In the second half of the Chinese New Year's Eve, Han Xu and several people got up, it was dark everywhere outside, the sky was starry and moonless, the whole earth was shrouded in darkness, and only one person was left in the highest observation hall in the dungeon, if there was an enemy attack, it could be discovered in advance, set off fireworks to alarm, and inform the craftsmen in the dungeon to flee, and there was no need to do anything else.

Han Xu and the others were wrapped tightly, still feeling the biting cold, the land of Liaodong in the Xiaoice era was abnormally cold, badger oil is a must-have, smeared on the hands and face, and the boots should also be padded with hay, otherwise the hands, feet and face will be frostbitten.

Everyone's gifts are tied up immediately, Han Xu went to the city to pay New Year's greetings and give gifts, and there are some officials who are far away from southern Liaoning, and they have to rush to Liaoyang a day or two in advance, otherwise they will not be able to catch up with the New Year's gifts, and they will offend people if they are a little later.

When he arrived in the city of Liaoyang, the sky was bright, there were already a lot of people who came out to pay New Year's greetings on the streets, each family was open to the door, after meeting each other, it was to say some congratulatory words for the New Year, last year, Liaoyang was still a gloomy cloud, this year's weather is very different, the He brothers and Yan Song led the war horses, and they also whispered and laughed with each other, although they got up in the middle of the night and hurried, after entering the city to see such a New Year weather, it still made people feel relaxed and happy.

Han Xu didn't even have time to eat breakfast, so he only took a dry cake from under the saddle and chewed it, and the rest of the people were the same, they entered the city a little late, and they were afraid that it would be too late to pay New Year's greetings, and besides, there would be no store opening on the first day of the new year this year, and it would be useless to give more money.

By the time everyone walked to the temple in the south of the city, the crowd had already begun to slowly crowd.

A lot of the whole family who worshiped the New Year ran out here to burn incense and pray for blessings, the temple fair is the favorite collective carnival from top to bottom in this era, it is still liked by the young people, and the women who can not go out easily on weekdays will also come out on this day, walking briskly in the crowd, and have gone to the temple to burn incense for their families, these young women will be surrounded by a large group of young men, of course they dare not harass them, but as long as they are young women who have passed a little bit, they will always feel a stream of ** eyes projected on their faces, Most of the women were shy, hugging each other from time to time, and let out bursts of bright and light laughter.

Han Xu ate the cakes, feeling the happiness of this era, and his mood became very happy.

At this time, a group of girls laughed and laughed, girls from large families can also go out on this day, but they need to cover their faces, and there are a lot of accompaniments, the middle class and small households are not so particular, if the Jiangnan atmosphere is open, women can go out all year round, and even can stand up to the door, the atmosphere here in Liaodong is slightly more conservative, but at the time of the New Year's Festival, young women can also go out with their friends to have fun, burn incense in the temple or go out of the city in late spring to fold willows.

Han Xu has been in the military camp for a long time, and he is masculine every day, and he can't help but look at these girls at this time.

These girls are all beautiful, and they know that they are from a middle-class family by looking at the robes and makeup on their bodies.

Han Xu stared at people, it was actually quite impolite, and it was not in line with his status as a military attaché, but the He family brothers and Yan Song were not much better, there were quite a lot of colorful women in the bustling crowd, and these guys had already wet their robes with saliva.

A pretty girl felt Han Xu's gaze, glanced at him, and muttered softly.

Another slender beautiful girl also saw Han Xu, and was first taken aback, her ruddy little mouth opened slightly, very cute, and then she actually smiled at Han Xu.

The two sides did not speak, and the etiquette and religious defense in this era are far less than those of the Qing Dynasty, but there is no possibility of strange young men and women talking on the street.

Seeing that after the girl smiled, blended in with the girls, and left frolicking, Han Xu was confused for a while.

"It's weird, it's weird." He Qingyun and the three of them also saw it, He Qingyun patted his leg and said, "I don't think the adult is more handsome than me, why did that little lady smile at the adult?" ”

He Qinglei said: "Your beard is too long, I told you to shave it a long time ago, you see that the adult shaves his beard every other day, and he looks heroic and has a little white face." ”

Yan Song also said: "This smile can determine the marriage, do you want to ask the little one to find out which woman it is?" ”

With Han Xu's current identity, as long as that girl is not Xiong Tingbi or the young lady of the patrol and guard, there is nothing wrong with mentioning the relatives, but Han Xu also feels that these guys around him are too slinging, and if they dare to smile and smile, they have taken a fancy to themselves, and it is really terrible for men to be self-absorbed.

"That's right!"

He Qinglei suddenly slapped his leg and said: "I remember, this little lady is the daughter of Dr. Jiang Hanbin Han's family, I was there to treat my injuries for a while, she gave me medicine, I said how familiar it is, it turned out to be her." It's strange that she smiled at the adult, and people laughed at the adult, you bragged about it that day, but she didn't give the consultation money to others until now. ”

"I see."

Han Xu also thought about it, and felt a burst of chagrin in his heart, that Doctor Jiang was very rude, although he said that he had money, he doubled the cost of diagnosis and medicine that day, but he didn't take it to heart, and now he is laughed at like this, and the three big toads around him also said that people fancy him, but he didn't expect this smile to be ridicule.

Thinking of this, Han Xu was in a hurry at this time, and even ordered Yan Song to find Gao Xiaosan and inquire about Dr. Jiang's residence in Liaoyang.

Everyone rushed to the Jinglu Yamen first, there was already a long queue in the outer gatehouse, the sedan chair and the carriage and horses were lined up all the way from the front of the house to the mouth of the alley, many civil and military officials were waiting in the ear room, up to the third-grade and fourth-grade civil officials wearing red robes, the chief soldiers and deputy generals wearing the first-grade military attache robes, and the bottom was Han Xu, a thousand households, who came to the Jinglue Yamen to pay New Year's greetings, always had to worry about their own identity, if the identity was not enough, it would only make people laugh when they came, and they would even be reprimanded, when Han Xu came over, there were many people in the crowd who looked at him, There were also some acquaintances who came over to laugh and say hello, the chief soldier He Shixian, Chen Ce and a few people admired Han Xu, and pulled him to say for a while, the rest of the Liaozhen generals, most of them looked cold, Han Xu is a serious Liaozhen general from Liaodong, but he is not popular in Liaozhen, this atmosphere is very weird, He Shixian pursed his lips, and said in a low voice: "These guys are like this, this town is also like this when they first arrived in Liaozhen, they are crowded out from top to bottom, and then the town has not fought with a knife and a gun to get to this position?" Han Xu, you don't have to take it to heart, with your ability, you will definitely be promoted to the position of chief soldier in the future. ”

Chen Ce also said: "Don't be afraid of people's words, don't be afraid of people's exclusion, in fact, all military towns in the world are almost the same, what matters is your own heart, do more things, make more meritorious contributions, and have your own day." ”

Han Xu was really grateful in his heart, and said some words of thanks to the two general soldiers from the bottom of his heart, his New Year's greeting red post had already been put in, and he also wrote his name in the door book, but there were too many civil and military officials who came today, and it was estimated that Xiong Tingbi might not meet him.