Chapter 1072
: Wuxing 4th Year
Chapter 1072 The Fourth Year of Wuxing
Liu Geer gave a brief explanation.
In short, after being surrounded by General Qiu and his men, Liu Ge'er became obedient and no longer dared to do anything abnormal in his own yard.
Yangzi and the others also became much more docile, and they all smiled at the villagers who came to watch at the Xue family's warehouse.
But the folks in Taifeng Town are like this: if you are mean, they will be afraid; if you smile at them, they will think the worst of you.
Therefore, the villagers, intentionally or unintentionally, always walked towards the Xue family's warehouse, just to keep an eye on them to prevent them from doing evil and harming Taifeng Town.
As a result, the whole nation's eyes made Liu Ge'er, Yang Zi and others feel extremely constrained, and even felt like they were trapped in the enemy camp.
For a moment, Liu Geer regretted coming to Taifeng Town.
But now that I’m here, what can I do?
All they could do was wait for the news, then kidnap the hostages, massacre the town, and escape.
By the way, before escaping, we have to kill Bazi Shanhuai... If these two idiots hadn't led people through the checkpoint, this series of events wouldn't have happened.
Also, because they are bringing people through the checkpoints, the checkpoints along the second gate of the Wei official army will definitely be more strict, and it will be more difficult for them to take the hostages away.
call!
As Liu Ge'er thought about it, he wished he could skin Bazi Shanhuai alive right away!
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Liu Ge'er was defeated repeatedly and almost died of anger, but the Qin, Jiang, Xu and Qiao families were lively and happy, because today was the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month and tomorrow was New Year's Eve.
"Gold ink, look, this is the real gold ink, it's completely different from the new dye you mixed, it looks expensive!" Uncle Qin was pulled up early in the morning to write Spring Festival couplets. After seeing the gold ink given by the Guan family, he praised it highly.
"Uncle Qin, Uncle Qin, is this gold ink really made with gold powder? Is it real gold powder? It can't be copper, right?" Jiang Xiaozhu asked, rubbing the square table, her eyes shining with gold.
Uncle Qin poked her forehead with his pen and said, "Don't get too close. I'm afraid your greed will offend me."
Aunt Qin scolded him: "How can you talk to a junior like that? Apologize."
In the Qin family, younger generations have to apologize to their elders when they do something wrong, and the same goes for elders when they do something wrong. Second Aunt Qin likes this rule very much, so she will uphold it.
Uncle Qin grumbled in dissatisfaction but eventually gave in: "I'm sorry, it's Uncle Qin who can't keep his mouth shut."
Jiang Xiaozhu: "Yeah, it's okay. Just remember to give me double the New Year's money on New Year's Day... Uncle Qin, does the gold ink given by Uncle Guan really contain gold powder?"
Uncle Qin rolled his eyes at her and replied, "There is indeed gold powder. That's why the Guan family is said to be rich. Other wealthy families at most use copper powder to decorate their portraits. Although copper powder looks like gold, you can tell it apart at a glance."
But then he said, "Don't go out and show off. You'll make people hate you. Do you understand?"
Jiang Xiaozhu nodded: "Yeah, I understand, I understand, wealth should not be shown off."
"Uncle, can you please stop wasting time and finish writing on the blank Spring Festival couplets? In half an hour, you have to go back to the village with grandpa to deliver New Year's goods to the imperial construction teams." Qin Xiaomi urged.
Uncle Qin started writing with his left hand. His pen-holding gesture resembled that of a child learning to write, but he wrote quite smoothly. However...
"Second uncle, what kind of nonsense are you writing? Everyone who writes cursive script will have to admit defeat. Can you please write something that people can understand?" Qin Xiaomi said with disgust.
Uncle Qin said with certainty: "The mystery of characters lies in their incomprehensibility. The more incomprehensible they are, the more praise they will receive. After all, everyone is putting on an act, and everyone is afraid of being exposed."
He tapped the spring couplets with his pen and boasted, "I don't know how much money I can sell these shabby calligraphy that your uncle wrote. You youngsters who can share my inheritance can just be happy."
