In the second year of Kaiyuan, the last day of December. fall

At this moment, the capital of Chu and Han, Hefei.

The city is already full of lights, every household is beaming, and today is the arrival of the new year.

This is also the second nod in the true meaning of Chu Han, the first year of Kaiyuan is early spring, only after the first year of Kaiyuan, this is the second year of Chu Han.

New Year, early in the morning, every household has been lively, the whole Hefei, although the cold package, but the noise is full of fireworks,

On this day, everyone had a smile on their faces.

On the bed, the parents are dressing their children in new clothes, cotton clothes, very warm this, this year's Chuhan cotton harvest, the whole Hefei has a little money to give their dolls a cotton clothes to wear.

"Daddy, child, you have to put on your newly bought cotton clothes today, for a good omen." The woman cleaned up the child and immediately looked at her husband. fall

"Okay, well, I'll wear it when I turn around, why don't I work first, cotton clothes are not easy to wash, I'm afraid of getting dirty, and I'll wear them when I turn around and finish eating."

The man in his thirties replied with a hum, and the whole person smiled,

"Whatever you want!" The woman's eyes were white, and she was too lazy to care.

"Okay, there are still people in the market today, I'll go buy some meat and come back!" The man scratched his head, took out some coins, and said heartily.

"If you didn't buy it yesterday, you have to buy it today." The woman pursed her lips and spoke.

"Hey, isn't it fresher to buy today! The meat has to be freshly killed and slaughtered, and the meat on the market for these two days is freshly killed and slaughtered, and it is very fragrant!" The man said with a smile.

"Cut, the price of meat has risen in the past two days, don't you know? A pound has risen by a penny, so wouldn't it save some money if you bought it early?" The woman pouted. fall

"Hey, that's not bad, it's fresh and delicious!" The man waved his hand, and he was struggling with money all year round, and it was really not bad at all.

"You, if you had been six or seven years ago, not to mention a penny, even if you were a boy, you would have to think about it." The woman rolled her eyes.

"Hey, what did you do then? Now that our Duke of Chu governs Chu Han, can our people's lives be poor? Can it be compared to the present?"

"If you want me to say, I really hope that our Chu Gongnian will live to be a thousand years old, ten thousand years old, he has brought too much to our people!"

When the man thought back to the past, he also sighed, he didn't know how he survived at the beginning, but he knew that what Duke Chu did was too amazing.

"This is true, Chu Gong is not only honest and honest, the key is to do things for our people, it is said that the second bridge of the Huai River has been built, tsk, it's amazing!"

The woman has never asked about government affairs, but when she mentioned Chu Feng, she was also full of praise, because she could clearly feel the changes in her life over the years. fall

From the beginning of hunger and cold, not to mention porridge, some even eat soil, to the back can eat thin porridge, then into thick porridge, in the back into occasional corn rice.

Now, they can eat corn every day, and this has become very commonplace.

Then, now they not only eat corn and rice, but also eat some food at once, especially Chu Feng's iron pot, which can be stir-fried, and better families can almost eat stir-fried vegetables all at once.

As for now, their family even said that it was not a big problem to eat meat every once in a while, and it was definitely a dream to eat meat back then.

This series of changes made all the people absolutely grateful to Chu Feng.

There is a saying that people who try their best to survive the troubled times cherish the hard-won prosperity of the times, which is definitely very reasonable.

People who have experienced war and hunger have a bitter and sweet feeling about today's life. fall

"Oh, the second bridge over the Huai River has also been repaired? Where did you fix it?" The man was also surprised, and hurriedly asked.

"Cut, you still talk about paying attention every day, and you don't even know about this until now!" The woman pursed her lips with some contempt.

"In Yangquan, Yangquan is said to be able to lead directly to Runan, and Duke Chu wants to let Runan and Lujiang form a linkage, which is good!" The woman explained.

"Oh, that's a good thing!" The man laughed heartily, although building this thing is of little use to him, but it symbolizes the strength of the country!

At the very least, it symbolizes the strength of Chu Han.

"Not to mention the Huai River, it is estimated that the Yangtze River Bridge will have to be built soon, it is said that the Yangtze River Bridge is already in the site, in Shicheng!"

"I heard that because there is a river in Shicheng, the bridge construction can be increased in the middle, which can effectively reduce the amount and difficulty of the project." fall

"When the time comes, once the Yangtze River Bridge is built, it will definitely be a historic moment! I also heard that in order to prevent the bridge from being difficult to transport, it will be poured on site."

