The winter in the capital is very cold, especially after a snowfall. People on the streets are in a hurry and no one dares to stay on the street for too long.
The snow on the ground creaked as one walked, making one feel a little irritated. The north wind blew the fallen leaves diagonally across the ground, like a sword scratching the skin.
Since the beginning of winter, the court and the capital have become stable. Nothing major has happened in the court, and all officials have finally lived a peaceful life, which is a relief.
The people in the capital were peacefully preparing for the New Year. In the evening, the capital was shrouded in the afterglow of the setting sun, and seemed a little cold.
Due to the heavy snow, the usually bustling market was now deserted. However, no matter when, the capital always had its bustling places, such as brothels and casinos.
However, in recent times, a new bustling place has appeared in the capital, and this place is called Green Food Restaurant.
You can tell what this place is just by the name. It specializes in selling green vegetables.
In fact, the news that the court was growing green vegetables had spread throughout the capital.
After all, His Majesty had already sent people to reward the ministers and nobles a few days ago, and they had already eaten it. Although the common people had not tasted it, they had heard about it.
Under these circumstances, the opening of Green Food Village naturally caused a sensation. Although not everyone went to buy, everyone ran to watch the excitement.
Green Food Restaurant was located on an inconspicuous street, which was now completely blocked by onlookers and horse-drawn carriages.
Many nobles and relatives of the nobility rushed to Green Food House to place orders. Families like these were not short of money and needed to eat vegetables and fruits every day, so they had them delivered to their door on time.
After people register, they won’t send anyone to buy for them anymore. Basically, they will make a list of whatever they need every day and send it to Green Food House in advance, and then the Green Food House’s staff will deliver it to their homes.
Green Food Restaurant is quite generous, having opened dozens of stores at once. With so many people and cars coming and going every day, they hired a lot of people to deliver the food to customers' homes.
Whether it's picking outside the city, transporting it to the city, or delivering it to the door, it all requires a lot of manpower. Now it's winter, and people have nothing to do at home. Green Food Zhai has provided a way for people to make a living.
Although the vegetables and fruits sold are much more expensive than at other times, anyone who has tasted fresh ones will never want to eat pickled ones again.
Every morning and evening, the carriages and horses of the Green Food House were busy transporting carts of vegetables covered with oilcloth, which added some popularity to the cold and deserted capital and made the capital seem less bleak.
Western Garden.
Recently, Zhu Youxiao has completely bid farewell to sunbathing. He will only bask in the sun under the eaves when the weather is particularly good, otherwise it is too cold.
The north howled like a wild horse, whirling through the air with debris, stinging the face like a whip. In the distance, silk banners rustled in the wind. Zhu Youxiao looked up at the white mist in the sky; it was about to snow again.
Judging from the situation, the snow outside the city has piled up very thick, and it's likely to melt only in the spring. I guess Green Food Restaurant's products are selling very well.
Zhu Youxiao turned around and went back to the warm room, put down the question book in his hand, glanced at his father-in-law Zhang Guoji who had been waiting for a long time, and nodded with satisfaction.
He reached out and picked up the peppercorns from the plate, put them into the wine, took a sip, and said with a smile, "The Ministry of Internal Affairs did a good job this time."
"Your Excellency has been in the Ministry of Internal Affairs for over half a year now. You have managed everything in perfect order. You have done a great job, and you have made great contributions. I will have someone send a reward to you later."
Hearing Zhu Youxiao's words, Zhang Guoji smiled, but felt a little sad in his heart.
Ever since I arrived at the Imperial Household Department, I have been assigned one task after another, but I rarely get things done well. Most of the time, I am scolded and criticized by others.
Since taking charge of the Imperial Household Department, Zhang Guoji has been asking his wife to pull out the white hair on his head every day. Before entering the capital, he had shiny black hair, but now...
Now that he was praised by his son-in-law, the emperor, Zhang Guoji felt a little sad.
But it was all worth it. He finally gained a firm foothold, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs was back on track. This was very good, and it was enough for Zhang Guoji.
"Thank you very much for your praise, Your Majesty. I am unworthy of your contribution and really do not deserve your reward." Zhang Guoji said hurriedly with tears in his eyes.
"Any meritorious service deserves a reward!" Zhu Youxiao looked at him amusedly, and spoke more gently to Zhang Guoji: "My dear minister, please step back first. I need to think carefully about this reward."
"Yes, Your Majesty, I will take my leave."
After Zhang Guoji left, Zhu Youxiao stretched and stood up.
The New Year is finally here, and this year is almost over.
It's been a year since I've traveled here, and I've done quite a bit, but I'm just laying the foundation, and it's not solid yet. The real test won't begin until next year, so I hope everything goes smoothly.
The first thing to do next year is the imperial examination. By then, the civil servants and scholars will definitely make a fuss, but I am prepared.
I just don’t know what the situation is like in the southwest now, and there is no news.
At this time in the southwest, the fighting situation was still very fierce.
Guizhou, in Bijie City.
Yuan Keli sat beside the table, drinking bland tea sip by sip, with a very indifferent expression on his face.
Standing around him were two generals, one was Zhang Yanfang and the other was naturally Zhang Cheng.
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