He now respects Chen Qimei as Brother Yingshi. Unlike the elder brother before, he has such a strong local flavor and is more elegant and in line with the current new learning.

"My second uncle arrived in Shaoxing yesterday afternoon. I brought the chicken blood red to show it to his old man. He said it was a rare treasure and he was very interested. He asked you to go to the head office to find him this morning.

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"Why don't you go with me, Brother Yingshi?"

"Sorry, it's just an unlucky coincidence. In the morning, your sister Yufang and the dean, Mr. Heqing, went to the government office to attend the Shaoxing Prefecture New School Council meeting. She had two physical education classes in the morning, and I had to take her place." Chen Qimei apologized.

"Sister Yufang still takes physical education classes?" Chen Tianhua was very surprised.

"Of course, she is very good at Western swordsmanship and Eastern swordsmanship, and she has the reputation of the heroine of Jianhu Lake." Chen Qimei praised.

Wow, she is still a heroine. No wonder she was not afraid of danger that day in front of her father's mourning hall. It turns out that she knew it well.

Chen Tianhua didn't know why, but his heart skipped a beat.

"Then...then where should I find your second uncle?"

"Oh, I forgot to tell you, the Donghu Yueming Jewelry Store in Nanxiangfang is the number one jewelry store in Shaoxing Prefecture. As agreed, my second uncle won't go there and will make a special trip to the store to wait for you in the morning.

"Chen Qimei said with a smile.

Oh my god, what a coincidence. It turns out that his second uncle is the boss of Donghu Yueming.

"Okay then, I'll ask Brother Yingshi to tell Sister Yufang and Mr. Heqing later that Hua's visit before was unsuccessful and that he will come to see you another day."

"It must be forwarded... Hey Huazhi, if you came here by boat, park the boat at the small pier of the Bazi Bridge, and then cross the Bazi Bridge to the East Lake Yueming." Chen Qimei patiently pointed out a convenient plan.

"Thank you, Brother Yingshi, for your advice. Hua Zhi takes my leave." After saying that, Chen Tianhua clasped his fists and bowed in farewell.

"Have a good day Hua Zhi. If you finish early today, can you come over later and let's have a drink?"

"okay."

Chen Tianhua turned back and cupped his hands and walked towards the small pier of Fuhe River, untied the rope that tied the boat, and rowed away.

Slowly go south from the Fu River, pass through seven or eight stone bridges in various shapes, and finally reach the end of the Baziqiao Straight Street. After turning the corner, you will find the small pier for the awning boat.

There are quite a few boats going north and south here, and the small dock can help boat owners take care of the boats, which is safe and convenient, just like storing bicycles in later generations.

Chen Tianhua threw a copper coin over, handed the reins of the boat to the old man wearing a felt hat who was watching the boat, and left.

On the bustling Baziqiao Zhi Street, Chen Tianhua walked into a wonton shop and sat down. He ordered a piece of the famous Bazi glutinous rice cake and a bowl of wontons, and ate them slowly.

People in Jiangsu and Zhejiang eat breakfast. If you look carefully, it is different from people in other places. That is, there are no small tables and benches set up on the open-air streets to spread out and eat.

Even if you want to have a bowl of porridge, a bowl of wontons, or a fried dough stick, you have to sit down in the hall and eat and drink slowly.

That's called being polite. People in Shaoxing say that when they eat... they have to have an attitude of eating. Anyone who eats while squatting on the street is a beggar.

Things like northern breakfast, pancakes, fruit, fire pancakes, etc., just set up a few tables and benches on the street, and business will come.

But in Shaoxing, has anyone seen this kind of open-air street stall?

They just fry fried dough sticks and sell a few pieces of stinky tofu. They are all in shop windows facing the street or in small alleys.

It's quite embarrassing to say that after more than two months of time travel, it was the first time for Chen Tianhua to sit down and have breakfast slowly in a restaurant outside.

In the past, I would get up at five o'clock, then wash my face like an old cat, and hurriedly grab the fishing rod to catch shrimps.

I always eat breakfast in a hurry. I eat only white porridge, white eggs, sweet potatoes and pickles. It has never changed.

Chen Tianhua has eaten wontons n times in later generations, including small wontons from the south and large wontons from the north. But when it comes to taste, none of them can compare to this bowl of small wontons.

In a large soup bowl, there are fifteen refreshing small wontons. The oil beads floating on them are not greasy, especially the small handful of chopped green onions, which are fragrant and like the finishing touch.

"Brother, let's have another bowl of wontons." Chen Tianhua still wanted to finish his meal.

"Okay, please wait a moment." The waiter put away the bowls and chopsticks on the table next to him and shouted to bring a bowl of wontons to Zhong.

Chen Tianhua slowly ate the glutinous rice cake, two bowls of wontons, drank the soup, wiped his mouth and left with satisfaction.

After crossing the famous eight-character bridge, Chen Tianhua walked straight to the East Lake Yueming Jewelry Store.

Throughout the ages, people have recognized the fact that, except for breakfast shops, most department stores and grocery stores open at or after ten o'clock in the morning.

For example, jewelry stores and luxury goods stores will open later, because most of the customers they face are contemporary trendsetters who are rich or powerful, people who are either rich or wealthy.

And the nightlife of these characters is very rich, who would get up early?

When Chen Tianhua arrived in front of the East Lake Yueming Jewelry Store, it was about nine o'clock in the morning. Looking from a distance, the display windows on both sides of the store's door were tightly closed by two rows of door panels.

But when I took a closer look, I found that several small door panels had been removed from the thick store door, leaving a small passing door.

Opening the small passing door early means that people are already entering and exiting the store.

As for the possibility that Chen Qimei's second uncle, the famous jeweler Chen Yuzong, was waiting in the store at this time, the thought just passed by, and Chen Tianhua did not hold out much hope.

He walked forward casually, just watching the excitement out of boredom and checking out what was going on.

There was a clerk waiting outside the small door, who should be a nurse. When he saw Chen Tianhua approaching in this outfit, he froze as if he had been pricked by a needle, and then ran through the door as if to go.

Report.

Could it be that the owner of this jewelry store, Mr. Chen Zongyu, has already arrived at the store?!

Don't tell me, Chen Tianhua actually guessed it right.

Chen Zongyu, the famous jeweler and owner of Donghu Yueming, is already waiting in the store at this moment.

Early this morning, as soon as the genius dawned, Chen Zongyu got up.

His family is in Hangzhou, where he only has a room with his concubine and her daughter. The jewelry store business in Shaoxing Prefecture is mainly managed by his eldest nephew Chen Qiye.

Chen Zongyu's family has been doing business in Huzhou for generations, mainly dealing in silk, but he later made jewelry, especially natural freshwater pearl jewelry.

He was brought out by his eldest brother. Later, his eldest brother unfortunately died of illness, so he took his first two sons, brothers Qiye and Qimei, out of Wuxing, Huzhou, to engage in jewelry management and training.

It is said that Chen Zongyu washed up and had breakfast in one go. He moved very quickly. He picked up his eldest nephew Chen Qiye who was still sleeping from the bed and asked him to follow him to the East Lake Yueming Jewelry Store.

Like his father who died young, Chen Qiye had a fatal bad habit, which was taking opium, which ruined his family and body. For this reason, Chen Zongyu hated him.
Chapter completed!