Xiaoyao Nongjiazi

This time, the Zhong family didn't take care of the lunch, and didn't increase the wages. That's it, no one objected.It is really a good thing for children in their early ten years old to be able to work for ten cents a day. Compared with strong laborers, they can't even say that they work for lunch or do not provide food for extra money.

Because Xiaoshan is a little far from the village, it takes time to go back and forth, so everyone brought dry food, and lunch was settled in the mountain.

Zhong Qingran was obviously not in this case. Seeing the sun rising high, he explained to Jian Mingyu and rushed home with Zhong Qing.

"Qing Ran, I'm lucky. I dug up so many gingers, and now I can save my family money to buy ginger." Tong's face was pleasantly surprised.

"Grandma, this is delicious, I made it at noon and tried it." Zhong Qingran had no choice but to interrupt Tong's dream.

Tong Shi was stunned: "Can this thing be eaten as a dish? How to do it?"

"Grandmother, there is still sauce at home. The easiest way is to steam ginger with sauce. It tastes better with some meat." Zhong Qingran said softly in Tong's ear, and then the volume returned to normal, "Grandma, ginger tastes great, Presumably there are quite a lot of people who don’t like it, so I’ll make a little less for lunch to let everyone have a taste, and if there are more people who like it, add more.”

"Jiang Gui's work, where people can let people eat freely, just try something new." Tong Shi raised a different opinion.

"It's up to you, grandma can do it as you see it." Zhong Qingran has no objection, anyway, he doesn't like it, if anyone likes it, he can talk to Mrs. Tong himself.

Tong usually supports Zhong Qingran's novel ideas, no, he said that adding some meat to it would taste better, so he went to the butcher shop and weighed a small piece, cut it into thin shreds and mixed it in. Each table served a piece of meat. shallow bowl.

Sure enough, as Zhong Qingran said, there are indeed some people who don't like to eat.However, it was different from what he expected. The number of people who didn't like it was not as many as he thought. At least in Zhong's house, half of them could eat it. Even if they didn't like it very much, at least few of them were like him. Neither stretched.That's all, there are still a few people who like such obtrusive things, which makes him feel a little admiration for no reason.

For the next few days, Zhong Qingran wandered around Xiaoshan, spending his money like flowing water, which made Tong's heart ache, and almost called Shang Zhong's family to help, but he stopped him.

Private property is not good at this point, the income belongs to the individual, and it is good for others not to be jealous, but it is a bit too much to ask for help.In order to reduce unnecessary incidents, Zhong Qingran would not easily ask his family members for help.

Even so, their first room, Zhong Zhengren and his wife, and Zhong Qingyang all took advantage of their spare time to go up the mountain together to help with some work.

Mr. and Mrs. Zhong also wanted to participate, but Zhong Qingran did not refuse, but just let them wander around on the mountain. If they saw something they liked, they would dig it home and do the physical work. They are both old and capable. Under such circumstances, it is natural to liberate the labor of the two elders.

Every time he saw his family members appearing on the mountain, Zhong Qingran's mood was particularly high, which made him feel that he was not struggling alone.He doesn't care how much they do or how little they do, as long as they do what they want.

Sprinkle a lot of money, and the effect will be immediate.The circle at the foot of Xiaoshan Mountain is surrounded by thorns of various colors. There are two layers inside and outside. Fortunately, in order to save time and money, each layer is not too thick, which is not much different from planting one layer. This is how it can be so fast. Just finished.

Zhong Qingran has been staring at Xiaoshan for the past few days, but he completely forgot about the shop.When he remembered, Mr. Zhong had already found the shopkeeper, and the opening date had been set, which was just two days later.

If you want to open, just ask for a lot of excitement, the more people come, the more status you have, the less incidents you will have in the shop in the future.

Zhong Qingran played with the small token in his hand, staring and thinking deeply, should he use this thing?For a moment, he couldn't make up his mind.When opening the door to do business, there will always be some messy things. The Zhong family still has a little energy in Pingyang County. Small things can be settled, but if they are really targeted, it is hard to say how much the family can do.

