I opened a restaurant in ancient times

The young man in the lead wiped his lips, looked at them like that, and said: "Okay, hurry up and eat two more bites, it will be difficult to eat any more in the future!"

"What you say is what you say!"

Someone asked hesitantly: "If, if we can have this method, why worry that the pears cannot be sold? How about..."

"You can't think like this. The boss is also a small business. He works very hard every day. How much money can he earn after a busy day? If we really take this method away, how will the boss use it in the future? We are not so conscientious. People, don’t say that again.”

The man lowered his head and didn't mention the matter any more.When several people were full and ready to leave after paying, Zhao Heng suddenly stopped them.

"Hey, stay."

The leading man turned his head to look at him: "What's wrong?"

Zhao Heng smiled back at him: "I said I would buy some pears from your place. I don't know how the price is calculated?"

Hearing this, the young man paused for a moment, almost forgot that the boss had told him that he wanted to buy pears, and he forgot when he turned around.

"I almost forgot! Boss, how much do you want to buy? If you buy less, I won't take your money. I'll just give you some. Anyway, this thing is not very valuable in our place."

"How can this work? No matter what, I still have to pay. Besides, I should have bought a lot. Maybe it will cost you some effort these few days?"

Zhao Heng was thinking in his mind that he still had some money in his hands. After working so hard for so many days, the savings he had saved were still considerable.

Some of this money can be allocated to buy ground pears from these merchants. If you buy more, you can not only use it for setting up a stall now, but you can also wait until next year as seeds and plant them again. Worried about what to plant.

Moreover, it can be used to cook some food, and quickly save another sum of money to repair the house.

The young man in the lead asked him suspiciously: "I bought a lot? How many catties do you want?"

It seems that the boss is very young. A few days ago, they also heard that the boss has only set up a stall for a few days. Even if he is good at craftsmanship, how much money might he spend on buying pears?

Zhao Heng thought for a while, and said, "Maybe it will cost a thousand catties." A few days ago, he planned to build a cellar at home to store pears.

"A thousand catties? That's a lot. If you really bought it, boss, you have to think carefully about how to preserve it. If the pear grows green shoots, you can't eat it anymore."

Afraid that he might not believe it, the man hurriedly said: "In my family, there was a man who didn't want to throw away the pears after they sprouted, so he cooked and ate them. As a result, he vomited and diarrhea for several days, and almost died."

"I know this, and I will definitely pay attention to it in the future, don't worry."

Since the little boss already knew about it, he had no reason to stop him, and just said: "Well, boss, you buy a lot, and I'll give you a pound to make it cheaper. When you are free, I will go with these brothers Let me take you to the pier to see the goods, okay?"

The matter of buying ground pears is almost inseparable, Zhao Heng also settled down, and said: "Okay. Wait a while in the afternoon, I will close the stall and go. Let's see when you have time. If you are I'm busy, so I'll be there later."

"It's not busy, it's not busy!" A man who hadn't said much hurriedly explained to him, "Just wait until the boss closes the stall in the afternoon, or I'll pick you up."

The group of them stopped at Zhilan Town for a few days and disembarked to rest, and the leader thought that if they could sell a little bit, it would be fine.

In the past few days, they have asked in various shops, but no one is willing to buy this thing. Boss Zhao is the first to say that he wants to buy pears, so they naturally want to treat them well.

If you still can't sell it in Liyang City in the future, at least you can go back by boat with the money from the little boss to buy pears, right?With this in mind, they also want to facilitate this list.

After talking about going to the pier to look at the goods, a group of merchants left Beishi.They have to continue to ask if there is any ground pear in the shop.

Seeing that the sun had reached noon, and seeing that the customers at the stall had left, Zhao Heng began to pack up the odds and ends.

Jiang Yuan, who had been sitting in the shade all this time, had already rested for a while. Seeing that Zhao Heng was busy, he hurriedly got up to help him pack his things.

Zhao Heng was still the same, sitting on a stool and folding the table, while Jiang Yuan was packing all kinds of dishes and chopsticks not far away.

The two were busy with their work, Zhao Heng put the table away, walked up to Jiang Yuan, and said to him: "By the way, I forgot to tell you just now, I will go to the pier in the afternoon to have a look, if you are okay Can we go together?"

With Jiang Yuan, he can have someone to discuss with him, so that he won't be unaware of the loss by himself, and Jiang Yuan is more familiar with the prices in Zhilan Town, so he can know what price is the most suitable if he brings him.

"Okay, should we go after packing up or go back to the village first?"

