Chapter five hundred and ninety-nine gifts in the brocade box
The gorgeous drug-haired puppet rose in the sky. This was a kind of splendor that no one had ever seen. At first, it was just a little red light, and then countless petals exploded. The light spots were as bright as stars in the sky.
The explosion was shocking.
The drug-haired puppets that appeared one after another were amazing. Yellow, red, green, bright white and other colors exploded in the air. Even a calm and calm internal official like Chen Lin could not help but be stunned.
Lan Jizong and Li Zunxu were speechless for a moment as they looked at each other's faces that kept changing color. On the contrary, Zhao Qingyi's eyes shone and Qin Mumu screamed with joy.
But in fact, both Ye An and Qin Mumu were accustomed to it. The only thing that was surprising was that fireworks had such good viewing conditions in the Song Dynasty.
As long as some special elements are added, these fireworks can bloom in different colors. The nights in the Song Dynasty are darker and there is not so much light pollution, making the night sky as dark as a curtain. Fireworks blooming in the sky can form a beautiful
Fireworks.
"This is a big business! How did you achieve longevity??"
Li Zunxu was the first to discover business opportunities from it. It was not that the Song Dynasty did not have medicine-haired puppets, but they were not so stunning and moving. However, no one answered his words at this time.
After Ye An's medicine-haired puppet was launched, all the medicine-haired puppets in Tokyo City also competed for beauty. For a moment, Tokyo City turned into a sea of flowers, and countless medicine-haired puppets exploded in the air, announcing the glory of the prosperous age.
Simple fireworks became the final catharsis of the five years of Tiansheng, and drew a perfect end to this era. In this year, the drought and locust disaster occurred in the Song Dynasty, but this year the Song Dynasty also put down the Huanzhou Rebellion.
Although it was difficult, I have to say that this was the best the Song Dynasty could achieve.
Regarding Li Zunxu's disgraceful scenery, Ye An didn't say much, but handed him a thick paper tube and said: "We have the energy to produce this thing. It can be red, green, yellow, and white. What do you think?"
Will our store’s orders increase sharply after tonight?”
Li Zunxu was stunned for a moment, then laughed loudly: "It is indeed immortality! Have you planned it in advance? I'm afraid these medicine-haired puppets will be sold out after tonight!"
Businessmen are driven by profit. Ye An is not a fool. If he wants to make money to support the factory, he must constantly innovate. Any technology he masters can be used to promote the development of the factory.
Just like the fireworks in front of you, you only need to add some thin copper wires to make the exploding fireworks appear green light spots, and add some bone meal to make them appear brick red. This is a very simple phenomenon, but for the ancients, there was no
After so many experiments, it still falls short of the mark.
Of course, there are still red medicine-haired puppets. After all, the development of fireworks that already appeared in the Tang Dynasty is still at a certain level.
After the fireworks, there is a banquet. There is also a warm pavilion in the Marquis Mansion, but it is not as luxurious as in the palace. The top is breathable and the bottom is sealed. The hot air will rise from the fire kang below the pavilion and then be discharged from above, which is warm but not stuffy.
This kind of warm pavilion can be found in every house, and everyone has long been accustomed to it. After the guests were seated, Xuaner and Mrs. Hou continued to bring the dishes to the table. The warm pavilion was divided into two tables, and the men sat at one table.
, the female family members sit at another table. This is the rule of the Song Dynasty. What's more, there is a rule that "father and son sit at different tables, uncles and nephews do not drink".
And all of this comes from feudal etiquette. Although Ye An is the master, he cannot change these rules. After all, there are outsiders here, even as Zhao Qingyi's princess status and Qin Mumu's status as the county king, they all follow
Follow the rules.
However, Qin Mumu didn't feel anything bad about it. On the contrary, she became happy because of Zhao Qingyi's arrival. Even Hou Shi and Xuan'er were pulled to the table to eat together.
Zhao Qingyi did not refuse, but instead warmly invited them to eat and drink. Qin Mumu was a little surprised at how approachable Zhao Qingyi was.
The food in Ye An's family is naturally not bad, and many of the ingredients and techniques have never been seen by Li Zunxu and others. The sourness of a tomato scrambled egg alone makes these people hooked. Of course, the charm of the pork stewed vermicelli is so great.
