Beside them, their five-year-old son, Gou Dan, was holding a wooden mechanical bird, completely enamored with it.
As soon as you press its tail, the bird's wings will flutter vigorously.
This exquisite toy, which was once a rare find even the young master of a county magistrate's family might not have, now costs only ten copper coins.
While playing, Gou Dan sucked on his finger and stared longingly at a snowflake candy stall not far away.
It was a snow-white candy that melted in your mouth, and it was also a new product from the factory.
Seeing his son's expression, Zhang Tie waved his hand with great enthusiasm: "Let's go! Let's buy it! Buy a whole bagful!"
His wife gave him a reproachful look, saying that he always spoiled him, but her face was beaming with joy.
A family of three walked down a bustling street, and the people around them all wore similar smiles.
They wore new clothes, used new tools, discussed the good harvest of the year, and looked forward to better days.
Zhang Tie's wife suddenly stopped, looked back at the distant, misty Tianyu Divine Mountain, and, holding her son's hand, solemnly bowed.
“Before, we just endured the days,” she said softly, as if speaking to her husband, but also as if speaking to herself. “Now, this is what it means to live life.”
Yes, it used to be a long, drawn-out process.
They endured exorbitant taxes, natural disasters and man-made calamities, and the lofty evil spirits and the ever-present threat of war.
Now, the mountain goddess on Tianyu Mountain is like a sun that never sets, dispelling all the gloom.
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