Great Imperial Merchant

In summer, the sky always dawns very early.

The two had just arrived at the door of the shop as usual, but happened to meet the shopkeeper of Chu's Cloth.

Chu's Cloth Shop in Quzhou is the largest branch besides the main store in Huai'an. The shopkeeper's surname is Zhao, and he is close to the age of knowing destiny.

He has worked in the Quzhou branch of Chu's Buzhuang for 30 years, and he is the oldest shopkeeper in Quzhou. Even the bosses of many shops are polite and polite when they see him.

Because the two businesses had no business relationship, although they were neighbors, they were not very familiar with each other, so when Cheng Weizhe and Yang Zhongyuan met him, they usually just smiled and said good morning, without much to say.

But today's situation is a bit special. As soon as they walked to the door, they saw shopkeeper Zhao standing at the gate of the cloth village, admonishing people.

This is a bit rare, he has always been known for his good temper, and it is not an easy thing to make him angry.

Shopkeeper Zhao was pulling his gray beard, frowning and reprimanding the young man in front of him, "I don't care what's going on with your family. Suddenly told me that there is no way out? Can’t you say it earlier? It’s almost time for lunch, where do you want me to find such a good private room to entertain guests?”

That Xiao Er was also sent by his shopkeeper, and the one who was scolded by shopkeeper Zhao couldn't say a word, just lowered his head and wiped his tears.

When he didn't speak, shopkeeper Zhao became even more furious, and he opened his mouth and said, "Are you talking? You Jinxiu Garden is so arrogant, even the second person sent here refused to explain the reason clearly, you tell me the truth Let me tell you, if the reason is justified, I won't embarrass you, what's the use of crying?"

Xiaoer really didn't know what was going on, he only knew that his boss wanted to use Jinxiu Pavilion, so the shopkeeper sent him out to tell the guests, he asked the shopkeeper, but when he said it, the shopkeeper scolded him, saying that he : "Are you a pig brain, can't make up your own reasons? How the hell do I know what the boss is going to use it for? You go, Lao Zhao has a good temper, and won't embarrass you."

The shopkeeper of Jinxiu Garden is a good friend of the boss who spent time in the academy with him. He is a little smart and treats guests so-so, but his attitude towards his subordinates is extremely bad, and he doesn't treat them as human beings.The juniors didn't like him very much, but the construction period was not over yet, they couldn't leave even if they wanted to, so they had to endure it.

Xiao Er thought of this, and felt that the shopkeeper should have come to apologize in person. If the shopkeeper came, shopkeeper Zhao would not be so angry. Today's incident is simply a disaster for him.

So he closed his eyes, turned his heart, stopped crying, and replied directly: "Shopkeeper Zhao! The little one really doesn't know what's going on. Our shopkeeper said that the boss wanted to use it himself, and didn't say anything else to the little one. , so I sent the little one over here. This is something our Jinxiu Garden can do wrong, you should be angry, but don’t get angry. It’s important to order lunch early, don’t you think so?”

He cried all the time just now, mainly because he felt wronged in his heart, but now that his mind is clear, what he said is clear.

Shopkeeper Zhao's anger immediately dissipated. He didn't mean to embarrass the child on purpose, but Jinxiu Garden was not authentic. He had a big deal to discuss at noon. Jinxiu Pavilion is the best-decorated private room in Quzhou, mainly because of this The room is located alone in the backyard of Jinxiu Garden. The location is very remote, but it is also quiet and secluded.

Shopkeeper Zhao also figured it out for a moment, he sighed, reached out and touched the little girl's head: "I scolded you just now, don't forget to take it to heart. Go back, and say that after Chu's cloth shop, I will never do business with Jinxiu Garden again."

He used to have a good relationship with the owner of Laoguan. The previous owner of Jinxiu Garden was a very kind person, and his business was very gentle, but he never expected that the Jinxiu Garden he built by himself would be run by his son in this way, and he didn't know where he was. Can you rest in peace?

Seeing him, the waiter seemed very sad, hesitated for a moment, but comforted him: "Master Zhao... There are so many restaurants and restaurants in Quzhou, there may be many better than mine, you..."