Zhong Qingran didn't know what the background of that young man in fine clothes and high crown was. He was sure of power and power. Instead of waiting for something to happen and then looking for someone, it would be better to nip the signs from the beginning.

Zhong Qingran no longer hesitated, and quickly made a decision.

Hearing that the fifth house owner of Zhong's family rented a shop in Pingyang County, and it will open today, the villagers all looked sideways, and those who were invited felt that they had more face.

The shop is only that big, and it is good to have more people, but not too many. Therefore, Mr. Zhong invited all relatives and neighbors except for the clan elders, and the family has at most one or two people. For those who ordered, I invited the owner of the shopkeeper of a nearby shop.

Zhong Qingran also invited his friends, not to mention Zhong Qingshu and Zhong Qingzhu, how could they miss such a thing?Even Jian Mingyu agreed very readily.

The day before the opening, Zhong Qingran went to Pingyang County by himself, of course it was an agreement with his family.Everyone is from the same village, they know each other well, and if they want to avoid people, unless they walk a few miles in the dark and go outside the range of Hewan Village, they will always be seen by others, and they can't hide it even if they want to.

Zhong Qingran followed Xinger's instructions, went directly to Anyuan Tea House to find shopkeeper Fu, reported his name, and easily met the person he wanted to see.

After showing the token, shopkeeper Fu warmly welcomed him into the side hall.

Shopkeeper Fu looked friendly, but Zhong Qingran didn't dare to underestimate him.How can one not have some real skills to be the shopkeeper of one of the best teahouses in Pingyang County?If you really underestimate him, you may be slaughtered severely.

For this little guest, shopkeeper Fu didn't dare to neglect him at all, and greeted him politely. Zhong Qingran didn't explain why he came, so he just chatted with him and didn't rush him.

Seeing shopkeeper Fu's attitude, Zhong Qingran understood in his heart, so he stopped going around in circles, and directly stated his intention: "Treasurer Fu, my Qinghefang will open tomorrow, and I would like to invite you to come over to sit in town, may I?"

Shopkeeper Fu didn't take Joe, and when he heard that it was such a trivial matter, he immediately agreed that he would be there on time tomorrow.

Seeing that the matter was done, Zhong Qingran didn't stay any longer, and left soon.

After the people left, shopkeeper Fu went back to the inner room, and without much effort, he wrote a small note and sent it to Song's house in person.If someone sees it, they will probably be surprised and suspect that they have learned the word for nothing, and they can't understand it.

After leaving the teahouse, Zhong Qingran turned to his own shop, which now has a shop name - Qinghefang, but because it hasn't opened yet, the signboard is still covered with cloth, so we can't see its true face for the time being.

There is nothing in the shop, and all kinds of goods are still in Zhong's house, and they will not be moved in until almost noon, and the shopkeeper and shop assistants will not arrive until then.

Zhong Qingran was bored. If he had known that Shopkeeper Fu was so easy to see, he would have come back in the afternoon.It's good now, it will be a while before people come from home, it's too uncomfortable to sit, so he got up, ready to go for a walk in the street.

It is very early now, and most of the pedestrians on the street come and go in a hurry, and they are all busy with their work. The busiest market is the market, and the residents of the county who were the first to pick up fresh vegetables and meat have already gone back. Most of the haunts now come from Various villages under the jurisdiction of the county seat, as well as those local people who are waiting to pick up the bargain.

The noise in the vegetable market, the sound of hawking and bargaining, mixed with various flavors, constitute the most common landscape.

Zhong Qingran walked and watched with great interest. He now has a hill, and the items produced in it may be sold through this channel. Knowing more is always good.

Zhong Qingran stayed at each stall for a while, listening to the stall owners and customers coming and going, discussing prices and quantities.After listening too much, he also summed up some experience. Being able to speak well is really a great advantage for selling things. For similar things, some people sell quickly, and some people sell them in front of them. It can be seen that people who have no talent in this area are really good at doing this. Sure.

