Seed dealers in ancient times

"Be careful, don't knock it, the jar is easy to break."

Chu Xian watched the dozens of jars that were quietly placed in the kitchen being moved to the cart by the driver, Zheng Jiang stopped and ran back and forth, he couldn't help being a little amused: "Master Zheng has to supervise this trivial matter. "

"These pickled peppers will be used for cooking in restaurants in the future. The jars are indestructible. Although they are not worth a lot of money, there is a lot of hard work in them."

"Okay, okay, anyway, these kimchi jars are Master Zheng's favorite."

Zheng Jiang stopped staring at Chu Xian, and approached him: "Why do I feel that there is something more sour than kimchi?"

Chu Xianxu pushed Zheng Jiang to stop - "Fuck you."

At the end of August, the arrangements for the restaurant were almost done.

Zheng Jiang stopped to transport the kimchi and sun-dried chili-gulu to the back kitchen of the restaurant, and the pots and pans, tables and chairs, and some vegetables and firewood from the small restaurant that can still be used.

When I first bought it, I didn’t think there were too many things. Zheng Jiangting still clearly remembers that the restaurant was opened with three sets of tables and stools. After more than half a year of opening, he added things one after another. Now it’s cleaned up and moved to the restaurant. , actually transported a full five carts of things.

Fortunately, the small restaurant is not big, but there are three or four employees. The restaurant is closed, and today they are all assigned to move things and clean up the restaurant.

Zhang Fu jumped up and down the whole restaurant in the restaurant, moving things harder than anyone else.

Zheng Jiangting felt a little funny: "Why are you so excited today? It hasn't opened yet."

"How can you not be excited! Aunt Zou said that the restaurant has recruited four new guys, and when they arrive, I will take care of them. Four, my mother is very happy to hear about this." Zhang Fu narrowed his eyes with a smile: "A matchmaker came to our house a while ago, Master Zheng, guess what, she didn't look at us before. The family, even invited a matchmaker to come to the door."

"Yo, congratulations."

Zhang Fu felt embarrassed: "It's not because of your blessing."

"You can let me know when you get married, and I'll go to have a glass of wedding wine too."

"That must be notified to Master Zheng, you are my great benefactor."

Zheng Jiang stopped laughing and said: "The good business of the restaurant is also due to your clever hands and feet. My aunt and I can see it. You have to teach the new guys in the restaurant well."

"Master Zheng, don't worry, I'll give you a pat on the chest to assure you, we won't make a fuss about Fuyuezhai, we won't bully the newcomers, we won't tolerate those who are lazy and not diligent in doing things, and we won't rely on relationships to bring in relatives and friends .”

"With what you said, I feel relieved to hand over the person to you, but there is something wrong, if the restaurant is short of people, capable relatives and friends can still introduce them."

Zhang Fu nodded with a smile: "Okay!"

The restaurant has recruited four new staff, the back kitchen - a master chef, - a small cook, and two other cooks, plus Brother Hui, the manpower is already sufficient, and Zheng Jiang will not take care of the back kitchen. Let Zhou Haixin, the former chef of the restaurant, take care of it, and Mr. Bill let Xiao Tongsheng continue to do it.

He didn't have much time to go to the restaurant before, and he didn't often go to supervise Xiao Tongsheng to collect the bills, but I heard from Zou Yun and Zhang Fu that he was quick-sighted, and he did it—two months later and he didn't collect the missed bills again. , the speed of abacus is also fast, and now you can call to the restaurant to take care of things.

But after all, he is a scholar, he was afraid that the busyness here would delay the studies of the little children, so he still found someone to talk to.

The boy's surname was Deng, and his name was Deng Ming. Although Zheng Jiangting asked him to manage the accounts, he had little contact with Zheng Jiangting after going to the restaurant. He spent most of his time with Zhang Fu, Zou Yun, and Zhou Haixin. Everyone is kind and easy to talk, just like a family member. Nowadays, Zheng Jiangting suddenly talks to him, he is still very nervous. After all, the old man is Zheng Jiangting, and it depends on others. Is there anything wrong with my son?

Zheng Jiang stopped seeing Deng Ming lowered his head, looking a little nervous, he laughed and said: "Don't be afraid, I've been in the shop for so long, I've been so busy that I don't have time to ask you what you do in the shop, are you still used to it? You were recommended by Cai Lin, and he asked me to take care of you several times."

