Chapter 224 Okay
Chapter 224 Okay
Therefore, the first thing that Shopkeeper Shang did when he returned to the shop was to announce that the afternoon would be a holiday.
Everyone is happy.
It happened that the crabs that Shang Wan ordered were delivered. Shang Wan kept two baskets for himself and gave the rest to his friends as a Mid-Autumn Festival gift.
Xiaohuan also made mooncakes in four flavors: lotus seed paste, red bean paste, egg yolk, and five-nut flavors.
Everyone gathered together to eat mooncakes, and a guest came along and got one as well.
Xiaohuan's cooking skills were impeccable. Yuan Qiao thought the lotus seed paste mooncakes were the most delicious and wanted to bring one back for her mother and brother.
But the little girl was too shy to say it, nor was she too embarrassed to eat and take it at the same time.
In fact, Xiaohuan was already prepared without her mentioning it.
Mooncake gift boxes are also one of the holiday benefits.
During the festival, rewards were given out. The shopkeeper Shang was a generous man and gave each employee two hundred yuan to buy chrysanthemum wine.
"It's closed. It's closed."
As the last customer stepped out of the door, Shang Wan did not stay a moment longer and told the waiters to close the shop.
Liu Cheng came over and asked, "Boss, do you want to move the flower stand at the door in?"
Everyone worked together to make a flower stand that looked like Ganoderma lucidum and placed it outside. I don't know who came up with the idea, but it seemed to fit in well with their spiritual medicine pavilion.
“No need.” Shang Wan waved his hand. “Those flowers will wilt tomorrow. It’s good to put them outside for people to see.”
Liu Chengsui stopped caring and picked up the broom in the corner and started sweeping the floor.
After cleaning the shop, Shang Wan prepared food for Xiao Hei and hung a wooden sign saying "Closed" at the door.
Just as he was about to leave, a red-painted carriage slowly stopped in front of the Spiritual Medicine Pavilion.
Shang Wan paused, and after seeing who got off the carriage, he greeted with a smile, "Happy holidays, Steward Zhong."
"Happy holidays." Steward Zhong glanced at the closed door of the Spiritual Medicine Pavilion and asked in confusion, "Why is it closed so early?"
"Isn't today a holiday? Go home early."
Manager Zhong looked up at the sun. It was really early.
Shang Wan asked: "You came here at this time, is there something wrong with that batch of medicine?"
"The medicine is very good." Steward Zhong did not come here for the medicine. He said, "The boss said he would return to Beijing early tomorrow morning, so he sent me to take Master Chu to the mansion to avoid trouble tomorrow morning."
Hearing this, Shang Wan waved to Chu Xu who was sitting on the ox cart, "Anian."
Chu Xu jumped off the ox cart and ran over, "Auntie Shang, what's the matter?"
"Boss Zhong will be back in Beijing tomorrow." Shang Wan pointed at Steward Zhong, "He'll come to pick you up."
"Aren't we leaving tomorrow?" Chu Xu wanted to stay at the Lu family to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival. He also wanted to paint the Rabbit God with Yuanyuan.
Manager Zhong said, "The boss is also worried that you will tire yourself out from all the traveling."
Chu Xu didn't feel tired at all. He held Shang Wan's hand and shook it, his cat-like eyes full of water.
The child was about to leave, and it was just a small request, so Shang Wan was naturally willing to comply with him.
"Manager Zhong, I know where Boss Zhong's house is. You can go back first. I will personally take Ah Nian there in the evening."
Manager Zhong was a little worried, "But the boss has already given the order..."
"Just say I said it." Chu Xu pulled Shang Wan towards the ox cart, not giving Manager Zhong a chance to speak.
Manager Zhong had no choice but to go back and report as Shang Wan had said.
I won’t mention how Zhongli reacted. The ox cart carrying a group of people entered the village, and people came to say hello along the way.
When they arrived at the door of their house and got out of the car, the person who brought gifts had already arrived.
There are more than one, they come in twos and threes.
Lu Chengjing opened the gate and welcomed the people in.
