Beiyang new warlord

This time, although Mao Wenlong meant to let him go back to the Mao family to worship his ancestors, and marry his wife by the way, it was a rare opportunity, and Mao Jue had to take care of several important matters by the way, which required a lot more preparations, and Mao Jue still needs some local snakes to lead the way.

"Meet the general! Lord Guard!"

Tieshan Mine and the nearby weapon workshops were all turned into military restricted areas. The first regiment of Wenmeng was in charge of guarding the place. With this officer directly under him, Mao Jue was the green light all the way. During the meeting of the two patrols, Take a carriage directly from the foot of the mountain to the halfway up the mountain.

It is also a small valley sheltered from the wind. The wooden houses are densely built in the valley. The defeated soldiers of the Li Dynasty were imprisoned here before, but these people were also absorbed by various villages, and the place was given to Mao Jue who was captured from Nagasaki. The Japanese coolies who came back were, in short, a big prison.

A motto from Mao Jue's later generations, where are the most talented people?In prison!

Although the place is a bit dilapidated, Tieyi Town is still considered humane. These laborers have no shortage of clothes to keep out the cold, and they can also eat well. Compared with the coolies captured by the Japanese army during the Anti-Japanese War in later generations, I don’t know how much better, especially, There is also smoking, and it is also foggy here.

Seeing that Mao Jue got out of the carriage so handsomely, and waved his hand in front of his nose in boredom, Wen Meng shouted loudly with a very discerning voice.

"Listen to the Japanese pirates inside, my family is kind enough to choose a group of maids to serve in the hot spring valley. Those who have beautiful daughters in the family can be exempted from hard labor and become Tieyi nationality. stand out!"

A labor camp that was still dull and dull, immediately boiled with Wen Meng's voice. I don't know how many people spit out their cigarette butts and squeezed to the front to raise their hands.

"My family has it! My family has it!"

Now the Hot Spring Valley Officers Club is full of servants from the Governor's Mansion. After fifteen years, Wenlong will return to Pidao. You can't leave the well-built hot spring club empty?This kind of thing is not easy to recruit civilian women, after all, Mao Jue can't be sure what will happen, so these Japanese women have become the best choice.

It’s really a bit like a talent show for later generations, but it’s a lot rougher. More than a dozen soldiers are the judges. Those with round faces and good figures are taken out directly, and those who are old and ugly are pushed back. Those who have done business in Jiangnan There are also quite a few, even many of them are Han Chinese. With two strokes, five or six hundred were selected out of ten thousand people. Most of them are family members of maids, and there are only fifty shopkeepers who can do business. indivual.

Although she is a short Japanese, but a hundred or so little girls of lolita level can also see Wen Meng's saliva, making Mao Jue turn his face away like a disgrace, counting down Jiangnan's documents The number chosen by Master Sai was almost the same, Mao Jue nodded to Mao Lian, and the dedicated soldier captain immediately yelled, blocking the crowd that was still rushing out.

But just as Mao Jue turned to leave, a pig-killing scream sounded from behind him again.

"Don't go, general! There's still a little one!"

The voice was really familiar, and looking back in astonishment, Mao Jue's teeth were itchy, and he squeezed against the fence, the flesh on his body was almost squeezed into sausages, a fat man was jumping up and down, crying and howling endlessly, wasn't it just the Nagasaki riots? In the evening, did the Ming army somehow get involved and lose the watermelon number ten?

"Didn't I order you to be thrown into the sea to feed the fish?"

Seeing the general of the Ming Dynasty turn back with an unfriendly expression, all the ghost-like townspeople dispersed, revealing the watermelon, which was full of flattering smiles and bowed there, unexpectedly Mao Jue When these words came out, he almost scared his soul out.

But I really can't stand the life of a coolie who goes down the well to dig mines every day. This guy is kneeling on the ground and knocking his chubby head on the stone desperately.

"Master Ming, don't you want to be able to do business in the south of the Yangtze River? The small shop sells tea and silk all the year round. It is well-known to all places in the south of the Yangtze River. The small one has the same clan in the south of the Yangtze River. What does the master tell the small one? It can be done well, give the little one a chance!"

Mao Jue opened his mouth and wanted to refuse, but he swallowed the words again. This guy is absolutely obsessed with money, but he is indeed clever. Under such an environment, he can actually use his Ming army as a kind of capital to blackmail For other merchants in Nagasaki, it might be useful to bring him with them. After thinking about it, Mao Jue waved his hand.

"Take him and his family, too!"

"Thank you sir!"

It’s not that the whole family doesn’t enter the house. This guy is as fat as a watermelon, and his family is similar. The two wives are all succulents, and the three who don’t know whether they have sons or daughters are also fat. No wonder the maid was not selected. Seeing that the Qiu family also came out of this cage, the Japanese people in the back immediately became commotion again. Unfortunately, whether it was a girl screaming or an old fan shouting this time, Mao Jue never looked back.

Chapter 165. Night of Lights

The custom of the Lantern Festival in later generations, the family gathers together to wrap the Lantern Festival, play mahjong and watch the replay of the Spring Festival Gala. In the Ming Dynasty, this feature was to watch the lights!

This year is a bumper year, every household has surplus food and is not hungry, and every household is thoughtful. On the seventh day of the first lunar month, almost every household is looking for materials to make lamps. The status lanterns are hung all over at night, which is really beautiful.

