Quick Wear: Crazy Fox Calm Tree

"It's a house. I have asked someone to find a bigger house. Although there are many of us, we can still live in a bigger house." Xu Zhouzhong said.

"That's good. I still hope that our family can live together."

"Well, but my elder sister and brother-in-law will wait for a while..."

Several people were chatting and laughing in the carriage. Xia Yimei leaned on Xu Zhouzhong's arms and looked out through the window. It was unknown what she was thinking, but she looked very happy.

"What's up? Have you come up with a good idea again?" Xu Zhou touched Xia Yimei's arm and asked lovingly.

"I haven't thought of anything specific yet, but Beijing is really a good place. If I do business here, I will definitely make a lot of money!" Xia Yimei turned her head and said, her eyes full of love and ambition.

"What a money-grubber you are! Even if you want to do something, you have to wait until we settle down. When the time comes, it's up to you whether you want to do the previous business or do something else." Xu Zhouzhong scratched Xia Yimei's nose lovingly. The two looked at each other, and the atmosphere was indescribably ambiguous.

The three people who were originally sitting aside chatting all stopped and looked at them with a smile.

Facing the teasing looks from the three people, Xia Yimei coughed but didn't say anything.

"Sister, have you come up with any good ideas?" Xia Siju asked eagerly, and the other two also looked at Xia Yimei expectantly.

"I have some ideas, but I haven't figured out what to do specifically yet." Xia Yimei nodded. "It's snowing heavily and the weather is so cold. If I do something related to hot food or warm clothes, it will definitely be very popular. I won't have to worry about not being able to sell them."

"Food? Then it should sell out very quickly. The weather has been too cold recently. Not to mention others, it's me. Although I came here in a carriage, I still feel a little cold. If there is a bowl of hot dumplings now, I will definitely buy it." Xia Youzhu nodded thoughtfully.

"Yes! The fabric doesn't need to be very good. As long as the clothes are warm enough, there will definitely be a lot of people who want to buy them." Xia Shuanglan said timidly.

Xia Yimei nodded and said, "Although I have a general idea, I haven't decided what to do yet. After we have packed up in a couple of days, I will go around and take a look. We will make a decision then!"

"If I have time, I will accompany you then." Xu Zhouzhong said.

"Okay, then you have to help me get my things. This is our first time in Beijing, so we have to take a good stroll." Xia Yimei said coquettishly

"Of course. Didn't you forget to bring a lot of things when you came here? This is a good opportunity to buy some." Xu Zhouzhong said and glanced at everyone.

"Well, the weather is cold now. Sister, why don't you take a look at some cotton-padded clothes when the time comes! When we came here, we didn't expect it to be so cold, so we didn't bring many clothes." Xia Siju acted coquettishly to Xia Yimei.

"Yes, my clothes are a little old too." Xia Youzhu nodded, looked at his cotton coat, then looked out the window and saw the mink fur on the clothes of the boy who had just walked past.

"Okay, I'll buy them all when the time comes." Xu Zhouzhong nodded indifferently.

In the corner, Xia Shuanglan smiled with a hint of expectation in her eyes. She touched the thin cotton coat on her body. The clothes she was wearing were already very thin, and they were the ones that her fourth sister didn't want before.

When she goes shopping in a couple of days, will she be able to change into a new one?

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At the gate of the Zhenfu Division, two Jinyiwei in warm attire stood at the door, always alert to everything around them.

Although the door behind them was wide open, there was no one else around except the two of them, not even a dog.

Seeing how serious the Pacification Division was, Mu Qing knew that they must have been involved in some big case recently, otherwise they wouldn't be on such tight alert.

You know, when he came here before, although there were not many people around, there were stalls within a hundred steps. But now, let alone people selling things at stalls, the surrounding area can be said to be completely silent.

Mu Qing walked out of the alley. Before he could say anything, the two Jinyiwei turned their heads and looked at him fiercely.

Mu Qing stopped, smiled at them, and shook the thing in his hand.

"Master Mu, it's you!" When they found out that the person coming was Mu Qing, the two men immediately relaxed their guard, and their eyes became much more honest, looking like two ordinary guards.

