Zheng Ruoying originally wanted to walk into the store to talk to Liang Chuan, but when she took a closer look, she saw that a large group of his relatives and friends were behind Liang Chuan. It would be a bit frivolous for her to go there rashly. Zheng Ruoying greeted her father and shopkeeper Zhu, and Shi Shiran walked towards Liang Chuan solemnly.
Liang Chuan originally thought that under the influence of the public, this girl would not come to talk to him, a poor-looking farmer, considering her status. Who would have thought that this girl would come over on her own initiative? Liang Chuan was also a rigid old-fashioned man who had undergone education and transformation with modern open-mindedness. In his eyes, the etiquette and customs of this era were just a piece of shit!
Zheng Ruoying had already come over, so he couldn't pretend not to know her, so he gave Zheng Ruoying a kind smile.
Zheng Ruoying said: "Are you high officials coming to buy new year's goods today?"
"Yes, these Spring Festival couplets are all sold out, and only the red paper is left. You have to write it yourself when you go back. You don't even want to make money in this business!"
"Why don't you want to make a profit? If you buy too much goods, you won't be able to sell them. After the New Year, you can only throw them away, which is not as good as firewood for making fire. If you buy too much, the risk will be greater. Zhang Daguan, who knows everything, should understand this. Besides, it’s already twenty-nine today, and other people’s families have already bought what they should buy, so why is your family so busy and only buying new year’s goods today?”
Yi Niang knew this eldest lady. When Liang Chuan's feet were not yet good, Zheng Ruoying and her cousin went to their small thatched house together. Seeing this wealthy young lady chatting and laughing with the men of her own family on the street, she felt like a firefly and a moon compared to them, and she felt extremely inferior.
Ye Xiaochai didn't care about this. She thought that her life was just a little bit short, but when it came to worldly feelings and various styles, she was not inferior to Zheng Ruoying. If Zheng Ruoying is a green plum, she is a ripe peach. When she saw Yi Niang looking at the girl with a gloomy look, she stood up and said in a serious tone: "My boss, this girl looks like a fairy. When did you meet her and why didn't you tell us?"
Zheng Ruoying had not seen Ye Xiaochai. There were two eldest sisters behind Ye Xiaochai, whom she had never seen before. She was stunned for a moment, when did Liang Chuan know so many beautiful women. A woman's mind is always quick. Zheng Ruoying thought that Liang Chuan was really not a simple person. In just a short time, he changed from a small thatched cottage to a big house. There used to be only one wife in the family, and now he has so many people with him. The key is not to call him What does it mean when an official and an official treat each other as masters, but they call them boss? Are these people eating with Liang Chuan?
"Who is this girl...?" Zheng Ruoying asked with a surprised look.
Ye Xiaochai also showed a kind smile and replied to Zheng Ruoying: "I am a servant who works for my employer and his family! All three of us are."
Servant! Zheng Ruoying looked at Liang Chuan in disbelief. Liang Chuan blushed and couldn't deny it, as if he acquiesced to this statement. Zheng Ruoying lamented that her own family could not find such a beautiful woman as a maid. A woman with such beauty would be extremely popular wherever she went to work as a concubine in a wealthy family. This man's great ability could actually Find such a woman to be a maid, and there are several of them.
Ye Xiaochai was so generous and generous, which left a very deep impression on people, but a woman's thoughts at this time were often about who the servant was, she must be your own little wife. The expression on Zheng Ruoying's face was unpredictable, and it was difficult to say anything in front of so many people.
There were three women in a drama. Liang Chuan looked at the expressions on their faces and could only laugh in his heart.
Zheng Yiqian also walked in and asked, "Yinger, who are these?"
Zheng Ruoying pointed at Liang Chuan and said, "Dad, I have wanted to introduce him to you for a long time, but I never found the opportunity. This is Liang Chuan from He Lu. It was he who suggested planting sugar cane."
"Oh," it's you! Zheng Yiqian squinted his eyes and looked Liang Chuan up and down. He looked like an ordinary farmer no matter how he looked. What kind of ecstasy soup did this kid feed Ruoying? Ruoying was so stubborn that he wouldn't listen to anyone but he would listen to him. if! Damn you, you have planted such a big piece of sugar cane. Who will you sell it to next year? If you can’t sell it all, I will make you eat it all!
Liang Chuan guessed that this must be Zheng Ruoying's father, the largest family in Fengshan.
Liang Chuan has always been polite to those who are capable, and immediately greeted: "Hello, Mr. Zheng!"
Zheng Yiqian felt uncomfortable looking at the boy. Did he want to eat swan meat? Besides, when such a poor boy was quarreling with him, he didn't have the need to pay attention to him. He looked at Zheng Ruoying's face and replied with one word, "Yeah." After saying that, he walked away from Liang Chuan. I came over to inspect the situation inside the store.
Liang Chuan is neither annoyed nor angry, and no one with ability can have a bad temper. Zheng Ruoying was afraid that her father's attitude would make Liang Chuan unhappy, but who knew that Liang Chuan actually smiled at her, which made her even more upset.
Zheng Yiqian looked back and saw that Zheng Ruoying and Liang Chuan were still together. He immediately coughed and said: "Ying'er, you haven't come over yet. There are so many shopkeepers who have to go to pay New Year's greetings. Why are you still standing there!" "
Zheng Ruoying followed Zheng Yiqian reluctantly. As she walked, she looked back at Liang Chuan every three steps, with a slightly regretful look in her eyes. Liang Chuan smiled at her and waved his hand secretly, as if he didn't care, just go about your business.
