Era: Craftsmen in the Siheyuan

Chapter 120 Temple Fair
Gangzi smiled and said: "Yes, it's almost the Chinese New Year. Let's buy some things and see Mr. Yong and the old lady."

Yan Bugui: "..."

Is this a point?How about you give me some too?

But looking at the three of them, he just thought about it in his heart and did not dare to say it out.

"Then you're busy, we're going in."

Seeing that Yan Bugui was wandering in his mind, Gangzi nodded and continued, leading Zhang San and Hou Si into the middle courtyard carrying their things.

The third aunt said with some jealousy: "Oh, you can't buy these things for five or six yuan. If our family has these things, we will have a good year!"

As the saying goes: "It is better to be poor for a year than to be poor for one meal", "Hit one thousand, scold ten thousand, and don't forget this meal in the evening of your thirties."

At this time, ordinary families can only have a good meal during the New Year. Even the poorest people have to borrow money to prepare the New Year's Eve meal.

There is a single-string song, which is sung about New Year's Eve dinner: "It's so cold in the twelfth lunar month of winter. I shrink my neck and hug my shoulders. I go into a teahouse and lean on the stove. I look for friends, borrow some money, and Buy meat, buy salt, make noodles, chop stuffing, get a wife and celebrate the New Year..."

Yan Jiecheng said with envy: "Brother Deyong is so awesome, there are people who give him these good things."

Yan Jiefang and Yan Jiekuang nodded in unison, drooling at the thought of those things. Their family of six would not have such a rich New Year.

Yan Jiedi pursed her lips and said, "Mom, I want to eat eggs."

No one cares about the little transparent one!

Yan Bugui narrowed his eyes and said to his wife: "Go and see who those people are and why they gave Xu Deyong so many good things for no reason."

"Okay, I'll go take a look." The third aunt hurried towards the middle courtyard with sharp eyes.

"I'll go as well."

"I am coming too!"

……

A few guys kept up with the skewers, and it was good to not get too addicted to the food.

Zhang San and Hou Si had come to see Xu Deyong before and knew which house.

Gangzi knocked on the door and said, "Master Yong, are you at home?"

Xu Deyong, who was about to go out, raised his eyebrows when he heard this, walked over to open the door, and saw the three of them and said, "Why are you here?"

"Who is it?" Xu Nanshi in the room couldn't help but ask.

Gangzi said quickly: "Auntie, my name is Gangzi. I am a friend of Master Yong. I have brought something to see you during the Chinese New Year."

On the other side, Mrs. Jia Zhang peeked in the room with a pair of little bitch eyes, with greedy fear and hatred in her eyes.

Yi Zhonghai, who was leaving for work, frowned when he saw Gangzi and the other three.

The aunt saw that he couldn't stand it anymore, so she quickly pushed him and said: "Okay, don't worry so much, go to work quickly."

Yi Zhonghai was quite stubborn. Even after being slapped in the face several times by Xu Deyong, he remained unyielding and persisted in his beliefs. He snorted coldly and said, "He still associates with these unscrupulous people. This kid is not at all restless."

The eldest mother said helplessly: "Don't hold on to me until you let me go. Compared to Jia and Zhang..."

Yi Zhonghai said: "This is different. Can women and men compare?"

The eldest mother said: "Humph, I think De Yong usually doesn't give you this respect, and you are deliberately targeting him."

Yi Zhonghai was now in his 40s and in his prime. He said with some embarrassment: "You are a girl with long hair and short knowledge. What do you know? You should cook well and clean up the house, and usually go and take care of the old lady in the backyard."

After saying that, he opened the door and walked out.

Some people in the backyard came out and started talking with envy when they saw someone bringing so many things to Xu Deyong's house.

Seeing this, Xu Deyong had no choice but to get out of the way and said, "Okay, come in."

Xu Nanshi was a little unhappy when she saw the appearance of these three people.

Gangzi quickly put down the chicken, fish, meat, eggs and two packs of snacks, bent down and said respectfully: "Auntie, we wish you a good year. These things are to honor you and Master Yong."

Xu Nanshi was not blinded by anything. She looked at Xu Deyong with unkind eyes and left him alone without saying a word.

Xu Deyong said: "Okay, bye Yongye Yongye, from now on just call me Deyong. Sit down and I'll pour you tea."

Gangzi saw the old lady's displeasure and said quickly: "No, no, we'll leave as soon as the things are delivered to us."

No matter what, if someone brings something, Xu Nan will not violate the rules of hospitality. She said: "Sit down for a while and have a sip of tea..."

……

The three of them drank a cup of tea, briefly chatted about home affairs, and then left without taking anything with them.

Xu Deyong sent them outside the hospital and said: "Don't send them so conspicuously next time."

Gangzi chuckled and said, "I don't want to make you feel embarrassed!"

Xu Deyong rolled his eyes, thank you!

"Hey, keep a low profile. Do you understand?" Xu Deyong said, throwing two boxes of cigarettes to them and saying: "Take them and smoke them. Public-private partnerships will be the general trend in the entire industry in the future. Please take it easy and don't be too blatant in some things."

Gangzi said thoughtfully: "Okay, we understand, do you have any other advice?"

Xu Deyong said calmly: "Actually, you still have a bright future as a broker. Keep a low profile, collect information in more detail, and don't hit here and there. Focus on finding cheap and practical things in commissioned stores, flea markets and other places. It’s not difficult to support yourself in this Sijiu City, of course, I’m just talking about it, it’s up to you how to do it specifically.”

