Breeding Mermaid Cubs

"Now the city is saying that I'm an old widower with a son. Why don't you explain this to me?"

Mian Shu frowned and muttered, "Miss Xu is not very trustworthy."

"Let's talk about it." Wang Qingye looked into Mianshu's eyes: "Have you met Xu Ruozhi?"

"How can I? She came to the academy to find me by herself. I didn't say anything nonsense. You called me a brat the other day, but Miss Xu misunderstood." Mian Shu said: "And she really doesn't like you that much Well, I just said that you like to eat coriander, and she said that your living habits are different, so you have to go back and think about it. I didn't scare her with a single word."

"You're right!"

Mianshu shrank her neck, pursed her lips and looked at Wang Qingye pitifully: "You don't mean to hit me, do you?"

Wang Qingye hesitated to speak, exhaled, put the basket on the table, turned and entered the room.

Mian Shu chased him in: "If it's really not possible, let's live in another county."

"It's thanks to you thinking about it." Left and right wanted to solve Xu Ruozhi's matter. Although the result was much more deterrent, but fortunately the matter has calmed down. Wang Qingye said: "This is the end of the matter, let it take its course."

But he can't be cheap, brat, knowing that he will cause trouble, he stood up and pulled Mianshu, took the money bag from his waist, and took out half of the money in it: "This month's pocket money will be halved, every day saved There is nothing to do when you are full."

Mian Shu snorted softly, she was wronged after all, so she had to watch the white money fly away.

In mid-February, everything was ready "casually". Zhou Zhu looked at the almanac and said that the [-]th was a good day, so he chose this day for the opening.

The installation of the snack shop, Wang Qingye, imitated the decoration of the snack bar in later generations. The kitchen was separated separately to leave a small window for eating, and the eating area was made into two areas, one is an open eating area, and the other is equipped with a screen curtain. Private eating area.

The food on the menu was sold at the stall before, and the food that was sold every other day is now available every day.

The shop on West Street is not far from the stall market on East Street. There used to be a lot of regular customers in the small stall. Now that the shop has reopened today, most of them came to join in. Anyone who spends [-] Wen in the shop will get free wheat wine. It didn't use much publicity, and everyone was very enthusiastic.

The weather is getting hotter. Grill a bunch of pork belly skewers, and then have a plate of cold clams and seashells. Pour the wheat wine into an ice cube basin. The night time is slow, and meet with friends It couldn't be better.

The shop does not forget about the female customers. Coke with ice, plum wine, liqueur, served with an exquisite and beautiful sushi platter, a bowl of shrimp and fish balls, is as happy as a man.

Three people are busy in the back kitchen. Oden cooking is prepared early in the morning. The soup base is delicious, and the cooked food is also delicious. The customer needs shrimp meatballs, which can be cooked quickly. Zhang Yaner is good at this. It's just that now he has received an errand to collect the bills, so the effort fell on the mute.

Zhou Zhu is mainly grilling skewers. Although he also entrusts the work to the dumb, it can't be done in a few days. Nowadays, the dumb can only do it, but he is hardworking and quick to learn. Zhou Zhu is willing to give Leave things to him.

Wang Qingye said that some crafts in the shop are handed over to the shop assistants, and some things cannot be made without those kinds of materials after learning the crafts. Dumbness also has the advantage of being dumb, not talking nonsense with your mouth open.

The two were cooperating in the back kitchen, but they didn't feel too busy. Aunt He cleaned up the dishes, chopsticks, tables and stools quickly, but Zhang Er was busier, and had to order and deliver food. Zhang Yaner could also help One or two, in the final analysis, it is only because of the booming business.

"Mr. Zhou, just now the master came and went again."

Zhang Er wiped off his sweat, took the sushi and reported to Zhou Zhu on the way. The business was really busy, so he didn't bother to go up to greet his boss: "I don't know if he will be offended."

"It's strange for my own opinion, my boss saw that there was nothing to do, so he didn't let everyone focus on him."

"Yes Yes."

"Xiao Er, here is another plate of grilled skewers."

"Hurry up and go!"

