Cutting over the end of the Ming Dynasty: a dog-leg knife at the beginning

Chapter 530 Yang Mianmian

Yang Menglong's return shocked the whole of Nanyang. Fang Yizhi personally organized it, and gentry from all walks of life in Nanyang contributed money to hold a celebration ceremony for the victorious soldiers. The reward they gave to those meritorious soldiers was actually ten pieces of gold given by Chongzhen. times.Although the Heluo New Army has won one victory after another since its founding, and it is no longer unusual for the Nanyang people to win battles, they did not dare to perform such outstanding military exploits as beheading [-] people, capturing [-] people, and surrendering [-] people. As you can imagine, this miraculous victory made the people of Nanyang extremely proud. When Hou Jin was mentioned, they always looked disdainful: "What Jurchens can't fight if they have ten thousand? Bullshit! When we meet our Heluo New Army, let alone ten thousand, even if we have ten thousand Even those merchants who only care about making money and have nothing to do with the military affairs have also shared this honor. From the north and south of the Yangtze River, inside and outside the Great Wall, as long as they show that they are merchants from Nanyang, The negotiating opponents were immediately in awe, because a respectable and terrifying army was born there. Even the Jurchen warriors who seemed like the incarnation of the devil were no match for them!

No amount of money can buy this honor, so a businessman who feels that he has face should not be too generous.It's a pity that the triumphant soldiers are already exhausted, otherwise an unprecedented ceremony would be held in the downtown stadium, how shocking it would be!

"I propose to hold a sports competition at the downtown stadium on December [-]th to celebrate the victory!" In the Nanyang Parliament Building, Yang Menglong expressed his thoughts in front of thousands of representatives from all walks of life.

Before the words fell, the raised hands below turned into a dense forest:

"agreed, agreed!"

People who are rich have to find ways to have fun, and a city that has money has to find ways to promote its image.Now Nanyang is undoubtedly quite rich, and of course it needs to hold such a grand event to build its reputation.What's more, the sports event is indeed very interesting, there is no reason not to agree.

A representative from Luoyang shouted: "You already held one in Nanyang last year. This year we should hold it in Luoyang!"

Fang Yizhi smiled without saying a word. Hundreds of representatives from Nanyang folded their arms and looked at the representative from Luoyang, which was much smaller than them. They asked with concern: "Has your stadium been built yet? Huh?"

The representative of Luoyang was speechless...Because there are too many officials and gentry who like to make trouble secretly and drag Xue Siming back, the development of Luoyang is far less rapid than that of Nanyang. Huge stadium!

If you don't build a few cement roads and don't build a stadium, you have the nerve to say that you are an official in the Heluo area?Um?
In their hearts, the Luoyang representatives greeted the women of the whole family who only caused trouble but could not do anything, and made a final struggle: "We will step up the construction!"

The Nanyang representatives laughed: "After you finish building it, come and fight with us!"

Yang Menglong doesn't need to worry about how to prepare for the sports event, just leave it to the local officials. He held this meeting just to report to everyone about the history of the Lushun battle. The prepared celebration banquet was rejected, and I happily went home to accompany my wife. The reason was: "It's better to have fun alone than to have fun with others, and it's the same to celebrate in the annual sports competition!" Fang Yizhi really There's nothing I can do about him, I've never seen him so clingy to his wife!
Back to the General's Mansion...it should be called Hou's Mansion now, Yang Menglong picked up the ax, saw, plane, chisel, ping-ping-pong-pong, and went to work. Xiao Yufang smiled and asked, "What are you doing?"

Hou, the champion with a head of sawdust, gestured excitedly: "I want to make the most comfortable cradle for our children!"

Xiao Yufang couldn't stop laughing: "You can't even start a fire, can you do carpentry?"

Yang Menglong was very proud: "You look down on me, don't you? Wait, I'll make it for you to see soon!"

However, an hour later, there was still no shadow of the cradle, but there were piles of sawdust on the ground.Looking at this mess, Yang Menglong had to admit that not everyone has the talent to be a carpenter.He threw away the tools angrily and called Jiang Zheng: "Go and get a sum of money from Cheng Qi. Help me hire the best carpenter to make the best cradle for my child!"

