Ye Xiaochai bought a few feet of red silk cloth from the cloth shop, carefully cut it into the size of a signature couplet, and gently covered all four wooden boards. Liang Chuan said with emotion: "Let's build it first, and then you can put on your red hijab on the opening day!"
At this time, Shitou and her sister Zheng Yuzhi walked in from the door. Liang Chuan thought it was the villagers from Fengshan who were coming to move his belongings, and he was ready to tell them to leave. Hearing this, they were still chatting and laughing, but when they saw it, they turned out to be Shitou's sister who loves to play just as much as him.
"Shitou, you didn't come back to Xinghua. Why did you suddenly think of coming to my store today?"
"Third brother, my father knows that my sister will definitely come to you to take her to the Lantern Festival. He also knows that you will definitely not agree to her request. No matter what, my sister will definitely come to you. He said that he will come with Thank you again and don’t take my sister to the lantern festival."
Zheng Yuzhi was already jumping anxiously because she couldn't go to the lantern festival. When Shitou remarked with joy, she became even more anxious and angry. She pinched her waist and reached out to pinch Shitou's ears. Shitou saw that something was not good and hurriedly dodged.
"Is it possible that you would come to me specifically to talk to me like this? Your father is really polite?"
"Of course not. My father knew that your store was going to open in a few days, and the furniture in the store must not have been purchased yet, so he had several sets of counters, desks, armchairs, square tables, and a cash cabinet made! These are all stores. I asked a few porters to carry whatever was needed in the store. It just so happened that you were in the store today, otherwise I would have gone to your house to look for you."
When Liang Chuan went out to take a look, he saw several porters carrying several pieces of furniture. The furniture was as smooth as new, showing that it had been made not long ago.
"Why is your father still spending so much money? I need it in this small shop. Just ask the carpenter to make a set later. You guys are delivering and moving. Come on, come on, master, hurry up and pick it in." Liang Chuan said unhappily. I was quite honest in my heart, no matter what, I bought everything and returning it would make things difficult for Zheng Zuliang.
"Master, how do you place these cabinets and tables?" Six porters carried these tables and cabinets, entered the store and put them down gently. They did not dare to place them randomly. The placement of furniture is very particular. If the location is wrong, it may block the owner's luck and wealth. If you don't get money, it's a small thing, and you may even get beaten.
Liang Chuan directed several porters to arrange the tables, chairs and counters, but he was not that particular. Haha, these masters probably don’t know what this store originally sells.
"Third brother, what are these wooden boards of yours? Why are they covered with red cloth?" Shitou saw the couplet boards that Liang Chuan placed at the base of the wall, and they were covered with red cloth. He couldn't help but be curious. Go and open it.
Liang Chuan stopped him when he saw this and said, "Do you want to know what's underneath this red hijab? Don't worry, you'll know when it opens."
"It's so mysterious. Could it be that it's a plaque sent by some important person? You still refuse to let me see it."
"This is a custom. Just like when you marry a bride, before you get married, someone will lift your wife's red hijab to see what your wife looks like. Are you willing to agree?"
Shitou couldn't defeat Liang Chuan. His words made Shitou feel a little embarrassed, and he said viciously: "These are two different things, brother. My wife hasn't even married yet. Anyone who dares to lift her hijab will slap our Zheng family in the face. I won't do it." His bones cannot be broken."
"That's it. Alas, your hands are still moving around. Believe it or not, I will remove your hands later! Quick, bring a chair over. I want to hang up this sign."
Shi Shi trembled and moved an arm chair. Liang Chuan stepped on the new chair and raised the store's new sign and hung it up. It matched the original sign exactly, but the old house had a new look and was covered with a red silk to give people a new look. A festive feeling.
Then came three pairs of couplets. After hanging them up, the small shop that originally sold Mingyi was transformed, with red and colorful decorations everywhere, and the whole shop was bright. When the picture of a tiger sitting on a mountain behind the counter was hung up, the momentum would be even better. At the intersection of Fengshan Market, although there are not many people here, due to the free effect of the past few days and the red silk plaque hung today, villagers passing by stopped to watch. Liang Chuan saw that there were many people watching, so he told everyone he met that the store would be opening the day after tomorrow, and everyone would come to support it.
The villagers passing by thought that the store would offer free gifts and other generous activities after its opening. They were all very excited and expressed their opinions that they would definitely come and visit as soon as possible when it opens.
"It opens the day after tomorrow. Remember to bring some firecrackers to support it." Liang Chuan said to the two Shitou siblings.
"Hmph." Zheng Yuzhi is not very fond of Liang Chuan, and is even more dismissive of Liang Chuan's shops and small businesses. In terms of making money, is there anyone in Xinghua who can compare with his father.
Shitou was quite excited, "Okay, I'll go back and tell my dad and my cousin, and we can all join in the fun."
"Shitou, do you know if there is a percussion and percussion band or percussion class in Xinghua or Fengshan when there is a wedding event, and a team of people come over to have fun?"
