As the saying goes, the plan of the year lies in the spring, and the laziness of the year lies in the winter.

Cuihua Mountain and even the whole Guanzhong are covered with snow, and under the stillness of everything, fat bears burrow into the warm caves, and hares, wild deer, etc., also store enough food in their nests, only the occasional bird that jumps out of the nest of the tree to break away the snow and look for grain.

The small courtyard of the side hall of the Dao Palace is not large, similar to that of ordinary farmers, and the length and width are only a few dozen steps. On the road swept out by the palace people, a bamboo dustpan was supported by a small wooden stick, and under it there was a handful of golden wheat grains sprinkled casually underneath, mixed with the flying snow scattered in the wind.

A sparrow jumped up and down, tentatively looked left and right, carefully took a bite of wheat, and saw that there was no danger, so he swaggered in, and enjoyed this winter feast.

Suddenly, however, the sticks moved with the hemp rope tied to them, and the dustpan fell with gravity.

Only the sparrows covered under the dustpan looked at the sudden darkness in bewilderment.

Who am I? Where am I from? Where am I going?

"Uncle, I've caught a bird." Wu Jue hid behind the door, observed the small courtyard through the exposed gap, and screamed excitedly when he saw the sparrow caught.

"Got it, how can there be such a stupid bird." Li Yuan yawned and came out of the soft bed in a daze.

When the house was built, it was hollow, and there were neighboring houses burning charcoal, and the heat was transmitted along the middle mezzanine, which was similar to the principle of burning a kang, so the inside of the house was hot.

Burning kang originated in the Western Han Dynasty, and it has long been popularized in the northern part of the Tang Dynasty. As for the south, the Emperor Taishang didn't know, after all, the southerners relied on themselves to be "upright." ”

During the Qin Dynasty, "fireplaces" and "fire walls" appeared in the nobility and imperial palaces for heating.

In the fireplace, charcoal is mainly used to keep out the cold, and the smoke hole is placed outdoors to avoid charcoal poisoning. In addition, the practice of fire wall was also found in the ruins of Qin Xingle Palace, that is, two cylinder tiles were interlocked, and a pipe was made into a pipe wrapped on the inner side of the wall, which was connected to the stove, and it already had the rudimentary form of fire kang and heating.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty established a greenhouse hall, located in the north of the front hall, for the emperor to live in winter, there are all kinds of special equipment for cold protection and warmth in the hall, "Xijing Miscellaneous Records" recorded: "The greenhouse hall is painted with pepper and mud, the wall is draped with splendid embroidery, mainly fragrant cinnamon, the fire Qi mica screen is set up, there is a red feather tent, and the ground is covered with a blanket of the Western Regions. "The greenhouse hall of Weiyang Palace is an important palace for ministers and courtiers to discuss politics. The queen's palace is mainly heated by pepper and mud smearing, and is known as the "Jiaofang Palace". Of course, later, "Jiaofang" almost became the name of the queen and a symbol of women's rights in the harem.

If you can't come out in the big winter, you won't come out, it's better to sit than to walk, it's better to lie down than to sit, and it's better to fall asleep than to lie down, Li Yuan understands this simple truth very well.

Helplessly, Wu Jue, a little girl from Jinyang, was like a southerner who had never seen snow, rolling around in the snow, and even the pink cotton jacket she sewn for her with a picture screen was dirty.

Li Yuan thought that it was better to be sparse, so he taught Wu Yu a more interesting game, that is, catching sparrows, so that this girl could be a little more peaceful and not drag him out of bed......

But heaven is not as good as man, and a stupid bird was caught so quickly, so he scolded as he walked: "Dead stupid bird, don't you know that the early bird was caught?" ”

"Uncle." Wu Yu hugged Li Yuan's arm, rubbed it with his chubby face, and said coquettishly: "Uncle, the little sparrows are so cute, why do you say they are stupid?" ”

"You think, you can catch sparrows with a three-year-old girl, aren't they stupid?" Li Yuan replied casually.

"It's four years old, and in two days it's the winter solstice, and Jue'er will be four years old." Wu Jue pouted, a little dissatisfied, his nose twitched, and two cute snot bubbles appeared.

"Four years old, life flies so fast?" Li Yuan wiped Wu Jue's snot with a handkerchief, then opened the door, and a bright white light poured into his eyes.

From August 9, when he moved into Da'an Palace, Li Shimin ascended the throne in Taiji Hall to become the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, and then to the winter solstice, more than two months have passed, and the season has also changed from mid-autumn to winter.

"Uncle, go catch the sparrows." Wu Jue urged, but she had been waiting for this little sparrow for a long time.

Soon after the winter, the birds have not finished their stored food, and the heavy snow has just closed the mountain, and the sparrows will not come in flocks to be "thieves"!

Li Yuan nodded, he tightened his clothes, and walked towards the side of the dustpan, although the palace people had already cleared the snow, but the snowflakes still covered a thin layer on the ground.

The sparrow struggled hard under the dustpan, but even if the dustpan fluctuated a lot, it was nothing more than useless.

Li Yuan first pressed the dustpan on the ground and shook it violently a few times, and after shaking the little sparrow unconscious, he carefully lifted the dustpan and grabbed the sparrow violently from the exposed gap.

"It's successful, it seems that the poor Dao's craftsmanship is quite proficient." Li Yuan smiled, the dustpan is relatively large, if you catch it directly, it will be easy to let go of the sparrow, and you must wait for the sparrow to be stunned before you can start.

At this time, Wu Yu also walked over, his red fluttering little face showed excitement, and he took the little sparrow from Li Yuan's hand, looking at the colorful and vivid sparrow, he was delighted.

"Don't hold it too tightly, be careful if you have ADHD, play for a while and let go of this little life." Li Yuan said.

The sparrow can't be held in the hand for too long, because the sparrow's heart beats relatively fast, and the hand is easy to numb if it is held tightly. As for ADHD, he didn't understand it very well, but the old man told him this way when he was a child.

"By the way, uncle, when will Sister Picture Screen come back?" Wu Jue looked up and asked.

Li Yuan frowned, and asked the palace maid next to him, "Mingyan, how long has it been since the painting screen left the palace to visit?" ”

Mingyan is also a close attendant of the Emperor Taishang, after visiting relatives and leaving the palace in the painting screen, she has been responsible for handling the chores of the Taiyi Dao Palace, she thought for a while, and said: "Back to Daojun, Sister Huaping has been out of the palace for about ten days, and it stands to reason that she will be back soon." ”

Generally speaking, a maid who has entered the palace cannot leave the palace without permission, unless she receives an order from the queen or the emperor.

Ten days ago, the long-lost brother of the painting screen came to the door, and the two sisters and brothers hugged each other and cried for a long time. Only then did I know that the mother of the original painting screen died soon, and I thought of the regret of selling the painting screen into the Qin Palace, and I felt uneasy.

So the younger brother of the painting screen asked around for many relationships, only to learn that the king of Qin had entered the palace and became the emperor, and the little maid in the hidden mansion had also become the female history of the fifth grade, and she was the personal maid of the emperor.

The female officials of the fifth grade are higher than the county orders of Chang'an County and Wannian County, not to mention the seven-grade county orders of Jingyang County?

"Ten days?" Li Yuan muttered that the time he gave the picture screen was a week, that is, seven days, which was already very forgiving, and with his understanding of the picture screen.

Picture screen is an extremely committed person, although he is usually not very restrained in front of him, but he also strictly abides by his will, and he cannot cross the thunder pool by half a step.

What's more, it's already three days overdue?