In the evening, Cui County Ling invited Lu Xu to a banquet, and Lu Xu and Luo Chun took the two people who had been dealing with Cui County Order in Dengzhou to the banquet together.

Seeing that they were about to return to Longxing, the three brothers of Lu Xu and the Luo family were in a very relaxed mood and their mood was also very high, and the atmosphere at the banquet was extremely friendly.

Taking advantage of the strength of the wine, Cui Xianling asked them about the situation in the northern counties.

Knowing that Lu Xu got a cart of fur and left it in Yonggu County for processing, he hurriedly took business for his county: "Oops! Brother Lu, why did you leave all the goods in Yonggu County? There are few others in Dengzhou, there are many mountains and many hunters, and there are many leathermen who are good at it! ”

Lu Xu: ???

Cui County Order: "There is a difference between us and the barbarians' craftsmanship in making leather, but the leathersmiths in Dengzhou County can see it in the whole Shuozhou!" It's not worse than Qinglong City! Don't believe me, look at my shoes. ”

Cui Xian Ling almost took off his shoes at the wine table to show Lu Xu, "I've been wearing it for more than two years, you see, it's light and strong, it's the same as new!" It's more cost-effective than cloth shoes! ”

Lu Xu couldn't imagine that he was so bold in business, and hurriedly said: "The younger brother didn't know it before, and he will be pulled to Dengzhou in the future." ”

Cui County Order: "That's it, you have a street, isn't it just right to open a few leather shops?" ”

He has tasted the sweetness of everyone having a job and every family having an income, and in the past few years since he took office, in addition to the New Year's holidays, when has Dengzhou been so lively. No matter what kind of business, whether it is building a house or making leather goods, as long as they can make money for Dengzhou people, Dengzhou will be able to repair the city wall by itself sooner or later and get rich by itself!

After a meal, Cui Xianling felt that he could do it again, and the ambitions suppressed because of lack of money floated up again, and even felt that the blueprints that Lu Xu told him last time were not impossible.

Others think that they are poor in Dengzhou, saying that Dengzhou is full of bandits, and there is no way to make money, have the bandits all gone down the mountain to repair the city wall?

Cui Xianling was happy, and he complained to Lu Xu again, what Lu Xu wanted to do, coming to Dengzhou, he fully supported on behalf of the people of Dengzhou, even if Lu Xu decided to change his nationality and move from Guanyang to Dengzhou, he would do it for Lu Xu.

Lu Xu was also a little drunk, and he glared in a daze and continued: "Dengzhou is my second hometown!" ”

They pushed the cup and changed the lamp again, discussing that it would be difficult to go to the north in winter, and they could also do business between Guanyang and Dengzhou for a short distance.

The three brothers of the Luo family were amazed, and said in their hearts, no wonder people can make money, look, people are so drunk that they can't hold their dishes, and they don't forget to do business.

After drinking, Lu Xu was carried back by Luo Chun.

Lu Xu was half drunk and half awake, lying in the No. 1 room of the inn, enjoying the only single room at present, and slept the sweetest sleep in more than three months.

Lu Xu slept until three poles in the morning, and the outside had already started work and loaded the goods.

He came out after breakfast, and he was not in a hurry to leave immediately.

This is also his own territory, Lu Xu simply took advantage of the spaciousness here and called Luo Chun and them to count the goods.

"Let's see what can be left in Dengzhou to sell, since Cui County said that there are leather craftsmen in Dengzhou, then let's keep more leather and find some craftsmen here to process it."

"Oh yes, I have to collect some medicinal herbs in Dengzhou."

The last time he collected the medicinal materials in Dengzhou Village to the northern border, the military doctor's evaluation was not bad, and the price he gave was much higher than that in Dengzhou.

Lu Xu counted and counted the accounts at the same time, and when he was dizzy at night, he began to think about Yan Junqi who was clearly organized.

Jun Qi is not here, and so can his family Lu Zhou.

If Lu Zhou doesn't come, Lu Xuan can do it!

There are so many children in their family who are good at this, why did they let him come who was not good at it?

Lu Xu was dizzy and counted and dotted, and then hurriedly worked for two whole days, sorting things and reassembling them, and spent a day interviewing the leathersmith recommended to him by Cui Xianling.

