Great Imperial Merchant

After returning to Danluo, Yang Zhongyuan first helped Xu Xiaotian settle down, then opened the shop door and windows, and started making lunch.

The room Xu Xiaotian lived in had already been cleaned up by Zhou Quanxu. Since the weather was no longer hot, all the ingredients were brought out and put in the small kitchen in the yard, which was enough to make up the living.

With Zhou Quanxu around, things at home can always be handled properly. Cheng Weizhe moved an empty wooden bed from the shop, put on the newly bought bedding, and the room immediately looked tidy.

Based on the principle of saving, Yang Zhongyuan and Xu Xiaotian also moved a group of relatively new cabinets, tables and chairs from Xu's family to the bullock cart, pulled them all the way to Danluo, and put them into Xu Xiaotian's new house.

In this way, although the room is relatively large, it still looks full.

For so many days, Yang Zhongyuan has been guarding the first seven with Xu Xiaotian, and Cheng Weizhe often goes to help, so Xu Xiaotian gradually became familiar with the two of them, and he no longer sees them so differently.When Yang Zhongyuan was cooking, he just sat in the shop and watched him do it.

Watching Yang Zhongyuan in charge of the spoon, whether it's the smell of the food or just watching Yang Zhongyuan's clean and neat movements, I enjoy it very much.

What's more, when he opened the shop, passers-by would always ask him, "Little boss, you've been away for a few days, and I don't know where to eat. When will the door open again?"

Yang Zhongyuan kept busy with his hands, distractedly answered: "There are some things at home, we will open tomorrow."

After hearing this, the diners left happily.

Xu Xiaotian watched all this silently, and suddenly said, "Uncle Yang, are you the chef?"

Yang Zhongyuan was frying spicy chicken nuggets. The smell of chili was fragrant and choking. He turned his head and coughed a few times, stood a little far away, and replied: "I think, I am."

After he finished speaking, he laughed too, and then shook his head: "Oh, I learned this skill from a famous master. You will know after a taste."

Xu Xiaotian never laughed these days, he didn't cry anymore, but he always looked sad.

Seeing Yang Zhongyuan smiling a little complacently now, the sadness in his heart gradually loosened, and he no longer clenched his heart tightly all the time, making him sleepless day and night.

"Uncle Yang, let me learn how to cook with you, okay?" Xu Xiaotian thought for a while and said suddenly.

The chicken nuggets were cooked soon. Yang Zhongyuan put them out of the pan and called Cheng Weizhe to bring them to the yard. He was about to say something, but Cheng Weizhe who heard Xu Xiaotian's words cut off the conversation: "Xiaotian, this will be your home from now on. You don’t have to think so much. If you want to study, we will send you to study, and you can afford it for many years. If you don’t want to study, you can learn whatever you want, and you don’t have to always think about what to do for your family.”

Xu Xiaotian turned to look at him, Cheng Weizhe liked to smile, and there were two very pleasing dimples on his face, even though he didn't have much contact with Xu Xiaotian, Xu Xiaotian still felt that he was as kind as Yang Zhongyuan: "Uncle Cheng, I didn't mean that, I Yes... I really want to learn."

Seeing the surprised expressions on the faces of Cheng and Yang, he couldn't help sitting up straight: "Well... when my father was not in good health, he taught me to cook simple meals. I think, I cook this. Quite talented... eh..."

When he mentioned this, he felt a little embarrassed, boasting that he was talented, and this was the first time he had done such a thing.

Yang Zhongyuan and Cheng Weizhe looked at each other, saw Cheng Weizhe nodded to him, and then said: "Xiaotian, first of all, I want to tell you that you and we are already family members, and we will never see you again. Secondly, your Uncle Yang and my craft , It’s not easy to learn, to be a cook, you have to be able to endure hardships, Uncle Yang... I don’t want to make you suffer.”

Xu Xiaotian didn't quite understand what he said, so he simply asked, "Uncle Yang, but I think you're very happy doing this by yourself."

Yang Zhongyuan was taken aback, then smiled: "You child, yes, I am very happy, but I am also really tired. I also thought about finding some disciples to pass on the skills, so that someone can help me share. However, not everyone can do this disciple, do you really want to learn?"

"I think," Xu Xiaotian replied with a serious face, "Uncle Yang, I will work hard. I want to be a good cook, just like my father, like you."

Yang Zhongyuan saw that he was really determined, so he said: "Okay, then before we leave Danluo, you will follow me to do some simple work. If you do well and can eat this bowl of rice in the future, uncle will recognize you Be an entry-level disciple."

The words "Big Disciple" touched the blood in Xu Xiaotian's heart. He stood up abruptly, bowed respectfully to Yang Zhongyuan, and said seriously: "I see, Uncle Yang, look at my hard work." Bar."

People have to live with a goal. In fact, in the short time they got along, Yang Zhongyuan already felt that Xu Xiaotian was the material.

But it's not enough for him to be immersed in the pain of his father's death all the time. He is only ten years old. At a young age, he doesn't laugh or make trouble all day long. He is also emaciated, and he looks really worried.