What Jiang Yuan thought in his heart was that if someone paid him to do the work, no matter what kind of work he had to do well, he was determined not to delay others.

After thinking about it for a while, Zhao Heng felt that it would be inconvenient to take the cart to the pier, and he didn't have any money in his hands so he couldn't make a deposit for others. "Let's go back to the village and put the cart back, otherwise it will be inconvenient."

"Okay, after I go back to the village, I'll go home and tell my parents to go to the pier, okay?"

Jiang Yuan felt that he still had to tell his parents, otherwise they would definitely be worried when they saw that he hadn't come back.

Zhao Heng knew that what he was thinking was nothing more than his family's worries. He smiled and said, "It's ok, we can go early and return early. Let's go to the pier early in the afternoon, so we can go back before dark, so as to save Uncle Jiang and Aunt Jiang. I'm worried."

Jiang Yuan's secret thoughts were discovered, and his face turned red, the color spreading from the base of his neck to his face.

It's really because, for such a grown-up person, who is about to get married, and has to report to his parents every day when he goes out, the feeling of being discovered by his friends is really embarrassing.

"Okay..." Seemingly to cover up this inexplicable embarrassment, Jiang Yuan hurriedly changed the subject, "Hurry up and pack up your things and go back, the weather is quite hot."

Before putting the ice cube back into the box, he lifted it up and put it on his face, looking at the ground: "It's really hot today!"

Judging by his actions, he was afraid that if he kept looking at him, he would be on the same arm and foot, Zhao Heng chuckled lightly, turned his eyes away and went busy packing his things.

Jiang Yuan realized that he seemed to have laughed, but the voice was so small that Jiang Yuan couldn't hear it clearly. He forced himself to turn his mind to packing things instead of thinking about the previous things.

In the afternoon, the two went to the pier.

Somehow, the weather gradually turned a lot cooler in the afternoon, and there were patches of thick clouds in the sky.

At this time, there are still many workers on the dock, and the weather has finally gotten cooler today, so naturally they have to do more work to earn some money.

This canal is very long and wide, enough to accommodate four or five large ships passing by at the same time. There are also many shops along the street, and it is very lively everywhere.

Therefore, most merchants are willing to stop in such a prosperous and affluent place. This kind of place can not only sell some goods, but also have various unique local characteristics to appreciate.

It's not like those barren places. If there are not enough people, they dare not stop in such barren places. It is said that the poor mountains and rivers are full of troublemakers.

Their merchants are also ordinary people, and ordinary people are not afraid of such things, so they are more inclined to stop in bustling places. If the local government has good law and order, there will be no forced robbery.

As soon as the two came here, a group of people came here to greet them, "You are here, our things are here." After saying that, he led the two of them to walk in the same direction.

This man, Zhao Heng, is very familiar. He often follows the leading man. He is tall and strong, and he doesn't like to talk, but he eats a lot. Constantly impressed.

Since he was an acquaintance, Zhao Heng felt relieved to follow him.After walking two steps, he turned back and called Jiang Yuan. The pier is such a big place, and there are so many people, so don't get lost in a while.

It was the first time for Jiang Yuan to come to the wharf. There are only young men here, he is the only little brother, and he has never seen others.There are too many people here, if you don't pay attention, you can meet several people in two or three steps.

Because of some worries, Zhao Heng said to Jiang Yuan: "If you are worried, just pull on the hem of my clothes and be careful not to get lost."

Jiang Yuan looked at him with dark eyes, silently grabbed the hem of his clothes, took a small step away from Zhao Heng, and followed him closely.

Seeing that he had already grabbed the hem of his clothes, Zhao Heng felt relieved and followed the young man forward.Not long after, they arrived at the place where they temporarily stored the goods.

This is a huge warehouse, built here on the docks, very strong and resistant to moisture.

Although Jiang Yuan has never been here, he has heard from others that the warehouses here are all reported to the government, and they are formal warehouses managed by the government, which are more reliable than some warehouses.

The leading man led the rest of the people over. They had just negotiated a deal with another guest, which was an inn in the town.

Although he didn't buy much, according to him, his boss was sick, and the shopkeeper asked the shopkeeper to buy some food and give it to the beggars, so as to pray for his boss's blessing, and hope he gets better soon.

That's why the shopkeeper came here. Although this pear has no taste, at least it is full, and those beggars will not dislike the bad taste of this pear.

You're almost starved to death, so can you care about the taste?It is enough to have someone who stutters and survives starvation!

Regardless of whether the shopkeeper bought pears to eat or pray for blessings, they still sold some, and the money was enough to support Liyang City.

