Otherworldly Days

Chapter 517

As soon as the twelfth lunar month arrives, it is the end of the new year, and this year is about to pass.

Most of the people are unwilling to think about the past year, they only hope that the hard days will pass, and the life will be better in the future. Many people died.The northern land was drought, the red fields in the northern land were dry, and there was no harvest. Coupled with the invasion of Zinu later, the people in the northern land died, and they ran away. Those who could not run were the Zinu who stayed there. .

Fortunately, now that the plague in the south has been resolved, Zinu in the north has also been beaten away, and the lost cities have been recovered. The people no longer have to worry about when Nazinu will come to them and rob them. The knife killed them.

It's just that the people left their homes and became refugees, with no land, no food, and no shelter.Those who are lucky enough to survive need some resettlement if they want to survive this cold winter.

After the new emperor ascended the throne, the first order he sent to various places was to exempt the people from grain taxes for three years, and to encourage the people to reclaim wasteland after the spring, and the wasteland opened would not have to pay grain taxes for three years.The imperial court implemented the policy of substituting work for relief, and the local governments resettled the refugees who came to them on the spot, distributed food, and the refugees exchanged their labor for daily food.

There were no floods or plagues in some places in the south, and some grain was harvested. The rain was sufficient, and the grain harvest in some places was also good.Now the empty treasury is empty, and even the silver for disaster relief can't come out. The emperor can only think of a way by himself, dig out the silver from his own pocket, and ask the officials below to collect grain from the people who have grain in their hands, and take back the grain. Shipped to a place where there was no food.

The new emperor had just ascended the throne, and officials from all over the country did not dare to do nothing after taking the silver taels given by the emperor.As for whether there are corrupt officials below, the emperor must send someone to find out.

This emperor is not so easy to be. He works day and night, and he doesn't even have the time to close his eyes and squint for a while. If there is food here, so many people will never starve to death.

The common people don't care about who becomes the emperor, they only care about who can make them eat and live a good life.Now that the new emperor has been exempted from grain tax for three years, the common people are saying that the new emperor is a good emperor, and he will not have to pay grain tax for these three years, but he can save a lot of grain and have hope for life.

It didn't rain until the beginning of winter, and a thick layer of ice formed on the ground.

This year seems to be particularly cold, and people's bones hurt in the cold.It's freezing and snowy outside, people hide in the house and dare not go out, the snow is so vast outside, they can't even find the way out, there is no food in the mountains, the wild beasts are hungry and come down to look for food, someone found wolf dung outside the village, the people in the village are the most What I'm afraid of is meeting wolves. When wolves come, they don't come in packs. This is no joke.The inner part of their Caojia Village is the closest to the mountain. Fortunately, a protective wall was built outside the village to stop wild animals that might run into the village.

In this small corner, the people in the Cao family village lived a quiet life. Since the last time the robbers came and were cleaned up, the robbers did not dare to come again, and the imperial court sent troops to encircle and suppress the bandits everywhere.If life can go on, who would want to be a bandit, why not go home and hug your wife and children and have a few more boys, life is just better?

Before winter, they have to store enough food.

This year's food is scarce and expensive, and the chestnuts in the mountains have become precious.In previous years, no one wanted the chestnuts in the mountains, and people from several nearby villages went to the mountains to hunt the chestnuts.There are a lot of chestnuts in the mountains, and the chestnuts that have been beaten back can be eaten as food if they are stored or ground into powder.

This year, many people followed into the mountains to hunt the chestnuts. In the end, even the chestnuts on the ground were picked up.

Thinking of the lack of food in various places this year, Cao Xiangnan thought of a few things that can be used as food in the mountains, as well as the storage methods and eating methods of these things, and he wrote them one by one to Prophet Zhao. He knew Mr. Zhao I have my own way to give it to the top.

Knowing that King Yi became the emperor, he felt relieved and spent this cold winter with peace of mind. If there is anything to do, he will wait until next year to eat Laba porridge. The family cooked Laba porridge early in the morning. There are enough ingredients in the porridge and it is delicious. of.The children in the family sat in rows and ate porridge with big mouthfuls in the morning. Several children ate two bowls of porridge each, and even Xiao Baoer, who usually had the smallest appetite, ate a big bowl full. He held up a small bowl and asked, "Em, Bao'er wants more." Little Bao'er is more than one year old and almost two years old, and she is articulate and can say everything.A pair of black jewel-like eyes are set on his pretty face, which looks vivid. At first glance, he looks like a ghost. All the older children in the family are sensible. Although Lele is small, he is also well-behaved and sensible since he was a child. Only Bao'er has loved Lele since he was a child. Hehe loves to be noisy.

