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

Ye Changyan has been a little dazed these past two days.

He was immersed in the joy of having picked up a cheap master.

He was pleasantly surprised that the enhancement device left to him by his master turned out to be such a magical and powerful treasure.

He wished he could immediately unlock the enhancer, reveal all its hidden functions, open up layers of compressed space, and see what treasures his master had left for him.

"elder brother!"

Erniu's voice was heard outside the yard, but Ye Changyan turned a deaf ear to it.

"Brother, someone is looking for you!"

Erniu called out again, but still got no response, so she hurried into the house and saw her brother in a daze. She came up to him, shook Ye Changyan's arm, and shouted, "Brother, someone's looking for you outside!"

Ye Changyan finally came to his senses and followed Erniu to the gate of the courtyard.

I saw a tall young man standing at the gate of the courtyard. He seemed familiar. When I got closer, I found that this young man was the follower of Liang Jingcheng on the day of the literary meeting.

"Master Ye!"

"Brother, come in and sit down."

Ye Changyan hurriedly greeted the other party, but saw that the other party did not move, but took out an envelope.

"Mr. Ye, I am Lu Tingfeng, and I am here to give you an invitation."

As he said that, he handed the envelope to Ye Changyan. Ye Changyan took the envelope and wanted to invite the other party to come in and sit down, but the other party simply said goodbye and left.

"Brother, who is this man? He looks so tall and handsome."

"This is a friend's entourage."

Erniu was a little gossipy, wondering when did her brother make such a friend, and even this follower was so handsome. But seeing that her brother didn't say much, Erniu went to cook.

Ye Changyan opened the envelope only after he saw Lu Tingfeng had disappeared at the end of the road.

It turned out that the Double Ninth Festival was approaching, and Mr. Cai personally invited me to appreciate the chrysanthemums.

At this moment, Lian and Wulang came back carrying farm tools. The sharp-eyed Wulang saw the letter in his brother's hand.

"Brother, who sent you this letter?"

"A friend invited me to reenact the chrysanthemum appreciation."

"Can you take me with you?"

“I’m not that familiar with this friend.”

Wulang curled his lips and went into the house carrying his farm tools.

"Is your friend a man or a woman?"

Unexpectedly, Lian looked at Ye Changyan with a gossipy look on her face.

"Mom, you think too much. It's just a friend I met at the last literary meeting."

"Mom is just asking, Erniu, is the meal ready?"

Lian quickly changed the subject and called Wulang to ask Ye Xiaozheng to come out for dinner.

The next day was the time agreed with the Zhong family father and son.

Ye Changyan packed everything up early in the morning and went out amid his family's eager anticipation.

When I arrived at Yunfeng Tower just after noon, I saw Zhong Yunfeng waiting outside the door anxiously.

"Brother Ye!"

Seeing Ye Changyan appear from the corner of the street from afar, Zhong Yunfeng hurried forward to meet him.

"Brother Yunfeng."

"Come, come, come, my father has been waiting in the private room for a long time."

When I arrived at the private room on the second floor, I saw Zhong Dingyi standing up to greet me.

"My dear nephew, come, come, sit down, and have some tea."

Ye Changyan clearly felt the humility and politeness of the father and son towards him.

"Uncle, Brother Yunfeng, you're welcome."

After a brief greeting, the host and the guest took their seats.

"My dear nephew, I won't beat around the bush with you. After seeing the magic of this fresh chicken, the elders in the clan all agreed to your proposal and wanted to try something big."

Zhong Dingyi, the patriarch of a large family that ranks among the most prominent in Yuzhou Prefecture, smiled in front of Ye Changyan with his teeth showing, like an innocent child.

Although he had expected that the Zhong family would agree to his proposal, Ye Changyan was still very happy to hear it with his own ears.

Everyone present laughed and picked up the tea in their hands.

After another brief greeting, Zhong Yunfeng finally spoke.

"Brother Ye, this is the contract drawn up according to your previous idea. Take a look."

Ye Changyan took the contract handed over by Zhong Yunfeng, opened it and looked at it carefully.

