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Chapter 71 Spring Festival Couplets

Chapter 71 Spring Festival Couplets
"It's reasonable for the Crown Prince to do this, but what does this have to do with the Fourth Prince?"

"The emperor is old, his quest for immortality has not gone smoothly, and he lacks a sense of security, so he has set up the fourth prince to compete with the crown prince. This is just a common means of checks and balances in the royal family, and it is not worthy of Mr. Xie's concern."

"Mr. Zhuang has revealed the truth."

"If we learn from history, nothing is surprising. History has the answers. It's just a repetition."

"This makes a lot of sense. I've heard this before. Humans are constantly repeating what happened in history and the mistakes they made."

"Mr. Xie said it very well."

The two chatted and soon arrived at the busiest place in the market.

A fragrance wafts into my nose.

It caused both of them to drool.

"Go, go and have a look."

Xie Lian’s eyes lit up, and he led Zhuang Mochen forward.

Sure enough, they were stalls selling snacks. Things that were rarely seen in the past were all set up today. At a glance, there were at least dozens of stalls, and most of them were doing brisk business.

No matter how stingy a parent is, he or she will still pay for snacks if their children ask for them during the Chinese New Year.

Among them, the one with the most prosperous business is undoubtedly Luo Laoqi.

Seeing Xie Lian from a distance, he waved to him immediately.

"Thank you, Miss!"

Seeing this, Zhuang Mochen said with a smile.

"Mr. Xie is in trouble!"

Xie Lian gave a bitter smile but still walked over.

As expected, Luo Laoqi and his family ignored the stall and immediately surrounded Xie Lian.

"I haven't seen Miss Xie for several days. The soy milk and tofu I prepared for you have gone bad!"

"Hu Tou, hurry up and call someone. Miss Xie is our family's great benefactor."

"Mr. Zhuang is here too..."

In addition to Luo Laoqi and Hutou, in order to cope with the large crowds during the Spring Festival, Luo Laoqi also called his wife who was farming at home to help.

The family of three takes care of a stall and still seems a little busy, because their business is so booming.

In fact, Luo Laoqi had already opened his stall again more than a month ago.

He took the recipe Xie Lian gave him, went back and tried it a few times, and successfully made soy milk and tofu.

But he did not rush to the county town to sell them. Instead, he tried them among the villagers first and found that everyone loved these two things.

Soy milk tastes like milk, has a mellow bean flavor and is very nutritious.

Tofu is the so-called "vegetarian meat" and many villagers cook it as meat to satisfy their children's cravings.

After seeing the villagers' reactions, Luo Laoqi was greatly encouraged and pushed his stall to the county town, where it became an instant hit.

Although he had been very busy with business over the past month, Luo Laoqi was in better and better spirits as he saw the increasing amount of money. He was especially grateful to Xie Lian, to the point where he almost kowtowed to him whenever they met.

This caused Xie Lian to hide for a while and not dare to come out to meet him.

Later, he got a little better, but he was still extremely enthusiastic. Regardless of whether Xie Lian came or not, he would prepare a bowl of hot soy milk and a bowl of warm buttered tofu every day.

Of course, the traditional craft of making bean cakes has not been lost. Many people drink bean cakes with soy milk, which has a unique flavor.

"Uncle Qi, you really don't have to be so polite. It's been more than a month, and you're still so enthusiastic. If you continue like this, I really won't dare to take care of your business."

Xie Lian bowed to them with a smile on his face. Compared to the sadness he had in the past, Luo Laoqi's wrinkles were now filled with happiness, which also infected Xie Lian, making her feel happy for helping others.

"The young lady has done us a great favor. If she is not enthusiastic enough, wouldn't my Luo family be criticized by others? But we also know that the young lady doesn't like these things. We will try our best to restrain ourselves in the future. But you must not forget the soy milk and tofu I leave for you every morning. Oh, and it's the New Year. Here are some specialties from the countryside. I was planning to send them to the young lady, but I didn't expect to come across them."

Xie Lian was stunned for a moment before his hands and arms were stuffed with things.
Looking back, Zhuang Mochen was the same.

The two men came out empty-handed, but ended up carrying bags full of them. When they looked down, they saw that they were all farmers' stuff, so they had no choice but to accept them.

"Uncle Seven, you..."

Xie Lian didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.

"Miss Xie, please don't refuse. They are just a token of my appreciation. They are not worth money. Besides, there is one more thing I would like to ask you for help."

"Oh? Did you encounter any difficulties again?"

"Of course not. What difficulty can an old man have? This life is already prosperous enough. I just want to ask the girl to write a few words to add some joy."

"Write?"

Luo Laoqi said with a smile.

"It's the New Year, and every household buys peach charms to hang on the door for good luck. But I was thinking that hanging peach charms every year didn't bring good luck, but it was only after I met you that my luck turned around. So I want to ask you to write a few words and put them on the door. You are the lucky star of our family."

"Write a few words and hang them on the door? Isn't that a Spring Festival couplet?"

“What are Spring Festival couplets?”

Xie Lian put down what he was carrying and actually became interested. He borrowed a writing brush, ink, paper, and inkstone, as well as a blank template from the nearby shop selling peach charms.

After thinking for a moment, he wrote two lines on it.

First Couplet: Harmony between heaven and earth brings wealth to the family.

Second line: Peace and happiness bring happiness to everyone.

Horizontal banner: Peace in all seasons.

Zhuang Mochen looked at it, interest showing in his eyes.

“It looks quite innovative.”

The peach charms in this world are very similar to those in ancient times. In the beginning, they had not yet evolved into the form of couplets. Most peach charms were pictures of door gods, hung on doors for the wish of peace. Later, perhaps because pictures of door gods required more copper coins, many small peach charm stalls were opened. They would take a few pieces of wood and write a few auspicious words on them, and ordinary people would buy them as a way to get some good luck.

But it is the first time that a couplet with a horizontal banner like the one for Xie Lian has appeared.

"What does this mean, Mr. Zhuang, please tell me."

Luo Laoqi's family gathered around. They couldn't understand it either, but they felt that the number of words in the upper and lower couplets was the same, and the horizontal scroll was also well-written, which made them feel comfortable when they looked at it.

Zhuang Mochen explained with a smile, and Luo Laoqi laughed so hard that his mouth was crooked.

"Thank you sir, thank you miss, that's great."

He is not well educated, but he likes to hear these most common auspicious words.

However, he never expected that this action alarmed many villagers who came to the market, so they became interested and came to beg for help.

"Miss Xie, can you also write a few words to my family?"

"Seventh Brother, help me talk to the girl!"

"Sister Lian, please help me!"

Many people gathered around, wanting to join in the fun.

The Spring Festival couplets written by Xie Lian captured their hearts immediately.
(End of this chapter)

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