flstandardbreds Chapter 319: Meeting the Scholar Again
Chapter 319: Meeting the Scholar Again
It's early again.
During the two days of opening the store, we get up earlier and earlier every day because we have to cook the side dishes in advance, except for Xiaohong today.
The old mule also drove over because there were quite a lot of people and things.
Send three more young men over in the afternoon and let them clean up the place.
Xu Wenyan was driving a horse-drawn carriage, with fresh goat milk, small condiments and the like on board.
The clothes and bags of several people were on a mule cart, and Chen Sanlin was driving slowly from behind.
Wang Cuijuan came out of the car and sat next to Xu Wenyan.
"Xiao Xu, Auntie has something to ask you."
"Okay." In Xu Wenyan's impression, this was the first time he had a calm and peaceful chat with his elders.
Wang Cuijuan hesitated for a while before speaking out, "Xiao Xu, I heard that young man in white clothes yesterday call you cousin. What's going on?"
"That is indeed my cousin, Zhang Guoying's family." Xu Wenyan spoke calmly, the willow branches gently patted the horse, and the breeze blew, blowing a strand of hair behind her ear.
"Then, will you ever..."
Xu Wenyan shook her head: "Aunt, I don't recognize them. I will continue to live in Jixiang Village. The village is pretty good."
Looking at Xu Wenyan's smile, Wang Cuijuan felt her nose sore: "Good boy."
The carriage rocked gently, and the shop door was opened in time for the market.
Just like yesterday, I lit the fire to boil goat milk, pearls and red beans.
Now there are some basic ingredients in the kitchen, and the spoon that I asked Qian Sen to make has been brought back and is specifically used for stirring milk tea.
Xu Wenyan really admired the old man. Nothing he made was not to his liking.
Mrs. Zhong went out to buy chickens. She has a strong personality and will not suffer any loss when buying things.
Xu Wenyan was mixing the seasonings. After working together for two days, the group had developed a certain level of tacit understanding.
"Aunt, Aunt Guan, this workbench is made of thin steel. It needs to be cleaned every day. It's best not to have any water stains left on it.
We must do a good job in hygiene.”
Xu Wenyan had seen the knife skills of several women, and they were quite impressive, so there was no need for Xu Wenyan to worry about that.
The food in the shop doesn’t taste extremely delicious, but it can be said to be tasty.
Xu Wenyan hung up the sign and wrote "Last six days of discount" at the top of the blackboard, which was also the most conspicuous place.
The opening discount for milk tea is 20% off, and Xu Wenyan will also launch set meals in the future.
While several people were still busy, Xu Wenyan went out to set the table when he saw a scholar standing at the door of the store and was reluctant to come in.
Xu Wenyan also recognized him at a glance: "Little scholar, it's you, come in quickly."
The scholar bowed to Xu Wenyan and said, "Manager Xu, I will be taking the imperial examination next spring. I finally managed to get out today and I heard that you actually opened a shop."
The scholar was also filled with emotion about this. At first, the young boss just set up a stall on the street, and gradually moved to the restaurant opposite to do business.
It has only been a few months since he has established his own business, but his more than ten years of hard study will soon bear fruit.
Xu Wenyan invited the scholar in and sat him down: "Then you have to prepare well. If you want to drink goat milk in the future, come to me. I will sponsor you to the palace examination for free."
In fact, it was this scholar who made his business flourish quickly. This era valued scholars very much.
Without the scholar's promotion, I wouldn't have been able to succeed so quickly.
The scholar waved his hands repeatedly: "This is against the rules. A gentleman cannot eat for free. Besides, this goat milk is expensive, I can't take it for free."
Xu Wenyan also lamented the emphasis on gentlemanly virtues at this time: "I'm not asking you to come every day, just come and have a drink when you have time, drink if you like, and don't drink if you don't like.
Goat milk is good for your health. How can you bear to study so late every day?
In a month, I have some walnuts here. I can save some for you."
"Thank you for your kindness, Brother Xu, but I still can't take your free stuff." The scholar insisted, and Xu Wenyan didn't want to force anything.
"Then I'll give you a 50% discount. OK? Take a look at the menu and I'll serve it to you right away."
The scholar nodded, just to share in the joy. Shopkeeper Xu was so young but had achieved so much. As the saying goes, "Birds of a feather flock together."
If you make friends with this shopkeeper Xu, you will definitely have good luck.
Several people were busy until the afternoon. After lunch, Chen Sanlin drove the carriage back to the village. It was not until the afternoon that he brought the three little guys over.
The two brothers of the Yang family were obviously embarrassed. They seldom came to the county and had only come here during the Chinese New Year with their grandfather.
Xu Wenyan walked over and took their luggage: "Have you eaten?" He walked upstairs with the luggage, and the three people followed obediently behind him.
"I've eaten, Brother Xu."
"Okay, these are your rooms from now on. Xiaoliu will have one room, and you two brothers will have one room. Is that ok?"
"Yeah!" Yang Yan and Yang Mu entered the house.
It was the first time for the two of them to live in such a big house. There were new quilts and mattresses in the house, and the whole room was very clean.
The two young men blushed when they saw their clothes still stained with some stains.
Xu Wenyan saw their embarrassment, he walked aside and said to Rong Xiaoliu: "Xiaoliu, do you have any extra clothes? Can you lend them to the two brothers?"
"Yes, Brother Xu."
Rong Xiaoliu is a generous and obedient child.
Xu Wenyan took the two of them into the backyard first.
There are two houses in the yard, one is a toilet and the other is a bathroom. Someone comes to collect the manure every morning.
Most of this manure was used to fertilize the farmland planted by the imperial court. Like ancient shops, there were also similar property fees.
It mainly includes the money for collecting manure, the money for night watch, and the protection fee from the government.
It cost one or two taels of silver a month, most of which was turned over to the court, and a small portion fell into the hands of the county magistrate.
Xu Wenyan thought it was appropriate. If he was asked to clean the pit, he would not do it. Chen Sanlin could not go either, as they had to sleep together tonight.
The two children felt a little cramped when they entered the bathroom. At home they would just wipe their bodies and consider a bath as complete. In summer they would bathe in the river.
There are two large barrels in the room for hot water. The room is well-insulated and the windows are small.
"You two take off your clothes. There is cold water over there. Fill a small bucket with it and I will bring you some hot water."
Xu Wenyan left after saying this.
"Brother, are you really taking it off?" Yang Mu looked at Yang Yan embarrassedly.
"Take it off, take it off."
"But Uncle Xu is Uncle Chen's wife. Isn't it inappropriate for us to do this?" Yang Mu scratched his head again. Now Yang Yan felt embarrassed.
When Xu Wenyan came in with the bucket, the two men just took off their shirts.
Looking at the two skinny kids, Xu Wenyan sighed repeatedly: "Damn it, you guys are taking a shower with pants on? Take them off quickly."
After hearing what Xu Wenyan said, the two brothers slowly took off their pants.
"Your hair hasn't even grown out yet and you're still afraid of being seen by me? Hurry up." Xu Wenyan said with a smile.
After hearing what Xu Wenyan said, I felt even more embarrassed about buying two children.
She took Huanxi's clothes and placed them aside for the two people: "These are Xiaoliu's clothes, you can wear them first, and wash your own clothes."
"Okay, got it, Uncle Xu!"
Since they had been seen naked anyway, the two children became more natural. It was really comfortable to take a hot bath.