As the weather gets colder day by day, the north begins to freeze, after entering December, the capital has a few light snowfalls, just three days before the day, a heavy snow came unexpectedly, the heavy snow began the morning before, initially it was light snow, to the afternoon when the snow is getting bigger and bigger, a cluster of snowballs fell from the sky, so dense that more than a dozen steps can not see the face clearly, the whole capital is shrouded in a white blizzard.

The blizzard fell overnight, and at dawn the next day, the snow finally stopped.

Fanning slept late last night, and after dawn, he was still asleep, but was awakened by a burst of angry rebuke from his wife Jupe.

"You two hurry down, the trees are going to be crushed, you still climb up, why don't you roll down for me!"

The New Year's holiday, one of the longest three holidays in the Great Song Dynasty, starts today, seven days in a row, and each of the seven Xiangguo is on duty for one day, Ouyang Xiu has been reappointed as a scholar of Longtuge University two months ago, in fact, it is a semi-retired state, and the position of Zuo Cheng, the squire of the door, was taken over by Wang Qi, a bachelor of Hanlin and governor of Kaifeng Prefecture.

Wang Jue is also a reformist, this official reform is carried out by Wang Jue, which well implements the intention of Zhao Ji, the son of heaven, and turns Wang Anshi's radical reform into a moderate reform in Fanning's style, which is very successful, which makes Zhao Ji greatly appreciated, Ouyang Xiu retired from the prime minister, and Wang Jue bowed to the prime minister as a matter of course.

Today's first day was Wang Jue's duty, and the Liao Kingdom was also covered by heavy snow, making it difficult to move an inch, and Fan Ning didn't have to worry about any military reports from the Liao Kingdom, so he slept very sweetly and soundly all night.

Fanning groaned in pain and covered his ears with a pillow, but his wife Jupei's angry scolding came again, "Ah Zhen, if you don't come down again, I will let your father clean you up!" ”

Fanning can't sleep anymore, Ah Zhen will be fifteen years old this year, and she is about to reach the age of talking about marriage, what is she still doing?

Fanning had to get up and walk out of the bedroom, as soon as he opened the door, a cold wind blew from outside, freezing Fanning shivered, but he didn't close the door, staring out with wide eyes, the whole yard was covered with heavy snow, at least knee-thick, and a small path in the middle was shoveled out, with thick snow on both sides.

"This year's heavy snow ....." Fanning shook his head, he had never seen such a thick snow since he was a child, it was a bit perverted.

"Ah Zhen, how many times do you want me to tell you? Hurry down, the tree is going to break. ”

Fanning hurriedly put on his cotton coat and walked out, the entire back garden was covered with thick snow, and only shoveled out small paths.

Walking through the round gate, he saw at a glance that on the largest pine tree in the house next to the rockery, his daughter Ah Zhen was standing on it, reaching out to pick something out of a tree hole, and the whole big tree was covered with thick white snow, which crushed the big pine tree to a rattle.

Several healthy women are helping the obese Zhu Zhe get down from the tree, I really don't know how he got up the tree?

His wife Zhu Pei was standing not far away, with her hands on her waist, glaring angrily at Fan Zhen'er on the tree.

"Apei, what's wrong with Zhen'er?" Fanning walked up and asked.

Zhu Pei pointed at Zhu Zhe and Fan Zhen'er and said angrily: "These two guys climbed up the tree early in the morning, the pine tree was originally crushed by the heavy snow and broke a branch, and if they go up again, the whole pine tree will be broken, husband, you have to teach Zhen'er a good lesson, I shouted hoarsely, she just won't come down." ”

At this time, Fan Zhen'er was holding something in her arms, climbing the big tree with one hand, and slowly came down, and several healthy women hurriedly caught her.

Zhu Pei knew that her husband was here, and he would definitely protect her daughter in every possible way, and it was useless to yell at her again, she said angrily: "Your daughter will discipline herself!" ”

She turned around and walked away in a huff.

Fanning stepped forward, but found that there were four or five little squirrels in the hat in her daughter's arms, all of them were small, as big as oranges, but they were very cute.

"Zhen'er, you were digging a squirrel hole just now?" Fanning asked, crouching down.

Fan Zhen'er's face was full of tears, and she whimpered: "In the morning, the branches were broken, and their parents were crushed to death, they have no parents, I have to raise them!" ”

Like a child, Zhu Zhe squatted on the ground, looking at the corpses of the two squirrels under the tree and weeping, he, like Fan Zhen'er, regarded the squirrels, hedgehogs and fawns in the family as his best friends.

