Traveling Through Ancient Times To Be a Shopkeeper

Carpenter Zhao didn't know Wei Cheng's family, so he was looking for someone to inquire about.

Carpenter Zhao sent furniture to the door, Wei Cheng was still surprised.

"City boy, I rushed to work yesterday to finish your custom-made furniture. Today I waited for you in the store all morning and I didn't see you go to pick it up. I guess you must be busy with marriage matters and have no time to go. Uncle Zhao, I'll just deliver it to you. Save yourself a trip."

Carpenter Zhao's face was full of joy, but also so enthusiastic, Wei Cheng raised his eyebrows lightly, thinking about it.

It seems that not only did Carpenter Zhao get the order from the Jin family, but the result of the negotiation was much better than he had imagined.

"Uncle Zhao, I'm sorry to trouble you to deliver it yourself." Wei Cheng originally wanted to arrange things at home, and then went to pick them up, but he moved the bed quilt and clothes to the vacant room.

"Cheng boy, you are too out of touch like this. You call me Uncle Zhao. As an uncle, I should help you deliver the furniture to your door." Carpenter Zhao changed the subject, "Besides, the drawings you drew helped uncle I am very busy, your uncle and I have to thank you very much."

"Uncle Zhao, look at your happy face today, the Jin family's order is completed?" Wei Cheng asked.

"It's more than that. I'll draw the blueprint you gave me into a coloring book and take it to Jin's house. Mr. Jin not only took a fancy to all the samples you drew, but also asked me to order all the furniture for his daughter's dowry. He ordered thousands of hangs, Master Jin wants to engrave a fine design, and I will pay forty coins for each hanger."

Clothing hanging materials can also be made from waste materials, which can save material costs, only labor costs, and the rest is profit.

Jin's custom-made furniture, the choice of wood is all high-end wood, this big order is worth more than half a year's profit of the store, how can Carpenter Zhao be unhappy!

Wei Cheng heard that the clothes hangers were sold to the Jin family for 40 cents each. After all, he didn't understand the price in ancient times, and he didn't think about it. Now it's not the age of machines, and it's basically all done by hand.

"Congratulations to Uncle Zhao for accepting the order from the Jin family."

"Well, it's all thanks to you, City boy." Carpenter Zhao pointed to a few workers and said, "City boy, tell them where the furniture should be placed, and they will help to arrange it."

The old wooden bed and the old table in Weicheng's room were not removed.

"Uncle Zhao, sit down first, the old furniture in the room hasn't been vacated yet, I'll find someone to move it."

"How can it be so troublesome, just order the porter!"

Wei Cheng did not shirk, and arranged for workers to move the old furniture to the corner of the yard, which could be chopped up and used as firewood, and then how to arrange and arrange the furniture. The work of moving the old furniture and moving the new furniture was left to the workers.

Wei Cheng sat down opposite Carpenter Zhao, and it was only then that Carpenter Zhao had a chance to ask about buying the blueprints.

"Cheng boy, how much can you sell to Uncle Zhao for the price of the blueprint?"

Wei Cheng didn't even come around, and said directly: "Uncle Zhao, I don't know carpentry, and the price of the blueprint is the same as last time. If you offer a suitable price, I can trust you."

Carpenter Zhao laughed, "Boy Cheng, yes, you have courage in doing things!"

He took the blueprints back and discussed with his two sons about buying the blueprints, and the sons agreed to buy the furniture blueprints. The fashionable style would surely attract many customers. There is no need for clothes hanging, it is too simple, and it can be given away as an extra. Carpenter Zhao scolded his son for his short-sightedness. Clothes hanging is profitable, but the risk is also high, and the price does not know how much to pay.

He would consider buying the clothes and hanging drawings, first of all, these are Wei Cheng's drawings, if he asked Wei Cheng to give it to him, it would be that he, Carpenter Zhao, was not sincere and he was hesitant. Later, when the Jin family made a big order, he saw clearly the profits in the clothes hanging market, and he had an idea in his heart.

Carpenter Zhao wanted to buy the blueprints, but he was afraid that Wei Cheng’s price would be too high. If Wei Cheng could put the blueprints on him, he must know the cost and profit of furniture and clothes hangers.

He is still struggling with the price of benefits, Wei Cheng casually gave up the price, that kind of bearing is really scary for young people!

