Chapter 260

January 26, 1952, new year's Eve.

The Chinese people's Spring Festival complex is deep-rooted. Whether rich or poor, they have brought joy on their faces at this time. Rich people hang lanterns and stick New Year pictures in front of the door. People in the wooden house area who have no money will also find a piece of red paper with "peace in and out" and "good luck" on the door, hoping to bring good luck to their families in the new year.

The sound of firecrackers also sounded early. Most of the children used the red envelopes given by their elders to send them to the grocery store for firecrackers. At this time, they banged and banged. Occasionally, some people would set off some earthshaking thunder thicker and larger than ordinary firecrackers, and the explosion was deafening.

Although the setting off of firecrackers is not prohibited in Hong Kong, on other days except New Year's Eve, Spring Festival and Lantern Festival, if you want to organize a wedding, or if the store opens and wants to set off firecrackers to celebrate, you need to go to the police station to pay for a license to set off firecrackers on that day. Otherwise, if you set off firecrackers privately without a license, you will wait for the messenger to come to the door and file a fine.

Most poor families, even if they get married, are reluctant to spend money to buy a license to set off firecrackers. It is not easy to come to the day of unrestricted firecrackers. Children who have been holding back for a year naturally have to release all their accumulated expectations.

Therefore, in Hong Kong on New Year's Eve morning, from Hong Kong Island to Kowloon, from the street to the end of the street, the air is full of the smell of gunpowder burning.

Early in the morning, in Taihe street, song Chunliang, who had changed his clothes, used a bamboo pole to stir up the modified firecrackers on the roof of the building. Several long strings of firecrackers hung from the bamboo pole on the roof of the fourth floor and hung on the bluestone slab on the street at the other end. They were more than ten meters long. Jiuwen Longhe shiye Hui, who graduated from the police academy and was assigned to the chaiguan in Mongkok, Holding a cigarette in his mouth, he was looking up at Song Chunliang, waiting for him to set up the bamboo pole and be ready to ignite at any time.

Zhou Xiuer was led by three girls, Fu jianniang and Shu shenshiyin, and stood far across the street. Because they were nervous, they wanted to shrink into the wall, but their eyes were afraid and looking forward to the strings of firecrackers, waiting to be lit by Zhao Wenye, Jiuwen dragon and shiye Hui. Many children and adults in the neighborhood also stood opposite, looking at the firecrackers, Wait and see these long strings of firecrackers explode.

"OK!" Song Chunliang fixed several bamboo poles one by one, stood on the roof, waved down and shouted.

Zhao Wenye, Jiuwen dragon and shiye Hui separately used cigarettes to fuse firecrackers. When the crackle sounded, the three also rushed into the drugstore with their heads in their arms.

"Chinese New Year."

Hearing the loud sound of firecrackers outside, Zhao Meizhen said with emotion. During the Spring Festival last year, Zhao Meizhen remembered that the whole family of four people only wrapped plain dumplings. The main dish on New Year's Eve was a small piece of bacon. Firecrackers were only a symbolic package. The Spring Festival was pasted outside the wooden house area. They were not willing to pay for someone to write. It was written by his son song TIANYAO.

But this year, Zhao Meizhen was busy packing candies in her hands, but her eyes looked into the living room. Lou Fengyun, sister-in-law Fen, Meng Wanqing, song Wenwen, and her sister Zhao Meizhu, who was working with her, as well as a dozen men and children who set off firecrackers outside.

Last year, in addition to song Wenwen buying a new dress, neither her husband and wife nor song TIANYAO bought clothes. However, this year, Zhao Meizhen looked down at the cotton Fox Fur Trimmed round flower jacket she was wearing, and at Meng Wanqing who was helping Lou Fengyun to put change in the red envelope in the living room. All the new clothes of more than a dozen people this year were sent by Meng Wanqing.

Miss Meng asked the tailor to measure the size as early as half a month ago. She came here early this morning. Everyone was wearing two new clothes, including shoes, from inside to outside. I don't know how much money Miss Meng's family made. The collar and cuffs of the little jacket she was wearing were inlaid with fox skin, It is said that they use the same fabric as those expensive clothes in Shanghai tailor's shop.

