It has been four years since the joy of returning to the homeland has flooded the towering city walls of Guangzhou, and even with the vigorous maintenance of the government, it is inevitable that there will be a fear of being in a foreign place, which has triggered a greater longing for the hometown.

Three years ago, Chen Kai began to preside over the Guangdong war and vowed to recover Guangzhou within three years. At that time, the people of Guangzhou who were rescued by Chen Kai were willing to believe it from the bottom of their hearts, but the Qing army was powerful, especially the two feudal domains of Pingnan and Jingnan, which were like mountains pressing on everyone's hearts, and they were completely out of breath.

However, with Chen Kai's two defeats of Geng Jimao, the recovery of Hong Kong and even the bombardment of Guangzhou City by the fleet, scene after scene was staged, hope also took root and sprouted in the hearts of these Guangzhou people, and trust gradually grew into a towering tree, so that when Chen Kai promoted Chaozhou's agricultural reform, they had put down their plans to continue to improve their living standards in Chaozhou, but were waiting for Chen Kai's promise to be fulfilled all the time.

The day has finally arrived. The two feudal lords were conferred, Guangzhou was recovered, and the army swept away the bloody thief atmosphere in the past four years, and returned to the hometown to the Han family. And they can finally avoid the pain of dying in a foreign land and return to this land of mulberry where they were born and grew up.

Heartfelt cheers, praises, gratitude, weeping, and so on, all kinds of feelings, gathered into a shout, which burst out in the city: "We are back, and we will not leave again!" ”

The sound sounded, the flags waved, and the gates creaked and cracked, gradually expanding, until they opened their warmest hearts to these wanderers who had been away for many years.

The officials who guided the city were still in the alleys, guiding the people who wept with joy into the city like human dragons. The first team came from the Old Town, and they entered the city through the Yongqing Gate, and had to pass through the New City to return to the familiar place. Walking into the Yongqing Gate, the sunlight was briefly obscured by the hole in the city gate, and then sprinkled all over their faces. To enter the old city from the Yongqing Gate, they must pass through the south gate, and when they enter the city, the first thing they see is the streets and alleys that loom in their memory.

The streets and alleys are lined up, and the books of memory are also turning the pages, whether it is the fun of youth, the hard work of the prime of life, the greeting of relatives and friends, or just the rush in the stormy night. But, in any case, that's a thing of the past. The warm sun shines on his body, carrying the big burden and small burden, and the steps under his feet are becoming more and more powerful.

On both sides, there are Ming troops lined up to maintain order, and in the streets and alleys that are intersected with the avenue, there seem to be many people who come out to watch, but they dare not get too close to those Ming troops. Looking forward to it, and there is no shortage of anticipation.

Four years ago, the Qing army slaughtered the city and killed almost all the people in the city. The rest were nothing more than religious figures, plundered women, and some lucky ones who survived. Subsequently, the old town was fully occupied by the feudal soldiers. Among the survivors, except for the slaves who had been taken into private property by the feudal soldiers, all the rest were driven into the new town. This one is a very small number, and more of them are poor people who escaped from the city with the help of Chen Kai, and then determined that the Qing army was reluctant to return to the family business after sealing the knife.

The feudal soldiers who had occupied the houses and courtyards in the city had been killed, and their families had become prisoners. The return of the people of Guangzhou to their homeland that Chen Kai fought for was naturally the highest priority for those who followed Chen Kai to Chaozhou, because they had given food to the Ming army in the past few years, rather than being good citizens to the Qing court.

Striding forward, along the avenue to the north, when the sun once again experienced a short period of covering, they have appeared in the old city of Guangzhou, looking north, the vicissitudes of Gongbei Tower are presented in front of their eyes.

It is one of the most well-known landmarks in Yangcheng, and there are almost no local people who have never seen it. However, after many years, looking at those old wall tiles, almost moss-covered bodies, and then looking at those carved beams and paintings, there seem to be some mottled new marks on them, as if the next world is the most difficult to exempt.

The team slowly marched through the city, and gradually, it became closer and closer to the Zhuangyuan Fang where they once lived. The so-called champion fang, naturally named after the champion, is not uncommon in China, where the imperial examination is prevalent and the literature is prosperous, and there are as many as three in this Guangdong Province in later generations.

