The winter solstice came, the morning was particularly cold, and the little Jiang Lan who had been excited for a night slept very late, and she couldn't get up in the small quilt at the moment. Jiang Zhi saw this little little girl rubbing in the direction of the charcoal stove with his eyes closed, he was angry and funny, and was surprised, "Hey, where did you get so much preserves?" ”

With a "whoosh", Jiang Lan kicked off the quilt, jumped up on the bed in her middle coat, and saliva flowed out, "Where?" Where? "I didn't sleep well, Jiang Lan's half of the apple face turned red, and with the saliva that couldn't be contained, Jiang Zhi almost laughed.

Watching her sister take away the quilt in a daze, knowing that Jiang Lan, who was fooled, wanted to cry, Jiang Zhi immediately said: "There are a lot of candied snacks at the Wan surname trading conference, if you don't get up, the two eldest ladies of the Ma family will have to leave." ”

Jiang Lan surrendered and began to dress herself, muttering something in her little mouth, Jiang Zhi, who was in a better mood, rubbed the little girl's unkempt hair from time to time, which made Xiao Jiang Lan want to bite. Jiang Lan got dressed, obediently washed her face and brushed her teeth, and of course the toothbrush and incense powder were sent to Pu Jing'an by Liu Susu. Jiang Zhi quickly combed Jiang Lan's hair, and then pulled her to breakfast.

At the beginning, the system of Pujing Nunnery copied the Daxiangguo Temple, but there were differences between men and women, and after all, there were many places that were not suitable. For example, because of the small size of Pujing'an, most of the nuns can only eat in their own rooms, and less than ten people can eat in a comfortable and bright place.

Jiang Lan drank the hot porridge in small sips, glanced at the door from time to time, and waited for Aunt Liu Susu and Aunt Ma Rulan to come over. Hearing the voice of Aunt Ma Rulan, Xiao Jianglan dropped the dishes and chopsticks and jumped to the ground, and ran out in a huff......

In Jiang Zhi and Jiang Lan's room, Liu Susu and Ma Rulan, who were dressed in lilac skirts, looked at little Jiang Lan dotingly. Xiao Jiang Lan was snoring and drinking Ma Rulan's lean porridge, and Ma Rulan and Jiang Zhi were distressed by their happy little appearance. Jiang Zhi finally had the temperament of a little girl, and she was a little embarrassed to secretly drink meat porridge in the room for the first time, she asked Ma Rulan: "Ma...... Mrs. Ma Jia, today's grand event in Daxiangguo Temple is really all-encompassing? ”

Little Jiang Lan clicked it, and was ruthless to a crispy radish, it was very troublesome to let this greedy little girl eat vegetables obediently, Ma Rulan touched Jiang Lan's hair, and said with emotion: "The so-called Ten Thousand Surnames Trade Conference is that there is no distinction between the north and the south, and there is no distinction between people and Li Shu." However, since the abbot who is profound in Buddhism took control of the Great Xiangguo Temple more than ten years ago, the trade conference of the Great Xiangguo Temple has been worse every year, and the last one of the winter solstice every year is even more deserted. However, now that my brother-in-law has taken action, it should change a lot, right? You'll know when you see it. ”

Jiang Zhi made a promise, and then drank porridge in small sips. She has been to Ma's house several times, but she has not seen the rumored Li Xiang, and she can't help but be curious. I heard that the braised pork was made by him, and the workshop in Mingyuezhuang was also brought out of the mountain by him, and now he is secretly participating in such a grand event as the Ten Thousand Surnames Trading Conference, what kind of person is he?

Every time Liu Susu sees Jiang Zhi's cold and charming face, she can't talk about jealousy, "I'm not bad" She comforted herself so much, but there were always some precautions. I heard that in this Bianjing City, many sons and stewards of large wealthy businessmen like to go to some lively nunnery outside the city to "eat fast", will Li Xiang ...... Anyway, it's always good to take more precautions, Liu Susu thought in her heart.

Today's ginger and cardamom have not yet opened, but they have begun to show off their beauty, and in a few years, won't they be captivating the country and the city, fascinating all beings? Seeing that Jiang Zhi was looking forward to meeting Li Xiang, Su Su's little vinegar jar was overturned, and quickly interrupted Jiang Zhi, Ma Rulan, who was a person who came over, couldn't help but sigh.

