All-round way to money

"Father, you have to keep your word, right?"

After the New Year's Eve, it's time to go back to the town and continue doing business. Chu Ran is looking for her father.It was agreed before that if she can make money, the marriage will be up to her.It took me less than ten days to sell braised pork years ago, but I made a few months' worth of money.

"That's right. You decide your own marriage. Then you have to ask Mr. Ning if he is willing?" He was thinking in his heart, no matter how hard he was, he was still the second prince. He had never heard of marriage, but he was in his twenties. It's impossible not to have an engagement, the mansion has confirmed it. How could the waiter think of his daughter.No matter how perfect the daughter is in his eyes, he still has self-knowledge. That big frame, tall and tall, just like her mother, is not the appearance in the backyard of the prince's mansion.

"Does my mother agree?" Chu Ran plugged the loophole, and don't use her mother's disagreement as an excuse at that time. Chu Niang was a contestant who could roll around in the yard and cry, who can afford it.

"I have the final say on major matters." Father Chu is confident.

You can pull it down.His daughter didn't believe it at all.

"Mother, my father has agreed to my marriage with Mr. Ning, how about asking your opinion?" It's better to ask her father to ask her mother face to face.

"I have no objection." But she never expected that Chu Niang would be so happy.

Dad Chu was angry, "He will have to sit in a wheelchair all his life and can't do anything, so you haven't thought about how your daughter will live in the future?" Was it too happy to agree?

Chu Niang returned even faster, "What's the matter, don't they know how to read, and they don't eat for nothing now. When they have children in the future, they can also teach them to read, so that my grandson can take the No. [-] Scholar exam. We are not old. Can't move, can't you help my daughter?" After a pause, he said again, "Mr. Ning has no one else in his family. My daughter doesn't have to marry far away, and she stays at home after she gets married. What are you dissatisfied with? It's not like recruiting someone else. It’s not that my uncle is strong?”

The couple of them have only one daughter, and they are looking for someone from a good family background and strong ability. It is impossible for them to get married, and most of them who can marry are like Uncle Chu.She half-rolled her eyes and couldn't even look down on her. She didn't look like a man at all. She had to point at women for everything, and she was the only one who looked at Aunt Chu's house and outside her house.Isn't it tiring to find someone like that?It's better to find someone like Mr. Ning, who has studied and learned, and his brain is still sharp, what's wrong with his mobility, and serving him is better than having no backbone.

Father Chu also wanted to say that there is absolutely no need to recruit other people. If you marry a daughter, you can rely on your daughter's braised meat skills and the dowry from a pork shop. Not to mention the young talents in Qushui Town can choose at will. .But think about what you said, or forget it.When I think of that person in the east room, I still feel a little displeased. Even if there is no second prince, he doesn't like him very much just because of him. What's so good about him, little boy?Hmph, you can fool a woman.

Listening to her mother's reasons, Chu Ran thought in her heart that she understood what it meant to be able to please her mother-in-law to death with her looks.If she didn't have that face, maybe Chu Niang wouldn't have agreed so easily, right?Maybe it's because she understands her daughter's mood in her heart that she understands better?

As soon as the old lady had no objection, Chu Ran yelled in the west room in a super bold way: "Ning Er, do you agree to marry me?"

Xiao Yu shouted so loudly that the carving knife in his hand tilted and almost missed his hand. He suppressed a smile, pretended to cough twice, and replied, "I agree."

Well, Chu Polu was rather dumbfounded, is this kid blind?But looking at the girl who was smiling and squinting, and the wife who rolled her eyes and patted her, muttering "Smelly girl, don't be ashamed", but with a smile on her face, I really couldn't say anything against it.

That's it.

Marriage is not troublesome. The dowry has been prepared by my mother since she was a child. A little bit is prepared every year, and a little bit is prepared every year. What needs to be made now is the back mattress. Even the cotton has been prepared long ago. .Another thing is to paint the finished furniture again.

