On this day, as in the past, Zhou Zhi came to Gaochang Town early with a small cart. Fan Jin saw that Zhou Zhi was selling vegetables very smoothly a few days ago, so he no longer came to help Zhou Zhi take care of him in the past few days.

As soon as the cart stopped at the old place, many people quickly surrounded it, and the thirty catties of leeks were quickly sold out. There is a sigh that he can't stop buying it, and tells Zhou Zhi to come early tomorrow, he comes early in this old place and waits.

Zhou Zhi smiled and said, "There will be no tomorrow, wait until the middle of the month, but the price may be more expensive at that time." ”

"It's expensive, anyway, this catty of leeks can still be eaten."

Listening to everyone's gossip, Zhou Zhi began to pack the quilt that wrapped the leeks and pushed the small cart.

Today's sun is very good, and it is sold out earlier than in the past, and the sun is shining on my body, as if there is some warmth. I got about two taels of silver from selling leeks just now, and Zhou Zhi planned to go around this town, and it was best to buy some food and something.

The younger brother Zhou Shaocheng especially likes to eat meat, and now that the family has money, he should naturally buy some back for the younger brother to satisfy his hunger.

Pushing the trolley did not go a few steps away, I passed by a silk cotton shop, the shop of this silk cotton shop is not large, but the façade is very beautifully decorated. Because the place where the vegetables are sold is not far from this store, Zhou Zhi has also paid attention to the business of this store.

At this time, although it is a cold winter, there are a lot of people on this commercial street in Gaochang Town, but the business of this store in the past few days is appropriately described by the words "door can be full of birds".

When Zhou Zhi passed by the shop, he couldn't help but turn his head to look inside, and it happened that a young man wearing a woolen shoulder was also looking at the door. The man saw Zhou Zhi and immediately said loudly, "Little brother sold out so early today!" ”

As he spoke, he walked out of the store quickly.

Zhou Zhi took a closer look at this person, this young man was eighteen or nineteen years old, of medium height, with a delicate face, good facial features, a high nose bridge, and a pair of bright eyes, but his figure was thinner after all.

The other party was very enthusiastic, so Zhou Zhi smiled at him and replied, "Today is sold out early, isn't this just going around the town?" ”

"Huh! Little brother has been selling a lot of fresh vegetables these days, and he must have made a lot of money, right? The youth still smiled and spoke.

"Well, the kid is a peasant in the countryside, and he just sells some money to supplement his family." Zhou Zhi replied.

"The little brother is really good, and it is really admirable to be able to make such fresh vegetables in this harsh winter. The little brother is from Baiyue Village, right? ”

"Hmm!"

"Then I'll scan a man from you to see if you know each other? Is there a girl named Zhou Luyun in your village? The young man was silent for a moment, as if he was hesitating about something, but finally he hesitated to ask.

Zhou Zhi was stunned for a moment, and immediately became alert. Zhou Luyun is his sister, why did this young man take the liberty of asking his sister so presumptuously?

But when I looked at this young man, his eyes were very kind, and there seemed to be no malice. Immediately, I thought that my sister Zhou Luyun's future in-laws were in this Gaochang town, and they also opened a silk cotton shop.

Although he has never met his future brother-in-law, he learned from the matchmaker that his future brother-in-law is very shrewd and a good young man who can do it.

Thinking of this, Zhou Zhi did not answer the young man's question, but asked, "Could this brother be surnamed Hu?" ”

The young man was stunned for a moment, but then he said solemnly, "My surname is Hu, and my name is Hu Zhe." ”

"Hehe, that's right." Zhou Zhi suddenly smiled.

Sister Zhou Luyun's fiancé is named Hu Zhe. Zhou Zhi has been coming to Gaochang Town for the past few days, always thinking about meeting this Hu Zhe, and also officially checking for his sister, looking at what kind of person Hu Zhe is.

In Zhou Zhi's mind, if Hu Zhe is an unobtrusive master, then he simply let his sister withdraw from this marriage. It doesn't matter what three media and six certificates she has, what kind of dowry she is, and so on.

"By the way, what?" Hu Zhe asked in surprise.

"I am Zhou Luyun's younger brother, called Zhou Zhi." Zhou Zhi said heartily.

In fact, sometimes it only takes a glance to see the goodness of a person. Just now, Zhou Zhi had already discovered that this Hochul had clear eyes and was a very pure person. In this way, his sister Zhou Luyun's marriage naturally cannot be ruined, so he simply said his identity directly.

Hochul was immediately overjoyed, and the person in front of him seemed to be his future brother-in-law. I have long heard that my future lady is a delicate and capable person, and she is a good hand at running the family, how can this future brother-in-law be lazy.

He hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed Zhou Zhi's hand, and said affectionately, "Brother Zhou Zhi, it's too cold outside, let's go into the shop and talk." ”

Zhou Zhi also smiled and put the cart at the door of the shop, and followed Hu Zhe into the shop.

The silk cotton in the shop is placed in an orderly and clean manner, just from this shop, the future brother-in-law Hu Zhe is a shrewd and neat person.

There were no hired people in the shop, and Hochul was the only one inside and outside. Hu Zhe had already placed the fiery charcoal basin at Zhou Zhi's feet and beckoned Zhou Zhi to sit down. Then Hochul poured tea and water, and was busy.

Zhou Zhi found that this Hu Zhe worked very neatly, and couldn't help but be secretly happy for his sister.

After making the tea, Hu Zhe pulled a square stool and sat opposite Zhou Zhi, and the two immediately began to talk.

The topic naturally revolved around how Zhou Zhi grew vegetables in this harsh winter. After all, his sister Zhou Luyun has not passed the door yet, and Hu Zhe can't ask about Zhou Luyun's situation directly, so he knocks on the side and listens to one or two.

This is the case in the Ming Dynasty, under the shackles of feudal etiquette, men and women cannot meet before they get married. Hu Zhe naturally didn't meet Zhou Luyun, but only learned some basic information from the media.

The two were talking, and Zhou Zhi asked, "Brother Hu Zhe, I have seen that this silk cotton shop is very deserted in the past few days, it stands to reason that in such a cold weather, this silk cotton should be sold faster, especially lint, I have just seen it, the quality of your lint here should be excellent, how can it not be easy to sell?" ”

Hu Zhe immediately frowned, sighed and said, "Speaking of which, business was really not bad at this time last year, but this year this business seems to be impossible to continue."

There are a total of three silk and cotton shops in Gaochang Town, and they are all in the same situation as my Hu family at this time, and the courtyard is cold.

The three of us searched around and found out that many families went to Qingdu County to buy lint for winter.

There is a very large silk cotton shop in Qingdu County, and the price of that silk cotton shop is much lower than ours, and if we sell it like theirs, we will lose money. Speaking of which, we are all small businesses, and these lints are local, but they are brought from Zhendingfu, and the purchase price is much lower.

Small merchants like us can't go to Zhending Mansion, and the road guide alone is to be sad. ”