The fairy city of the market man

Chapter 65
For the New Year's Eve, old man Dong didn't make any trouble, and helped to write a couplet, which was pasted on the door of the city lord's mansion.

Cao Si wanted to think about it, but it was not good to get in between the Zhao family's old couple, so he came to the City Lord's Mansion to celebrate the New Year.

After breakfast, Cao Si first went to look for Han Si to play dice, the same as fighting crickets, but also kicking ass.

There was no other place to play, so Shang San'er also ran to watch the excitement.

After Mei'er cleared the table, Mrs. Shang said to her: "Today is the New Year's Eve, go home and have a New Year's Eve dinner with your parents and grandma, and come back tomorrow!"

Eyebrows facing her, she bit her lips lightly: "Then... you guys eat later, I'll come back earlier, and I can have another meal!"

Mrs. Shang couldn't help laughing and scolding: "How old are you, still arguing? The only child in the family, I can't bear to give you delicious food? Although he is already a member of my family, at least he will accompany them for a night, and Han Si will send him back!"

"We're all in the city, so it's not like we can't see each other!" Having said that, she really missed grandma and parents, Mei'er said again: "Then I'll eat the New Year's dinner, and I'll help you wash the dishes, and then I'll go back to the clothing store to keep watch." New Year's Eve!"

Mrs. Shang was provoked to laugh: "Without your help, I have been washing dishes for decades, how can you do it?"

Eyebrow raised her mouth, at least she helped with the cooking for a while before going back to the tailor shop.

After gambling with Cao Si for a long time, Han Si also went back to the grocery store to eat New Year's dinner in ashes.

That night, when I went to pass on the magical method of the earth fairy, there was an extra girl in the shop, which made Shang San'er not steal the fish, so I was upset, and I didn't like to go to the grocery store recently.

For the New Year's Eve dinner in the city lord's mansion, Mrs. Shang added three Caos and four merchants. After the three of them had respected the Four Heavenly Emperors and their respective ancestors, they gathered around to eat and drink, and watched the year together.

On New Year's Eve, Shang San'er stopped for a night and stopped drinking the rotten wine, and accompanied his old lady and Cao Si to some Qionghua dew, having fun.

No one stopped the drink, and he and Shang San'er fought wine fists, Cao Si also forgot his troubles, drank too much, fell asleep on the table first, and was woken up in the morning.

Tian Yu had already announced from door to door that before the first hour of the new year, the whole city had to wait in front of the city lord's mansion, and follow the city lord to pay homage to the earth temple outside the city first, and then to the city god's temple after returning to the city.

The city gods and lands in the world are mostly incompetent yin gods and earth immortals. If it is not for the businessmen, how many immortals are willing to pay respects?

Now there is only Cao Si, a mortal in the city, and if he goes to offer incense with Shang Saner and his wife, wouldn't it be deserted?

Except for the children, most of the people keep the year old and get together before dawn even before they go to sleep.

All the immortals of the ninth rank arrived, and none of the lower ones was absent. They were satisfied with the mediation of the owner of the mall. The three ladies of the Zhen family also gave face, and each brought their grandchildren. The youngest was as sleepy as the two children of the Tu family. .

Among the crowd, Granny Chen's family stood at the west end, and Han Yaoniang's siblings stood at the east end, independent of each other.

After seeing Mrs. Shang, three merchants, three Caos and four came out of the mansion carrying buckets. Now that the well water in the city is usable, old man Dong asked, "What is the custom of carrying water on the first day of the new year?"

Not to mention Sanfu City, the dragon scales are closest to the green willows, and there is no custom of carrying water on the first day of the new year.

The three people who came out of the city lord's mansion were all wearing new clothes, the merchants' wives were sewn by Mei'er, and Cao Si got them from a tailor's shop.

Cao Si answered him: "Uncle Dong, each city has its own customs. In Luliu City, we carry water early in the first day of the new year, and we can work diligently and get up early all year long!"

It made Dong Ce laugh: "You are such a lazy person, you go out of the city in the middle of the night, and come back with a head start, how can you get up early a year?"

Cao Sijiu hadn't fully woken up yet, even the Immortal dared to express his dissatisfaction in person: "It's just a meaning, so why don't you work hard?"

Over there, the Tu family boy ran back: "Do as the Romans do, I'll get the bucket!"

He had to take the lead, Tian Yu thought about it, went back to get the bucket, trotted and shouted: "Whoever wants to get the bucket, go to the west gate!"

So, Han Si and other young men all ran back to get the bucket.

The merchants and their wives led the way, and they didn't talk about queues. They moved out of the city in twos and threes along the street.

Arriving at the Earth Temple, Shang San'er kicked the old dog to the ground again, took out incense and distributed it, each person only had one stick, and lit the incense together: "Thank you for your blessing!"

