Penglai City is now the largest city in Golden Continent, with a year-round population of more than 800,000. During the Chinese New Year, as soon as the explorers from all over the world come back in search of wealth, the population of Penglai City will exceed one million.
Even in the Ming Dynasty, there were only a few large cities with a millionaire population, but Penglai City was completed in just a few years.
This is mainly due to the geographical location of Penglai City. It is located in the middle of the Golden Continent. To the north is the North Golden Continent and to the south is the South Golden Continent. It is also an important transportation place between the east and the west, and it is the center of the Ming Dynasty's rule over the Golden Continent.
location.
Coupled with the extremely close trade relations between this place and the Spanish in Europe, Penglai City has had a strong attraction since its establishment, attracting a large number of immigrants to settle here.
The huge Penglai City continues to expand along Penglai Bay (Gulf of Mexico). The blue water and warm sea breeze make Penglai City not have the slightest bit of cold atmosphere.
The weather is warm and comfortable, which is also an important reason for its rapid development.
This year is New Year's Eve. Like other cities in the Ming Dynasty, Penglai City is decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations. Red lanterns are hung on every house on the street. Festive couplets decorate Penglai City into a sea of red.
In the streets and alleys, bursts of fragrance can be heard from every house, making people salivate. At the same time, children playing and playing can be seen everywhere.
There are so many children, which has almost become the biggest feature of Golden Continent.
Almost all the people from the Ming Dynasty who came here took concubines, and the descendants of the Yin Shang people in Golden Continent also liked to marry people from the Ming Dynasty, not only because the living standards of the Ming Dynasty people were higher and their civilization was more advanced, but more importantly because they were originally
The thoughts Tian Erniu instilled in them.
The people of the Ming Dynasty are nobler than them. Although they have the same ancestors as the people of the Ming Dynasty, they blasphemed the gods, so they were exiled to the Golden Continent. The people of the Ming Dynasty are the people of God. They are noble and deeply loved by God.
favor.
If you marry a Ming Dynasty person, your child will become a Ming Dynasty person and have a noble status.
It is precisely this kind of thought that is popular among the descendants of the Yin and Shang people in Golden Continent, which is why a large number of women of the descendants of the Yin and Shang married people of the Ming Dynasty as concubines.
The same is true for Chen Feng's family.
He is an explorer. He usually searches for gold and silver in various parts of the Golden Continent. He travels all over the country and almost always takes women from local tribes as concubines. When he travels to many places, he has more than a dozen women at home.
In addition, Eastern Golden Continent now has a lot of contact with Europeans. The Spanish sold a large number of European slaves to Golden Continent. Out of curiosity, he bought several European women.
After all, there were more than 20 women in his family who gave him dozens of children.
Fortunately, the Golden Continent is vast and sparsely populated, and the land is fertile. You can grow whatever you want without worrying about food. In the old Ming Dynasty, let alone more than 20 women and dozens of children, just raising
I have to hang on by myself.
Because Chen Feng first discovered ginseng in the north, he made a lot of money from ginseng. After he got rich, he dug up ginseng in the north and bought some steam tractors and harvesters.
What.
In the north, near Penglai City, and in the great plain north of Penglai Bay, a lot of fields have been cultivated. The family has tens of thousands of acres of fertile land alone, all of which are managed by the women of the family.
For those who immigrated to Golden Continent, farming is really a side job, just to have food to fill their stomachs, but not to make a fortune because there is so much land here.
As long as you want to farm, you can farm whatever you want, and any land you cultivate is yours. The government strongly encourages you to cultivate land in this regard.
The food grown casually can make the food here in Huanghuangzhou even more than can be eaten, and it is not valuable at all.
If you want to make a fortune, you have to explore around, gold, silver, ginseng, etc., just find one.
"There are too many ginseng diggers, and the price has dropped sharply. And if we keep digging like this, sooner or later, like the ginseng in Liaodong, it will be dug up."
"While I still have money, I should buy a piece of land here in the north and enclose it. In the future, just cultivating ginseng will be enough to feed future generations."
Chen Feng was thinking about the future path. There were too many people in his family.
The New Year's Eve dinner is about to take place, and the tables have been set up. The women in the house are all very busy.
"Ms. sir, it's time for New Year's Eve dinner."
As night gradually falls, the whale oil lamps are lit, and the red lanterns set off a festive atmosphere. The surrounding neighbors have already lit up fireworks and firecrackers, making Penglai City extremely noisy and lively.
Chen Feng's wife Wang came over with several concubines and asked Chen Feng to take a seat.
"Hmm~"
Chen Feng nodded with satisfaction and came to the courtyard where he had the reunion dinner. His concubines and children were all waiting in good order.
Looking around, Chen Feng couldn't help but feel a headache when he looked at the European concubines sitting next to them. Looking at the children they were holding, Chen Feng couldn't help but feel a headache.
