Fang Jun led the third, fourth, and younger sisters to move the fireworks that had been sent from the village in the afternoon to the garden. The servants and maids didn't know what tricks Erlang was going to play, so they hurried out to watch the fun. Sister-in-law Du Shi also
Standing in the corridor with his personal maid, he watched with interest as Fang Jun arranged the square cardboard boxes one by one.
Fang Yizhi was sitting in the study room reading, but was pulled out by Mrs. Du. At this time, seeing Fang Jun's other children struggling, he became a little impatient and said in a low voice: "You are so old, how can you still follow me?"
Just like a child, so childish!"
He was still thinking about the storybook he just borrowed from his friend, The Talented Man and the Beautiful Woman, and he had only read half of it...
Du Shi snorted coldly, pursed her lips and said, "It's really childish. My brothers are already famous all over the world and can support the family, but my brother still sits in the study all day long reading scripts. How childish!"
Fang Yi's face was pale and slightly red, and he closed his mouth tightly, not daring to make a sound.
There is no harm if there is no comparison. Since then, it has become more and more torturous. My wife always stabs herself with a few words from time to time, which hurts her self-esteem.
Fang Yi always looked down upon the second child.
An aristocratic family like the Fang family is a scholarly family that wants to pass down poems and books. Studying is the right path. To be arrogant and domineering all day long and to associate with the smell of copper is to abandon the good and pursue the weak and have no future. But these words are useless to the daughter-in-law.
Yes, this woman with long hair and short knowledge has long been bribed by the weird gifts from the second son from time to time. She is not of the same mind as him...
Fang Yi looked up to the sky and sighed. He felt that a noble scholar like himself, being with a group of foolish men and women all day long, had been contaminated with too much worldly atmosphere. What a tragedy for us!
In the garden, Fang Jun led his brothers and sisters to arrange more than twenty fireworks, asked the servants to bring incense sticks, and asked: "What time is it now?"
The servant said respectfully: "If you return to Erlang, it will be almost at the beginning of the Youshi hour."
Fang Jun nodded and looked at the third and fourth children: "First one, who wants to order?"
Fang Xiuzhu stood next to Fang Jun, staring at the square cardboard box with her beautiful eyes, and asked curiously: "Second brother, what is this? Is it also a firecracker?"
When she saw the incense stick in Fang Jun's hand, she guessed whether it was the same as the firecrackers set off at the door before dinner, but the shape was too strange...
Fang Jun smiled proudly and said: "You will know later, I guarantee it will look good!"
The third wife, the third wife, ran over nervously: "Second brother, I'll come!"
The fourth brother was a little timid and hid behind Fang Jun. He was also curious, so he showed his little head and watched the third brother holding the incense stick and lighting the long fuse on the first paper box.
Amidst the "crack" sound, the fuses emitted sparks and smoke and burned rapidly. The fuses outside the cardboard box were quickly burned out.
A brief silence.
Then……
With a "boom" sound, a fireball shot straight into the sky with a string of sparks and smoke from the paper box.
The fireball was sprayed by gunpowder and kept running upward until it was nearly ten feet high...
It exploded with a "bang" sound.
The light bomb containing caustic soda exploded in mid-air, blooming into a yellow flower, which was colorful and eye-catching!
Immediately afterwards, there was another "boom" sound, and a light bomb rose into the sky.
"boom"
This one is a green firework containing copper foam.
The previous yellow flowers have not yet fallen and dissipated, but this green one is dotted among them. The yellow and green flowers are alternately gorgeous.
"Boom, boom, boom"
Fireworks bloomed one after another in the sky. The colorful fireworks illuminated the city of Chang'an in the 14th year of Zhenguan in a colorful and dazzling way!
Because of the time period of development, some special materials were not easy to obtain, and because Fang Jun did not know much about the production methods of later generations of fireworks, the fireworks in front of him were too monotonous in Fang Jun's opinion.
But in the eyes of the Tang Dynasty 1,400 years ago, this was enough!
The colorful fireworks in the sky are like the colorful clouds coming from the sky, which can be called a miracle!
That kind of beauty, that kind of splendor, that kind of splendor completely shocked everyone!
At the moment when the second firework was lit, the entire Chang'an City residents walked out of their rooms one after another, stood in their gardens and on the streets, looked up at the sky, and were shocked to see the blossoming flowers in the sky that seemed to be blooming in heaven.
Gorgeous flowers.
Fang Yizhi was dumbfounded, with his mouth open and his jaw almost falling to the floor...
In the Tai Chi Palace, Princess Gaoyang's beautiful eyes were shining. She looked up at the fireworks in the sky and murmured: "The east wind blows thousands of flowers and trees down at night, and the stars are like rain..."
