On the twenty-ninth day of the lunar month, except for a team of soldiers on duty, everyone has a holiday, buying New Year's goods, there is only one grain store in Mazidun, all other New Year's goods are not, from the ship to the present, a total of two monthly salaries, these people usually have no time to spend money, generally there are more than one or two silver, Chen Xin advanced the monthly salary of the first month, and sent a tael of silver for the New Year's pension, all the military households wore a new dress, and made an appointment with acquaintances to go to Weihai Acropolis to buy New Year's goods.

Chen Xin worked out a training plan for the first month with several officers in his official room, Chen Xin did not plan to take too long a vacation, and began to return to normal on the sixth day of the first month, and the soldiers would start the joint training of the firearms team and the killer team in the first month. After finishing the matter, Zhu Guobin and the three of them got up in a hurry, and Dai Zhenggang said to Chen Xin: "My lord, our teams have made up their own parts, and we will go to Weihai to drink today." It's the largest restaurant on West Street, and if the adults are free, they will come with them. ”

Chen Xin agreed with a smile, alcohol is forbidden in the army on weekdays, these slender men used to like to drink a few sips, but now they have been holding back for a long time, no wonder they can't wait, they have been informed that they can drink in the thirty nights, and they can't even wait for a day. After the three of them went out, there was a commotion in the barracks outside, and after a while, they slowly moved away.

After they all left, the whole camp was quiet, Chen Xin went to the watchtower, the camp gate, and the village entrance to check on the soldiers on duty, and then walked to Liu Minyou's public house, now Chen Xin is working in the barracks, and Liu Minyou is in the northwest corner of the work area.

When Liu Min was found, the otaku was still busy revising the textbook, Chen Xin couldn't help but say, pulled him out, Chen Xin is also going to Weihaiwei today, take a break on vacation, and buy some New Year's goods by the way, just pull Liu Minyou to go with him.

The four pro-soldiers were outside, Wang Daixi and Zhang Erhui had been waiting for a while, and when they saw them coming, Wang Daixi clapped his hands happily, Wang Daixi is now a female account room, and the four-column inventory, two-dimensional tables and abacus are all playing very smoothly, but after all, she is still a little girl, and she is only fourteen years old after the New Year.

As soon as Chen Xin waved his hand, several people headed towards Weihai.

"Dengzhou has already asked Song Wenxian to send it, Weihai here, Yang Commander sent ten taels, Wang Tongzhi, Jiang Tongzhi five taels each, four commanders, Zuo Qianhu, Zhenfu, experience, Brother Liu, take a look, is there anyone missing?" Chen Xin quietly asked Liu Minyou as he walked.

"Yes, Brother Chen will also send me a few taels."

Chen Xin smiled: "Brother Liu is a big boss, and he can't look down on my little gift." ”

Liu Minyou snorted and said: "I'm a big boss, but your wife took away the money in the clothing store." ”

"My wife, ahhh Chen Xin shouted violently.

"What's the matter?"

Chen Xin patted his head: "Who I said, I forgot, my wife and mother-in-law forgot." ”

This was replaced by Liu Minyou's schadenfreude, "Brother Chen, this is a political mistake, and it will affect the future of the second half of his life." ”

Chen Xin still had a grinning expression, "I have to wait for the first day of the new year to greet the New Year, at least there is no mistake now." ”

Several people dragged around, walked for nearly an hour for ten miles, and entered the Acropolis through the north gate.

The bazaar in Weihai is every four and every nine, every four in the East Street, the first nine South Street, the nineteenth West Street, the twenty-ninth North Street, Liu Min has already written down the time to catch the market after arriving in Weihai, almost every day after the twenty-fourth day of the lunar month is the bazaar, they still go to the North Street first, the pedestrians are better dressed than usual, some rich women of large families put on the most beautiful clothes, wear good jewelry, and insert swallows and other ornaments folded with gold leaf on their heads, take the opportunity of the New Year to go out to play, see the two dazzled.

