Before the firecrackers sounded in Jili State, there was a heavy snowfall. Near the sea, the snowflakes fell and melted, melting and falling again. Finally, the surrounding seawater became cold and frozen.
For the people in Jili State, this was the New Year they looked forward to the most. Compared to the past, their lives were much better this year. The only thing they were worried about was their relatives who were soldiers outside.
Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan could not help them send letters to their relatives, nor did they have phones to call. Perhaps it was because the roads were difficult, so the people restrained themselves. They were not as anxious as the two of them when their relatives were not home for the New Year.
Every family was given things for the New Year and wore new clothes. The 10,000 soldiers also finished their training. On the 30th, they were divided into several groups to protect the officials in the yamen as they went to various places to pay their New Year greetings.
In fact, it was Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan strolling around the inner courtyard of their home. They were firmly on the path of being close to the people.
The people who stayed up all night fell asleep on the morning of the first day of the New Year. The air was still filled with the smell of sulfur and saltpeter left by the firecrackers.
"Finally done. This year's New Year is really tiring." Wang Juan, who also returned home, lay on the Kang and felt the warmth of the Kang. She said to Zhang Xiaobao, who had closed his eyes. "There is no way.
We have to cultivate credibility. Even if we have to pretend, we have to pretend once every year. Let's do it this year. When the local government is fully organized next year, let the local people work. From the fifth day of the New Year, let them continue to paste paper boxes. We can't let the production and construction fall behind.
We can't let the 15th day of the New Year come. "Zhang Xiaobao was exhausted. Even though he did not go too far to visit and only walked around the prefecture, it was difficult to walk. It was already dark at night and it was snowing. After walking for a few miles, he ran more than ten kilometers and ate a lot of dumplings. On the way, he even found a chance to vomit twice. Otherwise, he would not be able to eat.
Compared to the New Year in Jili State, the people in the surrounding prefectures were not so happy, especially those who lived close to the prefecture. When they heard the firecrackers in Jili State, they thought that the people in Jili State could eat good fish and meat. It was inevitable that they felt unfair.
On the second day of the new year, some people used the excuse of visiting relatives to see how the people in Jili State celebrated the New Year. However, they found that they were wrong.
Some people who did have relatives walked for a day and arrived at their relatives' house. Not only did they eat dumplings, but they also ate vegetables. Looking at the candy plate on the table, they secretly regretted not coming.
When people in Jili Province started to work, people in other places were still in various moods of celebrating the new year. Before the 15th day of the first lunar month, the good life in Jili Province had been spread to the surrounding areas at the fastest speed.
It was estimated that it would not take too long for the news to spread to the Song Mo Commander-In-Chief's Office and to the Bohai Commander-In-Chief's Office, leaving behind a foundation for Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan's future plans.
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The people in Beijing were obviously busier than Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan. They needed to send gifts in return.
The happiest people were Li Linfu and Cui Rizhi. The two of them finally returned to Beijing and did not have to stay in Xin Cai County anymore. Cui Rizhi, who originally wanted to find trouble with Baoxin County, could only announce that his plan had failed.
After the New Year, people from Beijing would continue to be sent to Xin Cai County to take over. There was also a county magistrate there to temporarily take over the work of the two people who left.
County Magistrate Yan was in power. Just when he was happy that the imperial court would promote him to the position of county magistrate, the imperial court sent people to take away the seal in his hand. What they took away was not only the seal of the county magistrate, but also his official seal.
He was indeed promoted to county magistrate, but not to Xin Cai County. He was the county magistrate of Yiying County in Jili State, which was very close to the government office of the prefecture.
Naturally, he did not know that this was because he did not work hard in the past year. During the New Year, Li Longji, who was talking about Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan, thought of County Magistrate Yan when he was recalling their backgrounds. He casually mentioned him, and his fate was decided.
After packing his luggage and setting off with his family, County Magistrate Yan did not know what to feel. Being sent away was not a big deal, but what worried him the most was meeting Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan. Back then, when the two of them were not in Baoxin County, he went to find He Yiwei to discuss making money.
If he was remembered by the two of them, how could he live a good life?
Hiding these thoughts in his heart and not letting his family know, County Magistrate Yan deliberately slowed down his journey. He could have taken the water route, but he insisted on taking the land route. He wanted to get through the time of his appointment and ask the imperial court to change his position. Even if he was punished and demoted, it was still better than going to Jili State.
Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan did not know that County Magistrate Yan had come, and they did not know that County Magistrate Yan was so afraid of them.
Zhang Xiaobao continued to organize the production, and Wang Juan continued to train her soldiers. The ice was cut open, and people jumped in to swim until the end of March and the beginning of April.
By that time, Empress Wang would be about to give birth. Wang Juan would send a thousand people to sail northeast along the coast to see if they could reach North America.
A warm wind blew, and the sea in Jili State opened. The fishermen who had been catching fish in ice caves in the winter did not care about the cold of spring. They boarded the fishing boats and went out to sea to continue fishing for Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan.
"Should we go to Huayuan County? After seeing that Empress Wang is safe, Wang Juan felt that she had nothing to do, so she found Zhang Xiaobao, who was looking at a map.
"It doesn't seem to make any difference whether we go or not. Just stay here and wait for Empress Wang's child to be born. Let people keep her for two more months. I heard from my godfather that Li Longji wants to throw Empress Wang's child to our family. We have to be prepared in advance.
Especially in the prevention of diseases. If his child dies here, no matter how magnanimous he is, it is impossible for him to not bear grudges. History is no longer the original history. We have created the future. "
Zhang Xiaobao still had things to do. If he listened to Wang Juan and went to Huayuan County, he would waste a lot of time. If he did not go, he would be separated from Wang Juan. Now, there was no good communication tool. If he thought of something, there was no one to help him plan.
Wang Juan listened to Zhang Xiaobao and nodded. "Then I won't go either. I will accompany you to work on the spring plowing. We still have to build a beautiful house here. It will be more lively when the two little guys come. Disinfect the places that should be disinfected, and isolate the places that should be isolated. We will wait for them to come."
Time passed quickly. Some people were looking forward to it, while some people were cursing. Finally, the cry of a baby came from Yaowang Mountain in Huayuan County.
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