Chapter 117: The Jade Wine House opens
Gongs and drums are noisy.
On the east street of Xuan'an City, a procession marched through the streets and alleys to Lezhen Road, and stopped in front of a restaurant called Yujiuju.
The cheerful sound of music attracted the attention of people on the road, and there was no shortage of residents in the city who loved to join in the excitement and came to watch the sound.
The opening of a new store is not uncommon in the downtown of Xuan'an, but it is extremely rare to celebrate on such a large scale.
Especially during this period, these few days are the sensitive period of Xuan'an City, some bad things have happened in the city recently, and now there are many officers and soldiers patrolling the streets every day, and it is said that many people have even postponed weddings and other happy events, just to avoid the limelight in recent days.
And in such a sensitive period, the propaganda behavior of beating gongs and drums and swaggering through the market is even more eye-catching.
"Jade Wine House opens today! There are all kinds of delicacies and new drinks in the store, and today's inexpensive expenses in the store are all cheap, and there are also good gifts, as well as free storytelling, new opera can be watched, and everyone is invited to have a personal show. β
There is no shortage of people on the street who look like little people shouting like this, and when people hear that there are free storytellings to watch, they are all interested and come to watch, after all, storytelling has been hot in Xuan'an City recently.
There are a lot of bright red flowers on the stairs in front of the jade wine house, two columns of welcoming teams are standing in front of the door and waiting, because the faΓ§ade of this restaurant is too luxurious, there are not many people who really climb the stairs at this time, but there are many people in front of the dessert shop by the stairs, Zhang Yuer is entertaining guests with a few helpers.
Things were not going very smoothly, which made Lao Zhangtou a little flustered, he was standing on the platform on the second floor of the Jade Wine House at the moment, and Fan Lao was standing on his side, holding a teacup in his hand and sipping tea calmly.
"Brother Zhang, these nine kings haven't come yet, it's still early, so there's no need to worry."
"Brother, fortunately, Brother Xi hasn't come yet, this store is a little deserted, it's different from what I thought before, if Brother Xi comes in a while, I'm afraid he will be disappointed......"
"That's why you're too worried, the Nine Kings may not be very concerned about this matter at all."
Disappointed? Fan Lao shook his head, if you really want to talk about it, Situ Xi came to this jade wine house once before it opened, maybe he didn't even have expectations, let alone disappointed.
"So what's next...... Are you waiting for Xige'er to come over? β
"No, let someone inform Mr. Xiang and ask him to take the musicians to the main entrance into the restaurant, and then let the little guys and orchids in the store bring some pastries and distribute them to the onlookers."
"Let's do it." Lao Zhang Tou has no experience in big business, in this case, he naturally takes Fan Lao as the backbone, and after receiving the instructions, he immediately turned around and went to arrange it.
The sound of music is getting louder and louder, and the crowd of people gathering on Lezhen Road is also increasing, and the road here is gradually congested, and it is a little difficult to even pass smoothly at this moment.
At this time, a scholar-like person appeared at the intersection with a feather fan, followed by a long line of women in costumes and long skirts, and this team attracted the attention of many people as soon as they appeared in front of the Jade Wine House.
"What is this?"
"It's Mr. Xiang who said storytelling! He's here too? The free commentary that the person in this jade wine house said before was originally asked to talk about Mr. Xiang. β
"Since Mr. Xiang is here, it means that we can hear the sequel to "Yu Shi Mingyan" today? He hadn't been a storyteller in the West Market for a while. β
There were many people in the crowd who knew Xiang Zhuan, and all of them had heard some of his commentaries to a greater or lesser extent, and some people in the crowd began to shout his name and ask him what he was going to say today.
"I heard that he said a new tune called "The Legend of the West Chamber" outside the Queen Mother's birthday banquet some time ago, which was widely acclaimed, and I haven't seen him in the square of Naxi City that he often appears in recently, but I didn't expect to see him here today."
In the midst of the people's discussions, Xiang Zhuan walked to the front of the Jade Wine House, he climbed the stairs, and then turned to face the crowd.
"Ladies and gentlemen, Xiaosheng is employed by the owner of this Jade Wine House, from today on, Xiao Sheng will speak in the Jade Wine House every day, and today there are more latest words to say, called "Three Kingdoms", Xiao Sheng assures you, this is definitely a rare good story, today's storytelling does not charge a penny, I hope you can come to the personal field."
After saying that, Xiang Zhuan thanked the onlookers, and then turned around and entered the Jade Wine Residence in a dashing manner.
"Three Kingdoms?" Someone whispered the name of the notebook he had just left behind.
"Let's go, let's go in and have a look." A scholar poked the arm of one of the people next to him.
"Brother Tai, this jade wine house looks quite luxurious, and its consumption should be quite expensive......" The man's face was a little embarrassed.
"Whatever, didn't you hear him say that he only listens to books and doesn't need money, go and see it first, it's a long insight." The scholar patted the man next to him on the shoulder, signaled him not to care, and led the way up the stairs.
Someone took the lead, and soon many people followed, and under the greeting of the little guys, groups of guests entered the door of the Jade Wine House.
On the other side, there were many people who also decided to go inside after tasting the snacks and drinks distributed by the Jade Wine House.
"Jade Wine House...... It's been a long time since I've been here, but no one has informed me that something so interesting has happened recently. β
On the side of the street, a short young man was watching the activities of the jade wine residence with a few brothers and friends, along with a group of brothers and friends.
"Young master, you have been busy lately, and it didn't take much time for this jade wine house to open, and they took over the original shop of Baiyi Building." An old servant was bowing down to answer the young man's words.
"Oh? There are still people who dare to take over Baiyi Building, isn't it deliberately working against us? β
Hearing this, Fang Di became interested, that Baiyi Building was the one he sent to bring down, he raised his eyes and looked at the exquisitely decorated and luxurious jade wine house in front of him, and a smile was outlined on the corner of his mouth.
"Brother, there's something more interesting, the person who took over is an acquaintance of ours." Fang Yubi also sneered.
"Who?"
"That's the proton."
Fang Di was stunned for a moment, and then laughed, "Interesting, let's go, let's go and have a look, and congratulate him by the way." β
"Wait."
However, just as Fang Di was walking towards the door of the Jade Wine House, he was suddenly stopped by Fang Yubi.
"What's wrong?" Fang Di looked back and wondered.
"Brother, you see, it's those two highnesses." Fang Yubi pointed to the entrance of the Jade Wine Residence.
Looking in the direction pointed by Fang Yubi, not far ahead, Chen Zhishu and Chen Puzheng walked one after the other, leading a group of entourages to the front of the steps of the Jade Wine House.
"What are they doing here?" Fang Di paused and stood still.