Shopkeeper Liu touched his beard with a smile, what he asked for was different, and his mood was naturally different, "This Yuzhou is naturally a bitter cold place for literati and scholars, compared to the prosperity of the capital, it is naturally what is lacking here, and the most important thing is that it is far away from the power center like Jianye, which is naturally uncomfortable." ”

The income from shipping is definitely the bulk of the Zhou family's business, although there are a lot of things sent into the palace every year, and the price is not low, but doing business with the palace, there are many doorways here, in fact, the silver earned from the palace is really not much.

It's just that after having this name, the status of the business has become extraordinarily different, and the external business will naturally have greater returns. However, the business on the sea route is different, the scarcity is expensive, and the benefits of the price difference in the middle are very amazing, so since the opening of the sea transport, Yuzhou can definitely be regarded as a holy place for businessmen.

For the rich on the first side, they have the financial resources and manpower to sail to the sea, and they can also avoid the risks at sea, and avoid the sea robbers to come back safely, there are great benefits in the middle, even for ordinary businessmen, buying rare things from here and selling them elsewhere is also a very profitable business.

So when he knew that he was transferred to Yuzhou, there was no trace of resentment in the heart of the shopkeeper Liu, it was simply beautiful, "But for businessmen, it is different, every year from the Yuzhou sea road, the income is difficult to estimate, even if it is a big family like the Zhou family, as an imperial businessman, doing the most noble palace business, the income from the sea is a huge benefit." ”

"I'm here to preside over the overall situation, do you say I should be happy, this shows the owner's trust in me." Of course, Shopkeeper Liu was sent here, and the most important thing was that Zhou Qichen felt that Shopkeeper Liu was more familiar with Tong Xue. And they have been working together very happily, so they did this, and Shopkeeper Liu naturally knew it, "Of course, this also shows that the owner is optimistic about your wine, Mrs. ”

The wine made by Tong Xue actually has other indicators in terms of wine aroma, and Zhou Qichen knows it. It can only be regarded as unremarkable. But only the body of this wine is particularly eye-catching.

Zhou Qichen's family also has a wine business, and it is precisely because of this that he knows more about the improvement of the mellow. It's not easy, so when he tasted the wine, Zhou Qichen decided to catch Tong Xue, a collaborator.

It's just that there are too many merchants in Yuzhou, and Zhou Qichen is worried that Tong Xue can't wait for a reply from his side. I found another house, so I urgently transferred the shopkeeper Liu. "One more thing, I'll say hello to my wife in advance."

Tong Xue looked at Shopkeeper Liu seriously, and Shopkeeper Liu hurriedly said, "It will be about half a month." Our host wanted to come to Yuzhou to talk about a business, and the host said that the wine business would be a cooperation. He's going to talk to you personally. ”

Tong Xue didn't expect this. In her eyes, the proprietor of Liu's shopkeeper, Zhou Qichen can also be regarded as an unattainable figure, and Tong Xue, who feels that he is only a few sides of the emperor, naturally forgets about this most unattainable person, so when he heard that Zhou Qichen was going to come in person, he was still a little shocked, "Talk about it in person?" ”

Tong Xue knew that this wine would definitely be profitable, but she didn't expect Zhou Gongzi to pay so much attention to it? Although she just happened to come here to discuss a business, and by the way, she came to negotiate with her, Tong Xue still felt a little incredible, it was the head of the Zhou family, "I am really a little afraid that Zhou Gongzi values it so much." ”

Shopkeeper Liu smiled, he felt that Tong Xue probably didn't understand how rare this wine was, but he wouldn't break it. Shopkeeper Liu said with a little bit of merit, "There is one more thing, I want to tell my wife, I have also settled down in our shop in Qingzhou, and I have already told him that the shopkeeper who handed over the business dealings with the Xu family, as always, we will collect the mushrooms sent by Xu Ergongzi in the future according to the previous price." ”

Tong Xue nodded seriously, this is why she likes to cooperate with Shopkeeper Liu.