Qi Wanfeng touched the child's stomach and saw that Bao'er was full, and he would feel full if he ate any more. He coaxed Bao'er and said, "Look, my brothers won't eat, and Bao'er won't eat too, okay?" Okay? Let’s have something else to eat later, save our stomachs and eat meat later. We cook at home for the holidays. We also killed a chicken. A few days ago, we killed a sheep and had mutton and pork. There is still fish and meat, so I will discuss with Fu Lang later to see how to make these things so that they can prepare their dinner tonight.

Flesh? Bao'er's eyes lit up when he heard that there was meat to eat, and when he saw Eminem nodding, he nodded after thinking about it.

"Bao'er is good, let's wait until later to eat meat, Bao'er can eat more." Qi Wanfeng touched the child's head and smiled.

Maodong just ate, drank and slept at home. It was another day.

There is a fireplace in the house, and the children can play at home all day, but it is too cold outside to dare to let them out.Two big dogs slept lying on the left and right in front of the fireplace, and occasionally raised their eyelids to look at the little masters who were playing around. It turned into two dogs and a child, and then a group of children got down one after another, and the room was suddenly quiet.

...Cao Ruile, who was sitting there, looked at his brother and Bao'er, with a small face, looking at his brothers as if he was insane.

"Oh, why are you all lying on the ground?" Cao Xiangnan was dumbfounded as soon as he entered.

Hahaha... Dad is here, run away! "An'an started running with a grunt, and then everyone who got up together ran away, leaving Bao'er lying there pretending to be dead, with her eyes closed tightly.

Cao Xiangnan had no choice but to go over and pick up Bao'er who was lying there pretending to be a dog. This little idiot, you say he is smart, but sometimes he is cute and silly.Seeing that the little guy was picked up by him and his eyes were still closed, he lowered his head and rubbed his chin against Bao'er's neck. He immediately opened his eyes and giggled as he wanted to go down, but was caught by his father and couldn't escape. .

Giggle... Daddy is bad..." Bao'er wanted to run away while laughing, "Daddy, let go of Bao'er..."

Still lying on the ground, huh? " Cao Xiangnan asked, holding the little guy in his arms with both hands.

Can't stop. " Bao'er quickly admitted his mistake, looking cute.

It can be seen that he has done a lot of bad things in the usual times, and has been caught by his father and mother a lot. As soon as he was caught, he immediately admitted his mistake without even a little hesitation.

Born with a deceptively good face.

When Qi Zongfeng came from the inside, he saw Fulang playing with the children, and asked Fulang what to do for dinner. Cao Xiangnan asked how to make a big miscellaneous pot, so that he didn't have to fry the same thing, and it tasted good It's easy too. Well, good. "In terms of eating, Qi Wanfeng knows that Fulang's idea must be good.

After eating Laba porridge, I saw that this year is approaching, the [-]rd day of the twelfth lunar month is the new year, and the Chinese New Year will be in a few days.In the past few days, God has given me a face, the snow outside has stopped, and the people in the village came out to sweep the snow while the weather was good, clearing the way to the town.

When the road to the town can pass, it will be the twenty-third year of the twelfth lunar month.

Whether this year is good or bad, it will pass, and what people hope in their hearts is that the coming year will be better.

It's the new year, and this year is still going to be over.

The road to the town was passable, and people from several nearby villages went to the town to go to the market.

At this time, those who are short of oil and salt at home have to add a catty and a half taels, and the things at home can be sold in the town for a few dollars, and they are also sold in the town.There is a craftsman who can save a little money, and he also goes to the town, and he can save a little money to support his family more or less.

The two horses were harnessed together, and the carriage outside was ready.

Night Breeze, are you all right? "

Okay, okay, here we go.

It wasn't snowing this day, and it was cold outside, but even though it was cold, they couldn't stop their enthusiasm for going to the town market.In previous years, as long as it was a good day, Cao Xiangnan would take Wanfeng and the children to the town to go to the market at this time, and he would also buy what was missing at home.

"Daddy, Daddy...

Several children came out of the ground like a ball, wearing thick clothes, thick hats on their heads, and long boots on their feet, all of which were wrapped in cotton.

'All get into the carriage. Opening the curtain, Cao Xiangnan asked the children to go inside quickly, and the children jumped up one by one. Seeing them open the curtain and stick their heads out, he hurriedly shouted, "Don't open the curtain, all sit inside. good.

The curtain was lowered, and laughter came from inside.

Knowing that the children who hadn't been out for a long time were very excited about going out, Cao Xiangnan shook his head with a smile, and then wanted to go in to see if the people inside were all right, and saw Wanfeng come out with one hand in hand, "Let's go, hurry up , let's go.

He picked up Le boy with both hands and put it in, and helped the person who was about to go up.

Go to Sun Bailian to pick him up with the three boys.

We are all seated. "The people outside shouted, controlled the horse and went to the town, Cao Xiangnan also sat outside.

The carriage headed for the town.