My whole family is punching cards in the farming article to survive

Although the fraud case in Jiangnan is indeed quite shocking, it is relatively far away for ordinary people like Mei Berry.

Therefore, when the hot mutton clay pot was served, Mei Berry and his family were still lamenting the misery of the fraud case one second, and stretched out their chopsticks the next second, burying their heads in cooking without the slightest hesitation.

The whole pot is very simple, there are only fresh cabbage on the bottom mat and refreshing and sweet white radish, and there are no heavy seasonings to overwhelm the guests.

The mutton is tender and delicious, without the mutton smell that Mei Berry has eaten before.

It can be seen that the quality of this mutton is really high.

There are still guests with various accents talking in one go.

In addition to the Jiangnan fraud case that was too embarrassing to hear just now, some guests who came back from the Northland also brought some exciting news.

"This year, Gu Hou drove away those tartars who 'beat the autumn wind' again!"

"Really? People in Yanzhou will have a good year this year!"

"Guhou has been guarding Yanping Pass all these years, Yanzhou didn't have a good year, you said that!"

Several merchants chatted about the war in the Northland again, and Mei Berry listened to it, and she felt relieved a lot when she confirmed that it was stable.

I can't come out for a trip, and there is no good news from all over the world.

In this way, eating is not delicious.

Thinking of this, Mei Berry put a piece of tender mutton into the bowl, wrapped it in rice, and stuffed her mouth with one mouthful.

That sense of satisfaction mixed with the north wind howling outside the inn, Mei Berry almost narrowed her eyes happily after eating.

That night, accompanied by the howling north wind, the first snow in Yunzhou this year also fell down one after another.

That night, Mei Berry had a warm clay kang under her body, and she held the big stove, Fat Tiger, in her arms.

She was still covered with a woolen quilt that had been made in the past two days, and she fell into a soft and warm dream of happiness.

The howling north wind became bitterer the further north it went.

Gu Pinglu, who had just returned to his tent after patrolling with his soldiers, immediately rushed to the brazier.

Before he could take off the cold armor on his body, he just stretched out his hand and stared at his swollen fingers, sucking air continuously.

"This damn weather..."

He cautiously breathed a sigh of relief at his swollen and itchy fingers, and then he took off the cold helmet on his head and let out a heavy sigh of relief.

He was able to withstand his father's training even when it was the hottest time. The scorching sun and the yellow sand in the autumn sky did not make him retreat.

But I never thought that it was just winter, and I was put off by the bad weather here.

The environment here is really harsh, but there are still many people living here and many soldiers guarding here.

Standing in front of the brazier, Gu Pinglu kept bending his fingers. His swollen and painful fingers affected him from holding the spear, because he was so engrossed in his thoughts that he didn't even notice when his father came in.

"Every winter, many soldiers suffer from frostbite all over their bodies, and their fingers are only a small part of it."

"Father!"

Gu Pinglu turned his head and wanted to put his hands behind his back, but seeing Gu Yan's stern eyes, Gu Pinglu still didn't put them away in the end, relying entirely on Gu Yan's scrutiny.

"Here, take it off and try."

Just when Gu Pinglu was in a daze, something fluffy and soft to the touch fell on his head, and he took it off. It looked like a piece of clothing?
"This is--"

"Here's the sweater. Wear it under your armor when you're on patrol tomorrow morning, and let me know how you feel later."

"Yes. But father, where did this sweater come from?"

"It was given by the people who cooperated with us." Gu Yan didn't elaborate, but said, "If it's useful, I will give these to the soldiers next year, and fewer people will die in the cold."

When he said this, Gu Pinglu's hand holding the sweater suddenly tightened.

"In the barracks, will many people freeze to death in winter?"

"Naturally, why? Do you regret it? If you regret it, I will give you a performance..."

"I didn't!"

Gu Pinglu denied it.

"Brother was able to accompany you to fight against the enemy back then, so can I! I will report to the emperor for the favor of the emperor, sympathize with the people, and protect Dacheng from generation to generation like you and my grandfather!"

Seeing the young man's passion and devotion, Gu Yan was scalded by his son's clear eyes and turned his head away.

"It's late at night, so you can rest well."

After finishing speaking, Gu Yan opened the tent, and the biting cold wind blew on his face, waking up his mind.

He used to be, like his youngest son, carefree, full of pride and ambition to be a ranger when he was young.

But later - Gu Yan didn't want to think about it.

Even, he seemed to be unable to say the words of reporting to the emperor.

He touched the long sword on his waist, stood in the wind and snow, looked towards the south with dark eyes, maybe this was the reason why he didn't want to go back for so many years...

***
Jinshui Village has been snowing intermittently for almost a month.

The twelfth lunar month entered in a blink of an eye, the sky completely cleared, and every household was busy, including Mei Berry and the others.

Because this month they are going to take the profits they made from the soap, and they have agreed to distribute dividends at the end of the year, which cannot be forgotten.

When it came to Lin Shoucai's side, Lin Shoucai had already prepared the dividend.

Mei Berry and Mei You were shocked when they received a total of 4000 taels of silver!
It's only been more than two months, how can soap be so profitable?
The expressions on the faces of the two did not reveal their emotions. Lin Shoucai thought that they were not satisfied, so he deliberately explained: "Because we need to spend some money to manage it at the beginning, next year's profit will definitely be much more than this year!"

"Ah...it's okay, you guys make more money~"

Mei Berry and Mei You came back to their senses and smiled, carefully keeping the bank notes.

Move in spring! !
She wants to go directly to Yunzhou Fucheng!
Mei Berry made up her mind that she must persuade Mei You not to think about staying in Jinbai County long ago.

Directly in one step.

Besides, this soap is far more profitable than they imagined...

Lihu Town has more and more flavor as the Chinese New Year comes. At the end of the new year, Mei Berry and her family came to the town several times.

I don't buy many things each time, the main thing is to watch the fun.

It's just that Mei Berry and the others didn't expect that it was because their family visited the town a few more times this year and there were troubles.

"What? Mrs. Gerhardt and his eldest son are dead?!"

The Meiberry family was shocked when they first heard that Mrs. Gerhardt had died.

A family of three stood at the door, looking at the frost on the village head's beard, it seemed that they had already started working on this matter.

"How did you die?"

"The coat was gone when I found it, and I guess it was frozen to death."

"I heard you had a fight with them in town yesterday?"

The village chief suddenly asked such a tentative question.

The Meiberry family immediately realized something else.

Is this to suspect their family?

"Yesterday they bought a lot of things to rub against our mule cart. We agreed to other villagers to help pull the goods, but the things in her house took up too much space, so we didn't agree. You can go to the village to ask about this, and you will know.

It will be dark when we get home, who will go out again? "

"They bought a lot?"

Seeing the village head's surprised reaction, Mei Berry immediately asked, "Didn't you see the body when you found it? Her family bought a lot of things yesterday, and the villagers who were with us saw it."

At that time, Mei Berry and the others were taken aback by Mrs. Gerhardt's attitude as if a poor man suddenly became rich.

Then Mrs. Gerhardt is still angry with their family, what is she talking about?

"There are some people who are born to work hard! No matter how busy they are, they still have three melons and two dates, unlike us...huh~"

Mrs. Gerhardt: It’s not like us... Humph~ You can eat the boxed lunch once it’s warmed up~