- Ren Qiu City.

Renqiu is one of the seven cities in Mozhou. The number of cities and towns in each state is not necessarily the case, and with seven cities and states like Mozambique, it is considered medium-sized.

Listen to Li Jingnan said, there are a total of 132 state capitals in Daqi, when the first emperor reigned, he had ceded 12 state capitals, and then a year ago the Liao soldiers invaded again, the border fell one after another, and the Qi soldiers were defeated and retreated, and finally the current emperor ceded the six state capitals of Qin, Wei, Yuan, Xi, He, and Mo on the border to the Liao State. As a result, there are only 114 states in Daqi today.

Once the lion opens its mouth, it does not stop easily.

Hua Qingxue knows that this is just the beginning.

The Great Qi Emperor sacrificed the interests of these six states and could only obtain a short-lived peace.

If the people here can ignore the high-pressure monitoring of Renqiu City by the Liao soldiers, and can ignore the deep sense of humiliation in their hearts, Hua Qingxue feels that their lives will not change much.

But these are just ifs......

The tragic scene seen with his own eyes on the street brought Hua Qingxue a great impact.

The contempt of human life made her heart so dull that she could barely breathe.

She has a soft personality but is also positive and optimistic, but she has been living in such a precarious environment, and she can't help but taste despair......

On this day, Hua Qingxue went back very late.

During the time she was not at home, Li Jingnan had been very anxious.

In this strange place, neither of them thought about how they would survive if they lost one of them.

When Hua Qingxue knocked on the door, Li Jingnan ran over to open the door almost without thinking.

Li Jingnan said proudly: "I swept the snow in the yard today, and I also warmed the porridge." There was a flattery in his tone that he didn't even notice.

Hua Qingxue's face tightened, she turned around and closed the door, and shouted involuntarily: "Why did you open the door without asking?!" What did I tell you before I left?! ”

Li Jingnan was stunned, the first time he saw Hua Qingxue angry, if he had been before, he would have been angry, but at this moment, he forgot to put up the shelf, and only whispered: "...... I just forgot about ...... moment."

After Hua Qingxue finished speaking, she also felt that she was a little too aggressive.

She took a breath and said in a soothing tone, "I bought buns outside, they are minced meat, and we will eat them tonight." ”

"Oh......"

Li Jingnan took her burden and looked back at her uneasily as he walked into the house.

Hua Qingxue thought a little self-deprecatingly, she was not as good as an eight-year-old child, Li Jingnan saw the corpse of the guard with her own eyes, and when she came back, she only cried a lot, what is the matter with herself? Does extreme fear cause emotional out-of-control?

Speaking of this, Hua Qingxue had to admire the shopkeeper of Fengle Building in her heart. The shopkeeper, no matter how frightened, hateful, and disgusted he was, he could always put on a warm smile in the face of the Liao soldiers who came to the store, even if those people didn't pay every time they went.

In order to survive, people have to abandon something......

At night, Hua Qingxue and Li Jingnan ate steamed buns next to the hot stove.

Both of them didn't know the taste of meat for a long time, and they didn't taste polite at all, one of the big meat buns was the size of a palm, Hua Qingxue and Li Jingnan each ate two of them, and poured half a bowl of gruel.

It's been about a long time since she has eaten so comfortably, Hua Qingxue's mood has relaxed a lot, she thought optimistically: Fortunately, she and Li Jingnan are two, one is a woman and the other is a child, this meat bun can occasionally be eaten, if it is an ordinary adult man, I am afraid that I will not be full if I don't eat four or five lower stomachs.

God just likes to act like this, and when you are struggling, you will never be in a desperate situation.

The road to heaven and earth is endless, and that's probably what it means.

The next day, both slept until three o'clock in the morning.

Wake up, it's awake, but no one wants to move, just huddled in the quilt and gossip.

"Are you still doing laundry today?" Li Jingnan asked next to her.

"I don't wash it today, this cold winter wax moon, the clothes are not as frequent as when it is hot, there are few originals." Hua Qingxue said slowly with her eyes in her eyes.

This is true, rich families have their own maids and wives to wash clothes, and poor families don't even have a change of clothes, let alone take them out to wash for outsiders.

The reason why Hua Qingxue was able to receive some laundry chores was because she relied on Aunt Yan to take care of her.

"Are you still out today?" Li Jingnan looked at Hua Qingxue with some uneasiness, he still remembered that Hua Qingxue went out yesterday, and he was not in a good mood when he came back.

Hua Qingxue shook her head, "I don't need to go out today, I have already bought rice grain yesterday, plus the leftovers that Aunt Yan gave us, it is enough to deal with it for a while." ”

Li Jingnan's eyes rolled, a little stunned, "...... That...... What are we going to do today......

He is the crown prince and the only son of the emperor, and his schoolwork has always been full, learning the Four Books and Five Classics in the morning, learning riding and archery martial arts in the afternoon, and practicing an hour in the evening, he has never worried about the schedule.

