Lan Mengshi was thinking of repaying his favor, but Lan Mengzheng thought of going elsewhere. He nodded and said, "Yes, that scholar is still just a little prefect. How can he be worthy of his sister? At least wait for him. Go up a few levels.” I don’t know if Yang Ci has that ability. If he is only a prefect two years later, what will his sister do? Two years later, my sister is 21 years old!
Lan Mengzheng felt a little worried about this, he said, "Sister, what if Yang Ci goes back? You are now 19."
Lan Mengshi didn't hesitate to say: "He won't, if he really repents, I can see this person clearly, so that I won't be sad after we get married in the future."
Lan Mengshi is no longer the kind of weak and innocent girl in the boudoir. She stayed with the empress for so long, and together with Zhou Wanxiang, dealt with so many things inside and out. The years have imbued her with perseverance and flexibility. The eyebrows, even though she has a delicate and beautiful appearance, when you look closely into her eyes, you can see that she is bold and strong in her bones. Yang Ci is a few months older than her, but looks immature in front of her.
Perhaps it is the same. Yang Ci fell in love with her at first sight. There are many weak and beautiful women, but it is rare to see someone as soft and strong as Lan Mengshi.
The siblings talked for a while, and suddenly there was a rustling movement outside. Lan Mengzheng opened the window and took a look. The cold wind immersed in from the outside, and was tightly blocked by his sturdy body, leaving only a slight coolness to pass to Lan Mengshi.
Lan Mengzheng turned his head to look at him, and saw the candle in the house shining, and a warm smile appeared on his brother's face, "Sister, it's snowing!"
Lan Mengshi got up and walked over. The siblings stood side by side by the window, looking up at the night sky together, the snow was getting bigger and bigger, and pieces of feathers fell gently from the sky.
This is the first snow since the beginning of winter.
"Hey, it's snowing!"
Boss Li was wrapped tightly all over, with only a pair of eyes exposed, and he was driving the donkey cart to the village. He took the goods into the county for sale before dawn today, and it was dark when he returned.
Stepping deep and shallowly on the snow that was gradually accumulating on the ground, he walked briskly into the village.
At the entrance of the village, there was a man in the same thick dress pacing back and forth. It was his brother. Seeing him coming, he quickly stepped forward to help pull in the donkey cart.
The two entered the house together, and the vicissitudes of life greeted Mr. Li. Seeing that his son came back with a donkey cart, he couldn't help but feel distressed and said, "Why did you walk back so far from the county to the village? You can still be brisk in the car some!"
Boss Li smiled and said, "Father, I'm not afraid of exhausting our donkey? This is a baby bump!" Then the father and son helped unload the goods from the donkey cart.
The goods were exchanged from the county town. Most of them were New Year goods. Many people in the village need it! Their family was transported from the county seat, and they could make a penny, and the villagers did not need to travel all the way into the county to buy it. Everyone was happy.
After the three people unloaded the goods, the second child led the donkey into the shed to feed, and the boss followed Old Man Li into the hall, and together they settled how much money they had made these days. After a while, the mother-in-law put the food on the table, and the family had a lively meal.
After eating, Boss Li sat lazily on the warm kang, looking at the neatly packed New Year goods in the house, and then at the brick house where the family lives, and then think about the shed. Donkey, don't think of how beautiful it is.
By saving another sum of money, he and his brother will be able to beg a wife. When the time comes, there will be a few fat boys and girls, and the house will be even more lively. Boss Li thought with joy.
It was at this moment that there seemed to be some guests coming to the door when there was a chatter from the outside. Boss Li wrapped his clothes and looked out, and saw that the next door aunt Wang was pulling two scrawny teenagers standing in his yard while his father was pulling people into the hall.
Aunt Wang was very embarrassed, "These two children belong to my natal brothers. Both parents have gone. The house has not eaten or drink, and the house is broken again. This cold weather can’t freeze to death? It’s so pitiful, I So I brought them back. It’s just that there are so many kids in my family and a few girls. Where can I live? I have to lick my face and ask for your help. Can you take them in for two months? Don’t worry, you don’t have to give them. To eat, they will go to work on the construction site during the day."
Before Mr. Li had spoken, his father Mr. Li smiled and said, "Hey, old neighbor for many years, why are you polite with me? My new house is warm and strong, not to mention two. You can live in a few more. under."
Aunt Wang hurriedly took the two teenagers to thank them in gratitude.
Old man Li arranged for his two children to live with his two sons, and said with a smile: "In the past few years, everyone's life was difficult, but now it is different. Those from the villagers must help if they can help. I see that the two boys will definitely be promising in the future. .
