Traveling Through Ancient Times To Be a Shopkeeper

The day before the Mid-Autumn Festival, Wei Cheng arranged for the Mid-Autumn Festival gifts to be delivered to his parents', uncle's and father-in-law's homes.

The parents' house and the father-in-law's house are ordinary gift boxes of exquisite mooncakes, and the uncle's house is ordinary gift boxes of simple mooncakes. Each family has two boxes of mooncakes and candies.

During the Mid-Autumn Festival, everyone celebrates the festival at home, few people go to restaurants, and Xianmanju has a half-day holiday.

The workers who work in Weiji and Xianmanju all distribute a mooncake that is bigger than the palm of your hand as a welfare. It is an ordinary mooncake with red bean paste. The baked mooncake is crispy, full and delicious.

The folks and workers are happy to go home with mooncakes and share them with their families.

The home in the suburbs of Weicheng.

The servants are preparing the Mid-Autumn Festival dinner.

Wei Cheng and Zhou Yuan personally hung lanterns at home.

Celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival with Wei Yuan's family and Wei Lei. Wei Yuan's family lives at the stalls in the county town, basically in the worker's house of the grocery store. No family in the country has any supplies for the festival, so we spend it together at Wei Cheng's house, which is lively.

Wei Yuan's family has made a lot of money by relying on the stall business, and they have planned to settle down in the suburbs. The homestead has already been bought, and it is 20 meters away from Wei Cheng's house.

Wei Lei always thought of himself as a single person, and it was even more impossible for him to go back to his home in the countryside for the holidays.

So get together for the holidays.

Wei Cheng originally invited Yun Chengfeng to come to his house to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival, but Yun Chengfeng didn't come, so he gave Wei Cheng the Mid-Autumn festival ceremony, and others took Yan Yi and Guan Shi to Jinzhou Fucheng.

What did his elder brother say about arranging manpower? He wants to go over and start arranging things, and he has to go back to Beijing before the end of the year to implement things, so there is no time for the holidays.

He was very impatient, as if he wished he could be in the imperial city for a second.

It seems that after a certain person has become enlightened, he has become more stable, and he knows to make achievements and go back, wanting to impress others, so that his brother-in-law will not attack him and find fault with him because he has nothing to do.

He also took away all candles, handmade soap and glass handicraft stocks from Wei Cheng.

In just one Mid-Autumn Festival, the silver taels in the hands of Weicheng gathered tens of thousands of taels.

We have both the expansion and opening of stores planned for next year and the money to train manpower.

Next, apart from supplying and storing goods to merchants, Wei Cheng doesn't plan to take any extra actions, and there will be no more until the end of the year.

The Mid-Autumn Festival is already eye-catching enough, so be low-key.

He is waiting, waiting for Yun Chengfeng to help him get the title of official and businessman. Relying on the name of Taifulou alone is a temporary solution, and it cannot be done once and for all.

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Three tables of Mid-Autumn banquet.

The servants and homeless workers, as well as Wei Cheng and others.

Unexpectedly, Wei Yuan brought an acquaintance, brother Li Shuiqing.

Wei Yuan and Li Shuiqing make a couple?

Seeing the atmosphere of the two getting along with each other, Li Shuiqing seemed shy in front of them. He was not at all cautious in front of Wei Yuan and Wei Yuan's family. Obviously, the family knew about the two of them for a long time. Only Wei Cheng and Wei Lei know now, and the secret is really tight.

Faced with Wei Cheng and Wei Lei's jokes, Wei Yuan, a hearty man, was very embarrassed, but his mother, Aunt Lu, couldn't see him faltering, and revealed the bottom line of the two people's affairs.

"It wasn't the days when my family helped Chengzi collect the vegetables. Brother Qing sent bamboo shoots and fungus to my house every day. This kid started thinking about Brother Qing, and from time to time he used excuses to go to Brother Qing's house to say something to see the bamboo shoots. How much fungus and fungus do you have, and how much you can buy from other places."

"Chengzi said that he would collect as much as he had, and he could store things. Brother Qing's family didn't know, but Brother Qing's family believed it was true, so he went there every day. He always chatted with Brother Qing every morning when he was buying vegetables. , I wondered why I had such a chat with Brother Qing, and only after I asked him did I know that he was interested in Brother Qing."

"I'll scold him. How can you use this excuse to contact Brother Qing? People in the village can gossip when they see it. Brother Qing's family is in a bad situation. If there are any bad rumors in the village, it will affect Brother Qing's reputation. , this is not embarrassing Brother Qing's family. I will let him say that if he likes someone, he will be honest and aboveboard when he pursues someone, and he will be secretive. This kid, I let him chase him, and he will go directly to Brother Qing's house Talking about marrying Brother Qing made a lot of jokes."

