Traveling Through Ancient Times To Be a Shopkeeper

"You're finally back."

When Wei Cheng returned home, he saw two tall men, Wei Yuan and Wei Lei, squatting outside his door, both sweating from the sun.

I don't know how long he squatted until Wei Yuan, whose feet were numb, grinned and screamed! The reticent Wei Lei supported him with a smile in his eyes.

"Come and sit first."

Wei Cheng opened the wooden door and asked people to sit under the tree in the small courtyard. There were no chairs to sit in, and the light was dim. Although there is only a bamboo stool in the small yard, there are also stone benches, which are well ventilated and well lit.

Wei Cheng went back to the house and poured a glass of water for each of them.

"How long have you been here?"

"It didn't take long." Wei Yuan took the water and poured it directly. The sun was too hot in the afternoon, and the door was not covered. He would die of thirst by now.

Wei Lei's forehead was also sweating hotly, but drinking water was much more reserved than Wei Yuan's.

After drinking water, they were under the tree again, and the wind blew under the tree, and the comfortable two finally did not die from the heat.

"Chengzi, did you go on a blind date today? How did it turn out?" Wei Yuan asked.

"How do you know I'm on a blind date today?" He never told anyone.

"The aunt next door to your house said that you are not at home, go on a blind date." Wei Yuan pointed to the door on the right, "Knock outside your door, but no one answered, so the aunt kindly told us."

It turned out to be Aunt Liu, Aunt Liu is kind, she should have heard it when his brother was talking outside the door, she was chatting with a few women outside the door.

"It didn't work."

Facing the caring eyes of the two good brothers, Wei Cheng said indifferently.

"It won't work this time, there will be a next time." Wei Lei patted him on the shoulder and comforted him.

"That's right, Chengzi, don't pay too much attention, you will definitely find the right one."

He didn't care much, the blind date made the other party misunderstand that he looked down on the other party, when he thought of those dim eyes...

"Why are you here?" Wei Cheng asked.

"It's too noisy at home." Wei Lei said lightly

"Leizi wants me to buy a drink, I'll get you." Wei Yuan also said.

Wei Cheng understood, but felt a little sorry, but no matter who he leased his land to, no matter how good his relationship with Wei Lei was, he would never consider Wei Lei's family.

The parents of Wei Lei's family are not only not easy to get along with, they are also very greedy for petty gain. They are also known as rascals in the village. People in the village are afraid of being blackmailed. If he leases the land to his family, the rent will definitely be lacking. , and even use his relationship with Wei Lei as an excuse to give less.

And every time the original owner followed Wei Yuan to find Wei Lei, Wei Lei's parents always found excuses to scold the original owner, scolding the original owner for being selfish and stingy. He would definitely help the original owner, but the original owner was afraid that Wei Lei would get into trouble with his family, so he never went there again.

She didn't dare to scold Wei Yuan too much, Wei Yuan's family was poor, but he was close relatives with the village head and the villagers.

Regarding the situation of Wei Lei's family, the three of them are brothers who have known each other for a long time, and it is tacit understanding.

"I'm going to buy wine and come back to drink. I also want to buy some peanuts and melon seeds. What else do you want to eat? I'll go buy them."

If Wei Yuan buys it, Cheng Zi's house is not far from the market, this time he went out to drink, his parents gave him half a tael of silver privately, asking him to treat Lei Zi and Cheng Zi to a good meal.

Wei Cheng came back from eating noodle soup on the street, Wei Lei mainly came to drink, and both of them asked Wei Yuan to buy whatever he wanted.

It didn't take long for Wei Yuan to buy a few bottles of wine, as well as a pack of melon seeds, peanuts, and crispy fish. When the mahua came back, the three men sat and chatted in the small courtyard. The courtyard was broken, and passers-by could see them drinking and chatting.

"I heard from Yuanzi, Chengzi, do you want to do business?"

"Yes, go to the county town to sell snacks."

"Business is also good, if you need help, just ask."

Wei Cheng thanked him with wine, expressing his brother's kindness in his heart.

"As I said before, Leizi said that he would come to ask about it last time." Wei Yuan smiled, "If Chengzi does business, let me tell you, before Leizi and I have married a wife, Chengzi will be able to marry a wife." County daughter-in-law."

"It's okay, next time I see Aunt Lu, I'll tell Aunt Lu and let her introduce you." Wei Cheng said.