The woman said triumphantly.

"What do you mean?" The man only knows that he is making money every day, and he has never heard of some information, so he is very puzzled.

"You don't even know that? At the beginning, more piers were erected and then supported, and the bridge deck was slightly arched, but this kind of arched bridge would be very heavy, so it is very likely that the engineering department decided to pour it on site."

"To put it simply, it is supported by the bridge below, and then the cement is poured directly, the steel bar is laid, and the cement is dry, and it is the perfect bridge."

"In this way, it is said that the span is very large, and the engineering department will also erect steel pillars on the bank and in the middle of the river, and then use steel ropes to stress them, which can reduce the possibility of breaking in the middle of the bridge."

"In short, these above know better than us, there are already people surveying and mapping, it is estimated that construction is likely to start this year, and if the bridge across the river can be built by then, it will definitely be a historic scene!" fall

The woman sighed.

"Okay, where did you hear that?" The man asked curiously.

"Hey, where can't you hear this?" The woman pouted, and the word had spread, and it was said everywhere.

"Well, I don't understand it either, but it feels pretty powerful," the man nodded, he didn't know if it was true or not.

"Okay, don't think about it, go buy meat, if you don't go again, it's time to sell out!" The woman flattened her mouth and reminded.

"Uh-huh, okay, I'll buy it!" The man nodded, a smug smile on his face.

"Well, let's go, let's go, cut some more and come back, so that Bao'er can eat enough!" By the way, don't just buy pork, cut some mutton, I'll make some mutton soup for Bao'er to drink." fall

The woman pursed her lips and couldn't help but remind.

"Don't you have an old hen at home? The old hen killed and boiled the soup!" The man was immediately surprised and asked curiously.

"Hey, the old hen still has to be kept to lay eggs in the spring, I'm going to get more chicks to raise this year, and then kill and eat meat for the New Year next year!"

The woman rolled her eyes, and looked like I don't know what to do.

"Good, good, up to you, up to you!" The man was helpless, and he couldn't help it, so he immediately took some coins, and then got up happily and went out!

As soon as I went out, the neighbors also got up.

"Hehe, Lao Li, are you still going out early in the morning?" The neighbor woman asked with a smile. fall

"Hey, isn't this a year, cut some meat for the doll to taste!" The man responded with a hearty smile.

"Hehe, my family cut it a few days ago, enough for seven or eight catties of pork, it is very fragrant, you don't know, how much our gluttonous monkey ate!"

The woman sighed and shook her head.

"Children, be greedy, eat more, grow up, and only then can you be loyal to Da Chu and create a prosperous world for Da Chu in the future!"

The man said with a hearty smile.

"Well, did your doll do her homework during the winter vacation? My doll knows every day, and I said that it will be done in a few days!"

The woman smiled bitterly, and then said heartily. fall

"Winter vacation homework? He didn't tell me he had it!" The man was stunned, a little dazed.

"Haha, your bastard boy is more playful than my one, so don't say you have homework, right? These assignments were all laid down by the teacher, and they have to be handed in after the winter break."

The woman laughed and sighed.

"This, I went back to clean up that kid, and he dared not tell me

But I'll go to him now!" The more the man thought about it, the more angry he became.

"Hahahaha!" The woman laughed.

When he left the house, the man shouted, "Xiaobao, come over to me!"

"Dad, what's wrong?" The boy, who was about seven or eight years old, asked with a red face and a snot on his nose when he was officially playful and active. fall

"What's wrong? Did your teachers give you winter vacation homework? Why didn't you tell me?" The man asked directly.

"You didn't ask me!" The boy muttered, he finally had a winter vacation, how much fun he had, he didn't want to do his winter vacation homework.

"Okay, you stinky boy, come here," the man laughed angrily, and he didn't know how to reply to what he said directly!

"Dad, I'll finish writing it when I go back, and promise not to embarrass Dad!" The boy immediately reassured.

"Okay, I promise to be faster than Sister Zhang's child next door, do you hear me?" The man thought about it and took the initiative to say.

"Uh-huh, okay!" The boy nodded.

"Let's go, Dad will take you to the big market, Dad has brought a lot of money, you can eat whatever you want, Dad will buy it for you today!" The man patted his chest and said heartily. fall

"I want to eat rock sugar gourds! I still want to eat those pastries!" The boy said excitedly.

"Let's go!" The man said heartily.

