The Crossing of Fortune and Prayer Jubilee

At the end of a mahjong game, Lou Yuzhu finally maintained the winning ending without a single note.

Manager Hu, Pei Guanying, and Zhou Cheng all rolled their eyes angrily, and went to rest with a sense of unwillingness.After breakfast on the second day, the three of them left, and Lou Chengyi sent the three to the entrance of the village before returning.

Watching the carriage disappear, Lou Yuzhu patted Lou Ming's head and said in her heart that the golden thighs are tightly hugged!Although it is impossible to protect Sanfang for a lifetime, as long as Pei Guanying stays in Huya Town, they will be safe and sound for as long as possible.They don't need much help from the other party, but as long as the friendship is there, those big bosses in Huya Town will have to weigh it. In this way, Sanfang will be much more secure in what to do.

Thinking this way in my heart, as soon as my nerves relaxed, a wave of exhaustion floated up.Yawning and stretching, Lou Yuzhu rushed to Louhua to go to sleep and then turned around. As soon as the door was closed and the quilt was covered, she slept until she missed lunch, and then slowly woke up.

He went to the kitchen and lifted the lid of the stove, took out the bowl of steaming food, and walked forward while eating.He just saw that there was no one in the study room, and there was no one in the courtyard. He felt that Fu Linshu was cutting the children's clothes with a needle and thread in the main room.

"Where are they?" Lou Yuzhu sat next to her with a bowl in her hand, glanced at the children's things in the bamboo tower, and found that they were quite delicate.

Fu Linshu put down his needle and thread, and stared at him: "Your elder brother and your father have already gone out to look after the sheep, and you are the only one who is too lazy to get up now."

Lou Yuzhu was not annoyed at being said a few words, she smiled and finished cooking the meal and sent the bowl to the kitchen. When she turned around and came out, Lou Chengyi and his son came back with the head ewe.

There are also ready-made sheep sheds, just tidy up the miscellaneous sheds next to the cow sheds.

While Lou Chengyi was going to tidy up the sheep shed, Lou Hua and Lou Ming took Lou Yuzhu into the study. Lou Ming gloated and said, "I heard that uncle and uncle quarreled fiercely two days ago, and they said that uncle wanted to talk to him. My uncle went to the town to rent a house to live in, so that he could take care of his uncle and his eldest cousin to study nearby, but my uncle refused to let me hear that and beat my uncle."

Lou Yuzhu pursed her lips in joy, knowing that what she said earlier made Xu Chunting suspicious, and she couldn't help but want to follow the town to stare at people?Not stupid.

Lou Hua's expression was unclear: "Uncle really has a concubine in the town?"

"Even if it's not a concubine, it's still a good friend." I was able to discover this secret because I saw Lou Chengzu entering Wutong Alley by accident before, and the expression on his face was not that of visiting friends. Besides, which friend would come to buy pearl flowers?

"...Does the eldest cousin know?" Lou Ming asked with his eyes wide open.

"Then I don't know." Lou Yuzhu and Lou Hua looked into each other's eyes after speaking.Lou Chengzu would disappear every few days, would Lou Wen who lived with him know?I don't believe it! "Second brother hasn't practiced calligraphy today, so hurry up and practice calligraphy. Don't talk about the elders' private affairs."

When Lou Ming was sent to practice calligraphy, Lou Hua laughed and shook his head: "What is he drawing?"

"It's just for my own benefit." So this is what makes Lou Wen disgusting. For his own benefit, he doesn't even tell the family about his father's dating outside. Tsk, Xu Chunting is afraid that his son is in vain. .So it is said that the wicked will be punished by the wicked. Xu Chunting has been waiting for so many years until the day when the incident is exposed, but it is very lively. "Brother, don't worry about the matter of the old house in the future. You don't have to waste your mind. The most important thing for you now is to study with peace of mind and enter Yishan College in the spring of next year to keep up with the progress. After that, you will come back as a scholar in three years!"

Lou Hua smiled: "I haven't even thought about it myself, you should think about it first. If it's really easy to be a scholar, there won't be so many lonely children in the world."

"Have confidence in yourself! In short, I believe that my eldest brother will definitely pass the exam!"

"Heh, I will honor your good words, if you really pass the exam, then I will give you a big red envelope!"

