Chapter 110 Setting up a stall during the Mid-Autumn Festival

We went to Lao Ye's house for a meal. It was already past noon. Thinking that they would have nothing to do in the afternoon, Jiang Zhu and Ye Annian took their two children with them and went to the town to look at new shops.

　　Today is the day when the shop is completed. When the four of them arrived at West Street, Zhang Minjiang and the three workers were already sitting at the door of the shop to rest.

　　It was not lunch time, and Granny Qian was also idle, sitting at the door chatting with a few people.

　　Seeing Ye Anyian and the others bringing two children over, Grandma Qian liked it very much: "I didn't expect that you two are so young and your two children are so old."

　　Ye Anyian pursed his lips and said, "It's my younger brother."

　　"Oh." Granny Qian breathed a sigh of relief, "Let me tell you, you look like you are only seventeen or eighteen."

　　Ye An smiled, patted Fu Zai and Ding Qiu and said, "Please call me Grandma Qian."

　　"Hello Grandma Qian!"

　　"Hello Grandma Qian."

　　The two children were very obedient and behaved well when called upon.

　　"Hey, you are so obedient and the baby looks good." Grandma Qian liked it very much. "You two wait, grandma has something delicious here, let's get it for you."

　　Ye Anyian wanted to stop her, but he couldn't stop her at all, so he had to let her go.

　　While Granny Qian was talking to the two children, he and Jiang Zhu went into the shop and walked around.

　　Zhang Minjiang stood at the door of the shop: "Both bosses, take your time and look at it. If you're not satisfied with anything, let's fix it again."

The entire shop has been repainted, the stove in the back room was removed, the walls and floor were painted white, and the door was replaced with a new one, which is quite strong.

　　The same goes for the outside room, which is clean and tidy, and the pillar in the middle has been given a new coat of paint, but the new counters and shelves haven't arrived yet, so it looks a bit empty.

　　The two of them looked at it several times, inside and out, and felt that there was nothing they were dissatisfied with.

　　Ye Anyian said to Zhang Minjiang: "It's very good. You have worked hard these days."

　　"It should be." Zhang Minjiang was very polite, "We are all old people who have been working for many years, so you will definitely be satisfied."

　　Ye Anyian paid him the remaining half of his wages, and after thinking about it, he gave him an extra penny as a tip.

　　Zhang Minjiang and the three craftsmen were very happy and thanked them profusely before leaving.

　　After the four craftsmen left, West Street suddenly became quiet.

　　Fu Zai and Ding Qiu were both curious about the new shop, so Ye Anyian asked the two children to go in and play by themselves, while he and Jiang Zhu chatted with Granny Qian at the door.

　　It was already late when they came to town, and it was getting dark not long after they arrived.

　　Not far away, the vendors in the Clay Figure Lane began to close their stalls and go home. Grandma Qian and Qing Niang also lit up the lamps and candles in the shop.

　　Jiang Zhu greeted the two children to get in the car and go home. Ye Annian thought for a while and asked Granny Qian: "Grandma, the Mid-Autumn Festival is tomorrow. How are you spending it?"

　　"Old lady, I'm just one person. In previous years, I went with Qing Niang to eat moon cakes, look at the lanterns, and admire the moon. That's all."

　　"Then let's spend it together tomorrow." Ye Anian said, "We will come again tomorrow. Let's get together then."

　　"Okay, Qing Niang and I are quite lonely, so it will be more lively if we spend time together." Granny Qian was very happy.

　　Saying goodbye to Granny Qian, the two took their children and drove the bullock cart back home.

　　For dinner, they bought some steamed buns in the town, and Jiang Zhu cooked some porridge. The four of them ate simply and went to bed early.

　　The main thing is that I have a lot to do tomorrow, so I have to keep my spirits up.

　　Early the next morning, neither of them stayed in bed. Jiang Zhu got up and was busy making mooncakes, while Ye Anyian was painting and writing inscriptions on the lanterns he had made.

　　Fu Zai and Ding Qiu also woke up very early. They followed the stone step by step to pick fresh rabbit grass. After feeding the two little rabbits, they wandered around and watched Jiang Zhu making mooncakes. After a while, I went to see Ye Anyian painting lanterns.

　　Tong Qian has become the most leisurely one. Now that he has grown up, he no longer likes to follow others. He lies alone in the yard to bask in the sun and take a nap with his eyes closed.

