Starting from a thatched cottage, the farmer embarked on the road to wealth through imperial examina

"Junior brother, the dishes you prepared today really opened the eyes of my brothers and sisters-in-law. No wonder the teacher specifically asked you to cook and even skipped Fanlou."

Zhu Yuchun touched the head of his youngest son Fu Baoer with a smile on his face.

"Junior brother, the dishes on your table are something I have never seen or heard of before. Even the pickled vegetables in the fish dish are so sour and refreshing!"

Ji Yunting looked unsatisfied. Today's dishes were just as Liang Jingcheng said, really addictive.

"San'er, the pickled vegetables in the fish are not ordinary pickled vegetables. They are the pickled vegetables that your junior brother brought from Yuzhou Prefecture. Because I want to make sure your junior brother cooks for me, he brought many bottles and jars from Yuzhou Prefecture. These are the secrets of your junior brother's delicious cooking."

After hearing the teacher's explanation, everyone looked at Ye Changyan with some curiosity.

"I'm new to Shengjing City, and I don't know what's here, so I brought some of the things I'm used to."

"Junior brother has such a good cooking skill, why should we go to Fan Lou? Senior brother will give the money for Fan Lou to junior brother. You can arrange two tables. Wouldn't it be a feast for everyone?"

After Wang Xinkuan said this, he was about to pay the money.

"Si Er, your junior brother came to Shengjing to study, not to be your cook."

When Mr. Cai saw Wang Xinkuan was about to take out the money, he glared at him and started to scold him.

"Fourth Senior Brother, when I was in Yuzhou Prefecture, I heard Sixth Senior Brother mention the three famous towers in Shengjing, Fanlou, Zuixiangfang and Qiongtai Pavilion many times. I really want to go and see them."

Ye Changyan really wanted to see the charm of these three famous towers in Shengjing. After all, if Yunfeng Tower wanted to open a branch in Shengjing, it had to understand the market situation well.

Ye Changyan must go and see the three famous towers in Shengjing in person to know the exact level of these towers. This is crucial for the subsequent arrangements of Yunfeng Tower.

"Junior brother, the characteristic of Fanlou's dishes is their exquisiteness. Before this meal tonight, I still approved of their taste, but now I can tell you responsibly that the taste is really not as good as this meal tonight."

As soon as Wang Xinkuan finished speaking, several fellow brothers nodded in agreement.

"Hearing what Fourth Senior Brother said, I want to go and see it for myself. I come from a small rural area, and I want to see how exquisite the dishes of this Fanlou are. I think it can be regarded as an eye-opener."

"Your junior brother has just arrived, so it's time for him to go out and see more. So next time you brothers are on leave, please make some time and let's go to Fanlou together."

Mr. Cai made the final decision and the matter was settled.

Elder Cai and his two junior fellow apprentices had been traveling all the way, and it was getting late. Finally, fellow apprentice Zhu Yuchun and his brothers, along with their wives and children, said goodbye and prepared to leave.

At this time, Zhu Yuchun's youngest son Fubaoer refused to listen and insisted on staying with his master. In desperation, Ma had to hold the child and coax him. Only after the child fell asleep did Zhu Yuchun and his family get on the carriage and go back.

Mr. Cai instructed the butler Dai Xing to settle Sang Li and his servants in the guest house, and then spoke to Ye Changyan.

"Sanlang, from now on you will live in the room next to Jingcheng. That room was previously occupied by your eldest senior brother. It was not until your eldest senior brother entered the government and started a family that he moved out and started a new residence."

Zhu Yuchun was originally born in a wealthy family in a small town in Zhangzhou. That year, Zhangzhou suffered a flood. In the dead of night, the upstream reservoir collapsed, and the sudden mountain torrents submerged the entire town where the Zhu family lived.

Except for Zhu Yuchun who was studying in Zhangzhou City, all the twenty or so people in the Zhu family were swallowed up by the flood.

Mr. Cai was urgently appointed as the prefect of Zhangzhou and went to Zhangzhou to fight the flood. There, Mr. Cai met Zhu Yuchun, who had lost all his relatives overnight.

Zhu Yuchun, who was only in his early teens at the time, faced the flooded Zhangzhou. He suppressed his grief and anger and devoted himself to flood prevention and disaster relief in his hometown.

Seeing that Zhu Yuchun had a strong mind, Mr. Cai took him in as his disciple and always kept him by his side to teach him. Mr. Cai's wife, Mrs. Xiao, treated Zhu Yuchun as her own son.

After Mr. Cai left his post in Zhangzhou, he brought Zhu Yuchun back to Shengjing with him. Zhu Yuchun lived in Cai's mansion until he entered the officialdom and started a family.

Zhao Mubai, Ji Yunting and Lu Ge'ang were all natives of Shengjing. Their families were well-known and prestigious families in Shengjing. Although they were married to Mr. Cai, they all lived in their own homes.

Until one rainy night, Old Cai brought back a newborn baby from outside. The child was Liang Jingcheng. Xiao had no children of her own, but she liked children very much. Liang Jingcheng had always been raised by Xiao until he was three years old, when he slept with Zhu Yuchun. Later, Zhu Yuchun went to the Imperial College, and Liang Jingcheng moved to the next room, where he has lived ever since.

It took Ye Changyan and his students nearly a month to travel from Wanshou County to Shengjing City, which was thousands of miles away. They were exhausted both physically and mentally. After washing up, they went to bed early.

The next day, Liang Jingcheng took Ye Changyan and Sang Li to familiarize themselves with Shengjing City. Sang Li's steward You Xin followed the steward of the Cai Mansion to look for a house.

Shengjing City is worthy of being the capital of the Great Sheng Kingdom. Its prosperity is beyond the reach of Yuzhou Prefecture.

Not long after he went out, Ye Changyan felt the ring finger of his left hand twitched twice, and it seemed that he stepped on something. Ye Changyan was used to it, and it seemed that he had picked up money again.

When he squatted down, he found that what he stepped on was actually a gold ingot. Ye Changyan was shocked. Shengjing was indeed rich. Although he often saw money in Yuzhou Prefecture in the past, they were only silver ingots. When he came to Shengjing, the first money he saw was actually a gold ingot.

A gold ingot is not a lot of money for Liang Jingcheng and Sang Li, but they both stared at the gold ingot in Ye Changyan's hand with envy. There were three of them traveling together, so how come Ye Changyan was so lucky.

Lu Tingfeng followed the three people not too far away. After walking for a long time, they were tired, so they had a simple meal at a small stall on the side of the road. Liang Jingcheng then took them towards Shuyuan Street.

This Academy Street is home to three of the five largest private academies in Shengjing. Although these five academies cannot be compared with the official Imperial College.

For students who have no family background, cannot get a place in the imperial court, and cannot be admitted to the Imperial Academy, these five academies are already considered to be the best academies in the entire Great Sheng Dynasty.

Because there are three famous academies located on this street, the street is named Shuyuan Street. This is the place with the most concentrated bookstores except for the area where the Imperial College is located. On the whole street, there are more than 20 shops selling books and stationery alone.