There are a wide variety of goods in the market, not to mention vegetables, fruits and fish, even baskets, bowls, pottery and trinkets can be seen everywhere, but there is one thing in common, that is, the price is not high, and the real good things are generally not sold in the market .

Zhong Qingran watched with relish, and even forgot the unpleasant smell of the market.By the time he had seen enough of the noisy market, it was almost noon.

Zhong Qingran followed the flow of people towards the outside of the market, found an open-air stall near the entrance of the market, sat down, ordered a bowl of stewed pork noodles, and munched heavily.Not to mention, it tastes pretty good.

After a bowl of hot noodle soup, Zhong Qingran felt full, and left after a while.

Pingyang County is a large county with convenient transportation, so it is difficult for the market to flourish.Because of this, even at lunch time, the shops on both sides of the street are still patronized from time to time.

Zhong Qingran saw a grocery store, so he planned to go in and have a look.

It really deserves to be called a grocery store. From needles, threads, brains to large water tanks, you can basically find all the daily necessities that ordinary people can use. However, it is obviously not comparable to a modern supermarket.

Zhong Qingran looked carefully, especially those small delicate items.In order not to be listed as an unwelcome customer by the store, he also picked out some inexpensive items and planned to pay when he left.

People really put their interests first. The clerk at the grocery store greeted people with a smile. When he saw Zhong Qingran looking at it for a long time, he had no intention of consuming.

Zhong Qingran smiled inwardly and didn't care.Although the shop assistants are considered to be service personnel, it is really not that easy to greet people with a smile all day long.Who hasn't lost their temper, as long as they face it.

Next, Zhong Qingran went to a few more shops, all of which were related to the Zhong family's business, and he worked hard enough, even when he was shopping, he never forgot to inquire about the market.

After walking around, the basket was half full. Zhong Qingran looked through it, and found that there were all kinds of miscellaneous things inside. He was a little speechless, even he himself didn't know that he had bought so many messy things.

Looking up at the sky, thinking that his family members should be here soon, Zhong Qingran no longer wanted to hang out, and hurried to Qinghefang.

Sure enough, when Zhong Qingran arrived, the door of the store had already been opened, and Mingshi and others were busy putting things on the shelves.

Zhong Qingran had made preparations long ago, and hung pictures in front of each shelf. When everyone put them up, there would be no mistakes in the big picture, and let them do their best in the small places. Maybe someone has talent in this area, which is really an eyesore. Just reset the time again, and it won't waste too much time.

By the time everyone finished their busy work, it was getting late.Everyone looked at their own achievements, and they were all overjoyed. They touched this and looked at that, as if they couldn't get enough of it.

In the past, things looked exquisite, but they were only seen as fun, not necessarily brilliant.With such a placement right now, the feeling is obviously different. Even the Zhong family members have the desire to buy it, and other people may only be more eager.

Since most of the goods are made by the Zhong family themselves, in terms of exquisiteness, they are not as good as professional craftsmen. The advantage lies in the novelty of the things, which are all designed by Zhong Qingran stroke by stroke, and then carefully considered by the Zhong family. There is a chance to be put on the shelf.These are the only items of the Zhong family, even if they are lacking in craftsmanship, there is no need to worry that no one will buy them.

It is also because of this that Zhong Qingran's prices for the items are not too high, most of them are between a few Wen and dozens of Wen.

Just like that, the Zhong family members were all overjoyed.

You know, a basket that is about three feet high and about one foot long and wide can only be sold for ten yuan, and it may not be sold.Most of the goods in the shop are small and exquisite, which also means low cost and less time-consuming. Compared with ordinary handmade goods, the profit is naturally higher.Of course, the initial pondering effort and Zhong Qingran's design fee are excluded here.

But even if these are included, the benefits are quite high in the eyes of the Zhong family.

Zhong Qingran felt that the price he offered was too low. Unfortunately, the Zhong family didn't have much money, so they could only rent a small shop where a bunch of things were put together to give people a good impression. Naturally, there was no such thing as a counter with only a few scattered items. grade.