Aunt Lu covered her mouth and said cheerfully, "Brother Qing is already working at the stall, and the family has discussed that it will be settled, the appointment will be made next month, and we will get married at the end of the year."

Aunt Lu is very happy, the eldest son is finally getting married.

Others were also happy for Wei Yuan.

"Yuanzi, congratulations."

"It's really tight to hide, congratulations!"

"congratulations!"

"Thank you!" Wei Yuan was no longer shy, and held up his wine glass to finish, then took Li Shuiqing to a seat.

Everyone ate, drank and chatted, and they didn't forget to hear Aunt Lu continue to reveal her son's bottom, which made everyone laugh.

After dinner, it was just getting dark.

High-hanging lanterns are lit, and the lights inside and outside the house are bright.

Brothers and girls made a bunch of sticky paper lanterns for chatting, drinking tea and eating moon cakes.

Wei Cheng, Wei Lei and Wei Yuan gathered at a table to drink and chat.

Wei Lei suddenly said, "I'm separated from the family."

Wei Cheng and Wei Yuan looked surprised, and then thought that Wei Lei and his family would be separated sooner or later.

Wei Cheng said: "Will your parents and your brother let you separate?"

"Will they be willing." Wei Lei said, "They won't and can't make trouble. I was originally a single householder. My grandparents passed away and my parents made an idea of ​​the old house to let me go home. My household registration has never been moved back home. Amendment The household registration costs taels of silver, my parents are not willing, and my household registration has always been a single household."

Wei Cheng: "Is your parents going to make trouble?"

Wei Lei can make money, Wei Lei's younger brother is an idler, his parents regard Wei Lei as a money basket, and if Wei Lei wants to separate, it is impossible for them not to make trouble.

"Trouble!" Wei Lei said, "I give them a tael of silver every month to support them. If they make trouble, I don't have to pay a penny, and I will share it out. That way, they won't dare to make trouble."

There is one more thing Wei Lei didn't say, his parents ordered him to bring his younger brother into the workshop to work, his younger brother is a lazy and slippery person, it is impossible for him to arrange people to work in the workshop.

His parents scolded him at home, scolded him for being unfilial, called him an asshole, and threatened to make trouble in the workshop to force him to allow his younger brother to work in the workshop, so he proposed to split him out.

Wei Yuan said: "Leizi, you split up, why don't you buy land and build a house in the suburbs, and be my neighbor!"

Wei Lei is planning to do so.

Now all three of them can live in the suburbs.

"have a drink!"

The three of them clinked glasses together and had a drink!

The drink was about the same, and it seemed that it was almost time to go to the county to watch the lanterns, so the three of them didn't continue to drink.

When going to the county town to watch lanterns, Wei Cheng took his wife, Wei Yuan took Li Shuiqing, and Wei Lei...

"I won't go, you guys go." Wei Lei was not interested in going for a walk alone.

"What's the matter, we'll all go, it's okay if you don't go alone!" Wei Yuan said.

Wei Cheng patted Wei Lei on the shoulder, "Let's go together."

Wei Yuandao: "In the Mid-Autumn Festival, single girls and brothers will go out to play, and everyone in the city will get married. I have a partner, and you are the only one who is still single. Taking advantage of the festival, maybe you can meet fate."

Wei Lei was dragged away like this.

Others either go in groups, or watch the moon and eat moon cakes at home.

Wei Yi and his husband Lang Wei Shu went to the county town to play. Two maids, Wei Liu and Wei Qiaoxi, also went. The grandson of Aunt Mao Shumao’s family, Xiao An, was not as timid and thin as before. Unsafe, Wei Jin and Wei Shi were arranged by Wei Cheng to protect them.

Wei Hu, a rough guy, likes to eat moon cakes, and he has enough moon cakes to eat.

The other servants, also not interested, stayed at home to watch the house.

There are lanterns in the outer city and inner city of the county town to watch. Wei Cheng and the others went to the inner city by horse-drawn carriage, which was driven by servants who bought it later.

The servants of Wei Cheng's family went to the outer city and walked there.

A group of people set off for the county seat.

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In Nanshan County, the long street is brightly lit, with all kinds of colorful lanterns hanging, and the streets are crowded with people.

Vendors on the street shouted and hawked, all kinds of snacks, a wide range of handicraft ornaments, lanterns of all kinds, and various gestures, which dazzled people and was very lively.

Wei Cheng and the others got out of the carriage, and the servants drove the carriage to Taifulou.

Wei Cheng took his daughter-in-law to one place, Wei Yuan took Li Shuiqing to one place, and they went separately to play.

