lying down

Ouyang stood in front of Xu Shiji, frowning with unspeakable grievances.

Xu Shiji smiled openly, as if he felt that teasing Ouyang Shi was the greatest pleasure in his life.

According to the old calendar, Ouyang was originally scheduled to officially open on the sixth day of April, so I hereby invite Xu Shiji to go, but I don't think I have always been good at words, but I am stupid.As for the opening, Xu Shiji agreed without even thinking about it, but he asked in a serious manner: "Is there any eldest grandson Linling among the guests?"

Ouyang hesitated and didn't know how to answer, feeling very uneasy.He also listened to Ge Ye talking about the close relationship between the governor and Changsun Linling, but he hadn't seen the old fox ask him for many days, so he was relieved.Who knew that at this time, Xu Shiji "shot him" unexpectedly, and he was defenseless.

In fact, Ouyang had thought about this question a long time ago, but when he thought of the one-year agreement with her, he felt a little melancholy.Besides, he didn't know how to contact his grandson Linling, and the only way he knew seemed to be through Xu Shiji, so he put this thought on hold.

"Boy, I'm too lazy to care about your young people's affairs, but as an uncle, I can't watch you favor one another. Although the girl from the Di family is good, so is the eldest grandson girl. As far as I know, she is infatuated with you." , chasing after you, do you really think she is so contemptuous?" Xu Shiji used the lid of the teacup to shake off the floating tea powder, while raising his eyes to look at Ouyang intentionally or unintentionally.Xu Shiji knew about Changsun Linling's life experience, and even more about her experience. Seeing that the girl really liked someone, he couldn't help being willing to be a matchmaker for the two of them, but he knew Ouyang's temper. People can speak freely, so they can only adopt devious strategies.

Ouyang scratched his head in embarrassment, and looked at the governor innocently. "Captain, the two of us have had a one-year agreement, so let it be as God wills!"

Xu Shiji waved his hand, gently put the teacup on the table, pressed his old cold legs and slowly stood up and walked back, muttering as he walked: "Hey, you should settle your affairs by yourself... "

The three days were like flying, and there were still many pedestrians on the street in the early morning of the sixth day of August.It's just that when people meet, they no longer ask you if you have eaten, but ask: "Can I go to Panlong Restaurant today?" The reason why it became like this is also one of the tricks Ouyang came up with - advertising.When Yunniang heard this word, she felt dizzy. According to Ouyang Xinzhong's instructions, she set up six long tables in front of her unopened restaurant, which was still covered with red silk, and a limited number of restaurants were provided for free on the tables. The chef's food, and ten catties of "Huo Shao" - this is the name of the wine set by Ouyang, this wine is limited to three sips per person, and no more will be given.Such three or four days of free publicity in front of the restaurant, with the skills of the two top chefs and the unique spirits of this era, the word "Panlong Restaurant" spread throughout the city in an instant.

Yunniang and Chu Xiang, who had a big belly, were really taken aback by the number of Jinyang people who came to taste the delicious food and wine the next day. Running to maintain order in case of accidents.In just two hours, the daily free food and wine has run out. Looking at the lingering crowd, Yunniang had no choice but to supply one more day's limit but she refused to supply any more. Unhappy and looking forward to it, Yunniang and her family were full of confidence.As for the news of the official opening of the restaurant on the sixth day of April, there is no need to publicize it any more. The free food and drink in the past three or four days has already cultivated countless diners who are looking forward to it.

On the sixth day of the fourth month, Ouyang was still sleeping in his bed, having a dream of Spring and Autumn, when he was awakened by the noise from the second courtyard.He rubbed his eyes that were still astringent and took a look at the sky. When he saw that the time was not right, he threw the quilt over his head and wanted to "return to the cage".But I didn't want the movement in the courtyard to become louder, even through the thick quilt, it couldn't stop the excitement.

