Chapter 208 The Eight Immortals Cross the Sea, Each Displaying Their Unique Abilities
As their shift was about to end, Li San Niang and Tang Mingyue discussed their shifts during the three-day holiday starting tomorrow, which would begin on Emperor Wanyuan's birthday.
It was finally decided that Tang Mingyue would be on duty tomorrow, Li Sanniang the day after tomorrow, Tang Mingyue in the morning and Li Sanniang in the afternoon of the day after that.
Everything was settled, and it was time to finish their shifts. After giving a few instructions, Dr. Gao and the others bowed and parted ways to go home.
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Li Kui and Wang Gui went to Xiang Gui Ji. Having heard about the candies from Li San Niang, they decided to buy the cheapest skewer to try. They each ate one and found them to be quite delicious.
"According to what Li San Niangzi said, as long as you wash the fruit clean, string them together, coat them with syrup, and leave them outside overnight, they will be firm. We won't make too many varieties, just two kinds, with seeds and without seeds."
Wang Gui couldn't say anything more, he just kept nodding.
Although it's clear that there won't be enough time to sell this tomorrow, according to Li San Niang, the Longevity Festival will keep Chang'an City lively for at least seven or eight days, so it's still possible to make more sugar back in the village today.
Li Kui first took Wang Gui to the Jingzhao Prefecture to find the yamen runner in charge of this matter. They registered their names and listened to the yamen runner explain when and where they could only sell their wares and where to pay taxes after the market closed each day.
After finishing the official business, the two got right to work. Wang Gui didn't have much money, but Li Kui saw potential in the business and contributed the lion's share, buying sugar and oil paper from the shop.
He hailed a donkey cart and headed out of the city, thinking that once he got back, he would lead the entire village of dozens of people to work all night, and ideally, send another group to Chang'an City to sell their wares the next day, while those remaining in the village would continue processing the produce, earning a few days' worth of quick money as Li San Niang had suggested.
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In the newly opened supermarket in the West Market, Xing Yu was inspecting the shop with her eldest son, discussing business principles with him as she noticed some minor issues.
Surely some of you still remember who Xing Yu is, right?
Yes, it's Xing Yu from the "Records of Extraordinary People," the one who fell and broke his head while returning to his hometown to pay respects to his ancestors and was then transported to another world.
The man who made lard soap and came to Chang'an to see the Emperor's birthday celebration under the guise of broadening his horizons ended up opening a department store called a supermarket in both the West Market and the East Market.
Xing Yu has been in Chang'an for quite some time now, and the supermarket has opened two stores. The Emperor's birthday celebration will begin tomorrow.
But Xing Yu felt increasingly uneasy.
Although Xing Yu's knowledge of Tang history was not very good, he knew that this Tang Dynasty was not the same as the Tang Dynasty of the past.
During the time Xing Yu spent in Chang'an, he tried many ways to get information, and eventually he actually found some extraordinary news in a news shop.
At this point, Xing Yu could confirm that, apart from himself and Emperor Wu, who were certain they were not from this world, there were definitely many other people in the Tang Dynasty who were in the same situation.
Having already made lard soap, Xing Yu went all out and spent a lot of money to open a supermarket in both the East and West markets.
Xing Yu thought that if he did this, perhaps some fellow time travelers would come to recognize him.
Or, to silence them?
Regardless, Xing Yu still wanted to find fellow transmigrators, even if they were on the opposing side, even if they wanted him dead.
Therefore, Xing Yu was really looking forward to the Emperor's birthday ceremony tomorrow, wanting to see for himself what Emperor Wu was really like.
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Ministry of War, Assistant Department.
Xu Jingzhen had just finished discussing the security arrangements for Chang'an on the day of the Emperor's birthday with the Vice Magistrate of the Capital Prefecture.
Of course, we had already discussed and coordinated with the Imperial Guard, the Golden Guard, and even the Bad People's Office beforehand.
This situation has been urgent, and Xu Jingzhen has only been able to sleep for two or three hours a day for several days. Although she is skilled in martial arts, the dark circles under her eyes are now clearly visible, and her former charm is hard to match.
Xu Jingzhen felt a headache coming on as she thought about the ceremonies Emperor Wu would be holding tomorrow, including inspecting the soldiers, receiving gifts, and meeting the people in the imperial city.
Xu Jingzhen had no time to think about why Li Sanniang wouldn't accept him; his mind was now completely occupied with the Emperor's birthday celebration.
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The Governor's Office of Jiangnan East Circuit.
Du Qinghui, with an air of nonchalance, crossed his legs, took a sip of tea, and then glanced at his advisor, Mr. Qingshan, who was playing chess with his left and right hands to the side.
"Hey, do you think Emperor Wu will be shocked when he sees the birthday gift I sent?"
Mr. Aoyama put down the black pieces and looked helplessly at his outspoken lord: "General, you should be more mindful of this."
Mr. Aoyama pointed his finger at the roof beam: "The walls have ears."
Du Qinghui rolled her eyes at Qingshan, took another sip of tea, and looked out at the fine drizzle, saying, "She's quite magnanimous. If it were me, I would definitely..." Du Qinghui made a throat-slitting gesture towards Mr. Qingshan.
Mr. Qingshan also turned to look out the window, and after a moment he spoke: "The Sage is indeed a magnanimous emperor. I hope that the General's birthday gift will satisfy the Sage and that he will be willing to let the General roam overseas."
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On the way back to the Li family in the nineteen-carriage, Li San Niang saw through the car window that there were indeed many more pedestrians on the road than in the previous two days.
"There are definitely more people here than the past two days. This intersection has been jammed for at least fifteen minutes, hasn't it?"
Sitting on the carriage shaft with a whip in hand, Nineteen replied without turning his head: "That's right, Third Sister probably doesn't know, but right now, many people are trying to get a good spot at Vermilion Bird Square tomorrow, so the nine city gates are constantly being filled up. It's a bit slow because they need to check household registration certificates."
Suddenly, Li San Niang saw a man with golden curly hair walking towards her, which shocked her.
It should be noted that while there were many people from the Western Regions in the Tang Dynasty at that time, foreigners with golden curly hair and fair skin were really rare.
The Western Region people that Li San Niang had seen most often were those with dark brown hair and skin that was either lighter or darker than the local people of the Tang Dynasty.
Nineteen heard Li San Niang's surprised gasp, glanced over and saw the fair-haired man. She chuckled twice before saying, "Has San Niang never seen someone like this before?"
Li San Niang shook her head, then remembered that Shijiu couldn't see it, and said, "I've seen many people from the Western Regions, but I've never seen anyone with golden hair. It's really a rare sight."
"Haha, this blond hair is indeed rare. It must come from that cold place in the north."
When the Emperor's birthday celebration began, quite a few people from the Western Regions actually came to Chang'an.
I've even seen people with green eyes, just like those cat eyes.
There were also Kunlun slaves, whose entire bodies were black except for their eyes and teeth; most of them were slaves brought over by white-skinned foreign merchants.
Along the way, Li San Niang heard a lot about the people of the Western Regions from Shi Jiu, and she really learned a lot.
Li Sanniang thought that the English she learned in modern times probably had little to do with the English of today.
However, it's fortunate that I am now a citizen of the Tang Dynasty, which can be said to be the center of the world at this time, so it is only natural that I can speak the Tang language.
Tomorrow is the Emperor's birthday, and Li San Niang is really curious about what this birthday celebration is all about.
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