Chapter 123: New Year
Compared with the countryside, the Spring Festival in Guangzhou is naturally two worlds. Pen Γ fun Γ Pavilion www. ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ γ infoThe year in Guangdong is counted from the winter solstice, and the people in the yamen originally liked to find opportunities to give themselves a holiday, not to mention that this year's day should be shining, and it was a draw in South Australia, and a new law was implemented. No matter what the future holds, there is indeed silver in the treasury of the Yamen Domain, and the pillars of the imperial court are doing everything possible to spend the silver taels so as not to be cheap, so it is logical that the list of banquets with a taste of fragrance will increase.
Fan fish, Yipin pot, and Cuigai shark's fin, these dishes that the army inadvertently mentioned in addition to official business, have become a must-have subject at the year-end banquet. After all, before drinking water and not forgetting to dig wells, before the banquet, the first thing to think about is that the leaders of the army are meritorious, thinking of the grace of the court, if you don't eat a few dishes ordered by the army, how can you count it as having a boss in your heart? Do you want to be reimbursed for this account in the future?
At present, there is no chef in the next fragrance, except for Guan Qing Gu Bai and a few companions who got along well with the food stall at the beginning, most of the people in the restaurant are women, and the kitchen is also a chef. This kind of person is hard to find, and he can't find it for a while, so he has to be handled by Liang Pandi himself.
She is very talented in cooking, and she is not the same as a cheating player like Fan Jin, she can basically do it after talking twice, if it weren't for the support of the system, Fan Jin would have been abused and couldn't find the north. Those who can work hard, so many orders come down, she is busy with her hands and feet, even if Fan Jin helps in the kitchen, she is still tired and hurts all over her body every day.
When it was night, Fan Jin gently massaged her muscles, looking at her hard work, he felt a little unbearable. Originally, I opened this restaurant to make people's lives better, but now I look at it, but it makes her more tired.
Liang Pandi smiled: "What is this? I'm not old now, it's time to fight, I'm afraid of hardship now, and I'm really going to have to suffer in the future. In fact, when I first came to Guangzhou, it was even more bitter than that. With only a little money in hand, it is much more difficult to do business and deal with all kinds of immortals than it is now. I am tired and tired every day, and the money I earn may not be able to eat a full meal, where did I think that there will be today, I am also the shopkeeper of a big restaurant. Besides, this bit of suffering is much easier than risking your life to deal with pirates, isn't it what you said, love to fight to win? I'm going to fight with you. β
"It's just that the third sister is suffering. I went back to the countryside a few days ago, and you stared at the store by yourself, and I don't know how hard it was. I would have told you to go back with me. β
"Who cares when we go back to the store together, how can no one look at the newly opened restaurant." Liang Pandi muttered, was silent for a while, and suddenly asked, "That...... How is the aunt's health? How are you at home? Big sister...... Did you spend the year at home? β
"Everything is fine at home, the old lady is in good health, after all, the foundation is good, during this time, she is pampered, she doesn't have to do any work, there are still people at home to serve, and there are supplements to send, and life will be better. It's just that there are always people who propose relatives to go, and her old man can be regarded as finding a chat partner, and the matchmaker is pulling around, cross-legged and bending, and finally the matchmaker finds that she has not succeeded, but accompanies an old woman to relieve her boredom, and she also feels so boring. Most of the matchmakers don't come to the door now, and the few remaining ones are also taking the route of favors, and they also give gifts to their families during the New Year, probably thinking about making their relatives by friendship. β
"Dreaming, the aunt is shrewd, no matter how good the friendship is, she will not exchange family affairs." When Liang Pandi said this, he suddenly turned over, from his back to Fan Jin to a positive one, and a pair of good-looking eyes stared at Fan Jin's eyes, "Look at me!" Don't lie to me! Did you tell your aunt about us? β
Fan Jin nodded, his tone was still calm, "Mother said, the old man doesn't ask about my affairs...... It's ......"
"You just can't have a name, can you? I know so. From the time my aunt threw away the meat I gave me, I knew what her old man thought, who made me a widow, who let me follow you, I was not a girl. The eldest sister can be a concubine in the future, and I can only be a foot-warming girl......"
"Third sister...... If the matter is slow, it will be rounded, and this matter must not be rushed. β
"I know, I can't wait. Besides, I don't necessarily want a name. If you become a concubine, you have to listen to the eldest woman, so it's better for me to live with you like this, even if you marry the main family in the future, you won't be able to control my head. No matter what she has three heads and six arms, she can't help me......"
