Great Imperial Merchant

Early in the morning on the first day of the new year, the family got up to make dumplings.

Yang Zhongyuan saw that there were two jars of preserved sauerkraut in the back kitchen, so he took out one and soaked it: "Xiaotian, do you like to eat sauerkraut stuffing?"

He tore off a leaf of sauerkraut and handed it to Xu Xiaotian to taste.

As a northerner, Xu Xiaotian naturally ate sauerkraut, but the sauerkraut in the inn was well accumulated, and it smelled very sour. Xu Xiaotian swallowed and stuck out his tongue to lick it.

Immediately, a sour taste rushed straight to the throat, Xu Xiaotian made a face, and took a small bite: "It's delicious, just eat this."

Cheng Weizhe brought a piece of frozen tofu from the backyard and asked Yang Zhongyuan, "Is it enough?"

Yang Zhongyuan kept chopping the minced meat in his hand, he glanced at it, nodded and said: "It's just an extra, a small piece is enough."

Cheng Weizhe nodded, and went to peel the peanuts again. When the peanuts were all peeled, he was ordered by Yang Zhongyuan to burn the copper coins.

This is the new money they asked for from the innkeeper. Every coin is shiny and looks very clean.But Yang Zhongyuan was worried, and he still asked Cheng Weizhe to iron it several times before giving up.

When the capital reconciled, Yang Zhongyuan led Xu Xiaotian to learn how to make dumplings with him.Danluo has an old custom of eating dumplings in the morning on the first day of the new year, which not only has fillings, but also extra extra stuffing.

For example, peanuts are endless.For example, tofu means good luck.Then copper coins are naturally a source of wealth.

There is no need to make too many dumplings for this meal, as long as the whole family can get up early and eat enough, it is auspicious and lively on the first day of the new year, which symbolizes a smooth and happy new year.

Although Xu Xiaotian didn't learn cooking from Yang Zhongyuan for a long time, but he is really talented.Regardless of his young age, he makes dumplings very well. He can even learn a few very special tricks Yang Zhongyuan taught him very quickly.

"Xiaotian is really smart, much better than your uncle Zhe." Yang Zhongyuan instructed Xu Xiaotian while laughing at Cheng Weizhe.

Cheng Weizhe took a look at him, and stretched out his hand to wipe a handful of flour on his face. Not to be outdone, Yang Zhongyuan stretched out his hand to fight back.

When they first confessed their feelings, both of them were busy with the business in the shop, so they didn't have much time to talk about love.Later, those affairs of the Cheng family were very annoying, and they didn't get tired of being together every day. Now that they had free time, the two young people who were talking about their relationship for the first time were naturally a little sticky.

Even making a dumpling requires fighting and fighting to get together.

When the two of them were almost posted together, Xu Xiaocai finally calmed down and said, "Uncle Zhe, Uncle Yuan, I'm a little hungry..."

Yang Zhongyuan realized that he was almost sitting on Cheng Weizhe's lap, his face blushed, and he hurriedly glanced away at Cheng Weizhe: "It's all you, why don't you make dumplings properly, why are you making trouble with me?"

Cheng Weizhe smiled good-temperedly, seeing that there was not much stuffing left in the basin, he got up and washed his hands, took a clean towel and came over to wipe Yang Zhongyuan's face.

The family of three was fighting and fighting, and soon finished making dumplings. Yang Zhongyuan sent Xu Xiaotian to ask the two elders to come back for dinner, then turned around and said to Cheng Weizhe, "Azhe, what do you think our restaurant will be called in the future?"

Cheng Weizhe helped him add firewood to cook the dumplings, and was taken aback when he heard this: "This... I really didn't think about it carefully."

Yang Zhongyuan glanced at him, and said: "You see that many restaurants and teahouses have very elegant names, such as Delicious Zhai, Piaoxianglou, etc. We also name them more elegantly, and they feel very cultured when they are called."

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After Cheng Weizhe heard his words, he accidentally laughed out loud, and Yang Zhongyuan kicked the bench he was sitting on: "Why are you laughing, am I wrong?"

"Yes, yes, what you said is correct, but if we want to choose a name, it must be catchy and easy to remember and recognize. After all, many people are illiterate, but you have to eat, right?" Cheng Weizhe said with a smile.

"It's true, but we also want to sell tea. I see that the names of many teahouses are full of meaning."

Cheng Weizhe shook his head: "It's not, Xiao Yuan. You see, my previous teahouse didn't even have a signboard, so the business was still very good. What we have to do now is to put up our own signboard and let the people remember it. In comparison, which one is easier for the common people to remember?"

Yang Zhongyuan put the dumplings into the pot and stirred them back and forth with a long spoon: "Oh, I've never been named in my life, Master Juren, I'll leave this to you."

"Then I have to think about it carefully. After all, if we want to go further in the future, we must have a particularly good start." Cheng Weizhe said, sighing, "But we don't know if our money is enough, and the Cheng family With the ones given by the Yang family before, it should be possible to buy the house, I have inquired before, the big house in Quzhou, the third entry has a garden, and it costs 5000 taels anyway."

Yang Zhongyuan was a little surprised, he thought so far, and just said: "Why do we buy such a big house, first buy a shop in a good location?"

