Zhilugu and Cao Tong proposed to live in Zhao Yan for a long time, it seems that they really want to use a microscope to study medicine, Cao Ying is very happy about this, Cao Tong is her grandfather, and he is not young, and then he is cultivating outside as before, the people of the Cao family are also very worried, now Cao Tong can live in the other courtyard here, not only the Cao family can rest assured, she can also do some filial piety, in addition, Cao Tong and Zhilugu are the top doctors in the Great Song Dynasty and Liao, with them living in the house, there is no need to worry about anyone getting sick in the house in the future.

Zhao Yan also had the same idea as Cao Ying, anyway, he usually didn't use the microscope, and now he lent it to Cao Tong and Zhilugu, which can be regarded as making the best use of everything, and he can also get free miracle doctors for the two of them, which is really like what Cao Ying said, it is a benefit that others can't ask for.

In addition, it is worth mentioning that Likong also saw Zhilugu, but he didn't know about the microscope, because Cao Tong specially told Zhilugu to keep it secret, especially not to sue Sora, and even threatened with decades of friendship, after all, as the leader of the Daomen, Cao Tong regarded the microscope as extremely important, and even he already had an idea of reviving the Daomen, and now he naturally didn't want the people of Buddhism to know about it, and he also let Zhao Yan keep it a secret from the air, and Zhao Yan couldn't refuse this, who made the family Cao Ying's grandfather?

Seeing that the Chinese New Year is about to begin, the impact of the last snowstorm has gradually weakened, and the traffic in various places has finally recovered. In the middle of the lunar month, there is not a single cabbage left in the whole Sheung Shui Village, and none of the tenants leave a cabbage for themselves for the New Year, because they feel that instead of eating it themselves, it is better to take it out and sell it for more money, and only holding the copper coin in their hands will make them feel more real.

There is a good explanation for the tenants' stinginess towards themselves, that is, "I am afraid of poverty", even if I have a lot of money in my hands now, but no one dares to spend it lavishly. It's just that he pulled a few pieces of cloth for the women and children of the family to make new clothes. Then I bought some pork and radish to prepare dumplings for the New Year, and the most extravagant ones bought some mutton or mutton fat, which was something that most tenants didn't even dare to think about in previous years.

Seeing that the sacrifice stove will be held in a few days. But before that. Zhao Yan as a landlord. To lead the tenants of Sheung Shui Zhuang to do an annual traditional activity, which is also unique to the villages on both sides of the Qingshui River, that is, ice-breaking fishing.

This afternoon. Zhao Yan slept in advance, and when it was time to hold the lamp, Cao Ying woke him up in person, and then the two accompanied Princess Bao'an, Princess Shoukang, plus Zhao Yingning and Xue Ning'er, and the six of them talked and laughed at dinner, but the difference is that everyone here wore a thick fur, because they also heard that ice-breaking fishing was the most solemn event in the surrounding Zhuangzi years, so they all planned to join in the fun.

After dinner, Zhao Yan saw Princess Bao'an and their lively maids helping them put on fur furs, and then discussed tonight's activities, but Zhao Yan was a little worried, and secretly pulled Cao Ying over and asked: "Lady, isn't the second sister's illness completely cured, and if you stay up late with us today, will it make the illness recur?" ”

Hearing Zhao Yan's words, Cao Ying smiled slightly and said: "Husband, don't worry, the second sister's illness is no longer in the way, now you only need to nourish the internal organs that were damaged before, and grandfather and Master Zhilugu have also helped the second sister to see it, and they all think that Master Kong's medicinal diet is the best for the second sister's current condition, this afternoon the second sister has already consulted Master Kong's opinion, and the other party also thinks that the second sister can't stay in the house for a long time, so he agreed to let the second sister go out, but not too late." ”

Zhao Yan finally breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, Likong is now Princess Bao'an's personal doctor, even if he agrees, it means that Princess Bao'an's body is enough to cope with such activities, plus Cao Tong and Zhilugu, the two top doctors, are here, even if Princess Bao'an falls ill again, she will not worry about anything.

Next, Zhao Yan also put on a fur coat under the service of the little bean sprouts, and the plush ones looked like a big bear, and Cao Ying and the others were similar. In fact, Zhao Yan wants to wear cotton clothes, but it is a pity that although cotton is available in the Great Song Dynasty, it is mainly concentrated in Hainan Island and a few southern regions, and there is no such thing in the north of the Great Song Dynasty, so as long as the weather is cold, rich people wear fox skins and bear skins, and almost people wear sheepskins and dog skins.

Zhao Yan took Cao Ying and them out of the inner house, through the front yard to the gate of the courtyard, the Qingshui River flowed not far from the door, but today's Qingshui River is very lively, only to see more than a dozen big fires lit on both sides of the Qingshui River, the men, women and children of Shangshui Village are gathered here, the adults are talking and laughing around the fire, and the children are playing around the fire. In addition, if you climb high and look far away, you will see that many fires are also lit in the upper and lower reaches of the Qingshui River, and it seems that the villages on both sides of the Qingshui River are out on this day.

"King Jun, now everyone is ready, just wait for the time to come, everyone will do it together, and then see which Zhuangzi catches the largest and most fish, then this Zhuangzi will be able to harvest more grain next year!" Seeing Zhao Yan and the others coming, Zhuangtou Wang Qi immediately trotted forward and said with a smile, the current Wang Qi is a big change, not only wearing a new sheepskin jacket, but also wearing a bearskin hat on his head, and his face is also oily, and he knows that he is a person who does not worry about eating and drinking.

"Yes, but when did you start holding this event?" Zhao Yan was also interested, the night of the Great Song Dynasty was very boring, it was rare to have such a lively activity, and I heard that it was very interesting, so he naturally had to ask clearly.

