Chapter 356 Five Years Old

"Fifteen bowls of spicy hotpot, eight bowls of small potatoes, twenty skewers of lamb, fifty skewers of pork, a plate of mushrooms, add more spicy food, and three cups of green plum wine, warm it up with hot water, don't make it too hot~"

In the backyard of the shop, the Jiang family members who were having lunch followed Jiang Eryong's words.

Instantly it was busy.

There are stoves on the first to third floors of the shop.

In addition, every table was full of guests, so it was not cold inside, but very warm.

Many guests even took off their capes and cloaks because they were overheated.

His cheeks are as red and puffy as Jiang Fubao's.

The diners were gathered in groups of three or five. Some were shaking their heads, discussing poetry or reciting poems, while others were gossiping in low voices.

Men and women, young and old, can be seen everywhere in the shop.

The noisy sounds intertwined together, penetrated the windows and walls, and drilled into Jiang Fubao's room and her ears.

But it did not stop her from reading seriously.

His big eyes were fixed on the medical book in his hands without any distraction.

Snack shops do just as good business in winter as in summer.

Even though the wind was biting cold, there were still people queuing outside the shop.

Zhang Jinlan was worried that they were freezing.

A pot of hot red bean soup was specially placed at the door.

Free drink.

From opening in the morning to closing at night.

It left a good impression on many guests.

At the front door, the expressions of the guests going in and leaving were very different. Those going in were basically shivering with cold and had grim faces, while the diners coming out had happy smiles on their faces, and you could hear burping from time to time.

"It's too hot in here. Oh, I'm sweating all over. Eating spicy hotpot in cold weather is more refreshing than in summer. Brother Wang, can you come tomorrow? I'll treat you."

"Come on, Brother Li is treating us, so we have to come. It's very cold, and a bowl of spicy hot pot and a cup of hot plum wine are simply very comfortable. Even gods can't be better than this. The key is that the meal we have together is not enough to order two dishes from the restaurant. No wonder the Jiang family snack shop has good business, it should be so."

"Hurry up and put on some clothes. It's really cold outside. Don't catch a cold. Brother Wang, see you tomorrow. I'm going back now."

"Okay, see you later. Go slowly on your way."

"......"

Two regular customers who had just walked out of the shop put on the coats they had taken off in the shop.

One faces east, the other faces west, and each returns to his own home.

When someone comes out, it means someone comes in.

But no matter how many times we went back and forth, the queue didn't get shorter.

The booming business made the owners of other restaurants and snack shops in the same alley gnashing their teeth in hatred.

Since the autumn harvest, the price of grain in the town has gradually dropped.

The prices at Jiang's Snack Shop have also dropped a bit, but not much, since the cost of the shop is higher now.

In a blink of an eye, it is New Year's Eve again.

Different from last year.

There was no snow on New Year's Eve this year.

Plus we moved to a new house.

The Jiang family spent this New Year in town.

There were red lanterns hung on the front and back doors of the Jiang residence. They were particularly large and the most expensive of all the lanterns sold in the town.

The lantern is round and red, with red tassels hanging from the bottom and mythical beasts and auspicious words painted in gold on the top.

The door pairs and blessing signs have already been posted.

It exudes the scent of ink, and you can smell it if you get closer.

This was written by Meng Zhili himself.

Of course, Jiang Fubao also asked for it coquettishly. Her godfather's handwriting was the most beautiful she had ever seen.

Grandpa Gan’s is not bad, but the handwriting is a bit sloppy and not suitable for writing on Spring Festival couplets.

My family members have just learned to read, and their handwriting is so sloppy that they can’t tell what the characters are. It would be bad if others asked them and made a fool of themselves.

The people living in this alley are the wealthiest people in the town.

The knowledge is also the broadest.

Someone passed by Jiang's house and was stunned when he saw the words on the Spring Festival couplets.

No one who has seen Meng Zhixian's calligraphy will forget it.

It is such a great blessing to have Meng Zhixian write the Spring Festival couplets personally.

These people are extremely jealous.

With this kind of relationship, it is basically equivalent to walking across Lianshan Town and even the entire Qixi County.

Don't offend.

Jiang Fubao was unaware of her unintentional act.

This made the neighbors feel awe towards her family.

Celebrating the New Year in town is more festive than in the village.

Almost no one in the village was willing to buy firecrackers, but it was not the same in the town. Just after dawn, Jiang Fubao heard a few firecrackers coming from outside from time to time.

I guess it was some kid from somewhere who set off the fireworks.

It's really scary.

The servants in the house were also busy.

Some people tie red ropes around the trees in their gardens.

Others brought ladders and hung rows of small red lanterns on the corridor.

Swaying in the wind.

The atmosphere of the Chinese New Year is full.

"Grandma, come and take a look at my new clothes. Do they look good?" Jiang Fubao put on the new clothes that her mother had picked for her before the Chinese New Year.

Without combing his hair yet, he ran to the courtyard where his grandma lived and showed off.

"It looks good. You look good in anything you wear. Look, if someone else wore this pink, it would look tacky and make their face look too dark. But it makes our Fubao's face look even whiter. But why haven't you combed your hair yet?"

Zhang Jinlan also changed into a new smoky red dress.

Her hair was combed into a bun by the maid, with a large gold hairpin inserted diagonally on it, and four small pearl hairpins on each side.

There was a peony flower made of gauze pinned behind her hair.

Looks elegant and luxurious.

She reached out and picked up her granddaughter.

The white jade bracelet on the left hand and the gold bracelet on the right hand were revealed together.

This is the gift my son and daughter-in-law gave me on my birthday this year.

It's very expensive.

She only wears it during the Chinese New Year.

Zhang Jinlan picked up the handkerchief at her waist and wiped the oil stains from her granddaughter's mouth while asking.

Fried dumplings for breakfast.

This handkerchief was exactly the one that Jiang Fubao had given her before.

Zhang Jinlan is always on my mind.

Regardless of spring, summer, autumn or winter.

"Hey, I really wanted to show grandma my new clothes, so I came here without combing my hair. Grandma, I'll go back now and come back after I finish combing my hair."

Jiang Fubao ran away again.

Passing by the rooms on both sides, she did not forget to make an appointment with her three sisters to go to the garden to play half an hour later.

Sun Pingmei was also there as she entered the courtyard.

She came specially to comb her daughter's hair.

Otherwise, Zhu Yingqiu would have to comb her hair three times.

At that time, a man dressed as a servant stopped outside the Jiang family's gate on horseback.

“Boom boom boom—”

Although the door was open.

But he knocked anyway.

Ah Dong, who was hanging the lantern, came over and asked, "Excuse me, who are you?"

"I am a servant of the Fang family. My master ordered me to come here from Chang'an Town before dawn. Could you please tell me that I want to see your old lady?"

The Fang family's servant's hands and face were frozen red, and he spoke to Adong with a flattering look.