Around the winter solstice, the weather was extremely cold, and Jue and Ah Wu went to Bayang to sell firewood and deer skins. Firewood was in high demand and sold out quickly; It's just that the door of the red-suited woman's courtyard is closed, and only four or five deerskins are sold, and the price is not as high as that of the red-clothed woman.

"Ah Wu, go back." Jue was a little depressed, thinking that it had been some time since he came out, and he couldn't delay any longer.

Jue wore straw sandals in front, holding five or six deerskins; Ah Wu was wearing straw sandals and walked very slowly. Ah Wu had frostbite on his feet, and every step he took was extremely difficult.

"Ah Wu, you can ride a horse." Jue pushed Ah Wu on the horse, he led the black horse in front of him, and walked slowly.

"Childe." Ah Wu crawled on horseback and cried like a child.

Heavy snow closed the mountain, Bashan trade road was completely covered under the snow, fortunately the black horse recognized the road, stepped on a string of crescent footprints in front, Jue followed behind the black horse deep foot shallow foot, walked for nearly two days to Lanpu.

"Childe, there will be an old man who owes us money, don't speak." When he was about to arrive at the winery, Ah Wu got off the horse and asked Jue to get on the horse, and he led the horse and said as he walked.

Uncle Feng saw the two of them from afar, and hurriedly came over to dust off the wind and snow on Jue's deep clothes. Jue looked at the shrewd old man in front of him seriously, remembering Ah Wu's explanation and not speaking.

Ah Wu bolted the horse, and said to Uncle Feng: "My son-in-law came from Jiangcheng to come and see my father-in-law."

Feng Shunian hurriedly called: "Nier, hurry up and boil hot water."

The rice wine was warm in the small stove, Ah Wu was feeding the horses outside, Jue sat uncomfortably next to Minnie, he felt itchy in his heart, like a cat scratching. As for the old man, Jue looked at him pouring wine and waisting, and secretly wondered how much he owed himself.

Ah Wu came in quickly, carrying five or six deer skins, and arched his hand to Feng Shunian: "Uncle, my son-in-law asked Minnie to help make two pairs of boots."

Jiang Minnie looked at Jue seriously, the upper body was a coarse linen deep coat, and the lower body was a deerskin skirt with straw sandals, which was a bit nondescript.

"You're not cold?" Jiang Minnie asked.

Ah Wu hurriedly said: "My son-in-law's study tour is a kind of experience in itself. Childe is in good health, but I am weak and have chilblains. ”

Probably afraid that Jiang Minnie would not believe it, Ah Wu raised her bruised and swollen feet, but Minnie didn't look at it.

"Minnie, go cook some food." Feng Shunian hurriedly relieved Minnie.

Ah Wu went out to sweep the floor with interest, the small stove only surrounded Jue and Feng Shunian, Jue drank without saying a word, Feng Shunian had to laugh, his amount of wine was acceptable, but if he drank too much, he would make a mistake, so he had to pour wine for Jue.

"Childe, your book." Ah Wu lowered his head and held the "Jiahe" that Jue was carrying, and said respectfully.

Jue took over "Jiahe", he could memorize this book a long time ago, although he was still forgetful, but he could barely read and count.

Feng Shunian opened his mouth and asked, "Who is the teacher?"

Ah Wu said quietly: "Meng Lan traveled to Bayang in the past, and my son-in-law studied the six arts with Meng Lan."

Ah Wu was not talking nonsense, he had inquired that Meng Lan had indeed stayed in Tongxi for more than a year, and Jue had indeed studied in Taoli School.

Feng Shunian was stunned, obviously he knew Meng Lan, this is not a strange thing, after all, Meng Lan's identity is there.

Feng Shunian doesn't doubt Jue's identity very much, first, there is Ah Wu's entourage, which sets off Jue's extraordinary; the second is that the dark and shiny horse has an extraordinary bearing, and his fifty or sixty years of knowledge should be in the top three of this black horse's bearing; The third is that Jue's hand is really generous, and nearly 400 citrus knives are enough to buy more than a dozen acres of land or ask for a dozen daughters-in-law.

