Second Master Cheng threw the firecracker in his hand into the yard.

The crisp sound of popping started, and the four sides came and went, and the swishing fireworks also flew into the night sky and exploded into clusters of flowers.

"Look, ground mouse, ground mouse."

The nurse held the child in her arms and laughed and danced as she pointed to the squeaky fireworks on the ground.

"The capital is good."

Mrs. Cheng was wrapped in a brown gold silk cloak, and her face was brightened by the fluffy fox fur, after wearing this dress, she was reluctant to take it off, looking at the colorful fireworks high in the air, and then looking at the fireworks on the ground, not to mention children, even she, an adult, couldn't look at it happily.

"I've never seen this in Jiangzhou before."

"Madam, this is the best fireworks of the Li family's fireworks." The servant woman on the side said with her eyebrows fluttering.

"I asked, this kind of fireworks is on the market for ten cents a piece, and I can't buy it." Someone hurriedly said.

Ten cents a piece?

Second Mrs. Cheng looked at the continuous fireworks, and her heart was pounding, how much does this cost!

"But our family didn't spend any money, it was given by someone personally." A servant woman smiled and said, "Our eldest lady is the master of the family, what are these fireworks, you haven't seen the New Year's gift from the Li family..."

Wealthy businessmen in Beijing!

What is a wealthy merchant in the capital!

Not to mention the Li family, thinking of the endless stream of people who came to the door in the past two or three days, as well as the high worship posts stacked up, and the large and small boxes that were loaded into the warehouse one by one, Mrs. Cheng couldn't help but reach out and touch her heart to suppress it, so as not to make her faint in a heartbeat.

It's the right time to come to the capital!

Long overdue coming!

"Jiaojiao, Jiaojiao."

Thinking of this, the second lady hurriedly turned around and shouted.

I saw the woman standing on the porch in front of the door, and the woman on the other side, accompanied by two girls left and right, heard the sound and looked over. Next to her stood Cheng Shilang.

"Jiaojiao. Cold is not cold. Are you afraid? Come on..."Second Lady Cheng beckoned and shouted.

As soon as his hand was raised, he was hugged by Cheng Qiniang, who came over at some point.

"Mother, I'm scared too." She said.

Second Mrs. Cheng glared at her, pulled her away, and continued to call Cheng Jianniang.

Cheng Jianniang shook her head and bowed.

"I couldn't stay up all night, so I quit first." She said.

"Then you go to bed early." Second Mrs. Cheng hurriedly laughed, and was about to shout at the little guys to stop setting off fireworks. lest you disturb her.

"Do you have what it takes to keep your neighbors around?"

Cheng Er on the side said coldly.

"You let the people in this capital not let go?"

Second Lady Cheng glared at him.

"What is hypocrisy!" Second Master Cheng snorted and said.

Over there, Cheng Jiaoniang had already turned around and walked away, and the two girls looked at him with displeasure when they heard it.

"Second uncle." Cheng Shilang couldn't help but shout.

"Shiro, the scientific examination is coming, even if it's the New Year, you can't waste it, go study." Second Master Cheng said without being salty.

After that, he ignored them, turned his head with a cold face, and struggled from the nurse's arms to catch the son of the fireworks.

"What are you doing? If you don't like it, don't pay attention. Second Mrs. Cheng said in a low voice, "What are you provoking her to do?" ”

"I can't see how she looks like she owes her." Second Master Cheng snorted and said, "Pretending to be a god, no wonder someone is being held to sue." ”

Second Mrs. Cheng smiled and bumped him with her arm.

"It's not far yet." She chuckled.

"I'm still afraid of her?" Second Master Cheng snorted. "Don't say a word of scolding, what about beating? I'm her son! It's against her! ”

"Daddy. Don't hit me. Cheng Qiniang grabbed his sleeve again and said.

Second Master Cheng laughed instantly.

"How can I be willing to beat Qi Niang, Qi Niang is the most obedient." He laughed, and the son in his arms was already impatient, and stretched out his arms to go to the yard.

"Let's go, Daddy will take you to set off fireworks." Second Master Cheng hugged his son and smiled, and really raised his feet and stepped down the steps.

"Look at it, that thing is weird and scary." Second Mrs. Cheng instructed.

Cheng Qiniang was already snuggling up to her with a smile.

"Mother, I'm going too." She said.

Second Mrs. Cheng hurriedly grabbed her.

"Don't go." She said, "Those sparks splashed on the face and hands, leaving the flowers behind, it's terrible, we Qi Niang can't be so beautiful." ”

Cheng Qiniang smiled happily, snuggled up to Mrs. Cheng's side, and watched that Cheng Er's master really took the fireworks from the little maid and went to light them in person.

The sound of fireworks resounded in the courtyard, accompanied by screams and laughter of all sizes.

Banqin, who had already walked out of the courtyard gate, couldn't help but look back.

Bright lanterns, fireworks like snow, the sky and the earth correspondingly, the family wearing splendid flowers and branches snuggled happily.

"Half celery."

The servant girl shouted back, raising her eyebrows with a bit of warning.

"What's there to see, let's go."

Banqin replied by retracting his gaze, turning his head and hurrying to follow.