Except for his own signature, all the others have been written, including the signatures and handprints of the elders of the Zhong family, the signatures and handprints of the Zhong family father and son, and the clan seal of the Zhong family.

It seems that the Zhong family is very optimistic about this deal. Although their conditions seem a bit harsh and the Zhong family can only get 20% of the profits every year, if this deal really goes as expected, then for the Zhong family, this deal will be a treasure trove.

Ye Changyan was also optimistic about this deal. Since both brothers of the Ye family were going to take the imperial examinations, they definitely could not get involved in business personally, and he was very optimistic about Zhong Yunfeng's ability in business.

On the surface, the Zhong family will become more famous with Rujixian, but Rujixian is in the hands of the Ye family, which binds the Zhong and Ye families together. You gain fame, I gain profit, a win-win cooperation.

Seeing that the terms of the contract were indeed drafted according to his previous ideas and there was nothing wrong with it, Ye Changyan picked up the pen he had prepared in advance and left the name of Erniu Ye Changting at the end of the contract.

The Zhong family father and son were somewhat confused, but they did not express any questions. This was actually an arrangement made by Ye Changyan after careful consideration. Of course, he had never mentioned his arrangement to anyone.

The contract was made in three copies. Ye Changyan took one copy, Zhong Yunfeng took another copy, and the remaining copy was naturally kept by the Zhong family.

"Uncle, we are a real family from now on, so don't be so polite."

Ye Changyan's words made Zhong Dingyi very happy. Ye Changyan had achieved fame and honor at a young age, which made Zhong Dingyi a little envious, but he thought in his heart that he was just a nerd.

Through this incident, he realized how powerful this young boy Ye Changyan was. This kid was definitely not an ordinary person. The Zhong family must get closer to Ye Changyan as much as possible.

"May I ask, Brother Ye, when can this fresh chicken be supplied?"

Zhong Yunfeng was a little impatient and wanted to roll up his sleeves and get to work.

"Brother Yunfeng, please tell me your plan first."

Ye Changyan saw Zhong Yunfeng's excited face. Seeing the opportunity to show his talents right in front of him, how could he not be excited? Ye Changyan didn't know what Zhong Yunfeng's specific ideas were.

"The main customers of Yunfeng Tower are the wealthy gentry in Wanshou County. However, most of these wealthy gentry have professional chefs and cooks in their homes. In the past, we were able to attract them only because of the style and refinement of Yunfeng Tower. But now with Rujixian, I believe that as long as they try it once, they will be attracted to us."

Zhong Yunfeng was very confident. Seeing Ye Changyan nodded, he continued.

"I plan to launch a series of publicity actions in the near future. For example, on the first and fifteenth day of the lunar month, as Brother Ye mentioned before, we will come to the building to perform two performances of "White Snake" to attract these people first."

Seeing Ye Changyan smile, Zhong Yunfeng seemed to be encouraged.

"I plan to add fresh chicken to some of the special dishes instead of all the dishes. These special dishes will be limited in supply every day, and some special dishes will be appropriately replaced every ten days to achieve the purpose of continuous attraction."

Unexpectedly, Zhong Yunfeng actually thought of hunger marketing, and Ye Changyan couldn't help but applaud.

"In addition, I am considering providing a certain amount of delivery every day. Even good wine needs to be known only by its deep alley. We should take the initiative to provide those ladies and wives in the mansions with the opportunity to taste our dishes..."

Zhong Yunfeng was still talking about his ideas nonstop, and Ye Changyan on the side nodded repeatedly. Zhong Yunfeng was indeed very talented, and Ye Changyan was very satisfied. Zhong Dingyi on the side was very pleased after listening to his son's series of ideas.

……

"Did you hear that?"

"What did you hear?"

"This scholar from the Ye family will be talking about "White Snake" again soon."

"where is it?"

"I heard it's still in Yunfeng Tower."

……

The news that Ye Changyan was going to tell the story of "White Snake" again spread like wildfire and soon became known among the scholars and students in Wanshou County.