In the past, it was prepared as a gift.Now there is no need to marry him off, but after all Chu Polu didn't have the nerve to let Xiao Yu marry, so he couldn't get married in his own home.It was originally said that when spring came, he would build two houses in the village and then get married.

Chu Ran didn't want to wait, and didn't want to stay in the village. Both her parents and acquaintances were here, so it was not convenient to live here.Just discuss it with your parents, "Father, why don't I rent a shop in the county town to sell braised pork? What do you think?"

"You go to the county seat, what is the son-in-law doing?"

"He can be a teacher. If not, he can also lead his apprentices to be a carpenter, or make jewelry. Everything is good, and he can help me with the ingredients."

Chu Polu: ...

"No money..."

Oh, this reason is really far-fetched.

"I have it. Don't you have so many jewels? The pearls are not marked, so take one to the pawnshop to have it pressed, so there will be capital."

"Then what if someone asks you where the pearl came from?" Silly boy, there is no mark on the pearl. When you take it out, see if anyone will look for it.

"You were rewarded by nobles when you were a soldier. Others don't know where you were a soldier."

"What if the son-in-law is discovered?"

"Da Yin lives in the city. Dad, you don't really think that others will match my husband with him, do you?"

Uh……

It turns out that you yourself know that you are not compatible...

"Okay, okay, my daughter is married, let the young couple live on their own, what are you worrying about?" Chu Niang's heart is really big.

"Then there's no need to build a house. Just do the marriage at home."

"Then dad, why don't you take me to the county town tomorrow to see the shop and yard? Rent it first and clean it up. I haven't been to the county town yet." Chu Ran was delighted.

Chu Polu's worry, isn't this just stupid and bold.Can he rest assured that he will live in the future?

After thinking about it, yes, I went out to suffer, and I couldn't continue, so I came back.When the time comes to hand over the pork shop to her, she will have no complaints.

"That's fine, take your mother with you tomorrow, and go. By the way, buy back the wedding things."

He said everything, definitely not including Xiao Yu who was handicapped. After breakfast in the morning, he sent him to the old house. He was able to take care of himself on crutches, so he had a meal in the old house.It takes at least three days for those who go to the city to look at houses and shops again.

This will not walk on foot.I went to the town first and made a stop at the shop.After collecting the bills for the New Year, Father Chu went to the cart shop and hired a covered carriage.Two hundred coins for three days.

The journey of 35 miles took the carriage an hour and a half.It was almost noon when we arrived.

Qushui Town is located in the northwest of Caotan County. Cars enter from the west gate, expensive in the east and cheap in the west. Caotan County is an ancient city. The city is divided into nine blocks, which are then divided into internal areas by trails.

Father Chu is obviously very familiar with the county town, and has also done business in the county town.First, I found an inn called Xinglong in the back street near the city entrance, and rented two rooms for customers.Father Chu said that the owner of the inn is from Qushui Town, and most people from Qushui Town will live in this inn when they enter the county.

Afterwards, Chu Niang took Chu Ran to go shopping. The market in Xicheng sells things that are more accessible to the people, and the prices are very cheap. Of course, the quality is average.For getting married, I have to buy better ones. In Xishi, I only bought some that don't pay so much attention to quality.I went to Dongcheng to continue shopping.I don't have many things to buy, so I just buy two areas of cloth, make a wedding dress, and buy one or two pieces of jewelry that look good.

Father Chu went to the tooth shop to see if there was a suitable shop yard in the hands of the tooth shop.The government does not allow private sales, and the only way to buy a yard shop is to find a dentist.

Chu Ran's mother and daughter returned to the inn soon, and they didn't have much to buy.

Father Chu came back a little later, and Jialai held a map in his hand, and when he opened it, it was a simple county map.It is said that there are not many existing shop yards in the dental shop.There is only one suitable shop. It is in the middle of Dongchengfang City, surrounded by tea shops, restaurants, restaurants, rice grain shops, etc., which is very suitable for selling food.It used to be a restaurant, with two floors and a small backyard. There are two rooms inside, which can be used as warehouses or for the staff to live in.If it sells stewed pork, it is too big, and half a shop is enough.This two-story restaurant is really too big.But the location is the most suitable.Other places are either cattle and horse markets or cloth and ready-made clothing shops, which are really not suitable for selling food.

