Chen Jinjun walked lightly on the street. He passed by a bun shop on the roadside and bought a bun for breakfast.
She took a bite of the buns and found them to be much more delicious than the delicate pastries she had eaten in the mornings during the month she stayed in Huo's house.
Suddenly remembering that the shopkeepers might not be awake yet, let alone having breakfast, Chen Jinjun went straight to the bun shop owner and asked for three drawers of buns.
The owner of the steamed bun shop had a smile on his face that was as wrinkled as the steamed buns, and filled six full bags for her in paper bags.
Chen Jinjun took the buns and ran happily to the inn where the shopkeepers were.
It was Yu Ce's wife who opened the door. She was holding a big spoon in her hand. When she saw Chen Jinjun, she happily called "Host."
The entire spacious courtyard was awakened by the sound of the owner. Those who woke up immediately packed up, and those who didn't woke up struggled to sit up.
Chen Jinjun placed the buns on the long table under the eaves and followed Mrs. Yu Ce into the kitchen here.
"What kind of porridge have you cooked?" She raised her head and opened the lid of the pot.
"Yesterday, the boss took the soybeans and ground them into flour, which happened to be used to make bean porridge this morning. Would you like a bowl, sir?" Mrs. Yu Ce brought out a small pot of salted soybeans and another bowl.
"Bring me a bowl. I happen to be thirsty after walking all the way."
Chen Jinjun took the bowl and walked to the long table and sat down: "Where is Yu Ce? He doesn't help you with the meals for so many people."
Just as she was talking about Yu Ce, Yu Ce came back from the door, still holding the fried dough sticks in his hand, and said as he walked: "I cooked this porridge before I left. Su Niang has tender hands, how can I let her
Doing this kind of rough work."
Chen Jinjun pointed to the pile of steamed buns he brought back: "I thought you guys weren't awake yet, so I bought steamed buns on the way."
Yu Ce waved his hand: "It's okay. It's cold now. Take some with you when you go out. The rest won't go bad if you eat them at night."
Su Niang sat next to Chen Jinjun. Yu Ce served two bowls of porridge and sat next to Su Niang.
"Master, I have something to ask you." Yu Ce naturally took a spoon and stirred Su Niang's bowl of steaming porridge.
"What's going on?" Chen Jinjun lowered his head and sipped his porridge, trying hard not to watch the sweet interaction between the couple.
"It's not a big deal. I have discussed it with the other shopkeepers and we will open the business right next to each other."
"Close to each other?" Chen Jinjun didn't quite understand what Yu Ce meant.
At this time, Wu Jiang also came to the long table, and while taking the buns, he said: "There is someone who opens a business every day, or one opens every other day."
Chen Jinjun chewed soybeans and thought about the feasibility of the problem.
"Okay, that's a good thing." Chen Jinjun understood the pros and cons and immediately nodded in affirmation.
"But you have to arrange your order and try your best to maintain it until Shopkeeper Zheng's teahouse opens."
Yu Ce put the no longer hot bean porridge in front of Su Niang: "I guess I can make it for sixty or seventy days."
Wu Jiang had already finished one steamed bun and took another: "Of course you can. Nie Shi has bought a big house to sell wine. She can make up for three to five days alone."
"By the way, Su Niang told me an idea before. I always thought it was good. I thought about letting Xu Sheng tell you. Now that you are here, why not let Su Niang tell you in person?"
Yu Ce patted Su Niang's hand gently and looked at her tenderly.
Su Niang felt a little embarrassed at this time: "You also know that before I married the boss, I was an embroiderer in the palace. Yesterday, I heard the boss said that we would take turns to open the business. I thought that the boss would also be there, and then there would be more
Many other Yongzhou locals.”
She nervously clenched the hand on her lap into a fist: "I want to make some clothes for my boss using the new materials of the cloth shop this time. The boss will attend the opening day and wear one set a day, which also promotes the cloth shop."
