Seed dealers in ancient times

In the afternoon, Zheng Jiangting transferred another thousand catties of grain from the granary in the house to be sold tomorrow. After purchasing the grain for the shop, he called the shop assistants for a meeting.

"When the villagers come to buy seeds in the morning, don't make the queue too long, and try not to let people line up on the street. At that time, let the people who buy seeds and rent grain be lined up separately. The process of renting grain is complicated and takes a lot of time. If the people line up together, they will be blocked outside. After the villagers who rent grain are lined up, a gentleman will be sent to register the number of leases. When the total exceeds the grain storage capacity, the people who line up behind can leave. "

Zheng Le said: "What about the transportation guys brought by the villagers? It's a mess in a pile."

"Don't let the ox carts and carts be dragged here, let them park where they should park, and the guys in our shop will work hard to help deliver them to the carts. As for the baskets and the like, they can be stacked on the They don't take up much space together."

"Tomorrow, I don't want to hear about being reported again. Have you heard the arrangement clearly?"

A group of buddies responded in unison: "Yes!"

After making the arrangements for tomorrow, it was already getting late, and he had to go out to socialize in the evening. He thought about whether to go directly to Qingfeng Tower or go home and clean up first. Looking at the ashes all over his body, although he didn't see anything special Characters, after all, are a bunch of civil servants, and they are sloppy and unkempt.

He was lazy, let Zheng Huan call for a sedan chair, and sat back to the house by himself.

The sedan chair stopped at the entrance of the house, and Zheng Jiangting lost ten Wen to the leader who carried the sedan chair. When he entered the gate, he told Xiaoju, "Go and boil some hot water, I want to take a bath."

"The water is ready, sir."

Zheng Jiangting was surprised. In the past, the water would not be boiled so early without instructions.

"I let Xiaoju burn it, come in and wash up." Chu Xian heard his voice coming out of the room.

"How do you know?"

"Zheng Huan told me what happened today, but luckily there was no danger." Chu Xian said while pulling Zheng Jiangting into the house: "If you are caught, you will be fined at least 20 taels. "

"Zheng Huan's mouth is quick." Zheng Jiangting sighed: "When I went this morning, the outside of the shop was a bit chaotic, but it didn't look like it could alarm the yamen servants. Besides, the city should really be managed by the yamen servants. The yamen servants didn’t take care of any one place. Whoever knew the law and committed crimes against the wind, I see that today is the tripper made by that family.”

Of course, Chu Xian knew which family he was talking about. Their business was squeezed out by the outcry earlier, and now they were jealous of opening a grain store, so they had to play some tricks.

"Those merchants have given benefits to the yamen servants, so the yamen servants naturally turn a blind eye. I think this time it is a blessing in disguise. Those who have the opportunity to win over the government will not care about these trivial things. The county master will not care about it. All of them are government servants."

Zheng Jiangting's mood improved a lot: "My husband still has a long-term vision."

After washing and changing his clothes, the exhaustion all over his body dissipated, and he was refreshed. He put on a set of obscene clothes and went to the bedroom. Chu Xian had already prepared a coat for him.

In ancient times, there were three layers of clothes on the inside and three layers on the outside. The innermost layer was obscene clothes, a set of colored middle clothes was worn in the middle, and a long gown was worn outside. In summer, no matter how light the clothes were, the Also a heat.Zheng Jiang felt that spring and autumn were the best seasons, the weather was neither too cold nor too hot, so it was just right to wear these three layers.

After Chu Xianti tidied his coat for him, he took a piece of jade pendant from a drawer and tied it around his left waist. Zheng Jiangting's body was well-groomed, and with a piece of jade on it, he could be called magnificent.

"You, the one who doesn't like to tidy up the most, and doesn't wear any accessories on weekdays." Chu Xian shook her head helplessly, saying don't bring it. The mandarin duck sachet he made is always worn, no matter if it is changed I can't forget the clothes several times.

Zheng Jiang stopped to take a look at the jade pendant. It was a piece of white jade. The couple bought it at a jewelry store on the East Street when the Han family held a wedding a long time ago.

It's not that he is reluctant to bring these precious things. He really doesn't like them. He always feels that a row of slips hanging on his belt will fall down, and he walks wobbly, which affects his work, but my daughter-in-law If you want to put it on for him, he can't tear it off.

Chu Xian put on a dark green coat for him, looked him around a few times, seemed to be very satisfied with her masterpiece, and said in a brisk tone, "Okay, let's go."

"Aren't you telling me to drink less or come back sooner?"

Chu Xian snorted and laughed: "Have you forgotten that Deng Ming is going to be a guest at home tonight?"

Once reminded, Zheng Jiang stopped suddenly. A few days ago Deng Ming came to ask for his resignation and said that he was going to take an exam, and today he was going to be a guest at home. This visit would take a month or two, and he was so busy that he forgot about it.

"You don't have to worry. My mother and I will entertain you well. It's not like you don't know that my mother likes Deng Ming very much. If you make it back in time, you can meet him. If you don't, he will understand." Chu Xian Said: "Go quickly, it's getting late, don't teach the host to arrive before the time, the guests will arrive first instead."

Zheng Jiangting nodded, it is great to have a good wife.

The restaurant had reserved a private room in advance, with a good location on the window facing street. When Zheng Jiang stopped at the restaurant, it was just in time for dinner, and the restaurant was full of customers.

Knowing that Zheng Jiangting was going to have a banquet tonight, the cook prepared the dishes for their table early.

What Zheng Jiangting arranged was hot pot. Spring is not too hot, and it is still a bit cold at night with the cool wind blowing. It is very suitable to eat hot pot. In fact, whether it is suitable or not is secondary. The main reason is that he has not eaten for a long time and is a bit craving.So I went to the kitchen to get the dishes I wanted to eat, duck intestines, yellow throat, duck blood, shrimp slippery, two-inch long carp, tender tofu...

