Flowers come and get up early.

This person gets older and becomes less sleepy.

Maybe I cherish this little rest of my life.

He opened the door of the cabin, and the cold wind swept in with the heavy snow like goose feathers, making him shivering.

He squinted his eyes and looked at the white area outside the door, and suddenly grinned.

Auspicious snow indicates a good harvest!

I hope Ningguo will have good weather and good harvests in the coming year.

He turned around and walked into the room, took a straw raincoat from the wall and draped it on his body, took another straw hat and put it on his head, then went out and closed the door, and walked into the cold wind and snow of the morning.

After walking slowly for half an hour, he came to an alley called Qiuyuefang.

This place is located in the northwest corner of Kyoto, and is located in a remote location and belongs to a civilian area in Kyoto.

Therefore, the yards and houses in this alley look very old, and there is only one food shop in the whole alley, and they also sell cheap food such as steamed cakes and grass cakes.

Hua Manting bought a tray of steamed cakes in the food shop. After thinking about it, he bought four more pieces of grass cakes. He twisted it to a small courtyard at the west end of the alley.

The courtyard is very small.

There is only one bare willow tree in the yard.

There is an old well under the willow tree.

Next to the old well is a small bamboo chair covered with snow.

There is nothing else.

The fence in the courtyard is very short and cannot prevent thieves, and there is no need to prevent thieves.

Because the thieves around here all know that the owner of this courtyard is very poor, he even has the idea of ​​beating the thief!

The small wooden door on the fence is useless. Without a door bolt, even if there is one, you can take a step forward.

Hua Manting pushed open the small wooden door and walked into the yard. In just five steps, he stood in front of the door of the thatched cottage.

He looked at the roof of the thatched cottage with some concern. If the snow fell more and the piles were piled thicker, he was afraid that the thatched cottage would collapse.

He knocked on the door.

Perhaps Qingmeng was disturbed, an impatient voice came from the door, "Who is it!"

"Open the door!"

After a moment, the door opened and a head poked out from the door.

The hair on his head was gray and he was also an old man.

He just glanced at Hua Manting and then retracted his neck, "If you want to come in, hurry up, it's so cold outside... Why are you running here early in the morning?!"

Hua Manting walked in and closed the door.

The light in the room seemed very dark, so the old man lit an oil lamp.

Hua Manting suddenly frowned slightly: "Why didn't there be charcoal fire?"

The old man sat cross-legged and shivered: "There is no money, the price of charcoal has increased this year, it's too expensive."

"How long has it been after I only gave you a hundred taels of silver last time? Isn't it? You'll spend it all?"

The old man smiled and said, "I went to Yihonglou twice, and then drank two pots of Huapingchun, and it was gone!"

"As these days, prices have risen sharply, and even the girls in the building have increased their prices!"

"I remember when we went to Yihong Building, even if we were to order a courtesan, if we didn't stay overnight, we would only cost a hundred taels of silver overnight. Now..."

He shook his head, his nose shook, and took the steamed cake from Hua Manting's hand without hesitation, took a piece of hot steamed cake and took a bite, and chewed it while saying:

"You haven't been to Yihonglou for a long time, right?"

"I tell you, just an ordinary girl, just drink and listen to the song. You can't even think about it if you don't have thirty taels of silver!"

"And the painting Pingchun sells so expensive!"

"Rui Lu, 350 cents per pound, you know. Do you know how much Huapingchun, which has just started selling in Kyoto, sells?"

Hua Manting really doesn't know.

It was only then that he even realized that Li Chenan had actually sold Huapingchun to Kyoto.

"How many?"

The old man stretched out a slap, "Five taels of silver per pound! The price of more than ten times Ruilu is in short supply! Do you dare believe it?"

Hua Manting stroked her long beard and laughed, "I believe it!"

"Because when I went to Guangling City, in the tavern under his banyan tree, the price of this painting Pingchun was three taels of silver per kilogram. It was transported to Kyoto and sold for five taels, which was reasonable."