Zhang Yan'er wiped her hands and came over: "It's okay, I'll go, brother Zhang has been running all morning, take a break."

Zhang Er smiled and said, "Thank you, Sister Yan'er."

Zhou Zhu watched Zhang Yan'er walking away with the grilled skewers, then stretched out his hand from the feeding port and gave Zhang Er a chestnut: "You can pretend to be cute."

Seeing this, the mute also laughed, and handed Zhang Er a cup of cold tea.

"Lang Jun, look, you are the strictest, even Brother Ma knows how to feel sorry for me."

"Hurry up. The boss should be back later."

Zhang Yaner is holding a platter of grilled skewers. Because the skewers are signed, the plate is extra large. There are basic grilled meats in the platter, such as squid, pork belly, mutton, chicken breast, etc. There is a special price for the opening today 35 ren, delicious and affordable, you can eat several kinds of meat at one time, and diners love it.

The diners who want to grill skewers are in the small private room separated by the curtain. Zhang Yan'er opened the curtain and was stunned for a moment, but she didn't react too much. She still smiled and put the dishes on the table: "Masters, slow down Yes, our boss has said that a drink will be given away when you spend [-] Wen, and you can choose your favorite one."

There were four or five young people sitting in the private room, all of whom were dressed as scholars, and they were very happy to hear that drinks would be delivered: "I'm here, and I want wheat wine. It tastes great with barbecue!"

"Okay, do you want to chill it?"

"It's not necessary at this time." After saying that, the scholar said again: "Is your boss the boss of Jiang Chun Lou?"

"How did Mr. Lang know?"

The scholar said with a smile: "Xiaosheng has seen this kind of wine in Jiangchunlou before, but he has never seen it anywhere else. Now that he sees it here, he thinks it might be."

"Lang Jun has a clear eye and a bright heart."

"Hey, since Qin Xiucai is the host today, I'm afraid there won't be much wine to give away. Why don't we order more of this wheat wine and let everyone have a taste, and congratulations to Qin Xiucai for being named on the gold list and for being beautiful again."

Qin Minglang, who was sitting in the middle like a moon surrounded by stars, had a panicky smile on his face: "Since everyone likes it, let's order more."

"Please ask the girl to bring more wine."

"Okay, sir, wait a moment."

Zhang Yan'er took the menu and retreated out, listening to the people behind the curtain still touting.

"The Tang family is really big, they haven't got married yet, but they have bought a house and fields for Brother Qin first. The house has two entrances and two exits, and there are three or five maids and maids. The fertile land is more than ten acres. It is really enviable to everyone. "

"Hey, brother Qin is a scholar now, and he has a reputation. In the final analysis, he is a merchant from the Tang family."

Qin Minglang hastily said: "Brother Duan and Brother Chen speak carefully, it's Xiaosheng who has made a move, and Fourth Young Master Tang is a great man."

Everyone was stunned: "Brother Qin didn't say anything, but I kind of forgot that the Tang family has a Juren. After all, the Tang family is too wealthy to forget that there is a Juren."

"Brother Duan is probably drunk. Tang Suxiao was outstanding in his literary talent in the past, and my master sometimes published his articles for future generations to read and study."

The man surnamed Duan smiled awkwardly, he didn't flatter him properly: "Drunk, drunk."

Zhang Yan'er lowered her head and chuckled, and took the menu to the back kitchen to get wine.

This person is really different when he has money. In the past, Qin Minglang wore old clothes with patches and mixed among scholars. But I brought some friends who I didn't like before out to eat and have fun. During the dinner, there was a lot of chatting and laughing, and there was no such thing as Zeng Jin's depressed appearance.

In the past, he had a noble character, but he didn't know that it was just an excuse to cover up the cowardice brought about by poverty.

Zhang Yan'er felt it was a bit ridiculous, but also felt relieved, knowing people and faces but not heart, now that a talented gentleman embraces a beautiful woman, she can also rely on her own ability to eat well and wear warm clothes, each of them is safe and not entangled, it couldn't be better.

