As soon as the day dawned, Chao Yong couldn't wait to get dressed and get up.

Although Chao Yong had tried his best to slow down his movements, he still alarmed Hu Sanniang, who was asleep next to him.

Hu Sanniang looked at the window with sleepy eyes, and said, "It's still early, why do officials get up so early?" ”

Chao Yong lowered his head and kissed Hu Sanniang's smooth forehead, and said with a smile: "I seemed to hear the sound of snow crushing the branches last night, I'll go see if it's snowing." ”

Hu Sanniang also got up excitedly and said, "In this way, I'm afraid that the snow is quite big, so I will get up and go to see the snow scene with you." ”

The maid outside heard the movement of the two and hurriedly came in to serve.

Hu Sanniang was six months pregnant at this time, her belly was already bulging, and her movement was inconvenient.

Chao Yong watched the maid dress Hu Sanniang, and then helped Hu Sanniang to walk out.

As soon as I opened the door, a cold wind blew in my face, and snowflakes the size of goose feathers fell in.

Hu Sanniang shuddered, but said with great interest: "It's a lot of snow, official, let's go out for a walk." ”

Chao Yong couldn't help frowning when he looked at the snow that was still falling one after another, he didn't know when such a big snow would stop, and even if it stopped, he was afraid that it would take a lot of time to melt.

Chao Yong originally thought that after saving Lu Junyi from the mountain, the army would be able to sweep away Zengtou City, and then conquer the city and conquer the world. Unexpectedly, Lu Junyi, who was rescued, was seriously injured, although under the treatment of Doctor An, he was able to move freely in a few days, but his muscles and bones were not good, and he had to raise for a while if he wanted to go into battle to kill the enemy.

Chao Yong himself is also in a general situation, although he no longer uses people to support him, but he can't dance with a gun and a stick.

Therefore, the plan to attack Zengtou City was repeatedly postponed, and even the matter of claiming the title of king was postponed by Wu Yong.

Originally, Chao Gai decided that Wu Yong would be the king after Lu Junyi came back from Yanjing Mansion, but Wu Yong said that Wang Qing and Tian Hu were kings after capturing several state capitals.

Chao Gai listened, and naturally he didn't want to be compared to Wang Qing and Tian Hu, but this matter of seizing the state capital was after sweeping away Zengtou City. Therefore, everyone waited for Lu Junyi to join the gang, and the matter was delayed again and again.

After the Fangla uprising, Liangshan sent spies to collect news about the Fangla rebels.

After Wang Qing and Tian Hu became kings, Fang La rose up, but tens of thousands of disciples gathered in a few days. Shaking the southeast, Cai Zun and Yan Tantan, the supervisors of the two Zhejiang provinces, surrounded and suppressed the 5,000 forbidden troops, but they were defeated and died. Fang La took advantage of the great victory and captured Muzhou, and the nearby Manichaeans responded with clouds, and Fang La's righteous army quickly expanded to more than 100,000.

Although most of Fang La's righteous army were untrained believers, their momentum was that they came from behind, overpowering Wang Qing and Tian Hu.

Although the Song Dynasty was decaying, it still had an elite army of soldiers and horses, which was the Western Army, which fought with Western Xia all the year round. If Fang La makes a big fuss, the imperial court will inevitably send the western army south. Although Manichaeism has produced many heroes, the major generals of the Western Army are also full of talents, and the battle-hardened Western Army is even more sure of victory against the untrained righteous army.

Chao Yong didn't care about the survival of the Arayi army, if he was allowed to win the world, he would also suppress Manichaeism, because Manichaeism was not a sect born like Buddhism, and more often played the role of inciting the people and raising the banner to rebel. Although most of the time it was the darkness of the court and took advantage of the chaos, it was only used by some careerists. Whoever sits on the throne will not be allowed to exist as a religion.

If he can use the hands of the Zhao and Song Dynasty courts to exterminate Manichaeism, Chao Yong is also optimistic, but now the princess of Baihua in Manichaeism is his woman, and if one is not good, she will also die.

With Fang Baihua by his side, Chao Yong could no longer sit back and watch Manichaeism fight the Western Army alone.

How do you know that I just heard that Lu Junyi's injury has improved, but he caught up with the winter solstice.

At this time, the winter solstice is the grandest festival, and the emperor will solemnly hold a ceremony to worship the ancestors. Officials at all levels enjoy a seven-day holiday on the three festivals of the winter solstice, New Year's Day, and cold food, so that they can no longer worry about those busy political affairs and celebrate the festival. Even the merchants who usually get up early and are greedy for darkness will also strike the market for the third holiday.

When it is said that the forbidden Guan Pu is said to be this festival, the imperial court will also let go of the three days.

And the common people will also change new clothes, prepare food, and worship their ancestors. At this time, not long after the autumn harvest, the people also have some surplus food at home, so this day will have a good festival. But by the end of the year, many people are already shy, so the folk also have the saying of "fat winter and thin year".

Liangshan is no exception, and Chao Gai announced early that the whole mountain would be on vacation for seven days.

Chao Yong could only helplessly wait for the winter solstice, and then mention the matter of entering the army, how did he know that it suddenly snowed again, it seemed that the snow melted, and the road surface was dry and I don't know how much.

Hu Sanniang didn't get a response, turned her head and saw Chao Yong frowning and thinking, and couldn't help but say, "What do the officials think?" ”

Chao Yong didn't want Hu Sanniang to think too much, so he pretended to be casual and smiled: "It's nothing, Xiaoyu, let's take an umbrella and let's go out for a walk." ”

When the maid on the side heard this, she hurriedly brought the oil-paper umbrella.