Gangzi scratched his head and said, "But old things inevitably have all kinds of problems, and they can't be sold at high prices. Sometimes, your work is in vain in the end!"

Xu Deyong said: "If you encounter something with a problem, come to me and I will just repair it. I will not be involved in anything else. Do you understand?"

Gangzi's eyes lit up and he said: "I understand." Xu Deyong nodded and said: "This matter cannot be rushed. You must have a charter. Make an appointment to meet at a later date, and don't let anyone else come to see me."

"Sure." Gangzi said, "If anything happens, I'll ask the two of them to come to you."

Xu Deyong nodded and said: "Try not to appear in this courtyard in the future."

"It's up to you." Gangzi said and obeyed.

The three of them said goodbye and left. Zhang San and Hou Si murmured from behind: "I feel that Yong is different from before, as if he is a different person."

Hou Si said angrily: "What kind of leisure do you have? Isn't this good? Master Gang and Master Yong eat meat, and we drink soup together. These days are better than in the past. I have a few dollars in my hand this year. How many dollars can I save?" Maybe I can go to the countryside to find a cheap wife next year."

Zhang San nodded and said: "That's right..."

Gangzi was thinking about Xu Deyong's words before, when he turned around and saw the two of them muttering behind each other, and shouted: "What are you talking about? Use your brains to think about what Master Yong said. If you two mess up the things that Master Yong and I told you in the future, , see if I don’t twist your dog’s head off.”

"Yes, yes, we will definitely handle it." Zhang San and Hou Si quickly followed.

Gangzi pointed his finger and said: "The key point is to learn to use your brain..."

Seeing the poor appearance of the two of them, Gangzi touched his fat chin and said, "It seems that I need to teach you a lesson..."

……

Xu Deyong responded to the compliments from the people in the courtyard, and when he returned home, he saw Xu Nanshi looking like he was raising an army to accuse him, so he quickly told the cause and effect.

After hearing this, Xu Nanshi's face relaxed and she said, "If that's really the case, it wouldn't be an exaggeration for us to collect some things. But, aren't these a bit too much?"

Xu Deyong said with a smile: "Since it was delivered to us, we will eat it and save you the trouble of buying it again."

Xu Nanshi said: "Then don't do anything extraordinary."

After getting Xu Deyong's affirmative reply, she looked at the things happily:

"Two kilograms of meat, two kilograms of eggs, hey, this fish is not small, it weighs four or five kilograms... Two chickens, one male and one female. We kill the rooster during the New Year and keep the hen to lay eggs..."

Xu Deyong said: "You can buy some more meat and vegetables, and I promise to let He Yuzhu cook this year and add two more mouths."

Xu Nan said: "Okay, grandma knows. After this, we will make peace with the He family and let the past be forgotten."

Xu Deyong said with a smile: "Hey, grandma is grand."

"Go, go, go." Xu Nanshi smiled and said, "It's easy to talk about other things. Where can I keep the two live chickens first?"

Xu Deyong said helplessly: "Grandma, can't we raise her?"

Xu Nanshi immediately said: "No, don't you know how to craft? Make me a bigger chicken coop. I can raise one or several chickens. I will buy a few more chicks after the Chinese New Year."

Xu Deyong: "..."

It's all Gangzi's fault. Why did he buy a hen?
"That's it. It's almost Chinese New Year. You can rest for a few days, but I have to make the chicken coop. I'm leaving first!"

With that said, Xu Nanshi walked out the door full of energy.

Xu Deyong and the two chickens, a male and a female, were left staring with big eyes.

……

Ten minutes later, Xu Deyong tied the two chickens at the door and rode out on a tricycle. He was going to buy some bamboo from a nearby temple fair to make a chicken coop.

There should not be too many temple fairs in Sijiu City.

What about Longfu Temple, Tutu Temple, Baita Temple, Huguo Temple, Dongyue Temple, Dazhong Temple, Caishen Temple, Baiyun Temple, Pantao Palace and so on.

Each temple fair has a specific time and is basically staggered with each other. Some are suspended now, some are merged, and the rest are basically suspended one after another within two years.

What Xu Deyong is going to today is the "Temple Market" of Baita Temple.

Baita Temple is located on the north side of Fuchengmen Neijie Road, and its correct name is Miaoying Temple.

It costs two cents to leave your car at a viewing spot and walk away.

As the Chinese New Year is approaching, don’t be too busy here, people are rubbing shoulders and the noise is loud.

The sounds of buying and selling, shouting, and thousands of voices gathered together to form the largest fireworks and grounding atmosphere in the world.

When the law turns to Hongjun, the spirit is in the same spirit, and the shoulder hub hits with joy.

There is no need to go to the eastern suburbs, spring is among thousands of families.

In the temple market, there are sellers of cricket pots, gourds, bird cages, flowers, plants, insects, and fish.

There are also those selling pots and pans, baskets, dustpans, brooms, and feather dusters; the shed shops sell reed mats, reeds, bamboo poles, and hemp ropes for building tents and flower barriers; round reed mats, willow strips, and other materials for making cages. Rattan; straw used for laying paper; and farm tools such as pickaxe handles, spade handles, poles, and wattle baskets.

The open space next to it is a venue for theatrical performances, where people playing foreign films, singing puppet shows, storytellers, singing drums, and performing tricks are very lively.

People release every bit of joy they have saved from a year of hard work during the Chinese New Year.

When Xu Deyong was in it, he felt joyful but also had indescribable mixed feelings. He seemed to see the torrent of history rolling in, washing away many things.

Even the ladies were forgotten...!
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