Walking on the familiar and a little unfamiliar land, Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan kept looking at the surrounding scenery.
The canals have been frozen, the dwarf trees have grown a little bit taller, and the turquoise plants growing in the winter, covered with a thin layer of snow.
The little children in the past have also grown up, still wearing the same clothes, divided into two colors for men and women, standing in the middle of the crowd, respectfully and curiously looking at the people in the home of King Zhang's family.
In the field in the distance, there was still a passage built with straw. A group of sparrows fell on the side, and their little heads were looking for the dried rice in the straw little by little.
The few magpies on the branches with fallen leaves should be alarmed by others, and they called twice from time to time when they stood there.
The wooden corridor was carved with various patterns and painted with new paint. The stove once used for the little children to barbecue is still standing there, filled with red charcoal fire.
A pond is believed to have been grilled with charcoal fire. The surface of the water did not freeze. I don’t know which duck is not afraid of death. A dozen or so ducks gathered together, swimming on the surface of the water, occasionally sticking their heads into the water to eat two small fish. , Hula la, frightened by a wild cat leaping away from the side, swam to the other side of the bank, and ran to home like flying on the bank, not afraid of being frozen to death.
The mountains in the distance are white, with a little bit of turquoise appearing occasionally, and there is not much hot sun hanging in the sky, brightening the snow on the ground.
Everything seems to have not changed, and everything seems to be different from before.
Someone from the dealers came to the correct answer. Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan didn't care so much. After seeing the surrounding scenery, they ran directly to the house, followed by three big dogs.
"Oh, it's better to go home." After Zhang Xiaobao entered the door and threw on the kang, feeling the warmth from the kang, he said with a happy face.
Wang Juan took off the thick clothes outside, and sat on a chair covered with thick cushions and pointed to various things to introduce to the three dogs. He didn't know if the dogs could understand.
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The return of the two masters of Zhang Wang's family has made the entire village more lively than usual during the New Year. The villagers all came back from the outside to celebrate the New Year, and their faces were full of joy.
In the slightly deserted water and clouds, there are still people who don't go back to the New Year, and even some students who can't go home in the academy stay.
The four little guys from Zhang Wang's family no longer enter their own house to play, and need to solve the heating problem inside. They roll over the kang one by one, and use their little hands on the embroidered kang quilt from time to time. Catch catch.
Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan didn’t play with their siblings. They asked the craftsmen to make a doghouse. They were afraid that they would be directly next to the ground. They were two inches high. The three-story board was stuffed with rags and dried straw inside. And a mattress, made big, just like a small house.
Sanjoko might have come from a warm place and hadn't fully adapted to the cold to the north. As soon as the kennel was finished, it got in and shrank into a ball. Only the big dog showed his head and looked at the winter scenery curiously.
Song Jinggong also came, but unfortunately the two brothers who would raise eagles and dogs were not here, saying that they were going to find better dogs and eagles elsewhere, so Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan missed the chance.
Seeing that the New Year was about to come, Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan couldn't run out either, so they went around at home, and at the same time went to see the other two villagers, and sent them special products brought back from Luzhou.
There are still a lot of green vegetables grown in the fields this year, and there is no need to sell them elsewhere. Except for the villagers to eat, the rest will be sent to Shuiyunjian.
Because the method has been spread, people are growing vegetables off-season in cold places of Datang. The cost of obtaining local materials is low, but the price cannot be sold as expensive.
"This is how we will become rich. It is far from being rich, and we must continue to work hard in the future."
When Wang Juan and Zhang Xiaobao were walking along the river, they looked happy when they saw the clothes and the complexion on the people of Sanshui County, but they were still not satisfied and wanted to continue to improve the lives of the people in Sanshui County.
The people now wear linen clothes, but they are much thicker, unlike before, with a thin layer that shivered with the cold in winter.
But this is not the goal of the two people. They plan to let all the people wear cotton clothes in winter, which are more comfortable and warmer than linen clothes.
The people in Sanshui County don’t know that there is something better. They are very satisfied now. This year they have more food than in previous years. Those who have idlers at home raise chickens and pigs, and they don’t reject eating fish. .
The New Year is approaching. Almost every family kills pigs, makes sausages, blood sausages, and powdered sausages. They don't need to throw away pig skin and pig bones. They can be sent to the local workshop for a sum of money.
Don’t look at the linen clothes on the outside, silk linings on the inside, and leather shoes on your feet. You can eat meat when you want to eat meat. There is no shortage of oil and salt. Who will let them be in an important traffic road? Well, you can always find something to make money to do.
When Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan were not too satisfied, the local people on the road were all beaming and greeted happily when they saw someone they knew.
