Chapter 578 [Winter Love]

The ice and snow on the ground made a creaking sound as the wheels rolled over it.

There was a cold wind last night, and the snow on the ground had already turned into ice. After being crushed by countless cars and horses, it gradually became muddy.

In the morning, there were no pedestrians on the streets of the imperial capital, but the vendors who got up early had to brave the cold wind and push their carts back and forth. Groups of soldiers from the public security station wore leather boots and breathed white air.

He glanced back and forth with his head curled up.

This year's winter was extremely cold, and some elderly people couldn't help but sigh, as if the imperial capital had never been so cold in their memory.

The falling snow covered the city over and over again, and even the Lancang Canal was frozen. At the dock, a navy fleet stationed in the imperial capital had already sent out icebreakers with sharp wood on their bows to patrol the river.

, break the ice and ensure the smooth flow of the river.

The river transport workers are busy almost every day, and although the Finance Department has distributed batches of money and food and has also distributed cold weather to the river transport workers who have spent the winter, many people are still suffering from frostbite these days.

It's too cold today.

In previous years, in the imperial capital, during the coldest winter period, there would only be one or two light snowfalls. However, the continuous heavy snowfall for several days like this year has not been seen for generations.

The bosses of the shops of the major families in the imperial capital were looking sad day by day. Just because the roads were blocked by snow, the caravans of many chambers of commerce were blocked on the road. For a time, many things in the city were inflated.

price.

Fortunately, the river transport is still struggling to support itself. However, the number of cargo ships is still decreasing day by day. I heard that the river to the east was frozen again yesterday, and two of the River Transport Department's icebreakers were frozen on the river. So

The ice on the river is so hard that it can run a horse!

The current boss of the headquarters, Mr. Camisillo, gave an order to mobilize two divisions of troops from the Royal Guards stationed near the imperial capital, plus local garrison troops from nearby towns. A total of about 100,000 troops were mobilized.

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In this cold weather, these soldiers left behind their weapons, took off their armor, wore cotton-padded clothes, and carried shovels. They became laborers clearing snow roads.

When it snowed on the first day, everyone didn't take it seriously. This rare heavy snow still made many people feel fresh. However, as the snow continued, the days gradually became sad.

In the imperial capital and several nearby acropolises, the price of grain increased by 30% in three days. On the fifth day, even the price of vegetables had doubled. As for meat... let alone that.

Evil! What a damn evil!

This is probably what every resident of the imperial capital has in mind.

In the palace, the wise regent issued decrees one after another. This year, several additional batches of money and food from the southern provinces were transferred to the imperial capital, and the garrison troops from various places were ordered to deploy reserves to clear the roads.

This day is just like the national destiny this year, which makes people feel uneasy.

In the battle ahead, although there were intermittent small victories, those monster races never retreated. They continued to fight for several months. Gradually, some people with more flexible minds began to come up with ideas:

I'm afraid this battle will be quite big. Maybe it will last a year? Two years?

Some old people began to recall the great battle between the empire and the northwest grasslands twenty years ago. It was the largest and most protracted war in the empire in decades.

The bad weather and the shortage of supplies made people feel a little depressed.

I heard that this year's New Year's ceremony and even the usual fireworks celebrations in previous years have been cancelled.

This news is true. In previous years, the empire would purchase large quantities of fireworks from the Tulip family's industry through official procurement for use. However, this year, clear news came from the palace. It was said by the regent himself: the war ahead is urgent.

At this time of year, having fireworks celebrations doesn’t suit the atmosphere. This year, we won’t do it.

Such an order made Zach, the chief business manager of the Tulip family, frowning and helplessly watching the income on his account book drop by hundreds of thousands of gold coins.

That's okay... Anyway, all the big merchants in the imperial capital are living a tight life now. The roads are blocked and goods from various places cannot come in. Everyone is paying compensation, and it's nothing more than paying more and paying less. The Tulip family is very wealthy, so throw away some.

Money doesn't hurt. Confinement of such money doesn't even count.

