Selling desserts in ancient times

Chapter 7

Compared with going to the street the day before, Ji Wei started from home much earlier, with better stalls, more customers, and more prosperous business. However, in just a few days, he has already made nearly 2,000 wen, and the money spent on selling jade bracelets has also been earned back.

With a small amount of money in his pocket, Ji Wei began to use his brain, planning to put the bread kiln on the drawing into action.

The weather was just right that day, Ji Wei only made noodles that weighed less than ten catties. With his recent popularity for filling pancakes, they were sold out before noon. On the way, he asked Liu Yimian to take the cart home, while he turned to the next door to Xier Lane.

Next door to West Lane is West Second Lane. Compared with West Lane where twelve families live, West Second Lane where there is one big family is different. There are only six households living in one alley, and among the nearby alleys, the West Second Alley is the quietest. In the early years, a Juren was passed the exam, and the whole family moved to the city.

The spread of Zhangjialiang is huge, apart from Changliu Town, there are even his branches in the city. However, the old man of the Zhang family had no intention of leaving Changliu Town because of the past, but as the business grew bigger and bigger, he gradually bought several surrounding families to expand the house. In addition, the only son of the Zhang family's generation passed the scholar examination last autumn, and the whole family celebrated. The old man was desperate to find a daughter-in-law, so he bought the next door and remodeled it, planning to move in when his son got married.

Aunt Zhou's husband, Zhao Dalong, is the long-term worker of the Zhang family.

During this period of time, the Zhang family expanded, and he was assigned to help. He was spinning like a spinning top every day, so busy that he didn't even have time to go home for dinner, and Aunt Zhou had to deliver it to the door in person. For this matter, when she came to Ji's house to deliver mushrooms the day before yesterday, Aunt Zhou complained to Liu Yimian a few words, and said that Zhang's expansion had come to an end, so Ji Wei kept an eye on it.

In addition to the matter of the bread kiln, it should be sooner rather than later, Ji Wei didn't want to delay any longer, so he decided for today.

Passing by a family, Ji Wei couldn't help but slow down.

The person living here is the third sister Lin who has an affair with the original owner.

It's also bad luck. Her husband died a few years after she got married. She is a woman, helpless, and bears the name of Kefu, so she can only make a living by selling tofu. Fortunately, other people in the town thought she was pitiful, and many restaurants accepted her tofu.

It happened that when I was delivering tofu, I bumped into the original owner who was drinking. Seeing her fair and beautiful, the rascal blocked the road and followed her all the way to West Second Lane. In the next few months, I often visited the door, and brought some clothes and food, and poured a few words of ecstasy soup. Lin Sanjie was just a woman, so she couldn't help being dizzy. It's been a long time, and this matter between the two has been widely known.

But this has nothing to do with Ji Wei.

He didn't think about continuing the relationship.

In his previous life, he was a workaholic. Except for a hazy heartbeat in his youth, he had never even had a relationship in his thirty-one years of life. Not to mention the strange dynasties that can't be found in history textbooks. They were poor and white, and their reputation was notorious. Even if they really wanted to marry a wife and have children, they would have to wait until their careers were successful.

He barely walked over, but the door of Third Sister Lin's house suddenly opened.

Lin Sanjie, who was about to deliver tofu on South Street, crossed the threshold with the corner of her skirt, and out of the corner of her eye, she caught sight of a familiar figure from behind. She was overjoyed, but also a little unbelievable, and it took a long time to shout out.

Ji Wei groaned secretly, but turned around slowly.

"You, you heartless thing...you finally think of me?" Miss Lin San was thin and thin, and her skin was fair. delicate and charming. She stepped forward quickly, slammed her fist on Ji Wei's shoulder, and said with feigned anger, "I heard that you were beaten and bedridden, are you feeling better now?"

Ji Wei took half a step back subconsciously, and followed Lin San The elder sister opened the distance and said awkwardly: "It's not a big deal, I'll take care of it early. I have to go to Zhang's house, so I won't say more, you can also go to deliver tofu. It's hot, be careful of the delay."

After finishing speaking, Ji Wei turned around and walked away quickly.

Sanjie Lin stood there looking at it for a while, then bit her lip bitterly, picked up the tofu and went to South Street.

...

The door of the house was wide open as it had not yet been trimmed.

Ji Wei knocked twice casually, but no one answered him, so he walked in.

In front of me is a house with blue bricks and white walls, which is out of tune with other wooden houses in the alley, and looks much more magnificent. It's just that the frame of the house has just been completed, and the doors and windows have not been installed, so it is temporarily uninhabitable.

Ji Wei walked around the house, only to see a man sitting cross-legged on the ground under the shady eaves, holding a large enamel bowl in his hand, eating with his head buried.

"Uncle Zhao, didn't you go home to rest at noon?"

Zhao Dalong was so frightened by Ji Wei that his hands shook violently, and the enamel bowl was flipped out of his hands. Fortunately, Ji Wei quickly helped him with his eyesight and let out a long sigh of relief. .

Ji Wei lifted up his clothes with a smile, and sat casually beside Zhao Dalong, "It's almost a crime." "What are

you doing here?" Zhao Dalong pulled a few mouthfuls of food vigorously, staring at Ji Wei in confusion. A well-known scoundrel in the town lived next door to his house, so he naturally didn't like it in his heart. Since the two elders of Ji's family passed away one after another, he hadn't visited Ji's house for a long time. If his mother-in-law didn't like the elder brother bought by Ji's family, the two families might have broken off their relationship.

