The husband's son-in-law

"Is it really that delicious?"

The proprietress was puzzled, everything was opened, so she also filled a portion, not daring to scoop up more, first took a sip of soup, the dissatisfaction on her face immediately dissipated, took a piece of this fruit with chopsticks, because she didn't see it However, I gnawed a sharp point with my teeth.

"Ah, this fruit is just like fresh one, it's still soft." The proprietress said strangely.

The younger brother held the yellow fruit in the mother-in-law's bowl and took a bite. The taste was like fresh fruit, sweet and sour, with a little bit of astringency. It's really fresh."

The aunt of Lao Fan’s family also said it was delicious. The two children used to eat mutton soup. To be honest, they didn’t want to eat it after a few mouthfuls. The children are still young and have a small appetite. They don’t like this broth cake. But today's canned pineapple in syrup is loved by children.

The diners who came in one after another saw it, and they couldn't help but say: "Second brother, what new food did your family serve? What is it? Lao Fan can get a compliment."

"The canned fruit meat from the south, I think it's fresh, and my children like the taste." Lao Fan said first, he tasted the pineapple meat and thought it was okay, but it couldn't compare to his mutton soup.

He prefers to eat mutton, and he is full of energy even eating and drinking in winter.

"How many months has it been? There are still fresh fruits?" The diners were also surprised. At first glance, the fruit in the bowl had never been seen before, but it was indeed not shriveled, but fresh. He couldn't help being interested and asked the boss how much it was. , how to sell?

How do you sell this?

I bought a can for 150 renminbi, and the proprietress looked at it. It can hold at least ten bowls in a small bowl, so it can't be too expensive. Ten 78?The proprietress couldn't make up her mind, so the younger brother discussed it with the older brother and asked for sixteen coins.

"I bought this jar for [-] yuan, and Lao Fan saw that it's not good for us to ask for too much. Besides, I think this jar is connected with sugar water, so it can be sold for eleven or twelve bowls, and it's only [-] cents a piece. "

In the end, it was decided that a bowl of sixteen cents would be enough as long as it didn't lose money.

Their shop is a small business, so they don't dare to ask for more, and they will be thankful if they can sell the cans they get.As soon as the price was quoted, Lao Fan first gave him a thumbs up, saying that the two brothers were genuine and honest people.

The boss and the brothers didn’t realize it. Lao Fan’s family asked for two bowls, and the diners next to him asked for a bowl out of curiosity. In the end, it was like spreading flowers. Almost every table got a bowl. In a short time, seven bowls just go.

Why is it so easy to sell?

Fresh candied fruits are hard to sell.Sugar is not cheap these days, this pineapple fruit is boiled with sugar water, and dried fruit is common, but the fresh flesh of this pineapple has never been seen before. After taking a sip, he also said: "Try it fresh, but don't eat too much."

It means that you can't eat it every day, just buy a fresh one.

Lao Fan also said: "Whoever eats fruit as a meal every day can't afford it."

Like what Lao Fan's family thought, everyone in the mutton soup restaurant thought so, and they didn't eat it every day. It was rare that there was a novelty that they hadn't seen before, and they all went to the restaurant.

Plus it's not too expensive.

The two brothers saw that there was only half a can left after seven bowls, and it looked like they could make another four or five bowls. In addition, his wife just took a bite, so this jar should be able to sell for thirteen bowls. Earn 58 Wen.

Although he earns little money, his family does not share any capital.

"Little brother, do you still have this can?" The younger brother of the mutton boss called the two of them to come in and talk.

The two of them were naturally unwilling, unwilling to let go, and wanted to watch the goods.So the mutton boss went out and stood at the door to talk to the two of them, asking what was going on, the contents of this cart——

"Didn't it rain yesterday? There was a team owner who pulled a lot of these goods. He said they were transported from Tangzhou to Beijing. They were rich and handsome. One of the goods overturned and smashed a few cans. There was no way to leave. , I borrowed the yard of my house to start tidying up. There was some rainwater in the car. They asked us if we wanted it. Either it fell on the ground or the jar was broken and the inside was clean..."

