Youmiao passed through several villages along the way. The closer you were to Yangzhou, the more outsiders there were. You could often see unkempt northerners living in bamboo tents on both sides of the official road. So swayed all the way to Yangzhou, Yangzhou city defense was in chaos. After entering, You Miao was surprised for a moment, there were people everywhere in the city!
When I came here, I felt that Yangzhou was lively, but now I look at it, it has become a huge refugee camp. On both sides of the waterway, in the alleys, all places where people can live are crowded with people, and there are businesses doing business everywhere on the road. Even the big mansion seems to be three times more populated.
"So many people?" You Miao said in disbelief.
Li Zhifeng said: "The first battle in the north failed, and more and more people came."
The noise on the whole road was so loud that his ears were almost deaf. You Miao could only shout at the top of his voice. Pedestrians blocked the road, their horses couldn't even pass, and there were people in front of them shouting loudly to clear the way, like a government car.
There is a huge market on both sides of the Xicheng Waterway, and not far from the market is a camp full of people.
"You." Li Zhifeng rode on his horse and instructed someone on the side of the road, "Follow me."
The man got up immediately, and everyone around him moved.
"Master! Are you hiring?"
"Master! Let's enjoy the meal!"
People from all directions seemed to have received an order, and they all stood up and swarmed around them. Li Zhifeng walked all the way to select candidates. You Miaoguang was blocked by the crowd for an hour on the road, and it was not until nearly nighttime that he crossed the other side of the river. He almost didn't recognize the road in Yangzhou city.
In the end, Li Zhifeng got off his horse first and explained to one of them, asking him to take the team back to Jiangbo Villa and let Qiao Jue settle down. The one who led the horse through the streets and alleys finally came out from a corner, and in front of him was the shop of Jiangbo Villa.
The four shops are next to each other, occupying the best location in Yangzhou City. There was originally an open space in the middle, but now Qiao Jue bought the open space and is laying the foundation to prepare the largest restaurant in Yangzhou City. In the past, Qiao Jue had no confidence in doing business in Yangzhou. Later, You Miao became Tanhua Lang in the capital. Now Jiangbo Villa became famous throughout the Jiangnan. Qiao Jue's waist was stiff, and he was able to hit him horizontally. To buy land to do business, Gongwen almost went all the way to the end, and no one dared to stop him.
You Miao also came here once when Qiao Jue first opened the shop. After reading the lot, she readily paid for it. Then, thinking that Qiao Jue's business was just for fun, she didn't care much. on such a large scale!
One rice shop, one oil shop, one selling tea and honey and special products of the villa, and the other specializing in the goods from overseas at the wharf, sometimes consigned by relatives and friends to sell in the shop, becoming a grocery store. You Miao advanced to the rice shop, it was getting dark, and the guys were unloading rice. The shopkeeper said loudly: "No business! Today's rice is sold out, go to another place!"
You Miao said: "I didn't come to buy something..."
The shopkeeper came out to meet You Miao, and they did not know each other. However, the shopkeeper saw Li Zhifeng behind him, and greeted him with a smile on his face, saying, "Steward Feng! What's the wind blowing you here? I heard that you just came from When I come back from the north, I will not rest at the villa... please sit down, please sit down..."
Li Zhifeng protected You Miao, let him enter the store, and said, "This is the young master."
The shopkeeper was startled for a moment, then nodded. You Miao knew that he didn't understand, and expected to say, "Which young master?" He didn't wait for him to speak, and smiled to himself: "Of course it's your young master. How many young masters are there in the villa?"
The shopkeeper was startled and hurriedly said, "Master You! No no, young master! Young master is here!"
Immediately, all the four shops were startled. The guys swarmed around the door of the rice shop. You Miao hurriedly said not to be alarmed. Then I looked at the rice shop first.
For some unknown reason, the people outside saw the lively place, so they all poked their heads to see, Li Zhifeng asked the onlookers to send away, You Miao asked the price of rice, went into the warehouse to see, the shopkeeper accompanied him all the way and said, "Now let's buy rice. More and more, thousands of catties can be sold every day.”
"What's the price?" You Miao asked.
"One dou and two hundred and eighty wen." The shopkeeper said, "At the highest point, the price in Yangzhou city rose to 400 wen. Later, the government announced that it would not be allowed to increase any more. Master Sun personally came over and asked the rice shop in Yangzhou city. , so that the price of rice will be depressed."
