Aunt Chen is back from the world of cultivation

When the four captains heard the reports from their subordinates, they immediately felt something was wrong.

They originally thought that Zheng Yuannai was just making a small fuss and were willing to give him face and cooperate, but they didn't expect that he would be so generous in improving the treatment of the soldiers.

If this is not stopped, it won't take long before all the soldiers will strongly support the new general, and won't their commanders be sidelined?

Several people gathered together without any prior arrangement to discuss countermeasures.

The leader, Zhao Qianhu, said:

"He is our immediate superior. If we disobey his orders, he has the right to punish us. We have to report this matter to the commander-in-chief above us."

Several people hurriedly bowed:

"Then I'll leave this matter to Brother Zhao!"

Among them, only Captain Zhao's daughter was the most beautiful. She was given to the commander-in-chief as the twelfth concubine and was quite favored.

Therefore, he is the only one among the four who can directly meet the commander-in-chief. In recent years, the four have always been led by him.

"After the New Year, I will go and ask the Commander-in-Chief's opinion in person."

The commander-in-chief was a second-rank official, one rank higher than Zheng Yuannai's father.

At that time, Zheng Yuannai's father should take good care of his misbehaving son and let him know what the rules of officialdom are.

*

No matter what the officials above thought, when these soldiers who came to the camp in the provincial capital for training returned home with the New Year's goods distributed by the general, their families who were suffering from hunger and cold were all delighted and surprised.

Even though it is impossible to eat and use up all these things at once, this unexpected income gives me a little more confidence and joy this New Year.

Everyone was grateful for General Zheng's generosity and compassion, and sincerely hoped that they would still be led by the general next year.

This year, Cihang Temple has also started preparing for the New Year's banquet early.

The entire East Garden of Cihang Temple was decorated with lights and colorful lanterns, and tables of banquets were set up in the open space of the East Garden.

There are ten people at each table, and there are more than a dozen steaming hot dishes with both meat and vegetables, which make people's mouths water at first sight.

Before the banquet began, Huiyun asked someone to bring up a small basket of red envelopes and said to everyone with a smile:

"The abbot will be in seclusion this year, so he won't celebrate the New Year with everyone. But he asked me to prepare red envelopes for everyone, two taels of silver per person, for the sake of celebration. I hope everyone will continue to perform well next year!"

Having said that, he personally delivered each red envelope to the disciples of the Taoist temple.

"Thank you so much, Master!"

Everyone who received the red envelope was beaming with joy.

"Okay, let's start the feast! There's no limit on the amount of food tonight, so make sure you eat and drink to your heart's content!"

Huiyun announced.

Then he took Huiming and Huian, each carrying two large baskets of money, to the Mercy Church.

The grand banquet for the Salesian Church had already been prepared.

The children, carrying their respective younger siblings in slings, were already sitting around the table.

They had seen their aunts buying New Year's goods and preparing the New Year's banquet early on, and even watched the preparation of the sumptuous dishes in person. They had been looking forward to this moment for a long time.

Even so, no one picked up the food on the table without permission, and everyone waited obediently for the aunts' instructions.

Huiyun appeared with a gentle smile on her face and said:

"It looks like everyone is hungry. Let's first give out the New Year's money that the temple master prepared for everyone, and then we can start the feast, okay?"

"it is good!"

The children cheered in unison.

Whether it was the fragrant dishes on the table or the baskets of money strung with red ropes, they were all looking forward to it.

Huiyun held up a string of money and said loudly:

"The master has prepared 500 coins for everyone in the New Year. I wish everyone a safe and healthy year ahead!"

Then they started distributing New Year’s money to everyone at each table.

After serving food to one table, let this table start eating immediately.

Even the women who were rescued, even if they had only been there for a few days, also received a red envelope of 500 coins and a banquet.

On this day, everyone ate delicious dishes and drank sweet fruit juice. Everyone had a happy smile on their face, and the entire Cihang Temple was filled with laughter.

Starting from tomorrow, they can take turns to take a day off and go to Nandu City to play together.

The snowy road was difficult to travel, so they could stay in an inn in Nandu City for one night, and the expenses would be fully covered by the temple.

Except for Hui'an and Huiyun, almost all the others in Cihang Temple were born in poor families or ordinary people's families.