The family members of these two brothers have never seen each other before. When they heard that it was a fruit, they were afraid of being exposed to rain?Just wash it off.But when the half of the clay pot was delivered, there was still more than half of the pot left. The whole family was dumbfounded.

"Boss Liang is a very nice person. He borrowed my house in the courtyard, and he kept two liang of silver—" The brother who spoke originally said that he had left two liang of silver, but he was beaten by his younger brother, so he stopped talking.

The younger brother said: "My grandma didn't ask for money. I borrowed a place to live for one night and some hot water. How can I care about others asking for money? Later, Boss Liang said that he would give my family eight cans of canned food for us to sell. Canned fish, but it’s expensive.”

Everyone in the mutton soup shop was amazed, let me tell you more, how much is canned shrimp and fish?

"I don't know. Boss Liang didn't mention it. By the way, he also said that there are canned lychees, but they are very rare. They will be sold in Beijing."

"Canned lychee? Why is the name of this lychee so familiar?"

Lao Fan was doing chores in the government school, so he immediately said, "Isn't that the litchi that ran to death?"

When everyone heard this, they immediately remembered, and nodded their heads in agreement. They hadn't eaten canned pineapple before, but now they ordered a bowl, "I've never seen lychees, but we can taste pineapples from the same place as lychees." .”

"Haha, that's the reason."

Some people believe it, some people don't believe it, but the pineapple is here. You said it didn't come from the same place as Lizhi in the south, so tell me, have you seen this thing?Of course I can't answer.Seeing the enthusiasm, the owner of the mutton restaurant gritted his teeth and bought a can of canned food.

After the little brother collected the money, he remembered and said, "Boss Liang said that as long as the lid is not opened, this can can be stored for four to five months."

"What?!"

"If the jar is opened, it can be stored for a day or two in cold weather, but it won't work in summer."

"I mean how long does this thing last?"

"Of course it's fine if you don't open the lid. The lid inside the can is the way to go. I heard from Boss Liang that only Zhaozhou has the stuff, and there are no other places around it. Only with this stuff can we keep it."

Everyone didn't believe how it could be stored for such a long time, but what the little brother said was true. The brother of the mutton shop handed the lid he just took off to others to see, and everyone passed it on one by one. It was white and soft. Pass.The brother of the mutton shop has always been careful and good at dealing with people. When he saw this thing, he thought that he should not throw it away after it was used up, so he saved it first.

Since it can be put in this way, let's have another jar.

The little brother originally pushed eight cans, went to the city before dawn, and tried to sell them, but he sold three cans for the first order, and then went to the nearby inns and restaurants. Sold, it was sold out not long after noon.

The two of them were stunned, they didn't dare to count the money, they pushed the cart and didn't care about eating, they went out of the city and went back to the village.When I got home, my parents and uncle/uncle asked how they were doing. They were not brothers but cousins.

"It's sold out and the car is empty."

The two brothers were happy, and the family members were also stunned. Such an expensive thing was really sold?Don’t sell it if you can’t sell it, only sell it when the price is cheap——

Then I saw a large bag of bulging copper plates taken out of my pocket. The copper plates fell on the table and rolled to the ground, making a tinkling sound. There is no more pleasant sound than this movement.

The whole family was startled and counted together, one or two hundred Wen.

Is this just one tael of silver? !

Their family's chewing head for a year is enough.This boss Liang is really a kind person.

Little did he know that if Boss Liang heard it, he would definitely laugh first, since no one had ever heard of him saying that, he is kind-hearted?Those who are in charge of the same shopkeeper, whoever has dealt with him, say that he has a very dark heart.

Liang has been doing business with his uncle since he was a child, and it has long been for profit, and he can tell black from white.After a difficult journey to Beijing, unloading the goods onto the shelves, and waiting for the price to be set, Liang Cong looked at the rows of cans he had worked so hard to pull back——

"A can of canned lychee is five taels of silver. This is not reserved for takeaway. Only those who spend more than 1000 taels a year in our Lanxiang Pavilion can buy it."

