When the boy heard this, a hint of interest flashed in his eyes, the smile on the corner of his mouth deepened, he stretched out his hand to stop the old shopkeeper who was still about to scold, and asked, "This little sister-in-law, listening to your words has a three-point literary atmosphere, but you can read and write?" ”

Pu Cao bowed slightly, and responded, "Don't hide it from the son, I have indeed studied for a few months, and I am not proficient in poetry, but I can still do ordinary writing and calculation." ”

When the old shopkeeper and the little guy heard this, the look on their faces eased unconsciously, and they were no longer as impatient as Fang Cai, after all, scholars are already expensive, and it is not easy to find one out of ten men, and there are even fewer women who can write and calculate, if Pucao did not lie, it is really worth their high look.

The boy brushed the folding fan in his hand, smiled and chanted, "Red sleeves add fragrance, a great joy in the world." It's just that I don't know how your husband is willing to let your sister-in-law come out and run around? ”

Pu Cao's teeth were sore when she heard this, and she resisted the urge to roll her eyes, and said lightly, "The husband just passed away some time ago. ”

The boy didn't expect the answer to be like this, he was obviously stunned for a moment, and then smiled, "That's rude, if the little sister-in-law is not afraid that our restaurant is a black shop and likes to do that human trafficking, come in and have a cup of tea." ”

At this point, Pu Cao really had any doubts, so he could only respond to it.

Chunni tugged at Pucao's sleeve and whispered, "Pucao, let's... Let's go, black shops sell human meat buns! ”

Pu Cao didn't wait for a reply, the boy and the little guy laughed, even the old shopkeeper who was already stepping forward to open the door also had a black face, and said in his heart, where did this village woman come from, is it really a black shop for our famous Baiyunju?

Pu Cao shook her head at Chunni, signaled her not to say much, and then bowed her head and thanked her, "Thank you, Childe, then bother." As he spoke, he shook Chunni's hand and followed the boy into the courtyard.

Originally, the two back doors were very ordinary from the outside, but as soon as I entered the courtyard, there was a hole inside.

This is a small quadrangle, there are only two main houses in Chaoyang, three rooms on the left and right wings, but the inverted seat room in front is the most spacious, there are five rooms, all the houses are connected by verandahs, and the cedar pillars of the thickness of the mouth of the pottery bowl are lined up, brushed with vermilion lacquer, and the cotton paper on the windows is even more snow-white. The eaves, window edges, and doors are all carved with complex patterns, but they are not cluttered when they enter the eye, but there is a kind of rich and noble atmosphere that forces people to come.

Every corner of the yard is dotted with a bush or a few blooming chrysanthemums, which adds a bit of elegance to the yard.

It was completely different from the layout and furnishings of the farmhouse's yard, which made Chunni dumbfounded, and the hand holding Pu Cao screamed from time to time, but Pu Cao's face did not show any surprise, but he just looked around.

This made the little guy and the shopkeeper who were waiting to see them ugly very surprised, and even the boy was surprised, raised his eyebrows, and said, "Go to the study." ”

The little guy understood, led everyone all the way to the front of the inverted room, and opened the two Nanmu carved doors on the right hand.

The boy walked in first, sat down on the main seat, and then invited Pucao and Chunni to sit down, and Pucao and Chunni thanked them, and looked up at the room without a trace.

The room was very large, and the three of them sat on the left, with the main seat and the guest seat, a total of three coffee tables, six pearwood engraved chairs, and upholstered with soot and purple flowers.

There is also a tall table in the corner of the wall, on which stands a cloisonné three-legged elephant trunk incense burner, at this time it is faintly spitting wisps of fragrance, not strong but inhaling it can easily soak into the heart and spleen, it is very refreshing.

Not far away, there is a multi-grid Bogu shelf, on which there are some jade ornaments, porcelain bottles and plates, and through the Bogu shelf to the side, into the eye is a five-story bookshelf, full of all kinds of books, old and new mixed, it is obvious that this son is also a lover of books, under the bookshelf is a long case of yellow rosewood, with a high-backed chair of the same color, the case is full of paper, ink, pen and inkstone.

And on the innermost side, there is a large agarwood carved Four Seasons Ruyi screen, which is tightly blocked from the rear, presumably there is a resting place for this son who is tired of studying.

After looking at it like this, Pu Cao couldn't help but sigh, it was really Zhumen's wine and meat stinky road with frozen bones, and there were no tables and chairs in his yard with ash.

Soon, the little guy came in with a tray, and the old shopkeeper personally took it and poured tea for his master, and then poured two cups and sent them to Pucao and Chunni, Chunni saw that the tea bowl was painted with gold lacquer, and the glaze was very beautiful, and it must be a golden one, so she hurriedly waved her hand and said, "I... I don't drink tea, if it accidentally breaks..."