After eating half of breakfast, Xiao Jianglan feasted on the lean porridge that Chao Simu wanted, covered her little belly contentedly, and shyly collected her round little belly. Ma Rulan and Liu Susu were childlike, poking up and down, making little Jiang Lan smile and dodge. Women are always busy when they go out, and they don't know what Ma Rulan and Ma Rulan, who have been dressed up at home, are doing, in short, when Jiang Zhi Jiang Lan, Liu Susu and Ma Rulan and their party left Pujing Nunnery, it was already half an hour. At this time, the cold has receded, and Bianjing City has woken up.

The trade meeting of the surname is carried out in the south gate street and the outer temple area of the Great Xiangguo Temple, Ma Rulan and his party start from the Pujing Nunnery in the northeast corner of the Great Xiangguo Temple, and only need to walk a little south to reach the street full of snacks and snacks, and go straight west to the south gate of the Great Xiangguo Temple. A few hundred meters away from the intersection, the flow of people gathered from the streets and alleys is already bustling, with the faint sound of selling, it is not difficult to imagine the excitement ahead.

"Is there really a cheap thimble, or a shiny, thick thimble?" Ma Rulan passed by several mothers-in-law, one of whom asked her companion.

"That's nature, and I also send twine that is said to have been opened in front of the Buddha, and sew it into clothes to ward off disasters and evil spirits." The thick-lipped companion responded, excitement written all over his face.

"But what do you have to charge for entering the market now, merit money, I heard that it is different in different places. The neighbor's house just went back and said that there was another kind of charcoal stove, which was warm and clean, and there was no charcoal gas yet. ”

"I've also heard that the charcoal stove only costs 30% of the money today, 50% tomorrow, 80% the day after tomorrow, and then you should pay as much as you want. I heard that there is free tea to drink, but I don't know if it's true. ”

"You said this charcoal stove, could it be not long ago...... Is the rumored stove that can not only heat but also boil water without charcoal gas, so famous? Be sure to check it out. ”

When Ma Rulan heard these discussions, she somewhat understood many of Li Xiang's practices. Before, Li Xiang asked the strong women under her command to spread gossip around with the women who liked to go to the door and chew the root of their tongues among the families of the forbidden army, which turned out to be today. Liu Susu snickered at Li Xiang's little tricks, but Xiao Jianglan had already smelled the sweet fragrance and couldn't wait.

In order to succeed in this Ten Thousand Surnames Trading Conference in one fell swoop, Li Xiang used almost all the tricks. The first is foreshadowing, no one dares to use the things that suddenly appeared, but if the things that appeared a long time ago, but everyone has never heard of them, but suddenly appeared at the Ten Thousand Surnames Trading Conference of Daxiangguo Temple?

Not to mention the relatives of the forbidden army, the social scope is definitely wide enough. By today, more than 700 charcoal stoves had begun to work in the outer city of Bianjing. Li Xiang encouraged the battalion commander and the head of the capital, and these warriors encouraged their mothers-in-law and aunts to visit everywhere, and then brought back a string of women to visit their homes, and in the evening, it was the turn of the men to pull their friends and relatives around the fireside to drink warm wine. The warm room, the uninterrupted hot water, and the comfortable feeling of no charcoal gas are all excellent propaganda, and the vulgar warrior can't speak, so he has to shoot the hot charcoal stove a few times at every turn, for fear that the relatives and friends in the room will not see it......

At this time, the charcoal stove had been changed many times, and it was almost the same as the briquette stove in Li Xiang's memories, and the magic of the charcoal stove quickly spread in Bianjing and became the best material for gossip. Waiting for the charcoal furnace to fully appear at the grand meeting of the Great Xiangguo Temple, the people of Bianjing, who have seen the magic of the charcoal furnace before, whether rich or poor, will inadvertently become "trust", and the charcoal furnace will complete the two-layer transition from emerging things to ordinary goods and necessary things within a few days.

"Isn't it just a charcoal stove, I've been in it for a long time...... I have seen it in the house, the firewood and charcoal are clean, the house is warm, and there is no charcoal at all. I haven't seen a place to sell it, so I was planning to be in the limelight today, so I didn't wait, and I bought it back while it was cheap. Many people will want to say so, and Li Xiang has such a purpose. That old master Chen is right, Li Xiang is not doing business, but people's hearts!