A few people looked along the street, and the sea dogs and boys were greedy, and soon filled a lot of food in the back basket, and Wang Daixi also bought a butterfly made of black gold paper and happily inserted it on his head. The four little followers now have the same salary, Hai Gouzi and Zhang Dahui will get two taels and one month according to the treatment of the captain, Wang Daixi will be the account room, and it is also two or two months, Zhang Erhui is now helping Tang Zuoxiang record the number jù, count a junior worker, and get one or two a month. It was the first time they had so much of their own money, and they were very proud to use it.

Wang Daixi still lived alone in a room, specially selected the peach charm, painted the portrait of Shen Tu and Yu Lei on the peach charm, ready to take it back and paste it on the door panel, and asked someone to write the Spring Festival couplets on the Spring Festival couplet stall, and carefully put them away in the back basket.

Liu Minyou originally didn't plan to post these, but seeing that everyone was buying them, he had to spend money to buy a set. They don't know much about how to celebrate the New Year in the Ming Dynasty, follow Wang Daixi to see what she buys, and they also buy some with them, but they seem to be a follower, Zhang Erhui is empty-handed, and he wants to help Liu Minyou back several times, but he refuses, Liu Minyou is still not used to calling people.

"With joy, this food will be prepared by the logistics team tomorrow, and there is a lot of meat, so you don't need to buy it." Liu Minyou saw that Wang Daixi still wanted to buy pork and mutton, so he hurriedly dissuaded her.

"Brother Liu, these three cooked animals are all sacrificed to the ancestors. Of course, you have to buy it yourself. There is also sugar and rice for the god of the stove, and they have to buy it themselves. ”

Liu Min suddenly realized that many of these customs were no longer available in his time, "I see, then I will buy some too." But we don't have a kitchen, where can we worship the god of the stove? ”

Wang Daixi scratched her head, she only had a single room, she usually ate with the soldiers, and only those who had families built their own kitchens. Zhang Dahui said next to him: "Otherwise, set the table." ”

The sea dog said: "Respecting the ancestors is on the table." ”

"Wrong, the ancestral shrine has to be placed alone, how can it be on the table."

Several followers argued on their own, but Chen Xin and the two didn't understand at all, so they didn't interject. The last four followers agreed that it was too late to take the god position, so it was directly placed on the table this year.

Wang Daixi saw that Liu Min didn't have much in the basket, and said to him: "Brother Liu, you can also buy some three animals and fruits quickly, so that you can worship the ancestors of the eldest brother." ”

Liu Min was stunned, his parents were there, but they were in another time and space, and he didn't know if he had ancestors here, so it was really difficult to explain to Wang Daixi, so he had to buy some things and put them in his back basket.

Looking at the bustling flow of people in front of him, he thought of his parents again, although he was still alive, but for his parents in another time and space, he was no longer there, how should they spend the rest of the years with only one child, and whether it was time for the Spring Festival over there, thinking about these, his eyes slowly blurred.

Chen Xin is heartless, elated all the way, is on the side of the roadside gambling stall and people gambling into the fall, five money actually thrown out a full word, won those people two taels of silver, several subordinates are loudly cheering, Chen Xin is proud, he is just for the fun, not in love with the war, and then gamble a few more, a small win a little and leave, they are many people, those losers do not dare to stop, only secretly scolding bad luck.

Liu Minyou waited for Chen Xin to come out, saw that he was happy, and his mood was better, and after adjusting his feelings, he asked Chen Xin: "You just patronize and play, and you don't buy some of the things that a few adults gave them for the New Year." ”

"You don't have to buy anything, just send some silver." As Chen Xin spoke, he saw a gold leaf shop on the side of the road, walked in, and the boss inside warmly came to receive him.

"What does this boy want to buy?"

Chen Xin picked up a New Year's greeting sticker, which was woven with red silk and pasted with gold leaf on his face, "I'll buy some New Year's greeting stickers." ”

"Dare to ask whether the son is sent to the official or the elder? Or is it a peer? ”

"Yes, Shangguan."

