With a large group of people.

Cao Yan and the others came to the dock side of Linjiazhuang.

In a flat clearing, a row of barrels was erected with triangular iron.

There are twelve gates.

It just happened that Xia Haibo's seven-person group, Luo Ming, Zhong Xinyi, Xiang Yixin, Zhang Muer, and Feng Qingluan were twelve.

The crowd walked over, circled the barrel a few times, and then knocked.

made a sound of "oo

It seems that the nozzle is a little bigger, the tube is a little longer, the base is added to a small iron shell, and a few scales are added, and it is even more familiar!

"Cao Gongzi, why is this thing a bit like a clothes dryer on an iron ship?" Xiaoyudian's mouth was fast, and he asked first.

Now, all the people who had doubts in their hearts woke up, and nodded hurriedly, isn't this thing the iron pipe that Cao Yan let others guess when he went to sea on that iron boat?

Cao Yan complained in his heart, don't you need to be so associative! Of course, this must be a way to fool the past: "It's a bit similar, but the purpose is different, just like our clothes pole, some people hold it as a clothes pole, but some people hold it as a stick weapon." ”

"Hmm!" Everyone nodded, Cao Yan's explanation was very simple and straightforward.

"How's that going?" Looking at these iron pipes, everyone really couldn't relate to the beautiful fireworks that night.

"It's very simple, just put in the fireworks and put your foot on the pedal." Cao Yan pointed to a pedal-like thing sticking out from under the barrel and explained.

"It's that simple? No need to ignition? ”

"No, do you need to try it?"

"Forget it, don't try, hurry up and transport it into the city!"

“？” Cao Yan didn't understand what this meant, and looked at them.

Seeing that Cao Yan was puzzled, Xiang Yixin spoke, "That's the case, my father wants Brother Cao to take the fireworks to the Qinhuai River to add some festive atmosphere to the city." ”

As soon as he said this, Cao Yan understood that his side was still a little remote.

If you come out of the city to play on your side, it's okay during the day, but it's not very convenient to go back at night and it's a little dangerous, after all, there is no street lamp in these years, and it's quite tragic to rely on a few lanterns to light the road.

"Okay, Brother Zhuang called some people to pack these things and transport them to the city." Cao Yan agreed, and gave an order to Lin Dazhuang, who was fiddling with these things over there.

"Okay, uncle."

……

……

When a team of carriages drove mightily to the Qinhuai River.

It has been protected by the city guards and regiments.

Cao Yan went to the Qinhuai River to play, and the number of times was countable.

Except for a few times to eat in the Zuixian Building, that is, to follow Luo Ming to visit the painting boat once.

And the only time, Zhang Muer knocked over the boat and made him fall into the river.

……

The Qinhuai River is a tributary of the Yangtze River, and in the New Era, the coast was densely populated and economically developed, and the ancient culture of Nanjing was nurtured here, and it was called the "Mother River of Nanjing".

As far back as the Stone Age, there was human activity in the basin. On both sides of the river from Dongshuiguan to Xishuiguan, Soochow has been a residential area in a prosperous commercial district since then.

Since the Southern Dynasties, the Qinhuai River has become a place where famous families live. There are many restaurants on both sides of the strait, strong wine and songs, countless talents linger in the meantime, and the stories of beautiful women have been passed down through the ages.

During the Six Dynasties, the Qinhuai River and the Confucius Temple area became a popular gathering place for literati and scholars, and the Wuyi Lane, Zhuque Bridge and Taoye Ferry on both sides of the river turned into poetry and wine, which have been passed down to future generations for thousands of years. Wuyi Lane is the center of the Qinhuai romance of the Six Dynasties, and the Eastern Jin Dynasty once gathered Wang Dao and Xie An, two major families, and became famous all over the world.

After the Sui and Tang dynasties, the Qinhuai River gradually declined, but attracted countless literati and scholars to come here to pay their respects, Confucianism flourished, the Jiangnan Gongyuan built in the Southern Song Dynasty became the largest imperial examination center in ancient China, so Qinhuai gradually recovered as the cultural center of the south of the Yangtze River.