"Whoever realizes the big dream first, I know it all my life. The cottage is full of sleep in spring, and the sun is late outside the window. I can't enjoy this kind of state..." Ouyang stretched his waist, muttered helplessly and got up.If it was changed to normal days, if the gongs and drums hit his ears, he would continue to sleep when he should, but today is a lucky day for the restaurant, if he sleeps too much, he will inevitably be nagged by his mother.

From the bedside, he picked up a long gown that Yun Niang had made for him, put it on his body, and hung a few exquisite accessories around his waist, and he became more energetic.Opening the door and looking, the joy in the courtyard made Ouyang more energetic.The seven elder brothers all changed into new shirts and laughed and chatted with Chu Tian’s two juniors, while Yun Niang helped the old lady and changed into a beautiful long dress that she seldom wears on weekdays, and accompanied Yun Niang’s parents and Chu Tian Tian chatted aside, the old shopkeeper Wang Shiwen, the chef Jiang Tong and Liu Yanluo gathered in a corner, and the ten adopted children changed into colorful new clothes and kept shuttling among the crowd to pass some morning tea snacks, only Chu Xiang was sleepy due to pregnancy and hadn't gotten up yet.

Everyone's faces were full of joy, and that joy came from the bottom of their bones, and they couldn't be stopped.Wu Lang had sharp eyes, and when he saw Ouyang push the door to face each other, he yelled, "Eighth brother! Give me some money!"

This is great, all the people in the courtyard, young and old, men and women gathered around and shouted, which made Ouyang confused.Seeing Ouyang's foolishness, Yunniang hurriedly stepped forward and laughed and cursed: "Silly boy, on today's big day, how can you go out empty-handed, the family is waiting to make money with you for good luck! I let you go yesterday." It's on your desk, don't you see it?"

Ouyang didn't know that this custom existed, so he hurriedly turned around to look at it, only to find that there was indeed a small package on the table. When he opened it, he found that there was a pile of copper coins and dimes inside, and it was very eye-catching when mixed together.The money for this package is not much, about 200 taels, but the meaning it represents is unavoidable.

"What's the matter..." Ouyang scratched his head without hesitation, picked up the package and walked out in two steps, grabbed a handful and threw it towards his brother with a smile, still muttering: "Don't let me sleep well Come on, don’t blame me for dispersing so little!”

His brothers and Chutian's two apprentices were at the age of excitement, and they were overjoyed when he said that, they jumped up and snatched them from the air, but they didn't pick them up from the ground.After grabbing it, he stared at Ouyang covetously, which means that if he doesn't give it, there will be no end.Smiling and sending the brothers away, Ouyang respectfully gave a handful to the two old ladies, Chu Tian and the other four elderly people, and then gave a few handfuls to Yunniang and the two chefs, then turned around and gave them to the ten The child sprinkled a few handfuls, and he kept the rest for the shopkeeper's waiter, male and female servants.

After the distribution was over, they were scattered all over the place, but no one picked them up.

"Sister, why does no one want the money on the ground?" Ouyang handed the small package to Li Feng, who was stable among the ten children, and asked a little confused.

"Fortunately, you are already a general. If you asked others like that that day, it would be strange if you didn't laugh them to death. The loose money that falls on the ground is respectful of heaven and earth. It must be left on the ground for a day, and it can only be picked up at this time tomorrow." Who is stupid enough to touch God's bad luck?" Yun Niang smiled, pushed Ouyang and continued: "Hurry up and go to the front yard, there may not be fewer people there than here. They are all servants in our house and restaurants Dude, you need to spend more money, I asked the old shopkeeper to prepare a pack for you when you don’t have enough, this is a good time to buy people’s hearts, don’t be stingy!”