He became more and more respectful to Jue, and secretly rejoiced that Nier was born with a good skin to please the son, this son should not be very old, maybe Nier is lucky enough to be the main room.

Jue felt bored and went out to practice knives, Ah Wu squatted on the snow and pouted his ass and looked stupidly.

"Ah Wu, how much does he owe me?" Jue was a little uncomfortable being stared at by Ah Wu, so he expressed his doubts.

"He can't afford to pay for it, and he wants to marry his granddaughter to his son." Ah Wu said shyly.

"Is that the girl?" Jue asked in a low voice.

Ah Wu nodded, burst out laughing, and said, "Ah Wu has been blessed by his son, and he has shoes to wear."

"Childe, it's time to eat." Uncle Feng shouted at the door.

Jue cramped himself to pick up vegetables, drink, and eat, and his elbow touched Minnie Mouse from time to time, so he had to nod his head and apologize.

Minnie Mouse is like a new wine that has been brewed for a winter, her pretty face is flushed, and her salivating appearance is really lovely.

"I'm full," Ah Wu picked up a few mouthfuls of rice, put down the bowl and asked Uncle Feng, "Uncle, can you take me to see the winery?" ”

Feng Shunian got up with the bowl and led Ah Wu to see the winery.

New wine brewing of five grains, small red clay stove. If you want snow in the evening, can you have a drink?

Jue was drunk for the first time in his life, he stumbled into a vast and desolate plain, and a burning pain came from his heart, and he plunged into the ice cave, swimming restlessly like a thin fish.

When he woke up at the Bashan Cottage, Jue only felt that he had had a very short dream, and he couldn't remember anything clearly, and he staggered to find water to drink.

"Childe, are you awake?" Ah Wu spread a nest in the corner, he slept lightly, and would be awakened at the slightest disturbance.

Jue scooped a scoop of cold water into his belly and barely stopped the burning pain, at this time before dawn, Jue asked, "Ah Wu, I have been drinking?"

Ah Wu covered his mouth and smiled.

Jue was completely sleepy, put on a deep coat and a deerskin skirt, pushed the door and came out barefoot to practice knives under the moon. Each step left a footprint, and by the time dawn broke, the snow had melted from the snow under your feet and ankles.

"Childe, are you going to Lanpu to sell wine today?" Ah Wu held a large bundle of hay and threw it to the black horse.

"Why do you want to sell wine?" Jue was a little puzzled.

"Ah Wutuo's blessing, there are shoes to wear." Ah Wu said with a smile.

Jue squatted down to take a serious look at the black and swollen chilblains and the vulgar straw sandals on Ah Wu's feet. Ah Wu hurriedly knelt on the ground, wiped his tears with no heart and lungs, half cried and half laughed, and said, "It's not in the way, it's good that spring is here."

"Okay, let's go and sell wine." Jue's heart softened and agreed.

Ah Wu carefully smoothed the folds of Jue's clothes, and then led the horse forward with two bundles of firewood, still carrying a piece of venison in his hand. Jue followed behind with a short knife, and he struggled to find the signs buried by the snow that would guide him home.

The country has been war-torn for two consecutive years, and because of the deduction of pensions and relief grains from Bayang's aunt Jia Ren, the winter in Bayang's governance for dozens of miles is surprisingly cold.

By the time Jiang Wangshu returned from the west, Jia Ren had already flown away with the peach blossom farmer, leaving only the mess of Bayang.

Jia Ren was originally a businessman, and he was really treacherous and businessman, and he deceived his superiors and made a good calculation. He got out too quickly, so that Jiang Wangshu solved the war in the west and came back with nothing left, so he had to give up.

