New Year

The day before New Year's Eve, Huang Laifu sent several kilograms of meat to each old farm's garrison, and the new farm's garrison also sent rice and flour. The family members of the soldiers also sent meat, rice and flour cloth, etc., which made the atmosphere of Wuzhaibao's New Year's Eve even stronger, with joy everywhere and firecrackers constantly.

Over the past year, the changes in Wuzhai Fort have been obvious. Whether it is the changes in Wuzhai Fort military fort itself or the changes in ordinary military households, there have been profound changes compared with the past.

In Wuzhai Fort, the original military households had the highest level of life. They either became soldiers or the garrisons in each farm, or the livestock gardens and orchards in each animal farm, and their lives are stable and full of hope for the future.

Even if many refugees who fled to Wuzhaibao have worked hard now than their original hometown, they have at least found hope of survival. Among these people, those who can enter the various farms of Wuzhaibao are the most enviable. Even if they cannot enter the farm, enter the various workshops of Wuzhaibao, or become civilians who expand the city, they will at least have hope of survival.

On New Year's Eve, Wuzhai Fort was filled with deafening sounds of firecrackers. The fort was decorated with lights, Spring Festival couplets were posted, and the door gods were changed. Every household was busy. Nowadays, Wuzhai Fort military households had food to store, so their quality of life was more important.

The refugees working in various workshops in Wuzhaibao and the refugees working on the walls of Wuzhaibao, even if they receive monthly silver hours in the first two months, they still have to buy some meat on the New Year's Day, pull new clothes for their wives and children, or buy a pair of Spring Festival couplets and a few firecrackers to make fun of them. Isn't this what the hard work of a year?

The firecrackers were sounding. The garrison house was also busy. Of course, the mother Yang and mother-in-law Song were in charge of the matter. Several sisters and uncles were busy all the time, while Huang Laifu seemed very leisurely and was accompanying his wife Gu Yunniang for a walk in the back garden.

Gu Yunniang's belly bulged slightly. She was pregnant for several months now. She now has several old mothers to take care of her every day. These old mothers were invited by Huang Laifu through her mother-in-law, specially from Kelanzhou City. She has the experience of taking care of pregnant women. In addition, Liu Huan and Mei Yue are naturally serving her inseparable.

Huang Laifu accompanied Gu Yunniang for a while and helped Gu Yunniang sit on the chair. Huang Laifu put his head to Gu Yunniang's belly and listened carefully. Gu Yunniang couldn't help but burst into laughter and said, "Look at my husband like that, how can he be so fast?"

Huang Laifu said: "There should be some movement.   It seems that I heard a sound just now."

Gu Yunniang's eyes were flowing, she gave him a blank look, and then said a little yearningly: "Mr., what name should you give me when the child is born in the future?"

Huang Laifu said: "I have already thought about it. The man is called Huang Dalang. From now on, if there are sons, Huang Erlang, Huang Sanlang, and Huang Silang will be arranged to Huang Shiqilang. The woman will be ranked with the word Xiu and the spring orchid and autumn chrysanthemums. What do you think? Very good, right?"

Gu Yunniang angrily said, "What's the one who's ranked Shiqilang? Have I become a mother dolphin? How can I live? "

Then she rolled her eyes again and said, "Also, these names are really ugly, what about Huang Dalang or Huang Erlang, vulgar, I don't want it."

Liu Huan and Mei Yue were both standing beside each other and covered their mouths and smiled.

Huang Laifu said: "Who said it was vulgar? Don't you know the generals of the Yang family? They are also Dalang. Erlang. Sanlang continued to line up. Who said it was vulgar? Whoever said it was vulgar? Whoever said it was a praise: All the loyal and wise men?"

Gu Yunniang pondered, "What my husband said makes sense."

Huang Laifu smiled and said, "Don't worry, it's definitely not wrong if you hear it for your husband."

Then he remembered something and said, "By the way, I'm going to do something, Liu Huan and Mei Yue, you two accompany your wife."

Gu Yunniang said caringly: "Where are you going for the New Year?"

Huang Laifu smiled and said, "Madam, don't worry, your husband has always done serious business." As he said that, he gently pinched Gu Yunniang's face and praised, "It's still the same smooth."

Amid Gu Yunniang's shameless voice, Huang Laifu saw Liu Huan and Mei Yue laughing softly, and he smiled, "What are you two girls laughing?"

He patted the two girls' plump buttocks on each, and went away with high spirits amid the two girls' moans.

"What are you doing, father-in-law?"

"Hehehehehehehehehehehehe, Lord Huang, our family is preparing for the New Year."

In the mansion of Ma Jiuying, not far from the garrison mansion, Huang Laifu entered the mansion of Eunuch Ma. This mansion was specially built by Huang Laifu for Eunuch Ma Jiuying, and the mansion of Yang Dawei, a thousand households of the Jinyiwei, was not far from Eunuch Ma's mansion.

