I opened a restaurant in ancient times

Chapter 28

The leading young man wiped his lips, looked at them like that, and said, "Okay, hurry up and eat two more bites, it will be difficult if you want to eat more later !"

Personally hesitantly asked: "If, if we can have this method, why worry that the pears in this area can't be sold? Why not..."

"But you can't think of it this way, the boss is also a small business, every day is very hard, busy every day How much money can we make? If we really take this method away, how will the boss use it in the future? brought this up. When several people had eaten and drank enough and were about to leave after paying, Zhao Heng suddenly stopped them.

"Hey, stay." The leading man turned his head to look at him: "What's wrong?"

Zhao Heng smiled back at him: "I said I wanted to buy some of your pears, but I don't know how the price is calculated?

" After saying this, the young man paused for a moment, and almost forgot that the boss had told him to buy land pears, and he forgot when he turned around.

"I almost forgot! Boss, how much do you want to buy? If you buy less, I won't charge you, and I will give you some directly. Anyway, this thing is not very valuable with us."

"Why? Okay, anyway, you should pay. Besides, I should have bought a lot, maybe it will take some effort for you these days?"

Zhao Heng calculated in his heart that he still has some money in his hand, and he has been busy for so many days. , the savings are still considerable.

Some of this money can be divided and used to buy the pears of these merchants. If you buy a little more, you can not only use it now to set up a stall, but you can also plant it as seeds next year. Worry about what to do.

Moreover, it can be used to make some food, and quickly save another sum of money to repair the house.

The leading young man asked him suspiciously: "I bought a lot? How many kilograms do you want?"

It seems that the boss is very young, and they heard others say that the boss has only been around for a few days. The stall, even if he is good at craftsmanship, how much money might he spend to buy pears?

Zhao Heng thought for a while and said, "Maybe it will cost a thousand pounds." He had decided a few days ago that he would build a cellar at home to store pears.

"One kilogram? That's a lot. If you really buy it, boss, you have to think carefully about how to preserve it. If the ground pears grow green shoots, they can't be used for eating." I

'm afraid he won't believe it, then The man hurriedly said, "There was a man at my house who was reluctant to throw the pears away after they grew sprouts, so he cooked and ate them, but he vomited and diarrhoea for several days, and he almost died."

"I know this, I'll definitely pay attention in the future, don't worry."

Since the little boss already knew about it, he had no reason to stop him, he just said, "Well, boss, you buy a lot, I'll give you a pound cheaper, what are you doing? When I'm free, I'll take you to the wharf with these brothers to see the goods, okay?"

The matter of buying land pears has been inseparable, and Zhao Heng's heart has also settled down and said, "Okay. Wait a while in the afternoon, I will go after closing the stall and see when you have time, if you are busy, I will go later."

"Not busy, not busy!" A man who didn't say much was busy Explain to him, "Just wait for the boss to close the stall in the afternoon, otherwise I can pick you up." The group of

them stopped in Zhilan Town for a few days to disembark and rest, and the leader thought if they could sell it. Not at all.

In the past few days, they have asked in various stores, but no one is willing to buy this thing. Boss Zhao is the first to say that he wants to buy pears, and they naturally have to entertain them.

If you still can't sell it in Liyang City in the future, at least you can go back by boat with the money from this little boss to buy land and pears, right? With this in mind, they also want to promote this list.

After saying that they would go to the dock to see the goods, a group of merchants left the North City. They have to continue to ask if there are any pears in the store.

Seeing that it was noon, and seeing that the guests at the stall had left, Zhao Heng started to pack up the odds and ends.

Jiang Yuan, who had been sitting in the shade, had rested for a while. Seeing that Zhao Heng was busy, he quickly got up to help him pack up.

Zhao Heng was still the same, sitting on the stool and folding the table, Jiang Yuan was packing various dishes and chopsticks not far away.

The two of them were busy with their work, Zhao Heng put down the table, walked over to Jiang Yuan, and said to him: "By the way, I forgot to tell you just now, I will go to the pier in the afternoon to see if you are okay. Can we go together?"

With Jiang Yuan, he can have someone to discuss with him, so that he won't know the loss by himself, and Jiang Yuan is more familiar with the prices of Zhilan Town, so he can also know what the price is. is the most appropriate.

"Okay, should I go after cleaning up or go back to the village first?"

Jiang Yuan thought to himself, he was paid to hire himself to do the work, no matter what the work must be done well, and he must not delay others. .