"It's a deal!" Lou Yuzhu smiled and rolled her eyes, as if she had already received the red envelope.Three years later, Lou Yuzhu's words became a prophecy, and Lou Hua really used all the private money he had saved for three years to give Lou Yuzhu a red envelope!That amount was nothing to Sanfang at that time, but Lou Yuzhu still held the red envelope for three full days.Afterwards, he even told Lou Hua's daughter-in-law about this as a joke, and she immediately amused her too.

Of course, this is something to do later, not to mention.The next day, when the time agreed with Ren Yazi came, Lou Yuzhu and Lou Chengyi came to see the candidate, but unfortunately they ran into Zhou Cheng who had the same purpose.

It's just that the other party has changed so much that Lou Yuzhu even suspects that she has misjudged her, since she only met yesterday. "Brother Zhou."

Zhou Cheng turned his head and smiled at the father and son: "Are you also here to buy people?"

Lou Chengyi nodded foolishly, and Lou Yuzhu rolled his eyes: "Brother Zhou came to buy someone, but the young master is short of manpower?"

"It's not that the young master wants to buy it, but I want to buy it."

Hearing this, Lou Yuzhu was startled, and took a good look at Zhou Cheng. No wonder she felt that she had changed a lot before. It turned out that her attire had changed.Before, they were all dressed up as servants, and they wore short hairstyles and bundled their hair with cotton cloth, but now they changed into long gowns, with a crown of hair and the rest hanging on their shoulders, giving people the feeling of a little adult.Zhou Cheng has always given people the impression that he tends to be calm, but he is as solid as an adult when he is fourteen or fifteen years old. Now that he has changed his attire, he feels even more mature. "Let me guess, Brother Zhou changed his household registration by redeeming himself?"

It's not surprising that Lou Yuzhu could guess it, Zhou Cheng nodded generously: "Yesterday, the young master asked me to redeem the purchase contract with 100 taels."

"Congratulations to Brother Zhou for regaining his freedom." After speaking, he hooked his lips and joked: "But if it were me, 100 taels would be less, at least add two zeros after it, because Brother Zhou is definitely worth the price!"

Lou Chengyi was about to break out in a cold sweat when he heard this, fearing that Zhou Cheng would get angry when he heard it, and didn't want the other party to stop being angry and instead grinned happily for a long time.

At this time, Ren Yazi leaned forward: "How many people do you know? That's good, how many people will I ask to come out to see each other?"

Lou Yuzhu and Zhou Cheng looked into each other's eyes, nodded and said, "Okay, let's look at each other together." Taking advantage of his teeth to arrange people, Lou Yuzhu said to Zhou Cheng, "Brother Zhou is better at buying people than we are. Please help us check it out.”

Zhou Cheng nodded: "What kind do you want to buy?"

"A book boy, a strong laborer, a man of maturity can be a slave brother. A book boy must be clean and honest, and a strong laborer is arranged for my father. It is best to be able to endure hardships and stand hard work and know some farm work. The slave brother wants Hardworking and able to do housework, it is best to have good cooking skills. The price, it is best not to exceed 70 taels."

As far as the current market is concerned, it is not the best to buy 70 taels, but the above conditions should be met.

"If you are in this situation, you might as well buy a family." Seeing Lou Yuzhu pretending to listen attentively, she said one by one, "Most of the honest ones miss their relatives, so let them live together if they think about reunion every day. Xinan doesn’t think about things when she does things.”

Lou Yuzhu was thoughtful, and felt that this could be considered.

Soon Ren Yazi arranged for people to come. Zhou Cheng selected two adult men who were dressed in Zhou Zheng according to his needs. Afterwards, it was Lou Yuzhu's turn. It's honesty to look at the eyebrows and eyes, but buy such a person and put it in the house unless his brain is flooded; let's say another family, the conditions are all in line. The only flaw is that the other party has a 13-year-old son and a ten-year-old son. bro.I can't bear to part with this family. After all, if my brother is still young, he might be sold somewhere if he doesn't stay with his relatives. But let's buy it. The price is ten taels of silver beyond the budget.Since I bought the field, the family doesn't have much money left, so it's not worth spending it like this.

Zhou Cheng probably knew the situation of Sanfang, so he beckoned Ren Yazi to negotiate the price.

