Forty-eight years of Qianlong

"Drive! Drive! Cluck, cluck, cluck~~ Mother, come and chase me!"

"Girl, don't grab my hair!"

In the afternoon, in the courtyard outside the study room in the inner courtyard, a little girl carved in pink and jade was riding on Zhao Xin's neck. Zhao Xin's hands were tightly wrapped around the child's legs.As his footsteps went up and down, and his figure was up and down, the little girl laughed out of joy from time to time.

This child has a white and rosy oval face, pink and tender, with two small dimples; a pair of big eyes are like two black gemstones, clear and bright; pink and full lips, which will reveal their whiteness when they smile small teeth.She is the daughter of Zhao Xin and Tang Xiao, Zhao Lin, who is almost three years old this year.

Zhao Xin now has two sons and a daughter. Both sons were born to Shen Xuan. The eldest is Zhao Hao, the second is Zhao Sheng, and this is the only daughter.A few days ago, Shen Xuan was pregnant again, Wang Zhenyi was also pregnant, and the 30-year-old French princess also had movement in her stomach.

Well, in order to better intervene in France's internal affairs in the future and extend his hand into Europe, Zhao Xin thought about weighing the pros and cons, and finally took a substantive step.Although it cannot be fully disclosed, he can still be regarded as Louis Charles' uncle after all.In terms of blood relationship, the unborn child has the blood of the Bourbon family, and in the future, whether it is France, Spain or Italy, he is eligible to intervene.

Under the porch of the house, Tang Xiao, who was wearing a white satin jacket with tinsel flowers and a royal blue brocade brocade skirt with gold flowers, was smiling, watching the father and daughter play and squabbled tenderly, thinking that if life continued like this, what would happen? how nice.Two weeks passed like a fleeting moment, thinking that Zhao Xin would leave tomorrow, a few strands of melancholy also floated up.

But she also understands that since she has made a decision with this person, that is the result.Let alone her, Shen Xuan, Wang Zhenyi and A Miao didn't spend much time with Zhao Xin throughout the year.The most important thing for her now is to get pregnant again, Shen Xuan has already given birth to two sons.

Although Zhao Xin regards Zhao Lin as a treasure, Tang Xiao knows that no matter how good his daughter is, sooner or later, his daughter will belong to someone else's family, and his son will be his future support.Ordinarily, Tang Xiao studied Mingli since she was a child, received education in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting since she was a child, and has seen many new things and new ideas in Beihai Town these years. She is a proper high-spirited woman in this time and space; The truth is, if a woman has no son, there is no place to cry if a man has any accident.

After dinner in the evening, Zhao Xin played cards with Tang Xiao and his daughter in the flower hall. Unexpectedly, the head of the guard, Chai Rugui, sent several urgent telegrams, so he had to go to the study to deal with them. I have already fallen asleep, and a nanny is watching.

Tang Xiaosheng Zhao Lin was just twenty when he was born, and there was no elder around him, so he didn't know how to take care of children.Not to mention her sisters, all staring at each other, not even changing diapers.

After A Miao found out, she asked Wanzao's wife to hire a nanny to take care of her in the hospital.The nanny was a widow, she was a nice person, especially she didn't like to chew her tongue.Her husband used to work in a military factory, but he disappeared after an accident, leaving behind a family of three.The nanny's son and daughter are all grown up, and they are studying in a boarding school in Fuldan City. She has nothing to do, and she has feelings for Zhao Lin, so she followed her to Khabarovsk.Tang Xiao himself was a hard-working person, so he didn't look down on the nanny at all, and later he simply recognized her as his sister.

Seeing Zhao Xin coming back, Tang Xiao, who was leaning on the head of the bed and dozed off, sat up sideways, brushed his temple hair, got up and poured water for washing his feet, brought him a bowl of ginseng soup, and then moved a small stool to sit On the opposite side, wash your feet with hot water and pinch your legs.Everyone likes being an uncle, and Zhao Xin is no exception.

But he really didn't come to Khabarovsk to enjoy the blessings. During the two weeks, in addition to inspecting the steel plant and the railway, he also took a special boat trip to Tlin Shiji, paid homage to the Yongning Monument again, and stopped by Baer when he came back. g village.

At first glance, today's lower reaches of the Hudong River seem to be no different from those in the past.On the river in the golden autumn season, the fast horse boats of the Hezhe people are still coming and going. The fishermen are catching the migratory salmon, sturgeon and sturgeon. sounded.

However, many things are different from the past.The wooden city of Delengen, which prospered because of "Gong Diao Shang Wulin", has long been abandoned, and Temple Street, located on the north bank of the Huntong River Estuary, has also changed from a small village to a town with thousands of residents.Whenever the river thaws in spring, a ship of coal, timber and furs mined from the northwest of Bitter Leaf Island will be transported to the freight yard here by sea ship, and then changed to an inland river boat to go directly to Khabarovsk along the Huntong River.

