Tongshan City is located on the south bank of the Qinghe River. It happens that this section of the Qinghe River is relatively flat and convenient for boating. It has always been an important ferry port for people to cross the river. After long-term development, it has formed an important port from south to north today. The next port of this size will be hundreds of miles away.
With this convenient transportation location, as well as huge business opportunities and information from the outside world brought by businessmen who travel south and north, Tongshan City has developed rapidly and is very prosperous, much larger than the average county seat. There are eight streets and nine streets on the street, there are many shops, a lot of traffic, pedestrians, and the stream is endless.
Yu Qingze chatted with Grandpa Chang last night, especially about this Tongshan City, and learned that Tongshan City is still so prosperous now because it was less affected during the war, and this was all due to the young county magistrate who was in office at the time. Cai Wendong, the prefect of Yunzhou today.
At that time, the war was caused by the north, and the main battlefield was also in the north, but it also continued to spread to the south. In the later period, there was a tendency to cross the Qinghe River and develop to the south. At that time, Cai Wendong, the then magistrate of Tongshan County, made a decisive decision and ordered the port to be temporarily closed, and to strictly control the entry and exit of the city. Later, the war spread to the north bank of the Qinghe River, and a large number of refugees fled. Many people tried to cross the Qinghe River and fled to the south.
Cai Wendong did not allow the refugees to enter the city, but established a refugee area outside the city, temporarily sheltering them and managing them centrally, preventing them from wandering around and disturbing the nearby people. However, there are still many refugees scattered to various places, thankfully there is no major turmoil.
Fortunately, half a year later, the war ended and the Dasheng Dynasty was established. The court issued a decree in time to resettle and repatriate the refugees, and they survived the war smoothly.
This is why Tongshan City is as prosperous as ever.
Yu Qingze followed the two brothers Chang Le, observing while walking. They entered the city from the west gate, passed through two alleys halfway from West Street, and then came to a specially designed market.
This is a vegetable market designated by the government. Vegetables, fruits, poultry, meat, fish, etc. are concentrated here. There are also some other shops and hawkers. There is also such a centralized market in the east area. Except for these two places, selling vegetables in other places is not allowed. Other small vendors can move around.
They arrived at a shed at the street entrance. Chang Le paid two cents to the clerk in charge of the market. Then the clerk put a stamp on his arm with today's date on it, indicating that the fee had been paid. Just went in.
To Yu Qingze's surprise, there were also some small functional areas in the market. The poultry sellers were concentrated in one section, and the meat sellers were in another section. Of course, there are also mixed sellers, such as Changle, which sells vegetables and fish, which are basically concentrated in the places where vegetables are sold.
At this time, there were already many farmers selling vegetables in the market, and some hawkers were busy opening the market, which was full of fireworks.
They stopped at a vacant seat near the exit in the vegetable area. Chang Le took out a small bench and let Yu Qingze and Chang Hao sit down. Then he put the bucket away, took out a small piece of bamboo mat and spread it on the ground, and then sorted all kinds of vegetables, with a small handful of straw rope and some scattered straw next to him, just filling a mat. .
Just after finishing the booth, a middle-aged brother stopped in front of them with a load of vegetables. He looked left and right, and then said to Chang Le, who was burying his head in arranging vegetables: "Hey, this little brother, move over a little bit and let me put it away?"
Hearing this, Chang Le raised his head, glanced at the man, and then looked at the distance between himself and the stall owners on the left and right. They were only about three or four inches, so narrow that he would be able to put one foot over someone. He waved his hand, indicating that he couldn't let go.
The man stretched his neck to the left and right again and looked. At this time, the good seats in front were basically full, and only the last seats were vacant. If they were placed there, the flow of people would be much less.
The middle-aged brother said reluctantly, "Look at how empty you are here and occupy so much space, you can move forward and move over there, and I can put it down."
With such a few vacancies, the total is less than a foot, and a dung pan can't be placed. Chang Le looked at him in embarrassment, stretched out his hand to indicate the distance between the two sides, and shook his head.
Ordinary people will go here knowingly. Unexpectedly, the middle-aged brother not only didn't leave, but put down his burden, directly squatted down, stretched out his hand and pulled Chang Le's mat and started to move the place for Chang Le.
"Hey, look, if you move forward a little bit like this, go back a little bit later, won't you be free..."
