Hongchen pushed the car window, just entered the capital, I felt that there were obviously fewer people in the capital, and it was normal to arrive, in winter, the weather was cold, and the family could still block the wind and snow, and there was a place to shelter from the cold, where would I be willing to go out?

Even if it is the capital, the life of the common people is difficult, many families have a total of one thick clothes, the men who go out to work wear them first, and the women and children nest at home, and they can have a quilt to cover it, which can be regarded as an ordinary solid family. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

Xiao Yan just got a pawnshop last year, which was used by people to pay off debts, she went to see it, there are a lot of clothes, shoes and hats in the pawnshop, many people pawn out summer clothes in winter, redeem winter clothes, the weather gets warmer, they take winter clothes as a good life, the days go by and get poorer, and those who don't have the ability will starve to death sooner or later.

The winter wind blew on her body, stabbing her skin with a hot pain, and even Hongchen couldn't stand it, and she shrank her head back after a while, Lin Xu smiled and handed her a cup of hot tea, holding it in her hand, and after a while, it was finally a little warm.

"I wonder what will happen to those two children in the future?"

Hongchen sighed.

It's just an adult, but in the face of children, no matter how ruthless a person is, he can't help but feel a little more pity, and if he makes a mistake in his first step, it will be a bad result that cannot be made up for in his life.

Hongchen was silent for a long time, and suddenly patted his forehead and smiled, it's okay, everyone has their own life, it's useless to think about it, the child called the outcast, now like this, is already the best ending, if nothing goes wrong, I want to be carefree in this life.

A gust of wind blew, the curtains shook, and the doors shook.

"Let's go, please eat."

Lin Xu came back to his senses all of a sudden, smiled, glanced out of the car, and saw that it was not early, so he smiled.

"Okay."

Reaching out to help Hongchen put on all the gloves and hats, and put a long and soft scarf around her neck, and then put on a red fox cloak, Lin Xu asked the carriage to stop in front of a restaurant, went down first, turned around and led his little girl to get off.

The restaurant doesn't look conspicuous, the decoration is not new enough, and the inside is a bright table and incense.

The incense should be mixed with a little sandalwood, which makes people feel calm, and the person sitting on the counter is a beautiful woman in her thirties, with her head down and then planning to plate, with a graceful demeanor, looking at a beauty, at least those guests who are drinking in the restaurant, even the young ones, can't help but sneak a few glances.

Lin Xu also naturally looked over, and found a particularly comfortable position to sit down, looking at it with great pleasure, and waited for the shopkeeper to come over and ask what to order, then he smiled and ordered a few signature dishes, blinked and said, "Don't worry, I promise to just take a look." ”

Hongchen was happy all of a sudden, okay...... She just took a look.

Next to the nearest window of the counter, there was a man sitting, who looked like he was in his thirties, his appearance was ordinary, not the kind of powder-faced scholar that the Great Zhou people particularly liked, but Hongchen felt that his facial features were very good, eyebrows, nose and eyes, no matter where he was, he was very comfortable, his figure was good, tall and big, and his muscles were well-proportioned, especially the two long legs, because they were dressed in short plays, they were especially prominent, which made people feel that this should be a very healthy and powerful man at a glance.

Soon the signature dishes in the store were on the table, and everything else was just good, but a plate of yellow sweetness, the disc took up half the size of the table, and when I smelled the umami, Hongchen drooled, and I couldn't care about any beautiful men or not, and began to enjoy it.

The two of them ate most of the fish in one go, and then the movements became slow and orderly, and when a fish ate almost the same, they were all very full.

"This kind of fish is rare here, and this restaurant is very capable." Hongchen took out a handkerchief and wiped his mouth, and said with a smile, "Fish bladder is even more of a good thing, it greatly replenishes the true yuan and strengthens the body, Senior Brother Lin eats more to replenish the body." ”

Lin Xu leaned closer and said seriously: "When we get married, Ah Chen will know if my body needs tonics." ”

Hongchen: "......"

Turning his head silently, Hongchen looked at the man by the window again, and looked very seriously and carefully.

The man made her eyes flutter, turned her head to look, her eyes were big and beautiful, and there was a little soft feeling, which made the whole person lose a little sharpness and become a little warmer.

"Ahem."

