happy event

Chapter 58

"Okay, I'm just joking." Mr. Feng didn't want his disciple to be too embarrassed, so he changed the topic and said, "Since you think this strange arithmetic is useful, learn it, and come back to me when you have free time." Tell me, it’s really boring to save an old man like me from living alone.”

Murong Huaide hurriedly agreed, and finally discussed a few other things before going back to the mountain.

The sun set and the moon rose, and four or five days passed quickly. The residual poison in Dong Rong's body was completely discharged, and she didn't feel dizzy anymore, so she got a little impatient and stayed in the room every day teaching Shazhu arithmetic. up.It just so happened that the new clothes that Old Madam Yu helped to sew were finished, and when she was in a good mood, she went to the small courtyard outside the city with Sha Zhu.

The academy was already in session, and Dong Ping had already gone back to study.Wang Lu, his wife and Zhang Guanshi were left behind who had just sent away the ice-buying customers, sitting in the yard chatting while enjoying the cool.A few days later, Du Juan's belly was already slightly swollen. When she saw Dong Rong and his wife entering the door, she greeted her with a smile and said, "Sister, you are getting better? Why don't you rest for a few more days?"

Dong Rong quickly took two steps to help her and complained, "It's all from my family, why are you being so polite? I've been fine for a long time. If everyone didn't stop me, I wanted to come here the day before yesterday."

Guanshi Zhang and Wang Lu were also busy filling tea at the moment. After hesitating for a moment, Du Juan called Dong Rong to the kitchen on the pretext of having something to do, and then carefully described what happened these days.

It turned out that the couple listened to Dong Rong's instructions and guarded Zhang Guanshi almost like a thief, for fear that he would steal the ice-making recipe.But after a long time, the two discovered that the steward had no intention of stealing lessons at all, and lived in the yard all day long, and he hadn't even touched the door panel of the backyard door once.

On the contrary, since he took over the business in the front yard, he somehow persuaded the little shopkeepers, almost everyone paid ten boxes of ice at a time, although he had to add an extra box of ice cubes in the end, But Wang Lu only needs to go to the bank on the day when the cash is collected, and he doesn't need to count a lot of copper coins, which greatly reduces the risk of being watched by local thieves halfway into the city.

If it was just that, the husband and wife wouldn't be too surprised, but later this manager went out for a few laps, and when he came back, he divided the work among sister-in-law Qiu and others. The few shops selling from the carts also circled a certain range of walking.In this way, if customers want to eat ice bowls, it would be better if they catch up with the cart to the door. If they don’t see the cart selling, walking a few more steps will also quench their thirst.

Within half a month of this trial, the business has improved by three points compared to before. Wang Lu was so busy that he had to get up in the middle of the night to make ice to supply the goods.

So this time, Dong Ping hurried back to the academy to study as soon as he started buying food and supplies. The husband and wife had the courage to hand over the job to Guanshi Zhang after discussing it.Du Juan was afraid that Dong Rong would complain that the husband and wife refused to contribute, so he explained carefully for a long time.

The more Dong Rong listened, the more she felt that she had picked up a treasure this time. Tied sales and kickbacks are common in modern times, but they have never heard of them in this time and space.It is really rare for Guanshi Zhang to have this kind of mind and means, but he doesn't know how he is so powerful, how can he not only fail to make a fortune after years of business, but actually lose all his money?
However, no matter how curious she was, she didn't intend to ask the bottom line. After all, everyone has their own secrets that they don't want to talk about.Now he is in charge of his own affairs, making the best use of everything is the top priority.

Dong Rong made up her mind and comforted Du Juan a few words. She has two bodies and is most worried about things.

Du Juan felt relieved when she saw that Dong Rong really didn't want to be annoyed by them making decisions without authorization, and made plans to cook some good dishes for lunch.Dong Rong remembered that she had fallen ill, and the food delivered to the college these few times was bought from dim sum shops, so she pointed to the dough on the chopping board and smiled, "Sister-in-law help me knead the dough, let's have fried buns at noon .”

Du Juan couldn't help salivating when he thought of the fried golden and crispy buns, and replied cheerfully, "Okay, you go and do it first, I'll make all the fillings."

Manager Zhang also guessed that Du Juan must have reported it in private, so he didn't hide it, and when Dong Rong sat down again, he took out the account book and began to report the account.

"Boss, I took over the shopping errand a few days ago. In these two days, I bought twenty bags of fine flour, twenty bags of round-grained rice, fifty bags of corn noodles, fifty bags of millet, fifty bags of yellow rice, and two bags of vegetable oil. Ten altars, two hundred catties of salt, and some miscellaneous things such as lamp oil. They were all sorted and put into the wing room yesterday, and the keys are kept by Mrs. Wang."

Dong Rong made a simple calculation in her heart, raised her eyebrows and smiled, "I remember telling Brother Ping to buy as much food as possible. How did Guanshi Zhang buy back such a small amount?"

Manager Zhang bowed slightly, and then reported, "Second young master made it clear, I changed my mind without permission. This yard is low-lying, and it will get damp every winter, so it is not suitable for storing large quantities of food. Therefore, I just I bought half of it, and exchanged the rest of the money for rice tickets at the Chu family grain shop with the best reputation in the city. Because it was a big business, Boss Chu lowered the price by [-]% and gave away two bags of japonica rice, promising rice tickets It can also be exchanged at any time."