"Smack!" He was hit on the back of the head. It wasn't Grandpa Qin, but Grandma Qin. "Second brother, are you behaving yourself? Hurry up and write the Spring Festival couplets properly. When you're done, tell your father and take Erlang, Xiaogu, and Xiaomai with you to deliver New Year's goods to the imperial construction team... When the imperial construction team arrived, it was already rude that you, the only able-bodied male in your family, didn't show up. You must complete this task today, or you'll be eating vegetarian food for the New Year."
"Eat vegetarian food? No! I want to eat meat." Uncle Qin immediately became serious and wrote six spring couplets in a relatively rounded font that people could understand.
Qin Xiaogu and Jiang Erlang also wrote three Spring Festival couplets each using gold ink, which they hung under the rope in the corridor to dry. After tidying up again, they boarded a carriage, followed by five carts of New Year's goods and food, and headed towards the ghost village to deliver them to the imperial construction team.
The abundance of supplies shocked many craftsmen.
Old Craftsman Bi sighed to his trusted foreman, "The Qin family is incredibly capable, able to secure so many supplies, and they're so generous in giving them to us... For such a capable and kind family, we must make this imperially built mansion the best it can be. We must not slack off, and we must not use our skills for shameful tasks, otherwise I, Old Bi, will never forgive them!"
The trusted craftsmen quickly passed on this message.
The craftsmen hurriedly said, "We are working for His Majesty. How dare we not do our best? Moreover, the Qin family treats us so well. If we don't do our best, not only His Majesty, but also our ancestors will not forgive us."
The head craftsman who was in charge of them was very satisfied: "Well, it's good that everyone knows what's going on... Go and line up to get your share of the New Year's goods."
The craftsmen were very happy. After expressing their gratitude, they hurried to line up.
These five carts of New Year's food are all for them, and the Qin family will give another one to Captain Ling.
Mr. Shi from the Ministry of Works did not spend the New Year here. He had already taken his men to the county town and stayed at the Kang family villa, where he was entertained by County Magistrate Kang.
Mr. Shi was very satisfied. He really didn't want to celebrate the New Year in the village.
The craftsmen were also very satisfied. Now that he was gone, everyone could relax a little. Otherwise, they would have to be under control during the New Year.
Grandpa Qin and Uncle Qin didn't arrive home until almost evening in their empty car.
"It's so cold, Mom. Let's eat quickly. I want to eat stewed mutton noodles. It will warm me up." Uncle Qin shouted as he entered the house.
Grandma Qin ignored him.
Uncle Qin was sad: "Mom, you have changed. You don't love your son anymore!"
Grandma Qin: "Why are you yelling like a child? Wait a little longer. Dinner will be served in another quarter of an hour or two."
Uncle Qin didn't do that. He went to the kitchen, filled a bowl of mutton soup and started drinking it.
Grandma Qin scolded him again: "Just focus on eating by yourself, bring a bowl to your father."
It was noisy, but the atmosphere was harmonious.
After dinner, Grandpa Qin and Grandma Qin took Uncle Qin and Aunt Qin to prepare things for the worship tomorrow, New Year's Day.
In short, Qin Xiaomi didn't understand or want to learn this complicated metaphysics, so she let them do whatever they wanted. She just had to follow them and worship tomorrow.
Boom boom boom!
Boom boom boom!
The next day, New Year's Eve, at the beginning of the morning, bursts of drum sounds came from villages in all directions.
"The New Year's drum is ringing, hurry up and get up, it's time to celebrate the New Year!" Grandma Qin was very happy and knocked on the door, calling Qin Xiaomi and the others to get up.
Qin Xiaomi had gotten enough sleep these past two days, so she got up quickly and prepared the New Year's Eve dinner with Grandma Qin, Aunt Qin, Aunt Xu and others.
After working hard for most of the day, I finally managed to prepare nine dishes, one soup, one dessert and dumplings.
"Close the door, otherwise Qin Liupo will come to take things again!" Jiang Xiaozhu said.
Grandma Qin laughed: "You girl, don't be so stingy. How much can your Sixth Aunt eat?"
Grandpa Qin also smiled, but he closed the door, lit the lights, and asked his family to sit down: "Let's eat. After this meal, the next meal will be the meal of Wuxing's fourth year."