Jiangyu Mufeng

Du Jianfeng understood the principle of "following what he likes". He had been in modern times for more than [-] years and it was not in vain.

This scholar is upright, clean and honest, and likes good poems, so he will send good poems.It's just that he's just a reckless man here after all, not a calligrapher, nor a scholar. It's not good to send it over by himself, but there is no one in their town who is particularly good at calligraphy. After thinking about it, it's better to write it yourself Send it over to express his sincerity.

Du Jianfeng knew that Zhang Xiucai loved bamboo, so he wrote three poems praising bamboo and marked the author's name. After drying the ink, he took Du Jianwen to Liuye Village to visit Zhang Xiucai.

Liuye Village was not far from Guanghua Village, and they arrived there not long after walking. After asking the villagers, they found Zhang Xiucai's residence.There is only Zhang Xiucai's house in this area, the front and back are covered with bamboo, the environment is very quiet, very suitable for reading.

Looking at this residence, I also knew that Zhang Xiucai was reliable, so Du Jianfeng knocked on the door, and soon a thirteen or fourteen-year-old boy who was about the same size as Du Jianwen came out. Did my father go to school?"

"Exactly." Du Jianfeng said politely, "Please tell me, Young Master Zhang."

"There's no need to report, you can come in." The young master said, "My father is in the house."

After entering with Zhang Xiucai's son, they were invited into the guest room. Seeing that there was already a man in his thirties drinking tea in the guest room, Du Jianfeng knew that this was Zhang Xiucai, so he went to Zhang Xiucai. After a salute, he said: "I'm at Du Jianfeng. I heard that Mr. Zhang is knowledgeable, honest and upright, so I specially brought my younger brother Du Jianwen here to study."

Zhang Xiucai nodded, stood up and glanced at Du Jianfeng, and said, "You are not very old, you speak like you have read a book."

"Soon." Du Jianfeng said: "I have no intention of official career, but my younger brother is eager to study, I hope Mr. accept him."

"Has your younger brother ever studied?" Zhang Xiucai asked.

"No." Du Jianfeng said, "I only know simple characters."

Zhang Xiucai frowned: "In principle, I only accept those who can read and write, so I can start planning for the examination of children."

Du Jianfeng didn't panic, he took out the poems he had prepared in advance and handed them to Zhang Xiucai, saying: "I heard that Mr. loves bamboo, and unfortunately I also like bamboo. When I went out the year before last, I met some scholars and asked them to write poems for bamboo. I specially brought it here for Mr., and I hope Mr. will not dislike the following words."

"Oh? The words you wrote?" Zhang Xiucai became interested. He took the specially framed poem handed over by Du Jianfeng, opened it, and couldn't help but his eyes lit up. This style of writing is due to the fact that one must have obtained meritorious service, Du Jianfeng, do you want to learn from me? Together with your younger brother."

"Thanks to Mr.'s great love, Du Jianfeng has no intention of becoming an official. He just wants my younger brother to learn from you, and I hope Mr. will accept him." Du Jianfeng said.

Zhang Xiucai pondered for a moment, and then said: "With me, those who can't bear hardships can go home immediately, Du Jianwen, do you understand?"

As soon as Du Jianfeng heard that he agreed, he immediately patted Du Jianwen, who was still in a daze, and said, "What are you doing in a daze, thank the teacher quickly!"

Du Jianwen came to his senses, and immediately bowed to Zhang Xiucai, saying, "Student Du Jianwen assures the teacher that he will be able to endure hardships and will definitely learn from the teacher with all his heart!"

Zhang Xiucai nodded, Du Jianfeng also patted Du Jianwen on the shoulder, and said: "Brother, I found you the best teacher, and then it's up to you. You have to suffer and suffer, so you can be a master, you remember Hold on to that sentence."

"It's hard to be a master." Before Du Jianwen could speak, Zhang Xiucai said the sentence again, nodded and said: "Yes, I'm going to write this sentence and frame it in the middle , Motivate my students all the time.”

After chatting with Zhang Xiucai for a while, Du Jianfeng took Du Jianwen away. On the way back, Du Jianfeng said: "Since I have paid my respects to the teacher, this matter is settled. Just now, my husband said that I want you to prepare to come to school the day after tomorrow. When you go back to me Help you prepare the six rites, and then follow me to the town to buy some pens, inks, papers and inkstones. When you run out, you can find me, your parents, or your sister-in-law at any time. Then you can study with peace of mind. Don't worry about it."

