Just after the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the people began to realize that the atmosphere of the border city was different from the previous and had undergone subtle changes. Fastest update access: щщщ.79XS.сОΜ.

The closure of the city gate by Dawu was equivalent to banning trade between the two countries, and the merchants in the city had no choice but to close the gate, while the merchants who could still open as usual found themselves the only ones, and the price doubled.

In previous years, after the Chinese New Year, the temperature warmed up, and you could wear a 'spring' shirt in a few days, but this year's climate is abnormal, three days and two ends, either rain or snow, the climate is 'yin' and cold, and no one dares to take off their jackets, for fear of contracting the wind and cold.

The border city is close to Da Yue, so there are several fur 'fur' shops, all of which are transported by merchants from the north, among which the 'fur' skin of the snow fox is the most popular, and the ladies of those wealthy families like to inlay a layer of white velvet on the neckline and cuffs as an embellishment.

Due to the 'cloudy' cold climate and capriciousness, Aunt Zhang made the old 'hair' disease again, sweating profusely every day, sitting on the 'bed', unable to move, and plasters and 'medicines' on her 'legs', she was always worried that she would become a burden and wanted to work in the field, but was stopped by Gu Zheng.

Mo Xiaohe thought, buy a piece of warm skin, sew a pair of knee pads for Aunt Zhang, she walked around the town, and after asking the price, she was surprised, the ordinary gray rabbit skin 'hair' is several times that of the past, and the price of rabbit 'meat' is rising.

"I should have kept more."

Mo Xiaohe was very annoyed, when she returned from the north, her mother-in-law Mrs. Gu prepared a few cars of things for her, including a cart of leathers, she thought that the climate of Dawu was not needed, so she left more than half of them in Dayue Kyoto, and she only brought a few pieces back as gifts to relatives.

Dayue people who come to the border city to do business can be seen everywhere, in just a few days, connected to the Dayue shops to close the 'door' Daji, the originally lively streets, become cold, only three or three to buy the people, quietly.

Several grain merchants in Fucheng were looted in their warehouses, and the prefect was in a hurry, hearing that the grain and grass seemed to have evaporated suddenly, and sent people to follow up the clues, but found nothing.

The stocks of several major grain merchants account for almost eighty percent of the grain and grass reserves in the border cities, and such a huge amount is lost, and the people only feel that the wind is blowing, and the grain and rice that have risen again and again have long exceeded their ability to bear.

His own lady went to the street early in the morning, Gu Zheng thought that she had hardly been out of the 'door' for more than ten days, and finally her morning sickness had improved, so she agreed without thinking, and everything he saw along the way made him fall into deep thought.

"Husband, the lady who sells wontons wontons wont come out too."

After only drinking a bowl of green porridge for breakfast, Mo Xiaohe felt that her stomach was singing empty city plans, and she was used to 'sexually' looking for the lady who sold wontons on the street corner, but there was no one there.

In the place against the wall, there is a broken wood brand, and there is a layer of oil stains on the ground, it turns out that there is a stall selling oil cakes, the vendor makes oil cakes, and his daughter-in-law sells pies, the skin is thin and the filling is big, the taste is good, the business has been very prosperous, and the husband Gu Zheng wants to buy it for her, and he has to get up early to line up.

"Want to eat ravioli?"

Gu Zheng pursed his lips, there is a shortage of food in the border cities, and the merchants want to deploy from the surrounding cities, make a small fortune, and give birth to several adjacent cities, the harvest of last year was not good, and the output was reduced by two percent, which was also in short supply.

Wontons and oil cakes have to be made of 'fine' and expensive fine white noodles to be delicious, and the current situation is that there is not enough food to eat, how can you do business? The stalls selling steamed buns have also disappeared.

"The 'chicken' soup wontons made by the eldest lady are very authentic."

Mo Xiaohe swallowed his saliva, the filling of the wonton is very elegant, the 'chicken' and 'meat' are chopped into pieces, with tender mushrooms, using the old 'chicken' soup as the soup base, take a bite, the 'meat' is fragrant, she used to see the eldest lady selling wontons, she didn't think there was anything, but now she misses it tightly.

The two of them walked while talking, and in a few open shops, the guys did not have the previous 'spirit' at all, and they had no 'spirit' to look around, and they seemed to be affected a lot, and they were worried about the future. There was a labor market at the end of the street, and it was empty when men came to the town to find a job.

"Woo, what to do, they all say that after the New Year' spring, the price of grain will come down, we don't care, open the belly to eat during the New Year, but there is a little oil and water, now it's good, the rice tank at home is bottoming out, how can life be!"