"Thank you Master Zheng for your care, and thank you Brother Cai. I am living well these days, and everyone takes good care of me."

Zheng Jiangding really believed that the people in the shop would not bully him, and it was no wonder that Cai Lin asked him to help pick up Deng Ming. He was a teenage child, thin and thin. I heard that the family was taken by his grandmother before, but later After the old man left, there was only one person. It was not easy to live in poverty but still study, and even passed the entrance examination for Tongsheng.

He always has some special feelings for children who only have a personal will and are stronger than others. On the one hand, it is because he was an orphan back then, and on the other hand, because of Chu Xian, he thought that if Chu Xian was alone back then, he would spend more time. It will be less painful to meet some good people.

"I just want to ask if you still want to continue to work in the restaurant in the future, whether it will delay your studies. For public reasons, I am your boss, and for private purposes, we are from the same village. Do you still want to work?" You can call me—Brother Sheng, as elders, we must think about your future, you have a talent for reading, if you study hard, you will have great prospects in the future."

Deng Ming hurriedly said: "Don't delay, it's very simple to collect the bills, much easier than farming in the village." It's also much more leisurely and earns a lot of money. Compared with farming and studying, it's much better to sit and read with the bill collectors up.

It's not that Zheng Jiangting has never planted land, and he also knows the hardships involved. With his face on the loess and his back on the sky, it is easier to sit at the front desk and calculate the accounts. Now that he has got a certain sentence, he is relieved: "Okay , and then you will continue to do it here.”

"By the way, I know the master of the academy, you have to ask a master to teach you, so that I can also recommend you."

Deng Ming's heart was rippling all over the place, and he hurriedly bowed to Zheng Jiang: "It would be great if I could get my master's teaching."

"Okay, after I've been busy for a while, I'll take you there after the restaurant opens."

Deng Ming's eyes were slightly red, he pursed his lips and his thin face was full of solemnity: "Thank you, Master Zheng, for knowing you. In the future, I will definitely obtain a degree in the exam and repay Master Zheng."

"It's good for you to be grateful, and I'm helping you because of Cai Lin's face."

After dealing with the staff matters, Zheng Jiangting checked the menu again.

In fact, there are all the dishes that other restaurants should have, but they have added some special dishes. Tomatoes and potatoes are still available as usual, and there are a series of dishes with chili added. In addition, the previous hot pot has also changed from tomato soup pot. Ordered the spicy soup pot.

Not only that, Zheng Jiangting also added a late-night snack item. After dinner, there will be barbecue in the restaurant, and then drink and eat barbecue, which is still very attractive to the old men.Originally, I wanted to ask someone to sing a little song or something, just like Fu Yuezhai, but there was no time and resources. Chu Xian said that he could find it, but the two discussed it. I'm afraid there will be a song by then. Ji Zai, the man is rude when drinking, and it will only cause some troubles, so let it go.

On the last day of August, Qingfeng Restaurant opened.

The reason why it is named Qingfeng Restaurant is that it is easy to understand, and the two have a good harvest this year. Although it is a bit vulgar, Chu Xian said that vulgarity is elegant, and it is also true when you think about it carefully.

When opening a large-scale restaurant like this, many believe in ghosts and gods, and those with good etiquette even kill pigs and sheep to sacrifice to heaven and earth, and it is taboo that the first customer who enters the door on the opening day is a woman, but this taboo gradually disappears later. It's a taboo, the visitor is the guest, pay attention to this easy to offend female diners.

Zheng Jiangding didn't care about these things, the preparations for the opening were already exhausting, and it was even more exhausting to spend more time doing these things.

Now that I have been in the catering industry for more than half a year, I have more or less met some businessmen in the same industry or other industries. Many people came to celebrate that day, and sent many congratulatory mirrors and congratulatory curtains. Most of them gave couplets. After all, it saves trouble Son, find an old master who is good at writing and write a few auspicious words such as "wealth is prospering", "business is booming" and "opening is prosperous".

In addition, there are firecrackers that are indispensable for big and small things.

Hearing the sound of firecrackers, many people will come to join in the fun, and restaurants usually have discounts when they open, so there are many people on the opening day.

