Situ Ye first handed Mu Lige two red envelopes prepared in advance by Hua Qingcheng, and then acted as the host.
“The finishing touch!”
As Situ Ye finished speaking, Yu Xiaotian brought over a tray containing a brush and cinnabar. Mu Lige rolled up her sleeve with her left hand, held the brush in her right hand, and dipped it in cinnabar.
"A little left eye, business is booming!"
"Two clicks on the right eye, wealth and prosperity!"
"Three points of the sky, a bright future!"
Under Situ Ye's chanting, Mu Lige painted cinnabar on the eyes of the two lions.
"Awakening Lion!"
Mu Lige then stuffed a red envelope into each lion's mouth.
The lion accepted the red envelope, blinked its eyes, and, playfully and nimbly, began to dance to the rhythm of the gongs and drums. Its movements, sometimes majestic and powerful, sometimes naive, drew laughter from the onlookers. Lion dances were not practiced in Laifeng Country, so the locals were quite amazed by the shop's opening.
"Auspicious Lion Picking Green!"
After Situ Ye announced the next step, the two majestic lions marched steadily toward the door. Hua Qingcheng leaped onto Mulanjin's shoulders, first uncovering the red silk covering the shop sign, then snatching the "Qing" (a flower) from the lions' mouths. She then returned to the ground and tossed the "Qing" (a flower) from the lions' mouths toward Mu Lige, who caught it firmly.
After picking the "green", two lions stood at the door, one on the left and one on the right. The lions raised their two front legs and spit out the couplet from their mouths:
Business is booming and wealth is flowing in.
A bright future and great ambitions
After the lion finished reciting the couplet, it began to perform the lion awakening performance. Then the lion performed jumping stools, climbing poles, stepping on plum blossom piles, etc., which attracted cheers and applause from the audience.
After the performance, the lion dance first danced at the door for a while, and then entered the store, bringing prosperous energy to every corner with the rhythm of "dong dong qiang" gongs and drums.
After the lion dance ended and a few strings of firecrackers blasted off at the entrance, the shop officially opened for business. Hua Qingcheng sent Mu Lige and Mu Lanjin to the backyard to rest before returning to the shop to work. As the onlookers entered the shop, they were immediately greeted by a refreshing coolness.
Hua Qingcheng had already promoted the restaurant before its opening, and the lion dance performance immediately attracted a large number of customers. Jing Hua Yuan Snacks was packed immediately upon opening, with people taking food to go as they couldn't fit in a seat. Some wealthy men, unwilling to wait in line, would send their servants to buy food while they went home. Even popsicles, ice cream, and ice cream could be covered with ice cubes and taken away for a little extra money.
Yu Xiaotian helped in the kitchen, while Han Yichen was busy taking orders and preparing meals at the counter, while Situ Ye was in charge of the cash register. Whatever was available, like popsicles, ice cream, green bean soup, and red bean soup, was simply handed to the customers. Han Yichen, on the other hand, had Huang Feifeng's staff run errands for things like four-fruit soup and various flavors of milk tea, which were prepared and served from the kitchen. Everyone was busy and happy, even Hua's mother and father were helping to greet the customers.
Outside Jing Hua Yuan Snacks, there was a handsome figure dressed in crescent-white brocade clothes, holding a sandalwood folding fan, looking at the crowded shop that was booming since its opening, with a smile on his face.
Qingcheng, I'm back!
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