Chapter 32
32 Chinese New Year troubles
On the first day of the new year, every household celebrates the New Year. I wish you good luck when you open the door, wealth on your face, meet noble people when you go out, hear good news at home, and finally... bring you a red envelope!
"Today, I want Miss Xiangyun to work hard and let my cousin see the beauty of our Jiangxi beauties."
After Zeng Yuanshu introduced the scholars present, he ordered the restaurant to be decorated.
Jingshui Building has only three floors, which is not very big. Although it is beautifully decorated and decorated with carved beams and painted pillars, it shows the luxurious style of the restaurant.
The third floor where Wei Guangde is currently located is naturally the best place in the restaurant, but there are no private rooms or anything like that.
Zeng Yuanshu took over the third floor today, so apart from the guests he invited, naturally no one else would come up.
The area of these three floors, Wei Guangde's visual inspection, is about tens of square meters, which is not too small, but it is obvious that there are tables, chairs and benches stacked behind the screen.
Apparently, since it was a reserved seat, the restaurant moved the extra tables and chairs to the corner and separated them with screens.
The madam asked the musicians behind to sit behind the screen, while she took Miss Xiangyun to toast the guests at the table. By this time, Wei Guangde also knew the origin of this group of people.
The madam's surname was Liu, and she was the old madam of Fanghua House. The guests called her Madam Liu, and the girl she brought was Xiangyun, who was the top lady of Fanghua House. They were also invited by Mr. Zeng to sing for the entertainment.
Madam Liu and Xiangyun toasted each of them a glass of wine. As a veteran of the entertainment scene, she naturally knew how to toast. In just a few words, she could have a general understanding of the guests present.
When it was Wei Guangde's turn, after all, he was still a baby-faced person. He could tell at a glance that he was still a child. After looking at the wine glass on the table, Madam Liu asked Xiangyun to come forward and pour him a glass of wine. At this time, Wei Guangde also
I had the opportunity to take a closer look at this Xiangyun girl.
She is indeed a beauty, but she doesn't look as stunning as before.
When Wei Guangde saw Miss Xiangyun for the second time, he no longer had the same feeling as before. He felt a little strange inside.
But as Xiangyun held the cup and offered a toast, Wei Guangde suddenly realized something.
When I came to the Ming Dynasty, the people I saw most were my mother and some women in the town. They were all dressed in ordinary clothes, but not like this pair of women, who were all dressed up and had hairpins and jade rings on their heads.
Well, Wei's mother didn't dress up before, and her headdress was very simple, so Wei Guangde had not seen the beauty of women in ancient costumes.
Even when she went to the county during the Chinese New Year, Wei's mother didn't dress up deliberately because she was going back to her parents' home.
Although my cousin and her daughter were dressed up, they were very simple and did not wear many hairpins on their heads.
It was with this Xiangyun girl that Wei Guangde felt the beauty of Hanfu beauties for the first time.
Think about it, if they don't pay attention to appearance, they won't do business.
After the musicians were all ready, the Xiangyun girl began to sing to add to the fun of the banquet.
When Wei Guangde arrived in the Ming Dynasty, it was the first time he heard popular music here.
In Wei Guangde's time, to be honest, it was rare to hear music from the Ming and Qing dynasties.
Although many of the advertised Chinese styles or classical music claim to be ancient style songs.
However, in Wei Guangde's opinion at this moment, it seemed that there was a huge difference.
Of course, it's not that the music of the Ming Dynasty was better, but it really made him feel that it was not as good as the guzheng performances he had heard before.
Behind the screen, the musicians were playing and singing, and they were very busy, but Wei Guangde still felt uncomfortable.
However, when I saw a table full of people, they gradually stopped talking after the music started playing and the Xiangyun girl started singing. They seemed very intoxicated when they heard the melodious singing.
By this time, Wei Guangde had to admit that after hundreds of years of progress, musical instruments have continued to introduce new ones, and the sound quality has actually become more perfect and beautiful.
