mage in the late qing dynasty

Chapter 954 Chinese New Year
Urquidi Gomez suspected that the outsider was just scolding him.

"Urquidi, who is he scolding?"

In fact, everyone thinks so.

Just then, the shrill barking of a dog was heard.

Everyone was stunned.

Urquidi Gomez's face turned livid.

It turned out that the stranger was really scolding a dog.

He actually thought that a stranger was scolding him, ah...tui!

Urquidi Gomez no longer hesitated, raised his gun, aimed, and pulled the trigger.

boom.

For some reason, the gunshot was particularly loud.

"what……"

The one who was screaming was not the stranger in the yard, but Urquidi Gómez.

Before the gun went off, the stranger suddenly squatted down, waved his arms as if to hit the dog, and coincidentally avoided the bullet.

But Urquidi Gomez didn't understand why he was the one injured...

He looked down and saw blood gushing out of his thigh. A bullet had penetrated his thigh, leaving a bloody hole.

His mind went blank: What happened?
His subordinates also looked around in confusion, not knowing what was going on.

"Whose gun went off accidentally?" Urquidi Gomez asked in a low voice with a grim look on his face.

No one admits it.

"You'd better tell me now, or you'll be in trouble."

Still no one spoke.

Urquidi Gomez couldn't bear the pain, but he still endured the pain and looked up at the yard. He found that the stranger was looking around in panic, but in the end he didn't find Urquidi Gomez and others who were hiding there.

Urquidi Gomez cursed: "Help me up, I can still shoot."

The subordinate hurriedly said, "Let me do it."

Urquidi Gomez thought about it and handed him the Mauser M1902.

The man loaded the gun and took aim.

Before he pulled the trigger, he heard the stranger in the yard say, "It's all your fault, you bastard. I don't know who fired the gun and scared me. I hope the shooter shot me, damn it!"

After saying that, he squatted down and beat the dog again.

boom!
Coincidentally, gunshots rang out again at this moment.

The shooter: “Ah…”

His thigh was also pierced and bleeding profusely.

At this point, everyone was stunned.

Why is it that whenever we open fire, it’s always our own people who get hurt?
The stranger was unharmed.

This unscientific!

Urquidi Gomez couldn't hold back any longer: "Who was it? Whose gun went off accidentally?"

His men raised their hands to show their innocence.

Looking at the yard again, the stranger straightened up again and looked around with horror on his face.

Urquidy Gomez: "..."

"withdraw!"

If I don't go back and bandage it, I might bleed to death.

Outsiders will be dealt with later.

The men hurriedly carried the two wounded men back.

When they left, a black shadow lying on the ground in the reed bushes moved its eight legs and ran quickly towards the yard.

Zhao Chuanxin pulled out the magazine that was sticking up from the back of the Black Widow puppet, reloaded it with two bullets, and stuffed it back into his pocket.

He looked down at the innocent Chihuahua and said, "You bastard, you still want to shoot me. Do you really think you can do anything with just a few antiques?"

"Woo woo..." The Chihuahua responded with its big eyes and wagging its tail rapidly, not looking like it was being beaten at all.

Oscar-level acting is extraordinary after all.

Zhao Chuanxin built a doghouse for it in the yard.

Seeing that it was still shivering from the cold, he made five holes in one of his cotton socks and put it on the animal.

Zhao Chuanxin took two steps back and looked at him. It turned out to be much better. Haha.

Puppet slaves and black puppet craftsmen were making clothes and boots in the room.

Zhao Chuanxin went to the underground fortress and placed a batch of military rations transported from Lubin Prefecture inside.

……

January 1909, 1, New Year’s Eve.

Both Lubin Prefecture and the capital city were decorated with lights and colors.

The usually deserted Forbidden City is also filled with joy today.

In the last year of Cixi's life, she was still thinking, "If you help me up, I can still be in power." Therefore, she did not give Empress Longyu much power, but instead let Zaifeng gradually gain power.

But in the end, Cixi had to accept the fact that she was dying, and hurriedly let Longyu rule the country from behind the scenes.

But it's too late.

Cixi and Guangxu died in a hurry, and the ministers and Aisin-Gioro Zaifeng did not follow Cixi's last edict before her death and directly sidelined Longyu.

