Chapter 31: The Wind Rises in Taiyuan Mansion
On the second day, the Shangyuan Festival came as scheduled, and Li Mao took a few domestic slaves into the palace early in the morning to ask for peace and accompanied Li Longji, Concubine Wu Hui and others all day long.
When Li Longji was in high spirits, he also forced Li Mao's mother and son to form a team to play polo in the palace, and when it came to the night lantern appreciation, a group of princes and princesses even presented their carefully prepared Shangyuan Festival gifts in turn, some people made lanterns by themselves, some people offered the treasures they were looking for, and of course, some of them took out rare objects, such as the fireworks show prepared by Li Mao in advance.
"Mao'er, the craftsmen in this fireworks palace have also been dedicated to me, but at that time, there was sparks and smoke all over the ground, and there was nothing to see, and now you have people set off under the city, it will not be good if it burns to the people who play!"
"Grandpa can rest assured, the children's fireworks have already been carefully modified by the craftsmen, not only will not hurt people, but also will fly all over the sky, very spectacular, through the people parade the street to watch the lights, just let Grandpa you have a fun with the people."
"Haha...... By what you said, I was a little expectant, isn't it just like your little poem recited: Thousands of trees bloom on the night of the east wind, and the flowers in the poem also allude to fireworks, haha......"
Just when Li Longji was jokingly joking with Li Mao, thousands of pillars of fireworks suddenly rose into the sky on Chang'an Street in front of Daming Palace, although the scene was not as gorgeous and colorful as in later generations, but in terms of this novelty, it was really eye-catching, so before Li Mao could speak first, tens of thousands of people under the city tower first boiled and shouted.
"Grandpa...... Look, what a beautiful firework! At the same time, several younger princes, the princess, after witnessing such a wonderful scene, immediately hugged Li Longji's thigh and admired.
"Beautiful, really beautiful, it's the first time I've seen such a spectacular sight! Mao'er, you have a heart......"
"The child is just borrowing flowers to offer Buddha, grandpa, ...... you listen" After Li Longji heard what Li Mao said, he was stunned at first, but after feeling the cheers of the city, he couldn't help but walk to the railing to watch, but he didn't know if he didn't see it, and he was really startled when he saw it. Because at this moment, the people on Chang'an Street are facing the head of the Daming Palace, shouting at him Li Longji, and even the envoys from all countries are inexplicably praising "The Tang Dynasty is blessed with the sky, and the saint has no borders!" ”
"This ...... This is also what you kid did? "Grandpa is sympathetic to the people, this is the desire of the people, where can these children arrange in advance......" As soon as Li Mao finished speaking, the clever Gao Lishi poked his head out of the city tower on tiptoe.
"Look, saint! There is actually a line of burning fire written on the city wall! "Oh, I see, you kid...... Ha ha...... ...... well" Li Longji followed the guidance of Gao Lishi's arm, and then squinted and saw the eight big characters lit by fireworks, so he immediately burst into consciousness and laughed, and after laughing, he kept pointing his hand at Li Mao's little face.
So this Shangyuan Festival is spent in this way in Li Mao's constantly praised voice, and the time of the holiday, no matter where it is, is very fast, in a blink of an eye, winter goes to spring, seeing that Li Mao has not been in class for a few days in Taixue, the hot summer is approaching step by step in his angry scolding, because every summer for more than ten years has been spent in the memories of the refrigerator and air conditioner.
In addition, with the passage of time, Li Mao's layout in Hedong Road has also slowly surfaced.
It is said that the two coal mining pits in the east and west outside the city of Taiyuan Mansion in Shanxi Province were originally unknown, but in recent days they have been inexplicably lively, and thousands of people and horses have suddenly gathered not to mention. Xiao Tiancheng, the leading treasurer of the natural restaurant, didn't know where he came from, and took a letter from His Royal Highness King Shou, the newly divided seal of the Li Tang royal family, to the local government to report the mining matters, and also let out the wind and shouted everywhere that he would set foot in the coal business in the whole territory of Shanxi, the east of the river from today.
As soon as this news came out, it exploded like a thunderbolt in the clear sky, and several wealthy families led by the Taiyuan Wang family were instantly at a loss. Before they could find out the intentions of the comers, the elders of the various ethnic groups even sent their cronies to Chang'an, Luoyang and other places overnight to inquire about the ins and outs of this strange incident, so as to further find out the fundamental meaning of the Li Tang royal family, after all, the five surnames and seven families had become a thorn in the side of the Li Dynasty royal family as early as a hundred years ago.
Now that His Royal Highness King Shou is only thirteen years old, if he is such a villain as a whim who wants to seize the coal business in Hedong Province on a whim, and without the guidance of any nobles in the court or the high-ranking saint, it will not be round.