There are two suitable yards.One is in Xicheng, the main courtyard has a small Kuayuan, if the son-in-law teaches, he can run a small private school in the Kuayuan.One is in Dongcheng, just across the street from the restaurant, but the space is small, not even a porter, only a one and a half main house, a small yard, and half a woodshed.The price is the same as that of West City.

"Then let's live in Dongcheng. Let's live there first, and then buy a bigger one after earning money. As for the shop, since it's a restaurant, how about I open a restaurant too?" Chu Ranke was optimistic.

Father Chu, Mother Chu: ...

Why do you say it so easily?

The next day, I paid the deposit, but I didn't let my daughter become a pearl, so I bought the yard for my own money.The restaurant also paid half a year's rent, a full 30 taels of silver.The yard cost 19 taels.In addition to the purchases, the money for renting a car, and asking the dentist to help find someone to clean the yard and restaurant.This trip out cost more than 70 taels of silver.

I feel sorry for Chu Niang.

When I came back, my daughter was happy to make a wedding dress and prepare for the wedding.When the couple talked privately, they both agreed that the daughter is a newborn calf and is not afraid of tigers. She doesn't know that the sky is high and the earth is thick, and she still wants to open a restaurant?Let her drive, without some setbacks, people will not be at ease.Uncle is of such a background, he is not a human being, if the daughter is also so supercilious, how will I live in the future?Taking advantage of their good health and earning money, it was just a good time to sharpen the girl's temperament, even if they lost everything, they would not hurt their muscles and bones.It's better than waiting for them all to leave, and the daughter is still like this, ruining the family.

After discussing it, the couple never said anything about their daughter going to the county town to open a restaurant.But he also made up his mind that he must not help her, and let her retreat in spite of the difficulties.

The marriage arrived very quickly, on the eighteenth day of the first lunar month.It's just that the village is lively, and there is not a single guest from the man's side.Everyone in the village knew that Uncle Chu Poluding lived in a neighboring county, his parents died early, and he grew up with his grandparents, studying all the time.After his grandparents passed away one after another, he didn't work on production, so he slowly sold all the family property, and took the last bit of money to Beijing to rush for the exam. In the end, he met a wild boar in the nearby mountains, was chased away, and broke his leg. I don't know where the silver fell.

At the wedding night in the bridal chamber, the couple can finally talk a little bit privately.Let Chu Niang see that for such a long time, there is no chance to talk privately.

Of course Chu Ran had to ask Xiao Yu about his background first.

It was different from what she had guessed before.Xiao Yu is indeed the second prince of the current Emperor Qi, his mother is Concubine Ning, and his uncle is General Zhenyuan.The emperor ascended the throne 13 years ago. He has three sons. The eldest son is the current crown prince. His biological mother is the emperor's original spouse.He is the second prince.There is also a third prince, who is three years younger than him, just eighteen, and his biological mother is Concubine Shu.The relationship between the three brothers is that the prince's biological mother was the original spouse, but she died early. When the prince was one year old, the biological mother died.Concubine Ning Gui entered the mansion early, and she used to be a concubine who raised the crown prince and the second prince.The third prince's biological mother was a favorite concubine, the one who favored the sixth palace.There are only seven or eight concubines and concubines in the harem, and none of them are young, all thanks to Concubine Shu.The current step queen has no children and no favours.Of course she sided with Ning Guifei.That is to stand with the prince.Confronted with the third prince who was leaning against Concubine Shu.The trend of seizing the heirloom has been achieved.