"I know brother." Du Jianwen was very happy: "I will definitely learn from my husband. I am also a man. I want to support this family with my brother and make contributions to the family!"

"That's right." Du Jianfeng said: "If my business grows bigger in the future and it affects your exam, we will separate temporarily. We will stay together when you come back. The separation is just a registration."

"it is good."

Even if Du Jianwen's matter is resolved, even if a major matter is resolved, Du Jianfeng actually knows that this matter is quite embarrassing for Zhang Xiucai.After all, if ordinary people want to study, they first go to the lowest-level school in the village to learn how to read and write, and then go to the formal school in the town or find someone like a scholar to be a teacher to test children.However, Zhang Xiucai's promise is one thing, and it also depends on Du Jianwen's performance in the future, but he believes in Du Jianwen's ability. Du Jianwen is smart in doing things, learns things quickly and has a good memory.

After Du Jianwen officially handed over the six rituals and went to school, Du Jianfeng concentrated on going to the shop.He set the opening day on the 25th of the first lunar month. The weather was fine and there were more people on the street. Early in the morning, Du Jianfeng, Mu Jiangyu and others lifted the hanging plaque cloth, and Huang Sheng set off a string of firecrackers , Dongjie, which just woke up, immediately became lively.

Huang Zhiqiang set up a stall here every day, and he already had regular customers. He would recommend anyone who came to him. It can be said that he is a conscientious propagandist.

Du Jianfeng knew that there would not be many customers at first, because their shop mainly focus on stir-fried vegetables, which is a new thing, and secondly, the price of fried vegetables is naturally higher than the price of ordinary dishes, and ordinary workers cannot afford it, so Take your time.

But he didn't expect that when noon was approaching, Li Wei came over with all the yamen servants in their house, calling for a few more signature dishes, and the group of them occupied three tables. Du Jianfeng knew that it was Li Wei who supported him. , He was grateful in his heart, and immediately went to cook. When the dishes came out, Li Wei and the others were immediately attracted by the dishes.

They all knew in advance that the dishes in Du Jianfeng's restaurant would definitely be different, but they didn't expect it to be so different. They served the dishes on porcelain plates, which they usually used to hold snacks like preserved fruit, but they didn't expect Du Jianfeng The dishes are also served on plates, and this dish is very fragrant. It is obviously what they usually eat, but it just smells different.

Du Jianfeng packed three servings of each dish and served them, and everyone didn't say much, just greeted them and started eating.

"It tastes really good!" A yamen servant said, "I'm also wondering, do I still eat less vegetables? Why is the food here so delicious?"

"Try this meat!" Another person said, "What kind of fried meat is this? It's so delicious!"

"This is called Xianggan Fried Pork." Du Jianfeng said, "This Xianggan is made from beans."

The other people didn't care about talking, and kept eating. They just started, and a few more people came in at the door. Du Jianfeng saw that it was Xiao Fang who brought Dr. Xiao, and his father, mother and a man who looked like A girl younger than Xiao Fang came in.

"Doctor Xiao, Shopkeeper Xiao, Brother Xiao Xian." Du Jianfeng greeted him and said, "Welcome!"

"I've been waiting for you to open the door for a long time!" Xiao Fang said: "Looking at how delicious Brother Li's food is, I know you are extraordinary. Hurry up, what Brother Li and the others ordered, give me some too." , Oh yes, this is my mother and my sister."

Du Jianfeng nodded to them and went to the back kitchen with Wang Jun. Huang Qiu took them to find a seat and sat down. Xiao Fang sat down, looked at the place, and nodded very satisfied: "This place is big. , there is actually a private room upstairs, not bad.”

Huang Qiu served them tea and said, "There will be some snacks after dinner."

"That would be the best!" Xiao Fang was very happy: "Father is treating me today, I want to eat more."

They were still talking here, and many people came in at the door, all of them were frequent patrons of Du's bakery, and they knew that the food served by his family was really high-quality goods, so they came over.

Huang Sheng deliberately went to the back kitchen to tell Du Jianfeng that there were several tables of guests. Du Jianfeng nodded without panic, and said, "Take care of the guests first, and deliver the dim sum after eating, otherwise you won't be able to eat."

After Huang Sheng went out, Du Jianfeng said: "Wang Jun, you fire up another stove. There are more and more people, so you should start frying too."

"it is good."

At this moment, Li Wei and the others had finished eating at the tables outside, Huang Qiu immediately brought them some snacks, Li Wei looked at the delicate green snacks and asked, "This is it?"