The furniture in Wei Cheng’s family is made of common and practical wood with simple carving patterns, and the three pieces of furniture cost ten taels of silver. Carpenter Zhao bought all the drawings and gave them thirty taels, which also included Wei Cheng’s previous ideas.

Both parties are satisfied with the price!

After sending Carpenter Zhao away, the family's income increased by another twenty taels. Excluding recent expenses, Wei Cheng had more than twenty taels in his hands.

In the countryside, this is a small rich household.

From poor and broke households to small wealthy households, Yuanyuan of his family can live a good life.

If it is handed in, I don't know what kind of stunned expression his family Yuanyuan will show.

Wei Cheng is looking forward to it.

Two days later it was the wedding day, he went to buy a few sets of clothes for his family Yuan Yuan, as well as a red mandarin duck quilt for the new house.

Bedding, you have to buy a whole set.

On the day of marriage.

He got up before it was clear in Weicheng, and rushed to make red date mille-layer cake. The ingredients were prepared yesterday. He only needed to boil the red dates, mix them into the horseshoe powder, and cook them layer by layer.

The process takes some time, and the cooking is completed in less than an hour.

Wei Chengyou ordered Wei Yuan to let him and Aunt Lu come earlier. He had to cook breakfast for several people. The white porridge had been boiling on the stove. Hot oil spread oil pancakes.

For breakfast, there are porridge, ten oil cakes, served with dried radish, fried cucumbers marinated overnight, and a plate of small green vegetables, and breakfast is ready.

Before the hour, Aunt Lu, Wei Yuan, and Wei Lei also came.

"Aunt Lu, Yuanzi, Leizi, you are here, you haven't eaten breakfast yet, I just made breakfast." There are tables and chairs for eating in the yard, and Wei Cheng invites them to sit down.

Wei Cheng basically ate in the courtyard, the room was dark, but he still liked the bright outside.

"Don't call us, Auntie doesn't come over until after breakfast." Aunt Lu doesn't eat, she is here to help with work, so how can she have breakfast.

Wei Yuan was familiar with Wei Cheng, he thought you'd be polite, but his mother refused, so he could only mutter in his heart, after breakfast, he ate half of a hard bun on the way, and when he walked to the outskirts of the county, he almost digested it.

Wei Yuan didn't dare to refute his mother's words, otherwise he would be beaten on the forehead.

Wei Lei doesn't talk much, he follows Wei Yuan, if he wants to work, he waits until the work is arranged, he doesn't eat breakfast, early in the morning, the family keeps swearing, breakfast hasn't been cooked yet, come on an empty stomach, This will definitely make you hungry.

"Aunt Lu, I've prepared breakfast for you, you must eat it." After Wei Cheng finished speaking, he called Wei Yuan and Wei Lei to help him in with breakfast. Before Aunt Lu refused, he went into the kitchen and brought out the breakfast.

Everyone in Weicheng had entered the kitchen, before Wei Yuan could wait for his wife to speak, he went into the kitchen with Wei Lei to serve breakfast.

Wei Yuan's saliva drools at the rich table.

Wei Lei's expressionless face also showed a little more expression, he was even more hungry!

Aunt Lu looked at the breakfast table and said in surprise: "Chengzi, you got up early in the morning to be busy, today you are the groom, how can I let you do this work, what do you want to do now, tell auntie, auntie to do it. "It's fragrant at first glance.

Aunt Lu rolled up her sleeves and was about to get busy.

Wei Cheng stopped him: "Auntie, don't be busy, everyone has breakfast first."

Aunt Lu still wanted to refuse. In fact, it was the first time she had seen such a rich breakfast, and she was also moved by it, but she took the wages to help. She was evading the wages, but she didn’t want the wages. Wei Cheng asked someone else, and finally had to take it. , I have the nerve to eat breakfast made by others after I get paid.

It could be seen that Aunt Lu was going to refuse, she refused to eat, and Wei Yuan didn't know how to eat, so Wei Lei refused to eat, could it be that he was allowed to finish the whole table by himself.

"Aunt Lu, if you don't eat, I can't finish it by myself. If I can't finish it, I'll give it to passers-by."

"Hey, this..."

"Aunt Lu, sit down and eat, I'm ashamed to be alone if you don't eat."

