Cheng Lezhou thought this was prompted by Mr. Tian.
Mr. Tian told him some things that happened after the Yan family settled in Huju, and also advised him to go to Xiaoan Village if he had the chance.
"I can't do it, but I haven't thought about it carefully." These were the original words of Mr. Tian.
There are many households burning charcoal in Guanzhou, but the only one that can benefit the neighbors or even the people of the city is Xiao'an Village.
How do other people do it? They live in one place, hire or buy people, prepare charcoal three seasons a year, and sell it in winter.
Eat according to the weather, make big profits when it's cold, and make small profits when it's cold.
Only those few families were happy.
The charcoal business run by the Yan family makes money for themselves and the common people can benefit. Outside Yongning City, poor families will not spend more copper coins. Inside Yongning City, wealthy families have received convenience, and everyone has been taken into account, which is extremely rare.
Cheng Lezhou couldn't help but think of his own home.
His father was self-denial, devoted to public service, and extremely strict with himself. He and his eldest brother were also accustomed to the same, living frugally and being willing to live in poverty.
When my mother was still alive, there was constant chatter in the house.
The eighty taels he came to give were all that his family had. Therefore, when the coachman asked him for thirty copper coins, Cheng Lezhou was so embarrassed. It was not that he could not understand the coachman's difficulties, but that he did not have less than three coins in his purse.
Ten cents.
The Cheng family brothers only learned two ways to make money from their father when they were young, one was to be an official, and the other was to copy books.
He had made up his mind to do the latter after returning home.
But Uncle Tian Shi's words showed him a new path. When the layer of window paper was pierced, the whole world suddenly became clear.
It seems that the way to make money in this world is not just copying books...
He thought about it all the way, and finally plucked up the courage to say that.
Fortunately, Yan Xiaodi did not refuse and agreed.
…
It is too inconvenient to go directly to Yongning with something pulled on a sledge.
After discussing with Cheng Lezhou, the donkey pulled the sledge back to Xiao'an Village first.
Cheng Lezhou didn't expect to arrive so soon at the village where Uncle Tian Shi asked him to come and take a look.
He couldn't help but open his eyes wide and look around curiously.
The matter of setting up an arrow tower in the village was mentioned in the correspondence between Tian Shishu and his father.
What I saw with my own eyes was completely different from what I heard. The villagers in the village, like the soldiers guarding the border, stood on a high place and looked around.
The snow on the roof had been cleared early, revealing new tiles.
Smoke was rising from the chimneys, and the snow in the small courtyards was pushed to the walls.
The sledge went all the way into Yan's yard.
Cheng Lezhou hurriedly got off the donkey's back and straightened his clothes.
Li Xuemei heard the commotion and as soon as she came out, she saw a young man wearing an old cotton robe, his cheeks were red from the cold. When he saw her, he bowed first and then announced his home.
To be honest, Li Xuemei didn't know what to say.
She looks a year or two older than Heng'er, so she's still a child in her eyes, but from Yan Laoer's point of view, she has no choice but to call her sister-in-law.
Fortunately, her daughter quickly came to the rescue: "Mom, Mr. Cheng's father is a good friend of his master. He made a special trip from Yongning to Huju to visit his master. My eldest sister and I are also going to Yongning. We happened to be traveling together on the way. It is inconvenient to bring shopping with us.
Now, let’s go home first.”
Li Xuemei followed suit and said, "Young master Cheng, please come in and take a rest to warm yourself up."
Just when Cheng Lezhou was about to say something, Yan Yu pushed him to the kitchen.
"My kitchen is the warmest. Brother Cheng goes in first to warm up and taste my honey water. Honeycombs in the mountains are not easy to poke. Bees sting people very badly..."
Cheng Lezhou knew that the Yan family only had female relatives at this time, but fortunately there was still younger brother Yan at home. He didn't expect that the place where guests would be entertained was the kitchen, so he was quite comfortable despite the unexpected surprise.
If you really treat him like a guest, he can't help but be restrained.
After hearing Yan Yu's words, Grandma Rong mixed honey water for him.
After Cheng Lezhou thanked her, he was a little dazed when he saw that the lady just smiled and gestured.
Daya, who had not spoken a word all the way, explained: "Aunt Rong is speechless, please forgive me, Young Master Cheng."