People are also powerless to resist.
In fact, they are all home-cooked dishes, but for the people of Song Dynasty, these are already quite delicious delicacies. Not to mention the freshness of these dishes, just having a bite of green vegetables in winter is already a pleasure.
Because of drinking, fried peanuts were eaten the fastest, but almost all of them were eaten by Ye An, while the others were particularly fond of Houfu's braised food.
Braised pig's trotters, pig's ears, pig's tail, chicken feet, etc. immediately became their favorites. They ate them one by one like wild beasts. The pig skin jelly was a best-seller. It was full of collagen and became the favorites of Zhao Qingyi and Qin Mumu.
's favorite.
After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, Chen Lin said with a hint of wine: "The food in the city of Tokyo, the Yunzhong Lord's Mansion of Changsheng, is the best! Even the officials and saints are probably not as good as it!"
Lan Jizong glared at Chen Lin dissatisfied: "You, Old Chen, started talking nonsense again after drinking. Can the Tian family be compared to others? Don't you know how much the palace costs? It's just that the taste is not as good as that of the Hou Mansion."
That’s the Six Shang Bureau’s fault!”
He knew that the wine in Yunzhong County Marquis' Mansion was strong, but he didn't expect that even Chen Lin drank too much. Apparently Ye An did it deliberately to make them talk nonsense.
But then he turned to Chen Tong and said: "You came here with the order of the officials. It's just that you don't dare to drink. What's the matter? I'll definitely talk to you about it later!"
At this time, Chen Tongcai smiled bitterly and crossed his hands to greet everyone: "This slave is here on the orders of the officials. She has to return to the palace, so she is not allowed to drink with you nobles. Yehou, do you think?!"
Ye An smiled and patted Chen Tong on the shoulder and said: "It doesn't matter. After drinking Tusu wine, you can just say it and return to the palace as soon as possible!"
People in the Song Dynasty drank Tusu wine during the Chinese New Year, and this custom was very popular in the country. The so-called Tusu is a kind of herbal medicine, and the wine brewed with this herb is called Tusu wine.
It is said that Tusu wine was created by Hua Tuo, a famous doctor in the late Han Dynasty. Its formula is made by dipping rhubarb, atractylodes, cinnamon twigs, pepper and other traditional Chinese medicines into wine.
Wine culture is naturally inseparable from Chinese history, and drinking Tusu wine during the New Year is also an unwritten rule. Ordinary drinking always starts with the elders, but drinking Tusu wine during the New Year is just the opposite, starting with the youngest.
Started.
Because during the Chinese New Year, "The younger ones are getting older, so they are celebrated first. The older ones are losing their years, so they are later." This is the subtlety of Han philosophy, which reflects the two sides of keeping the year old during the Spring Festival.
The youngest was naturally Li Duanyi. He originally planned to be humble but was instead humbled by Ye An. He was indeed two years younger than Ye An. Naturally, he was the first to drink, followed by Chen Tong, Ye An, then Li Zunxu, and then
Chen Lin, and finally Lan Jizong.
After drinking this pot of Tusu wine, it will be clear who is younger and who is older. Although they are having a banquet in the Hou Mansion, the New Year's Eve cannot be held in the Hou Mansion. After all, they have to go home.
As for Chen Tong, he has to rush to the palace. Although he is reluctant to give up the banquet and excitement at the moment, there are still a lot of things waiting for him in the palace. What's more, as the official's chamberlain, he accompanies the official every year.
After all, if he is absent this year, the officials will definitely scold him.
He took out the brocade box from his arms and handed it to Ye Andan in front of everyone: "Marquis Ye, this is a reward from the official family. As for the others, there is no oral instruction."
Not only was Ye An strange, but the people around him were also a little strange. Official rewards usually had an explanation, so why were they no longer there when it came to Ye An? But everyone was even more curious about what Zhao Zhen rewarded Ye An.
It's just that Ye An couldn't open the brocade box in front of everyone. For later generations, opening a gift in person is the best way to express gratitude, but for the ancients, opening a gift in person was rude, especially a gift from the emperor.