Grandpa is not vegetarian

Into the winter moon, the days of snow gradually increased.

There are five sons in Mrs. Niu’s family. The eldest son caught up with the change of the imperial court, was forcibly conscripted into the customs, and died in the field. Only orphans and widows were left to live. He died of a serious illness at the end of last year, and his youngest son, who is 13 years old this year, is the only scholar in the family and studies in a private school in a neighboring village.

The family has more than 60 mu of land, and the main labor force is the second and third bedrooms. The boss Niu felt that the second and third sons contributed a lot, and was dragged down by his nephew and brother, so he collected firewood in the village every day, and then sold it in the county town. , earn a price difference and foot money from it, but he is old after all. In this era, he is sixty sixties and seventy years old. It is already a great thing to live to be 70 years old. Driving an ox cart in the smoke and snow for four hours to sell firewood in the county town, it would be bad if you toss a few times, and even if people can bear it, the cows can't bear it, so when it comes to heavy snow, the boss of the cow will not go to the city Firewood is sold.

Mu Yunyi has to worry about the cost of farming next year and the education of the two children at home. He also needs to commemorate the first New Year in this world. There are too many places to spend money. Speaking of which, he also earns money these days. A lot of money, but the cost is really too high. The new home is poor, and you have to buy more household items. Mu Yunyi has to raise himself and his two children to become fat. He buys bones and cooks soup almost every day. , Weighing some meat every now and then, the copper money is really spent like running water.

So even though he was worried that Gao Yichun and his brother at home would be bullied, they stayed in the city overnight and lived in the small room on the second floor.

Ever since Mu Yunyi crossed over, he and Gao Yichun's brothers had always slept on the same kang bed, and he slept in the middle wearing obscene pants, while the two brothers were naked on each side, and they were used to sleeping. Sleeping in a bed alone is a little uncomfortable, but it's not bad. If he were to go live with An Xiaobei in their room, Mu Yunyi would probably suffer from insomnia even more.

Yueran Tea House faces south to north, and faces Zuixian Tower across Xingqing Street. It has two floors. The quantity increased sharply. Shopkeeper Li listened to Mu Yunyi's suggestion and reduced the number of tables and chairs to fifteen sets. In the saved space, he bought a Taishi chair and a desk for Mu Yunyi alone. Five rows of long tables and benches have been set up. Fifteen tables and chairs are planned as the VIP area, with a minimum consumption of [-] Wen. .

During storytelling, Mu Yunyi was given five cents per table in the VIP area, and everyone in the ordinary area was given one penny.Generally, if there are famous people in the city, such as Fan Juren, Zhao Yuanwai, shopkeeper Qiu, etc., they must sit in the VIP area, otherwise they will lose their status. Come here, but there are only fifteen tables in the VIP area, and many people who come later have no seats, and they often let the servants come over early to occupy seats.

The ordinary area on the other side is also often full. Many people don’t drink tea or snacks, but spend three pennies to listen to books. The shopkeeper suggested that in addition to the various small snacks ordered from the neighbor, we can also get some fried peanuts, sunflower seeds, hazelnuts, walnuts, etc., and buy a lot of them for five yuan, which is cheaper and more affordable than dim sum. Often three or five people chip in to buy a bunch Jin, and a pot of the cheapest minced tea, and the money will be earned.

There is a corridor in the middle of the second floor, with four single rooms facing the street in the north, five houses side by side in the south, three tea warehouses, and two bedrooms, one belonging to Mu Yunyi and the other belonging to shopkeeper Li.

Shopkeeper Li’s family is in Fucheng. In the past two years, he has been looking after his shop in Wangcheng County. He bought a small courtyard in the south of the city with spare money. He only brought a concubine to serve him. Therefore, he often went back to the south of the city after closing to live in a teahouse. This room has been vacant for many years, but being able to have one's own residence in the unit is a matter of treatment and a symbol of status. Even if it is vacant, it cannot be used for other purposes.

Behind the teahouse is a small courtyard, shaped like a mouth, with three sides upside down on the main body of the teahouse. The south is the staff’s dormitory, and the west is the kitchen, which is mainly responsible for boiling water and making tea. On the three stoves, hot water is sitting all day long. To the east is the warehouse, where tables, chairs, benches and various tea sets are stored.

Apart from shopkeeper Li and Mu Yunyi, there are only four staff in the tea house. They are usually divided into two shifts. One waits in the front to entertain guests, and the other boils water for washing in the back. Together with chopping firewood, cooking, cleaning the warehouse, etc. Gan, Quchi and Baiwa are in a group, An Xiaobei is in a group called Jiang Chunshui, the four boys are all thirteen or fourteen years old, and they are all pretty and cute. , There are no waitresses yet, and in places like teahouses and restaurants, it is natural to try to pick good-looking waiters as much as possible.