The whole house is harmonious and happy.
After Aunt Wang left, Boss Li vacated his own room for the brothers to sleep, and he planned to squeeze with his brother.
The two teenagers were very thin, and their clothes were thin. Boss Li found out the clothes he had worn before and asked them to wear them when they went to work on the construction site tomorrow.
Sitting on the warm Kang, the brothers couldn't help but their eyes were hot. They asked, "Is there really food on the construction site? Can I still get paid?" The brothers came from a very far village and left on the road. For several days, I was so poor that I could not survive, and I came to my relatives. I didn't expect that not only was I not despised, but I could also sleep on a heated bed with a quilt, which was ten times better than what they thought when they came!
Boss Li looked at them as if he saw himself who had just followed the villagers on the construction site three years ago. At that time, he was also worried and scared, for fear that the court’s construction site was a cannibal tiger. .
To the hesitant brothers, he affirmed: "It's true! Our family used to be too poor and starved to death. It's only two years before we get better. We went to the construction site and worked hard. Don't be lazy, there are good people. In the days to come, there will definitely be more and more hope." Then, Boss Li told the brothers about his previous days.
Their family used to be poor. He and his brother had two strong labors in his family, but they were always too poor to get enough to eat. It was even harder in winter because the imperial taxation was very heavy, and it was just starving all year long. No matter, his father and his mother even thought about running to the mountain to hang themselves, so as not to spoil the family's food.
But since three years ago, the days have slowly passed the better, because the imperial court not only reduced taxes, but also hired workers to repair the city walls and dig rivers in winter, but those who go there can not only fill their stomachs, but also have daily lives. A few words of wages.
Boss Li couldn't believe it at first, but there was really no food at home. He and his younger brother followed other people in the village. They didn't expect it to be true. No one beat and scolded them when they were working. No one will blame them for a while, most importantly, there is a little bit of meat in the porridge every day!
Their brothers are young, and they are more and more vigorous after eating, and because they are grateful, they work very hard, and their wages are naturally higher than those of others. The court has reduced taxes, and they can sell their food if they don’t have enough food. , Another income... After three years, their family got better and better. They also bought a new house and bought a donkey. The days are getting more and more hopeful.
In the past few years, he couldn't even think of such a good day, but now, he can be sure that he will definitely pass the better in the future!
"This is the first snow since the beginning of winter. Ruixue is a good year, and there will be a good harvest next year!"
In Yong'an Palace, Yao Yanyan and His Majesty the Emperor are also watching the snow.
Yao Yanyan was wrapped in thick white fur, wearing a hood, only showing a snow-white face, she reached out to pick up a piece of snowflakes, and the couple’s heads were put together, using the palace lanterns under the porch to carefully look at the piles Hexagonal snowflakes together.
Yao Yanyan sighed, "It's so beautiful, it's so beautiful!"
His Majesty the Emperor nodded, and after being happy, his brows became a little sad. Yao Yanyan asked him what happened.
His Majesty said: "The snow is so heavy. I don't know how cold it is outside. There will be no people freezing to death, right?"
Every winter, poor people freeze to death. His Majesty didn't know about it until after he took office, Feng Yuan asked him for money to build houses and take in those poor people who had nowhere to spend the winter. Only then did he know that there were people in this world who were living so hard.
His Majesty the Emperor imagined a group of poor people hiding in a dilapidated house, shivering from the cold, and frowning.
When Yao Yanyan saw this, she patted the snowflakes in her palms, poked her cold fingertips at the center of her eyebrows, and immediately recalled her from the state of worrying about the country and the people. She said: "In the past few years, the treasury Money has been allocated to subsidize the people, and one room after another has been built for the people to spend the winter. Don't worry, your Majesty! No one will be frozen to death!"
Of course, the money distributed to the people is not free. Every winter, when the fields cannot be planted, the imperial court will find some projects for the people to do. The people who can’t make ends meet will naturally take the initiative to work. Wealthy, there is no way for everyone to live a rich life, but by doing so, at least those who are diligent and diligent will be rewarded, so that every diligent person will not starve to death and freeze to death.
She shook her Majesty's hand, and the two walked back to the bedroom side by side, walking together to talk.
"Your Majesty, there is no need to fight for the time being in the past few years, what about the soldiers in the barracks?"
His Majesty the Emperor: "Talk to Mr. Feng. We can't let them sit idle or let them go to waste. Let them go out to practice early in the morning and evening, and plant the land during the day." Every soldier has land issued by the court, and There is no tax on their land.
"I just hope that we can harvest some food next year, everything will go smoothly." After all, the stable days have been in the past few years...
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