"Hua Zhi, during the cold winter months, you still thought of sending fish to us teachers. We have more than enough every year. We are all happy." Mr. Cai Heqing expressed his gratitude in a different way, appearing calm and majestic.

"Brother, last time you were in such a hurry that you left without saying goodbye and didn't come until a month and a half later. Brother Yu thought you had taken a huge sum of money to travel around the world and went away free. But now it seems that Brother Yu has bad eyesight, and Hua Zhi's true nature as a fisherman

But it hasn’t changed.”

Chen Qimei has the most unique way of welcoming people. She makes sarcastic remarks as soon as they meet.

He was very upset about the last time Chen Tianhua went to Donghu Yueming to sell beads and suddenly left without saying goodbye.

"Hey, Brother Yingshi, I needed to buy winter supplies for my family, my mother and sisters, but I ended up buying a boatload full of them, so it's inconvenient to come and say goodbye. Please forgive me, brother."

Chen Tianhua stood up and bowed to Chen Qimei seriously, expressing his apology.

"You have to be merciful and merciful, Yingshi. In my opinion, Hua Zhi's apology is sincere. Can you accept it?" Liu Yufang felt sorry for her sworn brother and quickly helped.

"Yes, Yingshi." Mr. Cai Heqing also spoke.

Chen Qimei pretended to be very open-minded and said to Chen Tianhua: "Today, two gentlemen interceded for you, but Brother Yu has forgiven you for the time being. It will not be the same next time."

"Thank you Mr. Heqing, Sister Xie Yufang, and thank you Brother Yingshi for your forgiveness." Chen Tianhua smiled and bowed to thank each of them.

"But Hua Zhi, we agreed that we should have a long drink. It's better to come early than to come late. I think it will be tonight, how about it?" Chen Qimei stressed solemnly.

"That's no problem. Hua Zhi isn't going back to Shuangqi Township tonight. He's just going to stay in the city for one night and have a nice drink with his husband and brothers and sisters. It's the Chinese New Year too, so let's get drunk and then rest.

how?"

"Okay... Even if we had a farewell drink with each other a few years ago, we will have to go back to our hometowns to celebrate the New Year in a few days." Liu Yufang said.

Mr. He Qing and Chen Qimei both nodded in agreement.

Liu Yufang immediately asked the cooks in the school cafeteria to cut open the four large fish brought by Chen Tianhua and eviscerate them, and then dried them in the shade. After a few days, each person was asked to carry one fish home.

"Four is just right, leave one for Qianhua, big fish like this are rare." As the supervisor, Liu Yufang thought carefully and couldn't forget about the junior sister.

"Let's call her Qianhua when we're drinking tonight," Chen Qimei suggested.

"Of course, but she has something to do at home tonight and will go back after class at noon. Forget it, next time."

In the afternoon, all three teachers still had classes, so Chen Tianhua took a break in Chen Qimei's dormitory.

On the bookshelf, he saw an intimate photo of Chen Qimei and Liu Yufang, which must have been taken in a photo studio recently.

This is a very formal photo. I wonder if it should be considered an engagement photo.

Nowadays, marriage between a man and a woman is really a big event, and it is quite complicated. First of all, it is the matchmaker's betrothal gift, which requires a grand engagement ceremony.

I wonder if the Chen and Liu families, especially the two new and trendy figures, have broken these old ideas.

Suddenly, Shi Feng seemed to remember that Liu Yufang was a Catholic, and Chen Qimei should be too, so their future wedding should be in a church.

Although there was a bit of a sour feeling in his heart, Chen Tianhua still sincerely wished them well in his heart.

…

The place to have dinner and drink in the evening will be the Xianheng Hotel located at one end of Shanyin County Street, at the junction of Dongchangfang and Fuminfang.

Chen Tianhua was a bit unexpected when he came to the Xianheng Hotel, which was famous in later generations, for a drink.

It's not far from the Guxuan Pavilion of Jingming Academy to the Xianheng Hotel. It takes less than half an hour to walk and then you can get there by crossing Baziqiao Straight Street and turning a corner.