Because they didn't have much money before, the warehouse they rented was a relatively remote place, and it took several turns to get there.

As soon as he arrived at the place, Jiang Yuan hurriedly let go of his hands, and only stood behind Zhao Heng, ready to help him settle accounts if it was useful.

More than 1000 catties is not a small amount. This is more than what the shopkeeper bought just now. The leading man thought that he might be cooking for food. The hot and sour potato shreds tasted very good before. That little boss has a prescription in his hand!

"The ground pears are all here. You can come and check the quality. They are all well preserved and have no sprouts."

These ground pears are indeed as he said, they have not sprouted, they are all big, and they look delicious.Moreover, there are no pesticides and other chemicals in ancient times, and they are all natural and good things.

Seeing that Zhao Heng had been watching, the expression on his face seemed quite satisfied, and the leading man smiled and said: "You buy a lot, it's two pennies per catty, if you think the price is right, then you can sign a contract gone."

Generally, both parties to this kind of transaction must sign a contract, in case one of them suddenly goes back on their word.Jiang Yuan knew how to sign the contract, so he whispered to Zhao Heng.

"Okay, let's sign the contract." Since Jiang Yuan also said that the price is not expensive, Zhao Heng slapped his head and settled.

The leading man asked one of his brothers to go into the room to get a pen and paper, and lay down on the table to write the contract for Zhao Heng to read.

This is a contract in duplicate. Zhao Heng took his own and looked at it carefully, looking at the white paper in his hand.

Although he himself did not understand the ancient characters, the original owner had studied and understood characters, so he could easily understand what was written in the contract.

The words on this contract are not good-looking, crooked and unclear, and it took a while to fully understand the terms on it.They were all very reasonable demands, and Zhao Heng had absolutely no objection to these terms.

Seeing that the owner of this ordinary food stall could read and write, the man couldn't help admiring, he deserves to be from Zhilan Town!

But the handwriting I wrote is so ugly, and I only learned a few words after traveling all over the world for so many years. It is a bit reluctant to write so many words.

Jiang Yuan saw that he had seriously written his name on the contract. He had always respected this kind of people who could read, probably because this dynasty had an inexplicable sense of reverence for scholars.

To describe it in one sentence, that is, if one person studies, the whole family is glorious.

After signing the contract, Zhao Heng discussed with the leader: "I haven't prepared the cellar yet, and it may take two days before I can get these pears home. Do you think it is convenient to store them here for a few more days? Or is there any spare space? You can introduce me to your small warehouse."

The leading man looked at the contract in his hand, the signature on it was neat and neat, and there was no problem with the contract.

He thought for a while, and said: "I originally wanted to leave in a few days, but only two orders were placed today, and we brothers decided to stay for a few more days to see if we can sell more. .If it is inconvenient for you at home, you can put it here first, and you can quickly dig a cellar when you go back in a few days."

"Thank you then. I'll clean up the cellar as soon as I get back, and I'll come to take Dili away tomorrow or the day after."

He thought about it, and felt that this was really troublesome for others, "Thank you so much, why don't I send you a prescription, maybe I can help you sell more pears in the future."

Not only the merchants, but even Jiang Yuan were a little shocked when they heard that they were going to give away the prescription.

These days, very few people give their own recipes to others. Even if the chefs in the taverns accept apprentices, they may not be able to pass on their own recipes to him. They usually keep them for their own children. .

The leading man hurriedly refused: "This is not acceptable! How can you give away something like Fang Zi casually, you should use it to make money for yourself."

Although the brothers like the food at his stall very much, it doesn't mean that they can accept the boss's prescription with peace of mind.

"It's nothing, it's not really a recipe, it's just a very simple home-cooked dish, just like noodle soup." Seeing the shocked expressions of several people, Zhao Heng hurriedly explained.

"Like noodle soup?"

"Yes, anyway, this recipe is also used to stir-fry ground pears. I saw that you guys like to eat them so much, so I thought I might as well teach you. It's also to thank you for allowing me to stay here for a few more days."

After that, he took the pen and paper on the table and wrote down the specific method. "Put it away when the ink is dry. I didn't intend to use this method to make money. If you can bring this recipe to Liyang City for disaster relief, this recipe will be of some use."

Since the boss didn't intend to use it to make money, but wanted them to be brought to Liyang, he is also a kind and righteous Dachu native, "Okay, don't worry, our brothers are not such greedy people, we will definitely take this Ways to teach the victims."

Jiang Yuan originally wanted to persuade him, but after hearing his words, he suddenly remembered that he was from Liyang, so he silently swallowed what he wanted to say, and stood aside to help the workers who carried the goods count.