Aisin-Gioro Zaifeng knew very well that his widowed sister-in-law was far inferior to Cixi, so he directly recruited the Imperial Guards for his own use. Any decree issued by Longyu had to be accompanied by the words "the Regent's decree" to take effect.

Today is New Year's Eve, but the young nobles are all in the Forbidden City.

Aixinjueluo Zaifeng asked Zaitao: "Recently, there were gunshots in the north, and it was not lonely. But I heard that Zhao Chuanxin went overseas. Has there been any unusual movement since he came back?"

Aixinjuelu Zaitao shook his head: "My people brought back news that Lubin Prefecture was decorated with lanterns and colorful lights, and people were talking about Zhao Chuanxin. He has not made any unusual moves."

"Zhao Chuanxin is a narrow-minded person. If he raises an army and starts a war, what do you think the court should do?"

Aixinjuelu Zaitao put down the teacup, pondered for a moment and said: "I heard that there were Russians and Japanese among the bandits who attacked Lubin Prefecture. Japan is no longer in Lubin Prefecture, and Zhao Chuanxin can do nothing. Only the Russians are right in front of us. Zhao Chuanxin can just sit back and watch while they attack the Russians. The bad thing is that there are rumors that the bandits went west and entered the grassland. If Zhao Chuanxin rashly invades the grassland, the court will be in trouble. It is not right to intervene, and it is not right to ignore it."

Aixinjuelu Zaifeng frowned and snorted: "Of course I have to care about it. Don't forget that he is still an official appointed by the court."

"It's not impossible. But what if Zhao Chuanxin doesn't listen?"

If Zhao Chuanxin disobeyed the court's orders, not only would it set a bad example and lower the court's prestige, it might even lead to a falling out with Zhao Chuanxin.

Aisin-Gioro Zaifeng was already wary of Zhao Chuanxin, who was able to escape unscathed after causing a big disturbance in Berlin, Germany. This made him even more afraid of Zhao Ruhu.

Zaifeng asked Zaitao: "You have been training soldiers for a long time. If you had a conflict with Zhao Chuanxin, how confident are you that you can repel the enemy?"

Zaitao shook his head: "I only know how to train soldiers, not how to fight."

"..."

Just one sentence left Aisin-Gioro Zaifeng speechless.

"Lets see."

……

Yuan Weiting, who was sent back to his hometown, was also inquiring about the news of Lubin Prefecture at this time.

"How is Zhao Chuanxin? Did he take revenge?"

"Never."

"What is he waiting for? This man never waits for revenge."

"I guess we have to wait until after the New Year."

Yuan Weiting didn't know what he was expecting, his eyes flickered with ambition: "Zhao Chuanxin has returned, what are the Russians doing?"

"The Russians are on high alert at the border, deploying their troops and making arrangements, and the situation is very tense."

……

Zhao Chuanxin hung a peach charm on his door, which was a pair of grinning Qin Shubao and Yuchi Jingde.

Rebecca Levi asked curiously, “Sir, what is the use of this?”

"What's the use?" Zhao Chuanxin suddenly saw a few snotty kids walking by with a big dog. He smiled and said, "Look at the dog and you'll understand."

Zhao Chuanxin took a few steps towards the big dog, squinting his eyes, showing a mouthful of white teeth, with murderous intent on his face.

The big dog first responded by baring its teeth and making a threatening warning sound, then turned and ran away.

The snotty kid who was holding the rope was almost pulled over and fell.

Rebecca Levy: “…”

Zhao Chuanxin lit a cigarette and said, "See? This is called murderous aura. When Li Shimin had a nightmare, he sent two of his murderous generals, Qin Shubao and Yuchi Jingde, to guard the gate. Ghosts and gods could not get close, so he could sleep soundly."

He took the pot and cooked the paste.

Rebecca Levy shivered in the cold wind holding the couplet.

Zhao Chuanxin used a brush to paint the door, and asked Rebecca Levi to watch from behind while he went forward to paste the couplet: "How is it? Is it straight?"

"A little to the left."

Zhao Chuanxin moved: "What about now?"

"All right."

Zhao Chuanxin pressed the couplet hard against the door frame.

