Xiaoyao Xiaojunhou

Chapter 408
three days later.

Along the Qinhuai River, Chaoku Street, Wuyi Lane.

"Dong's Tea House" is officially listed and open for business today.

This spacious shop was renovated and decorated yesterday.

It has three doors, a black-painted signboard with gold letters, and red silk hanging on the plaque, which is very festive.

Crackling!

Crackling!

On the left and right sides of the shop, a series of firecrackers exploded at the same time.

The sound is like thunder, like the beating of intensive drums, but the sound of firecrackers is sharper and does not have the deep feeling of drums.

This sound is like a thunder in the morning, waking up the sleeping Qinhuai River, and also attracts the attention of the audience and passers-by.

Dong's Tea House will open for business today, and it has long been rumored in Beijing.

Therefore, early in the morning, enthusiastic people from Beijing came to join in the fun.

"Oh my god, what is this... so loud, so loud!"

"Just now, I felt like the world was spinning, as if I was in a dream. Was that...a thunderbolt from the clear sky!"

The onlookers and passers-by who were attracted by the sound of firecrackers were stunned for a while and then started to commotion.

He kept talking about the noise he made just now, pointing fingers at him.

"Look, not only is the sound very loud, but there is also thick smoke..."

"It's very loud, there are sparks, and there are clouds and mist...this...couldn't this be thunder on the ground, right?!"

"I'm not talented. I heard from friends from Jiangzhou that Uncle Jiangcheng used a weapon when he was resisting the enemy outside the city in Jiangzhou. Its sound was like thunder, as dense as drumbeats, and was accompanied by a thick Clouds..."

"That weapon couldn't be the same thing as before, right?"

"I saw it from below. It was shaped like a long chain and was supported on a bamboo pole. Someone poked it with incense sticks."

"That's right. According to my friend from Jiangzhou, that weapon is shaped like a long chain. It seems to be called a 'firecracker'..."

"Hmm... no wonder, Uncle Jiang Cheng was able to keep fifty thousand Yan troops out of the city. This weapon called 'firecracker' is indeed extraordinary. This... this is simply the power of thunder from heaven and earth!"

"Unbelievable..."

……

In front of the tea house, more and more people gathered to watch, some of whom had been waiting here early, and some of whom were attracted by the sound of firecrackers.

Even though the sound of firecrackers had stopped long ago and was not heard by passers-by, they saw so many people gathering together. Driven by the herd mentality, they also ran over to join in the fun.

After hearing about the noise just now from other people's mouths, they all marveled at it and stayed here, not leaving, and continued to watch the excitement.

"Everyone, everybody."

At this time, a person stepped out from a temporary high platform on the side of the tea house. He was dressed as the shopkeeper and held his hands together with a smile on his face.

"The shopkeeper of Dong's Tea House is out!"

Among the people watching, someone shouted, directing everyone's attention to the shopkeeper.

Inside the teahouse.

Zhu Xiuyuan, Dong Shuyu, and Dong Shuzhen were all sitting. They looked outside. Zhu Xiuyuan smiled and said: "Shopkeeper Zhu is worthy of having been a shopkeeper for decades. He came from Jiangzhou to the capital and was not afraid at all. Not bad!"

"Shopkeeper Zhu has not only been the shopkeeper for decades, but he also traveled with me all over the country and visited many places. Naturally, he is not afraid."

Dong Shuyu kept staring at Shopkeeper Zhu on the high platform outside as he talked.

This shopkeeper Zhu has always been the shopkeeper of Dong's Tea House, and usually stays in the shop, but the real decision-maker is Dong Shuyu, because she is a woman after all, and it is not inconvenient to do such a public face job.

Outside the shop, on the high platform, Shopkeeper Zhu faced the crowd of onlookers after handing over his hands.

He said loudly: "Dear fellow citizens in the capital, today, my Dong's tea house has moved from Jiangzhou to the capital. I hope that all the guests will appreciate it!"

"Good to say, good to say..."

"Dong's Tea House's new roasted tea has already become famous all over the world. I'm waiting here just to buy it as soon as possible..."

"Shopkeeper, you should come to the capital as soon as possible. In the past, I had to go all the way to Jiangzhou to buy tea. Now, I can buy it in the capital..."

