The road to the emperor begins with farming

Luo Yu brought out all his marketing ideas from Modern Studies, and also allowed him to make a lot of money on the first day of opening of the Four Seas Supermarket, which he and He Weixi jointly opened.Although it is true that a lot of things are drawn out by the lottery, it is just a drop in a bowl of water, which will not hurt the muscles or bones.

Although the people in Linjiang County have bought a lot of things that they don’t need temporarily in the supermarket and store them at home, I’m afraid they won’t need to buy anything for a while, but they can’t stand the fact that the supermarket has specials every day, and they are still needed. What white rice, coarse salt, pork, even Songjiang Sansuobu, iron pots, pots and bowls...

Every day at the door, there is a guy holding a loudspeaker and shouting: Good news, good news!Today's special offer... only today, just this day, and tomorrow the original price will be restored immediately, and you can earn if you buy it...

The common people couldn't help but be infected by his passionate voice, and before their brains could react, they went into the supermarket with their own legs. Although they went for the specials, they didn't keep them clean when they came out, and they picked up something .

In addition, the supermarket will also process some products that are not easy to store for a long time within half an hour before closing, such as vegetables, cooked food, milk... This also makes the nearby people flock to it.

Anyway, if you buy it and eat it right away, there is no problem at all.And at this time, it can be bought at a price that can be nearly [-]% cheaper. If you don't grab it, you will suffer.So there are actually quite a few people who come here to rush to buy and deal with goods specially at this time.

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After finishing the opening of the supermarket, Luo Yu took over as the shopkeeper and went back to study.He only took a day off with his husband on the opening day of the supermarket, and the rest of the time he came to see and help out when he was out of school or taking a bath, and He Weixi was in charge of the specific matters.

In a blink of an eye, it was the Dragon Boat Festival, and the private school was also on holiday, so Li Qichen said that he would take him and Zhu Yiqing to the poetry meeting.

The poetry meeting was organized by Yan Xiucai, who was studying in the county school, and some students and children were invited. It is said that Yang Duan, a great talent in Linjiang County, will also go.

Luo Yu and the others had neither fame nor talent. Luo Yu had just read a book of "University", while Li Qichen was the same age as him, but he had been enlightened since he was five years old. After studying for so many years, he had just finished learning the Four Books, so he was a little better than him.Zhu Yiqing was much better than the two of them. Although he was only two years younger than Luo Yu, he was already reading "Book of Rites".So they can have a post because the Li family and the Yan family are related by marriage.

Luo Yu has never been to a poetry fair, but he feels that he is now a scholar, so he wants to gain insight.

On the day of the Dragon Boat Festival, Luo Yu's house was filled with mugwort and calamus, and he also wore a sachet to ward off evil spirits around his waist, and there were colorful threads wrapped around his wrists by his brother, which also fit the scene of the Dragon Boat Festival.He was going to participate in the poetry meeting, and Luo Zhan also invited three or five colleagues to have a drink.The two went out separately, and Li Qichen's carriage was already waiting outside.

Although Luo Yu has made a lot of money now, their family really doesn't have a carriage.When Luo Zhan went on business, he also rode the horse in the yamen, while Luo Yu walked on his legs no matter whether he was going to school or wherever he went.Anyway, it took only a quarter of an hour to walk to the farthest school, so he considered it exercise.

The Li family's carriage is very spacious and comfortable, with layers of soft cushions, and because of the hot weather, the top layer is a layer of bamboo mats.In addition, a small table was fixed, on which several boxes of snacks, preserved fruits, dried meat, etc. were prepared. The sheepskin bag was also filled with water, and the horn millet (zongzi) suitable for the occasion was indispensable, which shows that a lot of effort was spent.

The three talked and laughed in the car, and after walking for about an hour, they arrived at the place where the poetry meeting was held, which was also a garden of the Yan family in the suburbs.

Li Qichen had been to this garden a few times before, and he was familiar with the way, and he didn't need someone to lead the way, so he took Luo Yu and Zhu Yiqing to the place where the poetry meeting was held.

Luo Yu thought that the poetry meeting would be that many talented people compose poems while drinking, and when they are in the mood, they will beat the time and sing the poems they wrote in rhythm.I didn't know until I arrived, this is not a poetry meeting, it's like entering a kiln.

