I sold snacks in ancient times

Qi Yongfan did not expect Liu Yuanzi to get married so early. At her age, she is still a high school student in modern times, and her body has not yet fully developed.

However, this was the case in ancient times. The evil spirits of the Great Yin Dynasty were even worse. In remote rural areas, girls at the age of seven or eight were betrothed to their husbands' families as child brides, and countless children were conceived at the age of twelve or thirteen.

Now that she is going to get married, he can't stop her, after all, there is no law on the protection of minors here.

The man Liu Yuanzi fell in love with was Duan Tie, a student from a nearby private school. He failed to pass the Tongsheng examination for three years, so that Shengsheng was delayed until he was 19 years old.

It is not uncommon for him to fail the entrance examination at the age of 19, but what is strange is that his family has always been willing to support him in school.This shows that Duan Tie's family is quite wealthy.

The Tongsheng Examination in the Great Yin Dynasty was held every year, and it was scheduled to be held in winter. If you passed the examination, you would have the status of Tongsheng, which was the last rank in the imperial examination.

Next is the township examination, general examination, and palace examination, which are held every three years.

Duan Tie has been studying in a private school since he was 13 years old. After studying for two years, he went to take the entrance examination for children's students, but failed repeatedly.The classmates who enrolled at the same time as him have all given up, or went to learn crafts, or returned to the countryside to farm. Only he still sticks to his learning position, rain or shine.

It is said that Duan Tie's idol is the son-in-law who is wanted all over the country, and he is determined to be the champion.

Of course, this goal is so far away...

Qi Yongfan didn't know how Liu Yuanzi got on good terms with Duan Tie, maybe it was because Duan Tie came to the restaurant to eat frequently.

He sincerely blessed them and gave them a gift of 30 taels.

Liu Yuanzi was so grateful that he almost shed tears.After all, for ordinary people, 30 taels can be said to be a huge sum of money.

And Qi Yongfan just told her very vaguely not to tell about the snack truck.He believes she is a good girl who keeps secrets.

……

As soon as Liu Yuanzi left, the tedious chores in the shop piled up in a mess.Fortunately, the business was not as good as before, and Qi Yongfan hired a new female worker.

He originally wanted to persuade Liu Yuanzi to go out to work after marriage, after all, he could earn several taels of salary every month.But the Duan family disagreed, saying that women should stay at home and take care of their husbands and children, and they were quite critical of her coming out to show their faces.

The two were scheduled to hold their wedding in the middle of spring, and the date was a bit rushed, mainly because Duan Tie was in a hurry to marry the beautiful wife home.

The newly hired female worker is called Qian Ping, she is clumsy, and she did not know how many bowls and spoons she broke when she first came to the store.But Qi Yongfan has been patiently teaching her, because she can read and write, and quickly practiced ordering like a fire.

The days passed by without any incident.The money came in one stroke at a time, and soon Qi Yongfan found himself a rich man with 1000 taels of silver.He was afraid of inflation and currency depreciation after the turmoil in the Great Yin, so he went to the bank to exchange a few large gold bars, and put them under the bed, so he felt very secure when he slept at night.

It wasn't until Wang Kui also came to Nanshan Town that the ordinary days came to an end.

It was a cold spring morning, when Qi Yongfan got up early to deliver the goods in the store, he accidentally saw an acquaintance - the young master Longyou, sitting in the bamboo rocking chair in front of the store looking through the account books.

The original shopkeeper half bent over, smiled at Wang Kui's scolding, like a grandson.

It was only at this moment that Qi Yongfan realized that Wang Kui was not as cynical as he appeared on the surface. Looking at his skillful movements of turning over the ledger, it can be seen that he is also a shrewd businessman.

As the saying goes, a tiger father has no dogs.The worst son of a wealthy businessman named Longyou is no fool.

Wang Kui caught a glimpse of him, changed his face and read it more than flipping a book, threw the account book in his hand to the shopkeeper, walked over with a happy face, and said loudly: "Brother Qi, long time no see, do you miss me?"

Qi Yongfan touched his arm covered with goose bumps, and said expressionlessly: "No."

"Oh, don't be so heartless." Wang Kui put his hand on his shoulder in vain, and said with a smile: "We will be neighbors at the same door from now on. It would be nice to see each other every day and cultivate our relationship."

"Have you come to this Longyou Tavern?" Qi Yongfan asked in surprise.

"Well, I specially asked my father to transfer me to this branch~ It turned out to be opposite your shop." Wang Kui said with a smile: "Brother Qi is really amazing. In just a few months after opening the shop, my small tavern has been tossed to death. On the brink of bankruptcy."

"Where is it." Qi Yongfan said: "Since Prince Wang is here, he will definitely be able to bring the dead back to life."

That being said, he was immediately vigilant, not knowing what kind of tricks this guy Wang Kui was up to.

Wang Kui looked into his shop for a while, "Is your shop open?"

Qi Yongfan nodded.

Wang Kui walked in and said, "Then I want to try brother Qi's craftsmanship. I only ate your hot pot and skewers in Crescent Town. They taste really good. I also got a membership card. Is this store available?"

"Yes." Qi Yongfan said: "The membership card of Xia Xing Tavern can be used in its branches."

"Brother Qi is really smart, to think of such a powerful method to attract diners." Wang Kui applauded and said: "It seems that Longyou Tavern should also keep pace with the times."