Jiang Wangshu mobilized relief food from all over the country, which was escorted and distributed by the Jiangzhou army to various remote areas in Bayang. In the past few days, he stepped on the snow and personally went to various remote places to inquire about the people's livelihood, and did not dare to make any mistakes.

"Jiang Hou, in front of you is Lanpu." In the past two years, the young Jiangzhou military general, who has grown up in the war, and the Jingfu who temporarily replaced Dr. Bayang, waved his whip and pointed to dozens of households.

Jiang Wangshu's action was very small, only Jingfu followed, not that he was worried about Jingfu, but he was afraid that the people below would not do anything to fight rice, it would be difficult this winter, and Li Min was really bitter.

After the two asked from door to door, Jiang Wangshu was finally relieved that although Jingfu was a member of the army, he was meticulous and would do everything personally, and the relief food distribution was only a lot more.

Lanpu was the last remote place he traveled, and this place was a sad place for Jiang Wangshu. After Lan Ge was martyred, Lan Su died innocently, although Miao Yun was escorted to Bayang, Jiang Wangshu always felt ashamed of Lan Su and his son. and Ling Han, who was saved by Lan Su, was also a fan, Jiang Wangshu couldn't believe that Ling Han would abandon the Mandarin Kingdom and leave with the peach blossom farmer.

"Jiang Hou, there is a wine shop in front of you, go eat some wine?" Jingfu was afraid that Jiang Hou would not allow it, and said, "Jiang Hou is tired these days, and it doesn't hurt to eat a bowl now if he has nothing to do." ”

"It's fine." Jiang Wangshu was rarely idle, so the two walked into the winery.

"This horse is one in a million." Respecting the husband and the horse, he also knows the horse, he is a horseman, two years ago he was a horseman in the army, and he was appreciated by Jiang Hou because of his carefulness.

Jiang Wangshu recognized that this dark horse belonged to Jue, but he was just curious why he came to this winery, didn't he also come to drink?

"Restaurant, bring a big bowl." Before he sat down, Jingfu shouted loudly that there were not many drinking opportunities in the army, so they all liked the big bowl.

"Sir, sit down for a while." Uncle Feng didn't dare to slack off, so he had to make a compensatory note to Chao Jue and come over with a jar of wine.

Jiang Wangshu really saw Jue, and he was sitting in the middle room drinking alone. The young man called Ah Wu was adding firewood in front of the stove, and there was a girl with bunched hair cooking vegetables.

Jiang Wangshu walked straight to Jue and sat down, and he didn't see himself thinking about himself, and asked, "What's the trouble?"

Jue noticed that there was another person in front of him, a little impressed, but he couldn't remember clearly.

Ah Wu shouted loudly: "Young Master, Jiang Hou is here."

Minnie Mouse turned her head to glance at Jiang Hou, and then continued to cook.

Feng Shunian was pouring wine for Jingfu, when he heard that Jianghou Daimyo almost spilled out.

"Restaurant, I'll come by myself." Jingfu was afraid of spilling a drop of wine, so he took the wine jar and poured the wine himself.

"No, Ah Wu wants to drink." Jue knew that the person in front of him was Jiang Hou of Liangzhou, but he didn't remember what kind of one-step method.

"You really don't want to go with me?" Jiang Hou asked.

Feng Shunian came over with a plate of snacks and food, and soon went to greet his husband again.

"Where are you going?" Jue wondered why this famous Jiang Wangshu asked himself this puzzling question.

"Go to Jiangcheng and join the army," perhaps it was the similar experience that made Jiang Wangshu like this young man who was called an idiot, he poured a glass of wine for Jue and asked, "You still live on it?" ”

Above, naturally, refers to the Bashan grass house up Lanpu. Jue nodded, which was considered a tacit acquiescence, and then said, "I won't go to the army."

Jingfu was bored drinking alone, so he came over with a wine jar, held a wine bowl to Jue, and said: "Use a big bowl to drink, restaurant, take two big bowls."

