Great Imperial Merchant

Yang Zhongyuan was in a better mood because he settled a worry at noon, he took a light lunch break, and then led out the door with the thin road in his pocket.

Luo County is a big county in the north, and Danluo City, the capital of the county, is famous for its peonies. Every midsummer, the entire Danluo City is full of beautiful flowers.

Walking on the street, Yang Zhongyuan couldn't help but think of the scene when he came back on the first day.

In the first year of Tianqi, there were more than 20 youths who entered the palace in Los Angeles, but only four were sent back to their hometown with the carriage a few days ago.

Among the four people, except for Yang Zhongyuan, none of them were from Danluo City. They only parted at the gate of Danluo City. From then on, they would never see each other again.

Yang Zhongyuan entered the city gate and suddenly felt a little uneasy.

This is his hometown that haunts his dreams.

His father, daddy, and his brothers have always lived here, and this is his home.

At that time, there were a lot of people entering the city, and Yang Zhongyuan hesitated. He wanted to go back quickly, but the things that had happened in these years flashed before his eyes one by one, and he hesitated.

As the saying goes, being close to the hometown is timid, and this is indeed very reasonable.

Is his home still the way he remembered it?

Yang Zhongyuan finally took a deep breath, and when he raised his head again, he turned into the tall Manager Yang in the imperial dining room.

Because of holding the guide, Yang Zhongyuan was quickly put into the city. He didn't go directly to the household registration office that day, but just strolled on the streets of Danluo, watching carefully the changes of the city over the past ten years.

Since Emperor Rui came to power, the people of Daliang lived and worked in peace and contentment, and their lives became more and more prosperous.

Danluo City, which has been prosperous in the early years, is now full of people, and the sound of hawking in the streets and alleys can be heard endlessly. Yang Zhongyuan went into a few cloth shops and gold shops at random, and found that what is popular in the capital can be seen here.

He asked about the price in detail, and silently made a decision in his heart.

The common people have spare money in their hands, so they naturally need to spend it. Now Danluo City has all kinds of business, as long as it is done well, the common people will naturally support it.

The memory came to an abrupt end, and Yang Zhongyuan's nostalgia and longing for his family had faded away, leaving only his persistence to his father. No matter what, he always firmly believed that his father was his closest relative.

Yang Zhongyuan thought of this, so he walked quickly to the household registration office with his head sullen.

As a former official of the ninth grade palace, his guide was a bit special. Not only was it stamped with the seal of the chief manager of Jinliang Palace, but he also asked the household registration office to waive Yang Zhongyuan's settlement fee.

The household registration of the household registration office is the official eighth rank, and the household registration work under him is just a sesame official from the ninth rank. Originally, he was very impatient when he saw a person from the palace like Yang Zhongyuan, but when he saw the seal of Cangnian on the household registration, he was stunned for a moment. A smile immediately appeared on his face, and he hurriedly asked Yang Zhongyuan to sit down and have a cup of tea.

There was a slight smile on Yang Zhongyuan's face, and he only said gently: "My lord, please don't be polite, the grass-roots are not officials after leaving the palace, please trouble your lord to do things, and if I lose my house in the city later, I will come to bother you again of."

When dealing with household registration, you just say where and where, but the speed of handling things in your hands has increased.

Just kidding, the chief stewards in the palace can talk to the emperor. They are small officials from the ninth rank, and the whole leader is unknown. Let alone the emperor, he has never seen even the county guard.

Yang Zhongyuan saw that he was starting to work, the smile on his face disappeared, and he stared at the teacup silently.

Speaking of which, he has not only learned a good cooking skill in the years of entering the palace, but he has also honed his kung fu in talking nonsense when he sees people and talking nonsense. It is not easy to deal with a job.

Yang Zhongyuan's household registration was settled within the effort of a cup of tea. He didn't ask the household registration office to leave him in the Yang family's ancestral house, but only said to put it in the household registration office first, and wait for him to come back within a month.

In this way, his birth roster was moved back from the palace, and the road guide in his hand would also be added to it, proving that he had served the royal family and was a ninth-rank palace official.

With such a guide, no matter where he moves to in the future, he doesn't have to pay the settlement fee, which is really convenient.

"My lord, Caomin has something to ask." Yang Zhongyuan took a sip of tea, with a worried expression on his face.

The household registration officer responded immediately: "This...Young Master, if you have anything to say, just say it."

"I haven't been home for more than ten years, and I don't know what Danluo City looks like now. I want to ask you where the house is better now. If there is no one in my family, I can have a shed to shelter from the wind and rain." Yang Zhongyuan's words were pitiful, and with that honest and gentle face, it was very suitable.

Seeing him like this, the household registration officer thought for a while, and hurriedly said: "Young master, Luocheng has a large population now, and you have to be biased if you want to settle in the city. Now there are only Lanhe Lane and Xueta Lane in the north. Spare houses, but probably not too many."

The household registration office is specialized in managing the population living in the city. He understands these situations naturally. After he finished speaking, he paused and said: "But the people living there are more mixed, and there are people everywhere. It's not a good place. Young Master, try to go home and look for it, maybe your family members are there."