"Shopkeeper, open the door quickly. I'll be waiting here early in the morning. My legs are numb..."

"Hey, don't be crowded, I came first..."

"Where are you from? I'm from the household minister's house. Get out of the way!"

"What's the servant of the household department? I'm in the residence of the Minister of Rites. You retreat to the back!"

"You guys should all step back, I'm a servant in the Prime Minister's house..."

"What does the Prime Minister's Palace mean? Our Prince Zhongshan's Palace is not afraid..."

……

Shopkeeper Zhu just said a few words, and the people watching below...

I shouldn't talk about the common people, but the servants of various high-ranking officials in Beijing, etc., who are all competing for ranking.

Inside the teahouse.

Zhu Xiuyuan, Dong Shuyu and others naturally saw this scene.

"Haha, all the officials in Beijing, big and small, regard me as a 'disaster star', but they are very honest and still want to drink the new tea from our Dong's Tea House."

Zhu Xiuyuan smiled and sarcastically.

"They only sent out servants from the mansion. They won't lose face and can buy new tea. Sure enough, they are all a bunch of old foxes!"

"Xiuyuan, the new tea in our tea house has no worries about sales. The small amount of goods we have in stock may not be able to last for one day... And that purple clay pot is unique in the world. Then... why do we... still need to invite Where are the singing and dancing girls helping out?"

Dong Shuyu's face was slightly red, and she looked at the high platform outside the shop, which was prepared for the singing and dancing girls who came to help.

And the purple clay teapot, after several months of research and development, was finally successful and will be put on sale together with the opening of this new store.

"Yes, husband, what's so good about those singing and dancing girls? Looking back, I and Xia Wu can also show me the sword dance to my husband?"

Dong Shuzhen hugged one of Zhu Xiuyuan's arms and held on tightly, as if Zhu Xiuyuan would be seduced away by those vixens, she was tightening her grip.

Zhu Xiuyuan was actually used to Dong Shuzhen's stickiness. He never thought that Dong Shuzhen tightened her grip on him because she was afraid that he would be seduced by the vixen and run away.

"What do you say!"

Zhu Xiuyuan touched Dong Shuzhen's head, while Dong Shuzhen opened her eyes wide and caught her husband's hand, but she did not dodge. She looked up at her husband's hand with her eyes, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but twitch.

"It's for the outside guests to watch. It's for the excitement. Just like the firecrackers just now, it can attract more people."

Zhu Xiuyuan ignored the strange looks from Dong Shuyu and the others and continued to touch his wife's head.

"As for the sales problem that Shuyu just mentioned, hehe, even if we have enough inventory to sell for the whole day today, we still have to hide it and only sell it for half a day!"

"Why is this?"

Dong Shuyu was curious, but she was really a smart woman. After thinking about it for a moment, she vaguely understood what Zhu Xiuyuan meant.

"Is Xiuyuan doing this to whet the appetite of the guests?"

"Yes, this is called 'hunger marketing'. If you make them want to buy something but can't, then they will have an obsession in their hearts and they must buy it."

"Moreover, they also subconsciously believe that our roasted tea is a high-quality product that is difficult to replace. No type of tea can be compared with roasted tea!"

"Hungry marketing? Well, this word is quite appropriate!"

Dong Shuyu's eyes flashed, she had silently adopted this strategy.

Although this was the first time she had heard the word "marketing", it was not difficult to understand its meaning after splitting the two words and combining them.

Outside the shop, on a high platform.

"My dear guests, my dear guests, don't be anxious, don't be anxious..."

Shopkeeper Zhu naturally saw the crowd below.

"Dear guests, please listen to me. To celebrate the opening of the new store, our teahouse has prepared a song and dance show and invited famous singers and dancers nearby..."

Shopkeeper Zhu's words immediately caused the people below to stop moving, but their bodies remained motionless and their eyes moved randomly.

"it is good!"

“Dong’s Tea House is a big deal!”

"It's certainly a worthwhile trip to watch a song and dance performance here, but I don't know which girl the shopkeeper invited?"

……

The mood in the audience changed and became even more lively than before.

