After I became a general, I went back to my hometown to farm

◎Eating watermelon turns my face into a tabby cat. ◎

After the shop was bought, Gu Zeyu took Brother Cheng to help in the past few days.

Clean the shop, and simply decorate.

Father Cheng felt relieved, he just studied and put some furniture on the shelves.

He drove an ox cart to move some of the finished furniture at home to a shop in the town.

Fortunately, the shop is big enough to accommodate so many.

According to Gu Zeyu's suggestion, Cheng's father arranged a simple show room, which has desks, chairs, cabinets, dressing tables, etc., everything is available.

Gu Zeyu said: "It's like a model room, so that when the guests come, they can see the appearance of the room intuitively, and it is easy to choose what kind of layout they want."

Some people who are afraid of trouble really want this kind of model room layout. After the furniture workshop officially opened, someone directly ordered a set of model room style furniture.

There is no need to change the position of the display, it can be directly moved to the home.

It has been seven or eight days since everything was done.

Today is the opening day.

Gu Zeyu handed over the scissors, Cheng's father cut the rope, and the plaque was exposed at once, and Cheng's furniture shop opened amidst the sound of firecrackers.

That day was a very ordinary day, but the weather was fine, the sky was clear, the blue sky was clear without many white clouds, the sun was still dazzling, but it made people feel happy.

Some people from the vicinity of the shop came to join in the fun, and there were some who entered the shop, but most of them didn't buy anything, they just strolled around.

Everyone does not know this newly opened shop, so they dare not jump to conclusions. After all, furniture is not like food, and it is not expensive to buy it once.

Afraid to buy bad quality.

Father Cheng enthusiastically explained to the customers who entered the store, such as his new works, desk cabinets, and revolving tables.

Desk cabinets can be understood by people, that is, the combination of desks and bookcases saves some space, which is not bad.

It's just a rotating table. It has a mechanism and is made of good materials, but it has two layers. The upper layer is a round board pressed into the middle, but it can rotate.

This is the trick.

The guests were amazed, but what's the use of this fancy table?

Father Cheng explained: "This table is best used in a restaurant. Put a table of dishes on it, and turn the table around, so that all the dishes can arrive without having to get up."

A man said: "Then how can we use it if we don't open a restaurant?"

Father Cheng said with a smile: "It can also be useful for entertaining guests. This thing is new, and I'm afraid no one else has seen it before."

A man in charge in the crowd thought about it for a while, and then decided to buy a few, "Shopkeeper, you can guarantee the quality of this table. This table looks good, but it won't be able to turn around after a while."

Father Cheng was categorical and firm, "Our furniture is made of good materials. If there is any problem, I will repair it for free. If it cannot be used within one year, it will be replaced for free."

There was an uproar from the crowd, this store also gave the warranty, it's incredible.

Everyone is living a tight life, so if the table and chair are broken, basically let the man at home beat and fix it by himself, but it is not professional after all, and it may be uneven and uncomfortable to use.

I'm afraid it will cost a few pennies just to repair it, so if you can save it, you can save it.

There was a man who was moved. The stool at home was broken by him. He bought one and took it home in a few days.

And so it became a business.

Everyone also had a good impression of Cheng's shop.

Gu Zeyu was accompanying him to discuss the business of rotating tables. He knew a lot, and if he talked about some modern concepts, he would be able to benefit people for life.

The person in charge nodded repeatedly, and decided to order four revolving tables to try. His owner's house is a restaurant, so it should be a little innovative.

At the end of the day, several deals were made.

But there are still a lot of people waiting and watching. Father is very happy if he doesn't go through the process. Just today, he can earn a few taels of silver, which is good enough.

He is content.

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Soon at the end of August, Gu Xin went home and told Uncle Gu that he was going to prepare for the scientific examination.

The exam is a rural exam held in the county, so I need to be reminded to go to the county to prepare and rent a house to prepare for the exam.

Uncle Gu naturally valued it and said that he would accompany him to the exam.

Gu Zeyu also heard about it, and wanted to join in the fun, so he took Brother Cheng there that day, and when he saw Gu Xin, who looked like a scholar, he said hello: "Gu Xin, I haven't seen you for a long time. The next time I come back is to prepare for the scientific examination."

Gu Xin said: "Yes, I'm going to take the county exam."

Then he also greeted them both and said hello, he was very polite.

Brother Yu, who was standing beside him, also smiled and said, "My brother is going to be a scholar this time, and the master said that he has a great chance of passing the exam."

