By the time of Chinese New Year's Eve, God was also a caregiver, and the snow that had been falling for many days finally stopped, and the sky was not only clear, but even the tight north wind was much lighter. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

But even so, because the weather is still a little cold, coupled with the customs and habits that have always been there, the people and dignitaries in the capital rarely go out of their homes, everyone just stays in their own houses, reunites with their families, slowly eats Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, and waits for the New Year.

But the situation in Yang Zhen's family today is a little different, although an extremely rich Chinese New Year's Eve dinner was prepared, but everyone just hastily ate things, and then almost everyone rushed to the backyard garden, quite expectant and excited waiting for the appearance of the good things that their old man said.

It wasn't until it was completely dark that Yang Zhen and Yang Chen brought Zhang Jingyun and Luo Yueying and their two daughters over, and behind them, Cai Yingyang, who was carrying a big wooden box, was also quite pleased to see the expressions of these people, which made the servants of the Yang family look forward to the next thing even more.

After signaling these servants not to be formal, Yang Zhen said to Zhang Jingyun, who was full of excitement and apprehension: "Jingyun, this is the first time for you to come, you don't have to be afraid, everything is with us." As he spoke, he took out a fist-sized cylinder from the box and handed it to Zhang Jingyun's hand.

Zhang Jingyun took this thing, looked at it carefully, but couldn't see any cleverness, and raised his eyes to look at Yang Zhen again: "Erlang......"

"What? Didn't you always say you wanted to put some firecrackers? My firecracker is specially prepared for you, and the first surprise will naturally be put by your own hands. Yang Zhen smiled and encouraged, and as he spoke, he quickly lit a stick of incense with a fire fold and handed it to her: "Have you seen this fuse?" Just light it later, and you'll be able to go back. ”

Zhang Jingyun was stunned for a moment with incense sticks and firecrackers, and after seeing Yang Zhen's encouraging gaze, as well as the envious looks of those servants and Cai Yingyang around him, he finally mustered up the courage and walked to the empty snow in front of him with his things.

After walking a few feet away from everyone, she put the firecrackers on the flat snow, squatted down again, and leaned over to the fuse with a little red light in her little trembling little hands. But because of the tension, and the fact that it was dark and the two things were too small, I couldn't turn on the fuse for the first time.

In fact, when it comes to courage, Zhang Jingyun is not so small, she and her grandfather have long been accustomed to seeing all kinds of big and small scenes before. But after all, this is the first time she has been firecracked, and it is still in front of her lover, nervousness and shyness, which caused her to be more timid than before.

And this first failure made Zhang Jingyun even more nervous, and he couldn't help but shrink back, and only relied on the feeling in his hand to put the incense stick on the fuse. Fortunately, there was no wind tonight, and after all, she had practiced kung fu for a few days, and finally did not miss again, only heard a "whoosh", and the fuse of the firecracker was finally lit.

However, this time, Zhang Jingyun was still startled, and her squatting body really jumped up from the ground, and then hurriedly ran towards everyone in three steps and two steps. It wasn't until they came to Yang Zhen and them that they settled down.

At this time, the fuse, which was not too short, finally burned out, and after a few moments, a small bang sounded from the bottom of the firecracker, shaking the whole firecracker into the air, which was more than three feet high.

"Ah......" Seeing that this movement was nothing more than that, Zhang Jingyun, who had been worried for a while just now, was a little disappointed. It's a shame that I've been scared for so long, so it's not good......

It's just that her sigh has just begun, and then the firecracker exploded again in the air, blooming a dazzling, red and green bright flower, which immediately made all the Yang family servants and Cai Yingyang present stunned.

And Zhang Jingyun opened her mouth wide again, and let out a "Ah...... very ungracefully, but this time it was full of disbelief and surprise, and she almost jumped up.

In this era, although firecrackers have long been popular, their characteristics are still only maintained to make people listen to them. Even some skilled craftsmen who can make firecrackers with fireworks effects are kept secret by the government and only serve the royal family.

The vast majority of all the people present had never seen such a scene, and now they were naturally shocked when they suddenly saw this scene. Even Luo Yueying, although she had seen a more beautiful scene in Hangzhou before, but that time she was not prepared after all, and she just watched it with Lanqin, and now she is snuggling up with Ai Lang to watch this beautiful fireworks bloom, this feeling is naturally very different.

Moreover, this scene also made her quickly recall the emotion and excitement when she saw Yang Zhen set off fireworks to show her love in Hangzhou, and suddenly two red glows flew on her face, and she was already relying on Yang Zhen's delicate body to snuggle up to him more tightly.

