Seed dealers in ancient times

Qiqi also read it, and everyone gradually calmed down, and couldn't help but start to worry that the heavy snow would freeze the crops. After all, such a good thing, it's a pity if it breaks.

Zheng Jiangting naturally also knows this truth, if the tomato is broken, he will be more distressed than anyone else.

It is covered with heavy snow these days, so it is nice to look at the scene, but after the snow melts, the leaves will slowly wither, turn yellow and rot. The first batch of ripe tomatoes is fine, but there are still some tomatoes that have not yet grown up or are not yet fully ripe. Affected, the plant is damaged, the fruit cannot absorb enough nutrients, it is easy to die young, and the ripe tomato is also easy to crack.

But what surprised Zheng Jiangting was that although the tomato seedlings were planted when the weather was still good, it became colder every day. The tomato seedlings did not freeze to death and could still bear fruit in the cold weather. It's an ordinary plant, he suspects that the seeds may have been improved after being placed in the space for too long, if this is the case, that would be great.

When he was happy, he planned to pick the first batch of tomatoes first, so as not to freeze them in the snow. In addition, during the Chinese New Year, the villagers were visiting relatives and friends, so it was easy to see them, and they would sneak into the field If you take the tomato away, there will be no place to cry.

After he made a decision, Cai Lin ran home madly to get the stuff, and brought over baskets and baskets, and the three of them braved the severe cold and went into the field to pick them together.

The hands of the cold and snow-frozen people were stiff and red. Even so, they couldn't stop the joy of picking. The three of them worked together for half an hour to pick all the ripe tomatoes. Baskets, mainly large tomatoes take up more space.

Zheng Jiangting and Cai Lin moved the tomatoes back, discussing how to deal with these things along the way: "Is this going to be sold directly at the vegetable market?"

"To sell it, you have to introduce it to the buyer. We haven't had tomatoes in this area. If you sell them in the vegetable market, you have to spend a lot of time to introduce them. In addition, although it is convenient to sell directly, others don't know how to do it when they buy it back. It’s not a long-term solution.” Zheng Jiang paused and said, “We still have to rent a small shop and do it ourselves.”

Cai Lin expressed his agreement when he heard the words. Zheng Jiangting's eloquence is indeed a business material. He is stupid and can only do some real work. However, after getting along these days, he also knows that if Zheng Jiangting starts working, he will follow suit. His benefits are indispensable.

Now listening to his plan, I secretly became motivated.

"At that time, you will have to take care of the crops here, and I'm still running around."

Cai Lin patted his chest: "I can't do anything else, but farming can't work."

Zheng Jiangding left a few catties of tomatoes for Cai Lin to eat by himself, and the rest was taken to the city in a bullock cart. He thought that the tomatoes were ripe, so he had to use this delicious food to make a table for him. Let's try it out, but the most important thing right now is to rent a shop. Open a small shop as soon as possible to consume the tomatoes. Once the tomatoes are picked, they won't last long.

He carefully explained to Cai Lin that if the weather didn't warm up, he would pick the tomatoes and go home if they were ripe. If he could save them, he would save them, and if he couldn't, he would eat them himself.After dealing with the matter here, he and Chu Xian hurried back to the city.

When he got home, Zheng Jiang stopped explaining, and after Zou Yun accepted the fact, he busily took out the tomatoes and put them in a dry place with the stems facing down.

Zheng Jiangting wanted to throw things directly into the space, so that he would not be afraid of rotting, but he really couldn't find a suitable reason for putting them in the space.

At night, the family sat in the main room, discussing about opening a small shop.

Zheng Jiang stopped talking about his plan: "When the shop is found, my mother will handle the tomato preparation, brother Xian will be responsible for collecting the bills and simply greet the guests, and I will be in charge of cooking, is it possible?"

Looking at the fruit brought back, Zou Yun was both happy and uneasy. Such a good thing suddenly became theirs, and it felt very unreal.From time to time, she would go into the room where the tomatoes were kept, look at the red and orange slices, and repeatedly confirm that the things really existed.

