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

That morning, Ye Changyan and Wulang stacked the pottery jars on a cart tied with a haystack.

They used straw to secure the pottery jars one by one, and then the two brothers pushed the cart towards the county town.

They first came to the county government office, but unfortunately Magistrate Wu, the county magistrate, the county lieutenant, the chief clerk and others were out inspecting the collection of taxes for the autumn harvest.

They were received by a minor official from the county government office. The official knew Ye Changyan and when he saw Ye Changyan coming, he greeted him warmly.

"Sir, this is unfortunate. The county magistrate and several other officials are out on official business."

"It's all right, all right. I'll have to ask this officer to help me pass these things to the adults."

Wulang quickly took four pottery jars from the cart.

"Okay, okay. I will hand it over to you personally when you return."

When the clerk saw that it was a pottery jar, he called out to a constable in the yamen, and two men came forward and carefully carried it in.

"Sorry for bothering you, thank you!"

After Ye Changyan walked away, the two servants who were helping to move things were muttering to each other.

"If you don't do anything, what can you talk about? Are you bored?"

The clerk kept waving at Ye Changyan, and watched the two brothers pushing the cart disappear around the corner of the street before he walked back to the county government office.

He heard two officers muttering to each other nearby, and his roar scared the two officers so much.

"Boss, you said that the scholar from the Ye family gave gifts to our county magistrate in such a ostentatious manner, and even pushed a cart and paraded through the streets."

A runner, with a servile look on his face, was gesticulating in front of the petty official, as he spoke.

"That's right, but with all the fanfare, they only gave away a clay jar. Could it be that there is silver sealed inside?"

The other officer was somewhat puzzled.

"You know nothing! Giving gifts secretly must have a purpose, while giving gifts openly is a favor."

The two officers looked puzzled, but the clerk just waved his hand.

"Go and do your work."

As the clerk spoke, he looked at the several pottery jars on the table, smiled and shook his head.

The Ye Changyan brothers pushed a cart and visited several large businesses that had sent gifts. Almost all the gifts were collected by the shop owners on their behalf.

During the whole journey, Wulang felt somewhat unhappy. Although all the big shopkeepers were smiling and polite in front of his brother, when they saw the clay jar he handed over, they all showed some contempt in their eyes.

Wulang believed that his brother also saw the expressions of these people, but he still looked very happy and greeted these shopkeepers with a smile.

"The next one is Yunfeng Tower."

"Brother, let's not go to Yunfeng Tower. They have all kinds of delicacies here. Who would be interested in our jars?"

"You don't have to go to any of the restaurants, but you have to go to Yunfeng Tower."

Looking at his brother with a mysterious face and speaking with confidence, Wu Lang was a little confused as to what his brother was up to.

"Sir, please come in!"

Just when the two brothers parked the flatbed truck at the entrance of Yunfeng Building, the sharp-eyed waiter came out to greet them from afar.

"Hey! Isn't this the scholar, Mr. Ye? Come in quickly!"

The waiter came up to the brothers and recognized at a glance Ye Changyan, who was telling stories in the building a few days ago. This man was the waiter who served tea to Ye Changyan that day.

Wu Lang was a little shocked that the waiter at Yunfeng Tower actually recognized his brother and was so attentive to him.

Wulang followed his brother, carrying a pottery jar, and followed the waiter into the famous Yunfeng Tower in Wanshou County.

The waiter took the Ye Changyan brothers directly to a small private room on the second floor.

Soon other waiters came with tea and cakes. Seeing that his brother was not surprised, Wu Lang became even more confused.

The two brothers ate cakes and drank tea. Wu Lang sighed in his heart, it is worthy of the famous Yunfeng Tower in Wanshou County, the cakes are delicious and the tea is delicious.

"dong dong dong"

Just as the two brothers were drinking tea and eating cakes, they heard someone knocking on the door of the private room.

"Brother Ye!"

After a few knocks on the door, the door was pushed open. Ye Changyan looked up and saw that it was Zhong Yunfeng.

"Mr. Zhong." After hearing the other party greet him, Ye Changyan responded with a simple greeting, then pointed to Wu Lang beside him and introduced him: "This is my younger brother, Changge."

"Mr. Zhong."

Wu Lang bowed to Zhong Yunfeng, who then waved his hand, motioning his brother to sit down. Then Zhong Yunfeng also sat down with some pride.

"We are brothers, no need to be polite." Then he picked up the teapot and refilled the tea for the two brothers, "Drink tea, drink tea."

Seeing the two brothers take a sip and put the teacups on the table, Zhong Yunfeng spoke to the waiter.

"Ask the kitchen staff to pick out a few of their signature vegetarian dishes and serve them as soon as possible."

Ye Changyan saw that Zhong Yunfeng seemed a little anxious in his words and expression, and seemed to be hesitant to talk in front of him. Ye Changyan calmed down and didn't say anything, but just took a sip of tea from time to time.

Wu Lang was still a little unclear about the origins of this Mr. Zhong, but seeing that he spoke casually and without paying attention to details, he thought that he was an old acquaintance of his brother. Seeing his brother drinking tea without saying a word, Wu Lang also imitated his brother, holding the teacup, and looking left and right from time to time.

Soon, the waiter brought the dishes to the table. Wu Lang was very surprised at the speed of serving dishes at Yunfeng Restaurant, which really deserved to be the best restaurant in Wanshou County.

"Come on, come on, eat some food."

Ye Changyan was not polite. He had been pushing the cart around the county town for most of the day and was really hungry.

Both brothers picked up their chopsticks. Although they were all vegetarian dishes, they still looked very appetizing, and Goro ate with gusto.

Ye Changyan had eaten most of these dishes at the last literary gathering. He thought that they wouldn't taste much better after a few days, but he was hungry anyway, so he just picked up some and made do with it.

Zhong Yunfeng is a carnivore who loves meat, but since the two brothers were in mourning, he picked up a dish in front of him. Judging from his expression, it should taste pretty good.

"Brother Ye, do you know that since you recited two passages from The White Snake in this building last time, the story of Bai Suzhen has become a hot topic among scholars and students in Wanshou County."

Ye Changyan put down his chopsticks and looked like he was listening attentively, but he was actually thinking in his heart that this was the purpose.

Wu Lang had no idea what Zhong Yunfeng was talking about. Who was this Bai Suzhen?

As Zhong Yunfeng spoke, he observed Ye Changyan's expression, but found that he looked calm and unperturbed. He didn't know whether he really didn't understand or was pretending not to understand.

Seeing Wu Lang standing aside with a curious look on his face, Zhong Yunfeng felt that Ye Changyan really didn’t seem to understand what he wanted to convey. Could it be that these two brothers have some nerdy habits?

But thinking of Ye Changyan's performance that day, Zhong Yunfeng became even more unsure, seeing that Ye Changyan never responded to his words.

Zhong Yunfeng intends to get straight to the point.

"Brother Ye, I want to discuss business with you."