Free Life in the Northern Song Dynasty

Chapter 203 Beat your own family

The so-called official road is a long dirt road. In order to facilitate a series of normal activities such as transportation, the government funded roads. On the official road, there are many people who come and go. Why are there ten or eight every day, most of them are officers and soldiers who deliver letters or government officials on business trips.

There are several official roads near Jingzhao City, and there are several such official roads near each city.

The weather is very good, the sky is blue, the sun is dazzling, the heat is still like a steamer, and the official road of the loess is like a big snake that has just climbed out of the mud and extends to the distance.

There is a row of towering trees next to the big snake, and the snake seems to have retreated its phosphorus. The pieces covered by the shadow of the tree are really ugly.

At the corner, there is a cover hanging next to a hut with a large word: "tea" written on the cover.

This position is really not good. It is a feng shui taboo. This is a grass hut built in the anti-bow, which happens to be an anti-bow. The so-called feng shui is not an empty wind. For example, this backbow is right next to the corner, and a brake does not stop, and even people take the car into the house?

However, it is strange that this small teahouse is full of people!

All kinds of people, three teachings and nine streams. The coachman pulled up his trouser legs to reveal his leg hair, put a towel around his neck, and brag about people here.

Little Lan'er is a little guy who runs the hall. She is dressed like a man and shuttles between guests back and forth with a teapot. The hut is not big enough to accommodate only four tables. There are four benches behind each table. It is strange that two or three people sit on almost every chair, either chewing peanuts or bragging.

I only heard one say to the other, "Our family is in Dongcheng. Since I ate their boiled peanuts last time, I can't stop. As long as I have time, I will come to eat. Don't look far, this is what I eat!"

Another man sighed and said, "No, it's just too far away. My home is in the West City. It takes more than half a day to get here, but I can't forget the smell of peanuts. Why don't their boss open a store in the city?"

"That's..."

Zhou Xiaoxiao gently put down the curtain, and she heard what the guests said outside! Zhou Xiaoxiao couldn't help but be a little proud and walked around with the child in his hand.

Little Lan's mother is standing in front of the big pot to cook peanuts. From time to time, she uses an iron spoon to stir the boiled peanuts in the pot. The water in the pot is black, and it's awkward to see it. Little Lan'er occasionally turned a centipede from the pot and hurriedly stuffed the centipede down with a spoon for fear of being seen by guests.

"Don't worry, no one will let them in!" Zhou Xiaoxiao came here with the child in her arms.

Lan'er's mother smiled, put down the spoon and wiped the beads in her hand with her apron. She smiled and said, "Thanks to you, otherwise, the four of us will starve to death. Come on, I'm hugging the baby. I miss you so much these days! By the way, how is your family?

Zhou Xiaoxiao couldn't help frowning. This sentence poked into his heart. It was really annoying. Without further ado, she took the spoon and stirred the peanuts inside.

"These people outside are looking forward to opening a store in the city!" Xiao Lan'er's mother said with a smile while holding the child.

Zhou Xiaoxiao smiled, as if Xiaolan's mother was her mother.

"Okay, this time when I went down the mountain, I saw that a store was almost yellow, and we just came here. With our secret recipe, it will definitely be popular in Jingzhao!" Zhou Xiaoxiao said.

Little Lan's mother smiled, but her eyebrows were a little melancholy. Isn't this a little immoral?

"I have silver in my bag! Go and get it. You can plate it today!" Zhou Xiaoxiao said.

Lan'er's mother held the baby in one hand and pulled away the burden Zhou Xiaoxiao put on the table, and fifty taels of silver suddenly appeared in front of her.

"Ah...so much, where did you get it?" Lan'er's mother looked at Yinzi and exclaimed.

Zhou Xiaoxiao put down the spoon and said lightly, "It's given by my mother's house. I'll tell you the location of the store later. You have to plate it quickly, otherwise, their house will be sold to others."

Lan'er's mother went down the mountain, and she was naturally a little nervous when she came back to Jingzhao City. Before that, she was the honest wife of the patriarch and enjoyed the gifts given by the villagers.

Now, she looks like a country woman, wearing more earthy clothes and inferiority. If you say that people rely on clothes and saddles, and the rags they wear will be short in front of people.

Lan'er's mother was a little scared and complained about Zhou Xiaoxiao. Now that she has inquired about the plate shop, won't she come by herself and let her come down?

This complaint was soon forgotten, because Lan'er's mother hasn't found the place Zhou Xiaoxiao said. After inting and inting, I inquired about four or five people. Lan'er's mother followed the route told by passers-by, turned left, turned right and turned left, and really found it.