The servant just thought that Guanshi Liang had changed his gender?To sell five taels of silver, so little, you can only buy it for more than 1000 taels, it must be a sleight of hand.

"Two taels of silver for a jar of pineapples, and three taels of silver for fish and shrimp."

"I've explained everything you need to pay attention to for the canned food. Let's talk about it when we encounter problems when we open tomorrow."

Having been in the Zhaozhou goods business for so long, there shouldn't be any major troubles.The next day, the Lanxiang Pavilion on East-West Ping'an Street opened. Some people came to buy some coconut soap as usual, but when they saw it on the shelf, some people joked, saying that your family is going to sell pickles?

Liang Congxian laughed, and this man wanted to go with him when he saw the canned food.

I introduced them one by one, and there is a small bowl for tasting at the front, let the big guys have a look, and soon opened and sold the first can, followed by two or three cans, including pineapple, fish and shrimp, but no lychee .Not long after noon, a carriage stopped, and one person got out of the carriage.

Liang Cong stepped forward to say hello, this person is the manager of Rong's purchase.

Rong Guan had someone move the things he wanted to buy to the car in advance, and Liang Cong had already prepared them. After the business was done, he said that a new batch of canned Zhaozhou food had arrived, which contained Zhaozhou fruits, which were almost the same as fresh ones. , I specially left lychees for the family, but I didn't display them outside here.

Canned lychees?

Manager Rong is no stranger to lychees. Earlier, when his concubines were favored in the palace, they could get a plate of lychees to use in summer. Later, there were more charming girls of Yingyingyanyan, especially the Nanyi girl, The bewitching sage neglected the empress for a while.

Fortunately, the empress is finally blessed now.

The five or six princes have a bright future, which one will go up, the empress dowager is the empress dowager, and their Rong's mansion will be the uncle's mansion in the future.In this capital, who dares to underestimate their Rongfu?

"There are lychees, don't flash your tongue, this thing is not good."

"Of course I don't dare to deceive Manager Rong. These lychees are not fresh, but canned fruits. Because they are rare, I don't sell them to others. I spend more than 1000 taels a year in Lanxiang Pavilion."

Others don't have it, but they can get it for a thousand dollars, which is a decent status, so Manager Rong said: "Our Rong Mansion has spent a lot of money here in a year."

"Isn't that right? I miss the old customers for the rare canned lychees." Liang Cong cheerfully took it up, and asked his hands to move the canned lychees to Manager Rong.

Manager Rong also smiled, "Then let's have ten cans first."

Someone nearby heard it, why does he only buy pineapple, fish and shrimp, why does this one have lychees?Liang Cong naturally stepped forward to explain in a nice voice, but when Manager Rong heard it, there really was no one else around. Lan Xiangge looked at their Rong's house first, so he would be acquainted with it.

The other person was annoyed and said that you should check, how much I am missing, and spend money to make up for it.

Really on the bar.

In the end, this person spent more than 300 taels of silver and made up a thousand. Naturally, he was not far behind. He wanted to buy twenty cans of lychees——

"How much money is there?"

"A pot of five taels of silver, if nothing else, it's a long way to earn hard money."

This is too little too.This person just spent more than 300 taels and was still angry, thinking that Lanxiang Pavilion would deceive people, but now he heard that it was only [-] taels, and he suddenly lost his temper. It can be seen that the lychee is indeed what Mr. Liang said, it is rare and rare.

Let's say that when Manager Rong returned to the Rong Mansion, the main courtyard of the Rong Mansion knew the canned lychee that afternoon. When he opened it, he found that it was indeed a lychee. Mrs. Rong was considered valuable, but she hadn't eaten this lychee a few times, so she tasted it right away. The taste is almost the same as the fresh lychees in memory.

In fact, I can't remember, it's too early.

