October, autumn goes to winter.

The cold wind from the north blew away the joy of the harvest, the city of Xuanfu turned from noisy to calm, and the people returned to their homes from the fields and began to prepare for the winter.

At this time of the year, there would be no lively scene in Xuanfu City, unless the Tartars invaded, no one wanted the capital to run out, after all, the sky was about to get cold.

But this year is a little different, the Majia Teahouse on the west side of Cross Street was taken down by a foreigner, and a lot of manpower was used, saying that it was being renovated. For the first two days, you could still see the movement inside, but then a big curtain was made to cover the inside, and everyone laughed, this stranger must have something wrong with his brain, otherwise how could he make so many tricks?

However, opening a store on the west side of the street, no matter how many tricks you do, it's useless, who will come to the door with an identity? You know, it's a place where those dirty military households stay, and those military households can't even eat enough, so how can they go to the teahouse for recreation.

What's more, the shops on the east side of the street are the property of the adults in Xuanfu, and the poor ruffians in the city dare not come to the door to disturb them, and a foreigner with no power and no power wants to open a store in Xuanfu, isn't this crazy? Everyone waited to see the joke, and they all guessed how long the stranger would last.

I heard that the Four Seas Gambling House also opened a handicap, if the bet on outsiders can survive until next year, it is actually a loss of ten, but no one bets. Everyone said, don't say it's a loss of ten, even if it's a loss of a hundred, I'm afraid no one dares to bet, who will do it if there is a loss or a win, not everyone is as stupid as that foreigner.

"Brother Xie, do we want to go and bet on it too?" As soon as Xie Hong and his entourage passed the drum tower, they heard the discussion in the crowd, and Ma Wentao heard that one would pay ten, his eyes lit up, and he proposed.

"Well, then it's good to bet three thousand taels, it's too much for fear they won't be able to pay." Xie Hong thought for a moment, and then took out a silver ticket from his arms. Xuanfu City is naturally different from Beizhuang County, it is very prosperous, and there are also money houses opened by merchants in the capital. Xie Hong didn't like to carry silver with him, but when he arrived at Xuanfu, after inquiring about the details of the money village, he saved 10,000 taels into it.

"Three thousand taels! Could it be too much? Ma Wentao was taken aback, although he had gained a lot of knowledge with Xie Hong, but after all, he was just from the grassroots, and he couldn't think of it before.

"Brother Ma, don't you have confidence in our teahouse?" Xie Hong handed over the silver ticket and said, "Isn't it good to open today, these three thousand taels to buy a good lottery?" ”

"Okay, the old horse will go back as soon as he goes." Ma Wentao thought about it for a while, and took the silver ticket, he had to hurry up, because everyone would be very busy today.

There was one less person in the group, and it didn't attract any attention, and those who watched the excitement and talked about the wind also found that something was wrong, there weren't so many people when the foreign boy came a few days ago, not to mention that there was a carriage with him today, could it be that it was going to open today?

The new store opened in the winter, and this stranger is really crazy, who loves to go out in the winter, and it is not those beast-like tartars, besides, even if they are tartars, they will run around in the winter when they are hungry.

The onlookers were surprised to find that the stranger carried a large box from the carriage into the teahouse, and then it seemed that there were also female dependents who followed. Everyone is interested, such a stupid person is rare to see in decades.

Everyone is starting to call friends, and there is nothing to do in this winter anyway, so it's good to watch a joke here. As a result, there were more and more onlookers, and finally the black pressure was encircled.

Although the faces of the onlookers were full of schadenfreude and sneering expressions, Xie Hong was very happy, and he had planned to find a way to attract people over, which would save trouble.

"Brother Xiaohong, shall we start here?" Erniu dragged the curtain with one hand and turned his head to ask.

"Let's get started." Xie Hong nodded vigorously, this son's plan in the Ming Dynasty will start with this teahouse.

With the sound ......of firecrackers, the big curtain was lifted by Erniu, revealing the true face of the renovated teahouse, and the onlookers all exclaimed.

