Well, but there have been a lot of things recently, Grandpa has just left, and Juniper has passed his birthday again, so I won't do it. Du Mei nodded, then shook his head and said.

"You're in time for this year, so you should do it." Zhong Yu said with a serious face.

Etiquette is a very important thing in a big family, how can Zhong Yu be willing to let Du Mei wronged himself like this!

"There are many people in the village, so it is better to go to the villa to do it, and there are many aunts, so it will definitely be beautiful." Du Zhong knew that Du Mei said this, and it must be that the Xu family had a lot of scruples.

Erjin and Du Shicheng died one after another, less than a year in between, in the eyes of the villagers, a year of mourning, is a very unlucky thing, if her family holds a few more banquets, I am afraid that some people will chew the root of the tongue behind their backs.

"Forget it, it's the filial piety period now, it's better to keep everything simple, let's do it at home, it's inconvenient for others to invite, just ask her Aunt Fang to help." Xu shook his head and said.

"It's so easy, can't I come too?" Zhong Yu said a little uncomfortably.

"This is just a ceremony to prove that Meizi has grown up, but in your eyes, she is actually an adult for a long time, whether she comes or not, and whether she does it or not, it is the same." Xu persuaded with a shallow smile on his face.

"Well, we'll get together at the villa in a day." Zhong Yu had no choice but to agree.

The ceremony is mostly operated by female elders, the day after tomorrow, even if they come, they just stand and watch the ceremony, and they can't help much.

The charcoal fire in the house was dotted and gradually extinguished, Du Jiasuo and his wife, Du Zhong's father and son, and the three sons of the Lin family all went back, Zhong Yu drank wine, and Du Mei left him at home for one night.

On the second day, Du Mei was still busy, the restaurant had been cleaned up, it was time to go to the yamen to do a formal paperwork, and besides, the New Year was coming, and the family was going to start buying some items, and she had to consider everyone's in the villa and the master's family.

After breakfast, Du Mei and Zhong Yu went out together, and when they arrived at Sheshan Town, Du Mei went to the grain store and went around, it was almost the end of the year, there were many people who bought rice and noodles, she saw that the shop was in order, so she left with confidence and went to Qinghe County.

The New Year is approaching, there is an endless stream of people buying on the street, it is inevitable that there will be some disputes, the officials have been sent out to patrol the streets, Shen Zhanghua wrote the fold to be submitted in the inner house, when the door came to report, he was racking his brains to weigh the words, I heard that it was Du Mei who came, he simply lost his pen, and rushed out to see her.

The first time Du Mei saw him, he didn't wear an official uniform, nor did he wear an official hat, he was only wearing a dark brocade robe of smoke blue, and his hair was simply tied with a piece of wisteria.

"What's going on here?" Shen Zhanghua led Du Mei to the guest room and sat down, and the officials all went out, no one was waiting, and he poured tea himself.

"In the future, I want to open a restaurant in that house, thinking that I should do a paperwork first." Du Mei took the deed out.

"It's so good, the house must always be popular, open a restaurant and be lively, and in the future, I will have a place to eat." Hearing this, Shen Zhanghua's eyebrows stretched and he said with a smile.

"Of course, I'm afraid that if you are as honest and strict as you, you won't be able to invite you when the time comes!" Du Mei also joked for a while, and said with a smile.

"It's important to do business, the county is sorting out the files in the back hall at this time, and I'll go to find him first." Shen Zhanghua pinched the deed and turned to the back.

Du Mei sat alone and bored, a burst of fragrant flowers wafted into the house, she followed the fragrance to the yard, a bush of bamboo after a few plum branches full of buds poked out, no wonder Shicai only smelled the fragrance of flowers, did not see flowers and trees.

At this time, the sun is just right, the yellow plum is like wax, shining with a moist light, as if the sun is a little stronger, it will burn, Du Mei leaned over to look closely, unconsciously smiling.

When Shen Zhanghua came back, he saw a girl wearing a lilac-colored cotton skirt standing in the sun in the courtyard, her face was delicate, she leaned over and stared at a plum branch, the corners of her mouth and eyebrows contained a happy smile, and in a trance, she was like a goddess of the Nine Heavens descending to earth.

Shen Zhanghua, who was stupid, seemed to be immobilized for a while, he couldn't walk, he couldn't speak, he opened his eyes wide, and tried his best to collect all the beauty of this moment in the softest place in his heart and cherish it for the rest of his life.

Du Mei turned around and saw Shen Zhanghua standing in the shadows under the corridor, and said with a smile: "Your plum blossom is so prosperous!" ”

"Do you want it? I'll fold some for you to bring home. Shen Zhanghua came back to his senses and said with a smile.

"It's a pity to fold, keep it, I'll see it next year!" Du Mei tilted her head and smiled, the winter sun shining on her face.

"Okay." Shen Zhanghua responded softly.

At this time, he didn't know that he had been waiting for this appointment for the coming year for a long, long time.

The two went back to the house and talked for a while, nothing more than the affairs of the village, the affairs of the restaurant, about half a cup of tea, the county Cheng sent the paperwork and the deed back, Du Mei saw that it was done, thanked again and again, and left.

In the month of La, the business of the winery restaurants in Qinghe County is sluggish, and everyone is busy with New Year's goods, and there are not many people eating, drinking and feasting outside, so when Du Mei arrived at Zuixian Building, he saw a few cooks standing or sitting outside the small door to bask in the sun.

"Shopkeeper Mei is here!" The fat cook greeted him warmly, and he didn't know what he thought of calling Du Mei like that.