In the alley, the depressed voice of the 'woman' came from the neighborhood, which immediately aroused the echo of the neighbors, "It's not what's wrong, if the rice and dry rice eaten at home are mixed with sweet potatoes, you can eat them for two or three months!" ”

After a 'fat' year, they also emptied their homes, and every household did not have much grain left, they couldn't figure it out, and it was not a disaster year, how could they live like this, if the price of grain did not come back, and the new grain did not come down, they would have to drink the northwest wind.

"Lady, let's go home."

Gu Zheng saw Mo Xiaohe's eyebrows tightened, he raised his hand, smoothed the wrinkles between her eyebrows, and coaxed, "It's cold, when I get home, I'll give you soup wontons." ”

Before the husband and wife could leave, there was the sound of horses' hooves in the distance, almost in a short moment, a team of people and horses roared over, and the two were walking in the middle of the street, or Gu Zheng reacted quickly, directly picked up his wife, and quickly flashed to the corners on both sides.

A group of people and horses passing by seemed to have come from afar, and the people on horseback were uniformly wearing the uniforms of the Great Wu soldiers, and their expressions were condensed, looking at their movements on horseback, neat and well-trained, and they were by no means like Zhao Laowu who were hollowed out by wine and "color" of the border city guards.

Mo Xiaohe watched the team of people and horses go away, her expression flashed slightly, she patted her breasts with her hand, and held Gu Zheng's big hand, if it wasn't for her husband's quick reaction just now, with her speed, she would have been buried under the horse's hooves, that group of people was ruthless, it was impossible to stop halfway, fortunately, there was no danger, her face was pale, but she was quite calm.

Gu Zheng's eyes became deeper and deeper, and there was a moment of full aura on his body, with a sense of 'yin' coldness, Mo Xiaohe noticed it for the first time, she pinched her husband's hand, and said that she was not a big problem.

In this way, the couple only bought a few things, and on the way home, they passed by their cousin Li He's blacksmith shop, and there were a few unfamiliar faces standing at the 'door' of the shop, looking 'looking' vigilant, and the plaque of the shop had been taken off.

Back at home, Gu Zheng closed the 'door' of the courtyard, Mo Xiaohe breathed a sigh of relief, after her body relaxed, she felt cold all over her body, changed into a thick jacket, and sat in front of the stove to roast the fire. Thanks to the charcoal prepared at home, these charcoal were transported from Dayue, and the shop had thousands of catties in stock, and it was sold out in less than a morning.

Inside the house, there was a cough from Aunt Zhang, she opened the curtain and went out of the 'door', to go to the stove to cook food for Mo Xiaohe, and also instructed Gu Zheng, "You have to prepare snacks at home, Xiaohe finally has a little appetite, and she must be hungry." ”

The dim sum shop in the town is closed, and it can only be made at home, and a few pastries are difficult to swallow after it is cold, dry and astringent, and it is necessary to pour tea to eat it, Zhang Damiang rolled out the noodles and prepared to make noodle soup.

"Aunt Zhang, I have something to eat, your 'legs' hurt, let's rest."

Mo Xiaohe stepped forward to help the person, so that she could talk about it, and finally persuaded the person to return, she and Gu Zheng glanced at each other, and 'pumped' the corners of her mouth, a few days ago, Aunt Zhang cooked, always misplaced the seasoning, and the family ate dark food for several days in a row, Mo Xiaohe thought of the strange taste, and suddenly felt miserable.

Outside the 'door', there was a hurried knock on the 'door', Mo Xiaohe's eyebrows jumped, she seemed to be too worried, and became a frightened bird, so that someone knocked on the 'door', she immediately looked 'look' on guard, and waited for Li He's voice to come from outside the 'door', she was relieved.

"Xiaohe, brother-in-law, didn't you go to the blacksmith shop to find me?"

Li He went to the 'door', carrying a small bag of white noodles in his hand, others were 'shrewd', after seeing that the price of grain had risen, he prepared in advance, there was a lot of food at home, and now every household was short of food, so his father and mother asked him to send a bag first.

"In the morning, someone from the ya'men came to smash the 'door' and gave me a thousand taels of silver, telling me that it had nothing to do with the shop in the future."

Li He was at a loss, and seeing that the other party couldn't afford to offend, he had to euphemistically say that the shop was not his own decision, and he was running it in partnership with Lin Xiucai, but the other party didn't blink at all, stuffed him with a silver ticket, and drove people out directly.

The arm can't twist the big 'leg', Li He saw the silver ticket, and felt a little comforted, he earned this price.

The blacksmith shop changed the owner without a sound, and always had to 'handover' the blacksmith and a few apprentices, who knew that the other party was arrogant in his words, and asked him to take the silver and roll quickly, and the shop had no relationship with him in the future, so it changed hands.