This is the most important festival of the year. After a busy year of work, New Year's Eve is a rare time for people to relax and rest.
Su He held his youngest son Su Ming, who had just arrived in the capital.
The little guy doesn't know Su He yet.
Seeing being picked up by a stranger, he cried hard and kept waving his little hands.
When Wang Wenjun heard her son crying continuously, she immediately took Su Ming over.
This son left her side just after he was born.
When he came into Wang Wenjun's arms, he stopped crying.
Su He said strangely: "Wenjun, the little guy has been separated from you for a long time.
Why does he recognize you but not the real me?
Could it be that a child can also remember his mother?
This is too difficult, the average child cannot remember things before the age of two or three."
Wang Wenjun comforted the crying Su Ming.
"There is something wrong with the way you hold your child. If you hold him, he will feel uncomfortable.
How can a child at such a young age remember these things?"
Su He heard several sounds of fireworks.
He saw Su Shu and led his brothers to light fireworks.
The Queen Mother heard Su Ming's cries and came out on crutches to check the situation.
She looked at the little guys playing crazy.
She said with some worry: "Son, if your grandchildren are playing like this, don't get into trouble!"
Su He looked at his mother, who was not yet fifty years old, with gray hair and wrinkles on her face.
He said softly: "Mom, it's okay.
The fireworks they play are not very powerful, and even if they are held in their hands and lit, they will not be hurt."
Su He called all his wives and children to Cining Palace to spend the New Year's Eve with the Queen Mother.
The Queen Mother is a traditional farm lady.
She just likes that the house is filled with children and grandchildren, and that everyone celebrates the New Year happily.
The Queen Mother was overworked, resulting in severe physical wear and tear.
If Suhe had not risen, my mother would have been like other women of the same age in rural areas during this period.
If you work for another three or four years, you will die from injuries and illnesses.
In this case, even taking big tonics will not help.
He didn't even know that he could spend several New Year's Eves with his mother.
Su He watched his mother keep putting dumplings in the bowls for her children.
"Shu'er, Ronger, Lei'er, Meng'er, these are the dumplings made by grandma herself. Have a try."
There was a happy smile on her face.
Su He was also very happy when he saw the smile on his mother's face.
Not just to make his mother happy.
Su He also tried his best to let most people in China celebrate the New Year happily.
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Among the mansions in Huanghuafang, the capital.
The expensive fireworks in the courtyard rise, showing various colors and shapes in the sky.
The houses in the courtyard are also decorated with great splendor.
When Yang Wencai saw this scene, he was not happy.
On New Year's Eve, he wanted to say goodbye to his son who had just finished the New Year's Eve dinner.
"Tengfei, my son, my father is old and can only protect our Yang family's property in the capital.
Use my personal connections to stay on top of the affairs of the imperial court.
When North Korea merges into the Dahua Dynasty, banks will auction related assets.
This news will not be officially announced until after the Lantern Festival.
North Korea's original assets and the North Korean market will become the focus of competition for all businessmen.
Before this news spreads, we must seize the opportunity.
While other businessmen are still celebrating Chinese New Year at home, we are going to the local market to open a market.
Bohai Prefecture and Jinghai Prefecture have large populations and can consume a large amount of textiles.
Even if we can't find other opportunities, we can still make a lot of money by recruiting more textile workers."
"Dad, this is something I decided voluntarily, you don't have to blame yourself."
Yang Tengfei seemed hesitant to speak, wanting to keep his wife and children.
He put on a dog-skin hat and took a carriage to North Korea.
As the Yang family's business grew, he had no time to spare.
The Yang family no longer only belongs to the Yang family, they have formed an alliance of interests with other people.
Promoting this huge textile industry to keep moving forward.
Just the company owned by the Yang family has more than 30,000 weavers.
In order to provide work for these 30,000 people, Yang Tengfei also went to various places to open markets and search for the origin of raw materials.
The Yang family's connections were all in the north, and the silk industry was completely suppressed by merchants from the southeast.
Their family mainly produces cotton, linen and wool textiles.
North Korea has a large population, mostly poor people.
Needing a large amount of cotton and linen products, he must open the market in time and cannot be preempted by others.
Yang Tengfei looked at the lights of thousands of houses, and every household was celebrating New Year's Eve.
It was this peaceful and prosperous age, and the people had some spare money in their hands.
Their textile factory can sell more cloth.
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In Sanlin Village on the west coast of Taiwan Island, the sky is getting dark.
The village chief, Meide, stood outside the window and kept mumbling: "Today is New Year's Eve. Wu Laosan went out with the militiamen, why hasn't he come back yet?
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Could something have happened to them?"
Several pregnant women came to the entrance of the village and kept looking out.
They didn't speak Chinese, but their eyes when they looked at Mede were full of worry.
An ordinary-looking woman asked in a loud voice: "Mei Laizi, why hasn't my wife come back yet?"
Did he go out for a wander?