Before Chang Le could react, the man dragged him a table of dishes forward, and they all followed the straw mat of the stall owner in front. Chang Le's neatly arranged vegetables were dragged by him and messed up again. A few fell to the ground, and some were scattered on the mat of the stall owner in front.
Chang Le hurried to block the man's hand.
Seeing this, Yu Qingze was about to step forward to help, but a small figure beside him was faster, and rushed to the front in a swish.
"Hey, uncle, why are you messing around with other people's things? If my food is damaged, will you pay? It's so narrow, you can't even put your feet in it. Didn't you see it, even if my house was damaged? Even if you move it, you can't put down half of your dung pan! There are so many places in the back, you go to the back!" Chang Hao crossed the vegetable stall and went out, squeezed in front of the man, and went to hold his hand.
The stall owner in front was also dissatisfied, and said: "You old man, you can't sell vegetables if you put them on the table. Who is so close, you can't tell who owns the vegetables! Go to the back! "
Chang Hao nodded, and his small mouth rumbled righteously: "That's right, if you want to get a good seat, come earlier next time, I woke up before I woke up, and you still squeezed my seat, what's going on? , are you bullying my child?"
He raised his head, his big eyes turned red in the blink of an eye, and he looked pitiful.
When the middle-aged brother saw it and was told this again, he didn't blush, but instead said: "Oh, you child, I didn't rob your house, just squeeze and you'll have a seat, there's no one behind you. Ah! Hey, don't move too much, just be empty, just be able to tell them apart, that's all, lest I have to move again later."
Seeing that Chang Le wanted to move the mat back to its original place again, the man hurriedly stopped him, and then he went to a few stall owners behind to talk. There were two people who had a wider position and moved it a little bit. The middle-aged brother moved it closer, and finally squeezed out a seat on the right hand side of Chang Le and the others, and placed his entire load of dung. up.
This time, I can't even put one foot down. If I want to go out, I can only jump out of the vegetables, or go out next to other people's stalls.
Chang Hao rolled his eyes, and Chang Le tapped him on the head and told him to come in quickly. They have seen a lot of such people, and it is a waste of their own strength to talk too much, and others will not be embarrassed.
Yu Qingze was dumbfounded.
This person is really... thick-skinned, but what he didn't expect was that Chang Hao's fighting ability is quite strong. Generally, children of this age can't say that, nor are they so bold.
"Young man, your husband and son are amazing!" The middle-aged brother said to Yu Qingze who was behind him after putting away his dishes.
Husband, husband
Chang Le, who was bowing his head to sort vegetables, blushed when he heard this, and quickly waved his hand.
Yu Qingze was also stunned for a moment. Does this middle-aged brother see him and Chang Le as a couple? Do you even think of Chang Hao as their son
However, Brother Le's blushing face is really interesting...
He couldn't help but think of the slender arms around his waist yesterday, and the thin chest behind him, and now he seems to be able to feel their temperature...
"This is my brother, isn't it?" Chang Hao glared at the middle-aged brother and muttered angrily, "What kind of eyes are you?"
Even if the skin is thick, the eyes are not good.
"Oh, no, hahaha, it's just because you are very handsome." The middle-aged brother finally felt a little embarrassed when he saw that he had made a mistake.
Husband
Last night, I had a dream of rippling in the water all night. When I heard the words 'Husband and Husband', Yu Qingze's heart swayed again, and his eyes grew on Chang Le's face inadvertently.
Because of the environment in his previous life, same-sex marriage has not been legalized in his country, he is not very tolerant of same-sex marriage, and the atmosphere in the circle is not very good. single status.
In fact, he doesn't have high requirements for his partner. He looks pleasing to the eye, is diligent and filial, and can live with him in peace. It's a pity that he didn't meet such a down-to-earth person.
Now that he is here, speaking of which, Chang Le's conditions in all aspects are quite in line with his mate selection criteria.
Yu Qingze squinted slightly and looked at Chang Le, thinking about the events of the past few days, and found that this person in front of him had accidentally grown into his ideal partner.
He suddenly fell into his own thoughts, staring blankly at others for a long time without realizing it.
Chang Le was even more embarrassed. How could such a capable person as Big Brother Yu have a relationship with him? He just pretended he didn't hear it and looked down at his dish. Only those ears were dripping red.
The little boy Chang Hao accidentally saw his brother's red ears and blinked, why is his brother so embarrassed? After thinking about it, he turned his head and glanced at Yu Qingze, "Oh, brother Yu has been looking at his brother.
