Tang Chunming followed Zhang Xiu to the embroidery workshop in the town, and watched Zhang Xiu exchange the embroidery he had saved for dozens of dollars, and took some embroidery thread and other materials back to continue doing embroidery and saving money. The same is true for Mo's share. Tang Chunming couldn't help feeling that it was not easy to earn money. If it wasn't for his space to come along with him, otherwise he wouldn't have an easy life now, and he doesn't know how to find money.
The two slowly swayed back all the way, Tang Chunming bought a lot of gadgets for A Lin, such as dough figurines, wood carvings, cloth tigers, slot candy, candied fruit... If Zhang Xiu hadn't stopped him to remind him that Wang Mo was still helping him When it comes to selling vegetables, Tang Chunming probably has to go shopping, because even he likes the local trinkets in this market.
Zhang Xiu teased the child in his arms: "Look at your mother hurting you so much now, when you grow up, you must honor your mother well."
Alin held a cloth tiger bigger than his two fists in one hand, and a candied haws in the other. Tang Chunming carried the other things in his hands, and said with bright black eyes, "Alin will meet Grandma the last time." Okay, there is also the little brother, this one is for the little brother." Holding the cloth tiger in his hand, he likes it so much, and the younger brother will definitely like it too.
The two novelists walked back with a smile. It has been about two quarters of an hour since they came out of Jinji Restaurant. When they looked at the booth where they were, there were several people around there, and Wang Mo was in a hurry. Explaining something to those people.
"What's the matter? Brother Ming, please slow down, I'll go over and see who it is." Zhang Xiu hurried over there as soon as he saw Ah Lin in his arms, and came to the town to sell things. And the local hooligans nearby, but the clothes of those people don't look like those who come to extort money.
Zhang Xiu was a little flustered. No one in the village wanted to provoke the people in the town, especially those local hooligans. If there were no men around to protect them, they could avoid them if they could. But Tang Chunming behind him saw it more clearly than he did, and squinted his eyes with a smile. Among those few people, there is clearly one who is the shopkeeper Qi who has just separated for a long time, and he is here for business.
In addition to shopkeeper Qi and the people who came with him, there were also some people watching the excitement gathered around the stall, so Zhang Xiu failed to recognize shopkeeper Qi in the initial panic. When approaching, shopkeeper Qi fell down before Zhang Xiu found him, and said in surprise: "Isn't this the husband who delivered food to our restaurant with Tang Fulang? This husband, next is Jinji's shopkeeper Qi, you and Tang Fulang just left It’s not long since Jin Kee, don’t we know each other?”
Zhang Xiu looked at the owner of the voice, blinked, suddenly realized something, and suddenly felt happy in his heart. It seemed that Brother Ming's plan had succeeded, and he attracted the shopkeeper Qi over. Lin handed it over to Wang Mo, and said to Shopkeeper Qi: "Exactly, my surname is Zhang, and my husband's family name is Li. Shopkeeper Qi is here to look for Brother Ming. Coincidentally, he came from behind. What can shopkeeper Qi have to do with Ming?" Let’s talk, Brother Ming, come quickly, it’s Jinji’s shopkeeper Qi here.” A loud voice from behind called out to Tang Chunming, who was walking towards this side at a leisurely pace.
Shopkeeper Qi looked back in the direction of his beckoning. It wasn't that Tang Fulang, so he hurriedly turned to Teng Yu and said, "Master, it's that Tang Fulang. It seems that the owner of this place is that Fulang."
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Wang Mo tugged at Zhang Xiu's sleeve and asked, "What's going on? As soon as these people came here, they told me that they wanted to pack the food here, and told me not to sell it outside. Why did they ask where Tang Fulang was?" , It scared me, I don't even know what to do." He was afraid that Brother Ming had provoked someone to snatch these dishes by force.
Don't blame him, the main reason is that the young master in the brocade robe next to him acted too scary, and the middle-aged man asked left and right to find out about Brother Ming's situation, which made the not very courageous Wang Mo keep muttering, No matter how you look at them, these people look like rich people, and they are not something ordinary people can afford.
"This is the shopkeeper Qi of Jin Kee Restaurant, don't worry, he must have liked Brother Ming's food, so he came here to discuss with Brother Ming." Zhang Xiu patted his hand to reassure him, and she couldn't help but feel emotional. Although Brother Ming used to be quiet and didn't like to show up, but those who have read books are different from them. Look at Brother Ming, he doesn't feel shy when dealing with these rich people.
