The Culinary Tycoon

Tongshan City is located on the south bank of the Qinghe River. It happens that this section of the Qinghe River is relatively gentle and convenient for boats. It has always been an important ferry for people to cross the river. After a long period of development, it has formed an important port for people traveling from south to north.The next port of this size will be hundreds of miles away.

With the help of this convenient transportation location, as well as the huge business opportunities and information from the outside world brought by merchants traveling north and south, Tongshan City has developed rapidly and is very prosperous, much larger than ordinary county towns.There are eight streets and nine streets on the street, with many shops, heavy traffic, and pedestrians, and the flow is endless.

Yu Qingze chatted with Grandpa Chang last night, and talked about Tongshan City in particular. He learned that Tongshan City is still so prosperous because it was less affected during the war, and this was all due to the young county magistrate who was in office at that time. Cai Wendong, the prefect of Yunzhou today.

The war was triggered by the north, and the main battlefield was also in the north, but it also continued to spread to the south, and there was a tendency to cross the Qinghe River to the south in the later period.At that time, Cai Wendong, the magistrate of Tongshan County at the time, made a decisive decision and ordered the port to be temporarily closed and strictly controlled the entry and exit of the city.Later, the war spread to the north bank of the Qinghe River, and a large number of refugees fled. Many people tried to cross the Qinghe River and fled to the south.

Cai Wendong did not let the refugees enter the city, but set up a refugee area outside the city, where they were temporarily accommodated and managed in a centralized manner to prevent them from wandering around and disturbing the nearby people.However, there are still many refugees scattered to various places, fortunately, no major turmoil occurred.

Fortunately, half a year later, the war ended and the Dasheng Dynasty was established. The court issued a decree in time to resettle and repatriate the refugees. They passed the war smoothly.

This is why Tongshan City is as prosperous as it used to be today.

Yu Qingze followed Chang Le and the two brothers, observing as they walked.They entered the city from the west gate, walked through two alleys halfway through the west street, and then came to a specially set up market.

This is a vegetable market designated by the government. Vegetables, fruits, poultry, meat, fish, etc. are all concentrated here, and there are also some other shops and small stalls.There is also one such centralized market in the East District. Except for these two places, selling vegetables in other places is not allowed.Other small vendors can move around.

When they arrived at a shed at the corner of the street, Chang Le paid two pennies to the clerk in charge of the market, and then the clerk stamped his arm with today's date on it, indicating that he had paid the fee. just went in.

To Yu Qingze's surprise, the market was divided into some small functional areas, where poultry sellers were concentrated in one area, and meat sellers were in another area.Of course, there are mixed sellers, like Chang Le, who sell vegetables and fish, and they are basically concentrated in places that sell vegetables.

At this time, there are already many farmers selling vegetables in the market, and some small vendors are busy opening the market, and the market is full of vitality full of fireworks.

They found a vacant seat near the exit in the vegetable area and stopped. Chang Le took out a small bench and asked Yu Qingze and Chang Hao to sit down.Then he put the bucket in place, took out a small piece of bamboo mat and spread it on the ground, and arranged all kinds of vegetables, with a small handful of straw rope and some loose straw next to it, which just filled a mat. .

As soon as the booth was cleared, a middle-aged man stopped in front of them carrying a load of vegetables.He looked left and right, and then said to Chang Le, who was busy arranging vegetables: "Hey, little brother, you can move it a little bit, let me put it down?"

Hearing this, Chang Le raised his head, glanced at the man, and then looked at the distance between himself and the stall owners on the left and right. They were only about three or four inches, which was very narrow, and it would be possible to put one foot over a person.He waved his hand to show that he couldn't let go.

The man stretched his neck to the left and right to look again. At this time, the good seats in front were basically full, and only the last one was vacant. If they were placed there, the flow of people would be much less.

The middle-aged brother said without giving up: "You see that this side is so empty and takes up so much space. You can move forward and over there, and I can let it go."

With such a small space, the total amount is less than one foot, and even a dung skip can't fit.Chang Le looked at him in embarrassment, stretched out his hand to indicate the distance between the two sides, and shook his head.

Ordinary people go here knowingly.Unexpectedly, the middle-aged brother not only didn't leave, but put down his burden, squatted down, stretched out his hand and began to move Chang Le's mat.

"Hey, look, if you go forward a little bit like this, and go a little bit back over there later, won't there be room..."