"Wow...... This is also too beautiful......" After a while, Zhang Jingyun came back from the shock, screamed loudly and excitedly, and then reached for the wooden box, grabbed another firecracker and ran into the snow.

The second time the firecracker was released, Zhang Jingyun was not as cringe as he was just now, and quickly lit the fuse, but the speed did not slow down much when he ran back. When she came back and turned around, she saw the firecrackers take off again, exploding into a field of gold and silver fireworks in the air, and she applauded again.

And the servants on the side also saw it straight, and after glancing at the two masters, they finally couldn't help cheering.

When Zhang Jingyun picked up a firecracker again and put it away, Cai Yingyang looked at Yang Zhen with some pity: "Second brother, ......"

Yang Zhen glanced at him with some amusement, knowing that this young brother was already eager to try, so he nodded and said, "You can go and let it go, just be careful not to get hurt." ”

"Okay!" Cai Yingyang hurriedly agreed, took four firecrackers in one go, and took advantage of Zhang Jingyun's firecrackers to take off into the air, so he hurriedly ran up, and took the incense sticks that had been made earlier and put them on the fuses......

With the addition of Cai Yingyang, this fireworks feast has completely begun, with a burst of banging sound continues to explode, a beautiful, purple and red five-color fireworks continue to bloom in the air, and the sky above Yang Mansion is also full of colors, which makes people dizzy.

The servants of the Yang family saw that their eyes were straight, their hands were red, and their mouths couldn't stop cheering, feeling that this Chinese New Year's Eve was more wonderful than any Chinese New Year's Eve they had experienced in the past, and it was even more memorable.

As for Luo Yueying, her eyes were also shining, her face was flushed, but her heart was already immersed in the scene half a year ago, and her eyes were already full of tenderness and sweetness when she looked at the Ailang beside her.

Among the people present, only the two brothers of the Yang family still remained calm, although their eyes also fell on the fireworks that kept exploding in the air, but the conversation between the two seemed very sober.

"Erlang, it seems that you have been thinking about this for a while." Yang Chen glanced at his brother thoughtfully and asked softly.

"Exactly, I ...... in Hangzhou that day" Yang Zhen recounted his previous experience in order to marry Luo Yueying, and then said: "Later, I found out that Zhu Siyuan was an expert in firearms, so I recruited him to listen to his subordinates." ”

"Really? Are you planning to use his talents to make money by making these firecrackers, or do you have other plans? Yang Chen asked again meaningfully.

Hearing the meaning of his brother's words, Yang Zhen laughed: "It seems that you really can't hide it from your eldest brother." Yes, I took him under my command, not only because I valued his superb means of making firecrackers, but also because of his family background, he was once a master of firearms in the Shenji Battalion. I'm going to use his hand to create some sharper weapons. ”

Hearing what he meant, Yang Chen's brows wrinkled unconsciously: "You are too bold." This is the capital, even if you are a Jinyiwei, this kind of thing is still extremely taboo. Don't forget how many eyes are on you right now, and if something goes wrong, this kind of thing is no joke. ”

"Don't worry, big brother, I will naturally take precautions against this. However, even if I know that this is difficult and dangerous, I have to give it a try for the future of the Ming Dynasty. Yang Zhen said, glancing at the direction of the palace that could not be seen at all in the night: "Didn't you tell me, big brother, in a few decades, the Ming Dynasty will be destroyed by the continuous rise of anti-thieves and rebels, and then the alien race will enter the Central Plains, and the Chinese nation will experience hundreds of years of darkness from now on...... I had to take precautions. ”

That being said, firearms alone may not save a country. No matter how powerful the weapon is, it can't be used by people? Yang Chen has his own opinions.

"I understand, so our brothers have to think about changing the shortcomings that may lead to the fall of the Great Ming. However, this firearm is, after all, the most powerful means of dealing with the foreign cavalry of the north, and we cannot but study it. ”

Yang Chen naturally had nothing to refute this, he knew very well that when the firearms really advanced to the point where they could fire continuously, cavalry would no longer be the sharpest means of attack in the world. After pondering for a moment, he nodded: "Okay, since you have made up your mind, I don't want to object too much." I just hope you are careful and don't make any mistakes. ”

Yang Zhen smiled indifferently at him, and then shifted his gaze back to the fireworks in front of him, looking at his brother and his beloved constantly putting beautiful fireworks into the sky, Yang Zhen's eyes flickered......

Chinese New Year's Eve night passed slowly in this burst of banging......