Who said that only on the night of the Shangyuan Dynasty can the light of the jade pot turn and the fish and dragons dance all night long?
Look at the fireworks blooming in the sky, as brilliant as clouds and dazzling as flaming trees!
Suddenly looking back, that person was there, in a dimly lit place...
The silent city of Chang'an seemed to be ignited by the brilliant fireworks one after another. The whole New Year's Eve was spent talking about this incredible miracle, and I couldn't sleep all night.
His Majesty Li Er stood blankly in front of the window, with colorful fireworks reflected in his eyes, speechless for a long time.
It was not until a quarter of an hour later that His Majesty Li Er came back to his senses.
Looking at the direction in which the fireworks were rising, I thought about it and decided that this must be the sound caused by Fang Jun's men. In the whole of Chang'an, and even in the whole world, this boy was the only one who could perform some incredible "miracles" from time to time.
For example, that bullshit "Summon the Rainbow"...
His Majesty Li Er felt a little pain in his heart when he thought of the prism that was locked into the Treasure Pavilion but was actually worthless.
He sent his chamberlain to call Li Junxian, and His Majesty Li Er gritted his teeth and said: "This must be caused by Fang Jun's fellow. It is so eye-catching that the whole city of Chang'an will be in an uproar now! It will cause trouble for me during the New Year! You
Immediately inform Marquis Wu and Jinwu Guards in the city to strictly prevent chaos among the people. Go to Fang Mansion immediately and arrest Fang Jun..."
At this point, after thinking about it, I felt that it was a bit inappropriate to arrest Fang Jun on New Year's Eve. At least I wanted to give Fang Xuanling some face, so I changed my words and said, "Look at how many of these things that guy has in his hand. Give them all to him."
I’m moving back!”
Li Junxian was stunned. Move back?
Does this count as using your power for personal gain?
However, he didn't dare to ask, so he nodded and said: "The general will take the order!"
He took a few steps back, turned around and walked out of the hall.
But I thought in my heart: Fang Jun, you bastard, you just want to die, you won’t let us have a drink during the Chinese New Year...
Li Junxian and his subordinates rushed to Fang Jun's house at lightning speed. Without saying a word, they "confiscated" all the six or seven fireworks that had not yet been set off, and even "arrested" a domestic servant who helped Fang Jun set off the fireworks.
He returned to Tai Chi Palace in a hurry.
Fang Jun was so frightened. Did setting off fireworks violate His Majesty Li Er's taboo? Or did it violate some national law?
But these days, there seems to be no ban on setting off fireworks and firecrackers in urban areas, right?
It wasn't until half an hour later that fireworks bloomed in the sky above Tai Chi Palace that Fang Jun returned to the future and jumped in anger.
Li Er, so shameless!
…
New Year's Eve was spent amidst the pride of His Majesty Li Er, the anger of Fang Jun, and the hustle and bustle of the people in the city.
Early in the morning on the first day of the Lunar New Year, after eating dumplings, it was time to pay New Year greetings.
New Year greetings are a tiring thing, especially for a prominent family like the Fang family. There are so many old friends and relatives that no family can be left behind, but it is also an important means of maintaining interpersonal relationships.
The saddest thing is that Fang Jun is now regarded as a "celebrity in Chang'an". He goes to various families to pay New Year greetings, and his treatment is obviously much improved compared to last year. Basically, he is received personally by the head of each family. They are all uncles and uncles, and they are all big shots in the court.
, politeness must be maintained. Drinking tea and chatting, greeting each other a few words, Fang Jun laughed until his cheeks became sore...
Unspeakable suffering.
But there are also gains.
Everyone in the city knew that the latest fireworks were set off by the Fang family. As early as possible, many people asked him where to buy them. Hearing that it was a new product developed by the Fang family's workshop, they generously expressed interest and placed an order.
few.
Anyway, they were from families who were not short of money. Fang Jun shouted out sky-high prices, but they didn't take it seriously.
Compared to setting off a few such beautiful and gorgeous fireworks at night, what is money?
Fang Jun walked around a lot outside, returned to his house, and immediately sent his personal entourage to Zhuangzi to inform him that the annual leave was cancelled, the wages were doubled, and work started at full speed!
Wu Meiniang happily took the order recorded in Fang Jun's hand, calculated it, and suddenly smiled. If she could complete this order before the Lantern Festival, she would earn at least tens of thousands of dollars! If Lang Jun is the God of Wealth, he can do whatever he wants.
Just tinker with a new gadget and you can make a fortune.
Fang Jun sat on a chair to rest his legs and feet, drinking tea, but his mind was not on making money.
After the New Year, his marriage will be put on the agenda...