"Send some to the courtyards of several men in the mansion. It's a rare taste."

The mother-in-law said: "Ma'am, ten cans of this stuff is not too little."

"Then I'll give some more to the girls." How can you buy so many lychees that are so expensive and so easy to buy?When Mrs. Rong asked about the five taels of silver a can, she immediately became suspicious.

But it is indeed lychee.

There is a small courtyard in Rong's mansion, the location is a bit out of the way, but the scenery is good, and the courtyard is also large and magnificent. This is the residence of Mrs. Rong's third son, Rong Ye.

There is an extra bowl of shelled lychees on this table.

When Rong Ye saw this thing, he didn't move the spoon, but asked the waiter next to him, "My mother asked me to bring it?" Litchi is such a good thing, that he is willing to give it to his useless son?

"Yes, Madam personally ordered."

Rong Ye still didn't move the spoon, "Your sisters have them too."

"Yes, sir."

Rong Ye became interested. He knew that if it was scarce, it would be impossible to give him such a share. He tasted it, but he was not afraid of poisoning him. If his mother wanted to poison him and take his life, then It cannot be prevented, and it will bear fruit sooner or later.

Candied lychees have plenty of water.

"Who sent it? Such a big expense."

The servant didn't dare to ask a single word, and told the story of Guanshi Rong going to Lanxiang Pavilion to buy canned food, "... I heard that this canned food was brought from Zhaozhou, and it can be stored for three or four months without opening the lid. There are canned pineapple, canned fish and shrimp, all from Zhaozhou.”

"Master, you must not know about Zhaozhou, right? I heard that it is especially in the south. It is a heavy shipment, and the stewards of Lanxiang Pavilion are not expensive, five or six for one."

Rong Ye took a bite of a lychee, and after three mouthfuls, he gave up. He said, "Zhaozhou, what streamer silk was from Zhaozhou before? It's not expensive, but it's rare. If these things appear, then That’s where the original Hanlin’s poor family Tanhua Lang went.”

"Did Tanhualang go so far?" The servant asked, but seeing that the young master stopped talking, he stopped asking.

Rong Ye looked at Lizhi and thought about something. He told Sun Mu that the second prince, Prince Kang, had mentioned that he wanted to marry Sun Mingyuan. Lecture in full view.

Everything was in his imagination, but it was a pity that the play came to an abrupt end when the singing reached its peak.

Someone smoked firewood to cool down.

Naturally, it is the humble Hanlin Tanhua Gu Zhao, Sun Mu's new apprentice, but Rong Ye didn't take this person seriously at first, how can a new apprentice be compared to his brother Sun Ming in the past source?

But it is indeed this person.

When Sun Mu turned off the fire, Prince Kang would naturally not make another move, and it would not be worthwhile to touch a famous scholar.Rong Ye never thought that his plan had been broken, and everything was supposed to return to the original state, but he never thought that Gu Zhao would ask for a transfer.

When Gu Zhao transferred to Zhaozhou, his handwriting——

When Rong Ye thought of the fifth prince, there was a bit of sneer and mockery in his eyes. He boasted that he was clever and played tricks on people's hearts everywhere, and he could see clearly, but he never thought that he would be mistaken.

Everyone praises the fifth prince as a calm and benevolent king, but they don't know that this person has no tolerance for others. If the second prince, Prince Kang, is slightly irritable and cruel, compared with the fifth prince, he can kill with a sharp knife. Another blunt knife is just grinding.

It's all killing, who is more noble and benevolent than the other?

But he set foot on this boat, and helped the fifth prince Rong Ye win over the Lin family, who was married to the eldest prince's daughter—yes, that day when Young Master Lin lost his lantern, Gu Zhaojie was the first to go there. Frustrated.

It's two counts.

On that day, the fifth prince promised that young master Lin could be regarded as his close relative, and he just took the opportunity to get lost and win over the Lin family, and he would not do anything to the child, but he sent him back within a day or two.Although Rong Ye couldn't bear to design childish things, but thinking about his own future, he still agreed.

