Chapter 336 The end of the year

  The snow finally fell down one after another. How many snows has this been since the beginning of winter? Feng Ziying can't remember clearly, but the capital city is getting colder and tighter this winter.

In the city gate hole, under the stone bridge, in the Guandi Temple, and on the edge of the city wall, crops of frozen corpses of beggars were carried out, and thrown on the carts that were used to haul sundries in various places. In the random graves on the outskirts of the city, you can dig a big hole and you can bury ten or twenty.

"It's miserable, it's so miserable!" Baoxiang stomped his feet and ran into the outer courtyard gate from the mansion gate, breathing hot mist, "There was another cart pulled over there just now, and there were probably six or seven more, Brother Ruixiang, what? La?"

   Seeing Ruixiang leaning against the door with a dazed expression on his face, Baoxiang was startled and asked quickly.

"I was thinking, I was also picked up by the master on the edge of the city wall of Datong eight years ago. At that time, I was also frozen. It was the master who led the soldiers passing by. Seeing that I was still alive, he asked someone to pour **** soup on me. , squatting in the car shed for two nights, I came back to life, and then came to the mansion, how about you, Baoxiang?"

After Baoxiang was stunned, an expression of reminiscence appeared on his face, "I can't even remember what happened six or seven years ago. Anyway, when I have memories, I followed people around, full for one meal and hungry for three. The government took it, only to find out that it was a kidnapper. After Qiu asked about it, I had nowhere to go, and the government would not take it in, so I had to sell it. But I am a boy of six or seven years old, who would want it? Later, my aunt bought it Come in,…"

   "Then where is your home?" Ruixiang asked.

  Although both of them knew that they lived in the mansion since they were young, they didn't know each other's background, and both knew that the other was not the son of the Feng family.

   "Who knows? I heard that the beheaded kidnapper is from Suide, maybe he is from there." Baoxiang shook his head: "Brother Ruixiang, what about you?"

"I don't know, but Sister Yunshang and I were brought into the mansion together. Sister Yunshang is from Datong, but I don't know which county. I guess it's about the same." Ruixiang thought After thinking for a while, he said, "Sister Xiangling seems to have been abducted by a kidnapper too, and she was later sold to the Xue family's uncle, who gave it to the uncle. I heard from Xiangling's sister that day, maybe in the future, my grandfather can help her find it." Where are the parents?"

"How can it be so easy? Don't say that sister Xiangling is from the south, thousands of miles away, even if she has been kidnapped in Shuntian Mansion for seven or eight years, she may not be able to find her master. Human life is worthless these days. Look at the past The ones pulled over may be kidnapped and lost, and they can only beg for excuses, and if they don’t make it through the night, they can only be stiff and thrown into a random grave."

Baoxiang is not someone who likes to talk, but after following Ruixiang for a long time, he has talked a lot more than before, "Brother Ruixiang, I have seen in our mansion, most of them are brought back by the masters and wives from Datong. Few of them last long,…”

"Our Feng family can't compare to those who live in the capital for a long time. I heard that the master, the elder master, and the second master have always been in Datong, that is, the master stayed in the capital city for a few years when he was young. The elder master and the second master died. I just went back to Datong, and then I came back two years ago, and now I went to Yulin, um, it’s your hometown.”

Ruixiang was talking nonsense, and he was talking happily, "The wife and concubine were not happy for the master to go to Yulin, and the uncle was also studying, so they didn't go with him, thinking about waiting a few years for the uncle to become an official, and the master may be about to retire Come back to enjoy Qingfu and bring your grandson."

  Suddenly heard a crisp cough, and Ruixiang jumped, only to see a tall and pretty figure coming out of the house with a cold face.

  When Ruixiang saw it, he shrank his neck in fright and smiled all over his face: "Sister Jin Chuaner is going out? I'll call a car for you."

  Baoxiang quickly shrank his neck and dared not speak.

Of the four people in the uncle's room, Yunshang is the most familiar and easy to talk to, and Xiangling is the kindest. No matter what happens, the jade bracelet is the smallest, even smaller than Baoxiang, and it can't be seen yet, but the golden bracelet It's not normal.

I didn’t think so at first, but after I came here, the yard suddenly changed. Everything was placed neatly. The windows, tables, chairs, and cabinet doors on the ground were all clean, and even the fallen leaves on the ground were clean. I can't even see it, and the flowers and plants along the way have been trimmed cleanly.

  The rules of the inner and outer courtyards have also been set. There are two doors to enter and exit, the toilet sundries inside and outside the house are transported out, and the backyard comes to collect clothes and wash them. There is a fixed time.

   This is all due to this sister Jin Chuaner, and even the big guys are a little in awe of this sister Jin Chuaner.

   "Let's wait a while, Grandpa will go out soon."

  The Chinese New Year is coming soon, and there are more and more people coming and going.

