Wen'er ran to Er Mao's side, grabbed his hand tightly, and smiled at him.
Er Mao chuckled, but at that moment, the two of them were simultaneously embraced.
It turned out that Mother had come over at some point. She put her arms around Er Mao and Wen'er, and said as she backed away:
"Honey, don't blow your hand up!"
The man was bringing the tinderbox close to the firecracker when he was startled by the shout, but being a mature and steady man, his hand did not tremble.
Seeing her father setting off firecrackers, her mother embracing her, and her brother holding her hand, Wen'er's face blossomed with a smile she had never seen before.
She thought to herself:
"Father, Mother, Wen'er has a new home now and is doing very well."
"You don't need to worry about me."
"The prince has arrived in the capital, and we have all had a good New Year. From now on... things will only get better."
Just as Wen'er was lost in thought, a shout interrupted her.
Cover your ears!
Before Wen'er could even reach out, Er Mao had already covered her ears with his hands, while their mother held them tightly in her arms.
Finally, amidst cheers and laughter, the firecrackers were lit.
——
"Bang!"
On the shores of the East China Sea, in a village.
The disheveled man kicked open the door, a look of lingering satisfaction on his face. He rubbed his wrist and said to the burly, bearded man eating in the lobby:
Are all women who go all out this fierce?
"Before she was even fully clothed, she rammed her head against the wall and bit me. It hurt like hell." He waved his wrist at the bearded man, where there was a bloody tooth mark.
The bearded man chuckled and shook his head. "I told you long ago, just kill her with one strike. Why bother playing with her? See, you've fallen for it."
The man nodded, looking at the scattered corpses on the ground, and said with a smile:
"You're ruthless; you killed him with a single blow when you started fighting."
"But if you come across a beautiful woman, you'd better save her for me."
"Your brother here, this is my favorite! Hahahaha!"
The bearded man smiled, but didn't say anything; instead, he continued eating.
The man picked up his weapon, walked out the door, and shouted, "Come on, let's go check out other houses!"
"Yes, General!" The soldiers outside the door followed him away.
The bearded man looked up at them but remained silent, continuing to eat alone.
But as he was eating, he suddenly slammed down his chopsticks and then violently pushed the food in front of him to the ground.
"It tastes awful!"
"What kind of dumplings are these?! How can something like this even be served?!"
He spat out the dumpling wrapper from his mouth, crossed his arms, and sat down in the chair, muttering to himself.
“At this time of year, my mother would make dumplings with ham and shrimp filling, and they tasted great.”
At this point, he sighed and fell into deep thought.
I sat in silence for a while, feeling sleepy, but was awakened by the crying and laughter outside the door.
"Ha ha ha ha!"
"I found two pretty good-looking ones!"
“Brother, I brought this especially for you! Hahaha!” The man from before walked in again, this time with a lot of blood splattered on his face, but his smile remained unchanged.
A soldier grabbed two sobbing women and brought them in.
As soon as the woman entered, she saw the bearded man sitting in the chair, and almost simultaneously, both women cried out:
"You beast! You're one of our big men!"
"You used to be ours, you used to be ours..."
Before he could finish speaking, the bearded man suddenly drew his knife, then leaped forward and beheaded one of the women.
"No! Don't kill her, I haven't enjoyed her yet..." the man cried out urgently.
Before he could finish speaking, the bearded man thrust his knife in again, stabbing another woman in the chest.
"Oh dear! Why were you so impulsive?!"
"I finally found two decent-looking people! Sigh!" the man said with a regretful expression.
The bearded man, expressionless, wiped the knife on the woman's corpse and calmly said:
"Murata-kun, you should get some rest early."
"We still have a lot to do tomorrow."
“There are still some people here who are unwilling to surrender. They are very stubborn and need to be dealt with as soon as possible.”
"The longer it drags on, the worse it is for us."
The man called "Murata" smiled helplessly upon hearing this, and shrugged:
"Okay, okay, I'll listen to you."
"You're even more anxious than I am, but that's a good thing, hahaha!"
As he said this, his smile gradually faded, and he became serious.
He walked up to the bearded man, patted his shoulder (which was much taller than him), and said:
"His Majesty said that this war we are launching is a case of using a small force to achieve a great victory!"
"This is a war that concerns the fate of the nation! Everything has been staked!"
His voice grew increasingly heavy, his gaze fixed intently on the bearded face.
"Lord Tianwei! I am very glad to have your help during this trip to the East Sea."
"Let us join hands and help His Majesty achieve final victory in this struggle for national destiny!!"
The bearded man's expressionless face began to change; his lips gradually parted to a wide grin, and then he burst into laughter.
"good!"
Seeing him laugh, Murata also laughed, his laughter triumphant and arrogant.
——
"Hahaha."
"It's so beautiful! Why don't we think of making something like this back home!"
Under the bright moon, on the South China Sea.
Standing on the deck of a ship on the vast sea, Fan Lilun laughed heartily as he looked at the night sky in the distance.
Standing to the side, Ma Lirui remained calm. He adjusted his hat and said indifferently:
"It's too far away for us to see clearly."
"It would be even more beautiful if we were closer."
Fan Lilun nodded and said with a smile, "Yes, it's still a bit far."
"However, it won't be long before we can go and take a look."
As he spoke, Fan Lilun turned around and pointed to the vast expanse of ships on the sea, saying:
"This time, it's truly an unprecedented spectacle!"
"So many people have come to develop this precious land!"
"Everyone wants a share! But Sir Merriel, your Sasiri Kingdom will surely secure the best location!"
Mai Lirui remained noncommittal; his expression remained calm, his deep eyes gazing at the night sky. He said softly:
"Nanjing is very nice."
According to Jin Jianzhong, Nanjing was the capital of all dynasties in the Great Gansu period, and it has a profound cultural heritage.
At this point, he smiled slightly, adjusted his hat, and turned to walk towards the cabin. He continued, though:
"Let's go to Jinling again in a while."
"Hahaha! Great! Take me with you!" Fan Lilun laughed heartily and followed closely behind.
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