This is a teahouse in the alley. It is not big. There are wooden steps and a small platform. There are two tables on the platform, and there are also several in the room. The roof is covered with yellow straw, and it seems that there is a bird's nest vaguely. Below the straw is a plaque, on which four neatly large characters are written: "Yuelai Teahouse".

It looks decent, but it's just a shabby point, Lan'er's mother thought to herself. She went straight up the steps and saw the dilapidated table inside.

At this time, Zhou Tang came out with a smile. It was in the afternoon that Fang Fang went to rest, and it happened to be when there were few guests. Zhou Tang was about to take the soles of shoes and suddenly saw a guest, so she quickly put down her things and greeted them out.

"Dear guest, what would you like?" Zhou Tang said with a smile.

Lan'er's mother saw that she was an old lady, and of course she had no sense of inferiority.

"I... I'll have a cup of tea..." Lan'er's mother said.

Zhou Tangshi was very enthusiastic and brought the cheapest tea according to Lan's instructions. At noon, when she had nothing to do, Zhou Tang sat near Lan'er's mother. Lan's mother secretly glanced at her and smiled.

"Old man, how is the business of your store?" Lan'er's mother asked.

Zhou Tangshi smiled and said, "It's okay. It can still be maintained."

Lan'er's mother nodded and said bluntly, "Are you going to go out?"

When Zhou Tang heard this, she unconsciously put down her things in her hand and looked at Lan'er's mother. She re-examined the rural woman sitting in front of her. No matter how she looked at it, she didn't look like a rich master.

"Yes, it's a plate." Zhou Tang said.

"How much silver?" Lan'er's mother asked.

"Fifty taels." Zhou Tang said.

"Cheer?" Lan'er's mother bargained.

"A big man can't be missing!" Zhou Tang said.

"Okay, just fifty taels!" Lan'er's mother said.

Zhou Tang was stunned, which was too happy for her to accept.

(The mood of buying and selling is very different.)

Lan'er's mother carries silver and a large piece of silver. Zhou Tang took her to find a middle-sized person. The two sides signed and signed the deposit, and the silver was handed over to Zhou Tang. Fang Fang went home to get the documents. In this way, she opened a teahouse for more than half a year.

Zhou Tang took the silver and was a little sad. Is it sold like this? Lan'er's mother left happily, and Zhou Tang returned to the store sadly.

Make an appointment to close the house the day after tomorrow, and they will pack away their belongings tomorrow. Tables, chairs, bowls and shelves will be left for others. It's a little uncomfortable to leave the house with a clean body.

Fifty taels of silver went back to the countryside. When she came back from the countryside, she brought 50 taels of silver. At present, 50 taels of white silver came back.

But she is uncomfortable!

This small teahouse, this small broken table and this small broken chair have become part of her life, but now they have to be separated. This is a kind of tear, a kind of hard tear.

Zhou Tang looked at the hut and wiped away his tears.

At the same time, Xiaorou opened Aunt Zhao's wardrobe and threw away her clothes and handkerchiefs. Aunt Zhao sat at the table and looked coldly at Xiaorou turning things.

"It's strange that I put it in the box that day!" Xiaorou whispered while looking for it.

Aunt Zhao cursed in a low voice, "Why did you lose it when it was locked? Did you not watch who ran in? Fifty taels of silver is not a small number!"

Xiaorou is also anxious. Although fifty taels of silver is not much for rich families like them, this silver can do a lot of things.

"It can't be stolen. The cabinets are all locked. I locked it myself. That's good!" Xiaorou said.

Aunt Zhao glanced at Xiaorou's back with dissatisfaction and swallowed the unpleasant words behind her. Why did these fifty taels of silver fly away?

When Zhou Duoduo passed by Aunt Zhao's window, he heard that their family had lost 50 taels of silver. He couldn't help smiling and looked at the window contemptuously. Then, he floated away like a gust of wind.

Yuelai Teahouse reopened, and Zhou Tang did not present in person. The weather was fine and sunny. Of course, the heat was inevitable.

However, people's enthusiasm for rushing into Yuelai teahouse has not diminished at all. They are all old customers. When they heard that their family finally opened a store in the city, they all came in a hurry.

Unlimited supply of boiled peanuts made by secret recipe, one or two for ten big sons. In addition, we supply sour plum soup, which is cold and has been calmed with well water. It is also made with strange secret recipes. Like boiled peanuts, as long as you have drunk a bowl, you will never forget it as if you have been enchanted.

This is Zhou Xiaoxiao's ability to make a fortune. In the future, her hegemony will depend on the current big man.

The reason is very simple. A special spice is added to all the food sold in her family. As long as you don't eat it for three days, you will feel itchy all over. As long as you don't eat for five days, you will be guaranteed to be unable to put down the delicacies in front of you. Your mind is full of peanuts and sour plum soup. Except for theirs, Quanjingzhao can't find a second one!