Of course, things will not be so simple, although the concubine is under the control of the eldest woman, but after all, she has a name. And an outer room raised outside the house, but there is not even basic protection. When a powerful lady hears the wind and knocks on the door, even if she kills and injures someone, the yamen will not stand up for the outer room, but will only think that the man is more useless and make an elegant thing boring to each other.
But Liang Pandi didn't allow Fan Jin to explain anything, his hands had already hooked his neck, "Anyway, we drank a cup that night, and I wore a lucky suit." No matter what outsiders think, I'll be your lady. In the future, if the eldest woman dares to come to me for trouble, I will beat her. I have kung fu and am not afraid of being beaten. Besides, what my aunt said is right, a woman like me shouldn't be extravagant in the first place. You are now a genius in Guangzhou, and everyone wants to recruit you as a son-in-law, if you accept me as a small, it will not be a good thing for you. So, be obedient, don't have a temper with your aunt, do everything according to what your aunt says, the old man is thoughtful, and the decisions he makes are for your good. If you dare to disobey, I will be the first to disagree with you! β
"Third Sister ......"
"Call the lady! When it's just the two of us, call me a lady. My little father-in-law, will you let this old ugly lady give you a baby? β
A smile on her face was full of charm, and she hugged the man tightly, making the two become one. It wasn't until Fan Jin fell asleep that Liang Pandi covered his mouth, buried his head on the pillow, and sobbed silently. She can't let her beloved man bear the name of unfilial piety, just bear all the pain herself. Laugh, must laugh...... In front of Fan Jin, she will always be the third sister who doesn't know what sorrow is, and only in this way can he not do anything disobedient for himself. As for the name, as for the future, she doesn't care. If one day, there is really a powerful lady who comes to the door with the women's army, maybe a white silk or poison is the best destination for herself. Until then, just have fun.
Sister Hu was sent a pint of incense by Hu butchers three days later. At the end of the year, it was also the busiest time for Hu Butchers, but with the dozens of taels of silver given by Fan Jin, and later more than a dozen taels of soup and medicine from the Zhang family's housekeeper, Hu Butchers had a lot of money in their hands. With Fan Jin's name, he first occupied a faΓ§ade, and then hired some people to do business, and he rarely went into battle himself.
Now he is wearing a good satin cotton jacket and a six-in-one crown on his head, as if he is a decent appearance, and he also picks up a folding fan like a gentry. In fact, in winter, even real scribes don't take this thing, after all, literati are not idiots, but Hu Butcher has just learned to be a decent person, and it is reasonable that some people can't keep up with the pace, so it's understandable that this fan is not a place.
When he came, it was in the afternoon, when the restaurant was relatively busy, the two tables of official seats had just dispersed, Fan Jin was sending guests out, Hu Butcher walked over a few steps, grabbed Fan Jin and said: "Jin Guan'er, you can let me find it." I went to the army yamen first, saying that you were not there, and then I went to the Jinyi yamen and never found it, the Sa Protector wants to keep me for New Year's wine, where can I sit down? Besides, he is teaching, everyone is not in the same way, and this wine is not convenient to eat. Originally, the eldest sister and her mother said that she would stay at home for the New Year, but she had to find you, saying that if you didn't see her, it would be a bad year, so I had to send her here. β
Liu is a woman who is very good at tidying up, Sister Hu is wearing a satin cotton jacket, and being dressed up by her can be regarded as a showmanship, but when her father said it, she lowered her head embarrassedly, and she didn't know what to do. Several people in the yamen looked at Hu Butcher up and down a few times, and then hurriedly said goodbye to Fan Jin. Hu Butcher took advantage of the fact that no one left and said loudly:
"Panyu Tsai is also not like that, the Hong family's silt has passed the deed, and the yamen has a big seal and says that it is our Jinsha field. But Chang Lezai still refused to give up, always sent people to the realm to wander around, and some people asked the patriarch to say that they would give them half of it. Tell me, is there still such a domineering person in the world? Even the New Year didn't stop, and found some people to make trouble, which was simply lawless. Thanks to the fact that there are still soldiers stationed in our village, they don't dare to make too much trouble, otherwise they are afraid that they will die. Those people can say that there are people in the yamen, and they are not afraid of killing people. This is simply lawless, I really don't know if they still have the royal law in their hearts, and whether they have an army. Isn't it clear that Tao Jianzhi has lost his seal, no matter how hard their relationship is, can they still be hard to pass Tao Taishou? β
"Okay uncle, don't say this kind of thing during the New Year, it's boring. It's cold outside, and there's something to say inside. Fan Jin said and pulled Hu Butcher and Sister Hu into the building, and a few officials who drank red and raised their faces turned their heads and said: "Panyu, Changle Township?" Whose relationship is it? β
"I haven't heard of it."