The hundreds-year-old Yinshen had never met so many immortals paying respects to him. Feeling a lot of wish power added to the crutches, the land lady appeared in phantom, and bowed back: "Thank you, old lady!"

For Cao Silai, it was the first time that the landlady walked out of the mud tires and showed up to return the gift when offering incense, so she would not be frightened, but the temple is not full of grinning, so she refrained from speaking.

Everyone plugged in the incense sticks in their hands, and bid farewell to the landlady, and it was over.

The young men went out of the temple to get buckets, each went to fetch water, and the rest went back to the city first and waited outside the Temple of the City God.

Shang San'er and Cao Si each carried water back to the mansion, then went to the Temple of the City God, and offered incense again.

Like the landlady, the immortals come to the temple to offer incense, and there are six of them who are ninth-level, and the city god will also show up to return the gift.

Out of the gate of the Town God's Temple, Shang San'er cupped his hands and said: "Everyone who has worked hard, go back and catch up on sleep! Uncle Tu, you six, come to my house for dinner tonight!"

The city lord's mansion is going to have a banquet for the ninth-rank immortals today, and they are busy, so Mei'er said goodbye to her parents and grandma, and went to Mrs. Shang's side instead.

Having just obtained the magic method of the Earth Immortal, Han Yaoniang has been busy with her homework recently, so she sat on the front of the grocery store and also cared about her practice. Raising her rank early will allow her appearance to last longer. In this regard, she is already far behind Chen Meier.

The crowd dispersed, and Shang San'er took the paper money and wandered out of the city with the old dog. Outside the merchant's old grave, beside the mounds where the uncle's and Zhou's houses were buried, they burned paper incense for incense.

Back in the city, go to the public storehouse to burn some paper money. Those cremated here are all homeless and dead with their families. No one cares about them anymore, which is even more pitiful.

After returning to the mansion, the concierge told Han Si to ask Meier to bring more food to the concierge after noon. When Cao Si came, he would share it with him, but he was prevented from entering the mansion.

The old couple of the Zhao family are going to the mansion for a banquet, and there is no one in the small restaurant, so Cao Si can't eat there tonight.

After the confession, the kitchen looked for some food to make up for, and Shang San'er was going to make up for sleep, and he didn't want Mei'er to chase him in.

Shang San'er teased: "Why, on the first day of this new year, do you want to sleep with Grandpa?"

The unscrupulous city lord wanted to tease me at any time, Meier gradually got used to it, her little face was only slightly red, she lowered her head for a while, and said softly: "Master! Last night, I persuaded my parents to ask them to add another brother and sister to me! "

Shang San'er laughed suddenly: "Why are you the daughter who said this? Where's your grandma?"

Mei'er shook her head: "I just found out last night that it's not that they don't want to have another baby. Because of my illness, my mother had a miscarriage, but she couldn't conceive again!"

This is a private matter at home, how can I bring it up?
Shang San'er waited quietly, and she said again: "You are blessed, if you have the luck to meet Zizao again, I hope to ask for two...one back and give it to my parents!"

Squeezing her face, Shang San'er waved his hand indifferently: "What's the big deal? Don't you know what the master is capable of?"

Mei'er chuckled lightly, letting him pretend, after a while, she said in a low voice: "I'm a stupid girl, I'm sick, I've wasted many shrimps in vain, and I'm counting on the precious seven-section shrimp, I shouldn't be opening this again." But I don’t have enough skills, so I can only beg my lord brazenly. There is no other reward from the left and right, and I will only serve you with all my heart... old madam!"

It made Shang San'er laugh loudly: "My master also wants to be served by a stupid girl!"

Pointing to the clothes on his body: "It's okay to make a few more clothes for the Lord!"

Ren pinched his face for a while, and saw that he was about to move again, and then his eyebrows backed away: "I... I will help the old lady prepare dishes, and I will entertain guests at night!"

"If you start a fire for Grandpa, don't worry about it!"

Fearing that he would get wild with animal desires, she would not let him go in broad daylight, so Meier turned and ran outside: "Night...evening."

Shang San'er sighed and lay on the bed, trying to catch up on sleep first.

In the evening banquet at the city lord's mansion, the host's family is Shang San'er and his wife, and the guests are Tu Zhuang, Zhao Tong, Zhang Guoguo, Zhen Yaoshen, Granny Chen, and old man Dong. liquor.

In order to entertain better, Mrs. Shang also borrowed a chicken from the butcher's daughter-in-law, added big elbow, pig's trotters, and pig's ears, and made soup with white fungus left over from Shang San'er's brewing.

The wine is of course Qionghualu.