Although he didn't want to work in the Jinxiu Garden, he still had to have a conscience, and he must seek his own government in his position. There are some things that he can't say right now.

Shopkeeper Zhao also knew that he was just a child of a helper. It must have been very hard to work under such a boss shopkeeper. He just smiled and waved him away.

He sighed again when the figure of Xiao Er disappeared at the corner of the street.

The Jinxiu Pavilion is useless, and even if he went to Dingshanzhai without hesitation, there must be no private rooms. He doesn't want to make things difficult for others, but he can't come up with an idea.

Even if there are more than a hundred large and small restaurants and restaurants in Quzhou, only a few of them can get on the table, but the best private rooms in these few have to be booked in advance, and there will definitely be none if it is too late.

Shopkeeper Zhao was already thinking about taking someone back to his home to eat, but when he turned around, he heard an unfamiliar voice calling him: "Shopkeeper Zhao, are you in a hurry to book a private room?"

Shopkeeper Zhao turned his head and saw that it was the two young shopkeepers from the newly opened restaurant next door, so he greeted them with a smile: "That's right, the one I originally booked said that something can't be done, and I'm very anxious."

Although they are not familiar with each other, they are next door after all, and he has personally tasted the restaurant next door.The two small bosses are very skilled, the dishes are good, the ingredients are sufficient, and the waiter is also very enthusiastic. Since the opening, the business has been getting better day by day. These shopkeepers Zhao are all in the eyes.

But he also knew that even if it was a newly opened restaurant, the private rooms in Fumanlou must have been booked long ago. He didn't like to trouble the juniors for help, so he didn't come to them directly.

Yang Zhongyuan and Cheng Weizhe looked at each other, and the smile on their faces was even wider: "Shopkeeper Zhao, we are neighbors, and our restaurant will continue to open in the future, so I will trouble you a lot. Although our family is not very famous, there is really a private room In the meantime, could you please go over and have a look, if you are satisfied, then today’s meal will be treated as if I invited Ah Zhe, thank you for your care since the opening these days.”

What he said was too polite, shopkeeper Zhao was taken aback for a moment, and then said: "Xiao Yang, don't drive other guests away because of me, I know you have good intentions, but you can't ruin your family's reputation, right? "

In Quzhou, there are many people who do business and open shops, and there are shopkeepers all over the street, but there are really not many who can be like shopkeeper Zhao.Chu's cloth shop is a well-known imperial merchant, and it has been a gold-lettered signboard for a hundred years. Not everyone can be the shopkeeper of Chu's cloth shop.

No matter how anxious he is, all he thinks about is Fumanlou, such a high virtue is really admirable.

Cheng Weizhe hurriedly said: "No, look up, my house actually has an attic, which was installed at the time, ready to be used by guests who want to discuss big business, or have important things at home. But isn't it just opened? , the rumors were released, and no one came to make a decision, so we had to keep it empty. This can be regarded as welcoming your distinguished guest, so let us also open an account for Mingya."

Shopkeeper Zhao is not an ink man, so he couldn't wait for this matter, so he immediately followed them into the shop.

The shopkeeper Qian at the door saw him and came over to say hello: "Old man, I remember you like this new sea cucumber, can I prepare one for you?"

They are all shopkeepers on this street, and the relationship between them is much closer than that of Yang Zhongyuan and the others, and they don't have so many scruples when speaking.

Shopkeeper Qian is good at this. Although his wrist is not as good as Shopkeeper Zhao's, he has a good memory. The guests who come to his house often remember what they like to eat and what they don't like, and he never misses it.

Cheng Weizhe also laughed, nodded at Shopkeeper Qian, turned around and carefully helped Shopkeeper Zhao go upstairs: "Our old Qian admires you, and he said that he would send you fried sea cucumbers with green onions when we got up early. If you make an order later, Guaranteed to have this dish.”

Everyone can say what is said on the scene, but it is difficult to say it well and satisfy everyone.

The wooden stairs to the attic are a little narrow, Yang Zhongyuan and Cheng Weizhe specially widened them, and added handrails, so they can walk comfortably.