For they all dwelt in the city, and the city was surrounded by three great gatherings, but even if they were three, they were not near in the past.

The main reason is that the expansion of Hefei was too large, almost several times the size of the original.

Suzaku Street, one of the city's markets.

Today, Suzaku Street is already crowded early in the morning.

"Daddy, there are so many people!" The boy shouted excitedly. fall

"Of course, now that the people are rich, I think at the beginning, your father and I can't go to the set a few times a year, and every time I go to the set, I buy some salt or something, but it's a stumbling!"

The man seemed to remember the bittersweet thoughts, and said with emotion, he also sighed that today's life is good, and this kind of life is what the people should have.

"Let's go, Daddy will take you to the meat stall!" Holding the boy's hand, the man said heartily.

"Dad, rock sugar gourd, I want to eat it!" The boy's eyes lit up, he liked to eat rock sugar gourds very much, sweet on the outside, but sour on the inside, very delicious!

"Okay, good, I'll buy it for you!" The man said with a smile.

After a while, the man pulled the boy to the meat stall, where there was very little beef, or it was not allowed to be bought and sold, unless it was a normal birth, old age, sickness and death, and then there was a certificate issued by the village, otherwise the cattle were not allowed to be sold!

The main ones I bought were pork, lamb, and dog meat. fall

There were several meat stalls in a row, and there were many people in front of each of them, and behind these stalls, there were people slaughtering pigs, all of whom were freshly killed.

Although it looks bloody, it is definitely fresh, and they have to sell dozens of big fat pigs on this day, which the common people like.

Especially with darts, the fat ones can be refined into oil, and they taste very fragrant!

"Xiaobao, how much can you eat?" The man looked at the fresh meat and asked with a smile.

"I can eat a hundred pounds," the boy said as he took a bite of hawthorn and hummed,

"A hundred pounds? Don't talk nonsense, Sister Zhang's house next door cut six or seven catties, I decided to cut ten catties, and then buy two catties of mutton, this time let's have a fat year!"

The man thought about it and said immediately. fall

No matter what, not being less than others is the main thing!

"Uh-huh," the boy didn't know what to do, but he also thought it was better than Sister Zhang's house next door, so that he could brag to her son!

"Boss, how do you sell pork today?" The man asked.

"Hey, it's cheap, fifteen dollars a pound for fat, eleven dollars for thin, this kind of fat and thin thirteen dollars is good,"

The owner of the butcher stall held a pig-killing knife and briefly introduced the main types of meat sold.

"Yo, it's a little higher than the other day!" The man pouted.

"It's a little up, but it's not much, and you can eat it all during the Chinese New Year!" The butcher stall owner said with a smile. fall

You have to make some money during the Chinese New Year, otherwise who will come out to set up a stall!

"Where's the lamb?" The man asked again.

"The leg of lamb is 16 pounds, and the other meat is 14 pounds, what do you want?" The butcher stall owner asked with a smile.

"In this way, cut me five catties of fat, three catties of five flowers, two catties of lean meat, and a leg of mutton, help me cut a little better, don't cut it indiscriminately!" The man couldn't help but admonish.

"Hey, don't worry, I'm notoriously stable, as long as it's not blind, I can cut it for you!"

The owner of the butcher stall is very confident, and he has made a lot of money selling pigs in recent years.

"Then cut it!" The man nodded. fall

"Do you want to eat these pork bones? It's very cheap, five dollars a pound!" The butcher stall owner recommended with a smile again.

"Hey, who eats this kind of bone, and there are not a few pieces of meat," the man immediately refused, although it was cheap, but there was no meat!

"The stew is delicious, so don't you eat this kind of ribs? Ten dollars a pound, it tastes very good!" The owner of the butcher stall recommended it again.

The main thing is that these things are really not easy to sell!

"Don't!"

"Where's the trotters? It's a great thing to eat! And these pig tails, which taste very good!" The owner of the butcher stall finally met a big customer and kept selling.

"Hey, there's no need, these are enough, who will eat what you said," the man shook his head and immediately refused. fall

"Okay, come, I've cut it for you, five catties of fat seventy-five, three catties of five flowers thirty-nine, two catties of lean meat twenty-two, three catties of lamb leg forty-eight!"

"One hundred and eighty-four in total, one hundred and eighteen for you!" The butcher stall owner did the math.

"Give," the man was not stingy, and immediately took out the money he brought and counted it to the butcher stall owner, one hundred and eighteen, and he had to work for five days.

But for the New Year, it's fun to eat!