This mansion is as luxurious as the garrison mansion, but the appearance is luxurious, but the furniture inside is very simple (Huang Laifu originally set up a furniture store for his father-in-law, but he didn't know where he went). There was only one old servant serving Ma Jiuying, showing the frugality of Ma's life.

Huang Laifu looked at it and found that the food on the table was only a bowl of meat, a fish, a few plates of vegetarian dishes and a bucket of noodles. It was that simple. Yang Dawei, a thousand household of Jinyiwei, and a few Jinyi captains, sat aside, looking helpless. Obviously, these foods were not in line with their wishes, and it was hard to say anything.

Huang Laifu was surprised that since Eunuch Ma came to Wuzhaibao, he had a lot of money to respect him. Where did all the money go? It was so easy to eat during the New Year? He sighed: "My father-in-law really loves hardships in life."

He said, "It just so happened that the guard office was preparing New Year's Eve dinner. My father-in-law didn't dislike him, so he went to the guard office with his subordinates to celebrate the New Year. There were many people and it was more lively."

Eunuch Ma blinked his bright eyes and said, "So, is Lord Huang treating him?"

Huang Laifu smiled and said, "Of course, please give me a look."

He said to Yang Dawei, a Qianhu, Jinyiwei, "I wonder if the Lord Qianhu can also appreciate this face. Let's go to the garrison palace to celebrate the New Year together?"

The rough man said happily: "Okay, okay, okay, since Lord Huang has a fate, the subordinates will naturally sacrifice their life to accompany the gentleman. You must have a few drinks with Lord Huang."

Eunuch Ma looked at the food on the table and said, "Okay, let's clean up the table."

Huang Laifu said, "What else can I do? I'll give it to the old man."

As he said that, he patted Ma Jiuying's father-in-law only reached his shoulder and said, "Let's go!"

He also signaled to Yang Dawei, a thousand households of Jinyiwei, and he had a step forward.

Ma Jiuying's father-in-law was patted by Huang Laifu on the shoulder, and was slightly stunned. There was a strange look in his eyes, but he didn't say anything and pondered for a while. "Mr. Huang is waiting for our family."

As he said that, he went into the inner room. After a while, he came out and smiled and said, "Mr. Huang, let's go."

Shaking his round head, he followed Huang Laifu to guard the palace.

Everyone entered the garrison palace, and the festive atmosphere inside seemed to be overflowing, with a loud noise. Seeing this situation, Ma Jiuying's father-in-law had envy on his face, and Yang Dawei, a thousand-household household in the Jinyiwei, also showed a look of emotion on his face. It seemed that both of them rarely enjoyed the joy of their homes.

Everyone in the garrison palace was busy, such as his mother and a few sisters, came back when they saw Huang Laifu. They were about to say something with a smile, but then they were stunned when they saw the arrival of Eunuch Ma and Yang Dawei behind Huang Laifu. The mother Yang walked to Huang Laifu's side. She whispered: "Fu'er, are Eunuch Ma and others?"

Huang Laifu smiled and said, "Mom, today is the big day. I saw that my father-in-law and the others were bored in the fort, so I called them together for the New Year's Eve dinner. Wouldn't my mother not dislike you?"

The mother gave Huang Laifu a blank look and said, "Look at what you said."

She walked beside Eunuch Ma and said with great blessings. "My father-in-law is so glorious when he comes to the humble house. Please come inside."

Eunuch Ma smiled and said, "Hehehehehehehehehehehehehe, the old lady is so polite, our family dare not be the one." Yang Dawei, a thousand household of Jinyiwei, also saluted his mother Yang.

My mother was so excited by the laughter of Eunuch Ma that she had goose bumps, and her sister and the others ran away even more. The mother smiled and said, "My father-in-law is like being at home, please don't refuse."

He said this and claimed his guilt. He hurriedly left.

Eunuch Ma shook his head and said, "The old lady is so polite. It reminds our family of my mother."

Huang Laifu smiled and said, "I guess the old lady is equally kind."

The garrison house is now very large, and several places are in. Everyone entered the room again, and saw the little sister Huang Xiurou leading a few children to play with firecrackers in the courtyard, playing with carefree fun. Seeing Huang Laifu coming in, Huang Xiurou pounced on Huang Laifu's arms and acted coquettishly.

Huang Laifu pinched her nose docitly and said, "I am one year older, and I am still like a child."

Huang Xiurou just leaned in Huang Laifu's arms and refused to support herself. After a long time, she got up. When she saw Ma Jiuying behind Huang Laifu, she said strangely: "Brother, isn't this Ma Eunuch?"

Huang Laifu smiled and said, "Little sister, haven't you come forward to see your father-in-law yet."

Huang Xiurou called out sweetly: "Eunuch Ma."

Ma Jiuying walked up with a smile and said, "Little sister, come on, this is the New Year red envelope for you."

