Li Siyuan smiled mysteriously at everyone: "I am going to establish an academy in Chang'an, I know that everyone has saved some money over the years, and it is no problem to hire a teacher for your children, but you are all businessmen, and it may be difficult for your children to become officials in the future if they want to enter the court, so I want to establish such an academy, so that all of our children can have books to read and have official positions!" ”

In ancient times, the status of merchants was extremely low, and even the children of merchants were shorter than the children of ordinary peasant families, and the selection of officials by the imperial court was not only based on personal talent, but also on the person's family background.

Everyone was shocked by Li Siyuan's news, and Shopkeeper Liu asked in surprise: "Young owner, what you said is true?" Since ancient times, you can't be an official in business, and you can't be an official in business, I'm afraid the court won't allow it! ”

"It's up to man!" Li Siyuan smiled faintly: "Although it is said that you can't be an official in business, your children are only from a businessman's family, it's not a big deal!" ”

Everyone, you look at me, I look at you, and then they stood up together and bowed deeply to Li Siyuan: "The young owner is very kind, I will not be unforgettable, in the future, I am willing to do my best for the Li family, and I will be broken!" ”

"You're serious!" Li Siyuan also stood up and said to everyone: "We just need to perform our duties and fulfill our duties, besides, I am not just for you, anyone who works in our Li family workshop can go to school in our college for free, and if the academic performance is good, we can also issue some scholarships appropriately to increase the children's enthusiasm for learning!" ”

"Less owners, will it cost too much?" Shopkeeper Liu was worried about the cost and kindly reminded Li Siyuan.

"It doesn't cost much!" Li Siyuan smiled slyly: "You don't have to worry, besides, their parents are working for us, and we should spend some money on their children!" ”

Li Siyuan's words attracted a tide of sycophants, this praise him for being the kindest, and the other praise him for being the loveliest, which made him embarrassed for a while, and he secretly thought in his heart: When the college opens, I don't know if you will praise me like this!

A dinner without criticism, only praise, and although it was eaten with great pleasure, the party did not end until midnight.

The first Spring Festival in Datang is not much different, every household is full of lights, beaming, Li Siyuan looked left and right, pointed to the gate and asked strangely: "What is this?" ”

"Don't make trouble, husband!" Li Sisi complained on the side: "Isn't this just an ordinary peach talisman?!" What's all the fuss! ”

Peach charm? Isn't there a Spring Festival couplet yet? He was curious, and when he went to the street to see other people's homes, they were all the same as his own, and there were only two simple mahogany boards on the gate, with the names of the two gods "Shen Tu" and "Yu Lei" written on them!

Presumably this is the earliest Spring Festival couplet! Li Siyuan secretly pondered in his heart, since he came to this world, he should always make some contribution to this world, he greeted Xiaohu, and Xiaohu immediately ran over: "Shaolangjun, young lady, what are your orders??" ”

Li Siyuan took out a bag of broken silver from his arms and threw it to him: "You go and buy me some paper, you want to be red, the brighter the color, the better!" ”

"Red paper is hard to find! You may have to go to Chang'an to buy it! Xiaohu cushioned the pad in his hand: "Shaodong, is all this money used to buy red paper?" ”

"Just buy twenty or thirty copies." Li Siyuan looked at the well-behaved little tiger and said with a smile: "Remember to buy a longer one, as long as the length of our door, you can buy some of your favorite ones with the rest of the money!" ”

"Okay, young owner, I'll go back quickly!" Xiaohu excitedly took the money and prepared the carriage this time.

"Husband, what do you want so many red cars for? Do you think our family is not festive enough? But if you glue all this paper to the wall, it's a bit too vulgar! ”

"You'll find out in a moment." Li Siyuan looked at his wife looking at him with a pair of big flickering eyes, scratched her nose with his hand, and said gently: "Guaranteeing a husband is not only insufficient, but also much more elegant than other people's homes!" ”

Today is the Chinese New Year's Eve, the two people are idle and laughing and returned to the room, waiting for Xiaohu to buy the paper, during which Li Sisi asked curiously many times, but Li Siyuan gritted his teeth and did not leak secrets.

Xiaohu really did things neatly, ran back in less than an hour, still holding a large stack of red in his hand, put the paper on Li Siyuan's desk, and took out half a bag of money from his arms and handed it to Li Siyuan: "Shaolangjun, this is the rest of the money!" ”

"Didn't you ask yourself to buy something you liked? Why didn't you buy it? Li Siyuan shook the money in his hand and asked suspiciously.

"I bought a flower for my sister, my sister has liked it for a long time, but she has never been willing to buy it!"

