HLnovel Chapter 392: Moon Worship and Lanterns for Mid-Autumn Festival
Chapter 392: Moon Worship and Lanterns for Mid-Autumn Festival
Shen Luming didn't say anything to Shen Zhiqiu. He tore off the clothes covering his head and said unhappily, "Dad, my mother only bought two taels for herself, and she bought twenty taels for you, and you threw it away casually."
Shen Zhiqiu immediately shifted his attention: "Why don't you buy yourself some nice clothes?"
Li Jingshu waved his hands quickly: "Don't nag at me. We still have the materials given by the marquis' son-in-law. I have figured it out.
When the time comes, we can use the fabric to make a set for our father, mother, Uncle Li, our daughter, and myself, Da Hu and Er Hu, so that we can wear them when we go out. You and your son can see if there is any fabric left by then."
This stopped Shen Zhiqiu from chattering. It turned out that Li Jingshu really understood Old Shen.
Because today is a holiday and he still has to go to the stall, Shen Zhiqiu said: "I won't cook dinner myself..."
Therefore, he asked the kitchen of Guangyuanlou to steam white rice, and the side dish was stewed chicken with mushrooms. There were thirty chickens, so he made plenty of soup. Everyone had enough rice and could eat as much as they wanted. After finishing the chicken, they could eat the rice with the soup.
Shen Youyou was especially pleased to hear the men cheerfully responding, "Okay, it's a holiday, let's treat ourselves."
She felt particularly sad. Eating just white rice, or the kind of chicken that was not enough, and wanting to eat a full meal with rice and soup, how could that be called rewarding yourself for the holidays?
However, I saw that many buckets of rice were clean after everyone had eaten them, and many bowls of chicken stewed with mushrooms had no soup left.
I finally figured it out. As long as they keep working hard, one day they'll be able to go to a restaurant like Guangyuanlou and book a floor to celebrate the holidays.
As the sunset gradually disappeared into the sky, the lanterns outside the shops on the street lit up the night.
The entire Guangyuanlou street was brightly lit, the air was filled with the smell of various snacks, and from time to time there were a few shouts from vendors.
The building was also bustling with people, candles were brightly lit, and hundreds of red lanterns were hung, lighting up the night sky.
The reflection is soft, mixed with classical flavor. Close your eyes and listen quietly to the lingering sound of the pipa playing on the corners of the eaves.
Shen Youyou looked out from the west city gate to the east city gate. There was a long street with tall and short lanterns hanging on the roofs or held in the hands of pedestrians. They were red and orange, connected together like a galaxy that stretched to the end of her sight.
The Jiuzu clan had ten stalls on this street, and each stall had stalls selling shoe soles, hairpins, and the brothers also sold sky lanterns.
Seeing her daughter's eyes full of longing, Shen Zhiqiu said, "You and your sisters can play on this street. Don't run too far. Remember to hold your brothers and sisters' hands tightly. There are many beggars these days."
Of course Shen Youyou knew. Seeing that her sisters and brothers and sisters were all very excited, Shen Youyou waved her hand and said, "Come on, I'll take you to guess the lantern riddles."
Shen Nannan hugged Shen Youyou's thighs and said, "Sister Youyou, can you win a lantern for me?"
Shen Youyou opened her mouth, revealing two small canine teeth, and squinted her eyes like a fox. She said, "Take off the stigma, and I can lead you to sweep this street."
At the same time, in the most luxurious private room in Guangyuan Building, because the whole family went to the palace to attend the banquet, Fu Huaian didn't like the hustle and bustle of the banquet, so he didn't go.
He was busy all day and finally had some free time. Several friends invited him to worship the moon and enjoy the lanterns together, so he agreed. After all, it was much more interesting than the palace banquet!
Speaking of these four bad friends, not to mention Fu Huaian, let's just talk about Xiao Zhe, the eldest son of the Yongkang Earl's family.
The second son of the Minister of Revenue, the baby-faced Wei Yichen, or Ning Yu, Fu Huaian’s cousin and grandson of Prime Minister Ning.
If you randomly pick any one of them, they should have appeared at the banquet in the palace by this time today, but in the end, none of them went.
During the meal, Xiao Zhe ate a bite of lamb skewers and a bite of cumin chicken nuggets, and had a glass of wine, and he couldn't stop eating.
Fu Huaian's cousin Ning Yu used a serving chopstick to pick up a cumin mushroom for his cousin and said:
"Chuan Ting, you haven't been in Beijing recently. I don't know where Mr. Chen got this secret method. Sprinkling a thin layer of cumin on ordinary grilled meat and vegetables will make the taste much richer."
Fu Huaian's real name is Fu Chuanting, but his courtesy name is Huaian, so outsiders usually call him Huaian.
Wei Yichen, who has a baby face, eats one string of roasted mushrooms after another. He likes all kinds of vegetable skewers.
He also introduced it to Fu Huai'an: "It is said that the preparation of cumin is very complicated. If you think it is okay to eat, you can buy some and bring it back for the princess and the old duke to try when you leave."
Fu Huaian nodded and thought while eating the cumin lamb: "I have to take some away. If we grill it in the military camp, it should be delicious with some flavor sprinkled on it. Of course, I have to bring some home first."
Xiao Zhe stood up with a kebab of lamb, opened the door and called out to Mr. Chen.
Chen Dongjia was too busy today and had no time to stand guard at their door, but when he heard the call, he immediately came over.
Hearing that he was going to take the cumin away, Chen Dongjia said happily: "My Lord, this recipe was given to me by my brother Shen. Do you want to take the recipe or just the finished product?"
Fu Huai'an was stunned, very surprised, but when he thought of something, he asked, "Is it for you?"
Chen Dongjia was a shrewd man. He immediately understood what he meant and explained, "He used these recipes for dishes and cumin to invest in the restaurant. Now he is the second owner of our restaurant."
Fu Huaian was even more surprised. He had felt that Shen Zhiqiu was a capable person, but he didn't expect that he had underestimated him.
It had only been a short time, more than a month since the last time they saw each other. The shoe soles were sold so well that everyone in Beijing knew about it. When he went home, he also heard from his grandfather that Shen Zhiqiu had sent something to his family.
I have to say that Shen Zhiqiu's group is developing very fast. No matter where they are or how difficult the task is, they will do their best, never complain, and find ways to complete it.
Thinking of this, Fu Huaian regretted not arranging him to join the military camp directly when they first met.
Chen Dongjia didn't know what was going on in Fu Huaian's mind. He was actually thinking, "This time, Master Fu finally knows the relationship between him and Brother Shen."
But he didn't show it on his face, instead he explained: "My brother Shen is really a talent, not to mention he became the second owner of our restaurant,
Just today, the plastic soles and imitation hairpins that are popular in Kyoto are also from their company. They are setting up a stall downstairs now. Do you want me to notify him to come up?"
When Ah Chi heard this, he walked to the bedside and saw Shen Zhiqiu who was still setting up the stall.
"Master, there really is Shen Zhiqiu, setting up a stall."
Fu Huaian put down his chopsticks, wiped his mouth with a handkerchief, and walked to the window.
At this time, Xiao Zhe, Wei Yichen, and Ning Yu also came over curiously, and even Chen Dongjia followed behind.
I happened to see Shen Zhiqiu and Shen Youyou talking, and Shen Youyou said proudly: "Take away the 'ma', I can lead you to sweep this street."