Yu Ce took her hand and patted Su Su Niang's tense back comfortingly.
Chen Jinjun thought it was okay and nodded: "That's good. Yu Ce is lucky to marry you."
Su Niang smiled and moved closer to Yu Ce.
Wu Jiang turned around and went to the kitchen to fill up a bowl of porridge, not wanting to see Yu Ce and his wife getting tired of it.
"After dinner, I will take my boss to choose fabrics." Su Niang received the affirmation and smiled even more happily.
Yu Ce also lowered his head and looked at her.
Chen Jinjun put the bowl on the table: "You guys eat, I'll go see Zheng Wen."
Zheng Wen was lying on the bed at the moment, his eyes were black and blue, and he couldn't tell whether he was beaten or if he didn't sleep all night.
He squinted and saw Chen Jinjun coming in, and said quickly: "Master, I've been thinking about it all night, and I want to understand how the oolong tea at Fule Tea House is made."
Chen Jinjun was not surprised.
Zheng Wen has been drinking tea since he was a child. It is said that other children drank rice soup after weaning, but Zheng Wen's weaning grandmother drank the best tea boiled with milk.
She nodded and motioned to Zheng Wen to speak.
"The tea is made in a steamer, divided into at least five layers. The smoke is ground into powder and placed on the bottom layer. There is no need to add water, just heat it in a pot to add the flavor of the smoke."
"Steam until only one layer of smoke is left, then this cage of tea leaves will be ready. The upper layer will be sold to strangers. The lower layer will be sold to experienced tea drinkers who have become addicted to it."
"My boss, we must bring down Fule Teahouse, we can't let him harm the people anymore."
Zheng Wen said excitedly.
Chen Jinjun nodded: "Behind Fuller Teahouse is Deji."
After she said this, the room became quiet. Before the Chen family arrived in Yongzhou, Deji had been monopolizing the entire Yongzhou tea supply.
It is not that there are no tea merchants trying to get a piece of the pie in Yongzhou, but most of them cannot match the favor of various teahouses in Deji. They either slowly declined or opened their own teahouses, and the business was bleak and they could barely survive.
"Behind this...if it was Deji who made the tea...it would be difficult." Chen Jinjun thought thoughtfully.
Zheng Wen's expression became complicated. He closed his eyes and breathed heavily.
Chen Jinjun patted his arm: "It's okay, even if it's Deji, we have to uproot it."
"Thank you, boss." Zheng Wen's voice was hoarse, and his eyes were looking at the beam without focus.
At this time, Su Niang had already finished breakfast and came to find Chen Jinjun to select ingredients in the warehouse.
Chen Jinjun glanced at Zheng Wen's pale and blue face again, and comforted him: "You take good care of yourself, we are all waiting to see your teahouse open, and together we will make the scandal of Fule Teahouse public to the world."
Zheng Wen nodded: "My boss is busy first, I will arrange the selection of the shop, and will not delay the time set by the shopkeeper."
Su Niang took Chen Jinjun to the warehouse behind the inn and said as she walked: "My boss must wear it when the time comes. This is a style I have been thinking about for a long time. If it sells well, I will also ask you for a reward."
, allow me to open an embroidery shop."
"That's natural. Yu Ce has always been very discerning in selecting fabrics, and he also has his own ideas on many aspects of opening a store. Over the years, I have also heard the old shopkeeper talk about letting Yu Ce take over the cloth store."
Chen Jinjun thought of the fiery old shopkeeper of the Yu family, and of the steady and mature Yu Ce, and couldn't help but sigh: "Yu Ce and his grandfather have completely opposite temperaments. When I was in the capital, I never heard of two people quarreling over disagreements.
It’s awkward.”
Su Niang also smiled: "Although the head of the house seems to be stubborn, he really respects the old man. Even the materials he brought to Yongzhou with his boss this time were all picked out by the old man personally from the warehouse.
All of them are rare materials.”
As they talked, the two people came to the front of the warehouse.