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Winter comes quietly.

Before Lin Yutong could react, there was a heavy snowfall, covering the sky.

"I always feel that the snow this year came very early." Lin Yutong put the tender beef into the pot, rinsed it and put it into a bowl for the fourth master. "I don't know that Honghui and the others have enough charcoal supply in the palace.

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"I want people to stare at me. I can't stand a little grievance." The fourth master snorted, thinking it was too hot.

Lin Yutong chopped a lot of chili peppers, but who knew that Fourth Master put a lot of them into the mixing bowl. He said with a smile: "Those are the chili peppers that I specially asked someone to save. I think they will be enough to taste now." After saying that, he took the chili peppers.

I poured him a glass of fruit wine and handed it to him.

The fourth master took it and ate the sweet potatoes and potato chunks in Lin Yutong's bowl before feeling better. "It's too spicy."

Lin Yutong took a small bowl and said, "I'll give you another bowl." People who can't eat spicy food can't afford to hurt it.

Fourth Master waved his hand, "Without this, it feels like something is missing."

It snowed heavily and the children were all gone. Hongzhao went to bed early, leaving only the couple sitting across from each other on the kang, holding a pot and eating hot pot.

Lin Yutong was quite surprised when he saw that Fourth Master ate sweet potatoes that tasted very sweet. Anyway, Honghui was the most reluctant to put such sweet things into a salty and spicy pot.

"Why are you looking at me like that?" When the fourth master saw Lin Yutong staring at him, he thought the sauce was stuck to his face, so he wiped it with his hand.

Lin Yutong said to himself that the fourth master who eats sweet potatoes is very down-to-earth. But he said: "Look at how handsome I am."

The Fourth Master couldn't hold it back and burst out laughing, "Nonsense!" But he was in a good mood even though he was poor.

In the evening, Lin Yutong didn't dare to eat meat in the bowl like Fourth Master did. He only picked some vegetarian ones, which tasted okay.

"Are you afraid of getting fat again?" Fourth Master asked.

Lin Yutong nodded, "Eating meat at night is not good for the skin." No matter how big your gold finger is, you still need to have healthy living habits.

The Fourth Master looked at Lin Yutong's face and said, "In the past few years, you have become younger and younger. Your face is more tender than that of a seventeen or eighteen-year-old girl. You are not afraid."

It was rare for Lin Yutong to see his fourth master say words of praise to him, and for a moment, he felt really beautiful.

In the past two years, the relationship between the two has been really smooth. They support each other and get along harmoniously. Especially after having Hong Zhao, they become more like a real couple.

At night, I'm really not used to not having anyone lying next to me. I feel like not only the bed is half empty, but the whole room feels empty.

Lying on the bed, listening to the howling north wind, Lin Yutong let out a sigh of relief.

"What's wrong?" Fourth Master closed his eyes, patted Lin Yutong's back and asked.

Lin Yutong smiled and said, "I feel happy."

As long as she thinks that she is warm in the house and does not have to suffer from the severe cold outside, she feels happy. Her requirements for happiness have never been so low.

The fourth master obviously misunderstood what Lin Yutong meant and said with a smile: "I am so happy to be next to you."

Lin Yutong was stunned for a moment, rolled his eyes in his heart, and said, "Yes! Having a father is a blessing."

These words obviously pleased the man, and Lin Yutong clearly felt his chest trembling, and then burst out into laughter.

Lin Yutong felt full in her heart. This person was none other than Fourth Master. Isn’t it happiness to have something that others don’t have?

The two of them, who both felt happy, wrapped themselves in quilts and tossed about for half the night. The fourth master left with satisfaction in the morning.

Recently, he has been really busy. But no matter how busy he is, he still has to go back at night, otherwise Fujin may not feel happy.

Dai Duo and Wu Sidao felt that the Fourth Master was in a good mood today and was more daring to speak boldly.

"... It is imperative to pay off the debts owed by the Ministry of Household Affairs. The emperor's hints of repeating this three times and four times are hoping that someone can understand the difficulties of the court and pay back all the debts quickly. Even if the debts are not paid, part of the debt can be repaid.

It can solve the current dilemma. But this person's heart..." Dai Duo whispered.

The fourth master pushed the roasted chestnuts to Dai Duo and said, "In your opinion, sir, should I accept this job or not?"

Dai Duo leaned over and took the chestnuts on the table and peeled them slowly. "If someone comes to pick it up, the Fourth Master will not pick it up. If no one comes to pick it up, the Fourth Master will pick it up."

This is actually the same as what he had planned. The Fourth Master nodded, and pushed the chestnuts to Wu Si and said, "Try it, this is a variety that Fujin got from I don't know where. Although it is small, it tastes the best."

Wu Sidao quickly thanked him, "It's just that this is something that offends people. After this incident, I have to be cautious. If my estimate is correct, I'm afraid that with the kind of person Ba Ye is, he won't be in such limelight.

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Fourth Master smiled slightly and said this.

Because the Chinese New Year was coming soon, the emperor was worried about his reputation and said nothing. He was not in a hurry, and others would not be in a hurry.

This year, the emperor has also lived an extremely simple life. This is an obvious hint, but everyone still has no consciousness of paying back the money. What can the emperor do?

When the first month came out, the emperor rejected the proposal of the Ministry of Rites to renovate the Ancestral Temple.

