Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, at the beginning of January 1898, the land of Northeast China is covered with snow, indicating that next year will be another bumper year, and the people of the four provinces in Northeast China began to buy New Year's goods to prepare for the arrival of the Spring Festival.

In the mountain town of Hailong County, Jilin Province, Liu Caifu's family, who originally immigrated to the northeast from Jinan City, lived here.

Liu Caifu's family is now in a different poverty situation than in Jinan City, and now Liu Caifu's family lives in five newly built large tiled houses, with a total of 90 acres of paddy fields and dry fields, and also raises a cow and a horse. Liu Caifu's eldest son, Liu Dayan, also married a daughter-in-law the year before last, and gave birth to a white and chubby grandson to Liu Caifu last year.

The eldest son, Liu Dayan, also became the platoon commander of the militia company in Shancheng Town, and he also received a monthly allowance of 2 silver dollars.

The silver dollar is issued by the Northeast People's Bank established by Lin Daxin in the four northeastern provinces, 1 silver dollar is equal to 1 tael of silver, and the Northeast People's Bank also issued a set of exquisite banknotes with very high anti-counterfeiting, the face value is divided into 10 yuan, 5 yuan, 1 yuan, 5 jiao, 1 jiao, 5 cents and 1 cent, 1 yuan is equal to 0.1 taels of gold, at present, 1 yuan can be exchanged for 1 silver dollar, which is equivalent to 1 tael of silver. Lin Daxin called this set of banknotes the renminbi, which has been linked to gold in value and has become popular in the four northeastern provinces.

Liu Caifu's eldest daughter Feng'er also married Niu Bao, who has become the company commander of the Dingbei Army, and now her son-in-law Niu Bao's troops are stationed in Hailong County, so the eldest daughter also lives in Hailong County with her son-in-law.

His youngest son, 15-year-old Liu Xuanzhu, and his youngest daughter, Guihua, 13, are now studying at the town's public school. Liu Caifu feels that the current life is like the days of the gods, and Liu Caifu is very fortunate that he decided to immigrate to the Northeast with his family more than two years ago.

Morning. Liu Caifu shouted to his wife in the yard: "Old woman, you go to the street to buy a few more catties of meat in a while, and your son-in-law and daughter come back in the afternoon, cook a few more dishes in the evening, and you must make your son-in-law's favorite pork stewed noodles!" ”

Liu Caifu's wife nodded and said, "Okay!" Dad, you chopped the firewood, so I'm going to buy meat. When you come back, you will stew the meat first! ”

In the evening, Liu Caifu's family cooked a table full of dishes. The whole family sat around the dinner table. Liu Caifu said to his son-in-law Niu Bao, who was wearing a Dingbei Army uniform and carrying a three-star bar on his shoulder, and his eldest son Liu Dayan: "Our family will first finish incense on Lin Dashuai's immortal tablet, kowtow, and then start eating!" ”

Niu Bao and Liu Dayan, whose braids on their heads had been cut off, nodded at the same time. Many young people in the four northeastern provinces now know that Governor Lin Daxin has cut off his braids, and these young people have also cut off their braids. In particular, the officers and men of the Dingbei Army and the Navy of the Navy of the Naval Academy, Lin Daxin ordered the officers and men under his command to cut off their braids on the grounds that wearing braids would affect their combat effectiveness.

Although Lin Daxin has not raised the banner of anti-Qing now, but in the four northeastern provinces, in fact, he has long been out of the rule of the Qing court, although Lin Daxin did not ask ordinary people to cut off their braids, but walked on the streets of the cities in the four northeastern provinces. There aren't many pedestrians with pigtails in sight anymore.

Even Liu Caifu followed the fashion once and cut off his braids.

The Manchu court knew about the braid-cutting activities in the Northeast, in the court. Emperor Guangxu and dozens of ministers scolded Lin Daxin, who deceived the teacher and destroyed the ancestors, for 3 days, and finally! And then there is no end, and it can't be changed.

Liu Caifu's family knelt down to worship the incense on the memorial tablet of Lin Daxin enshrined in the main room before sitting around the dining table again. In the four northeastern provinces, many people's homes now enshrine Lin Daxin's immortal tablet. The people of the four northeastern provinces all hope that Lin Daxin will live a long life, so that the people of the northeast can live a long life.

