"Huh?" Lin Piao suspected that he was connotating himself.

"How can there be so many people in Beijing who owe scolding, and their status is very high at every turn, and a brick thrown out can hit a son of a family."

Shen Hong listened to his complaints, looked at his side face, Shen Hong knew that he had always wanted to leave, and when he was in the county and state capitals, it was actually the most lively time in his life, when life was simple and challenging, and now, he protected him too well.

Dangerous things will deliberately avoid him, and those who can be dealt with in private will help him take care of them, Lin Piao doesn't even need to come forward to solve any disputes, whether it is cooperation or suppliers in all aspects, only Xiaoyue can come forward to deal with it, and there is basically no problem.

Lin Piao occasionally went to Yueming Tower to have a look, or went out for a walk, strolling, strolling around, and made friends who were also friends in the back house.

The two talked a lot about this matter, and Lin Piao felt that he was still too idle at work, but as a salted fish, he needed something challenging, but not too tired and too busy to enrich himself.

Lin Piao felt that Tongxilou and Yuemingfang were on the right track, and he had rested enough, so he could consider developing other interests to pass the time.

The two talked about this topic for a long time, and Shen Hong was naturally very supportive, and after letting him have an idea, he told him that the two of them could discuss it together.

Sure enough, the snow began to fall outside as scheduled, drifting through the night, and squirming on the ground.

"There have been several snowfalls this year, and it is easy to snow at night, so it will be a good year for next year."

After chatting about the same, the red lotus was also good, Lin Piao's iron tongs cut out the smallest: "This is the smallest, it should have been roasted thoroughly, let's break this and eat it first." ”

Lin Piao took out the handkerchief, and Shen Hong also handed over the handkerchief with him, and the two of them each held half of it, and broke it from the middle, and a hot food steam gushed out, and the pot was roasted a little burnt, and the aroma mixed with the burnt incense spread out in the air.

Lin Piao held the hair and lowered his head and blew the hot air: "I haven't eaten it for a long time." ”

I took a careful bite, and the taste of the freshly baked oven was hot, fragrant and powdery, although it was a little dry, but it tasted particularly good after opening it in my mouth.

Lin Piao lowered his head and ate sweet potatoes, suddenly remembered something, and looked at Shen Hong: "There was a guest you invited in the courtyard today, and he didn't return to the table, he just sat outside, crying as if something sad happened, what's wrong?" ”

Shen Hong's action of eating sweet potatoes paused, and he thought for a while: "Let's talk about this after eating the food first." ”

"Why?"

"Piao'er, I'm afraid you won't be able to eat it."

“？”

"About the reincarnation of grains."

"Alright, don't talk about it." Lin Piao refused three times: "Let me eat something first." "Rejecting these topics while eating is his sublime respect for food.

Lin Piao snorted hotly, quickly ate the sweet potato, and then looked at Shen Hong with a blank eye, waiting for him to finish eating, and after drinking the tea, Lin Piao looked at him: "You say, I'm ready." ”

Lin Piao never thought that their snow, scenery and stars would finally come to the topic of, pee and fart.

"Birthday banquet invited a lot of people, most of them are acquaintances on weekdays, come in and let Wen Shuo help me to envelop a group of people who are more experienced in agriculture, you know, the threshold to go to Beijing is high, unless it is an all-round talent or born high, if ordinary people can not get famous, it is difficult to come to Beijing, this person is a talent, but to the table, although he wears new clothes, but he is not good at words, and he speaks recklessly, offended a literati and ink writer, so he was ridiculed, saying that he is difficult to get into the hall of elegance, and he withdrew, But he knew that he should not say goodbye, so he sat outside and waited. ”

"So what the hell does he do?"

"He has done research on this matter, and he has some fame among the vegetable merchants in the state capital, and the Wen family heard about his reputation and brought him here."

