Earlier than Luo Erniang's side, Xipo Village had already received the news that Luo Yong and others were going to open a shop in Chang'an City.
Luo Yong said in the letter that he asked them to transport a batch of goods to Chang'an City in the near future. , the faster the better, the more quantity and variety the better.
At that time, someone from the Guannai Road drove a group of horses to Lishi to sell them.
Although the road previously built by Luo Yong and others has not yet reached Liangzhou City, it still brings convenience to many places on the Guannai Road.
However, wherever there is a cement road, one must go to and from them.
This side of Lishi is better than It was much more convenient in the past.
From Lishi, you could go south to Chang'an City and other places.
So this winter, many people from the Guannai Road drove donkeys and horses to transport a lot of dried meat and other things. , come to them to sell.
The price of the horse was much more expensive than that of the donkey.
Luo Yong's disciples were not very willing to buy it at first, until they received Luo Yong's letter.
A group of people discussed it and finally decided to spend their own money.
In the end, the total He scraped together money and bought twenty horses.
Equip these horses with carts for pulling goods, load them with the inventory from various shops, as well as the recent output of the Eucommia gum workshop, and purchase some goods locally, and then head to Chang'an City without stopping.
At this time in the early Tang Dynasty, the only time of the year in Chang'an City that there was no curfew was on the fourteenth, fifteenth and sixteenth days of the first lunar month, the three days before and after the Lantern Festival.
Early in the morning on the fourteenth day of the first month of the twelfth year of Zhenguan, many people in the city were excitedly preparing for the lantern viewing event tonight.
"Sending a cake to Rishi Razaburo."
“Nanbei Grocery Store opens tonight and if you spend over 38 Wen at a time, you will get a small cake for free.”
At about ten o'clock in the morning, some teenage children started shouting in various shops in Chang'an.
They were seen in groups, holding stacks of papers in their hands, and handed out one to everyone.
Some curious people went over and took a look at one.
The first thing that caught their eye were the words "North and South Grocery, Grand Opening".
Looking further down, there is another small text: "Three days before the opening, all customers who enter the store to shop, no matter how much they buy or how little they buy, will have a chance to draw a prize.
The prizes include: Eucommia gum produced by Heng's Automobile Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
The wheel is made up of one Yan'er Fei, ten north-south grocery gift bags, and fifty Yan'er Fei bamboo chains with paring knives and tofu."
Further down, there are several rows of large characters printed with red dye: "On the fourteenth night of the first lunar month, on the first day of the opening of the North and South Grocery Store, anyone who purchases more than thirty-eight yuan at a time will receive a free small cake.
The quantity is limited, first come first come First served."
"It's written very well.
It's written very well."
Many people didn't know how to read, so they had to ask those who could read.
Fortunately, there were many literate people in Chang'an City.
"That's it."
Some enthusiastic people will read the contents of this leaflet from beginning to end to them.
"Thirty-eight cents, tsk tsk."
Some people were stunned when they heard the request of thirty-eight cents.
That's how much ordinary people earn in a month.
"The lucky draw person above can draw no matter how much you buy."
Another person said.
"I don't think the stuff they have there is cheap."
"That's not necessarily the case."
"At Sister's restaurant, there are expensive ones and cheap ones."
"Look at the imprint on the back."
Everyone turned over to look at the other side and saw that there were some colorful small patterns printed on it.
At first glance, it was just because it was printing.
However, if you look carefully, you will find that those patterns are actually the patterns of some products sold in groceries in the north and south.
The following There's also a price tag.
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"Yan'erfei's car costs 600 yuan.
Oops, I can't afford it."
"Their Yanerfei is made of Eucommia rubber wheels.
It is waterproof and can be walked on rainy days.
It is also stable on the road.
It is much more comfortable than wooden wheels and is not bumpy."
"How did you know?"
"I heard from the merchants who came over from Lishi.
They only saw it once.
They couldn't buy it if they wanted to buy it before.
This time, groceries have started to be sold in the north and south."
"Look, there are people selling tofu, two cents for a penny."
"It's not expensive.
The tofu at my sister's restaurant is also pretty big.
The ones sold by Luo Sanlang here should be pretty good too."
"There are also those who sell jujube and bean cakes, which are also two cents a piece."
"There's also brine."
"What is this bread?"
"I don't know."
"Why don't you go take a look tonight?
You might as well buy some brine snacks and eat them out."
"You can still win prizes."
"Let's check out together, and maybe we can get a cake."
"If that's the case, I'm afraid I can only win the prize once."
"That's true" After finally waiting until dusk, many people living near Fenglefang went to Luo Sanlang's grocery store to watch the excitement.