If he is discovered by me, I will chop off his descendants with one knife.
If you dare to hide from me, I will chop off the roots of your descendants with one knife."
Mei De said politely: "Sister-in-law of the Wu family, please calm down.
Someone in the village was captured and cooked by the police, and Ang Sankor took the militia to take revenge.
Under normal circumstances, the vegetation near the forest farm can be wiped out three days ago.
I don’t know why I haven’t come back yet.
Sister-in-law of the Wu family, the militiamen all have flintlock guns and plenty of ammunition.
They have no problem dealing with Shengfan."
Wu said worriedly: "We were exiled here, but now we have stabilized.
Why is he still trying to show off?
After being wiped out by the army, why did you still help the army?
If something happens to men, how can we survive in a place like this where everything is happening?
Why don't those people in the garrison eliminate these people?
I think the governor of Taiwan is not a person who can take care of things.
They couldn't control their little life.
If something happens to my family, I will go to the capital to file a complaint."
The village chief Mede said helplessly: "There is no way, I am hiding in the deep mountains and old forests.
The government troops have entered the mountain many times, but they have not been able to completely wipe out them.
If we don't eliminate these creatures, our village will never have peace."
Wu snorted coldly: "The emperor exiled us here, doesn't he care about anything?"
Woo! Woo! Woo!
Seeing them quarreling, the other pregnant women thought something had happened and they all started crying.
When Mede listened to the woman's cries, he felt uncomfortable in his heart.
He looked at his lame right leg.
This is his leg that was injured by a grenade when his village was breached.
Their brothers from the same village were directly exiled to Taiwan by the imperial court because they were not guilty of many evil deeds.
When Med was taken to Taiwan, his heart became cold and he felt that his life was over.
Unexpectedly, when they came here, the court would allocate fields to them and give them women.
Although this field is uncultivated wasteland, the woman is a Japanese girl who was compensated by the Japanese country.
But with fields and women, life can go on.
These hateful people came out and ruined their beautiful life.
Mede looked at Wu's sister-in-law who was leading the way.
She is the daughter of a chieftain and was also exiled here.
The government wanted to ensure that they could survive.
They all send several groups of bandits or chieftains with similar power to an area.
Mede emphasized again: "Sister-in-law of the Wu family, our village militia at least has flintlock guns for protection.
Those who were born still used bone bows and arrows.
Angkor is wearing cowhide armor, he will be fine.
Please help me persuade these women. They are blocking the entrance to the village. This is not a problem.
When people in the village see me, they tend to gossip about me."
Wu Hao, the Dragon Crossing the River, was also famous on the road in his early years.
He was surrounded and suppressed by the Ming Dynasty, surrendered by King Chuang, and finally the stronghold was captured by the generals of Dahua.
Wu persuaded these women to return to the village with him.
Mede breathed a sigh of relief, and suddenly he saw the light of fire in front of the village.
He said in surprise: "Back, the militiamen are back."
Wu Hao wore cowhide armor and carried a heavy flintlock gun.
The militiamen behind him escorted a large number of students back to the village.
Mede walked over with a cane.
"Brother Wu, why did you attack Shengfan's stronghold?
Today is New Year's Eve. Every household in the village has been worried for several days, and some people are waiting at the entrance of the village, fearing that you may not come back.
You are all family people now, so you can't be as reckless as before."
Wu Yi pointed at these stories and said: "I, Wu Hao, the Dragon Crossing the River, can watch my brothers being killed by the enemy.
But I can't watch my brothers being cooked and eaten.
Otherwise, Wu Yi, the Dragon Crossing the River, would be poked in the bone by my brothers.
These students are also very smart. They know that this period is the New Year's Eve for us Han people.
They want to take advantage of our holiday and relax in the village to capture our village and seize food and women.
I have already made preparations and set up an ambush wherever they must pass.
After wiping out the Qingzhuang of Shengfan, I directly took over the old nest of this Shengfan.
Don't worry about our safety, my mother-in-law is good at jungle warfare.
With these blessings, the village can have a prosperous year.
The imperial court offered rewards to these students.
The head of a young man can be exchanged for ten taels of silver coins, and the head of a living young man can be exchanged for twenty taels of silver coins.
These children and women can be exchanged for ten taels of silver coins.
Our village's militia team captured more than 500 people this time and more than 130 heads.
This is more than six thousand taels of silver coins, in addition to the funeral expenses for the fallen brothers.
We can also buy some agricultural machinery and cattle.
With these agricultural machinery and cattle, the village can open up more fields.
We don’t have to go over mountains and ridges and walk more than ten miles to grind rice and flour in the next village.
Machinery can save manpower, and militiamen can continue to hunt and kill.
We people are accustomed to a life of licking blood with the blade of a knife. If we are asked to farm the land honestly, it will not be good."
When Mei De heard what Wu Yi said, he was also a little moved.
How long will it take for them to save this huge amount of money just by farming?
