dhibooks Chapter 164 Let's go together to see the lights
Chapter 164 Let's go together to see the lights
After dinner, Wu Youwei went back to the guest house. This is where all the men he brought, including Xiao Xiao, had eaten, and what they ate was different. They ate braised pork, Dumplings filled with pure pork, and mushroom soup with big bones.
Zhunyi's vegetarian dishes are home-cooked cold dishes.
They ate two dishes and one soup, but everyone felt that they ate well and were full.
"Since we're full, let's get dressed and let's go shopping!" Wu Youwei announced happily, and then reminded them: "Remember to put away all the purses for me, there must be many thieves on the street at this time. understand?"
"Don't worry, master." Xiao Xiao held up her wallet: "I keep all my wallets in my pocket!"
When a group of people go out, they cannot drive, because there are too many people at that night, and it is basically difficult to drive. It can only be done if the men surround the outside and the female relatives walk in the middle, and the men can follow along. Helping them carry something can also protect them from being taken advantage of by others.
Just when they were about to go out, Wantong came.
"Zhongming?" Wuyou looked at Wantong, and saw that he was wearing a dress similar to Jinyiwei's official uniform, with the Jinyiwei's badge pinned to his waist, what was he doing with this attire?
"I'll go shopping with you." Wantong said that he also wanted to go to the street.
"Ah?" Wu Youwei was surprised: "Are you going together? Are you dressed like this?"
"This attire will save you a lot of trouble." Wan Tao said, "Let some petty thieves not dare to approach."
Every year, when there is an all-night celebration in Beijing, all kinds of pickpockets will come and go, even kidnappers and slapping Hanako. This is the best time for them to strike.
But they all attack ordinary people, and with Jin Yiwei following them, they absolutely dare not stretch their claws.
"Oh, that's fine, but you don't have to force it." Wu Youwei thought about it and said, "Of course, if you want to go shopping, that's the best."
"I seldom have free time throughout the year. This time, it's just right to go shopping and watch lanterns. There are many people and it's lively." What Wantong said, Wan Dafu, who asked him to go out with him, wanted to complain. He hates the Chinese New Year, because it is noisy everywhere during the Chinese New Year, and he hates noise the most.
Shopping to see lanterns?
Pull it down!
Even if the old man wanted to ask him to go out to watch the lights, he wouldn't go!
"Oh, good!" Wu Youwei was happy, so there will be more people, so many people are powerful.
Now more people go out, but it's safer.
On the street
Although it is not yet the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the lanterns have already been hung up, and the streets illuminated are brightly lit.
The Ming Dynasty restored some customs of the Song Dynasty, because the Ming Dynasty was under the banner of restoring the country of the Han people, and many rules were the continuation of the Song Dynasty, not the Yuan Dynasty.
In the Song Dynasty, there was a grand celebration of the Lantern Festival.
"Qian Chun Sui Shi Ji" records: From Mengdong (October) years ago in the capital, "the teahouses on Tianjie gradually listed lamps and balls for sale, which is called the lamp market. Since then, it has been like this every night."
In the lantern market, dancers and musicians come and go the most, selling dances and singing.
Every night from the beginning of the lights, flute and drums are played together, and singers and dancers perform their skills one after another.
Wealthy merchants and rich merchants, dude kids, buy and laugh one after another, until they get deeper and deeper.
Therefore, Jiang Baishi has a poem:
The lights have faded and the moon is cold, Wuer often returns late at night.
Just because I can't stop my mother-in-law, I even look at the street.
The east city of Nanmo is full of dancers, and the clothes are covered with gold and embroidery.
I also know how to cherish the spring outing night, Wuluo Yinchan refuses to return.
Seeing the dim lights in front of him, Wu Youwei recited Jiang Baishi's poem, which was very appropriate for the occasion.
"The Lantern Festival has already started on the eighth day of the first lunar month." Looking at the brightly lit reception in front of him, Wantong said to Wu Youwei, "It won't end until the eighteenth day."
"Really?" Wu Youwei was slightly surprised: "I thought it started on the tenth day of the Lunar New Year!"
That's why he arrived two days late with his people, no wonder the inn was overcrowded.
"You don't know?" Wantong frowned, looking at Wu Youwei: "Have you ever gone out with your family before?"
Wu Youwei hurriedly searched the memory of the original owner. It seems that at this time, the original owner just came out with his father to take a look, and then usually recited poems against each other, lived with some literati, and never went shopping...
