The snow stopped during the night.
The snow in Kyoto came unexpectedly and disappeared very quickly.
At dawn, only the low drops of water on the eaves and shallow puddles on the bluestone slabs were left.
It's just that the weather is getting more and more freezing.
Qin Yao and his wife drove to Yongtong Lane with Qi Xianguan and their four children, who were wrapped tightly, ready to come and see the situation at the porridge shed.
Unexpectedly, at this time in the past, there would be long queues at the porridge shed, but now there were only a dozen or so people.
After getting out of the car and looking into the courtyard, there were only seven or eight candidates studying in the room.
Even more than half of the charcoal basins are saved, and only two charcoal basins are enough.
"What's going on?" Liu Ji asked in shock.
The remaining candidates look at me and I look at you, and I don't know where to start.
Although they stayed, they actually had no other choice.
If there is a way out, I am afraid that I will leave with the candidates last night.
Good food and good housing are important, but compared with fame, it is not impossible to live in a shack with a crack in the wall in the west of the city.
It's a pity that they can't grab even the shed with a crack in the wall.
Everyone felt guilty, so they naturally did not dare to make eye contact with Liu Ji. They all avoided it, lowering their heads and pretending to be busy.
Qin Yao directly named him: "Ma Yang!"
"What's going on? Where have everyone gone?"
Liu Ji, Qi Xianguan, and Dalang brother and sister all looked at Ma Yang.
He sighed sadly, temporarily handed over the work to the old man, walked up to Qin Yao and everyone, and told what happened after the Dalang brothers and sisters left last night.
After Liu Ji heard this, his lungs were about to explode.
But to everyone's surprise, he didn't curse, he just turned around with an angry face.
Qi Xianguan frowned and asked rationally: "Do you know whose carriage Fan Long got on?"
Seeing that he was still in the mood to ask this, Liu Ji said angrily:
"Senior brother, we treated these people with kindness, but we didn't expect them to avoid their benefactors like snakes and scorpions. Don't you think we are really feeding the dogs?"
Qi Xianguan calmly turned over and said, "You said you were feeding the dog, do you still have to argue with the dog about right and wrong?"
Liu Ji: Yes, why is he fighting with the dog?
I instantly felt much more comfortable.
Ma Yang shook his head and said, "I didn't see Fan Long leave with my own eyes last night. Others saw him being picked up."
Qi Xianguan nodded, indicating that he understood.
Since Ma Yang didn't know, he didn't ask further.
Anyway, that person will definitely jump out in the future.
Liu Ji stared at Ma Yang and asked him jokingly: "Why didn't you leave?"
Ma Yang smiled helplessly, "It's useless for me to leave. According to them, even if I leave, I will still be inseparable from Mr. Liu and you."
He is honest.
Liu Ji was so honest that he wanted to curse.
Still being glared at by both Qin Yao and Qi Xianguan, he finally realized that he had to maintain his character as a gentleman.
In order to avoid losing your composure in the spring examination in the future, being picked up by some thoughtful people, and losing the qualification for the scientific examination.
"What should we do now?" Liu Ji asked, spreading his hands.
Everyone turned their attention to Qin Yao, who was the real benefactor.
Seeing her calm face and not even moving her brows after hearing such ungrateful things, Ma Yang secretly admired her.
Qin Yao looked at the dozen or so people outside the porridge shed, and then at the seven or eight people inside the house, and said in a warm and stable voice:
"But do good deeds and don't worry about the future. We do what we have to do and don't worry about anything else."
"The porridge will continue to be distributed until New Year's Eve. As for the candidates who live here, they can stay until the end of spring. During this period, the house will still provide porridge, quilts, candles, and charcoal."
She said: "The door is open, and those who wish to come will come. If there are beggars in the city who need to survive the winter, they will be treated equally."
Everyone's minds immediately calmed down.
There is no need for Qin Yao to arrange anything else, everyone is busy, just like before.
