Chapter 305: The Wind and Snow Return to the People
When King Yangjun braved the wind and snow from the capital to Dongshan Village, he saw such a scene: in the snow like ice sculptures, a silver-gray giant wolf pulled a small sleigh and galloped in the snow. On the sleigh sat a small figure wrapped in a red cloak, with a ring of snow-white fluff on the brim of the hat that was blown backwards by the wind.
After the sleigh, two small children, one black and one white, chased the sleigh with difficulty in the snow, and from time to time they made a "whoop" sound from their mouths. When encountering a deeper snowdrift, the two wolf cubs disappeared in an instant, then emerged from the other side of the snowdrift and continued to chase the sleigh.
The little girl on the sleigh, her face was flushed, and her mouth made a laugh more pleasant than a silver bell, sprinkled in the mountains and forests, like a mountain elf, so dazzling, so dazzling......
"Second sister, let me sit for a while, and let me sit for a while!" Seeing that the sleigh had turned, Little Stone rushed towards this direction, and hurriedly jumped over and waved his hands excitedly.
Yu Xiaocao asked Big Ash to stop, jumped off the sleigh, let the little brother sit on it, and took off the cloak to put it on his body. Xiao Shi wrinkled his nose and glanced at the red cloak, and hurriedly said: "Second sister, I have a rabbit skin hat and a scarf, so I don't need to wear a cloak!" ”
This cloak was brought back from the capital by Xiaocao's godfather's house town, and it is said that it was sewn by the Jiang family themselves, and it is difficult to find a thousand catties. But such a gorgeous color is only suitable for little girls to wear, and Xiao Shi thinks he is a little man, and resolutely resists girls' things.
"If you don't wear it, you won't let Big Gray pull you!" Yu Xiaocao threatened. Eventually, her threat worked, and Little Stone reluctantly put on his cloak and sat on the sleigh with a pouting mouth.
Seeing that there was a change of person behind him, Da Ash didn't bother to exert his strength, and slowly paced on the snow, no matter how the small stone drove away, he kept his unhurried pace.
Even so, Liu Fangping watched enviously on the side, followed the sleigh for a few steps, and whispered to Brother Shi to let him sit for a while! Even if he sits for a while, he has the capital to brag to his friends in the village: Have you ever seen a dog sled, a horse-drawn sled, or a wolf sled? He's not only seen it, he's sat on it!
At this time, Yu Xiaocao had already seen the tall figure leading the horse and standing in the snow. He was dressed in a pale purple brocade robe, with an indigo beast pattern brocade belt tied around his waist, and his long hair was slightly tied up with brocade of the same color, and his slightly raised phoenix eyes seemed to be dyed with frost and snow. With a long figure, Jade stands next to the black horse, and the snow-white of the mountains becomes his background, and he seems to be the only protagonist in heaven and earth.
Yu Xiaocao stepped on the deerskin boots and ran two steps in the direction of the little king, but he fell into the snow, shook his body a few times, and lay face down on the snow.
Zhu Junyang's face changed slightly, let go of the reins in his hand, flew to Yu Xiaocao's side, and picked her up with one hand who was struggling in the snow.
"Pss The little girl's head and face were covered with snow, and she seemed to have a white beard around her mouth, which looked very funny.
Yu Xiaocao struggled a few times in his hands, and her feet finally fell to the ground, she dusted off the snow on her head with her sleeve, rolled her eyes at the little county king, and said angrily: "Little county king, you braved the wind and snow to come from the capital, won't you just see my jokes?" ”
Zhu Junyang stretched out his hand to brush off a cluster of snowflakes above her head for her, and said with a smile: "Of course not!" However, as soon as we met, I received such a big gift, and I was still very happy in my heart. ”
Yu Xiaocao knocked his hand off and snorted angrily: "Say, what is the important thing for your old man to come to Dongshan Village?" ”
"Is you very old? Ye is only seventeen years old this year, and he is in his prime...... "Zhu Junyang touched his cheeks, and he was quite elastic!"
Yu Xiaocao glanced at him and said, "Seven years older than me, still not old?" When I was in my twenties, you were in your thirties; By the time I have thirty-one flowers, you'll be forty tofu dregs. Do you say you're old? ”
Zhu Junyang raised his eyebrows and said, "How did I hear the emperor say 'Thirty-one flowers for men and thirty tofu scum for women'?" Could you be mistaken? ”
Yu Xiaocao jumped up and said, "It's not!" A woman is well maintained, and thirty years old is no different from twenty! Men don't pay attention to maintenance, especially if you run out all year round, exposed to the wind and sun, it is easier to age! What is not tofu dregs? ”
Zhu Junyang raised his head arrogantly and said, "Stinky girl with no vision!" Ye is a golden bachelor ranked first or second in the capital, and how many famous ladies want to attract the attention of Ye, but they are all ignored by Ye. That is, when he is forty years old, he is also the fifth king of diamonds! ”
"Diamond King Lao Wu" also heard from his cousin, which means a single man who is very attractive and worthy. Zhu Junyang looked at the yellow-haired girl like bean sprouts in front of him with disgust, when this girl can marry at the age of sixteen, she is only twenty-three years old, how can it be tofu scum?