Qi Yongfan wanted to copy as you like, but without grasping the essence of modern business, it was futile to just imitate the superficial skills of the membership card.

Although Wang Kui clamored to eat the dishes made by Qi Yongfan, he only ordered bread and milk in the end.It is not advisable to eat too greasy food for breakfast, he chewed the soft sandwich bread, a look of surprise flashed in his eyes, then he covered it up calmly, and continued to shout: "Brother Qi, how do you make this bread? It is softer and more delicious than white bread..."

The newly hired female worker Qian Ping passed by this table and said, "Boss Qi has gone home."

Wang Kui looked around, "He went back so early?"

"The boss usually only comes to the store in the morning." Qian Ping wiped the table carefully with a rag.

Wang Kui bought another piece of bread, wrapped it in soft paper, put it in his pocket, and walked back to Longyou Tavern silently.

……

Qi Yongfan was pushing an empty wooden cart home, and met his landlord, Aunt Liu, on the way.

It turned out that this house was recommended by a dental firm, which made a lot of middleman's price difference.But later, Qi Yongfan re-signed a contract with the landlord at a lower price in private.

Aunt Liu lives in the east of Nanshan Town with her husband and children, and usually seldom comes to Laoxiangzi.Besides, Qi Yongfan has been paying the rent on a quarterly basis, which saves her the trip to collect the rent every month.

Such undisturbed days lasted so long that Qi Yongfan almost forgot that he rented this house.

Aunt Liu greeted him, stopped and said, "I went to your house to look for you just now, but I didn't see anyone, why did you change the door lock?"

Qi Yongfan explained: "Recently, the town is not very safe, so I changed to a stronger lock."

Aunt Liu looked him up and down, suddenly smiled, and asked, "You own that Xia Xing tavern in the town?"

Qi Yongfan didn't understand, so he nodded.

"That's great, the young man is young and promising." Aunt Liu looked at his handsome appearance and burly body, and the more she looked at him, the more she liked him, and said with a smile: "I heard that you haven't married yet, and the matchmakers in the town say that you are enough." Jin will also take you down."

Qi Yongfan shuddered.What the hell?

"As for me, I have a daughter who is about to get married this year. She is not only beautiful, but also practical and stable. She is a good girl who should marry home. How about it, Xiao Qi, do you want to think about it? If this matter comes true , I will give you the house in the alley as a wedding present." Aunt Liu said, patted her chest.

Qi Yongfan couldn't count the number of times he was said to be a relative.Neighbors and guests are fine, but now even the landlady is threatening to lure him to marry his daughter, what is this?

He couldn't help but sigh in his heart, alas, it's all because he is too handsome.

But Aunt Liu's words gave him another idea to buy this house.The turmoil of the son-in-law has not yet passed, and he will not leave Nanshan Town in a short time. It is better to buy a house and use it as a safe haven for a short rest in ancient times.

So he tactfully rejected Aunt Liu's blind date introduction, and instead inquired about her psychological price for selling the house.

Housing prices in Nanshan Town are generally low, and they are in the same position.There is no farmland that comes with the countryside here, and the conscripts and taxes are more frequent. Except for businessmen, most people prefer to go to the countryside.

Aunt Liu thought for a while, and said, "My house has been around for a long time, so it's only worth two or thirty taels of silver."

Qi Yongfan secretly thought that Aunt Liu was really a conscientious seller.If she sits on the ground and raises the price, he can only pinch his nose and admit it.After all, the snack cart is still parked in the yard, and it won't be able to leave for a while.

After negotiating the price, Qi Yongfan bought the house directly and decisively, and signed a contract with Aunt Liu.

Aunt Liu was very surprised, as if she didn't expect that he could spend so much money to buy a house at such a young age.Immediately she became more enthusiastic, wishing to take him home as her son-in-law immediately.

Such a toss all morning.After Qi Yongfan got the title deed, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.He felt that he should reward himself, went to the vegetable market and bought a few catties of fresh vegetables, fish and shrimp, and made a hearty lunch at home.

The pure natural and pollution-free vegetables in the ancient countryside are really sweet.Most of the vegetable sellers in the town are old rural farmers or businessmen, who buy fruits and vegetables from the village and sell them at high prices.

He took the prepared dishes to the next door and invited Yin Xu and Ye Zi to eat together.A lot of people eat well, but he can't eat so many dishes by himself.

Ye Zi still leaned against the corner of the pavilion, put some vegetables into a bowl, and then ate silently while holding the bowl.

Qi Yongfan and Yin Xu used to feel a little awkward eating each other at the table, but now they are completely used to it.When they come across favorite dishes, they will compete with each other and stage a chopsticks competition.

The warm breeze of the spring equinox is blowing.After eating, Yin Xu put down his chopsticks, touched his stomach, and said, "In a few days, there will be the annual temple fair in town, let's join in the fun together?"

Qi Yongfan heard about this temple fair, it was extremely lively, it was equivalent to the Lantern Festival in ancient times.But the Great Yin Dynasty did not celebrate the Lantern Festival. To be precise, there is no history of the Lantern Festival in this world at all.

Temple fairs are usually held in early spring, which is a metaphor for the joy of farmers planting seeds, and their hopes for the coming year, and so on.It is the product of the deep-rooted farming civilization.

There are also many young men and women who will send lanterns to each other at the temple fair, and they will secretly develop feelings for each other when they see each other. It can be regarded as a large-scale blind date event.

He nodded, thinking that it would be good to see the customs of different time and space.