Era: Craftsmen in the Siheyuan

Chapter 144 Dragon Heads Up

Fan Jinyou was depressed and wanted to find Chen Xueru, a rich young lady, to show off and comfort his injured soul.

He came to the silk store to persuade Chen Xueru to also form a public-private partnership in the store.

He spoke complacently about the principles of public-private partnership that he had heard from the director's wife, and boasted that Xu Huizhen had taken advantage this time. Not only did the business area expand, but the dividends remained unchanged, he also received wages, and he was politically equal to himself.

Chen Xueru was also asked to propose to Director Li at tomorrow's symposium that he be the public manager of the silk store on a part-time basis.

Chen Xueru drank tea slowly and said calmly: "Okay, I will mention it to Director Li at the street merchants' symposium tomorrow."

Fan Jinyou said excitedly: "Okay, then I'll wait for your good news. When I become the public manager of the silk store, I will definitely take care of you. Then we..."

Chen Xueru rolled her eyelids and said, "I'll wait until you are fooled first. I have something to deal with."

Fan Jinyou had no choice but to say goodbye with an itchy heart: "Then I'll go back first, but you must mention it to Director Li."

After Fan Jinyou left, Chen Xueru said angrily: "Hey, if you only want to do good things, let's get over this situation first!"

The wine shop in the evening was crowded.

Guests such as Mr. Niu and Mr. Pian all had great opinions on the changed tavern.

People from all walks of life come to the tavern to drink, but they don’t come to smell the aroma of cooking. They are drinking wine and eating pickles here, and the aroma of cooking is fragrant over there. Who can drink this wine happily?
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The next day, February [-], the dragon raises its head, which was called "Zhonghe Festival" in ancient times.

Since then, Yang Qi has flourished, rain has increased, and everything is in full bloom.

When he wakes up in the morning, Xu Deyong is also very "yang energetic", relying on strong pillars to wake himself up and start a "vibrant" day!
He still gets up early to exercise, and then enjoys the little joy of "getting something for nothing".

Things that cost nothing are better than those from other people's houses.

The weather was warmer, so He Yuzhu and a few other boys in the courtyard would occasionally come over to exercise with Xu Deyong.

Today, He Yuzhu grinned with joy, almost sticking out his big teeth.

This guy was waiting for Xu Deyong to ask, Xu Deyong glanced at him, hey, I didn't ask.

Sure enough, after a while, the guy couldn't hold it anymore and said, "Deyong, I'm going to make two dishes tonight and ask the uncle to have some drinks with you? Just bring some pickles and two potatoes."

Xu Deyong smiled lightly and said: "It's a lie that you invited me to drink, but it's true that you are thinking about my food."

"Hehe." He Yuzhu rubbed his hands and said with a smile: "Same, same, I'll take care of the food."

"Okay, I should have nothing to do tonight." Xu Deyong said while exercising his waist and abdominal strength.

He Yuzhu waited for a moment, then chirped and said, "Why don't you ask me anything?"

"Do not ask."

He Yuzhu: "..."

The corner of his mouth twitched and he said proudly: "I have to say, man, I will be the chef of the steel rolling mill from now on."

"Oh, congratulations." Xu Deyong said lightly.

He Yuzhu said in frustration: "Hey, Xu Deyong, can you react a little bit?"

Xu Deyong said angrily: "You are not a girl, how do you want me to react? I don't want to see you looking proud. Aren't you still a cook at the steel rolling mill?"

He Yuzhu hummed and said: "Hey, you... guy, you don't like others. The food I cooked before was praised by the leader of the steel rolling mill, and I might be asked to cook for the leader in the future."

"That's still the cook."

He Yuzhu: "..."

Hey, I'm ignoring you!
Turning around and entering the house, he said before closing the door: "Don't forget it tonight."

Oh, you bitch is just hypocritical!

After Xu Deyong finished exercising, he thought, "Bang."

A box of liquor falls into the blind box space.

Xu Deyong took a look, hey, Xifeng Wine, one of the eight famous wines rated by the first wine tasting meeting in [-], including four kinds of liquor, which are the four famous wines that most people know. Unfortunately, it declined later.

I took a look at it in a department store before and it seemed like it cost two yuan a bottle!
Although this thing is the "cheapest" among the four famous wines at the moment, who would drink it?

Some aspects are the same from ancient times to the present!
Six bottles in a box, okay, it’s a good thing, I asked my uncle to make it for me.

He turned around and entered the house. Grandma Xu Nan was shining a lantern on the beams of the house, muttering: "On February [-], shine on the beams. Scorpions and centipedes have nowhere to hide."

Xu Deyong didn't say "It's useless", it's just a traditional and beautiful sustenance.