The little boy's mind changed, and he was happy in his heart.
If Brother Yu can be his brother-in-law, hehehe...
Just at this time, some people came to buy food. "How do you sell these beans?"
In a word, the thoughts of several people were pulled back.
Yu Qingze shook his head, it's too early to think about these things, making money is the most important thing.
Hearing this, Chang Le quickly raised his head and reached out to give a five.
"Five cents a pound?"
Chang Hao was sitting next to Chang Le, and when he saw the business coming, he immediately rolled his eyes, smiled, and answered skillfully: "Yes, a guest, five cents a pound, would you like a pound? I just picked it in the morning, it's fresh."
The man might think it was a little expensive, and hesitantly, he glanced at the beans in the manure pan next to him.
The middle-aged brother saw him on the side, and immediately said: "Hey, guest, do you want to buy beans, four cents a pound, very good beans."
When the guest heard four cents a pound, he took a step closer to look at the beans in the dung pan.
The middle-aged brother's whole load of dung is made of beans, probably because of the busy farming season, and many of them are a little old, and they are not as fresh and tender as the beans from Changle's family.
Chang Hao glared at the middle-aged brother when he saw that the man was robbing business at a low price.
cheeky! Lame! Also stealing business!
Then he saw the guest looking between the beans of the two families, presumably for comparison, so he opened his mouth and started babbling again.
"Guest, the beans are still tender and delicious. You also know that if the beans are old, it will be troublesome to pick them up. If you eat them, you will have to pull the thread out. Is it troublesome? Look at my beans, water. It's so tender, the lines haven't had time to grow..."
When the middle-aged brother saw it, he hurriedly said: "How old are these beans, they are not old at all, this is called plump! Guest, look at how firm my beans are, and I only need four cents..."
The guest obviously didn't want to eat the beans that had to be pulled out of his mouth. He was persuaded by Xiaopapa. He didn't listen to the middle-aged brother any more. He moved back and picked up a handful and handed it to Changle. , "Come on."
Chang Le took it over and weighed him neatly, and then compared the numbers.
Xiaopapa immediately translated with a smile, "Guest, a total of eight cents."
Seeing that the guest didn't bring the vegetable basket, Chang Le quickly tied a handle to him with straw.
The guest was very satisfied, gave the money and left with the beans.
Xiaopapa didn't forget to see off the guests, "Guests, please go, come and buy from my house if you eat delicious food!"
Waiting for the others to walk away, Xiaopapa gave the middle-aged brother a disdainful look with a smile.
Hmph, what's the use of low prices, my beans are tender!
The middle-aged brother almost twisted his nose in anger, this little brat has a very good mouth!
Chang Le saw it, and patted his brother on the shoulder in a funny way, indicating that he was almost done, don't make others anxious, it's not going to end well.
Only then did Chang Hao turn his head and give Yu Qingze another look, "Look, I'm amazing".
Yu Qingze silently gave a thumbs up, this mouth is a piece of business material!
After being praised, Chang Hao Xiaopapa went on to sell vegetables contentedly.
After watching it for about ten minutes, Yu Qingze saw that the two brothers were very handy, and he was relieved, so he got up and prepared to do his own business.
I told the brothers that they were going to walk around, and the brothers Chang Le were a little worried.
"Brother Yu, do you want me to accompany you? I have been to most places in the county, so I can show you the way."
"No, you help your brother sell vegetables here. I may not be able to go back until the evening. You don't have to wait for me when you sell out. Go back first." The vegetable market usually goes away after noon.
"Ah? In the evening, can you find your way back?"
Yu Qingze smiled, "You can find it, don't worry."
Under the worried eyes of the two brothers, Yu Qingze left.
He first walked around the vegetable market, walked around and asked around, asked about the layout of the place, the price of the food, etc., and he had a good idea. Then he met a snack seller, and he bought and tasted it again. After tasting it, I thought it was okay, so I brought some to the two brothers and gave them a belly pad.
After visiting the vegetable market, he walked out of the market area, walking on the street while watching, asking and taking notes.
For a few days after that, Yu Qingze went out early and returned late every day, until he walked through the county, and he finally decided on the next business.
The author has something to say: Middle-aged brother: Your son said that I was lame, and that you had no husband or wife!
Yu Qingze: No, your eyes are so sharp!
Xiaopapa rolled his eyes: ... Dad.
Chang Le: …