The Crossing of Fortune and Prayer Jubilee

It's no wonder that Lou Yuzhu was so angry and swearing at the old house, after knowing the truth about Lou Chenglan back then, she couldn't bear it anymore.Before the beginning of spring, Lou Yuzhu asked Lou Hua to go to Weijia Village, first to pay New Year greetings to Lou Chenglan, second to see if Lou Chenglan would be criticized again, and third to see if she could pry open the building. Cheng Lan's mouth knew the truth from his mouth.Of course Lou Chenglan didn't want to say it, but it was Wei Laowei who secretly found Lou Hua and asked Ming if Lou Hua wanted to avenge Lou Chenglan before telling the truth.

The fact is that when Zhu's eldest son came to visit friends in Xuya Town, he really took a fancy to Lou Chenglan, but at that time Lou Chenglan was engaged, and if Zhu's elder son wanted to force it, he would just grab the good family's son by force, which is a felony!Therefore, Zhu's eldest son has a wicked heart but no courage, and can only wait and see secretly.It's Lou Chengzu, that bastard!Take the initiative to find Zhu's eldest son and sell Lou Chenglan for 300 taels of silver!It is clear in black and white that it was sold to the Zhu family, and the slaves and servants are all the masters of the Zhu family!If only Lou Chengzu signed it, and Lou Chenglan tried his best to sue the government and still be able to return his innocence, it would be a shame that Liu Qingmei's signature was on the deed of sale!Liu Qingmei was his own father, so if he wanted to sue, he would not be able to win in public opinion.

The bottom is the younger brother, the top is the father, two close relatives ruined Lou Chenglan's life!And what about Mr. Lou?Listening to Lou Chengzu's slander, he ignored Lou Chenglan and let his Zhu family do whatever he wanted. If Old Man Lou had gone to the town to meet him, he wouldn't have given Lou Chenglan the burden of being a villain who coveted wealth and betrayed his trust. Infamy for more than ten years!Let Lou Chenglan return home without suffering and can't talk about it, and swallow all the tears and blood alone!

Thinking of this, Lou Yuzhu felt that he was too polite!

"Don't be in a hurry, if my father insisted on going this way, I really don't want to come." The trembling Mr. Lou said with a smile: "Since Grandpa has nothing else to do, let's go back first." Meaning Scanning Liu Ahmo deeply, he greeted Lou Chengyi to return.

Because Lou Chenglan was mentioned, Lou Chengyi was not very interested, and he didn't even want to pursue the matter that Lou Yuzhu made Mr. Liu Amolou tremble with anger just now. "...How does Brother Yuyu know about your Uncle Lan?"

"I heard what people said." Lou Yuzhu was also in a bad mood, because thinking about it made her want to go crazy! "Father also believes that Uncle Lan is a person who is greedy for wealth?"

"I don't believe it!" The few members of the Lou family said that whoever has the best relationship with Lou Chenglan should be Lou Chengyi.Ordinary people say that the Zhuang family loves Yao'er, but it is the other way around in the Lou family.When Lou Chengyi was born, Lou Chengzu's talent for reading had already been revealed. Mr. Lou's fearful attitude affected Liu Ahmo, so much so that Liu Ahma devoted all his attention to Lou Chengzu. Yao'er, who was babbling and learning to speak, didn't care about it. Lou Chenglan, who was seven years old at the time, took on the responsibility of taking care of Yao'er until he was sold to Zhu's family.In Lou Chengyi's memory, Lou Chenglan was the one who gave him the most warmth. "On the morning of the second day after your Uncle Lan's accident, I secretly ran to the town to look for it. The servant of the Zhu family beat me up so hard that I didn't even enter the door. When I came back later, you scolded me for not going to let me go. His embarrassing Uncle Lan, your grandpa locked me in the house and wouldn't open the door no matter how much I begged. When your grandpa released me and I went to look for it again, the Zhu family had already left. "

"Did you find dad later?"

"I did. Before I married your father, I lied that I went to the town to do a part-time job and actually went to Yangliu Town, but I didn't find anyone." Speaking of this, Lou Chengyi smiled wryly.I walked on one leg for a whole morning and half an afternoon before reaching Yangliu Town. Because I didn’t have much money, I had to go hungry at noon until evening, so I spent two cents to buy two pancakes. Some rice fields and haystacks dealt with it all night, and he endured hunger to go to the town to find someone before dawn, and then ate half a pancake at noon and another half at night. Landing didn't get any news.Afterwards, he walked back to the village, and was scolded by Liu Ama and fined him for not having dinner all day because he had no money to hand in to the public.Later, the neighbor Wei's family couldn't see it, so they gave him two whole grain pancakes to last him a day.