"Chengzi, please don't!" Wei Yuan said anxiously, he wanted to get married in two years, and it would be even more difficult to marry another person because of the family situation, "You and Leizi are not married yet, so I'll wait for the marriage. Wait."

Wei Cheng is a few months older than Wei Lei, and Wei Yuan is two years younger than them.

"I won't marry, who would want to marry me." Wei Lei laughed at himself a bit.

His family also arranged a partner for him. When they heard that marrying a girl cost five taels of silver, his parents gave up. Marrying your brother is your brother's blessing, if you want money, there is no door.

Wei Lei's parents are very kind to their youngest son, Wei Lei does the housework, Wei Lei earns money at home, and they will give the youngest son a dowry of eight taels of silver for the girl he wants to marry.

It's true that Wei Lei is his own, but Wei Lei was brought up by his grandparents, and they were not close to Wei Lei's parents. The two elders were afraid that they would spoil the eldest grandson, so they stayed with him. After his grandparents passed away, Wei Lei returned home to live. The old house and fields that Lei's grandparents left to Wei Lei were occupied by his parents, so Wei Lei's family has some wealth.

It's just strange that Wei Lei doesn't seem to care. His brothers all know that it's not that Wei Lei doesn't care, but that Wei Lei's temper would rather have one more thing than one less thing.

No matter how good the parents are, they are still his parents.

But did Wei Lei really let his parents suppress everything?

Certainly not.

"Leizi, you don't want to get married because you are afraid of the noise at home after you get married, do you?"

Wei Cheng looked at Wei Lei and said the truth.

Wei Lei drank and laughed without saying a word.

"There's another thing!" Wei Yuan yelled.

A man of his age doesn't want to marry a wife and have children, and if he can't get married, he has to squeeze his head to marry. Wei Yuan, his good brother, doesn't want to marry and have children, how can Wei Yuan not be surprised.

Wei Cheng, a modern person, understands that this is called premarital phobia.

"no."

no?

What do you mean?

Wei Cheng and Wei Yuan glared.

It's okay to say few words, but if you speak clearly, they will be even more confused if you say two words.

"I plan to part out."

Wei Cheng and Wei Yuan both smiled when they heard the words, the brothers' plan was finally to consider their own future life.

If Wei Lei proposes to separate the family, Wei Lei's parents will definitely fall into chaos.

It is definitely not so easy for Wei Lei to split up, but Wei Lei's tone is so sure, there is definitely a way.

"Come on, cheers to Leizi, if you don't get drunk today, you won't go home!" Wei Cheng shouted happily.

Wei Cheng didn't like to get drunk, so he raised his glass and clinked glasses.

Wei Lei drank directly.

The three of them drank to the brim, and the two who were drunk were still conscious, and the two of them did not stay overnight. They had to do farm work the next day, and they would go back when they were sober.

Wei Cheng didn't drink much, he sat quietly in the yard by himself and watched the night.

Lights are turned off in the neighborhood.

Faint lights flicker, and insects chirp in the grass not far away.

Strange time and space, strange life, momentary unrest.

I didn't go back to the house until the dead of night, cleaned it hastily, and fell asleep.

.........

Waking up at noon, the mood of last night was swept away.

Wei Cheng regained his spirits.

Today I have to find a carpenter to make a small cart, and he will get rid of the burden of the shopkeeper. Pushing a cart is easier and more convenient than carrying the burden.

The carpenter Wei Cheng was looking for had five generations of inheritance, and the family was all good carpenters. They had never done the small cart style Wei Cheng mentioned. Generally, wooden pushers are either single-wheeled or double-wheeled. What Wei Cheng wants is three-wheeled carts. It was a little shorter than the average ones, and the cart was made of wooden cabinet frames, and the armrests were high-armrests. Wei Cheng drew the pattern, and the carpenter could understand it.

The carpenter held the pattern. Although it was the first time he saw this kind of cart, it was definitely more practical than the previous ones. He wanted to make it first and try it out, so he didn't take Weicheng's deposit. Silver Wei City.

Carpenter: "You don't need to pay the deposit, I will make it first, and then pay if you are satisfied."

After leaving the carpenter, I still have to go to the grocery store to buy the ingredients for seasoning and cooking. The most important thing is special seasoning, which I have to make myself.

Just as Wei Yuan walked to the market, he did not expect to see Zhou Yuan again so soon.

Seeing Zhou Yuan again, Wei Yuan did not leave. Instead, he stood and watched him talking and laughing with a brother and a girl who were walking beside him. His brows were clear and bright, and his eyes were bright, which made the whole person more clear and meaningful. , They walked to the needlework stall and stopped to choose needlework.