Jiang Zheng was about to cry. I am a servant and a bodyguard. How come I have become an errand boy?Well, it's an honor to run errands for the future little master, I admit it.He quickly asked Cheng Qi for money, and then went to find the most skilled carpenter.

Yang Menglong sat next to Xiao Yufang, put his ear against her belly and listened, muttering: "I don't know if it's a child or a girl?"

Xiao Yufang helped him remove the sawdust from his head: "Do you like boys or girls?"

Yang Menglong grinned: "I like them all!"

Xiao Yufang said, "I would rather have a daughter."

Yang Menglong asked: "Why?"

Xiao Yufang rolled her eyes at him: "Looking at a big monkey like you is enough to give me a headache. If there is another little monkey like you who is so active and loves to get into trouble, I will have a headache to death? She is still a girl. Okay, be quiet and save your worries."

Yang Menglong rubbed his nose: "Am I such a headache?" Rolling his eyes, he said flatteringly, "If it's a girl, let's call her Kaixuan, the name is domineering!"

Xiao Yufang read it twice: "Yang Kaixuan...Yang Kaixuan...that's a good name. What if it's a boy?"

This stumped Yang Menglong, he squeezed his chin, blinked his eyes, racked his brains, muttered something, and didn't know what he was muttering.Since ancient times, naming a child has been the most troublesome thing for every father. Every name, loud or inconspicuous, has too deep meaning and too many hopes, and it is impossible not to worry about it.He scratched his head and muttered: "What kind of name should I choose? Yang Wen? Yang Wu? Yang Naiwu... How could I think of such an unlucky name! Yang Hu? This name is not good either, domineering is enough domineering , but... well, what kind of name should I choose? Worry!" After thinking about it, he couldn't figure it out, and he pulled his hair in distress, looking like he was going crazy.

Xiao Yufang looked amused, patted his face, and said: "You don't have to think about such a complicated name, in fact, I really don't expect the child to be good-looking, as long as he is not as obsessed as you are, he does things well." Sometimes I can think more thoughtfully, and I will be satisfied if I try to cover everything.”

"Everything is covered?" Yang Menglong's eyes lit up, and he blurted out: "Either...or if we give birth to a boy, let's call him Yang Mianmian! What a meaning!"

"Yang Mianmian?" Xiao Yufang repeated the name, dumbfounded.This guy is really weird, it's thanks to him that he can come up with such a name!Chewing on this seemingly simple but profoundly meaningful name, feeling Yang Menglong's deep expectation for the unborn child, Xiao Yufang was moved by it, caressing her lower abdomen, feeling the pulse of the little life growing in her belly, her heart Secretly said to the child: "Son, be brave, don't be a boy, or people will call you face-to-face in the future!"

Just when Yang Menglong was having a hard time thinking about what name to name his unborn child, Hong Niangzi, Li Yan, Zu Dale and others were wandering the streets of Nanyang.Nanyang now looks like a modern city. The underground sewage pipes are like a huge spider web extending in all directions. There is not a drop of sewage on the ground of Nanyang streets; the water pipes are also extending in all directions, sending the clear and sweet Danjiang River water into Thousands of households, turn on the tap and there is an inexhaustible supply.On the wide and flat street, four-wheeled carriages floated past, carrying people or goods, and shop signs were everywhere. You could see three large grocery stores on just one street—in fact, they were supermarkets. ——He was hoarsely yelling at the guests, not letting go of any potential customers.Their frighteningly large store occupies several floors, with books, calligraphy and paintings, pens, inks, papers and inkstones, rice noodles, vegetables, fruits, shoes, socks and cloth, everything you need, and most of them follow the route of small profits but quick turnover, as can be seen from the hanging signs, like The necessities of life such as rice noodles, fruits and vegetables, shoes, socks and cloth are quite cheap, and the prices are so low that it is unheard of.

The red lady took Catherine into a supermarket and shopped there for a long time. Then she carried a large bag of walnuts, a large bag of snacks, and several sets of linen clothes. She walked out excitedly and asked to buy them inside. The stuff was so interesting, and there were so many products that they were dazzled!

