The happy time is always fleeting, the sun is setting in the west, Gu Qingzhu and the others said goodbye to Gu Xiaohua Fang Ling, and said okay, when they are free, they will go to Ding's noodle restaurant to play.

Gu Qingzhu and the others returned to the noodle restaurant, there were not many diners in the dining room, Gu Qingshan had already picked up the back basket, and the two went out together.

In the East Market, there are a few merchants who seem to can't wait for the Chinese Valentine's Day, and have lit some of the lanterns, lotus lanterns, rabbit lanterns, sprinkling golden peony flat round lamps, tassel swimming fish square lamps, lighting up a cluster of bright light under the gradually lowering night, as if the meteors in the sky have fallen into the dust, dotted clusters, and the moonlight.

The sparse lanterns attract a lot of people who watch the lanterns, they come in pairs, the East Market is huge, even if it is a marquee like a walk, it will take more than half an hour, even if there is interest in guessing a lantern riddle, I am afraid that an hour is not enough.

The people who enjoy the lanterns, tired of walking, will stop when they meet Gu Qingzhu's shouting, buy a few, and eat while walking, probably because of the large number of people, today, her business is surprisingly good, and in the end there are only some steamed buns left, which will be sold out in a while on the dock.

Several people had dinner, Gu Qingzhu drew the picture that popped up in her mind at noon in the weaving workshop under the oil lamp, Gu Daya and Zheng Zhaodi gathered around her and looked curiously.

"Qingzhu, what did you draw?" Gu Daya tilted her head, and she didn't see a name when she looked left and right.

Zheng Zhaodi scratched her head and said uncertainly: "I look like a cupboard, but this is too small." ”

"Look, this is like a merchant's burden, isn't it? I'll go to Carpenter Wang tomorrow and ask him to make me a noodle wonton pick. Gu Qingzhu dusted off the black ink on the paper, took a closer look, and traced a few more places.

Gu Daya was surprised: "You want to be like a merchant, walking the streets and alleys to sell noodles?" ”

"That's pretty much the case, but I only plan to go to a place with a lot of people, you know, our store is so big, there are many people, I can't sit down, I see that these days are the time when business is booming, especially the lantern exhibition in the East City, two days before the Chinese Valentine's Day, there must be a lot of people, and today is not the day, there are anxious lantern people to come.

If we set up a food stall there, the entire East Market will be our shop, and as long as we can cope with it, we will definitely be able to make a lot of money. Gu Qingzhu and Pan said that they had an idea that they had been thinking about for a long time.

Gu Qingshan and Fang Kui, who had finished chopping firewood in the backyard, entered the house with their front and back feet, Gu Qingshan picked up the bowl on the table and poured a sip of water, wiped the water stains on his mouth and asked, "What are you talking about, why do you make a lot of money?" ”

"My sister said that she wants to go to the East Market to sell noodles and make a lot of money!" Gu Qingying has been listening with her ears pricked up, and she rushed to say it at this time.

Fang Kui touched her head and teased her with a smile: "It's amazing, even Qingying knows that she is going to make money!" ”

Gu Qingshan disagreed: "It's not easy to sell noodles in the East Market, although the noodle restaurants are not far apart, but the good noodles are easy to lump, and when we carry them to the East Market, I'm afraid that they will all stick together, the taste is not good, and the taste is also poor, so isn't this a sign?"

"Wouldn't it be easier if I moved all the kitchens and cooked and ate them fresh?" Gu Qingzhu blinked and smiled.

"This is foolish again, Dongshi is holding a lantern exhibition at this time, every inch of land is expensive, but all the places are occupied by lantern merchants, where can you put a kitchen?" Gu Qingshan shook his head again and again.

Although she was so disfavored, Gu Qingzhu was not annoyed at all, she spread the picture she drew in front of Gu Qingshan; "Look at my kitchen that you can carry around."

"The kitchen that you carry around?" Fang Kui was drinking water, and when he heard such a new word, he couldn't help but come over to see it.

Gu Qingshan knows a little carpenter's work, although Gu Qingzhu's painting is not so similar, he can understand, "This ...... That's heavy. ”

"It's okay, one end is a stove and a pot and spoon, and the other end is noodles, dumplings, wontons, side dishes and seasonings, and charcoal." Gu Qingzhu wrenched his hand to count, thought about it and said, "There are also bowls and chopsticks and fire folds, and in addition, steamed buns can be hung on the flat shoulder." ”

Fang Kui touched his chin and said: "This idea is novel, but I don't know how it works, the lattice is so big, and you can't bring much pasta when you look at it, and besides, the charcoal fire is not as strong as firewood, cooking noodles may not be very good, and the most important thing is that these things add up, you can't pick it at all." ”

"Qingzhu can't pick it, isn't it you and my brother, besides, we only put it in one place, and we don't pick it up and hang around." Gu Daya hurriedly said.

Fang Kui laughed and said: "You want to go around, the people of the water dragon team will not let you pick up a stove of charcoal and drill around in the lanterns, this will lead to a fire, then it will be repaid!" ”

Gu Qingzhu folded the pieces of paper and looked up at them: "I always want to try, it's rare for the Qixi Lantern Exhibition to gather so many people, we can't let go of this great opportunity to make money in vain." ”

"I agree with Qingzhu's method, as the saying goes, after this village, there is no such shop, if you want to wait until the next time is so lively, I am afraid that it will be time to harvest autumn tea, and by then, maybe there are not so many people." Zheng Zhaodi thought about it slightly.