More importantly, these things are easy to be imitated, and the price is set too high. It is estimated that there will be imitations outside before they are sold. How does his family do business?

It was precisely with this in mind that Zhong Qingran did not immediately take the high-end route.

Now is the time to make the "Qinghefang" signboard famous. In order to distinguish the following works, Zhong Qingran racked his brains, and finally designed the logo, which is the simplest water wave pattern, with the words "Qinghefang" embedded on it. .

The reason for this is that Zhong Qingran has successfully experimented and was able to incorporate luck into the trademark, making the color of the trademark different from that of other brands. You don't feel the difference when you look at it alone, but once you put the two together, you can see the essence of it. difference.When Qinghefang becomes famous in the future, even if someone imitates it, customers will only look for his brand name, and it can no longer pose a major threat to the shop.

With the helper of Blessed Yunzhu, the trademark he made was enough for people to distinguish the authenticity, so Zhong Qingran naturally didn't need to design complicated patterns.

This matter sounds very simple, but in fact, Zhong Qingran tried many times before he could fully integrate his luck into it, at least he could keep it for many years.

The smallest unit of good fortune is the amount of a copper coin. There are so many goods in the store, it is impossible for Zhong Qingran to bless them one by one. Fortunately, the trademark is small and the standard is uniform. He saves a lot of work.

After that, it will be easy to handle, just let the children in the family paste it.

At the beginning, Mr. Zhong was not surprised when he heard this. Anyone with a little knowledge knows the importance of signboards. What surprised him was that even the small nets were not spared. It is two or three stickers with a trademark.This is still in consideration of the cost. Otherwise, Zhong Qingran can probably do the matter of affixing a brand to a net.

After reconciling accounts with shopkeeper Han, the Zhong family hurriedly packed up and prepared to go home while the city gate was open. The things in the shop were naturally taken care of by shopkeeper Han and the shop assistant who had just taken office.

The Zhong family didn't have any buyers. Considering the safety of the store, they only hired local family members.The Great Zhou Dynasty is different from modern society. The joint responsibility system is implemented here. If anyone absconds with money, he will be directly held responsible by his family.

Even so, things like this still happen occasionally, so Mr. Zhong can only find someone with a good reputation in the past. If he pays more attention, even if something happens, it won't be too bad.

The shop must be guarded, and this person is none other than Zhang Shan, the shop clerk. He is young and strong enough to fill half of the nursing home. With him accompanying Mr. Zhong at night, the family can feel at ease.

Not only that, Zhong Qingran also asked Tong Shi to specially ask for a talisman for Mr. Zhong, and blessed it with a thousand units of good luck.This is completely different from trademarks, which are restrained and hardly radiate outwards. They have little impact on those who come into contact with them, and anyone can buy them.The good luck carried by Mr. Zhong's amulet is dissipating every second, and when worn close to the body, it will be absorbed by the body and affect people around him.

However, just like the results of previous experiments, this kind of item has limitations, and those who have malice towards Zhong Qingran or hate him, and those who have more evil than good in their hearts, will be automatically rejected.

If there is a couple, the wife is the most common ordinary person, good and evil are equally matched, and her husband is more evil than good. If she takes a fancy to specially blessed goods and buys them to wear next to her body, then his husband will not get close to her. It's really hard to say whether it's good luck or bad luck.

In fact, what Zhong Qingran wanted to do the most was to directly add luck to people, but unfortunately he never succeeded, so he stopped thinking about it.

Luck seems illusory, but it is real, no one can deny this.

Zhong Qingran wanted to bless some more goods to serve as store items, but unfortunately, he didn't have much money at hand, so he could only choose a carp that leaped over the dragon's gate to bless.And this carp has become a touchstone. Shopkeeper Han and Zhang Shan have both secretly withstood its test, at least proving that they are not bad people. Whether they are good people or not is unknown.