After thinking about it for a while, Zhao Heng felt that it was inconvenient to take the cart to the dock, and he didn't have any money in his hand to make a deposit. "Let's go back to the village and put the cart back, otherwise it would be inconvenient."

"Okay, after returning to the village, I'll go to my house and tell my father and mother to go to the pier, okay?"

Jiang Yuan felt that he still had to tell his father and mother, otherwise they would be worried when they saw that he never came back. of.

Zhao Heng knew what he was thinking, it was nothing more than the family's worries, he smiled and said, "Okay, go early and come back early, we will go to the pier early in the afternoon, or we can go back before dark, and let Uncle Jiang and auntie save it. I'm worried."

Jiang Yuan's secret thoughts were discovered, and his face turned red with a "swoosh", and the color spread from the root of his neck to his face.

It is because, at such an old age, when he is about to get married, he has to report to his father and mother every day when he goes out. This kind of feeling of being discovered by a little friend is really embarrassing.

"Okay..." As if to cover up this inexplicable little embarrassment, Jiang Yuan hurriedly changed the subject, "Quickly pack up and go back, it's very hot.

" He got up and put it on his face, his eyes looking at the ground: "It's really hot today!"

Looking at his actions, he was afraid that if he kept looking at him, he would be on the same foot, Zhao Heng chuckled lightly and looked away. Busy to pack up.

When Jiang Yuan reacted, he seemed to laugh, but the voice was so small that Jiang Yuan couldn't hear it clearly, so he forced himself to focus on packing things, not thinking about the previous thing.

In the afternoon, the two went to the pier.

For some reason, the weather gradually turned a lot cooler in the afternoon, and the sky was full of thick clouds.

At this time, there were still many workers on the dock. The weather finally became cooler today. Naturally, they had to do more work to earn some money.

This canal is very long and wide, and it can hold four or five large ships at the same time. There are many shops on the street, and it is very lively everywhere.

Therefore, most merchants are willing to stop at this prosperous and affluent place, which can not only sell some goods, but also have various unique local characteristics to appreciate.

It is not like those barren places. If there are not enough manpower, you will not dare to stop in such barren places. They say that poor mountains and bad waters make troublesome people. If you are unlucky in such places, you can meet food grabbers as soon as you stop.

Their merchants are also ordinary people, and ordinary people are not afraid of this, so they are more inclined to stop in prosperous places, and the local officials will not be robbed if the security is good.

As soon as the two came here, the group came over to greet them, "You are here, our things are here." After that, they led the two to one direction.

This person Zhao Heng is very familiar. He often follows behind the leading man. He is tall and doesn't like to talk. He even eats a lot. He can eat two or three men's meals by himself. Heng was impressed.

Since he was an acquaintance, Zhao Heng felt relieved to follow him. After just walking two steps, he turned back and called Jiang Yuan. The pier is so big and there are so many people, so don't get lost for a while.

This is the first time Jiang Yuan has come to the pier. There are some young men here, he is the only little brother, and he has never seen anyone else. There are too many people here. If you don't pay attention, you can meet several people in two or three steps.

Because he was a little worried, Zhao Heng said to Jiang Yuan: "If you are worried, just pull the hem of my clothes and be careful not to lose it."

Jiang Yuan looked at him with dark eyes, and pulled the corner of his clothes silently. , a small step away from Zhao Heng, and followed him closely.

Seeing that he had pulled the corner of his clothes, Zhao Heng let go of his heart and followed the young man forward. After a while, they arrived at the place where they temporarily stored the goods.

This is a huge warehouse, built here at the dock, very strong and resistant to moisture.

Although Jiang Yuan has never been here, he has heard from others that the warehouses here are all reported by the government, and they are regular warehouses managed by the government, which are more reliable than some warehouses.

The leading man led the rest of the people over. They had just negotiated a business deal with another guest, which was an inn in the town.

Although he didn't buy many things, according to him, it was his boss who was ill, and he asked the shopkeeper to buy some food and alms for the beggars, so as to pray for a blessing for his boss, and wish him a quick recovery.

In this way, the shopkeeper came here. Although the pears here have no taste, they are at least full, and those beggars will not dislike the taste of pears here.

I'm starving to death, can I still care how it tastes? It is enough to have someone give alms and stutter without starving to death!

No matter whether the shopkeeper bought the land pears to eat by himself or to pray for good fortune, they always sold some of them, and the money was enough to support Liyang City.

Because they didn't have any money before, the warehouse they rented was a little bit more remote, and it took several turns to get there.