"Let's just do it, it's a friendship."
"Don't be okay, it's the New Year now, brother, talk about killing unlucky, arrest a few people into the yamen, and warn it."
"What's the charge?"
"You're still not eating public food, do you still need a reason to arrest someone? It's good to let someone catch a few of them, no matter what reason he has, he can always find it when he comes. It's going to be done urgently, if you really let Fan Jin sue in front of the army, everyone will not have a good life...... Eh, this fan fish tastes really good, and when the affairs of Changle Township are done, I can eat several meals here......"
Sister Hu is extremely diligent, she changes her clothes as soon as she arrives at the restaurant, and then goes to the kitchen to help. After sifting the wine and making a hot pot, Hu Butcher looked around while eating the wine, nodded and said, "Eighteen shops...... It's very difficult to do business here, and I almost got killed when I tried to kill pigs here. That is, people like you can stand here. The eldest sister follows you, even if I am relieved, we villagers will not be afraid of being ridden on the head in the future. β
"Uncle, the patriarch actually told me about Changle Zai. Just ran the Hong family, if we run Changle again, our Fan family will be too domineering. In the countryside, it is better to be introverted, and it is not a way to do things if the tiger falls into the mountain stream and hurts too many people. When you are majestic, you must think about being downcast, otherwise you will suffer in the future. The people of Changle Township are nothing more than coming to ask for fields, as for fighting and killing, they can't talk about it yet, everyone is a cropper, and they are not robbers, so they will use force wherever they want. Not to mention, there are still soldiers in our village, so there's no reason for them to use force first, right? Although I know some people now and can say something, I don't want my village to bully others because of this, especially when it comes to neighboring counties. When I turned around, the uncle told the villagers that if you can bear it, you can bear it, and if you can't bear it, you will go to court, just don't use force. β
Fan Jin doesn't need to make his attitude too clear, and in the clan society, it is not a wise choice to be too antagonistic to the clansmen. Fortunately, at the moment, the real Fan surname also depends on Fan Jin to support the field, as long as he expresses his attitude, the village can understand his position, and he should not do stupid things in the future.
Until she sent away Hu Butcher, Sister Hu was still a little shy and a little afraid, and she always seemed to have done something wrong in front of Fan Jin. Fan Jin smiled and patted her head, "You don't have to worry about anything, I know it's not your business, and I won't blame you." Let's go, I'll take you to buy firecrackers and fireworks, and when you come back, let's make dumplings together. I remember that year, you left the money to buy firecrackers for me to buy glutinous rice balls to eat, and I didn't have to put them myself, so I had to watch others set off firecrackers and enjoy it. This year's Chinese New Year will give you a good time, and it's no problem to buy up a fireworks shop. β
Chinese New Year's Eve in Guangzhou is lively and noisy. In the deafening sound of cannons, the girl excitedly lit the fuse, ran back to her lover, and watched the sky full of fire trees and silver flowers bloom in her lover's arms. For this simple woman, in fact, she doesn't really care about the fireworks dumplings or the newly bought jewelry on her body. As long as there are people around her, it is her paradise.
Since there are no elders at home, the three of them are more presumptuous. Fan Jin pressed the two women on the sitting seat and did not move, and ran to the kitchen to cook by himself, due to the support of the system, his cooking level is still higher than that of Liang Pandi, and there is no problem with the taste. But a scholar in the kitchen, it always feels a little weird, the two women are not harmonious on weekdays, but in the special season of the New Year, it is impossible to lose their temper, and they all laugh with a smiling face and Fan Jin.
Talking about making trouble, Fan Jin took out the improved leaf card he invented called "playing cards" to teach the two women to play, but the agreement was to lose and kiss. The three of them laughed and laughed together, and the laughter floated out of the door, flew out of the window, and scattered over the entire Guangzhou. For the two women, gold and silver jewelry and precious clothes cannot be exchanged for this joy at this moment.
Off the coast of Guangzhou, on an unnamed island, a fight is nearing its end. The maritime merchants who were resting here were attacked on Chinese New Year's Eve. The bodyguards had all been slaughtered, and the men's desperate screams and the woman's screams for help were remembered. The merchant at the head looked at the woman who walked up step by step with a sharp blade in his hand, and said tremblingly, "You ...... Who the hell is it? Do you know who I am? β
The leader of the attackers, a tall woman with a sword in her hand, laughed coldly: "I am the witch of Minnanlin, as for who you are, I am not interested in knowing. Anyway, I know one thing, anyone who does business with Luo Shan without permission will die! β
The knife then fell, blood sprayed wildly, and on Chinese New Year's Eve, a few different colors were added.