In fact, the series of hot pot beef dishes are the soul, but because the beef is really hard to buy, there are no such dishes in restaurants.

After some selection, there were so many dishes that Zhang Fu went upstairs to replace the original square table with a unique big round table in Qingfeng Tower.

When the lanterns began to be hung on the street, the yamen servants came to the restaurant one after another. Perhaps they knew that it was not good for civil servants to be invited to drink at random, so they all changed into plain clothes and took off their flamboyant yamen uniforms, that is, Ordinary men can be seen everywhere on the street. Zheng Jiangting almost didn't recognize him when he went upstairs.

A group of seven people came, Zheng Jiang stopped at the door of the private room to greet people, a few government servants entered the private room and watched the battle in the room and couldn't help but "wow", the dishes of Qingfeng Building are unique and delicious, love it People love it very much, and they can't wait for it if they can't eat spicy food. Men who love to drink and eat vegetables know this place for entertainment.

Of course the yamen servants also came here, but after all, the food in the big restaurant is much more expensive than the small restaurants outside, and no matter how attractive the taste is, they can't come all the time.The salary of the yamen servants is not very high, but occasionally they earn a little money, and their lives are better than ordinary people's lives, but the lowest-level yamen servants have few opportunities to make money.

A few of them are regular customers of Qingfeng Building. Although they have come many times, most of them eat some food and wine on the first floor, or they just ask the waiter to get some lo mei to take away. In the past, they bought lo mei in the restaurant. Later, when more people bought lo mei alone, the restaurant opened a small window separately. As long as you give an order outside, you can buy things directly from the window.

This is the first time to go to the private room on the second floor, and it is also the first time to have a big round table banquet.

Seeing such a large table with good wine and good food, Tang Haiqin, the yamen servant in charge of the team, shouted: "The shopkeeper Zheng has spent a lot of money!"

Zheng Jiang stopped to see that everyone was here, and called everyone to sit down: "Small wine and dishes are not a respect, thank you officials for your kindness."

"Hey, don't say such polite words, we are all ordinary people when we leave the Yamen, just like the buddies who quit their jobs."

"All the officials are cheerful people. If you don't get drunk today, you won't return! Zhang Fu, take out the wine and pour it for the officials. You are tired after a long day of work. Move your chopsticks quickly."

After the hot pot base is mixed with big bone broth and boiled, it is hot and spicy. Today, the founders of the restaurant had dinner at the same table, and it was the first time for them to eat the best hot pot.

The duck intestines are crispy and tasty, and the shrimp and fish are fresh and not rotten.

After Zhang Fu refilled the drinks for the men for three rounds, Zheng Jiang stopped and said, "Go down and get busy, I can take care of you."

Zheng Jiang stopped to eat a piece of fish, and poured wine to help cook the dishes throughout the meal, but he had a good time serving the masters. After half a day of drinking, Zheng Jiang stopped to serve barbecue and braised meat, and his stomach was already full. A half-full man started bragging about drinking.

"I've eaten several antique dishes in the city, but Qingfenglou's tastes the best."

"That's not true." Tang Haiqin took a sip of his wine, and took another mouthful of mutton skewers: "Right now, I can eat more and drink more. Maybe one day the one in the county government will go to suppress the bandits, maybe these guys There is no blessing to enjoy delicious food."

"What are you afraid of? The one in the yamen is more afraid of death than we are. How dare we ask us to suppress the bandits. But I heard the master say that it seems that he will be transferred to another county. When the time comes A new official will be dispatched, and I don’t know if it’s true or not.”

"The yamen is willing to leave. If any big family in Jincheng doesn't donate to him for a good life, he can benefit from going elsewhere."

"Who can say for sure, he can't decide whether it is the matter of the higher-ups. He doesn't care about the gangsters, and he can't see the political achievements. Naturally, someone else will come to this feng shui treasure."

Zheng Jiang stopped to refill a bowl of wine for Tang Haiqin: "What's the matter, there are bandits again? Last year, there was a bumper harvest, and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment. I haven't heard about it."

"Ham, bandits have always existed. If we go west from the county seat, there is a bandit den six hundred miles away. There is more than one. In the past two years, they ran into the city to burn, kill and loot. After all, our Jincheng is prosperous and well-connected, and bandits dare not come here, and other small remote counties are not as peaceful as our city."

"The yamen servants also get some hard-earned money, and the job of licking blood on the tip of the knife. The common people look at their prestige."

Zheng Jiangting also agrees with what the yamen servant said, all walks of life are not easy.

"It's better to be shopkeeper Zheng, everyone has a great career, money is easy to earn, and we are much happier than us."

"The official is joking, we have to rely on the official's care to start a small business."

When the wine was in the mood, Tang Haiqin picked up the wine bowl and said, "The shopkeeper Zheng is a straightforward person, and today he entertained our brothers with good wine and good food in Qingfeng Building. After drinking this bowl of wine, we will be good brothers in the future, brother Taking care of you in between is what you should do!"

"Come, come!"

……

Zheng Jiang stopped calling the sedan chair and sent several yamen servants back one by one. The alley lanterns in the night wind were yellow and orange.

If he wants to be more stable and have more face, he still clings to the county magistrate, but he heard a few drunkards today, it seems that the magistrate at the moment has signs of being transferred from afar, so he still doesn't spend time to cling to it for the time being, after all, the magistrate is also It's not easy to make friends. It can be seen from the last autumn harvest that the Hu family went around buying refined grains in order to earn face in front of the county magistrate.

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