Customers come here at the beginning either because they want something new, or because they want a discount. You have to eat it to know if it tastes good, and if you don’t come again later, so you can’t see whether the business is good or bad on the opening day. It takes a long time to know. Can it continue.

Busy work as usual - the whole day, the autumn tiger is at its most ferocious this time, Zheng Jiangting's clothes are soaked when the work is over, and the shop's clerks and cooks have not been treated well, and they are covered in sweat.

"Zhang Fu, pour me a cup of tea."

After Zheng Jiang stopped to see off the last batch of late-night guests, he sat down on the chair by the front desk.

"Let me go, Brother Zhang Fu is about to run out of blisters today."

Deng Ming put down the account book, came out from the front desk, and suddenly ran to the back kitchen to make tea. It seems that the tea in restaurants is concentrated in a big vat. The tea taste is not good, just to quench thirst. That's right, if you want to drink good tea, you have to go to a teahouse to drink it.

"There's no more tea."

"No more?"

Zheng Jiang stopped licking his dry lips, and heard the people in the back kitchen yelling, he was about to get up to see what was going on, when he saw Chu Xian who had gone out at some time brought a large glass of sour plum juice Come in, still ice cold.

"Drink."

Zheng Jiangting was indeed thirsty, he took the sour plum juice and drank most of it.

Chu Xianlian took out a silk handkerchief from her sleeve and wiped the corner of his mouth: "Drink slowly."

"Why did you suddenly go outside to buy plum juice?"

Chu Xian said: "Today you are busy entertaining guests, so you don't have time to go to the back kitchen. I don't know that five tanks of tea have been boiled today. I just saw the last one - the tank has also bottomed out. I heard a peddler outside, thinking Seeing that you must be thirsty, after talking in Japanese, you went out and asked for a cup."

Zheng Jiang stopped stroking—wiping the sweat off his head. He was also worried. Now the head is seasoned with chili instead of dogwood. Fish, rabbit, and twice-cooked pork are widely seasoned with chili. He heard the guests who ordered these dishes The feedback is too hot, and the words are fast and they say a lot of unpleasant things.

This is the case when I first try a new thing, and the supper at night is the same. The good ones are good, and the bad ones are bad. The polarization is a bit serious.

How could Zheng Jiangting not be worried, after all, this time he spent a lot of money.

Chu Xian took his hand and said softly: "I know you're worried, it's okay, our family didn't get used to eating too much at first, but we can't live without it after a long time."

Zheng Jiang paused to shake Chu Xian's hand. It is not easy to popularize something in the so-called wealth and danger.

On the next day, Zheng Jiangting's worries finally came. Even though it was still in the middle of opening, the number of diners who came was half less than the previous day.

Busy restaurant - leisure down.

At noon, Zheng Jiang stopped to buy a catty of sour plums on the street and went back to the kitchen: "Make a pot of sour plum soup, put it in the well to cool down, and diners who come in the afternoon will give it away for free."

The people in the back kitchen also know what the business is like today. The old employees know that the business is not as good as when they were in the small restaurant, but no one dares to speak up. Yemen Erqing, if the business here cannot continue, everyone will not be able to take advantage of it.

"How many tables of guests came here today - I can count them with both hands, and it would be appropriate to give sour plum soup for free."

A newcomer yawned while leaning against a pillar in the back kitchen, lazily making sour plum juice.

Hearing this, Zhang Fu put his feet on the guy's buttocks: "I said - I didn't see anyone this morning, so I dared to doze off here!"

"Oh, Brother Zhang, don't kick me, I'm telling the truth." The man rubbed his buttocks: "It's already autumn, people who are still hot in the sky feel dry, and there is no business in the restaurant, so I just don't want to fight." It's hard to fall asleep."

"You still talk back!"

Zhang Fu was angry, and chased after him to beat up the buddies. He finally understood why those in charge in Fuyuezhai used to be so angry. If he met some unreasonable buddies, he wouldn't be angry.

"Okay Xiao Zhang, it's useless for you to beat him." Zhou Haixin said: "I see that Master Zheng is not in a good mood. You should be quiet, it will be bad if he hears it."

Zhang Fu paused, Zheng Jiang stopped treating them well, and now the business came at the very beginning - a stick, it would be hard for anyone to change it.

