The Golden County Magistrate

"Master Chen is here!"

"Master! The auspicious time is coming!"

"Why hasn't County Magistrate Li come yet?"

"Yes, didn't you say that County Magistrate Li is the protagonist today?"

"Huh? Who is the girl next to you?"

"Is she your new wife?"

"Master, you really have good taste. This new lady is really beautiful!"

When she was shocked, a group of people saw Chen Yan and surrounded him, shouting in a flurry.

The head of Cai finally came to his senses. He felt embarrassed when he heard the last few words, and his face turned red again.

"Don't talk nonsense! This is a guest who comes to do business with us!" Chen Yan was afraid that these guys would not be able to say anything, so he quickly stopped them, "County Magistrate Li has been here for a long time. It's almost time!"

As he finished speaking, the door of the shop creaked open, and Li Feng, wearing a newly made robe, walked out from inside.

"Thank you all for coming!"

"Today is the opening of the government-owned silver shop in Qingshan County. Please take good care of us in the future!"

"Sir, it's almost time. Please unveil the plaque."

The last sentence was said to Chen Yan.

Cai Da was a little surprised to see that Li Feng had seen him but didn't react.

He was even more stunned when he heard the word "silver shop".

A silver shop opened by the government?

Chen Yan walked over with a smile on his face and grabbed the rope under the red cloth.

"The auspicious time has come, and the shop is open for good fortune!"

A middle-aged man who looked like a scholar shouted loudly next to him.

Chen Yan was about to pull the rope and remove the red cloth, but suddenly he had an idea and turned to the people around him and shouted: "This is my silver shop in Qingshan County, and it is the silver shop of the people of Qingshan. How can I be the only one to unveil the plaque! Come on, come on, let's do it together!"

The people cheered, and hundreds of people rushed up, grabbing the rope and pulling it.

The red cloth fell down immediately, revealing the true appearance of the plaque.

Wow, what a golden light!

But everyone took a look and was stunned.

On the plaque, the four big characters "Qingshan Silver Shop" were written.

In the corner, the four small characters "Chen Yan wrote it personally" were written.

The head of Cai took a look and was also stunned.

These words...

After a while, someone hesitated and said: "Sir, your handwriting has a lot of room for improvement!"

The people around all showed their approval.

Chen Yan angrily said: "What do you mean! Do you think my handwriting is ugly?"

The head of Cai was shocked and thought to himself that this man was the head of a county after all, the parent official. How could he bear to be humiliated in public?

But the person who was speaking actually said: "Sir, using the word 'ugly' to describe your handwriting is a bit insulting to the word 'ugly', isn't it?"

A person next to him hurriedly took over the conversation: "Sir, look, your handwriting is not straight, the left stroke is not sharp, and the right stroke is not smooth. It is simply a collection of all the ugly things in the Great Zhou Dynasty. It can be said that there is no one before and there will probably be no one after!"

Another person said angrily: "You rioters, how dare you talk nonsense! Can your handwriting be called ugly? It's called unique! Take a good look at this word 'qing', the character style is unique, and it exudes a sense of freshness. Even contemporary calligraphy masters can hardly compare with you... Oh, sorry, sir, I really can't praise you anymore, let me go to the side and vomit for a while... Ugh!"

He turned his head and made a vomiting gesture.

Everyone laughed.

Chen Yan was so angry that he pointed at them and cursed: "I am so unlucky that I was insulted by you, a bunch of unruly people! Whoever comes to deposit money with me will have his interest reduced by ten cents!"

Everyone laughed even more, and the scene was filled with a happy atmosphere.

Cai Dadangjia looked confused.

She could see that Chen Yan was not angry, but just making fun of everyone.

But... this is not like an official and a commoner, it's just like a family!

It's completely different from people like Xiong Jin.

After everyone made a fuss for a while, Li Fengcai stepped forward and reminded: "My lord, it's almost time to set off firecrackers."

Chen Yan said excitedly: "Don't argue with me, I will light this firecracker myself!"

After a while, a huge firecracker that was as thick as two people hugging and about ten feet high was brought out and placed next to the silver ingot.

Cai Dadangjia was shocked. This firecracker was too big, even the fuse was as thick as an arm!

"This 'Auspicious Sign from Heaven' was made for me at a cost of five hundred taels of silver!"

"It contains ninety-nine eighty-one major changes and three hundred and sixty minor changes, and can release fireworks of more than nine colors!"

"It will take an hour to set off all of them!"

"Today I'll open your eyes and take a good look!"

Chen Yan took a lit incense stick, walked to the firecracker, laughed, and lit the fuse.

Whoosh!

The fuse, which was about ten feet long, burned instantly.Half of it burned!

"Damn! Old Hong, what kind of fuse did you use to make it burn so fast!" Chen Yan exclaimed, and quickly turned around and ran.

He ran only two steps away, boom!

There was a loud noise behind him, and a flame shot up into the sky instantly!

Chen Yan was so scared that he almost fell to the ground, but fortunately Li Feng supported him in time.

The people around were also shocked, and they all stepped back, making room for about 50 meters.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The giant firecracker sprayed flames several times in a row, so bright that the sky and the earth seemed to darken!

After all, the head of Cai was a woman, her heart almost jumped out of her throat, and she could not help but retreat outside the circle of people.

Looking up at the flames, she was extremely shocked.

She had also been in the business of fireworks and firecrackers.

But she had never seen any fireworks that could have such an amazing effect!

Chen Yan also squeezed out of the crowd and said with a smile: "Master Cai, are these fireworks exciting?"

At this time, the first wave of firecrackers had been set off, and they turned into green light bombs that rushed straight into the sky. Each one rushed to a height of twenty feet and then exploded, which was extremely magnificent.

Master Cai was watching intently and couldn't help but say in surprise: "I have never seen such fireworks!"

Chen Yan thought to himself, of course you haven't seen it. The gunpowder technology of the Great Zhou is extremely backward. It is still impossible to produce gunpowder in large quantities, let alone integrate gunpowder into fireworks. Naturally, it is impossible to achieve this level of visual effects.

Since he made gunpowder, he has been studying various uses of gunpowder, including integrating it into fireworks. He also taught this technology to a trusted craftsman, and after many improvements, he has achieved this result.

"I heard that Master Cai used to trade in fireworks. If it is this kind of fireworks, I wonder if it can be sold?" Chen Yan turned his head and looked at the flame point in the air, and said casually.

Cai Da Dangjia was shocked and turned to look at him.

"Master Chen, do you mean that I can do business here?" she blurted out.

"Whether to do business or not is never decided by me, but by you." Chen Yan said with a smile, "In Qingshan County, there is no such thing as forced buying and selling."

Cai Da Dangjia blushed and felt a little embarrassed, knowing that he had something else to say, and was talking about the matter of Xiong Jin.

However, she quickly suppressed the embarrassment and said anxiously: "I wonder which store sells these fireworks? I want to talk to the owner."