Since the business on the first day of opening was not satisfactory, Lin Wanwan took a bigger step on the second day. She brought a bunch of firecrackers from modern times for good luck and excitement, and to worship gods and ward off evil spirits.
As soon as the market opened at noon, Lin Mengli took the firecrackers and lit the firecrackers hanging on the ground next to the plaque.
Lin Wanwan was sitting on the bench behind the front desk in the lobby, waiting for the firecrackers to explode.
Lin Mengli, who was recruited as the shopkeeper, had never seen the power of firecrackers. After lighting the fuse, he did not listen to Lin Wanwan and walked away immediately. He only took two steps back and observed curiously.
"Crack! Crack!"
"The oven is exploding!"
Huge explosions sounded continuously. Lin Mengli was so frightened by the movement that he screamed and fell to the ground. Regardless of the pain, he rolled and crawled into the lobby, staying away from the string of firecrackers at the door, watching with lingering fear.
Looking at the firecrackers that kept flashing, his expression was horrified.
What Lin Wanwan bought was a thousand-ring earth-red firecracker. After being lit, it exploded more than a dozen firecrackers per second and ended in about two minutes.
Within these two minutes, the loud noise of firecrackers frightened everyone in the market. Some people thought it was thunder, some thought it was an earthquake, and some thought it was God being angry and prostrate themselves on the ground begging.
The passers-by who passed by Hongyanxiao's door were so panicked that they dispersed, howling and running away.
A few brave ones hid aside and watched from afar, with their bodies ready to retreat at any time.
Two minutes passed very quickly, and the firecrackers burned out, and the air was filled with the smell of gunpowder smoke. People who were alarmed by the noise gathered hesitantly from all directions, like stray cats who were curious and scared.
Lin Mengli swallowed and stammered: "Wan, Wan Niang, what is this?"
The moment he heard the explosion, Lin Mengli thought it was a Taoist priest who was making alchemy and the furnace exploded.
There is a Taoist temple on a mountain in their Linjiazhuang area. A furnace explosion once destroyed half of the Taoist temple. Now the ruins are still rotting on the mountainside.
"These are just firecrackers. They are used to ward off evil spirits and attract the God of Wealth. Don't panic. Didn't I tell you before?" Lin Wanwan glanced at Hongyan, who was also in shock. "Hongyan, the whole city's attention has been attracted. Look behind you."
It's yours, remember what I told you yesterday."
Hongyan calmed down and finally suppressed his shock. He looked at the several Silla maids in the lobby who were also frightened and said, "Follow me."
A row of Silla maids with exquisite makeup stood at the door. They wore short sleeves made of yellow and white silk cloth and a naked long skirt of the same color on their chests. They looked slender and simple and pretty.
All the maids in "Red Beauty Smile" are wearing dresses that Lin Wanwan customized in the town's tailor shop after reading the Tang Dynasty Laws at Xiao Chong's, which absolutely comply with the emperor's regulations.
Usually in Linjiazhuang, all the slaves in her family wear silk silk. During festivals, she will also reward all her servants with high-quality fabrics.
But now in Xiaoxi Town, it is open to everyone, and it must be legal so that no one can fault it!
Therefore, the emperors stipulated that the common people and slaves could only wear coarse linen clothes and silk cloth, so Lin Wanwan asked everyone to do as required.
Hongyan stood at the door and said to the curious eyes coming from all directions: "Dear fellow villagers, the opening of Hongyanxiao is a big reward. If anyone at home wants to make their appearance more pleasing to themselves, welcome to the Hongyanxiao experience. There are free makeup changes today."
After saying that, Hongyan named a young lady in the crowd who was gradually surrounding her. She was wearing a turban, coarse linen clothes, and a vegetable basket in her hand: "This lady, yes, it's you. Do you want to be our beauties?"
Would you like to try it out? I guarantee you won’t suffer a loss or be fooled! This opportunity is quite rare. After today, our home will not be open to the public and only members will be welcome.”
"I, can I do that?" The little lady subconsciously took a step back, with an expectant and timid look on her face.
"Okay!" Hongyan smiled at her, and then two Silla maids came towards the lady and led her into the lobby where the girl was smiling.
Do you think this is really a random lady? How is it possible? Of course, this was arranged by Lin Wanwan for a long time. Her true identity is the embroiderer in her embroidery workshop!
Hongyanxiao's positioning is still to take the high-end route, but since we can't find noble women for the time being, we should do something first and build our reputation first!
Just a quarter of an hour later, the inconspicuous little lady who had just been welcomed in by a Silla maid carrying a vegetable basket walked out of the door with a new look.
If it weren't for the skirt she was wearing or the natural linen skirt, the onlookers wouldn't believe it was the same person!
But I saw that she wore a single hairpin in a bun with clouds, her eyebrows were curved, her nose was high, her skin was white and translucent, and there were flowers painted between her eyebrows, she looked like a noble girl.
This makeup is different from the mask-like look that hits her face like a white wall in the Tang Dynasty. Others only think that her skin has suddenly improved, but she doesn't seem to be wearing heavy makeup. So how did she suddenly become beautiful?
"Oh my god, peach blossom! Is it you, peach blossom! Why do you look like a different person! You have become so beautiful! Why has your face turned white? Why have your eyes become bigger? The gouache and rouge in it is really so
Is it so magical?" A high-pitched female voice shouted exaggeratedly from the crowd.
Naturally, this was the second person who arranged the reception. However, in terms of acting skills, she was clearly inferior to Tao Hua. No wonder she could only hide in the crowd and shout instead of showing up to act.
God knows how long the embroiderer named Lanxiang spent last night reciting these few words!
The little lady known as Peach Blossom raised her hands and half-covered her face with her sleeves, and said shyly: "It's a slave, nothing has changed. If you like it, you can go in and try it. I'm going home."
After saying that, he pushed away the crowd and left in a hurry.
The eyes of the onlookers were all following her figure, and it was unbelievable. They had just watched her walk in in a normal way, but how could she come out as if she was a different person?
"Oh my god, it's amazing, I want to try it too!"
"welcome!"
Several more young ladies squeezed out from the onlookers and rushed into Hongyanxiao. A quarter of an hour later, they came out again in high spirits.
At the same time, the city magistrate in charge of the Luan County market also sent people to understand the situation.
The city magistrate has been an official in China since the Spring and Autumn Period, and was in charge of market transactions and price balance. In the Tang Dynasty, prefectures, prefectures, and counties all had city magistrates. Like the county magistrates, city magistrates were not allowed to be used.
The rank of local people and county and city magistrates is usually Congjiupin.
The crackling noise just now not only alarmed the melon-eating crowd, but also naturally alerted the market order officers who were sitting in the market.
Lin Wanwan had been leaning calmly on the bed behind the screen in the lobby, staring at the movement in the store. Even when the aggressive city guard came, she did not move, just to see the shopkeeper's resilience.
The shopkeeper left the strange front desk specially built by Lin Wanwan, nodded and bowed, and led a few city soldiers into a rest room inside. After a while, he respectfully sent them out and handed them off at the door.
Just by looking at the cheerful look on the mayor's face when he left, he knew that the shopkeeper had already explained clearly what happened when he set off the firecrackers. This chapter has been completed!