"Business is always up and down, but today's business is not so good. I don't want to go out for a walk in such a hot day. We should do what we should do, don't be sad - it looks like the business can't go on. , it just makes people think that our restaurant is not good enough."

Everyone nodded in agreement.

Although Zheng Jiangting didn't hear what the people in the back kitchen said, he was indeed in a bad mood.

It was time to rest in the afternoon. Seeing that there was no business, he went to the private room on the second floor, found a chair and slanted up to it.Last night, he was so upset that he couldn't fall asleep. It's hot now, and the window on the second floor was still open. A gust of wind blew in. He glanced at the street. It was when the sun was scorching, and he usually set up a stall. The vendors in the street didn't show up today.

He sighed, Qiuhu is amazing.

Even though the chair was a bit cramped to accommodate him, under the hot air, he closed his eyes and fell asleep in a daze.

"I don't care, it's just because I ate in your restaurant."

"You just have to pay me back."

"The shop bullies the customers, right? Qingfeng Building is so grand!"

Zheng Jiangting frowned. He was a light sleeper. He vaguely heard noises from downstairs. He sat up. His clothes were already half wet, and his inner clothes were sticking to his vest with sweat, making him uncomfortable. .He also ignored himself, and went downstairs looking for the sound.

"Master Zheng, there is a guest here who feels uncomfortable and must be blamed by our restaurant."

"You are the shopkeeper here, aren't you? Come and have a look, take a closer look." The man who came to make trouble came up to Zheng Jiangting with his mouth pouted: "My mouth was fine yesterday, so I came to your restaurant to eat —What kind of Shuangjiao Rabbit, when I went back, a big red envelope grew on my mouth, —it hurts to the touch.”

Zheng Jiang stopped—it was obvious at a glance that he was on fire. The double-pepper rabbit is delicious, but it is heavy and spicy. I guess this person tasted it yesterday and did not eat less. After drinking, he got angry and bubbled.

He also had a headache, because he had a blister on his mouth, so he had the nerve to find it in the restaurant.

Everyone watched, and he said kindly: "You are on fire, just eat something light."

"What's the matter, you want to get rid of me in just one sentence? I haven't been angry in the whole summer, and I got angry after coming to you after a meal, but it's really strange!"

Looking for the noise, the only table guests in the restaurant gathered around to watch the excitement, Zheng Jiangting gave Zhang Fu a wink, and said to himself: "If you have anything to say in the room, I will handle it properly for you." .”

"I don't, just say it here if you have something to say."

Zheng Jiang stopped laughing and said: "Looking at your well-dressed clothes, you seem to be a sensible person. Now that you are talking about something in this hall, those who don't know the reason may think that you are here to find something, so You have a bad reputation in our restaurant."

The man snorted when he heard the words, and there are indeed people watching him when he looks up. Although the more people watching the matter, the better, but he is also a decent person, and he said: "I will follow your advice." , I want to see what you say."

Zheng Jiang stopped to lead people upstairs. In fact, there is nothing to deal with this kind of thing properly. It is nothing more than an apology and money loss. The less people know, the better. have a bad reputation.

"I'm really sorry for the inconvenience caused by the food in the restaurant. Why don't you take these silver taels and go to see Doctor Kecheng?"

The man didn't even look at the money, and said directly: "Why, do you think I'm here to extort money? If you want to use the money, just send me away?"

"That's not what I mean." Zheng Jiang paused and said, "How does the guest officer want to deal with this matter?"

"Go and invite a doctor to come and see a doctor on the spot. In case - I am seriously ill, can you give me some money for my treatment?"

Zheng Jiang stopped his temper and called Zhang Fu to ask for a doctor, but it was not far away, and there was a pharmacy next door.

The doctor in the shop packed up the medicine box and rushed over. He thought that he would have to walk a few streets to see a doctor, but he arrived right after he went out.

"Doctor, show this gentleman."

The doctor looked at the lively man, his beard trembled, his complexion was ruddy, he didn't look sick, but due to medical ethics, he still didn't speak, he checked the pulse carefully, and then said very firmly: "No problem. "

"On my lips."