"Not busy today?" Du Mei didn't care about the title, and stepped forward and asked.

"It's not that we don't want to work, the head office doesn't send good ingredients such as sea cucumber and abalone now, and some people come to order food, what do you want, how do you do this business." The middle-aged cook complained.

"Is Shopkeeper Dong here?" Dume asked.

"He went to the owner's house to settle the bill, and after the New Year, we should also rest." The other cook said with some reluctance.

"Shopkeeper Mei, I went to the door of your store one day to see that it was renovated." The young cook stood up and said with a smile.

"Well, since I promised you, I want to cash it out, after the first month, we will open for business, and in the future, Mei Ji Restaurant will look at us!" Du Mei waved at them like a general and a soldier.

"Good! Good! The cooks were greatly encouraged and applauded.

Du Mei talked to them for a while, and when she saw that the shopkeeper Dong was delayed, she went to buy things first.

In the cloth village, Du Mei pulled a fabric for everyone, and wanted to let the stone choose a color by himself, but he picked and chose it black, so Du Mei had to choose a dark blue one for him. It is rare for the boss of the cloth village to see such a generous customer, a purchase of more than a dozen, he is very eye-catching, tirelessly select and recommend, and then a discount, just looking forward to Du Mei coming next time.

Turning to the candy shop next door, Du Mei weighed a few catties of candy, and the colorful sugar grains were wrapped in snow-white powdered sugar, which was beautiful and delicious. She bought a few boxes of good snacks, as well as persimmons, peanut candy, sesame chips and other snacks, and bought almost all the food in the store.

Walking to a porcelain shop, Du Mei was worried about buying tea sets for the restaurant, so he went in to see, at the end of the year to buy dishes, chopsticks and saucers There are really a lot of guests, Du Mei looked around in the crowd, the boss saw that she didn't just look at it, so he politely stepped forward and asked: "Girl, what do you want to buy?" ”

"Do you have tea sets for sale in your store?" Du Mei couldn't find him, and when he saw him coming, he just asked.

"If you want a teapot or a teapot, there are more than a dozen colors there." The owner of the porcelain shop, a fat middle-aged man, raised his hand and pointed ahead.

Du Mei looked over, shook his head and said, "What I want is a tea set for Kung Fu Tea." ”

"Girl, please come with me." When the fat shopkeeper heard her say this, he knew that he was an expert, and he didn't fool her, and took the lead to go to the back hall of the store.

The stone followed Du Mei closely, and the back hall was not large, at best it was a tea room, with a tea table and a few wooden benches polished from tree stumps.

"Girl, please have tea." The fat shopkeeper poured a cup of orange and clear tea.

"Minyue black tea, it's good, it's just inferior to the taste of Da Hong Pao." Du Mei sat down, took the tea, and took a sip.

She drank the best Da Hong Pao brought back by Song Shaohuai in the Song Mansion, where can other black teas compare with it.

"Girl, you really love tea, only gongfu tea is rare in Qinghe County, I don't know if the girl wants a tea set for her own use or ......" The fat shopkeeper asked tentatively.

"After the year, I plan to open a restaurant, and on South Street, the shopkeeper can come to drink tea and sit when he is free." Du Mei had nothing to hide, and Luo Luo said generously.

"It turned out to be a widow, disrespectful and disrespectful!" The fat shopkeeper immediately stood up and saluted.

"This ...... You already know this? Du Mei was a little surprised, she didn't expect that before her restaurant opened, others already knew about it.

"Speaking of which, I am also a greedy person, often with a group of friends everywhere looking for new food, back and forth with the drunken fairy building Dong shopkeeper acquaintance friends, he has new dishes to invite me to taste, not long ago he was worried about the new year after the drunken fairy building closed, he is going to go away, a few days ago he said not to go, said that you are going to open a restaurant to invite him." The fat shopkeeper said with a smile, his eyes narrowed into a slit.

"Since it's an old friend, I'll come here more after the year." Du Mei also smiled and lost no time in recommending it.

"I heard the shopkeeper Dong say, you always have a lot of good ideas, salted duck eggs, Songhua eggs, they are all pickled by you, and we will cook more new dishes in the future, and we will keep your restaurant every day!" The fat shopkeeper patted the chubby hand.

"Of course, this tea set, do you sell it now?" Du Mei returned to the right word.

"Anyway, it's not uncommon for us to drink this tea here, so this kind of tea set is basically unpopular, if you want it, I'll make it for you in the workshop, but it won't arrive until after the Lantern Festival." The fat shopkeeper is also bold, and he agrees.

"That's great, I'm going to order two." Du Mei nodded repeatedly.

"It's easy to say, when the thing arrives, I'll tell the shopkeeper Dong." The fat shopkeeper poured Du Mei another cup of tea.

"I'll pay a deposit." Du Mei untied his purse.

"The widow is out of sight, I and the shopkeeper Dong can be regarded as friends, and there is no help from the side, how can I not believe you in this little thing." The fat shopkeeper waved his hand.

"Thank you so much." Du Mei drank the tea, then said goodbye to the stone and left.

The tea was settled, the carriage was full of purchased things, Du Mei turned back to the Drunken Immortal Building, and the cooks who were originally basking in the sun were gone, probably going in to get busy.

Dumeliushi looked at the carriage and entered himself through the small door.

The shopkeeper Dong was talking to the fat steward in a whisper, the fat steward didn't know what to do, his face was not very good, the shopkeeper Dong raised his eyes and saw Du Mei coming, and hurriedly beckoned her to sit in the private room.

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For Luo Ran's addition, thank you goddess!