On the night of New Year's Eve, every household was burning bamboo, and there was the sound of firecrackers everywhere. The louder the bamboo exploded, the better the luck in the coming year. Chen Cheng originally wanted to invite Zhao Yun, Ma Yunlu and others to spend New Year's Eve together, but
Zhao Yun said that most people were on holiday tonight and he had to stay in Yacheng.
Since Ma Teng has bought a residence in Yinchuan, it is natural that little girl Ma Yunlu cannot continue to live in the Prefectural Mufu. Now she has moved out to live with her father and brother. Since Zhao Yun will not come, Chen Cheng will not bother to call.
When people came to play at home, he closed the door, gave all the tooth soldiers in the house a holiday, and the maids also let them go out to play.
In the huge mansion, there were only a few injured veterans left. They were old and lost part of their bodies during the war, so they were reluctant to go out on the street to join in the fun. Chen Cheng asked the veterans to clean up the area around the lobby.
After cleaning, he lit torches, copper tripods and copper basins. He cooked a few dishes himself, and then called everyone in the mansion to come to the lobby to celebrate the New Year together. There were more people and it was more lively.
Chen Cheng originally thought very well, but when he was in the lobby, seven or eight veterans saw him like a mouse seeing a cat. They all held their breath and did not dare to show off. The closer they got to him,
The more they felt that he was different from ordinary people, although these people didn't say it with their mouths, they were afraid and in awe in their hearts.
Seeing that the atmosphere in the lobby was serious, like a military meeting, Chen Cheng casually took a few bites, and then said: "I'm done eating, you can continue."
After that, he got up and walked to the stables. When he left, the atmosphere in the lobby suddenly became lively.
The snow in the courtyard was still very thick, and there were some snowflakes under the eaves. After Chen Cheng took a few steps, there was a series of rapid footsteps behind him. He turned around and saw that Liu Qian was chasing after her.
Behind him, Zi Jiaer also ran out.
"Master, are you going to feed the horses?"
"kindness."
"Then I'll go too!" Liu Qian said to the timid Zi Jia'er behind her: "Come here quickly, let's go to the stables with Master!"
Chen Cheng slowed down and waited for the two girls to follow. After the three of them arrived at the stable, the dozen horses placed here turned their heads and looked over, and raised their long ears warily. Seeing
Liu Qian, Yin Ling shouted happily and pushed her head against the fence hard.
"Tsk", Gulu snorted next to him, looked at the other people of the same kind who were locked in the stable, and then walked out with a stern swing of his hooves.
While Liu Qian was feeding the horse with carrots, she looked at the horse that was spinning around Chen Cheng, and asked with some disapproval: "Master, why does my horse have to be locked up, but your horse doesn't?"
close?"
"Well, that's the question," Chen Cheng led Gulu back to the large wooden shed prepared for him alone, picked up a brush and brushed his fur, "is it because Gulu is smarter?"
Liu Qian shouted: "Yin Ling is also very smart!"
She turned around and asked Zi Jia'er beside her, "Do you think so?"
"Um..." Zi Jia'er's grades in school were very good, but she was often a little confused. She widened her eyes and muttered: "This...
"
Liu Qian felt anxious just listening to it, curled her lips at the girl with purple pupils, then turned around and asked Chen Cheng: "Master, are you feeling bored, that's why you came out?"
Chen Cheng looked at Liu Qian, thought for a while, and said: "It can't be said that it's boring. If I stay there, no one will be able to let go. It's better to leave."
Liu Qian said: "What are we going to do now?"
"us?"
"Yes, Ma Yunlu can't get out of the house right now. Only Zi Jia'er and I are left. It's so boring at home," Liu Qian said with a smile, "How about we go shopping on the street? Now the street is
It’s so lively.”
Chen Cheng shook his head and said, "It's better not to go. We will cause a lot of trouble to others if we go out."
"Then it's too boring for Master to be a state shepherd," Liu Qian said, "I remember that my father used to do whatever he wanted."
Chen Cheng smiled and said, "I'm not the emperor."
Liu Qian tilted her head and looked at him, and suddenly said in a confused voice: "Sister Ma will get married next year."
"Well, you have a good relationship. Remember to give her more gifts when the time comes."
"..." Liu Qian snorted dissatisfiedly and said, "Of course we will remember it, Zi Jiaer, don't you think so?"
After staying in the stable for a while, Chen Cheng and the others walked around in the front yard, and then went to the room. The coal in the room was not extinguished yet, so he used a branch to stir it up, and after the sparks started to fly, he added more
He bought some firewood. Then the three of them sat down around the pit fire, grilling some bacon, dried fish, potatoes, sweet potatoes, corn and other things, while chatting casually.
Chen Cheng has a lot of cold jokes and not-so-cold jokes in his stomach. Just picking a few of them can make the two girls either laugh wildly or widen their eyes in confusion. Liu Qian looks very happy.
