As the saying goes: the winter solstice is at the beginning of the month, and it is cold at the end of the month. The winter solstice is at the end of the month, and it is cold at the first month. The winter solstice is in the middle of the month, and there is no snow or frost. "
The winter solstice comes every November, and farmers plan their winter lives based on whether the winter solstice falls at the beginning, middle, or end of the month.
In the past, spending the winter in Yunjiazhuangzi was very simple. All you had to do was to store enough firewood. There was little activity during the day. The whole family would sit by the brazier and slowly endure the winter. No matter whether they were worried or happy, they would wait for the sun to slowly go down. That's it.
Get through a whole day.
It’s different now. Who has time to sit on the kang to kill time? Only second-rate people would do this. The vegetables in the greenhouse need to be taken care of, the pigs and sheep in the backyard need to be fed, and the eggs in the hens and ducks’ nests have not been picked up yet. The chicken coops are better.
Ducks lay eggs very casually. When they think about laying, the eggs will fall out as soon as they push their buttocks. On a cold day, it won't take long for the duck eggs to turn into ice eggs.
Early in the morning, the little ones were kicked up to go to school. No matter whether they were boys or girls before the age of ten, all babies in Yunjiazhuang had to go to school. The housewife served the babies a bowl of porridge and gave them the leftover steamed buns from last night.
It's breakfast. If you dare to ask for pancakes, you will be beaten by me. There is food for lunch in the school, so you must be diligent and thrifty at home.
Only the people in Yunjiazhuangzi can do this by driving donkey carts, because large cave dwellings such as charcoal kilns, porcelain kilns, and lime kilns are all located on dry plateaus. They need to walk hundreds of miles to work. Basically, farmers in Yunjiazhuangzi
They are all the stewards of the kilns, some of them are master craftsmen, and they go home once a month.
It turns out that the cave dwellings are at the door of the house. Later, the Marquis thought that these fire kilns were dirty, and these workshops were not allowed within a hundred miles of Yushan. Those who dared to dirty the Dongyang River would have their legs broken. In fact, the farmers did not understand that the little kid had a bare buttocks.
Swimming in the water is allowed, and peasant women can wash clothes and vegetables in the river. Why are the kilns not allowed to draw water from the river? In the end, they all blamed it on the fact that the Marquis was too fond of cleanliness and did not like the dark furnace.
However, after working on the dry plateau for three years, I understood why the Marquis did not allow the fire kiln to be built on his own land. The black smoke covered the sky and the sun, and there was a choking sour smell of cigarette smoke in the air.
When it snows, the white snow is often covered with a layer of black soot.
Yunjia Zhuangzi discovered this. But they kept their mouths shut tightly. Now in the foggy morning in Chang'an, the whole city will be shrouded in smoke, making the palace independent of Longshou Plain seem to be built on
Above the dark clouds.
This is a lesson learned from the past. Yunjiazhuangzi is a good place for people to live, so in Yushan, fire kilns are strictly prohibited, as are paint workshops, paper workshops, leather workshops, wool workshops, and textile workshops.
When Xu Jingzong moved all the workshops of the academy to Sanyuan County, the magistrate of Lantian County was very dissatisfied. He was finally persuaded, and the magistrate of Sanyuan County specially crossed the border to Yushan to express his gratitude. After all, he ruled
The common people now have more ways to live, and the academy's workshops have always been famous for their generous wages.
The city of Chang'an in winter is not a place for people to live. The increasingly prosperous Chang'an now has a population of 800,000 people. The coal stoves in every household are constantly spitting out black smoke. You can imagine the air there. The most terrifying thing is that the burning
They are all bituminous coal, which is produced in Guanzhong.
Every time he went to the city to do business, Yun Ye felt that the dignitaries in the city were very pitiful. It was not easy for the ancients more than a thousand years ago to enjoy the treatment of future generations.
The eldest grandson's cough was so severe that she could not live in the palace. She had asthma, but Sun Simiao had been taking medicine to recuperate it over the years, and finally she did not have another attack. The eldest grandson who died in the ninth year of Zhenguan was still in good health in the tenth year.
The prince's side concubine Hou Shi encouraged her by saying: "Mother, you are not feeling well. I think it is caused by the soot in the city. I heard that the most taboo thing for gas diseases is smoke. It is not as good as my daughter-in-law."
How about accompanying you to Yushan to stay for a while?"
Since the birth of her daughter, Hou's arrogance has been reduced a lot. Fortunately, the prince loves his daughter to the core, which has made up for her regret a little. Now he is about to muster up the courage to vow to have seven or eight more children.
boy.
Changsun, who was half leaning on the bed, nodded. Chang'an City in the winter was really uncomfortable for her. She couldn't breathe and her throat was so itchy that she couldn't even get a good night's sleep. No matter if she went to Yushan, Sun Simiao
Being with Yun Ye will definitely make my chest relax faster. It feels like a big stone pressing down on me like this. It's really terrible.
It was strange that as soon as the carriage passed Baqiao, Changsun felt better. He lay down in the carriage and fell asleep. When he woke up, he found that he had already arrived at Yushan and the carriage was parked on his side.
Beside the small building, all the entourage were guarding him, except for the maid who was constantly busy in the small building.