I can't hear it.
Wei Guangde sighed in his heart, and then imitated others and became intoxicated.
However, after listening carefully to the music, Wei Guangde made another surprising discovery: the Ming Dynasty actually highly respected Song lyrics.
I even heard two songs sung by Miss Xiangyun, both of which were love songs with lyrics written by Liu Yong.
"Standing in a dangerous building, the wind is blowing softly, looking at the spring sorrow, the sky is gloomy. In the grass-colored smoke and the lingering light, I can't say who would lean on the railing.
I plan to get drunk and sing to the wine, and the strong music is still tasteless. The clothes are getting wider and wider, but I will never regret it, and I will be haggard because of the beauty."
The melody is not very good, but the voice of this Xiangyun girl is still good.
Wei Guangde, who came from a later generation, commented in his heart that he was really not used to listening to these popular songs.
After Xiangyun girl finished singing a song, Wei Guangde also clapped and applauded along with everyone.
Just think of it as a joke.
That's what Wei Guangde is thinking now. Anyway, he can't show that he doesn't like it, lest he be regarded by the few scholars over there as a bumpkin who doesn't understand music.
In fact, he is indeed a bumpkin who doesn't understand music.
For music, he can only simply judge whether it sounds good or not.
Miss Xiangyun also sang two songs and then came down to rest for a while, eat a few bites of food, drink a few glasses of wine with her, and invite the scholars and scholars present to join in the fun.
Well, even to attract customers, it can be seen that the competition in Huanchang is also very fierce.
After resting for a while, not long after Miss Xiangyun started singing again, she heard a noise coming from the other side of the stairs. It seemed that someone was trying to come up, but they were blocked below.
Wei Guangde knew that these had nothing to do with him, that is, he only noticed these because he was not focused on listening to the music.
But after a while, he had to pay attention, because as expected, someone wanted to force his way upstairs. The store owner seemed to be blocking him there and did not dare to refuse. He kept explaining and begging for mercy, but the other party also insisted on pushing and pushing on the corridor.
The store owner walked up step by step.
"My surname is Liu, I went to your Fanghua Building to listen to Xiangyun singing, but you dared to bring people outside to come and go like a wild man."
"I've given you some face, but I didn't even say hello..."
There must be a lot of people in the corridor, and Wei Guangde heard people yelling and cursing intermittently.
The surname is Liu, Fanghua Building, obviously these people are here for the Madam Liu.
Naturally, the noise in the corridor was also heard. Everyone at the wine table heard it and looked over curiously. However, after hearing the speaker clearly, the expressions of the people at the table became unhappy.
Of course, those who changed their minds were Zeng Yuanshu, Wu Dong and others, Zeng Xingwu, and the two brothers from the Wei family. They still didn't understand the situation and just thought they were looking for the old bustard Liu.
Xiangyun's singing also stopped, and he looked towards the corridor with a very ugly expression. At this time, Madam Liu had already walked over quickly.
Wei Guangde noticed the changes in everyone's expressions and guessed that there must be something going on. Naturally, he no longer looked at the strange things as easily as before, but paid attention to every move of the people at the table.
He had heard from his cousin Wu Dong before that the Zeng family was also a well-established family in Pengze County. The people causing trouble downstairs might not know the identity of the customers upstairs. The store owner was not a fool and must have told them early in the morning.
But now that things have happened, the other party is still trying to go upstairs very arrogantly. Even though Liu Laobao has passed by and is whispering something to the other party, it is obvious that she does not intend to let go. The purpose is also obvious. It is not a confrontation at all.
He came with Xiang Yun and Liu Lao Bustard, but faced Zeng Yuanshu.
I'm afraid I can't be kind anymore.
Wei Guangde thought in his heart that the Chinese New Year people would come to make trouble. After a while, the fight started, and looking at the dishes on the table, he was afraid that peace would be shattered.
Chapter completed!