As soon as he arrived at the place, Jiang Yuan hurriedly let go of his hand and just stood behind Zhao Heng, ready to help him settle accounts if it was of any use for a while.

More than 1,000 catties is not a small amount. This is more than what the shopkeeper bought just now. The leading man thought, maybe he wants to cook it for food. The hot and sour potato shreds tasted very good before, so he said no. The little boss of the prospective family has a recipe in his hand!

"The ground pears are all here. You can come and check the quality. They are all well preserved and have no green buds."

These ground pears are indeed as he said, no sprouted ones. They are all very big. Look It tastes good. Moreover, there were no chemicals such as pesticides in ancient times, and they were all natural good things.

Seeing that Zhao Heng had been watching, the expression on his face seemed quite satisfied, the leading man smiled and said: "You buy a lot, it is two cents a pound, if you think the price is right, then you can sign a contract "

Usually, both parties to this kind of transaction have to sign a contract, in case one of them suddenly goes back. Jiang Yuan knew how the contract was signed, so he whispered to Zhao Heng.

"Okay, let's sign the contract." Since Jiang Yuan also said that the price is not expensive, Zhao Heng settled down.

The leading man asked one of his brothers to go to the room to get a pen and paper, and lay down on the table to write the contract for Zhao Heng to see.

This is a contract in duplicate. Zhao Heng took his own and looked at it carefully, looking at the blank paper in his hand.

Although he himself did not understand the ancient script, the original owner had read the book and knew the script, so he could easily understand what was written on the contract.

The words on this contract are not good-looking, and I can't see it clearly. It took me a while to fully understand the terms on it. These are all very reasonable demands, and Zhao Heng has absolutely no opinion on these terms.

Seeing that the owner of this ordinary food stall can read words, the man couldn't help but admire, as expected of Zhilan Town!

However, the characters I wrote were so ugly, and it was only after so many years that I knew a few characters. It was a bit reluctant to write so many characters.

Jiang Yuan saw that he had written his name on the contract seriously. He had always respected people who knew the word, probably because this dynasty had an inexplicable sense of reverence for scholars.

To describe it in one sentence is that, when one person reads, the whole family is honored.

After signing the contract, Zhao Heng discussed with the leader: "I haven't prepared the cellar yet. It may take two days to get these pears home. Do you think it is convenient to store them here for a few more days? Or is there any spare time? The small warehouse can be introduced to me."

The leading man looked at the contract in his hand, the signature on it was also neat, and there was no problem with the contract.

He thought for a moment and said, "I originally wanted to leave in a few days, but only two orders were placed today. Our brothers decided to stay for a few more days to see if we could sell more. If you are inconvenient at home, you can put it here first, and you can go back and make a cellar in the next few days."

"Thank you, I will clean up the cellar immediately when I go back, and I will come and take the pears away tomorrow or the day after."

He thought about it for a while, and felt that this was really bothering others. "Thank you so much. Why don't I send you a recipe. Maybe I can help you sell more pears in the future.

" Not only those merchants, but even Jiang Yuan was a little shocked.

These days, few people give their recipes to others. The chefs in the taverns, even if they accept apprentices, may not be able to pass on their recipes to him. They usually keep them for their children. .

The leading man hurriedly refused: "This can't be done! How can such a thing as a recipe be given away, let's use it to make money."

Although the brothers like the food at his stall, this does not mean They can safely accept the boss's prescription.

"It's nothing, it's not really a recipe, it's just a very simple home-cooked dish, just like noodle soup." Seeing the shocked expressions of several people, Zhao Heng explained quickly.

"Like noodle soup?"

"Yes, anyway, this recipe is also used for frying pears. I saw that you like to eat it so much, I thought it might be better to teach you, and it is also to thank you for letting me spend more time here." After

that, He took the pen and paper on the table and wrote down the specific method. "Wait until the ink is dry and put it away. I didn't intend to use this method to make money. If you can bring this recipe to Liyang City for disaster relief, this recipe can be considered useful."

Since the boss didn't plan to use it originally He came to make money because he wanted them to be brought to Liyang. He was also a kind and righteous man from the country of Chu, "Okay, don't worry, our brothers are not those greedy people, and they will definitely teach this method to the disaster victims."

Jiang Yuan originally wanted to persuade him, but after hearing his words, he suddenly remembered that he was from Liyang, so he silently swallowed what he wanted to say, and stood aside to count the workers who were carrying the goods.

Liyang is still in a state of reconstruction at the moment. Most of the food was buried underground by the earthquake. Some have rotted, and some have grown buds. Even if they were dug out, they would not be able to feed so many people.