The wry smile on the corner of Lou Chengyi's mouth was so bitter that Lou Yuzhu couldn't bear to ask the details, but he could guess most of them.But it's no wonder that Lou Chengyi couldn't find anyone. The big family pays attention to privacy. Of course, the matter of the concubine's room in the backyard is so tight and covered. If Lou Yuzhu hadn't found the right person and spent a lot of money this time, let alone find someone Probably not even a single hair of Lou Chenglan can be touched!

"Uncle Lan is an auspicious person, so he should be fine. Father, don't worry." Now is not the time to confess to relatives, so we need to keep the matter of finding Lou Chenglan a secret. "Father, go to Grandpa Wei's house and talk about the instigation, and see if they are willing to accept it."

Sending Lou Chengyi to ask Wei's family, Lou Yuzhu is not worried about the result.Because you don't need to think about it, you know that the Wei family will definitely be willing to take over the business. As expected, in less than a quarter of an hour, Mr. Wei and his two sons made a special trip to negotiate the business. Waiting for the stove to be bought back, the one on the left thanked the one on the right and thanked the one who was happy and didn’t know what to do. After that, the snail business started, and they would send a few catties of snails and tea eggs every now and then. When I went to Sanfang, I asked Sanfang to check to see if there was any room for improvement.Of course there is no room for improvement, because the Wei family is really reliable in their work, and they collected stone snails from the villagers according to last year's rules. Because the materials are similar to those made by Sanfang, and the selling price is the same in the town. Although there are some regular customers who wonder why they changed people, they heard that Sanfang handed it over to the Wei family. After tasting it, they felt good This was accepted by eaters who love to eat snails but are unwilling to do it themselves.

As soon as the business got better, the Wei family became more and more excited. They ran up and down to contact Shi Luoshi every day, and when they met those who said sour words, they would not show weakness and spray back unceremoniously. If it was really troublesome, they would find Li Zheng Lizheng's harvest of three houses and eight acres of sacrifice land was not for nothing, and seeing that the Wei family's business was doing well and the income of the village increased, so he knew where to lean without thinking.After being cruel to deal with it twice, the gossip gradually subsided.

Of course, these eight seals and three rooms are not known because of the distance, and they were all told by Wei Ama when he sent the snails over. Lou Yuzhu only smiled when she heard it, and then put her hands away.

When the time came to May, Li Shang sent a letter to invite Lou Yuzhu to attend the opening ceremony of the Mahjong Lounge. In addition, Xinyilou’s hot pot business should also be replaced by roast duck and roast chicken. Lou Yuzhu packed her bags and led Huang Ying to sit with Zhou Cheng Picked up a new carriage.The experience of shaking for a day last time was too miserable. After returning, Lou Yuzhu tossed out the blueprint of the shock absorber and asked Zhou Cheng to buy a new carriage. Much better, and the speed is [-]% faster.

It was not yet dark when they entered the city, Lou Yuzhu lifted the curtain to see the pedestrians on the road, and smiled with her lips pursed.

This time he lived in Pei Guanying's other courtyard. The servants and managers knew each other well, and politely welcomed him into the courtyard where he lived before. After taking a bath and changing clothes to wash away his exhaustion, Zhou Cheng also came back.

"Brother Zhou came back so early?" He remembered that Zhou Cheng was always busy before closing time before coming back.

Zhou Cheng smiled: "Have you eaten? How does the carriage feel?"

"I ate some snacks at noon, but I haven't had dinner yet. The carriage is better than before, but the road conditions are unavoidably bumpy. After entering the city, it will be much better." Nanyang City is a prefectural city with excellent road conditions, not to mention extremely wide It can pass a few carriages, but at least it is paved with mud bricks, which is quite plain.

"Then let's eat in the building." While walking outside, the two chatted: "Why didn't Lou Hua and Lou Ming come?"

"My elder brother and second brother are nervous about their studies, so I dare not ask them to go out. After all, I'm not enough to stay for a day or two this time, maybe ten days and a half months."

Zhou Cheng remembered the purpose of Lou Yuzhu's visit this time, and smiled: "Then you might as well stay for a while, and go back to Huya Town with him when the young master comes back. By the way, the young master took the blueprint of the shock absorber to Beijing. He said that he would also take a car to pick up his mentor."