After that, the Eighth Prince revised the case.

Naturally, Prince Kang intervened, and the fifth prince did not hesitate to give in, just adding fuel to the flames and taking the opportunity to cause trouble.Rong Ye couldn't help but sigh as he thought about each and every one of these things. Now that he had to get away, it would be even more difficult to get rid of the Fifth Prince.

His surname is Rong.

This capital is so big, and there are many competitions, but there is no place for him.What a wrong step, wrong step.Rong Ye picked up the spoon again, chewing lychees one by one, and eat them as soon as they are available now. If the fifth prince ascends the throne and becomes the new emperor, for such a rare and good food, I am afraid that it will be the Rong family who cooks the oily flowers, no matter what. It will be a disaster in ten years.

The empress in the palace can't keep it either.

Rong Ye shook his head, closed his eyes, and felt infinitely regretful, but it was too late.

Naturally, other noble houses in Beijing also used this canned lychee. Rong Ye didn't think so much about using the lychees. My mother hurriedly shouted to my aunt and grandma that she can't use it any more. It's the best thing, if you eat too much, your stomach will hurt at night.

Ladies just give up.

"If I've seen someone else, it's not unusual. I don't have such a small family look, but I really don't see lychees." The noble girl said on her lips, sparing no effort to spread the word that she was ignorant and lowered her status.

Mother said naturally: "This is true. If the lady hadn't eaten lychees today, I would have never even smelled them, let alone seen them."

Only then did the lady cheer up, and she handed over the rest to her mother.Mom smiled and said, Miss Xie, thank you.

Today is really too late, if I want to know how to get and buy this lychee, I have to wait until tomorrow.When I got up the next day, the noble lady still remembered the lychee, and there was an extra bowl on the dinner table at noon, she couldn't help being surprised, why are there so many?Not rare?

"Miss, this old servant has asked, this lychee is from Lanxiang Pavilion, and there are not many mansions in the whole Beijing. I just bought canned lychees." Mom couldn't explain clearly, and the lady listened for a long time. Only then did I understand.

It turned out to be something from Zhaozhou.

The lychees from the south were also tributed to the palace.

"It can be kept for three or four months? I don't believe it. The fruit is fresh. How can it be kept for such a long time, won't it rot?"

My mother didn't know, and said vaguely: "The designated seller is dishonest, saying that it can be stored for such a long time without opening it, maybe it will stink after a long time, we don't know—"

"You will know if you unpack it?" Your daughter was curious, and asked her mother to ask the kitchen for a can, and moved it to their small yard, "Just let it sit for three months and see, I still don't believe it won't go bad. "

The mother-in-law couldn't stand it anymore, and finally brought a can, just to make her aunt happy.

Let's talk about Tangzhou.

Li Zhouzhou stayed for a few days, and Su Shiyi and Meng Jianyun came back. This time, not only two people came back, but also 13 people followed. They were all young men. The youngest was 12 years old, and the oldest was 16 years old. Lean and lean.

Su Shiyi honestly made it clear that these people are all from the next door Huai'an Village, their names, ages, and where they live are all connected to each other or not far away.

Although Huai'an is connected to Wannan Prefecture, it is said that it is also a fertile area in the Central Plains, but it is different after all.

There are mountains in Huai'an, although they are not high or steep, but a mountain range is connected, which isolates Wannan Prefecture, unlike Tangzhou and Liangzhe, which are separated by lakes and rivers. It will be prosperous soon.

When buying a person, choose the land and where to buy it.

Meng Jianyun said Huai'an - the last time he rescued Chen Erniang and Li, he walked through Huai'an and over the mountains to see it.When Su Shiyi heard the description, his family was deep in the mountains. If a rich master wanted to buy a long-term worker and spent ten taels and 20 taels of silver, Su Shiyi can guarantee that when he did not make a fortune before, every household in the village with many children would be willing. Can't wait to sell the child.