Aunt Lu couldn't refuse anymore, so she sat down and ate. Wei Yuan and Wei Lei started eating after sitting down. They ate a mouthful of pancakes and soft white porridge, and they were full of praise.

Chengzi's craftsmanship, when was it so good.

The four of them finished a table of breakfast and were satisfied.

The oil cake is fragrant and chewy, and the white porridge and rice are thick and fragrant. It is even more delicious when accompanied by dried radish, pickled cucumber, and small green vegetables!

Wei Yuan ate the most, with a bulging stomach, sitting in a lying posture, and couldn't help saying: "Chengzi, your cooking skills are great, this is so delicious!"

Even Wei Lei didn't ask for food, as long as he could fill his stomach, he felt for the first time that the food could be so delicious.

Aunt Lu was the least one who ate, and this meal was the best she had ever eaten, even compared to the food at a restaurant.

After breakfast, Aunt Lu will speak now, and she has to work first.

Wei Cheng took him to the kitchen and asked Aunt Lu to take care of the mille-feuille cakes, divide them into plates according to the shapes he had cut with a knife, put them back on the kitchen cabinet, and take care of them.

After Wei's mother and the others came over, he was worried. His sister-in-law would definitely go into the kitchen to look around. Before that, he specially made the kitchen cabinets, which could be locked, but he didn't want his sister-in-law to go to the kitchen to look.

The kitchen cabinet contains rice, flour, meat and vegetables.

Today he has to work on getting married, so he definitely won't be able to take care of the kitchen, so he will leave it to Aunt Lu.

It was the first time for Aunt Lu to see a transparent pastry with so many layers, she couldn't help exclaiming that she would do whatever Wei Cheng told her to do.

As for the other jobs, there is nothing else. When the time comes, Aunt Lu will not know whether to laugh or cry when she looks at the arrangement. This is the most relaxing job she has been busy with.

Not long after, the ingredients needed for the banquet were also delivered in batches. The helpers for the banquet came, and they were all from the same village as Wei Cheng.

Mother Wei and his sister-in-law also came.

Next, Wei Cheng doesn't need to worry about it.

As expected, his sister-in-law went into the kitchen to look around, and came out muttering when she saw the kitchen cabinet was locked. She wanted to go to the new house, but it was Wei Cheng's room after all, so it was not good for her to go in.

There were candies and peanuts and melon seeds placed in the living room. His nephew still didn't shout when he saw it, and put a lot of candies, peanuts and melon seeds in his pocket in the living room.

Wei Cheng didn't see it, the interior of the new house was different from the outside, there were peanuts, red dates, pastries, and the new house was also asked Aunt Lu to look after it, and no one was allowed to enter the new house. Before he went to pick up his relatives, she kept the keys in the house. When he came back to pick up his relatives, he helped open the door in advance.

The departure time is approaching.

Wei Cheng was dressed in a red wedding dress, with a tall figure and a radiant look.

An ox cart is used to pick up the relatives. The ox cart is covered with red cloth and cushions are placed at the door. Then they drive the rented ox cart, followed by the people who greet the relatives, and a group of people set off for Qinghe Village.

Zhou's

"One comb to the end."

"Two combs of white hair and eyebrows."

"Three combs are full of children and grandchildren."

.........

Brother and son get married and put on make-up, which is done by the hair-combing aunt in the village, also known as Xi Niang.

Zhou Yuan was dressed in a bright red wedding dress, his hair was partly pulled up in a bun, the jade hairpin was inserted obliquely, and a thin layer of foundation powder was applied on his face. The aunt who combed his hair wanted to apply thick blush on his cheeks. Raise your hand to block it.

"Auntie, you don't need to apply blush, it's fine!"

Zhou Yuan didn't like rouge and gouache, he could accept a thin layer of rouge when he was married, but he would rather not have a thick layer of red on his cheeks.

"Brother Zhou, what can you do? You are getting married today, which is your big day. You must put on some blush to look like a married couple, and it will look better."

Zhou Yuan stood up, fixed his eyes, smiled and said: "No, I think this is very good, thank you, auntie!"

"This is not in line with the rules..." Without blush, the face is not red enough.

Aunt Zhuangzhuang wanted to continue persuading, but Mother Zhou came in, "Aunt Huan, Yuan Yuan said it's ok, so there's no need for it."