Cheng Weizhe shook his head after hearing this: "You are good at cooking, so I don't understand business matters."

It is true that Yang Zhongyuan rarely had the opportunity to get in touch with this. Hearing that he was going to have a long speech, he was busy listening to it.

"Look, we're going to Quzhou to do business, right? But we're new here in Quzhou, why should they cooperate with us? We're freshmen, and we have a small family, so it's not a business out of town. When we grew up, we opened a branch in Quzhou, where we started from scratch. In this case, we had to settle down our own home first, even if everything else was abandoned except our place, we had to buy a big house to live in. "

Cheng Weizhe has always spoken truthfully to him, never playing tricks, these words are easy to understand, Yang Zhongyuan nodded hurriedly, and praised him: "You are still thoughtful, and you will have to take care of the family business in the future."

Cheng Weizhe smiled, and when he saw that the fire was almost burning, he stood up to take the plate: "In business, what matters is appearance. That's why I asked Ermao to find the house first. Let's settle the house first before we can have the confidence to talk about it." Others. When other people see us, they also know that we must be able to afford such an expensive house, and we must be rich. If you have money, everything will be easy."

"You're right, but you don't have to worry about not having enough money." Yang Zhongyuan hesitated for a moment. He filled out the dumplings first, then reached out his hand to feel in his bosom, and took out a very familiar bank note. .

Cheng Weizhe took it, looked at the amount on it, and was a little surprised: "Xiao Yuan, where did you get the money?"

Yang Zhongyuan sighed, with a rather embarrassed look on his face: "This is...someone stuffed it in through the crack of the door before we left. On the envelope, there was only one word Yang written."

Cheng Weizhe realized it, and it took him a long time to say: "Your brother, this time is really rare. You know that he is a famous iron cock in Danluo, and he doesn't pull out a hair."

Yang Zhongyuan smiled bitterly: "Azhe, what do you think is wrong with me? He is suddenly so kind, but I don't want to acknowledge him. I'm afraid that after taking his money, he will come to trouble me again in the future. I'm really afraid."

Although things in the Cheng family are more complicated, what's different about the Yang family?The two families who have been neighbors for generations have gradually wiped away the family ties, leaving only the gold and silver that can be seen and touched.

He left the Yang family at that time, although he was completely broken, Yang Zhongshan also expressed his remorse.But Yang Zhongyuan could no longer trust that family, and now he gave the 5000 taels to himself for free, and Yang Zhongyuan didn't know if he could spend it.

The smell of the dumplings gradually dissipated, Cheng Weizhe took a deep breath, and his stomach rumbled.

Yang Zhongyuan simply smiled in relief: "Azhe, let's go out to eat first. Today is the first day of the junior high school. We should be happy and don't want to worry about these troubles."

Cheng Weizhe nodded, helped him put the silver bills away, and walked out with two plates of dumplings: "Xiao Yuan, I think this matter is probably because our family is too noisy, and your elder brother... feels the same way, so he did it. Right. Don't think too much about it, maybe he just wants to make up for you. "

Yang Zhongyuan nodded, took the hot dumplings, and went to the lobby to have breakfast with his family.

They didn't pack much in the first place, so naturally there were quite a few good things inside. Xu Xiaotian was probably starving, so he picked one up and stuffed it into his mouth without dipping it in vinegar.

Before the adults had eaten the first dumpling, they heard him "Ouch" and spit out a round copper plate in one gulp.

"Oh, our Xiaotian is so good, he ate Caiyuan Guangjin at the first bite, drink the dumpling soup quickly, don't break your teeth." Zhou Quanxu hurriedly filled him with a bowl of dumpling soup.

Xu Xiaotian bared his teeth and almost cried.He ate in a hurry, his bite was just right on the copper plate, so it's no wonder his teeth didn't hurt.

Seeing him like this, the four adults next to him wanted to laugh but couldn't, so they could only hold back their first dumpling.

Maybe it's because there's something in the dumplings, or maybe it's because the first day of the new year is happy. In short, the family's appetite is so good that they ate up all the dumplings made early in the morning, and even the dumpling soup was left with the bottom of the pot. .

After drinking and eating, Zhou Quanxu took Han Shiqian to the kitchen to wash the dishes, and asked the three younger ones to get new coats and cloaks first, ready to go shopping.

The family's cloaks are all bought by Yang Zhongyuan, the old man's are light brown, his and Cheng Weizhe's are blue, only Xu Xiaotian's is the cutest, it is a faint cinnabar color.He looks pink and jade-carved, and with such a cloak around him, he is simply extremely cute.

The inn is located in the busiest commercial street in Wanxi. When they came out of the inn, they could see row after row of various shops along the broad bluestone road.The colorful banners flutter in the wind, and the thick and shining plaques are next to each other. Here, it shows the prosperity of the whole Wanxi.

It was still early, and there were almost no people on the street. Yang Zhongyuan and Cheng Weizhe looked at each other and understood what the other meant.

As for the name, first look at what these are called, and then learn from the experience.

Xu Xiaotian has become more and more cheerful these days. He is wearing a small cloak, running around his family like he is having fun, and his delicate little face is full of smiles.

The 16-year sunrise of Apocalypse slowly climbed out of the clouds, shining golden light, bringing warmth and vitality to the earth.