I saw a lot of scholars already sitting at the table, beside them were accompanied by prostitutes with gorgeous dresses and heavy make-up, flirting with the scholars from time to time and making coquettish laughter.There is also an acquaintance among them, the girl who sang to them when he and He Weixi went to visit the Chuxiang Pavilion.

Luo Yu opened his mouth in shock. Is this the poetry meeting?But Li Qichen was very proud, with a "how about it, it's not for nothing." expression.

Luo Yu had no choice but to sigh secretly in his heart: You scholars really know how to play, no wonder you are called a romantic talent.

In addition, Luo Yu also saw a few scholars and young students who had been to his western food restaurant, such as Zhang Xiucai, who was proud of his talent, was surrounding the great talent Yang Duan to show his hospitality, but Yang Duan only responded politely and was not enthusiastic.

The host here, Yan Xiucai, arranged seats for the three of them, and pointed out another girl to serve them.

The girl glanced at the three of them, one was gorgeously dressed but ordinary-looking, the other was ordinary-looking but handsome, and the other... was too young to be ignored, so she walked over enchantingly and sat down between Luo Yu and Luo Yu. In the middle of Li Qichen.

Li Qichen showed a smile that he thought was very handsome, and stretched out his arms to embrace the girl in his arms, when the girl's body softened and leaned towards Luo Yu, and Luo Yu naturally put her arms in his arms. her waist.

Li Qichen: "..." Why do you feel that you are more proficient than me?

The woman shyly said: "Young Lord, would you like me to sing a little song?"

"No need." Luo Yu stretched out a finger to lift her chin, "I'm not willing to let the beauty suffer, I should serve the beauty."

The woman trembled with laughter when she heard this, leaving Li Qichen and Zhu Yiqing's three views completely shattered.

Li Qichen thought that Luo Yu was a boy from the countryside who didn't understand anything, so he didn't dare to take him to the Qin Lou Chu Pavilion to have fun.But it turned out that he had misread it, Luo Yu was a master of the game, and if he was fascinated by this little prostitute, he would sleep with him even if he offered money.

Not to mention how Li Qichen slandered in his heart, but Yan Xiucai said: "Since everyone has come, let's compose poems first and select the best poems, so that we can ask the girls' school to play and sing."

All the scholars became excited when they heard it, they couldn't wait to be surrounded by Yingying and Yanyan, they only hoped that the judge would come up with a question soon so that they could show their talents.If you are lucky enough to be able to ask the girls' school to play and sing, then you may become famous.In fact, everyone has already prepared many poems at home in advance, and there are only a few topics left, which can always be encountered.

One of the older students recommended himself as a magistrate, and said with a smile: "Today is the Dragon Boat Festival, so let's write a poem on the theme of Dragon Boat Festival."

The rest of the students, Tong Sheng, etc. all agreed, and they all acted like they were pondering.Even if they have prepared in advance, they can't write it right away. Isn't that equivalent to cheating? After all, they are not geniuses who can write poems in seven steps.

Yan Xiucai had already ordered his servants to light the censer seals, set up several book cases, laid out paper and pens, and waited for everyone to have poems before they could write them down.

Zhang Xiucai was the first one to go to the book case, after that, everyone lost their restraint and wrote down their masterpieces one after another.Li Qichen and Zhu Yiqing also went up and wrote a song.Luo Yu couldn't write poems, but he could copy poems, but he didn't have such a big face, so he didn't go up, but he didn't expect Li Qichen to compose poems.

Li Qichen said secretly: "Of course I found someone to write it in advance, and it cost me two taels of silver."

Luo Yu: "..." So there was a gunman so early.

He looked at Zhu Yiqing again.Zhu Yiqing was a little annoyed, "I wrote mine myself."

"That's not what I meant." Luo Yu knew that he had misunderstood, and hurriedly said, "I mean, Li Qichen spent two taels of money to find someone to write poems to participate in the poetry meeting. Is his brain flooded?"

Zhu Yiqing was happy, but Li Qichen became a little annoyed, "What do you know, if I rank among the top three, I can be admitted to a girls' school..."

Luo Yu interrupted him, "You can pull it off, you haven't even passed the county test, even if you get in the top three, others will know that you must have someone else write it for you."

Li Qichen: "...It seems to be the same, isn't that money wasted?"

