It's almost the Shangyuan Festival, Xiao Qi and Hua Xi'er are ready to make an activity to guess the lantern fans after discussing with the shopkeeper Qin.

The prizes include pine smoke ink, lake pens, rice paper, etc.

Ah Fu's school has not yet opened, and on the thirteenth day of the first month, Xiao Qi called Ah Fu to help in the shop.

"Brother, we want to make lanterns in the shop, you can help together."

Ah Fu, "Okay, but sister, you know, I don't write very well." ”

"It's okay, there is a good handwriting in our shop, his name is Liu Qingzhi, you paint, just let him write."

Liu Dahe walked in with Laifu in his arms, "What are you talking about so lively?" ”

"Dad, I told my brother to let him go to my shop to help paint."

Liu Dahe: "Xiaoqi, you open a shop." ”

"Actually, it was opened by a few people, and it only opened a few years ago."

"I'll go and help you too, I'll make lantern bones, you wait a minute, I'll give the blessing to your mother."

When Liu Dahe handed over the blessing to Niu, Niu asked, "Where are you going, it's still early before the time to make lunch, I'll go with you." ”

Then the whole family happily went to the shop.

After Liu Dahe entered the shop, he immediately got busy.

Niu's is very rare.

Ah Fu: "The shop looks very elegant, there are more people reading near here, so I'll draw the four gentlemen of Meilan, Zhuju, and Ju." ”

Xiao Qi: "Sounds good, what do you think of Shopkeeper Qin?" ”

Shopkeeper Qin stroked his beard and nodded: "Yes, you and Qingzhi can do it together." ”

Soon a young man came in to buy paper, and when the young man paid, Niu put Laifu in front of Xiao Qi, and stepped forward to pull the young man's sleeve.

"This little boy, why don't you buy more, I'll give you a cheaper."

The young man hurriedly dodged: "This lady, please respect yourself, men and women don't kiss each other-"

After the shopkeeper Qin found the change, the young man immediately picked up his things and ran away.

Niu was very unhappy, "He actually called me aunt, am I that old?" ”

As soon as he finished speaking, another young man came in, and Niu still warmly stepped forward to entertain the guests.

"Don't look at it, don't listen to it, don't say it, don't move it—" The young man was scared away without buying anything.

Xiao Qi persuaded: "Mother, I didn't open the shop alone, there is a Qin shopkeeper for all business matters, so don't worry about it." ”

Niu: "I'm not for your good, be enthusiastic about the guests so that you can sell more things." ”

Hua Xi'er hugged Fu, "Sister-in-law, there is a family selling food next to you, and everyone who has eaten it has praised the taste as the best in the world, so why don't you try it too." ”

I have to say that Hua Xi'er is still quite smart.

As soon as eating was mentioned, Niu's spirit came to his senses and immediately followed Hua Xi'er.

Xiao Qi breathed a sigh of relief, "Dad, fortunately, you are just an ordinary person, if you become an official, my mother will definitely make you miserable." ”

Liu Dahe sighed: "Where does Dad have the opportunity to be an official, but, Xiao Qi, you were right last time, Dad is indeed too cowardly." ”

Xiao Qi: "Dad, don't take what I said last time to heart, in fact, I know that you love me and my brother very much." ”

On the fourteenth day of the first month, Xiao Qi and Hua Xi'er went to the yamen, not caring about the things in the shop.

Niu followed Liu Dahe and Ah Fu to the shop to help.

This time, without Xiao Qi's obstruction, Niu's gave full play to his business talent and scared away all the customers who entered the store.

When he returned home in the evening, Niu's: "Xiao Qi, I heard that you gave the shopkeeper Qin a tael of silver a month, the price is too high, it is better to quit him, and I will be the shopkeeper." ”

"Mother, I can't be the master of that shop at all, so don't go to the shop anymore."

"You unfilial girl, I pulled you up with a handful of urine, and that's how you repay me?"

