The Culinary Tycoon

Yu Qingze and Brother Le sat for a while, then washed up and went to prepare breakfast.

When the sky is bright, every household starts to light firecrackers to welcome the new year.Yu Qingze also lit firecrackers at the gate of the courtyard to welcome the new year.

As soon as the firecrackers were lit, Chang Hao and Jiabao got up and ran to the door to see. Chang Hao regretted getting up so late and not lighting the firecrackers.

After they finished watching the firecrackers, Chang Le took out the new cotton shoes that he had just made last night and handed them to Jia Bao, asking him to put them on.

"Thank you, Brother Chang Le." Jiabao's nose was red, and he looked at the shoes for a while, reluctant to wear them.

Le Geer patted him on the shoulder, gesturing that you are welcome.

"Brother Jiabao, change it quickly." Chang Hao urged him.

"Yeah." Jiabao changed into it, and after putting it on, he admired it from front to back, left, and right, with a happy smile on his face.

Before breakfast, the four juniors took turns to send New Year greetings to Grandpa Chang.

Grandpa Chang sat on the chair, very happy, and then generously gave each of them one or two silver New Year's money.

Chang Hao laughed while holding the silver. In previous years, his grandfather only wanted to give a couple of Chinese New Year's money, but this year it's so much!One or two!

However, he was too addicted to his hands, and after breakfast, he gave the money to his brother and put it away.I'm going to go out to pay New Year's greetings later, so don't lose it, otherwise, he will be so distressed.

Seeing that it was almost time, Brother Le put the melon seeds, peanuts, fried seeds, raisins and other things for entertaining guests at home on the table, waiting for someone to come to give Grandpa Chang a good New Year greeting, and then he and Yu Qingze and the others went out to pay New Year's greetings.

Every year on the first day of the Lunar New Year, relatives are not away, but they go to each other in the village to pay New Year's greetings.In the second day of junior high school, I started to go out to visit relatives.

Le Geer and the others first went to pay New Year's greetings to the family's head and elders' homes, and then they went to the village elders and other villagers' homes to pay their respects one by one with other clan members with common surnames.

Over there, the juniors surnamed Yu are similar to them.

This morning, the whole village is celebrating the New Year lively, and people's smiling faces and kowtows can be seen everywhere.The children are eating in their mouths, holding in their hands, and their pockets are full of all kinds of roasted and dried goods stuffed by adults, not to mention how happy they are.

When they came back after paying their respects, the house was very lively. Many people were enjoying the sun and chatting at the door of the house. Most of them were waiting for Yu Qingze to come back and wish him New Year's greetings.

Yu Qingze chatted with the adults, Le Geer was busy greeting them, Chang Hao and Jia Bao took the other children to play in the yard, the younger brothers liked to kick the shuttlecock, and the younger guys liked to bend their knees to play cockfights and play stones.

Very lively.

It wasn't until around noon that the villagers gradually returned home.

Because they migrated here, and there is no married brother in the family, Brother Le's family basically doesn't have to visit relatives around in the first month of the lunar year.

Taking advantage of the few days of rest, Brother Le and Yu Qingze did all the work they could do in the field, otherwise they would not have time to do it when the snack bar opened.

In the evening, after an hour of group study, Le Geer started to make clothes for spring again. Yu Qingze continued to finish the unfinished toothbrush, and the two teenagers also helped him do it together.

Through their experiments, they made a total of four styles.

One is to pass the bristles through the two holes, and fix them directly with fine hemp rope or thin iron wire; the second is to fold the bristles in half from the middle and pull them through a hole, and then use the iron wire on the back to pass through the bent place and then fix them The third way is to directly make a small wooden slot to embed the back of the toothbrush, like a drawer, and the hair on the back will be fixed naturally; Fold it in half, and get a small bamboo piece in the middle to get it stuck.

There are pros and cons to each, but at least it will work for a while.They made several, making sure that each person has one, and the remaining few can be kept for replacement.Then I made two big brushes for washing clothes.

Then, once the village chief came to look for Yu Qingze, saw it, and discussed with Yu Qingze to make this toothbrush and brushes for sale.

Of course, Yu Qingze has no objection if the village head can do it. It is good to make money, so he told the village head what he did.