Hearing him say this, the smile on Yang Zhongyuan's face deepened, he lowered his eyes halfway, and said in a low voice: "I see, thank you."

After finishing the work, it was already the west of the sun. Yang Zhongyuan paused at the door of the household registration office, and decided to go to the north to look at the house first.

No matter how complicated things were at home, he would take his father away first, and his father might not be in good health. Even if he wanted to leave Danluo City within a month, it must be impossible.

The Yang family is a wealthy family in Danluo City. He has been running an antique shop since his grandfather, and the business is very good in his father's generation. Although he was not born by his father, he was spoiled by his father when he was young. I have what I want.

Now that all this has come to naught, he only hopes that his elder brother and brother Kun will not go too far, and let him and his father leave him to make a living, then that will be fine.

Yang Zhongyuan looked up at the sky, pursed his lips and walked quickly to the north.

He walked briskly in the palace all the year round, and his footsteps were very fast. Although he was very unfamiliar with this place, he focused on walking forward after finding the right direction, and soon came to the private house in the north of Danluo.

Yang Zhongyuan squinted his eyes to look at the houses here, and found that most of them were small courtyards with bricks and tiles. Most of the roofs were made of blue tiles. The yards were not big, and most of them only had three main rooms, but they looked unique.

This place is probably the residence of ordinary people. Seeing that most of the passers-by were made of coarse cloth and short brown, Yang Zhongyuan felt more at ease. He found a kind-faced uncle to ask the way, and then he directly found a household in Lanhe Lane. people.

The family's surname is Chen, and they are in the dental business. There are no other families in the north that he doesn't know.

Yang Zhongyuan had a sweet mouth, and within a few words, he asked someone who wanted to rent a shop here. That man was also an old man, and he knew all the alleys to the north. Hearing him ask about the shop, his face became enthusiastic. point.

Since we want to open a shop, we have to purchase furniture materials. If we can do it stably in the future, we will also hire some helpers. It is convenient to be able to become regular customers with just one business.

Yang Zhongyuan naturally knew why he was more enthusiastic, and hurriedly said: "Uncle Chen, to tell you the truth, my father and I can't live at home, and if we want to rent a shop to make a living, we don't need a very good location, and what we sell is just simple food. , just to make a living.”

Ren Yachen saw that his attitude was modest and sincere, so he thought for a while and said: "There is a small door in Xueta Lane, the location is very good, there are also two small tile-roofed houses in the backyard, and there is a good tea shop next to it, that is... "

Yang Zhongyuan was happy when he heard Ren Yachen's first few sentences, but when he heard his hesitation at the end, he murmured in his heart, but he still asked with a smile: "What is it?"

The man Yachen looked around, leaned close to Yang Zhongyuan's ear and said in a low voice: "The shop used to be in the flower paper business, but later his husband always abused Zhengjun, and Zhengjun couldn't bear it, so he just used a piece of rope." hanging in the house..."

Yang Zhongyuan raised his eyebrows, pretending to be surprised: "Oh, there is such a thing...then..."

Flower paper is the wreath paper money used to pay homage to the deceased. It is an out-and-out business. It will also be lower.

Yang Zhongyuan didn't care about hanging people in that house at all. He has stayed in the palace for more than ten years, has he seen few dead people?

The main thing is to worry that the people around will be jealous of that shop and refuse to do business with him.

Thinking of this, Yang Zhongyuan's face turned red, and he stammered, "Uncle Chen, to tell you the truth, my father and I don't have much spare money, how much is the rent for that shop?"

Putting this shop in Ren Ya's hands, a layer of skin must be added.But after all, the business in the north is not as good as that in the south, and they are all poor people. It didn't take long for this matter to happen. In the first one or two months, no one came to ask. This month, there are one or two families who just came to Danluo City. However, after hearing the actual situation, they all said it was unlucky.So the shop fell into the hands of Ren Yachen for more than half a year, and it was still empty.

To say that this person is too old, if he doesn't tell the tenants about the matter, he will definitely be able to rent it out quickly at such a low rent price, but he doesn't want to lie, even if he is a foreigner, he will never look up and bow down. See, the worst thing about being in the dental business is to offend people.

Yang Zhongyuan seems to be a very down-to-earth young man with a gentle attitude, and Ren Yachen naturally speaks the truth.

"Little brother, I, Lao Chen, have never told lies in this intermediary business. I have explained the situation of the shop to you, and the price is really not expensive. It only costs ten taels of silver a month, but the head of the household asked for it." , you have to rent for half a year, you don’t need to give a deposit, if you don’t want to renew, you can just tell me and leave, the money is not refundable, if you renew the contract, you can sign for another six months after the expiration, it’s very simple.”

Ten taels a month, the price is really not expensive, even if it is not for the pavement, the average house in these alleys in the north will cost five taels to eight taels a month, and the pavement must be doubled at least, so it is not a loss after all.

Yang Zhongyuan was very satisfied in his heart, but he didn't show it on his face, he still looked very hesitant: "Uncle Chen, this shop has a bad reputation, and my family's business will not do well when the time comes, so it's not just a loss of 60 taels of silver. Even for this money, my father and I have to borrow from others to make ends meet."