"So, that must be a good thing, isn't it?" Gu Qingzhu asked with sparkling eyes.

Liang Mancang said with a smile: "It's a good thing, no, seeing that there is still more than half a month to the annual Qixi Festival, in previous years, Ningjiang City will hold a large-scale lantern exhibition, and one or two hundred businesses in the entire Dali country will send people to participate, as little as seven or eight people, more than a dozen people, and then they will also pick out the top three lanterns and send them to the capital to participate in the Mid-Autumn Festival Moon Appreciation Conference.

Although the lantern exhibition is lively and gorgeous, bamboo bones, rice paper, and candles are all flammable things, and there will be a lot of water incidents in the lantern exhibition every year, therefore, the water dragon bureau of Ningjiang City is the busiest during the lantern exhibition, for this reason, there is a special saying that says, 'every family begs to look at the bright moon, and the water dragon is most afraid of the Chinese Valentine'.

This year, Mr. Lin changed his mind for some reason, saying that he wanted to go to the East City of Nancang County to hold a lantern exhibition, a East City is empty, and there are very few shops and households, and besides, the East City is outside the Huaishui River, even if there is a matter of going to the water, it is convenient to save it, in addition, this year it is also planned to open the Huaishui River on the boat to watch the lights of the fresh play, in short, it will be very lively. ”

"Brother Mancang means that Nancang County is about to flood into lantern craftsmen from all over the world?" Gu Qingzhu listened intently, and the smile on his face was like a vivid flower, slowly unfolding, bright and brilliant.

Liang Mancang nodded and said: "Well, what you said is right, these people are here, they will drive a lot of trades, and those around Nancang County can directly send lanterns to participate in the exhibition, and those who are far away can only bring the guys to travel a long way, and even the bamboo bones and rice paper have to be sold.

Lantern craftsmen are coming, to prepare in advance to tie the lantern for half a month, and then it is a ten-day exhibition, which will continue until the day of the Chinese Valentine's Day, these hundreds of thousands of people, more than 20 days before and after, eating, drinking, Lasa and sleeping must be indispensable, your noodle restaurant, this time open, isn't it the right time! ”

Hearing this, Gu Daya held Gu Qingzhu's hand tightly, shook it vigorously, and said excitedly: "This is simply great!" ”

"Ancestors bless, ancestors bless!" Gu Shigen, who was still not in favor of the right people, closed his eyes slightly at this time and closed his palms and chattered.

"There is no endless road, with this great opportunity, what are we waiting for, let's do it quickly." Fang Kui stood up and stretched his arms with all his might, the protruding muscles and bones showing his infinite fighting spirit.

"Well, you take me to see the shop, recognize the door, and the brothers in the yamen will introduce you to many diners in the future." Liang Mancang nodded approvingly.

Nancang County is the first to hold a lantern exhibition, Su Jin attaches great importance to it, and when he comes back, he starts to plan, and when he comes back, the people in the yamen must be all dispatched, and maybe the patrol of the lower street town will also be transferred to the top, so many brothers, each person will introduce a few people to eat, and the business of the day will be considerable.

"Okay, let's go!" Gu Qingzhu's cheeks were faintly flushed with joy, and he said with bright eyes.

A few people went out and left, Gu Daya looked at their backs, and then looked at Gu Shifu lying on the bed, and finally held back her own footsteps.

"Big girl, just have your Uncle Gen with me, you can also go and do more things." Gu Shifu had already seen that his daughter was scratching in her heart, so she spoke.

"Hey, I'll be back in a moment!" When she said this, Gu Daya had already rushed out of the room and chased after Gu Qingzhu.

Gu Shifu turned his head sideways, his eyes couldn't catch up with his daughter's footsteps, and he sighed and said, "How old are we!" ”

"Brother, isn't this a good thing, look at them all the best, they are all good children, let's Gu Jiaao can continue for a long time in the future." Gu Shigen patted Gu Shifu's shoulder, his eyes suddenly felt a little astringent, he raised his hand and rubbed it.

