Zhou Wei, Zhou Xihu, and Ya Yi got up. Naturally someone came to take care of them. After being busy, the Ya Ya was taken to another place for dinner. Zhou Xihu and his nephew were invited to a separate restaurant. Everything was arranged. The porridge was steaming in the bowl, and at first glance it was just served.
There are more than a dozen kinds of pickles, fried dough sticks, steamed buns, and steamed buns beside them. In addition to the two kinds of porridge, there are soy milk and tofu nao, fermented bean curd and leek flowers.
Zhou Zheng originally thought that he would drink it again from the morning, but he did not expect that some ordinary things were prepared here. The small pickles were just meat and vegetables, and did not mean any other big meals.
This time, the old ladies of the Zhang Wang family did not come out, only Zhang Father came to accompany them, and the whole hall was also with these three people. Looking at the food on the table in front of him, Zhou Yu felt that there was more style, so he said:
"Brother Yongcheng, there are so many things that I don't know which one to choose. It's better to withdraw some and give it to the people at noon, when the people are hungry."
Father Zhang didn’t expect to ask this question this week, and he smiled and replied: “Brother Miao Ran don’t have to worry about this. The people in the yard now, except for those who are still doing things, are eating. They will use these things at noon. It's only necessary to fry it, otherwise it won't be eaten by others."
Yesterday Zhang's father also called Zhou Yu an adult, but Zhou Yu refused, so he called out.
When Zhou Suo heard this, he was taken aback for a while, picked up a bun, and brought it to his mouth and said, "Could it be that Zhangjiazhuang is in charge of breakfast?"
"Brother Miao Ran has never been here, so naturally I don't know the situation here, not to mention Zhangjiazhuangzi, even Wangjiazhuangzi is the same. In addition to three meals a day, the night watchman also has a supper." Zhang father said to him. Zhou Yu said.
"Why do you want to do it like this? There are a lot of things to eat every day, right?" Zhou Yi didn't do this in his own mansion. The next person had two meals a day. When he arrived at Zhuangzi, he didn't even dare to hear it. Things to believe.
"Brother Miao Ran definitely doesn't believe me, so let Xiaohu take a look." Zhang's father said to Zhou Yu. In fact, he was asking Zhou Xihu to check. Zhou Xihu felt that this was not good. Seeing his uncle nodded, he had to get up and leave and go to the yard to take a look. Before leaving, he looked at the things on the table reluctantly. He knew that Zhangjiazhuang's side dishes definitely tasted better than those eaten outside.
When Zhou Xihu left, Zhou Yu saw that he and Father Zhang were the only two left in the hall. Then he said, "Brother Yongcheng, I don't know what Guizhuang's plans are this time?"
"It's hard to say the plan. There are only a few things that make me bother Miao Ran. The two businesses that Zhuangzi and Xiaohu run together will continue to operate in the future, but in the income split, Zhuangzi takes too much advantage, especially the sugar. Together, Zhuangzi has already recovered the capital, so let's change it to a 10% profit."
Father Zhang also deliberately dismissed Zhou Xihu to discuss matters with Zhou Yu. When Zhou Yu asked, the first thing he mentioned was sugar.
"Brother Yongcheng, I can't take care of this matter. At that time, Zhuangzi will send someone to discuss with Xiaohu. Whether Xiaohu thinks it is feasible or not is up to him." Zhou Zheng didn't care about this matter. , Does not affect his position.
When Father Zhang saw this, he didn’t need to worry about it, and he said, “There’s one more thing. Zhang Wangge’s three family houses built a restaurant in Xiaoqiao. Brother, don't worry, the dishes made in the restaurant will not weaken Brother Miao Ran's reputation."
"Oh, that's how it is, well, I've seen it when it came, and it seems to be good, and I will definitely bring someone there." Zhou Zheng didn't care about this matter, and he just had to find an excuse to come here. This is not the first time I have done it.
This matter is considered to be properly negotiated, and only the last thing remains. Father Zhang is a little bit at a loss as to how to speak. According to his intention, it is to send out the food for peace of mind, but according to the wife's intention, it is not only to send it. , I have to sell it, and the money given out will be equal to the money I can get from the sale.
He hesitated and said: "There is one more thing. There are droughts here and in Taihang Mountain and Henan. There is still surplus grain on Zhangjiazhuangzi. I don't know if it can be sent there by then to relieve the urgent need. Locally, the Zhangwang family. Zhuangzi also wanted to buy a mountain, more than 1,000 acres, with 1,500 taels of silver, and the county magistrate at Shicheng could use this money to suppress prices."
When the third thing was said, Zhou Yu thought deeply. At this time, he finally knew why the land investigation was postponed after Xiaqiu, which was told by the county magistrate. At the end of summer, there was a shortage of food there. As long as Zhangjiazhuangzi sold the food at a fair price, he would get a lot of benefits, and it seemed that Zhangjiazhuang wanted to give it in vain.
