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The fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar calendar, the traditional Chinese Dragon Boat Festival.

At this time, it was 1997 when Hong Kong returned to the motherland, and the long rainy season in Beijing had long passed, and now the sun was hanging high, shining brightly everywhere in the middle of summer. On the day of the Dragon Boat Festival, every household began to eat zongzi, insert pu ai, eat five poisonous cakes, and drink realgar wine.

The Five Poison Cake is a kind of round cake specially made for the Dragon Boat Festival, which is printed with the pattern of "snake, centipede, scorpion, spider and toad" of the five poisons. It is said that eating it can enhance resistance and prevent insects from disasters. Drinking realgar wine during the Dragon Boat Festival is also very "talking". In the story of "The Legend of the White Snake", there is a scene where the white lady drinks realgar wine and shows her true body. Therefore, it is believed that pests such as snakes and scorpions can be cracked by realgar wine. After adults drink realgar wine, they should also dip it in realgar wine and rub it on the child's ears and nostrils to ward off evil spirits and avoid harm.

It's just these two, and only some old Jingshi will do it.

The Dragon Boat Festival of the old Jingshi people starts on the first day of the fifth month of May and will last until the fifth day of the fifth month of May. Women wear red velvet flowers, which are plucked at noon and thrown on the side of the road, so that they can throw away bad luck from their bodies. The "reels" and "gourds" on the children's bodies have become the capital for the little daughters-in-law to show off to each other.

There are old-fashioned ones, and every family has to paste the portrait of the ghost king Zhong Kui and the god of plague Sun Tianshi on the door. On the fifth day of the lunar month, people have to dip a brush in cinnabar to give them red eyes. The old Beijingers called it "Cinnabar Judge".

Of course, this festival also has the words of "Daughter's Day" and "May Fresh". But on this day, the old family who lived in the big fence outside the front door of the family had no expectations.

Lao Kai's family was originally a Jiangnan opera family.

At the end of the Anti-Japanese War, he was desperate and went into exile in Beijing. Originally, he planned to flee to Taipei with the Kuomintang, but he had already agreed with an officer that most of the property would be given to the officer, but when it came time to board the ship, he was abandoned and did not follow the ship. Later, I heard that the Taiping ship sank not long after it went to sea, and I was shocked that "Lao Lao Kai" was in a cold sweat, thinking that this was the blessing of the ancestors, so he stayed in Dashilar to live, and this root is more than 50 years.

The surname sounds very unfamiliar, but it has a great origin in the "hundred family names":

The surname Kai is derived from the surname Ji, which comes from the Spring and Autumn Period after the opening of the prince of Weiguo, and belongs to the name of the ancestor. According to the historical book "Tongzhi - Clan Slightly - Named Clan", during the Spring and Autumn Period, Jiang Xiaobai, the Duke of Qi Huan, with the assistance of the virtuous Guan Zhong and Bao Shuya, adopted a series of reforms to make the country stronger and stronger, and the Duke of Qi Huan also became the overlord among the princes. There is a very favored minister around Duke Qi Huan, that is, Kaifang, after Kaifang, there is a branch of the concubine with Kai as his surname, which is the current Kai's family.

Lao Kai's family is not a big family, and he attaches great importance to the succession of the family, but it is a pity that it has been a single generation for decades, and there is no exception in Lao Kai's generation. It took more than thirty years to give birth to a son, Xiaokai. Xiao Kaisheng received a new education in New China, he was handsome and educated, and he was gentle and virtuous when he married a daughter-in-law.

The family lives happily, with a virtuous wife and filial piety. also used the rest of his family's wealth to open a teahouse, and the business was not bad. Lao Kai can't bear the loneliness in his spare time, and he will also sing a few excerpts and say a few cross talks to customers in the teahouse. But in this kind of life, it seems that God has to be jealous, when "Xiaoxiaokai" was ten years old, there was a car accident on the sparsely parked Jingshi Avenue, and only three of the family of five remained.