She put ten bottles of wheat wine into a basket and carried them into the No. [-] small room, without looking at Qin Minglang from the beginning to the end.

At night, a busy day is the end of the day. The snack shop handles dinner, and everyone lives around Xiacheng. It is appropriate to go back slowly after dinner. After all, Zhang Yaner is a girl, and she usually leaves faster than the rest of the people. slightly earlier.

What's more, today is the first day the shop opens, and she has to bring the account book to show the owner when she goes back.

"Swallow, Swallow."

And just out of West Street, she heard someone calling her.

Turning around, she saw a person coming out from the dark place, it was Qin Minglang who ran into him in the shop today.

"Qin Xiucai, what's the matter?"

Qin Minglang was dressed in fine clothes, showing all his dignity, but there was a wry smile on his face: "Yan'er, do you really want to treat me like this?"

"If Mr. Xiucai stopped me to say these irrelevant things, then I will leave first."

"Don't go yet." Qin Minglang hastily stepped up to stop the person: "I never thought that I would see you in the restaurant today, Yan'er, why did you go to work in the restaurant again? You know, I saw you holding a heavy bag. How uncomfortable it is for me to serve tea and water with people!"

Zhang Yan'er sneered and said: "Why, the gentleman of the scholar is so lenient before he became an official, but I, a girl who has not been out of the cabinet, do some serious errands and hinder your eyes?"

"I didn't mean that, it's just that it's not good for your reputation."

"Whether it's good or not has nothing to do with my husband. If the person who wants to marry me in the future thinks I'm showing my face, I don't think such a person is a good person, just don't know him."

Qin Minglang let out a sigh of relief: "Yan'er! Why are you so stubborn? I know you are doing this for the sake of your uncle. If your family is short of money, you can tell me that because of your past friendship, I will definitely help you. "

After saying that, he took out a heavy purse from his sleeve pocket: "You keep these, if you don't have enough, tell me again, I will find a way."

Qin Minglang's behavior suddenly made Zhang Yan'er feel very disgusted: "Who are you pitying, sir? I earn money with my own hands and have a clear conscience. Nowadays, there is food and drink at home, and I don't get any food!"

After she finished speaking, she turned around and left. Qin Minglang caught up with him and stopped him: "Yan'er, just take it, don't be stubborn."

"What are you doing, sir! Is it insulting to stop a girl in the street?" Zhou Zhu rushed up and grabbed Qin Minglang. How could a weak scholar be an opponent of a person who worked all the year round, and almost staggered and sat on the ground, in extreme embarrassment .

Zhou Zhu threw the purse into Qin Minglang's arms: "Take the money you begged from the rich family and get out, don't bother her."

"Yan'er, let's go."

Qin Minglang looked at Zhang Yan'er who was pulled away by the man, he was both shocked and unbelievable, and his mouth burst into bitterness.It was only a few months before she found someone else.

Walking to the alley outside the city, Zhou Zhu let go of Zhang Yan'er's hand after realizing it, and he grabbed his hair: "If he troubles you again in the future, I will beat him away for you!"

After finishing speaking, I felt something was wrong: "No, I don't know if you feel sorry for him, but I was impulsive."

Zhang Yan'er rubbed her hands: "What are you talking about! Why should I feel sorry for him!"

"It's fine if you don't have one."

The two fell into silence suddenly, Zhang Yan'er bit her lower lip: "Why did you come here, I remember that your house is not on the other side of Langfang Street...not in the same direction."

"I came to do some shopping, and happened to see Qin Minglang bothering you."

Seeing Zhang Yan'er looking at him, Zhou Zhu obviously didn't believe it. He looked away: "Actually, I came here on purpose. It's uneasy for you to walk around at night as a girl, so I will follow for a while."

Zhang Yan'er blushed: "Why do you take care of me like this?"

"I..." Zhou Zhu paused, gritted his teeth and looked into Zhang Yan'er's eyes: "I like you."

"I used to know that you had a marriage contract with Qin Minglang, and I didn't dare to surpass it. Now that you are separated from him, I don't want to miss this opportunity."

Zhou Zhu felt much better after saying all the words in one go.