However, Wang Qi didn't know how to answer Zhao Yan's question, and finally said with a wry smile: "This villain can't say clearly, but in the past, Zhuangzi was poor, and every Chinese New Year, there was not much food at home, so he pointed to breaking the ice and fishing a year ago, first, to get some meat for the family, and second, to take out the extra fish and sell it." It's better to spend the New Year with some money. ”

Zhao Yan also nodded when he heard this, he also learned about the activity of icebreaker fishing before, and no one remembered the time of origin, but the purpose of their fishing was not to play, but to prepare for the New Year, of course, Shangshuizhuang did not expect those fish to celebrate the New Year this year, but this activity is still very popular.

The winter night was windy and cold, coupled with Zhao Yan's noble status, naturally they couldn't sit directly by the fire like the tenants of Shangshui Village, and Lao Fu had already prepared for this. A shed was erected in a clearing by the river. Surrounded by cloth, a fire was lit in the middle, which immediately made the shed extremely warm, and Zhao Yan and the others sat inside chatting and waiting. From time to time, children from Sheung Shui Village came running over. Cao Ying: They will also give these children candy and snacks. It is also worth mentioning that the children in Shangshuizhuang are not very afraid of Zhao Yan now, and it is estimated that they can see that this county king is actually very easy to get along with.

The time soon came. With Wang Qi's shout, all the tenants in Shangshuizhuang came out with a man, and then threw off the wide robe outside and jumped onto the thick ice of the Qingshui River, but these people did not immediately break the ice, only to see Wang Qi holding a big wooden wedge with an iron tip at this time came to Zhao Yan and their shed and said loudly: "Please break the ice at the master's house!" ”

Zhao Yan already knew in advance that his own master would break the ice first, which was also the respect of the tenants for his own master, so he also walked out with a smile and took the wooden wedge, and then came to the ice and began to chisel the ice with a sharp end, although the ice surface of the Qingshui River was very thick, but it was quickly chiseled open by Zhao Yan, and the clear river water under the ice immediately gushed up.

Seeing that Zhao Yan had already chiseled the first ice cave, the surrounding Wang Qi and they also immediately started, hundreds of men were distributed on the river surface for several miles, shouting the number to dig the ice, and after a while, ice caves appeared on the wide ice surface one after another, because the ice was very thick, so there was no need to worry that the ice would collapse.

After Zhao Yan chiseled through the ice, Lao Fu next to him immediately asked people to help expand the ice cave, and lit a fire next to the ice cave, and after a while, he saw many fish showing their heads from the water in the ice cave, and even fish jumped directly on the ice, this is also the first time Zhao Yan participated in this kind of activity, and he was very surprised to see this, and immediately took a net and began to catch fish, these fish lacked oxygen under the ice surface, and at this time they were all around the ice cave to breathe, and they didn't know how to escape, so Zhao Yan quickly caught a few big fish.

Cao Ying by the fire saw that Zhao Yan could fish from the ice cave, and they were all very curious, especially Princess Shoukang, who jumped directly onto the ice and ran over, and then snatched the fishing net in Zhao Yan's hand and began to catch fish.

Seeing the happy appearance of Princess Shoukang, and then looking at Cao Ying's eager eyes on the shore, Zhao Yan also laughed, ran over and pulled Cao Ying and Princess Bao'an to the ice, at first they were still very scared, but when the ice surface was very real, they were relieved, and then Zhao Yan asked people to take a few more fishing nets, and let Cao Ying and them also try to fish with their own hands, it is estimated that he is the only one in the entire Great Song Dynasty who will let his wife and sisters do this kind of thing.

Cao Ying, Princess Bao'an, and Zhao Yingning are all standard ladies, who have received strict etiquette education since childhood, and have never done such a thing as fishing, but because of this, they are also extremely excited, every time they stretch out the net and touch the fish, they will scream in fright, and they have not caught a fish for a long time, but Princess Shoukang likes to hunt, and her skills are also very athletic, and she quickly mastered the skills of fishing, and soon caught the first fish.

However, in comparison, Princess Shoukang and they are not as good as Xue Ning'er, I saw that this second line was still a little rusty at the beginning, but soon became proficient, and one after another big fish were caught by her, not even worse than Wang Qi's tenants, which made Zhao Yan also a little surprised, and immediately came to her side and asked with a smile: "Xue Xing, I didn't expect you to know how to catch fish?" ”

I saw that Xue Ning'er was also tired and sweating at this time, and when she heard Zhao Yan's words, she gently wiped her forehead and smiled: "The slave family is also from a poor family, and when I was a child, I took my younger brother and them up the mountain to catch birds and go down to the river to fish, so this kind of thing is not difficult for me!" ”

Seeing the sincere smile on Xue Ning'er's face, Zhao Yan suddenly appeared, the current Xue Ning'er is the most real and beautiful, more touching than the delicate but somewhat false beauty before. At this time, Xue Ning'er also saw that Zhao Yan looked at her with a different gaze, and her face turned red at the moment, and she immediately lowered her head and started fishing again, but for some reason, she couldn't touch a fish several times in a row.

The whole Qingshui River is full of fishermen, strong men fishing, women and children follow the men to send the fish to the riverbank, the old people guarding the bank began to select some small fish to clean up, and then put an iron pot on the fire to start cooking fish soup, after a while, the whole Qingshui River is wafting with an attractive smell of fish.

But at this moment, Zhao Yan suddenly saw that not far from him, a tall man was also nervously busy, when he saw this figure, Zhao Yan was also stunned, thinking why is he here? (To be continued!)

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