Lin Xu coughed twice, "Beauty, others can just watch and appreciate it from a distance, I am no worse than others, and I can look at it casually, no money." ”

Hongchen laughed again.

The two of them coughed a few words, and slowly picked and ate the food on the table, and found that the fish were very fresh and tasted good, and the other dishes were more general, not bad, but in comparison, the difference was obvious.

For the sake of the fish, it was okay, after eating, the two of them went out and got into the car, as soon as they went out, they saw that the man also walked out, and he was holding a food basin in his hand, and the two sides happened to be on the way, Hongchen couldn't help but stare at the people a few times, and saw the other party turn into an alley, put the basin on the ground, and whistled, and a group of cats came from all directions, meowing and arching at the basin.

The man laughed out loud and whispered, "It's all there, don't rush, eat slowly." "It's a bit high-pitched, but it's still nice.

"The cats are fine, but there are not many dogs on the street."

Lin Xu lowered the curtain of the car and pushed Hongchen inside, so that she would not be blown by the cold wind.

Hongchen stroked his hair and smiled bitterly: "That can't be helped." "People are hungry, where can they take care of any dogs and cats, the big Zhou people don't eat cats much, they all say that cats have spirituality, eating will make them unlucky, but don't eat too much dog meat, dog meat is fragrant meat, stewed and fragrant for three miles, and it is a big supplement.

It's his own dog, and if he is not careful, he will enter someone else's belly, but this kind of thing, even Hongchen doesn't think he can blame anything, when people can even eat people, how can they force others not to eat dog meat?

It's winter now, it's hard for people, it's hard for animals, occasionally cats are frozen to death on the street, and some people pick them up and take them home when they freeze to death, peel the skin and stew a pot of soup, it doesn't matter how it tastes, it's good to eat two mouthfuls of meat, and the cat's fur can also keep out the cold.

As for dogs, it's probably not easy to find one to eat, and a bunch of people are scrambling, where can there be left?

"Hey."

Hongchen muttered, "Go back and tell me twice, don't let Ping An go out to play." ”

Ping An has grown up, but he is still a child, lively and active, often sneaking out to play, now is not good, less going out is better, although it is small, but it is oily and slippery, and so fat, hungry people see it, must be tempted.

Lin Xu obviously thought the same as Hongchen, he didn't know what to ponder, he suddenly glanced back, and said with a smile: "That person doesn't seem to be a warm-hearted person, but I didn't expect that I looked away." ”

"Who knows." Hongchen God mysteriously touched Lin Xu's head, Lin Dagongzi's eyesight, that is not as good as Mr. Guigu's admit, generally speaking, it is difficult to see anything wrong, "Go back, there are still some things at home." ”

Lin Xu and Hongchen's marriage doesn't seem to be troublesome, but in fact, things are very trivial, not to mention the bits and pieces that Hongchen has to prepare, as well as the dowry or something, just to appease the people under his hands, it takes some energy.

She is also a big family now, and she has raised a lot of people, so it doesn't mean that these people don't want their masters to get married, but the county lord of Rong'an and Mrs. Lin definitely belong to two different identities, the county lord is married, do you want to take someone to the Lin family? How many of these subordinates are going to marry as companions, and how will the others be settled?

Hongchen is different from others, she is alone, there is no family behind her, her people are just hers, how to deal with it is her own decision, but relatively, the responsibility is also heavy, I didn't want to feel it before, but now that the matter is coming, I feel the pressure on my face when I think about it.

How many people dragged their families to shelter her, she alone controls the life and death of countless families, so she can't act willfully.

After getting married, it is still different from her current free and easy identity, Lin Xu will naturally not restrain her, and she can more or less ensure that her life after marriage will not be much different from now, but from now on, she will not be a simple lord of Rong'an.

Thinking of these thousands of miscellaneous things, Hongchen couldn't help but mutter: "Time is too short!" ”

Lin Xu frowned: "Time is limited!" ”

He didn't think that the time was short at all, it was best to get married tomorrow, and pressed Hongchen's eyebrows with a smile, "We Ah Chen think too much, how capable Luo Niang and Xiao Yan are, look at their spirits, I guarantee that you can be your bride smoothly." ”

The New Year is approaching, and the long live birthday is approaching.