If nothing else, the appearance of the teahouse has not changed much, but the door and signboard have been changed, but everyone's amazement is not for those, but for the sudden addition of a row of murals on the wall.

The style of painting of this mural is very strange, there are those who know how to see that it is not from the hands of masters, and the color of this painting is too strong, and it looks extremely kitsch; Second, the traditional ancient paintings all pay attention to a charm, and the form and spirit can be called famous paintings, but the paintings on this wall only focus on the form, painting the figures, but not the gods, inevitably a little dull.

However, the painting is very attractive, not only with the characters, but also with the background, as if telling a story. When you look closely, the characters on the painting are also familiar to everyone, aren't they the characters in the Three Kingdoms Commentary? I saw that the portrait of that person has distinct features, and with the background in the painting, people can know who it is at first sight.

The black-faced man holding a spear and making a big drink is naturally Zhang Fei; The one with a red face and a long beard, and a red war horse under his crotch must be Guan Yu; Lupine scarf, not to mention the one who points to the country, which one else is not Zhuge Kongming? People who are familiar with the story of the Three Kingdoms look at it one by one, and marvel from time to time, only to feel that in that pair of paintings, there seem to be many stories that have not been told in the commentary.

Everyone was amazed for a while, and when they saw it, they quickly turned to regret and ridicule.

The mural itself feels a bit nondescript. Screen murals are not uncommon, which is found in any teahouse and green building, not to mention the homes of those high-ranking families, but it is really rare to paint murals on the outer wall.

Rare and rare, but not practical, no matter how beautiful this mural is, after all, it is only painted with oil paint and pastel, and it is not a carved shadow wall. You don't have to celebrate the New Year, wait for the first snow, and the wall will not be the same, what a waste of such a beautiful painting, wouldn't it be good if it was painted on the indoor wall?

This stranger is really stupid, he doesn't understand this, he doesn't have any common sense, and everyone shook their heads and sighed.

Those who opened teahouses all slandered in their hearts: This fool will not only waste silver, but also mess with things, such a good painting, how good would it be if the painting was in his own store? When the gentleman was telling the story, he pointed to the wall, how energetic, alas! When I went back, I had to ask, where did this person find the painter? It's not everyone's method, but it's just right.

Well, the teahouse sign has also been renewed, and when people's attention is taken away from the wall, they will look at the new signboard, and there will be those who recognize the words to look at it, but they can't help but laugh and fall. When others saw this and asked, these people gasped and explained that this foreigner didn't know where he came from, and he was really dirty.

"'Virtuous loading' is an allusion in the Book of Changes, and I don't know where this foreigner boy heard it, so he used it on the signboard, but he even wrote it wrong, isn't it funny? It's obviously a thin 'thick' word, but it turns out that this plaque is a waiting 'Hou' word, you say, isn't this ridiculous? ”

Writing a typo is not a big deal, and usually the people of Xuanfu don't laugh at it much, most people here are illiterate, and it is normal to make some jokes. But this foreign boy looks like a serious scholar, not only is he confused, but now he can't even figure out the words, this is a fool who sees him once in decades, and he is simply a demon who only comes out once in a hundred years.

Listening to the laughter coming from the crowd, Ma Ang was a little uneasy, and said in a low voice: "Gongzi Xie, that word is really wrong, why don't we change it." ”

Ma Ang is also literate, he reminded Xie Hong when he hung the signboard before, but Xie Hong just didn't listen, he also said that he didn't know what allusions there were, so he didn't fight hard, and now when he heard everyone laughing, he brought up the old thing again. The signboard is the face of the store, and a store name that has become a laughing stock can still expect to have business?

"No, it's a good name." Xie Hong smiled and shook his head, of course there are allusions in this, but he can't explain it to others. Houde means waiting for Zhengde, so even if others can't understand it, Xie Hong has to insist on it, which is the only purpose of his store.