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Chapter 963 (Second update, please subscribe)
The big shots worry about state affairs every day, and their seemingly random decisions in the room often completely change the fate of many people.

For ordinary people, they don't think about these things at all. Many ordinary people don't care about any major national affairs at all. Those things are too far away from them.

For ordinary people, the most important thing is still life - as someone once said, "If our motherland is worth sacrificing for it in wartime, then we should also live well for it in peacetime."

Living a good life is what ordinary people care most about in peaceful times.

After entering the twelfth month of the lunar calendar, all the cities and towns in Daming became extremely busy. Shops, no matter how big or small, hung up red lanterns and posted advertisements for big discounts.It seems that everyone is busy, busy for the arrival of the Chinese New Year, busy for a whole month, just to have a good time on New Year's Eve and the first few days of the new year.Although the Chinese New Year holiday is not long, only the [-]th and the first day of the new year.But it is still the most important festival of the year for Ming people.

Although people have been busy preparing for the Spring Festival for nearly a month, but in the end it is the [-]th and the first day of the new year, everyone can have a good time together, and then life is back on track.

After the Spring Festival, people started working again, and soon, before the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the flavor of the new year gradually faded.

Although in the southern hemisphere, traditions such as the 24 solar terms have lost their meaning, people still take a look at the almanac—February 2, the twelfth day of the first month, and rain. Light rain or drizzle prevails.As the saying goes, "spring rain is as expensive as oil"...but it's useless in Linhai.

When the iron-grey sky revealed a touch of white belly in the east, the monks in the temple rang the copper bell in the bell tower—there are 37 temples and 26 Taoist temples in Linhai—but there is no nunnery, after all, the sex of Ming Dynasty It's more than a balance.

In Linhai, there are both churches and monasteries.The low and deep bells of the monastery echoed in the street, which seemed a little disturbing, but it also reminded people that it was time to get up.

When the clock ticked in the monastery, Zheng Haisheng had already jogged for an hour in the park by the sea. His four-year military career had made him used to getting up early, even when returning home from visiting relatives, some habits had been maintained.

"Brother, you woke up really early!"

As soon as he opened the door of the house, Zheng Haisheng heard the voice of his fifth sister Hailan. The younger brothers and sisters have already woken up.

Of the seven brothers and sisters in the Zheng family, except for Zheng Haisheng who was admitted to the military academy, the second and third sons all went to the apprenticeship school. Only the eldest sister went to high school, and the fifth sister Hailan went to junior high school or elementary school.

Like many people, the second and third children lived in the factory dormitory as soon as they entered the factory. For young people, living in the factory dormitory is closer to the factory and more convenient. They usually only go home when they are resting.

"I got used to it when I was in the army. By the way, Hailan, I looked at your foreign language homework last night. Did you choose French?"

All students in Daming must take a foreign language course among Spanish (Portuguese), English, French and German. Although many people will choose Spanish or Portuguese because of convenience, most Chinese will choose English, French and German. French, German.

"Yes, brother, I plan to apply for an exchange student to go to France after I am admitted to high school."

The student exchange is a program funded by the Ming-French Friendship Association. In order to strengthen the friendship between the two countries, the two countries each send 3000 high school students to exchange and study each year.This plan was implemented in 1878 and has been implemented for 4 years. There are a large number of Ming and French students studying in high schools and universities in the two countries.

The little girl's answer made Zheng Haisheng laugh.

"You should go out and have a look, but if you want to go, you must be good enough, you know..."

Before the eldest brother finished speaking, Hailan said indifferently.

"Haha, brother, don't you know? Those with the best studies will not go abroad, and those with the worst studies will not go abroad. Only those with mediocre studies like me will go abroad."

This is also true. Ten years ago, a large number of Ming students would go abroad to study and learn advanced knowledge from European and American countries, but what about now?
Nanhua University, Yingtian University, and Linhai University are not only the most famous universities in Daming, but also well-known in the world. They also have world-class scholars and professors. Daming's higher education is not much worse than that of European and American counterparts. The field is slightly worse.

Although there are still thousands of students from Ming Dynasty studying in European and American countries every year, fundamental changes have taken place compared to the past, and it is no longer an inevitable item for the best students.

"You girl!"

After smiling at Fifth Sister, Zheng Haisheng said.

"At the end of the study, you always learn for yourself. By the way, Xiao Qi, you didn't finish your homework very seriously. Yesterday I saw..."

The reason why Zheng Haisheng talked so much with his younger brothers and sisters today is because his family leave is coming to an end today, and he will return to the army today.

After a brief chat with his younger siblings at the dinner table, he bid farewell to his parents before leaving, and then he carried his suitcase and took the tram to the train station.

For soldiers, this seems to be a very normal thing, leaving again and again, traveling again and again.

Compared with the past, although the scale of Linhai Railway Station has expanded a lot, as the end of the only Pacific Railway in Daming, it will always look like a sea of ​​people.The station was crowded with people, people from all directions brushed past him, going to various exits of the station, each going their own way, the monotonous and harsh voice from the loudspeaker echoed in the station, but for No one cares about this kind of announcement, the passengers in a hurry have their own plans in mind, and people are rushing on their way.

Zheng Haichu, who was carrying a suitcase, was also on his way, and was delayed a bit on the way, and now the train was about to arrive.

"Passengers, please pay attention, there is an urgent news..."

The voice on the radio did not make Zheng Haichu slow down, he quickened his pace again, and the other passengers probably did the same, after all, at the train station, everyone was overtaking.

"According to the urgent telegram from the Imperial News Agency on February 2, local time, the puppet Qing emperor Guangxu announced his abdication that day. After announcing his abdication, he took a train to Tianjin under the protection of the British minister that night, boarded a ship at Tianjin Haihe Port, and fled to England... "

Zheng Haichu, who was rushing along the road, was stunned, and most of the others were also like this.

They stood there in a daze, and the people with different expressions were speechless for a while...

(End of this chapter)