"Then you...do you mind if I have a marriage contract with someone else?"

"Why should I mind? That's a thing of the past. What does it have to do with the present?"

Zhou Zhu said earnestly: "Yan'er, I don't know if you like scholars or not. In fact, I have also studied before. If the family is stable in the future and you like to read and understand things, I can also try the scientific examination again. "

Zhang Yan'er felt ashamed for a moment, and she blushed at Zhou Zhu's words: "I know. As long as the two of you live together, life will always get better."

As soon as the words fell, Zhang Yan'er trotted away.

Zhou Zhu floated up and down, this, does this mean that he agreed?He watched people enter the door all the way, and returned home unsteadily. Seeing his son's stupid look, Zhou's mother said, "Are you too busy today?"

"Mom, I seem to be able to marry a wife."

Mother Zhou slapped Zhou Zhu across the face: "What's the matter with you child today? Naturally, you can marry a wife at this age. There are many cute girls and matchmakers who want to tell you, but it's a pity that you This kid only thinks about doing errands every day."

"No, what I mean is that the girl I like agrees."

Mother Zhou's eyes lit up immediately: "But really?"

Zhou Zhu wanted to close his mouth, but it always turned upwards.

"Isn't this a great thing, you can talk to your mother about it, so your mother can invite a matchmaker to bring a gift to the girl's house."

At the end of the month, as soon as the fishing moratorium was over, many fishing boats went out to sea that day, and Wang Qingye planned to go out to sea when Mianshu Academy was on vacation.

When I went out, I met Zhang Wu humming a little tune, and he said, "Uncle Wu has gained a lot from going to sea recently?"

"After a few months of rest, the seafood is more abundant, but there are many people who go to sea, and there is only so much land to fish, so we can only get so much goods."

"I see Uncle Wu is in a good mood."

Zhang Wu put his hands behind his back and smiled, leaned close to Wang Qingye and said in a low voice: "A matchmaker came to the door today, how can I be unhappy."

Wang Qingye frowned, and asked tentatively, "The Zhou family?"

"It turns out that Mr. Lang knew about this a long time ago, but he just kept it from me, an old man."

Wang Qingye said with a smile: "Uncle Wu misunderstood. I knew that Zhou Zhu liked Yan'er, but I didn't know that I sent a matchmaker. I don't know if Uncle Wu is interested?"

Zhang Wu nodded: "I've noticed this kid a long time ago, he's more reliable than the Qin family, and now both of them are working under Wang Lang's command, I think it's feasible, so I agree."

"Have you decided on a wedding date?"

"On that day, the two sides will meet and discuss together. Taking advantage of the good times, I will do it earlier, and I will feel at ease."

"It's natural."

Wang Qingye went to the snack shop to look at the account books, and used this to tease Zhou Zhu, but kept him a secret.

Zhou Zhu was as happy as a smiling baby all day long: "I discussed it with Yan'er, and I wanted to wait until the date is confirmed before notifying Lang Jun."

"Don't say anything else, don't hide the wedding wine."

"How can such a big event forget Mr. Zhou?" Zhou Zhu whispered: "I would like to thank Mr. Lang for being a matchmaker."

"It's good if you know." Wang Qingye laughed: "By the way, you have to teach Ma Lao to be a teacher before you get married. At that time, you can't get married and take wedding leave and close my shop for a few days. .”

Zhou Zhu patted his chest and promised: "Don't worry, my lord, Ma Lao may have done it, and he will definitely be able to take charge of himself in a few days."

"That's good."

He listened to what Zhou Zhu and Zhang Yaner wanted, and they planned to pool some money together to buy a bigger house in the city. The houses of the two families are old, and they have to be repaired when there is a bit of wind and rain. He said that he was afraid that something would fall into the house from the roof and hit someone.

I have also considered expanding and renovating my own house, but the houses on the other side of Langfang Street are close to each other. Once I want to move my house, it will inevitably cause trouble to the neighbors. Go to the top, when the time comes, troubles will come out.