In fact, with Xingyue, there is no need for others.

He deliberately brought Rebecca Levy to experience the Chinese New Year.

Rebecca Levy really found it interesting.

Women like the sense of ceremony.

After putting up the Spring Festival couplets and other items, Zhao Chuanxin went into the house. Rebecca Levy was warming herself by the fireplace. She was really cold but still very playful.

Tang Qunying asked: "Sir, don't you worship your ancestors?"

Zhao Chuanxin bared his teeth: "No need, the ancestors may still be alive, let them worship the ancestors. If you want to worship the ancestors, you can set up an offering table in the kitchen."

"This..." Tang Qunying was stunned: "How can you let outsiders worship your ancestors in your own home?"

Well, Zhao Chuanxin really doesn't need to worship his ancestors.

But he still liked the atmosphere.

The most important thing is that he is not afraid of ghosts and gods. I'm afraid that all the evil spirits and monsters will bow down to him when they see him.

He said righteously: "Zhao regards the country as his home, not his own."

Tang Qunying stood in awe: "Your Excellency is so righteous!"

"Keep a low profile, Xitao, we need to keep a low profile."

Seeing that Zhao Chuanxin didn't mind, Tang Qunying actually went to the kitchen to set up the altar.

Zhao Chuanxin personally went into the kitchen, heated up the oil in a pan, fried some vegetarian noodles, boiled a piece of pork belly, fried some vegetarian meatballs, added a fresh cabbage, and added some tofu puffs.

These five side dishes were offered to Tang Qunying for his ancestor worship.

Pour three glasses of wine, place three sets of bowls and chopsticks, burn three incense sticks, and light two candles. The atmosphere is immediately created.

Rebecca Levy found it very interesting and watched with great interest.

Nina is much the same.

Nina and Tang Qunying wanted to cook, but Zhao Chuanxin drove them out of the kitchen: "I'll cook today."

Looking at the dishes prepared by Rebecca Levi and Tang Qunying, Zhao Chuanxin shook his head: "How shabby! How rich am I, Zhao Chuanxin, that I only eat these six dishes during the New Year?"

Coincidentally, the old bachelor Cui Fenghua and Jiang Jian and others came to the door shamelessly.

"Sir, we are here mainly to see if there is anything missing at home?"

The two had nowhere to go during the New Year, and had been thinking of getting together for a meal.

Cui Fenghua came up with an idea: "Why not go to the prefect's house and have a seat?"

It hits it off.

Zhao Chuanxin didn't mind, but he couldn't let them eat and drink for free: "That's great, you guys go out and think of a way to give me some pig's trotters, chicken feet, pork tenderloin, fat duck..."

The two had not yet started a family, and Zhao Chuanxin did not intend to let them pay for their work, so he handed them a few dollars and promised to work without any payment.

After they left, Zhao Chuanxin activated the energy fluctuation convergence rune fragment and teleported back to the white house.

It was late at night in the white house, and it was quiet and deserted.

Zhao Chuanxin first added dog food and water to the Chihuahua, then took out the Youlong II, rode it eastward, and arrived at the Gulf of Mexico in twenty minutes.

He put on the Chaos Armor and went into the sea, touching some blue crabs and swimming crabs, scallops, oysters, lobsters, and halibut.

He was executed directly on the beach, and then all the things were packed up and returned to his home in Lubin Prefecture.

Three women are eating melon seeds in the living room.

Nina frowned and asked in confusion: "I seem to smell the smell of shrimps and crabs."

"Huh? I smelled it too."

"We do have winter-caught fish from Hulun Lake for sale, but we haven't bought any shrimp or crabs."

Jiang Jian and Cui Fenghua also came back carrying pig's trotters and chicken feet.

They also smelled seafood.

Everyone entered the kitchen and saw Zhao Chuanxin chopping onions, ginger and garlic.

Seeing the pig's trotters and chicken feet being carried over, Zhao Chuanxin took them and pushed them, saying, "Get out, all of you."

Tang Qunying originally thought that six dishes would be enough.

As a result, when Zhao Chuanxin summoned Jiang Jian and Cui Fenghua to serve the dishes... one, two, three, four... a total of sixteen dishes.

