The Little Officials of the Song Dynasty

In a few days, it was the New Year's Eve, and this year Yunyan didn't have to go to the court meeting, receive envoys, etc., and slept a little late at home before being woken up by Xiaobao.

There is no Shuang Yi in the family this year, and she and Shen Kuo spent the first year in the new home, which made the family seem a little deserted.

Xiaobao helped Yunyan carry the new clothes to the room, and dragged him out of the warm blanket.

It's Chinese New Year, of course you have to wear new clothes, this brand new clothes, every stitch and thread are all made by Zheng Ping.

Yun Yan went back to put on new clothes, washed up, and wished the neighbors a New Year.

Now, Yunyan belongs to the "children of other people's family" in the mouth of the neighbors.The son of Sanniang next door is about the same age as Yunyanhui, and he still idles around every day, which makes him often taught by Sanniang to learn from Yunyanhui.

Therefore, Yun Yanhui is probably the most hated guest among his peers... If he goes to pay a New Year's greeting, it will cause them to be talked about by their family members again.

However, with children, he is the most popular object.

Sanniang's daughter, Liu Ye, married a neighbor on the same street a few years ago, and gave birth to a son. The child is different from her uncle, and she fell in love with Yun Yanhui. Because the two families have known each other for a long time, they also called him uncle. He is closer than his own uncle.

Because Yun Yan always brings some snacks when she goes back to pay New Year's greetings, this year she still brought Tao Zhiyao's candy.

When they saw Yunyan coming back, they knew that there was some candy to eat.

Yun Yan went around outside and came back, and saw Shen Kuo's car parked outside, it seemed that the young couple had come.Because Shen's family is far away in Qiantang, and there is only Yue's family in Bianjing, it is natural that no matter how many times they return to their natal family, they give priority to visiting Yue's family for New Year's greetings.

Yunyan took off the scarf after returning to the door, and saw Shen Kuo and Shuangyi sitting side by side on the Hu bed affectionately, so she deliberately smiled and said: "For Chinese New Year, Shuangyi cooks a pot of fish to eat at night. There is more than every year, which means How nice."

Shen Kuo: "..."

Now that Shuangyi knew everything, she said why Shen Kuo suddenly asked her for fish. Don't frighten him."

The last time Shen Kuo ate fish with tears in his eyes, it took a while before he dared to tell her the truth.

"Aniang, now you know what a married daughter is, the water that was spilled?" Yun Yan said back to Zheng Ping, "Look, just protect her husband, and tell me not to bluff people."

Zheng Ping laughed, but she didn't feel ashamed of Shuang Yi, "No one can judge you, they are newlyweds, you know how to play tricks."

Yunyan opened her eyes wide, "I'm so wronged, I just asked Cunzhong to understand all aspects of Shuangyi."

Shen Kuo: "..."

……

Zheng Ping tidied up the room and told Shuangyi and his wife to stay here for two days. Their mother and daughter also reunited for a while. They haven't lived under the same roof for a while.

Yunyan recalled that two days ago, Zhao Yunchu also cried and wanted to live here, but he refused.There is no way, no matter how good the relationship is, it won't be happy if the family members are here, so I will go to live in someone else's house.

Take a hundred steps back and say, even if it is made public, even if they are a man and a woman, it is impossible for them to go to sleep at home before they get married...how can Zhao Yunchu be so unreserved.

Now it's the first day of the Lunar New Year, and Zhao Yunchu hasn't shown up yet, so he's not angry, he's going to attend the Great Court Meeting.As a model courtier who never misses duty even in the wind and rain, how could he not attend the Grand Court Meeting.

After lunch, Yun Yan went back to help Zheng Ping make spring cattle with Shuang Yi, his wife and Xiao Bao.In a few days, it will be the beginning of spring, and the Kaifeng government will engage in superstitious activities, whipping the "spring cows" made of clay, praying for disasters to stay away and a good harvest in the coming year.And the people will also give spring cattle to each other.

There are spring cattle sold in the market, but many families still make it by themselves as a family activity.

Yunyan pinched a calf back out, pinched a base, used branches as a fence and inserted them on the side, and wrapped them with winter jasmine vines.

Shuang Yi looked at his cow for a while, and then at the spring cow with asymmetrical horns in her hand, very depressed.Fortunately, Shen Kuo worked very hard and squeezed out a lifelike, strong spring cow with its neck mooing.

Yunyan looked back for a while, felt that it could be perfected, rubbed her hands together and said, "Oh, I'll sew another dress for it..."

Shuangyi: "..."