Although their fur shop has not yet been built, the professionals for the configuration are already in place.

Lu Xu mobilized and handed over the craftsman and half of the sheepskins, all the cowhides and some other animal skins to the two brothers of the Luo family who were still going to stay in Dengzhou.

"Try to get out a batch of boots before the autumn, there should be fluff in them, they should be warm, and they should be made for children, and we will buy winter clothes in Longxing and sell them in the state capital and various counties!" After Yuan Manniang's ready-to-wear store, Lu Xu has fully understood the advertising effect of children.

Luo Guang and Luo Dan: "Don't worry! Make a batch, and we'll send a batch back. ”

After explaining, Lu Xu didn't stay any longer, and after saying goodbye to Cui County, he left Dengzhou County and set off towards Wuling Peak.

Chapter 152: Respectively

It is not easy to cross Wuling Peak, whether it is to come or go back, before going over the mountain, Lu Xu and they went to the first and last tea shed on the return journey to rest.

At this time, the tea shed has changed greatly, in addition to the wooden house they built when they left, there are also several thatched huts built next to it, and there are many small stalls selling mountain goods outside the grass huts.

In the shade of the trees, several children are playing hopscotch.

If he hadn't seen Lu Xu's "tea" listing with his own eyes, Lu Xu would have thought that he had remembered the wrong place.

They were still watching, and there were already female voices in the store shouting, "Mom! Tian sledgehammer, come out quickly! The owner is back! ”

Lu Xu tilted his head when he heard this, and saw a small-eyed woman at the door kneading dough behind the stove while looking out, wasn't it the first employee he recruited in Shuozhou!

After a while, Scarface ran out from behind with an axe, still with a fierce expression, and looked even more terrifying when he laughed: "Come in and sit, everyone come in and sit." ”

Lu Xu and the others got out of the car and entered the store, and they were curious as they walked: "What are you carrying an axe for in the daytime?" ”

Axe Gang?

Scarface complained, "I was chopping wood in the back, and my mother-in-law said I was scary, scared the guests away, and wouldn't let me stay in front." ”

Lu Xu endured it, didn't hold back, and burst into laughter.

His wife and another sister-in-law also came out from behind the stove, greeted them and picked them in, and said to Lu Xu: "It's not, I finally called people into the door, people originally wanted to eat, but they saw him drink saliva and left!" ”

The others laughed too, even Scarface himself.

Entering the door, Lu Xu found that the store had also changed greatly, the wooden floor they had casually rolled together with miscellaneous trees had been cut into a flat plank, the tables were polished square and strong, the burrs had been grinded, the roof had been rebuilt, the walls were hung with various spices, dried wormwood, and some hand towels and rags, and a large water tank for passers-by to wash was placed outside.

The hot soup is bubbling in the big pot at the door, and the bandit brothers, who don't look very scary, are squatting in the corner washing dishes, and there is a cleaning table.

It just so happened that a table of guests finished eating, and the person who was cleaning went over to collect the money and handed it to Scarface's wife.

It's quite obvious who is honored in the store.

The scar-faced wife beckoned Lu Xu to sit down, as if she was entertaining relatives, and called the two children who were playing outside to come and kowtow to Lu Xu, so scared that Lu Xu almost ran away.

"It should be, it should be, if it weren't for you, how could he have such a serious life, just like he did before, let alone go home every day, we don't know where to collect his body when he dies outside, our family owes you a great favor!"

Lu Xu: "There is no reason for children to kowtow to mutually beneficial things. ”

He quickly took out a handful of copper coins and gave pocket money to the child, "Get up quickly, go outside and buy fruits to eat." ”

The two children held the money and looked at Lu Xu for a while, then turned their heads and handed it to their mother.

Scarface's wife smiled, "It's not the money you earned, it's the pocket money that your uncle gave you, go and thank your uncle." ”

The child was about to speak, but Lu Xu hurriedly said: "You're welcome, you're welcome, just call my brother." ”

The child saw that he was not very old, and he was entangled for a while, and he looked at his parents, and still whispered to his uncle.

A room full of people laughed.

Lu Xu didn't expect that Scarface's face was so scary, his wife was so straightforward, and the two children were so shy.