This dental shop was the only one in Huya Town that never bargained, but for the sake of Zhou Cheng's face and the fact that he paid 160 taels for two people, he gave Lou Yuzhu five taels.

The reduction of five taels is still more than five taels, but it is much better than ten taels. Lou Yuzhu didn't want to decide to buy it.There is also Zhou Cheng's affection in it, and he helped to reduce the price, and it would be bad for him if he didn't buy it.

After paying the money and taking over the deed of sale for a family of four, Lou Yuzhu asked Lou Chengyi to lead the four of them to handle the household registration, then turned to Zhou Cheng and smiled: "Brother Zhou has something to do with me? Find a quiet place to talk about it." talk?"

"I really can't hide anything from you." Zhou Cheng looked at Lou Yuzhu meaningfully: "It's still early, how about going to Jufulou for a cup of tea?"

"Listen to Brother Zhou's arrangement."

Zhou Cheng led the people to Jufu Building, arranged for two new buyers to wait on the first floor, asked shopkeeper Jiao for a private room, and ordered a pot of good tea and some snacks.After the snacks and hot tea were served, he rushed to Lou Yuzhu to talk about business.Without beating around the bush, he went straight to the point: "I'll tell you how to buy that hot pot for 200 taels."

Lou Yuzhu asked without answering, "Brother Zhou wants to open a hotpot restaurant in Huya Town?"

"Not in Huya Town, I want to drive to Fucheng."

Hearing this, Lou Yuzhu glanced at Zhou Cheng admiringly: "Brother Zhou has a good eye." Hot pot is a common food in modern times, but it is rare and expensive here because the ingredients are scarce. The best example is beef. Who hasn't eaten beef in modern times?But ordinary people here may not be able to eat it for a lifetime. "The market in Huya Town is small, and it is already the limit to accommodate a restaurant like Jufulou. Fucheng is different. It is the center where talents gather in the entire Nanyang Prefecture. There are dignitaries and wealthy families. I can already predict that Brother Zhou will definitely be able to Earn a lot of money."

"Accept your auspicious words." Good words start, and the focus is on the latter.

Sure enough, Lou Yuzhu smiled and said: "To tell the truth, Brother Zhou, I originally wanted to save the hot pot method to open a restaurant by myself, but you also know our family's situation. It may not be difficult to open a hot pot restaurant in Huya Town, but such a The market is limited. Second, our family has a good relationship with Shopkeeper Jiao, and there is no reason to steal his business, so I can give the recipe, but not sell it. I use it to participate in shares, and I don’t want more, just [-]% of the net profit , and the term is three years."

Zhou Cheng raised his eyebrows.

Lou Yuzhu was not in a hurry, and said slowly: "Hot pot is hot and suitable for eating in winter and spring. Once the temperature rises in summer, the hot pot business is bound to plummet. At this time, substitutes are needed. I also have alternative food recipes here. A well-managed restaurant may not be worse than a hotpot.”

"I admit that the hot pot method is a good one, but Brother Yu doesn't want to cash out the money but takes the [-]% profit that hasn't been seen yet. Are you afraid of losing money?"

"Since Big Brother Zhou is going to do it, he must have thought it through. Besides, opening a restaurant in Fucheng is not as simple as it sounds, and the investment must be a lot of money, manpower and energy. I will just make a simple recipe for food. If I lose money, I will eat alone. Fang Zi’s matter has little impact on our family, but on the contrary, if we make money,” Lou Yuzhu looked at Zhou Cheng, pursed her lips and said with a smile: “But it’s far from being comparable to the money of a prescription. Don’t you think so? Brother?"

Lou Yuzhu looked at Zhou Cheng with a smile on his face. Buying a ticket for 200 taels is a lot of ways to eat, but compared to the profit of this business, it is a drop in the bucket. Although it is not intentional, he does have the idea of ​​trying to fool Lou Yuzhu into selling it. "Since Brother Yu has made up his mind, we will do as you say. One percent of the profit will last for three years."

"Okay, let's use words as evidence."

At that moment, Zhou Cheng summoned Xiao Er to bring paper and pen, carefully wrote the final agreement and then made triplicate copies, and waited for Manager Hu to act as a guarantor to sign it, so the matter was settled.