Zheng Ruoying and others left, and Ye Xiaochai immediately came up to him, looking at Liang Chuan with his hands behind his back, as if he was torturing a prisoner in his eyes, and asked: "You have good luck with women, but the daughter of the Zheng family looks at you a little bit." That’s not right, Sister Yiniang is right next to you, aren’t you afraid that Sister Yiniang will taste it?”
Several other people looked at Liang Chuan and covered their mouths and laughed. Liang Chuan, his boss, was so easy-going with them. He didn't care if he talked casually. If it were in other people's houses, he would have been beaten to death with sticks and thrown out to feed wild dogs. .
Yi Niang was coaxed by several people, and she was so anxious that she pinched Liang Chuan's waist. Liang Chuan was pinched so much that he said, "Xiaochai, please don't talk nonsense. I made a contract with her to grow that large field of sugar cane. Strictly speaking, she and I are business partners. You must not talk nonsense." ah."
Several people bought these sacrificial items in the grocery store, and then went to the lower pavilion to buy a few jars of rice wine. Most of the wine in this era was not high in alcohol content. The rice wine is sweet and refreshing when you first drink it, and it will make people drink too much without realizing it. The aftertaste is quite strong, and many people are still in a daze the next day after drinking it.
The fruits on the street are also very fresh. Yi Niang bought some pears, olives, and citrus. These can be used to worship the gods during sacrifices, and they can also be eaten daily after worshiping the gods. Buy more, and there will be enough to eat when there are many people.
In Liang Chuan's memory, at this time every year, every household would start preparing steamed rice cakes. The specialty of their hometown is steamed rice cakes. The white rice cakes make people smile the best. But why doesn’t anyone seem to make this snack in this era? Oh, by the way, sugar! The price of white sugar in this era is sky-high. How can ordinary people use white sugar, let alone use it to make bowl cakes?
A group of people were carrying large and small bags of things. Most of the things were placed in the bamboo basket behind Zhaodi, who was also carrying a fat goose in his hand. Because there were still several jars of wine, the hands of several women were not empty. A group of people returned home loaded with shopping. They were walking on the road in Fengshan. Everyone looked at them with envy along the way. They had bought everything, including food, clothing, and drinks. It took a long time to buy so many things. Spend a lot of money. Since when did He Lu have such a big family?
When a group of people came back, they happened to meet He Baozheng who had returned from the fields. He Baozheng looked at what the family was holding and was frightened and at a loss. He Baozheng is getting old, and there are no young people in his family. Today, he is twenty-nine and still goes to the fields to collect crops. His clothes are dirty and he has no intention of buying new clothes.
Liang Chuan was a little happy to meet this old man, so he took him to his house to drink together in the evening. He happened to buy several jars of wine today and let's taste it together.
He Baozheng kept mumbling along the way: "It's not me, Liang Chuan, I don't see you engaged in production or anything on weekdays. Why do you have so much money to spend every day? Old man, I serve these crops every day, and I can't buy them." Pick up two jars of wine and teach me how to do it."
Liang Chuan smiled and said, this is all God's reward. If you're lucky, let's talk about drinking!
Brother Zhao said hello to Liang Chuan and Yi Niang, and went home with new clothes and meat to see his father. Just like what Zhaodi said, he came back not long after he went back. His sister-in-law was so excited on such a big festival that she scolded anyone she caught at home, and kept hearing all kinds of vulgar swear words. I still haven't seen Zhaodi yet. When I saw Zhaodi carrying things home, with the old man's share but not theirs, I was so angry that I almost lifted the roof. Zhaodi came back without even entering the door. .
After returning, several women started killing the goose and cutting its meat. In this era, there were no gas induction cookers, and cooking rice and meat was very slow. There was only one stove in the house. It was often necessary to cook the meat and vegetables first, and then put them in the pot and cook them again when they were ready to be served. The food will be served faster. The pot on the stove will probably not rest from today to tomorrow, because it will take a long time to blanch the goose and the purchased game meat first, and they will have to sacrifice to the earth god tomorrow.
At night, Liang Chuan asked Yi Niang to cook a few dishes first, and called He Baozheng and Uncle He next door to come to his home for a few drinks. Liang Chuan had previously asked Yi Niang to send some meat and vegetables to Third Uncle to thank him for the medicine. Third Uncle refused to accept anything he said. The farmer was sincere and today he had to invite him for a drink no matter what.
Originally, I wanted to wait for a few Luocheng masters to come back and have a drink together, but I didn't expect that they didn't come back even after waiting all night. Liang Chuan estimated that the masters would come back when the sun went down, but it turned out that the moon was high at night and the masters came back from outside.
After Liang Chuan asked, he found out that these masters knew that Liang Chuan's house was busy these days, and they didn't want to come back too early and cause trouble to their boss, so they stayed on the Xinzhi for a while with the young apprentices, thinking that Liang Chuan and the others should go to bed. Just came back. Unexpectedly, when he came back, he would meet Liang Chuan inviting He Baozheng for a drink, and the chopsticks hadn't even been moved yet. A few people didn't hold their hands, the host was so gracious, and if you shirk it anymore, you won't give face. Several people came and went, and after drinking glasses of wine, they started talking about all kinds of things, but Uncle He didn't say it from the beginning to the end. In a word, everyone he met looked like he had seen through the world and had a smile on his face.