At the dinner table, Liu Caifu's family chatted while eating. A few men also pushed their glasses to change the lamps, Liu Caifu took a sip of wine and then asked Niu Bao: "Son-in-law, I heard in the town a few days ago that our Dingbei Army almost fought with the imperial army in Shanhaiguan, is it true?" ”

Niu Bao nodded and said, "Dad, it's true that I almost got into a fight!" The new army of a town of the Wuwei Army of the imperial court actually figured out that Guò Shanhaiguan entered the northeast, and of course our Dingbei army guarding Shanhaiguan could not let them enter the northeast, and as a result, the cannons were erected on both sides, and in the end, the new army of the imperial court still did not dare to fight with our Dingbei army and retreated to their station, Funing City! ”

Liu Caifu said worriedly: "It's just a few days old, if the court fights with Lin Dashuai, what can it do?" You can't hit us, can you? ”

The eldest son, Liu Dayan, interjected and said: "Dad, just those bullshit new troops in the imperial court, you don't need to set the main force of the Northern Army, just the garrison and our militia, you can clean them up!" ”

The youngest son, Liu Xuanzhu, even shouted: "The traitorous Manchu court should have been overthrown a long time ago!" We, Lin Dashuai, should have waved our troops into the customs a long time ago, overthrown the Qing government, and liberated the whole of China! ”

Liu Caifu looked at the head of his youngest son Liu Xuanzhu for a moment, and said angrily: "What are you stinky boy shouting nonsense!" Eat your meal! ”

The youngest son, Liu Xuanzhu, rubbed his head and muttered: "That's what our classmates at school say!" Lin Dashuai should have been the emperor a long time ago! ”

Niu Bao comforted Liu Caifu and said, "Dad, you can live in peace when you are old!" With the strength of our Dingbei Army, the troops of the imperial court will not be able to enter Shanhaiguan at all, if the imperial court dares to find trouble in our northeast! Hmph, we must let the imperial court see what a new army is! ”

In the northeastern province of Fengtian Province, which has now been renamed Shengjing City in Shenyang by Lin Daxin, Li Qingyao, who has become the commander of the regiment, and Liu Xiaotian, the company commander of his guard company, walked together on a bustling street in Shenyang.

Because most of the officers and soldiers of the Second Division of the Dingbei Army were originally transferred out to form an armored division, and the reorganized Second Division was transferred to many officers and soldiers from other divisions, Li Qingyao was also transferred from the Third Division to the Second Division and became a lieutenant colonel. At present, the station of the 2nd Division is Shenyang City.

For more than 2 years, Shenyang City was located in Shenyang City because of the influx of a large number of immigrants, and Lin Daxin's Governor's Mansion was located in Shenyang City. The entire urban area has expanded several times, and the original urban area within the city walls of Shenyang City is called the Old City, and the streets where Li Qingyao and Liu Xiaotian are now walking. It is a new town that was later expanded.

Liu Xiaotian looked at the various shops on both sides of the street, and asked Li Qingyao, "Leader, didn't you just invite Nurse Ma to a meal?" I have to buy a gift! If you want me to say that since you like Nurse Ma, just ask your uncle to send someone to Nurse Ma's house to propose marriage! ”

Li Qingyao has already taken his family from Tai'an, Shandong Province to settle in Shenyang, and Li Qingyao, as the lieutenant colonel of the Dingbei Army, can get 120 acres of land, and Li Qingyao's parents, two younger brothers and two younger sisters can also get 60 acres of land. But Li Qingyao's parents are not in good health, and his younger siblings are still young. So Li Qingyao did not ask for land, but asked for 90 taels of silver, plus the allowance he saved, to help his family open a hotel in the old town of Shenyang City. And this hotel is near the train station under construction, and the business is still very good.

Nurse Ma's name is Ma Yili, and she is the only western medicine hospital in Shenyang, a nurse at the First People's Hospital of Shenyang. Ma Yili, who is young and beautiful and has a gentle personality, suddenly activated Li Qingyao's budding heart.