Turning the corner, on the street at the south gate of Daxiangguo Temple, there are candy sellers, jugglers, pastries, and artists, and Xiao Jiang Lan's watery eyes are constantly watching. Jiang Zhi couldn't stand the difficulty of Xiao Jiang Lan, so she had to pick up the little girl and let her see enough, but it was useless, and the little girl began to drool...... Jiang Lan's arms were quickly stuffed with food, and finally quieted down.

Ma Rulan and his entourage slowly moved forward with the flow of people, and there were not too many people coming out of Daxiangguo Temple at this time, and the situation inside was not widely spread. But Ma Rulan looked at the crowded scene on the street, and couldn't help admiring the ability of her brother-in-law Li Xiang, which was not far from the scene she remembered more than ten years ago. The little nuns who followed Jiang Zhi were excited, and the happiest was of course Xiao Jiang Lan, her little mouth never stopped, and she didn't forget to take snacks to share with everyone.

If there are all kinds of rumors about the "big move" of the Great Xiangguo Temple, all kinds of mysterious commodities looming, the definite news of the major restructuring of the constitution of the Ten Thousand Surnames Congress, the gossip rumors circulating among millions of people, and the women who walk the streets and alleys, wear out their mouths, and vow not to break their mouths in the future...... Under all kinds of efforts and mistakes, Li Xiang and Yuanguang successfully aroused the curiosity of the people of Bianjing, as evidenced by the fact that the number of people who came over on the first day increased by nearly half compared with the past dozen times.

It took less than two miles of street half an hour, Ma Rulan and his party finally arrived at the south gate of Daxiangguo Temple, where a group of small warrior monks maintained order. Jiang Zhu Jiang Shu was helpless, so he had to make a look to let Jiang Lan keep a low profile, so Xiao Jiang Lan pouted, pointed to the pile of food in her arms, and said that she would leave some for them.

But when passing by Jiang Zhu and Jiang Shu's two elder brothers, Xiao Jiang Lan suddenly let go of Jiang Zhi's hand, ran to Jiang Zhu and Jiang Shu and stuffed a large pile of snacks, and a few pieces of dried meat in it. The surrounding people smiled kindly, Jiang Zhu and Jiang Shu were as thin as a bamboo pole, and the other was so rough that they were ridiculed. In the friendly atmosphere of the approaching New Year's Festival, Ma Rulan and her party finally arrived at the door.

When a deacon from the Precept Academy saw the invitation, he immediately smiled, "If the donor has the invitation, he can bring up to ten people into the temple through the special passage, and as for the merit box...... Also at will. ”

Ma Rulan once again admired Li Xiang's little tricks, but the merit box had little to do with Li Xiang, and it was basically made by the abbot of Yuanguang. According to this master, there are special passages next to several passages into the temple, which are specially for dignitaries and nobles to pass quickly, after all, it is necessary to take into account the dignity and inferiority, as for the merit box of one penny per person...... It's casual, but who has an invitation in hand doesn't want to lose face? Not far away is the people of Bianjing who paid money to enter the market, not to be ashamed at all, but to give a little more shame. Just as Ma Rulan expected, every noble person with an invitation card left behind dozens to hundreds of pieces of property. When people who usually don't deal with each other meet at the entrance, they start to compete, and the crowd of onlookers applauds loudly. This trick of the Great Xiangguo Temple Branch truly realizes "If you want to live from now on, leave to buy road money." ”

The reason why the people accept the entrance fee of one penny is that the famous Master Yuanzhi of the Great Zhou wants to use it to do good deeds, and the people of the Great Zhou Dynasty, who are accustomed to praying to God and worshiping the Buddha, of course do not care about this penny; The second reason is that each of them was given a small sturdy bamboo cup, which could be used as a basis to drink hot tea for free and take it home; The third is because the people who came out said that this conference was much stronger than the last time, that is, there was a word-of-mouth effect.

In fact, if you really don't want to pay money, you can go in, but few people don't pay, is it because of the three words "merit box"? Li Xiang was puzzled, his casual suggestion was really done, so he admired Abbot Yuanguang again.

After counting the heads, Ma Rulan inquired about how much other nobles with invitations in hand had donated, and then left a silver ingot, and pulled Xiao Jianglan into the gate. Xiao Jiang Lan was clear to the back temple of Daxiangguo Temple, but it was the first time to enter the front temple, the lush woods, the solemn Buddha Forest Stupa and the glitzy scene in the open space attracted all her mind, "Wow~~~" The five-year-old girl let out a long exclamation.