The glutinous rice flour Jiangzhu used to make the mooncake skin has been prepared a long time ago, and even the mooncake fillings are prepared in four kinds, one with black sesame, one with jujube paste, one with preserved fruit, and of course five kernels.

　　He kneaded the dough, cut it into uniform small pieces, and rushed it into a batch. Then he skillfully put the filling in, wrapped it, pressed it into the mold, brushed it with oil, put it on the baking sheet, and stuffed it with the special Baked in the oven.

　　Jiang Zhu made ten buns of each filling, and there was still some noodles left. He narrowed his eyes, stuffed two hawthorns into them, and made two special mooncakes as a bonus.

　　As for Ye Anyian, the project is also very huge. In the past few days, he had put up more than a hundred lanterns one after another, filling his small wooden cart.

　　There are rabbit lanterns, lotus lanterns, koi carp lanterns, and ordinary hexagonal and octagonal lanterns, but they are all decorated with different patterns, with poems or riddles written on them.

　　KitKat also made some rolling lanterns, because they were made for children. Ye Anian specially cut beautiful patterns out of red paper and pasted them on the pasted lantern surface.

　　In this way, when the candle inside is lit and the child rolls the lamp on the ground, the candlelight will illuminate the pattern on the lamp surface and it will reflect bright red and look beautiful.

　　The two of them worked for most of the day, and in the middle of the afternoon, they loaded up their things, took their two children, and drove the ox cart leisurely to the town.

　　Tianshui Town was really busy on the Mid-Autumn Festival. Even Zhou Liang's ox cart was still parked under the big tree at the entrance of the town.

　　Normally during such festivals, he would stay a little later, waiting for the villagers to have enough of wandering around the town before leaving.

　　They live in a small village, which is remote but comfortable. There are no bandits all year round, so it won't be unsafe if they go back later.

　　The two first went to buy some plump crabs, and then drove the ox cart straight to West Street. It was still bright at this time, and compared to the lively Clay Figure Lane, West Street was quiet and deserted.

　　However, Granny Qian and Qing Niang had already hung up lanterns at the entrance of the shop, and the bright red lanterns slightly enhanced the atmosphere.

　　"Come here." Granny Qian smiled.

　　Today is a festival, and the vendors in Clay Figurine Lane are too busy to come and eat. Granny Qian is also idle at the moment.

　　The umbrella shop next door had its door closed. Ye Annian glanced at it and Granny Qian explained: "Qing Niang is here. She is like this. She rarely shows up. She will come over during dinner later."

　　"Okay." Ye Annian nodded, "We bought some crabs and will steam them later. Jiang Zhu also made some mooncakes for you and Qing Niang to try."

　　Jiang Zhu came over with two packages of packed mooncakes and handed them to Granny Qian: "I've made four kinds of fillings. Try them to see if they suit your taste."

　　Grandma Qian looked at the square package wrapped in oil paper with a piece of red paper on it with the word "福" written on it. She smiled from ear to ear.

　　"I like it, I like it. You two treat me very well, as an old woman."

　　"My mother-in-law is a nice person." Ye Annian said, "She always takes good care of us."

　　"We're all neighbors, that's right." Grandma Qian smiled, "It's still early, do you two have something to do?"

　　When she saw the small wooden cart pulled by the bullock cart, she knew that Ye Anyian was definitely going to set up a stall.

"Yes," Ye Annian nodded, "I made some lanterns and plan to sell them during the festival."

　　"You are so skillful with your hands, you can do anything." Granny Qian pulled Ye Anyian, and she liked it as much as she liked, "Then you two go and do your work, and I will take care of the two children."

"Then I'll bother you, mother-in-law." Thinking that there were so many people in Clay Figurine Lane right now, it would be inconvenient to bring Fu Zai and Ding Qiu with him, so Ye An agreed.

　　Fu Zai and Ding Qiu were both obedient children and were familiar with Granny Qian. They brought two small stools out of their shop and sat at the door chatting with Granny Qian.

　　Jiang Zhu and Ye Anyian pushed the wooden cart to Clay Figurine Lane.

　　I had thought that at this point, there would be some space available in Clay Figurine Alley, but I didn't want the entire street to be occupied due to the festival, leaving no space at all.

　　The two had no choice but to stop the car at the corner of West Street at the end of Clay Figure Alley and pay the person in charge of the alley.

