I was the richest man in Da Song

Chapter 48
Compared with the prosperity of the tabloid business, He Anwen is not so stable. These days, he has been guarding on the cabinet to worry about it. There are people coming and going on the street, but no one comes in.

Since the establishment of this restaurant, I have been idle and earn a lot of money. I have seven to eight consistent incomes every day. In fact, there are not many people who come here. They are basically dignitaries and rich families who spend a lot of money.

Compared with the crowded meat shop in the past, He Anwen looked at the five-story restaurant and sighed that he was not very interested.

It is obviously a good thing that there are fewer things to do, people are free and more money is earned, but He Anwen has talked about it several times, wondering why the business has become so deserted.

He Shaoke didn't tell He Anwen that the current restaurant has changed from the civilian route he imagined to the elite route. Few ordinary diners come to the door.

For several days in a row, He Anwen lacked interest, and three or five days until New Year's Eve, He Anwen finally raised some interest.

In previous years, there were only three people, father and son, but this year, with He Si Jizai, it was much more lively.

While He Shao was still sleeping, he was woken up by a clanging sound, and naturally He Shao was not very happy to be disturbed.

When I arrived at the yard, I saw that He Anwen had been busy for a long time. There were many greeting cards hung on the walls of the yard, and the red blessing characters looked very festive.

He Anwen, who has always been reluctant to spend money, bought a lot of greeting cards in one go, wishing he could put one on every wall.

Ji Zai has not had such a grand New Year in many years. With a smile on his face, he is pasting the peach charm of Shentu Yulei on the door, and even Badger Lang is sweeping the yard.

He Anwen was nailing a wooden board to the wall, and it was obvious that it was his father who woke him up just now.

"Badger got up and helped me for a long time, you are still sleeping, what can I expect from you in the future?"

He Anwen looked at He Shao's disheveled clothes and disheveled hair, and stood in the yard watching them busily busy, but he didn't intend to do anything at all, and suddenly felt dissatisfied.

What He Shao hates the most is the annual cleaning. He originally wanted to be lazy, but he could only take the hammer from He Anwen after being so provoked.

"Father, you can leave this kind of thing to me."

"Let's go, where did you prepare a food box? It's the New Year's Eve and it's a serious matter to give your husband the New Year's Eve today. If it wasn't for Lao Ji's reminder, I almost forgot about it."

Generally, people start to visit relatives and friends after Yuanzheng Day, but before the Song Dynasty New Year’s Eve, it is necessary to send gifts to relatives and friends’ homes, which is called giving to the new year.

"All right"

He Shao tidied up and changed into the new clothes that He Anwen had just bought for him. The material was of good quality, and he was wearing first-class silk, but it was embroidered with all kinds of flowers, big and small!

He Shao resisted it from the bottom of his heart, not many men could accept wearing a flowered jacket, it was really vulgar, but in the end he couldn't hold back He Anwen.

He Si was carrying a food box in the back, and the gifts for the New Year were nothing more than some wine, meat, game, etc., also known as the New Year's Plate.

Wearing this gaudy clothes, He Shao felt awkward all over his body, no matter where he went, he felt that everyone in the street was looking at him and making fun of him.

"Si, isn't this dress ugly?"

"How could it be, this dress is the best looking dress this year"

"You know what a shit"

Obviously, He Si's answer did not satisfy He Shao.

After arriving at the prime minister's mansion, both Li Hang and Li Jianzong were on errands in the palace and hadn't come back yet. Because He Shao got up too early, he sat on a recliner and began to catch up on sleep.

Because of Li Hang's pampering, He Shao is more casual here than at his own home, and Li Zhong even brought a sheepskin blanket very thoughtfully.

"Master, don't catch the cold in the cold weather"

"Thank you Uncle Zhong"

I don't know how long he slept. He Shao woke up from his dream, and Li Han unexpectedly came back and was beside him, holding a volume of "The Analects of Confucius" in his hand.

"Are you here to celebrate the new year? Or to sleep! Those who don't know think I'm the guest."

Li Jianzong also spoke harshly beside him, fearing not to irritate He Shao.

"Sir, why didn't you wake me up when you came back?"

"There's nothing else, if you're stuck sleeping for a while," Li Hang said.

He Shao took out two or three plates from the food box, one plate contained raw mutton, one plate contained a pot of wine, and the last plate contained chives.

At first He Shao felt a bit shabby and wanted to replace it, but He Anwen became a staunch enforcer and defender of traditional customs at this moment.

In Kaifeng City, no matter the common people or the common people, they all gave these three kinds of gifts for the new year. Even the emperor rewarded the ministers with nothing more than some street stalls such as peach charms. It would be a joke to change them casually.

After He Shao got up, Li Hang looked He Shao's clothes up and down.

"That's right, it's a grand point to wear for New Year's Eve"

"grand?"

He Shao had a question mark on his forehead, and his whole body was full of grandeur from where did he see the flowers!
"Since we are here, there is no Spring Poster at home this year, so please write one."

Li Hang knew that He Shao's literary talents were extraordinary, so at this time, he was thinking about it.

Isn't the Spring Festival couplets coming as soon as they are written, the difficulty lies in how to write them.

"Fu Lu Shou Samsung shines together, and the heaven, earth and people are in the same spring."

"Spring is the first in the four seasons in the sky, and the five blessings and longevity in the world are the first."

"Good things in the world are loyal and filial, and the world's good pictures are read and cultivated."

"it is good"

Li Hang was very satisfied after hearing this, but his face immediately fell down after receiving these Spring Festival couplets, as if a disgusting fly landed on a plate of exquisite snacks.

"Next time, let me see that your handwriting has not improved, so be careful to hit the board"

Li Hang said that he copied it again, and the content has not changed a single word, but the words are not the same.

"Here are two peach charms, take them back."

Ordinary peach charms are pasted with divine tea and Yu Lei, but the peach charm given by Li Hang, He Shao opened it and saw that the first one was a horse, and the second one was even more outrageous, it was a donkey.

"Sir, it's not good to put a donkey on the wall of this Chinese New Year's house."

He was slapped on the head as soon as he finished speaking, and Li Han glared at him.

"It's simply ignorant. This one is a rich and blunt donkey and the other is a turning horse. This old man specially prepared the most suitable for your merchants to post."

Anyway, He Shao still felt that it would be better to replace the donkey with a pig, which was fat and round for nothing.

"You and Erlang call Hutou and go to some other houses together, remember not to lose your courtesy, these spring stickers will also be given to others."

No matter in the court or other places, these families have always been connected with each other.

"it is good"

These families all live in Xiuzhengfang, not very far apart.

"Why haven't I seen my wife since I came here?" He Shao asked.

"Since you gave this mahjong, mother has been going to these houses to play cards almost every day, and even the concubines in the palace sometimes come to the house to play cards every now and then." Li Jianzong laughed.

"If you are bored at home for a long time, you will easily get sick, which is also very good."

(End of this chapter)