The Xianheng Hotel that appeared in front of Chen Tianhua was a building with green tiles and pink walls, a brick and wood structure, an open front lobby and restaurant, and low eaves.

There is a plaque on the eaves with four bold words: Xianheng Hotel.

Everything is so ordinary, sparse and ordinary, not dazzling.

This kind of hotel is friendly to the people in Shaoxing and is by no means a high-end dining place.

This is the Xianheng Hotel where ordinary people like Kong Yiji can come often with a plate of fennel beans and a bowl of old wine.

When you walk into the front hall of the hotel, you are greeted by the mellow smell of aged rice wine. The first thing that catches your eye is naturally several jars of rice wine with yellow mud lids in front of the counter.

"Oh, Mr. Heqing's visit tonight will make the shop more prosperous. Please come to the private room." Shopkeeper Zhou Zhongxiang came up from behind the counter and saluted.

The shopkeeper shouted, and many diners in the lobby turned their heads to take a look.

"Oh, it's Mr. Cai Heqing. He was a Shaoxing scholar and a Jinshi in the imperial examination. He resigned and returned to his hometown last year. It is said that he is now the dean of the Chinese and Western School."

"They are all gentlemen from Jingming Academy. They came to the hotel to drink. Why did they bring a girl with them?"

"Are you blind? That woman is also a gentleman. It is said that she is also the school supervisor."

"..."

The drinkers were talking a lot, but Cai Heqing ignored them without squinting. He bowed his hand to Zhou Zhongxiang and said in return, "Shopkeeper Zhou, how is your business lately?"

"Thanks to Mr., the business is pretty good. Hehe, please come inside..." Zhou Zhongxiang nodded and bowed with a smile on his face, and personally led the way.

As soon as he entered the side room and took his seat, Cai Heqing smiled and said to Zhou Zhongxiang: "There are old rules for wine and food."

"Okay, gentlemen, please wait a moment." Zhou Zhongxiang nodded and left.

Obviously, this Xianheng Hotel should have an extraordinary relationship with Mr. He Qing, or he should be an old customer who comes and goes frequently.

"Sir, do you come to this hotel often?" Chen Tianhua specifically asked Mr. He Qing while drinking tea, also looking for a topic out of boredom.

"Of course, the Zhou family is considered a large family in Shaoxing. Most of their ancestors were officials. Later, something happened and they fell into decline. Only in modern times have descendants started doing business."

When Cai Heqing talked about decline, his heart skipped a beat. Thinking about the Cai family, it was the same. Each generation was not as good as the last.

"Three years ago, Cai returned to Shaoxing from the capital. Shopkeeper Zhou asked someone to find me and asked me to give the hotel a name. I thought about it over and over again, so I named it Xianheng."

Wow, it turns out that this famous "Xianheng Hotel" was actually built by Cai Gong. It is really extraordinary.

"Sir, do you have any allusion to the word Xianheng?" Liu Yufang said.

"Of course, the word "Xianheng" comes from the sentence "Pingwu Xianheng" in the Kun hexagram of the Book of Changes. Pingwu Xianheng means that all things are beautiful."

"The word "Xian" in "Xianheng" can be used as a capital to explain, and "Heng" means "accessible" and "smooth". When the two characters are combined, it means that business is prosperous, everything is prosperous, and everything is smooth."

Cai Heqing sipped tea and slowly explained the meaning of the word Xianheng.

"Oh, sir, you are indeed very knowledgeable. Xianheng and the hotel complement each other perfectly." Liu Yufang continued to praise.

"Having said that, I heard from the shopkeeper that the business of this hotel is just average. Obviously, words with deep meaning may not necessarily lead to financial resources, haha." Cai Heqing said with an embarrassed smile, and the implication was a bit regretful.

"Sir, there is no need to regret. In Hua's humble opinion, I chose the word Xianheng. The deeper meaning of the word means richer wealth. It's just that the time has not come yet. But a brand name also needs time to accumulate, just like old wine, ten or twenty years

, even hundreds of years.”

Chen Tianhua opened the topic and started talking.
Chapter completed!