But what makes little Zach helpless is his boss!

Our Lord Tulip Duke seems to have become more and more unpredictable since he got sick.

In the past, little Zach was convinced of any decision made by Duwei, because facts have proved that this young Duke is a master of making money. Every time he comes up with an idea or tinkering with something, gold coins come rolling in.

But in the second half of this year... this money has only been spent but not earned... This is not quite right.

The Duke seems to have lost interest in making money, and I don’t see him coming up with any more ideas or new inventions. Seeing that he is suspicious of losing money, he, little Zach, is the emperor and is not anxious and the eunuch is anxious (well, in this world

There is no such profession as eunuch), but he is a part-time worker who gets angry all day long, but when he is a boss, he is leisurely and leisurely, as if nothing has happened. Isn't it a bit outrageous?

At the end of the year, I reviewed this year's harvest. If it weren't for the martial arts tournament in the first half of the year, where I made a lot of money from gambling and ticket sales, I'm afraid this year's income would be in the red.

Little Zach has gone to see Duwei several times. Every time after listening to his nagging, the Duke would be sarcastic and impatient: "Well, why do you need so much money? Just pay for it."

Yeah, can’t I afford to pay for it?”

You can afford to pay. With the boss's wealth, even if he pays compensation for ten consecutive years, he may not go bankrupt. But as the general manager of the business, if he really always pays, where will he put his face?

Within the various wealthy chambers of commerce in the imperial capital, everyone would rank a list in private every year to calculate each family's harvest this year. Du Wei knew about this a long time ago. At that time, the Duke laughed privately and said: Is this

Is this the new Forbes rich list?

In previous years, with the talented little Zach in charge, the Tulip family has been at the top every year since its rise. Little Zach is also regarded as a god of wealth by the wealthy families in the imperial capital.

But this year, with the war, the Tulip family has been involved in the weapons business in the past few years. But after all, it is not as solid as the Delan Mountain Warcraft guy. The empire is expanding its army and ordering weapons and equipment on a large scale. As a result, this year

In this ranking at the end of the year, the big fat guy from Delan Mountain World of Warcraft finally turned around. This year’s income finally pushed the Tulip family down and took the top spot.

The fat man was naturally proud, and even deliberately held a banquet at home and treated guests to dinner. Although the Delan Mountain Warcraft had a good relationship with the Tulip family, he still cared about this kind of face. When little Zach saw it, he couldn't help but feel a little useless.

In my heart, I was even vaguely complaining about Du Wei's "not doing his job properly".

This is not an injustice to Du Wei... These days, Du Wei is indeed a bit "not doing his job properly".

Especially... after the two "duchess" came to the imperial capital.

"Go left... right, right, right... um, a little further left... oh, down! A little further down! Ah... yes. This is where it is, use some strength..."

Du Wei was not in a wheelchair, but he was lying on a soft bed with his clothes on his upper body pulled up, exposing his bare back.

In this room, there was a roaring fire in the fireplace. Even the carpet on the floor was scorched to a point of dryness. The wall was a mezzanine wall designed by Du Wei himself, imitating the insulation wall he knew in his previous life.

There is also a mezzanine in the foundation under the house.

As soon as the fireplace was lit, the hot air penetrated into the mezzanine, making the whole house warm as spring. Even though the sky was filled with goose feathers and snow outside, it was so warm inside that only a small coat was needed.

At this moment, the Duke was lying on the couch, smiling happily, squinting his eyes, and humming in his mouth.

Next to him, Qiao Qiao looked anxious, but she put her hand on Du Wei's back, moving her slender fingers back and forth, tickling her man under Du Wei's grunting command.

I hate that this guy yelled "up, down, left, left, right," but finally annoyed Miss Qiaoqiao. Leng Buding suddenly raised an eyebrow, jumped up, and said angrily: "I think you are deliberately sending me to play for fun."

!”

After saying that, he kicked him up.

Du Wei chuckled. He turned sideways, reached out and grabbed Qiao Qiao's ankle. With a gentle pull, Qiao Qiao suddenly lost his footing and fell into Du Wei's arms. Du Wei collapsed.