Li Qingyao said to Liu Xiaotian: "You kid is too young to understand this truth!" Nurse Ma's father is the director of Shenyang First People's Hospital, who came to our Northeast from Malaysia in Nanyang, and Nurse Ma has received Western education since she was a child! Little day. Do you know what Western education is? ”

Liu Xiaotian shook his head and said, "Commander, what is Western education?" ”

Li Qingyao said with a smile: "Western education may be the teacher who teaches when you are a child. It's all Westerners! Hehe, in fact, I don't quite understand, in short, it's not like we pay attention to the words of the matchmaker of our parents, Western education pays attention to free love? ”

Liu Xiaotian said: "Free love, I know, aren't our four northeastern provinces just beginning to advocate free love!" Captain, do you want to be in a free relationship with Nurse Ma? ”

Li Qingyao smiled, "Okay." Tell me about it, it's the first time I've invited Nurse Ma to dinner. What exactly should I give? ”

Liu Xiaotian scratched his head, thought about it and said, "Leader, why don't you buy a bouquet of flowers!" A while ago, I saw a man on the street and gave a woman a handful of red flowers, and the woman was so excited that she hugged the man on the street! Hehe, this is also in our northeast, if in my hometown, a woman dares to hug a man on the street, she will be paraded with straw sandals! ”

Li Qingyao thought about it for a while and nodded and decided to buy a bouquet of flowers for Nurse Ma, and then the two of them found a shop selling flowers on the street, and Li Qingyao paid for a bouquet of 12 roses.

At 4 o'clock in the afternoon, Li Qingyao stood at the gate of the Shenyang First People's Hospital with 12 roses, and everyone who entered and exited the hospital looked at the young lieutenant colonel of the Dingbei Army with a curious gaze.

Li Qingyao was a little uncomfortable, but fortunately, at this time, a beautiful figure walked out of the gate of the hospital, and Li Qingyao hurriedly greeted him.

"Hehe, Nurse Ma, you're off work! This is the flower I bought for you, I don't know...... Don't know if you like it or not? Hehe! Li Qingyao, who experienced this kind of scene for the first time, felt a little nervous.

Nurse Ma Yili took the flowers, her face was flushed, and she showed a sweet smile to Li Qingyao: "Thank you, Lieutenant Colonel Li, I like this flower very much!" ”

Li Qingyao suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, and said with a smile: "It's good if you like it!" Hehe, didn't I invite you to dinner yesterday, Nurse Ma? Where are we going? What do you want to eat? ”

Ma Yili said: "You can go anywhere! Lieutenant Colonel Lee, come and choose a place! ”

Li Qingyao then said: "Then let's go to the Kentucky chicken chain store opened by our Governor Lin!" The environment there is very nice, I went to eat once, in addition to a variety of Chinese dishes, the fried chicken and drinks there are very good. ”

Ma Yili nodded and smiled and said, "Okay! I heard from my colleagues in the hospital about Kentucky Chicken, and I heard that Governor Lin's Kentucky Chicken chain has opened in the United States, but I haven't been there yet! If someone invites me this time, I'm welcome! ”

So Li Qingyao took Ma Yili to have dinner at a Kende chicken in Shenyang, and then the two of them left the Kende chicken, and found that the Daxin department store chain under the name of Lin Daxin next to the Kende chicken had not yet closed, and the two went to the department store again, and the attentive Li Qingyao spent 5 yuan to buy Ma Yili a pink long wool collar cotton suit produced by Lin Daxin's garment factory.

Ma Yili walked out of the department store and complained: "Why did you spend so much money on this dress, I would have known that I wouldn't go to the mall with you!" ”

Li Qingyao carried a cloth bag containing clothes in his hand, and said with a smile: "You look good in this dress!" It's just that sinking goose and falling fish, and it's embarrassing to be a flower on a closed day! ”

Ma Yili suddenly laughed, "That's called sinking fish and geese, and closing the moon and embarrassing flowers!" Hehe, Lieutenant Colonel Li, you still say that you graduated from the Shenyang Army Academy, and you got 3 out of 8 words wrong! Hehe! ”

Shenyang Army Academy is the name changed after the relocation of the army discipline of the Sailor Academy to Shenyang, and Lin Daxin is still the president of the Shenyang Army Academy. (To be continued)

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