Hongchen and Lin Xu were busy for several days, and finally finished cleaning up the chores and took a few days to enjoy their leisure.

It's rare that the weather is not too bad, Luo Niang took the kitchen ladies in the kitchen to make a big pot, the soup in it boiled all day, the aroma was pervasive, and there were a lot of fresh vegetables in the shabu-shabu.

A large group of people, regardless of the master and servant, were all on the table, the female officials on Hongchen's side were still a little reserved, and the people on Lin Xu's side were like hungry wolves, and they simply fought back and forth at the dinner table.

A few scribes did not suffer a loss, and no one dared to attack them, so they picked a bowl of fresh and tender vegetables early, and cheered for their companions while eating slowly.

Hongchen and Lin Xu, as well as a few closer people, sat together, ignoring the excitement, and after drinking a few glasses of wine, they couldn't help but gossip.

Some anecdotes in the capital, big and small gossip between the government and the opposition, and the quirks of those masters in the palace, others may not dare to say or mention it, at this table, there is nothing that cannot be said, even the queen mother suddenly thought about getting a tattoo, in the ...... Ahem, there are intimate words like tattoos on the thighs, and there is nothing I dare not say.

"By the way, I really want to take care of our family's safety recently, the food outside is starting to be insufficient, and our dogs can really become meat in people's stomachs when they go out."

Xiao Yan sighed, showing a little unbearable on his face, "Yesterday I went to the shop to take a look, passed by a shed, and happened to see someone stewing dog meat, and a half-dead cat lying on the ground......"

While she was eating, she still didn't finish her words, the cat was pitiful, blood was spurting from her mouth, even her intestines came out, she was not dead, she screamed one after another, making people panic, but she didn't do anything.

"Is the disaster relief money issued by the imperial court still insufficient?" Hongchen frowned.

Lin Xu sighed: "Enough is definitely not enough, the main thing is that there is too little food, the grain ship in the south has already come once, and it has solved a little urgent need, but unfortunately the imperial court does not dare to let go of the grain." ”

He doesn't need to say much, Hongchen also knows that in addition to these, the greed of the officials in the DPRK and China is also a problem, even if the Son of Heaven does not dare to go too far, but the new grain is replaced with old grain, and a little more sand and gravel is mixed with good grain, and he can make a lot of money.

If they wanted to believe in the discipline of the officials of the Great Zhou Dynasty, it would be better for them to believe that the sun would rise in the west.

No matter how much food there is, it is not enough, not to mention that every time there is a disaster, those victims all rush to the vicinity of the capital, even if they block a part, the important areas of Gyeonggi will inevitably be impacted.

“…… I'll think about it again. ”

Lin Xu wrinkled his brows, calculating where else to toss some food out, the problem is that no matter how he calculates, it is impossible to say a word enough!

Hongchen came back to his senses and told Luo Niang and them, be careful recently, don't let out the dogs at home, although most of them are large dogs. There are hunting dogs, and wolf dogs, and they are strictly trained, and they come in and out in groups, but after all, they are dogs, and they can't fight people. As for compensation, firstly, the other party can't afford to pay, and secondly, they are dead and dead, so what's the use of compensation!

Luo Niang and Xiao Yan should both go down.

A while ago, the dogs at home often went out to play, but now it's really prudent.

This kind of topic is not new, just say a few words at will, eat and drink enough, warm all over, the group of people shrunk in the greenhouse to rest, Hongchen took out Go, and Lin Xu began to play chess, Luo Niang They refused to be idle, they all held needles and threads, embroidered for a while, occasionally discussed, compared, and very comfortable.

Just as he was resting, a young man in black clothes came in a hurry, and as soon as he came in to salute, he said tightly: "Son, the city gate is closed, the whole city is under martial law, Wang Yi, who is the number B of Tianji, and a few secret sons, have been arrested by the government." ”

Lin Xu sat up straight, his face was not in a hurry, but it was a little strange: "Martial law? What happened? ”

"This morning, Lord Cai Shaoqing, the head of the household department, was killed at home, and the death was horrific, and the government and the opposition were shaken."

Lin Xu exhaled: "No wonder, I remember that he is a disciple of King Qi, and he is a very useful figure under King Qi." ”

At this time, a little thing has to make a mess, let alone the death of such a big person. (To be continued.) )