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"Tang Fulang, I finally found you. This is our boss. I asked someone to cook the dishes that Tang Fulang left before. It happened that the boss was there too. We agreed, so our boss will come here in person. How about you, Tang Fulang?" Look, this is not a place to talk, why don't we sit down in our restaurant and talk about it in detail." Shopkeeper Qi said with a smile on his face, looking kind and gentle, hiding his shrewdness.
"My surname is Teng, my name is Yu, hello Tang Fulang, we Jinji sincerely want to cooperate with you, but I don't know that Tang Fulang's dishes are not enough, no matter how much there is, we Jinji are willing to eat." Teng Yu looked away The guy with the big belly who was nearby thought that he was not at all similar to the person described by Lao Chen. Although he was dressed the same as the other rural guys around him, his demeanor was different, but in this In the noisy market, this man was extraordinarily leisurely. If he read correctly, there was a smile on the corner of this guy's mouth, like a fox waiting for his prey to come. It seemed that he was sure they would chase him.
"It's easy to talk about," Tang Chunming said with a smile, "I didn't expect Mr. Teng and shopkeeper Qi to be so urgent, but I'm waiting too long. Let's clean up here, and I'll go to Jinji with you again. Brother Axiu, Mo Geer, what are you waiting for, hurry up."
"Where does Tang Fulang need to do it himself? Hurry up and help Tang Fulang and his friend pack up their things and send them to the restaurant together." Teng Yu also brought two restaurant runners with him, and the two of them would not disobey the young master's order. , stepped forward and snatched Zhang Xiu and Wang Mo's work, and even carried away the baskets in which they contained eggs, making them stand aside and stare blankly.
"Please Tang Fulang."
"Mr. Teng and Shopkeeper Qi please first." Tang Chunming also said politely, and waved to A Lin, "A Lin, follow my mother."
Alin responded cautiously, walked to Grandma's side and held Grandma's hand tightly, being wary of strangers, even though he knew that this man named Uncle Qi had wrapped delicious snacks for him before.
"Brother Ming," Zhang Xiu followed and tugged at Tang Chunming's sleeve, "how about we wait for you outside... No, forget it, I'd better go in with you with the cheek." He was timid, but when he thought about it, if they didn't go in, it would mean that Brother Ming would face the Young Master alone, which made him feel uneasy.
Wang Mo also nodded: "Let's go in together, at least give Brother Ming some support."
Shopkeeper Qi who was walking in front twitched the corners of his mouth when he heard the words behind him, did he think Jin Kee Restaurant was a den of wolves? Turning to look at the young master, the young master is still smiling, as if he didn't hear it.
When they arrived at the restaurant, shopkeeper Qi invited several people into the private room on the second floor, next to the window, which was the room where Teng Yu was originally. When he arrived at the private room, shopkeeper Qi immediately ordered the people below to serve tea and snacks, since the young master took a fancy to that Tang Fulang, he must serve them well. In Shopkeeper Qi's heart, he did not underestimate the three of them because of their identities.
When serving snacks, shopkeeper Qi specially asked someone to prepare the favorite food of his young brother and put it in front of him, because he could see that Tang Fulang loved his child very much, and it would naturally make Tang Fulang feel at ease after coaxing the child.
"This is the new tea that just came from the south. You three should try it." Teng Yu made a gesture of invitation, and of course the focus was on Tang Chunming, who didn't show any sense of embarrassment from the other two brothers.
New tea, Tang Chunming took a sip and smacked his lips, good tea! Although he is a vulgar person who does not know how to taste tea, he can still tell the difference between good and bad tea, especially after he has the space to eat space dishes, his tongue is even more dangling, and he can tell whether it is good or not as soon as he takes a bite , if it can be brewed with his space spring water, the taste will be even better.
Tea is a precious thing for country people, and when entertaining guests, adding a spoonful of sugar to make a cup of sugar water is considered a good thing. Zhang Xiu and Wang Mo originally came to cheer Tang Chunming up, but now they couldn't help but mutter in their hearts. Rich people are different from them. Not to mention the tea, but the same dim sum served, most of which they have never tasted before. Having to bite the bullet and not retreat, the two looked at each other with the same persistence in their eyes.
Who is Teng Yu? He has started his own business since he was a teenager, and how many people he has dealt with. He can see what kind of people Zhang Xiu and Wang Mo are. People can't see through it, and they can't help being curious.
