Chapter 80: Heavy Snow and the Lantern Festival
When Ji Ji returned to Zhuangzi, she asked her servants to cut down the trees on the hill behind her house, thinking that although she was now prepared for her own charcoal fire, if someone else needed something, maybe she would be able to contribute her strength.
Ten days passed in the blink of an eye, and forty or fifty men worked together to cut down all the trees on the hill into wood, and to renovate the land at the beginning.
On the twelfth day, Ji Ji got up early in the morning and found that it was silver and white outside, but it turned out that it was finally snowing.
This snow was a whole day, and when the goose feather snow was still boiling at night, Ji Ji's vision turned white. Seeing this rare snow scene, Ji Dao, who had been out of school a few days ago, shouted happily: "Sister, this snow is falling so much, let's go outside and build a snowman." In a blink of an eye, he shouted again: "Sister, why don't you transplant some plum blossoms?" In such a season of plum blossoms, there is nothing monotonous in our house. β
Ji Ji smiled: "If you don't mention it, I can't remember, okay, anyway, I don't plan to farm the thirty acres of land in Zhuangzi, just do what you said, just make it into a garden." β
Ji Dao was even happier, and he shouted happily, "Then I will also plant peach blossoms and pear blossoms." β
Ji Ji smiled and said: "You go and tell Zheng Wu and them, when the spring begins next year, we will turn Zhuangzi into a big garden." In a blink of an eye, Ji Ji said again: "How to dress up Zhuangzi, you can figure it out now, what to add or subtract, you can also tell Zheng Wu and them." "Now there are more than 200 boxes of precious ornaments in the cellar of the house, so Ji Ji is full of confidence when she says this.
Ji Dao screamed happily and ran away. Seeing her younger brother leaving, Ji Ji secretly thought: On such a day, I couldn't dream of it in my previous life, but now that I have got it, I must not lose my mind because of a momentary love.
Since coming back that day, Ji Ji has been thinking about Xie Lang, thinking about his words and smiles, thinking about his gentleness, even Ji Ji herself doesn't know this kind of thought. When did it start to take root? She only knows that sometimes she can't wait to stay with him day and night, even if she can't stay together, it's good to be able to watch him all the time. But. Subconsciously. The sensible Ji Ji will always come out in time. Quickly regained her calm and sobriety.
Next, the snow kept falling, and Ji Ji got up early every day in addition to her habitual habits. The next day, I slept until noon, when the outside was completely snow-white, and when I looked at the window, the white light still burned people's eyes.
Looking at the goose feathers and heavy snow that continued to drift in the sky, Ji Ji was so cold that she retracted into the quilt, she didn't want to go to bed, and she didn't feel sleepy for a while, so she simply took the book "Theory of Relative Bones" given by Zhang Hezhi and studied it.
After a while, Ji Ji heard the giggles of Ji Dao and Qin Xiaomu playing with snowballs outside, and she couldn't help but laugh along.
In the blink of an eye, five days have passed.
For five days in a row, the snow fell so hard that the snow on the ground was knee-deep, and at this time, the dilapidated houses in the Zhuangzi were squeaky because of the snow. Fortunately, Zheng Wu Lushen is an old and serious person, as early as Ji Ji said that there will be this snow, the houses in Zhuangzi have been repaired and inspected, and now the situation is not right, Zheng Wu even let everyone move to a few of the strongest houses, crowded together.
In the blink of an eye, ten days passed.
For ten days in a row, the sky did not let go of the sunny, the snow on the ground was always new and old, the ice froze, the ice froze, and the snow froze, and last night, the outermost firewood house in the Zhuangzi was crushed by the snow and collapsed. Fortunately, Zheng Wu moved everything out early.
On the eleventh day, Ji Ji was wearing a thick fur coat and standing under the eaves with a stove in her hand, she looked at the vast white of the sky and the earth, and secretly thought: I have paid attention and paid attention, or has I fallen into a room, and I don't know what happened outside?
In a blink of an eye, she thought again: I don't know if Wen Du conveyed my words to the court, so that they could take precautions as soon as possible?
There will be a blizzard this winter, Ji Ji only told those people in Wendu, as for Xie Lang, she never told her.
The reason why she didn't tell it was not that Ji Ji couldn't trust Xie Lang, but that she subconsciously wanted to protect Xie Lang. For a person like Xie Lang, his position is incomparably high, and his influence is incomparably greater. It can be said that at his point, he can no longer advance but retreat, if Xie Lang knew that there would be such a natural disaster, with his character, he would definitely do something more, she was really afraid that he would touch the sensitive nerves of those people in the court, and then bring death to himself. In Ji Ji's opinion, doing the same thing in Wen Du will only increase his prestige, but Xie Lang will only attract boundless suspicion!
At this time, when Ji Ji was thinking about Xie Lang, on the other side, Wang Zhen's family was tightly crowded in the stove room, and the red charcoal fire made the stove room warm.
