Snow falls quietly.
In the twenty-first year of Qianlong's reign, the first snow fell in Jiangning Mansion.
One night passed, and the streets were completely white. Accompanying the falling snowflakes was the faint sound of crying on the street.
After this night, how many street sleepers in ragged clothes never woke up from a long sleep? Perhaps only leaving this hungry and cold world can make their faces look peaceful.
As time passed, the streets gradually became crowded and the shops opened for business one after another.
Frozen people on the street. Those with relatives and friends will be moved away by relatives and friends, while those without relatives and friends will be dragged away by good Samaritans or street corpse collectors. After the city gate is opened, they will be taken to a mass grave and buried.
Every winter, there are always many beggars sleeping on the streets in the city who freeze to death. This is not surprising.
He who lives must live.
After finishing the work, I still have to go and see if there is any work open, whether there are any customers in the restaurant with leftover food that I can ask for, or I have to see if there is some food discharged from the gutters of that restaurant. Take out some food.
Everything in the city is going on in a reasonable and orderly manner, and no one will feel that anything is wrong.
In the early morning, Lu Dahu climbed out of the warm bed. Mrs. Lu Su disappeared from the bedside. She must have gotten up early to prepare breakfast.
He was told last night that he was on night shift today, so he could go to Dianmao in the evening.
At this moment, Lu Dahu, who lazily put on his clothes, came out of the room and walked to the hall.
"Xiao Lian, where are the madam and the young master?" Lu Dahu asked the little girl who was busy clearing away the dishes in the hall.
This little girl was bought by Lu Dahu from her family for the price of a bag of rice. At that time, seeing that her family was starving and crying and begging him, Lu Dahu couldn't bear to buy her back.
Lu Dahu saw that she was well-behaved and smart, and that his son didn't need to be much older, so he thought it would be nice to buy her home as a companion for his son. Moreover, if dad can find a wife for himself, then I can also find one for my son!
"Master. Madam is cooking porridge in the kitchen. As for the young master, the neighbor's children just asked him to come with him and he is playing at the door. The porridge should be cooked soon. Sit here while I go to find the young master and come back." Xiao Lian saw that it was Lu Dahu quickly replied.
"No, you go to the kitchen and see if Madam needs any help. I'll go find Rong'er!" Lu Dahu stopped Xiaolian who was about to go out.
"Okay. After the master finds the young master, come back and eat porridge! The weather is cold, and the porridge needs to be hot to be delicious. I will go to the madam to help." Xiaolian said.
"Go! You still act like a little adult." Lu Dahu smiled and waved his hand to send the little girl away. Then he walked out of the door with his hands behind his back and in a good mood.
"It would be great if no rebels arrived." Lu Dahu looked at the empty space outside the door, with snowflakes covering the street. At this moment, his heart felt peaceful and peaceful.
Not far away, Lu Dahu heard his son's voice. Faintly, one could hear the children singing something.
Every time he thought of his son's chubby face, Lu Dahu felt doting joy in his heart. Therefore, Lu Dahu prepared to approach him quietly so as to tease him and give him a surprise.
"Open the city gate to welcome the King of Han.
Children and grandchildren will not be pigs, cattle or sheep.
There is land and surplus grain.
No need to worry about food, clothing and living in a big house.
…
Open the city gate to welcome the King of Han.
Children and grandchildren will not be pigs, cattle or sheep.
…………
At this time, Lu Dahu's son Lu Rongzheng and five other children held hands and formed a circle, singing happily as they turned.
When Lu Dahu came closer and listened, his expression immediately changed, and he shouted to several children: "You all shut up right now."
Several children stopped when they heard Lu Dahu's shouts and looked at him inexplicably. When Lu Rong saw it was his father, he broke free of his hands and ran quickly towards Lu Dahu.
"father…"
However, Lu Dahu stretched out his hand to hold down Lu Rong who ran over to hug him, and then asked: "Rong'er, who taught you those words you just said?"
"Just now?" Lu Rong didn't think much, pointed to one of the little boys and said, "Fat Wang taught him!"
Lu Dahu looked at the child with a very ugly expression and asked, "Fat Wang, who taught you these words?"
Wang Fat was a little scared when he heard Lu Dahu's unkind tone. But he still pointed to another little boy who was slightly older than him and said: "Uncle, it was Chen Shu who taught me."
Lu Dahu turned his head to look at Chen Shu and asked, "Chen Shu, tell me. Who taught you those words just now?"
Chen Shu saw that Lu Dahu had been studying deeply, and he was very scared. However, being a kid, he didn't have too many complicated thoughts, so he answered truthfully: "I heard a smelly beggar say this on the street this morning. At that time, I thought his recitation was quite nice, so I thought I could teach him a lesson. Everyone."
"Did he say anything else?" Lu Dahu asked quickly.
"Anything else?"
After thinking about it for a moment, Chen Shuzhan said: "He talked about a lot of things, and I can't remember too much. In addition to what he just said, I remember that he was also talking about the King of Han coming, and we Han people should get better. King of Han Here we are, here to help us poor people live a better life..."
"It's over, it's completely over like this..." Lu Dahu muttered to himself in a daze. What Chen Shu said was no less than a thunderbolt ringing in his ears.
"father…"
"uncle…"
"Huh?" Lu Dahu came to his senses after being pulled by Lu Rong. He immediately picked up Lu Rong and warned the other children loudly:
"You guys, you must never sing these words again. If others find out, the government will have your whole family arrested and beheaded. Do you understand?"
"Do you know what beheading is? It means cutting off the head with a click. So go home immediately, don't come out, and you can never sing again. Do you understand?" Lu Dahu was still worried and did not hesitate to use it on them. Intimidation.
"Wow..." Two of the girls couldn't stand Lu Dahu's threats, so they cried and ran home. The other children nodded angrily and left.
Lu Dahu was not in the mood to pay attention to them, and hurried home with his son in his arms.
"With the current situation, it seems that we need to inform the garrison master to make early preparations."
………
outside the city
The empty wilderness was completely white.
The snow has gradually stopped. The wind also stopped.
The weather gradually cleared up, and there were only a few white clouds floating leisurely in the broad blue sky. Under the strong sunlight, there were signs of clear skies.
On the wide city road of Jiangning Mansion, several groups of patrol soldiers in thick uniforms were looking warily out of the city.
Suddenly, a large number of black spots appeared in the vast white field.
"Bang bang bang bang..."
"Here we come, the rebels are here..."
