Chapter 014: Drum Ringing
Qiaojia Xinyuan Silk Village is going to ring a day's fortune drum on the fifth day of the first lunar month, can I be absent from this excitement!
I followed Qiao Shengping into the endless crowd, from time to time on the side ran past the children in red jackets and pink faces, laughter and laughter sprinkled with joyful post-festival streets, the closer to Xinyuan Silk Village, the more crowded, but the crowds are all in the same direction, so the road is also smooth.
As soon as the plaque of Xinyuan Silk Village came into view, I saw that two rows of drums had already been placed on the street opposite the door of the store, the head drum was a war drum with a diameter of about one meter, which was erected vertically by the drum frame of black paint, the black drum frame was wrapped with a fiery red ribbon, and the end of a large drum with a diameter of about 60 centimeters, the drum was facing upward, the drum frame was vermilion, between the head drum and the tail drum were all the same big drums as the tail drum, each line was divided into two rows on seven sides, sixteen young men in fresh clothes and angry horses stood in front of the drum and were ready to go, Qiao Shengping bypassed the drum array and walked towards Xinyuan Silk Village, Standing on the three-level granite steps under the plaque, the sight is also more cheerful.
Sixteen big drums are circled, and seven or eight layers of human walls have already been wrapped around, and there is a gradual gathering in the distance, and the street vendors are also gathering towards the crowd, stopping on the outside of the human wall and shouting, and even the merchants who walk the streets and alleys have put down their picks, and are busy taking goods for customers while secretly putting away their sleeves to warm their hands.
"Knock...... Boom...... Knock Knock...... Knock knock knock ......"
The sound of the drums shook my eyes back to the sixteen young men in fresh clothes and angry horses, and I rolled in my purse, holding the mirror that had been shaken so loudly that my eyes lit up, and I thought to myself, this drum is really exciting.
"Thousands of miles to Hangzhou, half for the West Lake and half for silk", Hangzhou is known as the "Silk House" reputation, I and Qiao Shengping walked into the lobby of Xinyuan Silk Village, the smooth and flexible eye-piercing is the room full of silk, and I am used to seeing brocade clothing is different, this is the static under the brilliance, less behind the flow but more quiet girl charm, at this time listen to the sonorous drum sound drilled into the ear, the vigorous vigor of the young man will also be turned into a pool of spring water by this soft rhyme, in the streets and alleys of Qinghefang poured into the street full of romance.
Qiao Shengping asked the old shopkeeper Qiao Deqing to pick out the silk that the young ladies and ladies like the most, and the shopkeeper Qiao measured that he may not know the quality of the silk fabrics, and introduced: "This batch of ancient satin after the year is graceful and luxurious, but the luster is more calm and stable than the fabrics of previous years, and the sales volume is also the head of this spring, which is quite popular with the wife of the family. ”
Needless to say, this ancient satin was picked out by Qiao Deqing in consideration of Mrs. Qiao, Qiao Deqing peeked at Qiao Shengping, and saw that Qiao Shengping's eyes swept directly from the ancient satin to the back, Qiao Deqing thought that Qiao Shengping was not here, and then introduced the plain flower Luo held by another guy.
Qiao Deqing lightly turned up an apricot flower woven with orchids, and said: "Silk Luo silk Luo is precious, luxurious and noble number of flowers, this is the orchid pattern of warp and weft twisted silk, next to this water pink peony, are hand-woven by the weavers in Zhuangzi, a day is less than two feet, can weave a limited number of workers, these two horses are not until the end of spring on the counter, today the young master wants to see it and call someone to take it." ”
Qiao Shengping stopped in front of the two flowers, and I poked my eyes out of my purse, what kind of fabric caused Qiao's shopkeeper to complain? Isn't Hualuo silk? Why is there a distinction between high and low?
This look is not tight, along with the shaking of Qiao Deqing's arm, the orchid and peony seem to be alive in the wind, the apricot-colored orchid grinning with the sharp beauty tip, and the peony under the flow of gouache is clustered and double-petaled.
Qiao Shengping is also growing up in silk and satin when he is not doing his job, of course he knows that what Qiao Deqing said is not a lie, just looking at his two eyes on Su Lan at this time, I can also guess the little Jiujiu in his heart, Mrs. Qiao does not wear such a young one, Mengluo is wearing a foreign skirt and there is no shortage of clothes at all, I think about it, there is only one person who can make him so worried.
"These two horses are wrapped for me and sent to the tailor shop, and the size is for them to ask me for ......" Everyone agreed, Qiao Shengping didn't know what he remembered, and called the guy who was about to leave, "It's better to say goodbye, just send it, I'll get the size for them personally." ”
I took my eyes back from the guy who ran out of Xinyuan Silk Village, and teased Qiao Shengping upwards, this guy's eyes were still glued to the door and not taken back, the hot fortune drum outside was still ringing like a mountain, and I didn't see Qiao Shengping so enthusiastic when I came, and my eyes were lost on the street at this time.
Under the cover of the drums, I reminded Qiao Shengping that he was about to flow to the ground.
Qiao Shengping gave me a finger through his purse, "Can you understand some etiquette!" Am I shameless? ”
I rolled my eyes in my heart, the kind that Bai Yanren can put Qiao Shengping up, secretly poking and poking his belly, what kind of face does he want for his grandchildren!
I don't dare to sell my old in front of Qiao Shengping, and I don't dare to make a mistake when my future is still in his hands, so I finally digested this white eye by myself.
Because of the fortune drum of Xinyuan Silk Village, the people of the entire Qinghe Fang are gathered here, leaving Xinyuan Silk Village and walking back, the flow of people on the road is becoming more and more scarce, Qiao Shengping walked happily, I fell in the purse and jumped up and down, I don't know if he ate the kind of jumping candy I saw in the 21st century, if I didn't have a copper casting estimate will fall apart.
Back at Qiao's house, Qiao Shengping ran directly to the backyard, Mengluo and the young grandmother happened to go out, and the three of them met at the gate of the second courtyard.
Meng Luo was holding a small handbag embellished with pearls, a shawl with waves scattered on his body, the young grandmother rarely went out after the New Year and changed out of the suit pants she often wore, today she was wearing a pink long skirt and a small jacket, covered with a snow-colored fox fur trimmed shawl, Meng Luo saw Qiao Shengping coming back from outside, spread his wings and fluttered forward, and before the person arrived, the laughter like a silver bell smashed people's faces.
"I just told Sister Yiyi to go see the Fortune Drum and you'll come back, don't go inside, brother, you can accompany us for a spin!"
Qiao Shengping pulled Qiao Mengluo, who was tied to him, aside, and said to the young grandmother, "Is Yimei going too?" ”
The young grandmother's tone was calm, "You can compensate Mengluo, she won't let her follow, and I couldn't resist this girl before agreeing." ”
Qiao Shengping opened his mouth, I think he wants his young grandmother to go with him, right?
Mengluo turned back to the young grandmother from Qiao Shengping's side, pouting, "Sister Yiyi~ You promised me~ Brother~ You have something to say!" ”
"That ......" Qiao Shengping rolled his throat, and finally didn't say anything about inviting the young grandmother to join him, so he had to coax Mengluo, "Brother is the same as accompanying you, this time I don't restrain you." ”
Qiao Shengping was really tossed back and forth, and on the way, Mengluo counted Qiao Shengping, "I begged Sister Yiyi to go to the silk village with me, isn't it for you?" What are you doing here? What the do I do! Qiao Shengping was not angry, and said with a smile, "I was also looking for you, it's inconvenient for you to follow Sister Yiyi, my dear sister thinks about her brother so much, why don't you do my brother a favor?" ”