Even Zhou's mother spoke up, and Aunt Huan didn't force her anymore. She said a few nice words and went out too.

Zhou Qiu and Zhou Muzi stayed with Zhou Yuan in the room all the time, they just sat quietly and watched Zhou Yuan get dressed, they waited for a long time, after Zhou Yuan put on makeup, he was finally able to talk.

Zhou Qiu smiled and said: "Yuanyuan, you look so good today, Muzi and I are dumbfounded, this red wedding dress, with makeup on, is no worse than a village flower."

Zhou Muzi enviously said: "Yuan Yuan, you look good, you don't know if I will look better than now when I get married."

Zhou Yuan was dressed in a red wedding dress with a waist, with light makeup, his cheeks were naturally pink, and his eyebrows flowed, elegant and slender, elegant and elegant.

Zhou Yuan smiled slightly, "Muzi, it must be pretty!"

Zhou's mother also smiled and looked at her brother, Yuan Yuan was about to get married, her eyes turned red immediately, and she felt very sad!

"My family Yuanyuan is so beautiful, and my mother is really reluctant to get married."

"mother…"

Zhou Yuan didn't give up, his eyes were slightly red.

Zhou's mother asked: "Yuan Yuan, marry into your husband's family, not from a different family. In the future, you must work hard and listen to your brother-in-law."

"Mom, I will."

"Yuanyuan, your second uncle is here, just outside, do you want to see him?"

Zhou's mother's natal family also asked someone to say that on the day of my brother's marriage, someone from her natal family would come over, but no one else from her natal family came, only Uncle Zhou Yuaner came alone. Before Zhou Yuan's elder brothers got married, one of the three uncles came, but Zhou Yuan's aunt would also be brought along.

"Mother, the second uncle is here!" The uncle is good to him and the brothers in the family, it is rare for the uncle to come, Zhou Yuan is very happy, as a junior, he must see him.

Mother Zhou went to call someone into the house.

Uncle Zhou Yuan came, Zhou Qiu and Zhou Muzi went out, and the two went outside the courtyard to wait for someone to pick up their relatives.

Zhou Yuan's second uncle, wearing a long cotton gown, looks about forty years old, his sons are also tall, and his facial features are somewhat similar to Zhou's mother.

"Hello, Second Uncle."

"I won't see you this year. Brother Yuan has grown up and is about to get married. Uncle is here to add makeup to you this time. This is from the wishes of your three uncles, and the other is from your grandmother and grandfather. Peace and safety." Uncle Zhou Yuan took out two wooden gift boxes.

Zhou Yuan didn't know whether he should take it, Mother Zhou smiled and took it for his brother, "Thank you second uncle soon."

"Thank you uncles, thank you grandfather and grandmother!"

It's rare for Zhou's mother to see her natal family, and she also wants to chat with her second brother more, and ask her natal family, mother and father about their health.

"Second brother, why don't you stay one more night this time and go back tomorrow morning."

Uncle Zhou Yuan thought about it for a while, and agreed to Zhou's mother to stay one more night, "Okay, sister, I'll go out first, you and Brother Yuan have a good talk."

Uncle Zhou Yuan left behind his things and went out.

Zhou's mother tidied up her brother's clothes, and opened the make-up that Uncle Zhou Yuan had given him. There was a gold bracelet on each box, the pattern was simple, and the width of the bracelet was half a centimeter. The one Wei Cheng bought was as big as the one he bought.

Zhou's mother saw that her brother was not wearing anything on his fair wrist, so she asked, "Yuan Yuan, Wei Cheng bought you a gold bracelet, why don't you see it on?"

"Mother, will it be too much to wear..." The wooden box containing the gold bracelet was placed on the table, Zhou Yuan didn't want to wear it, it would be too eye-catching.

Zhou's mother smiled and said: "Silly boy, today is your big day. It should be beautiful and beautiful. What's there to cover up? You put on the bracelet, and your uncle brought it with you." Bracelets, one on the left and two on the right.

Zhou Yuan also let Zhou's mother help put it on.

Zhou's mother looked at it and was finally satisfied!

The bustle outside is even louder!

Matchmaker Zhang's festive voice also came into the room, Matchmaker Zhang shouted,

—The groom is coming to pick him up!