There were at least a dozen large and small loading and unloading teams on the pier, and the biggest ones were Foreman Sun and Lao Liu. When the two foremen had the most men, there were hundreds of dock workers, who could take over the business of five or six ships at the same time. Some big businesses are almost monopolized by the two.
Naturally, both of them regard each other as competitors, and there is no battle on the surface, but secretly competing for business with each other, but it happens from time to time. For two days in a row, Foreman Sun won two big customers because of the little girl's side dishes. He was so happy in his heart, and thought about whether he should win over this little girl.
The dock workers held back their energy. The cargo that could have been unloaded in an hour and a half was completed in less than an hour today. The owner of the goods was very surprised, and felt that the loading and unloading team was very efficient, so he secretly remembered that he would ask them to load and unload next time. Unintentionally, Xiaocao helped Foreman Sun win over another regular customer.
"Little grass girl, bring me two meat dishes today. Last night, I brought home the stewed vegetables I bought from you. The two children ate them cutely. My mother-in-law still complained to me, how can such cheap meat dishes be eaten?" Why don’t you buy some more to go home!” Lao Hao, who was the first to try her stewed vegetables yesterday, was the first to rush to her again today, and he didn’t even bother to wipe off the sweat on his face.
"Okay! Two servings of marinated vegetables, stones, take the money!" Xiaocao saw the dark group of people, following behind Lao Hao, coming towards this side, and hurriedly divided the work for his younger brother.
"Yes! Uncle Hao, two copies are worth two cents in total!" Little Shitou stretched out his small hands, with a smile on his face, and a pair of big, energetic eyes narrowed into a slit. That appearance is similar to that of a lucky boy.
Old Hao paid the money readily, took two oil-paper bags, bought two steamed buns, and ate them with braised vegetables. As soon as he opened the paper bag, he found that today's meat dishes were different from yesterday's, but they tasted more satisfying than yesterday's. He regretted it a bit, he should have bought an extra copy just now...
Take a look at the place where braised vegetables are sold. The small figures of the siblings have already been overwhelmed by the sea of people. If you squeeze in at this time, I'm afraid there will be no scum. Old Hao sighed, and savored it carefully in small sips, for fear of eating too fast and missing the delicious taste.
"Little grass girl, I want a..."
"Stones, stones! Take my money first, and give... two coins, you take it!"
"I want three copies, keep three copies for me! You animals, don't steal them all, the old paper didn't taste yesterday..."
"I've given you money before, give me a share... Huzi, what are you squeezing? Almost squeezed the girl!"
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Little Shitou's hands were sore when he collected the money, and he felt countless hands stuffing copper coins into his hands. Later, he didn't know who had stuffed the money in his hand. Secretly distressed in his heart, his small face wrinkled into a bun shape.
Fortunately, most of the dock workers are real people, no one cares about the one or two copper coins, and no one has found fish in troubled waters.
Fortunately, there are a lot of braised vegetables prepared today. After a while of looting, there are still about ten portions of stewed vegetables in the basket. Because of the cost, a serving of stewed vegetables is a little less than yesterday's, but it is still half a bowl, enough for one person to eat with steamed buns.
The passenger ship has already landed, and this is the ultimate place to go to the market and the town. The people who got off the ship couldn't help but look around curiously when they saw the lively scene here.
"Huh? There are so many people around there, what are they doing? Yun Xi, what are you going to find out..."
A boy with white hair, a few beards around his lips, and a wise light shining in his eyes, his learned and elegant demeanor is clearly evident in his gestures. However, the fire of gossip that he exudes at this time seems to be quite incompatible with his identity and appearance.
The one he called "Yun Xi" was a ten-year-old boy, dressed in a moon-white gown, covered with a light blue jacket, with pink makeup on his small face, indistinguishable from male and female, with beautiful lips pursed into a straight line , seems to feel helpless about his grandpa's gossip.
However, although he was very conflicted in his heart, he huddled among a group of rough people and went to see what happened inside. But his understanding of grandpa, if he doesn't figure out the situation, grandpa will not give up. The little guy in his teens walked steadily towards his goal with steady steps.
"Mr. Yuan! You have worked hard all the way. The carriage is over there, please move over..." The visitor was dressed in colorful clothes, as if he was afraid that others would not know that he was rich. From clothes to shoes, everything is gorgeous to the extreme.
Yuan Sinian, a famous Confucianist in the former dynasty and the last emperor of the Yuan Dynasty, also admired his knowledge very much. He invited him to study with the Pope's sons in the palace many times, but he declined politely because of his poor health. Later, when uprisings broke out everywhere and the country was in turmoil, he took his family to live in seclusion in the mountains and became a hermit.
Until the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, the current Supreme Emperor was thirsty for talent, and he visited the thatched cottage three times to ask him to come out of the mountain to become an official, but he avoided seeing him. Later, moved by the Taishanghuang's perseverance, he recommended his son Yuan Guoan, who was not inferior to him in knowledge and insight, that is, the stern prime minister who always followed the Taishanghuang's ass to clean up the mess.