When he first arrived in Renqiu, he and Hua Qingxue patronized and worried about food, clothing, and housing, and then anxiously inquired about the news, but now the security is getting stricter and stricter, he was detained by Hua Qingxue in this small courtyard, and his heart was panicked.

He wanted to find something to do for himself, even if it was good to sweep the yard, but he was afraid that he would be idle and think nonsense, and the more he thought about it, the more panicked he became......

Li Jingnan was thinking about it here, and Hua Qingxue over there was also stunned.

- Laundry is not a long-term thing, not to mention that this work is sometimes inaccurate, just say that your hands, the cracks have begun to become inflamed, and occasionally touch it is hot and painful, not to mention washing clothes in the water.

Originally, Hua Qingxue wanted to go to the restaurant to help the shopkeeper settle accounts, and there was a separate account room for accounting, so she didn't have to show up, and her daughter's family could do it, but in that case, Hua Qingxue would inevitably go in and out of the restaurant frequently.

The garrison of Da Liao has just been sent here, and the officers have not yet come to restrain the people below, this time is the most likely to cause chaos, and no one cares if there is chaos, and yesterday's scene confirmed this......

can't go out, but also have to find a way to make a living, Hua Qingxue's mood is very depressed.

As far as she knows, when a place is suddenly occupied by another force, the first year is usually the most chaotic, because the original rules and order are disrupted, and this friction will continue for a long time, as short as three or five years, or as long as decades, until the new rules and order are established, and the place will really return to calm.

And she originally didn't know anything about the world, had no survival skills, and had to live with a child, and the difficulties were self-evident.

Hua Qingxue could only hope that the legendary General Fu would come to rescue the prince, by the way...... Piggyback on her.

"Let's make tea today!"

Hua Qingxue's head suddenly flashed, and even her eyes lit up a little, "If it's delicious, we can ask Aunt Yan to sell it in the restaurant!" ”

Li Jingnan, who was in the quilt, immediately looked disdainful, "You can't even cook well, what kind of tea are you cooking......

Hua Qingxue didn't mind being ridiculed by Li Jingnan at all, "I haven't cooked, I have a first time in everything, and I also made progress later, I see you have eaten it all." ”

Li Jingnan pursed his lips, is that he hungry?

Every day is gruel and steamed buns, and finally there is a meal of stir-fried cabbage, of course he is very rare.

However, Hua Qingxue didn't know how to choose vegetables, and Li Jingnan didn't know, the whole little cabbage was stirred in the pot, and finally the outside was pasty, but the inside was still raw, and the salt was not completely dissolved......

The two of them concluded that cooking was easier than stir-frying, so whatever dishes they wanted to eat later, they threw them directly into the porridge and cooked them together......

These things were too difficult for him to talk about as a prince of a country, so Li Jingnan was silent.

Hua Qingxue was very interested, and continued: "Before I came back yesterday, Aunt Yan gave me half a winter melon! The winter melon is so big, I can't eat it in one or two meals anyway, so it's just right to make winter melon tea......"

Li Jingnan endured it, and finally asked her, "Have you done it before?" ”

"I don't remember, but I think it's okay." Hua Qingxue is full of confidence.

When Li Jingnan heard this, the disdain on Xiao Baozi's face became even heavier.

A woman who can't even fry cabbage well, he really can't expect everything from her!

Hua Qingxue said to do it, and when she turned over, she had to get up.

As soon as the quilt was lifted, Li Jingnan, who was lying inside, immediately shrank back - this day, it was getting colder and colder!

Hua Qingxue put on her clothes and got off the kang, and just after walking two steps, she suddenly stopped, turned around and climbed up the kang with a dejected face.

Li Jingnan blinked, "What's wrong?" ”

Hua Qingxue replied sullenly: "There is no sugar at home, and there is only one pot......"

If you really boil tea to sell, at least there must be a bucket, right?

A pot of water is only three or five bowls of water, where is it enough to sell?

Alas! It's so poor......

Hua Qingxue was a little frustrated, but when she thought about it, she found that she remembered more things? All kinds of tea-making recipes are like turning the pages of a book in my mind, winter melon tea, chrysanthemum tea, wolfberry tea, red date tea, dragon beard tea......

casually remembered how to make hundreds of teas, Hua Qingxue was scared by herself!

What's going on......

Don't...... She's about to regain her memory?

She thought so and tried to remember again.

I still can't remember my identity, but I accidentally remember a few recipes......

It's also weird.

Hua Qingxue muttered silently in her heart.

No matter what, winter melon tea can't be made.

Hua Qingxue cut a small part of the winter melon and fried it, a little oil, a little salt, and some water, and it was so fried that the chopsticks could hardly be clamped up, but despite this, the two of them still had a good time.

After lunch, Hua Qingxue squatted on the side to wash the dishes, Li Jingnan took a broom and began to sweep the snow in the yard, the sun was warm on them, and the yard seemed calm and leisurely.