"My dear guests, don't be anxious. It's still early and the girls haven't finished dressing up yet. Wait for about half an hour..."

Shopkeeper Zhu smiled on the high platform.

The audience in the audience also booed one after another, and some people were more itchy and recited some poems about "it's too late to wash up". The scene was very lively for a time.This lively atmosphere attracted more passers-by. After figuring out what was going on, these passers-by also joined in...

In a short period of time, the front door of Dong's Tea House was filled with water, and the entire Chaoku Street and Wuyi Lane were overcrowded, completely blocking the road.

Inside the teahouse.

Dong Shuyu lowered his head slightly, his face slightly red. The words spoken by the guests outside were really "filthy and unbearable"!

Dong Shuzhen, on the other hand, hugged her husband's hand even tighter, fearing that Zhu Xiuyuan would be seduced by some vixen and run away. Her two big eyes were full of vigilance, looking around randomly.

Zhu Xiuyuan didn't know what Dong Shuzhen was thinking, he just said that the lady was even more clinging to him... Hey, this is really a sweet burden!

"Prince Zhenze has arrived!"

Suddenly there was a shout from outside.

"Brother Liu is here!"

Zhu Xiuyuan showed a hint of joy on his face and quickly stood up to greet him.

Liu Wencai is the first guest and one of the rare guests, so she must be treated well.

Because Zhu Xiuyuan's hat of "disaster" was getting tighter and tighter, the civil and military officials in the court had no time to hide from him, let alone come to celebrate the opening of his new store.

They only sent servants from the mansion to buy new tea.

Not only did he come in person, he didn't even send any gifts.

Therefore, Zhu Xiuyuan estimated that not many civil and military officials from the entire court would come to congratulate him.

Fortunately, the people in the capital had a good impression of him, and there were actually quite a few who came all the way to watch and join in the fun.

Of course, more onlookers were passers-by attracted by the firecrackers.

"Brother Liu, haha, I've finally waited for you, come in quickly, come in quickly!"

Zhu Xiuyuan was very enthusiastic and came all the way to greet him.

"Brother Zhu, please forgive me for being a little late. Congratulations to brother Zhu on the opening of the new store. I wish you a lot of money and a lot of money every day, haha!"

Liu Wencai congratulated her and asked someone to hand over the gift list.

"Brother Liu, you're welcome, please come in!"

"Okay, haha, wow, Brother Zhu, this place is really lively. So many people gathered early in the morning. By the way, Brother Zhu, I heard someone said that they even invited a singing and dancing girl to come and perform to help, right?"

"Well, it's more lively this way."

"Okay, I just like the excitement. I don't know which girls I invited..."

After welcoming Liu Wencai, after a while, the people sent by Yang Tingyu also arrived, but he was too polite.

After all, it was just a small shop opening, and Yang Tingyu was very busy. Naturally, there was no need to come here in person. It was already a great honor to be able to send someone to deliver gifts.

Then, King Zhongshan also sent someone to deliver gifts, but no one arrived either.

This actually surprised Zhu Xiuyuan. There was not much interaction between him and King Zhongshan.

Then, His Royal Highness’s gift also arrived.

After receiving the gift from the crown prince, Zhu Xiuyuan just remembered that there is still a crown prince in the capital, but he has been in the capital for several days, but he has not seen the crown prince, which is a little strange.

In addition, he also received several gifts from civil servants one after another, and they were all Yang Tingyu's disciples, so it was for Yang Tingyu's sake.

As for the generals, apart from King Zhongshan and King Zhenze, only Captain Jinwu sent gifts, and then there was nothing else...

As an uncle of Jiang Cheng, Zhu Xiuyuan was a military general. He did not do well in the circle of military generals. It was really...

The name of "Disaster Star" is well-deserved!

After Zhu Xiuyuan sighed, another big gift-giver came.

This gift-giver was unexpected by everyone present, not even Zhu Xiuyuan himself.

She turned out to be the royal concubine You Lihua.

She also sent several eunuchs and brought a bunch of gifts...

Concubine You’s gift this time directly raised the bar for the opening of Dong’s Tea House.

Because Concubine You is really a celebrity and has a very high status among the people in Beijing.