In addition, Miaojie Town is also the main fish processing base of Beihai Town. One-third of the canned fish that Bei Haijun eats are processed in the factory in the town and then shipped to the cannery in Fuerdan City. .

In Temple Street and Balk Village, Zhao Xin saw the steady happiness on the faces of the Hezhe people whose life was getting more and more prosperous.In addition to fishing and logging, they now regularly bring all kinds of handmade crafts to Khabarovsk for sale, such as fish skin clothes, fish skin boots, necklaces made of huso fish bones, hats made of mink fur, gloves made of roe deer skin, etc. wait.

As for the Feyaka people on Bitter Leaf Island, they no longer have to travel thousands of miles to the inland to do business.The towns of Oha in the north and Dabo in the south are densely populated.If it is still too far, then go to the two coal mines in the west to exchange for the daily necessities you want.

Because Liu Sheng is the son-in-law of the Hezhe people, because Zhao Xin avenged Wukanbei, and because Zhao Xin is regarded as a god by the Kuye Feiyaka people, there are more than 1000 Hezhe people and Feiyaka people around these years Joined the Northern Navy.

They followed Zhao Xin to the north to Siberia, followed Liu Sheng and Fan Tong to the west to Mongolia and even the Tianshan Mountains, followed Wang Yuanfang and Deng Fei to the south to Java, followed Ding Guofeng to the South Asian continent, and some even followed Lu Qi to the distant Kinmen.

In today's Outer Northeast, language is no longer an obstacle for young people of all ethnic groups.It took eight years for the old people in the civil affairs and education department to train hundreds of young teachers who can speak Mandarin fluently, and opened more than 50 junior schools with food and accommodation in succession. Children are included.

Furthermore, as Khabarovsk's agricultural product trading market is getting bigger and bigger, those border residents who often come here to trade have to learn a few words, otherwise they will not even be able to do business.

Faced with all this, Zhao Xin felt sincerely gratified. He felt that he and his companions had struggled for ten years to hold and change this land that was lost forever in another time and space.The mountains and rivers are safe and the world is safe.As a result, he also proudly comforted God in front of the Yongning Monument, and he lived up to his original intention.

However, there was something he had to deal with right now.Among the few telegrams sent by Chai Rugui before, one was related to Tang Xiao.So when Tang Xiao went out to pour water for washing his feet, washed his hands again, and was about to turn off the light and go to bed, Zhao Xin, who had been thinking about his words for a long time, finally spoke.

"There's something I need to tell you."

"Ok?"

"Your mother. I found it. I asked people from the Cao Gang to help me find it."

"." Tang Xiao was stunned for a moment, she raised her head and stared at Zhao Xin in disbelief, her eyes filled with tears after a while, which made people feel distressed.After a while, she trembled and sobbed: "Really? Where is she?"

Zhao Xin hurriedly took her into his arms, stroked her hair and said softly, "She has remarried, and now she lives in a village in the countryside of Yancheng. You want to see her"

"No! If she cared about me, she wouldn't have sold me out back then." Tang Xiaoyue thought the more miserable he felt in his heart, sobbing and trembling like pear blossoms with rain.If it wasn't for fear of waking up the children in the east room, she would have cried a lot.

Zhao Xin sighed, kissed her on the forehead, and persuaded: "There is no way. Can she still take you to beg for a lifetime? Besides, there are always good and bad sides in everything. If you hadn't gone to Yangzhou, we The two of you couldn't see each other at the beginning. What should I do if I can't find you?"

"Fuck you." Tang Xiao laughed through tears, slapped Zhao Xin lightly, and asked curiously, "How did you find it? I can't even remember what happened when I was young."

Zhao Xin showed a smug face, and joked: "I, I was fished out of the sea. If I want to do something, the Sea Dragon King has to give me face."

It is said that the reason why Tang Xiao became a "skinny horse" up for sale back then and was chosen by others was because her father had a sudden illness and passed away when she was three years old.Since his parents had only one daughter, Tang Xiao, and no son, disaster struck.

As soon as his father was buried, everyone in the clan started a feast of "eating the best households". Several elders came forward to preside over the sale of the Tang Xiao family's property, and then the banquet was held for more than a month. All Tang clan members came to eat, one by one Eat greasy face.However, Tang Xiao's mother and daughter were ignored in the days that followed, and they were driven away even if they wanted to borrow a thatched hut from relatives.Tang Xiao's mother was forced to have no choice but to take her along to beg.

