After a few days of rare leisure between the two, Qiao Yushu still went to the army again, and it was the New Year's Day soon. The more this time, the more people in the Western Regions like to make trouble. Now the Western Regions are in chaos, but what about the more chaotic they are? The more you want food, the more you want it, the more you want it, you can only grab it. So Qiao Yushu went back to the army to set up defenses.

There are many small villages on the outskirts of the border city, and because they are not in the city, these villages are the most vulnerable to attacks by the people of the Western Regions. Qiao Yushu ordered all the people in the village to go into the city, try to find relatives, or find a place to stay. Of course, if you can't do it, go to the post house, which is for refugees to take refuge. And the villagers did not fail to cooperate, and everyone knew what the result would be if it fell into the hands of the people of the Western Regions. Who would want to live outside the city if it weren't for the fact that they had land outside the city?

Of course, there are some small villages close to the city, Qiao Yushu directly ordered the soldiers to garrison, and they should all stretch the defense to give the people as much convenience as possible. And because the people have not been harassed by the people of the Western Regions this year, their lives are quite smooth, and every household has surplus food, so they don't have to worry about going hungry. But this is the New Year, because the people of the Western Regions have to leave their homes and take refuge in the city or relatives' houses. In the eyes of the people, the New Year is to stay at home, and the family is reunited to eat dumplings is the New Year.

If you let the people of the Western Regions make such a fuss now, even if you feel uncomfortable, no one will say too much. It's better than letting the people of the Western Regions capture it as military rations! In every village, there are people from the Western Regions who have been captured, and there are basically no people who can come back alive. Anyway, in the hands of the people of the Western Regions, there is only a dead end, and women are even more miserable.

Qiu Ning knew that Qiao Yushu was busy, but this year had to be passed. Twining ordered the maids to cut the window grilles and went out on the street to buy some things. Qiuning also bought more or less to eat and drink, but the Western Regions couldn't compare with the capital. But fortunately, the eldest princess ordered a few carts of food and drink to be sent by someone finally arrived a year ago. Qiu Ning smiled and instructed his subordinates to carry meat and fresh vegetables to the cellar. In this part of the border city, every household has to prepare a cellar, but in the winter there is no place to store Chinese cabbage and many places to eat. The cellar is not perishable and is quite safe.

Especially in rural areas, the cellar is the most important place for each family, and only their own family knows where their cellar is. The cellar is the food base, and having food can naturally allow the family to live. Therefore, the places where the cellars are built are relatively hidden, and some cellars are not their own family, so it is impossible to figure out where they are.

Qiu Ning packed up some fashionable fabrics and food and clothing from the capital, and sent them to the families of some generals in the army. Qiu Ning knew that many of the generals were all young and old, and they had all taken root in the border city. For these generals who can survive in the border city and have always dedicated themselves to this city, Qiu Ning admires it very much. And for his subordinates, Qiu Ning sent some things, firstly, to show goodwill, and secondly, to socialize with others.

Qiu Ning didn't give the New Year's gifts to those officials in the city, but these officials all sent New Year's gifts early in the morning, and Qiu Ning was embarrassed to accept other people's things, so he gave the things A gave to B, and B gave the things to C., and so on. Immediately return all the New Year's gifts sent by the provinces, and if the things are exchanged slightly, the provinces will not see anything immediately. Qiu Ning was busy receiving and giving gifts every day, and for the first time, he felt tired of spending the New Year in the border city.

But what? It is precisely because of these gifts that this year has a New Year's flavor. Qiu Ning likes this feeling, but when she thinks of the eldest princess who is far away in the capital, Qiu Ning still misses it very much. Qiu Ning thought about it, and when she waited for the New Year next year, she would definitely take the eldest princess to the border city for the New Year. Although there is no ginseng bird's nest here, there is a sour cabbage stewed fish here, as well as sour cabbage pork dumplings, which are also top-notch.

Qiu Ning ordered people to clean up the yard inside and out, pasted Spring Festival couplets on the doors, beautiful window flowers on the windows, and red lanterns on the eaves, all of which were completely new inside and out. And the people in the house, Qiu Ning will also send new clothes, and Qiu Ning also ordered the embroidery girl to measure the size and make a few new clothes for herself. After the New Year, there must be a lot of entertainment, and you have to eat the New Year's banquet until the fifteenth day of the first month! Fortunately, the eldest princess sent a lot of fabrics, all of which were exquisite and simple, as well as some furs. Qiu Ning also liked it very much, looking at the things sent by the eldest princess, Qiu Ning only felt full of maternal love.

Up and down the house because of the New Year's Festival, everyone is full of joy. The city even held a large-scale New Year's banquet this year, saying that it was to celebrate that everyone did not let the people of the Western Regions harass this year, and no family members disappeared because of the people of the Western Regions. Originally, this large-scale New Year's banquet was spontaneously held by the people in the city, but in the end, it was necessary to invite Qiu Ning and Qiao Yushu to the banquet. This kind of large-scale New Year's banquet is a banquet with flowing water on the streets of the city, but it is too cold in the border city. So it's usually a mutton soup feast. The mutton soup is filled with radish and sour cabbage, and everyone eats it together, and then it is served with steamed buns, which is fragrant and delicious.

Qiu Ning knew that the common people held such a banquet, in fact, it was very simple, just to express the joy in their hearts, a year of peace and peace, An Ansheng, it is indeed worth celebrating, worthy of joy. And it's not a waste, every family in the border city has sheep, and each family gives a sheep to the public, of course, it is also divided into the number of people, and the people with fewer people pay less, and the more people are more. When the time comes, everyone will drink mutton soup together, several large pots and several large pots. I heard that I have to drink mutton soup for a whole day? Therefore, it is not too much for a family to serve a sheep, and a family eats for a day, and it does require more than that.

And because the border city has been harassed by the people of the Western Regions for many years, it has not held such a New Year's banquet for many years. Every family has more or less relatives killed, how can they be in the mood to have a New Year's banquet? And there was not enough food to eat, so the people of the Western Regions grabbed it. Therefore, such a New Year's banquet is a luxury, but this year, no one is allowed to grab food, and every household has something to eat, so they are naturally willing to give sheep for the New Year's banquet.

After Qiao Yushu received the invitation from the people, he naturally did not refuse, so he agreed. And also ordered someone to send two sheep over, which made the people even more embarrassed, originally invited the boss to come over to participate in the New Year's banquet, in order to express the people's gratitude to Coach Qiao, but the people also gave out sheep, and did not take advantage of the people at all. Compared to Han Yuntian, who didn't do anything and colluded with people from the Western Regions, he was really much stronger. With such a clear coach, everyone will be able to have a bumper harvest every year in the future, and they will have a peaceful birthday every year. (To be continued.) )