Chapter 48: Birthday Ceremony
After Wen Shu prayed, he burned the statue of the stove gentleman, and then put up the mutton dumplings cooked in the pot, adjusted the dipping sauce, cut a plate of pickled radishes, and brought them to the hall.
Wentai took out half a catty of three yellow wine that he had just bought from Li's foot shop in the afternoon, and the father and daughter sat opposite each other, recalling the events of the past year while eating with the sound of firecrackers and children's frolicking outside.
To say that the past year has not been good for Wentai, not to mention that the disaster from the sky burned down the shop, even other things are not very smooth, especially Wen Shu's marriage, it is simply a big stone hanging in his heart, and if he has not made up his mind for a day, his heart has been hanging, and there are fifty pieces of silver......
Thinking about next year's livelihood, the dumplings in my mouth are not very fragrant.
For Wen Shu, it is complicated and difficult to distinguish, and it is impossible to tell whether it is good or bad, although the shop was burned, but the iron box was found from the ruins because of a blessing in disguise.
Xiaoxing said that the iron box was researched by people tens of thousands of years later, the full name is the Shanhai Jing Transmission System, and during the trial period, the energy was accidentally exhausted and wandered in the universe, and it happened to be hit by the heavenly fire before it fell to her house, and it was also because of the heavenly fire that the energy exhaustion system was reactivated.
And as the first person who successfully opened the iron box and entered the world of the Classic of Mountains and Seas, and left traces of blood, she was naturally tied to the system as a host.
Although it is said that the world of mountains and seas is full of crises, but at the same time, there are many opportunities, whether it is good or bad, it depends on whether she has the ability or not, and it is generally a good thing.
Besides, the fifty guan, although it once became a big stone that pressed on her, no, it is still pressed, it should be regarded as a flying disaster, but she took over the task of protection because of this, and thus embarked on the road of martial arts.
Although it is only less than two months, there is no need to say much about the benefits of practicing martial arts, not to mention that the stability of this world can be used for self-defense, even if it is to explore in the world of mountains and seas, it also has more self-protection power, and I am afraid that this life will not be stable for long.
Hearing that there is a war on the border again, and there are more losses and fewer wins, she always has a faint uneasiness in her heart, if the world is really chaotic, she can live better with a good martial arts.
In short, I really can't tell whether this thing is good or bad, maybe it is in line with the old saying, blessings and misfortunes depend on each other.
After dinner, Sun Heping came over and invited Wen Tai to go to Sangjia Wazi to watch a puppet show, and Wen Shu asked Wang Ling to go shopping together.
Since she received the usual money from her father, it is better to take advantage of the evening to buy things back, and the end of the year is approaching, and there are many years of goods to buy, just go shopping together, if there is a suitable use, bring it back together, and save yourself from going back and forgetting it.
Tokyo City at night is undoubtedly beautiful, especially on Chinese New Year's Eve, many places have set up lantern festivals, soft lights will shine on Tokyo City, like a sparkling night pearl in the dark night.
A lantern festival was also set up on Nanfeng Street in the north of the city, and the goal of the two tonight was also there, with men and women carrying lanterns on the road, young and old.
In the midst of the uproar, Wang Ling took out a small azure porcelain box from her sleeve like a trick: "A-Ning, tomorrow is your birthday, this is my birthday gift for you, see if you like it or not." ”
Wen Shu happily took it, the azure small porcelain box contained a delicate white lard-like paste, and there was a faint fragrance of rose flowers under the careful smell.
"My new dough has a lot of precious herbs and of course your favorite rose."
"Thank you Ling'er, I like it very much." Wen Shu turned around and gave her a bear hug.
At the same time, I sighed in my heart that since I met Wang Ling when I was ten years old, every year on her birthday, Wang Ling would specially prepare a rouge powder for her, and most of the rouge powder she used on weekdays was given by Wang Ling.
may really be born with different talents, Wang Ling is obviously born with a pair of skillful hands, but she has no interest in the kitchen, but she loves to mix and powder very much, and loves to study.