After moving inside, he held Qiao Qiao in his arms, kissed her on the cheek, and said with a smile: "Good Qiao Qiao, are you so impatient to scratch your husband's back?"

The fire made Qiao Qiao's face blush. She didn't know whether it was from shyness or from the heat. She glanced at Du Wei with watery eyes and said bitterly: "You guy, you just have no good intentions..."

Just when she was halfway through speaking, she suddenly exclaimed, with a hint of embarrassment and anger on her brows. It turned out that while she was speaking, Du Wei had already inserted one hand along the hem of her clothes.

Qiao Qiao twisted her body, frowned, and said with a slight breath in her voice: "Are you feeling well? You're teasing me again!"

As soon as he said this, Du Wei suddenly lost his mind. He smiled bitterly, retracted his hand, hugged Qiao Qiao's waist, sighed, his face was full of annoyance, and said bitterly: "Mom

Yeah, I can’t survive this day!”

There is no way to get through it, indeed there is no way to get through it!

The two beautiful little wives, who are still sisters, have come all the way to see me. It is said that a long separation is better than a new marriage. But these days, I have been recuperating day by day and night by day, but my damn body is still the same.

Not getting better.

Sitting in a wheelchair has already made him tired of sitting in it, so that's fine. But seeing two young wives beside him makes him unable to bear the pain. What man can bear it?

Although it is good to take advantage of your sibling occasionally, but if your sibling takes advantage too much, you will end up getting angry all over your body.

"I finally feel the pain of being a eunuch." Du Wei sighed.

Just as he was talking, the door opened and a pretty figure slowly walked in.

Vivian wore a snow-white fox fur robe, and the soft and white fox fur covered her little face. Her already delicate little face was set against the snow-like fox fur on the ground.

It is even more soul-stirring and moving.

As soon as Vivian entered the door, she saw Du Wei and Qiao Qiao rolling on the soft floor. She couldn't help but blush, and stood stunned for a moment at the door, as if she was at a loss.

When Du Wei saw Vivian, he immediately felt as if he had been granted amnesty and shouted quickly: "Come here, my little silly girl, your sister is bullying me, a disabled person!"

Qiao Qiao blushed and kicked Du Wei angrily. She sneered and said, "Why did I bully you?" After saying that, she kicked him again: "Why did I bully you?"

Vivian chuckled when she saw it. Although her face was still flushed, she finally came over and said softly: "Sister, you, don't, don't kick him."

Although there is still some stuttering, the soft voice is still beautiful.

Vivian came, and although Qiao Qiao had a fierce temper, she was too embarrassed to stay in Du Wei's arms anymore, so she quickly jumped up. She walked around the room twice and frowned: "This snow is so boring.

There is nothing interesting in the imperial capital... Sigh, if I had known earlier, I might as well have stayed in the northwest."

When she looked back, she couldn't help but feel angry. It turned out that as soon as she got up, Du Wei pulled Vivian into his arms. She saw the little villain looking at her and said leisurely: "Why isn't it snowing?

Is it fun? Build snowmen, have snowball fights, and even make ice sculptures..."

"Children's stuff." Qiao Qiao said with some disdain: "What's the point of having a snowball fight... Well, it would be great if someone could accompany me. But in the imperial capital, I can't even find a good opponent."

Du Wei couldn't help but laugh after hearing this.

Qiao Qiao has a "notorious reputation" in the northwest. This violent woman is born with a restless temper.

When she was in the northwest, she enjoyed two things the most: One was, of course, practicing the Decepticon team that Du Wei had thrown to her.

The second thing is to find someone to fight with.

Moreover, although this Miss Qiaoqiao is restless, she is not a fool. She also knows what she is capable of. Although she is level eight or higher, among the people around Du Wei, she is still inferior to others.

There is enough material left.

Jojo couldn't beat Hussein Rodrigues. She knew she was famous and didn't ask those two people to compete. But the people below were in bad luck.
To be continued...