Seeing that he really had a sewing kit, Zheng Ping said hastily, "Sit down, there's no one who does sewing in the first month!"

Yunyan dawdled back and put the sewing kit into her arms, "What's the matter..."

"Anyway, don't move," Zheng Ping said again. "Besides, you can weave flowers. How can you put clothes on Chunniu? Brother Yan, who is this one for? Your usual I don't like that..."

"If you don't sew, don't sew." Yunyan pretended to be dead.

Who is it for?It was not given to Zhao Yunchu.

Yun Yan had never been in a relationship before, so he was a little uncertain, and subconsciously replaced Zhao Yunchu as the woman when he delivered things, but when Zheng Ping said it, he felt that this seemed a bit too girly.

Shen Kuo showed a little surprised expression, "Brother Yan...you know how to sew?"

Shuangyi said coyly: "In our family, Brother Yan got the true inheritance of A Niang's embroidery work, but I have inherited Uncle Fu's skills..."

Shen Kuo had no idea at all!

In his opinion, needlework and so on are not comparable to Yun Yanhui.He only thought that his mother-in-law is a master of Kesi and embroidery, and his wife failed to learn it, but he never thought that what his wife didn't learn, Brother Yan learned!

Judging from Shen Kuo's understanding of their family, this is definitely not because Yun Yanhui is biological and Shuang Yi is adopted.

Shuangyi added another sentence: "Aniang was a little unwell before, and my clothes were mended by Brother Yan..."

Shen Kuo: "So virtuous??"

He also thought that Yun Yanhui had been a workaholic since she was a child, so could it be that she still scolded Fang Qiu during the day and came back to sew at night?

Hearing Shen Kuo's adjective, Yun Yan was furious and warned: "...don't say it!"

Shen Kuo couldn't help laughing, "I won't say it, it's just... I'm disrespectful!"

Yun Yan replied: "..."

……

In the evening, Zhao Yunchu didn't come to the door. He had dinner at home and quickly found a chance to come out.

When Yunyan came home, the whole family was joking, Zhao Yunchu lay on the courtyard gate and called Yunyan back.As soon as Yunyan came out, she saw Zhao Yunchu laying on the door with a red nose, looking really frozen.

Yun Yan looked around. At this time, everyone was either having a family reunion at home, or went shopping. There was no one around. She tiptoed and kissed Zhao Yunchu's nose, and whispered, "Why don't you wear a mask?"

Zhao Yunchu's face turned hot, "I forgot..."

Yun Yan let him back in, "Come inside and bake."

"Xiao Chu is here." Yun Yan pulled Zhao Yunchu back in, and pressed his seat by the stove, "Aniang, do you still have Hu spicy soup? I'll get him a bowl."

Yun Yan went back to the kitchen to make Hu spicy soup, and Shen Kuo was a little puzzled after seeing it.

Because he and these two people have known each other for the shortest time. Although he knew that they were friends, he was a little surprised that Zhao Yunchu didn't spend the first day of the new year with his family, but instead came to find Yunyan. I felt something was wrong, but I didn't say it.

Zhao Yunchu gave New Year's greetings to everyone, and drank Hu spicy soup, his body warmed up. Seeing a few young spring cattle roasting beside the stove, he said eagerly, "Who is this for?"

Zheng Ping thought it was very funny, the expectant tone really hadn't changed since she was a child.

"Don't look, yours is here." Yun Yan took out the only spring cow that she made in the afternoon with guardrails and lace. It was wrapped with vines and was not placed by the fire, for fear that it would be burnt and it would not look good .

Zhao Yunchu immediately smiled, holding the spring cow in his hands and seeing that it was quite different from others, he was even happier, so he found a box to put it in, so as not to bump it.

"Aniang, let's go out to play with things." After sitting for a long time, seeing that Zhao Yunchu was no longer cold, Yun Yan said back.

These three days the Kaifeng mansion is open to the public. Thinking that Zhao Yunchu was in the palace during the day, and Yunyan went around to pay New Year's greetings and make spring cows during the day, and didn't go out to play in the street, so Zheng Ping said: "You guys go, remember to give it to Brother Chu. Take a cloak and find your Uncle Fu's."

"I know." Yunyan took back Fu Yunfeng's cloak, took out her mask twice, put it on, and went out with Zhao Yunchu.

Zhao Yunchu went out first, Yunyan took a step back, turned around and closed the door.As soon as he turned around, Zhao Yunchu was unprepared and stood closely behind him. Now he immediately lowered his head, hugged Yun Yanhui's shoulder, and pressed it against his face.