Before Chang Le could react, the man dragged a mat of vegetables forward for him, and they were all placed on the straw mat of the stall owner in front.Chang Le's vegetables, which were neatly arranged, were dragged by him and became a mess again. Some fell to the ground, and some scattered on the mat of the stall owner in front.

Chang Le hurried to block the man's hand.

Seeing this, Yu Qingze was about to step forward to help, but a small figure beside him was even faster, and swished to the front.

"Hey, uncle, why are you messing with other people's things? If my food is dragged, will you pay for it? It's so narrow here that you can't even fit your feet. Didn't you see that it's my house? Even if you move it, you can’t fit half of your dung skip! There are so many places in the back, go to the back!” Chang Hao went over the vegetable stall, squeezed in front of the man, and grabbed his hand.

The stall owner in front was also dissatisfied, and said: "You old man, if you put it on like this, everyone can't sell vegetables anymore. Whoever is so close can't tell who owns the vegetables! Go back and go back! "

Chang Hao nodded, and said with a small mouth justly: "That's right, if you want to get a good seat, come early next time, I woke up before I woke up, and you squeeze my seat, what's going on? , Bullying my child?"

He raised his head, his big eyes turned red when he blinked, and he looked very pitiful.

The middle-aged brother saw him and was told this again, but he didn't blush, but said: "Oh, you kid, I didn't snatch your house, you can get a seat if you squeeze, there is no one behind Ah! Hey, don’t move too far, just have some space and you can distinguish them, that’s all, so I won’t have to move again later.”

Seeing that Chang Le was about to move the mat back to its original place, the man hurriedly stopped him, and then he went to talk to the stall owners behind.There were two people whose seats were relatively wide, so they moved them a little, and the middle-aged brother moved them a little closer, and finally squeezed out a seat on the right side of Chang Le and the others, and directly placed his whole load of dung. up.

Now I can't even put one foot down, and if I want to go out, I have to jump out of the vegetables, or go out from the side of other people's stalls.

Chang Hao rolled his big eyes, and Chang Le knocked him on the head, telling him to come in quickly.They have seen such people a lot, and talking too much is a waste of their energy, and others will not be embarrassed.

Yu Qingze was dumbfounded.

This person is really... so thick-skinned, but what he didn't expect was that Chang Hao's young boy is quite powerful in fighting. Generally, children of this age are really not so good at speaking, nor are they so bold.

"Young man, your husband and son are really amazing!" The middle-aged brother said to Yu Qingze who was behind after putting away his dishes.

Husband, husband?

Chang Le, who was lowering her head to arrange the vegetables, blushed when she heard this, and quickly shook her hands.

Yu Qingze was also taken aback for a moment, did this middle-aged brother regard him and Chang Le as a couple?Do you still regard Chang Hao as their son?

However, Le Geer's blushing face is so funny...

He couldn't help but think of the pair of slender arms around his waist and the thin chest behind him yesterday, and now he seems to be able to feel their warmth...

"This is my brother, isn't it Ah?" Chang Hao glared at the middle-aged brother, and muttered angrily, "What kind of eyes are you looking at?"

It's okay to have a thick skin, and the eyes are not good.

"Oh, no, hahaha, I just see that you two are very compatible." The middle-aged brother finally felt a little embarrassed when he saw that he had made a mistake. He justified himself, turned around and stopped answering.

Husband and wife?

Last night, he had a dream of rippling in the water all night, and when he heard the word "husband and wife", Yu Qingze's heart fluttered again, and his eyes looked on Chang Le's face without paying attention.

Because of the general environment in his previous life, same-sex marriage has not been legalized in his country, and he is not very tolerant of same-sex marriage, and the atmosphere in the circle is not very good. He has always kept himself clean, so he has always relied on Wuzhi girl single status.

In fact, he does not have high requirements for his partner, he is pleasing to the eye, hardworking and filial, and he can live a peaceful life with him in a down-to-earth manner.It's a pity that he didn't meet such a down-to-earth person.

Now here, speaking of it, Chang Le's conditions in all aspects are quite in line with his criteria for choosing a spouse.

Yu Qingze squinted slightly at Chang Le, thinking about the past few days, and found that the person in front of him had accidentally grown into the appearance of his ideal partner.

He fell into his own thoughts, and stared blankly at him for a long time without realizing it.

Chang Le was even more embarrassed, how could such a capable person as Brother Yu have a husband and wife relationship with him?He simply pretended he didn't hear it, and looked down at his dishes.It's just that those two ears are so red that they can drip.

