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Chapter 393
On the first day of the first lunar month, when the door opens in the morning, the first thing to do is to burn firecrackers. This is called "opening the firecrackers".

The first day of the first lunar month is also the time to welcome the new year, also called New Year greetings.

After getting up in the morning, Zhang Cheng and Ji Xuanzhu burn incense and salute together, respecting heaven and earth, offering sacrifices to ancestors, and worshiping the gods of the new year.

Then they rushed to the backyard to pay New Year's greetings to the three old ladies one by one. Ji Xuanzhu stayed behind to talk with the old ladies, but Zhang Cheng hurried out to greet the eunuch Li Guofu, military officer He Chongwu, Guan Liangtong judge Qin Shizheng, and Xue Zheng. Shao Congyou and others paid New Year's greetings.

After returning to the mansion and having breakfast with the old lady, all the generals under his command came to pay New Year's greetings, and Zhang Cheng went to meet them in the official hall of the general's office.

And Ji Xuanzhu accepted everyone in the inner house to worship in the inner courtyard of the back hall, and a red envelope was sent out, and everyone's face was full of joy.

Not only Zhang Guodong, Chen Dakuan, Jin Yong, etc., but also Lin Fangping, Zhang Chengfang, Zhang Jintai and others came to pay New Year's greetings to Zhang Cheng, and the chief executives and hundreds of chief executives from Chicheng Buying also came in teams to pay New Year greetings .

Most of them are old soldiers who followed Zhang Cheng into King Weiqin, and they have no relatives in Chicheng, and only some of them have brought their family members to Chicheng to settle here, while others have not brought their relatives here.

Zhang Cheng left everyone to eat in the mansion. At noon, a banquet was set up in the official hall, and everyone had another feast.

The second day of the junior high school is commonly known as "welcome son-in-law day".

This day was the day when the married daughter brought her son-in-law home to pay New Year's greetings to her parents-in-law, but Zhang Cheng had already agreed with Ji Xuanzhu to leave for Beijing on the sixth day of the lunar new year, and return to Xuanfu North Road after the 15th Lantern Festival in the capital.

This day was a bit quieter, and Zhang Cheng only spent a warm day with his family in the mansion, and it was also a rare leisurely day.

On the third day of the lunar new year, those big merchants in Chi Castle, as well as thousands and hundreds of households from some small castles came to pay Zhang Cheng New Year's greetings. He naturally received them one by one, but he didn't keep them in the mansion for dinner.

He was busy until the fifth day of the first lunar month, and people came to the door every day. Even Wei Zhice, Chi Yuan, Shi Tiegen from Yunzhou, Jin Xinpeng, Yan Qingrong, Chen Zheng, Zhang Guangda from Dushikoubaocheng and other generals also came to pay him New Year greetings.

These people stayed in Chicheng General's Office for one night, Zhang Cheng also explained all kinds of affairs, and asked everyone to strictly guard the North Road when he left, not to make mistakes.

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On the sixth day of the first lunar month, at Chenshi, thin snowflakes floated in the sky again, like a handful of fine salt thrown down from the sky, crystal clear.

The five carriages were all ready in front of the general office in Chicheng, Zhang Cheng and Ji Xuanzhu rode together in the same carriage, Wu Jiabiao's aunt and Wu Tingyue returned to the capital's home in the same carriage, and Jiasao, who was in charge, and Yurui, Xiuyue The two servant girls shared a carriage, and the other two carriages contained presents from Zhang Cheng to Lao Taishan.

Originally there was a carriage for his wife-in-law Ning Guangyuan, but for some reason, this guy refused to leave in Dushikou Castle, declaring that he did not want to disappoint Zhang Cheng’s trust. I don't want to during the Lantern Festival.

Zhang Cheng and Ji Xuanzhu also had no choice but to let him.