"It would be great if there was a railway, and the transportation was convenient. It could bring a large amount of food from the south. Now the people in Sanshui County have a better life, but there is still no change in the northwest. People who shouldn’t wear clothes still can’t. I can’t solve the problem of food shortages when I put on clothes."
When Zhang Xiaobao thinks about the differences in life in various regions, he still feels that he is not doing enough. Only when everyone does not have to worry about eating, that is the real food and clothing.
"There will still be contradictions. People in society are all compared with each other. There are always some flexible-minded people who use various means to improve their lives and social status. Some are in line with moral and legal standards, and some are It is not.
But no matter what kind, if you don’t get caught, your life will be better. After you have the original capital, you will get a greater distance from others. People’s desires are endless, even if you let everyone eat. I'm full, but with more money and less money, the quality of food is still different. "
Wang Juan thought of the social contradictions and sighed slightly.
"I don’t think about social conflicts. As long as it is where my dad stays, the people there must have a good life. Internal conflicts can be transferred through external national policies. You said that when all people are literate and master After gaining the basic knowledge and becoming wealthy, can the imperial power be as stable as it is now?"
Zhang Xiaobao took Wang Juan to a pavilion that was still guarded.
Wang Juan was stunned for a moment, "It should be impossible. The more the people know, the less likely it is to be controlled. Unless each generation of the emperor is so powerful, as long as one generation fails, it will be over."
Zhang Xiaobao didn’t say much, and looked curiously at the two people in the pavilion, a man and a woman, an old man and an old lady to be precise. The house behind the pavilion was also different from the other pavilions. There was only one room behind the other pavilions. Specially used for heating and rest.
Behind this one turned out to be three rooms. Judging from the traces, there is a vegetable plot next to it.
There is still a small stove in the pavilion. Hot water is heated on the stove and tea eggs are boiled by the way to provide convenience to pedestrians.
But there is one more place to sell pancakes and fruits. The old man and the old woman just sit there and don’t talk to each other. They look at the same place. If they stare carefully, people will lose their distance. It feels like it is far away, and it seems to be very close.
"Why is this? People have a unique mood when they see the two of them." Wang Juan found it very interesting.
"Because this is the spiritual distance, and the time has passed. The grandfather and grandma are a family. After experiencing many things, their mentality is different. Sitting there seems to be peaceful and distant. Another reason is that we It’s okay to do it, feel free to feel, let’s go, I invite you to eat pancakes with fruits."
Zhang Xiaobao speeded up the frequency of his feet, Wang Juan nodded, and suddenly said, "Didn't we break the peace of others in the past?"
"I live together and care about your time? I don't know if the price of pancakes and fruits has risen. It turned out to be two cents apiece with vegetables. It should be expensive in winter."
Zhang Xiaobao hasn't eaten the pancake fruit for a long time, so he has no time to make it. Put more chopped green onion and sour sauce.
"Grandma, how much is a pancake?" Zhang Xiaobao has been conscious of being a child for so many years, and he is named according to his biological age.
"Two pennies a, yo, whose child is so good-looking, you two will give you a tea egg if you eat it." The old lady turned to see Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan, and was moved by the appearance of the two.
Wang Juan looked at the things placed there, and he knew that there were vegetables, not as many varieties as in summer, but fried radish shreds and bean sprouts.
I sighed that the people here are simple, not because the locals have a better life, and the price of things is increased in winter, so I stretched out two fingers: "Grandma, want two, put two more eggs in each, and don't let one dry. Coriander, one with more chopped green onions, and more sauce with chopped green onions, and the tea eggs are not needed. Is it still an extra penny for two eggs?"
Wang Juan took out six pennies from his small shoulder bag, stretched out his little hand and passed it over, which meant that he couldn't ask for tea eggs for nothing.
"Yes, one penny plus two more eggs. The local eggs are cheap. Replace them elsewhere. One penny is not expensive. What kind of food do you like? Grandma will give you more."
The old lady said to Wang Juan with a kind smile on her face.
"Don’t put any dishes, just eat the noodles and fruit, don’t fried crispy skin, grandma, how do you use bean sprouts? Bean sprouts are also not cheap, it is better to replace it with sauerkraut, stir-fry with meat oil, charge an extra cent and some will buy it. , It's delicious."
Wang Juan and Zhang Xiaobao can’t eat the pancake fruit with vegetables, and once the vegetables are placed, they can’t taste the original taste of the pancake fruit. A chili sauce made with a little chili is even better.
"Well, I will make sauerkraut next year. You don't need to add more money, you can make money. The house has just been built this year, so it's too late to pickle it."
Seeing that the two of them didn't add vegetables, the old lady put an extra deep-fried dough stick in it, used a small spatula to make a long packet, wrapped it in oil-edged paper, and delivered it warmly to the hands of the two.