Chapter 1814 New Year
Yang Dongxu called Dale first. Compared with calling Dean or William directly, he undoubtedly trusted Dale more. After all, she was his woman.
At the same time, although Australia was the vanguard of the United States in the future, Britain's influence on Australia was unparalleled. The Queen of England even had the qualifications to appoint and dismiss the Australian president. This one thing alone showed that Britain's influence on Australia was unmatched.
Australia became the vanguard of the United States in the international community, and only followed the lead of the United States. That's because Britain and the United States stand on the same line of interests, so Australia is so active.
If the interests of the United States and Britain in Australia conflict, do you think the Australian vanguard will also be conflicted to death, and finally consider the opinions of Britain first, and then consider the opinions of the United States.
Of course, it is also true that the influence of the British royal family on Australia is constantly weakening, especially the hegemony implemented by the United States after it becomes stronger and stronger, which makes it have more and more voice in Australia.
Under this situation, Britain's influence on Australia is getting weaker and weaker, and it is also true that it will be inferior to the United States in a few years.
It's not so fast to get the news, after all, it's not a problem that can be solved with a few phone calls. So we still have to celebrate this year.
On New Year's Eve, the Yang family's home was particularly lively, with grandparents, father-in-law and Mr. Xuan, uncle and Wu Xue's family, and Du Weiwei and others coming to join in the fun.
It took two tables to fill up. If the eldest sister Hongying and the younger sister Dandan also came to celebrate the New Year together, the whole family would have to open at least three tables.
After eating the New Year's Eve dinner, everyone went to watch the fireworks together. Although the number of fireworks and firecrackers was reduced, if each family bought one firecracker and then set it off together, it would still be possible to have a fireworks show.
After all, Yangjia Village is no longer the Yangjia Village of the past. The villagers of this village are not counted. Many people who do business on the street also celebrate the New Year here instead of going back to their hometown.
Each household brings out a firework, and each shop contributes a firework. These all add up to a lot, so it is quite lively to set them off together.
Many people held up their phones to take photos, and children were running around with other gadgets in their hands to join in the fun. The whole village, as well as people from shops, gathered here, and people from nearby villages came to watch the fun. It was a huge crowd, and it was very spectacular.
"Let's go, let's play cards!" After the fireworks show, Xiaowu started to call a few people to play cards together.
It always feels like something is missing if you don't play a few rounds during the New Year. Now everyone has eaten the New Year's Eve dinner and watched the fireworks show. Go play a few rounds until 12 o'clock in the night and disperse. Each country will start to greet the New Year, and then wait until the morning of the first day of the new year to greet the new year and gather together, and then start to visit the graves and worship the ancestors.
Then the first day of the new year, there is nothing to do but play. Even on this day, according to the customs of Yangjia Village, there is no sweeping of the floor, no washing of dishes, and except for personal hygiene, everything else is decadent.
The implication is that the new year can be as relaxed and carefree as the first day. If you work all kinds of work on the first day of the new year, it means that you will be so tired for the whole year.
You can earn money by playing all kinds of games without worrying about life, or you can earn money by working hard all year round. Naturally, everyone will choose the former without any worries.
In the past, people in Yangjia Village played cards for gambling, and they were very serious about winning money.
Now, except for a few little kids who join in the fun and care about every penny, playing cards in Yangjia Village is basically for fun and passing time.
For example, Yang Dongxu and Xiaowu play cards, and they don't care about winning or losing. If they win, they will have a good mood in the new year, and if they lose, it doesn't matter. Everyone's main attention is no longer on playing cards. Basically, they just sit together and chat. Playing cards is just a tool for sitting down and chatting.
When a few people sit together to play cards, there will be some onlookers, and these people are undoubtedly peers who are well-known in Yangjia Village.
For example, people like Yinshan who are of the same generation as Yang's father, who are doing well, sit together with Yang's father and others to play cards and chat and have fun.
People like Gazi, Sun Li and others from the west end of the village who are of the same generation as Yang Dongxu and are doing well will come to watch or sit at the card table. Others will not come here at all.
For example, this year, Yang Dongxu, Xiaowu, Daliang and Gazi sat down to play cards. Xiaoliang is Daliang's brother, and Dajiang is his cousin, so this year he did not sit down to play with others, but sat aside to watch.
This year, whether it is Gazi's car repair shop, agricultural machinery business, or the electric car that Yang Dongxu made, his business is very good.
He even has the momentum to surpass Xiaowu, so no one has any objection to him sitting down to play cards.
In fact, this rule is not explicitly stipulated, but formed slowly and inadvertently.
People who are not doing well will feel uncomfortable to come here, let alone sit down to play cards. Therefore, everyone has a scale in their hearts for this rule.
At this time every year, people play cards and chat. Those who feel qualified will come over. Those who are not qualified will feel uncomfortable staying even if they come over with a stiff upper lip and others don't say anything.
Moreover, on New Year's Eve, only people from Yangjia Village came to the card game where Yang Dongxu was, and the shop owners on the street would not come to join in the fun.
This is not exclusion, but a tacit rule. After all, the people in a village are related to each other for several generations. Why would you, an outsider doing business, come here to join in the fun on New Year's Eve?
So on New Year's Eve, the people gathered in the card field were all from Yangjia Village. When everyone sat down tomorrow, on New Year's Day, there would be no rules. If you like, come and play cards and chat. If you don't like, don't come. There will be no such rules.
"Dongfeng." Yang Dongxu threw out a card and said, "Next year, the weather will warm up soon, and the first batch of tourists for spring outings will probably arrive.
Although it is the responsibility of the police to ensure public security, you guys should also take care of it more when you are at home, not only in Yangjia Village, but also in some surrounding villages. Let those who make trouble and steal get out in advance, so as not to damage our image."
Although Xiaowu and his friends have not mixed up in the underworld, nor have they formed any gangs. But for the people in these ten miles and eight villages, the name of Yangjia Village is definitely a good thing.
It's not that the police are not good, Yangjia Village is better than the police. But there are some things that Xiaowu and his friends can handle much more conveniently than the police.
For example, some hooligans on the street, what they do is disgusting, and even harasses tourists, but they are not breaking the law. Even if they are detained for three to five days or a week under the name of public security regulations, they will come out again and continue to make trouble.
When encountering such people, some unwritten rules of the underworld are more convenient than directly calling the police.
When encountering these hooligans who still have face, basically nothing will happen if you sit down and have a big drink, and you don’t have to bother the police uncle.
When encountering those shameless people who think they are important, although the public security is very good now, it is not uncommon to be put in a sack and beaten.
At the same time, with the influence of Yangjia Village in the surrounding villages, the police can only detain the hooligans and criticize and educate them. But Xiaowu and a few others can make these hooligans go away directly when they can’t fight back in their hometown.
In short, when it comes to rules, the police uncle will come, after all, the police uncle needs to enforce the law impartially. If you don’t follow the rules, then follow the rules. For the sake of a harmonious environment, as long as you make trouble, no matter which one you choose, you can be governed.