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

Ye Changyan withdrew his aching arm, stood up with difficulty and put on his clothes.

Liang Jingcheng felt a little embarrassed. Ye Changyan turned around and glared at him, then walked out of the room without looking back.

Ye Changyan came out of Wulang's room and saw Wulang sitting by the door of the main hall, reviewing a book. Lian and Erniu were busy at the stove, so he walked over.

I saw Erniu making a fire, and Lian was cutting the proofed noodles into small pieces on the stove.

Ye Changyan walked to the stove and saw that a pot of porridge was already cooked in an iron pot on one side of the stove, and a steamer was placed on the other side of the stove, ready to steam buns.

"Mom, there are still some lotus roots left from yesterday. Where did you put them?"

Ye Changyan walked around the stove and didn't see anything, so he asked Lian.

"Under the shelf over there by the water tank."

Ye Changyan took out two lotus roots, scooped up some water, washed them clean, peeled the skin, put them on the chopping board, cut them into very small cubes, and soaked them in a ceramic basin before speaking to Lian.

"Mom, when the steamed buns are ready, use the water in the pot to blanch the lotus root for a while, then take it out and I'll mix it with a side dish later."

As soon as Ye Changyan came out of the kitchen, he saw Liang Jingcheng coming out of the room. He looked energetic and it seemed that he had slept well last night.

Seeing Ye Changyan staring at him, Liang Jingcheng walked into the yard with a little embarrassment and asked Lu Tingfeng at the gate.

"What about the teacher?"

"I haven't seen the gentleman come out yet."

Liang Jingcheng was a little surprised. In the past, the teacher would get up before dawn and then walk around the yard for a few laps. But it was already noon today. Could it be that he hadn't gotten up yet?

Liang Jingcheng turned and walked towards Ye Changyan's room, and sure enough, the door was still closed.

Liang Jingcheng gently pushed open the door and heard a slight snoring sound coming from inside.

Liang Jingcheng walked into the room and saw that it was very clean and tidy. There was a bed against the wall, which looked slightly bigger than the bed in Wulang's room.

There is a large cabinet next to the bed, with an oil lamp, a kettle and a cup on it. There is a desk in front of the bed, with stationery neatly placed on it. There is a chair under the desk, and against the wall against the desk, there is a row of bookshelves, with many books neatly placed on them.

Liang Jingcheng carefully checked every corner of the room, and in a trance he felt a faint smell in the room. He couldn't describe it for the moment, but the smell felt inexplicably familiar.

Liang Jingcheng came to the bookshelf, picked up a book and flipped through it, then he heard some noise coming from the bed.

"Teacher, did I wake you up?"

I saw Mr. Cai supporting himself with his hands, sitting up on the bed, looking at me with sleepy eyes.

"Oh, I slept so comfortably. What time is it?"

"I guess it's almost 9:00 pm."

"Ah? It's so late. I'm sorry, I'm sorry. This is my first time as a guest at someone's house and I overslept."

Mr. Cai was a little anxious and hurriedly prepared to get up.

"Teacher, you haven't had such a good sleep for a long time."

Liang Jingcheng saw that the teacher got up today, full of energy and looked very happy.

"Hey, don't tell me, I always had some problems when I got up in the past, but today I feel refreshed."

Mr. Cai stretched his arms and kicked his calves, and found that he was full of energy and his face was full of smiles.

"It seems that what the Ye family kid said was right. I soaked my feet tonight and my sleep improved a lot."

Liang Jingcheng stepped forward and helped the teacher put on his clothes, and then the teacher and student walked out of the room.

"Excuse me, excuse me."

When Mr. Cai saw the Ye family members busy setting the table in the main room, he quickly apologized for being rude.

"Mr. Cai, did you sleep well last night?"

Ye Changyan saw Liang Jingcheng supporting Mr. Cai walking over, and Mr. Cai looked very energetic, so he walked forward with a smile and asked.

"Good! Good! Good! I haven't slept so soundly in a long time. I was afraid that I wouldn't be able to sleep in this new environment, but I never thought that I would sleep until the sun was shining on my butt!"

