In the morning, large swaths of snowflakes fell from the dim sky, and some came like butterflies and hit the glass window of the room.

Xie Xu looked at the snowflakes on the window and couldn't help but be immersed in the eyes.

It was cold outside, but the "ground stove" was lit in the room and the stove was burned, which was quite warm and gave people a feeling of warmth as spring.

His mother was talking to her aunt, but because the topic could not be interrupted, Xie Xu could only listen.

Xie Xu's aunt was the queen mother of the previous dynasty, but her aunt was his father's cousin and had a little distant relationship.

Because the emperor and Xie were in-laws in the dynasty, perhaps the emperor gave Xie a good treatment for his daughter, so he allowed some relatives and friends to visit Xie every now and then chat with Xie.

Xie Xu's mother assumed such a "responsibility", which was a little help from the tribe members to this poor relative.

Xie Xu accompanied his mother into the palace, which was originally purely unnecessary, but it was also good to have the opportunity to show off in the palace.

The topics the two elders talked about had nothing to do with him, and he was not interested, so he was distracted. However, it was too rude to be distracted. Xie Xu withdrew his gaze and drank tea silently.

Tea is a good tea, and he can taste it. It is the famous "Guzhu Purple Bamboo" now produced in Guzhu Mountain, Huzhou. It has a unique flavor and is worth ten thousand yuan.

You have to order in advance when buying "Guzhu Zi Bamboo" at a restaurant outside. You don't have to drink it in full swing.

In your own situation, drinking regularly is not bad, but you have to reduce your expenses in other aspects, such as music.

Xie Xu put down the teacup and listened to the pleasant tunes sounded in his ears.

The sound is like a tinging spring, loud but not noisy, coming from the "Pinclub Music Box" next to it.

Xie Xu looked at this "music box" as big as a wardrobe, and was filled with mixed feelings.

This is a good musical instrument, which can automatically play music, play chess, read books, and practice calligraphy on weekdays. It feels so wonderful to have this "music box" playing music next to it.

It's just too expensive, and if you buy it, you will be short of money.

After all, after he gritted his teeth and bought a top-notch piano, he didn't have much extra money to buy this "stick music box".

Moreover, if you want to buy, you can’t just buy one, otherwise, both for your own use and for guests will be the same, which will make people laugh, so it’s better not to buy it.

But if you don't buy it, you will be compared.

Thinking of this, Xie Xu was a little annoyed.

The world is getting worse and the hearts of people are not as good as ever. More and more people dare to show off their pomp in front of high-ranking tribes such as the Xie family of Chen County, and use music to show off. It is really "tolerable, but who is intolerable."

It is difficult to fight back: it costs money to fight back, and it costs a lot of money.

Because the current musical performance is not about how many guqins and ancient music scores are in the family, but about how good the piano is.

See how high the piano level is for those who play the piano.

Piano and various piano music are new things that have appeared in the past decade, so the Gaomen A tribe cannot talk about inheritance, but they have to "compete" with those vulgar and philanthropic cold people.

Either you have excellent skills or have a good piano and a senior pianist to support the scene.

Finally, I bought a piano and hired a senior piano player, but I got another "organ".

The organ is more complicated than the piano. Even the small "home organ" is not low, and it is more expensive than the piano. Xie Xu wanted to use the organ to support the "elegance" scene, which was really short of money.

As a result, the "Pinzi Music Box" has emerged again, making it increasingly difficult for him to support the scene in "Ya".

In theory, a mere musical instrument would not have broken the lintel of his family, let alone the family of Xie in Chen County, how could a few objects be derogatory?

But when Xie Xu thought of those cold people who were not good at showing off their families, they all relied on their money to "show off their power" and used various new musical instruments to decorate their storefronts.

They are obviously from Xialiba, but they are all high-sounding and become the white snow.

The gentry who should have been blessed with snow, in contrast, became Xialiba people.

If this continues, how much can people's admiration for the gentry in two or three generations?

Xie Xu slowly savored the tea, and the fragrance of the tea leaves calmed down.

Next to the topic, the topic has turned to the frontier. His mother and aunt talked about strange stories outside the northern border and were very excited.

For example, tea is popular, which has led to the increase of 30% year-on-year on tea transiting Kaifeng to the North.

Xie Xu looked at his aunt silently, feeling that her aunt was becoming more and more philanthropic.

However, how could the vassal who had no children, the empress dowager of the previous dynasty, survive such a life of essentially house arrest?

Xie Xu withdrew his gaze, looked at the teacup, and thought of a rumor.

It is said that ten years ago, when it was Liang State, Empress Li gave birth to a son, but was said to be a daughter.

Ten years have passed, and the eldest daughter of Empress Li of the previous dynasty and the princess of the current dynasty, "Xiao Mengniang" (Meng, the first-ranked meaning, does not necessarily mean a formal name), has already looked graceful and graceful.