In terms of seafood alone, there are six dishes: garlic scallops, spicy fried swimming crabs, steamed blue crabs, braised halibut, lobster, and oysters.

Roast duck and grilled fish.

Sweet and sour sweet and sour pork, stir-fried beef.

Cumin roe deer meat, wild boar meat with garlic sauce, cold boneless chicken feet, stewed pig's trotters with garlic sauce, stir-fried pork intestines, and braised venison.

Frying, stir-frying, deep-frying, steaming, boiling, braising and stewing, Zhao Chuanxin has tried almost all of them.

Nina, who is usually in charge of cooking, was overwhelmed. She was asked to prepare so many dishes that she couldn't even think of them all at once.

Rebecca Levi looked at the shrimps and crabs and asked in confusion: “Sir, where did you buy the seafood?”

When she was in New York, she could occasionally eat seafood, although not much.

Since she came to Lubin Prefecture, she couldn't eat it even if she had money.

Zhao Chuanxin took off his apron, went to pick up the wine jar and said, "Just caught."

Everyone: "..."

On the table, Zhao Chuanxin placed shaoguo, Lafite, orange wine, tequila, whiskey, Yanghe Town kaoliang Daqu, Hongniang Guogang wine, Baiyi wine...

"Pour yourself what you like to drink."

The collection is amazing.

Jiang Jian and Cui Fenghua's eyes lit up.

The prefect is truly a wine expert.

The female hero Tang Qunying is never willing to fall behind men.

She looked at the various wines and asked, "Sir, can you recommend a wine?"

Zhao Chuanxin picked up the wine from Hongniang and said: "This wine is produced in Fujian. As the saying goes - who is the cunning one who tested the cinnabar and made Hongniang call the wine shop. It's strange that the girl has just understood things and randomly put two or three flowers in it."

"As for Gaoliang Daqu, it is made from water from the Beauty Spring in Yanghe Town and fermented in an old cellar. You'll dismount when you smell the aroma, and stop when you taste the flavor. This is the kind of wine we're talking about."

"Lafite is a French vineyard winery. It has always been famous and is the first choice of the European upper class. It was given as an atonement by German Emperor Wilhelm II."

"The sweet wine made from dogwood and many medicinal herbs is sweet and delicious, and it is good for health and disease prevention, so it is known as a wine with a hundred benefits. It was popular in Jiangnan during the Jiaqing period and was known as a fairy elixir that can bring back youth. One pound costs one dime..."

Zhao Chuanxin knows everything about it and can talk about it effortlessly and clearly.

Everyone was dumbfounded and impressed by the prefect's erudition.

Just drink if you want to drink, it turns out there are so many stories behind it.

However, Zhao Chuanxin's words whetted his appetite and he insisted on trying it.

Zhao Chuanxin only poured himself a cup of Shaoguo.

Among the people at the table, there was a female hero, Tang Qunying, and two foreign women who had no etiquette at all that women should not sit at the same table with men.

As for Zhao Chuanxin, he doesn't care about these things at all.

The cups and plates were in a mess.

Nina had an amazing alcohol tolerance and actually got Jiang Jian and Cui Fenghua drunk.

Rebecca Levy was drunk and always fell into Zhao Chuanxin's arms after drinking too much.

Zhao Chuanxin impatiently straightened her up several times, then simply carried her back to the bedroom, threw her on the bed, covered her with a quilt and let her sleep.

It's already afternoon.

Zhao Chuanxin was teleported back to the small house on the mountainside, and asked his puppet servant to wash his hair, wipe his face, and trim his beard. He changed into a set of clothes that did not smell of alcohol, and then teleported back to Lugang Town.

When he pushed the door from the villa's bedroom to the living room, Miao Cuihua, Rachel Kervis and Samuel Goldberg were all stunned.

They didn't know when Zhao Chuanxin returned to Lugang Town, nor did they know when Zhao Chuanxin entered the bedroom.

Zhao Chuanxin happily took off the apron from Miao Cuihua and said, "Let me do it."

One word, one move, and Rachel Kvis was dying of envy.

Samuel Goldberg never cooked for her.

He never took the initiative to share the housework with her or help her take care of the children.