Liu Dahe hugged Laifu and stopped between the mother and daughter, "Chrysanthemum, it's a big holiday, don't make it too ugly." ”

Xiao Qi couldn't either, so he had to use another killer move, went back to the house and picked up a purse of golden peanuts that Mu Ziqi gave her and handed it to Niu.

"Mother, this is given by the young master of the prefect, I want you to help make some radish balls."

Niu opened the purse and saw that it was full of golden peanuts, and his mood improved.

"Whoever asked me to make radish balls is delicious, I'll make some more for them."

Xiao Qi didn't lie, when Mu Ziqi saw Xiao Qi in the yamen today, he did say that he missed Xiao Qi's radish balls.

Although radish balls are very simple to eat, if you want to make them well, it is not very easy, and Niu has its own secret recipe.

Niu's uses fat and thin pork belly, marinated in her unique sauce, and the radish balls are particularly delicious.

……

On the day of the Shangyuan Festival, the evening is very lively.

The streets are filled with lanterns of all kinds.

In particular, there are many people in front of the 7-Up pen and ink shop.

Liu Dahe's lanterns are very exquisite, Ah Fu is also very good at painting, and Liu Qingzhi's calligraphy is also passable.

Soon a young man guessed the lantern fan and walked into the shop with a lantern.

"Shopkeeper, this lamp fan guessed right, what is the prize."

The shopkeeper wrapped a piece of fine pine smoke ink in paper and handed it to the young man, but the young man said, "I don't want ink, I just want this lantern." ”

When Mu Zixi came to the shop, Xiao Qi took out a horse-shaped lantern.

"Look at this lantern is done, I know that your zodiac is a horse, I specially asked my father to help make it."

Mu Ziqi was very happy, took the lantern and smiled brightly, "This lantern is so beautiful, it looks as good as me." ”

Xiao Qi: "No wonder my aunt always says that you don't know anything about modesty, just like me." ”

Mu Zishan took a step forward, his face infinitely enlarged in front of Xiao Qi, "Am I not good-looking?" ”

Xiao Qi: "It's good-looking, it's good-looking, it's better than Sister Lihua, who used to live opposite my house." ”

After a while, Feng Xiaogongzi also came, and Xiao Qi handed a sheep-shaped lantern to Feng Xiaogongzi.

"I heard Ngawang say that your zodiac is a sheep, this is what I specially asked my father to make for you."

Feng Xiaogongzi was very moved, "Thank you, master, you are so good to me, master." ”

Mu Ziqi pointed at Feng Xiaogongzi and said, "Xiao Qi, didn't you just say that you did it for me?" How come he also has? ”

Xiao Qi: "Yes, I specially asked my father to make it for you, every owner has one, Zhu Shizi also has one, and my aunt also has one, she has already taken it out to play." ”

Mu Zishan turned around, and sure enough, he saw that Zhu Yuan also had a beautiful lantern in his hand.

At this time, the firecrackers at the door suddenly sounded, and the shopkeeper Qin was picking up the dragon at the door.

A group of people outside the door were dancing dragons, the dragon head nodded a few times towards the Qixi shop, Xiao Qi walked out of the shop and handed a red envelope to the person holding the dragon ball in front of the dragon head, which was what the shopkeeper Qin had already told her.

……

Hua Xi'er and Mu Ziqi are the same age, and the zodiac signs are both horses, and Xiao Qi asked Liu Dahe to make her a horse-shaped lantern.

At this time, Hua Xi'er had already taken Mrs. Zhao to walk around Lu's house with a lantern, and as soon as she saw Lu Feng coming out, she immediately greeted her: "Brother Lu, what a coincidence." ”

Lu Feng: "I-"

Before Lu Feng could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Hua Xi'er, "Brother Lu, you also want to go to the Lantern Festival, let's go, let's go together." ”

Mrs. Zhao has already seen that her own lady likes the son of the Lu family.