"Okay, I've finished the tea, why don't we talk about my dishes, what price does the expensive restaurant want to eat, and how much quantity do you need?" Tang Chunming put down the teacup, picked up a piece with his hand while talking The candied fruit was brought to Ah Lin's mouth, and Ah Lin would not eat it without his hands. Seeing Ah Lin obediently opening his mouth and showing a smiling face, Tang Chunming also smiled.
"Tang Fulang is a straightforward person, so I won't talk too much nonsense. How many vegetables does Tang Fulang seed in total? No matter how many there are, we can eat them in the restaurant. As for the price, we can discuss it. We will follow the market. How about we increase it by 20% on this basis?"
Although Teng Yu wanted to find out more about the relationship between this Tang Fulang and the black-faced husband that shopkeeper Chen said, he also knew that this matter could not be rushed. He had to stabilize this Tang Fulang first, and then he could slowly investigate what happened behind him. . Regardless of whether it is related or not, based on his investigation during this period, only the dishes provided by this Tang Fulang taste the closest to the batch of dishes in Tingjing Pavilion, and Teng Yu can't let go of this batch of dishes.
Of course, it is also necessary to ensure that the quality of Tang Fulang's future dishes will not be lower than the current batch.
20%? Both Zhang Xiu and Wang Mo showed joy on their faces, 20% more, and then they could support Brother Ming, mother and son just by selling vegetables. I wish Brother Ming would agree to come down immediately. But Tang Chunming thought about it in his heart, 20% sounds like a lot of price, but in this era, when it comes to the season, this dish is the least valuable, and you can buy a lot of it for a few pennies, but your own The dishes themselves know that the dishes grown from the spring water in the space, not to mention the taste, have improved a lot in terms of nutrition. He often eats space dishes and his body is great. Space water has adjusted the bodies of himself and Alin to the current level, which cannot be achieved by other means.
Doing business is always about going back and forth, so how can the other party decide on the price as soon as the price is set, so Tang Chunming shook his head and said: "It's too low, I think you decided to order my food after eating the food, now The price is not bad, but after another two months, the vegetables outside are worthless, but my vegetables are different. I am very particular about the seedlings, and the watering and fertilization in the middle is also different from other families. Why? It’s not just that price, otherwise we won’t even be able to recover the cost.”
Zhang Xiu and Wang Mo's jaws were about to drop, this brother Ming is really bold, the price is still too low, they just stared anxiously.
Shopkeeper Qi blinked his eyes, is this really Zhao Dahu's brother? Why is it completely different from Duhu's temperament? He is such an honest man. Of course, their restaurant never bullies honest people and never confiscates the wild things he sent. Thinking of what Duhu said to his brother: introversion is not good. Love to be in touch with strangers, shopkeeper Qi really wants to ask the underground Duhu, is he really talking about his brother
Teng Yu raised his eyebrows, and he was not angry because of Tang Chunming's bargaining. It was true that he was thinking about it before. After a while, this dish is indeed worthless. He asked, "Then Tang Fulang agrees to what percentage?"
"Sixty percent!"
Tang Chunming turned a deaf ear to the gasp coming from behind him, and just looked at the owner of Jin Kee Restaurant. He would not be fooled by the young master's superficial style, and he would know how much respect the shopkeeper had for him. A rich young master who can play tricks.
"Thirty percent!" Teng Yu frowned.
"Sixty percent!" Tang Chunming insisted.
"Forty percent!" Teng Yu took another step back.
"Sixty percent!" Tang Chunming said unwaveringly.
"No, 60% is too high. It's okay to say in the current season, but in the current situation, the price is very high. Our restaurant is also a small business. For the sake of our sincerity, I hope Tang Fulang can let it go. .” Teng Yu had no choice but to move people with love.
"Okay, then let's take a step back, how about 50%? You must know that you can't sell this dish at the original price, and with these dishes as signs, you must be able to attract more customers. , the business will be booming at that time, and the money I earn will not be a small amount like mine." Well, in fact, Tang Chunming originally wanted to say 50%, but seeing Teng Yu's stingy appearance, he had to increase it a bit to let him Counter-offer, see, now that he takes a step back, it will definitely make Teng Yu happier.
Seeing Tang Chunming smiling as if your restaurant had taken advantage of it, Teng Yu was secretly amused, and could only say on the face: "Okay, then raise the price by 50% as Tang Fulang said, but the ugly words first, we must After signing the contract, Tang Fulang can only supply my Teng family, and can no longer sell it to other restaurants and restaurants."