Fanning was helpless, so he had to touch his daughter's head and said: "You can raise them if you want to, but it's too cold outside, do you want to put them in the house and make a new nest for them, but don't squat here and cry." ”

Fan Zhen'er stood up, wiped away her tears and said, "I know, I'll go find Xiaoniang, she will help me." ”

She turned back to Zhu Zhe and said, "Uncle, you buried them, carved a tablet for them in their appearance, and I went to take care of their children." ”

Fan Zhen'er rushed away, Fan Ning looked at his brother-in-law who was struggling to dig the grave, and then at Fan Zhen'er, the chairman of their family's Animal Protection Association, he shook his head helplessly and went back to the house to roast the fire.

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The year before last, Fuzhong built a warm pavilion in the backyard, in winter, the family stayed in the warm pavilion, Fan Ning walked into the warm, only to see the eldest son Fan Jing is taking his two younger brothers Fan Chu and Fan Qi to practice calligraphy.

When the three of them saw their father coming in, they hurriedly got up and saluted, and Fan Ning asked with a smile, "Is there a charcoal basin upstairs?" ”

"Back to my father, it's already lit."

"Then go upstairs to write, the first floor is full of people, it will affect you."

"Yes!"

The three brothers hurriedly packed up the pen, ink, paper, and inkstone and ran upstairs.

Fan Ning was just about to sit down in front of a chair, but saw the second daughter Fan Ling'er standing in the courtyard, with red eyes, pouting, and unhappy, and her mother Zhu Pei persuaded her beside her, which seemed to have no effect.

Fanning walked to the window and smiled, "What's wrong with Ling'er?" ”

Zhu Pei sighed and said, "This little girl got up late from snooze, but blamed me for not calling her and delaying her to save the little squirrel." ”

Under the influence of her sister Fan Zhen'er, Fan Linger also became the vice chairman of the Fan Family Animal Protection Association, raising three cats, which made the family big.

"Obviously, you didn't call anyone!" Fan Ling'er whimpered and was about to cry.

Fanning beckoned to her youngest daughter, "Ling'er come here!" ”

Fan Ling'er pouted, walked up slowly, her eyes were red, tears rolled down, Fan Ning wiped the tears on her face, and said with a smile: "You heard Daddy say, saving the little squirrel is only the first step, they don't have a father, how cold is it, whether they can survive is still a question, your sister Zhen'er will definitely not be busy taking care of the little squirrel alone, you go to help her, and then ask the old housekeeper, how to feed the little squirrel, they have experience, there are many things, you are still crying here!" ”

Fan Ling'er burst into tears and laughed, "Then I'll go find Sister Zhen." ”

"Go ahead! She's there with Sanniang, and she needs your help! ”

Fan Linger turned around and ran away, without saying hello to her mother.

Zhu Pei had no choice but to stare at Fan Ning and said hatefully: "The boys in our family are all quiet and well-behaved, but the female ladies are more difficult to serve than the other, and the root cause is you, the father." ”

Fanning laughed, "Don't stay outside, come in and bake a fire for a while, warm up your body." ”

Fanning sat down by the brazier and added two pieces of charcoal to the brazier, when Juppé entered the room, handed the white fox fur collar coat to the maid behind her, and sat down on the circle chair beside her husband.

"Husband, it's the New Year soon, is the family sacrifice the same as last year?"

Fan Ning has not participated in the clan sacrifice for many years, there is a small sacrificial hall in his back house, which enshrines the spiritual seat of his father Fan Tiezhou and his two grandfathers, most of the time his mother Zhang is in charge of the sacrifice, and Fan Ning only sacrifices during the Qingming, Zhongyuan and New Year.

In addition to Wu County, there is also one in the North Island of the Fan ancestral hall, which is the official family sacrifice, and Fan Ning's side is just a family to worship the ancestors.

Fanning took a sip of hot tea and said, "You can ask your mother's opinion on this matter!" I tend to keep things simple. ”

"That's the same as last year, that's what my mother meant."

Fanning smiled again: "There are still lanterns, it seems that it hasn't started yet?" ”

"It's all bought back, tomorrow it will start arranging, there are four of us women to worry about, you don't care, but the third grandfather, I hope we will eat together on Chinese New Year's Eve."

Most of Zhu Yuanfeng's grandsons went to Beidao, but his side was deserted, Fan Ning nodded, "No problem, let's just go together, how do you arrange the next person?" ”

"I think that my home is in the capital, and I will have a holiday in the afternoon when I have a New Year's reward, and if my home is not in the capital, I will be taken by Steward Liu to stay in the outer house for the New Year, and the wine and food will be set in Qingfeng Building, and then Sister Jian will also bring her apprentices over, and everyone will have a lively time."

Fanning yawned, "These things sound like a big head, you can discuss it yourself, so you don't need to tell me." ”

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