The days are loose nowadays, Yan'er pays some dowry, Zhou Zhu takes out his savings, and simply buys a house in Xiaolin Lane in the west of the city. Firstly, it is close to the shop, and secondly, the houses here are much larger. Fortunately, the two families also agreed with the young man's idea and were willing to help a little. The money may be more compact, but the two families are united as one and the greatest joy.

Wang Qingye and Zhou Zhu went to see the house. It is spacious and bright. The most important thing is that there is a lot of space in the house. It is easy to expand and repair it in the future. The Zhou family has a small population. Four children are enough.

"If money is tight, I will pay some from the account first to use it, and the left and right will also do things with me, so I can't run away."

Zhou Zhu knew his master's kindness, he said: "I was thinking of borrowing some time from Mr. Lang, but our Zhou family will buy the house, and then we will have a banquet for the betrothal gift. The savings are definitely not enough, but Yan'er and Uncle Wu insisted on paying some to buy a house, saying that after all, the two of them will live together in the future, and I have no choice but to agree, so the money is enough."

"After a year or two of compactness, life will be easier."

Wang Qingye said silently, "I let you marry a good wife and treat her well in the future."

"Of course I know that."

At night, Wang Qingye glanced at the account books brought back from the snack shop. The half-monthly flow was more than [-] taels, and it was almost catching up with Jiangchunlou.

Xu was touched by Zhou Zhu, but he also wanted to buy a stable residence. Before that, he wanted to start a business to eat, but now the business is on the right track, and the family has some savings. He has already bought a house. It is time to think about it. The matter of settling down.

But he also has a lot of considerations. He has visited all the houses in the city, but there is no suitable place. He is not limited to what kind of house he lives in, but he mainly has to consider for Mianshu.

He thought it was still necessary to build a large house on a piece of land close to the city, regardless of other configurations, but a large lake must be dug for comfort, so as to save him from being suffocated in a bucket all day.

In this way, it would cost a lot of money to buy land. If it is an ordinary barren land, it will be fine. If it occupies good land, the price will be much higher. In addition to the later construction, it will have to save money.

Mian Shu was lying on the bed looking through the money box. Fortunately, before the year, the money box was still a small box, which could be put down by the side of the bed, but now it has become a big box, which has to be put under the bed.

"Why don't you sell the pearl?"

Mian Shu grabbed a handful of big pearls from the box under the box, turned her head and asked Wang Qingye, "Is it worthless?"

"Nothing is worthless, save it for later use."

"If you don't want to exchange pearls for money, then let's work harder and go fishing more, and I think it's the same wherever you live."

Wang Qingye sat by the bed and said patiently: "This is someone else's house after all, we also need to have our own house, and then we can plant flowers in the front and back yards, wouldn't that be better?"

Mian Shu lay on his lap, propped her chin and said, "It's fine, as long as we can live together. But brother Zhou Zhu and sister Yan'er bought the house because they got married? You're not married, Then why rush?"

Wang Qingye squinted at him: "Who is to blame?"

Mian Shu pursed her mouth: "If it's really not possible, you can stay with me. Anyway, I will not be an adult in a few years, and I can slowly save money to repair the house."

Wang Qingye was angry and funny: "You have been pretending to be something all day long, but you were poisoned by Tang Suxiao? I'm not interested in a fish, and it's a male fish."

"What's wrong with the male fish? Our mermaid tribe doesn't pay much attention to it. Even two male fish can be together. Although there will be no cubs, there are often irresponsible parents who give birth to mermaid eggs and run away without hatching." , The male fish picks up two and hatches them to be their own cubs, which is not much better than a male-female pairing."

Wang Qingye packed up the money box, bought land first, and then built a house, taking it slowly step by step, and finding more ways to earn money should still be very fast.

"Go to sleep, don't you have to go to sea tomorrow?"

Reluctantly, Mian Shu went back into the bucket, grabbed the edge of the bucket with both hands, and blinked at Wang Qingye who was undressing: "Do you really not think about it?"

Wang Qingye got up and blew out the oil lamp in one breath.

The author has something to say: Mian Shu: Hmph!Reject me outright today, don't cry and beg me to stay tomorrow!