Such a rich, prosperous and happy New Year is almost unprecedented for everyone.

Thinking about the past days and imagining the present, everyone is grateful for the great kindness of the master and is determined to be loyal and repay him.

Not only them, but also the servants and workers in the homes of the believers of Cihang Temple received more abundant New Year red envelopes and New Year goods than in previous years, and had a richer and happier New Year.

They did not know that this was because their masters and employers were influenced by the abbot of Cihang Temple and decided to do good deeds in the future.

But it is also a fact that many people have a New Year that is different from previous years because of Chen Qingzhu's arrival.

At this time, Chen Qingzhu also brought Rong Niang to Wu County, which is located at the junction of Nanzhili and Gan Province and belongs to Huizhou.

This winter was exceptionally cold, and there was thin ice on many roads, making them slippery, so the two of them were not moving very fast.

But based on the time of the outbreak of the epidemic that she knew in her previous life, she had arrived long in advance.

According to the reports seen in the previous life, this large-scale epidemic began on the 22nd day of the first lunar month and was discovered by a medical clinic called Helingtang.

She and Rong Niang celebrated the New Year in Wu County, and then drove to Xingde County, Raozhou, where the epidemic broke out. They had plenty of time.

She could arrive at least seventeen or eighteen days in advance and kill the disease at its earliest stages, thus preventing the epidemic from affecting millions of people.

The owner of the inn served free steaming hot dumplings to every guest who was still on the road on New Year's Eve.

After eating dumplings, Chen Qingzhu heard that there would be iron flower making on New Year’s Eve in Wu County, so he took Rong Niang out to watch the fun.

By the time the two arrived, the stage where the iron flower performance was taking place was already packed with people.

Many fathers carried their children on their shoulders, so Chen Qingzhu, who arrived late, was blocked by the crowd even though he carried Rong Niang on his shoulders.

"Forget it, I won't squeeze with them. Rong Niang, I'll take you to the best viewing spot!"

"it is good!"

Rong Niang's eyes sparkled with excitement.

Since I started traveling, I haven’t flown high with my mother for a long time.

Because they wanted to watch the iron flower show, the lights nearby were very dim, and everyone's attention was on the stage. Chen Qingzhu retreated to a place with fewer people, then directly picked up Rong Niang and flew up, landing on the roof on the side of the stage.

The view suddenly became extremely broad.

The gorgeous iron flowers rise up under the manipulation of the craftsmen, and are very eye-catching in the night.

The audience below kept exclaiming and applauding.

It was the first time that Rong Niang had seen such a scene, and she couldn't help but applaud and cheer.

After watching a show of iron flower making, I still felt unsatisfied and my eyes were shining.

She turned to look at her mother who was hugging her, smiling sweetly:

“It’s so fun to celebrate the New Year with my mother!”

Chen Qingzhu also smiled:

"We have many more years to spend together in the future!"

"Ok!"

Rong Niang nodded heavily, feeling relieved.

Now no one can prevent them from reuniting, and no one can easily hurt their mother.

Every year thereafter, she could celebrate the New Year happily with her mother like this.

*

The New Year atmosphere in Wu County is very strong. On the first day of the New Year, many drivers are reluctant to go out to take work.

But Chen Qingzhu is not short of money.

It would take two days of horse carriage ride from Wu County to the neighboring Xingde County, and she didn't want to waste time driving the carriage.

So he spent ten times the price to hire a driver.

The car was still the one she had taken away from the kidnappers.

The car is a good size, low-key on the outside, but very comfortable on the inside.

Chen Qingzhu was too lazy to change cars to move the luggage, so he kept using this car. He only had to pay the driver for the journey.

On the third day of the first lunar month, Chen Qingzhu finally arrived at the city gate of Xingde County.

"Uu——"

The driver stopped the carriage before entering the city and said hesitantly:

"Ma'am, something is wrong."

Chen Qingzhu opened the car door and looked towards the city gate.

It is clearly the first month of the lunar year, and many people should go to the county town to visit relatives and friends.

But in reality, the city gate was tightly closed and no one could be seen.

"Come closer and have a look."

she ordered.

The driver drove the carriage towards the city gate. When it was about to get close to the gate, a soldier guarding the city stuck his head out and shouted:

"Stop! Stop! Xingde County has been sealed off, no one is allowed to enter or leave!"