The old man stretched his neck and swallowed the steamed cake in his mouth, but suddenly said: "This painting will increase the price!"

Hua Manting was stunned: "Why?"

"I heard that there will not be many selling in Kyoto next, but I heard that Huapingchun wants to sell it to other countries next."

Hua Manting grinned: "This kid likes silver."

The old man curled his lips, "So, this Regent, he is not reliable!"

Hua Manting shook his head, "Nian Chengfeng, you are afraid you have misunderstood!"

This old man is called Nian Chengfeng.

He was obviously not an ordinary person to be able to let Hua Manting visit him in person.

In the first year of Zhaohua, the first emperor who had just entered the tomb ascended the throne.

Li Chunfu was named the crown prince's tutor, Changsun Jinghong was named the crown prince's tutor, and Nian Chengfeng was named the crown prince's tutor!

At that time, they were also called the Third Division of Ningguo, and they were all ministers of Ningguo’s humble ministers!

In the second year of Zhaohua, Changsun Jinghong resigned as the crown prince and the imperial city commander.

In the spring of the sixth year of Zhaohua, the prince's tutor Li Chunfu retired and went to Guangling City.

Nian Chengfeng, who was in the seventh year of Zhaohua, was killed by Lu Zhanxiao's whole family. After Empress Lu committed suicide by hanging her beam, she also resigned and retired.

He was alone and didn't go anywhere.

Of course, he lived in this ruined place, but after resigning from office, he lingered in the fireworks place... At the age of his age, he seemed to be still as majestic as he was, of course, it was more likely that he was spending money like earth.

He was deeply loved by the girls in the building, so in just two years, he sold the big house in Kyoto and simply lived in Yihong Building!

It's very expensive to live in that place!

More than a year later, he was driven out by the madam in the building.

Perhaps the girl in the building had given him ten taels of silver in private because of his two years of care. So he bought such a small yard with a thatched hut in Qiuyue Alley, and then he became quiet.

Because there is no money to mess around.

The first-ranked Prince Taibao, who was famous for his official residence, disappeared from the sight of the brothel girls. The girls who once drank with him now have either become good or become madams, or disappeared in a corner of the city.

Perhaps I am also watching this snow at this moment, thinking about the first-rate boss who spent a lot of money back then!

Sixteen years have passed in a blink of an eye.

Many people in Kyoto even think that the old man has passed away, but few people know that he is in a down-and-out place.

But Hua Manting always knew.

Because they have been friends for many years.

"I'm here to find you today, not to say his wine. But you want to come forward and invite someone."

"Who are you asking?"

"Cook the rain warmly!"

“…”

Nian Chengfeng was obviously surprised and pondered for a moment and asked, "Let Wen Zhuoyu help him?"

Hua Manting nodded with a serious expression: "He is leaving! He can't stop him. But there is always someone to show him this country, right? Unfortunately, you are too old, Wen Zhuoyu is the most suitable candidate!"

Nian Chengfeng curled his lips: "I just ate your steamed cake, do you want me to invite Wen Zhuiyu out of the mountain?"

"Actually, I'm very curious, why did you work so hard to help Li Chenan?"

Hua Manting smiled slightly: "He is Mr. Chunfu's grandson. You had been eating and drinking for three years at Mr. Chunfu's mansion!"

Nian Chengfeng choked, "But that kid doesn't become the emperor!"

"Didn't he also proclaim himself a regent? Although he did not call himself emperor, he was exercising the emperor's rights. But he still had some things to deal with, and he would come back to be the emperor sooner or later!"

Nian Chengfeng didn't know why Hua Manting was so sure and enthusiastic. He leaned over and said, "I suspect that kid is your illegitimate son!"

"You are an indecent person, I am here to tell you the serious matter!"

"I don't know if I can convince Wen Zhuoyu, but before that, you have to invite me to Juxian Pavilion for a meal, and... I have to see if that kid is as good as you said."

"Okay, I'll try to ask him to meet in Juxian Pavilion tonight."
Chapter completed!