Paradise

Zhou Ze and Lin Yu brothers put the things back together briefly. Zhou Ze fetched water to wash his face and hands, changed into a set of clean clothes, and said,

"Ayu, Xiaobao, you guys cook something later. I'll go to Zhao Gouzi's house. I may come back later in the evening. Put the latch on the door first. When I come back and call the door, you can open the door for me."

"Well, I see, Brother Zhou, drink less alcohol, and come back earlier after dinner." Lin Yu instructed.

"Okay, I'll be back sooner."

Zhou Ze asked about the exact location of Lin Yu and Zhao Gouzi's house, and went to his house before dark.

In front of Zhao's house, Zhou Ze stood at the door, facing the yard, and called out, "Uncle Zhao."

"Boy Zhou, you're here. Come and sit down. The food and drinks are all ready, and we're waiting for you to serve dinner." Seeing Zhou Ze's enthusiasm, Zhao Gouzi's father smiled and brought Zhou Ze to the table.

Because the weather is too hot, Zhao's table is placed in the yard, a square wooden table, covered with dishes, cold dishes and hot dishes, all of which are ordinary home-cooked dishes, the main dish is a stewed chicken, meat dishes There are several dishes, all of which are large pieces of meat, and the sincerity is quite high.

His mother Zhao Gouzi came over to entertain happily,

"Boy Zhou, sit down, don't be polite, just treat yourself at home, eat more and drink more."

Zhou Ze sat down, and Zhao Gouzi's father accompanied him to drink and eat vegetables, and Zhao Gouzi served them tea and wine with an apologetic smile on his face.

"Come on, boy Zhou, let me toast you to your uncle. Thank you for saving my brat. If it weren't for you, he would have to feed wild boars in the mountains."

"Uncle Zhao, you're too polite, it's just a little effort, don't respect anyone else, come, let's have a drink together."

"Okay, okay, let's drink together..."

The two ate food, drank wine, and chatted about homework.

After a meal, the host and guest enjoyed themselves.

Zhou Ze, full of wine and food, left Zhao's house and returned to Lin's house.

"Papa papa", knocked the door knocker a few times, and Huang Mao yelled twice when he heard the movement.

Brother Lin Yu in the room was waiting for Zhou Ze to come back, when he heard the sound of the door, he walked out of the courtyard,

Lin Yu shouted, "Brother Zhou, are you back?"

"Well, it's me." Zhou Ze responded, his feet are a little weak now, and he originally wanted to drink less alcohol, but Zhao Gouzi's father kept persuading him to drink, and he drank one cup after another of rice wine. There are more of them.

"Brother Zhou, wait for me to open the door for you." Lin Yu walked quickly to the door, pulled the latch, opened the door, and let Zhou Ze in.

Zhou Ze was slightly dizzy and half leaned against the door, but as soon as the door opened, his figure swung forward and landed on Lin Yu.

Lin Yu was startled, and reached out to help Zhou Ze. The smell of alcohol was strong in his nostrils. No need to ask, he knew that Zhou Ze must have drunk a lot.

"Brother Zhou, are you drunk?"

"No, Ayu, I'm not drunk, really, I just drank a little too much." Zhou Ze stood still, stabilized his figure, and shook his head to make his mind clearer.

"Okay, I got it, Brother Zhou, you are not drunk, so don't move, I will help you in." Lin Yu said.

Lin Yu supported Zhou Ze to walk into the house, Lin Bao helped him into the house, and the two of them helped Zhou Ze onto the kang.

Lin Yu helped Zhou Ze take off his coat and shoes, and took a wet towel to wipe his face. Lin Bao went to the yard and put the latch back on.

Lin Bao came back and muttered to Zhou Ze, "Brother Zhou, didn't my brother tell you to drink less, you're already drunk."

"Great kindness is hard to turn down, I won't do it next time, uh~" Zhou Ze hiccupped and became dizzy even more.one

Lin Yu poured a bowl of warm water over,

"Brother Zhou, drink a bowl of water and feel better."

Zhou Ze was thirsty right now, so he took a few gulps from the bowl and drank it into his stomach. Seeing this, Lin Yu poured him another bowl of water.

Zhou Ze drank two bowls of water and felt much more comfortable. He lay down and fell asleep very quickly. This was the first time he fell asleep so fast and soundly when he came to this world.

After a good night's sleep and no dreams, Zhou Ze got up very late the next day.

