Chapter 192: Apprenticeship
"That's not it, it's just that the owner of the original shop sells two shops at the same time and doesn't separate them, which almost everyone knows in the county. There are many people who come to see the shop, but almost none actually buy it. The most important thing is that his two shops are large and have backyards, which are expensive. I heard it costs a thousand taels. "To tell the truth, the two shops together seem to be expensive for a thousand taels, but in fact they are not expensive, he has done work for Mr. Lin, this thousand taels is okay, but for the person who buys the shop, it can be a little cheaper, and he just sells the two together, without reducing the price at all, which scares people away.
"I see, it's understandable that no one buys it." Who would be like his wife, who bought two shops, no one knows whether this business is good or not, whether it can make money, can't rent it, can't sell it, isn't this just burning money.
After entering the shop, Dong Liang was familiar with the door, and carefully compared the drawings to see those that needed to be moved, which places were small, where things needed to be added, and where some superfluous things were removed.
It took about two moments of research to almost fill in a blank drawing, which simply outlined the floor plan of the shop.
"Childe, I've been waiting for a long time, I've seen it all, this shop can be said to be a big move, changing the whole pattern, this time the days will be longer, it is estimated that it will be from January to January and a half." Dong Liang is calculated by combining the entire layout and the total area of the shop, and this time cannot be directly said to be dead, after all, no one knows what forks will occur in the middle to delay the construction period, and it must be said to be wider.
"Okay, then I'll leave this matter to Master Dong." Knowing an approximate time, if Mrs. asks, he can answer, otherwise Mrs. doesn't know what he did.
"Don't worry, you can rest assured that I'm doing something, and you're satisfied." His business is all based on word of mouth, how can he smash his reputation, and who else will find him to work in the future.
"That's okay, the next thing Master Dong is thinking about it, if there is anything I don't understand, I went to Zhongjia Village in Yangping Town to find someone, it was easy to find, I saw a two-story building, that is my master's house, and my master's surname is Zhong." Wang Shi told Dong Liang the address of his home, and if there was any problem, he could communicate with his wife in time.
"I remember, Prince Wang, please." Dong Liang nodded and said.
"Farewell." After Wang Shi bowed to Dong Liang, he drove away in a carriage.
A shop is on the agenda, and the other shop can't be left behind, because it is a food shop, the biggest requirement is the kitchen, because to make authentic roast duck, the most important thing is naturally the oven, you have to build a big oven in the kitchen, which can put ten roast ducks or roast chickens at one time.
The kitchen is important, not everyone can get in, of course, the person who can go in is the person who has the technology, so who to teach this technology is the first thing to consider Jinmo.
At first, she could help, but it was only for a while, and this time would never exceed half a year, and she wouldn't be able to learn in half a year, so it was really hopeless.
"Young Master Qiang, I'm here to learn cooking again." Aunt Wu looked at Zhong Qiang, who was studying cooking seriously, and said.
"Well, Ah Xue's appetite is much better now, and I want to change her taste." Because of the relationship between his aunt and cousin, the family eats a lot, but he doesn't do a lot well, so he doesn't waste things in vain, so he wants to go to Aunt Wu to study.
"You're getting more and more flavorful cooking now." Although he can cook and cook at the beginning, but that can only be called a job, can get by, and then somehow, one day came to her to let him teach him to cook, she can't be the master of this matter, she has to ask the lady to do it, many of her dishes are also made by Mrs., how dare she teach in private without Mrs.'s consent.
When I mentioned this matter to Mrs., Mrs. agreed without saying a word, and now he will come to learn from it after a while.
"That's all good for you." Zhong Qiang was praised by Aunt Wu like this, his face turned red, and he was very embarrassed.
"Then you have to have talent, there is no talent, the dishes you make can only barely be eaten alive, and some people even make dark dishes." She had experienced it before, the man almost blew up the kitchen, but fortunately the rescue was in time, otherwise the house would have collapsed, every time she thinks about it, she still has palpitations, it feels as if it happened yesterday, the smoke is billowing all around, and she is almost out of breath.
The drawings of Zhong's roast duck shop have finally been completed today, and now the worry is that there is no suitable candidate.
After sitting for a long time, supporting his waist, he stood in place and twisted back and forth several times to dredge the meridians.
I took a look at the child first, the two little guys were sleeping sweetly next to each other at this time, there were suspicious silver threads falling from the corners of their mouths, and their small mouths were gently moving, very cute, I really loved this cute look, bowed their heads, and dropped a kiss on their pink little cheeks without waking them up.
After watching their sleeping position in the house for a while, he quietly left, and heard the conversation as soon as he walked to the kitchen.
Jin Mo suddenly opened her mouth in an instant, how could she forget Zhong Qiang, this is not a good candidate.
It's really, then what she was doing in the house for so long just now, she was simply asking for trouble, she was really pregnant and stupid for three years, she was really right, otherwise how to explain it!
"When did you come?" Jin Mo walked into the kitchen, leaned against the door frame and looked at the generals who were still holding each other inside, interrupting their conversation.
"Aunt (Mrs.)." Aunt Wu and Zhong Qiang spoke at the same time and looked towards Jin Mo.
"How's your daughter-in-law? Is morning sickness getting better? Jin Mo asked about Yao Xue's state with concern.
"It's much better, now I'm throwing up less, and I'm thinking about making something different for her when I've eaten the next little recently." Speaking of his own daughter-in-law, Zhong Qiang is a smile between his eyebrows, and no matter how he covers it, it won't help.
"This is how it should be, the woman is pregnant for ten months, and the sadness in this is only known to the woman, and others can't understand it." Only those who have been pregnant know best how sad that taste is, she didn't toss Zhong Dashan a lot, she didn't think it before, but now in retrospect, it was a proper pregnancy syndrome, otherwise how could it be so ups and downs.