None of the children he gave birth to looked like Chen Feng. They were all blond and blue-eyed, with relatively few Ming characteristics. Chen Feng didn't like this very much, but there was no other way. They were also his own. At least they had fair skin and a strong body.
It's still pretty good.
Some younger children were still greedy at this time, taking the pieces of meat and eating them with gusto. There were no rules at all, but Chen Feng did not criticize them. For those who were older than the Chinese New Year, it was not the right time to talk about family education and rules.
"Everyone, sit down~"
Chen Feng sat down on everyone's table, and then his wife, concubine, and children sat down one after another. When Chen Feng moved his chopsticks, everyone began to move their chopsticks.
When a family is too big, rules become very important.
Chen Feng looked at the food on the table. Noodles, dumplings, and glutinous rice balls were all indispensable, as were the salmon from Qianhe City, the ginseng stewed chicken from the North, braised pork, taro ribs, roasted whole lamb, etc.
One is not enough.
In addition, it is natural to eat seafood when you are close to the sea. Dishes such as fish soup, fish slices, conch, steamed fish, etc. are definitely indispensable.
In addition, several concubines from Europe also presented delicacies from their respective hometowns to everyone. The charcoal-grilled steak is naturally indispensable. The skills of these concubines are quite good. The steaks are grilled very well, and Chen Feng also likes them very much.
Sausage, pizza, bread, fried octopus slices, grilled shells, tomato and egg soup, etc., the big Eight Immortals table can hardly fit.
The concubines also very considerately prepared wine for Chen Feng. The daughter's red shipped from the Ming Dynasty was served in a porcelain bowl, and the Mediterranean wine from Europe was served in a glass wine glass. The two exuded bursts of wine aroma, mixed together.
When we are together, we are intoxicated.
The entire New Year's Eve dinner is silent. It is also a rule not to talk while eating.
Even the children in the family were eating silently at this moment. Chen Feng ate more slowly, because if he put down his chopsticks, everyone would also put down their chopsticks and could not eat anymore.
On this New Year's Eve, of course, we can't be too strict about the rules, and we want the children to eat well and happily.
Seeing that everyone had almost finished eating, Chen Feng put down his chopsticks, and everyone quickly finished the New Year's Eve dinner. The concubines immediately hurriedly removed the food and wiped the table clean.
After the New Year's Eve dinner, it was time for the summary meeting.
"Master, the harvest in the fields this year is very good. The wheat and corn are enough for our family to eat for decades. The price is too low, so I haven't sold it. I plan to build a pig farm next year and raise some pigs."
Mrs. Wang first reported the situation at home to Chen Feng. She was usually responsible for all the big and small things at home, taking care of the fields at home with her concubines.
"There is no need to build a pig farm. This is the Golden Continent, not our homeland of the Ming Dynasty. There are many pastures here, the prices of cattle and sheep are very low, and raising pigs is probably a loss."
"I remember that the wine you brewed is very good, madam. Why don't you use the extra grain to make wine? Maybe you can sell it for some money."
Chen Feng thought for a while and said.
"Listen to me, sir, the wine here in Huangjinzhou is still very popular."
After hearing this, Mrs. Wang nodded in agreement.
"Do you have anything to say?"
After talking to his wife Wang about the arrangements for the family next year, Chen Feng looked at his more than twenty concubines. There were so many women that he sometimes had a headache and it was easy to get the names wrong.
"No~"
The other concubines also shook their heads.
They are still very satisfied with their current life. They don't have to worry about food and clothing here. They live a comfortable life here. They are much more comfortable than they were before.
Perhaps the only trouble is that Chen Feng's time at home is relatively short, and there are too many women at home, so sometimes it is difficult for him to take his turn.
"If not, just leave."
Chen Feng nodded and looked at the night sky. The stars were bright. From time to time, he could see fireworks rising into the sky and blooming into gorgeous flowers.
"It's been seven years since I came to Huangjinzhou. I don't know what's going on here in my hometown. I really want to go back and have a look."
At this moment, Chen Feng felt homesick, even though he was living a very comfortable life here in Golden Continent, with a wife and children, his own fields, property, etc.
However, the nostalgia in the Ming Dynasty people's bones is always lingering. From time to time, they think about their hometown and want to go back and see every bit of it.
However, Huanghuangzhou is too far away from the Ming Dynasty, and it is not easy to travel there. Many people never go back after coming to Huanghuangzhou, and the same is true for Chen Feng.
We can only communicate through letters, and even letters can only be exchanged two or three times a year.
"Master, it's time to rest."
Chen Feng fell into deep thought, but the concubines at home were very busy. After cleaning up, they took the time to wash the fragrance. Later in the night, one of the concubines came over with a red face and reminded him.
"Got it~"
When Chen Feng heard this, he couldn't help but rub his waist. When he returned home, his waist was so sore that the more than twenty women couldn't feed him enough.