As he said that, he took out a few red envelopes from his arms, gave them one to Huang Xiurou, and one to each of the other children. Huang Xiurou looked at the red envelopes over and over again, and said happily: "Thank you, father-in-law."

Only then did Huang Laifu realize that Eunuch Ma had just entered the inner room to get red envelopes. Seeing Eunuch Ma like this, Yang Dawei, a thousand household of the Jinyiwei, touched his head, and looked quite annoyed. It was obvious that he forgot to get red envelopes just now.

After Huang Laifu and Eunuch Ma and his friends entered the house, Huang Xiurou couldn't wait to open the red envelope, and it was ten cents inside. Huang Xiurou opened the red envelopes of other children, which was even worse, only five cents.

Huang Xiurou snorted with her mouth: "Stingy!"

The main hall is more than twice as big as before. The house is full of joy, the table is filled with rich wine and food, and the tempting fragrance is constantly coming. The father Huang Sihao and his father-in-law Gu Qianhu were talking happily. From time to time, some children ran to them, cheering down their knees, causing laughter from the two elders from time to time.

Over the past year, Huang Sihao and Gu Qianhu have been living a very happy life. Now they are waiting for the birth of Huang Laifu and Gu Yunniang's children, so there is no regret. Wang Qinian is also talking to the two elders in the house. Although Wang Qinian has a home in Taiyuan, the cold home really makes him have no nostalgia and no interest in going back, so he stays in Wuzhai Fort. Seeing that he is alone, Huang Laifu asked him to come to guard the mansion for the New Year together.

The few people were talking when they saw Huang Laifu leading Eunuch Ma and Yang Dawei in. The few people were stunned and stood up to greet Eunuch Ma. Eunuch Ma smiled and said, "Hehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehe, two old men don't have to be too polite, it's our family that has disturbed us."

Huang Sihao looked at Huang Laifu, and Huang Laifu whispered. Huang Sihao smiled and said, "My father-in-law is like his own in the mansion, so don't be polite."

Eunuch Ma smiled and said, "Okay, hehe, okay."

Wang Qinian also saluted Eunuch Ma: "Students have met my father-in-law."

Eunuch Ma smiled and said, "Hehehehehehehehehehe, Mr. Wang is so polite. He is so young and promising, young and promising..."

At this time, Gu Yunniang came out and saw Eunuch Ma and Yang Dawei, a thousand households in the Jinyiwei, was stunned for a moment, and then understood what Huang Laifu had just left. She saluted Eunuch Ma and said, "I have seen Eunuch Ma."

Eunuch Ma returned the courtesy and said, "Madam, please be polite."

Yang Dawei, a thousand households of the Jinyiwei, also saluted Gu Yunniang. Gu Yunniang is now the fifth-rank lady of the imperial edict, and is hereditary, with a noble and glorious identity. The Ming Dynasty values ​​etiquette the most. Therefore, when they saw Gu Yunniang, they both had to formally salute.

The wedding cannons for the New Year’s Eve dinner were still set off by Huang Laifu. After the deafening firecrackers sounded, the New Year’s Eve dinner in the garrison palace began.

The situation in the Guard House this year is better than last year, and the natural enjoyment level is higher. The reaction is to the meal, which means that the New Year’s Eve dinner is more hearty.

Everyone was in their own position, talking and laughing while tasting the meal. The mother Yang asked Eunuch Ma and Yang Dawei to eat vegetables from time to time. The atmosphere in the house was very good. It can be seen that Eunuch Ma was quite nostalgic about this atmosphere. While he was eating, he seemed to remember something, and his expression was very emotional.

Yang Dawei seemed quite heroic, and he drank wine with Huang Laifu from time to time and ate meat in big mouthfuls. Huang Laifu saw that he was a person who was not happy with meat. He ate all night with meat, and the dishes of vegetarian dishes on the table were not moved.

That night, after the New Year's Eve dinner, everyone lights the lights and stays up late to stay up. Huang Laifu played horse hangs with a few sisters, and was happy to push the card. Yang Dawei and his mother and the others also had a lot of fun. However, Eunuch Ma seemed to be not good at this horse hang, but just sat beside Huang Laifu to watch. Every time Huang Laifu won money, he would cheer.

The next day was New Year's Day, the first day of the Chinese New Year during the lunar calendar. After that, the garrison palace was busy paying New Year's greetings. Since Huang Laifu released the 15-day holiday of the Wuzhai Fort soldiers, except for the three hundred-house soldiers who were guarding, the rest of the soldiers returned home to celebrate the New Year.

Therefore, during these days, Huang Laifu seemed quite relaxed, and just accompanied Gu Yunniang to relax outside the fort. The New Year's greetings was handled by his father. This kind of leisurely life lasted until the Lantern Festival of the first lunar month, and Huang Laifu began to manage the affairs of Wuzhaibao normally again.
Chapter completed!