water stains on his hands, and said with a smile.

In Qi Yongfan's eyes, his face seemed to be beautified by ten filters. "What? Don't let me see you?"

Yin Xu came over and pinched Qi Yongfan's face, sat at the table, and said: "Of course, it's just that you just made my skin crawl."

After eating, the two cleaned up the house and then rode to the town.They haven't been out of the house for several days, and today they mainly go to pick up letters, and they have to pick up another person.

That person was Hisuhito who had been on a journey together not long ago.He wrote a letter a while ago, saying that he planned to go to Java by boat, passing by the south, and wanted to see them for the last time.

It looks like Youruto is ready to travel around the world.

The horses were frozen and sluggish in the sub-zero snow.It took them more than an hour to reach the fishing village town.There are fewer streets in winter, and occasionally children in twos and threes can be seen running past with fishing rods.

The seaside port is frozen over.Children often poke a small hole, and then gather around the edge to fish, which is very rewarding.

The two first went to Shunfeng Express to pick up the letter.There was also a letter from Youren, who said in the letter that he would arrive in the town this afternoon.There are also consultation letters from Wang Kui and Qi Cheng on business operations.

This Shunfeng Express is originally Qi Yongfan's industry, and the employees here all know them.The two went to the back room burning with charcoal fire, and waited for Yuren while writing a reply.

Yin Xu also received several letters.But he never took the initiative to show it to Qi Yongfan, it should be about political affairs.

Yin Xu read the letter in a hurry, threw it into the stove and burned it clean, turned his head to look at Qi Yongfan and said: "Korea was defeated."

To be honest, Qi Yongfan was not surprised by this.Or he had already expected it.He and Yin Xu had already guessed the ending.

He sighed softly, and with a little force on the brush in his hand, some light black marks were blurred on the rice paper.

"How's the battle going?" he asked.

"Almost the entire army was wiped out." Yin Xu said stiffly, "Most of the soldiers... were frozen to death."

The winter on the southern coast is already cold enough, but the high latitude of Koryo country determines that the temperature there is dozens of times colder than here.The treasury of the Great Yin was empty, and ordinary soldiers might not even be able to allocate a thick padded jacket. To die on the battlefield or freeze to death in the camp, now it seems that this is fate.

Qi Yongfan stared at Yin Xu, as if he could see the fragility of the other party at the moment. He stretched out his hand to smooth the wrinkles on the other party's forehead, and said softly: "Don't think about it, okay? Those are too far away from us now."

"The Eighth Prince is dead, and the Seventh Prince also died tragically in Korea." Yin Xu said in a deep voice, "Among all the princes, there is only the Fifth Prince left, and he has a yellow robe. I don't think this is a coincidence."

"So what?" Qi Yongfan said indifferently: "It will be a matter of time before the Great Yin is destroyed. Then you and I can make another plan."

Yin Xu took a deep look at him and said, "I'm afraid it will be too late then."

"Okay." Qi Yongfan spread his hands and said, "What do you want to do?"

"Gather the soldiers food and grass, and capture the capital!"

In all fairness, Qi Yongfan didn't think this was a good idea, it was too naive.He shrugged and said, "Where did you get the soldiers from?"

"Actually, I have secretly recruited three thousand private soldiers before." Yin Xu said slowly: "There are hundreds of staff."

Qi Yongfan was dumbfounded, "Why have you never told me?"

Yin Xu: "You didn't ask either."

Qi Yongfan: "..." All right, all right, you're awesome.

Only then did Qi Yongfan realize that Yin Xu hadn't been doing useless work all the time.Even if he leaves the capital and is forced to live in seclusion in the mountains, he is still preparing for a comeback.

Obviously, Yin Xu is really rich. With his own strength, he can support an entire army of soldiers and a huge think tank in the era of famine with soaring prices.

So Qi Yongfan asked him if he was hiding a small treasury.

"There used to be." Yin Xu glanced at him and said, "But now, I don't have as much money as you."

Qi Yongfan touched his nose, indeed, he is very rich.During this period of time, he has been making a fortune silently, and all his properties add up to millions of taels of silver.

I am afraid that the treasury of Great Yin does not have so much money...

This time he really experienced what it means to be rich and powerful in ancient times.

"Okay, I'll help you." Qi Yongfan patted Yin Xu's shoulder and said, "I have so much food, I can't starve the soldiers."

Yin Xu whispered: "I heard that there are tens of thousands of soldiers who came back from Korea, if we can find a way to gather them..."

Although he didn't finish speaking, Qi Yongfan already understood what he meant.

In fact, all this is not as difficult as imagined.Soldiers in this era did not have a strong sense of patriotism. Whoever gave them food or ensured that their families could survive would go to war for it.

Qi Yongfan didn't believe that the Fifth Prince still had such spare money to support these tens of thousands of soldiers.What's more, once the winter is over and the busy spring is coming, the whole country is short of labor, so they will definitely return to their hometown.

It's just that the famine was so severe that many people in the north froze to death.And in this case, if they can play the banner of letting the soldiers eat and drink well, it will be the greatest guarantee of strength.

Gather people's hearts.Countless people will flock to a piece of meat and a white flour steamed bun.

Besides, the food Qi Yongfan has on hand is more than white flour steamed buns.He has instant noodles, chocolate, chicken feet with pickled peppers, melon seeds, cola, yogurt, drinks, ice cream, secret big chicken legs...

With so many rich snacks, in this famine era, it is no different from a light in the dark night.

Enough to drive anyone crazy.

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When it was almost evening, Yuren finally came.He rode directly to the door of the Shunfeng express store. His whole body was frozen to death, and it took him a long time to warm up in front of the stove before he recovered.

Qi Yongfan laughed at him, "You still want to travel around the world with your physique? A boat trip that takes several months is more difficult than this."

Youren took a sip of hot ginger tea and said dissatisfied: "Don't be so hurtful, I'm not afraid."

Yin Xu then said: "It's rare for you to come here, let's treat you to a good meal in the evening, and cleanse you up."

Yuren suddenly became interested.In the past, he thought that there was gold and delicacies everywhere in Da Yin.But in the past few days when he really got to know the local people, he realized how powerful these two people were, and they were probably the so-called upper class.He recalled the delicacies he had eaten on the boat, couldn't help swallowing, and said, "What do you want to treat me to?"

"How about the hot pot?" Yin Xu glanced at Qi Yongfan.

Qi Yongfan hurriedly said: "Well, we will take you to the county to eat hot pot."

Xiaxing Tavern has branches in nearby counties.And that county town happened to be very close to the fishing village town, and it took only half an hour to ride a horse.

When Youren heard this term for the first time, he felt quite novel, slapped his thigh and said, "Okay! But I've never heard of it before, what exactly is this?"

Qi Yongfan smiled, "You will know later."

The charm of Chinese hot pot can be said to be as broad and profound as language.There's nothing like eating meat by the fire in winter.