Qi Xianguan and Liu Ji went into the courtyard, organized everyone to clean the house, burned more charcoal fires, and continued to exchange knowledge with other candidates. Dalang picked up the ax and went to chop firewood with the old man.
Erlang led the twins and took out a blank notebook and walked into the house. They each found a corner to listen to the adults' lectures.
Qin Yao went to the warehouse to check the amount of grain, bedding, charcoal, fire and other winter supplies.
Those candidates who left had some conscience and did not take anything here.
Of course, it's also possible that he doesn't want to have anything to do with them at all.
After counting the supplies, Qin Yao took Ma Yang and the two remaining candidates to clean up the melted snow on the nearby streets.
Whether there are more or less people coming, it doesn't make much difference to her.
Counting the days, my brother should be on his way to Beijing already, right?
Don't know when it will arrive.
Thinking of Qin Feng who was always worried that he didn't have enough money to spend, Qin Yao couldn't help but curl up the corner of her mouth.
She had never thought about someone so much, a relative who was connected by blood, and it seemed that he was indeed different from others.
"Ah sneeze!"
While sweeping the street, someone suddenly sneezed.
Qin Yao and others raised their heads and looked at each other subconsciously.
However, the person who sneezes is not one of them.
Qin Yao felt her heart suddenly tremble for a moment, as if she had telepathy. She tentatively raised her eyes and looked at the street ahead.
I saw a horse team of seven or eight people stopped at the street corner.
The leading man, a man wearing a black bearskin coat, was riding a pink-gold horse, rubbing the tip of his nose and looking at himself in surprise.
Qin Yao couldn't believe it. She shook her head and looked up again. The familiar face was still in front of her.
She immediately broke into a bright smile and shouted: "Brother!"
Qin Feng smiled, not expecting to see the person he wanted to see as soon as he entered Yongtongfang.
He thought his sister was at Kuanzhengfang.
Thinking that it would not look good to be in Beijing with all the travel and dust, I first went back to my house to tidy myself up, and then went to Kuanzhengfang with gifts.
Unexpectedly, his sister was waiting for him at the door of the house so early!
Qin Feng was happy and moved, waving and calling: "Sister! Brother has brought you something good!"
Qin Yao immediately handed the broom to Ma Yang, who looked surprised, and strode forward to greet him.
Qin Feng stretched out his hand and said, "Get on the horse."
Qin Yao put his hand on it, jumped up neatly, and sat firmly on the horse.
Qin Feng is behind and she is in front.
The horse beneath him swayed unaccustomedly, and Qin Feng shouted before he stopped.
He handed the reins to Qin Yao's hands, "Try it."
Qin Yao looked back in surprise, "Sent to me?"
Qin Feng raised his handsome eyebrows and said with some pride, "I brought it all the way from Wangcheng. Only this **** horse from the Western Regions is worthy of my sister's majesty and domineering power!"
Qin Yao has long been attracted by the horse under her brother. The pink and gold coat is really special.
This horse's hair is shorter than ordinary horse hair, and it feels like fine silk, soft and silky.
Because the hair is light, the blood vessels on the body can be seen clearly, so the hair, which was originally light gold, appears pink against the color of flesh and blood.
This horse is taller than the Qin Yao people. Riding on the horse, you have a wide field of vision and you can see the entire Yongtongfang at a glance.
Qin Feng had obviously trained carefully. Although the horse was still a little impatient, it was still obedient.
Qin Yao gave a soft drink, and the horse immediately stepped forward as if it understood the human words.
"Smart." Qin Yao said in surprise: "I like it!"
Qin Feng looked at his sister's cheeks that were flushed with excitement and joy, and sighed in his heart, this hard journey has been worth it!
Pretending to be indifferent, he said, "It's not bad, I've only been tamed for three months."
Qin Yao turned around and smiled at her brother, shook the reins and said, "Let's go home!" (End of Chapter)
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