In February of the seventh year of Wanli, even in the south of the Yangtze River, it is not yet the time when the spring flowers are blooming, and in the cold North Zhili, not only the thick ice and snow on the earth have not yet melted, but even near the end of the month, there is a heavy snowfall.

The sound of "da-da" came from the official road, from far and near, and it was the sound of horses' hooves kicking the ice and snow on the ground. I saw two carriages coming towards this direction, and there were several young men dressed in white beside the carriage and guarding the carriage on fast horses.

The curtain of the canopy was pulled back, and a pretty little girl whispered to the rider outside the window.

"Tang Jiu, Miss asked how far it was from the capital."

"Back to Apple Girl, it's almost twenty miles away. Let's hurry, maybe before the sun goes down. ”

At this moment a voice came from the carriage.

"Tang Jiu, you go quickly first, go to Shitaizhuang, and send the prepared gifts over, don't let him feel that our Tang family has no courtesy."

Although the sound in the car was not loud, it still clearly reached Tang Jiu's ears in this howling cold wind.

"Yes, miss, the little one understands."

When Tang Jiu heard this, his legs clamped the horse's belly.

"The little one will go first!"

Listening to Tang Jiu's voice outside the car, Tang Ziqi, who was sitting in the car, stretched his waist, and then said in a coquettish voice.

"It's been a bump in me, I heard he didn't get a carriage? said that it was very comfortable to sit up, and when I turned around, I had to ask him to get on one, but this time I was blackmailed for 200,000 taels of silver! ”

"No, Shi Gongzi is so annoying that he dares to accept Miss's silver."

Apple quickly said.

"It's okay, I'll slowly get this account back in the future. It's a bumpy road, you ask the stones, is there a tea shop or something in front of me, I have to drink tea and move my muscles, otherwise, this waist will be broken. ”

Tang Ziqi, who was sitting on the quilt, said lightly.

"Miss, this is almost to the capital, this wilderness is frozen, in case you suffer from the cold, ......"

Seeing Miss's displeasure, Apple quickly changes her words.

"Stone, is there a tea shop in front? The young lady wants to take a break. ”

"Yes, let's go and have a look."

Under a big elm tree on the side of the road, there is a tea shop, the tea shop is very simple, but it is surrounded by straw mats on four walls, but even so, it also blocks the biting cold wind, under the big elm tree stretches out a cloth curtain with the word "tea" obliquely picked out of the roadside, and is blown by the wind and snow and can't help flying. There are only three or two travelers in the tea shop, drinking warm rice wine and the mutton soup cooked by the store, such a winter day, a bowl of hot soup will always make people warm up immediately, they talk and laugh in a low voice.

At this time, the cotton door curtain was opened, and a cold wind rushed in, and then a few people walked in, and the people in the shop were stunned as soon as they raised their eyes.

Walking in front was a woman, wearing a white sable fur cape, wearing a hood and a thick veil on her head, which made people unable to see her face clearly, but the cloak could not hide her posture, and the graceful gait between the movements made them even more stunned.

On this cold day, how did such a rich lady get here?

Along the way, Tang Ziqi had long been accustomed to this kind of gaze, so he found an empty seat in the corner and sat down, and then Apple said.

"Shopkeeper, please give us a pot of boiling water, don't put tea leaves, we bring our own."

And the other family who followed up stared at the people in the shop coldly, and the cold gaze made everyone tremble all over their bodies, and only then did they wake up one by one. Then the man stood at the table and bowed his head.

"Come on!"

The guy at the tea shop came running with a smile on his face, carrying a pot of hot tea.

"Guest officer, you have all the things you want, please use them slowly."

Taking the teapot, Apple took the tea leaves out of the basket and brewed them, and after she poured the tea, Don Ziqi was not in a hurry to drink it, but just sat there, as if waiting for something.

After almost a cup of tea, there was the sound of horses' hooves outside, the curtain was lifted again, and after Tang Jiu, who was covered in snow, came in, he said to the young lady.

"Miss, I went to Shitaizhuang just a little girl, and the people in the village said that Shi Gongzi went to the Zunhua Iron Factory, and it is estimated that he will live there for a while. The little one kept the gift and came back. ”

"Zunhua Iron Works? I actually set up an iron factory! This person can't be idle after all, so let's go. ”

When the sound fell, Tang Ziqi got up and left, and he never took a sip of the tea on the table.

In the wind and snow, on the way to the capital, the team of carriages and horses rushed to the capital, they met a four-wheeled carriage head-on to Zhangjiawan, compared to Tang Ziqi, who could only sit in the carriage, Shi Yiwen in this big four-wheeled carriage, but it seemed very relaxed, the small charcoal stove under the seat dispelled the chill in the car, the only thing that made people feel a little uncomfortable was probably the pony lamp on the top of the gondola - because there was no window, once the door was closed, it could not only be illuminated by the light.

"You should change the glass window when you turn around."

Shi Yiwen thought in his heart, of course he didn't know that he and Tang Ziqi passed by on the official road, and he was already like an arrow, if it wasn't for the heavy snow in the sky, it is estimated that he would have urged the coachman to rush home.

This has been out for more than two months, and even together with the New Year, he has been in Zunhua, saying that he doesn't want to go home, it is a lie, not to mention that those little girls are indeed his only family members in this time and space. I haven't seen them for so long, and I really miss them.

Finally, almost half an hour later, as soon as the carriage stopped in front of the door, Shi Yiwen listened to the shouts of Zhuang Ding outside the car.

"Young Master, it's the Young Master who is back!"

Almost at the moment when Dezi opened the car door, Shi Yiwen heard the joyful chirping of the girls.

"Young master, young master,"

"Young Master, you're back!"

"The young master is back......"

Seeing that Xiao Lian, Kou Yun, and even Kou Mei and Chen Huan, two little girls, also ran out, Shi Yiwen laughed. However, then, he saw that Xiao Pian and the others were all red.

"Young master, why did you go out for so long this time, didn't you say three or five days."

Xiao Lian said with tears in her eyes and pouting.

"These days, no one is serving you, look at the young master, you have lost weight, you must have not eaten well or slept well......"

"Isn't there a virtuous son?"

"His clumsy appearance makes people feel uneasy to look at, young master, next time you go out, the servant will definitely follow you......"

Without waiting for Xiao Lian to finish speaking, Kou Yun said anxiously on the side.

"The young master must be not used to eating outside, next time I go out with my servant, the young master likes to eat the food cooked by the servant......"

Yes, listening to the two of them, Shi Yiwen laughed again and again.

"Haven't I been back, what's going on at home?"

"Childe, when you're not at home for a while, someone comes to you all day long, it's just Fang Cai, and someone else comes to the door......"