Yu Xiaocao glanced him up and down in disbelief, pursed his lips, and said, "Little Junwang, you won't be so bored, you specially went to Dongshan Village to show how popular you are in the capital, right?" ”
Zhu Junyang nodded and said, "Ye is indeed not so boring!" Didn't you ask last time when your family's reward would come? The master will come over to give you a thorough understanding first, the older the good wine is, the more fragrant it is, wait patiently, there will be a big surprise waiting for you! ”
After retiring from the court that day, the emperor specially called him to the imperial study, saying that the little girl of the Yu family was too young, although there was an example of worshipping the prime minister at the age of nine in history, but the gender of the little girl was there, and the old man in the court was stubborn a lot, and he had to come step by step.
It means that next year, let the Yu family cultivate more corn seeds in the Tanggu Gang Imperial Court, and a large number of fertile fields will be opened up in the suburbs of Beijing, and the little girl will be invited to help plant corn and potatoes as a guide. If there is a bumper harvest next year, corn seeds can be promoted step by step, and the common people can eat and thank the benefits of the imperial court, then the reward will naturally come to fruition.
If the little girl really has a talent for planting and can improve high-yield wheat seeds and rice seeds, it will be a great credit! At that time, let alone a seventh-grade small peasant official, even a higher-grade official position, she can afford it!
Yu Xiaocao listened to the words of the little county king, and said with a little excitement: "What's the surprise?" Is there an infinite number of gold, silver, jewelry, silk and satin? ”
"It's not in vain! That's all you seek? Zhu Junyang glanced at her disdainfully and said, "Don't your family want to change the identity of the peasant and become an official?" ”
Yu Xiaocao was even more excited, lowered her voice and said cautiously: "Could it be ...... Will the emperor still make us a petty official? ”
"Of course, at least a seventh-grade official!" Although Zhu Junyang is a little disdainful of the seven-rank petty officials, although the mosquito is small, it is also meat, and it can walk sideways in Dongshan Village.
Yu Xiaocao was quite satisfied, laughing like a cat stealing a small fish, and couldn't stop at all. Seven-rank official, isn't that at the same level as the county master? In addition, their family has a godfather and a little county king as backers, and the county lord will also treat them with three courtesies in the future!
Zhu Junyang revealed to the little girl that the emperor would let him grow corn next year, and advised: "The master has already made people pay attention to whether there is good land for sale near the town. Next year, Tanggu Town will plant at least 100 acres of corn. ”
"What? One hundred acres?? There are only a dozen or so people in our family, most of them are minors, do you want to tire us to death? Yu Xiaocao lodged a solemn protest.
Zhu Junyang naturally thought of this question and said, "What are you talking about?" The beginning of spring is the time when the green and yellow are not harvested, do you think that so many villages in Tanggu Town are the same as your Dongshan Village, and they can dig sea intestines to make money? There are still very few people who have money to spare, and there will definitely be a group of people who use their labor to make money. When the time comes, you can hire more people to farm, and the money you hire will be reimbursed by the master! ”
Yu Xiaocao blinked her big eyes, her long eyelashes flickered, and she smiled slyly and said, "That...... Does the court still buy the corn grown at a high price? ”
Zhu Junyang knocked a popping chestnut on her head and said, "You girl, you can't get out of the eyes of money!" When has he ever treated you badly? All right! The lord has come all the way to give you good news, and you will let the lord stand in the snow and drink the wind? ”
Yu Xiaocao muttered in a low voice: "What kind of good news, what about the shadowless thing, just come to ask for credit?" I must be thinking about my grasshopper sauce! ”
Zhu Junyang has a soft spot for the Yu family's grasshopper sauce, whether it is fried or fermented, he loves it very much! Sometimes I don't even eat the fried vegetables, so I eat them with a dipping sauce in the flour cakes, and I can eat seven or eight pieces of bread cakes in one go. Yu Jia's steamed dough cakes, Yu Hai can't eat three pieces at most. This little king's stomach doesn't look big, where did the cakes go?
Zhu Junyang knocked her head again and said with a smile: "Master is not only worried about grasshopper sauce, but also about your potato dinner!" Those imperial chefs in the palace are also in vain, and the potatoes fried according to your recipe taste really bad, not half as good as Xiaocao's craftsmanship! ”
Yu Xiaocao looked proud, but said in a complaining tone: "Little Junwang, are you treating me as your cook?" As soon as I thought of eating, I came to our house to eat! In the future, I will bring my own food, I am afraid that our family will be eaten up by you, the king of big stomachs. ”
"What? Don't have enough food to eat? Ye Ming'er will transfer two cars for you from the cheap grain store! "Zhu Junyang seems to have never been stingy with the Yu family.
Yu Xiaocao shook his head and said, "There's still a lot of food!" It should be no problem to hold on until next year's autumn grain! Don't worry, if there is not enough food, I will definitely not be polite to you! ”
After speaking, she shouted at Xiao Shi and Xiao Fangping, who were playing crazy in the snow: "It's cold, play for a while and go home!" The two little ones said yes from afar.
After having lunch at Yu's house, Zhu Junyang went back with the guards. The New Year is approaching, King Jing and Princess Jing are in the capital, so he naturally wants to go back to celebrate the New Year with his father and mother.
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