"Of course, but if I expand the planting, can a restaurant in Jinji eat all of them? Where can I sell my extra vegetables? It can't rot in the field." It doesn't matter if you point Tang Chunming, but there are some issues that need to be carefully considered.
"Don't worry, I have other businesses besides Jinji, and I won't let Tang Fulang's food rot. I, Teng, and not Jinji will sign the contract with you." Teng Yu smiled confidently.
Sure enough, he is a rich man, Tang Chunming sighed in his heart, and added: "This contract is signed once a year, and everyone has room for consideration after it expires, how about it?"
"This..." Teng Yu glanced at Shopkeeper Qi who was sitting quietly by the side. Is this the brother of the honest man that Shopkeeper Qi said? "Yes, yes, but it's agreed in the contract. When signing the contract, I, Teng, must be given priority, unless we voluntarily give up."
"No problem, everything is easy to talk about." Tang Chunming was naturally in a good mood after the deal was settled, and he laughed.
The corners of Teng Yu's mouth also curled up. This temperament is really different from that of ordinary brothers. If it wasn't for his obvious characteristics, he would have thought that he was facing a man just like himself.
At this time, shopkeeper Qi moved, preparing the contract to be signed by both parties, in triplicate, and also invited a special intermediary to come over. Looking at Tang Chunming's Junxiu lower case script, shopkeeper Qi still couldn't believe that he was the brother of Zhao Dahu who didn't know a single word, and couldn't figure out why such a brother would marry such a man.
After collecting the contract, leaving more than half of the dishes left, and bringing the snacks for the child A Lin wrapped by shopkeeper Qi, Tang Chunming put a deposit in his arms, stuffed A Lin into Zhang Xiu's arms, and Pulling Zhang Xiu and Wang Mo who were still in shock, they left the restaurant.
Still in that private room, Teng Yu looked out to the street while drinking tea, and saw three adults and one child coming out of the restaurant, and that Tang Fulang was playing with the other two brothers, pinching him again. He patted the ground again to wake up the two brothers, one of them screamed, which made Tang Fulang burst out laughing, the way he laughed didn't have the restraint that brothers should have.
After watching the laughing figures of the three disappear into the street, Teng Yu turned his gaze away. Seeing that shopkeeper Qi was still standing beside him, Teng Yu motioned him to sit down and talk, and said, "Old Qi thinks this business is not worthwhile?"
Shopkeeper Qi shook his head. He also ate the previous dishes. Using this kind of dishes, the taste of the restaurant's dishes will definitely improve, and the business will naturally flourish as Tang Fulang said. In the long run, this business will definitely be beneficial to the restaurant. However, the young master seems to be interested in that Tang Fulang...
"Master, Zhao Dahu, Tang Fulang's boss, died less than half a year ago, and he brought two children with him." Such a brother, even if he is not qualified to be a young master, Shopkeeper Qi had to remind his own young master.
Who is Teng Yu? Naturally, he immediately heard the meaning implied in the words of shopkeeper Qi, and said angrily: "Old Qi, who do you think I am? Not to mention that people are still observing filial piety, even if they are out of filial piety, I think such a person It's impossible to make a small one for others. Do you think he is the same as those brothers in the county? If those brothers were in Tang Fulang's situation, they could live a good life?"
Shopkeeper Qi shook his head, of course he knew it was different, but the young master looked at Tang Fulang differently because of this difference, well, since the young master knew it well, he stopped talking too much.
But he also said: "Master, you should have a family. You see, Tang Fulang has two children." Although there is still one in the womb, it is not as old as the young master.
Teng Yu's black line, this old Qi is really relentless. He waved lazily and said, "Got it, go down and do your work. I'll just sit here by myself."
"Yes, master." Shopkeeper Qi saw that the young master didn't want to talk anymore, so he could only sigh to himself, when will the young master get married.
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The three of them went crazy for a while before they calmed down. Zhang Xiu and Wang Mo asked Tang Chunming to invite him to dinner. During the meal, Zhang Xiu said, "That host is really handsome. Is it the young master from the city who is the same as our country guy?" Can't compare."
"Okay, when I go back, I'll tell Dashan that brother Xiu has taken a fancy to the young master in the city."