Zhou Ze sat up, squeezed his aching head, and thought that drinking was really a mistake, next time he said that he should not drink too much.

Zhou Ze put on his clothes and got out of bed. When he came to the yard, he saw that the gate was closed, and the hoes and grass baskets in the corner were gone. It seemed that Brother Lin Yu had gone to the field to weed.

Huangmao heard the movement here, ran over from the shade, circled around Zhou Ze's legs, stuck out his tongue, and rubbed his head flatteringly, Zhou Ze stretched out his hand and rubbed it twice.

After a simple wash, Zhou Ze ate the food left for him in Lin Yu's pot, and started to pack the goods he bought yesterday.

The grocery store is the room, and the shelves have been placed, which were all made by the carpenter when making furniture.

The shelves are made of thick wood, and the shelves as tall as a person are divided into five layers, painted with a layer of dark red paint.

Zhou Ze sorted out the various goods he bought and put them on the same place.In order to remember the price conveniently, he also made some simple wooden hanging plates with the price marked.

The two Lin Yu brothers came back from the field and helped Zhou Ze clean it up.

The three of them worked hard for two days to arrange the goods neatly, and even remembered the prices.

Three days passed in a blink of an eye, and Zhou Ze opened the door of the grocery store early in the morning, and put two red firecrackers in front of the door, and his grocery store officially opened.

As soon as the sound of firecrackers stopped, someone heard the movement,

It was an old woman from the village who came, holding a small jar in her hand,

"Brother Yu, do you have soy sauce here, give me a catty."

"Yes, ma'am, I'll make it for you." Lin Yu took the jar, went to the soy sauce vat, and handed over a catty of soy sauce.

The aunt took the jar of soy sauce, lowered her head and sniffed it, her face beaming with joy, "Well, yes, your soy sauce has a strong soy flavor, is this also from Fucheng?"

Lin Yu nodded: "Yes."

"How much is it?" asked the aunt.

"It's the same price as the county seat, ten cents a catty." Lin Yu said.

"Well, here's the money." The aunt took out ten copper coins for him, and left with the jar of soy sauce in her arms. She was quite happy, because she didn't have to go all the way to the county to buy something at the same price, which made her feel profitable. arrive.

The first business was opened, and after a while, people came over one after another, some buying needlework, some buying fabrics, and some buying flowers...

From morning to night, people came one after another. Today is the first day they opened. Some came to buy things, and some came to have a look. If they like it, they buy something. There are a lot of people.

At the beginning, Lin Yu was still a little nervous, afraid of making a wrong calculation for others, but with Zhou Ze helping to remind him, nothing went wrong.

After a busy day, Lin Yu gradually got used to it. Zhou Ze and Lin Bao usually helped with things, and Lin Yu was the host. Zhou Ze wanted him to exercise, and he would not interfere if he could. meddle.

In the evening, no one came, Zhou Ze locked the door of the grocery store, and they went back to the nearby Lin family courtyard.

After dinner, Lin Yu carried the money box to the table, poured the copper inside on the table, and slammed the table down.

The three of them started counting the copper coins together. Put ten copper coins in a stack and counted them. Lin Yu and the two brothers felt a little dizzy.

In the end, Zhou Ze figured it out. There were a total of 830 taels of copper coins, and the net profit was 520 taels after deducting the capital of 310 taels.

In addition to the copper coins they earned, they also harvested a basket of eggs. Some people have little cash at home and would barter. Eggs are the most common, and an egg is worth a penny.

Lin Yu and Lin Bao were a little excited and very happy to learn that they had earned more than 300 Wen in one day.

"Brother Zhou, we earn so much money in one day, can we earn several taels a month?" Lin Yu said happily, her little face was flushed, and her eyes were full of smiles.

"Well, it's about the same, but after today, we may not earn as much as today. Today is our first day of opening, and there are many people coming, so we earn more," Zhou Ze said.

"That's okay, it's good to have an income every day. Brother Zhou, can you teach me how to count? I can't count when I have more money. I think it seems easy for you to count. You don't need to do the math to figure it out. .” Lin Yu said.

Lin Bao also shouted from the side, "Brother Zhou, I want to learn too, so you can teach me too."

"Well, that's fine. I'll teach you every night from now on. If you're willing to learn arithmetic, you'll learn it soon." Zhou Ze said.

From then on, every night whenever he was free, Zhou Ze would teach the two brothers Lin Yu to count.