Make an appointment to meet at Tai Fu Lou.

Wei Lei alone: ​​"..."

Standing alone in the middle of the road, pedestrians will inevitably look twice. A woman pulled a child, who held candied haws in his hand, and said naively, "Why is this uncle so stupid by himself? Doesn't he have a wife?"

A brat still knows what a lady is, but you are the big brat!

What else could Wei Lei do, step forward.

Wei Cheng held Zhou Yuan's hand and walked all the way there.

Zhou Yuan: "Husband, would it not be too good to leave Wei Lei alone?" At least it would be better to let Wei Lei take a carriage directly to Taifulou than to be alone.

"It's okay, a big man can still get lost." Wei Cheng smiled and said indifferently.

"Husband, don't misinterpret my meaning, you clearly know that's not what you're asking!"

Wei Cheng looked at his daughter-in-law, stretched out his hand to gently pinch his nose, and said deliberately: "Don't Yuan Yuan want to play alone with your husband?"

Zhou Yuan wrinkled his nose and felt itchy from being pinched. He glanced at him and didn't mention it.

Think, he definitely wants to be alone with her husband.

His husband could joke around, and he didn't feel guilty at all when he left him behind. Zhou Yuan didn't care about it, and happily went shopping with her husband.

"Wow! This rabbit lantern is so cute, husband, look, isn't it cute!"

Zhou Yuan was very happy to have his husband by his side, and everything he saw looked good.

Wei Cheng protects people and prevents pedestrians from touching them, "If you like it, buy it!"

"Guest officer, this is an exquisite handmade lantern. There is only one of this type left, and it costs 500 Wen each."

Wei Cheng was about to pay, Zhou Yuan was dissatisfied, and said, "Just a rabbit lantern costs five hundred coins, but the lantern at the stall at the previous stall costs less than one hundred coins."

"My husband, this rabbit lantern is not an ordinary rabbit lantern. You can see the craftsmanship. If you like it, take the four hundred coins."

"No, fifty pennies—"

"Three hundred words."

"One hundred coins."

"two hundred......"

"It's fine if you don't sell it." Zhou Yuan made a gesture to leave.

"All right, all right, I'll sell it to you, I'll sell it to you!" The vendor murmured that people are too good at bargaining.

Zhou Yuan winked triumphantly at Wei Cheng, Wei Cheng looked at it funny and shook his head, took out the money and gave it to him.

Zhou Yuan carried the lantern, and the couple continued to walk forward.

"I'm not being taken advantage of in the inner city. You can buy a good lantern for a dozen yuan in the outer city." Zhou Yuan said, "Xiao Qiumuzi and I often go out to play during festivals. How can I not know the price of lanterns."

"Well, my family Yuan Yuan is really good. He knows how to manage the house and knows how to plan carefully." Wei Cheng smiled and looked at people with gentle eyes.

Zhou Yuan was looked very embarrassed, his husband's eyes were clearly teasing him.

Wei Cheng stopped his joking gaze, turned his gaze, and pointed at the side vendor with the corner of his mouth curled up: "Yuan Yuan, do you want candied haws?"

Zhou Yuan looked at the children surrounded by the candied haws vendor: "..."

He found that his husband was very cute.

Zhou Yuan blinked, and suddenly said with a smile: "Okay, Husband, you go buy it, I'll wait for you!"

How could Wei Cheng not know that he was playing tricks, all the children were around to buy them, and he was a tall man to buy them, which was really eye-catching.

However, Fu Lang has an order, and he must buy it.

Wei Cheng took the man's hand and walked over, put the man at a distance of one hand before letting go, and inserted into the children's pile to buy candied haws.

Holding the rabbit lantern, Zhou Yuan looked at the tall figure who was waiting to buy candied haws. He thought of how he felt when he was unmarried and his friends came to the county town to visit the lantern.

At that time, he always thought, would he be lucky to meet that person at the festival? Can he find someone he likes and marry him, or marry hastily, or...

Zhou Yuan was in a daze for a while, Wei Cheng had already bought candied haws and walked to him.

Wei Cheng lowered his head and called softly, "Yuan Yuan."

Zhou Yuan raised his head and looked at the person with his figure in his eyes. He smiled softly and stretched out his hand: "Husband, my candied haws."

Wei Cheng looked at his wife seriously for a while, then put a bunch of candied haws in his hand, Zhou Yuan took a bite of the candied haws, "It's so sweet and sour, delicious!"

Wei Cheng took his daughter-in-law's other hand and turned sideways: "Give me a taste."

Zhou Yuan handed it over casually, and Wei Cheng took his hand and took a bite: "It's really sweet!"