If it is arranged like this on weekdays, Dong Rong will definitely give her a good word. After all, the food is stored in the food store and taken at any time, which is much more worry-free than at home.But seeing that a catastrophe is coming, when the grain store will be empty, what is the use of pinching rice tickets?
As the old saying goes, it's safe to lose your pocket.No matter what you look at, you don't count it as your own. Only when it falls into your palm and holds it tightly can it truly belong to you.

"It's really troublesome for Manager Zhang to make such a thoughtful arrangement, but it's better to exchange the rice grains back as soon as possible. Remember to ask for coarse grains. If the yard is not easy to store, hire a car to take them to the orchard. The cave where the fruit was originally stored is still empty. It must be able to put down so much food."

Hearing this, Guanshi Zhang felt a flash of surprise in his heart, and then glanced at the silent silly Zhu very covertly, then nodded and said, "Yes, my boss, I will hire a car to transport grain to the orchard in the afternoon."

Dong Rong felt a little ashamed when he agreed so readily.After all, people have been busy for a long time, and they have worked hard without credit. If I disrupted the plan without saying anything, I would be suspected of being overbearing and unreasonable.But she couldn't explain much, so she could only say vaguely, "Don't worry, Manager Zhang, you will know about some things later."

Zhang Guanshi bowed and responded again, his expression was as submissive as an old butler who had been in charge for many years.Dong Rong recalled how he looked when he first met, and for some reason felt weirder in her heart.Such a character who is capable of flexing and stretching, and who is good at calculating, is bound to make a difference wherever he is placed, so why is he willing to be in charge under her?Is it because her character and luck are too good, or does he really have other plans?
Not to mention how suspicious Dong Rong was, but to say that Guanshi Zhang is really a man of action. After lunch, he went to the grain shop to exchange rice tickets, and finally hired a car to transport it.When Dong Rong came back from delivering food and new clothes to the academy, the first batch of food had already been loaded into the cart, and the two just jumped on the shaft of the cart and escorted them all the way back to the mountain.

A row of five carriages filled with grain sacks ran on the mountain road. From time to time, curious birds flew over to take a look, and finally returned to the branches disappointed, croaking a few times with their small beaks. .Dong Rong looked at the emerald green of the mountains and the crazily growing cornfields in the distance, and suddenly wondered if she had overreacted.Even if there is a severe drought in the south, it won't have much to do with me, why bother to be as busy as an ant to store food?

But after thinking about it, she made up her mind to continue.Taking a ten thousand step back, no matter when the grain will not be waste, if the matter is not as serious as she expected, at most it will be sold to the grain store at a discount next year.But if she guessed it right, not to mention how many lives the food could save, at least her relatives and friends would not go hungry...

Silly Zhu peeked at the little girl beside her frowning, rubbing her clothes with both hands and sighing softly from time to time, feeling very funny in his heart.But he was not going to say anything, just like what she said when she first bought the orchard standing on the boulder, this is her world, and it is completely up to her to decide.And he prefers to be a big tree above her head, she likes to endure wind and rain, so he quietly stands by.Once she gets tired, he is the chest she can rely on at ease...

Yu Guisheng has been busy for so many days, and finally completed most of the octagonal pavilion in the pond.Today is the critical time to add Gaier. Bundles of braided reed curtains are piled up on the trestle, just waiting to be sent into the air.Zhao Qingshan just gathered a group of handymen to distribute the work, but he saw a motorcade running towards the orchard from a distance.

Dong Rong jumped out of the car and greeted Zhao Qingshan and others to help carry the rice bags.The path up the mountain is too narrow for a carriage to go up anyway.

Zhao Qingshan touched the bag and guessed that it contained japonica rice, so he asked, "Boss, why did you buy so much grain?"

Dong Rong couldn't tell the truth, so she joked, "It's not like everyone can eat too much. A meal only costs a hundred corn pancakes. How can we not prepare more food in the garden?"

After hearing this, all the handymen laughed and picked up the grain bags, and then ran up the mountain quickly.Their family is not rich, and the food in the garden is good, so they often come to work without breakfast, and only wait for a full meal at noon.Therefore, when this topic is mentioned, it is natural that everyone feels guilty.

Although Zhao Qingshan didn't believe his boss's words, he didn't want to ask any more questions. He unloaded the food bags before and after running, and asked some drivers to drink water and rest.Dong Rong went up the mountain seeing that he had arranged everything well, found out the key pressed at the bottom of the box and handed it to Shazhu, and then they went to the mountainside behind the hut together.

There is a gentle slope there, because it is shaded and ventilated, so when the Chen family built the orchard, he built a large hiding hole.Originally, some fruits were stored every autumn, but now they are naturally empty.

There is an iron box inlaid in the stone wall next to the cave entrance, and the big lock hanging on it has been eroded by wind and rain.Sha Zhu opened the lock with his hands, and then stretched out his hand to pull a thick rope inside. The winch at the end of the rope slowly turned, lifting the big bluestone at the entrance of the cave slowly, and finally fixed it at a position half the height of a person.

Dong Rong passed under the stone gate twice, and each time she felt terrified.If the rope is not strong and the stone gate falls, wouldn't it be crushing people into a pulp.

(End of this chapter)