In addition, Ji Wei lives in West Lane, and has no relationship with Zhang's family. He will appear here, and Zhao Dalong has to feel a little bit on guard.

Thinking of this, his eating speed slowed down.

Ji Wei cleared her throat, "I heard that the Zhang family is repairing the house, so I just came here to open my eyes. The house is narrow and dark, and it's hot in summer and cold in winter. I plan to save enough money for some time to repair it."

Zhao Dalong often heard his mother-in-law talk about it, saying that Ji's boy seemed to be a different person these days, and actually started a serious business, which meant to be a good man. He was still skeptical in his heart at first, but now that he saw it face to face, this kid has clear eyes and a sincere face, which is indeed quite different from the previous ruthless and domineering one.

Thinking about this, he couldn't help but nodded, and replied: "That's right, those two houses in your house were built by your parents more than ten years ago. After so many years, it's time to change them." After that, ignore Ji Wei , just concentrate on eating.

Ji Wei didn't bother to find words, and scanned in private. Just ten steps away in front of them, there was a well with a lot of green bricks and sand piled up beside it. It didn't look like it was left over from building a house, but it seemed to have some other purpose.

Pointing to the pile of blue bricks, he asked, "Uncle Zhao, what are they used for?"

"The old man thought the well was too small and not big enough, so he said he would smash it up and rebuild it. But just building a house is enough for us to keep busy." It's gone, so I don't care about a well."

Zhao Dalong put the bowls and chopsticks back into the food box, got up and stretched his legs. Seeing Ji Wei's face full of novelty, he casually said, "If you want to see it, I'll take you around." After finishing speaking, he felt a little regretful, but Ji Wei agreed quickly, so he couldn't go back on his word and led the way ahead.

The structure of this house presents the structure of "Mu", with a small kitchen on the left, a hall in the middle, and two rooms on the right, one is a study and the other is a bedroom. All are connected by a small door, but the door frame is empty and has not yet been installed.

A few knots of rough wood were placed on the ground beside the wall of the main hall, a bag of leftover lime was placed in the middle, and several layers of neat bricks were laid.

Ji Wei was not sure about the purpose of these things, so he pretended not to care and asked Zhao Dalong for advice.

The middle-aged man was honest and honest, but he didn't know that Ji Wei had a lot of intestines in his stomach, so he didn't have any vigilance. He explained in detail: "Master Zhang is kind and allows us to rest for three days before starting work. Next, we will invite some carpenters to install it. Doors and windows, I don't think these things are very useful, when the time comes, ask someone if they want to build a chicken coop or something, just pull it back and forget it, so as not to take up space." Ji Weiwei was happy when he heard it, but he couldn't put it on his

face , pretending to be confused: "No one wants these?"

"Who's house hasn't been lived in for more than ten years, how can it be so just right. Besides, if it is really going to be built, what is this idea of ​​bricks and wood enough for?" Zhao Dalong walked to the corner, Touching the beam thicker than an arm, "I see that this will be used as a window at that time. I guess it will be okay. If not, I will pull it back and use it as firewood. This wood is good and burnable." Ji Wei thought about this in his

heart The ones with blue bricks and limestone didn't listen to Zhao Dalong much.

Zhao Dalong talked there alone for a long time, but he didn't hear Ji Wei's squeak. Looking back, he saw Ji Wei squatting on the ground, still touching the pile of green bricks in his hand, with an inexplicable expression on his face: "What's wrong with this brick?" Ji Wei was like waking up from a

dream , a little embarrassed: "Uncle Zhao, I just want to build something at home, and I need some bricks, can you see if I can..." He thought for a while, and then said, "Otherwise, I will pay twenty Wen, and the bricks here Bricks and lime, why don't you give them to me."

Ji Wei felt a little uneasy if he wanted to say it for nothing. But if I give too much, I feel a little distressed.

Twenty renminbi to buy this pile of good-quality blue bricks, plus half a bag of lime, add up to fifty or sixty renminbi. Ji Wei felt a little guilty when he called out this price.

After Zhao Dalong listened, he was silent for a long time, "So you came here today, just for these?"

Ji Weiyi choked up and touched his nose, "I just came to see, it's not a coincidence that there are extra Blue bricks and lime, if you think about it, let it go, if Mr. Zhang is willing, why not sell it to me at a cheaper price."

"If you want it, you can just take it away, but you still have to talk to Mr. Zhang, how about this, I will talk about it tomorrow, and you can find a bullock cart to take it away in the afternoon, and vacate the main hall by the way for easy cleaning."

Ji Wei was overjoyed and couldn't help cupping his fists and bowed to Zhao Dalong.

This is really nowhere to be found, and it takes no effort to get it.

"Thank you, Uncle Zhao."

"No, no, thank you is not to thank me, you can thank Master Zhang when you have time." Zhao Dalong waved his hand, thinking in his heart, can people really change so completely? Strange, really strange.

Ji Wei didn't delay, took Zhao Dalong's food box and sent it to Aunt Zhou's house first. Then I borrowed an ox cart from the farmer next door, and went directly to West Second Lane, and brought back dozens of unused green bricks, half a bag of lime and sand.