Cheng Lezhou quickly stood up and said, "Please forgive me for not knowing. I'm rude."
Grandma Rong smiled and shook her head. She reached over him to hold Da Ya's hand, took off the gloves on her hands and the hat on her head, and placed them by the stove to bake. Just as she was about to take off her mask, Da Ya shook her head.
Cover the mask.
Aunt Rong did not force her, and pulled her to sit on a small stool next to the stove, close to the fire.
Yan Yu was dumping things outside, and Aunt Rong went out to help naturally, without any awareness that men and women should not be in the same room.
Da Ya wanted to call her out, but it was too late.
The face under the mask instantly turned red, and even the ears began to burn.
The same was true for Cheng Lezhou, his whole person felt like he was being roasted in a fire.
He still has some clarity and knows that doing more at this time is worse than not doing anything at all, don't talk or move, just do it and don't know!
He was drinking water at the last moment, so he had to continue drinking slowly, not daring to put down the bowl in his hand, and he didn't dare to make a sound.
Grandma Rong came in quickly and gave Yan Yu and Daya some more hot water to bring.
Cheng Lezhou was finally able to drink up the honey water in the bowl, walked quickly to the door with his head lowered, turned around and saluted, and said calmly: "I'm going to help little brother Yan."
Da Ya breathed a sigh of relief, took off the mask, fanned it with her hands, and put it back on.
"Aunt Rong, how...why do you leave us two here?"
Grandma Rong was very confused and gestured and said: There are not many things, it is enough for her and the waiter, they don’t need to stretch their hands.
Da Ya thought she understood, but she didn't expect to get this answer...
Yan Yu only realized it later when she started traveling again.
Oops!
What has she done?
No, no, no, what did Grandma Rong do?
But looking at Young Master Cheng who lost his voice and the eldest sister who wrapped him tightly, Yan Yu felt happy inexplicably.
She did have some plans when she took her eldest sister out.
The eldest sister is gentle, sensitive and delicate.
It would be fine if she met her husband, but if her partner couldn't be considerate, she would probably spend her days in tears.
Yan Yu guessed that the uncle probably wanted to wait until next year's scientific examination before choosing a son-in-law for the eldest sister.
If the uncle wins the election, his social circle will definitely be expanded, instead of being rigidly limited to tigers occupying one city like now.
Furthermore, the daughter of a scholar and the daughter of a scholar are not the same.
In short, the choices are larger and broader.
But with Sister Da Ya’s temperament, to be honest, she and her mother are not at ease.
So when she proposed to take the eldest sister out more often and see more of the world, her mother was very supportive.
This led to the trip to Huju and the current trip to Yongning, including going to Gufeng and Changping in the future. If there is a chance, Yan Yu plans to take his eldest sister with him.
Cheng Lezhou, Young Master Cheng...
She hadn't thought of it before, but now her age seems to be suitable. She looks pretty good, and has a middle-aged appearance. She is above average, but she takes advantage of a scholar. She's a bit gentle. She's tall, and I don't know if she can be better.
Sprint upwards.
The external conditions are basically qualified.
In terms of personality, he seems to be quite honest and has a good temper.
That's right, the Cheng family is living in poverty.
Not to mention the uncle, even he couldn't pass her level.
Marrying a man, dressing and eating with a man, young Master Cheng is very unqualified in this aspect.
Yan Yu immediately labeled him as "not a good match for my eldest sister".
Since there were no expectations, Yan Yu felt calm.
When he arrived outside Yongning City, he introduced Cheng Lezhou to the villagers. After the latter solemnly thanked him, he said goodbye and went home on his own.
I was really embarrassed to let Mr. Yan send him to his house again.
Without Cheng Lezhou, Daya relaxed.
Yan Yu first asked how the firewood business was today, and learned that just like Hu Ju, they all chose to sell more firewood after hearing that they had increased the copper plate price. After he bluntly said that he would charge as much as he wanted, he also heard that because the selling price had increased by one penny, people inside and outside the city were selling more firewood.
The firewood was not selling as well as in the past, so she said if she couldn't sell it, she would take it back to the village. If she couldn't sell it in one trip, she would take it twice.
"In the past few days, I have accepted all the money I have sold. Firewood has increased by one penny. People in the city need time to adapt. Don't worry. If you have a good meal, you will not be afraid of being late." Yan Yu said.