Seeing this, Gu Daya said anxiously: "You both said so, I will definitely stand on your side, right or wrong, I don't care, anyway, we want to be together!" ”

Zheng Zhaodi burst into laughter: "Who said he wanted to get rid of you." ”

Gu Daya pouted: "You all have such and such truths, my truth is to follow Qingzhu, what she says is what, I guarantee that it can't be wrong!" ”

On a goose egg face, the round apricot eyes gradually narrowed, Gu Qingzhu laughed silently, her sisters never let her down.

"I think what Qingzhu said has some truth, I believe in her good luck, let's just try, tomorrow morning, I will take Qingshan to see Carpenter Wang, he just knows something, and he can help to do it quickly." Fang Kui held out his hand to her and asked for a piece of paper.

"Just listen to you, as for the two frames, if there is ready-made wood, it's not a difficult thing, let's go early, it can be done in about a day, and I'll pick up the burden in the future, Qingzhu just do what you want to do." Gu Qingshan nodded.

Seeing them like this, Gu Qingzhu raised his hand and slapped the piece of paper on Fang Kui's palm, the corners of his mouth grinned wider, revealing two rows of snow-white teeth, his willow eyebrows and apricot eyes were crooked, and he smiled happily.

The backyard of the noodle restaurant has newly built two wings in the east and west, which can be separated from the accommodation of men and women, the room on the east side is slightly larger, so it is for Gu Qingzhu and the four girls to live, and Fang Kui and Gu Qingshan live in the west room.

Early in the morning of the second day, several people acted separately, the girls rushed to the morning market to buy pork and vegetables, Fang Kui and Gu Qingshan kneaded the noodles in the noodle restaurant, and went to the yamen to find Carpenter Wang's shop.

The lantern exhibition has plunged Nancang County into an unprecedented bustle, almost every family is planning to go to the East Market to watch the lanterns, so that many businesses are too busy, such as restaurants and inns, and some businesses are crowded, just like Wang Carpenter's shop, there is no business recently, there is no furniture, there is no artificial house, and the idle ones are almost moldy.

But the carpenter did not dare to send the helpers and apprentices home, the Qixi Festival would always pass, if these people were gone, his shop would not be able to do it in the future, so even if these people did not work all day, he had to grit his teeth and pay as usual.

When Fang Kui and Gu Qingshan stepped into his shop, Carpenter Wang was worried, and when he saw Fang Kui, he couldn't help but think of the bad side: "There is a wing room in the store...... What's the problem? ”

"The house is very good, I want to do this today, but I don't know if Master Wang can do it?" Fang Kui handed the paper drawn by Gu Qingzhu to Carpenter Wang.

Carpenter Wang looked upside down, a little confused, look, neither like a cabinet nor like a cabinet, Gu Qingshan didn't wait for him to ask, so he told him one by one, and made a few gestures with wooden strips of different lengths.

"Oh oh, I see, I happen to be fine today, if you don't leave, let's think about it carefully, how to do better." The king carpenter said, taking out his axe and chisel a bunch of guys.

Gu Qingshan nodded and said, "Okay, we are anxious to use it tomorrow, and we also ask Master Wang to help me a lot, even if it is late today, I will get the shelf." ”

Carpenter Wang waved his hand and said indifferently: "You see that I have so many people, if I really do it, I will be very fast." ”

Seeing that the matter was done, Fang Kui hurried back to the noodle shop to help, leaving Gu Qingshan alone in the carpenter's shop.

Nowadays, the business in the noodle restaurant is no longer divided into morning and evening, there are people who come to eat noodles all the time, and they are the busiest at noon, of course, most of them are outsiders, most of them bring their families with their mouths, or call friends to accompany them, and there is always a group of people occupying a table, speaking the hometown dialect that Gu Qingzhu does not understand, but when they leave, they are always full of praise for the noodles and make an appointment to come back next time.

When the application was about to end, Gu Qingzhu saw that Gu Qingshan had not come back yet, so he planned to sell steamed buns alone, Gu Qingying listened to them every day, how beautiful the lanterns in the East Market were, and she was very yearning, and she was going to go with her eldest sister today.

Gu Qingzhu couldn't help it, so she had to take her with her, Gu Qingying was very well-behaved, she didn't ask for lanterns, she just looked at the brilliant and bright lights from a distance, and she was very happy and satisfied.

There are a few more merchants with lights on today, and the number of people visiting and watching the lanterns is increasing unabated, Gu Qingzhu's business is getting busier and busier, settling accounts, collecting money, handing steamed buns, and without Gu Qingshan's help today, she will not be idle for half a moment.

"Sister!" coldly, only to hear Gu Qingying's exclamation.

Gu Qingzhu was stunned for a moment, and then looked down at his feet, where was the figure of the little sister!

"Sister......" cried, Gu Qingying was obviously panicked and scared to cry.

Gu Qingzhu followed the prestige, and saw a man in a black skit, sandwiching Gu Qingying, who was struggling with his feet, in the crook of his arm, and quickly ran towards the crowd watching the lights!

Gu Qingzhu threw off the back basket and ran wildly, shouting as he ran: "Stop!" Put down my sister! ”

How could the man listen to her, seeing her chasing after her, his feet sped up, and he rampaged through the crowd, and those who were inexplicably hit were knocked out before they could see what was going on, and they couldn't help but mumble and curse, but they blocked Gu Qingzhu's way.

Gu Qingzhu kept shouting, and finally broke through the crowd, but saw that the man had already run out of the way, if he turned into the side path, her little sister would completely disappear from her sight!