Ouyang laughed when he heard that he wanted to change money: "Sister, is your brother a stingy person? Got it, got it—"

At the beginning of noon, that is, exactly eleven o'clock in the later generations.Ouyang and Yunniang helped the old lady out of the restaurant still covered with red gauze, and everyone lined up behind her.Although it was expected that there might be a lot of people today, Ouyang still underestimated the enthusiasm of the Tang Dynasty people.At a glance, the entire South Street is densely packed with human heads, at least six or seven hundred.Fortunately, this is a warm spring, and Ouyang spent money early to invite the city guards to come to maintain order so that there will be no troubles, otherwise there may not be many people who fainted due to heatstroke in another summer.

The old lady Li Wang looked at the enthusiastic neighbors, her hands trembled slightly, and her wrinkled face glowed with excitement.She married into her husband's family from a wealthy family in her boudoir, and then settled down in a remote Panshan village.She never expected that there would be such a scene today, even if she went to immortals, she would have the face to meet the ancestors of the Li family.

"My son, what kind of virtue did mother accumulate in her previous life to get you here? Mother is happy, happy..." Li Wangshi held Ouyang's rough palm tightly, and tears fell involuntarily.

When Ouyang saw it, he quickly took out a silk handkerchief and wiped away her tears carefully, saying: "Mother, the happy days are yet to come, so you can just wait. Don't cry, I'm still waiting for you to cut the ribbon!" He winked at the third brother Ge Ye who was on the side, and Ge Ye, who was the guest master of ceremonies, smiled and used the super loud voice honed in the army: "The auspicious time has come, the opening is auspicious—"

As soon as he finished speaking, the explosive poles (Tang called "firecrackers" as "explosive poles") that had been prepared on both sides of the restaurant started to "bang bang bang bang", followed by drum music and suona with a more vigorous rhythm.The people who had waited for more than an hour or even two hours clasped their hands and shouted loudly. They were not new to this lively scene, and many restaurants opened like this.But the latter paragraph made them unforgettable all their lives, and even when they were old, they happily told their children and grandchildren.

In this lively atmosphere, three men and three women dressed strangely came from both sides in pairs. The men wore square-cornered lined jackets and tight-fitting little red coats, black tight-fitting trousers, and low boots. It's a little weird, but it looks very energetic and handsome; while the three women are wearing a long close-fitting dress (cheongsam) that looks like a skirt but not a skirt. I don't know how many old men are drooling at the graceful figure.Not to mention that this is a handsome man and a beautiful woman whom Ouyang ordered early on to find from ordinary people's homes. They are one in a thousand in appearance. After nearly two months of secret training, their elegant temperament is even more charming.

The cheering crowd was overwhelmed by the three couples who came out, and the scene froze.I saw no pair of men and women together dragging a long plate, with a gold scissors in the middle, a big red flower ball, and red silk at both ends of the flower ball, the three plates were never broken.The three couples walked gracefully in front of Ouyang, Li Wangshi, and Yunniang, and they both held up the plates.

Ouyang smiled indifferently, cleared his throat and said loudly: "**Everyone loves me so much, Panlong Restaurant is established in Jinyang today. A certain Ouyang Yu has nothing to repay, but only two things that he would like to share with everyone, one for food and one for wine. , the wine crowns the five lakes! Please—" After finishing speaking, Li Wang and Yun Niang took the gold scissors from the plate and cut them on the red silk at the same time, implying the opening.At this moment, the red gauze covering the entire restaurant slowly descended, gradually revealing the true face of the restaurant.

I only heard the exclamation gradually sounded from the crowd, and then applauded and applauded.The entire restaurant has long since lost its original appearance of Guiyun Building. The new restaurant can be described as having overhanging eaves and arches, and is meticulously crafted. No one has ever seen the ingenious interweaving of gold, red and black on the outside of the restaurant.Not to mention that the wood carvings and stone carvings near the windows of the restaurant and on the empty platform are among the most exquisite in Jinyang. Some evergreen flowers and plants were placed, and when the wind blows, the white gauze and bamboo curtains sway gently like waves, as if they are empty and misty, which is a bit like a fairyland.

Some sour scholars were so obsessed with it, they just pointed there and shouted: "This is a place that we must go to, we must go!"