Daming: I have a showdown, my father-in-law is the emperor

Chapter 291 Happy New Year

The capital city was extremely lively on this day, and there was a joyous and festive atmosphere everywhere.

If you go for a stroll on the street, you will find that there are many pedestrians on the street, and the flow of people does not know how many times more than before.

Especially in some commercial streets, the flow of people is exaggerated, with huge crowds of people.

If you don't look carefully, you may think that the pedestrians in the commercial street are not moving.

In fact, it's not that the pedestrians are not moving, but that they are moving slowly. There is no way, there are too many people out shopping.

So much so that it is difficult to walk an inch in the commercial street.

There are all kinds of vendors on the streets of the capital, some selling snacks, some selling jewelry, some selling rouge and gouache, some selling food and groceries, some selling cloth, in short, selling everything.

There are even some messy things for sale.

For example, Chen Fan saw a stall selling rat poison next to him.

It's somewhat inappropriate for you to sell rat poison on this festive day.

Besides, you can just keep a low profile when selling rat poison.

But the vendor owner disagreed and yelled loudly.

"Gentlemen, listen to me, rats are really dangerous. Get on your kang, climb on your bed, and consummate the house with your daughter-in-law! Eat cotton in winter, eat sheets in summer, and sweat shirts in June. In the east room Run, jump in the west room, make the house full of fleas. Eat your beans, eat your wheat, everything in your house will be destroyed. Rats are good, rats can, and they can go to the shed without a ladder. Raise a pig, raise a sheep, you raise a What kind of rats are you? Rats with medicine, I will help you and ensure that all the rats are wiped out. After taking my medicine, the rats first numb their mouths and then their legs, and there is blood in their nostrils. If you eat it, you will die. Rat poison is worthless, and it only sells for five cents a pack. Five cents is not a lot, and a large nest of rat poison will die. Take a walk, take a look, and make up your mind. If you don’t buy me Don't buy it, your mouse is in love..."

Chen Fan found it very interesting after hearing this. The boss selling rat poison was quite interesting.

"There are also capable people among the people!"

Chen Fan looked at Chang Ping beside him with a smile on his face.

Chang Ping nodded, "I didn't expect this call for selling rat poison to be quite interesting."

Chen Fan felt the same way.

Chen Fan said in a joking tone:
"If it weren't for the fact that there are no rats in the National Teacher's Mansion, I would like to buy a few packs of rat poison."

Chang Ping chuckled.

"Just kidding, how could there be mice in the dignified National Teacher's Mansion!"

Chen Fan smiled and stopped entangled in this topic.

"Let's go, it's very lively in front, let's go hang out in front."

The reason why the capital is so lively today is that the streets are full of bustling crowds.

It is because the 17th year of Chongzhen is coming to an end, and the people of Ming Dynasty will usher in a new year.

With the arrival of the Spring Festival, there are only a few days left.

So at this time, the people in the capital can be said to be mobilized throughout the city to purchase new year's goods.

The faces of the people on the street were filled with smiles.

Not only is the Spring Festival coming soon.

More importantly, the life of the people in Beijing this year is much better than in previous years, so in order to celebrate the arrival of happy days, everyone is willing to buy new year's goods to welcome the coming of the new year.

In the past few years, the people in the capital spent the New Year in fear.

Bad news came from time to time, which state was captured by the bandit army, and which prefecture was slaughtered by the bandit.

Even worse news came that the enemy was going to gather a large army to besiege the capital.

How can the bad news one after another make the people in the capital feel at ease during the Spring Festival!
Also, people in the capital say they are celebrating the Spring Festival, but there is no such atmosphere as celebrating the Spring Festival.

There is no chicken, duck and fish at all, and the food is only slightly better than usual.

This was the Spring Festival for the people in the capital in the past few years, which could be described as miserable.

But this is not to blame these ordinary people in the capital.

The main reason is that the imperial court needs to raise taxes to maintain the operation of the army after losing battles every year.

It is these ordinary people who suffer in the end.

That's why the lives of ordinary people in the capital are so tight.

But the Spring Festival in Chongzhen's 17th year was different.

Every ordinary person in the capital feels happy from the bottom of their hearts.

Not only did the imperial court exempt taxes, but also distributed free food to everyone.

Every household has received a lot of food, and up to now, everyone still has a lot of money in their families!
More importantly, the common people in the capital have discovered that there are more ways to make money, and it is easier for everyone to make money.

It is precisely because the people in the capital have become richer in life that they are more willing to spend money to celebrate this Spring Festival.

and so.

Only then did Chen Fan see the prosperity of the capital.

The entire capital is filled with a steady stream of people. This is what the capital should be like.

"There's a big opera singer ahead, let's go over and have a look."

Chen Fan took Chang Ping's jade hand and rushed towards the stage.

At the end of the commercial street is a large open space.

Early on, the opera department of the Propaganda Department built a stage specifically for singing in this open space.

The open space at this time has already gathered a crowd of people, all of whom are waiting for the good show to start.

Seeing the situation, Chen Fan also gave up his plan to squeeze to the front.

He should honestly listen to the big show in the peripheral position!

There is no ordinary person in the capital who does not like to listen to big dramas.

After all, people sometimes don't come across such high-level entertainment activities once in a whole year.

Maybe it is only once a year to go to the temple fair, so that everyone can enjoy the good shows again and again.

But it's different now.

During the recent period, the common people in the capital can enjoy the beauty of opera every day.

This is all the credit of the imperial court. In order to increase the entertainment activities of the common people, the imperial court gave free dramas to the common people in the capital every day.

As long as it is a place with a lot of traffic, the opera department will build a stage to sing big plays for pedestrians coming and going.

and so.

If the people in the capital have nothing to do, they will go out to lively places to listen to big plays.

There were more and more passers-by in front of the stage, and the staff of the opera department saw that it was time, so they asked the opera actors to perform on stage.

Some of the operas performed today are classics, and some are re-created by the opera department.

It's like the classic opera "Serve the Country with Loyalty", which tells the story of the father-in-law of a great national hero who serves the country with loyalty.

Every Ming Dynasty citizen should know about such a profound opera and understand what it means to serve the country with loyalty.

Another example is "Monkey King Fights the Bone Essence Three Times", which was created by the Chinese Opera Department based on Journey to the West.

It can be said that every common person in the capital loves Journey to the West.

That's why the opera department kept up with current events and created "The Monkey King Three Beats the Bone Essence", which is popular with the common people.

Among the operas performed today, there is even a big drama that Chen Fan specially asked the opera department to create, "I Love Daming".

"I Love Daming" tells the story of a commoner who suffers hardships in life, and finally, with the help of the court, he gets out of the predicament and lives a good life.

(End of this chapter)