He also knew that the grain had been purchased by the Zhang and Wang family since last year, and it was just in time for the autumn harvest. It almost ran out of the savings of the two families and the money made from later trading. The grain was said to be too much, or less. There are also many, and the people who have gotten nearly ten thousand stones of food.
The total amount of these grains amounts to 800,000 catties. If these grains solve the food problem of so many people, there is no need to think about it. But if it solves tens of thousands of people for a few months, there is no problem at all. The credit is not small.
When Father Zhang saw Zhou Suo thinking about things there, he didn't bother, put his chopsticks on the chopstick rest and waited there.
After a while, Zhou Yu finally said: "I heard people say that you have 800,000 catties of grain, do you have to give it directly?"
"This..." Zhang's father never thought that Zhou Yu knew so much, and indeed, as Zhou Yu said, his family had been thinking of ways to store food, and he did have these things now.
But I couldn’t take all of the food out to others, so I had to say: “At home, I mean to take out half of the food and send it there, and save the other half for other people to help earn money back. I don’t know what rewards the court will have for doing this. ?"
In this way, Zhou Yu understood that Zhangjiazhuang wanted to sell the other half at a high price and earn back the half of the money given. If he did this, it would not only be as simple as earning it back, at least There will be some profit.
Zhou Yu didn't feel the slightest surprise about this. Then who sells the grain? There are more big grain merchants who want to make money from disasters. If people can say that, they don’t think of themselves as outsiders, so they thought about it and said:
"If you really can take out so much food, you must first ask the county magistrate Cheng to list, and I will follow the list here, Baihu Shiyi, not to mention that it is saved, and it is not impossible to go further. It is just when selling food. Don't find someone who is safe, don't make any mistakes, just don't know who is dealing with the disaster this time, otherwise it will be more helpful."
Listening to Zhou Su's words, Father Zhang looked straight at the small dishes on the table. If someone looked closer, he would find that his pupils have lost focus and are in a state of trance. In this state, you can see three-dimensional pictures. No need to adjust.
He didn't know how to say it now. To be precise, he didn't know whether to follow the words of the wife, or the words of the fairy son.
All of Zhou You’s reactions were said to be right, and even the content of what he said was judged. These were all the wife told him, but he understood that only the son and daughter-in-law had this ability. From breakfast So far, the arrangement is not bad at all.
Father Zhang suddenly felt that Zhou You was a bit pitiful. He said so much that he was in the hands of his son and daughter-in-law. It was a monster, no, a god.
"Brother Yongcheng, what's the matter? Is there something awkward to do again?" Zhou Zheng asked in a daze when he saw Father Zhang there.
"No, it's nothing. This time it may not only be a drought, but there may be a locust plague. Zhangjiazhuang has already prepared nearly 10,000 chickens and ducks, and they can come and help at that time. The people sent above are not ordinary people. , I heard that Prime Minister Yao has been doing well in government affairs. Maybe the Prime Minister himself will take care of it."
Father Zhang had memorized these words. He couldn't think of a prime minister who would personally take care of these things, but he had to believe these words from his husband.
"The locust plague? Why did the locust plague happen again? Brother Yongcheng, this thing can't be touched, the locust person, the emperor, there is a locust plague, it is a report from heaven, you Zhuangzi raised so many chickens and ducks, could it have been long ago? This plan?"
Zhou Youzheng was talking, and suddenly it occurred to him that Zhangjiazhuangzi had raised a lot of chickens and ducks since last year, created ponds, and dug wells. Could it be that the masters in Zhuangzi had thought of this for a long time? Arranged in advance
The more he thinks about it, the more fear Zhou Yu is, not only the power of the superior, but also the fear of the locust plague. If it comes true, the loss of this state will be worse this year, and the two places in Taihang, Shandong and Henan will be worse. I have suffered, let alone selling the grain at several times the price, it will not be more than ten times.
"Brother Yongcheng, who did you listen to?" Zhou Zheng had to ask.
"I haven't heard anyone say, it's all nonsense, nonsense, why did Brother Miao Ran have this question?" Father Zhang controlled himself as hard as he could and said with a smile.
"Oh, nothing, just ask casually, Brother Yongcheng, today's breakfast makes people feel good." Seeing that Zhang's father had been reluctant to talk about the expert behind, Zhou Yu had to suppress the guess in his heart and pick it up. A piece of green onion mixed with tofu.
"Brother Miaoran is polite, there is nothing good, just normal food, Xiaohu will come back soon? Brother Miaoran, eat first, it should be cold later." Father Zhang picked up a fried red shrimp and stuffed it. Said after reaching the mouth.
He actually doesn’t like to eat shrimps, especially these small shrimps that have to be eaten even with their shells, but the lady has to prepare some for him every day. If he doesn’t eat them, the lady will go to his parents and say, I don't know why his parents spoiled Qiao'er so much. As long as Qiao'er filed a complaint, he promised to be trained. He didn't dare to lose his temper. Qiao'er gave birth to a big fat boy who was just like a demon and a fairy.