Luo Yong and the others invited the lion dance team today.
When the closed-door drum sounded, the two lions danced more energetically.
The closed-door drum matched the drumbeat of the lion dance team and made a very lively sound.
In the open space in front of the main entrance of the North and South Grocery Store, there is a round pile of small mountain-like prizes.
The Yanerfei with Eucommia rubber wheels is placed at the highest point in the middle, supported by a wooden stand.
There are many more prizes next to it.
There are many other prizes of various sizes.
After the door-closing drums are beaten, the gates of the square are locked in the past, but this day announces the beginning of the night entertainment life.
The doors of the North and South Grocery Stores were wide open, and many people entered the stores one after another with the mentality of watching the excitement.
After entering the main gate, there is a small door five or six feet wide.
There is a red paper on the small door with the word "Entrance" written on it.
On the left side of the small door, there are many baskets stacked for carrying things. , and on the right is a row of counters of the same size, which is roughly where the checkout is.
After entering the shop, the first thing that hit me was the aroma of brine.
Then I saw that there were not only brine, but also cold dishes, soy products, various meatballs, and various desserts.
At a glance, they were all full of various kinds.
Eat.
Many people can't walk when they see so much food.
They want to eat when they look at this, and they want to eat when they look at that.
Among them, the most unforgettable thing is the dessert area.
The cream cakes are really mouth-watering.
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Unfortunately, they are too expensive.
If you don’t want the cream and just buy the cake base, it will be much cheaper.
There is also a cake next to it.
There is a food called bread.
I don’t know what it is.
What's more, no one has eaten it before.
The price is much cheaper than cakes.
There are various flavors, including cheese, salted egg, and meat slices.
There is a price sign in front of each food.
The cheapest one You can buy two of them for one penny, and you can buy them for more than a dozen or dozens of pence.
"Excuse me, help me get this, and this, and this too."
A few people over there were still hesitating, but on this side, someone had already started.
It's not easy to go to Sister's Restaurant to eat a cake on weekdays.
Now that it's open for sale, many people who like to eat cakes naturally want to buy it.
The person in charge of selling cakes today is also one of Luo Yong's disciples.
He is a very old man.
He is tall and thick, and he treats the food very carefully.
I saw him holding a clip in his hand, helping the customer to take things off the shelf.
One piece of bread was wrapped in oil paper, and the other two cakes were specially packaged with two cake wrappers from the cabinet.
Purchase thickened paper, Then according to their master's instructions, they cut it out carefully.
At this time, they just need to put the cake in the middle, fold a few paper leaves, and click the opening on the top, and then a cake is wrapped.
It is tight and even the top is There is also a carrying handle.
One loaf and two cakes were wrapped, and then he took a piece of pink paper from the side and wrote the price on it.
This piece of paper is also a bit strange in length, about one inch wide and two inches long.
The cake seller picked up a feather bamboo pen from the counter and wrote the price on the piece of paper.
"This cheese salted egg bread costs two cents.
These two small cakes cost nine cents each and fifteen cents each.
The total is twenty-six cents.
When you go out later, put them together on the counter outside.
Just pay, take this note and don’t lose it.”
"I also want a salted egg cheese bread."
At this time, a customer who had been watching for a while also said.
That salted egg cheese bread looks delicious.
It only costs two cents, so it’s not expensive.
It’s not stressful to eat it once in a while.
"Excuse me, please bring me a cake.
I want something like this."
Some people thought about it and finally decided to buy a cake.
Days like today only come once a year.
I have to buy it anyway, so why not spend a few more pennies?
Money, buy a cake for the kids at home to try.
"Okay."
Luo Yong's disciple finished wrapping the bread in front, and quickly came over to get the cake for him.
He took it off the shelf, and then wrapped it in a cardboard box just like he did before, and put the knife and fork in it.
I asked one more question: "If you want to eat for several people, please put two more forks."
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"Yes."
The man who bought the cake rubbed his hands with some restraint.
"Okay."
The man who bought the cake smiled, and as expected, he put two more forks in it, then took a piece of paper and wrote the price on it and handed it to him.
The man took the cake, looked left and right, and found that there were already many people in the shop at this time.
He was afraid of being squeezed out of the cake in his arms, so he did not dare to stay inside longer, so he hurriedly walked to the checkout counter outside.
The counters at the door were already occupied by people, and there were queues in twos and threes.
This man didn't quite understand how they collected money, so he stood in line and looked forward.
The man in charge of collecting money took the basket from the customer in front of him, looked at several pictures of different colors, probably to confirm that they were correct, then calculated the total price, and then said: "A total of It’s forty-one cents.”
