March 20, 2026, Bo Ancient City of the Jade Khanate
The "Nochao School" of the Jade Khanate is located in the old town of Bogu City. It is a special agent school directly under the Intelligence Bureau of the Jade Khanate. The students come from strictly selected volunteer families. In 2007, the Jade Khanate was sanctioned by the international community for developing nuclear weapons. Hamid Tugar was ordered to set up the school to recruit children aged 7 to 15 for training.
"Nochao School" was chartered to allow male and female students to attend the same school. Rosanna, Bashir, and Burhan (Bashir's brother) were all the first batch of students.
The ancient city of Bo is located in the southwest of the Jade Khanate and is the core area of the ancient Bo civilization. The ancient Bo people were proficient in astronomy and were the first to use the solar calendar. Every year at the Spring Equinox, the day when the sun shines directly on the equator and begins to move north is defined as the beginning of the year, which is the New Year of the Jade Khanate and the Spring Festival.
The New Year rice is an essential meal. Food that has been stored for a whole winter, such as old rice, white radish, various beans, and raisins, a specialty of Bogu City, is mixed together to make a big pot and distributed to relatives, friends, neighbors and even passers-by. . The moral of the meal is that the sun brings warmth and the earth will produce more abundant food.
Therefore, people can take out all the stored food and share it without worrying about food shortage, thus welcoming the new year and welcoming new hope.
Another welcome activity is "moving the nest". "Moving the nest" does not mean moving, but the family moves everything that can be moved in the house to the yard. Women wiped and dried, men repaired and tidied. Moving a nest should be more accurately called: updating, or "changing your life."
Families with the conditions will build a new naan pit to bake the most important staple food - naan. A few of the first batch of naan baked in the new pit should be saved to be eaten next year. As a result, the old naan from the previous year has become the first food before the New Year meal, and it is also an introduction to getting rid of the old and welcoming the new.
Hamid always nicknamed his young students: "New Nang Kids". The children did not show weakness, and gave Hamid the nickname: "Old Nang Dad", which was later shortened to Dad. Later, the nickname spread like wildfire. Everyone in the Intelligence Bureau, regardless of rank and age, regarded Hamid as Virtue is called Dad.
Today is the first day of the New Year, and a fake couple is welcomed into Lao Nang Dad’s courtyard: Bashir and Rosanna. Roxana was born on December 22, 1999. She, Burhan and Bashir brothers are both "new nangs". The fathers of both families, through Hamid, intended to bring Burhan and Roxana together.
The Marriage Law of the Jade Khanate stipulates that women must be 13 years old or older before they can get married. The two families planned to hold an engagement ceremony for the newlyweds on the Winter Solstice and Dawn Festival in 2013. Unfortunately, Burhan died while performing a mission in November of that year.
Since then, although Roxana and Burhan's brother Bashir have studied together for more than ten years, their relationship has always been a topic that no one wants to touch.
In 2021, due to the need to conceal their identities, Bashir and Camila (pseudonym of Rosanna) held a wedding in the Sailing City of Merkin, but in the eyes of insiders, they were a fake couple.
The two children threw themselves in front of Hamid, hugged each other and saluted.
"Dad, I'm so happy to see you. How is Ximin's mother? I want to eat the Ah Shi noodle soup she made!"
Hamid's wife, Simin Tugar, came out and said with a smile: "Little girl, I am doing it for you."
After the greetings, the three masters and apprentices sat on the floor, and Hamid kept talking about his work as always.
"You two are doing well in your agricultural company, right? Does anyone doubt why two talented students studying physics and celestial mechanics opened an agricultural company?"
Bashir replied with a smile: "No one doubts that we, as merchants from the Kingdom of Mojin, are doing business in the Jade Khanate. The Jade Khanate's textiles, construction, manufacturing and mining have all been sanctioned by Liang and Europe. Only agriculture has not been sanctioned. Many companies have switched to agriculture, not to mention we are engaged in high-tech agriculture."
"Okay, kids, I'm officially informing you today that the 'Little Girl' plan we have been preparing for more than ten years has entered the final stage of implementation. You have rehearsed the details and steps of the plan many times, so you don't need me to repeat it, right?" Hami De said seriously.
"Great, I have been waiting for this day for too long!" Bashir said.
"Does it start with our agricultural company?" Roxanne asked.
"Yes, agricultural company, your first task is to continue to cooperate with that F countryman Madan to obtain an oat starch water-retaining agent with a higher water absorption ratio." Hamid said.
"Madan has already provided us with the product with the highest water absorption ratio from Yuhuaguo Biological Company where he works. The current water absorption ratio is 1 to 12 times. Starting in April, we will use water-retaining agents on the farm to test watermelon cultivation." Hill said.
"Madan is also using the local high-quality oats from the Jade Khanate and the Noni fruit enzyme from Duoxi Island that I provided to him to develop a water-retaining agent with a higher water absorption ratio," Rosanna said.
"Well, the water absorption rate we need is 1 to 20 times. It may not be possible to rely on the technology of Yuhua Country alone, but we need the technology of Luzhi Country. Alas! We can't get around our old rivals of Luzhi Country!" Ha! Mead said to himself.
Hamid seemed to have remembered something and said to Bashir: "I just made a new naan pit this afternoon and it's not finished yet. Can you help me finish it?"
Bashir stood up, gave a naughty military salute, and said with a smile: "Yes, dad, I'll go right away!" With that, Bashir rushed out the door.
Old Nang's father whispered to Rosanna who stayed behind: "What should we do in the last step of the mission? You won't have any problems, right?"
Rosanna lowered her head and touched the wooden pendant hanging around her neck with her right hand. The pattern of the pendant was an elephantine leopard. After a long time, Rosanna looked up at Hamid and said, "Don't worry, no matter how difficult it is for me, I will definitely be able to do the task he gave me personally!"
Hamid nodded solemnly and said, "Thank you, Roxana, please!"
Ximin's mother placed a large bowl of Ash noodle soup on the plastic sheet on the carpet, "Dinner is ready! Bashir, come in quickly!"
Rosanna stood up and went into the kitchen to help carry the dishes and cutlery. Bashir came in. Hamid motioned for the two women to sit down together and sit around and have a meal like a family. The food is stacked and it’s fun.
After feasting, the family-like festive atmosphere gradually reached its climax, with talk and laughter. Westminster’s mother brought the indispensable spiritual food for the New Year’s table - "Hafez’s Lyrical Poems".
Hafez is a famous ancient Persian poet and is known as the nightingale of the ancient city of Persian. Many families in the Jade Khanate are accustomed to taking turns reciting Hafez's poems at traditional festival banquets.
Mother Westminster handed the book of poems to Bashir, and he read:
"I am flying in the world of imagination,
Weaving so many magic games.
Mature and grown-up people, one day,
You will definitely understand the secret deep in your heart. "
Dad put down the collection of poems that had been handed to him and recited a passage:
"Who can understand you?
See through your scheming?
Maybe someone can use wisdom,
I understand what you really mean. "
It was Roxanne's turn. After a thoughtful hesitation, she selected a song and read:
"Whenever I cover my body from the sun,
He shines so brightly.
So, thousands of people,
Witness my heart.
Pointing cheerfully,
The beauty of shadows.
Hafez,
Our destiny is really,
Become one with that original light? "