Everything is a hint that there is no money.

It is really the uncle who owes money, and the grandson who wants money. Even Kangxi, a creditor, must have found this problem difficult.

He wanted to do what the emperor and his ministers wanted, and he wanted to make a good story about the emperor and his ministers.

But when his kindness was repaid in this way, Kangxi probably felt bad in his heart.

This is how friends lend money to each other. When they lend money, they are so affectionate that if they really reach out to ask for the debt, it seems as if the original friendship has been lost.

If I really need to borrow money, will the debt I owe you in the first place still exist?

Therefore, it is not easy to be a debtor. If you are not ruthless, you will definitely not be able to get it back. But if you are ruthless, I am afraid that the emperor will not be happy. This is not only that the kindness is not given out, but also that it is not given out in the end.

I feel resentful and resentful. Why is this so painful?

Debt collection is not an easy life.

Kangxi looked at the group of sons standing below, "...Someone has to take charge of this matter. Look, who will come?"

Prince Zhi will definitely not do this job. The former Mingzhu party now all claim to be his disciples. Anyway, he has never even heard of some of their names. When Mingzhu was prominent, these people probably won a lot of household titles.

money. Isn’t it a joke that you are doing this job by yourself now? This is not only a matter of attacking your own people, but also a direct conflict with the prince’s side. Originally it was just to collect debts, purely debt collection. Call yourself and the prince’s people

Debt collection, isn't this an escalation of conflicts? Don't say you don't know how to do it, even the emperor will definitely not give you this job.

The prince raised his eyebrows. This had nothing to do with him. Even if his disciple owed money, he didn't spend it on himself.

The third master thought to himself: Collect the debt? From whom? From the prince of Zhijun? Or from the prince? Not to mention the disciples, they themselves also have debts from the household department. There are also these brothers, clan members, and nobles.

There were so many people to offend. Even if he dared to offend people, he didn't have the guts to challenge the prince and the prince. So he decisively withdrew.

The fifth master always didn't care about anything. He seemed not to hear anything and didn't even move his eyebrows.

Master Qi still had time to look around, as if to find out who this brave brother was? Anyway, he was not in the right.

Master Ba looked at his nose and his heart, but he laughed in his heart. He has always been kind and kind, how could he do such a thing as collecting debts? Isn't this a joke?

Master Jiu's eyes fell directly on Master Four. Among the brothers, he had the face of asking for debts. If he doesn't go, who will?

As soon as he looked at the Fourth Master, the remaining brothers all looked at the Fourth Master in unison.

Everyone seems to be saying, if you have a debt-collecting face, don't be humble.

Fourth Master secretly cursed in his heart, these are a bunch of scammers. What is the most disgusting creature in Fourth Master's life?

That must be a brother.

These cheating brothers are the most annoying species in the world, bar none.

Kangxi looked at these sons and said, "What? No one can share the worries of the emperor?"

Although the fourth master had long planned to come out to take over, he was still very unhappy when his brothers pushed him out without words. "My son is willing to share the worries for Emperor Ama." He said in his heart, you are pushing me out now, I will come to ask for it.

When you're in debt, don't blame me for being ruthless. Thinking like this, I turned my head and glanced at these brothers. The meaning is very obvious, you are all asking for it.

How come we forgot about this one?

Everyone thought, it’s really hard to tell who tricked whom?

Kang Xie glanced at the Fourth Master and asked: "Is the Fourth Master alone? Who is helping the Fourth Master with his errands?"

Thirteen stood up on his own, "My son is willing to share the worries of Emperor Ama and assist the fourth brother." Apart from accompanying the prince on the road, he never did any errands. Although this matter offended others, it was just running errands behind the fourth brother.

, it is much better than being tied to the prince. For others, it is a matter of gain and loss. For myself, it is just a matter of more or less loss. But there is only one reason to get closer to the fourth brother in the future, right?

Fourth Master also didn't expect Thirteen to jump out after him at this time. He was still a little surprised in his heart.

Kangxi nodded. The fourth child was doing things safely. The matter was finally decided.

Seeing that the old man was gone, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. This hot potato was thrown to the fourth brother (fourth brother). What should I do if I am really happy?

The fourth master just turned around but had not spoken yet. Prince Zhi followed the prince and retreated swiftly. The third master, the fifth master and the seventh master, the three of them gathered together in a group and did not know what to say. They walked and talked. They were very nimble on their feet.

.Qi Ye’s legs and feet also seem to be particularly nimble.

The Eighth Master, the Ninth Master and the Tenth Master trotted away hand in hand. Only Fourteenth stamped his feet and said: "If others don't stand up, you will. Sooner or later, you have to offend people." After finishing speaking, Ninth Master shouted over there. Fourteenth

He snorted, turned around and ran away.

Thirteen smiled awkwardly and said: "Fourth brother, we two brothers are really hiding from everyone now, and we are no longer welcome."

The fourth master smiled and said: "Let's go! Thirteenth brother, come back to your house with me, and we'll do the sum total. By the way, ask your sister-in-law to cook in person, and we two brothers will have a few sips."

"Brother, I'm thinking that my sister-in-law doesn't make wine in a day or two. This time I can satisfy my craving." Thirteen smiled and followed the fourth master out of the palace.
To be continued...