"Mengguo" border, '11 years of Zhengde', the whole country mourns.

In this hot summer, the thirty-six-year-old emperor collapsed in the national capital, and all the subjects of the world wept.

The name of the "Mon State" has not yet been changed for the new emperor, but tens of thousands of troops conscripted on the border have already launched wars against the two neighboring countries at the same time.

Although the "Mon" state was strong, it was not enough to conquer both countries at the same time, and it should not be won in terms of the size of the army or the supply of food and grass. However, it only took half a year for the soldiers of the "Mon State" to rush across the border and smash the Yellow Dragon, annihilating the two countries almost at the same time, and achieving the great cause of reunification!

The news of the victory was transmitted back to the capital of the "Meng State", and the holy decree written by the emperor himself was distributed to all counties, towns and townships!

He wants to let the people of the world know his achievements, and he also wants the people of the world to understand that he has become the king of the world!

With the reading of this holy decree, the whole country of "Meng" was boiling, but the people in a remote town seemed to be very calm, and even had sadness in their hearts that they did not dare to express......

This town is Taiping Town. Stay away from war, away from strife, away from power and strife.

Own country, won in the war. But few of the men recruited from Taiping Town were able to return. The yamen had already given out pensions and posted notices to show merit, but most of the people in Taiping Town were not happy. Because what they want is not a pension or a notice of commendation, they just want their father, brother, and son, to come back alive......

When the last gust of wind belonging to spring blew through Taiping Town. That is a mortal life, and it needs to go on. Most of the people living in Taiping Town rely on their labor in exchange for copper coins to support themselves and their families.

Of course, there are some people who don't need to work hard. Relying on the acres of land handed down by their ancestors, the rent they collect is a thousand times stronger than that of the poor.

People who are born poor find it difficult to jump over the dragon gate, not because they are not industrious, nor because they do not struggle. It's just that most of the poor people have their own ties. Maybe it's an elderly family member who needs to be taken care of, maybe it's a serious illness and needs to be treated, or maybe it's a life that is already in debt after marrying a relative......

In the early morning sun, a man dressed in satin clothes and tied in a bun stood in front of the store.

At the end of this alley, there were no many guests coming, he just looked at the quiet wine shop opposite, silent.

He is Xiao Zhang. Although he was already wearing a satin dress, in addition to the silver taels, there were also a few silver tickets in the money bag around his waist.

Each of these silver tickets was exchanged for a hundred taels of silver, which a poor man could never have.

Xiao Zhang has it now, but he used to be one of the poor!

In fact, when he was young, Xiao Zhang never thought of himself as a poor person. Although he couldn't afford to eat the delicacies in the restaurant, although he couldn't afford to drink the pot of 'osmanthus stuffed' with hundreds of words, he was satisfied.

Every day he gets up early and is greedy for darkness, he smiles every day and the shopkeeper with all kinds of temperament, and pushes the heavy cart every day, Xiao Zhang has also complained, but he has not really complained about anyone!

He admired those sons who enjoyed poetry and paintings, and he admired those shopkeepers who spent a lot of money, but he was never jealous.

Although he is always exhausted, although the calluses on his hands and feet are so thick that he feels terrible, looking at the utensils and tiled houses he has added to his home, Xiao Zhang feels that these are worth it. He believes that as long as he works harder, he will be able to pay off his family's debts and make a good life for himself and his father.

However, with the arrival of his age, seeing that his friends of the same age all married wives and gave birth to children! Xiao Zhang realized that he was an out-and-out poor man, and there was no chance of turning over!

Because, liking a woman and giving her a home is something that Xiao Zhang can't do.

Before his mother died, the debt he owed had not been paid off to this day! His father's growing body still needed to be taken care of by himself in the future, and the matter of marrying a wife and having children, young Xiao Zhang gave up his thoughts very early.

He hadn't read a book, and he didn't know what it was about. But every autumn, the drama in the mouths of the actors on the stage and the love they performed made Xiao Zhang understand that people like himself are not worthy of the love between men and women......

If you marry a man, you will suffer with yourself. If he has a son, it is so that he can pay off more and more debts with him. Xiao Zhang is willing to give up the major life events of marrying a wife and having children, but take good care of his father and not let the debt get heavier and heavier......

"Shaodongjia, there is a batch of fine poplars from Nanqiao Village, do you want to be eye-catching?" In the store, a guy walked up to Xiao Zhang and said loudly.

After hearing the sound, Xiao Zhang retracted his gaze, and after muttering for a while, he replied: "Nanqiao Village is indeed rich in small-grained poplar, and the quality and price have been very stable, but since the beginning of spring, the business of poplar furniture has not improved, and it is difficult for us to make a move even if we enter a batch of small-grained poplar." ”

After hearing Xiao Zhang's answer, the guy looked back at the old shopkeeper, and saw that he was nodding with a smile, so he immediately turned his head and asked Xiao Zhang again: "What does the young owner mean?"