Lou Fengyun seems to have made a lot of money. At this time, she brought several stacks of brand-new change specially prepared on the living room table, which were being filled in the red envelopes by her, Meng Wanqing, song Wenwen and sister-in-law Fen. These red envelopes were prepared by Zhao Meizhen and song Chunliang for the younger generation in the neighborhood who came to visit the new year. In each red envelope, there are five brand-new one yuan notes. Look at those stacks, Together, I'm afraid it has to be five or six hundred dollars?

The firecrackers exploding outside and the candied candy in her hand at this time were brought by sister-in-law Fen, the wife of salted fish suppository, from the grocery store. The grain, oil, vegetables, chicken, duck and fish meat in the family these days were sent by shiyehui to the workers of Tianming company in a truck.

After the end of recent years, Zhao Meizhen found that her family didn't seem to have paid for new year goods. When she wanted to buy them, everyone was ready.

"Fortunately, your building has four floors, otherwise there are so many people, and the room on the first floor can't be welcomed." Zhao Meizhu helped her sister pack the last candy into a happy bag. She also said with emotion: "these girls, big and small, are all ah Yao's girlfriends?"

Zhao Meizhen shook her head and recalled some estrangement her son showed when he left home. She said reluctantly: "I don't know. Ah Yao is old and not as obedient as in the past. Lao Dou and I dare not take care of him again. We haven't found ah Yao's flower heart before. Do you remember Su Zhen in the wooden house area? At that time, ah Yao adhered to Su Zhen all day and only saw Su Zhen alone. Now it's good to hear ah Yun tell me that ah Yao has a ghost sister girlfriend with red hair."

Outside, Zhao Wenye, Jiuwen dragon, shiye Hui and others let go of the firecrackers. At this time, they talked and laughed and returned to the second floor. Zhao Wenye now has some stubble on his face, and his eyes are more divine than when he was a coolie. He went behind Zhao Meizhen and asked, "aunt Zhen, where's brother Yao?"

As soon as he opened his mouth, Meng Wanqing and Lou Fengyun in the living room immediately looked over. They didn't see song TIANYAO appear early in the morning. They just sat opposite each other. No one was embarrassed to ask.

"Look, his uncle and his third aunt have gone." Zhao Meizhen said angrily when she heard Zhao Wenye ask about his son: "he drove out of the door early in the morning and called him in the back. He pretended he couldn't hear it. He thought I wouldn't let him go? I wanted him to pack some new year goods and send them there!"

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Song TIANYAO did get up early on New Year's Eve and drove to Jiulong City stronghold to see song Chengqi. Song Chengqi has no lame ming to accompany him. Now, with some strong old people, he is busy decorating a two-story wooden building with Qi Weiwen. It seems that after the Spring Festival, this wooden building can hang up signs for business.

After leaving the new year goods that had been bought and put on the car yesterday, and quietly sending song Chengqi 2000 Hong Kong dollars to spend the Spring Festival for the elderly and children in the residential care home, song TIANYAO drove to etou mountain to see Lin Chaojing and Feng Yunzhi.

Song TIANYAO wanted to take them to Taihe street for the Spring Festival, but when he called to ask, Lin Yujing refused. When he thought about it, song TIANYAO knew that the Lin family had big rules. Most of the Spring Festival was to get together on New Year's Eve, so song TIANYAO rushed to deliver new year's goods to his third aunt Lin Yujing on New Year's Eve morning, so as not to be late.

At the foot of the mountain, Wen Jingyuan, an old servant of the Lin family, stopped him first. He walked slowly to deliver the letter outside Lin Chaojing's small building. After receiving Lin Chaojing's reply, he let song TIANYAO drive up.

Song TIANYAO didn't dare to put on airs about the Lin family servant. He heard from his third aunt that this was Lin Xizhen's subordinate when he was selling opium on the sea. His relationship with the Lin family for decades, his shooting skills and courage were quenched by pirates and other opium traffickers. Regardless of his age, several young people are not the opponent of the old man in his sixties.