"This is a snack from the store. I have delivered everything I ate in the past five days." Huang Qiu said: "This is called matcha cake, you can eat it."

Several people were already full, but they couldn't help looking at this delicate dim sum, and they started eating again, boasting as they ate.

After they finished eating, they went to pay the bill. One table was worth [-] Wen. Mu Jiangyu knew that these were Du Jianfeng's friends, so he said, "[-] Wen per table."

Li Wei frowned, and said: "Such a delicious dish, and snacks for delivery, as much as you want, don't give us less, otherwise we won't dare to come here in the future."

As soon as he said this, other people also agreed, so Mu Jiangyu had no choice but to accept a total of 180 Wen from them.

Here Xiao Fang also eats very deliciously. He is a food lover, but now he can't even free his mouth to praise him, so he just keeps eating. Xiao Fang's mother shook her head when she saw him like this. Said: "You child, it's almost time, you are so careless when you are about to get married, and your younger sister is more stable than you."

Xiao Qian smiled after hearing this, and helped her brother to speak: "This is really delicious."

At this time, it was lunch time, and there were a lot of people. A group of people came in at the door. The leader was a man who looked like a scholar. Huang Sheng rushed to greet him and said, "Please invite some of you."

The man asked, "Is there a private room upstairs?"

"Yes! Do you want it?"

"I want one."

Huang Sheng took a few people up, and the person who walked up to the top found that the decoration above was completely different. There were names on the doors of each private room, and there were corresponding poems, which was very appetizing for the group of scholars. The eyes of the group of people lit up when they saw it, and said, "Your boss is quite thoughtful."

"Yes." Huang Sheng nodded and said, "How many choose a private room?"

The man walked around, and finally he and his friends chose "Nianxue" among the four large boxes "Listening to the Wind", "Guanhua", "Nianxue" and "Watching the Moon".It's not yet fully spring, and there will be a thin snow from time to time, which is appropriate for the occasion.

After entering, they found that there was still a hole in the sky. As soon as they entered the door, there was a screen on the right side. They chose Nianxuejian. Pear blossoms."

The leader and a few friends praised at the same time: "This poem is wonderful, there is no mention of snow, but there is snow everywhere, no, if I really pass the exam in the future, my teacher appreciation banquet will be here, the teacher will definitely like it."

Going in and taking a look, the table inside is round and divided into two floors, and the upper floor can be rotated!The few of them were studying in the town, and their families were relatively well-off, but they had never seen such a table, and they were amazed for a while.

Huang Sheng was also very surprised when he first saw this table. On the one hand, he was surprised by the table, and on the other hand, he was surprised by Du Jianfeng's mind. Seeing that these scholars were also like this, he explained: "The dishes we serve will be placed on the upper floor. If you are far away, you don't need to stand up to pick up the dishes. You can gently turn the table to bring the dishes in front of you."

"Wonderful!" the man said, and after several people sat down, they saw the menu and marked prices on the wall. The man asked strangely, "What if people can't read?"

Huang Sheng smiled: "If you can't read, just tell me. I can tell you what dishes I have, and I can remember them. But our boss said that generally those who can come to the private room to eat can read."

The man nodded, and ordered another table of dishes. Huang Sheng took notes one by one, and then went to the back kitchen to inform Du Jianfeng and Wang Jun.

Du Jianfeng didn't expect the business to be so hot on the first day, but he was very motivated. While cooking and planning, he underestimated himself. It is estimated that Mu Jiangyu and Huang Qiu in the hall are already busy at the moment. .

In fact, Mu Jiangyu was really busy, but he was busy in an orderly manner. He told everyone not to worry about paying the bill. If there were too many people in front of the counter, they would sit down and drink tea later. There should be no mistakes in the checkout. Can't go wrong, prefer to wait.

Muyun Town is an important town for transportation. It is necessary to pass through this area to go to the county seat, Fucheng and several other towns. There are many businessmen coming and going, and there are many regular and regular customers. There are even more people there. Du Jianfeng thought that because of the price, their customers would not be many, but he did not expect that those businessmen who passed by here, or scholars who were studying, or those who came to the nearby villages to collect tea and other things Merchants are not short of this kind of money. Compared with these, they are more willing to spend money to let themselves have a good meal when they are exhausted.

There was a steady stream of news about ordering dishes from the front, and Du Jianfeng was thinking while cooking, this person is not good enough, he must add a few more people.