"Let's go to Fanguzhuang, although the distance is farther, but if the price can be negotiated, enter a batch of rosewood, and create a batch of pear wood furniture, it must be able to sell at a good price this year......" replied directly, Xiao Zhang's heart actually had a plan for a long time.

After hearing this, the guy nodded silently. Behind the guy, Boss Zheng, who was sitting at the counter, closed his eyes with relief.

Boss Zheng was originally a foreigner, but he settled in Taiping Town in his first year, and gradually became a timber shop business by relying on the carpenter's skills. After the business was successful, he married a wife and had children, but he only gave birth to a daughter......

For the sake of his own business, or for his precious daughter, Boss Zheng, who is over fifty, has put a lot of effort into choosing a son-in-law.

If it weren't for the boss of the 'Millennium Wine' on the other side who guaranteed and gave a dowry of 1,000 taels of silver, Boss Zheng really didn't want to marry his daughter to a poor man like Xiao Zhang who couldn't read big characters.

But now, Boss Zheng feels that the original decision was worth it. Xiao Zhang has only been in charge of his timber shop business for half a year, but he already has the vision and means that a timber shop owner should have. Although the business is not very good, Boss Zheng believes that as long as he cultivates more, Xiao Zhang will definitely become a famous wealthy businessman in Taiping Town one day......

Boss Zheng, who closed his eyes and recuperated, heard Xiao Zhang tell his men to prepare to go out, and after making sure that he had nothing missing, he stood up and prepared to go back to the back room to rest.

But Xiao Zhang stopped him and asked if there was anything to pay attention to when going out this time.

Xiao Zhang's words were respectful, and although he had taken the trouble to ask those questions many times, he still held the posture of asking for advice. So that his father-in-law is quite satisfied.

Bidding farewell to his father-in-law, Xiao Zhang walked out of the store with a few guys.

Walking from the end of the alley to the mouth of the alley, it was only a distance of about 100 meters, but Xiao Zhang walked very slowly. Those shopkeepers and bosses who used to need to laugh with them are now looking at their smiling faces, and they are no different from them......

"Mengguo" realm, 'the first year of Wansheng', winter.

The snow arrived as scheduled, and in Taiping Town, pedestrians were reluctant to go out in the cold weather.

The shop of 'Millennium Wine' is open as usual, dressed in red, with a warm stove next to him, and still holding a brush in his hand, writing the biography of the deceased.

Now she has looked down on her a lot, she knows that this time she is incarnated as a mortal, and it is impossible to live an ordinary life in that life and find a man who holds her hand.

But even so, she won't leave. Because, the life that belongs to you in this Taiping Town is not over yet. The old man who sold wine has not come back yet, and the biography of the old man he wants to write has not yet been written......

This year's snow is getting heavier and heavier for some reason.

The cold wind swept the snowflakes into the store, making the rain cold and chilling, and slowly stood up.

She pressed the paper with a chopping board, and from the burning stove, she picked up the stove and filled the small purple teapot.

The small purple teapot that Uncle Hua left for himself has been used for many years, and the black and yellow tea stains can't be washed away, but Yan Yu doesn't care.

Slowly, she walked to the front of the shop.

Looking at the streets covered with snow and no one to sweep them, and looking at the timber shop that has been closed, Yu Yu smiled knowingly.

Xiao Zhang opened a bigger timber shop at the entrance of the town this year! Now Xiao Zhang is a well-known timber merchant in Taiping Town and several surrounding towns. Not only did he make money by reselling wood, but he also recruited a group of carpenters, so that anyone who made home wood needed to go through his hands......

For Xiao Zhang's success, Yu Yu is happy. Although, now I can't be the same as before, I often see Xiao Zhang. But as long as you know that Xiao Zhang is happy, you will also be happy.

She remembered that the man who rode a horse for herself, ran between Taiping Town and 'Songyuan Town', and brought back letters with fine wine but refused to accept the cashier. She is grateful to the man who woke up from her sleep that day and took care of her silently at home......

The snowy sky is not dark, it is gray.

As he tasted the warm tea in the small purple teapot, he suddenly thought of the old man selling wine.

"It's been four years since he's gone......"

When Yu Yu remembered the old man who sold wine, a carriage drove in from Taiping Town.

The old man who drove the car wore a hat made of bamboo, and although it was the first time he came to Taiping Town, he didn't need to ask anyone to find his destination.

The people in the carriage were a little boy in a cotton jacket and a middle-aged man with his legs disabled and his head bowed all the time.

In the slightly bumpy carriage, the boy always took care of the middle-aged man. And the middle-aged man always hugged the black porcelain altar in his arms.

The middle-aged man is the master of this little boy. In the black porcelain altar are the ashes of this middle-aged man's father......