However, this thing also has limitations. People's ideas are changing all the time. It's okay now, but it doesn't mean it will be like this in the future.Fortunately, there is also a workaround. As long as you have such a person on your body, you can respond every time you encounter it, and the probability of being deceived is almost zero.

In the early morning of the next day, except for the children and the adults who stayed at home, the Zhong family was almost in full force.

As soon as the auspicious time came, Mr. Zhong, wearing newly made clothes, and several children and grandchildren, greeted the guests in front of the store, while shopkeeper Han went out to greet the guests warmly.

Although Mr. Zhong invited the patriarch and others, only two people actually arrived, and this was considered as a way to save face for his family.Usually, when a shop opens, people who are close friends usually come, and the clan elders seldom show up, unless they happen to be of their line.Mr. Zhong is also the person in charge of the fifth house, just in view of this point, they will send someone over to make a fuss.

Most of Zhong's family connections are in Hewan Village, so the in-laws were not invited this time.Speaking of which, Zhong Zhengxin's classmates are considered to have the highest status, but unfortunately, Zhong Zhengxin doesn't mention this kind of business affairs, at least most of the students are against it.

This time, both Zhong Zhengxin and Zhong Zhengli didn't show up, Zhong Zhengxin didn't say anything, Zhong Zhengli was because he worked as the second chef at Hongtai Restaurant, and the Zhong family was not happy to cooperate with the shopkeeper of the restaurant, so Zhong Zhengli was invited. Shopkeeper Zhou seemed a little unreasonable, and it might cause trouble for Zhong Zhengli.One thing more is worse than one thing less. Anyway, the Zhong family has a lot of hands, and so many people have been invited to support the scene, not least of which is him.

Qinghefang is not a big place, and the people from the village who came with the Zhong family were all crowded in the backyard, barely able to move their feet.In the end, the Zhong family had to set up tables and chairs in the back alley, and then they settled down completely.

In this way, many people's admiration can be heard.

For ordinary people, being able to open a shop is also a skill. Scholars, farmers, businessmen, and farmers seem to have a high status, but in fact they are not as reckless as businessmen.

It's just that knowing this, they really don't have the decision to let the farmers give up their fields and go out to work hard.

Although the Great Zhou Dynasty emphasized agriculture and suppressed commerce, and the business taxes were high, they did not introduce more stringent laws and did not exclude the descendants of merchants from the imperial examination. If it were not for this, the Great Zhou Dynasty would not be as prosperous as it is now.

With the sound of firecrackers, the curtains on the signboard were lifted, and the shop officially opened for business. The guests who arrived early also turned to the front of the shop, and the neighbors who came to congratulate one after another, Qinghefang was very lively.

There were so many people, and the three Zhong Qingran brothers were assigned the task of keeping an eye on the customers who entered the door. If anyone dared to hide, they had to pass through them first.

Zhong Qingran had considered this at the beginning, and the small things were hung on the walls and on the shelves, no matter how small they were, they were as big as a palm, but he couldn't take it lightly.Most of the people here have loose clothes, and if people are not paying attention, if they hide their sleeves, it is really possible to be fooled, especially if this person is a woman, who would dare to go up and make a move?It's not just a joke that men and women can't kiss each other.

Zhong Qingran only invited three people, and with him as a connection, the four of them get along harmoniously.

The families of these people are very different, and Jian Mingyu is at the bottom. If he hadn't accidentally hooked up with Zhong Qingran, it is estimated that he would have a hard time getting along with the other two.

Zhong Qingran is the link, no matter how idle he is, his status is not much higher than Jian Mingyu's, and the two families can still have some contacts.Zhong Qingshu and Zhong Qingzhu are not the same, they have a much higher family background, both of them are officials, and they are not on the same level as Jian Mingyu at all.Zhong Qingran wasn't much better, if it wasn't for his temperament being compatible with the two, he really wouldn't be able to get along with them.

As time passed, there were more and more people in the shop, and most of them were looking for something new. When they heard the price quoted by Zhang Shan, they retracted their hands.These people are obviously not potential consumers. In their eyes, spending money on these impractical and expensive gadgets is purely full.