In the morning light, the capital city seems to be less noisy than in the past. The cold seems to imprison people. If there is no need to go out, people prefer to stay on the hot kang.

Even those children who did not go to school because of winter vacation still stayed in bed and refused to get up.

At this time, after finishing her work in the yard, the old woman would put her cold hands into the quilt.

Then you can hear the child "squeaking" under the quilt.

The Ming Dynasty was engaged in an unprecedented war, but the people in the capital of the Ming Dynasty could not feel the atmosphere of the war at all.

Normally there are very few troops stationed in the capital, and now there are not many soldiers on the streets, so they won't attract anyone's attention.

But I can't go to Tongzhou New City, that place has become a sea of ​​soldiers.

Most of the government offices moved there to work, and many places can be described as heavily guarded.

Only when you get there can you feel that the Ming Dynasty is still at war.

It's a bit strange that soldiers appeared in the alley next to Shijingshan.

Four soldiers were dressed in military uniforms, with guns slung around their waists, and followed the two old men step by step.

"Stay away from me, you will scare the people." Sun Chengzong turned around and glared at the leading captain.

"Prime Minister Sun, you came out in such a hurry that our brothers didn't have time to change their clothes.

Please walk slower and be considerate of us.

The brothers behind have changed their clothes and will catch up soon." The guard company commander almost burst into tears.

On weekdays, the old man doesn't go out much. I don't know what happened today, but he had to go out to drink tofu.

Oh my God!

Not to mention someone poisoning, even if they had diarrhea after eating it, it would still be enough for them to drink a pot.

"Hmph! Just drink some tofu nao, why do you need to mobilize so many troops?

Someone poisons you, and the possibility of poisoning you is greater than poisoning me."

Sun Chengzong muttered something in his mouth and walked faster and faster.

Sun Quan was behind, and he felt like he couldn't keep up.

"Dad! You see, I am over sixty, so you should be considerate of your son.

Walk slower! Okay?"

"Hmph! If you can't do it with words, you can't do it with force.

In the early years, my body was much better without physical exertion, but my concubine has been married for three or four years. How can my body and bones not be weak?"

Sun Chengzong said, but his steps slowed down.

"Didn't the house make tofu puffs for you? It's a cold day and there aren't many people on the street. Why do you want to go out to eat it?"

When Sun Quan saw his father walking slowly, he followed him muttering.

I am over sixty years old, and I only get two hours of sleep at night. I finally fell asleep in the early morning, but I didn't expect that my father would go out early in the morning.

I had no choice but to get out of bed with the help of my concubine, and follow my father to the street to drink tofu nao.

I didn’t drink the tofu nao, but my stomach was already full of complaints.

As soon as he finished muttering, he turned from the alley to the street.

The street was full of people who got up early to get ready for work. Many people crowded in front of the food stalls, drinking Beijing's old bean juice and eating fried brown rings and pancakes.

The large fruit, which is one foot long, is delicious when you take it out of the pot and chew it.

The guy in the white hat was shouting about the mutton soup and the fire, and many people came to visit.

In the middle of winter, a sip of mutton soup will warm you up and keep you energetic all morning.

"Who said there is no one? Look, there are people coming and going on this street, but why is there no one?

It should be said that the capital city is more than ten times more prosperous than during the Tianqi years."

Sun Chengzong strolled down the street, listening to the swaying bells of rickshaws and the sound of Xili snoring at the food stalls on both sides.

There were also the opening of various shops and greetings from the shopkeepers.

Many voices intertwined together, and Sun Chengzong felt extremely comfortable and quiet.

This is the life that ordinary people should live, unlike the days of Tianqi.

The police officers would get very excited if they walked on the street.

A group of people ran up behind them. Although they were wearing civilian clothes, they could tell at a glance that they were soldiers.

There's nothing I can do about it, his head is shaved so short that he looks weak. Who else would shave his hair so short if he's not a soldier?

Sun Chengzong ignored them and walked straight to one of the busiest stalls. He found a table and sat down. Immediately, a waiter wearing white sleeves and a white towel on his shoulders came over.

"Master! What would you like to eat?"

"Two bowls of tofu puffs, three burnt rings, and two sticks of fried fruit.

Get me two of the Uighur sugar-flavored fire spoons over there!"

Sun Chengzong pointed to the guy in the white hat at the stall next to him and said.

"Hey! Sir, you have a great appetite. Everything else is fine. You just have to buy the sugar cake fire spoon yourself!"

"What did you say?" Sun Chengzong looked at the waiter in confusion.

"The Uighurs are hard to talk to and they are against us. Please bear with me!"

"Oh, let's buy it ourselves!" Sun Chengzong kicked Sun Quan, who was sleepy, and motioned for him to buy a fire spoon.

There was no need for Sun Quan, who hurriedly changed his shirt and kept his trousers as military uniform trousers. He even brought the Uighur's flute.

A dozen plainclothes men pretended to be alright and had already secured the stalls at both ends.

As long as Sun Chengzong's stomach is full of food, he can immediately cut this Uighur wearing a white hat into pieces.

The stupid Uighurs haven't reacted yet. They are still chasing the guard company commander to give him money!

After the guard company commander threw a silver dollar, the guy immediately became quiet.

Sun Chengzong didn't care about this, took a bite of the fried pastry and nodded with satisfaction.

Not to mention, the fried cake made by the Uighurs just tastes different from the one made by the Han people.

It is said that some oil was mixed into the noodles!

Anyway, the Uighurs like to eat greasy food.

"Don't stand next to me or scare people away. Either sit down and eat, or stand far away."

The guard company commander had a green head, and although his upper body was hastily put on some clothes, his lower body was still wearing olive green military trousers.

His waist is so bulging that even a fool can tell that he is a soldier.

With such a person standing next to Sun Chengzong, everyone subconsciously avoided it.

I'm afraid I might bump into the noble people at this table!

The guard company commander gritted his teeth and sat down next to Sun Chengzong.

I don't dare to let anything happen to this man. If something does happen, it won't be something that two heads can explain.

"Hey...! Put this hat on for you, you can shave it off in the cold weather." Sun Chengzong reached out, took off the cotton hat from Sun Quan's head, and put it on the head of the guard company commander.

Daming's hair style is very messy now. His hair is very long when he is older, just like women.

Most of the younger students have short hair. Small parting is gradually becoming popular!

Apart from the gangsters on the street, only soldiers in the military camp shave their heads close to the scalp to look like green skin.

The concept that the body, hair and skin are inherited from parents and cannot be damaged is undergoing a strong impact.

Many professions have even begun to be opened to women.

There are many female nurses in the hospital.

There are many female doctors who treat women.

Women's diseases that were inconvenient for men to treat in the past can now be well treated.

The most common jobs for women are in cotton spinning factories. There is no way around it. Women are naturally more patient than men in this kind of work.

Needless to say, the girls riding bicycles to and from get off work on the street are all female workers in cotton spinning and knitting factories.

Now knitting factories also use machines, called sewing machines.

When you step on it with both feet, the machine will make a "click" and "click" sound.

A pair of trousers was ready in a short time.

Nowadays, this kind of machine is used in the army's quilt factories.

The women of the Sun family also used this kind of machine.

What Sun Chengzong is wearing now are clothes made by his own women.
To be continued...