"Mr. Mu, why did you come here when it's so cold? If you have anything to say, just send a message." Looking at the snowflakes on Mu Qing's clothes, one of the Jinyiwei said.

"I'm fine. It's not particularly cold today, so I just wanted to come over and take a look." Mu Qing smiled and pointed to the food box that Chunsheng was holding beside him. "I brought you some snacks, drinks and the like. I don't know if you can eat them now. If not, you can put them aside for a while. These things are not afraid of freezing.

But the mutton soup will become fishy when it gets cold. Do you want to call the others and have a bowl first?"

"Hot mutton soup? That's great. We happen to be feeling a little cold right now!" Their eyes lit up. It would have been fine if they hadn't said it before, but now that they said it, they really did feel a little cold.

"Mr. Mu, let's drink here! It won't take long. The brothers from the previous shift just changed not long ago."

"Okay." Mu Qing nodded.

Seeing this, Chunsheng took out a bowl, poured them a bowl and said.

"I didn't take more because I thought you already have bowls here. Just drink from this bowl. When you're done, I'll pour you another bowl."

"Okay." The two men didn't care about this. They were brothers who hung out together. Not to mention using the same bowl, it was common for them to use the same pair of chopsticks.

The hot mutton soup quickly went into their stomachs. They didn’t know if it was a psychological effect or if the mutton soup really worked that quickly, but they felt a lot warmer as soon as the soup went into their stomachs.

"Phew, feel good!"

"Master Mu, your mutton soup is really good! Not only does it not have much of a mutton smell, but it also tastes delicious!"

"Of course it's good. This is a freshly slaughtered sheep. The bones are still in the kitchen!" Chunsheng smiled proudly.

"Then you guys stand guard first! I'll go bring in the mutton soup." Mu Qing smiled and said after looking into the yard.

"Okay. But, Mr. Mu, we have been very busy lately, so I'm afraid not all of us can go in." A Jinyiwei nodded, then looked at the servants behind Mu Qing with some embarrassment.

Although there are some familiar faces, there are also a few that I have no impression of, so we really can't let them in.

"It's okay. We just asked them to come here to help carry things. Just let the brothers help carry these snacks to the yard." Mu Qing nodded and casually pointed to the boxes in the servants' hands.

"That's certainly not a problem." The Jinyiwei replied with a smile and took the food boxes.

"You guys go back first! We will go back on our own later." Mu Qing ordered.

"Yes." The servants responded and drove away.

Mu Qing and the Jinyiwei holding the food box walked towards the yard together. The Jinyiwei who stayed behind still stood at the door acting as a door god.

The yard was very quiet. Although a few Jinyiwei passed by occasionally, they were all very serious, coming and going in a hurry, and looked very busy.

Mu Qing explained something to the Jinyiwei who brought them in, then left a pile of food boxes in the yard and took one of the food boxes to Qin Yu's study.

When he was about to reach the study, Mu Qing raised the corners of his mouth slightly, revealing a sly smile. He slowed down his pace, stood on tiptoe, and quietly moved towards the door of the room.

In the study, Qin Yu was concentrating on the things in his hands, and seemed to be completely unaware of Mu Qing's approach. Mu Qing's smile became brighter and brighter, and he quietly approached a few steps, then jumped suddenly and jumped in front of Qin Yu.

"Ah~~" Mu Qing's hands turned into tiger claws and he roared, obviously trying to scare Qin Yu.

Qin Yu seemed to be really frightened by him. He immediately leaned back and almost fell to the ground. Mu Qing became anxious when he saw this and quickly reached out to pull Qin Yu.

As a result, he pulled her over and she sat on him. When Mu Qing came to her senses, she found herself in Qin Yu's arms. She was a little confused for a moment.

"You..." Mu Qing was a little angry and didn't know what to say.

Qin Yu smiled without saying anything, gently stroking his back.

Mu Qing was so angry that his teeth itched and he wanted to bite Qin Yu.

Qin Yu smiled, smelled the fragrance in the air, and asked, "Qingqing, what good things did you bring me? I smelled the fragrance just now."

