After discussing business matters, Mr. Qian took out an invitation from his sleeve.
"Hui'er's mother, my eldest daughter-in-law, is having a birthday party the day after tomorrow. Since she is turning 40, she will have a big banquet. She has heard about Sui Ruren for a long time and wanted to visit her in person. But something went wrong, so she just I can give up."
I don't know how many women from nearby counties and towns want to come to Dahe Village to get close to Sui Ruren, but there is no reason and they come to the door inexplicably, as if they are flattering, which is annoying, so those women dare not act rashly.
But he was one step ahead of those people, and became business partners with Sui Ruren, and he had the courage to invite Sui Ruren to Qian's house for a drink.
"If Mr. Sui Ru has time, please give me the honor to participate."
Cheng Wanwan took the invitation over. It was the eldest lady of the Qian family's 40th birthday, and she expected to entertain many ladies. Isn't this an opportunity to come to her door?
She smiled and said: "Since Mr. Qian sincerely invites you, then I would rather be respectful than obey."
Mr. Qian smiled happily: "Thank you Sui Ruren for the favor. I will ask Hui'er to come to Dahe Village to take care of Ruren..."
"No need, I can go there by myself in the carriage." Cheng Wanwan changed the topic, "Let's go to the warehouse to pick up the goods. This batch of body oil and moisturizing cream has two thousand bottles each. It's enough money for you to keep busy. .”
The warehouse of the Glycerin Workshop is also managed by Wu Xiaochui. After such a long period of polishing and training, dealing with foreign merchants for a long time, and learning from shopkeeper Yan, he, a fifteen-year-old boy, has become very calm, and he can speak and act clearly. It was watertight when it was lifted up, and he directed the workers to carefully transport the products out and put them on the Qian family's carriage.
"Sui Ruren, I'll take my leave now."
Mr. Qian bowed his hands, climbed into the carriage, and the convoy slowly walked away.
As soon as they saw off the motorcade, Li Zheng hurried over: "Dashan Niang, there are more than a dozen scholars at the entrance of the village. They say they are here to enjoy the lotus. Are they the guests you invited?"
There is a patrol team guarding the village. Usually when guests come, Cheng Wanwan will go to the patrol team in advance and inform them, and they will be released directly. Since she did not send anyone to inform them, this group of people was blocked outside the village entrance.
"She should be a student from Nanfu Academy." She said, "Are you wearing a blue and white gown?"
Li Zheng nodded: "Did Dashan Niang invite you here?"
Cheng Wanwan shook his head: "I think they came because of their reputation. Let them enter the village."
Li Zheng turned around and walked towards the entrance of the village.
"Shopkeeper Yan, come here." Cheng Wanwan called out and said, "These people can enter the village to enjoy the lotus, but they must pay a head fee of 20 cents. Go ahead and tell them."
As soon as these literati admired the lotus, they would start writing poems and paintings. The pavilions along the plank road beside the lotus pond were inevitably stained with ink, and there would also be some rubbish left that needed to be cleaned, and some people with broken hands could pull the lotus leaves. I am afraid that the lotus flowers will not bloom in the future. Knowing how to pick lotus flowers is inevitable, so she has to charge a head fee, and she can't let the people under her work in vain.
"There are also tea, fruit and snacks. These are all chargeable." She continued, "Go to the cafeteria and let them know. Prepare in advance to avoid being caught off guard."
Naturally, her customers are free, but of course these tourists who come to her door must be charged.
Shopkeeper Yan nodded: "Okay, I'll do it right away."
He hurried to the entrance of the village and saw four or five carriages driving into the village.
As soon as Zhao Da and his mother-in-law heard that people were coming to the village, they immediately came over to fetch the horses and prepare fresh and juicy grass for the horses. They paid twenty cents for a horse to eat as much as they wanted. This price was not expensive, and the literati directly Paying for it, after a while, Zhao Da received one hundred pence. He happily led the horse to the back of the shop, where a simple stable was built, which was very convenient for feeding the horse.
"Young masters, are you here to enjoy the lotus?" Shopkeeper Yan walked over with a smile, "The lotus pond is this way, but those who come without invitation must pay a head fee of twenty liters each before they are allowed to enter the lotus pond."
One of the scholars was immediately dissatisfied and said: "The lotus pond is a gift from heaven and earth. Everyone should reward it. The mountains and rivers of the country and the essence of the land have never been said to have to be paid to reward. You villagers are too greedy for money."
Shopkeeper Yan's face dimmed: "This lotus pond was funded by the Suiru people, and the villagers of Dahe Village dug it out with their own hands. The Suiru people invited many old farmers to transplant the lotus seeds from the mountains. If there is no With the hard work of these people in Dahe Village, you will never know what lotus leaves and lotus flowers are in your lifetime!"
Li Zheng also said with dissatisfaction: "Every lotus leaf has the hard work and sweat of the villagers. This is the lotus pond of our Dahe Village. It is a generous thing for Suiru people to allow you to come and enjoy the lotus. My old man can't tolerate you guys." Scholars who talk about benevolence, righteousness, and morality, but in reality they only know how to take advantage of poor people like us! Yes, we are greedy for money and cannot make any money from you. Let’s leave now and we won’t give it away!”
"Brother Huang, what you just said is indeed wrong." One of the scholars accused the person who just spoke, "Hurry up and apologize."
Everyone came from afar just to enjoy the lotus. It was really embarrassing to be kicked out before even seeing a single leaf, so they all looked at the scholar surnamed Huang accusingly.
The man named Huang twitched his lips, cupped his hands and said, "Please forgive me for my abrupt remarks just now."
As he spoke, he took out a piece of silver from his sleeve, which was probably a little more than two yuan.
Shopkeeper Yan weighed it for a while, put away the broken silver, and smiled again on his face: "Come on, everyone, I'm here to invite you."
Walk from the main road, then cross to a small path, which goes around Wanwan's yard, and then you arrive at the lotus pond at the back. A two-hundred-acre lake, there are ducks playing in the water, fish swimming at the bottom, lotus leaves stacked on top of each other, and a lotus plant. The buds stand tall and graceful, giving it a beautiful scenery of a lotus pond.
These scholars immediately forgot their unhappiness and became excited.
A scholar wearing a jade pendant took out a large silver coin from his pocket and said, "Please bring us some tea and snacks, please."
Shopkeeper Yan likes such knowledgeable people, and said with a smile: "This money is more than enough for tea and snacks, and we can also have dinner in the village. Do you need to start preparing now?"
These people had heard Qian Hui say that the delicacies of Dahe Village were all related to lotus leaves. They had never seen lotus and naturally had never eaten it. They all nodded hurriedly.
Shopkeeper Yan immediately went down to prepare.
This group of scholars also held a poetry meeting in the lotus pond. After appreciating the lotus and reciting poems, they were taken to the market for dinner by shopkeeper Yan.
In the evening, the workers all finished work and went home to eat. The Dahe Canteen was basically empty and only catered to their group of customers.
The dishes were still the same as last time. This group of people had a great time eating and felt that this trip was really worth it.
After eating and drinking, the carriages were already hitched. The horses were washed clean and their bellies were full. It was obvious at first glance that they were well taken care of.
"Everyone comes back to play when you have time."
Li Zheng sent the person out with a smile, the carriage gradually moved away, and the sky gradually became dark.
He walked all the way to Cheng Wanwan's home: "Dashan Niang, we have to discuss the details of this lotus appreciation matter..."