"Sister." Cheng Shilang sighed, and then his eyes lit up, "Does my sister like fireworks?" I dare to put it too. ”

Cheng Jianniang looked at him and smiled.

She looked up at the night sky.

This year, the Li family's fireworks have flown no less than the fireworks she made for the Maoyuanshan brothers at the beginning.

I don't know what Li Mao meant, or what the Li family meant, the Li family's fireworks have to give a bonus.

Cheng Jiaoniang ignored these things, and had her own maid to take care of them.

At this time, the night is in the thick of the night, fireworks are coming and going, and half of the sky is bright.

It's like when the Cheng family's mansion was destroyed by fire....

At that time, for the Yang family, it was also a happy moment for the whole world to celebrate.

"I'm not a big fan of fireworks." Cheng Jianniang said, retracting her gaze from the night sky, "Brother, don't worry, I'm fine, I never expect it, so naturally I won't be disappointed." ”

Cheng Shilang sighed again.

"Brother, you go to study, I'll go back to sleep too." Cheng Jianniang said, bowing on her knees, and then getting up and raising her head, "Besides, don't I still have a brother?" There is not much affection and care, but the truth, the truth. One person is enough. ”

Right. And yourself.

Cheng Shilang smiled. Nodding.

"That sister has a good rest, I'm going to study." He said.

They saluted each other again, and the two went their separate ways.

There were two servants and two maids guarding the house, and when they came back, they were busy giving gifts.

The charcoal fire was warm, the incense burner was freshly burned, the water and supper were hot, and the maid nodded with satisfaction.

"Sister Banqin."

There was a little girl running from outside.

"Is the money still scattered?"

Shicai has already prepared a dustpan of money, which will be distributed to the next people after the fireworks. It's just that the fireworks over there haven't dispersed yet, and Cheng Jianniang has been kicked out.

The handmaid snorted.

"Scatter." She said, her eyes swept over the five or six people in the courtyard in front of her, and smiled slightly, "The lady's money is distributed to the people who serve the lady, you can divide the money." ”

As soon as these words came out, the people in the courtyard were stunned.

"Miss Banqin, you mean, the money. All of them, just a few...," an older servant woman asked incredulously. He reached out and touched himself and a few others.

"yes, you don't want it?" The maidservant asked with a smile.

Who doesn't want money!

The servants and girls in the courtyard came back to their senses and knelt down and kowtowed.

"Thank you for the lady's reward." They shouted in a mess, their voices a little excited.

That's a dustpan! A dustpan! Originally, it was divided among twenty-four people in the family, but now it has become the five of them!

My goodness!

The handmaid waved her hand.

"Let's go down and play, I'm here, you can go tonight." She said.

The servants and girls kowtowed, and happily hugged the girl who came to ask and went straight to the money dustpan.

On the first day of the first lunar month, Mrs. Cheng's heart beat so much that she couldn't get up.

"A dustpan of money!"

She said.

"Yes, ma'am, that's a dustpan of money." The servant woman beside her said hurriedly, looking excited, "Let those five people divide it!" Five people, ma'am, this point is worth their reward for a lifetime! ”

Last night, the five people quietly divided the money, but after covering it all night, it still spread, so that the subordinates of the house blew up the nest, and their eyes were red.

Why wasn't he at the eldest lady's place at the time?

Or why did the eldest lady leave early?

"It's bad." Second Lady Cheng muttered, "Why is she willing to give up?" ”

"The eldest lady didn't speak, it was all said by Banqin." The servant woman hurriedly said.

After two or three days of observation, Second Mrs. Cheng also somewhat understood that this Banqin not only controlled all the expenses of the Cheng family, but also all the properties in Cheng Jianniang's hands were under her control.

That's a character like Jiangzhou Cao's steward.

Sure enough, it's the same.,Look at the pie that doesn't make money for money....

But it's also spent on his own family.

Second Mrs. Cheng immediately got up happily again, just be generous, but I'm afraid of being stingy.

"Someone change their clothes." She said.

The two servant women also happily opened the wardrobe and took out a new set of clothes, and dressed up with the new head.

"So it sees."

Second Mrs. Cheng stopped again and looked at herself in the bronze mirror.

"There are still too few things to sell when I opened my mouth a few years ago."

At this time, when the first rays of sunlight of the Northwest New Year fell, the gates of Longgu City were wide open, and the city gates were full of people.

The army that returned from half a month of fighting made the New Year in Dragon Valley City officially arrive.

Two hills were piled up in front of the city gates, one was captured and the other was beheaded.

The joy of the return of loved ones, while the grief of the bereaved ones, converge at the city gates.

“… At that time, there was not enough grain and grass with the expedition, and I was really worried. ”

Several generals had already crossed the crowd and walked inward, talking as they spoke.

“… It was really not enough, and in order to act quickly, we threw away most of it...."

Hearing this, the generals present were surprised.

"And you can hold out for so long and come back victorious?"

The dusty general laughed.

"It's thanks to the Zhou Guard." He said, looking back, and soon saw a young general walking in a group of people, "Rokuro, come here." ”

Although the surroundings were noisy, the young general still looked up accurately when he heard the sound, and under the sun, his face that was rough and thin by the wind and frost became more and more resolute. (To be continued......)