Of course, there is more than just food at the temple fair.
When it comes to playing, there are even more toys selling.
Hua Leng stick, rattle, kaleidoscope, Monkey face, Bajie face, Guan Gong face, golden cudgel, nine-foot nail rake, Qinglong weir moon knife.
Sword, broadsword, nine-link chain, military chess, chess, Go, tiger chess, skipping rope, kite, traitor (gyro), diabolo, foreign painting, pinball, cannonball, red tassel gun, shell gun, submachine gun, and the thread rat that runs a little bit
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There are also rare clay sculptures, dough figures, sugar figures, sugar paintings, woolly monkeys, New Year pictures, spring couplets, paper-cuts...
All this is dazzling and dizzying.
There was a lot of shouting and playing, and even when talking face to face, you had to cover your ears and shout.
In this crowded and crowded place, people can only move forward bit by bit with the flow of people.
Sometimes I can only stand in place, unable to move a step.
But people are not bothered.
Because "eating, drinking, playing and shopping" is the enjoyment of life in the New Year, and it is also the true meaning of temple fairs.
The so-called "shopping" actually means "squeezing".
After being squeezed to the point of sweating, the purpose of "shopping" is finally achieved.
Even if your shoes are squeezed off, you won't be able to frown or complain.
Especially children, in such an environment there is almost everything they yearn for.
Therefore, all the flowers in our motherland only feel that their necks are too short, so they stand on tiptoes and look around.
They want to see as much fun as possible
"Huh? What is this?"
"Mom, look where you are!"
"Dad, dad, I want..."
Such sounds can be heard almost everywhere.
Of course adults cannot refuse.
Because after all, anyone who brings their children here for the New Year or the holidays is prepared to spend a few dollars.
At most, in the end, adults can use just one sentence to restrain their children's desires.
"We agreed, if you want this, you can't want that, you can only want the same thing."
Therefore, children who know a little bit about things will rarely consider and weigh things carefully.
Through this, I understood one of the most important topics in life - the importance of choice.
The children of the Hong family are no exception.
No matter how rich the family is, the adults in the family will not follow their temper and buy whatever they want.
At most, you can buy one more thing than other children, so the limit for one becomes two.
And there is something very different from other children.
That's when the Yu Hong family officially implemented the academic bonus system.
Therefore, as long as the Hong family children go to school, they can only spend their academic bonuses earned by themselves.
As for squandering money, it has completely become a welfare for parents, and they have no chance of getting involved.
What’s interesting is that this actually caused a divide between rich and poor in the third generation of the Hong family.
Because Hong Jun and Shui Xiaoying are both academic masters and rich men.
Hong Jun's personal assets are thousands, and Shui Xiaoying's small treasury also has several hundred, so they can choose the things according to their preferences.
But Hong Yi was really miserable because he couldn't get any academic bonus.
All his belongings cost only five yuan.
This was something he got out of the oil, salt, soy sauce and vinegar by running errands for his mother.
I came to the temple fair today. I wanted to see all the good things, but I felt bad buying everything.
As a result, he was the only one of the Hong family's children who was tired.
My hands were in my pockets, and I was sweating from holding the money.
Of course, Hong Jun and Shui Xiaoying would never be reluctant to spend their own money on this younger brother.
But the problem is, ever since Hong Yanwu discovered this situation, he has strictly banned it.
He also warned Hong Jun and Xiaoying that if such illegal funding is discovered again, not only will it be confiscated, but they will also be fined double.
Not for anything else, just to stimulate Hong Yi's ambition and hope that he will realize his shame and become brave again.
It's a pity that Hong Yi still knows the word "shame".
But he also really found it difficult and boring to study.
The word "brave" cannot be cultivated no matter what.
Then there is nothing else, he can only live as a beggar in the family, and become the most miserable among the Hong family's grandchildren.
No problem, there is such a big difference between people.
Even if it comes from the same family, the same parents are the same.
Otherwise, how can we say that everyone is a unique individual?
Speaking of which, we should also mention the most special person in the Hong family.
Unlike most adults, Hong Yanwu also showed extraordinary interest in these children's favorite toys.
Not only did he have to squeeze past every stall and take a closer look.
When you meet someone you like, it's very satisfying to pay for it.
He wants dough figures, sugar paintings, clay sculptures, sugar figures, and mane figures, and the ones he buys are more fun than children.
And not only did he buy it, he also had to chat with the craftsmen for a while, and he even had to leave his phone number.
This made the Hong brothers and Shui Qing feel very weird, angry and funny.
In particular, Hong Yanzheng and Hong Yanwen had the biggest objections, saying that he was more like a child than a child.
It's also strange that he only allowed the state officials to set fires but not the people to light lamps. He was in charge of the children's spending money, but he did whatever he wanted.
This is tantamount to setting a bad example for the Hong family's grandchildren.