Lin Piao didn't expect this: "Isn't this very good, fertilizer has a great improvement on the land, and where the land is not fertile, it can be improved through fertilizer to increase income, what is there to laugh at?" This is a major matter of people's livelihood. ”

Shen Hong also nodded, and there was a momentary sigh on his expression: "The scribes like to talk a lot, they are so happy, and they want to make Daning look new through the change of government decrees. ”

"In the past, I ate half a bowl of rice, and when the government decree was made, I only ate half a bowl of rice, where did it come from, and the terms of life could not be improved, at most it would change the situation in Shangjing, and it was impossible to change Daning." Lin Piao scoffed, this is the foundation of the country, and he actually mocks others.

"And what about later? Did you talk to that person properly? I saw that he couldn't help crying at that time, and I must have felt that I was inferior to others and felt embarrassed. ”

"I talked to him and appeased him, and then he rebuked the scribe." In general, it was for him to get ahead.

Lin Piao nodded: "Don't let him feel uncomfortable, in fact, I'm quite surprised, you have so much contact in the court, but you still spend time on these things." ”

"Your Majesty doesn't want to fight, in fact, there is another reason, he is afraid of losing, he is the Taiping Emperor, the lord of the prosperous world, if he sits firmly until the day of collapse, he can be called a generation of Ming Jun, but if he loses a battle, it will become the only shortcoming during his reign.

Lin Piao nodded: "Now that the situation is tense, I only talk about these things all day long, and it's a good thing to do some of these real things." ”

"They are struggling to survive in Shangjing, so I plan to arrange a courtyard for them to live together and discuss farming issues together."

"It's good, I can meet you often and talk about these things."

Shen Hong was a little surprised: "I want to arrange them outside." ”

"Why do you arrange them outside, the courtyard in the house is not full, you also said, they are working hard in Beijing, you arrange them outside, and you will pay for the accommodation, so what about food and clothing? They came to Beijing to do things, and they may not have this money, and if they don't ask you for a better life, and if they ask you for embarrassment, it is better to live in a house, eat and drink every day, and if the clothes are in time, they should be booked with everyone, arrange them farther away, and tell them not to come near us. ”

Shen Hong had thought about these problems before, but he always had other ways to arrange some money for them to spend: "There are too many women in the house, it is not good if something happens, not to mention that they are all strange men." ”

"Then you look at the arrangements and take care of them, so that they don't suffer losses in Shangjing."

Lin Piao stretched out his hand, pointed to the brazier, and let the warm heat roast in the palm of his hand, and the two talked for a long time, and then rested in the room here.

The next morning, Lin Piao got up and saw that there was no breakfast to eat, so he hurried home to have breakfast.

When it comes to the New Year, there are two things worth doing, one is the problem of eating, drinking and clothing during the New Year's Festival, this is their first New Year in Beijing, the new year and new atmosphere, everyone wants to have a good New Year, they are coming up with ideas, how to dress up, what dishes to prepare, these are all exquisite.

And the other thing is the matter of Erzhu, this is the first New Year that Erzhu did not be with everyone, he is alone at the border, everyone is concerned about him, there is nothing on weekdays, and when the New Year is over, he is particularly worried, and he feels that the things that should be missing cannot be missing him, so he is ready to get some things to send to Erzhu.

When it comes to sending things, they must be sent all the way to the country, and they must always be some practical things, and they must not be available at the border, otherwise the necessity of such a toss is too low.

Shen Hong agreed very much with this, but although the border is now bitterly cold, it has not reached the point of lack of food and clothing, ordinary clothes are not necessary, and good clothes are not suitable for sending them over, so as not to be too eye-catching, but it will make the two pillars incompatible.

Xiao Yue thought about this matter for a long time, and after discussing it with Juan'er, she came to report to Lin Piao.

"Little sister-in-law, we want to make a fine linen cloth for Brother Erzhu, and let people rush to weave a piece of fine linen cloth with cotton thread inside, so that the fabric is durable and soft, and it will not be worn and hung up casually outside."

When they had this thought, Lin Piao immediately remembered the jacket, and the idea came out of his heart, so he took a piece of paper and drew an irregular rectangle.