The reason why Yang Zhongyuan wanted to set up an obstacle for him was to stimulate the vitality in his heart.He somewhat understood Xu Xiaotian's personality, and knew that although he was young, he kept his word and he was hardworking and willing to work. He was a good boy who would be liked by everyone.

He believes that as long as he works hard to learn the craft, he will slowly get out of the shadow of losing his loved ones, and the smile will return to the face of this beautiful child.

At noon, the family of four had a lively meal. Of course, only Yang Zhongyuan and Cheng Weizhe were the only ones who were lively. Zhou Quanxu didn't bother to talk about them, but Xu Xiaotian remained silent as always.

However, looking at his expression, one could tell that he was also very satisfied with this new home, so Yang Zhongyuan felt relieved and took him along to prepare ingredients in the afternoon.

When he was going to make vegetarian assortment for tomorrow, he also had to boil the chicken soup first, so after the afternoon nap, he took a big basin and led Xu Xiaotian to wash the ingredients together.

He is very concerned about everything in the kitchen. The ingredients must be clean, the dishes must be neat, and everything must not be messy. This is what a good chef should do.

The first lesson he taught Xu Xiaotian was naturally this.

Xu Xiaotian tasted Yang Zhongyuan's craftsmanship at noon, and was a little shocked by him.Therefore, no matter what Yang Zhongyuan said now, he listened very seriously as if it were an imperial decree.

Here, one big and one small get along well, but Cheng Weizhe was approached by the Cheng family there, saying that they had something to discuss.

What can the Cheng family do with him?It must not be a good thing, Cheng Weizhe still wanted to help Yang Zhongyuan prepare the things in the shop, but felt that the Yang family's affairs still had to be decent, so he had to talk to Yang Zhongyuan, and then said reluctantly that he would come back for dinner in the evening.

Yang Zhongyuan pulled him to avoid people, and shook his hand with a smile: "I told you to go back to your own home, how can you keep up with the execution ground."

Cheng Weizhe hated those members of the Cheng family so much, he moved almost all his belongings to the tea shop, so after the last fallout, he didn't go back for two months.

"I don't want to go back, and I get angry when I see them." Cheng Weizhe said dissatisfiedly, curling his lips.

He will be able to pass the filial piety period at the beginning of December. He discussed with Yang Zhongyuan. After all, moving before the New Year's Day is a bit troublesome. Besides, Zhou Quanxu is in good health, and the fatigue of the journey is not very good for him, so he thinks about spending a new year in Danluo , They will leave when everything is arranged for leaving.

But the Cheng family was not happy to find him again and again, so he felt a little bored.

"Okay, okay, you go early and come back early, remember not to quarrel with them, maybe they won't be angry, it's not worth it for us to get angry, you know." Recently Cheng Weizhe told him about the messy things at home, So Yang Zhongyuan didn't like his father very much.

Cheng Weizhe nodded, smiled and leaned towards his face: "You kiss me, and I will be happy."

Yang Zhongyuan gave him a blank look, but still turned his face away, and kissed him earnestly on the lips.

The relationship between the two of them has gradually changed, and they have gradually become intimate, and these things are not so twitchy in doing these things.There's nothing to be ashamed of, like-mindedness and like-mindedness.

Cheng Weizhe was just joking just now, but Yang Zhongyuan also followed him. The two were intimate for a while, and Cheng Weizhe reluctantly left.

Yang Zhongyuan looked at his back and fell into deep thought.He knew that Cheng Weizhe had long wanted to leave the Cheng family, but it was too difficult.

But after all, he is still the eldest son of the Cheng family, and there is Gao Tang at the top. In this world, Gao Tang's words are the rules for sons. If he wants to rebel against his father, he can only leave and completely remove the roster.

However, the matter of moving the roster cannot be easily done.

Yang Zhongyuan lowered his eyes. He knew that Cheng Weizhe went to the household registration office to ask several times for a while, but every time he was given an answer, it must have been not very good.Daliang has been stable for a hundred years, and the yamen's management of the people has naturally become more and more formal. Like Cheng Weizhe, a serious and serious son of a rich family, with a high family and prosperous relatives, it is impossible to move out of the roster by himself.

Daliang pays attention to the legal system, but also depends on the family rules.

For every family, the younger generations must be filial to the elders, obedient, obedient, and irresistible.

Cheng Weizhe knew that he wanted to move out after asking several times without getting an answer, and he couldn't do it with his mouth.

But he absolutely didn't want to be trapped in the cage of the Cheng family for the rest of his life, so he made up his mind at that time.If you want to leave, you must give up something.

But Yang Zhongyuan didn't want him to give up those things, they were left to him by Lin Shaofeng, and he didn't want Cheng Weizhe to lose any of them.

Thinking of this, Yang Zhongyuan also firmly believed, and secretly made a decision.

When Cheng Weizhe returned to Cheng's house, it was just after noon, and at this o'clock, his father always took a nap, so it was definitely not Cheng He who was looking for him.

When Cheng Weizhe followed the servant all the way to the main house, he understood everything.

When he saw Bai Xiaozhu sitting in the garden of the main house in white clothes, he didn't seem surprised at all, he just asked, "Uncle, what do you want from me?"