Speaking of the Xu family's mushrooms, Shopkeeper Liu is really a little nostalgic now, "I have also discussed the supply of mushrooms in winter with Xu Gongzi, and I also signed an agreement according to the habit of doing business before smashing the door." Don't worry, I'll leave after everything has been arranged. Speaking of mushrooms, does Mrs. plan to breed them here in Yuzhou? ”

"No, I'm too busy now, and there are few people in my family, so I can't take care of it, and that thing was originally made up by Wen Yuan and Wan'er, if I change it, it may not grow so good." Tong Xue shook her head, "But Shopkeeper Liu is a plan, and at this time, the winter mushrooms have already been given." ”

Because the source of mushrooms is relatively unstable, there is generally no such dish in the store, Xianlai Pavilion has made a profit with the dishes made by mushrooms, of course, he is particularly interested in this mushroom business, even if he is leaving, he has not forgotten this matter, Shopkeeper Liu said with a smile, "This mushroom is a unique good thing, this good thing, naturally have to be done earlier." ”

On the contrary, Tong Xue raised her eyebrows when she heard this, "Shopkeeper Liu is really cunning, the mushrooms in winter are charged at the previous price, but we are not cheaper than a penny from Xianlai Pavilion." ”

Shopkeeper Liu listened to Tong Xue's words, and laughed heartily, "How can it, the price has increased three times in winter, after cooperating for so long, how can I treat Wenyuan's little brother badly, besides, Wenyuan's little brother's temperament, don't you know, madam, his careful calculation, who can get his advantage." ”

Tong Xue also smiled when she heard this, too, with Wen Yuan here, how could he suffer a loss on this, I just don't know if the new shopkeeper who replaced Shopkeeper Liu is good or not, "I hope the shopkeeper you left behind is as transparent and easy to get along with as Shopkeeper Liu." ”

Shopkeeper Liu talked about the business of the Zhou family, and the whole expression was different, and it was written all over his face, I am the shopkeeper of the Zhou family's shop, and I am proud, "That's certain, people are transferred from Jianye, and their skills are naturally not ordinary." ”

Tong Xue frowned instead, "You say that, I'm even more worried, they all say that people go to higher places, you are so happy to be transferred to this Yuzhou, and people are transferred from Kyoto to such a poor and remote place, and they can be happy in their hearts, to hell." ”

Heard Tong Xue say this. Shopkeeper Liu thought about it in his heart, and he also felt that it made a lot of sense, so he could only call haha, "Hehe, we are all trained shopkeepers." ”

The people of the Zhou family are capable and professional. Tong Xue believed. The Zhou family can make such a big business, relying on Zhou Qichen alone, he has the ability, and the bottom is all straw bales. That's definitely not going to work, and the people at the bottom must also have their own strengths and abilities, and they can keep the shop well.

But Tong Xue has also seen a lot of that kind of arrogance and feels that she has been treated unequally. It's very difficult to get along with, plus. After seeing Jianye's shop, thinking about Xianlai Pavilion, Tong Xue felt that it was better not to have too many expectations.

Looking at Tong Xue's somewhat unsightly face, Shopkeeper Liu suddenly remembered the entrustment of the Xu family brothers and sisters before he came. Quickly changed the subject, "Madam, before I come." I went to Xu's house, but they asked me to bring a letter to you and Lord Xu. ”

Liu Qingfu handed the envelope to Tong Xue. "You see, I was so happy with what I said just now, I even forgot about such an important matter."

Tong Xue turned out to be an envelope, pinched, a thick pile, and it is estimated that she wrote a lot of words, just like the family letter they wrote to Xu Wenda before, it was all trivial matters at home, but even if it was just those trivial things, you still felt that the letter was particularly heartwarming.

Shopkeeper Liu was a little worried that Tong Xue mentioned the shopkeeper who replaced him again, so he decided to leave immediately, "Then you take your time, I'll find a place to live first, if there is anything else I need to serve, Mrs. can go to Zhou's firm to find me." ”

got up to leave, Liu Qingfu didn't forget to advise, "Madam, that wine, Madame should hurry up and brew it, the more the merrier." ”

Shopkeeper Liu saluted after speaking, and then didn't look at Tong Xue's expression, and left in a hurry, "Madam, I take my leave." ”

Originally, Tong Xue was thinking that after brewing a batch of koji made by herself, she would see how the wine tasted, and if she asked if it was good, she would make it according to this koji in the future. It is then distilled with home-brewed sake.

But I didn't expect the Zhou family to be in such a hurry, anyway, the raw materials are sufficient, Tong Xue thought that there should be no mistake in the recipes in the space, since the Zhou family was in a hurry, then she would work hard for a while and brew more, if she couldn't use it at that time, then she could only accept her fate and buy wine again and come back to distill.