This champion square in Guangzhou commemorates the champion Zhang Zhensun of the Southern Song Dynasty. He lived in the late Southern Song Dynasty, won the champion, and also resisted the violent Yuan, but in the end he chose to surrender without the Yuan army slaughtering the city, and committed suicide in anger on the way to the capital. In order to commemorate his people, the people of Guangzhou renamed the Taitongli where they lived as Zhuangyuanfang, and even the cemetery of his people in Sanyuanli was generally called the Zhuangyuan Tomb by the locals.

To be able to live here, the people of Benfang Lane are proud and proud, and even have a pride in it. On the road, the closer you get to Zhuangyuanfang, the more familiar the places you see. All the way to the place, where there used to be a magnificent archway, but now there is always a smell of horse manure lingering in the air.

"This group of dog Tartars actually raises horses in this champion workshop, it's really insulting!"

"Hey, what is this. Have you heard that when the Tartars besieged the city, even the tomb of the champion was destroyed. ”

"These gang of people who killed a thousand knives deserve to be cut by a thousand knives."

"Wait until you settle down, talk to Li Zheng, let's go and ask the old man of Fujun to preside over the rebuilding of the champion tomb."

"Well, that's it."

Having said that, the official who led the team and Li Zheng had already begun to give a lecture, and what he said was nothing more than to clean up thoroughly after returning home, especially to make sure that there were no unknown people and weapons in the houses and courtyards of each family, and when the inspection was completed and it was confirmed that everything was fine, someone should be sent to report to Li Zheng. As for the future, you can resume normal production and life.

"The boss of the Fujun understands that all the fathers and elders have just returned to their hometowns, and it is still difficult to find a livelihood to support their families for the time being. Therefore, from now on, the Elder Fujun instructed us to set up porridge fields in various places in the city for ten days. The Elder Fujun has agreed with the merchants of the city to open all kinds of shops, and you don't have to worry about making a living. ”

The official who led the team said that, and a group of people came forward to inquire. However, after hearing these noises, more people could no longer suppress the desire for home in their hearts, and hurriedly rushed to their old houses with shouts.

Pushing open the gate, the shops along the street are mostly in a mess. After four years of doves occupying the magpie's nest, and after that war rebellion, it is always indispensable. In this regard, the people are psychologically prepared, it is nothing more than to follow what Fang Caili said, thoroughly inspect it, and then resettle the family, and then clean it up, there must be a person who can live in it.

When some people return home, they see that everything is the same, except that some of the furnishings and objects in the house are missing, but other things such as furniture and large objects are still there. What you need, that is, to clean up and tidy up, is not a bag to move in, but it is also more convenient. However, some of the feudal soldiers have lived, and the distribution of rooms and the layout of indoor and outdoor have changed, and they have become completely different from before. As a result, it is indispensable for the people who have returned home to blurt out a few words such as "dog tartars have no taste and don't know how to be aesthetic", and they always have to vent their evil anger.

However, within a moment, a scream came from a man's house in the middle of the alley. Hearing this, a few guards who were still in the alley hurriedly rushed in, ready to give those city fox society rats or the remnants of the feudal soldiers a good look. But when they rushed in, all they saw was the people trembling at the black marks in the courtyard, and a soldier stepped forward, even more so when he burst out laughing.

"What's there to be afraid of, it's just a pool of blood."

As he spoke, several soldiers laughed and walked out, leaving the family stunned, not knowing what to say for a while.

"It's just a puddle of blood, don't be afraid, don't be afraid. Son, go and fetch a bucket of water for your father, and wipe it clean. ”

The half-grown boy promised to go, but his mother still looked a little worried: "I'm afraid that when the city was broken, I killed people in our house." ”

"It's also dogs and tartars, beast-like things."

"I'm afraid that there is a lonely ghost or something, but I still have to find the masters in the temple and the temple to do it to drive away the bad luck."