"Brother TIANYAO!" Feng Yunzhi, dressed in a women's hunting suit, came bouncing towards song TIANYAO, who got off the bus. His long boots were almost to his knees, and his hair was tied into a neat horsetail behind his head. He was dressed in a black goat skin coat with a white wool collar turned out. However, Feng Yunzhi was a good girl. Wearing this kind of wild clothes, there was no wild flavor, On the contrary, it is more lovely because of the contrast.

"You picked it yourself?" song TIANYAO got out of the car, opened the trunk, took out some prepared new year goods, carried them in his hand and walked towards the small building with Feng Yunzhi: "what's the third aunt doing?"

"My mother is copying the Buddhist sutra, and sister-in-law Xiang is cleaning up the red envelope for other children when she returns to the mansion at noon. Yes, I chose it myself, isn't it good." Feng Yunzhi helped song TIANYAO carry a bag of dried abalone and said behind song TIANYAO.

After entering the small building, Lin Yujing stopped writing and walked down from her room on the second floor. During this time, Lin Yujing looked much better and people looked more energetic. Seeing song TIANYAO, Lin Yujing held the steps and said:

"There must be a lot of things in your family during the new year. Why do you have to come here first in the morning? Have you had breakfast? Sister-in-law Xiang, is breakfast ready?"

Song TIANYAO, Lin Yujing and Feng Yunzhi sit at the table to have breakfast together. Lin Yujing looks at Song TIANYAO and just smiles. Feng Yunzhi next to them looks at Song TIANYAO while eating. After finishing his breakfast in a hurry, he wipes the corner of his mouth and asks song TIANYAO: "Brother TIANYAO, when can I move to Jiulong City stronghold to see Grandpa? I don't want to go to the Lin family mansion for the new year. The mansion is very stuffy, crowded and noisy. I want to spend the Spring Festival with Grandpa."

"Soon, soon." song TIANYAO swallowed the breakfast in his mouth and smiled at Feng Yunzhi. "I'm trying to make you go to the Lin family mansion in the future."

Lin Chaojing observed song TIANYAO's expression and whispered, "ah Yao, do you have something to tell your third aunt?"

"Aunt three, I've arranged for someone to buy Xizhen real estate's shares in the stock market little by little. Isn't it boring for Yunzhi? When I can buy a certain number, and I can be the owner of Xizhen real estate, I'll help Yunzhi change the Lin family's mansion into an amusement park, so it won't be boring to go again. After seeing you last time, I thought about how the Lin family sent you out, and we'll do it Return it. I wanted to hide it from my third aunt, but I'm afraid you'll be sad in the future, so I'd better be honest. And I want to ask, my third aunt, will you help me? "Song TIANYAO turned his face, looked at Lin Yujing and said with a smile.

Just these words surprised Lin Yujing. Although she didn't do business, she also knew that Xizhen real estate was the company founded by her father Lin Xizhen when he was alive. It was the foundation of the Lin family outside the opium business. In the early 1930s, the market value was already worth HK $45 million. Now, I'm afraid tens of millions of Hong Kong dollars have gone beyond it?

Song TIANYAO wants a snake to swallow a giant elephant? A magpie nests and a dove occupies? He also wants to help him? What can he help him? Help him see how he is greedy and broke his belly? Or when the Lin family found out about it, they pleaded with their brothers for him?

"I... what can I do for you? Ah Yao, don't do stupid things when you earn some money. You can't fight the Lin family!" Lin Chaojing suddenly felt the air tense for a moment and said hastily to song TIANYAO.

Song TIANYAO reached out and gently patted Lin Yujing holding the edge of the table. He had already highlighted the back of his hand with a faint green tendon because of his strength: "aunt three, I have a sense of propriety. I won't fight against the Lin family now. I want you to help me. I just want you and Yunzhi to stay in the Lin family temporarily and continue to live here. Until I pick you up and Yunzhi leave, you can't break up with the Lin family."

"That's it?" Lin yuejing asked, looking at Song TIANYAO's eyes.

Song TIANYAO nodded: "that's it. I lost. When nothing happened, I have to remind them that it's time to live in the Lin family's mansion."