The second prince's family is very powerful, whichever side he stands on will almost surely win, or if he wants to fight, the chances of winning are not small.From childhood to adulthood, he followed the crown prince all the time, Xiao Yu said that the original body was not aggressive, he was really sincere to the crown prince, even the crown prince was somewhat suspicious of him.The order to suppress the bandits was issued by the crown prince, saying that there was a group of bandits in Qishan, and several groups of officers and soldiers were sent to suppress them. It was sent by the prince again.Before departure, when General Ning personally sent his nephew out of the city, he told him that if there was an accident that would kill him, he would go to Chu Family Village to find Chu Polu and hide for a few years. When the dust settles, Not only can he save his own life, but also won't implicate the Ning family.He also knew that his nephew had no ambitions, so he suggested this. If he stayed in the capital, sooner or later he would be involved in the battle for the heir apparent.

He probably would not have thought that the second prince's injury would be so serious.

When Father Chu went out, he asked what he heard, but he didn't elaborate on it when he came back.But for so long, no outsiders have come to the Chu Family Village, not even in Qushui Town, and no one has ever inquired about the Chu Family Village.That means, either General Ning was too reassuring about Chu Polu, or he was being watched.Obviously the latter is more likely.

"Oh, that's why you said you can't have good legs, right?"

If it becomes unhealthy, it will be found back, and a disabled person will not be eligible to inherit the throne, so he will be safe.

"Yes."

"Then do you think it's possible to go back?"

"I don't know. Uncle must have sent someone to look for it, and he will look for it. The crown prince and the court will send people to look for it. When they will be found and whether they will be found, then I don't know. Like General Ning said, the dust falls After the decision, Xu Shi is more likely to be found. Before the new emperor ascends the throne, it is estimated that no party will want me to go back."

Understand.

"Then you can open the restaurant with peace of mind?"

"Well, probably for a few years."

"It's good or bad. It's better than selling pork."

Hahaha

How much better it would be!

Stayed at home for three days.The couple packed their luggage.Father Chu hired a carriage again, and brought half a cart of food, how could Mother Chu stay at home with peace of mind, after all, they went to the city together.When I arrived at the small yard, I helped to clean up the house. This house was very similar to the Chu family's hometown in Sanshengyu in the last mission.The entrance is the kitchen, and the inside is a main room of less than [-] square meters.The difference is that there is no kang in this room, only a wooden bed, which is bought now.Not even a bed rail.Except for the bed, there is only a narrow table and two benches, which were brought back from the restaurant.Nothing more.Even the pots on the stove are bought on the spot.In the yard there was still a firewood house with half of the roof leaking, and I spent another ten renminbi to buy two bundles of firewood to put in it.Spread the bedding, and put the food in the small warehouse separated from the kitchen.Even after moving house.

It's a place to turn around.There is no backyard, and the walls are so high that the neighbors on the left and right cannot see it.Unless you speak loudly, the privacy is good.

Chu Ran was quite satisfied.For this privacy, she deserves it.

"But you're going to be locked up in this small yard, it's too boring. It's better to buy a big yard sooner." She can go out to do business, but Xiao Yu will be miserable and can't go out.

"It's okay, it's very good here." Xiao Yu was quite satisfied.

After tidying up the yard, I went to the restaurant again.

The restaurant is on the second floor, and the area is actually small. There are three private rooms on the upper floor.The next room is the lobby, about 7 square meters, with six square tables, there is not much space left.The counter is on the corner of the back wall next to the back door, which is connected to the kitchen. The kitchen is not big, only about [-] square meters, with a [-]-shaped stove with three burners on one side and a chopping board on the other.The other side is empty, which is the place to put the ingredients.The small yard at the back is about the same size as the one I just bought, with a firewood house on one side and one room left, which can be used as a dormitory.

Now there is only one shelf left in the entire restaurant, except for a few wooden stools that are too broken, it is empty.The previous boss moved everything very clean, including all the pots and stoves, not even the door curtains.

"Father, mother, I can do it myself. You can't leave the house, you should go back and take care of the shop." Father Chu wanted Mother Chu to stay and help set up the restaurant, but there were still pigs at home, so how could he leave? Got it.He also has to open a shop to sell pork.Now I need to make more money.

In the end did not stay.

I left 50 taels of silver, and the old couple went back to Qushui Town every step of the way.

Finally be free.