At the beginning of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the Supreme Emperor, who was still the emperor at that time, was obsessed with the southern and northern wars. If there were not a famous ruler on the left and the assistant of an iron-blooded grand master on the right, the Ming Dynasty would have been tossed and wiped out!
After the current emperor ascended the throne, Prime Minister Yuan was conferred the title of Duke of the State, hereditary and irreplaceable.
Yuan Sinian, a famous Confucian in his rare years, was used to the days of idle clouds and wild cranes, and founded Rongxuan Academy in the small town of Tanggu. In the beginning, I taught and arranged flowers and plants every day, and my life was quite leisurely.
Later, more and more people came here for fame, and many high-ranking officials in the capital tried to find ways to send their children here. The academy has more and more students, and the scale is getting bigger and bigger. There are also many famous teachers who recommend themselves as teachers, including his former disciples...
Seeing that Rongxuan Academy was about to depart from his original intention, Yuan Daru set strict admission rules. If you want to enter the academy, you can! Either get his attention or pass the rigorous entrance test. Otherwise, no matter how big your official is, no matter how much money you have, the old papers will not be accepted...
Although Yuan Sinian's appearance is very in line with outsiders' impression of famous Confucianism, but in his heart he is an old urchin with a lot of curiosity, a strong heart for gossip, and one thing, good food - very few people know about this, otherwise, in order to improve The parents of the academy who searched for delicacies from all over the world couldn't control it!
For the sake of their children's future, there are many people who try their best to curry favor with Yuan Daru. No, the shiny golden fat man in front of him is one of them.
Yuan Daru frowned, rolled his eyes quietly, and snorted coldly: "Didn't you say that no one is allowed to pick up the boat? Shopkeeper Jin, you are blatantly ignoring the old man's words!"
But I was complaining in my heart: Damn, why don't you use gold to make a pair of armor to wear on your body, Lao Zhi's eyes are not good, this is the rhythm of blinding Lao Zhi's eyes
The chubby golden shopkeeper flattered the horse's leg, and sweat immediately dripped down his fat cheeks. The six generations of the Jin family have been passed down in a single pass, and they have been in business from generation to generation. Although the family has a lot of wealth, it is at the bottom of the "scholar, farmer, businessman and commerce".
Today, after ascending the throne, the emperor promulgated a decree to improve the status of merchants, and the children of merchants can also participate in the imperial examination. Shopkeeper Jin was overjoyed, thinking that he could find the best husband for his clever son, hoping that he could get rid of the fate of a merchant.
I heard that there is a Rongxuan Academy in Tanggu, which was founded by a famous Confucian in the previous dynasty. He is knowledgeable, knowledgeable about the past and the present, and he is the one who taught the current prime minister. The shopkeeper Jin took his son with him and traveled thousands of miles north to Tanggu. What is worthy of pride is that his son passed the test of the academy and officially became a student of the academy.
The bad thing is that the shopkeeper Jin felt sorry for his son who left his hometown to study, and it was the first time he left home. He was afraid that his son would be wronged, so he decorated his son's dormitory in the academy in a magnificent manner, and replaced everything with the best ones. The inkstones and brush washers used in conjunction are all valuable antiques. It is very eye-catching in the academy.
This made the moody Mr. Yuan know, and he sent his son back with one sentence: "I am here to study, not to enjoy. If you are afraid that your son will suffer, you can take it back and enjoy it!"
The treasurer Jin was dumbfounded, he was still pointing at his son Guangzong Yaozu, who knew that he was kicked out because of his father's mistake after only a few days of schooling. The son was so angry that he would not eat or drink for a few days, and was bedridden. He was so remorseful that his hair was half gray in his prime, and he didn't want to stage a scene of pleading guilty every day because of the golden shopkeeper who ruined his son's life.
It can be seen that there are very few opportunities to see Mr. Yuan, and not long after the academy had its annual vacation, Mr. Yuan also took his grandson back to his hometown to visit relatives. Unwilling to give up, he didn't even go home during the Chinese New Year, and stayed in Tanggu all the time, hoping to find a chance to make amends.
After the first lunar month, he stayed at the wharf in Tanggu every day, hoping that Mr. Yuan could see his sincerity and give his son a chance. Finally, he was asked to wait, but he didn't expect... He seemed to have upset the husband again.
Shopkeeper Jin scratched his ears and cheeks anxiously, but didn't know what to do, so he was anxious on the sidelines. Mr. Yuan's grandson Yuan Yunxi came back slowly, and said to the gossip grandpa: "It's nothing, it just sells a kind of food called 'stewed vegetables'..."
"Braised vegetables? Do you eat them? I haven't heard of them yet. Is it delicious? There are so many people around to buy them, it must taste good!" Upon hearing the new dishes, Yuan Sinian's eyes suddenly burst into scorching light. Where is the demeanor of a great Confucian, he is a fanatical glutton.
Shopkeeper Jin was worried that he didn't know how to please Yuan Daru, so he hurriedly said: "Mr. Yuan, please find a place to sit down and rest, I'll go and have a look..."
His fat body, like a golden ball, quickly rolled towards Xiaocao: "Little girl, I will take care of all the braised vegetables here..."
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The lumbar and cervical spine are not very good, and I can't sit for a long time, so the update is a little slower! Please forgive me!