Hey, women, they are all like this, they don't know how to cherish themselves, they don't cherish themselves, who else can they expect to cherish.
In this patriarchal slave society, you should love yourself first, women have always been men's accessories, you want to want it, you can lose it if you want it, women are no different from commodities, and they can be bought and sold somewhere.
"Auntie, are you here to find Aunt Wu? Are you hungry? "My aunt rarely goes into the kitchen anymore, so I guess I'm here to find Aunt Wu.
"I'm a little hungry, don't leave in a hurry later, come to the study to find me, I have something to look for you." took a plate of glutinous rice cakes, and did not forget to tell Zhong Qiang when he left.
"Yes." Zhong Qiang should have responded, but his heart was full of doubts, I don't know what his aunt is looking for him?
"Young Master Qiang, don't think about it, you won't know when you see Madame." Aunt Wu interrupted Zhong Qiang's cranky thoughts and began to teach him a few light but nutritious dishes, which his wife had also eaten at the beginning, and praised her for making them delicious.
"That's right." Zhong Qiang scratched his head, and then concentrated on cooking, and when he was almost done, he washed his hands and went to find Jin Mo.
When he came to the door of the study, he knocked on the door first, and only then pushed the door and walked in with permission from inside.
"Auntie, what are you looking for me?" Zhong Qiang sat down opposite Jin Mo.
"Do you like cooking very much, answer me seriously." He had been coming over to Aunt Wu to learn how to cook, and if he hadn't happened to hear their conversation today, she would have really forgotten about him.
"I like it." I didn't think it before, but then he really liked cooking, especially when he saw his daughter-in-law eating the dishes he made, and his face was full of happiness, he was very happy, and he felt that he was not so bad.
If he was replaced by the previous one, he would definitely have low self-esteem, although he is the eldest grandson, but the status in the family is really indescribable, until he was selected by Uncle Dashan to do things for him, it has changed, from the poor to the good, and even now he has married a daughter-in-law, and soon, his children will also come to this world, he and his daughter-in-law are fine, but they don't want their children to suffer together, and there is no one who does not think about their children.
"How about I teach you how to cook myself?" Jin Mo's demeanor and tone of voice were very serious.
"Auntie, are you going to take me as an apprentice?" Zhong Qiang was a little dizzy by this good news, is this true? Aunt Cousin wants to take him as an apprentice?
He knows that craftsmanship is generally not passed down, it is all passed down from his own family, and now his aunt's attitude looks extremely serious.
Jin Mo was choked by the word apprentice, why did she ignore this, the craft is not something that is passed on, if you meet a white-eyed wolf, you may also harm yourself, the original words can only be changed, "Yes, the craft you know is not passed on, only by being my apprentice, I can teach you without reservation." Would you like to? ”
"Yes, yes." Zhong Qiang nodded like an abacus, such a good thing, a fool is unwilling.
didn't care about anything else, and knelt directly on the ground and prepared to kowtow to Jin Mo to apprentice.
"What are you doing, get up, get up." Jin Mo wanted to dodge, but he couldn't, so he could only get up quickly.
"The master is above, please accept the apprentice's worship." No matter what Jin Mo said, Zhong Qiang still seriously kowtowed to Jin Mo three times, so as to express his respect for Jin Mo.
"Get up. Sit and talk. Jin Mo shook helplessly and said.
"Yes."
"You talk to Yao Xue about this after you go back, and then you recommend someone about the delivery, and let him do this work in the future, you have to learn to cook seriously during this time, do you understand?" Cooking is not an easy job, there are many doors in it, take advantage of this time, just let him practice, and when it really opens, he will not be in a hurry.
"Uh-huh, I understand."
"When you come here every day, bring Axue with you, there are a lot of people here, you can take care of it."
"Don't bother, Ah Xue can stay at home." He understood his cousin's kindness, but he couldn't do it.
"No, you listen to me about this, if grandpa is willing, you can also bring him over." She didn't have any peace of mind about these two people, the eldest grandfather was better, Ah Xue was the top priority, there must not be a trace of mistakes, the pregnant woman herself was relatively fragile and couldn't withstand the toss.
When Zhong Qiang heard this, even his grandfather wanted to bring it over, so his words immediately changed, "Then I'll bring Ah Xue over." "Grandpa would go to other peers every day to play chess or something, and he would definitely not agree, and he would lecture him.
"That's right, or I'd be angry. By the way, is there anyone who can deliver the goods? "She doesn't want to find someone who is honest and reliable, and she doesn't want to make trouble for herself.
"Yes, I grew up with me, but I was not treated well by my family, and now I live alone in a thatched hut on the riverbank in the east of the village." When he was ten years old, Zhong He almost drowned, but his grandfather rescued him, and later learned that the reason why he fell into the river was all pushed by his younger brother.
This incident was very big at the time, almost killed, Zhong He was reluctant to go home, this matter has been deadlocked for a long time, even if he moves out of the unfilial piety will be sent to the prison to stay, Zhong He is unwilling to go back, and said that he would rather go to prison to stay, anyway, there is no difference, in desperation, the village chief and several old businessmen of the clan after a while, the abandoned thatched house in the east of the village that no one lives in the village gave him, let him live separately from his family.
After listening to Zhong Qiang's general explanation, Jin Mo already had a judgment in his heart.
"You bring someone over tomorrow, I'll take a look first." Although she had made up her mind, she still wanted to read it before making a decision.
"Okay." Zhong Qiang responded in one bite, but he was afraid that most of this matter would be done.