The Ming and Qing dynasties were the heyday of the Qinhuai of the Ten Miles, the rich gathered, the green buildings were lined up, the painting boat Lingbo, and it became the beautiful place in the south of the Yangtze River. Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang ordered the Lantern Festival to set off 10,000 small lanterns on the Qinhuai River, on both sides of the Qinhuai River, the Chinese lanterns are brilliant, the gold powder is on the platform, the rows are lined up, and the painting boat Lingbo.

In the Qing Dynasty, there were 58 high school champions in the Jiangnan Gongyuan examination area, accounting for 52 of the total number of champions in the Qing Dynasty. Celebrities of the Ming and Qing dynasties, Wu Chengen, Tang Bohu, Zheng Banqiao, Wu Jingzi, Weng Tongyi, Zhang Jian, etc. are all from this.

……

The location of the fireworks this time is at a wide platform near Xiang Yixin's drunken immortal building.

The surrounding area has long been surrounded by the city guard corps, and it is not allowed to enter the idle people.

When the carriage drove in with all the equipment.

Without Cao Yan's orders, as soon as the carriage stopped, Lin Dazhuang and the others began to remove the barrel from the carriage and then assemble it.

In the distance, facing the river here, there are full of painting boats, but the best ones are all those of acquaintances, Cao Yan knows from the lanterns hanging on their expenses that they are those people's boats, they are the first to get the news, come here to occupy a good position.

Nearby, there were ships of some sailors, preventing other ships from approaching.

When the barrel rack was re-erected and the counterweight was pressed, Lin Dazhuang and the others shook it to see if it was stable.

It was also past eight o'clock in the evening.

Both sides of the embankment have long been surrounded by people who have received the news.

……

I saw that it had been loaded, and it was the same barrel I saw when I was at Cao Yan's dock before.

Luo Ming asked, "Master, okay?" ”

"Hmm," Cao Yan nodded, and now he almost put in the fireworks bomb and stepped on it.

"County Lord, can you let it go?" Xia Haibo couldn't wait for a long time, and hurriedly asked when he heard it.

Xiang Yixin looked at the bright moon in the sky and calculated the time.

"Let's get started!"

"Master, hurry up and ......" Luo Ming couldn't wait for a long time, and hurriedly occupied a pedal.

"What's the hurry! Big strong brother, put the first round of shells. Cao Yan said to Lin Dazhuang, who was standing aside.

Lin Dazhuang and eleven other people went to the place where the ammunition was stacked and found the boxes marked with the number "one".

Open it and pull out that long firework bomb.

In order, twelve barrels were put in.

"The twelve?" Cao Yan looked at the person behind him and asked.

The other eleven people didn't hesitate, but Zhong Xinyi was a little hesitant, feeling that she was a little scared.

Xiang Jiao, as soon as she saw this, her eyes were blazing with light, and she should be waiting for someone to speak and let her go up.

"Miss," Xiao Yudi grabbed Zhong Xinyi's sleeve and shook it, her eyes full of anticipation.

"Go ahead and step on it for me." Zhong Xinyi thought about it for a moment, but gave up.

With a little raindrop, his eyes lit up, and he hurriedly ran to the vacant stepping board and put his feet on it.

"I'll count, one, two, three, and you'll step on it together!"

Everyone nodded in understanding.

"One."

"Two."

"Three."

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

……

Fireworks flew into the sky with tailfire.

Then there were more than a dozen "bang" and "bang" explosions.

In the sky, several petals appeared, with the words "Happy New Year's Day" and "Auspicious Ruyi".

"Miss, look, Miss......" Xiaoyudian shouted happily.

Although the others are not as excited as Xiaoyudi jumping and shouting, judging from their expressions, they should also be excited.

"Cut, dirt buns! I don't know! Lin Yueru, who was beside Cao Yan, looked at the 80 mm cannon with a little disdain, on the night of the Chinese New Year's Eve, she used a 150 mm cannon barrel, and the fireworks were obviously much larger than this.

Cao Yan glanced at her, she just played a few days ago, and she was embarrassed to despise others?