[This week's update is really not like words.,I'll redeem it today.,I'll catch up with another chapter later.] 】

After changing new clothes, worshipping ancestors, eating Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, giving New Year's money, firecrackers and fireworks in the yard are ready, all that remains is to wait for the arrival of the New Year.

Han Gang's family sat around the main house, waiting for the midnight bell to ring. The children are very excited, they have been forced to go to bed at this time in the past, where is it possible to stay up all night to watch the dawn?

The children have their own nurses and maidservants, so they don't have to worry too much. Zhou Nan and Wang Yi were playing chess, and Yun Niang was watching from the side. Yan Suxin was pregnant again, but she couldn't stand the tiredness, her eyelids were heavy, as if she was going to sleep.

Han Gang asked in a low voice, "Do you want to go and rest first?" Wait for the bell to ring, and then call you up. ”

"It's fine." Yan Suxin raised her head, the look of concern in her husband's eyes warmed her heart, "I've been making trouble for five or six months, and I've settled down recently, so it's okay to stay up all night." ”

"After giving birth to the fourth brother, the officials wanted to have another sister, but now the seventh brother has it, but he didn't get his wish." Zhou Nan said with a smile, but his hand was not slow, and he flew away, "This time it's up to you, but you have to take care of it." ”

Yan Suxin's pregnancy is exactly six months old, caressing her lower abdomen, and her smile is full of happiness: "Whether it is a man or a woman has been decided, and it is too late to raise it." ”

"It doesn't matter if you're a man or a woman." Han Gang said with a smile, "But there are too many jade zhang at home, so it's good to have another piece of gold tile." ”

Han Gang didn't want too many children. At that time, people took five sons and two daughters as the most blessed, vases, screens and New Year's paintings can often see similar patterns, Han Gang now has seven sons and one daughter, and feels that it is almost the same. It's not necessarily a good thing to have more sons, and it's also a panic.

The sons of the Han family are all very energetic, and they are still full of energy. Xiao Wu nibbled on a piece of dried coconut, gnawing his hands and face full of saliva, and the nurse was busy wiping it with a handkerchief behind her. The sweet coconut milk of dried coconut just shipped from Jiaozhou tastes very suitable for children's taste, and several children are reluctant to let go, one bite after another.

Wang Yi frowned a little after glancing at his children, dropped a son, and instructed his subordinates: "Don't let my brother and sister eat so many sweets at night." ”

When the older children heard this, they immediately dropped the copra in their hands. But the younger ones were reluctant to let go. Xiao Wu looked up at Wang Yi, and then looked down at the copra in his hand, he didn't dare to be disobedient, but he was reluctant, his round eyes were open, and he looked at Han Gang pitifully.

Han Gang has always been lenient with his children, smiled, and instructed Xiao Wu's nurse: "Remember to let the fifth brother rinse his mouth and brush his teeth after eating!" ”

The nurse whispered, and after Xiao Wu screamed happily, she began to nibble on the copra again.

Wang Yi glanced at Han Gang fiercely, but she couldn't do anything about her husband.

Scholars have always attached great importance to the cleaning and maintenance of the oral cavity, not to mention toothbrushes, tooth powder, willow branches, and bitter ginseng are commonly used. There will also be a special mouthwash at the doctor's house after the meal - the larger hotels in the capital will also prepare it for guests - and usually do not forget to have a piece of chicken tongue in the mouth. As the so-called 'new grace is a dog's tooth, yesterday with the fragrance of chicken tongue. 'Eating sweets after a meal hurts your teeth and stomach, and it is common knowledge in the world. On weekdays, Wang Yi is very strict, but the disciples of the Medicine King are here today. She couldn't say it, and she could only complain: "If it goes on like this, it will spoil the children." ”

"Just today for one day. After all, it's Chinese New Year's Eve. Han Gang touched the head of his fifth son and said in a harmonious voice: "I usually have to listen to my mother's words." ”

Xiao Wu nodded obediently, and the other children also responded, grabbing the candied fruit again, but they still restrained a little.

Han Gang also took a piece of candied dried papaya and tasted it, it was very sweet, and tasted the dried coconut, which was also very sweet, "Now there are more candied fruits on the market." Not to mention lychee, papaya and plantain, dried coconut is rare in the past. ”

"It's not the credit of the officials!" Wang Yi said, "It's all Lingnan fruits. ”

"Not really." Han Gang didn't like sweets, so he took a bite and threw them down, and said to Wang Yi: "I didn't tell you." ”

"When you see that there is money to be made, why should you command?" Zhou Nan said with a smile, "It's too late to scramble." ”

There are more and more preserved fruits from Lingnan on the market, which is not Han Gang's order, but the natural choice of industrial and commercial owners. The profits of commodities that have undergone secondary processing are inevitably much greater than those of agricultural products that have been initially processed. This year, one-fifth of the white sugar in Jiaozhou has been made into preserves.

Lingnan fruits are difficult to store, such as lychees, which have to be prepared by the red salt method, the white drying method and the honey frying method, and they cannot be eaten fresh. Although white sugar is expensive, the price can be quadrupled after making candied fruit from Lingnan so many fruits that can only be buried in the ground - of course, it is convenient to make candied fruits. There is also a liquor made from molasses, which is called amber wine because of its golden color, and is also very popular in the mainland.

With the prosperity of the hinterland of the Great Song Dynasty, whether it is sugar, candied fruit, or amber wine, you can digest as much as you want. Of course, the commercial banks will not let go of money and not make money. Compared with the beginning, the merchants in Jiaozhou made much more money by simply selling sugar, rice and wood.