When the mother and daughter came to Danyang for begging, they met a human tooth. Tang Xiao's mother couldn't bear her daughter to suffer with her again, so she sold her for Wudang. Since then, Tang Xiao has never seen her mother again.

A few years ago, Zhao Xin decided to accept Tang Xiao, and finally learned of her life experience, so he moved to find her mother.The problem is that more than ten years have passed, and the family that raised Tang Xiao was also slaughtered by Zhao Xin and the others, and Tang Xiao only had a hairpin left by his mother in his hand. People can't remember, it's really hard to check.

The Intelligence Bureau, the Ministry of Trade, the Cao Gang, and even the old Huang of "Huang Shengtai" all helped to investigate. It is really a needle in a haystack.In the end, a newly hired guy from Huang Shengtai's Gui'an County branch in Huzhou Prefecture provided clues a few months ago. According to the old man in his family, a certain village outside the city had its entire household wiped out more than ten years ago, and that family Surnamed Tang.

Afterwards, the people of the Cao Gang conducted a secret investigation and found that many things could match Tang Xiao's vague memory, so they were sure they had found the right one.So the people from the Cao Gang made friends with the people of the Tang family through their connections. When the fire was almost ready, they learned that Tang Xiao's mother was from a Qian family in Changxing through drinking and talking.

Changxing is located more than 50 miles northwest of Huzhou, and it is also on the edge of Taihu Lake, which saves trouble.When I found Tang Xiao's grandfather's house, I took out a piece of paper with a hairpin pattern on it and asked, it was indeed true.Ask again, Tang Xiao's mother really wrote to the family, but she has remarried and lives in Yancheng.

Of course, the people who came to the door would not say that Tang Xiao was in Beihai Town, but that she was adopted as an adopted daughter by the owner of "Huang Shengtai". The younger uncle was five taels of silver.

"Then, did you see my mother? How is she?" For more than ten years, Tang Xiaoxiao's mother had become a blurry shadow.

"People from the Cao Gang didn't meet her directly, but they asked some people in the village. His current husband is surnamed Li, who rents a few acres of land and has four children, a daughter and three sons. The eldest married at the age of 14. The second child is about to start a family, and the other two are still young, so they are ordinary people."

Zhao Xin didn't dare to say that Tang Xiao's mother was living in poverty, and the person she married was still a jerk, for fear that she would be sad.When the people who went to search at that time learned of the situation, they came to visit and pretended that Changxing's natal family had entrusted him with two slings of money.Unexpectedly, the person surnamed Li didn't ask any questions, took the money with the front foot, and gambled it with the back foot, and lost nothing left.

"Oh." Tang Xiaoxin thought that they should be his younger siblings.

Don't blame her for changing her mind so quickly, she was in extreme pain one second, and recognized her relatives the next second.You must know that among Zhao Xin's few women, Tang Xiao is the most helpless.She is not Shen Xuan and Wang Zhenyi who have a family behind her, nor is she A Miao who has thousands of naturalized people from the island country as her backing, nor is she the French princess.Except for Zhao Xin and her daughter, she can't count on anyone.

Seeing that Tang Xiao was silent, Zhao Xin said casually, "If you want to see her, I'll let someone pick her up. It's useless to think about it."

"let me think again."

The unexpected news made Tang Xiao's mood suddenly messed up, and he didn't feel sleepy anymore.Family members, backers, all kinds of thoughts come and go, thinking about entering the capital in the future, with my daughter and no one to rely on, how can I stand firm?
My mother sold herself back then, but she couldn't survive.Just like what Zhao Xin said, can he still bring himself to live for the rest of his life?Besides, if it wasn't like this, how could she meet Zhao Xin in Yangzhou?When the two met for the first time, the stinky man smiled wickedly, and he looked like he was not bad for money, so I fell in love with him immediately.

When he was robbed from Renya's house that night, he thought he was a bandit mountain king, but who would have thought that he would rebel and become emperor.Why did I endure the pain and beg Hong Tao to let him go?The reason is that he is not reconciled, how is he inferior to Shen Xuan in serving people with piano, chess, calligraphy and painting?Is it a sin to be young?
Alas, it will be troublesome to enter the capital in the future.As the emperor, the important national affairs that can't be done every day may not necessarily spend more time with me than now.Look at these years, running around and leading soldiers to fight, how many times can we meet each other in a year?I said before that the four of them are enough, but in the end I provoked a barbaric princess, who is over 30, thanks to that woman. It's unbelievable that men are here... I fell asleep in a daze while thinking about it.

Zhao Xin didn't know that it was not only the woman beside him who couldn't sleep well that night, there was also a woman thousands of miles away from him who couldn't sleep because of him.It's just that unlike Tang Xiao who is attached to him, that woman hates him to death.