As soon as the shopkeeper heard that it was Shangguan, he knew that Chen Xin was also an official, and looking at Nie Hong and the others behind him, he knew that he was not a minor official, so his attitude was more respectful, "The red silk prayer post in the adult's hand is very suitable, and you can also use gold leaf to post a congratulatory message." ”

Chen Xin asked, "Is it just a different congratulatory message?" ”

"In addition, there is a cyan bottom shell underneath, which means that it is sent to Shangguan, and the elders are red bottom shells."

Chen Xin nodded, paid for ten annual stickers with the word "Step by Step", and asked to take it on the morning of the first day of the first month, and the shopkeeper agreed, and after receiving the money, he also gave Wang Daixi a gold leaf braided son.

After going out, Liu Minyou quipped: "I didn't expect this packaging to be more exquisite than we were back then." ”

Chen Xindao: "We've been here for a few days, and this ancient person can't look down on it, there are many things that know more than the two of us." For example, gunpowder is fixed and granulated, and I thought I could show it, but who knew that people were already doing it. (Note 1)"

"It's rare for Lord Chen to be humble."

Chen Xin shook his head with a smile and said, "Forget it, I won't talk about business today, and I will rest when I should rest." ”

Liu Minyou has long thought that the ancients should not be underestimated, so he has always been very modest, the most energy-intensive in civil affairs is farming, he often looks for local military households to understand the situation, learn agricultural knowledge, although he and Chen Xin do not understand a lot, but after all, the way of thinking is to exercise for many years, and the learning ability is stronger than most people in this era.

The two chatted and walked to West Street, ready to see Zhu Guobin and their wine, just turned the crossroads, Wang Yuanzheng walked more than ten steps in front of him with a panicked face, and several people who looked like families behind him also looked panicked.

It's going to be the New Year, what else can he worry about, he has met the other side, how much he has to care about, and he arched his hand over and said: "Lord Wang, the lower officials are going to visit the meeting, how do you know that they met here, it is really a coincidence, if Lord Wang is free, how about the lower officials do the east at noon." ”

Wang Yuanzheng saw that it was Chen Xin, and shook his hand again and again: "Chen Qianhu has received his intentions, but today he is really ......."

Chen Xin saw that he wanted to speak and stopped, and said strangely: "If Lord Wang is in a hurry, it can be another day, but if the lower officials can help, Lord Wang will say that it is okay." ”

Wang Yuanzheng waved his hand to signal a few of his subordinates to separate passers-by, and whispered to Chen Xin: "The commander has a batch of tea and silver robbed, and five family members have been killed, this, I just received the news, the commander will come back again after the New Year, it's really ......."

"Oh." Chen Xin was a little surprised, these bandits and bandits generally do not rob officials, especially local officials, because officials can mobilize the power of the imperial court to deal with them, so bandits generally like to rob some simple businessmen, so the risk is much smaller.

"How can these strongmen be so bold?"

Wang Yuanzheng said in frustration: "Who knows, although there have been many bandits around for many years, no one dares to rob the things of the commander." It's only been a few days since I left that I didn't know how to explain it to you. ”

Chen Xin persuaded: "It seems that the bandits have no food left, do you know where they are?" Lord Wang mobilized men to clean them up. ”

"On the chess mountain, the bandit leader is called Tongtianliang. Originally, the power was not large, but this year I swallowed a few small bandits, and there were more people, but I didn't expect to dare to rob us, I didn't clean him up, and I swore not to be a person. ”

Chen Xin looked at Wang Yuanzheng's expression of gritting teeth, how could Wang Yuanzheng hate this bandit leader so much, and cautiously tested: "Lord Wang, in addition to tea and silver, did this Tongtianliang rob anything?" ”

Wang Yuanzheng said with a heartache: "There are also three hundred stone of grain I bought from Wendeng County, and I thought it would be safer to come with the goods of adults, who knew that if it was like this, I could have made a good profit during the New Year......

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Note 1: Qi Jiguang's "Ji Xiao Xinshu" recorded the method of fixing and granulating the bamboo tube with gunpowder, and the method of fixing is likely to come from the Japanese Kou, the iron artillery team of the Warring States Period of Japan used a kind of "bamboo early closure" fixed bamboo tube, and there is another kind of "carcass chaos" in small Japan, which is a metal cylinder, and the effect is the same.