When eating today, noodles are not called "noodles" but "dragon beard noodles"; dumplings are called "dragon ears" and "dragon horns"; rice is called "dragon zi"; cakes baked into dragon scales are called "dragon noodles". "scale cake"; noodles and wontons boiled together are called "dragon beads"; eating pig heads is called "eating dragon heads"; eating onion cakes is called "tearing dragon skin", women are not allowed to use needlework, "for fear of damaging the dragon's eyes"...In short, this day was a confrontation with the "dragon".

In the morning, after eating "dragon head" and "dragon scales", Xu Deyong went out and met Qin Huairu, swaying her braids and neatly dressed and holding a little stick in her arms.

Xu Deyong smiled and said: "Sister-in-law is going out!"

Xiaobanggan immediately said loudly: "Uncle Deyong, I'm going to grandma's house."

It is also popular to take daughters back to their parents’ homes on this day. As the saying goes: February [-], pick up the baby. If you can’t pick up the baby, you will shed tears.

Qin Huairu's big eyes turned and said: "Hey, this is February [-]nd, my family won't come to pick me up, so I can only go back by myself. I didn't go back to see Dongxu during the Chinese New Year. During this time, Dongxu can also go to the ground. Now, I’ll go back, just in time, and I’ll ask you if there’s anything suitable in the village.”

Xu Deyong: "..."

Sister-in-law, I advise you to mind your own business!

These dumplings look thin in skin and large in filling, so they definitely don’t taste good, so no one should eat them.

I originally wanted to give this girl a lift to the bus station, but now..., bye bye.

"Thank you." Xu Deyong said these three words and rode away.

Qin Huairu: "..."

You should not say "I'm giving you a ride" when thanking someone.

Xiaobanggan blinked, not knowing why, things are so complicated for adults, so Uncle Yong's mother didn't get in the car, and neither did I...

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If you want to say what is the busiest thing on this street, it must be the shaved one.

At present, compared with Shanghai, the service industry in Sijiucheng is not even a little bit worse. There are not even "fashionable" barber shops and tailor shops. They are conservative and somewhat rigid.

At the beginning of the year, a "letter of complaint" was handed to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs by Asan's ambassador to China, Jnr Nehru.

Why?

Because he changed a suit 21 times and it still didn't fit him.

There was no other way. In order to restore the impact, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent people to accompany Nehru on a special trip to Shanghai to have his suits changed.

In the old days, Chinese people called foreigners "Hongmao", and tailors who made clothes for "Hongmao" were called "Honggang tailors".I went to Shanghai to find Master Yu, known as the "master of suits," and it took only two days to have the suits altered.

Brother Asan was very satisfied and made several sets for his family at one time.

This matter also attracted the attention of high-level officials, who decided to move famous stores from Shanghai to Beijing in order to "prosper the capital's service industry."

Next, in April, clothing stores such as "Hongxia", "Zoocun", "Wanguo", "Bowei", "Leimeng" and "Lantian" came to Beijing.In July, the two photo studios of "China" and "Cathay", the two laundry and dyeing shops of "Pland" and "Central", and the four barber shops of "Huaxin", "Ziluolan", "Yunshang" and "Xiangming" were closed due to lack of suitable facilities. Location, four simply opened a joint store, which is the famous "Four Links".

After moving here, both the photo studio and the barber shop were expensive, but they were still crowded and lined up every day. People in any era have a relentless pursuit of beauty.

For example, a haircut at Silian costs 100 cents, while other barbershops only cost [-] to [-] cents, and a haircut is even cheaper. The master at Silian Barbershop earns more than [-] yuan a month, more than the director!
Xu Deyong found a shaver on the street and paid six cents for a haircut with a hair clipper.

The so-called "the person who shaves his head is hot at the end" is because the person who shaved his head was carried on a pole at that time.One end is a red painted rectangular stool, which is the cold end.The other end is a long circular cage with a small stove inside, which is the hot end.

For barbers, the first month is not friendly at all.

why?

"Shaving your head in the first month will kill your uncle." Well, generally no one shaves their head.

The person who shaved Xu Deyong's head was an experienced craftsman, so he asked this question casually.

The old barber followed Xu Deyong's instructions and tweeted: "Listen to the elders, this dead uncle" is actually "nostalgic for the past." It should be called "shaving one's head in the first month to miss the past." The Qing army entered the customs and implemented the policy of "not leaving hair. Keep your hair, keep your head, but not your hair." Therefore, the common people have this agreement: no one will have a haircut in the first month of the year, and they will not have a haircut until February [-]nd. "

Xu Deyong nodded to show that he understood. After finishing the haircut with the clipper, he felt energetic after washing his hair.

Xu Deyong smiled and said thank you.

Next to him should be the son or apprentice of the old barber.
After shaving the head of a three- or four-year-old boy with a wrinkled face, he patted the back of the head where the blue scalp was exposed and said with a smile: "Shave your head three times and you won't get lice or sores. That's good, let's get down."

The boy was immediately relieved and got off the bench as if he was running away.

Oh my god, shaving your head is so scary!
Xu Deyong couldn't help but laugh, hey, what a day...

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