After the villains heard my voice, they all lost their composure.

Chapter 42 The stagnant capital suddenly came to life
The next morning, the Yan Huailin brothers said they had chosen a place to make ice sculptures, which was at Zhaojue Temple in the south of the city.

"There is a large bluestone square there, which is used by monks for prayers. The host heard that our purpose of holding the ice sculpture exhibition was to help the people, and he readily agreed. It is also very convenient for people to go there."

Yan Mu'an was very satisfied, "If that's the case, let's spread the word. For half a month, the first-class ice sculpture selected by everyone will receive a hundred taels of silver, two chickens, two lambs, two big fish, and five pieces of pork." Ten kilograms and two pieces of fine cloth; three ice sculptures in the second class will receive 50 taels of silver, one chicken, one lamb, two large fish, twenty kilograms of pork, and two pieces of fine cloth; all participants in the second class will receive Two pounds of pork and twenty eggs.”

"The registration period is three days. Even if you have outstanding craftsmanship, you will not be able to participate in this event. The fourth day officially starts, and the carving time is two days."

Yan Huailin counted with his fingers, "I think it will be officially put on display on the first day of the Lunar New Year. It will also be a place for people to visit relatives and friends during the New Year's Eve. The prizes are well arranged."

It would be a bit boring if the prizes were only set in silver. Sometimes practical objects make people feel more happy than money, especially meat. Life must be tight just after the New Year. If you can get two pounds of meat all at once, you will not be happy. die?

Just do it. Yan Huaiqing said that he would sort out the charter now, write a notice and post it, and then give a few coins to the beggars on the street so that they can publicize it along the street. Of course, the key point is to publicize that the princess cares about the people. The Yan family is also willing to do their best for the people.

[You must work hard and strive to become famous once! 】

The Yan brothers were very fast, and soon dozens of notices were posted, and the beggars with their heads full of money and the beggars loudly publicized it on the streets. In this era where communication relies entirely on shouting, they surprisingly let everyone know in one day. We all know it.

"Nan Qi in the ice and snow? What do you mean?"

"Wow, there are so many prizes. Do you have to give away meat as long as you participate? Are there such good things?"

"I heard that Princess Yong'an felt that the snow had been very heavy in the first two games of this year, and she was worried that the homeless people would starve and freeze, so she organized such an event. It was mainly to help those poor people. Raise some food and charcoal for the winter."

People who are in financial difficulties put their hands in their sleeves and exchange news with each other, and people who are generous are talking loudly in teahouses and restaurants. There is no other way. In the past, if wealthy people wanted to do good deeds, they would either donate sesame oil to the temple or give porridge at the gate. It was the first time that it was done with great fanfare.

What's more, those powerful people who want to squeeze the people dry will never think of giving anything to the people.

“Do I need to pay money to sign up?”

"Do I have to spend money to buy ice?"

Some people have tricks in their dim sum.

Someone said cheerfully, "Haven't you heard? Those who sign up don't have to spend a penny. Those who sign up can just carve ice. I saw it when I came here. People from the Princess's Mansion have already started to carve ice." The eggs and pork purchased are genuine."

"Yes, yes, I saw it too."

Another person said loudly: "My home is not far from Zhaojue Temple. I went to take a look. The entrance of Zhaojue Temple has started to be swept. They said that a lot of stalls would be set up. In the past, they would charge a little money to set up stalls. They said that this money It will all be used on poor people."

"There is also a donation box set up at the gate of Zhaojue Temple. It says that those who are willing to contribute to the poor people can contribute two dollars. It doesn't matter if you don't want to. It's all voluntary."

"Hothouses have been built in the north of the city. People who have nowhere to go can go to the greenhouses to stay warm. There are charcoal fires inside and a daily meal of grain porridge is provided."

Everyone was stunned. Many people froze to death every winter. Those dignitaries never seemed to see it. Why did they see it this year?

"It seems that she really wants to do something for the people, which is a good thing." "Princess Yong'an is the only daughter of Princess Huaixiang. When Princess Huaixiang was still there, she helped the people many times and gave alms every year. The porridge at Princess Porridge’s Mansion is also the thickest. As expected, like mother, like daughter.”

Some people were unconvinced and asked, "Why haven't I seen such kindness before?"

The person who just spoke was no longer willing, "Don't worry about the inside story, just ask if what you are doing is a good thing. As long as you are doing good things, you are not afraid of being late. You think you can do so many things without spending money. How many stall fees can you buy?" How much charcoal?”

Everyone was quarreling and the discussion was extremely lively.

The lifeless water among the people seemed to suddenly come to life. When the officials and officials of the court heard about it, they all frowned, and for a while they couldn't figure out what the princess meant.

"What else could it be? Yan is just turning into a flower to please the prince."

"Didn't you see that the Yan family's recent troubles have been one after another? First, they moved back and then used tricks to lure the prince to the princess's mansion. I heard that in order to keep the prince, everyone in the mansion built snowmen, so they will These are not public affairs.”

"Princess Huaixiang has been dead for many years, and she was still brought out to say that the Yan family was just mud-legged in the past. These three generations are vulgar."

The contorted faces of the wives in the back houses were all distorted, and they couldn't see Yan Mu'an being in the limelight.

But no matter how unwilling they are, there is nothing they can do against Yan Mu'an. She can't even leave the gate of the Princess's Mansion now, so she has no chance to try to flatter her, so she can only curse behind her back.

The emperor, who was still thinking about Concubine Miao, took this opportunity to cheer up, appeared in front of the courtiers, and praised Yan Muan profusely, saying that she was like a mother.

After closing the door, he asked Yong Chang eagerly, "How does your wife want to make these iron roosters pluck their feathers?"

What's the situation now? He, the emperor, has no money, so he uses it to honor the Heavenly Saint. But the courtiers are all rich and noble, but they still have nothing. When he says he needs money, they all cry out for poverty, which makes him want to kill all those bastards. .

Yong Chang shook his head, "Brother Emperor, we will just watch when the time comes."

The emperor sighed with emotion, "I thought that Princess Huaixiang was also a strange woman. Her daughter must be good, and she might be able to help you. This is why I agreed to her proposal in the first place."

"I just didn't expect that all she could think about was you, and she wasn't even half as charming as Princess Huaixiang."

"Now it seems that it may just be that the time has not come yet."

Yongchang didn't say a word, he just felt that his imperial brother had become more and more verbose recently. He liked to express emotions at every turn and would never leave the princess without saying a word.

The emperor was still nagging, "Since she wants to do something, then you should support her and send some manpower to her."

Yongchang stood up and said, "Brother, I will go back and arrange a few more people."

After saying that, he left, leaving the emperor angry. Why is his younger brother so rebellious? He has become more and more impatient when listening to him speak recently.
　As I write this, I recall that when I was a child, I would eat bacon for a month or two starting from the New Year's Eve. What I wanted most at that time was to have a meal of fresh meat. But there was no refrigerator at home, and the bacon would spoil if I didn't eat it quickly.
　　
　
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