Before the New Year, schools in Xining were all on holiday, and Sun Mengjie, Chen Qiudie, and Mu Sirong had the opportunity to come to Lanzhou and meet Li Zicheng.

Sun Mengjie and Mu Sirong's maiden home is in Xining City, they live in their parents' house on weekdays, and they meet their parents every day, so when they were in the new yuan, they decided to spend time with Li Zicheng, and Chen Qiudie's maiden home no longer exists, wherever Li Zicheng goes, where is her home!

The three of them did not inform Li Zicheng in advance, and took a carriage all the way to investigate, and directly entered the Dadu Governor's Mansion, and the soldiers stationed in the palace knew that they were the family members of the Dadu Governor, and did not dare to stop them, so they let them into the back office.

Li Zicheng happened to be at home, and when he saw the three of them getting off the carriage, his eyes suddenly rounded, "Jie'er, Die'er, and Rong'er, why are you here?" Why didn't you say it earlier, I arranged for someone to pick you up, this cold day! ”

Sun Mengjie's face was flushed, her complexion was originally wheat bran yellow, which would look like some kind of red and yellow apple, "The student said that he wanted to inform Mr., but he blamed Butterfly, and he had to say that he wanted to surprise Mr.!" ”

Chen Qiudie said with a red jacket and red skirt, embellished with blue patterns, and black edges, which were completely a colorful flower butterfly, "I just don't know, if someone still remembers the three of us, maybe they forgot about us!" ”

Maybe it was because she had been in the carriage for a long time and her legs were numb, so she stumbled forward and planted herself......

Li Zicheng hurriedly stepped forward, grabbed Chen Qiudie's thin waist with both hands, and scraped her red little nose, "Your mouth is always unforgiving, quick, go into the house to warm up!" Looking up, he saw Mu Sirong shrinking behind, and hurriedly said, "Rong'er, is it cold?" ”

"It's alright!" Mu Sirong saw Li Zicheng's soft gaze looking at her, her face was shy, but her heart was sweet, "It snowed heavily in Xining, crossed the Yellow River, and entered the Lanzhou border, but it was drier, but it was a little cold......"

"Then let's get inside!" Li Zicheng took out a free hand, held her small hand in the palm of her hand, and entered the hall side by side, "The three of you, you should be hungry after a long journey, right?" Lian'er, bring out some hot soup. ”

"It's coming, it's good right away!" When Song Yulian heard Chen Qiudie's message, she couldn't wait to immediately hug her into her arms, but she knew that when the Metropolitan Governor saw Die'er, she had to be affectionate, so she had to hide in the corner and look secretly.

After a while, Song Yulian took out the soup and some white-flour steamed buns, "The three ladies use it slowly, fill their stomachs first, and then cook a few more dishes in the evening." ”

The three of them thanked Song Yulian, picked up the hot soup, and nibbled on the white-flour steamed buns, but Li Zicheng sat upright and pondered, slightly surprised in his heart.

Mu Sirong said that it snowed heavily in Xining, but not in Lanzhou......

yes, what season is it, not even a heavy snowfall...... Although it is colder when it snows heavily, it is a very rare treasure for crops!

Continuous low temperatures, can freeze to death pests hidden in the ground, and more importantly, heavy snow can bring valuable precipitation, if Lanzhou is short of water, what will happen to next year's crops?

The people can deal with coarse grains, but the soldiers are used to eating white flour steamed buns, and if they suddenly switch to coarse grains such as sweet potatoes and potatoes, can they not complain?

It seems that the matter of going south to Bashu must be done!

Sun Mengjie drank a bowl of hot soup, her body was much warmer, and she didn't eat steamed buns, and when she raised her eyes, she saw Li Zicheng in a daze, "Hey, what is Mr. thinking?" ”

“…… I'm thinking, let you ...... tonight Who's going to sleep! Li Zicheng stretched out his right hand, opened it into a claw, and shook it hard......

Sun Mengjie screamed in fright, causing Chen Qiudie to taunt, "The servant is not afraid of the Metropolitan Governor!" He also hooked Li Zicheng with his eyes.

Li Zicheng just wanted to scare Sun Mengjie, but seeing that Chen Qiudie was not afraid, he was suddenly bored, "After drinking the soup, go take a hot bath, so that you can wash away the fatigue of the whole process." ”

Sun Mengjie hurriedly put down the bowls, got up and said, "Let them go clubbing first, the students go to see Feng'er, I haven't seen you for so long!" ”

Chen Qiudie had already seen Song Yulian, but she still pushed the bowl and picked up her mother as a shield, "The maid has only seen her mother for so long, the maid wants to talk well and listen to her mother's teachings!" ”

If you listen to your mother's teachings, the sun will hit the west and come out, and Mount Tai can cover the East China Sea!

Li Zicheng was contemptuous for a while, and saw that Mu Sirong was still drinking soup, so he leaned over, "It's still Rong'er's intimate, Rong'er's parents are not in Lanzhou, and they haven't given birth to children yet, let's talk first, how about it, are you tired of being a teacher?" ”

"The Grand Duke," Mu Sirong slowly put down the bowl, didn't even want half a bowl of hot soup, picked up the hot water towel and wiped her mouth, "The maid wants to say hello to the eldest lady!" He threw away the towel and walked away.

Li Zicheng was dumbfounded, these three servants, it seems that they have been discussed today? Lao Tzu is angry, if I clean you up at night, I won't be able to run away......