Lu Xu: "I see that there are a lot of people selling things outside, are they from your village?" ”

"No, that's a long story!"

When it comes to this, Scarface's wife has something to say.

They are the first tea shop on the northbound boulevard, and although Scarface looks quite busy, many passers-by will come to drink water and rest.

There's no way, who made this part of Dengzhou so difficult to find.

With customers, you have to think about how not to scare people away.

She tried every way to upgrade the guests who drank water to drink tea, and the guests who drank tea to eat.

To this end, she moved the location of the kitchen and moved the cauldron to the front door, so that people could see how they were cooking inside.

She also asked Scarface to build a new tea shed outside for guests who didn't want to enter the house, or who wanted to guard their belongings.

She also put some work on the decoration, hanging their locally grown dried peppers and dried ears on the walls, transplanting some wildflowers from the mountains outside, bringing unused rain gear and farm tools from home, erecting clotheslines outside, and washing clothes to dry outside the store......

Try your best to make others feel close to each other when they see it.

Later, even the children were brought.

With two children playing at the door, there are few people who treat them as black shops, and children are the topic, and those customers who pass by are willing to talk to her more.

Especially the military families who moved north with their children, the most worried along the way are the elderly and children, and when they meet such guests, as long as they say let their children come in and eat some ironed meals, most of the passers-by who are hesitant to come in will come in.

There is little fine grain in Dengzhou, and she can't buy any rice at the market, so she leaves all the rice for the children to make porridge.

After walking for many days in the barren mountains and mountains, no one could refuse to drink some hot porridge comfortably, and while it was time to cook the porridge, she and the female guests were homely, as long as the conditions were not too bad, most of them would order some other meals.

In addition, it is the problem of the personnel in the store, she rushed a few scary-looking bandits, especially her husband, to the back to fetch water and chop wood, and ordered him not to wander in front of him if he was fine, unless he met a customer who did not want to give money, she called them out to play tricks and collect debts.

With some efforts, there are customers in their store from morning to night, and other passers-by will be less vigilant when they see someone drinking tea and eating inside.

Coming and going, almost all passers-by will rest here, and there are many passers-by here, and gradually there are people in the village who pick up mountain goods, fans, sunhats, robes, toys and so on to set up stalls at their doors.

The wild fruits of the mountains are the most popular.

By the time Lu Xu and the others came back from the north, it had become a small market, and even the villages in the mountains in the distance had people coming to sell their fruits.

The tea shed has also developed into a large-scale food shop.

After a meal, Lu Xu understood the whole story clearly, and immediately removed the false shopkeeper of Scarface, officially promoted his wife to the shopkeeper of the tea shed, and raised his salary.

This sister-in-law is so capable, he has seen so many tea sheds and stalls all the way, and this place is the most fireworks and the most prosperous.

Not only that, but they have been able to get other families in the neighborhood to participate.

Lu Xu thought that maybe in the near future, some people will move to live nearby, maybe this place can slowly develop into a small market, and maybe it will develop into a small village and town in the future.

He confiscated the money earned from the tea shed, and left some money for them to hire some people to expand the tea shed into an inn depending on the situation.

After all the staff finished eating, Lu Xu replenished the water, did not delay their business any longer, and continued to the south with the caravan, to the barren old official road connecting Dengzhou and Chongning, and returned to Longxing through Wuling Peak.

The old road is still not walked, and the road that was only cleared when I went back became barren and grassy again, but fortunately, the traces of cleaning were still there, and Lu Qing led the way in front and followed the traces forward.

There were no villages or towns on the road to Wuling Peak for two or three days, so they had to camp in the wild.

It was still summer when I set out, and it was already autumn when I came back. Lu Xu remembers that the last time he camped here, he was busy chasing mosquitoes, and now it was cold as soon as it was dark.

He added another piece of clothing and sat down by the campfire to call the remaining gate-beam bandits.

"Further on, I will go to Longxing County, everyone will follow me along the way, big and small things are in my eyes, and everyone must know my business."

A group of bandits, you look at me, I look at you, and nodded.

They pondered what Lu Xu meant, and they didn't feel that they were no longer needed, and they wanted to drive them to hard labor, right?