Tong Xue picked up the envelope on the table, just tore open a corner, and put the letter back in its place, let's wait for Xu Wenda to come back and read it with him, speaking of which, it has been more than a month since he left home, and it has been two months since he was younger, Xu Wenda, the person who always wants to maintain the majesty of his family master, although he doesn't say it, he should also be very worried about his family in his heart.

Thinking of waiting for Xu Wenda to come back and look at it, Tong Xue put away the envelope, and then ran to continue making wine by herself.

The courtyard of the Zhizhou Mansion is small, but it is really complete, and there is a very small wine cellar, which is just used to store her newly brewed wine.

Tong Xue counted the remaining jars at home, and saw that some were not enough, so she told Jade to order another batch to come back for backup, and asked her to cut some red paper, and then went to Xu Wenda's room to write different batches of wine with a pen on it.

As for why she had to cut the red paper, it was entirely because costume TV series were all played like this, so Tong Xue automatically substituted it and did so.

Although it was only brewed a year apart, Tong Xue still remembers that when she made koji for the first time, there was a lot of delay in the middle because of Xu Wenda, and the later batch was made completely according to the recipe of koji. Therefore, Tong Xue needs to distinguish the wine brewed these two times.

In the evening, Xu Wenda finally did not continue to stay in the yamen like he was angry, and after thinking about it again, he decided to forgive Tong Xue a day in advance, and returned to the mansion directly in the evening.

Tong Xue was about to go to the yamen to find Lu Wang to help, when she saw Xu Wenda striding over, Tong Xue was a little surprised, "Xianggong, why are you back?" Have you finished the affairs of the yamen today, and you will come back early. ”

Xu Wenda looked at Tong Xue expressionlessly, but he couldn't control the joy in his heart, sure enough, he was right to snub Tong Xue for two days, you see how enthusiastic she is now, and the smile on her face is so bright.

Tong Xue didn't care about what Xu Wenda was thinking, so she directly pulled Xu Wenda and ran towards the kitchen, "Xianggong, come with me." ”

Xu Wenda is still thinking about it now, Tong Xue is so anxious to pull him closer to the kitchen, did he make him something delicious to greet him, he really has some taste of Tong Xue's craftsmanship, although the things made by jade are also delicious, but the things made by Tong Xue are very different.

Tong Xue pointed to the more than forty large jars in the kitchen, "Xianggong, hurry up and help, carry these to the wine cellar." ”

Xu Wenda felt that his expression at the moment was probably very exciting, and the scene where he imagined that all the exquisite side dishes on the table were his favorite ones did not appear at all, so Tong Xue saw his happy expression just now, it was completely because he saw the coolies, so he was happy?

I haven't talked to her much for two days, and she didn't even notice it, so she really had no heart and lungs.

Xu Wenda looked up at the sky, closed his eyes, and pointed to the official robe on his body, "I can't just help you work, wait for me for a while, I'll go change my clothes." ”

Tong Xue looked at Xu Wenda's official robe, and thought to herself, Xu Wenda is an official master after all, does it matter if she asks him to help her do these rough jobs? Tong Xue looked at the wine jar and then at Xu Wenda, and decided to ignore this question.

Since it was her father-in-law, it was natural to help her solve her problems, but Tong Xue still looked behind Xu Wenda, "I still asked Lu Wang to help me send those yesterday, I didn't see anyone else today, I was thinking about letting Jade go to the yamen to find him, and you will come back." Why didn't you see him follow you, ask him to come and help, this thing is quite heavy. ”

Xu Wenda couldn't help but glance at Tong Xue again, and then said helplessly, "I know, I'll wait for him to move together." ”

Tong Xue listened to Xu Wenda's words, smiled even brighter, smiled, and her eyes were full of crescents, "Then thank you Xianggong, I'll make something delicious tonight, treat you, what do you want to eat." ”

Xu Wenda didn't expect that he had eaten Tong Xue's craftsmanship in this way, but there didn't seem to be anything bad, the anger that had been depressed in his heart before was not much left now, and he didn't feel the slightest discomfort when he heard Tong Xue commanding him like this.

After Xu Wenda walked out a few steps, he turned back to Tong Xue and said, "I want to eat braised pork tonight." ”

(To be continued.) )