Qian Yuan, who had made friends again, sat lazily on the street with a teapot, turned his head and chatted with a person wearing a dogskin hat next to him.

Seeing a group of children singing the ballad of "sticking couplets" hulala running in front of him, he asked the person next to him suspiciously: "Shopkeeper Liu, what is this couplet?" I haven't seen it before! ”

This shopkeeper Liu is a rice shopkeeper, when he was young, he went to many places, and now that he is old, he handed over all the things in the family to the eldest son of the family, and he guards a small shop every day to pass the time.

Shopkeeper Liu coughed and said: "When I went to Chengdu Mansion to do business before, I saw this couplet, and he was the same as the peach charm and door god we want to paste, but it was written on red paper!" I didn't expect this thing to become popular in Yuchuan! ”

Qian Yuanwai listened to his explanation and nodded: "It turned out to be something to pray for blessings and ward off evil spirits!" Is this thing expensive? ”

Shopkeeper Liu coughed and said, "It's not expensive, it's cheaper than the door god statue!" ”

Qian Yuanwai nodded and said, "When I have time, I will buy two stickers and post them, and bless our business to be more prosperous in the coming year!" ”

Shopkeeper Liu said that they would go together, and the two of them got up and walked to the tea shop across the street with their hands behind their backs.

Today is the twenty-seventh day of the lunar month, and after the drum of the market closure is sounded tomorrow, the trading in the east and west markets will stop, and if you want to buy things in large quantities, you will have to wait until the gong is sounded next year.

On the first day, it may be that the nursery rhyme has not yet worked, and about 20 pairs were sold in a whole day, and then the dog was in a hurry, and held another meeting for a group of little beggars, and when singing the ballad, each person held a couplet in his hand, and when he was tired of singing, he chose a place where there were many people and hung the couplet there.

also let those little babies who sell firewood come to the door with couplets to sell, and the effect is immediate.

When a few people came to the tea shop from the small courtyard of Nancheng, they saw that there were already several people waiting at the door.

Quickly open the door and beckon the guests to come in, and let them choose slowly.

A total of 500 couplets were prepared, divided into two styles, the big 20 inches had a length of 5 feet, and the small ones sold for 10 yuan, and the small ones were cheaper and only sold for 7 yuan.

A total of 30 editions of the words on it were written, and if it weren't for the dogs to stop them, the poor scholar would have been able to write 300 patterns!

At the bottom of the couplet is a puppy print, which is carved on a whim of a dog, carved with white radish, dipped in ink and buckled under the last word, square five inches in size, it may be that the carve radish was not carved well, and there is a bulge in the middle of the two eyes, so when it is printed, it seems that the puppy has three eyes, and the dog is too lazy to make it so confused.

Today's sun is still quite warm, mainly because there is no wind, so I feel that the temperature has risen a lot.

Taking advantage of the warm weather, the dog buried a few sticks in the street in front of the tea shop, and stretched them with a few strings, and then took out part of the couplet in the house and put it on it.

From afar, it looked like a lantern with a branch, the red and bright thief was good-looking, and this thing was also rare, and before the dog could shout, a large number of customers from the opposite street market poured over, and they stretched out their hands and asked questions one by one.

"Xiao Langjun, what is this red paper? How is it still written on it! ”

The dog hurriedly smiled shyly: "Uncle, this is a new popular couplet!" ”

The aunt on the side interjected: "What is a couplet?" Is it for reading? ”

The dog explained: "Auntie, this couplet is used for blessings, have you ever heard a children's song with a couplet?" ”

After speaking, he coughed and cleared his throat and sang to everyone: "The New Year is coming, wear new clothes......"

As soon as he sang two sentences, he was interrupted by a young woman: "Xiao Langjun, don't sing, the three children in the family sing around me every day and wear new clothes and new clothes, and my ears are calloused." ”

The dog hurriedly smiled and said: "This couplet, like our peach talisman and door god, is used to ward off evil spirits and pray for blessings, so this couplet uses red paper, and the words on it, I don't need to say it!" ”

One of the people explained loudly: "We know that this word was handed down by immortals, so if you want to become an official, you must first learn this divine word!" ”

The dog nodded and smiled, "Exactly! Therefore, this couplet, like our runes, has the effect of driving away evil spirits and praying for blessings. ”

As he was talking, a little doll pointed to the puppy under the couplet and said, "What is the puppy down there!" ”

The dog coughed and blushed and said: "That's the ancient beast, used in the town, anyone who sticks this couplet on the left and right of the gate, with the peach charm and the statue, no little ghost can enter your door, and my couplet still has a literary atmosphere!" If you have children at home, be sure to buy a pair and stick it at the door! ”

Everyone nodded in unison and asked how much it was.

The dog hurriedly said: "The big ten wen, the small seven wen!" ”

Some of them were anxious to take out the money and shouted to the dog to bring a pair of couplets and buy it.

Some of them watched, some asked, and some handed over money, but the dog was too busy alone, and it was impossible for them to line up at this time, so he hurriedly shouted two people in the shop to help.