The old shopkeeper's eyes flashed with a touch of pride and he was about to speak, but he didn't want Pucao to take it for Chunni, put it on the coffee table next to her, and said with a smile, "The main family has a heart, and guests can't refuse." It just so happens that the cake I ate just now is too dry, so let's take a sip to moisten my throat. ”

Chunni blushed and nodded, but she still refused to reach out to serve it, Pu Cao didn't force her, picked up her tea cup and took a sip slowly, paused and said, "Although I don't know tea, this tea has a long aftertaste, it must not be ordinary, thank you for your kindness." ”

The boy smiled and praised, "The little sister-in-law is so bold, aren't you afraid of putting sweat medicine in this tea?" ”

Pu Cao shot back quietly, "Childe is joking, Childe is erudite and talented, he must not be able to do that evil thing, even if Childe has a heart, I am afraid that I will dislike the two of us for being thin, and I am afraid that the flesh on my body will not be enough to make up ten catties!" ”

A few words are not soft or hard and said funny, which made the boy laugh again, and finally straightened his clothes, stood up and saluted, and said, "Little sister-in-law, don't mind, in the lower Jie, the word Boya, is the owner of this restaurant, sex is joking, if it annoys the little sister-in-law, please forgive me." ”

Suddenly seeing this noble son, so calmly admitting his mistake to a village woman, Pu Cao was a little surprised, and quickly stood up and saluted back, saying, "The son is polite, my husband's surname is Zhang, his cheap name is Pucao, and he lives in Nangou Village, thirty miles south of the city. ”

The two sides are like this, even if they have exposed the temptation and joke just now, the old shopkeeper refilled the tea and retreated aside, Fang Jie asked with a straight face, "I don't know, Sister-in-law Pucao came here today, what deal do you want to discuss?" Just speak up and listen. ”

Pu Cao is not a person who likes to procrastinate, and when he finally asked the topic, he hurriedly said, "Young Master Fang, you are also a busy person, and I don't want to delay more time, let's make a long story short." I can grow fresh vegetables in winter, I wonder if Fang Gongzi's restaurant is interested in cooperating? ”

"Growing vegetables in the winter?" The shopkeeper and the servant stood aside and waited, and their eyes widened when they heard this, and their originally peaceful expressions were immediately replaced by contempt, if it weren't for the fact that the master was beside him, I am afraid that they would have to open their mouths to scold and scold people.

You must know that in the snow country, half of the year is winter, and their green mountain city is in the northernmost part of the snow country, the snow is heavy and diligent, the temperature is extremely low, the cold wind mixed with snow particles often blows is half a moon, if the house is a little dilapidated, it is easy to freeze people to death, not to mention planting vegetables, what do you rely on to grow vegetables, to be warm, to have sunshine, in the big winter, this is simply whimsical.

Therefore, the two of them didn't wait to think deeply, and intuitively regarded Pucao as a liar.

Fang Jie also frowned slightly, but looking at Pu Cao's expression, he was very determined, without the slightest hint of jokes, his heart moved, and he smiled, "Sister-in-law Pu Cao, don't you know how cold it is for us here in winter?" I am afraid that it is extremely difficult to succeed in growing vegetables. ”

Pu Cao smiled and took a sip of tea and said, "Because of this, it's more precious, isn't it?" If it succeeds, there will be vegetables to sell in winter, and the restaurant will definitely become the leader of this green city by relying only on this. ”

Fang Jie's fan shook and shook his head slowly with a smile, "If it's just like this, then that's it, our Baiyun Residence is now also the leader of Cuiluan City." ”

Pu Cao raised his eyebrows and persuaded, "Wouldn't it be better to have a higher reputation and a wide range of financial resources?" If I leave Childe's place and go to another house, I'm afraid that in winter, the position of this dragon head will be changed. ”

Pu Cao's words were not as fierce but had the upper hand, which made Fang Jie feel more interesting, a pair of slender eyes turned, and said with a smile, "Since Sister-in-law Pu Cao is so sure that she will succeed, let's talk about it, how can the two of us cooperate?" ”

Pu Cao quickly calculated in his heart and said, "Gui Restaurant first paid ten taels of silver to fund me to build a greenhouse to grow vegetables, in return, when the vegetables are on the market, the first batch will be sold to Gui Restaurant, and if the next few batches are at the same price, Gui Restaurant also has the right of first refusal." ”

As soon as her words fell, before Fang Jie could speak, the shopkeeper couldn't bear it anymore, and opened his mouth to scold, "You woman, are you poor and crazy?" The deception actually deceived our restaurant, who can grow vegetables in the winter, you just say that no one will believe it.

If you really ship vegetables in a few months, we will naturally take out the silver and buy it with our own eyes, but now we have not seen half a vegetable leaf, so we will have to pay the silver first, but there is no reason for doing business? ”

Pu Cao didn't pay attention to him, his eyes looked at Fang Jie firmly and said sincerely, "Doing business is naturally about integrity, paying money with one hand and delivering goods with the other." But in many cases, in order to take advantage of the opportunity, you also have to take some risks first. If your restaurant didn't show its sincerity first, my vegetables would not have been sold here first. At that time, other restaurants were afraid that they were all holding a lot of silver, waiting for me to choose.

What's more, I don't want to borrow silver without any evidence, I can sign an IOU, these ten taels of silver are temporarily borrowed from your restaurant, once the vegetables are sold for money, they must be returned without half a penny, of course, if Fang Gongzi still feels that he is at a loss, he can also charge interest according to the market price. ”