Seeing his face change slightly, Wantong thought that he had poked his sore foot. You must know that Wu Youwei's life in Wu's house was not very good. "you....."
He really wanted to apologize, but Wu Youwei's reaction was faster than him, and Wu Youwei spread his hands: "I used to just recite poems against my father and some literati, but I didn't have the heart to go shopping. Besides, when I can go out limited."
Wantong immediately said: "I have limited time to go out, and I don't usually go shopping."
But in my heart, I hated those people in the Wu Mansion even more, thinking, find someone to clean them up in a few days, the previous cleaning is still not enough!
The scenery is the most beautiful when the lanterns first come on, but it was completely dark that day, and all kinds of small vendors are everywhere. There are so many of them, and their targets are big. Many thieves and pickpockets are after them, but after seeing Wantong, all The thieves and pickpockets disappeared without a trace!
Wantong and Wu Youwei walked in front, followed by a circle of men, with a group of female relatives in the middle, this is the posture of a wealthy family shopping.
Ladies do not need to wear veils, and it is convenient to shop. There are many handicrafts on the street. The female relatives walk slowly, and even slower to pick and buy things. A handkerchief can be read for a long time.
Wu Youwei came from later generations, respected women, and it is common for women in later generations to hold up half the sky, so he didn't dislike waiting for ladies at all, and even pulled Wantong to chat with him.
Chatting all over the world!
Wantong is also a man of genius. He told Wu Youwei about some of their Jinyiwei's public actions, such as catching flying robbers.
They planned to spread some kind of peerless treasure to lure people into the bait, and then accidentally the thief ran away, and they chased after them, clung to them, and the thief who was chasing hid in the fur room of a rich family. When it was caught, it stinks!
Angrily, he kicked him into the river and gave him a bath!
It was late autumn at that time, and the river was icy cold. The robber had caught a cold at that time, and he had a high fever on the way back to Beijing. Let alone running away, his legs were weak when he walked.
Wu Youwei was so happy that he couldn't straighten his waist!
After shopping in this street, I changed to another street, and it was another scene. This street is full of shops opened by merchants. There are not many small merchants and hawkers. All of them are lanterns hanging in front of each shop with riddles on them. , whoever guesses correctly wins the lantern.
"This is the most suitable for you." The corners of Wantong's mouth turned slightly when he saw it. A scholar should guess lantern riddles.
Wu Youwei looked embarrassed: "I may not be able to guess right!"
He is a talented man, but he is not a local aborigine. He can guess some of these riddles, but not others.
The quality of the people on this street is better than the people on the street just now. They are all gifted scholars and beauties, and there are also a few female relatives from rich families who travel. They are basically arranged with Wu Youwei and the others, and the males are on the periphery to protect them. Ladies.
There are also a few talented people gathered together to watch the lanterns in front of the shop.
"Master!" Xiaoxiao looked at it for a long time, and finally found one, pulled Wu Youwei, pointed at the lantern: "That!"
"Want?" Wu Youwei looked at the lantern.
"I want it!" Xiao Xiao replied with certainty.
It was a lantern in the shape of a gold ingot, with golden light shining on it, the lantern was not big but very eye-catching, Xiao Xiao wanted it when she saw it, and looked at Wu Youwei pitifully.
"Okay!" Wu Youwei leaned over.
There is a poem fan hanging on the lantern: half has hair and half is light, half has flavor and half is fragrant; half is eating grass on the mountain, and half is still hiding in the water.
Type a word.
Wu Youwei wrote a word at that time: fresh!
The boss was overjoyed when he saw it: "That's right!"
"That's right! That's right!" Xiao Xiao was the happiest, the ingot lantern he had his eyes on!
"But you still have to come up with a riddle for later generations to guess." The boss took off the golden ingot lamp and handed it to Xiao Xiao, but at the same time made a request.
"Okay!" Wu Youwei nodded in agreement.
As a result, Wu Youwei gave him a poetic fan: swimming fish in the water and climbing sheep, talking nonsense and pairing up; one does not eat grass on the mountain, and the other does not know how to hide in the water.
"This?" The boss looked at it, why is it so familiar?
"This is the answer to the mystery." Wu Youwei pointed to the word "fresh" that he had written.
The boss's eyes lit up at that time!
This store sells wontons, fresh meat wontons, served with scallions, broth seasoning, a drop of sesame oil, two handfuls of coriander, the taste is super good, the skin is thin and the stuffing is big, when it comes out of the pan, a handful of sea shrimps are sprinkled in the broth , Throw in a piece of laver.