This is also the last day spent in Tieyi before departure, and Mao Wenlong accompanied Mao Wenlong to observe the people's conditions in the city for a while, and pulled his two girls, Mao Jue took advantage of the opportunity to escape.As soon as he turned his head, Mao Wenlong could only see the sneaky shadows of the three sneaking into the crowd, and the old guy who saw him also shook his head helplessly while laughing and cursing.

"Wow, so beautiful!"

Those bright eyes were wide open, and Su Yi was excitedly yelling around a rabbit-shaped lantern, jumping up and down, her usual steady energy was thrown away, she looked like a young girl kids like that.

Not only her, but even Adelaine, who claims to be well-informed, was also fascinated by the street lanterns in front of her. All kinds of lanterns were hung on the railings and ropes, almost paving the street. When it is full, it is in the shape of a Maitreya, a flying bird, or a big corn cob, and there are many patterns.Last year, she was still in the hard-working stage of starting a business, and the New Year's Eve was not too extravagant. This year, she had enough food and clothing. This year's Lantern Festival is also the biggest in Tieshan. Even though she has traveled to so many places, she has never seen such a beautiful scene. There was also a lantern in it, and the foreign beauty couldn't stop looking around.

In the past, these two girls could form a unique landscape, but today, they are completely submerged in the crowd, because there are too many girls taking to the streets today.

China's ethics are strict, especially since the Song Dynasty when Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism prevailed. The older girls and the younger daughter-in-law were all trapped in the boudoir, and they could no longer see the old Tang Dynasty's noble girls showing their faces and walking through the streets. However, one year There are so many accidents in the end, today is one of them, no matter which family's daughter, today can go to the street confidently without being scolded.

In addition, this is the most traditional Valentine's Day in China! On this road, Mao Jue has not only seen a pair of mandarin ducks sneaking into the alley, but he can imagine what to do.

However, Mao Jue didn't feel this kind of romantic feelings at all. He was a little irritable when he followed behind his two girls.

There is no way, he hasn't told the two girls about Mao Wenlong's engagement to him, the key point is that he really can't say it, he can't tell her affectionately while holding Su Yi's face.

"Niu! The young master is going to Jiangnan this time, how about bringing you a young mistress?"

This girl must be nodding her head with tears in her eyes. As for Adelaine, she probably slammed the door and left.

And Adelaine is really troublesome. Unknowingly, Mao Jue still relies on her for many things, such as tobacco planting, mills, and copywriting. This time I can't take her to the south. A woman, this girl doesn't know if she will give herself a general strike or something.

The question is, how to speak?

While thinking, Su Yi, who was bouncing in front of her, ran back excitedly holding a candied haws.

"Master! Those people over there are going to set off lanterns by the sea, shall we go too?"

A lotus lantern on the surface of the sea is very beautiful when you think about it, but the sea breeze is quite cold at this time, seeing this girl's smiling face flushed from the cold, Mao Jue still shook his head subconsciously.

"It's too late, don't go!"

"Oh! Master!"

Obviously a little disappointed, Su Yi took care of her brain, but at this time, a sour voice sounded from the other side.

"What our young master is thinking about are more than 100 Japanese goblins. How can we have the heart to accompany our sisters? We are old and poor! Hey, in Da Ming's words, we will be thrown into limbo!"

It was so sour that it almost hung a bottle of vinegar on the raised mouth. She folded her arms and turned aside her face, which was also flushed with cold, while Adelaine hummed angrily.

Mao Jue suddenly felt a dull pain in his brain. The engagement had not been revealed yet, and the backyard was already on fire. A few days ago, Mao Jue changed the group of Japanese girls who were selected into beautiful clothes and placed them in the Officers Club of Hot Spring Valley The official operation started, and a group of officers and hungry wolves raised their hands in agreement, but this girl immediately turned from sunny to cloudy, so she lost her temper that day, and almost scolded a few new maids, and this time she was brought up again .

I have to tell her, young master, I'm getting married, congratulations, you're going to be a mistress, this girl can't fly anymore?

"Okay! Okay! Okay! I'm afraid of you, why don't we go? Mao Li, go and get dozens of lanterns for my young master. Let's go to the beach to put lanterns!"

The loyal bodyguard behind him immediately appeared from an unobtrusive place to run errands, and the girl Su Yi couldn't help cheering in excitement.

"Master, you are so kind!"

With a bang, a soft touch was imprinted on Mao Jue's old face. Before he could react, the girl covered her flushed face again, and disappeared in a flash.

Seeing Adelaine's half-smile, Mao Jue shook his head helplessly, and hurriedly chased after her.

"There are too many people! Don't run around! Plain clothes!"

No matter what era, people's pursuit of romance is common. Since Mao Jue came to power, Tieshan Port has been repaired with cement and concrete for a few miles, and it has become the best meeting place for young men and women who pursue romance.

Five galleons are moored quietly in the harbor, and the northern specialties to be brought down to the south of the Yangtze River have been loaded. More than 800 sailors borrowed from Pidao Maojue also boarded the boats, lying lazily on the fence and looking down. As they watched, an incomparably beautiful spectacle was unfolding in front of their eyes on the ever-ebbing and ebbing sea.

For several miles, countless floating lights and flickering candles are as brilliant as the stars in the sky. On the shore of the cement port, couples of young men and women embrace each other, without the intensity and madness of later generations, just like this Putting on the lamp in a gentle manner, looking at the sea.