Luo Yu and Zhu Yiqing gave him a supercilious look and ignored him.

After everyone finished writing, they selected highly talented scholars and judges to comment on the poems. After intense discussions, the top three poems were finally selected. No. 1 was naturally by the great talent Yang Duan, and the other two were also Lin Lin. Jiang Youcai's talented students were all handed over to the girls' school clerks to compose, play and sing.

After that, it became much more relaxed. Three or five of the scholars gathered together to have a drinking order, write a poem together, and some joked with those whores and little singers.

Seeing noon, Yan Xiucai sent his servants to a banquet.Boiled pork and mutton, pork with sauce, roasted elbow in a pot... There are also various seasonal vegetables, fried in vegetable oil.Of course, rice field eels are indispensable for the Dragon Boat Festival, and a rice field eel tofu soup is very suitable for the occasion, served with realgar wine, it is very rich in short.

During the dinner, someone did not know who mentioned the more famous restaurants in Linjiang County, but Luo Yu's family's Dingwei Western Restaurant.

Quite a few of these scholars had eaten there before, and a Tongsheng surnamed Li took up the conversation: "I also claim to have been to many places, and the dishes I have eaten are not ordinary. It’s really special, it’s a taste I’ve never tasted before. There’s a French onion soup that is deeply in my heart, and I must order it every time.”

Another student surnamed Qian said: "I thought I ate everything from his house, but almost every time I go, they will launch a new product, which makes people want to stop. After a few days, I want to come back again." Go and see if there are any new products, if you don’t go, you’re always afraid of missing something good.”

The rest all agreed, chatting about their feelings after eating, while Luo Yu listened with a smile not far away.He is also honored that others respect his shop so highly.Li Qichen and Zhu Yiqing looked at him and smiled. The three of them had been together for a long time, so they naturally knew the shop opened by Luo Yu, and they also had VIP cards.

At this time, someone brought the topic to him.I only heard Zhang Xiucai say: "You only say that his food is delicious, but you don't know who the owner is?"

Then someone asked: "Could it be that Brother Zhang knows the owner of the western restaurant? You need to introduce it to me. I still want their VIP card."

Several other people also asked him, Zhang Xiucai looked at Luo Yu with a half-smile, "Isn't it right there, why do you need me to introduce you?"

Luo Yu was just watching the excitement, but he didn't expect everyone to see it together, he touched his nose in embarrassment, cupped his hands and said with a smile: "The restaurant opened by Wan Sheng and his friends can be so loved by all seniors, Wan Sheng is really flattered."

When everyone saw a thirteen or fourteen-year-old boy stand up and respond, they were a little surprised: This...is this the owner of that popular western restaurant?His age... Everyone looked at Zhang Xiucai, but saw him nodding slightly, and several scholars who were with him also confirmed that what Zhang Xiucai said was true.

Only now did everyone believe it, and some looked at Luo Yu with admiration, some inquiry, and some... disdain.Those who disdain think that it is humiliating and unseemly for a scholar to actually go into business, and he should be removed from the ranks of scholars.

Of course, most of the scholars praised Luo Yu mostly, saying that it is really rare to be able to open such a restaurant at such a young age, and to be able to study hard and maintain one's heart.

There were also a few of them who wanted VIP cards, but were concerned about their status, and they hesitated to speak a few times, and couldn't open their mouths.

Luo Yu could tell that, and said with a hearty smile, "All senior brothers are talented people. Wansheng was lucky enough to witness the masterpieces of your senior brothers today, and he admired them deeply. He should send a VIP card to my restaurant to express his appreciation... ..."

Yu people's eyes lit up when they heard this, but they heard Luo Yu change the subject, "It's just that I came to participate in the poetry meeting, and I didn't bring any mundane things with me, which might spoil the elegance of this place. Brothers, if you are interested, you just need to talk to the clerk in the store." If you met me at the Poetry Club, they would give you a VIP card. I don’t often go to the store due to my busy schedule, so please forgive me.”

After hearing what he said, all the scholars became affectionate to him, and pulled him to ask him if there was anything he didn't understand in class, and if there was anything he didn't understand, they could tell him now, and everyone could help him clear up his doubts.

Luo Yu secretly slandered in his heart, otherwise, throughout the ages, business has been discussed at the dinner table, and only eating and drinking can get close to the relationship between each other.