The eyes couldn't help chasing.

The joy in my heart is self-evident, this feeling...unspeakable joy, I want to get closer to the past... Then Wei Cheng walked over and whispered: "Brother Zhou, what a coincidence .”

I'm not afraid of being abrupt.

Zhou Yuan and the people around him turned around at the same time, Zhou Yuan called: "Wei, Wei Cheng!"

Zhou Yuan was surprised. When he met Wei Cheng on the street, Wei Cheng even came over to say hello. His eyes lit up a little bit, and he couldn't hide his joy.

He himself didn't notice it, but the two people walking beside him saw the truth.

Surnamed Wei? Could this be the one who had a blind date with Zhou Yuan before and lived in the county.

Zhou Yuan went on a blind date with the people in the county, but the other party didn't like him. Under the propaganda of his aunt, the village spread the word, secretly ridiculing a brother, trying to win the county people, his aunt went around talking about the blind date that day, that man At first, he didn't even give Zhou Yuan a look, and it seemed superfluous to look at him.

As for what Wei Cheng invited Zhou's family to eat later, Mrs. Zhou Wu definitely didn't know about it when she left early, otherwise she should be jealous instead of arranging things randomly.

The Zhou family didn't bother to clarify, and they didn't allow other members of the family to talk about it. If they did, others would be more suspicious, and they might think that his family was telling lies.

There was a lot of vulgarity in the village, but no one dared to speak nonsense in front of the Zhou family. The Zhou family was not a family that allowed others to bully them.

But Zhou Zimu, his good friend, and Zhou Yun, a girl next door, were afraid that Zhou would be sad, so they made excuses, saying that Zhou Zimu wanted to buy some needles and thread, and took people out to relax.

I didn't expect to meet the Lord here.

However, judging from the other party's polite attitude towards Brother Zhou, it seems that it is not what Aunt Zhou Yuan said.

However, this Mayor Wei is very upright, with clear facial features, he is tall and straight, and his clothes are elegant and tidy. No wonder his friend Zhou Yuan takes it to his heart, and he can tell by the way he looks at Wei Cheng.

I don't know what Wei Cheng meant when he came to say hello.

Their friend Zhou Yuan, who hadn't caught up with them before, came over to say hello, did Chun Xin misunderstand them?

"Zhou Yuan, you and your friends are here to go shopping, let's go, I'll treat you to dinner."

Zhou Yuan:......

Zhou Zimu:......

Zhou Yun:......

Hearing Wei Cheng's words, both of them were stunned, not knowing how to reply for a moment.

Seeing their reactions, Wei Cheng realized that he was being abrupt.

Dajing is open to folk customs. Both men and women, or both men and women, can talk about marriage, or have a meal with friends accompanied by their elder brother, but it is not a treat for a foreigner.

They had been on a blind date before, so it was easier to cause misunderstandings. They misunderstood that Wei Cheng was a frivolous person, and misunderstood that the brother who had been invited was disrespectful.

Wei Cheng realized that he had said the wrong thing, and it was hard to go back on what he said, so he thought of a compromise.

"Zhou Yuan, wait for me." Then he walked away, leaving the two brothers standing in place with dazed faces.

Wei Cheng walked into a shop selling candy and dried fruit, and asked the waiter to weigh a pack of dried fruit and a pack of maltose, and then went to the pastry shop opposite, packing a box of mung bean cake, shortbread, and cloud cake. , and also pack a mung bean cake.

Wei Cheng just learned to buy, buy, buy without a teacher!

Even Zhou Yuan's friends were taken care of.

More caring than a formal boyfriend.

He didn't even realize what his actions meant.

Wei Cheng was packing snacks here, while Zhou Yuan and the others who were waiting for someone over there were getting troubled by fellow villagers.

The trouble for Zhou Yuan was a few girls, they were pretty, and they always looked down on Zhou Yuan in the village.

Zhou Yuan's delusional attempt to gain fame was rejected, and they had long wanted to ridicule Zhou Yuan face to face, but unfortunately they didn't have the chance.

Met on the street this time.

They certainly won't miss this opportunity.

The author has something to say:

Author: Wei Cheng, if you don't go there, your future wife will be bullied.

Wei Cheng: Here we come! coming! Dare to bully my daughter-in-law, off!

After driving people away—

Wei Cheng: Daughter-in-law! Snacks are here~~