Li Siyuan watched Xiaohu take out a lilac flower made of silk cloth from his arms, and his eyes flashed with emotion, he stepped forward and patted Xiaohu's head: "It seems that Xiaohu has really grown up, and it will be time to marry a daughter-in-law in a few years, you can take the rest of the money, and add a few new clothes to yourself and your sister for the New Year!" ”

After Xiaohu took the money and thanked Shao Langjun, he left the study with a shy answer!

"Madame, grind it for me!" Li Siyuan, who had done good deeds, commanded Li Sisi in a comfortable mood.

"Yes, sir."

Listening to his wife's playful answer, Li Siyuan smiled, took the scissors, cut the red paper, then closed his eyes and thought for a while, picked up the pen and began to write:

Spring comes to a thousand branches; Winter goes to Wanmu Xin.

When he was done, he looked at his handwriting and nodded in satisfaction.

"Husband, are you going to put this on the wall?" Li Sisi asked curiously while studying the ink.

"Not on the wall, but on the door!" Li Siyuan explained with a smile: "This is called the Spring Festival couplet, you see, this spring Qianzhixiu is the upper link, which is pasted on the door on the left, and this winter to Wanmuxin is the lower link, which is pasted on the right side of the door!" ”

As he spoke, he cut another horizontal piece of paper, and then with a wave of his hand, he wrote four more big words on it: Vientiane Update.

"What is this?" Li Sisi asked curiously.

Looking at his wife's stupid and cute appearance, Li Siyuan had a burst of coke: "This is called horizontal criticism, this set is a complete Spring Festival couplet!" ”

"It's nothing, it's just two sentences!" Li Sisi saw her husband smiling, thinking that her husband was laughing at her, and opened her mouth to argue.

"It's not as simple as slipping the tongue!" Seeing that Li Sisi looked down on his Spring Festival couplets, Li Siyuan suddenly felt a great blow: "This thing is exquisite, first, the words and sentences should be equal, the second should be relative, the third should be related to the content, up and down, the fourth should be rhythmic, and finally it must be evenly opposed." Now you see how easy it is? ”

"You're amazing!"

Looking at the coquettish Li Sisi, Li Siyuan shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Sisi, let's not talk about this, you go and ask Chun Tao to get some batter, I'm writing some here, and we'll paste the Spring Festival couplets together in a while." ”

Li Sisi put the ink in his hand on the table, and walked out angrily, leaving Li Siyuan alone to splash ink.

Just when Li Siyuan was about to finish writing, Chun Tao shouted outside the door: "Uncle, are you done writing?" Miss asked me to ask! ”

"That's good." Li Siyuan finished writing the last word, rolled up the Spring Festival couplets and walked out.

Li Sisi had been waiting at the gate for a while, and at this time, he saw Li Siyuan walking over with a large roll of paper, and asked in surprise: "So much?" ”

"There are so many places to post!" Li Siyuan said as he summoned all his subordinates: "Come here, I'll divide the labor for you." ”

"Chun Tao, you go and paste this physical health, just stick it on the head of the bed, and then paste this blessing word on it, remember, the blessing word should be pasted upside down, this is called blessing."

After saying it to Chun Tao, he said to the other people: "You go and paste these blessing words, on the well, on the jar, on the furniture, etc., and it is also a blessing." Xiaohu, you and your sister went to post these six animals prosperous, safe in and out, etc., do you know where to post them? ”

"Yes, on the railroad rings and wagons!" Little Tiger elated as a result of the task.

After confirming that everyone knew how to post it, Li Siyuan asked everyone to go to work.

"Madam, the couplet on the door and this one will be pasted together for your husband."

Li Sisi wasn't really angry, and she liked these Spring Festival couplets very much when she saw them, so she happily agreed.

Putting the prepared batter on the door, Li Siyuan pasted the Spring Festival couplets on it, Li Sisi stood behind him and commanded him to adjust the height, and the two of them were very unhappy.

"What's the blind work for the New Year?" The father and mother who went to Chang'an to buy things returned home and asked Li Siyuan strangely.

"Daddy, you see, how festive the Spring Festival couplets Siyuan pondered!" Li Sisi happily showed off like a child.

Unexpectedly, Li Sande shook his head helplessly: "Festive is festive, but there are still many people in our Tang Dynasty who can't eat enough, you are red paper and batter, so extravagant and wasteful, I am afraid that tomorrow's court will not know how many imperial historians will impeach you!" ”

"Then what should I do, or we won't post it next!"

Seeing that Li Sisi and his mother were worried, Li Siyuan said nonchalantly: "What are you afraid of, the Spring Festival couplets are posted on our own doors, and they are all our own things, and they are all about birds!" Don't be afraid, aren't they just some imperial histories, their mouths may not be as sharp as mine! ”

Seeing that his son didn't look different, Li Sande shook his head helplessly, the young man is impulsive, it's okay, give him a little lesson, and you can be more careful in the future!