　　Ye Annian raised the wooden frame of the wooden cart and placed all the mud screams made by Zhao Nan and others on it. Then he picked several lanterns of different styles, lit the candles inside, and hung them on the wooden cart.

　　Suddenly, the lanterns of different shapes lit up, emitting a warm yellow light, illuminating the small wooden cart, and making the Nude Mingwei on the shelves come alive.

　　It was getting late, and there were more and more people in Clay Figure Alley. Most of the people who came to visit were families of three with their children, and there were also women and husbands with their children alone.

　　Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival. Most of the stalls in Clay Figurine Lane are selling products related to the festival. There are many selling lanterns, and there are also selling garlands, using real flowers to make garlands for children to wear; and there are also selling hand ropes made by yourself, Small accessories such as safety buttons, sewn cloth tigers, cloth stickers, small puppets and other items are dazzling to see.

　　Ye Annian originally thought that their stall would be in the back and business would not be very good, but he didn't expect that because his car was eye-catching, he was soon surrounded by a group of people with children.

　　The lanterns he makes are diverse, small and exquisite, and children like them very much. Adults can't help it, and they will basically buy one for their children because they want to celebrate the big festival. Even if you are reluctant to buy it, you will buy two clay barkers to make your children happy.

　　"Daddy! I want that big carp lantern!"

　　A soft childish voice rang out. Ye Annian looked up and saw a little girl wrapped in a cloak. She was held in the arms of her father. Her watery eyes blinked and her little finger pointed at him hanging on the wooden door. Carp lanterns on the car.

　　"This is thirty coins." Ye Anyian said.

　　The man holding the child was very generous. He took the carp lantern and also ordered a rabbit lantern: "My mother-in-law is a rabbit. She is ill and cannot come out today. I bought a lantern and made her happy."

　　"My mood has improved, and my illness has healed quickly." Ye Anian smiled and accepted the sixty coins.

　　As soon as one person started, the others rushed forward in droves.

　　Jiang Zhu quickly said: "Don't crowd, line up and come one by one. We have made a lot of lanterns and you can buy them all!"

　　With his help in maintaining order, the people who came to buy lamps quickly became quiet. The queue was so long that after turning a corner, they almost ended up in the Clay Figure Alley.

　　Here, Ye Annian is busy getting lanterns for the guests. Because the lanterns he makes are foldable, after opening them, he has to put candles on them and light them before they light up, which is a little troublesome.

He was too busy by himself, so Jiang Zhu was responsible for collecting the money. The two of them cooperated well and the speed was much faster.

　　In just over an hour, more than a hundred lanterns they brought were sold out.

　　At first, it was only adults with children who came to buy. Later, all the people queuing up were adults, including men, women, and children.

　　At the end of the sale, there were only three left, which were left by Ye Anyian to Granny Qian, Qing Niang, and Ye Xiaomei. Naturally, they couldn't be sold.

　　Those who were not in the queue were very frustrated. Ye Annian comforted them and said: "There are no lanterns today. If you like it, you can go to the Guangyin Shop on West Street to buy them in the future. The shop will have Rubik's cubes and wooden tops in the future." , wooden frogs, Luban locks, and all kinds of gadgets, and we can also make some lanterns."

　　"Time Shop? Do you open it?"

　　"I think there are only two shops on West Street now. When will your shop open?"

　　"Really? I want to buy this lantern to hang at home. It's so beautiful!"

　　People asked questions one after another, and Ye Anian replied: "In three days, the goods will be available slowly. Everyone is welcome to visit then."

　　After hearing his words, everyone left in peace.

　　By this time, the sky was completely dark, and all the lanterns on their wooden carts were sold out, and most of the lanterns on their wooden carts were also sold.

　　Jiang Zhu put the heavy bag of money into Ye Anyian's hand and said: "Every year, what we have gained today."

　　Ye Anyian weighed it, and the money bag was heavy on his hands: "So much?"

　　"I have something to do when I go home in the evening." Jiang Zhu teased him, "Are you hungry? It's time to go have dinner with Granny Qian and the others, right?"

　　"Yeah." Ye Anyian nodded, "Let's go."

　　After collecting the car, Jiang Zhu pushed the car with one hand and held Ye Anian with the other, heading towards the shop on West Street.

　　After taking a few steps, a call suddenly came from behind: "Brother Nian! I knew you must be here!"