Guan Feilian: “Thank you very much, Director, for your kindness. My husband and I have already booked an inn.”
After witnessing the elusive scene of the Palace Butler just now, Guan Feilian felt uneasy with nowhere to hide. He was really not used to the feeling of no privacy. Even if you want to know more about Siye Mansion, you can’t live here.
Shen Li didn’t force them to stay and sent them out.
The couple who left Siye Mansion continued to stroll around the streets of Beiyuan City.
Because the Winter Breaking Festival is just around the corner, every household in the city has begun to hang lanterns or place small stoves in front of their doors. Some even have lit fires before the festival arrives. You can feel it when you get close to the stove. Warmth.
Looking at the people of Beiyuan City, their physical fitness is visible to the naked eye. The elderly and children are wearing winter clothes, and their faces are rosy and healthy. You can tell the difference from people from other cities at a glance.
Some villagers from the outer city who were afraid of the cold cautiously approached the stove outside the shop to keep warm. The waiter came out and did not chase them away. He even brought out a large pot of hot tea for them to drink, but it was just a bowl.
Rao was already flattered by this group of people who were keeping warm, and they thought the waiter was here to drive them away.
The waiter said: “This stove is burning for people to keep warm. I don’t think you are evil people. You will just stand aside and not disturb the guests coming and going. Just a pot of hot water is nothing.”
Several people thanked him profusely.
The waiter waved his hand, “You don’t need to thank me. The hot water on the stove belongs to the owner, but he is kind-hearted. However, you should not push your limits and do something annoying just because the owner is kind-hearted.”
“No, no, we will leave after a while.” Several people said in unison.
The waiter saw that they were so aware of current affairs, they looked honest, and their clothes were old but clean, so he relaxed again and said, “There’s no need to worry, we won’t chase people away. If you are interested, you can listen to books outside.”
After saying that, the waiter went back to work.
The few people who were standing around the stove gathered together and started drinking hot water. It didn’t matter if they took turns from one bowl to another. Everyone drank one bowl quickly.
The first man to drink water put away the kettle and bowl, and opened the bag he was carrying. Inside was the carbon he bought.
He took a piece of it and put it into the burning furnace. The people walking next to him saw it and said nothing.
The man tied the package again and handed the kettle and bowl to another man to return to the waiter in the store.
After doing this, the group left again.
They came to the city just to take advantage of the low-price trading days of the Winter Breaking Festival to buy some supplies for the winter.
Guan Feilian, who stopped not far away, looked at the leaving people for a long time.
Ruan Yuan held his arm and said, “Husband, why don’t you accompany me to buy a lantern.”
“Okay.” Guan Feilian said.
In fact, the Winter Breaking Festival is not only practiced in Beiyuan City, Qufeng City also has this tradition.