"That's a good time to catch up. It takes about one and a half months to get here from Shangjing by horse-drawn carriage. If it's the same as before, I think people will lose weight twice."

"So in half a month, the young master will come back and thank you very much."

"Ha, then I'll wait!"

In the summer, the weather is already extremely hot, and the hot pot business of Xinyi Building has not only plummeted, but it has at least been reduced by half.There were only two or three tables in the lobby, which was originally full of seats. Lou Yuzhu glanced at the guests at the three tables, sweating profusely from eating, but still kept eating in the pot, tsk, true love fans are all right!

"Go to the kitchen and have a look?" Zhou Cheng asked.

Lou Yuzhu thought for a while and nodded: "Sure, I'll go and see Master Ji and the others."

Master Ji is the chef in charge of Xinyilou. What is so rare is that he has an inexplicable obsession with eating. He loves to develop new dishes and study recipes. When he meets Lou Yuzhu, a foodie with 5000 years of Chinese cuisine hidden in his mind, it is simply When Ziqi ran into Boya, he spoke more authoritatively than Zhou Cheng, the boss.

As soon as he entered the kitchen, Master Ji, who was busy, heard his apprentice shouting "Brother Lou", he immediately threw his work aside and greeted him, his fat face and smiling eyes almost narrowed. "Brother Lou is here? Quick, come and see how my roast duck and chicken are doing!"

"Master Ji must be extraordinary in his actions." Lou Yuzhu responded with a smile, and followed to see the roast duck and roast chicken.After watching, I greeted several other masters, and then followed Zhou Cheng to the private room on the second floor.

"I'll take you to Zhuangzi tomorrow to have a look, and take a look at what needs to be improved."

Entering the private room, Lou Yuzhu took a sip of the cold dish that Huang Ying brought up, and shook her head when she heard the words, and said, "No. The mahjong lounge will open in a few days, and Li Shang has already agreed that I will go to him to have a look as soon as I arrive in Fucheng." .As for Zhuangzi's matter, I believe Brother Zhou can handle it well."

Zhou Cheng thought for a while and nodded: "Then it depends on when you are free."

Not long after, the roasted duck skin sliced ​​by Chef Ji himself and the grilled chicken were served, along with some other modified dishes, which filled the table one after another.

Roasted duck and roasted chicken were the main course. Lou Yuzhu waved her hand to make Huang Ying retreat, and she took a thin piece of white dough, wrapped it with a green onion, a cucumber strip, and a piece of roasted duck skin, dipped it in some sauce and put it in her mouth .After eating, he nodded with a smile: "Master Ji must have spent a lot of effort in making out the characteristics of roast duck skin. Brother Zhou will have to pay him extra money."

"As long as the business is good, the wages will naturally increase." Zhou Cheng has never been harsh on this point, so the entire Xinyilou staff is extremely proactive, whether it is for the diners or the surrounding colleagues.

Lou Yuzhu is very particular about food, and loves to keep improving. For her own pockets and to benefit the foodies, she had to cough three times before finishing a table of dishes.The conclusion reached is that Master Ji did not invite this chef for nothing!

The waiter in the shop cleaned up the dishes, and the two of them moved to the counting room in the backyard.Zhou Cheng presented the account book: "This is the account book for the past few months, take a look."

Lou Yuzhu took it, but pressed it to her hand and didn't look at it. "Don't talk about the account book, Brother Zhou, let's talk about the red shrimp business." Two months ago, he wrote to Zhou Cheng to discuss opening another restaurant to sell fried red shrimp and snails. He didn't believe Zhou Cheng. I really can't see the profit in it.

"I've already made friends with the store and it's almost finished decorating. It can open just waiting for you to come over."

Although lobster and snails are delicious, they are not suitable for serving noodles, so the two discussed opening a big food shop with a lower grade.Earning money is definitely not as much as Xinyilou, but the advantage is that many people can afford it, and they have a way to get enough ingredients, so it is estimated that they can make a lot of money.

Lou Yuzhu immediately laughed when she thought of the popularity of fried red shrimp in Nanyang City and the money she made. "Then wish us a happy working together again."

"It's a pleasant cooperation. By the way, didn't you talk about digging ice cellars to store ice? I told Sun Jin about this after thinking about it. We dug two ice cellars together and stored a lot of ice. In a few days, when the temperature rises Gao will be able to sell ice, and then I will give you dividends when there is profit."

Lou Yuzhu was dumbfounded, then smiled and thought that this is really a surprise, it seems that this time he came to Fucheng again and returned with a rewarding experience!