Liyang is still in the process of rebuilding. Most of the food has been buried in the ground by the earthquake. Some have rotted, and some have sprouted. Even if they are dug out, there is no way to feed so many people.

The surrounding government offices are opening granaries and preparing to take out some of them and send them to Liyang, but some of the grain carts have been robbed as soon as they entered the Liyang boundary, and there is no way to help the residents in the city.

The total money spent on buying ground pears this time is actually not too much, just because the ground pears are too cheap. Zhao Heng bought more than 1000 catties. With a reputation, the price of pears here will definitely increase, so it's better to stock up more now.

Zhao Heng looked at the pears that had been piled aside, and thought to himself, he must ask someone to build a larger cellar in his yard immediately after returning. After all, it is not a problem to keep it in someone else's warehouse.

After paying the deposit, Zhao Heng saw something sharply. This is it?cumin?

This thing is a very good seasoning. It is used for barbecue and so on. It is delicious when added with chili. I have never seen this thing in Zhilan Town. It is a coincidence that I came across this merchant now!

Seeing that the warehouse where this thing was moved out belonged to a merchant, he hurriedly called out to the group of people: "Wait a minute, I have something to ask."

"It's okay to say anything, if there is a request, I will do my best."

"Actually, it's nothing. I just want to buy some more of that thing." Zhao Heng pointed his finger in Curan's direction.

"This thing? This thing is quite rare in our place. Not too many were brought out this time, only one or two bags, and it's not worth much. If you want it, I'll give you two bags directly. .”

Even if the remuneration of that prescription is good, it doesn't mean they are taking advantage of others.

Zhao Heng happened to think the same way, and said with a smile, "Thank you very much."

Say goodbye to a group of merchants, and go back to the village with Jiang Yuan.On the way, Jiang Yuan asked him puzzled, "Where are you going to put so many pears?"

"I'm going to ask someone to build a larger cellar at my house in the next few days to store pears. If I can't fill it all, I will tell the village to rent a small piece of land near my house and build a thatched house for storage. If it doesn’t work, just ask where there is a rented warehouse, and it’s okay to put it outside for a while.”

Jiang Yuan felt that his method would work, so he nodded and asked again: "But what are you buying so many pears for? If you only sell them at food stalls, when will you be able to sell them?"

"I've thought about this too. They brought a lot of pears to sell in Liyang this time. The pears are so cheap, and with the recipe I gave them, they will definitely be more popular than before. When Liyang passes by This catastrophe will definitely increase the price of pears here."

"So you're saving a lot of money by buying a lot now, right?"

"Yes." Unexpectedly, Jiang Yuan understood his meaning so quickly, Zhao Heng smiled and said, "Besides, I also have other recipes for cooking, and they all use this pear."

Jiang Yuan was a little shocked: "Do you still have prescriptions?" He thought that Zhao Heng only had a few prescriptions, and they had already been used in the food stalls, but he didn't expect him to have other methods.

"There are a lot, I will try it for you in the future, you will never be disappointed." Zhao Heng said with a smile, "Hurry up, let's go back before dark."

Although the two quickened their pace, it was already dark when they reached the entrance of the village, but fortunately it was not too dark, and there were candlelights from other people's houses not far away.

Taking advantage of the faint light, the two walked slowly in the dark, for fear of slipping under their feet.

But Jiang Yuan still tripped over a stone, which tripped him to the ground and made a "boom" sound. His skin met the hard stone, and a bloody gash was drawn, and his arms and knees were scratched. Skinned.

The moment he fell to the ground, he felt a sudden pain, and then he was helped up by a pair of warm hands. He heard a slightly anxious voice: "What's wrong with you? Are you okay, where is the injury?"

"fine……"

He was almost at Zhao Heng's house, and he hurried to the house to take out the red candle that he hadn't been willing to use. It was picked up in a corner of the house a long time ago.

It looked too much like a modern red candle, so he kept it unused, and used the oil lamp he had been using for lighting at night.

But at this moment, he obviously didn't care so much, he had to send Jiang Yuan home quickly, Jiang's father and Jiang's mother must have started to worry about him.

Besides, Jiang Yuan is a little brother, he must never enter his house at night, he can still be said to be working during the day, but at night even if you have eight mouths, you still can't speak clearly.

Although Da Chu State is open and allows unmarried couples or husbands and wives to go out and play together, they must never spend the night together, let alone a boss and a hired worker.

Zhao Heng hurriedly lit the candle and left the room. The candle has a base, so there is no need to worry about burning your hands.