Looking at the snowflakes outside the window, Du Zhongxiao said: "What a snow!" This is the second snow of the year, and it has rained, so next year will be worry-free. ”

Chen Xiliang said: "Jieshuai, the snow here is actually not big, but the climate is too cold, and it will not melt for many days, and it just looks good." ”

Du Zhongxiao shook his head: "Sign the judgment, that's not what you said." Shengzhou is located in the far north, with little rain and snow, and the land is barren. After we got here, there was plenty of rain and two snows in a row, wasn't it a gift from God? ”

Chen Xi nodded yes and laughed and drank with the others.

Du Zhongxiao shook his head, looked at the snowflakes fluttering outside the window, and thought about his thoughts in a mess.

This year, the leap July, the weather came early, and now it is only the beginning of December, and it has reached the coldest time. The winter outside the gate is really difficult, Du Zhongxiao once worked as a volcano army, and he was also worried about the cold weather in Shengzhou. It was so cold that everything seemed to freeze, except for the train at the train station, where everything seemed to stand still. Du Zhongxiao is alone in Shengzhou, and he is extremely impatient with this environment.

It was snowing today, and Du Zhongxiao brought a few bureaucrats from the state government to the official restaurant to drink. What kind of gift from God is just Du Zhongxiao comforting himself. The real words in my heart are that these days are too boring, and I really want to do something.

After drinking for a while, Wen Tong said: "Jieshuai, the lower officials have the same way, and they are good at painting roe apes, named Yi Yuanji." He is only good at this skill, not good at poetry, and has no fame. A few days ago, I wrote a letter, saying that I was interested in going to the new place of Hequ Road to take a walk and gain his knowledge. ”

Du Zhongxiao pointed to the snow outside the window and said: "If he can stand this bitter cold, we will naturally welcome him." ”

Wen Tong shook his head: "The festival commander misunderstood, Brother Yi is coming, and it will be the end of the year." Although there are trains now, it is not easy to get around. ”

Du Zhongxiao thought for a while and said, "Okay, welcome after the New Year." Naturally, they occupy the meandering road of the river, and this year they arranged manpower everywhere, and they were busy for a year before they knew it. It won't be like that in the coming year, you have to do something good. When he came, he could arrange for a painter to draw more villain books and sell them. ”

Wen Tong nodded. The most important cultural product of Hequ Road is the villain book, in addition to the one arranged by Du Zhongxiao at the earliest, several books were published later, which happened to draw the war on Hequ Road. This is a repertoire of literati painting, and it does not miss their business.

At this time, the status of painters was not high, and it was not easy to live in the city by relying on this skill alone. Yi Yuanji and these people, because they need to go out often to collect wind and tours, have a relatively poor life. Du Zhongxiao is handsome all the way, he has a lot of money, as long as someone comes, the remuneration is attractive.

Speaking of this, Du Zhongxiao said: "There are few serious things in the coming year, and there are not many local people, so you don't have many serious things at hand." Like Wen Tong, it is a good thing that he is willing to attract people to come here to beg for a living. I guess that by the time spring comes, there will be a lot of things to do. Whether it is piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, as long as you really have the ability, it is not difficult to live a comfortable life when you get here. If you have someone you know, you can introduce you here. ”

Several people agreed together. Under Du Zhongxiao, their status is not high, but for ordinary people, their status is not low. After this term of office is completed, Chen Xiliang can be the governor of the state, and others can also make general judgments and so on. In the literary world, who doesn't know a few people who are good at calligraphy and painting? Like Du Zhongxiao, except for being an official, there are really few people who have no other skills.

After drinking a glass of wine, Du Zhongxiao said: "Here in Shengzhou, speaking of thousands of households in the city, in fact, how many ordinary people account for it?" To put it mildly, most of the people in the city now work for the yamen, which is very unusual for an ordinary city. In the coming years, we must find ways to attract people from the mainland to come over and make the market prosperous. If the people do a good job, they can remove the yamen and take stock of the market. ”

Dai Zhuang, who joined the army, said: "The marshal has a point. However, the land is cold and cold, and I am anxious that no one will come. ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "As long as there is money to be made, are you afraid that no one will come?" It seems to me that in the next year, you can come up with tens of thousands of dollars to attract people. ”

It's hard for a few people to say anything, so they say yes together.

Du Zhongxiao said: "In addition to painting, you can also print books. We have a machine for printing money, which is very advanced and can be used to print books. The party in the west has always believed in Buddhism, and has always asked for a large number of scriptures, which can be printed and sold to them. And it's not just the party, the Western Regions in the west have always been called the country of Buddhism. If you print some Buddhist scriptures that sell well and sell them there, you can get the best of both worlds. ”

Manager Zhang Tangying, who joined the army, said: "This is a good thing. In Shengzhou City, there are not many things, and there are even fewer lawsuits, but there have been a lot of lawsuits about Buddhist scriptures in the past few months. A beautifully printed Buddhist scripture can be called a treasure in the Tibetan people. ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "That's it. You go back and think about it, if there are any people you know who are not interested in the mainland, you can come here. ”

Several people gathered together, whispering about the candidates, while drinking and chatting.

Du Zhongxiao was bored and looked at the snowflakes flying outside. After a few days of cloudy weather, it finally snowed, and Du Zhongxiao suddenly felt homesick. Since I went to Hequ Road last year, I have been here for nearly a year, and I don't feel that when I am busy, I always think of home when I am idle in the past few months.

No matter how good it is in another country, it is not home after all. I wonder what has become of my hometown?

Han Yueniang packed up the package, handed it to Xiaoqing, and said, "The official is outside the plug, and I don't know what has become of it after many years. Although there are letters coming back from time to time, and the letters say that everything is fine, who knows what is going on? The border land is an official, and the family is not allowed to accompany him, and this day is really difficult. In the past, when I was in Suizhou, I was tired of living there with too many things, but now it seems that it is better to live together. You bring your clothes and go to Shengzhou on my behalf, and accompany the officials one more time. ”

Xiaoqing agreed in a low voice, took the package, and stood there without speaking.

Han Yueniang looked out the window, didn't know what she remembered, and was stunned. After a long while, he said: "Take the train, go to the capital, and then transfer to Shengzhou." It's not close, but it's not too far. ”

Xiaoqing said: "Madam, the little one has inquired, and it will take several days to walk on the road." ”

"Oh, is it going to be so far?" Han Yueniang replied casually, and she may not have realized what she said. Since the train, it's easy to come and go, and suddenly it feels like it's too far to walk outside for a few days.

Over the years, Du Zhongxiao has been an official in other places, except for a few years in the Volcano Army, he is not far from himself. When I was young, I didn't feel it, but now that I am gradually middle-aged, I suddenly feel that I can't do without it. This time, Du Zhongxiao went to Hequ Road, and he was in a hurry, and the two did not see each other, but he didn't expect it to be more than a year.

Looking out the window, a plum tree was blooming, and there was some ice ballast next to it, but there were no butterflies in the sun, Han Yueniang sighed.

Xiaoqing hugged the package and looked in the direction Han Yueniang was looking, but she didn't see anything, she just felt bored.

After a while, Han Yueniang came to her senses and said, "I have inquired, there is a car to the capital at night." If you take a car to Xuzhou in a while, you shouldn't be mistaken. On the way, there were two little maids, and two messengers, and there was something for them to do. ”

Xiaoqing agreed, looking at the red and yellow flowers outside the window.

In recent years, officials have been in Suizhou, and after the train, the wife often comes back, and she is not there to her strengths. I thought that their relationship had faded, but I didn't expect that this time they were really separated, and suddenly I thought about it again.