"Mother, it's rare for you to fall asleep. My daughter-in-law couldn't bear to wake up when she saw you sleeping soundly. You slept for five full hours." Mrs. Hou helped her eldest grandson get dressed and wrapped the cloak for the queen.
Then he happily ordered the eunuch to step back. The eldest grandson raised his hand to stop him and got off the carriage himself.
The damp and cold air outside made her cough slightly, but when the turbid air in her chest was exhausted, she felt comfortable all over. She moved her arms and was not in a hurry to enter the small building, but on the path by the roadside.
Pacing.
Changsun’s favorite place is Yushan. She used to always go to Jiucheng Palace. Ever since Yushan was born, she has been there in the past few years. She likes to walk on the dead leaves and watch waterfalls and springs.
Sometimes I would go to the academy library and sit there all day long. I would go to the canteen with my books and prepare some simple meals. I would eat with the students and ask them about their conditions.
She always feels younger when she is with young people.
The Queen shouldn't be like this, she should be the mother of the world who is above the world. It's not that no minister has ever impeached her for being impolite, but the eldest grandson really doesn't care. He is rarely happy in his life and still goes his own way. Li Er will impeach the Queen for being impolite.
When he went to Gaozhou to go fishing, he approved and supported the queen's little hobby.
Not far from the small building where the queen lived was a southern bamboo forest. She saw two little girls digging the ground with hoes where the bamboo leaves were whirling. After walking over curiously, she discovered that it was Gao Yang and Lanling digging the ground.
I was digging vigorously, huffing and puffing from exhaustion, and my head was filled with heat. There were four or five winter bamboo shoots in the bamboo basket next to me. It looked like I had been digging for a while.
At first glance, it seemed that he was not a good worker. The bamboo shoots were dug into two pieces with a hoe. Really, the eldest grandson took Lanling's hoe, ignored the two girls' salutes, and kicked away the dead leaves on the ground with his embroidered shoes.
Following the direction of the bamboo whip, I quickly found a winter bamboo shoot. I dug up the soil in a few moments and gently removed a intact bamboo shoot.
"My mother is so powerful, but my sister is a fool and has dug out several of them." The flatterer Lan Ling immediately stepped forward to compliment him, and while complimenting him, he did not forget to step on Gao Yang.
"Why do you want to come here to dig bamboo shoots? It's not time to dig winter bamboo shoots yet. Now there isn't much room for eating. It's a waste." Changsun dug three bamboo shoots in a row. He felt his whole body was warm, so he stopped and asked Gao Yang.
.
"Yun Ya and Wu Mei had some sour bamboo shoots fried in red oil. They were delicious. My sister asked her for some, so she gave her some. Then my sister got angry and asked the cook to pick the sour bamboo shoots."
In front of the eldest grandson, Gao Yang said very little, but the flatterer Lan Ling had already reported everything to her.
The eldest grandson laughed loudly, holding a hoe and asking the two sisters to follow him with the bamboo shoots they dug. When they left the bamboo forest, they found that snow had begun to fall outside. The guards of the palace were setting up sentries here, and the ox carts were all loaded with snow.
The small pavilions were borrowed from the academy. These small pavilions can be moved at will and are surrounded by glass. They are specially used by the guards in the wild. Ever since the last time Yun Ye heard those who were freezing in the mountains howling
After the guard Changyin, the academy specially designed this thing. There is a small stove inside, which is very comfortable for people to stay in. Just light the oil lamp on the bright whistle, and just leave the light on the dark whistle. It has a mortise and tenon joint and a cup of tea.
It can be built with just a little effort, and the creation of this thing has won praise from all the guards.
"Mother, can I not go to the academy to sleep tonight? I have to go for a run early in the morning. It's too cold. My nose is freezing. This is not in line with my behavior as a princess."
"No, you can have dinner with your mother, but you have to go to the academy to sleep, and you have to go for a run tomorrow morning. You need to figure out a solution for the runny nose on your own. A princess with a runny nose is indeed indecent."
"I just have a runny nose. Yunya sometimes farts when she is asleep. I heard it one night when I woke up. It was very loud and scared me. I asked her in the morning, but she hit me and ignored me. I used to
You gave me sour bamboo shoots to eat, but I won’t give them to you now.”
Listening to Lan Ling talking about the affairs of the academy, the eldest grandson laughed so much that he touched Lan Ling's head and said: "You are such a smart guy, why didn't you think of this? My daughter has been asked about her shameful things, which makes people embarrassed.
How do you behave? If she hits you, I won’t believe you didn’t fight back?"
"Lan Ling nicknamed her Fart King, saying she farted loudly and was the king of farts. As a result, the name spread in the academy. Not only girls knew it, but many boys also knew it.
Yun Ya cried for three days. It was only after his brother came back that he finally settled down and Lan Ling was punished."
"At most, I help in the kitchen. You follow Mo Ji to learn those strange moves. I haven't told my mother yet. I'm wearing obscene pants, my waist is twisted like a snake, and my butt is shaking like chaff. Mother, you don't know that Gao Yang's waist is very tight now."
So soft that you can put your head on your butt."
The eldest grandson frowned fiercely. His two daughters had never spoken in such a vulgar way before going to the academy. Why did they stay in the academy for more than half a year, but they were just like butts. The king of farts and the like had come out. How could they still be princesses? Tomorrow.