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The New Year has finally arrived.

The strong New Year flavor accompanied by the sound of firecrackers decorated Shaonan City like a city of celebration. Everyone had a smile on their face - no matter whether they were happy or unhappy in the past year.

In a daze, Cheng Jinzhou seemed to see a city that was more like his hometown than his hometown.

The festive red color, the pleasant smell of gunpowder smoke, and the mutual blessings reminded him involuntarily of childhood experiences. Such experiences almost ceased to exist after adulthood.

Without the hustle and bustle of traffic, it is easier for people's blessings to circulate inside and outside the walls. After a day and night of preparation, only a little bit of bright red remained in the snowy world, and people's voices were much louder than usual. Even in the mansion, the servants did not have to lower their heads and step on small steps. The stewards saw small violations. , usually let it go gently.

For the residents of the Great Xia Dynasty, this was another tolerant festival.

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The Cheng family always has endless rituals to do, such as paying homage to ancestors, visiting elders, visiting relatives and friends... Cheng Jinzhou follows the flow like a machine. In previous years, Cheng could still use his sallow face to explain away his illness, and there was no need to kneel down in the ice and snow to say thank you. But this year, his status has risen inadvertently. Almost every household will go out of their way to meet Cheng Jinzhou and say a few words. If so, the free time will become less and less.

As for people like Liu Bin, they would write letters years ago and send people to travel thousands of miles to bring greetings. It is very similar to the New Year greetings by email in later generations, but the cost is even higher. For those who are weaker, they will ask their nephews who copy their own calligraphy to write letters and mail them directly through the Star Warlock's magical star array, which turns into a text message to say New Year's greetings...

The magical world dazzled Cheng Jinzhou.

On the fourth day of the New Year, people's anxious hearts gradually calmed down.

The first one to get into work was Comrade Cheng Yun'an, the prefect. This surprised Cheng Jinzhou, who had been paying attention to Shaonan's officialdom. Among Shaonan's troika, the prefect Cheng Yun'an was originally the laziest, the church master Tuo Huafu was the most laid-back, and the chief minister Cheng Yunquan was the most serious about his work. But on the eve of the Lunar New Year, everything seemed to have turned around.

Mr. Changshi was busy going to Nanling and other places to pay Shangfeng New Year greetings. The army had let go two-thirds of the people. The Bishop of the Holy Church was very busy. Not only did he have to visit important people and the people to be visited in various places, he also had to organize Various activities were carried out in an attempt to expand the influence of the Holy Religion, but the magistrate sat in the yamen seriously, giving orders and directing people.

Most residents in Shaonan City are not well off. After spending the first few days of the New Year, they have to get back to work. Unsuitable weather will make this period even more difficult.

Cheng's mother was used to her husband's work. She had already ordered the maids and mothers to prepare various meals and send them to the government office. She not only prepared one for Cheng Yun'an, but also for all the officials, some like those from small companies. The boss lady makes a fuss.

On the fifth day, people finally started to pay Cheng Jinzhou New Year greetings.

For him who has lived in the city for a long time, this is also a very interesting thing. Seeing many middle-aged men with their families calling themselves uncle, Cheng Jinzhou almost felt overjoyed. And you don’t have to pay for the red envelopes you send out, which makes the fun even more exciting. People over 50 years old usually don’t go to other people’s homes to pay New Year greetings, but they will send their own children and nephews to pay their respects. Of course, those who are qualified to visit the direct descendants of Cheng Jiaqing’s family will probably have some status in the house. Among them are some A few people even serve as officials in other places.

Throughout the day, Cheng Jinzhou followed the standard understanding and performed similar conversations or actions - etiquette that many modern people think is cumbersome actually has its own unique meaning in this era, especially for ordinary people. A steward of a foreign village may see the head of the family once a year. He doesn’t know how many times the head of the house has done the same or similar actions before, but he cares about what the head of the house thinks of him, and this opinion often comes from the head of the house. It is speculated from the performance of subtle movements.

If the superior shows impatience because he performs the same etiquette and speaks the same language too often, then for the manager of the foreign village, he may worry for a year. Therefore, standard etiquette and comprehensive conversations are often the most reassuring and save energy and energy.

Cheng Jinzhou has not yet reached such a troublesome state, but Cheng's mother has given her many warnings, fearing that he would give other people a bad impression. As Cheng Jinzhou, who is destined to become the manager of the Cheng family, his prestige is built on countless little things.

Until the afternoon, when it was getting late, Cheng Jinzhou stretched out lazily. As soon as he stretched out halfway, he heard Shi Yan yelling hoarsely from outside: Third brother, Your Excellency Warlock Xiang Xinxing has come to pay his respects.

Cheng Jinzhou was stunned for a moment and then said: Invite her in.

Logically speaking, there is no need for a first-level star warlock to pay homage to a young boy like him. Not to mention his status as a legitimate son, even Father Cheng may not have such qualifications.

The two little book boys obviously understood this truth, and were quite cautious in their movements. No matter how many times they had seen him, the Star Warlock still had an insurmountable height for them.

Come in and sit down. I was supposed to go to see you. Cheng Jinzhou said skillfully, and of course he would not go back to see Xiang Xin. The latter rushed out of the door the day before yesterday. This was the first time they met.

Xiang Xin smiled slightly, no longer showing any grudge, bowed and saluted, then sat on the chair and said: I would like to thank Mr. Cheng for his careful guidance over the past few days, and also apologize for the rudeness before.

You're welcome, it's okay. Cheng Jinzhou shrugged. He also received more than a thousand taels of silver. Although he didn't spend it, it was still quite enough for a tutor at this price. As for the other party leaving without saying goodbye, it can be regarded as his intention.

After saying this, Xiang Xin seemed to let go of his worries and smiled broadly. Compared with the first time they met, her smile at this moment was simply brilliant.

While continuing to say sorry and thank you, Xiang Xin opened the cloth bag he carried with him, took out a neatly bound stack of papers, carefully placed it on the table and said: This is the results report I applied to the association on your behalf. There are 4 copies in total, and there are three types of certification documents in other media.”

Result report... Cheng Jinzhou's voice became smaller and smaller. He also remembered that when he was in a bad mood a few days ago, he actually acquiesced to Xiang Xin's reporting of results to the association.

It's just that the latter declared it as his achievement, which is a bit unexpected.

Before he could finish digesting these things, Xiang Xin continued: Your knowledge in geometry has amazed many people. Master and several star warlocks came to Shaonan in person to see you...

Fourth-level star warlock Liu Kuang is a national nuclear weapons level figure. Cheng Jinzhou patted his forehead and really didn’t know how to answer.

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