This is related to Concubine You often admonishing Emperor Chen. She is an angel in the palace. She not only rescued many palace residents, but also benefited countless people in the capital...

……

After receiving a handful of distinguished guests, it was already half an hour later.

Shopkeeper Zhu stepped onto the high platform again, clasped his hands together, with a smile on his face that seemed to be made of iron and had never dissipated.

"Dear guests, distinguished guests, the girls invited by our store have arrived and are ready to perform on stage right away!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a commotion broke out in the audience.

Those sedan chairs had long been parked aside, and it was expected that there were girls performing songs and dances inside.

In fact, the audience was already itching and shouting, asking Shopkeeper Zhu to step down from the stage and let the girls come up!

"Okay, the old man will go down now, all guests, please enjoy..."

Shopkeeper Zhu ran off the stage dejectedly. If he didn't go down, he might be attacked by "carrot bombs" and "shoe missiles".

"Wow, look, the girls are out..."

"It turns out to be the girl from 'Four Seasons Spring'. Well, the girl from 'Four Seasons Spring' is also a top-notch existence. Now we are blessed..."

"Oh my god! Dong's Tea House is so generous that they invited all the top names in Sijichun. How much silver does this cost?"

……

Following the girls in the sedan chairs, they landed one by one, and at a glance, they were all young women, slender, with bright and gorgeous clothes, some wearing dance clothes with fluttering ribbons, and some holding Various musical instruments.

For a moment, like a hundred flowers blooming, it blinded the audience below.

"Four Seasons Spring" is one of the top singing and dancing venues along the Qinhuai River. It is a veritable gold-selling den. The ordinary girls in the building can earn hundreds of thousands of dollars for a small performance.

Most of the people here are ordinary people, and it is really difficult for them to spend money once.

Not to mention, Dong's Tea House actually invited the top singers from "Four Seasons Spring"...

The onlookers simply exploded.

In the audience seats near the stage.

Zhu Xiuyuan and others sit firmly here.

On his left is Dong Shuzhen, on his right is Dong Shuyu, and the four maids Spring, Xia, Qiu and Dong are also there.

Liu Wencai is behind Zhu Xiuyuan.

"Okay, okay, it's Miss Xiaoluo who has come in person. Now it's really interesting..."

Liu Wencai shouted excitedly from behind.

These words always sounded a bit harsh to the ears of the Dong sisters in front.

Dong Shuyu was okay. After all, she had traveled all over the country and had seen many big scenes. Although the scene now made her blush a little, she was still calm and composed.

But Dong Shuzhen...

She hugged Zhu Xiuyuan's hand harder and held on tightly, fearing that he would grow wings and fly away. Her two big eyes were full of vigilance, even more so than before.

Moreover, Dong Shuzhen turned her head back and stared at Liu Wencai with bad eyesight.

In the past in Jiangzhou, when Liu Wencai stayed in the Dong Mansion and followed Zhu Xiuyuan to call the old beggar his master, Liu Wencai had been repaired by Dong Shuzhen...

Now that she was glaring at her, Liu Wencai immediately shut up and used his folding fan to cover half of his face...

Suddenly, among the crowd of spectators behind, there was a commotion that was even more enthusiastic than before.

Howling like ghosts and wolves.

And someone was shouting: "Look, the colorful singing and dancing girl is coming!"

"Wow, Huamanlou, Dong's tea house is really a big deal, not only invited Sijichun, but also Huamanlou..."

Huamanlou is located in Pipa Lane, and Dong's Tea House is at the entrance of Wuyi Lane. The two alleys are not far apart and can be reached in a few steps.

So the singing and dancing girls in Huamanlou just walked through the street and walked straight to Dong's Tea House.

Zhu Xiuyuan and others heard the cries of the crowd and turned around to look.

All I saw were bright colors, and the singing and dancing girls were all tall and well-dressed, and they were all dazzling, like a group of fairy queens descending to earth.

That kind of shock was even more intense than when the girls got off the sedan chair just now in Four Seasons Spring!

The singing and dancing girls all over the building, some wearing dance costumes and some holding various musical instruments, walked towards this side with lotus steps.

Compared to the excited cheers of the onlookers, Zhu Xiuyuan and the others were very surprised.

(End of this chapter)