As the year approaches, the wind is stronger and the weather is colder day by day. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 The willows on the roadside of the river shivered in the cold wind, and from time to time a few dead branches were torn from the trees, whipping the dim sky like whips. There was ice on the road, and pedestrians squeaked and walked in a hurry. Only carefree children are fearless, running and laughing in the cold wind.

I have not seen the sun since dawn, and the dark clouds in the sky are getting heavier and heavier, and no amount of wind can blow away.

"The green ants are newly brewed with wine, and the red clay is small and the fire is small. If you want snow in the evening, can you drink a glass of nothing? Xu Ping stood under the porch and couldn't help but laugh when he looked at Wang Yaochen who came in with his neck shrunk. Bai Lotian lived in Luoyang in his later years, and it was also this kind of weather that he wrote this poem to invite the old to drink and enjoy the snow. Today, we also learn from the elegance of the ancients, and drink all the sex on a snowy night. ”

Wang Yaochen shook his body vigorously when he arrived at the bottom of the corridor and said: "The Xiangshan monk is living in Luoyang, where do we have that leisure and fun!" It was a sudden cold, and I couldn't even sleep well because of the people who were hungry or injured or sick because of the cold, hunger, injury, or illness, and the victims from Jingdong. ”

"Let's put those business aside for now! We enjoyed the snow, drank wine, and gossiped about it. ”

Xu Ping said as he let Wang Yaochen into the house. Zhao Yan, Li Ji and Li Shen, who were roasting around the charcoal pot, hurriedly stood up and saluted Wang Yaochen for questioning.

After the ceremony, Wang Yaochen hurriedly sat down by the charcoal basin to roast the fire, looked outside and said, "With such a strong wind, how can there be snow falling?" The wind and snow are blowing, and the wind does not start until the snow stops. So far this winter, there has not been a heavy snowfall, and I hope that there will be a heavy snowfall, otherwise it will be troublesome next spring. ”

Xu Ping sat down, ordered the official to serve hot tea, and said with a smile: "As soon as the wind stops, the snow will definitely fall." You see that the sky is as cloudy as the bottom of the pot, and you can't hold it in the sky anymore. ”

While gossiping, several people drank hot tea, and Wang Yaochen's body gradually warmed up.

Xu Ping instructed the official to bring a small charcoal stove made of yellow clay, on which was placed a pot of shabu-shabu mutton in the style of his previous life, and there was a small table next to the pot, which drew hot air out to scald the wine. In front of each person there is a small table, on which are small plates, and the vegetables that can be eaten in this season are nothing more than hidden lotus roots, radish, winter bamboo shoots, and the like.

Slapping open a small clay jar, Xu Ping poured the wine into the pot of hot wine, and said to a few people: "In the cold weather, tonight we will eat some mutton and some spirits to warm our bodies." Talk and talk, don't get drunk and don't go home! ”

Wang Yaochen smelled the aroma of wine and said with a smile: "Yunxing made an exception today, and all the good wine that has been hidden in the house for many years has been taken out. Let's be clear first, let's talk about business tonight? ”

"It can also be said to be business, or it can be said that it is not, mainly small talk. Seeing the end of the year, some things must be decided, and they will be implemented after the year. We'll all talk about our opinions tonight, and we know each other's hearts. ”

"Or is it a fifth-class household ordinance? Yunxing, it's not me who said, why bother so much, just implement it first, where there is a problem, it would be good to change it? Back and forth, it's been more than a month. ”

Hearing Wang Yaochen say this, Xu Ping sighed: "It's a big matter, I have to be cautious!" Boyong, when the notice is posted after the year, the city will definitely be in turmoil, do you believe it or not? Instead of being overwhelmed at that time, it is better for us to think more about it now and think about all aspects of things, so as not to be in a hurry. ”

After roasting the fire for a while, Wang Yaochen's body finally warmed up, moved his hands and feet, and rubbed his hands: "It's good to think more, I naturally understand this truth." It's just Yunxing, you've been like a demon these days, I'm worried that you're thinking too much, but you'll mess up your thoughts. Cao Si only needs to grasp the outline and let the state and county decide some details. ”

Li Ji held a disciple salute in front of Xu Ping, took the wine jug and put it in the basin on the stove to scald the wine, tried the wine jug was already hot, and got up to fill everyone's wine glasses. The small sake cups for drinking spirits are much smaller than the usual wine bowls, and were first fired by Xu Ping at the hands of skilled craftsmen in the Ru kiln, and with the spread of spirits, this wine cup also spread.

Holding the wine cup, Xu Ping said: "This is the good wine that I have stored in my family before, and it is really ten years old." Come, let's have a full drink, and talk as we drink. After speaking, the leader drank it in one gulp.

Everyone drank the wine from their cups, and their bodies immediately became warm. When spirits are boiled in boiling water, they become less difficult to eat and the strength of the wine spreads quickly. And in the process of scalding, the alcohol volatilizes, and in fact, the strength of the wine is also small.

This kind of cold weather is most suitable for drinking hot wine like this, and a glass of stomach will warm up all over the body.

After drinking the wine, Xu Ping picked up a piece of mutton and put it in the shabu-shabu, and said to a few people: "This is a good lamb slice, fat but not greasy, it will be cooked as soon as it is hot in the soup, and it is best to drink it." Come, let's eat together, eat and drink at the same time. ”

This way of eating is very original flavor, with Hu Feng at a glance, and several people don't know where Xu Ping learned it, and they all learned to carry meat slices into the pot. On each person's small table, there are oil dishes, some spicy and some pure sesame sauce, and there are leek flower sauce and fermented bean curd next to it, as well as spices such as sugar and garlic, which are prepared according to each person's taste.

Whether the lamb slices are delicious or not is secondary, and the most important thing is this atmosphere, which is extremely conducive to several people talking about things.

After a few glasses of wine, I ate mutton for a while, and then I put the tender lotus root bamboo shoots on the side to relieve the oiliness. When the wine came up, the five of them were all red and refreshed, and they talked more unconsciously.

Wang Yaochen said: "Yunxing, what I can't figure out the most is why do you count cash into the household?" And he also allowed people to sue and give rewards according to the amount. This has not been done since ancient times, and it is easy to say that this announcement is out, and I don't know how many people hate you! ”

"Money is a thing, it is hidden in the spring, and its line is called cloth, even if it is hidden, it is also for the purpose of flowing out. Now the rich and noble families in the world have cash and don't use it, hide it in the kiln, and even destroy the bronze casting. Although the imperial court mints money every year, it does not have as much as it is hidden, and there is still no money in the world to use. I think that in all dynasties, my Great Song Dynasty minted the most money, and since the Han Dynasty, the money distributed in various dynasties is even more innumerable, but the lack of money has never been like this dynasty. Isn't money the same as dirt when it's hidden? If this goes on for a long time, it's okay! This is to let the rich and noble families in the world know that if you have money, you have to use it, and you have to spend it to buy things, and don't think about hiding it in the kiln to leave it to your descendants. Only when money is spent and spread is it useful to the imperial court. ”

Wang Yaochen smiled bitterly: "But how can there be so many goods in the world, let so much money buy them?" If you make this announcement, it will definitely cause prices on Jingxi Road to skyrocket. Yunxing, when that time comes, we will be in trouble! ”