As long as they are Chinese people, whether they live in the Hetao in the north of Saibei or the misty and rainy land in the south of the Yangtze River, whether they live in Tianfu, Sichuan or the south of the Five Ridges, they will celebrate the New Year on the last day of the twelfth lunar month in the perpetual calendar.
So on this day, the whole city of Guangzhou is filled with the New Year atmosphere. Starting early in the morning, some people take out long firecrackers, hang them on the tree at the door and light them up. They crackle and make a lot of noise, making the children scream with joy.
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Most of the various shops in the city have gone out of business. Only a few tea houses are still open, but there are not many people. Most of them are outsiders living in Guangzhou who gather in tea houses.
As the sun rises, there are more and more people on the street. Many children gather together and don’t know what they are playing. Guangzhou is located in the south, and the weather is not particularly cold even on such days. Many elderly people
Groups of small and medium groups gathered at the door chatting, while also looking after their children.
When the sun rises very high, families with a large population will tie up the purchased pigs and tie them to wooden boards or trees. The bold ones in the family will stab them with a watermelon knife. Those who are good at the craftsmanship and experienced pigs will be chopped down with one knife.
Death is not a crime, but if you are not good at killing pigs and have no experience, you may not be able to kill the pig even after several cuts. The injured pig roars so loudly that it scares the children to hide.
On weekdays, all the shops are closed, but the market is bustling with people and the streets are empty. Some are couples, some are parents with their children, and some are old people with their grandchildren. They are walking in the crowded market, stopping from time to time to talk with others.
The people who came out discussed for a while and bought some New Year goods from the stalls.
And this year's market is more lively than in previous years. As long as Baoan Kaifu is willing to travel, there are few businessmen in Guangzhou who can't make money. The market is also closed during the Chinese New Year. They return to Guangzhou with their families to give them a good reward.
I also buy more New Year goods for myself and my family, so that I can feel that the hard work in the past year was worth it.
Of course, the biggest difference between this year's market and previous years is that there are many people here who would not have appeared in previous years. Those who have just come to the market will basically stop involuntarily at the entrance of the market, very surprised.
I looked at the police standing on both sides of the market and thought, 'Why are they here?'
Yes, there are many police officers standing guard at the market in Guangzhou this year.
In previous years, although the superiors would always order the police in the city to patrol the city to prevent the occurrence of major and minor crimes, it was just a false story. At most, they would just pay attention and catch it when they came to buy new year's goods.
Anyway, the officials from above will not show up at the market.
But this year is different. This year, Yunxi stayed in Guangzhou to celebrate the New Year. As a close confidant of Yunxi, Yang Ren knew that when Yunxi was in the capital, he often left the palace before and after the Chinese New Year, both for fun and to see the public sentiment in private. If he was dissatisfied with what he saw,
The incident will not happen on the spot, but it will definitely happen later. It is said that the abolition of subordinate officials and the establishment of the police were caused by seeing the subordinate officials who bullied the people when they left the palace.
Therefore, he did not dare to neglect at all. He not only called over the Guangzhou Prefecture and the Chief Print Officers of the Guangzhou Police Headquarters, but also sent people to the five branch chiefs in the city, and told them to make sure to clear the streets during the New Year.
Keep an eye on the place. The busier the place, the more people should be sent to ensure that nothing happens.
"If there is any case, I will ask you only!" Yang Ren said sternly.
How dare the officials disobey them? After returning, they ordered the policemen under them not to slack off. "This year, His Majesty can celebrate the New Year in Guangzhou. The orders from above have come down. All policemen are divided into two shifts and patrol the city one-on-one every day."
Don’t neglect it! If I catch anyone who should be patrolled or not, don’t blame me for dealing with them harshly!”
The policemen cursed secretly in their hearts. They did not dare to scold the emperor, so they scolded the officials in the city. However, they did not dare to stop doing the work. They divided their policemen into two groups and took turns to patrol.
Yunxi was quite satisfied with this. "The police in Guangzhou City are quite effective. Along the way, I saw that the police had arrested more than a dozen petty thieves. They finally tried their best." He and many people wearing brocade clothes and fine clothes,
At first glance, it looked like they were not just ordinary people walking together slowly on the street.
It was the first time that Yunxi celebrated the New Year in a place outside the capital. It was in Guangdong, a very unique and prosperous place. He was very curious and couldn't help but pretend to be a guard to protect 'himself' from the south today, and was in the city with the real guards.
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All the guards should follow suit. Although according to the information from the investigation, in previous years, at most there were a few policemen patrolling the main roads, and there were no police officers to really guard the small roads or even the very lively markets, but how could it be done at this time?
Refute the leader's face? Not to mention that speaking out will offend Yang Ren and other officials in Guangzhou. The gain outweighs the loss, and no one will say it.
After walking around on the relatively wide road, Yunxi asked a few guards to go to the market to buy some things with local characteristics, and he took most of the guards back to the palace. There were too many people in the market, and it was difficult for him to go there.