"Bah!" Zhang Xiu thumped Tang Chunming, Wang Mo was also laughing because of his unrestrained speech, well, he also thought that the young masters in the city were very handsome, no wonder those good-looking ones in the village The younger brothers all want to marry in the city, but he didn't say that those self-righteous younger brothers are not as good-looking as the Ming brothers.
After eating, Tang Chunming bought a lot of things again. Zhang Xiu didn't stop him this time, knowing that he would not be short of money as long as the vegetables were grown.
When we arrived at the place agreed with Zhao Liushu, Liu Shu had already been waiting there. Neither Zhang Xiu nor Wang Mo mentioned the matter of selling vegetables. Although everyone in the village would know after Jinji came to collect the vegetables in the future, at least they will go back now. On the road so that others can speak less acid words.
Look, those people saw that Brother Ming's two baskets were empty and knew they had sold for a lot of money, and even said some sour words in the car, and wanted to find out how much Brother Ming sold. Mo Xin unanimously diverted the conversation.
When they returned to Pingshan Village, Tang Chunming gave Zhao Liushu a bag of sugar and a bag of snacks from Jinji as agreed. Zhao Liushu wanted to decline, but Tang Chunming said that they were all prepared in advance, and Zhang Xiu and Mo Geer had them. Besides, it's not for Uncle Six, but for Uncle Six's grandson. Uncle Zhao Liu had no choice but to accept it. To be honest, he also felt sorry for his eldest grandson. He raised money and sold part of the land for his brother's sake. He took the cow back from his husband's house. Fortunately, it was because of this cow that he reluctantly took the current cow. If the family is maintained, it will be great if the grandson can eat enough, and there is no spare money to buy snacks.
Sitting on the bullock cart and driving back, Zhao Liushu's eyes were a little red. If Da Lian could be as tough as Brother Ming back then, maybe the family can live happily and happily now. A family is better than anything else. it is good.
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Not long after arriving home, Li Zheng and Shen Fulang came to the door. Tang Chunming, who opened the door for them, was very surprised. It was normal for Shen Fulang to come, but Li Zheng came to the door, which meant something happened. What would happen in this season? Suddenly a word flashed into his mind.
Fuck! corvee!
Tyranny is fiercer than a tiger!
To be honest, the life of the ancients without any special skills and vision is really difficult. At this time, Tang Chunming understands what the third uncle is thinking, and hopes that the Zhao family will be able to test a scholar, and then the clan's land will be hanged under the name of the scholar. There is no need to pay taxes, and the scholar's family does not need to serve corvee, which is of great benefit. It would be even more amazing if he could be admitted to Juren.
Of course, understanding does not mean agreeing, and the third uncle is quite indifferent to other people.
Tang Chunming was thinking irrationally while welcoming Lizheng in. Sure enough, there were two government servants in official uniforms behind him. Xiaohua bared her teeth and growled at the stranger, but she wagged her tail and lay aside after being stopped by Tang Chunming. , but still staring at the few people who came in, and A Lin was carried into the room by Shen Fulang, afraid that the little brother would be frightened.
The sheep were bleating in the yard, and the fifty chickens in the yard were also clamoring for food. They hadn't had time to feed them when they came back, but it seemed that the small yard was full of life.
Li Zheng directly stated the purpose of coming here: "Brother Ming, I told you before that the corvee will come down after the spring plowing. No, the yamen has come to count the population. Whether it is a service or a silver service, there must be one. Confess, but with your current situation, you can only pay for it. According to your family’s situation, you need half a tael of silver. Brother Ming, if you are in trouble right now, why not..."
Lizheng discussed with Shen Fulang that if Brother Ming is really in trouble, their family will help advance the payment first, and wait for Mr. Zi to come down. Brother Ming is also a hardworking person, and he is not easy to come by himself. Now that I came here to see the situation in the yard, I am indeed a man with a plan in my mind. After the current difficulties are over, I should be able to live well in the future.
"Don't worry, Uncle Lizheng, you don't know that I just went to the town to sell two baskets of vegetables today, and I can still get the money. Wait, I'll go back to the house and get the money for you." Just standing in the yard with two yamen servants, Tang Chunming ran into the house, Shen Fulang also looked at him worriedly, Tang Chunming opened the box with a smile, actually took out a piece of broken silver from the space, exactly half a tael, went out to give Two yamen servants were killed.
Yamen servants don't care what kind of family you are worthy of sympathy or not. What they need is you to deliver all the tasks so that they can go back and make business. More polite.