Chapter 134: 133. Toad comments on humans, the immortal crushes them with one foot
After watching the tea show, I gave tips to the tea maker and the waiter. After having enough tea and rest, I packed up the remaining snacks.
Lei Li, Zhou Yi and the others left the teahouse.
Because we left home early, it wasn't too late now, only around eight or nine in the evening. Not to mention the young people and children, even my grandparents were in high spirits and didn't want to go back home.
The baby was not sleepy at all late at night and was interested in following the adults around.
He had just eaten goat's milk and some egg custard, and his little belly was full, like a small ball stuffed in it. Lei Li touched his belly and laughed.
Speaking of this, there is a little interesting thing.
The baby was probably angry at his "double-standard" father because he saw that others had cakes to eat but he didn't. His little cheeks were puffed up, and he started to act coquettishly to his father, pointing at his father's pea yellow and osmanthus cakes, and opening his little mouth to make noises.
Lei Li, who always spoiled his baby and didn't care about anything, was amused by the baby and ordered another serving of tender egg custard for him.
The baby was happy. He hugged his father's face and gave him a big kiss, then hummed at his ignorant father.
This made several adults laugh.
The guests in the teahouse who saw this scene also laughed. A wealthy lady even said that the baby was very cute and knew how to talk to adults at such a young age.
“Ahhh!”
The baby understood that the lady was praising him, and immediately his eyes curved into a smile and he started babbling. Even though no one understood baby talk, they knew he was conceited.
Lei Li and his men and the wealthy lady also laughed.
The scholars seemed to want to show off and attract the attention of the rich lady. They said loudly that the new tea maker was not as good as the previous one, and her movements were not smooth and beautiful enough. They didn't know how she became famous in Zhongchuan and was invited by the owner.
In his words, he expressed doubts about the innocence of the craftswoman and the vision of the shopkeeper.
The craftswoman was so angry that her face turned red and she wanted to argue with them, but she was concerned that they were guests and she was a woman, so it would not be good for her if she made a big fuss.
Lei Li doesn't care so much.
A chopstick was thrown and hit the head of the scholar who was talking nonsense accurately. He glanced at him with a smile, full of provocation and ridicule.
"When will it be the Toad Reviewer's turn?"
"On the day when the Heavenly Emperor descends, is the Toad Demon trying to attract his attention and receive more blessings? Isn't he afraid of being crushed into mud by the Barefoot Immortal?"
According to legend, the barefoot immortal has a gentle temperament and usually treats people with a smile. He will show mercy to monsters that are willing to do good, but he will never show mercy to evil monsters.
His feet are the weapon of the Barefoot Immortal. He has conquered many demons and is the nemesis of all monsters in the world.
"You actually called me a toad? I passed the examination for the title of scholar at a young age and will take the examination for the title of juren next year. I even don't kneel before an official, yet you humiliate me for no reason!"
The scholar was so angry that his face turned red and his neck became thick. He stood up and slammed the table in anger, but when he saw Zhou Yi, who was tall and strong and could beat two of him with one punch, also stood up, he was so angry that his face turned purple.
Still angry, but with a weakened momentum, he said, "If you dare to hit someone in public, you will be brought to justice!"
When everyone in the Liu family heard this, they were all shocked. They were farmers and could only go to the county government office a few times a year, let alone go to court. They were a little nervous at first.
Especially since my grandparents are old, they like a harmonious, healthy and peaceful family and cannot bear to see any accidents happen to their family members.
Lei Li remained calm and said with his signature sweet, dark smile, "I have some friendship with County Magistrate Xu. I want to see who will be more forceful in our meeting with the official, or who will have more face."
“……!”
Those scholars suddenly panicked.
For a moment, although they felt that they had lost face, they were reluctant to give up the expensive refreshments that had just been served, so they sat back silently and dared not say anything.
It was almost common knowledge that County Magistrate Xu Xingzhe loved the food at Sichuan restaurants and had a good relationship with the restaurant's chief and second-in-command managers.
These three people probably don't often go to Sichuan restaurants or have never been to one before. They didn't recognize Lei Li as the owner of a Sichuan restaurant, but the rich lady recognized him.
"I just thought you looked familiar, but I didn't expect it to be Shopkeeper Lei. I haven't seen you in the Sichuan restaurant these past few months. Are you at home coaxing this adorable little baby?"
The lady was straightforward and loved Sichuan cuisine. After recognizing Lei Li, she generously paid for the tea and snacks for their table, and also gave a reward to the tea maker who was in trouble.
"The lady's tea-making skills are excellent, not much worse than the previous tea makers. It's worth it that the shopkeeper went all the way to Zhongchuan to invite the lady back."
This is a response to what the scholars just said.
This wealthy lady was the eldest daughter of a prestigious scholarly family in the county town and a frequent visitor to the teahouse, so those scholars recognized her and wanted to attract her attention.
The lady had seen a lot of tea-making and tea-themed performances, and she quite liked the skills of a tea-making craftsman. Now that the craftsman's wife had taken over as the head chef, those scholars thought that she was not satisfied with the craftsman.
Now that she was there, no one else would question the tea-making craftsman, and she immediately expressed her gratitude profusely.