As the old saying goes, a small charcoal business seems insignificant, but who dares to guarantee that there are not thousands of interests involved? Since a pool of stagnant water has been stirred, no matter whether he is throwing stones to ask for directions, or just tasting it, as an old farmer in the east of this river for thousands of years, he must give some response.
As a result, the Natural Home branch, which was already overcrowded these days, became even more crowded.
"The guest is a natural dwelling, and he is actually a guest in the sky. Good union, so profound, it seems that this shopkeeper Xiao is also an interesting person, no wonder he was able to gain a firm foothold in Taiyuan Mansion, which is full of wine shops, in just a few months. ”
"What Brother Siyuan said is extremely true, but Xiao Tiancheng can make the limelight of the small natural residence in our Taiyuan Mansion for a while, and it is not just this pair of interesting intentions!"
"Oh, there's something else in there?"
"Speaking of which, of course, it's the stir-fry and hot pot in the store! Little brother, I have been thinking about it for a long time, and I don't know the essentials of cooking, if it weren't for the shyness in my pocket, I'm afraid I would have come here every day to satisfy that appetite! Haha......"
"Brother Yang Zhaoxian, what you said is too exaggerated, no matter how good some wine and meat delicacies are, how good can they be, although you and I are not as noble as the royal family, but playing small is also brocade clothes and jade food, taste the world's delicacies, some delicious meals, no need to be so high, I received your invitation today!"
Wang Siyuan said that he was going to be the first to walk through the crowd into the natural house, but he didn't want people to move, and a few small people who greeted him outside the store came up with a smile, and blocked the way straight up.
"Dare to ask the two nobles if they can make an appointment for a meal in the small shop in advance?"
"Ridiculous! Just eat some wine and meat, when there are so many rules, I have been to more than 100 large and small wine shops, and I have seen such a deception, and I don't give my son a quick way to get out of the way! ”
"Nope! No! The noble man is angry, the villain doesn't mean this, it's just that we naturally settled on this first-come-first-served statement at the beginning of the opening of the store......"
"Huh...... Brother Yang Xian, listen, listen, this is the first strange news in the world, the wine shop even blocked the diners, and today I will also call me Wang Mou to see it, get out, if you say one more word, you will blame this son for turning his face and being ruthless! ”
"Noble, you really misunderstand the meaning of the small, first, the small shop is thanks to the diners to lift the number of people who come and go every day, for fear of not taking care of it, and secondly, the small shop is shabby, it is true that it cannot accommodate the one hundred and ten people at the same time, you two and look at the dozens of people who came first, they are all waiting for tea with numbers on the side, which ...... Excuse me, two nobles, wait a while......"
"You natural dwelling really become refined, do you want me to wait outside the door?" Just when Wang Siyuan's dissatisfied mood was high and wanted to explode on the spot, the diners in the long queue on the side couldn't bear to hear it, so a few rectals also made sarcastic remarks.
"Where did you come from, I have to wait, can't you wait? Xiao Er said that he came first and then came, seeing that you are dressed in gorgeous clothes, your words are not good, you must also be a literate person, don't you understand such a simple truth? Hurry up and get the number plate and go to the back of us!! ”
"Haha...... It must be a new son and brother in Taiyuan Mansion, who has never seen the world, and thinks that a few stinky money in his pocket is the first in the world, haha......"
"You...... You ......"
"Brother Siyuan! Don't be angry, you can't deal with them, it's all negligence, you should have explained the rules of this natural residence to you in advance, let's go find a tea house and wait for the number! It won't take long! Walk...... Walk ......"
"Yang Zhao, you are afraid of causing trouble, but my Wang family has suffered such humiliation in Taiyuan Mansion, and it is a small house in a restaurant, if you don't give them some color today, the world will really be bullied by no one in my Wang family! Get out of the way! ”
Yang Zhao saw that Wang Siyuan was angry, and he couldn't listen to the persuasion, so he had to spread his hand and retreat to the side, after all, he still knew some things about the family family. And the reason why he got into this troubled water today is nothing more than for the Yang family behind him to make a dangerous move, just take a risk, and he will not be stupid enough to come out of the way.
However, the people who ate melons present did not have Yang Zhao's good eyes and good temper, seeing that Wang Siyuan, a noble son, was so arrogant and domineering, in line with the original intention of not thinking about the excitement, the arch of fire was to make one more cheerful than the other.
"Are the Wang family so worthless now? A cat or a dog will dare to call himself a child of the Taiyuan Wang family on the street, it won't be a fox and a fake tiger! Do you say yes or no? ”
"Reasonable, reasonable! The names of the five surnames and seven clans of our Tang Dynasty are very loud, why don't you directly change the name of Longxi Urging or Royal Li to Brother Tai? How can a mere Wang surname show the prestige of Er, who wouldn't pull the tiger skin and pretend to be a big banner, you have the ability to smash the store...... Haha......"