Messy business for a while, there are many people here and noisy and lively, the people in the market saw that there was something cheap to sell, and suddenly a large group of people ran over, surrounded this road is three layers inside and outside, and those who bought couplets boasted to the people who didn't buy them, this is a rune to ward off evil spirits and pray for blessings, it is one of the three treasures used with peach charms and statues, what is the reason why there are many disasters in your home is that you don't post this rune, and so on a lot of crooked reasons.

The dog who listened was secretly speechless, watching the people crowd more and more, and the couplets on the rope had already been sold out for a long time, and the dog hurriedly went back to the shop to let the people inside take out the couplets, and set up another stall ten steps away.

There was an old man who had been following the dog and did not leave, and he did not see him paying for the couplet, so he asked him suspiciously

"Uncle, what are you doing with me?"

The old man said: "Xiao Langjun, can your couplet really ward off evil spirits and pray for blessings?" ”

The dog rolled his eyes and said, "Have you ever posted a peach charm at home?" ”

The old man nodded and said, "Of course I pasted it!" ”

The dog laughed and said, "Did it work?" ”

Old man:......

Looking at the old man's gloomy face, the dog guessed that there was something difficult in the family, so he patiently explained to him: "Paste this couplet, is to comfort your heart, you see that the "auspicious wishes" on this are written with blessings, and whether the family suffers disasters depends on how much of the blessings you pray for and how much yin virtue you accumulate, are you right!" ”

The old man sighed and nodded, "My baby is sick and in a hurry!" ”

The dog said: "The child is sick, then you should hurry up and find Lang Zhong to prescribe medicine to eat!" ”

The old man said: "Eating, isn't it good to be old!" ”

The dog replied: "Sickness, it's not a hair shaved down, it has to be slowly recuperated to be effective, uncle, don't worry, eat a few more stickers and take a look." ”

The old man nodded, and suddenly said: "It is estimated that this kid is unlucky, Xiao Langjun, you bring me two pairs, and I will post another one on the door of the house!" ”

It's really a word to wake up the person in the dream, the dog patted his head, why didn't he think of it.

I'm a fool, just thinking about the door, why did I forget the door in the house! There are also compartment doors, which can add up to several pairs that can be sold by a family!

So he quietly said to Liu Hong: "When you sell it, you have to say that the door in the house is small, and the door is big!" ”

Several people quickly nodded their heads in understanding.

"This sister-in-law, why didn't you buy the door of the house when you only bought the courtyard door?" The dog pointed to a young lady and said in a deliberate loud voice.

The woman was stunned and said, "I can't stick a door!" ”

The dog quickly shook his head and explained loudly to the people around him: "The door is posted to avoid evil things outside and not to come in, and the door of the house is to bless the people inside with good luck and health!" Of course, the role is different, of course, it's okay to post one, it's up to you to choose! ”

The woman hurriedly said, "Then I'll buy another one!" ”

The dog hurriedly said: "It's better to buy a big one, it looks good outside the gate!" ”

The woman nodded and said, "That's right, other people's families stick small ones, and I post big ones, and the blessings are not only more than his family, but also better than his family!" ”

With good cooperation, the dog's heart blossomed, and he quickly stretched out his finger to praise her: "Sister-in-law is right!" It's so smart, I guess your baby is all smart! ”

The woman pouted and said, "Clever fart, stupid as a pig." ”

The dog hurriedly picked out a couplet from the big couplet that read, "If the bird flies high and flutters its wings, people want to be smart and read early" and handed it to her: "Sister-in-law, this couplet is excellent, you can stick it at home and let the baby get touched by the blessing of Kui Xingjun earlier." ”

The woman took it happily, took out the money happily and squeezed it out, and a few women next to her happened to see it, so they didn't count, and pointed to the dog to settle the account.

The dogs were confused, the money had already been collected from them, and it was still a good account.

A short and fat woman had the loudest voice, pointing at the dog and shouting: "What do you mean by this little man, we are all the neighbors of the woman just now, why do you only sell me a small one, but sell her a large couplet, and it is also stained with the blessing of the star king!" Several of us also have babies, what do you mean! ”

The dog was embarrassed, I didn't expect a few of them to come in a group, and when a few of them bought it, I heard that the small one was cheap and I chose a small one, and blamed myself for something.

You can complain in your heart but you are in business, you have to pay attention to harmony and make money, even if it is her fault, it is also your own fault, only if you make the guests happy, people will do your business is not.

At that moment, he hurriedly hugged his fists and apologized: "A few sisters-in-law, it's a kid, I'm dizzy just now, I saw a few people talking and laughing together, I thought it was a sister, so I only handed over a pair, it turned out to be a neighbor, look at the relationship between you is really good!" ”

After that, I picked out a few couplets in a bunch of big couplets that said "Happy family, family members, family peace and happiness, family peace and happiness" and handed them over: "A few sisters-in-law, as the saying goes, distant relatives are not as good as close neighbors, and you have to accumulate great blessings to study and test your fame. ”

The women were first praised by the dog, and then they heard the sincerity of what the dog said, and immediately became happy.

The short and fat woman said while taking out the money: "That is, although we are not relatives, we are better than relatives!" ”

The dog hurriedly arched his hand and said envy to Yunyun, and sent a few away.

When I got up and looked around, some people who had already bought a pair of them squeezed in again, holding up the money and shouting that they wanted to come again.