The surrounding officials are opening the granaries and preparing to take out some of them and send them to Liyang, but some grain carts have been robbed as soon as they entered the Liyang boundary, and there is no way to help the residents of the city.

The total cost of buying pears this time is actually not too much, just because the pears here are too cheap, Zhao Heng bought more than 1,000 catties. First, he can make them himself and buy them. Since pears are famous, the price of pears in this area will definitely increase, so it is better to stock up more now.

Zhao Heng looked at the pears that had been piled aside, and thought to himself, after returning, he must ask someone to build a bigger cellar in his yard, after all, it is not a problem to keep it in someone else's warehouse.

After paying the deposit, Zhao Heng saw something sharply, what is this? cumin?

This thing is a very good seasoning. It is used for barbecues and everything. It is delicious when added with chili. I have never seen this thing in Zhilan Town, and now I have encountered it at this merchant, which is really a coincidence!

Seeing that the warehouse where this thing was moved out belonged to a merchant, he hurriedly called out a group of people: "Wait a minute, I have something else to ask for."

"It's okay to say anything. If there is a request, I will try my best."

"Actually, It's nothing, I just want to buy some more of that thing." Zhao Heng pointed his finger in the direction of Cumin.

"This thing? This thing is quite rare in our place. I didn't bring too much this time. It's only one or two bags, and it's not worth much. If you want, I will give you two bags directly. ."

Even if the reward for that recipe is good, it doesn't mean they are taking advantage of others.

Zhao Heng happened to think so too, and said with a smile, "Thank you very much."

Farewell to a group of merchants, and went back to the village with Jiang Yuan. On the way, Jiang Yuan asked him puzzled: "I bought so many ground pears, where are you going to put them?"

"I'm going to invite someone to go to my house to build a bigger cellar in the next few days to store the ground pears. If you can't finish the installation, tell the village to rent a small piece of land near my house and build a thatched hut to put it there first. If it doesn't work, just ask where there is a rental warehouse, and you can leave it outside for a while."

Jiang Yuan Thinking that he could do this, he nodded and asked again, "But what are you buying so many pears for? If you only sell them from food stalls, when will they be sold?

" I also thought about it, they brought a lot of pears to Liyang to sell this time. The pears here are so cheap, and with the recipe I gave them, they will definitely be more popular than before, when Liyang has passed this catastrophe , the price of pears here will definitely go up."

"So you can save a lot of money by buying a large batch now, right?"

"Yes." I didn't expect Jiang Yuan to understand what he meant so quickly, Zhao Heng smiled and said, "Also, I also have other recipes for food, and they all use pears from this place."

Jiang Yuan was a little shocked: "Do you still have recipes?" He thought that Zhao Heng only had a few recipes, all of which were already used in the food stall, but he didn't expect that he would come up with other recipes.

"There's a lot. I'll make it for you in the future. You won't be disappointed." Zhao Heng smiled, "Let's go quickly, we'll go back before it gets dark."

Although the two quickened their pace, when they reached the entrance of the village It was already dark, but fortunately it wasn't too dark, and there were candlelights from other people's homes not far away.

Taking advantage of this weak light, the two walked slowly in the dark, for fear of slipping on something under their feet.

However, Jiang Yuan still stumbled on a stone, and the stone suddenly tripped him to the ground, making a "thump" sound, his skin hit the hard stone, and a bloody cut was drawn, and his arms and knees were smashed. skin.

The moment he fell to the ground, he only felt a sudden pain, and then he was lifted up by a pair of warm hands. He heard a slightly anxious voice: "What's wrong with you? Are you okay, where is the injury?"

"It's okay . ..."

As soon as he arrived at Zhao Heng's house, he hurriedly went to the house to take out the red candle that he had never wanted to use, which he had picked up in the corner of the house a long time ago.

It looked too much like a modern red candle, so he kept the oil lamp that he had never used and used for lighting at night.

But at this moment, it was obvious that he couldn't care so much. He had to send Jiang Yuan home quickly. Father Jiang and Mother Jiang must have begun to worry about him.

Besides, Jiang Yuan is a little brother, and he must not enter his house at night. During the day, he can still say that he is working. At night, even if you have eight mouths, you can't speak clearly.

Although Da Chu Kingdom is open, unmarried couples or husbands are allowed to go out to play together, but they can never spend the night together, let alone one boss and one employee.

Zhao Heng hurriedly lit the candle and left the house. The candle has a chassis, so there is no need to worry about burning your hands.