When everyone was ready, the banquet began, and Mrs. Shang stood up with a cup first: "Speaking of the truth, everyone is older than me, and each has great abilities. You are willing to help my mother and my wife defend the city. You must show your gratitude. There is no right or wrong. Thank you so much! But my bastard son was not educated well when he was young, he didn't obey the rules, his morals were poor, and he was used to hurting people with his words. I apologize to all elders, brothers and sisters!"

When people speak human language, Tu Zhuang, Granny Chen, old man Dong, etc., when they get along with Shang San'er, they can swear at any time, but they should treat him like an old lady who talks about etiquette with courtesy and listen to her like this. Said, everyone stood up: "Business lady, don't dare to be!"

She was not allowed to drink alone, but raised a glass together and drank with her.

When the old lady sat down with them, Shang San'er scratched his head for a while, got up and said: "Then I will drink three cups of fine wine, and I just hope that I won't ask my old lady to make amends again on the first day of next year!"

Granny Chen glanced at him: "Oh, that's not easy!"

Zhen Yaoshen's face was expressionless, Zhao Tong, who talked less, just nodded, old man Dong sneered, and Tu Zhuang patted his chest: "I'll watch for your old lady, and drink these three glasses of wine with you!"

Tu Zhuang accompanied him for three cups, just to drink more, no other purpose.

If the owner should make amends, he will make amends, and if he should punish himself, he will punish himself. Mrs. Shang please use her chopsticks before eating.

Mrs. Shang was present, so the quarrels stopped, and the names of "Lao Tzu", "Little Bastard", and "Little Turtle Grandson" were all put away, and the banquet was peaceful.

After drinking for three rounds, Shang San'er took out a stack of meritorious bamboo leaves: "On the first day of the Lunar New Year, it's time to pay off last year's annual salary!"

"Uncle Tu, who was the first to nod to help me defend the city, has only been in the city for half a year, but my old mother said that it is not easy to settle down in a deserted city of green willows. The first year is all calculated, and the annual salary must be paid!"

Zhao Tong, Granny Chen, Zhang Guoguo, and Zhen Yaoshen, each of them gave Jiuye first.

When Tu Zhuang's drink was over, Dong Ce was still useless, and if he couldn't do anything, he would die.

If in the past, Zhen Yaoshen treated people and earned more, he would have looked down on these few years of salary, but after being instigated by Shang San'er, the three proprietresses took turns to sit in the medicine shop of the medical center, and all the income had been cut off. Let's go, I can no longer ignore it, took the merit leaves, and smiled wryly at the wine glass: "I just found out recently that the city lord brewed this wine himself, and sold it at a good price. Annuity!"

Granny Chen was willing to defend the city even without a salary, so Zhao Tong and Zhang Guoguo nodded along as she couldn't speak.

Two pools of new Qionghua dew have just been released in the winery, and they can be taken away when Tang Yuanshan's people arrive. There is indeed no shortage of merit leaves, but Shang San'er shook his head: "Uncle Hei, the agreed price is not easy to change!"

If the old lady is present, don't call him Black Hearted Zhen, it's Shang Saner's politeness.

After refusing, he took the six leaves and handed it over: "This is the credit to Mrs. Chen and Mr. Dong!"

It turns out that in addition to the annual salary, there are additional rewards, which is more or less the same.

Zhen Yaoshen hurriedly took it.

Shang San'er handed the six leaves to Tu Zhuang again: "Uncle Lei Tu kills pigs, and he is on the farthest east side, so he should have some hard work!"

Tu Zhuang hurriedly put down his wine glass, took the merit leaf, grinned and boasted: "Bright!"

Shang San'er took another three leaves to Zhao Tong: "In the future, I will be tired of Mr. Zhao, and compete with Uncle Tu more often. If the competition lasts for a year, add more!"

No one would think too many merit leaves. I love to learn from each other. It would be better if I could get a hard-earned money for it. Zhao Tong nodded and took it with a blank expression.

Tu Zhuang still paid with wine, but not this one.

Shang San'er said again: "Grandma Chen and Aunt Zhao, I said that you quarrel every day, and your annual salary will be increased by three leaves, but this year we haven't quarreled for a few days, and we will start paying next year, okay?"

Zhang Guoguo exclaimed: "Hey, why are you so stingy here? Arguing with her old woman, how much saliva is wasted, and it is not easy to talk about it, but for a healthy person, it is easy to prevent fetal gas? "

Shang San'er thought about it: "Then give it to Yiye this year?"

"One leaf is enough, not too little!"

So, Granny Chen and Zhang Guoguo had one person and one leaf.

Mei'er wants to eat shrimp every day, Mrs. Shang told her that she would not be given any extra money, but Han Si, the porter, asked Shang San'er to give it to Yi Ye.

This makes everyone happy.

(End of this chapter)