But only the stove room was warm, and just last night, the three wings of his house were all crushed by snow. At that time, the family was huddled around the charcoal fire, listening to the sound of the collapse of the house and the terrible cry of the cold wind blowing from time to time. The cry was so tormenting that no one in the family wanted to speak. And at this moment, suddenly, there was a loud sound of "horn" next to them, and in a blink of an eye, Wang Zhen found that his three wings were crushed by the snow!
When they found that the wing room was collapsed, Wang Zhen's family was shocked at first, and then showed sadness and happiness one by one, the feeling was too complicated and uncomfortable, and the whole night, the family was speechless, until this time, Wang Zhen's father said in a dumb voice: "Zhen'er, the master who sued you to buy charcoal saved the lives of my whole family." β
In fact, Ji Ji didn't save more than their family, when he bought charcoal, Wang Zhen's father also sued his neighbors. And in this era, the people have special respect for scholars, those neighbors have long known that Wang Zhen is smart, and when they heard the news that he got it, most people believed it at that time, and the weather was fine a while ago, and the neighbors who were in the winter leisure time everyone cut trees and dried firewood, repaired houses, and now I think about it, those actions of the time, at least half of the people in their village died.
Hearing his father's words, Wang Zhen's face was a little complicated, he walked a few steps, and looked at the thick snow outside through the dilapidated door, and after a while. Wang Zhen said in a low voice: "He really expected it?" β
The same thing happened in the homes of Liu Chu and Tan Zheng, and in the same way, they also used their influence to make the neighbors of their village prepare early.
At this time, Wendu was also in his own house, looking at the snow outside without saying a word. Seeing him holding his hands and his expression stern, a servant came up behind him. He said, "The colt is worried about the people, right? There will be a blizzard this winter. Didn't you sue for sΓΉ majesty? Although His Majesty and the ministers didn't believe it, Master Ma, you spread the news everywhere a while ago to warn the people everywhere, and it should have played a role. Since I did my best. Why should you worry about it? β
Wen didn't speak. It's just a long time later. He said in a low voice: "That Ji Xiaolang is a little strange. β
In the blink of an eye, he asked again: "What is the price of charcoal outside now?" β
The servant replied, "It's three times higher than usual." β
Wendu said: "Inform you, our charcoal will be sold from today." β
The servant hurriedly asked, "What price?" β
Wendu replied: "Just according to the market price." Others have tripled, and we have also tripled and sold. β
"Yes!"
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This cold lasted for a month.
A month of severe cold has caused all the rivers and rivers in Jiankang to freeze a thick layer of ice, on which cars can be driven, and countless houses have collapsed everywhere, and many beggars have been added to the streets and alleys of Jiankang.
However, overall, this Blizzard disaster is much lighter than in the previous life. In the previous life, the arrival of this blizzard caught the entire Jiankang people off guard, and at that time, there were all major scholars, and there were also people who froze and fell ill due to the lack of charcoal. Half a month after the blizzard, the price of charcoal in Jiankang City has risen more than sevenfold. In this life, because of Wendu's large-scale purchase of charcoal, many people were vigilant, although they did not follow suit, but out of the principle of preparedness, many families began to repair their houses to prepare for charcoal, so when the blizzard came, these families also survived safely. And then Wendu's act of selling charcoal made those who were not prepared for charcoal fire relieve their urgent needs.
When the charcoal was sold in Wendu, Ji Ji also ordered the subordinates to send their surplus charcoal firewood to the neighbor's house where the house collapsed.
After the Chinese New Year, it was a good day for five or six consecutive days.
But in such a fine weather, there was no one walking on the entire Jiankang Street. Because the day when the snow melts, it is colder than the snow.
The climate of Jiankang was not until the day before the Lantern Festival, when the snow was exhausted, and it was called the sky high and cool, and the spring breeze was light.
The Lantern Festival has arrived.
Even if she stayed in the manor, Ji Ji could also hear bursts of laughter from outside, and the Jiankang people who had been confined in the house for more than 40 days, seeing the sunny and warm spring breeze, couldn't wait to run out of the house one by one.
At this time, Ji Ji was lying in the study, and in front of her was a thick stack of manuscripts of "Treatise on Typhoid Fever and Miscellaneous Diseases".
She had actually finished writing this manuscript a long time ago, but she never sent it to Xie Lang. Subconsciously, Ji Ji always thought that this manuscript was also an opportunity to meet......
In the evening, Ji Dao ran in from outside, and he shouted to Ji Ji, "Sister, sister, let's go out and play." I just looked at it, and the streets and alleys outside are hung with lanterns, but it's beautiful. β
Behind Ji Dao, Qin Xiaocao and the others also ran in, and they looked at Ji Dao with anticipation.
Ji Ji stood up, and she said, "Okay." Tell everyone, it's a holiday today, and everyone can go and see the lights. β
As soon as she said this, Ji Dao jumped up, and he shouted happily: "Look at the lights!" Look at the lights! Mixed with the shouts of Himedo, there was also the laughter of all the servants.
In the blink of an eye, evening arrived.
Carefully dressed up, and the sister-in-law Ji Ji, who became as beautiful as a flower, wore a gauze hat, held Ji Dao's hand, and slowly walked out of the street with Qin Xiaomu, Qin Xiaocao and others.