On the fifth and sixth day of the lunar new year, Yu Qingze took two teenagers to the Cai Mansion and the Zhao Mansion to celebrate the New Year.When I went to Cai's mansion, I learned that Master Cai and the others had also returned for the New Year, but they returned to Yunzhou in the third year of junior high school.

Then, on the eighth day of the lunar new year, the snack bar opened for the new year.Yu Qingze gave everyone red envelopes for the New Year, which encouraged everyone again.Everyone worked with enthusiasm.

On the opening day, many old customers came to visit. They are used to eating the dim sum here. During the Chinese New Year period, they just eat breakfast at home, and it doesn’t taste right.Now that the snack bar is open, they can't wait to come over.

After the snack bar opened successfully, Yu Qingze began to think about building a house.

Because there is a custom of "the first month does not move the soil", building a house has to wait until the first month is out.However, during this period of time, the preliminary work can be done well.

He circled another two acres of land next to the originally promising homestead, and then went to Lizheng's house with the village chief to pay for the two acres of land and completed the procedures.

Looking back at the large open space, Yu Qingze was thinking about the style of the house.

Originally he wanted to build a house with four bedrooms and one living room, but now he has changed his mind.If there are more treasures in the family, the house will be bigger, and there can be a study room, a storage room and so on.

The bacon made a lot of money a year ago can still be sold for about half a month, and it will be enough to make a little more money.

Thinking about it in his mind, he drew several sketches, all in the style of houses, including the common style of the folk houses here, and the new style created by Yu Qingze combined with modern architecture, as well as the courtyard style.When the time comes, discuss with Brother Le and the others to see which one they like.

On the evening of the [-]th day of the first lunar month, Yu Qingze specially called Brother Le back home.After dinner in the evening, Yu Qingze took out the blueprints of the house, explained them to everyone, and asked everyone to choose the one they like.

From everyone's point of view, the three young ones chose the courtyard style, and Grandpa Chang chose the one with all the rooms under one roof, probably because it is more like a family.

Then the three little ones began to convince Grandpa Chang that this style of yard looks good, it doesn't look so crowded to live in, and so on.

In the end, Grandpa Chang was persuaded by the three younger ones.

In fact, Yu Qingze is more inclined to courtyard houses.Because of this courtyard, the main house and the east and west rooms are separated by a little distance. When the time comes, let Grandpa Chang live in the main house, he and Le Geer live in the east room, and the two younger brothers live in the west room. That night he and Le Geer will do something Whatever, don't be afraid of being heard.

Yu Qingze didn't have much expectations for the sound insulation measures of ancient houses, so this courtyard house was obviously more in line with his psychological expectations.

In the end, Grandpa Chang was persuaded by them, so he planned to build a courtyard house.

After confirming the style, Yu Qingze redrawn the drawings, carefully marked what each part should be, and then he went to the village chief.

He has finished the blueprint, but how to implement it. He has never built a house, and he doesn't know what to do, so he has to ask the village chief for help.

Everyone in the village builds houses with the help of the villagers. The village head knows these things better than him.Moreover, when the time comes, you have to ask someone to help you, and you have to discuss with someone who understands when you buy materials.

"Hey, you want to build such a big one?" The village chief was startled when he saw the blueprint that Yu Qingze brought over.

"Yes." Yu Qingze nodded, and then explained the functions of each room in the drawing to the village chief one by one.

The village chief stroked the back of his head and thought about it for a long time.

Dajian Dayong also looked at the blueprint, and their eyes lit up.

"Father, this house looks good. We can also build it like this. You see, when the time comes, the eldest brother will live here, we will live here, and the third child will get married in the future. If you want, you can live here, without affecting each other, and you can take care of each other." , How wonderful." Dayong looked at it and said.

Dajian also nodded, "Yes, the new house can accommodate two households, and we can also live in this house now, that's enough.

The village head glared at them and said, "Of course I know, but you don't want to think about how much it costs to build such a yard. Do we have that much money?"

Hearing this, Dajian Dayong stopped talking again, that's right, there must be enough money!

Yu Qingze smiled and said, "My situation is different from yours. When Xiaohao and Jiabao grow up and get married, they probably won't live with us anymore. I will build another house for them."

The fragrance is far away and the smell is near, no matter how close the brothers are, after getting married, they will inevitably have quarrels, it is best to live separately.Moreover, when the time comes, he is also confident that he can build a good house for them.

