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Chapter 335

On July [-]th, this day is the Ghost Festival. Except for those who were ordered to take turns, all the soldiers in the military camps took a three-day leave to return home to visit their ancestors.

According to Zhang Cheng's order, each sergeant on vacation was given some pork and mutton according to his official position, at least half a catty, while the remaining soldiers on duty slaughtered a whole sheep in the barracks.

In the early morning, Zhang Cheng, his mother, aunt, and cousin Zhang Lifang paid homage to his uncle Zhang Cheng, and placed offerings and fruits in front of the altar.

At noon, he led the officials of the Kaiping Guards to worship at the Town God's Temple in the city, and offered the tallest and largest spring wheat ears picked from the fields, in order to pray for the City God to bless this year with a good harvest.

In the evening, Zhang Cheng was tortured by Liu Ying and Liu Yan, and they went to the Zhenwu Temple two miles south of Dushikoubao City to play together. Lin Fangping led four personal guards to accompany him.

Because today is the Hungry Ghost Festival, the temples inside and outside the city are crowded with people, and there are several river lanterns floating on the streams from time to time. They are of different sizes and shapes. , drifting further south.

There are also the most people inside and outside the Zhenwu Temple, and operas are being sung on the big theater next to the temple. Liu Yan walked in front of a kneading stall and was unwilling to leave. Zhang Cheng had to buy two lifelike dough kneaders with her. Only when you face people, you have to move on.

When everyone came out of Zhenwu Temple, Lin Fangping's personal guards already had dough figurines, sugar figurines, and a large pile of various small ornaments.

After they listened to the opera again, Liu Ying proposed to release river lanterns in the Baihe River. It was also rare for Zhang Cheng to accompany their sisters out for fun, so they would not stop them, so they left the theater building and headed for the Baihe River.

From a distance, you can see the lights in the Baihe River, reflecting the twinkling stars in the sky, and the up and down of the Baihe River in front of you are dots of light flashing, which is especially beautiful under the bright moon.

"General, I want to put up that big river lantern." Although Liu Yan was small, she had a big heart, and she fell in love with the biggest river lantern at a glance.

Zhang Cheng shook his head with a smile and said, "You, that river lantern is almost bigger than you."

Everyone smiled and walked forward, Zhang Cheng gave Lin Fangping a look, and he went up to take out some scraps of silver to settle the bill with the boss, and here Zhang Cheng said to Liu Yan: "The biggest one is yours, what wish do you have?" Just write it on the lamp."

Seeing Liu Yan jogging past happily, Zhang Cheng turned to Liu Ying and said, "My dear Yinger, choose a river lantern you like too."

Liu Ying looked at Zhang Cheng with charming red phoenix eyes, and said softly, "I want the general to choose one for me, can I?"

Looking at Liu Ying's shy look, Zhang Cheng couldn't help being a little drunk. He held Liu Ying's little hand tightly with his right hand, walked forward, chose a small pink river lantern, and whispered in Liu Ying's ear: "This I have to be pink and tender like my warbler."

Liu Ying leaned her body against Zhang Cheng's vigorous body again, and said softly: "My family will serve the general tonight, okay?"

Zhang Cheng lowered his head slightly, looked at Liu Ying's pink and tender face, and said softly with an evil smile: "No, general, I will hug left and right tonight, and fight with the two heroines until dawn!"

Liu Ying was so ashamed that her face was flushed, she stretched out her little hand, grabbed the small pink river lantern in Zhang Cheng's hand, and walked slowly to the bank of the Baihe River, looking at the graceful figure, Zhang Cheng couldn't help but He remembered the beautiful woman he had seen in the mansion of Wu Langzhong in the capital.

After letting off the river lamp, the sky was getting dark, so Liu Ying and Liu Yan got into the carriage and headed back to Nanguan. Zhang Cheng hugged his children tightly in his arms in the carriage, laughing and teasing.

Although the sky is dim, the southern gate of Dushikoubao is full of colorful lights. Since Zhang Cheng took the town of North Road, the business here has become much more prosperous than before.

With the exiled military households being recalled, it is only one aspect that there are more and more small gates inside and outside the castle. In the past two months, many workshops have started construction along the lines of Chicheng, Yunzhou, and Dushi, especially Yunzhou.

Military households working in these workshops are different from enlisting in the army. They start to be paid in the fourth month. They are paid monthly. Many of them are the first batch to work in the workshops, and they have been paid for two months. ICBC.

With money in hand, it is natural to spend it, and although there have been outlying Mongolians who secretly came to trade monoliths before, they are more or less underground, most of them are sneaky, and they dare not appear aboveboard.

But after Zhang Cheng cleared Xue Liangqing, Wu Youlu and others, he boldly announced that as long as the Mongols outside the border do not carry weapons and register their population at Beizha Pass, they can trade freely at Dushi Nanguan.

For this reason, rows of collapsed houses, stables and warehouses were built outside Nanguan for them to stay and store goods. At the same time, Zhang Cheng also clearly told these Mongolian caravans who came to trade.

As long as there are horses, silver, wolf skins and other furs, any goods can be traded with them, even iron or even ironware is not a problem. Of course, the more prohibited goods, the better the horses can be exchanged.

What Zhang Cheng needs most now are war horses, followed by furs of various colors. After all, it is impossible for an army to be all iron armor and iron shields. Many sergeants are more suitable for leather armor and leather shields. As long as there are enough furs, they are easier to make.

The carriage entered Yong'an Gate and walked on the street. Although it was not as noisy as Nanguan, Yong'an Street was still bustling, with red lanterns hanging in front of the shops along the street.

Rows and rows of red lanterns illuminate the entire market, shouts and bargaining are heard from time to time, and there are even sounds of children chasing and laughing. The streets are busier than in the daytime. .

Zhang Cheng sat in the carriage and listened to the hustle and bustle of the market outside, but his hands did not stop at all. He kept tossing Yingying Yanyan who was in the same car with him up and down.

When the carriage stopped in front of the general's office, the two sisters, Liu Ying and Liu Yan, were already gasping for breath, and suddenly heard a slightly immature voice from outside the carriage: "Zhang Chengfang welcomes foster father back home."

Only then did Zhang Cheng let go of the pair of sisters in his arms, and asked loudly, "Is Cheng Fang my son outside the car?"

"It's Cheng Fang. Tonight, all the sons and daughters roasted a lamb. I want to ask if the adoptive father is free to have a feast with the children." Zhang Chengfang bowed politely outside the car and replied loudly.

Zhang Cheng watched the sisters of the Liu family in the carriage for one night, and said loudly: "Alright, Fangping, let's turn the carriage directly into the martial arts arena. Tonight, Ben will have a feast and drink with the children."

The carriage had just started to move when Zhang Cheng stopped again. He raised the curtain and poked his head out to ask, "Cheng Fang, is there also roasting sheep at the Healthy Women's Camp?"

Zhang Chengfang followed the carriage, and replied: "Reporting to foster father, the healthy women's camp is also roasting sheep. They have roasted two more sheep, and the pro-military department is also roasting sheep."

Zhang Cheng turned his head and said to Lin Fangping: "Fangping, go and ask Su Zhenxiang to ask the next two wives to see if they go to the Yanwu Field to eat roast lamb together."

(End of this chapter)