Su Yin glanced at her brother, noticed the subtle expression on his face, and nodded, "Okay, I'll listen to you."
The New Year is just five days away. If Su's mother hadn't reminded them, the father and his two daughters might have forgotten about it.
"Mom, should we celebrate the New Year at the farm or here?" Su Yin asked.
Su's mother looked at her mother-in-law, "Mom, where are we going?"
"Let's go to the farm! Here in Qingxi Mountain, let these hired workers have a good holiday and prepare more food for them."
"OK."
That's how the matter was settled.
At Zhuangzi's side, under the guidance of her grandmother, Su's mother bought a lot of maids, old women, servants, and guards, so Su Yin and the others didn't have to worry about these things at all.
The villages outside the city were busy preparing for the New Year, and Qingxi Mountain was no exception.
Su Yin gathered all the employees together. Those who were able to work here were all honest people. All those who were dishonest had been cleared out last time.
"The New Year is coming soon. You can go home from today and come back to work in half a month. After you go home, everyone can have a good holiday." Those temporary workers who could go home were very happy when they heard this.
But more people looked sad because they no longer had a home to return to.
Su Yin continued, "I know that many of you have become homeless. Those who cannot return home can continue to stay in Qingxi Mountain and celebrate the New Year together."
"Now we will distribute wages to everyone. In addition to wages, we will give everyone one or two taels of silver to celebrate the festival. When you go home, buy more delicious food for your parents, wives, and children."
When the people below heard that in addition to their wages, they would receive an extra one or two taels of silver, everyone was surprised and delighted.
"Thank you, Miss."
Expressions of gratitude came one after another.
The accountant had been waiting for a long time, and he settled the wages for everyone according to the number of days they worked. Most people received less than the reward from the eldest lady, and everyone took a little more than one or two taels of silver and happily packed their bags to go home.
Those refugees who had nowhere to go also went to the county town together to buy some food for the festival.
There was joy on everyone's face.
For the sake of safety in Qingxi Mountain, Su Yin only released one group of supervisors, and the other group continued to stay in Qingxi Mountain, receiving additional compensation every day.
Once the compensation was paid, most of the supervisors did not want to leave, and in the end they drew lots to decide whether to stay or leave.
Those who stayed were happy, and those who didn’t stayed were sad.
After dealing with the matters at Qingxi Mountain, Su Yin waited for her father to come back from Hulu Valley, and the father and daughter left Qingxi Mountain in a carriage.
Su Yin had not had a good look at the farm in the suburbs.
After all, the manor was bought at a cost of more than six thousand taels, and it was the best house Su Yin had ever lived in.
As soon as the father and daughter entered the farm, the maids and servants came forward to greet them.
I have to say that my grandmother has her own way of managing the house.
Su Yin gave herself a vacation these few days, had a good rest, didn't have to worry about anything, and truly became a rich lady.
The servants were busy coming in and out, decorating the entire manor to look very festive.
On New Year's Day, all shops closed early and every family went home early to celebrate the festival.
The cooks got up early in the morning to prepare dinner. They could not eat at noon and had to wait until the afternoon for the whole family to have dinner.
The masters had dinner in the inner hall, while the servants gathered together for dinner.
With people eating, drinking, and having fun, the village was bustling with activity.
After dinner, Su Baozhu took Su Yin to light firecrackers.
This is the most primitive firecracker. When the bamboo is lit, it will make a crackling sound. The louder the sound, the more prosperous the coming year will be.
The servants prepared some firecrackers. Su Baozhu was halfway through playing when she got tired and asked the servants to light them while she watched from the side. She was even very interested in playing the firecracker game with them.
Whoever lights the loudest firecrackers and makes the most noise will be rewarded with five cents of silver (i.e. half a tael).
As soon as this reward was announced, everyone became very active and eager to try it out.
Su Yin did not participate, but sat in the pavilion and watched.
The pavilion was surrounded by curtains and had several braziers inside so it wasn't too cold.
Su Xinguang sat beside her.
"I wonder what will happen to my brother today?" Su Xinguang was a little worried.
They have not forgotten that, whether it was Su Xiaozhong's previous life or Su Xinguang and Su Xinyang's previous lives, on the first day of the new year, the Dayong Kingdom took advantage of the Dayong Dynasty's New Year's Day to launch a sneak attack, burned the granary, and caught the Northwestern Army off guard.
But their real purpose was not to burn the granary, but to target Duke Su.
The traitors of the Northwest Army colluded with the Darong Kingdom, causing Duke Su to be seriously injured and eventually died. Thus, the glory of the Xie family fell, and the Northwest no longer had a pillar of support.
"It's destined to be a sleepless night for him tonight."
Just as they said, the Northwestern Army was engulfed in flames and the sounds of fighting were everywhere.
“We’ve fallen into a trap!”
“Go!”
"withdraw!"
The general who launched a surprise attack from the Darong Kingdom felt secretly resentful as he watched his subordinates falling one after another!
Unfortunately, they couldn't leave, as the Northwest Army had already surrounded them in three layers inside and outside.
"Get out!"
"kill!"
…
The sound of fighting resounded through the sky, and the crisp sound of weapons clashing with short blades was heard continuously.
The Northwestern Army wanted to beat the downed dog. In order to survive, the soldiers of the Darong Kingdom had to keep charging forward, and no one would stop.
At midnight, the war stopped. In this battle, the Northwestern Army annihilated 5,000 elite soldiers of the Darong Army and captured 3,000 elite soldiers.
In a corner of the Northwest Army, a furtive figure sneaked out of the tent. Not long after he walked out of the tent, a group of people rushed out of the woods and surrounded him.
Su Xinyang walked out of the woods. The people around him in the firelight forced a smile and asked, "Young Master, what are you doing?"
"Deputy General Xu, I want to ask you, where are you going in the middle of the night?"
Deputy General Xu smiled stiffly, "I, I just went to the woods to relieve myself."
"Come here, take Lieutenant General Xu away." Su Xinyang gave an order and the people below immediately stepped forward.
A hint of cruelty flashed in Lieutenant General Xu's eyes. He drew his knife and rushed directly towards Su Xinyang.
Su Xinyang had been prepared for this. He raised his hands behind his back and the arrow in the crossbow flew straight towards Lieutenant General Xu.
Lieutenant General Xu had no time to dodge the close-range shooting and was hit by an arrow in the shoulder and was pinned down.
"Remove his jaw and search his back teeth." Su Xinyang gave the order.
After checking, the subordinates reported: "Young Master, there is no poison hidden in the back teeth."
Su Xinyang made a "tsk" sound and sneered, "Deputy General Xu, you are so confident!"
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