"Aze, are you going to build a blue brick house?" the village chief asked.

Yu Qingze nodded: "Yes."

"As for the materials, you can ask Yu Xiucai. When they built the house, they bought the materials at the price. You can ask, he knows."

"Okay, I'll make a note of it. Then I think it's best to build it within a month. How many men will I need to help?"

"So urgent?" the village head asked in surprise.

Yu Qingze nodded and said with a smile: "After the house is built, I will marry Brother Le."

The village chief smiled understandingly after hearing the words.

The village head said: "If this is the case, at least fifteen to twenty men will be invited, and two or three brothers will be invited to help cook. The houses in the village are usually in charge of food. Men usually earn sixty yuan a day. , the brother who cooks is around forty to fifty, you can see for yourself."

"Which men in the village are more suitable?"

The village chief then recommended another [-] people to him, fearing that some men would not be free at that time. After all, in February, everyone will be farming.

Yu Qingze wrote down one by one, and said: "By the way, village head, I have to ask you to help me make some furniture, cabinets, wooden beds, tables, etc. I have written them all in this book. I designed two of them myself, and I need to paint them like this, so I can do it now, otherwise I’m afraid I won’t be able to make it in time.”

"Oh, let me take a look." The village chief took Yu Qingze's notebook and flipped through it page by page.

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After discussing with the village chief, Yu Qingze went to Yu Xiucai again, and asked him where they bought green bricks and tiles before, and how much they cost.

Afterwards, Yu Qingze went to the place that Yu Xiucai said was selling blue bricks and tiles to have a look, and then went to find the master who built the stove for them before, and asked him to recommend two acquaintances, and he went to another After looking at it, comparing prices, and finally chose the two that are more suitable.

After the Lantern Festival, for the next half a month, Yu Qingze basically visited the store every other day. He was busy with the preparations for the construction of the house, looking for people to discuss, looking for helpers, looking at materials, and negotiating prices. He was very busy.Fortunately, at the end of the first month, everything is ready.

Once the first month is over, the house can be started.

There was a man in the village who was good at building houses. Yu Qingze asked him to be the foreman. They had discussed how to do it before and divided the work.

On the first day of February, the foreman gathered all the men, and then told everyone the requirements and work content again, and everyone started to work.

After the construction of the house started, Yu Qingze had to supervise the construction every day. He was busy arranging the progress of this side and the other side of the material, so he didn't have time to go to the store. .Fortunately, everything in the store is fine, but I heard that the newly opened restaurant next door is doing quite well.

Yu Qingze is busy building the house, while Brother Le, besides looking after the store every day, has one more thing to do every night.

Make hi clothes!

In fact, he started doing it secretly years ago, but he didn't dare to let others know.

Brother Chang and his grandmother are also helping him embroider patterns.

The wedding clothes of the peasant brothers are not as gorgeous and rich as those of the big families, but there are many styles, and it takes a lot of effort.After all, this wedding dress is no different from ordinary clothes, it is only worn once in a lifetime, so it must be well prepared.

"Brother Le, you too, you said you, why didn't you tell us years ago, and now you are in such a hurry, can you make it in time?" Brother Chang said.

Brother Chang said, "It's okay, let's hurry up, we should be in a hurry. But, Brother Le, how do you get Aze's happy clothes?"

Le Geer gestured: I have already done it for him.

Brother Chang was surprised: "You made it for him? So fast?"

Le Geer nodded slightly, and gestured: The man's wedding dress is not that complicated, and it can be done quickly.

He secretly stayed up late to do it during the annual vacation when everyone was asleep.

Brother Chang covered his mouth and snickered, and said, "It's the first time I've seen a brother-in-law making wedding clothes for his fiancé."

Brother Le blushed and reached out to hit him.Brother Chang laughed at him again.

Brother Chang also laughed, and said: "Isn't this a special situation for them? There is no one else in Aze's family, and no one prepared for him. Maybe he hasn't thought of it yet."

Brother Le nodded, indeed he had never heard Brother Yu say anything about it.

In fact, it's not that Yu Qingze has never thought about it, it's just that the thought is too simple.He just thought that when the time came, he would go to the tailor shop to buy a suitable suit, and it would be fine, anyway, there were ready-made ones in the tailor shop.

Both sides were busy with their own affairs, and a month passed in the blink of an eye, and the house was finally built on the fifth day of March!