, over the past month, she has gradually returned to her former cheerful self.
Zi Jiaer on the side was roasting sweet potatoes while secretly looking at Chen Cheng, thinking: Mr. Chen looks scary, but in fact he is not that scary!
Chen Cheng's body was strong and he would be fine even if he didn't sleep for several days. However, the two girls couldn't hold on any longer. After a while, they started to yawn nonstop, and then unknowingly, they lay down on tiger and bear skins to sleep.
It was on fire. The firelight shone on their faces, illuminating their faces as red as ripe apples, making them look very cute.
When Chen Cheng saw this, he stopped telling the story. He added some more firewood and coal to the fire. Then he got up, found two cotton coats, and covered the two children. Then he opened the door and left.
go out.
It was almost midnight at this time, and the crowds on the street were much smaller. Some paper lanterns were still hung in higher places, bringing some dim light to the street. He raised his head and looked into the night as if
The eternal stars. With this feeling and this scene, how can we not recite poetry?
“Being a stranger in a foreign land, I miss my family even more during the festive season.”
Perhaps because he was Chinese from the beginning, or perhaps because Chinese is indeed the most beautiful language in the world, Chen Cheng always feels that Chinese poetry has more charm and is more resonant and intoxicating than English and French poetry.
in.
However, even though I am in a foreign land, who can I miss?
Chen Cheng stood under the eaves for a long time, until the whole city fell into silence. Then he licked some firewood from the fire in Liu Qian's room and went back to his own room to sleep.
When he woke up the next day, he felt that he had had a dream, but he still thought about it carefully, but he couldn't remember it. He opened the diary and found this line of record, "You seemed to have something in your dream."
,tactics +1”.
"Tactics" is a skill in "Mount and Blade". According to the above description, it can increase the number of one's own troops in battle and slightly enhance the combat effectiveness of one's own soldiers. Chen Cheng thought about it carefully, and then
After feeling it for a long time, I didn't feel that my ability to command on the spot had changed, so I simply put it aside and ignored it.
On the first day of the New Year, the Prefectural Mufu's Mansion is no longer as deserted as last night. Since the morning, there has been an endless stream of officials and generals coming to visit. The same is true at Yan Zhong's house nearby. Many people come from the Prefectural Mufu's Mansion.
When I came out, I immediately went to Yan Shangshu's door.
The whole day was spent dealing with visitors, and it was not until the evening that things became quieter. Yesterday was New Year's Eve, a day for family gatherings, and outsiders generally did not participate. But today was already the first day of the new year, so Chen Cheng
Yan Zhong and Zhao Yun were invited over to have a gathering at home.
"We can't do this anymore," Chen Cheng filled the cup in front of Yan Zhong with wine and said, "I will issue an order in a few days and let them do whatever they need to do."
Yan Zhong was very happy with the flattery of others. He laughed and said: "You don't like to be disturbed by others, so just let them all go to my place."
He pointed to a middle-aged man next to him and said to Chen Cheng: "Today I brought someone here to introduce you to the Lord. This person is Jia Xu and Jia Wenhe whom I mentioned before."
"Are you Jia Xu?" Chen Cheng looked at the distinguished middle-aged man next to him with some surprise, and asked, "Didn't Bo Dao say that you were working under Dong Zhuo? Why are you here in Yinchuan?"
Jia Xu is already in his forties this year, just a few years younger than Yuan Shao. With a smile on his face, he said in a neither humble nor arrogant manner: "I am here to deliver the document on the order of Dong Bingzhou."
He saw the situation where Chen Cheng poured wine for Yan Zhong just now and the latter accepted it calmly. Although he was surprised in his heart, there was no expression on his face.
Chen Cheng turned to look at Yan Zhong, who nodded and said, "The document has been sent to Shangshu Province, but it is still the Chinese New Year, so I haven't brought it over to show it to the prince."
Chen Cheng didn't care too much about paperwork, but was more interested in Jia Xu in front of him. In his impression, Jia Xu was a very smart person. He had changed his protagonists several times without any background.
, those who were the lords knelt down, but he could still continue to be active, and finally he became a very important official in Wei State, but Chen Cheng couldn't remember exactly what official position he was.
"I heard that Wen He is from Guzang?"
"good."
"You shouldn't have been back recently, right?" Chen Cheng said with a smile: "Now that I'm here, I'll stay in Yinchuan for a few more days to see how the scenery in Liangzhou is different from before."
Jia Xu had only been in Yinchuan for two days, and he had already discovered that the atmosphere here was very different from that in Jinyang. In Jinyang, the soldiers and civilians were all gloomy, the soldiers were arrogant, domineering and irritable, while the people were cautious.
Full of hatred.
He was half complimentary, half sincere: "Chen Shijun has been in charge of Liangzhou for only two years, but the people here are already living much better than before."