So, without waiting for everyone to greet him, Zhao Chuanxin went into the kitchen.

Miao Cuihua smiled calmly at the couple and said, "I'll go help him."

After entering the kitchen, she hugged Zhao Chuanxin from behind and whispered in his ear, "You are going to have a second child."

Lao Zhao was blanching chicken gizzards when he heard this and froze: What the hell? Sister Hua knows about me and Wilhelmina?

Then I was shocked again: What the hell? Sister Hua has a child?
He threw the pot onto the stove, turned around and said, "Sister Hua, you know I'm an honest and dull person, so don't lie to me."

"You know I'm shy and reserved, and I never speak freely."

"Sister Hua, this is not right. How can you lie with your eyes open? How are you being conservative? Last time you clearly asked me to..."

At this time, Rachel Kvis also came to the kitchen door and asked curiously, "What do you want me to do?"

Zhao Chuanxin and Miao Cuihua stopped talking at the same time and coughed twice.

Miao Cuihua brushed the hair on her forehead and tucked it into her crystal clear ears: "Nothing."

"Okay, you guys stop talking when I get here." Rachel Kvis curled her lips.

Zhao Chuanxin went over and pushed her out: "Go to the side, you will understand when you grow up."

"..."

Then he held Miao Cuihua's arm caringly and said, "Sister Hua, you should go out too. There is a lot of smoke. This environment is not conducive to nesting dolls."

Miao Cuihua smiled and whispered something in his ear.

Zhao Chuanxin's eyes widened: "Ah, Sister Hua, I'm so shy, my face turned red when I heard your request."

Miao Cuihua nodded: "Yes, not only my face is red, but other parts of my body are also red."

This is the difference between Rebecca Levy and Sister Hua.

A pure desire, a naked seduction.

Every frown and smile is inadvertently alluring.

This damn young woman's style.

After they all left, Zhao Chuanxin sighed, "Oh, Sister Hua is really good at this. She can always turn things around."

Not fighting or competing, but fighting and competing.

Zhao Chuanxin is efficient when cooking.

There is no need for fire in the stove, no need to reach for seasoning, no need to use a broom to wash the pot, and no need to stop chopping.

At Sister Hua’s place, the custom during the Chinese New Year is to eat two meals during the day and another meal in the middle of the night, so that you won’t feel too full.

In the afternoon, the sunlight shone in through the floor-to-ceiling windows, making the room warm as spring.

Miao Cuihua pushed the door open, stood at the door, put her hands on her waist, and shouted with full energy: "Jiang Mingxin, why don't you get back here!"

The sound shook the rubble, and the snow on the eaves fell down with a rustling sound.

Rachel Kervis and Samuel Goldberg had never seen this before and their mouths opened wide.

Zhao Chuanxin, wearing an apron and smoking a cigarette, watched with a smile on his face.

She can be salty or sweet, aggressive or virtuous, chaste or promiscuous, independent or dependent.

Jiang Mingxin, wearing a flowery cotton jacket, grew visibly bigger as he came running towards them.

She rushed in and said in surprise, "Big Brother!"

Zhao Chuanxin immediately presented her with a pair of suede boots and a new set of clothes: "This is a gift from the girl."

"Thank you, Mr. Jiang." Jiang Mingxin happily took it and went back to his room to change.

Dada never lets her down and always brings gifts.

Miao Cuihua stopped him: "No, it's too cold, put on your cotton jacket for me."

Jiang Mingxin pouted immediately.

Zhao Chuanxin said cheerfully, "Listen to your mother."

When the meal started, Zhao Chuanxin quickly drank three cups with everyone.

Miao Cuihua was puzzled and secretly took Zhao Chuanxin's wine glass and sniffed it.

Wow, it’s real wine, but how is that possible?

He used to be such a wimp, but now he can drink three cups in a row?
Zhao Chuanxin wiped the oily Maha's face off Jiang Mingxin, then stood up and said, "I have to go to the next game, you guys eat first."

Miao Cuihua walked him to the door and asked: "You're not coming back tonight?"

Zhao Chuanxin originally had no intention of coming back, but after taking a look at Miao Cuihua's belly, he said, "Come back. You can come back at midnight."

(End of this chapter)