Chapter 305 Beautiful Misunderstanding
Li Gan and two other uninjured men took turns coming out of the secret room and climbing to the back hill of the Huaishu Niangniang Temple to look into the distance, listening to the sound of firecrackers and watching the fireworks in the direction of the county government office.
Beiguan Town fell, and Bohai County also fell, but the customs of setting off fireworks and firecrackers on New Year's Eve did not disappear with the invasion of the northern barbarians.
Although almost every household in Bohai County was in mourning because of the war, it stands to reason that there shouldn't be any festive atmosphere this New Year...
However, setting off firecrackers and fireworks is not only for celebrating the New Year, it also has the meaning of exorcising evil spirits and praying for good luck.
It is estimated that these people from the Great Chu who cannot escape can only use methods such as setting off firecrackers and fireworks to secretly pray that these northern barbarians will be driven away by the imperial army as soon as possible!
The snowflakes are still falling heavily.
It feels cold and stinging on the face, but it also makes the mind clear.
Li Gan was a little absent-minded until one of his men touched his arm. He came back to his senses and noticed that there seemed to be a noisy and light sound of horse hooves coming from afar.
Li Gan and his companions hurried back to the Temple of the Goddess of the Sophora Tree, and once again followed the hole at the foot of the statue of the Goddess of the Sophora Tree, and entered the secret room underground, where they hid as if they were familiar with the place.
They hid successfully.
Not only was his trace not discovered by Xiao Lubuhua's pursuers, but he also perfectly missed the men sent by Eunuch Wei.
In stark contrast to Li Gan, who was trapped underground in the Huaishu Niangniang Temple and was cold and hungry, Xiao Lubuhua was toasting and chatting with others at this time.
There are both beautiful women and fine wine around me.
Xiao Lubuhua was drinking with a few northern barbarians in the Huanhua Tower, which had been burned down twice and rebuilt twice.
The man sitting in the guest of honor seat with an arrogant look on his face and squinting eyes was none other than Xiao Silu, the most trusted and trusted general of the Northern Barbarian Emperor Xiao Liyou.
Xiao Lubuhua's face was full of flattery. He praised Xiao Silu again and again, and his words were so exaggerated that the subordinates who followed Xiao Lubuhua to entertain the guests all blushed.
Xiao Silu appeared to be unruly and kept making things difficult for Xiao Lubuhua in various ways.
He knew that Xiao Liyou and Xiao Lubuhua had a bad relationship.
In the Northern Barbarians, this was almost an open secret. No noble or court official dared to say that they didn't know that Emperor Xiao Liyou and Xiao Lubuhua didn't get along.
Even though he admired Xiao Lubuhua's achievements, he couldn't show this in front of others - after all, he was Xiao Liyou's man, and who knew if there were any people from Xiao Liyou around Xiao Lubuhua and around himself?
He, Xiao Silu, was different from those noisy court officials. Xiao Silu had almost no followers of his own. The men he brought with him were actually all Xiao Liyou's men.
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In the base of "Puji Rescue", everyone finished the last batch of work that needed to be delivered before the New Year and officially had a holiday. Everyone was very happy.
They gathered together to make dumplings, cooked them and distributed them to everyone according to the number of people. Everyone could have some and everyone could be full.
The cost of the dumplings on New Year's Eve, whether they are made of white flour or meat, will be paid by "Puji Rescue", and no money or points need to be spent.
The county government of Jixiang County has been sealed.
County Magistrate Yang and Wang were reading together the reply letter from Wang's brother to Wang.
The Wang family members always spoke in a straightforward manner, and Wang's brother was ridiculously concise. He talked about several important things in less than half a page:
"…Father is very well…The rebellion has been quelled, the great hatred has been avenged, and my sister has made great contributions in arranging food and fodder! I am deeply grateful for your help…"
The envelope was bulging. Although there was only one piece of letter paper, there was a thick stack of banknotes.
Wang clapped his hands and smiled:
"That's good. I wonder who dares to come to our Wang family's territory and make trouble! Brother not only gave us money to buy food, but also gave us a thank-you gift. What do you think? We Wang family are generous, right?"
County Magistrate Yang glared and pretended to be angry: "What do you mean by your Wang family? You are obviously my Yang family! However, the Wang family is really wealthy..."
The wet nurse who was hiding at the back of the study and eavesdropping was feeling suffocated as she heard Magistrate Yang and Wang talking and laughing.
She never expected that the task which she thought would be easy and easy before coming here would be so difficult.
Isn’t it just giving a concubine to County Magistrate Yang?
It was just a small matter, but she dragged it on for several months and didn't even get a chance!
She was trapped in the backyard by Wang, like a little bug trapped in honey water. No matter how she flapped her wings, she couldn't struggle out!
Could she just go back to the Yang family in disgrace? No way! No way! If she dared to go back like this, it would be strange if the old lady of the Yang family didn't beat her to death!
Oh my god, I was totally confused at that time!
How could I forget that Wang is a jealous lion!
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At this time, Xia Daohua was in front of Grandpa Xia and Zhou, and together with her brothers and sisters of the same generation, she was kowtowing to the old couple and wishing them a happy new year.
The old couple looked at the room full of their children and grandchildren kneeling on the ground, their smiles were full, even a little exaggerated, and they happily gave each child a red envelope.
Copper coins wrapped in red paper.
Boys were given thirty cents and girls were given fifteen cents.
Xia Daohua only got fifteen cents.
But looking at the children in the room, Xia Daohua pursed her lips and smiled - for the old couple who had been calculating carefully for most of their lives, this expense was not small.
In order to make Qianniang and Xiao'e feel not out of place, and to let Zhou Yunniang's children regard the Xia family as their own home, the old couple made arrangements with Xia Xuejiao, Grandma Qu, and Zhou Yunniang in advance, and asked them to kowtow and wish a happy new year together.
Just for this reason, Xia Daohua would not choose the gift, no matter how big or small the red envelope is.
After receiving their lucky money, the children cheered and jumped for joy, each finding a place to hide the money. However, the children from the fourth room pulled Xia Daohua and handed her their red envelopes to keep together.
Xia Daohua also happily helped them collect the fruits.
The children all knew that once the money was in her hands, no one could take it away except her, not even Jiang or Zhou in person.
After hiding the money, everyone went out with small whips to set off firecrackers.
There are many wealthy families in Jixiang County, and although these fireworks and firecrackers are expensive, the sellers are very flexible in doing business and are not picky about size. Even if you only want to buy one double-kick firecracker or a string of red small firecrackers, they will sell it to you.
So every household was bustling with the sound of firecrackers, one after another, continuously.
There were also many wealthy families setting off colorful fireworks.
The night sky of Jixiang County is brilliant and beautiful.
Xia Daohua looked at the night sky and was actually reminded of her homesickness by the fireworks.
Although in her time and space, in order to protect the environment, fireworks were not allowed in the city...
But she still couldn't help but miss that time and space.
This longing made her feel melancholy, and she couldn't help but feel that even if she could only see the electronic fireworks at a large-scale evening party, it would be good.
Two lines of tears quietly slid down her cheeks.
Xia Dalang held A Liu and secretly burned paper money at the intersection outside the yard. When he came back, he happened to see Xia Daohua quietly shedding tears and then quietly wiping them away.
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