Of course, this does not mean that there are no poor people in Nanyang, it is the same, and there are quite a few.After crossing a crossroad and coming to a square, everyone saw a long queue of people in scanty clothes, and a few government servants were carrying rice and green vegetables, and everyone went forward one by one to get them.The dishes are not rich, but there is enough oil and water, and everyone eats very deliciously.The red lady asked someone to find out that these miscellaneous grains were old grains donated by the owners of various grain shops, and the vegetables were collected in various supermarkets. They were pulled to the designated place before they were sold out that day. Naturally, someone washed and cooked them and became The dishes of these homeless refugees.Zu Dale sniffed the aroma of the food and smiled wryly: "His grandma's food is better than those of our soldiers!" The coastline is deployed, and there is very little room for detours, so there is no way to talk about production. Even if they grow food, they will be looted by the Golden Cavalry. + Guan Ningjun will not be hungry, it is good to be full, don’t expect to be able to eat well, seeing that these refugees want green vegetables and soup, and if they are lucky, they can eat meat, Zu Dale I don't even know how to complain.In the Guan Ning Army, how can ordinary soldiers have such treatment!
While eating, a muddy guy ran over and shouted: "We need to recruit ten beaters and cement movers at the construction site. They will manage three meals a day, dry, two dishes and one soup, and fat meat for dinner. The wages are settled once a day, thirty Wen a day, who is interested?"

Then another one came, the mayor: "To build a canal in our town, we need twenty strong laborers! The treatment is the same as them, three meals a day, dry food, two vegetables and one soup, and fat meat every day , thirty cents a day, you can pay it every day, or you can pay it all at once after the work is completed, if you want to work, come here!"

Immediately, those young people stuffed all the food in the lunch box into their stomachs, and raised their hands: "I want it! I want it! With my strength, I can do the work one by one. Choose me!" Bar!"

Zu Dale said with emotion: "The luck of these refugees is really good."

Li Yan thoughtfully said: "It's not a matter of luck... Judging from their reactions, it's not surprising at all. From this, we can conclude that people often come here to recruit workers. He can take all the young and healthy refugees for his own use and give them jobs. There is food to eat, and the ability of the champion to govern the place is really unparalleled." He sighed, "If the emperor can use him as prime minister to govern the world, the lives of the people of the Ming Dynasty will be much easier."

Zu Da laughed: "Come on, that kid is so lazy that he even doesn't want to be the governor of Huguang to save trouble, and you still expect him to be the prime minister? What a dream!"

Li Yan also smiled wryly, speechless at Yang Menglong's strange thinking.

The red lady's eyeballs were rolling around.She thought of her hometown, Xinyang.Xinyang is not far from Nanyang, and the conditions are not worse than Nanyang. However, the life of the people in Nanyang is getting more and more prosperous, while the people in Xinyang are in dire straits. The contrast is astonishing.In the past, she only heard about Nanyang, and didn't have much feeling, but now she saw it with her own eyes, and her heart was shocked.

Why do you have such a good life, but we people in Xinyang continue to be hungry?
Isn't it just that you were lucky and met a freak who can make troubles?
Hmph, this kind of good luck cannot be monopolized by you, we have to share a little of everything we say... What?He is not an official of Xinyang, so he can't control Xinyang?Then find a way to make him an official of Xinyang!
Thinking of this, this heroic and strange woman smiled strangely, stretched, and said: "I'm a little tired after shopping for so long, so I won't go shopping with you. I'll go back first. You guys have fun." Click!" Before everyone could react, he waved to a four-wheeled carriage and drove away.

Zu Dale was confused: "What else is she doing?"

Catherine smiled: "Maybe I went to find the young governor?"

Li Yan smiled bitterly: "Only the devil knows. Leave her alone, General Zu, let's go drink."

Zu Dale said happily: "Okay, go drink! Mr. Li, I like you, a scholar who is both civil and military, and very chivalrous. Let's have a good drink today, and we won't return if we don't get drunk!"

(End of this chapter)