Although it is still in the first month of the New Year, for ordinary people, this year has come to an end.
The children at home may still be immersed in the imagination of what else to eat and drink, while the adults have already taken off their new clothes, rolled up their sleeves and started making money.
So you can see this scene in the capital, where wealthy idlers still go shopping, eating, drinking and having fun with their hands behind their backs.
Those who have no money are sweating all over their foreheads and running around here and there.
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"Master Liu, are you like the third child today?"
In the big teahouse, as soon as the wealthy businessman Liu Ye sat down, the waiter smiled attentively and said, "I haven't seen you during the past few days during the Chinese New Year. Our shopkeeper is watching at the door every day!"
"Ha! Good boy, just because of your words, you should be the shopkeeper!" Mr. Liu, wearing a brand-new leather robe that was smooth and smooth, sat on the chair with his legs crossed, and said, "Make some of that."
What...yes, Yunnan Pu'er tea is said to cleanse the stomach and intestines. Mr. Liu, the food I ate during the Chinese New Year was too oily. You can watch melon seeds and fresh fruits!"
"Okay, wait a minute!" the boy said in a long voice.
Liu Ye looked around, suddenly feeling lonely.
Because there are not many people in the teahouse!
I didn’t see anyone I knew every day!
"Master Liu! The first edition of Yingtian Times after the New Year!"
The boy selling the newspaper looked at the old customers from a distance, and rushed over with the newspaper, not forgetting to say hello to the New Year, "Sixth Master, I wish you a happy New Year! Happy New Year to you!"
"Okay!" Mr. Liu was very happy and slapped a handful of Yongchang Tongbao copper coins on the table.
Then he took the newspaper skillfully and opened it with a frown.
The huge front page headline came into view, and I stood up in confusion.
"His Majesty the Emperor, I wish the people of Ming Dynasty all the best for the New Year."
This is...the emperor is paying New Year's greetings to the people?
It is the first of its kind in history!
Liu Ye opened his eyes wide and continued to read, when he saw the newspaper writing, "Since I succeeded to the throne, I have inherited the great wishes of my ancestors and the blessing of the emperor and heaven. The army and the people have worked together to make our Ming Dynasty magnificent and majestic.
Han and Tang Dynasties.
"But this is not my fault alone, it is the result of the hard work of the people all over the world. Therefore, on the occasion of the New Year, I hope that everything will go well for our people in the Ming Dynasty as soon as the new year comes."
"The country will have a bumper harvest, the world will be at peace, the people will live and work in peace and contentment, and the dust around the world will be extinguished forever..."
It was indeed the first time that the emperor paid New Year greetings to the people, and did so through newspapers.
But the meaning of the word "national state" in it is the first of its kind in the world.
Mr. Liu didn't understand what citizens meant, but he vaguely felt something was wrong...because logically they were all subjects...
But that didn't stop him from shaking with excitement.
The next second he suddenly shouted outside, "Newspaper seller, I've got the newspaper covered!"
This is the first newspaper in the Ming Dynasty that the emperor sent New Year greetings to the people. Although precious things in the world are all kinds of firsts.
Master Liu made up his mind and bought them all.
Buy it and support it at home, and you can pass it on to your grandchildren in the future!
"okay......."
The boy selling the newspaper was about to smile, but in the next second he was surrounded by customers rushing out from other teahouses, restaurants and even brothels nearby.
In an instant, the packed newspapers were sold out.
Immediately afterwards, the streets were full of shouts and shouts.
"The Emperor is paying us New Year greetings and also wishes us ordinary people all the best?"
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boom!
Master Liu slapped the table and spat at the people around him, "What is the prosperous age? This is the fucking prosperous age!"
News of the emperor's New Year greetings to the people spread like wildfire in the newspapers, and soon the teahouses and restaurants in the streets and alleys were full of people, discussing happily.
Mr. Liu was no longer lonely, because all the familiar people were back and gathered around him to prepare his speech.
"Throughout the ages, which emperor has loved the people as much as the emperor of our Ming Dynasty?" As he spoke, Mr. Liu wiped his hands on his lapel, carefully opened the newspaper in his pocket, and read, "I wish all the people of the Ming Dynasty all the best."
May your family be in good health...Tsk!"
As he spoke, he sighed, "Our generation was really born in a good time!"