It's not just candied fruit, there are even grilled fish fillets, which are a specialty from Jiaozhou, which is quite in line with Han Gang's appetite. Drinking low-alcohol amber wine and eating grilled fish fillets, Han Gang and his family waited for the arrival of the New Year.

The bells from dozens of monasteries in the city finally rang, melodious and melodious in the air, and the crackling sound was heard from the neighbors, and the children immediately became energetic, and immediately rushed to the courtyard with cheers.

The Han family's firecrackers and fireworks had already been prepared, and several family members lit the fuse with lit incense sticks. The yard was filled with gunsmoke, fireworks flew into the night sky, and the sound of firecrackers suddenly became noisy.

The children were held and pulled by the nurses, covering their ears and looking excitedly at the colorful flowers in the sky. Only the eldest and second eldest got Han Gang's permission and asked Yun Niang to take them with incense sticks to light a few small fireworks. Jin Niang also wanted to go, but was hugged by Wang Yi in her arms and didn't let her move.

"In the sound of firecrackers, the spring breeze sends warmth into Tusu. Thousands of households always replace the new peach with the old one. Han Gang gently read Wang Anshi's old work. This famous poem is a bit ironic when I think about it now.

When Wang Anshi first began to change the law, he wrote this poem with high spirits. But now he would never have the same state of mind as he did. Wang Anshi, who was in the court, was as silent as a statue. It is almost difficult to hear what he has to say.

The sound of firecrackers was deafening, Wang Yi didn't hear Han Gang's whisper, covered his mouth and yawned: "Ming'er is going to the palace to pay New Year's greetings, and I'm going to sleep after the fireworks." ”

"Where tomorrow is, it's already today." Han Gang smiled, "Fortunately, my husband doesn't have to go to court after dawn,"

Because of Zhao Ji's illness, this year's Zhengdan Dynasty will be exempted. When Emperor Cao was seriously ill, he also called the dynasty. If the Heavenly Family has some three disasters and six diseases every year, it is not a bad thing. Han Gang thought with a bit of malice. What he was most afraid of was this kind of red tape - in fact, it was not only Han Gang, most of the courtiers did not like cumbersome ceremonies, and they could be willing to brave the cold to participate in the court meeting, just for the reward later - of course Wang Yi didn't like it either. Wearing heavy court clothes and walking around the court for half a day can exhaust people to death.

She glared at Han Gang angrily, and then sighed again: "I don't know if I will meet the Queen Mother." ”

"Probably not." Han Gang shook his head. At this juncture, it is impossible for the Queen Mother to participate in any political activities.

Han Gang was talking to his wife and concubine, but a person suddenly came to the front yard, it was the Si Yan who was guarding the door, and he was panicked, "Bachelor, there is a middle envoy outside, saying that he is summoned from the palace." ”

Han Gang and Wang Yi looked at each other, and the children who were still laughing quieted down. It is not a good thing for the envoy to come to the door in the middle of the night. Could it be that the situation in the northwest has changed? Han Gang thought about it, but it was inconvenient to delay, so he immediately ordered the middle door to be opened and invited the envoy to enter the mansion.

"Who's going to guard tonight?" Wang Yi took two steps forward and asked in a low voice.

Han Gang's heart suddenly sank, and during the New Year, there was no one in the palace who was assigned to the palace. Someone suddenly came at this point in time, but I can't tell what is happening!

However, seeing that it was Liu Weijian who was sent to announce the edict to the queen and placed it beside the prince Zhao maid, Han Gang was a little relieved. Looking at the looks of the few little yellow doors and Ban Zhi that Liu Weijian brought with him, he was a little more relieved. It's just that Liu Weijian brought the message, and it didn't explain what the reason was.

As soon as Han Gang received the order, Han Xin turned around and went to arrange the horses and his entourage.

Han Gang looked left and right, and the family immediately avoided all of them. He asked Liu Weijian in a low voice: "What happened?" ”

"The official's hand can move." Liu Weijian didn't dare to hide it, "So the saint ordered the villain to recruit a bachelor." ”

When Han Gang heard this, he no longer hesitated, and took someone on the horse and went out.

Stroke can also be recovered, Zhao Ji's illness dragged on for almost two months, in fact, it is not surprising whether it is getting better or worsening, but his condition has changed during the New Year's Festival, which is the same as his onset on the winter solstice, which makes Han Gang feel a bit of a coincidence.

It may be that it will return to the light, or otherwise there will be no ambiguity in the message.

When I got up to the royal street, the smell of sulfur in the air immediately became heavy, and the citizens who set off firecrackers were in groups of three or five, and they could be seen everywhere on the royal street like a square-only the real royal road separated by two water canals in the center No one dared to go up-Han Gang looked back and forth, left and right, and didn't see the procession of Zaifu's travel.

A layer of doubt was added to his heart, could it be that he had been summoned to the palace in advance, or had he not recruited at all? If you send someone out at the same time, you should be able to run into it.

The hesitation continued, and Han Gang walked into the Funing Palace.

The Zaifu did not arrange a guard, but there were still generals who led the troops. Today, the royal instrument on duty in the palace at night is Wang Zhongzheng. Han Gang entered the Funing Hall and saw that Wang Zhong was sitting in the outer hall, and he was distracted and put down.

No, it's just a matter of putting it down, and it's on my mind again.

When Han Gang walked into the dormitory, the emperor, who had been lying on the sickbed for nearly two months, suddenly opened his eyes with a desire for power.

Ha...... Han Gang bowed his head and saluted, and things really became interesting.