Now not only is there a strange fruit, but her son suddenly proposed to open a small restaurant. She felt that everything was a little sudden, and her heart was in a mess, so she didn't rush to answer.

Chu Xian followed Zheng Jiangding to meet Zhuangjia, and heard a lot from him on the way. He knew that he had long planned to open a small restaurant, but it was much easier to accept than Zou Yun. He nodded and said, "I will count." , as long as you are practicing your abacus, there will be no problem."

Being an abacus is much better than doing needlework at home. After Fu Yuezhai resigned, he went to the cloth shop to take up some private jobs, helping to embroider some handkerchiefs and the like, and he could Not to mention the little money I earned, I sat and sewed every day, my body couldn't bear it, and my eyes were tired.

Zou Yun saw that the two seemed to be in collusion, and knew that Brother Xian would not mess around in big matters, so he felt a little more at ease, and it was not difficult to prepare dishes. After he got started, he could help with cooking. If the family can really open a small restaurant by itself, wouldn't it be like the shopkeeper Wang's house, and there will be much hope for life.

The family has never opened a shop, so they don't know anything about opening a shop. Those things are still for later. The most important thing right now is the matter of renting a shop. She said: "It's good to open this small restaurant, but we have to look after the shop first." In our neighborhood, shopkeeper Wang is probably the only one who knows about the renting of shops, Ming Erniang will come to ask Aunt Liu to see what the renting shop is at the moment."

Chu Xian was also curious: "Brother Zheng, have you thought about renting a shop on which street?"

Zheng Jiangting has naturally thought about these issues: "Let's open a small restaurant. We don't need a big shop, but we have to choose a street that is more lively. It would be best if there is a suitable shop in Wangmin Street, and there are many diners in that area." , business is better."

Zou Yun and Chu Xian also agreed, and after several discussions, the matter of opening a small restaurant was decided for the time being.

The next day, Zheng Jiangting went out early in the morning to find a shop.

Matters such as renting a shop can be found on the miscellaneous affairs column in the city if there is no introduction from an acquaintance.

You can look for things like recruiting, selling houses and finding people on the chores column, but many of the information on it are inaccurate. For example, people in restaurants and courtyards will not come to withdraw the notices posted. Those who go later may be left empty-handed.

Zheng Jiang stopped to glance at the stacked notices, and saw several shops for rent. After some screening, there were only five in Wangmin Street, and two of them had been given to other notices by other notices. Most of it was covered, and the handwriting was a little blurred. It was obviously posted for a long time, and it was probably rented out.

It seemed that there were only three notices that could be used. He wrote down the addresses one by one, and went to the owner's house one by one to inquire about the situation.

Because it was the second day of the Lunar New Year, I went to three shops, the owner of one was not there, and the other shop was rented out at the end of the year. Fortunately, the owner of the last shop was there.

Zheng Jiangting found the owner's house in the alley, and the person who received him was an old man who was over sixty years old and lived alone. The old man didn't go out to visit relatives and friends during the Chinese New Year. He was alone, so he simply took him there. Look at the shop.

The shop is at the end of Wangmin Street, because at the very end, it can be seen at a glance that the shop is much smaller than the shops on the same street, and it is not a traditional front shop and back room, so it cannot accommodate people.

It doesn't matter whether they can live in Zheng Jiangding or not, after all they have a house in the city, so they don't have to think about where to live.

After a visit, Zheng Jiang paused and said: "I see that this shop is clean everywhere, it doesn't look like a shop that has been idle for a long time, sir, what did this shop do for a living before?"

"A few years ago, my wife and I sold wine here, and then my wife left, and I continued to open it for two years. I got sick last year and my health was not as good as before. My son came back arguing and asked me to close the shop. If I don’t close it, I will be taken to Chunlai County. I am old and can’t leave the place where I was born and raised, so I just closed the shop.”

