Chapter Ninety-Six
March 3rd, Shangsi. This day is very important, very lively, and very tossy in Datang.
On this day, Li Chen got up early and was in a very good mood, not because of this day's holiday, he is now the boss, and he can take a holiday if he is happy to give himself a holiday. It's not all because he wants to take a few children out on an outing, but more importantly, he wants to go on an outing with Xiaohong today.
Therefore, after Li Chen got up, a few children also got up one after another, the whole house began to be lively, and several southern children began to carry water to wash. Ah Xiang and Datou haven't come out yet, they haven't gotten up, they are wearing new dresses.
'It's so beautiful. The big head was in front of the bronze mirror, turning left and right a few times, very happy, she never thought that one day she would be able to wear such a beautiful dress. Ah Xiang was on the side, watching intently, giving some advice from time to time. Then changed to Ah Xiang to be stinky and beautiful, the two girls, today they both wore half a month ago, and they made a new skirt, and today they are going out beautifully.
Of course, not only them, but several boys also put on brand new spring clothes, but boys, they will never understand how the girls go out so hard, the five little ones pick up good water, send it to them first, and then change them to wash, now they are all done, the clothes are also changed, Ah Xiang and the big head have not come out yet.
"Ah Xiang, big head, are you all okay? Ergou was so impatient that he knocked on the door, "Okay, okay." The two girls finally dressed up and went out of the room.
'Come out, I can't wait. The puppy urged, "I thought I could go into the water to play today, so I don't need to wash up, uncle is so troublesome." ’
'What's the trouble. Li Chen glared at him when he heard this, "Take a bath every day, you let me stare at it, I won't wash it if I don't care about it for a day, I will find a reason, now I just go into the water to play, who will really go down to wash." ’
The origin of the festival is said to be traced back to ancient times. Even the Book of Poetry and the Analects are there. On this day, it can be said that spring has come to the world, and the weather is no longer so cold.
As mentioned earlier, it was very troublesome and extremely troublesome for the ancients to take a bath, so it was over anyway, and winter was not as sad as summer, so they rarely took a bath.
However, after holding back for a winter, no one is not sad. So, on this day, spring returns to the earth, spring flowers bloom, the whole family helps the old and the young, goes to the river to play, bathe, and clean up the dirt accumulated in winter.
To be honest, Li Chen was a little regretful, thinking of Shangsi, he thought that if he crossed the Qin and Han dynasties, the Shangsi Festival would be very interesting.
In ancient times, the religion of etiquette has not yet been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people as in later generations, or the folk customs are simple, and the river bathes on the Shangsi Festival. Take a shower, does anyone get dressed and washed? So, yes, you know. At that time, the atmosphere was open, just like the celestial camps in European and American countries in later generations.
EVEN MORE OPEN, MEN AND WOMEN TAKE A BATH BY THE RIVER, LOOK AT THE RIGHT EYE, AND EVEN THE PROCESS OF UNDRESSING CAN BE OMITTED, AND THEN EVERYONE GOES TO THE RIVER TO FIGHT IN THE FIELD.
'Uncle, your saliva is dripping. Just when Li Chen wanted to get into it, Fat Ball woke him up by laughing, and he quickly wiped his saliva.
'Uncle, you are more gluttonous than I am. Fat Ball took his own life and said, "I can still hold back, you're drooling now." Fat Qiu thought that Li Chen was also like him, and he drooled violently when he thought of eating.
'Yes, yes, the fat ball has improved. Wiping off the saliva, Li Chen praised the fat ball twice, thinking, it's so dangerous, it was seen by the fat ball, otherwise the reputation of the first life would be ruined. It doesn't matter if you give these children a smile, if they tell Xiaohong later, he will be in big trouble.
Thinking of Xiaohong, Li Chen began to think about it again, in ancient times, it was so open. Open air bathing, you can also... I can't wait to go back to a thousand years ago to meet Xiaohong.
Li Chen fell into a state of thinking again, but fortunately he woke up quickly this time, because not to mention that the Tang Dynasty people were no longer interested in this set, even if it could, it was not Shan Xiaohong who went alone today, thinking of this, Li Chen sighed, today is not Xiaohong's trip, the main thing is that Yang Er is going, and Xiaohong is following. And it's not just Xiaohong, there are others. Li Chen sighed, a lot of light bulbs.
Regardless of Li Chen's sighs, how small is today, plus Wang Xianyan, Ah Zheng and the three of them, divided into three donkey carts, and walked out of the city gate.
It will be divided into three cars, mainly because they are all filled with distilled spirits. Niu Si, well, that's right, Niu San can't get up now, call him Niu Si. After Niu Si's matter was over, the whole situation was temporarily stabilized, and Lao Bu didn't mention the matter of buying shares again, and Niu Lao Si certainly didn't dare to come.
So Li Chen continued to show his strength, first of all, he expanded several sets of distilled spirit equipment. Today, the daily output reaches 80 buckets. In addition to selling distilled spirits, the whole liquor shop is also thriving.