Wu Youwei's answer to the riddle and the riddle he came up with later matched the wontons in this restaurant. The boss was very happy, but Wu Youwei felt that everyone was tired after walking for so long, so he sat here and gave everyone something to eat. A bowl of wontons.
The boss gave another bowl of Lantern Festival to everyone. The Lantern Festival is not big, there are three or four in a small bowl. The Lantern Festival filled with lard and sugar is soft and glutinous, very suitable for the occasion and delicious.
The boss put the poem fan written by Wu Youwei on the lantern, and hung it up happily.
Wantong saw it, curled his lips and said, "He hit the snake with the stick."
One mystery for another mystery, no loss.
"Of all things in the world, only food and love can't be let down, my dear!" Wu Youwei felt that Wantong was really fussy, so he quickly picked a wonton for him and put it in a bowl: "Eat it quickly!"
He just complained habitually and used the Taobao body, but Wantong was immediately happy. He felt that the wontons were not bad, and the boss didn't hate it anymore.
After eating wontons and yuanxiao, they moved to the shop of rouge and gouache next.
This shop is newly opened. It has been making rouge and gouache for generations, and wanted to give its shop a suitable name, but many people stood up and named it, and the boss was not satisfied.
It just so happened that the lanterns were hung up today, and whoever can name them to satisfy the boss will be able to take away the most beautiful peony lantern.
Otherwise, as long as the name is not too bad, you can also get a small lotus lantern.
When they passed by, a man shouted: "Boss Jin, don't you have a favorite name yet?"
That Boss Jin shook his head: "No! Why is it so difficult to ask for a name!"
Peony was walking in the crowd, and when she saw the peony lantern, she exclaimed a little: "It's so beautiful!"
"Is this a peony lantern?" Rose also saw it: "It matches your name, Peony."
Peony fell in love with the lantern when she saw it, but she thought she didn't have that talent, so she just looked at it enviously.
The two of them followed Wu Youwei and Wantong, Wu Youwei heard what they were saying, looked at the lantern, it was indeed exquisitely made, and matched the name of Peony, and walked over: "Boss, how about this lantern?" Obtain?"
"Just give this shop a distinctive name." The boss said: "The small family has been making rouge and gouache for generations, and it was hard to save money to open this shop. There should be a name that makes people unforgettable at first glance.
Wu Youwei frowned, remembering that man called "Boss Jin", he asked, "Is the boss's surname Jin?"
"It's surnamed Jin." Boss Jin looked at Wantong, not daring to urge Wu Youwei.
But Wu Youwei remembered a famous TV series in later generations, the name matched him... well, so he raised his legs and walked in. The pen, ink, paper and inkstone were not placed outside. It is so cold outside, the ink has already been frozen, okay? .
After he went in, on the desk behind the counter, he picked up a pen and dipped in ink, wrote four words, then took it out, and handed it to Boss Jin: "How about this? It matches your surname, and it can also explain your shop. What is it for sale? In the future, this industry
It can also be passed on to future generations. "
"That's a good name, that's a good name!" Boss Jin happily took the peony lantern and handed it to Wu Youwei: "This lantern is for you!"
Wu Youwei handed the peony lantern to Mudan in a chic manner: "Take it!"
All the maids looked at Peony enviously; Peony took the lantern, only the beautiful eyes exposed outside were shining; the housekeeper's wife looked at Peony as she watched the master make a peony lantern for Mudan; I don't feel anything; Wantong standing next to me has already put on a straight face...
The look in Peony's eyes was wrong, but Wu Youwei didn't pay attention, and even dragged him forward...
"Boss, it's better to use a black background and golden characters for your plaque in the future, it's more suitable!" Wu Youwei greeted the boss, and after saying these words, he led the people away.
"Definitely! Definitely!" Boss Jin took the words written by Wu Youwei and asked people to find the best door plaque workshop to carve.
Those who have good things know that Boss Jin has found the name of his favorite shop, and they all go over to find out.
Boss Jin is also generous, spreading the paper on the counter, so that anyone who wants to come and see can see it.
I saw that, on the fine rice paper, there were four big characters written: Jinfen Shijia.
Boss Jin really sprinkled a layer of gold powder on it, making the four characters that have not yet dried up even more golden.....
Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, and finally, one of them said in admiration, "If I were Boss Jin, I would be satisfied with the name of the shop."