This is the first time to accompany his wife back to her natal home. In addition to bringing many gifts, Zhang Cheng also brought fifty personal guards led by Lin Fangping himself, and fifty healthy women under the command of Mrs. Jia. Jin Tai also brought ten soldiers from the boy battalion with him, the team was not small.

After bidding farewell to everyone, surrounded by guards and healthy women, the convoy set off slowly in the face of the flying snowflakes, and left Dadingmen all the way to the south.

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Liu Zhongshi, a thousand households in Diaohaobao, also tried his best to persuade Zhang Cheng to stay when Zhang Cheng entered, but Zhang Cheng was in a hurry and didn't stop in Diaohaobao, he just took a rest before setting off.

Liu Zhongshi met Zhang Cheng the first time he passed Diaohao Fort. Later, when Zhang Cheng was attacked, he passed directly through Diaohao Fort. At that time, Liu Zhongshi quietly avoided the situation.

But now, Zhang Cheng is already a general, and he was ordered by the emperor to supervise the military affairs of the North Road. Anyone with a discerning eye knows that Zhang Cheng will never stop at the North Road Admiral, and he may even become the chief soldier of Xuanzhen in the future.

Therefore, Liu Zhongshi naturally tried his best to curry favor with Zhang Cheng. Seeing that Zhang Cheng was unwilling to stay in Diaohaobao, he personally sent Zhang Cheng on a trip for more than five miles, with a large number of special products as gifts.

Before dark that day, the convoy slowly drove into Chang'an Mountain Fortress. Chang'an Mountain Guard Liu Shizun had been notified by Lin Fangping before, and he was waiting outside the fort gate early.

Last time, Zhang Cheng was attacked in his territory when he passed through Chang'an Mountains. This made him feel really uncomfortable. Cheng directly refused.

After the carriage drove into the castle, Liu Shizun stood by the side of the carriage all the time, until Zhang Cheng got out of the carriage, and then stepped forward to salute, "Chang'an Ridge guard Liu Shizun pays homage to General Zhang!"

"Brother Shizun, why are you being so polite, come and pay your respects to your sister-in-law!" Zhang Cheng said happily after getting out of the car.

Ji Xuanzhu also poked his head out of the car, and Zhang Cheng helped him get out of the carriage.

"Liu Shizun pays homage to his wife!" Liu Shizun still bowed down.

With a smile on Ji Xuanzhu's face, he said, "Liu Shoubei, why should you be so polite, the general already told you to call me sister-in-law, and you just want to be so ostentatious."

After she finished speaking, she smiled slightly, so that Liu Shizun was embarrassed. He lowered his head and secretly looked at Zhang Cheng.

But Zhang Cheng took a step forward, took Liu Shizun's hand, and said, "You and I are brothers in our own family. Why do we need to see each other? Have you arranged the place to stay?"

"I don't dare to be bad at etiquette."

He said and said: "Everything has been settled properly. The commander and his wife are both living in the last general's mansion. There is no need to worry about safety. The guards under his command are resting in the barracks next door. The wine and meat have been prepared. Tonight we will call Rest well, brothers."

"Okay, that's great!"

Zhang Cheng strode forward, and said again: "If that's the case, Brother Liu will spend money!"

That night, Zhang Cheng, Ji Xuanzhu and other female relatives lived in Liu Shizun's mansion, while the guards and healthy women rested in the nearby military camp, and all the good food and drinks were ready.

Last time, Zhang Cheng had an accident in his jurisdiction, which made him feel very sorry, and he has always been brooding about it. This time, he made preparations in advance, not only the delicious food and drink, but also the guards. Don't dare to neglect.

On the second day, after breakfast, Zhang Cheng set off. Liu Shizun also knew that he couldn't keep him, so he just expressed his heart and sent him twenty miles away before the job was over.

In the cold wind, the convoy slowly moved eastward under more than a hundred strong guards. The guards under Lin Fangping's command moved forward or backward to detect the guards from a distance, while the healthy women stood closely in front of the carriage, Don't dare to leave!
(End of this chapter)