On this day, all the Jiankang people did not ride horses, the streets and alleys, everywhere was clean, and in front of each shop, there were even more lights, Ji Ji paid attention, and there was not even a beggar on the street.
Ji Ji's manor was located on the outskirts of the city, and when they walked to the main street, an hour had passed, and at this time, the last rays of sunset had disappeared from the sky.
Seeing the crowded crowd, as well as the various lanterns and some Kong Ming lanterns lit on both sides of the street, Ji Dao happily exclaimed: "Sister, Jiankang is really beautiful. We also had the Lantern Festival in Jingzhou, but the Lantern Festival in Jingzhou was far from being so lively. β
Unexpectedly, as soon as his voice fell, a young woman smiled beside him: "Xiao Langjun is from Jingzhou?" You don't know this, tonight's Jiankang, the most lively and beautiful place, is not these streets at all, but Wuyi Lane. β
"Wuyi Lane?"
As soon as they heard this woman say this, Ji Ji and the others all turned their heads. Waiting expectantly for her to continue.
The woman said briskly, "It's Wuyi Lane." Wuyi Lane, where the world's top scholars live. It is the season of war, and every Lantern Festival, the major scholars who live in Wuyi Lane will also hang their own unique lights for everyone to enjoy. There are so-called Wang Xie's children. Dressed and sleek. Wuyi Lane of the Lantern Festival. But what about a big landscape in Jiankang. β
She winked at Ji Ji and the others, and said with a smile: "As for what kind of landscape it is, you'll know when you go to see it." β
The woman said. Ji Dao and the others were even more excited, Ji Dao screamed happily, if it wasn't for Ji Dao holding it tightly, he would have rushed to the front with a smoke.
The closer to Wuyi Lane, the more Ji Ji was shocked by this magnificent splendor, at this moment, the top of their heads, large and small, thousands of Kong Ming lanterns, on both sides of the street, hung large and small, all kinds of lanterns, now, Buddhism is prosperous, Taoism is flourishing, Confucianism and Xuanmen, also occupy the mainstream. So in the dense lights on both sides of the street, the believers in Buddhism are hung with lotus lanterns, and the believers are hung with lanterns in the shape of fairies such as Magu, and the Confucians hold the Confucius plaque to swagger through the city, and the lanterns hanging up and down the plaque are made into the appearance of Confucian sages such as Dong Zhongshu, and the lanterns of Xuanmen are the most interesting, the character lanterns not only have the seven sages of the bamboo forest, but also Xie Lang's, uh, it should be said that the lanterns made into the appearance of Xie Lang are the most.
Along with the lights of all sizes, there is also the sound of music coming from various pavilions. As if they had been discussed, in front of each pavilion, the gentry would send their own kabuki harinists to play on the brightly lit pavilions. So everyone walked all the way, sometimes hearing the melodious sound of the piano, sometimes hearing the ethereal singing.
In this extreme bustling and prosperous, Ji Ji and his party came to Wuyi Lane.
Unlike Ji Ji's imagination, Wuyi Lane is far less noisy than other streets.
It was obviously crowded with people on the street, but at this time, the street was very quiet.
Ji Dao was stunned, he turned to the person behind him, lowered his voice and asked curiously, "What are you waiting for?" β
The man also whispered, "I'm waiting for those well-dressed kids." β
As soon as his voice fell, the streets suddenly became dark, but it turned out that the torches planted by the side of the road were all extinguished.
Just when it was dark all around, and only countless people's eyes blinked, the pavilions on both sides of Wuyi Lane began to light up one by one.
The first to light up the lights was Langya Wang. In the blink of an eye, several pavilions belonging to the Langya Wang clan lit up, and what Ji Ji didn't expect was that in the pavilion, behind the Zhulan jade building, there were actually more than a dozen Langjun of the Langya Wang clan who were dressed and handsome in their shoes.
The clothes of this era were originally extremely elegant and gorgeous, these Lang Jun were all handsome, so the moment the lights were suddenly lit, Ji Ji actually had the feeling of seeing the stars on the Milky Way, and for a while, she was dizzy.
The young Langjun of the contemporary Langya Wang clan, although he is not particularly famous, Ji Ji didn't care much about them before, but it wasn't until she saw it with her own eyes at this moment that Ji Ji suddenly understood what it meant to be a well-dressed child and what it meant to be elegant.
These Lang Jun, casually walking out of one, can compare the crown prince that Ji Ji saw that day to the dirt.
As far as the princess and crown prince Suhe that Ji Ji saw were concerned, it was no wonder that these Wang Xie children were unwilling to marry them even if they died.
Seeing those Lang Jun and Ji Ji, a dream-like voice came from behind him, "Are these the descendants of the contemporary Langya Wang clan?" After so many years, the people of this family are still so beautiful. β
Another old man said in a low voice: "The Langya Wang clan is not as good as before, I remember that when I came to see the lamp twenty years ago, the same young man Lang Jun, there were more than forty Langya Wang clans, and now there are only a dozen people." β
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Today's state is not good, the update is late, please forgive me. In addition, continue asking for pink tickets. (To be continued......)