At the beginning of the second day of the winter month, Yun Xue took Yuqi Yushu and Tianfu to the state city together. This time they drove the Wu family's horses to climb the plow and walked from the river. The river has been completely frozen, and the surface of the river is as smooth as a mirror, which is much easier to walk than on land.

Horses pulled plows and walked briskly on the ice. The horses' hooves are equipped with winter shoes, so they can walk freely on the ice without being affected at all. The plough rushed towards the state city, and before the end of the day, Yun Xue and they arrived at the gate of the state city.

Yun Xue and Yushu are all dressed up in men's clothes today. Nowadays, the world is still not very quiet, and pretending to be a man can be somewhat safer. The entry into the city went smoothly, and the soldiers who defended the city did not make it difficult for them.

"Let's find a place to live first, seeing that the shops in the city are about to close, if you want to buy something, you have to do it tomorrow morning." Yun Xue looked at the sky and said.

"Okay, it's all up to you." Yuqi nodded, although he was a little older than Yun Xue, but he was not as familiar with Zhou City as Yun Xue.

A group of four people walked towards the inn where Yun Xue and the others often stayed. As Yun Xue walked, she found that on both sides of the road, there were many ragged and unkempt beggars, shivering in the cold wind. "Why are there so many beggars this year?" Yun Xue was puzzled.

When they came to the inn, the little two welcomed the four of them into it very warmly.

"Little second brother, two rooms, two nights. In addition, prepare a table of food for us in front, two meat and two vegetarian dishes, and then a hot soup, and we will go to the front to eat after a break. "The food in this inn is okay, and the price is not very high, which is why Yunxue always lives here.

"Okay, wait a minute, I'll go to the kitchen and tell them right away. I'll call you when the meal is ready. Xiao Er's attitude was very good, and he agreed with a smile. A few people, the fire has been burned in the house, and the kang is hot. A few people asked for hot water or something, and despite the squeak, the small ones were waiting in front. Xiao Er led Yun Xue and the others to the door of the room, and then handed the key to the door to Yun Xue.

There are two rooms, Yunxue and Yushu live in one, and Tianfu and Yuqi live in one. Everyone went into the house to take a look, and the house was very tidy, and the kang was also hot. "Brother Yuqi, let's rest for a while, and then eat early. At this time, it was dark early, and we didn't eat at noon, so we were all hungry. If you want to go out at night, you can go to bed. ”

"Okay, just listen to you." Before going out, Han Yue'e gave an order to let Yuqi and Yushu all listen to Yunxue.

So everyone went back to the house to rest, and Yun Xue and Yushu sat on the kang and warmed their frozen hands and feet. Although they were all dressed quite thickly, it was already very cold at this time, and they sat on the plow for a long time without moving, and no matter how thick their clothes were, they couldn't stop the cold.

"It's so cold in winter here, it used to be in the south, but it wasn't so cold." Yushu took down a quilt and put it on the legs of the two people, and then complained. She grew up in the south, and she really didn't feel the cold weather in the north.

Yun Xue smiled, "In the future, you will slowly get used to it, and when you get used to the climate here, and then go back to the south, you should feel that the south is wet and cold, and it is even more uncomfortable." ”

"Yes, we have a kang here in winter, and we can also make a stove. It's nice to have a brazier in the south, and it's a sin in winter. When Yushu heard this, she couldn't help but sigh with emotion, "If only there was no winter, this winter is really a sin." ”

While the two sisters were talking, Xiao Er knocked on the door outside, "Guest officer, the meal in front is ready, let's hurry up and eat." Now the weather is cold, and the food will be cold when it comes out of the pot, and it will not taste good at that time. ”

Yun Xue agreed, and then took Yushu and went to call Yuqi and Tianfu, and the four of them came to the front to eat.

In the lobby in front of the inn, there were a lot of people sitting, and everyone was eating and drinking while talking there, which was quite lively. Yunxue's food had been placed on a table in the east by Xiao Er, and Xiao Er pointed to the table. "Guest officer, that's the meal you want, hurry up and eat it while it's hot." Xiao Er is also quite discerning, and took Yunxue and them to the place, and went to entertain others.

There were four dishes and one soup on the table, all steaming, Yun Xue hurriedly beckoned everyone, "Hurry up and sit down and eat, otherwise it will be cold." ”

A few people don't care so much, just sit down and eat. They all ate something in the morning, and came here hungry, and the cold wind was gusting on the road, where did they dare to eat? At this time, seeing the steaming meal, everyone couldn't help it, and they ate it quite quickly.