Zheng Jiang stopped listening to the old man's chatter for a while, only then did he know that the old man and his wife raised their son through the liquor business to study for academic examinations. Two years earlier, his son became an official and went to be the county magistrate in Chunlai County. The county magistrate I want to take the old man by my side to take care of him, but the old man has lived in Jincheng all his life, and he has already gotten used to the customs and every plant and tree here, so he is not willing to leave.

"Little brother, if you want to go to this shop, I will charge you six qian, and I won't charge you more. Old man, I live alone, and I live comfortably with the rent money from the shop every month."

Before Zheng Jiang stopped here, he had inquired about the renting prices of shops on Wangmin Street. In terms of size, it is really not comparable to other shops.

It is not easy to find a suitable shop. As the saying goes, the wine is not afraid of deep alleys, and the location is also good. As for the size of the shop, it can be used with a little modification.

In this way, there is nothing to hesitate, it is best to get it as soon as possible: "Master, don't worry, I will rent your shop."

He first paid a deposit of three silver coins, and asked Zou Yun to come over tomorrow to take a look, and handed over the money to pick up the key along the way.

After the matter was settled, he hurried back to talk to Zou Yun about the situation. In addition, he had to contact the carpenter to buy tables and chairs. There were still many things to do and he didn't dare to delay.

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Zou Yun was not idle for a while. Not long after Zheng Jiang stopped to go out, she picked a dozen eggs from the rice vat and put them into a small basket. After packing them up, she went to visit Wang's house, thinking about inquiring about the lease of the shop. Well, let's see if the Wang family has any connections.

Unfortunately, Wang Xing was busy going out to entertain and was not at home today, only Wang Liushi and Wang Yingying were at home.

Zou Yun entered the door and saw Wang Yingying in new clothes, looking pretty, as if she was about to go out, so she boasted, "Yingying is so beautiful today."

The little girl was praised, and she was so beautiful in her heart, she greeted Zou Yun twice, turned around and went back to the room to apply makeup with a bronze mirror.

Wang Liushi followed the egg basket, and couldn't close his mouth. Although Wang's family was doing business, and his family was better off than most other families in the alley, Wang Liushi was a person who liked to take advantage of things. You must be more enthusiastic.

When he learned that Zou Yun came to inquire about the rental shop, his eyes lit up, and he quickly pulled Zou Yun to sit down and asked a lot.

"Among the young men in our alley, Zheng Jiangding is the one who is capable. No, he has to open his own restaurant!" Wang Liu said happily: "From now on, a small restaurant will open, and our family will definitely support it." Go, you can give us benefits at that time!"

Zou Yun was very embarrassed by what was said, and only smiled and agreed: "It's still a matter of no shadow, I wonder if Sister Liu knows that there is a master who rents a shop?"

"As a woman, I don't know much. When my husband comes back, I will definitely ask you." Wang Liu's excited promise couldn't help asking: "Hey, the owner of your small restaurant sells food. What? Do you want to hire someone?"

"It's still early, I haven't thought about hiring someone."

"If you want to hire someone, come and find me. We have a distant cousin who is tall and might be able to do it. He is honest..."

With a smile on her face, Zou Yun answered a few words, and the two chatted for a long time. She left the Wang's house because she still had something to do.

After leaving the door of Wang's house, she couldn't help sighing, Wang and Liu only thought about opening a restaurant in the future to bring benefits to their family, but she didn't mention the renting of the shop at all, and she didn't know that Wang Xing came back Will she talk to him well, I'm afraid it will make their family's connection a little bit hanging, but a dozen eggs were wasted.

She walked into the alley absent-mindedly, and she didn't hear someone shouting behind her. She didn't realize it until the people behind walked up to her in a few strides.

"Jiang Ting! You're back? How come it's so early? How can you find a suitable shop?"

Zheng Jiang stopped laughing and said, "Mother, look at you in a hurry. Didn't you say you were waiting for news from me at home? I've already found a shop, everything is suitable, and it's almost settled. I'll pick up the key tomorrow. , you can come with me and have a look at the shop."

Zou Yun was overjoyed when he heard the words: "Really?"

"No, I even paid the deposit."