During the New Yuan period, Lanzhou City finally recovered some festive weather, some aspects are even better than before, from the fourth day of the first month to the fourteenth day of the first month, there are lion dance team performances on the street every afternoon, free of charge open to all the people, the people who have been plagued by bandits, soldiers for many years, finally smiled, returned to the wind and rain in that period of time.

Li Zicheng occasionally took his wives and concubines to the market for a walk, or to buy some daily necessities, or to watch the free Northern Lion performance, and bought a satin for each lady, and all the ladies were overjoyed.

There is no woman who doesn't like new clothes, especially Li Zicheng, who came home at night for a few days, and served Li Zicheng like an emperor one by one, even Gao Guiying, who has always been old-fashioned, also took the initiative to signal, because of Li Zicheng's temperament.

But Li Zicheng is secretly very worried, last winter, there was no heavy snow in Lanzhou, only a few light snows, even the mud has not been soaked, in case of insufficient rain, will the crops be seriously reduced?

For several days, he took He Mi and other personal soldiers to check outside Lanzhou City, the winter wheat wilted in the cold wind, but it did not freeze to death, the stalks were still there, and it was estimated that the impact was not great, so he gave up.

On the sixteenth day of the first month, Xining Primary School is about to open, Sun Mengjie, Chen Qiudie, and Mu Sirong are reluctant to sit in the westbound carriage, and Li Zicheng personally sent it to the west gate of the new city, comforting them: "Don't be sad, after a while, I will go to Xining to visit you!" ”

Chen Qiudie hurriedly raised her eyes and said, "Really? Will the Metropolitan Governor come to Xining to visit us? ”

Li Zicheng took two steps forward and shook Chen Qiudie's hand, both little hands were cold, and he stroked Chen Qiudie's hair again, "Believe me, I will definitely go to Xining, when I am not by your side, take care of yourself, look at you, your little hands are so cold, and I don't wear more clothes......"

"Hmm!" Chen Qiudie leaned crookedly on Li Zicheng's body and nodded vigorously, between her eyebrows and eyes, she was already a little wet.

"Silly girl," Li Zicheng held her head in his arms and patted her gently, "Go to bed at night and cover the quilt!" ”

Chen Qiudie couldn't cry anymore, leaning on Li Zicheng's arms and just nodded.

Li Zicheng hugged her for a while, leaned down slightly, and kissed her on the forehead, "Die'er will go to Xining first, don't worry, I will visit you soon!" ”

The carriage was about to leave, Chen Qiudie had no choice but to take her head out and raise her misty eyes, "Don't forget, the maid is looking forward to it day and night in Xining......"

"Never forget, don't worry!" Li Zicheng waved at Chen Qiudie, and then waved at Sun Mengjie and Mu Sirong who lifted the curtain to peek, and then waved vigorously to the coachman.

The coachman shouted, "Sit tight, ladies!" Then he waved his whip and whipped it the horse's rump, and the horse was in pain, and he opened his hooves and drove away......

Li Zicheng kept waving at Chen Qiudie and the others until the carriage turned a corner and there was no shadow in sight, and then he went back.

He has always been worried about the fact that there is no heavy snow in Zhonglanzhou, and in the era of relying on the sky to eat, rain and snow are treasures, but he really can't think of a way to artificial rain, so he can only focus on the rain-rich areas in the south.

In early February, Li Zicheng again summoned Liang Wencheng, Shen Dao, Guo Shijun, and Li Guo to secretly hold a military meeting.

The rifles, mountain guns, and gunpowder packs produced by the Xining Firearms Bureau were all shipped to Lanzhou, and priority will be given to equipping Song Wen's seventh battalion.

After returning to Lanzhou, the Song Ministry of Culture will carry out a two-month intensive drill training, and there will be a marked improvement in the soldiers' shooting skills and ideological understanding.

Li Zicheng also summoned Xining and Sanchuan prefectures, and asked the chief officials of each prefecture and county to gather in Xining for a three-day training.

The wolf cavalry stationed in Shaliucheng also received a summons from Li Zicheng, asking them to prepare a cavalry of 500 people and rush to Huangyuan County within ten days.

Li Zicheng's original plan was that he didn't need these cavalry of the wolf cavalry, the cavalry of the second battalion of Li Guobu was enough, but there was some dirty work, it was better to fake others, and after the war, the wolf cavalry was also needed, so he took this opportunity to let the wolf cavalry plunder.

Follow the big brother, there must be some sweetness!

Although the wolf cavalry entered the Han nationality, they formed an independent army, and Li Zicheng hoped to maintain their bloody nature, and maintained their combat effectiveness with continuous looting and slaughter.

Five days later, Li Zicheng estimated that the chief officials of Xining and Sanchuan had entered Xining one after another, so he bid farewell to Gao Guiying, Namu Zhong, Tian Fen and other wives and concubines, and handed over the Dadu Governor's Mansion to Liang Wencheng, Shen Dao, and Guo Shijun.

Li Guoqin led the second battalion of 1,000 cavalry to act as Li Zicheng's escort, and also left on the same day.

It was the middle of February, but the weather was still cold, and the wheat seedlings in the farmland were still wilting and did not show the appearance of thriving.

Li Zicheng was bored, and he didn't stay in Sanchuan Mansion, and went directly to Xining.