"Mutton soup, snacks and some drinks." Mu Qing stood up with a pout, and took back the food box he had just put down from outside the door.

Putting the mutton soup on the table, Mu Qing picked up a piece of dessert, put it in his mouth and started eating.

Qin Yu drank the mutton soup quietly and ate one or two snacks from time to time, but he did not touch the wine next to him. Although no one in the Pacification Department cared about him, he was not in the mood to drink recently.

After eating two pieces of dessert, Mu Qing felt a little full. He drank his tea slowly and looked at the pile of documents on Qin Yu's desk with a hint of confusion on his face.

"It's already winter, and the weather was so cold in the past two days that the snow never stopped. Could there be a crime at this time?" Going out to commit a crime in this kind of weather, I don't know if he wants to hurt people or turn himself into an ice sculpture.

"It's not the case from two days ago, it's about the snowstorm. I told the emperor about your guess before, and although the emperor didn't do anything, he took it seriously.

Two officials were sent to the north to investigate. As expected, after some investigation, they found that the north was already three feet frozen and many houses and trees had been crushed by the heavy snow.

It was just that the weather was too cold and it was inconvenient to go out, so the news didn't come for a long time. The officials there wanted to report to their superiors after the snow stopped, but after missing the opportunity at the beginning, they never had another chance.

The snow in Beijing has been relatively light recently, and has even stopped at times, but the snow in the north has never stopped. At first, only some old houses collapsed, but now, except for the newly built brick houses, almost all the remaining houses have been spared.

As for people and animals, countless of them froze to death. People were better off because they didn't take up much space, so they could squeeze into government offices, ancestral halls, or temples to accommodate them. More people would keep them warm. As for livestock, except for the wealthy families, the rest, no matter how important they were, could only be abandoned. "Qin Yu shook his head.

"It's good that the people are fine. As for the rest, we can save them later." Mu Qing sighed, feeling a little sad, but he could only say this. After all, he couldn't let people freeze to death just to save those chickens, ducks, cattle and sheep, but he still felt a little sorry and worried.

"Yeah." Qin Yu nodded. Seeing that Mu Qing was in a bad mood, he knew that he had misunderstood. "The situation is not as bad as you think. It's almost at the border, so we usually raise fewer livestock.

Apart from the common chickens, ducks, cats and dogs, cattle and sheep were rarely raised. After the snow got heavy, they would kill the chickens and ducks for meat and turn them into food. As for the cats, dogs, cattle and sheep, they would release them as much as possible.

But they also left some behind, after all, there were still a lot of wolves and other animals there, and leaving some hunting dogs behind could also provide safety. So most of the animals that were released could be caught again when the weather improved.

After all, even if they keep the animals, they may not be able to keep them alive, so it is better to let them go and find their own way to survive.”

Mu Qing was a little surprised. He didn't expect that the people there would think this way and take actual action. But this was a good idea. Otherwise, if they stayed there for a long time, these livestock would probably become their food.

"So the Pacification Office is now discussing how to go to the north to provide disaster relief?" Mu Qing asked speculatively. Apart from this, there should be nothing more urgent.

"Yes and no, disaster relief is not my responsibility. The Jinyiwei is responsible for helping the emperor monitor the officials. Even if they need to deal with some things, they are mostly private matters. They are just the emperor's eyes and ears." Qin Yu shook his head. Even if there is no money in disaster relief work, it is rarely pushed to the Zhenfu Division. After all, they hate the Jinyiwei so much that it itches. Not to mention whether the emperor is willing or not, the civil and military officials are also unwilling to let the Jinyiwei participate in government affairs.

"So what have you been busy with recently?" Mu Qing nodded in understanding, but still felt a little strange.

"The snow in the north is really too heavy and the roads are blocked, so if we want to provide disaster relief, we must first clear the roads.

Both clearing the roads and preparing things take time, as well as a large amount of disaster relief silver.

But what we lack most now is time and money. The people in the north can't wait any longer, and the disaster relief money from the imperial court is limited. The disaster relief money is enough for a corrupt official to live well, but it can't save millions of people. "Qin Yu sighed after he finished speaking.