"Isn't this just getting angry? There are a lot of people growing in summer, and the diet should be light on weekdays. These days, the autumn tiger is fierce, and it is the easiest to get angry." The doctor was a little angry: "I said you Young people really, why do you still ask people to go to the doctor for trivial things, you really have money and nowhere to spend it, and you also think about it for other people who are really sick. How should the patient see a doctor?"

Zheng Jiang stopped coughing dryly, and said, "Doctor, please prescribe some medicine for purging fire."

The doctor flicked his sleeves: "Moaning without illness, there are not enough medicines in the store, just come and get them!"

"Zhang Fu, hurry up and get the medicine with the doctor."

After the doctor left, there were only two people left. There was a bit of embarrassment in the air, and the man said cheekily, "You are lucky, thanks to the fact that I am not seriously ill."

"Isn't that right?" He invited a doctor to come for no reason, but he was rebuked all the time.

After a while Zhang Fu ran back: "Master Zheng, medicine."

Zheng Jiang's eyelids pulled, and a blister grew on his mouth. The doctor actually prescribed four packs of medicine!

The man seemed surprised too, but in the end he didn't say anything, he snorted coldly while holding the medicine and went away.

After Zhang Fu saw the person walking away, he said: "The doctor is cursing, I see that he prescribed so many medicines on purpose, and they are all bitter medicines."

Zheng Jiang let out a long sigh: "Forget it, it's good to send people away. You go and order—go to the kitchen, and the dishes you cook in the future will be less spicy."

"I see."

"Hahaha, Lao Hu, I heard that you gave the Qingfeng Tower a festive banner for the opening of the market yesterday. The shopkeeper is from the alley in the north of your city, and you have a close relationship. I wonder who can enter the market?" Your eyes, yo, you can see it today. After all, you are a young man, look at this restaurant just opened, and there was an incident on the second day."

In a teahouse across the street from Qingfeng Building, several middle-aged men were drinking tea.

"Hey, old Qiu, judging from what you said, it's always right that our old Hu is kind-hearted and loves to make friends with young people, but sometimes his vision is a little bit wrong."

Hu Jinxin, who was teased one after another, had a smile on his face, but didn't speak.

The two of Han and Hu also felt quite boring, so they insisted on laughing and said: "Why is Lao Hu not talking, maybe he took the jokes of our brothers seriously, and that really hurt the brotherhood too much. "

"Hey, what did Brother Han say, drink tea and drink tea."

"Drink tea to purify the fire." Han Qiong pointed out: "Hahahahaha."

Hu Jinxin's face turned cold, and then he returned to his smiling face: "I heard that a happy event is coming at Brother Han's family. Qiao Qiao has found Mr. Ruyi. Hey, I heard someone mention it a few days ago. It's called Li Shengsheng. I heard It sounds so familiar, but today I suddenly remembered, but that scholar Li Kesheng who failed the provincial examination?"

The smile on Han Qiong's face suddenly froze - froze.

"Tsk, I've heard that the talented scholar is personable and has a bit of literary talent. He was quite appreciated by his wife back then, but it's a pity that he didn't win the election. He is not bad in terms of talent, but his family background is not comparable to Brother Han's. You Speaking of this—a scholar from a poor family, how did he get to know Qiao Qiao, don’t have other plans.”

Everyone knows that the daughter of the Han family was born with a big shoulder and a round waist, and she has an unhappy face. She has not yet married at the age of nineteen. The Han family has repeatedly released news that they are willing to give a generous dowry, but no man has ever come to cater to it. This is the common people in Jincheng. It's a joke, but it hinders the power and wealth of the Han family, so no one dares to say it in the open.

Sure enough, when these words came out, Han Qiong went away in a fit of arrogance.

Qiu Lin made a haha: "When Qiao Qiao gets married, our uncles will definitely prepare a generous gift."

"Old Hu, look, Qiao Qiao has already found her husband's family, and Chang Zhi of your family should be in a hurry. I know you love him, but you can't tie him by your side for the rest of your life. Yongnian has mentioned it to me. Several times."

Hu Jinxin sneered coldly in his heart, just because that bastard from the Qiu family still wanted to marry Changzhi, he didn't take a pee and looked in the mirror: "Changzhi is still young and has a big playfulness, his mother wants to teach him for two years .”

"Okay, okay, everyone, stop talking about it and have some tea."

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