The rustling sound outside the house lasted all night, like spring silkworms chewing mulberry leaves. A soft whisper.
Early the next morning, Lu Heng woke up due to the low temperature in the room.
The charcoal fire in the small stove in the room has been extinguished. I opened the Lu Gai and reached out to explore. There was no warmth in the small stove.
It must have been turned off for a long time.
No wonder I slept so cold last night! In this era, coal has not been widely used. Most people still use firewood at home, and some have less charcoal. However, charcoal burns quickly, so its temperature cannot last for a whole night.
I wonder if the coal in Shanxi has been mined? While the market is not developed, do you want to open a small coal mine, and then get some back and become a small coal boss?
After a while, Lu Heng laughed and scolded himself for making trouble over nothing, and shook his head to get rid of these thoughts.
At this time, coal mining cannot be done on a large scale. If you want to achieve large-scale profits, you have to think about mining and excavation equipment, conveyor belts, transfers, and tracks. Then, you want to make these equipment
, I have to upgrade steel and industrialize rubber...
Just because the temperature of the small stove will not last until the next day, it is a pain in the ass to have to do all these messy things!
Lu Heng shook his head and smiled, rubbed his hands, and breathed into his palms. He rolled up his sleeves and cleared away the ashes in the small stove. Then, he picked up the small black basket with charcoal and prepared to go out.
Get some charcoal back and quickly light a fire.
Opening the door, a blast of fresh and cold air greeted me.
The world outside the house has turned into a silver world. The quiet Jiangning City is covered with a thick layer of snow. Like a beauty wearing a white mink coat. The tree in the yard
, the peach tree still hanging with a few dry leaves, wrapped in fluffy snowflakes, an early bird with bright colors stood on the branch, chirped twice, then fluttered its wings and flew away, shaking off the falling snowflakes
Flowing down one after another.
At this time, the snow has actually stopped. Occasionally, the wind blows, and the snowflakes spread on the roof, branches, and walls are blown down, and fall to the ground, making a rustling sound.
"Is it snowing?" Lu Heng stood at the door, looking at the silver-covered world outside, and murmured in his heart.
At this time, the door of the west wing opened with a creak. A woman wearing a thick red cloak, like a plum blossom blooming in the wind in winter, stood at the door as delicately as possible.
She quietly looked at the silver world outside, her hair on her temples dancing in the wind. With a peaceful smile on her face, the woman raised her fingers, lifted up a strand of hair on her cheek, and looked towards Lu Heng.
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"Uncle, get up!" The woman smiled brightly, like a peach blossom.
On the morning of the twenty-sixth day of the twelfth lunar month in the third year of Qingyuan of the Great Zhou Dynasty, snow fell in Jiangning City. A woman who looked like a fairy stood in front of the dilapidated door, smiling with a low eyebrow. The fiery red cloak on her body trembled with the cold wind, making her look quite heroic.
So cool.
It’s snowing, and I can feel the flavor of the New Year.
The children outside secretly brought some firecrackers from home and gathered in groups to show off to each other whose firecrackers were louder.
But when a child had the courage to light up a two-kicker, all the children dispersed like birds and beasts, hid far away, covered their ears, and looked at the smoking two-kicker from a distance.
foot.
Then, after the second kick flew into the sky and made a deafening sound, all the children cheered. The child who lit the second kick had a proud look on his face, as if he had become a little hero.
Lu Heng stood at the entrance of the courtyard, quietly watching the children playing by the Qinhuai River. Seeing the children having fun playing with firecrackers, he wanted to buy some himself.
After all, the custom in the north is to keep the three treasures of the year together: dumplings, fire and firecrackers.
Without the firecrackers, it wouldn’t taste the same.
"Uncle, the meal is almost ready, what are you doing?" Liu Qingqing stood at the door, wearing a checkered apron, and called softly.
Lu Heng shook the snow off his feet, turned around and smiled at his sister-in-law and said, "I'm going to buy some firecrackers and come back. Well, there are other New Year's goods!"
"Firecrackers?" Liu Qingqing looked at Lu Heng who had strode out and shook her head in confusion.
Even though he is such an old man, he is still like a child, thinking about setting off firecrackers.
"Come back quickly!" Liu Qingqing shouted towards the door.
"Oh, I know!" Lu Heng's clear voice came from outside the courtyard.
In the market, many shops have hung up fiery red lanterns, and various Spring Festival couplets are pasted on the pillars at the door. The shopkeepers are also standing at the door with beaming faces, smiling happily and saying something to the customers.
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At this time, Lu Heng was standing in front of a clothing store with two lanterns under his arms and a large basket of firecrackers in his hand.
Thinking of the white-washed blue dress on Liu Qingqing's body, she smiled and walked in.
"Hey, sir, what kind of clothes do you want to buy?" The store owner greeted him warmly, took the things from Lu Heng's hand, and asked with a smile.
Lu Heng walked around the store, then pointed to a light blue lace dress on the wall and said, "Take that dress off and let me take a look!"
"Hey, sir, you have really good taste. This inlaid silk dress is the best sold in the store. Are you buying it for your wife?" The store owner asked enthusiastically while taking off the long dress on the rack.
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Lu Heng just smiled without explaining.
This kind of thing, the more you explain it, the more confusing it becomes. Looking at the shop owner's obscene smile, you have actually already made up your mind to pay attention. Why should I waste more words?
"I wonder what size Madam wears?" The shop owner said as he took off the skirt, and suddenly thought of this question.
Lu Heng held his chin and thought for a moment, then gestured with his brows and said, "Well, so tall. By the way, don't be too fat around the waist!"
"Look at it!" The store owner flicked the skirt in the air neatly, and then placed it on the counter. He quickly went through the needlework and sat up on the spot.
After a while, the boss pulled out the needle and thread, carefully spread out the skirt and said, "Take a look, do you like it?"
Lu Heng nodded: "Yes, the boss is very good at his craftsmanship! How much does it cost?"
The boss rubbed his hands and smiled and said: "You are the first customer in the shop today. I give you a discount, four taels of silver..."
"Mr. Jin, from now on, this young master will not dare to accept money when he buys things!"
Just after the boss said the words of four taels of silver, a familiar voice suddenly came from the door.
Lu Heng shook his head and smiled, turned his head to look at the woman whose face was covered with gauze, smiled and said hello: "Hello, Miss!"