The customer took out a bunch of money from his arms, counted forty-one cents and settled the bill.
After settling the bill, the man who collected the money took out a small cake packed in a cardboard box from under the counter: "Shopping over thirty Bawen, this is a gift cake.”
"Yes."
The young man nodded, took the cake, and called the servant who had been waiting at the door, asking him to come over and get something for him.
At the counter, the man in charge of the checkout stuffed the colorful slips of paper he had just received into several different boxes one by one according to different colors.
"Just one cake?
Give me the note."
After passing out the note, he continued to receive the next customer.
"oh."
"Nine coins in total."
"Hey, hey."
"Go out this way, there's a lottery outside."
"Why."
The man paid the money, carried a small cake, and left the shop happily.
He felt that he had learned a lot today.
There was such a big shop, so many foods, many of which he had never seen before.
The shop The people there are also very nice, and they don't mind his shabby clothes.
"Let's touch the prize, let's see who can touch Yan'erfei" After paying the bill, we walked along a path surrounded by low stakes and silk ribbons and naturally walked to the lottery place.
I saw a young man in his twenties with a scarf on his head, shouting, While arranging for these customers who came out of the shop to draw prizes.
"Come on, let's see how lucky you are tonight."
"Hey, it's a paring knife.
A paring knife is good.
A paring knife is better than tofu."
"Ha ha ha ha."
"Look at what this guest touched.
Let me see."
"null" "Hahahahaha" "I'm not very lucky today.
It's okay.
We have lottery draws on the 14th, 15th, and 16th days.
If you can't draw today, come back tomorrow."
"behind the back" "What is this" "North and South Groceries Gift Pack" "Look, everyone, the first big gift package has come out tonight."
"Wow" "Hold it.
This basket is a bit heavy.
It's all ready-to-eat food.
Oh, you're lucky." "" When it was the man's turn to buy the cake, he was quite nervous.
His wife and several children were waiting for him outside.
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At this time, they all came over.
Yan Erfei didn't want to think about it anymore, and hoped that he could also touch the big cake.
Here's the gift bag.
"Let me see how much you touched" "Yo, another paring knife."
"Don't dislike it.
This paring knife is not bad.
Just now, many people touched the air, and some touched tofu.
You are better than them."
"Just a paring knife."
The man grinned, holding the cake in one hand and the paring knife in the other, and walked to his wife.
"The paring knife is very good.
I heard that in their shop, a paring knife costs four cents."
His wife said.
"I don't know."
The man said with a smile: "I just finished buying the cakes, and there are more people there.
I'm afraid that the cakes will be crowded, so I came out quickly."
"How much does this cake cost?"
his wife asked.
"Nine cents," the man said.
"Good luck, let me hold a paring knife again."
His wife smiled, and she would definitely feel distressed just because a small cake costs nine cents.
However, their family's financial situation has improved slightly recently.
It was a rare occasion to eat it, so I didn’t say anything.
Besides, there was a paring knife.
"Aye, I want to eat cake."
The youngest daughter in the family pulled the hem of her clothes and said.
"Okay, let's eat cake."
The man said happily.
The couple led their three children, old and young, all the way out of Fenglefang and sat down under a big tree by the canal to the west of Zhuque Street.
During the Lantern Festival every year, Zhuque Street is very lively, especially in the area near Zhuque Gate, where people come and go.
The annual lantern viewing activity is mainly in this area, on the big tree next to them. , there are also several large colorful lanterns hanging.
The family of five sat down under the big tree, and then the man carefully opened the cardboard box in his hand and placed a small cake as big as a palm in front of his children.
Normally, a small cake only comes with one fork.
The man selling the cake just asked him and gave him two more forks.
Now there were three bamboo forks, one for each of his three children. just.
"Eat."
The man put three forks into his children's hands and said with a smile.
"Don't you want to eat?"
the eldest daughter asked.
"If your mother doesn't want to eat it, you can eat it."
Their mother-in-law also said.
"Mommy, this cake is so delicious."
The youngest girl carefully scooped out a little bit of cream with a fork and put it into her mouth.
After eating, she smacked her lips and turned to her grandma.
"Is it delicious?
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I'll ask Aye to buy it for you next year during the Lantern Festival."
Aniang reached out and touched the soft hair on her little daughter's head and said.
"Mom, you eat too."
"Um."
“Is it delicious?”
"tasty."
"Aye, you eat too."
"You eat, you eat."
"Aye, this cake is so delicious."
A family of five eats a cake together and enjoys it happily.
From time to time, people come out to admire the lanterns passing by.
There are also some children running over with lanterns laughing.
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