Xiaohuan ran to the kitchen to boil water for tea, but before the water had even boiled, three groups of people had already moved into the main room.
Everyone sent a lot of things, the most common of which was mooncakes.
These mooncakes not only have different shapes, but also have unique fillings. Some of them can't even be recognized as mooncakes.
Shang Wan tried one at random, and it turned out to be spicy, with meat in it. However, the chili flavor was too strong, and Shang Wan couldn't taste what kind of meat it was.
She thought it was very interesting and broke off several different ones. There were meat and vegetables inside, but only one had sugar in it.
Shang Wan was happy, how can this be a mooncake?
"Come and have a taste."
Everyone ate their fill by eating these dishes wrapped in mooncake shells.
No one came to visit anymore, so Shitou ran to close the gate.
In the yard, Chu Xu climbed up the tree like a monkey, and hung lanterns on the branches according to Xiaohuan's instructions.
Yuanyuan joined in the fun, pointing randomly with her little hands and keeping Young Master Chu busy.
In the main room, Shang Wan was looking at the table full of mooncakes with worry.
How long will it take to finish all these mooncakes?
Lu Chengjing suggested: "Why not keep two mooncakes from each household and put the rest in the shop, and give one mooncake for every purchase of medicine over two taels."
Shang Wan thought about it and felt that it was feasible. This way, he would not disappoint everyone and he could also use up the mooncakes.
Tomorrow she will make blind boxes of mooncakes in the store.
She raised her hand and put everything on the table into the space, then pulled Lu Chengjing to the yard to help.
Lu Chengjing said, "I'll go to the study to prepare the paint. You guys can come over when the lanterns are hung up."
"Okay." Shang Wan agreed, jumped with a lantern in his hand, and hung on the tallest treetop.
"Sister, don't hang it so high." Xiaohuan raised her head and shouted, "Lower."
Yuanyuan also shouted: "Mom, Gao Gao!"
The little baby Chunchun joined in the fun and added to the chaos.
Shitou picked her up and said, "Yuanyuan, come with uncle to make river lanterns."
Yuanyuan blinked her eyes and felt that Uncle Shitou's side was more interesting, so she was carried away obediently.
Without the little ones making trouble, hanging the lanterns went quite smoothly.
After Yuanyuan tore several pieces of colored paper in a row, Shitou took her to the study and handed her over to her father.
Lu Chengjing changed into clothes that were not afraid of getting dirty.
The little baby stared at his father for a moment, then he smiled, held his father's face and kissed him.
Lu Chengjing patted her helplessly and took his daughter to prepare the paint.
After a while, everyone gathered in the study to paint their clay sculptures.
The two children had their own ideas. One painted the rabbit's face red and the other painted it black. Shang Wan said he didn't understand.
The four adults had finished painting, but the two children were only halfway done.
The four of them decided that this was a good opportunity to fold river lanterns.
Xiaohuan has to prepare dinner for the evening, so she won't be involved in folding the river lanterns.
The sky was filled with colorful clouds, it was getting dark, and smoke was rising from every household.
Worship the Rabbit God before eating.
Six rabbit gods of different colors and shapes were placed on a makeshift altar, with cockscombs blooming on both sides.
Everyone prayed and made wishes. Amidst the murmurs, only a soft and sticky child's voice was particularly clear, "Good...good...good...good..."
Several "good" characters in a row.
Shang Wan was curious, and after he finished making a wish, he picked up the baby and asked quietly, "My dear, why did you say so many 'yes' just now?"
Yuanyuan counted on her fingers, one by one, "Hello, Mom, Hello, Dad, Hello, Auntie, Hello, Su, Hello, Brother, Hello, Turtle, Hello, Feifei, Hello, Dog, Hello, Cow, Hello, Sheep, Hello, Huahua, Hello, Jiujiu..."
After counting all the living things in the house one by one and making sure that no one was missed, the little guy raised his hands and patted his chest, saying softly, "Hello, Yuanyuan."
Shang Wan: “…”
Thank you Rabbit God for your hard work in blessing so many things at once.
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