"Madam Xie is very capable and knowledgeable. Next time you come to the inn, I will be afraid that Madam Xie will not be dissatisfied with the simple food and take care of me."
Lei Li made a few self-deprecating jokes, and Mrs. Xie also joked back, and this little incident was over.
However, it was Lei Li who ordered the tea maker and the waiter, so Lei Li also gave them some tips, and both of them were smiling.
Left the teahouse.
Lei Li, Zhou Yi and others went to watch another Nuo opera, in which the Nvqing Zhenren subdued the evil spirits.
There were also crosstalk performers, puppeteers, shadow puppeteers, magicians, and even a sumo wrestling show in the theater, which amazed them endlessly.
I heard that sumo was introduced from Dongyuan. It was originally loved by nomadic tribes near Dongyuan. It was a sport where two big men were wrestling.
However, the Dongyuan people felt that wrestling was too barbaric and rough, so they developed sumo, which has stricter rules. They changed the scoring method from throwing the opponent to the ground or making his back touch the ground to pushing the opponent out of the circle or making any part of his body except his feet touch the ground.
In addition, the fighting techniques of the two are also different, and wrestling requires more speed and flexibility.
This is also one of the differences between the worlds that Dayouchao and Zhou Yi live in. In the history of the earth's development, wrestling and sumo originated from different countries and cultural backgrounds, and actually did not blend together.
Wrestling on Earth originated from military training in ancient Greece and Rome and later evolved into a competitive sport, while sumo originated from ancient Chinese wrestling and was later introduced to Japan, where it developed into a uniquely Japanese competitive sport.
However, the sumo of the Daisuke Dynasty was also quite entertaining, and it also had women's sumo.
But the ones in Washe are more sexy and charming, tend to be less formal, and are not suitable for serious people with families. Therefore, Lei Li and Zhou Yi did not bring their families to see it.
There is no curfew in Qingmi County.
Not to mention the grand Lantern Festival, people in the county were having fun like crazy. Even late at night there were still many people on the streets, with nine streets and three markets bustling with people.
But Lei Li and the others could hardly hold on any longer.
Farmers in the countryside usually go to bed early, resting at sunset and working at sunrise. It was only because they were too excited and busy today that they stayed up so late. When they heard the bell ringing at midnight, someone suggested going back to wash up and go to bed.
The carriage and the coachman were waiting at the place where we had gotten off before.
On the way back to the house in the carriage, the bells in the county town were still ringing, and they would not stop until they had rang a full twelve times.
"Why are there bells today but not yesterday?"
Sister Huaer was puzzled, and then she thought about it. There were bells on New Year's Eve, but there were no bells on weekdays like last night and the night before. However, there were bells at noon during the day.
"The bells in this county town are only rung at night during the New Year holidays. They are not rung on weekdays. This is to remind people who have had too much fun to go home and not delay their daily life the next day."
Lei Li explained with a smile, "On non-holidays, everyone would have gone home to sleep before midnight. Ringing the bell would wake everyone up, and the bell ringer would be on duty every night, which would also affect their rest. So of course, there would be no bell."
"What if I want to know what time it is at night?"
Xiaohua was also curious.
"The county government had a water clock that told time. The night watchman would look at the clock and tell the time. He would then go out into the streets and alleys and beat gongs to let people know."
Zhou Yi said, "The gong sound isn't too loud. People who are used to it won't be woken up or disturbed by it. But have you ever been woken up by the night watchman's gong?"
“It seems not.”
Sister Huaer shook her head, and the other children also shook their heads.
Xiaobao thought about it and asked, "Is it the person who said 'It's dry weather, be careful with fire' at night? I've heard it a few times, but I fell asleep again quickly."
"yes."
Miao Fulang touched Xiaobao's head, smiled and said, "That's the night watchman. If there's a fire in a house or something dangerous, it's usually the night watchman who'll find out and go find people. The night watchman is very important."
"Don't the night watchmen sleep at night?"
"They sleep during the day and work at night, which is the night shift. People like me, Zhou Yi, and your father and mother go to work during the day, which is the day shift."
Lei Li continued.
Even at this late hour, the children were still very curious. Little Liumu asked how the night watchman could walk through such a large county town and tell people what time it was.
"There's more than one night watchman in the county."
Zhang Daqiang laughed and said, "They all have their own territory. They know how many hours it takes to walk through each territory. As they walk, they add a quarter or two, and it's about right."
People nowadays don’t have such strict schedules as modern ones, where they don’t have to arrive at a certain time. Otherwise, even if they are late or have to pay a fine, it’s fine as long as they are around the appointed time.
——Anyway, it’s better to arrive earlier than the boss.
The carriage slowly returned to Lei's house. Everyone got off the carriage and went back to their rooms to wash up and go to bed.
Zhou Yi handed the baby to wet nurse Mu to feed and coax him to sleep, and then returned to his room with Lei Li.
Lei Li said he was too tired and asked Zhou Yi to wash up first. Just as the bathtub was filled with hot water, he said it was too late today and he wanted to take a bath with Zhou Yi.
Before he finished speaking, he took a step forward with his long legs and entered Zhou Yi's arms in the water.
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