"Isn't it sour?" Candied fruit syrup is wrapped in hawthorn, how can it not be sour? Zhou Yuan took another sip, "Sweet and sour!"

Wei Cheng led his daughter-in-law forward, with his arms around her to protect him, "My daughter-in-law has eaten it, it's very sweet."

A pun.

With a smile in his eyes, Wei Cheng looked at the person.

Zhou Yuan's cheeks turned red, he concealed his embarrassment and took a bite of the candied haws in his hand, chewing it, it really didn't feel sour.

"Yuan Yuan, what were you thinking just now?" Wei Cheng asked softly.

Zhou Yuan said briskly: "Recalling the time when I visited the lanterns in the past, I wondered if I would meet someone I like in the festival lanterns."

"What about now?" Wei Cheng's voice was gentle and low, "Can we meet?"

"I met you." Zhou Yuan stopped, shook the candied haws in his hand, and smiled softly, "I met you when I was buying candied haws!"

Wei Cheng's eyes became more gentle, with burning eyes.

Zhou Yuan was looked very embarrassed. "So, where do we go next?"

Wei Cheng withdrew his gaze, held his wife's hand tightly, "Go to the square, there will be a lantern festival!"

"How does your husband know?"

"I am your husband, of course I will know."

"...."

The two of them clasped their fingers tightly, you said something to me, said the most ordinary words, but the most warm words, and continued to move forward hand in hand.

The Mid-Autumn Festival is a good time!

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Wei Lei casually followed the crowd, he walked along the long street, and his destination was Taifulou.

"Sorry for breaking your lantern—"

Originally walking well, Wei Cheng accidentally knocked off a brother's lantern, and apologized clumsily.

That brother was fair and clean, and now his eyes were red, staring at the lantern that fell on the ground and was burned out by the candle, without saying a word.

"You, don't cry, I'll buy you a new one." Wei Lei hurried to the lantern stand next to him to buy one without hesitation. He saw the tallest lantern at the lantern stand, the Xiaoyu lantern, which was so vivid that the vendor asked for one. He didn't even negotiate the price of the two silver coins. He gave the money and passed the lantern over, "I'll give you this lantern, and I'll pay you back. Don't cry."

He had never met his brother crying, and he was the one who made him cry.

Brother stared at the lantern in Wei Lei's hand with red eyes, and shouted in a low voice, "I don't want it!" Then he turned and ran into the crowd, and soon his figure was submerged in the crowd.

Wei Lei just looked at it like this.

"You man, why are you talking to your sweetheart in such a blunt tone. That brother has already run away, why don't you hurry up and chase after him." The uncle selling lanterns muttered, "It's really like a log, no wonder that brother ran away in anger."

"..." Wei Lei held up the lantern, "It's not my sweetheart, I broke his lantern and bought one to compensate him."

"Oh, why are you so stupid, how can you give away lanterns casually." The uncle vendor asked, "Is the young man single?"

"........Ok."

The uncle vendor smiled and explained: "Giving lanterns to others has a hidden meaning. When a man buys a lantern to send to his brother or girl's house, it means that he is confessing his love to his sweetheart."

Wei Lei: "......"

The uncle street vendor complained: "I don't understand this, no wonder I'm single!"

Wei Lei: "..."

He really shouldn't have come out!

Looking at the lantern in his hand, Wei Lei fell silent, and finally went to Taifulou with the lantern.

Taifu Building is a good place to enjoy lanterns.

The main building faces the street, and the side building faces the square.

Every year, private rooms in Taifu Building are the most difficult to book, and the price is even higher than usual.

Wei Cheng sat in a private room belonging to Yun Chengfeng, eating Xianmanju mooncakes with his wife on the terrace, drinking the most expensive refreshments in Taifulou, admiring the giant lanterns in the square below and the most beautiful lanterns in the county.

It seems that there will be fireworks in the county town during the Mid-Autumn Festival.

After a while, Wei Yuan and Li Shuiqing arrived. It was the first time for them to enter Taifulou, and it was the first time they were received respectfully.

Just as he was about to speak, Wei Lei opened the door and came in. He was very calm, he often went in and out of Taifulou.

The calm Wei Lei held a lantern in his hand, and the four of them moved in unison. Looking behind him, Wei Lei was still alone.

A tall man in Wei Lei is holding a cute little fish lantern: "..."

Then the four burst out laughing.

What the four wanted to find out, Wei Lei kept silent.

Before finding out anything, suddenly, there was a crack in the air.

boom-

The fireworks are in full bloom, bright as day.

Illuminate the eyes of people at this moment, illuminate the heart of people at this moment.