You Miao nodded and said, "Don't sell too much in one day."
The shopkeeper said: "From the opening of the store in the morning to the closing of the store in the evening, there are still many people queuing up to buy food. Right now, if you want to buy food in Yangzhou, you have to queue up early in the morning before the store opens."
You Miao calculated the food in the villa, and Li Zhifeng said, "As soon as the spring ploughing is over, it will be harvested again, so don't worry."
You Miao hummed, Li Zhifeng took his hand, and the two went to the shop next door. The business of the oil shop was also very good. The shopkeeper of the other shop came to greet him, and there were still people in the shop. Unlike rice shops, oil shops are open until late at night.
There were fewer people in the tea and honey shop, so You Miao looked next door and said hello to the grocery store. As soon as he sat down, Li Zhifeng went to fetch tea nectar for You Miao to eat. The four shopkeepers came over and listened to the instructions. You Miao praised a few words and told them to go back. The shopkeeper in the tea shop was named Huang Dayou. He asked, "What are the plans for the young master and Butler Feng tonight?"
Li Zhifeng said: "Send someone to book a room in Hongyun Building, and I will live in Yangzhou today."
Huang Dayou said: "Butler Feng, Hongyun Tower is now full. They are all people from the north, and they are all big families..."
You Miao said: "Well, I think the backyard behind the shop is quite big. Are there any vacancies? Pack up, and Li Zhifeng and I will deal with it for one night. What about my father and the others?"
The shopkeeper said, "Master You is also living in the backyard. The backyards of the four shops are all connected. You can go out from the patio. At this point, Master You must have gone for a walk."
You Miao nodded, and then asked You Dechuan if the shop was in business. The shopkeeper didn't know how to answer for a while, but Li Zhifeng said, "You can tell the truth when the young master asks you."
The shopkeeper shook his head and said, "Master Qiao ordered..."
You Miao nodded and understood, indicating that he didn't need to say any more. He expected that Qiao Jue would not let You Dechuan interfere in the shop's affairs.
The people in the four shops were busy, and Li Zhifeng went to buy the famous salted duck in Yangzhou. You Miao strolled around the yard a few times and saw Wang Shi doing laundry by the well. He couldn't help frowning. When Wang Shi looked up, he was shocked when he saw You Miao, and said, "Miaozi! Hey! Miaozi, why did you come here!"
You Miao couldn't help laughing and crying: "My shop, I will come here naturally."
Wang Shi was busy and turned back to call someone: "Hango! Hango! Your brother is here to see you!"
You Hange was wearing a blue cloth robe and bare feet, and when he heard Wang shouting away, he ran out without even bothering to put on his shoes. He glanced at You Miao blankly, and remained silent for a while.
You Miao knew that he still remembered the quarrel at the villa a few days ago, but You Miao didn't care.
"No... not yet." You Hange felt a little uncomfortable and said, "Dad went to buy food and drinks, why are you here?"
Wang Shi happily said: "Go and talk to your brother, I came to see you specially."
You Miao thought that who came to see you specially, it's really black and can be said to be white, but after all, he didn't say anything. However, You Hange immediately went back to put on his shoes, and came out after tidying up. You Miao said, "Go ahead and sit down?"
You Hange was relieved of his anger a few days ago, and he felt embarrassed at You Miao.
"Where's the maids?" You Miao said, "Why is your mother doing laundry by herself?"
You Hange said: "It's all gone, it doesn't matter, she can do it."
You Miao remembered what happened in the villa, sat down with You Hango, and said, "Dad didn't bring any money?"
You Hange smiled and said, "Bring it, you don't need to worry about the money."
You Miao still has a good impression of this cheap elder brother. After all, You Hange gave him two bags of money when he left home. The two sat down at the tea table in the courtyard, and You Miao said, "Why don't you buy a house, or buy a few maids to serve you."
You Hange said helplessly: "You don't know. In this situation, no matter how much money there is in Yangzhou, you can't buy a house."
The brother was speechless. After a while, You Hange spoke again: "Brother... younger brother."
You Miao was drinking tea, and she raised her eyebrows when she heard the words. Seeing You Hange, he said seriously, "Big brother was impulsive that day, don't take it to heart."
You Miao smiled and said, "It's fine, I didn't take it to heart."