The wind swept the mountains and villages, shook the trunk of the ancient trees, and even tore the thatch off some houses and lifted it into the air.

A man bowed and pushed open the door. The cold wind poured into the low adobe house with him.

The woman at the bedside saw him enter the room, hurriedly came over and looked at him expectantly and asked, "the head of the family, have you got rice noodles?" His family has three children, the oldest is seven years old and the youngest is two years old. The above two children are still in good health, only the youngest son is ill. Because the treatment didn't go in time. But the youngest son had not yet removed the household, so he took three children's rice noodles.

One child has two catties of white rice and two catties of white noodles. Three children add up to six catties of white rice and six catties of white noodles. It's not a small number for them.

Yuxi started with two Jin of white rice, but later thought that if the child wanted to eat noodles or dumplings, white rice could not solve the problem. For Yuxi's behavior, poor people are very grateful, but rich people despise it, because Yuxi sold rice noodles to thieves. In the Taiping period, a jin of rice noodles cost 67 Wen. Now Yuxi even sells 60 Wen a Jin. The common people can't afford it, but the rich or eunuch families can't help it. So what Yuxi earned was all the money of these people.

Soybean son took out a cloth pocket from his bosom and said happily, "yes, six Jin of white rice and six Jin of white noodles." The government posted a notice, and the people took their household registration directly to the grain shop in the land where they belonged. There is no intermediate procedure, which avoids the possibility of someone doing something.

Aunt Huang took the cloth pocket and opened it. Tears came: "if little three were alive, it would be nice to have a mouthful of rice porridge and a mouthful of dumplings."

Soybeans are also very sad in my heart, but it's useless for the child to be sad no longer: "don't say so much, hurry to cook porridge for the children." Both children are lying in bed now. It's not that they are ill, but that it's too cold outside. It's warm in bed. Moreover, it doesn't cost much food to lie in bed without exercise.

Hearing that there was white noodles, Huang said, "Mom, I want to eat noodles." For Mr. Huang, noodles with oil are the best food. It's just that he knows what's going on at home. He's satisfied to have noodles.

Huang Erlang also said: "Niang, I want to eat dumplings." Noodles and dumplings. Huang Erlang prefers dumplings.

"I'll make noodles and dumplings for you later in the Spring Festival," said daidou After a pause, daidou said to dailang, "when you are full, come back with dad to collect some firewood." There is not enough firewood at home.

Children from poor families have been in charge of their families for a long time. Seven year olds have been able to do a lot of things. "OK," he nodded

At dinner time, Huang Dalang and Huang Erlang have a bowl of porridge, which can't be poured in with chopsticks. Two brothers bite a mouthful of potato and then eat a mouthful of porridge, which looks like unspeakable satisfaction: "delicious." Although there was only a little salt in the porridge, it was a good thing for them.

"Remember, it's all a blessing for the princess," said Aunt Huang The common people remember their kindness very much. This drought has made Yuxi a God for the common people.

After eating half a bowl of porridge, he pushed the rest of it to the soybean and said, "Dad, I'm full. You can eat these!"

Huang Erlang looked at his brother, looked at the white porridge in his bowl, couldn't help but take another big bite and pushed it to Aunt Huang and said, "Mom, I'm full, let's leave you to eat!"

Huang Douer and Aunt Huang are very pleased to see their son's Filial Piety: "when you are growing up, you need to eat something good." It's a pity that their husband and wife failed to provide better conditions for their children.

"Father, mother, when my brother and I grow up, I will let you eat noodles and dumplings every day," Huang said

"It has to be dumplings with fried noodles and pork mixed with scallion," Huang added

Hearing this, Huang Douer and Aunt Huang couldn't close their mouths. The cold wind is blowing outside, but the house is as warm as spring.

Yuxi naturally didn't know about this scene. If she knew, she would be very happy.

Xu Wujiang told Yuxi the news from Yucheng: "princess, the adoptive father and the princess left Yucheng three days ago. They could return to pickaxe City three years ago."

When Yuxi heard this, she raised her head and asked, "why didn't trimmer say a word in the fold?"

Xu Wu said, "if you say it in the fold, it may reveal the whereabouts of the adoptive father and the princess." Throughout the northwest, there are not only the detailed works of the northern captives, but also the people who Yan Wushuang and Yu Chunhao sent. It would be very dangerous for these people to find out the whereabouts of the great princess.

Jade Xi nods, light ground says: "it is so originally."

Thinking of Yuxi's anger at the assassination of jujube last time, Xu Wu weighed it and said: "princess, I know that the adoptive father sometimes considers using the big princess to lead the northern captivity to do detailed work, but the adoptive father also wants to do so..."

Yuxi didn't wait for him to finish, he took the words: "I know, he let jujube as bait, one can hide the northern captivity in Yucheng, and then he can take the opportunity to exercise jujube."

Xu Wu was stunned and said, "the princess knows that!"

Yuxi said with a voice, "I was just angry at that time. I'll know about Uncle Huo's pains after I figure out." Yuxi said this with a sincere look.

Xu Wu was relieved when he saw this. He was afraid that the princess would have a quarrel with his father. "The princess knows the father's good intentions, so I'm relieved."