In addition, her family background is good, and rouge gouache is also a sought-after business at the moment, so the Wang family also approved of her studying this way, and did not force her to learn cooking.
After the two became friends, Wang Ling made a new rouge every time, and she had to try it first, and when she learned it or studied any dishes, she would also call Wang Ling to try it.
The relationship between the two is between one dish and one powder, and it has gradually grown, and now they are best friends who talk about everything.
The lantern festival on Nanfeng Street is very lively, there are all kinds of lanterns on the long Yong Road, and the shops on both sides of the street are also full of people, which is very lively.
Wen Shu glanced at it and saw a wooden sign set up outside a Wang Ji cloth village, saying that a certain cloth is on sale today, how much is a foot, so he immediately pulled Wang Ling in.
Rich or not, the New Year has to pull a piece of new cloth to make clothes, this is the customary rule, due to the attraction of special prices, at this time there are already many women and little ladies standing in the shop, a kind female shopkeeper is greeting them.
Wen Shu glanced at the shelf where the cloth was placed, and then pointed to a satin blue cotton cloth and asked the price, and the shopkeeper smiled: "This is the material that just came in from the south, twenty yuan a foot, the little lady is buying it for the father at home, this color is bright, and it is just right to wear clothes on the New Year's Festival, showing people's spirit." ”
Twenty dollars a foot, Wen Shu calculated silently, according to her father's size, it would take at least seven feet to make a long gown, and in case there was a broken cut, there was still a little room left, so she had to pull eight feet.
Nowadays, cotton is one hundred and fifty wen a catty, and she and her father add up to two catties of cotton, which is four hundred and sixty wen, and she pulls a cheaper cloth to control the price at about six hundred wen, so that she can save four hundred wen and buy a lot of New Year's goods.
After finishing the abacus in her heart, she pointed to the two red fabrics next to the satin blue fabric and asked, "What is the price of those two horses?" ”
The shopkeeper glanced back and praised: "The little lady is really a good eye, this is also the most fashionable material on Jiangnan Road that just arrived two days ago, and the little lady in the south has to pull her whole body for the New Year, and the same as the one just now, it is twenty wen and one foot." ”
Wen Shu nodded, she made a dress six feet enough, then turned around and asked Wang Ling: "Which of the two colors is beautiful?" ”
"It's all good-looking, it's just the same color, you might as well tear three feet each, make a small jacket in crimson, and make a skirt in red with a sea dress."
Wen Shu felt that what she said made sense, so he called the shopkeeper, according to his words, pulled the fabric and cotton, walked around for a while, and the two went back.
Early the next morning, it was time to practice martial arts again, and Wen Shu took a basket to pick up four pairs of rabbit buns of different shapes before going out, and planned to take them to the other courtyard to Master Liu.
Although this master is only temporary, not a formal apprenticeship, but in the end he also taught her for some time, and he did his best, and he also encouraged her, and it was also appropriate to send a few flower buns to express his heart.
Twenty-three is the New Year, and there are many people coming and going on the street to buy New Year's goods, resulting in congested roads and horse-drawn carriages moving very slowly.
Wen Shu lifted the curtain and looked at the stalls outside selling couplets, and sighed in his heart, what a good money-making business!
It's a pity that her reading time is short, don't talk about couplets, even the words are sparse and usually tight, and there is a difference of 108,000 miles from good-looking, otherwise she would have to insert a part of the business of selling couplets this year.
Sighing and sighing, suddenly a sweet fragrance came to the end of his nose, Wen Shu smelled the smell and looked over, but saw a stall on the street frying the sweet and crispy "crispy qiong leaves", he couldn't help swallowing his saliva and hurriedly put down the curtain.
I can't smell it anymore, and I'm afraid that she won't be able to help but rush down and buy a copy if she smells it again.
The carriage swayed forward like this, and after half an hour passed, it was possible to reach the city gate, and when he saw the city, he walked away, but he did not think that something had happened at the city gate.