Chang Hao's young boy accidentally saw his brother's red ears, and blinked, why is his brother embarrassed?After thinking about it, he turned his head and glanced at Yu Qingze, ouch, brother Yu has been looking at his brother.

The little boy changed his mind and became happy in his heart.

If Big Brother Yu can be his brother-in-law, hehehe...

Just at this time, someone who bought vegetables came. "How do you sell these beans?"

In a word, the thoughts of several people were pulled back.

Yu Qingze shook his head, it's too early to think about these things, making money is the most important thing.

Hearing this, Chang Le quickly raised her head and stretched out her hand to make a five.

"Five cents a catty?"

Chang Hao was sitting next to Chang Le. When he saw the business coming, he immediately bent his eyes, showed a smile, and answered the conversation skillfully: "Yes, it's five cents a catty. Would you like a catty? I just picked it this morning and it's fresh."

The man might think it was a bit expensive, so he hesitated, so he glanced at the beans in the dung bin next to him.

The middle-aged brother saw him at the side, and immediately said: "Hey, guest, do you want to buy beans, four cents a catty, very good beans."

When the guest heard that it was four Wen a catty, he took a step closer to look at the beans in the dung bin.

The middle-aged brother's whole load of manure was full of beans, probably because the busy farming season didn't have time to sell them, many of them were old and not as tender as Chang Le's beans.

When Chang Hao saw that the man was robbing the business with a low price, he gave the middle-aged brother a hard look.

cheeky!Lame!Also grab business!

Then he saw the guest looking back and forth between the beans of the two families, probably for comparison, so he opened his mouth and started babbling again.

"Guest, the fresh beans are still tender and delicious. You also know that if the beans are old, it's troublesome to pick them up, but it's troublesome to pull the thread out after eating it. Look at my beans, watery Tender, the thread hasn't had time to grow out yet..."

When the middle-aged brother saw it, he hurriedly said: "How old are these beans? They are not old at all. This is plump! Guest, look at how firm my beans are, and it only costs four pennies..."

The customer obviously didn't want to eat the beans that had to be pulled out of his mouth. He was persuaded by the little Ba Ba, and he didn't listen to the middle-aged brother again. He moved back, picked up a handful and handed it to Chang Le. , "Come here."

Chang Le took it over and weighed him neatly, and then compared the numbers.

Little Baba immediately translated with a smile, "Guest, a total of eight coins."

Seeing that the guest didn't take a vegetable basket, Chang Le quickly tied a handle for him with a straw.

The guest was very satisfied, gave the money and left with the beans.

Little Baba didn't forget to see off the guests, "Guests, go away, come to my house to buy after eating delicious food!"

When the people walked away, Xiaobaba smiled and gave the middle-aged brother a disdainful look.

Hmph, what's the use of low price, my beans are so tender!

The middle-aged brother almost twisted his nose in anger, this little brat can speak very well!

Seeing Chang Le, he patted his younger brother on the shoulder in a funny way, indicating that he is almost done, don't make others anxious, it won't end well.

Only then did Chang Hao turn his head, and gave Yu Qingze another small look of "Look, I'm amazing".

Yu Qingze silently gave a thumbs up, this mouth is a piece of business material!

After being praised, Chang Hao Xiaobaba continued to sell vegetables contentedly.

After watching for about ten minutes later, Yu Qingze saw that the two brothers were very handy, and felt relieved, so he got up and prepared to do his own business.

Chang Le and the two brothers were a little worried after telling the two brothers that they were going to walk around.

"Brother Yu, do you want me to accompany you? I have been to most places in the county, so I can show you the way."

"No, you help your brother sell vegetables here. I may not be able to go back until the evening. You don't have to wait for me when you sell them, go back first." The vegetable market usually disperses after noon.

"Ah? In the evening, can you find your way back?"

Yu Qingze smiled, "I can find it, don't worry."

Under the worried eyes of the two brothers, Yu Qingze left.

He first strolled around the vegetable market, asked around, asked about the layout of the place, the price of the food, etc., and he almost had an idea, and then met a seller of snacks, he bought and tasted I tasted it and thought it was okay, so I brought some for the two brothers to pad their stomachs.

After visiting the vegetable market, he walked out of the market area, walked on the street while watching, asking and taking notes.

For the next few days, Yu Qingze went out early and returned late every day, until he walked through the entire county and finally decided on the business to do next.

The author has something to say: Middle-aged brother: Your son said that I am lame and that you have no husband and wife relationship!

Yu Qingze: No, you have sharp eyes!

Little Baba rolled his eyes: ...Father.

Chang Le: ...