"That's right, I heard that after the arrival in the city, the government invited those masters to do a water and land dojo. I'm afraid that if there is something I haven't done, it's a foolproof way to do it again. ”

The people who came by boat entered the city one after another, and then disappeared into the great city like an inland river. However, this is not just evaporation, but in the wisps of cooking smoke and even the lights of thousands of homes flickering in the dark, there is a new vitality.

"The next thing, there is Lao Zhujun, this official has thanked the elders of the city on behalf of him."

"The boss of the army must not be, it is up to us to thank the boss."

Before the wine glass in Chen Kai's hand was raised in front of him, everyone quickly stood up and bowed in thanks. They were originally local businessmen in Guangzhou, but they fled to Chaozhou that year, and they all continued to make a living with their belongings, capital, and connections in other prefectures, counties and even provinces, which was nothing more than a change of place. And now, it's just a matter of returning to the original point, what needs to be done, they have already experienced most of them when they were in Chaozhou, and returning here is to start all over again, and with Chen Kai's support behind them, it is even more handy.

When people return to the city, the first thing to solve is the problem of livelihood, and the problem of livelihood should be solved as the most important thing to solve is the problem of food. The government can open a porridge field for a while, not for a long time, otherwise it will only raise a group of lazy people, which Chen Kai does not want to see. In this way, it is necessary to create jobs, so that people can earn wages from their work, and use their money to buy daily necessities, so that businesses can survive, and agriculture and handicrafts can be revitalized, as if they were starting all over again.

At the end of the banquet, these merchants are the first to come here by boat. What kind of livelihood they each operate is decided in advance, and priority is given to the industry they have done in the past. By the next day, the porridge field was opened as scheduled in various parts of the city, and at the same time, on the side of the soup kitchen, the revelations and shouts of the recruitment of workers also sounded one after another.

"Gao Di Street Dong Ji Salt Store recruits, give priority to old guys."

"The double-door bottom of the street Zhao Ji is recruiting bookkeepers and small workers."

"Zhuji Restaurant recruits juniors and maids, and requires clear eyebrows and smart eyes."

“……”

Recruitment, the old guys who were originally in Guangzhou, and the new guys after arriving in Chaozhou, the return of these people can complete a certain employment rate. Next, that is, to further expand recruitment, as long as the employment rate is topped, people have jobs, and most of their minds will settle down.

queuing up to receive porridge and food, the people are looking forward to the recruitment point. Privately, in fact, the owner has begun to contact the original old buddy, some of them are at ease in this regard, and those who can't find the old club, can only find a new job, previous work experience is very important, after all, any family is willing to be familiar. But when it comes to training new workers, it's not that they don't want to do it – after all, it's the massacres and the change in scale from Chaozhou to Guangzhou that have left a bigger gap in the labor force.

After receiving the porridge and eating it in a hurry, the people began to rush to those recruitment points to touch the next work. After all, when people are idle, they will sit and eat empty, even if Chen Kai promised to grant land outside the city earlier, but most of these survivors are citizens in the city.

Everyone has a dream, and when they return to their hometown, the struggles that were interrupted by the slaughter can officially start again!

The people returned to Guangzhou by boat one after another. It's going to take a process, but once it's already started, it's not going to stop there.

When the people in the city began to rush for their livelihoods, on Henan Island in the south of Guangzhou, Chen Kai and Chen Qice, who was invited, gathered for a banquet. During the banquet, the two reminisced about the past and were full of emotion, at least in Chen Qice's heart, he never thought that he could really be killed in just a few years.

In the Pearl River Water Battle that year, they did kill Shang Kegmy prestige, but the strength of the two feudatories was there, so it is understandable. But now that I have really seen this scene, I am in a different state of mind, so much so that I even have to drink a few more glasses of wine.

"Brother Hongshi, the younger brother has a request, I don't know if I can grant it."

"Brother Xian has something to say, but please speak up, there is nothing that a foolish brother can do."

After many years of cooperation, the friendship with the Qing army at the beginning, and Chen Kai's subsidy to Chen Qice's department over the years, the two sides have long been extremely close allies. At this time, Chen Kai said that Chen Qice also patted his chest and responded, but when Chen Kai made his words clear, Chen Qice broke out a burst of wine and sweat, and the slightly drunk feeling was almost steaming in an instant.