Xiao Kai and his wife used their lives to protect their son's head at a critical moment, so that the family did not die.

The white-haired person sent the black-haired person, and such a disaster happened to the small family, and the neighbors thought that the family was going to collapse. Even Lao Kai's wife couldn't stand the stimulation and followed. Lao Kai even wanted to die, and he couldn't think about it on his son's sacrifice day, so he secretly bought a bottle of pesticides, and prepared it but died. Fortunately, he was discovered by "Xiao Xiaokai", and kicked in time to kick over the medicine bottle.

It's strange to say, the previous Xiao Xiaokai looked like a little chubby, not smart and clever. After a car accident, he seems to have opened his mind, can speak well, and speaks in an old-fashioned manner. Because his grandfather has a "criminal record", he took care of the family's affairs at a young age, not only educated his grandfather well, but also doubled the scale of the family's teahouse.

The location of this teahouse is excellent, facing the street, and it is located on the east side of the north-south thoroughfare.

In the early years, it was a silver building, which was a well-known big deal in Beijing. Later, after changing hands several times, he successively opened a cloth spinning, shoe shop, and rice shop, and finally fell into the hands of the old family until today. Earlier, the teahouse was not called "Happy Teahouse", but I heard that it was a capable person who knew geography and feng shui and gave it a good name, called "Dongxing Building". After the war came, the building did not rise, and it almost harmed the old family.

After "Xiao Xiaokai" took charge of the house as a young master, he reorganized his old business and lifted his spirits, so he willfully changed his name, saying that he was chong chong and unlucky. The newly hung "Happy Teahouse" plaque under the eaves of the building is proof: the gold characters on the blue background, the words of the iron painting silver hook are all the size of a tea tray, and there is a circle of auspicious clouds of lace outside, which is very dazzling.

As a result, it really prospered, adding tables and chairs to the building, adding tea stoves, adding men, and opening a catering service.

Every weekend, there must be a horn in the pear orchard to sing a play. In the past two years, Xiao Xiaokai has found a cross talk team out of nowhere, and he must talk about cross talk every week. I heard that it was a cross talk group called "Deyun Club" in the east, and rented a lecture hall to buy a ticket for 20 yuan to talk about cross talk. Just listeners chatting. said that it would be good to have a few viewers a day, but business was sluggish, and I was invited by "Xiaoxiaokai" lightly.

At first, the old customers didn't like this funny little fat man, but after a long time, it gradually improved. Now every weekend, this black and swarthy Humpty Dumpty can be regarded as a scene of "Happy Teahouse", and it can be regarded as a small boss with a discerning eye.

Due to the proper management, advanced management, exquisite diet, and more attention to traditional culture, the reputation of Happy Tea House has gradually spread in Beijing, and the business is very good. Recently, the state has begun to vigorously support the tourism industry, and everything in Jingshili has paid attention to the industries that are close to folk culture, and Dashilar has also been listed as an AAA-level scenic spot in Jingshi tourism, and has begun to restore the style of the early Republic of China.

"Happy Teahouse" is suddenly a key recommended unit.

This initiative has driven many foreign tourists to come.

Today is the Dragon Boat Festival, and the Dragon Boat Festival in the teahouse also provides free zongzi to eat.

The authentic "two-rice zongzi" is different from the glutinous rice zongzi in the south, and the zongzi of the old Jingshi is made of Jiang rice, yellow rice, and jujubes, commonly known as "two-rice zongzi". It is said that the "two-rice zongzi" should be wrapped on the first day of the Dragon Boat Festival, and it will be strong to eat the next day.

The customers were very satisfied, and a regular customer ran to the teahouse early to occupy a seat, and the guys in the teahouse were also busy jumping up and down, and had to hang a "full" sign outside the door to refuse tourists.

Now the expanded Happy Tea House has three floors, which is very regular on weekdays and exudes an elegant atmosphere. It's just that today is a festival, and there are activities in the building, so it seems that there is chaos inside. This lively atmosphere that has not been seen for a long time made a group of customers think of the customs of the Republic of China, and they have no scruples, speak openly, and shout vigorously:

"Come out, come out, why haven't you come out yet!"