Feng Shunian hurriedly took two big bowls, Jingfu poured three full bowls, and asked, "Does Jianghou recognize this young man?"

"Childe, don't get drunk again," Ah Wu first said to Jue, and then greeted Uncle Feng, "Uncle, you also sit down and eat." ”

Feng Shunian was a little restrained, Jiang Hou's name Liangzhou no one knows, who doesn't know, Jiang Hou actually came to his small wine shop to flatter him, where dare to expect more, so he waved his hand again and again.

Ah Wu used to pull Uncle Feng to the wine table, and the four of them happened to be one person and one corner. Feng Shunian's hands hung uneasily, listening to Jingfu talk about the army, and occasionally Jiang Wangshu and Jue said a word or two of inconsequential things.

Jingfu drank two large bowls of seafood, comfortably wiped the wine stains from the corners of his mouth, listened to the sound of wind and snow outside the house, and shouted: "When the snow melts, the water will rise, and there will definitely be a good harvest this year."

"When the snow melts, it's spring." Jue said very seriously.

After being full of wine and food, Jingfu took out two citrus knives and asked, "Restaurant, how much is it?"

"No money, no money." Where did Uncle Feng dare to accept it, and he resigned again and again.

Jingfu frowned and said, "Jiang Hou's least favorite thing is to be a ruffian."

Uncle Feng smiled and said, "For the sake of the son, the old man can't collect money."

"Thank you, uncle," Jiang Wangshu arched his hand towards Uncle Feng, pulled Jue out of the door, and asked, "Are you really not going?" ”

Jiang Wangshu appreciated Jue's remark that it was spring after the ice and snow melted, from the previous seven points of sympathy and three points of appreciation to the current half of the words.

It's a pity that Jue still stubbornly shook his head.

Jiang Wangshu didn't know what Jue was thinking, so he had to leave with Jingfu, and he was busy eating a pot of wine, and there were still too many things for him to deal with. Jiang Wangshu was submerged in the wind and snow, and he stumbled like a shock in the world.

The four people in the winery stood at the door, each thinking about it.

"Thank you, sir." Jue also ate and drank to his heart's content, and said goodbye.

Ah Wu went to lead the horse, his face was flushed, and he thought that he had drunk a lot of wine.

"Your boots." Minnie Mouse came into the house and hugged two pairs of deerskin boots and called to Jue. She really didn't know what to call it, so she simply saved it.

Jue turned his head to meet his eyes and asked, "Mine?"

Minnie was so ashamed that she put her mocskinskin boots in Jue's arms, entered the door, and closed the door.

Uncle Feng drank a lot of wine, his face was full of red light, and he insisted on staying guests.

"Uncle, my son-in-law never spends the night outside." Ah Wu changed into a pair of deerskin boots, and only felt warm and comfortable. He half-knelt in the snow again to change Jue's deerskin boots, and then walked forward with straw sandals. The straw sandals were hand-woven by the son and could not be lost.

Jue led the black horse to follow behind, and the two of them did not enter the wind and snow, and soon disappeared in Lanpu.

"Niel." Uncle Feng entered the house with a red face, looked at Minnie Mouse who was hiding in the middle and sewing deerskin boots, and said, "Nier, is it for grandpa?" ”

"Grandpa." Minnie snorted and didn't look over, like freshly cooked rice wine.

"Blessed is Nier, and Grandpa is also blessed." Feng Shunian sat down in the corner, and the warm wine on the small stove clanged, pulling Feng Shunian's memory far away.

Who isn't a boy yet? Uncle Feng remembered the past, and his face turned even redder. Nier has grown up, and it is time to entrust a good family.

"Nier, when the spring begins, grandpa will go to Bayang to buy cloth and brocade, and cut a wedding dress for Nier."

"Nier, do you think your father will be happy to find out?"

"Niel......

The firewood crackled, the rice wine tinkled and dingdong, Uncle Feng was drunk, he smiled at the corner of his mouth, and slept sweetly.