Chao Yong held up an oil-paper umbrella and walked into the snow with Hu Sanniang in his arms.

Every time you land, there is a "creaking" sound of squeezing the snow.

Hu Sanniang looked at the series of footprints behind her, as if she had returned to her childhood, pulling Chao Yong to leave various footprints in the snow.

The two of them walked in the snow for a while, and the soldiers on duty at the cottage began to clear the snow.

Hu Sanniang saw that the footprints she left behind were swept away by the soldiers, and she couldn't help but wrinkle her nose.

Chao Yong stretched out his hand and scratched Hu Sanniang's nose, and said with a smile: "Okay, let's go back, so as not to catch a cold." ”

Although Hu Sanniang was still unsatisfied, she walked with her stomach for a long time, and she felt a little tired, so she also walked back with Chao Yong.

As soon as I entered the yard, I saw Xiaoqing greet me and said: "Official, miss, we should go to the front of my father and mother to make wontons, and we can come back to play cards after eating early. ”

Hu Sanniang glanced at Xiaoqing and said, "The officials are used to this girl getting more and more wild, and they know how to play with the whole price." ”

Chao Yong kept a straight face and said, "Well, it's getting more and more out of shape, and the officials will teach her a good lesson in a while." ”

Xiaoqing didn't believe that Chao Yong would really teach him a lesson, so he ran over and hugged Chao Yong's arm, twisted and said, "How can the officials help Miss bully me." ”

After Chao Yong was injured, he held back for two months, and was rubbed on her crisp chest by Xiaoqing's arm for a while, and couldn't help but be angry, and slapped Xiaoqing's buttocks hard, and said: "Little ghost, if you make trouble again, the officials will clean you up tonight." ”

Xiaoqing threw a wink at Chao Yong and said, "Then Xiaoqing will wait for the official to come tonight." ”

Hu Sanniang saw Xiaoqing's flattering appearance, and couldn't help but quip: "What a prodigal hoof, tonight the official blocked her mouth and taught her a lesson, and the province made everyone noisy." ”

Chao Yong pinched Xiaoqing's buttocks fiercely and said, "Okay, let's talk about it at night." Let's go to my parents' first. ”

When the three of them came to Chao Gai's residence, the He family had already prepared the stuffing, and Sanniang and Xiaoqing, the wife and concubine, went to the He family to behave.

Although there are also many maids in He's room, He still does many things himself.

I don't know when this delicacy appeared, and it was already a winter solstice delicacy in the Song Dynasty.

It is said that during the Han Dynasty, the northern Xiongnu often disturbed the frontier, and the people were not at peace. At that time, there were two leaders of the Hun tribe and the Tun clan, which were very ferocious. The people hated it to the bone, so they wrapped it into horns with meat filling, took the sound of mud and tun, and called it "wonton". I hope to eat them, it is better than peace. Because the first wontons were made on the day of the winter solstice, every household eats wontons on the day of the winter solstice.

It is also said that in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Wu Wangfucha defeated the Yue Kingdom, captured the Yue King Goujian, and the peerless beauty Xi Shi was also among the captives. This year, the winter solstice festival arrived, and King Wu accepted the worship of hundreds of officials as usual, and the singing and dancing inside and outside the palace were leveled. Unexpectedly, during the banquet, the husband saw that he was eating the delicacies of the mountains and seas every day, and he was a little disliked. Xi Shi saw it in his eyes, so he went to make this wonton out. Put it in boiling water and boil it, and then it will be flooded on the surface of the water one by one. Xi Shi took the soup with wontons and presented it to King Wu. When King Wu tasted it, it was extremely delicious, and he asked, "What kind of dim sum is this?" Xi Shi saw that his husband was in a state of confusion, as if he couldn't open it, so he casually responded: "Wontons." "Since then, there has been a delicacy called ravioli.

Sanniang and Xiaoqing are both people who are used to dancing knives and guns, but making wontons are clumsy, which adds a lot of chaos, but He did not preach to them as usual, but enjoyed the happiness of the festival with a large family.

Soon, the piping hot ravioli was cooked.

Chao Yong sandwiched a somewhat strange wonton and said with a smile: "This must be made by Sanniang." ”

Hu Sanniang glanced at it and couldn't help but blush.

Everyone ate wontons and were chatting in the house, only to hear someone shouting outside: "Brother Yong, Brother Yong, Brother Yong......"

He said: "On a snowy day, who shouted so urgently. ”

Chao Yong listened to it and said with a smile: "It seems that the voice is Li Kui, you sit, I'll go out and have a look." ”

Xiaoqing glanced at Chao Yong, knowing that today's card playing was probably in vain again.

When Chao Yong arrived in the courtyard, he saw Li Kui standing outside the courtyard in a hurry.

Chao Yongqi said: "Tie Niu, why don't you go in?" ”

Li Kui rubbed his hands and said with a flattering smile: "If I have something to look for you, I won't go in." ”

Chao Yongqi said: "What are you doing with me on this snowy day? ”

Li Kui looked at Chao Yong and saw that no one came out, and said embarrassedly: "Borrow me some silver." ”

Chao Yong had long been accustomed to Li Kui's borrowing of silver, and said with a smile: "You can go to Chao San, I have already instructed him, you don't need to ask me to borrow silver." ”

Li Kui was embarrassed and said, "I borrowed a lot this time, that kid asked me to ask you." ”

(To be continued)