But no one expected that Hong Yanwu had very good reasons and did not agree with the opinions of his two brothers at all.
It's not that they don't understand, it's not for fun, it's just like buying "Chrysanthemum White".
It's for work and business.
He even complained about them.
"You are really good at it. You are just adding to the blame. Don't you know that I run the handicraft factory in Zhaoqing Lane? Let me tell you, these are the things I plan to develop into tourism products."
"Let me tell you, don't underestimate these folk gadgets. They are not only exquisite but also have national characteristics, especially because of their low cost, so foreigners will buy them even more. In the past, they did not have this strength, but now they have the conditions.
Then we have to recruit troops, recruit talents, develop new varieties, and even develop more potentials in these handicrafts."
"Look at this man and clay sculpture. Isn't it a waste to just make some little things with pokes and sticks? Why don't you make something more exquisite and detailed like Fu Lu Shou, Journey to the West, Maitreya Buddha, the Two Immortals and the Four Divine Beasts?
Isn’t it good?”
"Look at this mane man again. This is a unique thing in our capital city. Not only is it placed on a copper plate and can be beaten and rotated freely, it is an interesting 'drama on the plate', but it also perfectly represents the characters of Peking Opera.
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"Look, this Monkey King's armor and flag are all hand-painted. Whether it's the chainmail, the seawater teeth on the robe, or the pompoms and pheasant feathers on the helmet, they are all made vividly. It's so gorgeous.
Color, such exquisite workmanship, for foreigners, is there anything that can better reflect the style of the capital city than bringing such a thing back home?"
"There are also these sugar figures and sugar paintings. I am determined to introduce them into our kitchen. For example, if I make a plate of caramelized yam or caramelized apples, it would not be good to insert a butterfly's sugar painting next to the dish.
What? How interesting it would be to make sweet and sour pork loin or dry croquettes, and put a few little sugar pigs on the dish!"
"Our Chinese food's emphasis on plate presentation only emerged in the first few years. I think the use of carvings in cold dishes and the use of egg whites are very troublesome, but it is different with Tangren and Tanghuaer. This is completely cost-effective.
It can even be made in advance. Especially if the company holds activities for children in the future, it can also be used to add interesting content..."
Don’t say it, it’s really what happened.
At this time, not only did Hong Yanzheng and Hong Yanwen run out of words, but Shui Qing also became embarrassed.
As a veteran in the shopping mall, Hong Yankang couldn't help but agree.
He raised his thumb and said, "Brother, your business acumen is quite good. I played with a lot of people when I was a kid, but I never touched your mind. Not to mention, foreigners like such national and cultural things. As far as I know
You know, Japanese dolls are extremely expensive, but Westerners flock to them. I am very optimistic about your idea."
"And the idea of sugar figures and sugar paintings you mentioned, I have to say it is really a fantastic idea, but it also has practical significance. Western and Japanese food always pride themselves on their exquisite presentation.
But they are actually looking at the sky from a well. I can completely imagine that if we follow your idea, the 'Manhan Tower' we are about to open will definitely cause a sensation in Tokyo."
As a result, Hong Yanwu also became interested, and the two brothers really started to talk about practical applications.
But while others shook their heads and smiled bitterly, no one knew.
Hong Yi also started his first bargaining.
He pulled Hong Jun's sleeve, squatted in front of a stall selling second-hand goods, and fiddled with a pile of copper coins.
"Uncle, how can you sell these copper coins?"
"Three for one dollar, kid, why are you asking this? This is not for you to play with."
"Uncle, can you make it cheaper? I just want to buy these two to make feather shuttlecocks..."
Hong Yi held up two Kangxi Tongbao copper coins in his hand. The vendor really didn't take them seriously because there were too many such coins these days.
"Then just fifty cents. Children, if you want to buy something, give it to me. If you don't have money, don't make trouble. I still have to do business."
Hong Yi didn't want to talk nonsense anymore, he quickly took out 50 cents, put it down, and took away the copper coins.
Hong Jun still laughed at him as he walked away, "Why did you buy this? You don't know how to play shuttlecock? You're spending your money blindly."
Hong Yi's eyes were shining and he whispered.
"Brother, you don't understand. This seems to be a big money coin. Go to Liulichang and find a shop to sell it. Each one can be exchanged for at least thirty yuan..."
"Ah?" Hong Jun acted as if he didn't recognize his brother.
"Are you talking nonsense? How did you know?"
Hong Yi took it as a matter of course.
"There is one in our old house. When my grandfather was sorting out the porcelain and furniture, he was afraid that I would disturb him, so he gave it to me as a toy to play with. He told me about it and taught me to read the words on it...
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Hong Jun was completely speechless.
But my heart said, hey, God is really starving to death.
If this kid really succeeds in his vote, he will be ranked first in the class in three subjects.