There are a lot of New Year's goods sent back from Yulin, such as smoked lamb legs, sand fox skins, and a lot of medicinal materials. There are dozens of high-quality sand fox skins that are specially cut and processed. Produce this stuff.

  Even Jin Chuan'er was used to extravagance in Jia's mansion, and was taken aback by the prosperity of the Feng family at the end of the year.

The sand fox furs are also available in Jia's mansion, but they are only owned by the ancestors and the second master Bao. Feng's mansion returned dozens of them at once, and this one is probably worth a hundred taels of silver. ? Even the first-class furs can be made into three or five pieces.

   This has not been counted in the income account of Zhuangzi's shop.

  Jin Chuan'er also gradually realized that the concubines of the Feng family are all in charge of a lot of business, but the wife is careless and careless.

   In contrast, Jin Chuan'er felt more and more gloomy in Jia's mansion.

Seeing that at the end of the year, the wife and the second grandma Lian in the mansion are planning all day long. If they don't work out, they will have to **** off some things and go out to exchange some money to survive this year, and they have to fool the old ancestors. If you say that the original background is not on the same side, why don't you say it the other way around now, but the gap is so big?

  Today, my sisters and Xiangling are going back to Jia's mansion. A few days ago, Li Jia's mansion sent some New Year's goods, and it is reasonable to return gifts.

Most of the ingredients sent from Jia's mansion are raw materials, such as green rice, rouge rice, and a few roe deer and roe deer. One piece, two pairs of bear's paws, plus some northwestern medicinal materials, etc., are quite good.

  But these gifts in return are not the most important thing today, the key is that there are still a few things to send to Jia's mansion.

  One is a white fox fur for Miss Lin, and the other is a black cloud fur for Miss Bao.

  That’s all for the two of you, the key point is that there is a women’s fur hat that is quite fashionable in the capital city nowadays, made of Firefox fur, and it was actually given to the third girl.

   This surprised Jin Chuan'er, could it be...?

  But if the master entrusts himself to do it, he naturally trusts himself, so Jin Chuan'er can only keep this secret in his heart, and he has to do things well.

  Feng Ziying will also go to Jia's mansion, but this time it is purely a courtesy visit. Jia Amnesty, Jia Zheng and the old lady will all go around there, but they will not stay long.

In the past few days, his task is very heavy. All the family members of the Feng family in Beijing have to go one by one, so as early as a few days ago, he went to call on Qi Yongtai, Qiao Yingjia, Guan Yingzhen, Zhou The residence of Yongchun, Chen Jingxuan and others.

   Just arranging various visit gifts is an extremely complicated matter. The situation of each family is different, and no one else can help. It can only be arranged by myself, my mother, and my aunt.

  *******

  Feng Tang was a little restless.

  The Chinese New Year is coming soon, and the situation is not very good.

  Get up and walk around the festival hall a few times, still unable to let go of the uneasiness in my heart, and finally walk out of the hall.

   "Come on!"

   "Master." Feng Zuo appeared outside the door, the wrinkles on Dao Tiao's face made by the wind and frost made this man a bit more sinister and ruthless.

   "Prepare the horse, bring a few people, I'll go out for a walk." Feng Tang knew exactly where his irritability came from, but he was helpless.

The situation in Ningxia Town was reported intermittently. It was very bad, but it was not this year. If you lose your head, things will be suppressed, so what else?

  However, this situation is difficult to explain clearly. Feng Tang can only arrange his subordinates as well as possible.

   "Is there any news from Shixian?" This was the third time he asked in a day, but Feng Tang was still worried.

   "Master, there is no news yet, but you don't have to worry, Mr. He is also old in military affairs. You remind him again and again, he cannot ignore it."

Feng Zuo has been following Feng Tang for so many years, and he rarely sees the master in such a situation. Ten years ago, he encountered Tatar invaders, broke through the side wall, and fought all the way to the town of Datong. He has never seen the master so upset. Confused, is the master really old?

Besides, that is the matter of Ningxia Town. The military information that should be reported here has been sent back. Whether it is the Ministry of War or the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, it should have been considered and prepared long ago, but there has been no movement so far. , can this be blamed here?

As for the mutiny in Ningxia Town, it is nothing more than a group of soldiers who have drunk their heads on the spur of the moment. What can they do? It is nothing more than beheading a few military supplies Thousands of households, just give everyone an explanation, no matter how bad it is, push one or two annoying guards to carry them, and send some money, won't it be over?

  A group of people wore armor and robes, roared out, and rolled up the snow on the ground.

   The icy cold wind didn't affect Feng Tang's determination at all. He had to turn around his camp on the ground. Others couldn't manage it. At least he had to manage his own three-acre land.

  As long as there are no accidents on the ground, it will be beneficial to the invincible position. As for the west side, it can only do its best and obey the destiny.

  (end of this chapter)