Chapter 45: The Taste of the Year
In the blink of an eye, it was the thirtieth of the Chinese New Year's Eve, and Xiao Yao ran to the ironworks with the two brothers of Dahu in the morning, and only came back with a few large bags of things when it was time to eat the reunion dinner, which made Xiao Moke's family a little dissatisfied.
As soon as the ban was lifted, he ran to the iron workshop every day, Xiao Moke was indeed a little displeased, but also a little helpless, after all, the iron workshop was also half of Xiao Yao's family business, and it was natural to care about his family business, and although he accepted Xiao Yao as his son, the Xiao family was inherited by his sister-in-law Xiao Shilian in the future, and it had nothing to do with Xiao Yao.
But Xiao Wuhua couldn't bear it anymore, and sneered: "Yo, the young prince who already has a personal guard still knows how to go home, Chinese New Year's Eve, I thought you were in the iron workshop, eating mountain and sea delicacies, wine and delicacies with the big boss of Nazu!" I sent the guards last time, why didn't I send a beautiful maid this time? β
Xiao Yao sneered: "The New Year is a day of family reunion, I am already a member of the Xiao family, how can I spend it with outsiders." β
Then he pointed to the bags of things and continued: "I used to wander the world with my master and brother, hungry and full, and there was no New Year's holiday, but this year is Shiro's first time celebrating the New Year with everyone. I'm going to show you a show that's guaranteed to blow your mind! β
Xiao Yao led everyone to the door, and some people in the nearby neighbors had already begun to burn incense and worship God at the door, and the burning and drying bamboo made a popping sound.
I saw Xiao Yao take out a few red paper bags, take out the lead and say: "Burning bamboo during the New Year, the sound drives away the plague gods and ghosts, so the louder the crackling sound, the better, so I made this thing called firecrackers, don't look at this small bag, the sound is louder than thunder!" Cover your ears, everyone. β
Everyone didn't believe it, they didn't move, they just looked at Xiao Yao curiously, Xiao Yao smiled, lit the fuse and threw it, crackling, bang, bang, bang, and sure enough, everyone was so frightened that everyone covered their ears and hid back.
Everyone was frightened, looking at Xiao Yao in amazement, Xiao Yao ignored it, took out a few packs of firecrackers, lit them and threw them, there was another crackling, and everyone was so frightened that they shrank into a ball.
Xiao Moke, who was covering his ears, and his two daughters were staring wide-eyed, wasn't this a miniature version of those grenade bullets used by the Great Breaking Julong Gang in Xunyang County? It used to be packed in a large bamboo tube, but now these are just wrapped in red paper into small paper rolls! It turns out that there is such a way to play, what is Xiao Yao's head made of, and he can have such a whimsical idea!
The sudden sound really attracted the neighbors to the door of Xiao's house, and they all wanted to see what was going on, and after a burst of gunsmoke passed, looking at the red paper all over the ground and the passers-by in a circle, Xiao Yao arched his hand and said loudly:
"In the sound of firecrackers, the old year is removed, and the red paper is all over the ground to welcome the new year! The explosion just now is the latest product of General Motors - New Year's firecrackers, the louder the sound, the more it can scare away ghosts and plagues, and the ghosts and spirits will not dare to enter my Xiao's house! Our Xiao family will be more safe and prosperous in the new year! β
An advertisement was forcibly inserted, and it immediately made people talk about it, Xiao Moke listened to Xiao Yao's nonsense, and was also overjoyed, and a bunch of questions in his heart were about to speak, only to see a spark suddenly rise in the direction of the palace, and then suddenly exploded in mid-air, colorful sparks shot out in all directions, although it disappeared in a blink of an eye like lightning, but the dazzling light illuminated the dark night sky!
Before everyone could react, another spark rose, and then another dazzling and beautiful spark bloomed in the night sky! The people around began to cheer, and some even knelt down in the direction of the palace, shouting God bless Da Chen, and for a while, the entire imperial city and the entire Jinling were boilingγγγγγγ
On the tower of the palace, Emperor Chen Xu was taking a large group of imperial relatives to watch the fireworks display brought by Zu Yuan excitedly! Watching the colorful fireworks bloom in the night sky, everyone cheered, applauded and shouted!
Previously, at the royal sacrificial ceremony, the Taichang official, who had received a lot of benefits from Zu Yuan, joined the firecrackers offered by Zu Yuan, and the huge sound made everyone very excited, and everyone was frightened but very happy: those plague gods and sneaky gods will definitely be scared away, so this year our Chen Guo is not smooth, and the country and the people are safe!
And now, although the fireworks display is only a few minutes, it has already made Zu Yuan show off in front of the emperor, and the previous offering of the Golden Dragon Wine Bottle has made the emperor remember the name of the general firm, and this time the emperor remembered Zu Yuan's number one!
Chen Xu, who saw fireworks for the first time, was full of excitement and excitement, saying that he wanted to reward Zu Yuan, and Zu Yuan also told the truth, reporting the name of Xiao Yao, the inventor of fireworks, and how Xiao Yao was proficient in firearms, and how he developed fireworks and firecrackers that no one could do, it was simply the reincarnation of Lu Ban and the rebirth of Ge Hong.
And Chen Shuling on the side even added fuel and vinegar to help, saying that Xiao Yao was young but had Zhuge to help Li An, the Taishou of Xunyang County, to eliminate the bandits, and even let Xiao Moke accept him as a righteous son!
A young man who had such a wonderful experience and had unique skills suddenly made Chen Xu curious, saying that he must meet Xiao Yao in person if he has the opportunity!
Seeing that Chen Shuling and his gang were all proud, full of red light, the crown prince Chen Shubao gritted his teeth with hatred, he couldn't imagine that Chen Shuling had been in Jiangzhou for less than half a year, and his power had developed so much, and now almost half of the ministers of the court and the harem concubines were on his side!
General Firm is even more demonic, established in less than a year, it has developed into the second largest firm in Chen State in one fell swoop, and now Zu Yuan is showing his face in front of the emperor, and the future is limitless!
And what made Chen Shubao regret the most was Xiao Yao, who had already learned his sharp teeth and sharp mouth before, and now he learned that he had a unique skill and could make these magical things called fireworks and firecrackers!
I am too soft-hearted, I should have cut the grass and eradicate the roots, how did I forgive this old monk, a few days ago, I also reported to myself that the general firm is not wholeheartedly assisting the king of Xing, and I still have the opportunity to recruit, now it's good, in front of the emperor there is a Chen Shuling on the left, an ancestor on the right, and a Xiao Yao on his mouth!
Until after the banquet, Chen Shubao's face was still gloomy, but Zu Yuan took the initiative to give gifts with a few large bags of fireworks and said: "His Royal Highness the Prince, these fireworks are New Year's gifts from villains to His Royal Highness, although the specifications are smaller than those dedicated to the emperor, but they are much better than those given to other princes and ministers, and even better than those given to His Royal Highness King Xing!" β
Originally, Chen Shubao still wanted to pretend to be high and refused to do it, but when he thought of the wonderful picture of the fireworks display just now, it was endlessly memorable, and he still wanted it very much, and he heard Zu Yuan say that what he gave him was the highest specification except for the emperor, and even Chen Shuling's was not comparable, so he pretended to be reluctant to accept it, but just said a word of thanks coldly, let the next person pick up the fireworks, turn around and leave!
Zu Yuan looked at the back of the prince in the distance, and sneered in his heart: Pretend! Now that the prince has been named by the emperor, forgive me for not daring to blatantly trouble him in the future, as for the black hand to make a secret move, hum! Our son hasn't been afraid of anyone yet!