Yun Xue was eating here, but her ears were not idle, listening carefully to the topics that others were talking about.

"Brother Li, do you know what's going on outside? How can I see that there are more beggars in the city these days? At the table next to Yun Xue and them, there were four men, one of whom spoke loudly.

"Brother Liu, where is the beggar? It was a refugee from Anton. Our new emperor has only been on the throne for a few months, hasn't he? A while ago, I heard that a prince took advantage of the short time of the emperor's ascension to the throne to launch a rebellion, and then he defected out of Beijing with his men and horses. I heard that the prince burned and looted most of the Liaodong Peninsula, and then took people out to sea. Alas, I have heard that many places have almost become empty cities. The man surnamed Li said with a sigh of regret.

"Didn't I hear that the new emperor is very powerful, especially sensitive to the people's feelings, and just ascended the throne, he was exempted from taxes. Didn't the new emperor have people expel the rebellion? The loud-voiced man asked with some curiosity.

When Yun Xue heard this, she couldn't help but prick up her ears and listen attentively.

"The new emperor is not three-headed and six-armed, and the things in the court are not enough for him to be busy with. I heard that a lot of sergeants were sent to quell the rebellion, but they couldn't intercept the defecting prince. If it weren't for the imperial court's troops, I'm afraid that the prince would be able to hit our side. I've heard people say that they were all the way north. Later, there was no way, so I fled overseas in a hurry. The man surnamed Li shook his head, showing that he was well-informed.

"Alas, I look at those people outside, and they are really pitiful. I don't know if the imperial court has any way, it can't just let people starve and freeze outside, right? On such a cold day, you can't freeze out a good one? Another man at the same table spoke.

"Our new emperor is a virtuous monarch, I think there will be a way, let's worry about it, it's useless. Come. Drink the bar, on a cold day, drink a little wine to warm up. "A few people stopped talking about it and drank with their heads down.

However, although their table has died down, it does not mean that others have stopped talking. At the other tables, people were also talking about the current situation or something. The north is far away from the capital, and the so-called Tiangao Emperor is far away, and you are talking about some things in the court, as long as it is not very qualified, no one cares. However, far away from the capital, this news is also very closed, and a lot of news is a month or two ago. But this did not affect everyone's enthusiasm, and people were still enthusiastically discussing various things in the court today.

Yun Xue was eating, and while listening to others talking, she also knew a lot of things.

It turned out that the new emperor was not a crown prince or anything, but a little-known fourth prince. It seemed that he was not very famous in the capital before, and he didn't know what was going on, so he suddenly ascended the throne and became the emperor. This new emperor is a good one, I heard that after he ascended the throne, he was not only exempted from taxes, but also investigated and punished several big corrupt officials and the like, and it seems that most of the palace people in the palace were also released.

Anyway, now the people's evaluation of this new emperor is very good, and everyone is looking forward to the fact that this new emperor can stay on the throne safely, maybe the big guy will be able to live a good life in the future. A few years ago, the old emperor was deaf, corrupt officials and corrupt officials were rampant everywhere, and the people were really in dire straits.

In Yun Xue's heart, she naturally had the same thoughts as everyone else. What the people are most concerned about is whether the person sitting on the dragon chair can make the big guy live a good life. Now it seems that the new emperor is a good person, but I don't know if he can hold on.

"Alas, if the imperial court can find a way to calm down the noisy Gaoli people and Dongyi people on the other side of the river, we big guys can sit back and relax and sleep with confidence." I don't know which one suddenly said this.

Everyone in the room was stunned for a moment, and then everyone began to echo, "Isn't it? If the matter on the other side of the river can be solved, we really don't have to worry about anything, and we can just live a good life. ”

In the autumn, the opposite side has stopped for a while, and recently the river has frozen, and the Gao Li people on the opposite side have begun to come this way. However, at this time, there was no food to steal, but there were many women from Gao Li's side who came here and wanted to marry men here, so as to have food and clothing and not be starved to death.

In the past few days, some men on the side of Da Zhou have been busy marrying their daughters-in-law. Gao Li's women are all good-looking and very beautiful, although they may not be able to communicate with each other in words. But marrying a daughter-in-law, being able to have children is the most important thing, blowing the lamp at night, it doesn't matter where he is a daughter-in-law, isn't it the same to have children?

Besides, the women on Gao Li's side are very capable, and all of them are good at living. And there is no need for a dowry, a hundred catties of grain can be exchanged for a daughter-in-law, which is too cheap.