"You see, this is the inside of a pair, right?"

Xiao Yue and Juan'er nodded, already accustomed to Lin Piao's abstract painting style.

"You make a few more big pockets in it, and make underwear pockets on the chest and waist, and sew them on the inside like a one-sided sachet, leaving a button to detach, and you can take it off if you want to, and that's it." Lin Piao drew a semicircle on the top of the rectangle.

"Make a hat on it, it's the shape of the clothes, add the hood of the cloak, make a few buttons on the clothes, use the most ordinary flower stones, use iron, and then do that." Lin Piao drew two bands on the front of his clothes.

"Add two straps to the inside, wide, but thin cloth, like a school bag, if it's hot, you can take off your clothes and carry them on your back like a school bag, and by the way, sew a few holes in these belts on the inside, so that you can hang things, and you can hide any rope or anything like that."

Xiao Yue and Juan'er were a little confused, and nodded again and again to write them down.

"I'm afraid I can't do it in such a hurry."

"It's okay, just make a rough look, the important thing is the function, and then try to make pure cotton, so that it is breathable and sweat-absorbing, so as not to panic."

"Little sister-in-law, you have so many ideas, if this dress is made and sent to the border, Brother Erzhu will probably love it tightly when he sees it." Xiao Yue and Juan'er looked at the rough sketches on the paper, they were very happy, after all, they were also very worried about the Erzhu at the border, they couldn't send food over, and the money was not safe on the road, if they could send a good dress over, it would be a great thing to let Erzhu feel ironed in his heart.

After the discussion, Satsuki left to arrange a small expedited production line to do this, and the weaving cloth began to be cut rapidly.

I told the second aunt about this, and the second aunt looked at the abstract drawing, and her face was full of joy: "Piao'er, this dress is so good, I didn't think of two kinds of materials for the outer layer and the inner layer, so I thought about sending him some cotton clothes. ”

The second aunt praised again and again, and was particularly concerned about this matter, and ran to Yuemingfang twice a day to watch the production process of this dress, as if she was looking at her own child.

Another major event, the preparation of the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, was also completed under the matchmaking of Ergou, who spent all day fooling around, eating, drinking, and having fun, and did not know where he met a master, who was said to be a famous teacher, and who no longer came out for activities, but was invited to come to Beijing to cook for the nobles during the New Year's Festival.

Lin Piao immediately came to the door to make an appointment for a place, so that everyone could also taste what the dishes made by famous masters tasted like during the New Year.

After hearing about his identity and introduction, and knowing that Shen Hong was now in high demand in Beijing, the master responded and said that when the time came, he would write a list first, and let them prepare the ingredients needed on the list in advance that day, and he would take his apprentices to come over for an hour to cook for them.

Make an appointment for Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, and there is almost nothing to worry about at home before the year, just waiting for the New Year.

Erzhu's clothes were quickly made, and the first thing Xiao Yue did when she got the ready-to-wear was to bring it back, and everyone admired it at dinner.

Everyone's hands touched the rough and thick fabric, touched the inside and outside, and they all liked it very much, and the two dogs grabbed it and tried it on, and then took off their clothes half-off, and walked around with their straps hanging behind them.

"Very good, very good, brisk and tight, when the time comes, let Erzhu find more places with sun, this color is dark and you don't need to wash, just dry more, just pat the cotton fluffy."

Shen Hong looked at the dress for a long time.

"This cotton coat, the four princes should like it."

"Huh?" Lin Piaomeng turned his head to look at him, wondering if he had heard it wrong, he actually thought of the fourth prince at this time, that temper was hot, he snapped two arrows when he came up, and then pointed the arrow at the two of them, looking like an uncle, I think you can shark immediately.

Shen Hong looked at Lin Piao's eyes: "The fourth prince is a person who likes these things, not to mention the needs of the border war." ”

Lin Piao looked at him, he looked at Lin Piao, and after looking at it for a long time, Lin Piao thought to himself, what does this kid mean.