Although shopkeeper Zhao is old, his legs and feet are agile, no worse than young people.

When they got to the third floor, they could see a sign hanging on the door of the attic with the words "Ming Ya" written on it.

Naturally, these two characters were written by Han Shiqian. They are dignified and elegant, and they are quite impressive.

This word was only recently put up, and it's not a problem to always call it the attic. It must have a catchy name so that others can remember whether their family's most exclusive private room is not.

Shopkeeper Zhao didn't say anything, but just followed them in. Whether this room is good or not can be known from Gu Hanting's compliment when he first came here.Shopkeeper Zhao Dang smiled with satisfaction, and looked back at them: "Young man, you are quite thoughtful. Your house is better than Jinxiu Pavilion just by the word "elegant."

The Jinxiu Pavilion is exquisite and gorgeous, but it is a bit overdone. It is not as good as the Mingya in the Fumanlou. Although the Duobao Pavilion is full of genuine products, most of them are related to elegant things such as piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and it does not look tacky.

The person who can furnish this attic must be someone with a high vision.

Shopkeeper Zhao had a lot of thoughts for a while, and Dang even ordered this Mingya: "I will book your Mingya today, and the guests will arrive before noon later, so I will bring him over for dinner directly. There is no need for you to spend money, since I have made a decision, I will take it as Mrs. Chu's money."

Yang Zhongyuan and Cheng Weizhe looked at each other, and they both saw joy and joy on each other's faces.

"Shopkeeper Zhao, this..." Cheng Weizhe wanted to say something else.

Shopkeeper Zhao looked at him with a smile, his face was full of kindness: "You two children, if I say no, I don't need it. I will order the best dishes to serve, and I'm afraid you won't be able to afford it."

Yang Zhongyuan was amused by him, he pulled Cheng Weizhe's hand, and finally stopped insisting.

When shopkeeper Zhao left, Yang Zhongyuan called Xiao Shan and handed him a very delicate gold-sprinkled folded leaf: "Xiao Shan, there is an order in the attic today, you go to Chu's cloth shop and go directly to their shopkeeper Zhao. Tell him to set the menu and we will be ready. When the guests come, you will entertain them all the way, and you must be respectful, do you hear me?"

Xiao Shan can be regarded as the little steward of the second floor. Yang Zhongyuan had told him earlier that when Mingya had guests, he would also ask him to take care of them.Mingya only has one room, which shows how much the boss values ​​him.

After hearing this, Xiao Shan nodded vigorously, his face full of seriousness: "Boss, don't worry, I will handle it well."

It was the first time Mingya opened for business on this day, and it welcomed a big client.Naturally, Fumanlou went all out to entertain, and the most difficult dishes were all fried by Yang Zhongyuan himself.Xiao Shan got a full [-] kuai reward that day. He didn't tell anyone else, but he told the boss the amount clearly.

Yang Zhongyuan was naturally very happy when he made the first big deal. He not only asked Xiaoshan to save the money, but also praised him a few words.

Shopkeeper Zhao has quite a wide network of contacts in Quzhou. Once he started, people would naturally order Mingya one after another. For a while, Fumanlou became even more popular.

But at this time, the two bosses left Quzhou and went to Qumu County.

It was approaching the middle of the month, and the sun was getting bigger and bigger day by day. The two of them didn't even bring Li Yi with them, and let him watch things in the shop.

Cheng Weizhe was sitting outside driving, while Yang Zhongyuan was sitting in the car, talking with him.

Since the two got married, this was the first time they went out alone. It was a rare opportunity and they were very happy.

Quzhou is rich, and the official roads are quite spacious and flat, especially the two official roads in Qumu County and Quze County. Because there are many people walking, government servants come to repair them every month.

Although the carriage was bumpy and Yang Zhongyuan was a little uncomfortable, it didn't affect his good mood.

The sky outside was very blue, and he sat in Cheng Weizhe's carriage and rushed to the beginning of the next stage of his career.