Besides, when Gu Qingzhu and the others walked out of the gate of the inn, they saw Liang Mancang's chasing clouds tied to the birch tree opposite, and there was a thirteen or fourteen-year-old boy standing next to him.

"Zhang Xi, come here!" Liang Mancang beckoned.

The grinning young man led the horse and trotted to him: "Headcatcher, where are you going?" ”

Liang Mancang pointed at him and introduced them to Gu Qingzhu: "This is Zhang Xi, the younger brother of Brother Zhang Min's family, he is really a newborn calf who is not afraid of tigers, he runs fast, and he dreams of patrolling all day long. ”

"Brother, sister, sister." The young man's smile did not change, and he called affectionately one by one as if he was familiar.

"Your mouth is made of honey, as soon as it opens and closes, it will make people dizzy!" Fang Kui joked.

"His mouth is not only made of honey, but also made of copper and iron, and he chirps and chirps all day long, and I don't know how much nonsense he has to say, and it makes people's ears callous." Liang Mancang scolded with a smile.

Several people said as they walked, Qingying took the eldest sister's hand, curiously wanting to touch the smooth hair on the horse's belly, Zhang Xi scared her: "Don't touch it, it will kick you!" ”

Qingying was startled, hurriedly retracted her hand, and went around to the other side of Gu Qingzhu to hide.

Seeing her like this, Zhang Xi couldn't help but regret it, so he began to make a grimace to tease her, but unfortunately, Gu Qingying didn't look at him again.

"What kind of moth are you out of?" Out of the corner of his eye, Liang Mancang caught a glimpse of him not walking well, so he asked.

Zhang Xi immediately said: "The little sister wants to sit on a horse, but I said that I can't sit on it, this horse can only be ridden by an adult." ”

"Rabbit cub, itchy skin, don't open the roof for three days, talk nonsense all day long, can she sit on a horse at such a young age!" Liang Mancang scolded angrily, and asked Qingying instead: "Are you tired of walking?" Brother Mancang carries you. ”

"I'm not tired!" Gu Qingying looked up at Gu Qingzhu.

"Come on, come on." Liang Mancang half-bent down and coaxed her.

"Brother Mancang, don't bother, she can walk this way." Gu Qingzhu waved his hand again and again.

Fang Kui didn't say a word, hugged Gu Qingying from Gu Qingzhu's hand, and put her on Liang Mancang's back.

"Let's go!" Liang Mancang picked her up and strode forward.

The little girl turned her head to look at Zhang Xi and stuck out her tongue at him mischievously.

Soon, a few people arrived at the noodle restaurant, walked through a room of mess, and looked around.

Liang Mancang frowned and said: "Tear down that roof, you can climb in and out, Qingying is too dangerous, not to mention that she is easy to kowtow, in case she falls, it will be terrible."

I see, it's still okay to live in two small rooms in the backyard, and those narrow sheds are in disrepair, I'm afraid that a heavy snow can crush it, so it's better to repair it together. ”

"Yes...... But this has to ...... It costs money. Gu Qingzhu naturally wanted to cultivate it firmly, but now she was short of money, and she couldn't wait to break a penny in half and spend it, so that she could save it.

Liang Mancang didn't care what she said, turned around and ordered: "Zhang Xi, you take my seal letter to Sansheng Qianzhuang to get ten taels of silver, and find Zhang Bricklayer and Wang Carpenter next to the yamen."

"Whoa!" Zhang Xi quickly agreed, turned around and asked, "Can I ride to chase the clouds?" It's faster that way. ”

Liang Mancang's sword eyebrows raised slightly, and he knew what I knew: "If Chasing Cloud lets you ride, you can ride it." ”

"Okay!" Zhang Xi climbed towards Chaiyun as if he had tried.

"Shhh The front hooves of Chasing Cloud were raised, the horse stood upright, and he threw Zhang Xi down mercilessly.

"Which of you is a horse, you are clearly a white-eyed wolf, I eat and drink to serve you, and when you come, you will fall me again!" Zhang Xi got up from the ground in embarrassment, patted the dust on his body, and pretended to be fierce.