"Yes, there is a team in Xinghua. They are very good at ringing instruments. Call them over the day after tomorrow. I will help you. I will help third brother to help the scene. Those big drums will beat the sky and the earth. I guarantee that you will win the battle of Fengshan. People will be attracted to them, and even when our family holds happy events sometimes, we always invite them to come and play, don’t worry, third brother, if the atmosphere doesn’t get better the day after tomorrow, I’ll apologize to you!”
"Okay, then I'll wait for you to help me cheer." Liang Chuan originally wanted to get a suona and play it by himself, but he thought about it when it opened and he was the owner of the store. If he played it happily next to him, he would neglect others. , that’s a bit not good.
On the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, the Spring Festival is usually not over until today, and the shops will not open for business. However, people still paid much less attention to the Spring Festival during the Song Dynasty than the Spring Festival in later generations. In this era, the Lantern Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival and Double Ninth Festival were no less important than the Spring Festival, and were even more lively.
So after New Year's Eve and the first day of the Lunar New Year, Fengshan became quiet again, and people looked forward to the arrival of the Lantern Festival.
On the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, the sky was clear and clear, and spring magpies had appeared on the branches. It was a great day, and it was also the day when Wanda in Liangchuan opened.
Today Li Erhua did not take everyone to make bamboo weaving in the yard. Instead, according to Liang Chuan, Fengshan's small shop opened today. Everyone is a part of this shop and must go to have fun and experience the feeling of ownership.
He Baozheng has not gone to the fields, and his wife is now learning bamboo weaving from Li Erhua. The women are now doing handicrafts in the yard every day, chirping, and singing a big show in the yard.
He Baozheng drove his own ox cart and took a group of people to the store. There were also a lot of firecrackers bought yesterday on the ox cart. Li Chuyi didn't want to go, so he and Hei Bi stayed to look after the home and nurse the home together.
The people in the oxcart were laughing and laughing, and the art lady got up early in the morning to prepare a table, because she ran to the tugong on Xinzhi, prepared a large table of wine, vegetables and fruits, and offered sacrifices. There is no Tutu Temple in the village, and there is no ancestral hall for their surname Zhang. The Longshui Temple at Shimaqiaotou is too far away, and it would be noon to run back and forth.
The women were the happiest. Originally, it had nothing to do with them being exposed, but Liang Chuan said that everyone is a part of the family and must go and have fun. As for whether or not it matters, in this place, everyone doesn’t know each other, they are all outsiders. Yang Xiu has a rather aggressive personality, and now she is gradually integrating into the collective. She asked Liang Chuan, "Boss, what do we sell in this store now?"
Liang Chuan said: "Now let's make it look familiar and let everyone know that a new store has opened."
Ye Xiaochai continued: "I went to the store yesterday and saw that there was nothing in the store. The owner opened the store first and the items haven't been put on the shelves yet."
"Huh?" Several women laughed. How can there be such a way to open a store in the world? The store is open but there are no goods inside. How can this be considered opening a store?
He Baozheng was in a good mood now and said: "You women don't know anything. Sanlang has a lot of clever ideas. He certainly has his reasons for doing this. Don't make fools of yourself."
"Hey, I'm talking about He Baozheng." Ye Xiaochai pointed at He Baozheng's back with his hands on his waist. He Baozheng was driving in front. He couldn't see and ignored Ye Xiaochai. Ye Xiaochai then said: "He Baozheng, you called us boss." Liang Chuan, who was named by his surname, is now called so affectionately, Sanlang, it makes my skin crawl."
He Baozheng was not afraid of Ye Xiaochai's bickering, and said: Huh, what do you know about girl Pianzi? I'm not familiar with your boss, so I can't call him too close. It’s different now. Your boss is thinking of ways to make money on his own, and he will also bring along the poor people in Helu. For this reason, I admire your boss from the bottom of my heart. It’s not too much to call him Saburo. "
"That's natural. Our boss is kind and generous. Our boss is willing to settle down in your Helu. It's a blessing that you Helu people have earned over many lifetimes."
"Okay, okay, my aunt, you can say whatever you want." He Baozheng drove the carriage with a smile. Although the carriage was slow, it was more comfortable to wander than to walk. In a short time, Fengshan arrived.
In front of the Wanda Shop in Liangchuan, I saw a lot of villagers surrounded by three circles inside and three outside. The bullock cart couldn't squeeze in, so a group of people jumped out of the car, broke through the crowd, and squeezed in. Early in the morning, Zheng Zuliang, his son and daughter, Zheng Ruoying, the manager Lao Cai, and several people he knew from Fengshan and Xinghua were all standing at the door of Liang Chuan's shop. Behind them were a large group of percussion troupes, a few actors with thick watercolors on their faces, and a few jugglers holding large tanks.
His remarks on the first day of the new year made him think more highly of this young man. Zheng Zuliang is becoming more and more attracted to Liang Chuan. He is afraid that the God of Wealth will run away at the slightest greeting. Seeing that Liang Chuan finally arrived late, , Zheng Zuliang saluted Liang Chuan with a spring breeze on his face and said: "Brother Liang Chuan, new store, new atmosphere, happy new year!"