In the teahouse, shopkeeper Li’s wages are two taels of silver per month, four clerks three taels of silver per month, and Mu Yunyi one tael per month. However, he is specially hired by the teahouse and the cooperation contract he signed does not completely belong to the teahouse. The people in the restaurant have a few taels a month, so they have the highest wages in the teahouse. Of course, this is only the number on the books. The teahouse has made a lot of profits, and the shopkeeper Li just grabs two of them, which is enough for Mu Yunyi for several years. earn it.

Every morning before dawn, An Xiaobei and the others would have to get up to chop firewood and boil water, sweep the floor and wipe the tables, sell vegetables and cook. When the time came, that is, around eight o'clock in the morning, shopkeeper Li would eat and drink at home leisurely. Come here leisurely, the teahouse is officially open for business.

Today, Mu Yunyi didn't have to get up early to drive the car. Mu Yunyi originally wanted to sleep late, but these days she was used to getting up early, and when she woke up at that point, she couldn't fall asleep anymore, so she had to get up from the bed.

In the backyard, An Xiaobei was sweeping the floor. When he saw Mu Yunyi, he smiled and said, "Mr. Xiao is up. Brother Chunshui is cooking. There is hot water on the stove, and the green salt is in the cabinet over there."

Mu Yunyi fetched water to wash his face. The teahouse is in the business of opening doors, and the appearance of the waiters is very important, so there is a special dressing table in the kitchen. Although it is a bit worn out and faded, it has many functions. The bronze mirror, and the drawers on the lower floors are equipped with combs, osmanthus hair oil, rouge and water powder, everything is available.

It was the first time Mu Yunyi opened the drawer: "Why is there still rouge and gouache, who will wipe these things?"

Jiang Chunshui scooped some vegetable soup with a frying spoon, tasted it and said, "Some people just wipe it, and if they don't clean it up, let the customer pick out the thorns, and the shopkeeper will deduct a monthly fee."

After washing, Mu Yunyi came out to see that An Xiaobei was still sweeping the courtyard. Not only did he sweep up the snow that fell last night, and piled it up next to the gutter in the corner, but he also carefully cleaned up the sawdust and other sundries left by chopping firewood. clean.

"Why are you sweeping it?"

"The boss is coming to settle the accounts today. The shopkeeper ordered yesterday to tidy up all the rooms. This will make the boss happy, and the red envelopes for everyone at the end of the year will be more generous."

"My boss?" Mu Yunyi knelt down and helped An Xiaobei tidy up, "Tell me what our boss is like."

"Mr. Xiao, just stand on the side, carefully stain your clothes." An Xiaobei snatched Mu Yunyi's broom, and went into the south room to move a chair for him, "Sit here and listen to me. "He told Mu Yunyi while working, "Our boss is the descendant of Qi Guogong, the founding hero. In Liaodong, because they want to do firewood and leather goods business in Heishan Baishui in the north, the business came to Liaodong. There are three shops in our county. Originally, this Yueran teahouse was not a very promising property in the eyes of the owner, but it was only in Dongshan. There is a lumber factory, so the owner has to come three or five times a year. This time at the end of the year is especially important. We have to take stock of the living things and check the accounts. Our business is booming this year. If the owner is happy, the red envelopes at the end of the year will definitely be thicker than in previous years. .”

There is also a year-end bonus, which is not bad, Mu Yunyi thought happily: "What kind of person is our boss? How old is he? How is his temper? Is it good to serve you? Also, how much can you give in red envelopes?"

An Xiaomei said happily: "I heard that our old boss died of illness the year before last, and now he is the housekeeper of the young master. He is the only seedling in this room of the Chen family. Apart from the older sister, there is no other brother in the family. He is only 19 years old this year." , whose name is Hexuan, and he is the most kind person. Last year, the store did not do well, and he gave each of us three renminbi, which is equivalent to an extra month's wages, and took us all to Zuixian Tower. Went in for a meal."

If I give an extra month's wages, I should get one or two taels of silver. This is not a decimal, it is equivalent to one mu of land for a year's profit, but I am not exactly a clerk in the shop after all, and it is still unknown whether I will be included in the red envelopes. .

An Xiaobei finished tidying up the yard, and Jiang Chunshui also prepared meals. Because it was cold outside, they set up a table in the kitchen to eat. The staple food was rice, served with radish soup boiled in a mutton fat fryer, and each person added a salty Eggs, food is pretty good.

While eating, he heard a burst of music coming from the south, so Mu Yunyi asked An Xiaobei where it was, and An Xiaobei replied casually, "That's the Changchun Courtyard."

Mu Yunyi remembered that the street was called Rouge Street, and there were many brothels, so he asked, "Is that a brothel? It's just that I look at the people behind the railing upstairs, it's a little weird?"

Jiang Chunshui chuckled: "Changchun Courtyard is a place to raise young men, and there are all men in it, who fuck|ass|ass for the rich."

An Xiaobei's face changed: "Eat your meal quickly! It's time to change shifts later." Looking at Mu Yunyi's face again, he was relieved to see that he didn't show any contempt. Poor people, life is not easy..."