I stood the second prince again, and I wanted to pinch the fourth prince again, and I didn't want to let go of both hands, right?

Lin Piao said tentatively: "Then do one more thing, I will take the opportunity to dedicate it to the four princes, anyway, we are doing this business, and it is nothing to earn a reward, but we have to find a better reason, so as not to let others think that we Yuemingfang want to tie up with the four princes." ”

"You don't have to send it over, ask him to come to the store to see it himself."

Lin Piao: "? ”

The Four Princes are so good-called?

"This dress is called a homecoming dress." Shen Hongdao.

The warmth sent by home, looking forward to their return home.

Lin Piao nodded: "Okay, you can sew a small piece of red cloth there, which can be used to write your name and make it auspicious, after all, writing your name on the red cloth is a happy event." ”

Shen Hong nodded, and everyone looked at the dress, feeling that the light and soft clothes suddenly became a little heavy.

Originally, there was nothing to do a few years ago, but because of the matter of this dress, he began to rush work again, first sewed the red cloth on the second pillar of the dress and sent it out, and then made a sample of the dress and hung it in the Yueming Tower, publicizing this winter homecoming dress specially made for the soldiers.

Regardless of whether her husband was a centurion or a general, she heard that Yuelou had produced a winter cotton coat specially made for soldiers on the battlefield, and the price was not high, which made the military wives circle praise her.

Lin Piao has been staying in Yueming Mansion for a lot longer these days, because he will come to the building to see the homecoming clothes and buy too many military wives, so Lin Piao is here to take the opportunity to socialize with them, at least to get to know each other, and make a familiar face.

Lin Piao was roasting the fire upstairs, and after a while, the guy ran up to him and called him: "Shopkeeper, come quickly, this will be someone, Qi family!" ”

Lin Piao quickly stood up, and wanted to know that the people of the Qi family also came to see this excitement, but it was the honor of their family to return to their hometown, the Qi family was a well-known name, and those who were alive were basically generals, and those who died were all heroes, and the reputation of the family was quite positive, except for the young master Qi who had not yet gone out to fight.

It is said that it is because the young master Qi has just married and is stunned that he is not pregnant, and the Qi family has always had a standard, that is, the wife of the family cannot be released if she is not pregnant with blood, and she is basically prepared to sacrifice her life for the country if she is released.

Lin Piao walked downstairs quickly, and saw several tall women standing together, they were either bright or heroic, and they didn't have as much fat as the nobles in Beijing.

Lin Piao walked up to them and greeted them, but they didn't take Qiao, but just asked, "This is the homecoming clothes?" My cousin bought one and sent it to the border for her man to wear, saying that she had seen the clothes and that they were excellent, so could she take them down and take a look. ”

Lin Piao nodded: "Naturally, there is no reason not to look at clothes and not to touch them." ”

Lin Piao asked the men to take the bamboo poles, took down the clothes hanging in the middle, and put them on the cabinet where the cloth was displayed.

"The material on the outside is fine linen, but it is softer than ordinary hemp to the touch." The woman standing closest to the clothes asked.

"It's fine linen, but the fine linen is also a little too hard, and it doesn't keep warm, and some cotton threads are carefully spun out, and the hemp is also finely rubbed, so that the material is soft, and it won't be like ordinary cloth, and it will be broken when you hook it."

She hung her nails on it gently, and felt that the fabric was indeed much thicker than ordinary fabric.

"It's good, and it's soft."

Lin Piao unfolded his clothes and showed them the design inside, the removal of the hood, and if it was inconvenient during the march and the weather changed, he could take it off and put it on his back, and put it on immediately when it was cold.

They looked at the two straps, and then at the big pockets inside, and at the cloth hangings that could be used to buckle daggers and tie ropes, and the more they looked at them, the more satisfied they became, and they couldn't help but nod their heads slightly.

"Here, this piece of red cloth, one is auspicious, and the other can have a name written on it, so that it will not be mixed with other people's clothes."