Mede said loudly: "I support you, and my people will act with you.
Leave everything in the village to me. Even though I am disabled now, I can lead the militiamen and shoot to protect the village. There is no problem at all."
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Lianshui Village, Kaifeng Prefecture, Henan Province.
Li Tie was wearing linen clothes and walking home with a pole on his shoulders.
"My dear, hurry up and bring the meat into the house.
Today is New Year's Eve, and we are going to work during the holiday.
The government officials gave each of us a pound of pork as a reward for this year's work.
Today is New Year’s Eve, let’s also indulge in meat and have a meal of pork dumplings.”
Mrs. Li, wearing a patchwork linen garment, walked out of the house and looked at the meat in her husband's hands.
She held the meat in her hands, feeling a little at a loss.
"Master, it's a pity that so much meat is used to make dumplings.
We have never eaten so much meat before.
Salt these and dry them for you to eat slowly."
Li Tie said happily: "I have eaten meat at a construction site before, and the taste made me almost bite off my tongue.
The construction site can cook meat dishes twice a month. I am not short of meat now. You and your children can eat more meat to replenish your health.
Before the construction site, someone secretly brought food to the construction site. As a result, he did not have enough to eat and fainted from hunger at the construction site.
Ever since this incident happened, the stewards have not allowed us to take the food out."
Mrs. Li took the meat and scraped off the hair on the skin. This kind of hair must not be eaten.
She cut the whole piece of meat into meat fillings, mixed the meat fillings and cabbage fillings evenly, and added a little salt and onion and garlic to the dumpling fillings.
As the water in the pot boils, the aroma of pork dumplings comes out.
A little girl of three or four years old came out of the back room tremblingly.
She looked in the direction of the kitchen, drooling and said, "Mom, it smells so good, I want to eat it."
Li Tie stepped forward and picked up his daughter.
"Lu'er, don't be in a hurry, let mom give you pork dumplings later.
You, little guy, have caught up with you at a good time.
When your father was little, he couldn't eat any meat. He could only eat a piece of meat on his wedding day."
Before the change of government, the fish in the river and the mice and rabbits in the fields were all the property of the landlord.
Anyone who dares to hunt or fish will be taxed by the government officials.
If they, ordinary tenants, dared to touch the landlord's property, they would be punished with a whip at the most.
Most people who were hungry secretly ate some game.
If the landlord discovers it, he will be beaten to death with sticks.
Mrs. Li quickly brought the pork dumplings to the table.
"Eat quickly! I haven't had pork dumplings in a long time."
Li Tie slapped three silver coins on the table and said with a smile: "This is my wages.
The land at home can be harvested twice a year, and the grain can be sold for a few taels of silver coins.
Tomorrow you go to the cloth shop and pull out a few meters of cloth. You and Lu'er will both make new clothes. We will celebrate the holiday happily.
Now the government is building a new embankment on the north bank of the Yellow River embankment.
This project is so huge that it won’t be completed within a few decades, so don’t worry about my job.”
Li Tie and his family ate pork dumplings on New Year's Eve.
They feel very happy and happy.
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A long team marched hard in the wind and snow.
In front of the team, a harbor city can be vaguely seen.
Wang Duoniu led the soldiers of his regiment to escort the criminals to their destination.
This is the newly established Vladivostok, the second largest city in Jilin Province.
These criminals are all exiled Koreans.
He was responsible for escorting these 50,000 people to Vladivostok, the only seaport city in Jilin Province.
It is very close to North Korea.
Wang Duoniu heard the chief talking about this city.
The port of Vladivostok has very short ice periods.
It is the best transshipment port in the Northeast region.
The Logistics Department strongly requested that a port be set up here to transship supplies.
The imperial court agreed to build a seaport city there.
Wang Duoniu set out in December, and it took him just over half a month to cross the border with North Korea.
As soon as their team entered the city, a short and fat official came towards him.
"I am Niu Shijin, the magistrate of Vladivostok, and these exiled criminals are left to us to deal with.
Today is New Year's Eve, and Captain Wang has worked hard to bring the exiled criminals here.
You go to the military camp and have a warm meal of dumplings.
The resources here in Vladivostok are scarce, and there are no rich dishes. We can only provide some dumplings."
Niu Shijin sent someone to lead Wang Duoniu into the military camp.
These exiled criminals were also placed in military camps.
They will be relocated to other villages in batches.
Niu Shijin led officials to wander among the exiled criminals.
With the army under guard, he was not afraid of unrest caused by the exiled criminals.
"You have a good time today, today is New Year's Eve.
To celebrate this festival, you can have a free meal of rice.
Everything you eat and use after that will need to be paid for.
From now on, you will only be able to leave here freely after your sentence of exile is over and your debts to the government are repaid."
Niu Shijin looked at these exiled criminals and was very happy.
These exiled criminals are his best New Year's Eve gift.
The small city of Vladivostok has too few people and needs exiled criminals from various places to fill the population.