Both of them were wearing masks, their faces touched each other, and they rubbed their mouths through the cloth. Yun Yan turned her eyes into a smile, took off the mask, and lifted Zhao Yunchu's mask from bottom to top, and kissed on the mouth dear.

Zhao Yunchu wanted to kiss deeply, but Yun Yanhui was afraid that he was at the door of the house, so he pushed his face away, hung the mask back, and ran two steps forward, "Let's go!"

Yunyan's figure is still between a teenager and a young man, and he is relatively thin, with white eyes and big eyes. He is wrapped in a cloak, wearing a hat and mask and walking hand in hand with Zhao Yunchu on the street. young couple.

"I thought you would come this afternoon." Yun Yan replied.This grand meeting lasted at most one morning, with a royal banquet at noon, and most people could go home in the afternoon, unless they stayed in the palace to deal with envoys or engage in other activities.

Zhao Yunchu was very resentful, "I told the official very happily that I was going to visit Brother Yan to pay New Year's greetings, and he let me stay in the palace, saying that you were lazy and didn't go to receive the envoys, so you knew that you would take me to hide together. He took advantage of us when he was in pain..."

The emperor asked you to stay in the palace, can you not stay?Zhao Yunchu complained to his father, the lord also said that none of your brothers stayed, so it's fine if you tell me, it will be considered showing off if you tell them.

Zhao Yunchu was speechless.

"...What a majestic emperor." Yun Yan replied, "I feel sorry for us, Ah Chu!"

Ah Chu: (ω)

Yunyan thought back, the relationship between him and Renzong is a bit mysterious now.

When it comes to monarchs and ministers, they are much more casual than ordinary monarchs and ministers. If it were other ministers, even if Bao Zheng was so favored, Renzong would not kick him at will, or something like that.But if you want to talk about friends, if you don't have the guts, how can anyone be friends with the emperor in a feudal society.

Your heart is unpredictable, and you can't ask Renzong, hey, do you think we are friends?

It may be, or it may not be, this is probably a Schrödinger friendship...

Yun Yanhui and Zhao Yunchu walked along the street together to see if there were any interesting things, and when they saw something, they jumped at it, holding many things in their hands along the way.

When they walked to the street, a thin and small man came over, his arms were bulging, his expression was evasive, and he whispered to them: "Mr., lady, do you want something interesting?"

Yun Yan's first reaction was: Selling pornographic books.

Then I thought, no, selling pornographic books is not so sneaky.

So what are they selling? If you are so careful, is it a prohibited item?

Yun Yan replied that she was also an employee of Kaifeng Mansion after all, so she pushed Zhao Yunchu and signaled him to speak.

Zhao Yunchu hurriedly asked: "What's interesting? Take a look."

The man opened one side of his clothes, revealing a stack of paper with densely written words on it, but he couldn't see clearly.He pulled one out, rolled it up, and showed them part of it. "Newspaper!"

newspaper?Why are you so wretched selling newspapers?

Yun Yan squinted his eyes, no, he glanced at "Tokyo Daily" every morning, and "Kaifeng Fu Bao" had to censor every issue, he was sure it was definitely not one of the two.

At this time, the man added: "A private tabloid! We specialize in publishing secret stories!"

Zhao Yunchu hurriedly turned his head to look at it, and Yunyan raised his eyebrows back, "Secret news? Take a copy and have a look."

The man wondered why the woman's voice seemed a little...not clear, but he handed over a copy and said, "Two copper coins—it's more expensive than the "Tokyo Daily News". We have to take the risk!"

These newspapers are all published by the imperial court. What kind of tabloids do they have, they don't have a publishing license at all, and they are illegally printed, which is really risky.

Yun Yan turned a deaf ear, took the newspaper and unfolded it, almost vomiting blood.

As expected, all the "secret news" was posted on it, and the layout imitated the "Tokyo Daily" and "Kaifeng Fubao" in everything, but the content was less readable.It's all about which folk artist was taken care of by which high-ranking official, and which rich businessman's story before he made his fortune.

There is even a piece of news in the corner, which is very sensational, saying that the four sons of the Eight Great Kings' family all have broken sleeves!Some have broken sleeves with the imperial army, some have broken sleeves with monks, some have kept a lot of folk entertainers (male), and the one who is the least picky eater has broken sleeves with the cooks of Kaifeng Mansion!

Looking up again, the tabloid seller had disappeared, and Yun Yan returned to hold the newspaper and denounced nonsense.

Not only did he privately print newspapers, but he also lacked the spirit of truth-seeking in journalism, which really pissed him off.Yun Yan quickly flipped through it, feeling that the whole person is not good, "This thing... how long has it been out?"