Chapter 275: Household Registry Audit
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Outside the tower, the snow was falling harder.
Footprints and wagon tracks on the roads disappeared quickly beneath the thick, white layer.
A cold wind swept through, and Xiao Ming pulled his tiger-skin cloak tighter around himself.
This cloak had once been Lu Fei’s family treasure, but after losing a bet, Lu Fei handed it over to Xiao Ming.
To be fair, Xiao Ming had given him some silver in return—enough to keep Lu Fei happy for a while.
After all, the man had been planning to sell it anyway.
“Your Highness, with snow like this, I fear the barbarians will have another rough year,” Pang Yukun said, looking out at the snow-covered city of Qingzhou, concern written on his face.
Earlier, a comment from Lüluo had reminded Xiao Ming of the Little Ice Age, and now with each winter growing colder, he was more certain of it.
“Wang Xuan sent word—just like last year, a lot of the barbarians’ cattle and sheep have frozen to death.”
“Last winter, when we needed animal fat for soap, I had the Wang family trade food for the dead livestock. But now that the Wang clan is gone… the barbarians are in trouble.”
“Absolutely,” said Lu Tong, who had once lived as a slave among the barbarians.