But few people have seen the second daughter "Xiao Erniang".

But even if that is really a boy, what can I do?

The former minister of the previous dynasty and the current emperor of the new dynasty have a stable status and high prestige. If the world of the Xiao clan in Lanling is lost, it will never be able to be brought back.

While he was distracted, Xie Xu saw several palace maids bringing a large number of paper jars, and he couldn't help but feel excited: This is a tea jar!

Sure enough, my aunt gave some famous teas from all over the world to his mother.

Of course, these famous teas that were paid to their in-laws were given to their in-laws by the queen. Xie could not finish them alone, so he gave them as gifts.

Xie Xu looked at these paper tea pots that looked like bamboo tubes, and looked at the familiar packaging patterns, and felt his heart beating faster.

They are all famous teas, one or two worth dozens of yuan, or hundreds of coins!

It is packed with paper jars that are popular today. The patterns on the outside are very beautiful and look unique.

"Now, tea leaves are mostly packaged in paper jars, and I don't know what is the picture." Xie sighed, Xie Xu, who was quite knowledgeable about tea, became interested and explained to his aunt:

"Paper can keep the tea dry and light, so many finished teas are packaged in paper cans, and the portions of each can are similar. Tea merchants like to use it very much. They sell it directly after the goods arrive, without having to pack it, which saves trouble."

"After all, paper jars are light. If they are packed with porcelain jars and clay jars, the weight of death during transportation is too high."

Xie still found it strange: "But the paper can is not waterproof and it is easy to break."

Xie Xu replied: "Paper cans of tea are packed, just make the box waterproof. As for whether the tea leaves are transferred to other tea cans after the customer buys it, it is not the business of the merchant."

After explaining the advantages of paper tea pots, Xie quickly talked to Xie Xu's mother about new topics.

The gift is naturally not good to open it now. Xie Xu looked at these beautiful paper tea pots and remembered the words he heard when talking about tea in the tea shop.

Paper tubes have been used since ancient times to contain books and paintings.

Now, merchants have come up with more tricks to use paper tubes/paper cans as "packaging containers", not only for tea, but also for various items and then sell them as finished products.

Therefore, there is a special paper tube/paper jar workshop to produce a large number of these paper products, with a large output, so the various paper tube/paper jars produced will not have to worry about sales.

However, a "customer" with a great demand for paper tubes/paper cans is something that ordinary people would never imagine: the army.

The words Xie Xu heard were that he ordered a large number of paper tubes/paper tubes of certain sizes in the army, and he didn't know what to do.

Anyway, it's not used to hold tea.

Because the paper tube ordered in the army is as thick as a person's head; the small one is only as thin as a person's index finger.

There are many, seemingly a hundred thousand.

Therefore, many famous paper products workshops have already extended other orders because they have received orders from the army.

The more Xie Xu thought about it, the more strange he felt, the more he was. What did the government army do if there were so many paper tubes/paper tubes?

Especially a paper tube with a finger-sized thickness, what can it be used?

He thought of the "firecrackers" that were set off during the Chinese New Year last year, and the firecrackers were the size of fingers.

But "firecrackers" are not made of paper tubes, but are more like rolled out of paper. Xie Xu did not think that the official army was so busy, just to use "firecrackers" to retreat to the enemy on the battlefield.

After a while, Xie Xu and his mother said goodbye. Xie took a break and went somewhere else.

I first passed the piano room, where the piano sounds were constantly sounding, and it was her granddaughter who was practicing playing the piano.

Xie stopped, listened for a while, and continued to move forward.

After a few turns, I moved to a yard near a yard.

In the yard, there were sounds of firecrackers from time to time. Xie knew that this was his grandson lighting new-style firecrackers.

The New Year is approaching, and although the sound of firecrackers is noisy, it creates a festive atmosphere. When she walked into the yard, she saw her grandson busy.

The grandson's grandfather is there too.

The grandparents and grandchildren divided their work and cooperated in the pavilion beside the fish pond:

Li Li sat on Hu's bed, holding a firecracker that was one finger thick in his hand, and the boy used incense to ignite the fire and twist it.

The boy was very nervous because the firecracker was too big. If it exploded in front of him, it would be amazing. It would hurt himself and his grandfather.

So the hands are trembling and they always don't ignite the fire.

Xie watched from the side, worried, worried about something unexpected.

The boy finally ignited the fire. The flashing fire light lit up his somewhat panicked face, but Li Li was very calm, stood up calmly, and threw the firecrackers into the water ahead.

With a dull "bang", firecrackers exploded in the water, and water splashed everywhere.

"Fun, fun!" The boy cheered, showing joy. Li Li looked at the little guy and asked, "This time, I'll throw it away."

"Ah?" The boy was a little nervous and hesitated: "It's better for Ah Weng to throw it away..."
To be continued...