Poor, poor and many children, everyone shouts hungry as soon as they wake up, there is little land in the mountains, it is difficult to grow food, there is no money, they are hungry, they can’t build a house, they can’t buy land, and they can’t marry a wife for their sons.Naturally, those who sell girls are better.

Meng Jianyun told the boss about the place.

Li Zhou heard on Monday that the journey from Tangzhou was not too far away, so he nodded in agreement.The two let go to do it, just like what Su Shiyi thought, when the two of them arrived in the village, they first checked the situation, and they didn't want to be idle or rascals.

The two of them were wandering around the village, but luckily Su Shi Yisheng was tall and strong, so the villagers stared at him, but didn't do anything - if he was holding back something bad, he would definitely be tied up.

Later I found out it was the buyer.

"...I said it was the steward of Yuanlu Mansion, who came to buy servants to do rough work." Su Shiyi said.

Putting aside these trivial matters, in the end, I bought thirteen men, each with 30 taels of silver.This is already considered high in today's world.Some big families buy beautiful little girls, who are young and good-looking, and that is only seventeen or eight taels of silver.

Li Zhouzhou said at the time, give more, these people bought it, it belongs to their Li family, and I am afraid that they will rarely be able to go back in the future, it is a matter of a lifetime, the more money is given to the family, these children can feel at ease Steadfastly follow their home.

Otherwise, after buying it, I still worry about whether the family is okay.

Su Shiyi wrote it down, and later on the way back to Tangzhou, Su Shiyi said to these ten or so boys: "Each of your family is worth 30 taels of silver. The house can be built, and your father's illness can be cured. I owe it to the master." You can pay back your money, and your sister won’t be sold to a dirty place, and everyone’s worries are over, what else do you want?”

As soon as these words came out, the 13 people really felt at ease later.

After the 13 people washed and ate, they fell asleep on the Datong bunk.

Li Zhouzhou said: "I will hand over these 13 people to the two of you on the way back. People in the team don't have to hide when they ask questions. They just say that they are bought to see the nursing home. They are pitiful and help them out. .”

Can't hide.

Besides, only thirteen people are not too many, and the managers in Zhaozhou didn't think there was any problem when they said it openly.

"Teach me the rules. By the way, teach me Zhaozhou dialect."

I can set off back to Zhaozhou.Li Zhouzhou sent a message, and the next day Tangzhou and his party returned to Liangzhezhou City easily by boat, because the delivery on the day was also a local convoy rented by the two, and they did not ride a horse when they came.

It was much easier to go back.

A group of people arrived at Liangzhe to meet up.Brother Lin saw that everyone had finally returned, as if he had a backbone, and there was a smile on his frightened face. No matter how good and rich the two Zhejiang provinces were, no matter how many patterned embroidered satins they bought, they were all thrown away. At the back of my mind, I just thought about going home.

"Then go home." Li Zhouzhou also smiled.

Go home.

"It's the Chinese New Year when I go back this time. Everyone, take a rest and have a good New Year."

When the managers and guards in the same company heard Boss Li said "Have a good year", all of them smiled, and they understood what it meant. This year's business is doing so well, and the money is packed in boxes. Boss Li has always been generous. , don’t be harsh on the people below, and have the habit of handing out new year’s goods, I don’t know how much this year——

The designation cannot be less than last year, so it will be a good year.

go home go home.

Everyone is happy, the outside is not as good as Zhaozhou.

And the thirteen teenagers from the lower village of Huai'an, who have never traveled long distances since they were young, let alone seen the sea and took a boat, some are dizzy, some are panic-stricken, facing the vast sea, There was also confusion in his eyes, not knowing what the past and the future would look like.

But they also knew in their hearts that if they followed the boat this time, they would break ties with their biological family, and they would be members of the master's family in the future. If the master's family beat or scolded, they had to endure it.

I hope the host is kind.

These young men feel uneasy, but they can only accept their fate. No one wants to escape or escape, they only want to be obedient and loyal to the Li family...

Leo is a slave.