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The auspicious snow heralds a prosperous year!

Shangyang City ushered in a heavy snowfall.

This is the first heavy snowfall in Shangyang City after the New Dynasty.

The new dynasty has only been established for a few years, the current emperor is sympathetic to the people, and the taxes are extremely low, which makes the people have a lot of surplus food in their families, especially a notice posted by the government not long ago.

Where it snows, the agricultural tax is exempted.

This news made the common people cheer, so even in the bitterly cold winter, there are many pedestrians on the street who are busy buying new year's goods.

Children in twos and threes shuttled through the streets, playing and playing with candied haws.

As the end of the year was approaching, red lanterns began to be hung up in homes where conditions allowed. When Lin Ye woke up early in the morning, he saw that the gate of his house and the beams in the front and rear yards had been hung up.

Xu Bo was holding a red lantern, and a young man was carrying a wooden ladder. Seeing Lin Ye, the two stopped.

"Young master is awake?"

"Yes, Brother Zhen is also there."

"Young master, how can you call him that, it's a violation of the rules."

"What's the matter? Brother Zhen is a few years older than me. It's normal to call him brother."

Lin Ye smiled and looked at the shy man.

The young man is Xu Bo's son. He is twenty-five years old this year. This age may be the age when he is just starting to struggle, but in ancient times he was already married and established a business.

Uncle Xu had such a son. Three years ago, Aunt Ge had told her about a marriage. The woman was the daughter of a blacksmith shop in the city. Lin Ye had even wrapped a big red envelope for him at that time.

As a result, Uncle Xu brought the newlyweds to come to thank him the next day. Seeing that two people who were about his own age were about to kneel down and kowtow to him to offer tea to him, he hurriedly stopped him, which felt very awkward.

Long before Xu Zhen got married, Lin Ye hinted to Uncle Xu that if the family was too busy with fewer people, he could hire a few more people, but Uncle Xu refused.

In the words of Uncle Xu, I have done very little work with such a high salary, so I already feel ashamed. Wouldn’t it be unconscionable for me to be someone else?

In the end, Lin Ye could only go with Uncle Xu.

Seeing Uncle Xu's son, I don't know why Lin Ye's mind is full of young master Yu Runtu, probably because he has read too many works by Mr. Lu Xun.

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Uncle Xu explained the situation: "The snow just fell, and the dead branches of many trees were broken, so I brought him to help clean up these dead branches."

"Is the blacksmith shop busy?"

Lin Ye knew that Xu Zhen learned to forge iron from his father-in-law at the blacksmith's shop.

Xu Zhen replied shyly: "The New Year is coming soon, my father-in-law has already turned off the stove, and the stove will not be turned on until the fifteenth day."

"Turn off the furnace?" Lin Ye was a little curious, and asked, "Didn't you say that the furnace in the blacksmith shop cannot be extinguished?"

Lin Ye also knew the tradition of the blacksmith shop, no matter whether there was work or not, the fire could never be extinguished, and it was very unlucky if the fire went out.

"It's okay for my father-in-law to pay homage to the patriarch and hold a fire-extinguishing banquet." Xu Zhen explained.

"Fire Banquet?"

"It is to invite people who have bought the iron tools in the shop to have a banquet, and then each guest pours a ladle of water into the stove and turns off the stove, so that the ancestor will not blame him."

"There is still such an operation, it must be very lively."

"Well, my father-in-law set up a full ten tables to thank everyone for their support for the shop's business this year. If the young master wants to watch the excitement, it will be even more lively after the opening banquet on the fifteenth day."

Lin Ye: ...

He suddenly had a feeling that if the chat continued, it would really become a chat between the young master and Runtu.

After chatting with Xu's father and son, Lin Ye decided not to return to the real world in a hurry, but decided to go for a walk.

Compared with the modern snow scene, this ancient snow day is quite interesting.

Wearing a purple fur cloak, Lin Ye was walking on the snowy street, but he saw an acquaintance.

"Yang Butou, why do you come out to sweep the snow yourself?"

"It's Mr. Lin."

Yang Butou, who was wearing a felt hat, looked up and saw Lin Ye dressed as a nobleman, and he was amazed in his heart. These years have passed, and Mr. Lin has not changed at all.

In the past few years, the whole city has known Mr. Lin, the most beautiful man in Shangyang City, and the lovers of many young girls in the city. Among them, there are also official media who come to match the daughters of officials in the city and the daughters of wealthy families. But they were all rejected by Mr. Lin.

I don't know what kind of fairy should be worthy of Mr. Lin.

"Mr. Lin, you are not an outsider, so I will tell you a piece of news. It is said that a big man is coming to our county recently. The county magistrate ordered all our arrests to go out and clean the streets."

"Big man?"

"Yeah, it's said that it has something to do with our Shangyang City. Anyway, I don't know which nobleman it is. It's only been a few years since the new dynasty. I can still know the name of the adults in the county. After leaving Canglan County, all I don’t know. Anyway, the county magistrate ordered us to do so, lest the nobleman come, and if the snow blocks the way, it would be a serious crime.”

"Yang Baotou, then your way of sweeping the road is wrong. You only show up, and the snow in front of this person's house has not been swept. When the nobleman comes, he probably won't be happy to see it."

"It seems to be the case, but you want us to quickly clear the snow in front of these people's houses?"

Catcher Yang was a little embarrassed, although the cop was not an official, he was still an official, and he couldn't let go of his stature.

"If you want me to see it, you should make a suggestion to the county magistrate, ask the county magistrate to pay the money, and then let the people clean up by themselves, and let the people sweep the snow on the streets. If the nobles come to see the people doing so in full swing, absolutely stronger than it is now.”

Yang Butou had a thoughtful look on his face. Although he had never been an official, he also knew that officials like the county magistrate liked to watch such scenes the most.

It's called... what is it called Haiyan Heqing, and the people live and work in peace and contentment.

"Mr. Lin reminded me. I'll go and advise the county magistrate. Mr. Lin can go to the yamen to drink tea when he is free. I just got a pot of good tea recently."

"Going to the yamen to drink tea is not auspicious."

Seeing Yang Butou's puzzled eyes, Lin Ye remembered that people in another world didn't know about drinking tea.

"It's better to wait until Catcher Yang is free, and I'll be the host, the old place."

"Okay, Mr. Lin is rich."

Catcher Yang was not polite to Lin Ye either. He knew that Lin Ye was rich, and the whole Shangyang City knew that Mr. Lin was rich. Not to mention his generous spending, only Mr. Lin's housekeeper, Xu Bo, paid a monthly fee. It is several times higher than his headhunting.

If it weren't for some oil and water, he would have the cheek to tell Mr. Lin that there is no shortage of housekeepers in the family.

Just when Lin Ye was about to leave, he saw a group of Yamen policemen hurriedly approaching, surrounded by a man in official uniform.

"My lord is here, come and greet me quickly."

The man in the official uniform walked past Yang Butou without stopping. After leaving this sentence, he hurried on. After Yang Butou gave Lin Ye an apologetic look, he quickly followed. When he left, his curiosity was aroused all of a sudden.

What kind of noble person can come to this small place in Shangyang County?