"The tea is cold!"

"Wait until the flowers are gone......"

Lao Kai, who is sitting on the first floor of the teahouse, is over the age of old this year, and although his complexion is good, he is obviously old. He is the old man in the neighborhood. As the big proprietor of the teahouse, only the most familiar old friends can sit at the table next to him.

In the past, Lao Kaihui enjoyed the noisy atmosphere very much, maybe he was in a good mood, and he even performed a Peking Opera on stage in person. Born in a quyi family, the older he gets, the more perfect his voice becomes, he is famous far and near, and he is also a part-time officer of the National Quyi Association. It's just that today I seem absent-minded, looking at the wall clock on the wall from time to time, and then looking at the door, obviously waiting for someone.

The Dragon Boat Festival is a very important day in folk customs, but in the eyes of Lao Kai, no matter how important the festival is, it is more important than the 20th birthday of his grandson.

Lao Kai hung at the door for a long time, looking forward to his grandson's return home.

"Lao Kai, why do you have a drooping face, I think our old brother is annoying." Boss Kang of the pawnshop opposite the door was playing Go with Boss Zhou of the Fifty Meters Restaurant in Xieli, and when he saw Lao Kai's expression, he couldn't help but count him.

Lao Kai was careless, and let out a long "hey" in his mouth, "Just your old faces, I'm tired of seeing them for decades." A few stinky chess baskets, play your chess, let me be quiet for a while. ”

"You old guy, you don't have mercy in your mouth..."Boss Kang is energetic, and he has to find a way back. was stopped by a thin-faced old man surnamed Zhang who was watching chess next to him, and said with a smile: "Boss Kang, you don't know what's going on, I heard that it's 'Xiaoxiaokai' who is going to return to China recently." I grew up watching this from a young age, and suddenly I left home for a few years, and I only had time to come back and live for a while every year during the Chinese New Year. It is understandable that Lao Kai misses his grandson, look at the days, maybe his son will be home today. ”

"Yo, it's a little open...... That little chubby dun is coming back, no wonder he keeps looking at the door. ”

Boss Kang also came to the end, "Lao Kai, you are also a good fortune, giving birth to such a prodigy grandson as Xiaoxiaokai." Thinking about it, he was still wearing open crotch pants and following behind our butts to ask for candy, and this time he became an adult in a blink of an eye, which is really unforgiving. ”

Speaking of Xiao Xiaokai, Lao Kai also smiled on his face, and the folds on his face were squeezed even more, looking a little hideous. It's just that the gentleness and thoughtfulness in his eyes can't be hidden.

Lao Zhou suddenly thought of a stubble and said: "Xiao Xiaokai can be regarded as growing up in elementary school dramas, and his voice when he was a child was called a bright hall." It would be a pity to go to a foreign country for a few years and lose your real effort. ”

Lao Kai laughed and said: "That rabbit cub can't endure hardship, it is estimated that he will not have that life." Master Zu appreciates the meal - he has a good voice, but his thing is to fool people, and he can draw the hole cards at a glance, and he can't do it now. At this time, I went to the United States to stay for a few years, and I guess I would have lost all the guys who ate early. Having said that, Lao Kai didn't mean to dislike it at all. In these years, "a turtle" is much more expensive than a singing drama.

Boss Kang glanced at the two of them with disdain, and said: "Don't make a fool of yourself, Xiaoxiaokai was smart when he was a child, and if he is a person who wants to do great things when he returns from studying abroad, how can he come back and sing for you." Let's all go back to life. ”

At this moment, together with the crisp sound of the huqin downstairs, the teahouse, which was originally noisy, suddenly quieted, and the hot and intense drums followed, "Knock, knock, boom, winter, knock, knock-"

"Okay—"

The sound was crisp, and it spread through the three floors, and a shout broke out in the audience, "It's finally time for the show." ”