Yuxi smiled and said, "naturally, you can do it!" then, Yuxi bowed his head and continued to read the memorial.

When Xu Wu turns around and walks out of the house, Yuxi looks up at the Pearl curtain shaking at the door. It's not that you don't mind, but you can't show it even if you do. Huo Changqing not only trained Yunqing to be a talent, but also protected the people he grew up with. Moreover, Xu Wu, Feng Dajun and others he trained are Yunqing's arms, so she can't quarrel with Huo Changqing, at least not now.

Feather clothes and other winter materials were first sent to Du Zheng. A Kun, who is responsible for receiving materials, hasn't seen the feather clothes. He doesn't think it's right to hold them lightly. It turned out that when I opened the mouth, it was feathers. A Kun's face changed a lot. When the man who was about to deliver the goods was tied up and sent to Du Zheng.

Du Zheng looked at the colorful two people in front of him, and some of them were confused. "What's the matter?" he asked

"General," said ah Kun, looking forward to the commander of the quartermaster, "this man is black hearted and gives us all the clothes stuffed with duck feathers and goose feathers." For them, it's only warm with fresh cotton. The duck feather and goose feather are fake, just like black heart cotton.

The official who sent the goods is Cao. He is a member of Wupin. "General Du, I just explained it to them. This is the feather coat that the princess ordered people to make. It's stuffed with duck feather and goose feather. More than 90000 sets of such clothes have been made in total, 40000 sets have been sent by the Lord, and 40000 sets have also been sent here. "

On that day, the action of collecting duck feather and goose feather was as big as that of collecting duck feather, and some of them passed through his checkpoint. How could Du Zheng not know. Du Zheng asked, "did you say that you sent 40000 sets of such clothes to Shanxi?" Seeing Cao Shen lead nodding, Du Zheng asked, "what's so strange about this dress?"

Cao Shen said: "this dress is not only lighter than cotton padded trousers, but also warmer than cotton padded trousers. He also said that Lord yuan wore such clothes when the weather became cold. "

Du Zheng said to the general who just called mumble, "go and get a set." Try and see if it's true or not.

The clothes are here. Du Zheng tries them on himself. A quarter of an hour later, Du Zheng said happily, "old yuan didn't cheat. It's really warm and light." Wearing cotton padded jacket and trousers, the whole person has become bloated. It's good, warm and close to the body.

At the beginning, Du Zheng knew that those duck feathers and goose feathers were Yuxi's demands, and he murmured to his subordinates about the princess's preferences. It turned out that they were the ones who ultimately benefited from the princess's quirky preferences.

After touching the feather clothes on his body, Du Zheng said in a low voice, "things are good, but they are too few." But there are 100000 people in his hands. Take out the new 50000 and there are 50000 more! Ten thousand is not a good mark.

When Cao Shenling heard this, he was crying. There are 98969 sets of feather suits in total. The ones sent to Yunqing, Du Zheng and Guantai are 98000. The rest, Yuan Ying according to the level of distribution to the barracks. Cao Shenling's level is not enough, not divided.

Du Zheng looked at Cao Shen's appearance and asked, "old yuan is not stingy and didn't give each of you a set?"

Cao Shen led to shake his head and said, "people are more and clothes are less, so is Lord yuan." Don't say Cao Shenling is not dissatisfied with Yuan Ying. Even if he is, he dare not say it in front of Du Zheng. Otherwise, don't try to get mixed up in the Quartermaster's office.

Du Zheng laughed and said, "I'll give you a reward if old yuan doesn't give it to you." It's mainly not before, but it's not worth money.

Cao Shenling didn't refuse either. He said with his hands clasped: "thank you very much, general." Mainly because of the drought this year, the poultry are basically dead. If in previous years, I went to buy a few Jin of duck feather and goose feather and went home to make it.

After Cao Shen led him out, ah Kun said with a bitter face, "general, I tore three clothes." Looking at the appearance of Cao Shenling, this thing is a good thing, but he has wasted three good things.

Du Zheng scolded: "they all said the duck feather and goose feather stuffed in the clothes, and you tied them up. Do you think you have a brain?"

Ah Kun didn't dare to answer back, saying, "it's my subordinates' fault. It's just that I haven't seen it before. I thought it was the same as reed and black cotton! " In the past, the court used to stuff reed and black cotton in its coat. This kind of cotton padded jacket is not warm at all, which causes them to freeze to death many brothers.

Du Zheng was very sad to hear this. What they had lived in those days was very difficult. It was normal for these people to have shadows in their hearts. Even just now, he had doubts in his mind, but Du Zheng was more calm than them: "if you have doubts, you can come down to me privately and tell me that I will solve it myself. No matter how long it's not for you to tie the Cao Shen leader. "

A Kun can't explain. He lowered his head and said, "I know I'm wrong. I won't do it again."

Du Zheng nodded: "go down!"

When Du Zheng was alone in the room, he felt the sweater and whispered, "if only I had known that the clothes made of duck feather and goose feather could keep out the cold, how nice!" the cost of a whole set of feather clothes was less than that of a cotton padded jacket. If we had found this thing, we would not have killed so many brothers in vain.

The tragic death of so many people in Yucheng is the eternal pain in everyone's heart. This kind of pain can never be understood by those who have not passed