The wine shop was rectified by Li Chen, the program was modified, the wine shop was expanded, and it became a restaurant. After the modification of the project, the guest turnover rate is a little higher, plus three more boxes, so the guest turnover rate has become higher, although the kind of dominating table still exists, but it has been much less.
Very good, the liquor store business is booming, but there are some problems. The production of distilled spirits has increased in a short period of time, but the sales have not increased, and there is a bit of oversupply. Moreover, it may face a downward trend in the future.
Because the weather is getting hotter, drinking spirits in winter can ward off the cold. In the summer, sales are likely to decline. Of course, maybe not, this is just Li Chen's prediction. So, Li Chen decided to take advantage of this opportunity, on the one hand, to go green, sell wine by the way, and advertise.
'Uncle Zhen will support people, saying that there is a holiday, and as a result, we will come to sell wine. Xiaohu drove the donkey cart, and swung two whips from time to time, but he was reluctant to really hit the donkey, unlike the two behind, which were rented. I think it's good. The big head objected, "Uncle is very good at business, I admire it." ’。
The price of renting a donkey cart is a pound of goods, and it costs a penny to travel a mile. From the city to the suburbs, two cars have to be removed dozens of times. But don't be suspicious of the price, they bought this donkey, even the donkey with the car, but it cost hundreds of dollars to buy it. You can't blame people for getting back to their roots, right?
'I saw it, there, there', on the donkey cart, Ah Xiang pointed ahead, and there was a flower in front of him. It's not a real flower, it's a variety of cloths, Ah Xiang pointed to one of the special patterns.
On the top, the entire Surabaya is full of flowers, crowded with people. Everywhere you can see bright large pieces of cloth hanging. There is no place to hang up, and you can see many tourists, or playing on the grass, and some are playing in the shallow places near Surabaya.
Those large pieces of cloth are also owned by people, mainly wealthy families, and are used to isolate the gaze of others, which is called a barrier or curtain. On the edge of Surabaya, one by one, thousands of purples and thousands of reds seem to be in full bloom, and you can also smell the aroma of attack.
It may be true that a hundred flowers are in full bloom. "Skirt feast" can often be seen in the Shangsi Festival. From a distance, it looks like those obstacles, but when you look at it, you can see that it is surrounded by a lady's skirt.
In March, the ladies of the Tang Dynasty, whether they are married or unmarried, they will take wine and food, choose a good scenery by the river, take the grass as a seat, insert bamboo poles around them, take off their bright skirts, hang them on bamboo poles, form a more private occasion, and enjoy themselves in it.
Well? Offense against decency? What kind of weathering did it hurt, what was that nosebleed. You think too much, you have to take off the outer skirt, and there is a petticoat inside, and there is a pair of trousers called hakama (the same as the sound of Kukun) inside the petticoat. Don't expect to see anything, as I said before, there was no such thing as a celestial camp in the Tang Dynasty. So, I want to be crooked and face the wall.
Li Chen drove the donkey cart behind, followed the guidance of the little tiger in front, and arrived at an obstacle embroidered with a special pattern. This is a pattern that Xiaohong and Li Chen have made an appointment, because there are too many obstacles on the edge of Surabaya in Shangsi, as long as you see that pattern, you know that it is the Yang family.
When I arrived at the place, I began to work hard to move things and bring down the distilled spirits and liquor. Ah Xiang and Datou jumped out of the donkey cart, got into it directly, and then shouted.
'Little Red, I'm in. Li Chen shouted through the barrier, and out of politeness, he shouted first before getting in. Then I saw Xiaohong greet her with a slight shyness.
Today, Xiaohong still wears a bright red skirt, which is the favorite color of women in the Tang Dynasty, but Li Chen always feels that no matter who wears it, it is not as good as Xiaohong.
'Here are a few urns of wine, made today.' Take it and drink it first. I'll give the rest of the wine out first. He plans to finish his work before he has time to play. Otherwise, it won't be fun to play.
'There's some food here, so let's use it before we go.' Xiaohong held a food box and said, "Okay." After that, Li Chen couldn't help but take a bite, "It's delicious." ’
Li Chen's eyes lit up, 'Did Xiaohong do it for me?' It's so delicious, so to my liking. ''Who... Who did it specifically for you. Xiaohong blushed, "Anyway, I have to do it, and by the way, I did something for you." The pronunciation of the characters is particularly heavy.
'Wow! I have to eat, Sister Xiaohong is so good. Fortunately, at this time, a few small people came over and relieved Xiaohong, "Slow down, slow down, everyone has it." Afraid that they would scramble, Xiaohong hurriedly shouted.
After a little bit of food, Li Chen was reluctant to take it, Xiaohu, Puppy, Ergou and Fat Ball, and went around to drink, because Xiaohong's craftsmanship was really good, in order not to delay the opportunity of today's advertisement, Li Chen gritted his teeth, pulled the four small who were unwilling to leave, and went out of the obstacles.