They came out at noon and arrived at the entrance of Qumu County near Shenshi. From a long distance, they saw a young man standing there waving at them. Yang Zhongyuan squinted his eyes and said with a smile: "The Ermao has grown taller."

Cheng Weizhe laughed and said, "Don't call him Ermao later, or you'll have to jump again."

After coming to Quzhou, Ermao followed him to finish the work of the shop, and was sent to the suburbs of the city again by Cheng Weizhe.Although he is not as proficient in tea as Cheng Weizhe, he has taught him for a long time, which is just enough to inquire about the situation here.

Cen Zhiqing had already reserved two rooms at the best inn in Qumu County, and when the carriage stopped in front of him, he jumped up immediately: "Master, why are you here so late."

Cheng Weizhe was still smiling, but didn't speak.

Instead, Yang Zhongyuan lifted the curtain of the car and bluffed him: "You are so talkative, you should hit me."

Yang Zhongyuan got up late this morning, and for some reason he couldn't wake up. Cheng Weizhe couldn't bear to call him, and thought he could arrive before dark anyway, so he let him sleep until noon.

Cen Zhiqing was not afraid of him at all, and still smiled shamelessly: "I know, I know, Zhengjun must be lazy and unwilling to come."

Outsiders are called Yang Zhongyuan, Boss Yang, and the servants at home call him Master Yuan, but Ermao, who followed Cheng Weizhe all the way to Quzhou, calls him Zhengjun.

Yang Zhongyuan listened, but never refuted.

Cen Zhiqing has served Cheng Weizhe since he was a child. In his eyes, he is naturally the righteous king, and in fact he is.

When he arrived at the inn, Cen Zhiqing unloaded all the things and sent the two masters upstairs, and when they settled down, he said: "The little one has already ordered dinner, should the master eat after rest or eat now? "

To be honest, Yang Zhongyuan was really a little hungry after walking this way.But after sitting in the carriage for a long time, his stomach was churning for some reason, and he was not in a good mood.After hearing this, he said: "I'm a little tired, you two eat first, just warm me a bowl of porridge."

Cheng Weizhe knew that he was really tired recently, so he couldn't help frowning when he saw him like this, and said softly, "Eat something before going to sleep? Okay?"

Yang Zhongyuan felt uncomfortable when he heard the word eat, and his face turned pale. He covered his stomach and shook his head: "No, no, leave me alone, go and eat."

After he finished speaking, he didn't listen to Cheng Weizhe at all, and went straight into the guest room to sleep.

Cheng Weizhe had no choice but to sigh, and asked Xiao Er to bring hot water, wipe his hands and face carefully, help him take off his coat, cover him with the quilt, and then backed out.

As soon as he came out, he saw Cen Zhiqing looking at him with bright eyes, as if he saw a fleshy dog.

Cheng Weizhe didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and stretched out his hand to pat him on the head: "You kid, what are you looking at?"

Cen Zhiqing had a sneaky expression on his face, and seeing that his expression was normal, he finally leaned over and asked in a low voice, "Master, do you have Zhengjun?"

Cheng Weizhe didn't understand what he meant at all, and when he gradually understood, his face suddenly changed.

Indeed... During this period of time, Yang Zhongyuan was lethargic and always looked very tired, and his appetite was not as good as before.The two of them had just gotten married, and because there were a lot of things going on in the shop, Cheng Weizhe didn't think about that.

Asking Cen Zhiqing to remind him like this, he suddenly realized and was ecstatic.

Maybe, Xiao Yuan and him really have a child.

Cheng Weizhe thought of this journey, and Yang Zhongyuan's entanglement and discomfort just now made his heart ache even more.

"I don't know if it is, but... No matter what, we have to be more careful during the few days here. He is indeed tired during this time."

Cheng Weizhe thought about quickly settling down on the tea garden in Qumu County, and no matter what happened after returning, he would take Yang Zhongyuan to the medical clinic to have a look.

Even if he didn't have a child, he would still be a little worried.

But if you really have a child... Cheng Weizhe suddenly started to giggle, and Cen Zhiqing shook his head as he watched from the side.

This master, when he encountered Zhengjun's affairs, he never lived normally.