I was a god in the 18th century

Although Xia Qingdai had snacks in the castle, it was only because her brain felt full and her body's energy had not been fully replenished. So when she and her brother were sitting at the small folding dining table to have New Year's Eve dinner, she didn't hesitate at all.

Although it was New Year's Eve, the sale of fireworks and firecrackers was prohibited in their district, so even on such a reunion night, there was no lively sound of fireworks outside.

There are only two siblings in the house, so it is inevitable that it will seem deserted on such a night. The liveliest sound is the Spring Festival Gala on the TV.

In fact, neither brother nor sister like to watch this show, so they just watch it for fun.

"Brother, how many days can you leave for the Chinese New Year this year?" Xia Qingdai asked her brother casually while using crab scissors to cut the hairy crab's claws to eat the meat.

"Four days. I'll be on duty on the first, third, and seventh day of the lunar month, and rest at other times." Xia Shanglu replied, "Do you want to visit grandma this year? I'll have a New Year dinner at my uncle's house on the fourth day of the lunar month."

"Go!" Of course Xia Qingdai was willing to go out.

At the end of the year, only the Chinese New Year time can be combined with her brother's holidays, and the rest of the time is staggered with her holidays.

As a grassroots police officer, Xia Shanglu has no fixed weekends and takes turns off, so he can take his sister to visit relatives during the Chinese New Year.

"Okay, then I'll buy a ticket."

"Okay!"

Their grandmother's home is on Wengshan Island, not far from Jiangcheng. With the Liandao Bridge, commuting has become much more convenient. No longer will people be trapped on the island when there is a strong wind.

Here the brother and sister are eating New Year's Eve dinner and talking. The eighteenth-century castle is still very lively even though it is not open for the Spring Festival.

In the old castle of Fucui Villa, everyone had just received potatoes and sugar oranges, and everyone was thinking about cashing them out.

Some families with a large number of people were thinking about how to transport potatoes back home. In short, everyone was beaming with joy.

Because of this, everyone contributed a lot of faith to Xia Qingdai today, which made her feel comfortable!

Compared with the excitement in the Fortress of Fucui Villa, other places in the town are not so vibrant.

Because at this time a new wave of cold wave hit, and the sky started to snow again.

In later generations, British winters were not so cold because the climate here was temperate and maritime.

But now is the Little Ice Age, and the whole world is cold. Extremely cold weather is common, as are strong winds, snow, hail and floods.

Not to mention Britain, which has a higher latitude than Jiangcheng, the Jiangnan region of the Qing Dynasty during the same period also experienced heavy snowfall and temperatures of several degrees below zero in winter.

In the cold winter, if nothing happens, people are reluctant to go out and prefer to stay at home.

After all, no matter how diligently everyone sweeps the snow, there will still be residual snow on the road. If your shoes are not good, everything from your shoes to your socks will become wet when you go out.

Faced with such an embarrassing situation, no one can be happy.

Only the squires and nobles who always carry carriages or horses when traveling do not have to suffer so much.

Winter is the best time for surgeons to do business, and many people break their hands or arms.

Therefore, when winter comes, barbers will take up the profession of surgeons to supplement their family income. Andrew, who was ordered by Xia Qingdai to deliver New Year's gifts to Pastor Austin's family, stopped the carriage on the village road in front of the pastor's residence.

Normally, the cargo should be moved into a freight car, but today's freight car was requisitioned by other colleagues in the castle, so Andrew simply pulled the passenger car directly.

The owners won't be blamed for buying Miss Austin's goods.

The parish parsonage is located in the garden and has a very nice environment. Of course, there is not much green to see in this season, and the grass in front of the house and the laurel hedge are covered with thick snow.

It was snowing, and Andrew had no intention of jumping off the carriage. He put his hands in his sleeves, stretched his neck, and shouted into the main room of the pastor's house: "Is Pastor Austin home?"

In front of the main house of the pastor's house, there is a cobblestone path. The snow above has been swept cleanly, which shows that the mistress of this house is a diligent housewife.

Andrew shouted twice before the door of the main room opened.

A seventh-rank official in front of a prime minister or a groom from a landlord's house can also be looked upon with special regard.

When Reverend Austin saw the carriage coming from Fortress, he immediately stepped onto the cobblestone path regardless of the wind and snow, and stepped forward to say hello.

"Is it my dear Mr. Owen who has come to visit me?"

"Oh! No! Damn it, men won't go out in such a cold weather! Only honest servants like us will be sent out to do things!" Andrew complained, and then pointed at the potatoes on the trailer behind him Said, "My cousin asked me to bring this to Miss Austin. They are full of good things!"

Jane is not the eldest daughter in the family, so she shouldn't be called Miss Austen when her sister is around.

But Andrew, the coachman, doesn't care about these red tapes. For him, whichever lady the master values ​​​​is, which one is the best, and the rest are just poor!

A poor girl is not worthy of being called a lady. The respect people at the bottom give others is so powerful and practical.

Pastor Austin had already seen the huge potatoes on the carriage. When he heard Andrew say this, he burst out with excited words of gratitude.

"Help me bring my best wishes to Mr. Owen and Miss Xia. I wish them health and happiness forever!"

After saying that, he shouted towards the room at the top of his lungs: "Jane! Jane! Miss Xia has brought you a gift. Come and receive it."

Jane Austen, who was reading a book against the cold in the room, put down her book after hearing this, followed her mother and brothers and sisters to the door, and saw the carriage coming from Fortress.

Pastor Austin said that he wanted Jane to receive the gift, but it was obvious that the delicate girl was not capable of handling a potato that was larger than a human. Her father and brothers had to do it.

She just stepped forward and politely took the letter Xia Qingdai wrote to her from Andrew's hand.

In addition to a beautiful and plump big potato, Xia Qingdai also gave a sugar orange and a peanut. There was also a large bundle of strange-looking firewood tied to the back of the carriage (it was a disposable piece of firewood that Xia Qingdai folded into several pieces. Chopsticks).

After seeing off the coachman and getting everything into the house, Austin's whole family had unconcealable smiles on their faces.

"Jane, you have to write a letter to Miss Xia quickly to thank her for her generosity to you! We can eat such big potatoes with ease."

Mrs. Austin looked at the potato and was shocked for a long time before she said: "I often hear people in Fortress Villa say that there are things given by gods. At first, I thought it was a rumor. But now it seems that it is true! This kind of treasure , can only be grown in heaven!"

Fortunately, there is no materialist in Austin's family. As a pastor's family, everyone firmly believes that there is God in the world, so when they suddenly see a miracle, they can accept it as good, but they just keep sighing at the miracle.