Everyone around them nodded in agreement, with expressions of sadness on their faces.
"Hey, have you heard that Yingtian Mansion arrested a lot of people in the past few days?" Someone suddenly said, "You said they didn't stop during the Chinese New Year..."
"What you said is wrong!" Mr. Liu interrupted him directly, "Didn't you read the newspaper? It's written on the second page!"
With that said, he carefully opened the newspaper again and said to everyone, "Look, it's all mentioned above. In order to allow all citizens to have a peaceful and peaceful Spring Festival, the capital has launched an operation to eradicate bandits and evil!"
"For a long time, there have been several criminal gangs entrenched in Nancheng, the capital, extorting, extorting, gambling, prostitution, stealing and trafficking..."
"Moreover, monks from Lingyin Temple secretly trafficked children in the name of seeking miraculous effects on their children. After investigation, there were 127 abducted children. We are now trying to find out who and where they were trafficked..."
"Jinyiwei and the Yingtian Mansion Army and Horse Department are fully supervising the operation. The emperor has decreed that the separated flesh and blood must be reunited, and the members of the family..."
Thinking of this, Mr. Liu's eyes widened, "Shouldn't those gangsters who were smashed by Mother's Disease be arrested? Shouldn't those human traffickers be killed? It's a good thing for the Yamen to punish these people!"
"Well... I won't wake up all night long..."
Someone laughed teasingly, "I heard something different. It was the emperor who brought the prince out incognito, and encountered a trafficker who was caught, so the Jin Yiwei followed the clues and found out the big man in Lingyin Temple.
case."
"Haha!" The man smiled again and continued, "What's the matter with the Soldiers and Horses Division here? Besides, those gangsters in Nancheng who smashed them were all caught by the Jinyi Guards. The Soldiers and Horses Division caught them...
..?"
"A nest of snakes and rats!" Someone shouted loudly nearby, "It's just like the Jin Lao Er in Nancheng, who makes usury loans, shelters prostitutes and gambles, digs up the graves of poor families and kicks in the doors of widows. He has done all kinds of bad things!"
"Hey, I know that he is a bastard and a scum, but he doesn't know it."
"Just look at it, today except for the second one and the fourth one showing up tomorrow, they are still walking sideways on the street!"
Mr. Liu became a little angry at everyone's comments and said loudly, "Everyone, there is no need to be so extreme!"
As he spoke, he added, "Have these things not happened in all dynasties? Some people are born to be evil people. It's not that they don't repay them because the time has not yet come..."
"It's strange, Mr. Liu, you didn't talk like this before!" Someone teased, "You will scold me more happily than anyone else in the future!"
Mr. Liu's face turned red and he said, "Let's talk about it!" He said, "You should scold the bad things, but you should also praise the good things! It's like these more than a hundred abducted children can return to their biological parents.
Family reunion brings joy to the world..."
"Come to think of it, what is a prosperous age? A prosperous age is when most people are safe and sound. Even if there are slight flaws, they are not hidden."
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The shopkeeper was behind the counter, clicking his abacus beads.
Half of his ears stood up, listening to Mr. Liu and the others yelling and cursing over there.
Suddenly, the movements of his hands stopped.
Outside the teahouse, a rickety old man and a child stood at the door in ragged clothes. The old man bowed to the shopkeeper, while the child eagerly looked at the food on the guests' tables in the teahouse.
"Hey!" The little guy came running over, "Let's go, let's go!"
"Wait a minute!" The shopkeeper called to the young man who was chasing people away. He looked at the old man and sighed after holding it in for a long time.
The world is peaceful, yes!
Prosperity, yes!
But even in this heyday, there are people who can’t afford to eat!
"Take them to the kitchen in the back!" The shopkeeper waved his hand and told the boy, "Give me two bowls of rice!"
"Okay!" The waiter didn't understand why the shopkeeper, who was always stingy, would show kindness sometimes.
"For the Chinese New Year, cook another bowl of glutinous rice balls!"
As soon as the shopkeeper finished speaking, Mr. Liu shouted from a short distance away, "Help me run an errand. I'll bring you eight boxes of Lan Xinzhai's snacks... Your snacks are so unpalatable that the peach cakes don't even fall apart!"
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"Okay!" The shopkeeper smiled, quickly took out two shiny silver pig heads from the counter, and went with a smile.