Chasing Cloud snorted at him, squirting a stream of hot air into his face.

Liang Mancang couldn't help laughing and urged: "Are you dead now?" Don't go yet! ”

"Oh." Zhang Xi puffed out his cheeks and answered, and the girl ran away.

He did run fast, and in the blink of an eye, he ran a long way, and soon left Pear Blossom Lane and blended into the market.

Several people worked together to clean up some useless things, Gu Daya and Zhao Di were cleaning pots and pots and chopsticks by the well, Liang Mancang and Fang Kui gathered the firewood in the small courtyard and stacked them together, and Gu Qingzhu took Qingying to put the tables, chairs and benches in the dining room back to their places.

was busy, two middle-aged men with bags came together, saw Gu Qingzhu and asked, "Girl, is Liang Zhutou here?" ”

Gu Qingzhu hurriedly greeted: "You are Master Zhang and Master Wang, please come in." ”

Zhang Wang and the others nodded, stepped into the noodle shop, looked around, and asked, "Are you going to renovate here?" ”

"No, it's not, I just want to tear down the kitchen ceiling and build two wings in the backyard." Gu Qingzhu said as he led the way.

"It's not a lot of work, it's just a lot of work to demolish and build." The bricklayer looked at the top of the kitchen and muttered.

Liang Mancang came in from the backyard, patted the dust on his hands and said, "You guys start working today, I'm going to see the brand new noodle restaurant tomorrow night." ”

"It's too rushed." Zhang Bricklayer said embarrassedly.

Liang Mancang didn't raise his eyelids, and said in a low voice: "If it weren't for the most important work, why would I need to find you!" ”

The shops of Zhang Bricklayer and Wang Carpenter are not far from the yamen, and in addition to doing some tinkering things by themselves on weekdays, they also rely on the officials who patrol the streets and catch fast to help them introduce large and small work, so they are very familiar with the people of the county government.

"Don't worry about catching heads, even if we don't sleep today, we will definitely satisfy you." Carpenter Wang took the corner of the bricklayer's coat wisely.

"Then thank you two in advance, the salary will be doubled according to your rules." Liang Mancang said with a voice on his face.

Zhang Bricklayer, who had woken up, hurriedly laughed in a low voice: "The head catcher has seen the outside, why do we have to double the salary when we do this, this shouldn't be." ”

"Then stop grinding and do it." Liang Mancang waved his hand.

The four men worked together to tear down the roof of the kitchen, and the narrow shed in the backyard looked at it, and it had been erected for many years, and the carpenter Wang struck it with a hammer, and it all fell down at once, and a great amount of dust rose on the ground, and people choked on it.

"The space is vacant, and I'm going to pull the bricks and lime." The bricklayer patted his own hand.

"Bring more people, and the wine and food in the evening will be enough." Liang Mancang admonished.

Zhang Bricklayer nodded again and again: "It's too polite to catch the head, I thanked the brothers first." ”

The two left in a hurry, Gu Qingzhu and the others sorted out the waste materials removed from the roof, and left the ones that could be burned on fire, and threw the others away.

When Zhang Xi came back, he brought a message to Liang Mancang, saying that Cui Fu was looking for him for something.

Liang Mancang didn't dare to delay, and stuffed ten taels of silver into Gu Qingzhu's hand one by one, not giving her a chance to refuse at all.

Seeing Liang Mancang turn over and get on the horse and hurriedly leave, Gu Qingzhu chased after him and said loudly: "Brother Mancang, Ming'er Noodle Restaurant has been cleaned up, invite Master Cui and the brothers in the yamen to come over to eat at the bar in the evening, it will be regarded as a celebration of the opening of the noodle restaurant!" ”

"Okay, got it!" Liang Mancang answered, beat the horse and galloped, and Zhang Xi followed behind.

When he arrived at the entrance of the alley, Liang Mancang, who was waiting there, scooped Zhang Xi onto his horse and galloped away with him: "Boy, you just want to be a fast catcher?" ”