When everyone in the Ye family heard this, they all burst into laughter.

"That's good, that's good. Old man, please wash your face and we'll prepare dinner."

Seeing that Mr. Cai looked refreshed, Ye Xiaozheng was very happy. He pointed to the washbasin on the shelf nearby and greeted Mr. Cai.

A group of people were holding porridge and eating steamed buns when they saw Ye Changyan bringing a plate.

"Mr. Cai, these are the freshly mixed lotus roots. I'll put some in the steamed buns for you to try.

As he spoke, Ye Changyan broke open a steamed bun, scooped some into the middle of the bun with a spoon, and then handed it to Mr. Cai.

"Yeah, it's very good."

Mr. Cai took it, took a bite, chewed it twice, and couldn't help but praise it.

“This mixed lotus root is also delicious with porridge.”

As he spoke, Ye Changyan scooped a small spoonful of diced lotus root into Mr. Cai's bowl of porridge.

Liang Jingcheng was seen eating a steamed bun in his right hand, and handing the bowl of porridge to Ye Changyan with his left hand.

"Do it yourself!"

Everyone at the table couldn't help but burst into laughter.

After the meal, Liang Jingcheng and Lu Tingfeng also changed into their dried outer robes, packed up briefly, and then Mr. Cai said goodbye.

"Wulang, when your injury is healed, come and play in Chu Garden with your brother and sister."

Wu Lang grinned with his still swollen mouth, and nodded with a laugh.

After seeing off Mr. Cai and his party, Ye Changyan, his mother, brother and sister-in-law went up the mountain again. They had to stock up as many mushrooms as possible before the weather turned cold. They also had to check on several other experimental sites for the mushroom-startling technique.

Time flies, and it is already the beginning of winter. The Big Snow season is about to come. The climate in Yuzhou City is relatively warm, but with the approach of the Big Snow season, the temperature has dropped a lot. The temperature can still hover around ten degrees in the morning and evening, and can still reach around fifteen degrees at noon.

The Ye family's jars were filled with dried mushrooms. As the business of Yunfenglou became more and more popular, the supply of fresh mushrooms naturally increased a lot.

On the first day of the new year, Ye Changyan went to Yunfeng Tower to tell stories as promised. The enthusiasm of the scholars and students only increased, and the county residents who were waiting outside the Yunfeng Tower were all looking forward to hearing new songs from Ye Changyan's mouth again.

Nowadays in Wanshou County, almost everyone can hum a few lines of "Bai Suzhen at the Foot of Qingcheng Mountain". The little beggars on the roadside, wearing light clothes, sing happily on the street corners. The residents of the county are no longer surprised by this. Occasionally, travelers from other places passing by will be very curious and will throw a few copper coins to the song.

"I have already found a few of the chefs you asked me to look for. I think they have good comprehension and come from clean families and have good experience."

That day, Ye Changyan went to Yunfeng Tower to deliver fresh Ruji chicken, and heard Zhong Yunfeng mention this matter.

"Find someone to go to a remote place and find a blacksmith shop. Follow my drawing and make a few iron tools. You don't need to explain too much to others. Just bring them back on time. I will tell you in detail then."

As he spoke, Ye Changyan took out a blueprint and handed it to Zhong Yunfeng. Zhong Yunfeng took it, looked at it, didn't quite understand it, but didn't ask any more questions.

Then he took out a purse.

"This is last month's dividend, minus the portion I advanced to you earlier."

Ye Changyan took the bag from Zhong Yunfeng, weighed it, and found it was quite heavy.

"I had expected that business would be booming last month, but the extent of this boom far exceeded my expectations, especially for food delivery. The profit is very considerable. I have increased the supply as much as possible. The profit just last month was over 800 taels."

Zhong Yunfeng had a happy look on his face. He was quite satisfied with last month's profit.

"Yunfeng, you can set bigger goals and have a longer-term vision. What we have now is just an appetizer."

The words coming out of Ye Changyan's mouth made Zhong Yunfeng extremely excited. The experiences of the past two months made him have a trust in Ye Changyan that was almost worshipful.