Brother Cheng was very familiar with them, so the young people sat down together and chatted casually. The atmosphere was very relaxed and happy for a while.

After chatting together for about half an hour, Uncle Gu entered the house. He brought news that the land tax would be paid tomorrow, and everyone in the village was urgently preparing the food to be paid.

This news came from the village chief, and its authenticity can be guaranteed.

After hearing this, Gu Zeyu took Brother Cheng home and got ready.

He asked his uncle some questions that should be paid attention to when paying the land tax, and then he looked very happy.

With so much food stored at home, he was really afraid of being bitten by mice or getting moldy and spoiled.

Paying the land tax can also free up some space for the granary at home.

Because the watermelons were about to ripen, Gu Zeyu had already found some small caravans while he was going to the town. After discussing, he would sell them watermelons and transport them to other places to sell some.

Fortunately, most of the people in the caravan traveled far and wide, and they have heard of and eaten watermelon.

Hearing that Gu Zeyu had planted watermelons on two hundred acres of land, he was shocked. Watermelons can also be grown on our land here, isn't it only sandy land?

Someone has already ordered watermelon from Gu Zeyu in advance. After all, anyone who has eaten it knows that it is a good thing.

It can even be sold for a tael of silver in Zhaoguo. After all, it is not a short distance to transport it from Yucheng, and watermelon is heavy and watery, so it is easy to rot when touched.

Rare things are more expensive, and rich people still like watermelon very much.

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Gu Zeyu had the bottom line in his heart, and he often went to the field with Brother Cheng in early August.

This day was like this, the two took advantage of the cool breeze in the evening and walked to the field.

Brother Cheng squeezed his hand to play with, caressing the calluses on the man's big hand, "Brother Gu, the watermelon should be ripe too, didn't you say it will be ripe in August."

Gu Zeyu looked at the bored brother Cheng with gentle eyes, and comforted him: "It's ripe, not a few days away, since you're curious, let's try a watermelon today, I knocked on its watermelon skin yesterday and it felt crispy Crunchy and almost cooked."

Brother Cheng was happy, "Okay."

He urged to leave quickly, "Brother Gu, we are only a few hundred meters away, let's go quickly."

Looking at the large melon field in front of me, because there are so many, it looks endless and spectacular. Under the lush green leaves, there are watermelons, large or small, with green patterns, which look like they grow out of the ground. As a gift, who would have thought that a plant the size of a small vine could breed a watermelon several times larger than its own body.

There are even two or three brothers and sisters on one plant, which is called a cow.

Brother Cheng has already rushed over, squatting on the ground, happily touching a watermelon, first imitating Gu Zeyu's appearance, using the index finger and middle finger together, knocking a few times, listening to the sound.

If it is dull, it is not necessarily ripe, but if it is crisp, the melon is ripe.

Then there is the rear butt of the melon. If the white circle is small, it is a good melon. It is likely to taste good and sweet.

Boom, boom, brother Cheng turned to look at Gu Zeyu happily, "Brother Gu, I've heard that this melon should be ripe, let's open it."

Gu Zeyu came over to take a look, tapped a few times, then nodded and said, "Okay, let's open this melon."

Then I opened the melon on the spot with the knife I carried with me, and a lot of sweet juice flowed out on the ground, spreading the ground wet.

At first glance, the flesh inside is pink, and it is not very ripe, but it is still edible.

Brother Cheng asked: "Brother Gu, this melon should be ripe. I've already asked about the sweetness of the melon. It looks delicious."

Gu Zeyu said with a smile: "You can eat it if it is not ripe, but it will be the right time in ten days. At that time, we will come to the field to pick melons and move them, and then load them into a cart to sell in the town. It will be very good at that time." A shady place, where you can eat melons when you are thirsty or hungry, and you can sit and wait for money.”

Brother Cheng was moved by the beautiful scene Gu Zeyu described. His eyes lit up, and his pupils were filled with joy, "Wow, I must go pick and sell melons. It sounds like fun."

Brother Cheng's repressed child temper suddenly rose again.

Gu Zeyu is very tolerant, brother Cheng is nothing more than an adult, in his eyes he is just a child, with the right to play and be childish.

He unconsciously thought that most of the children in the previous life were in the third year of high school or college, and they were still studying in the classroom, and the excitement of life had just begun.

But brother Cheng has already married him and has become his little wife, taking care of the family affairs and doing busy work every day.

Wash and cook for him, and do housework very diligently.

With love and pity in his eyes, he cut the watermelon into several pieces, and handed it to Brother Cheng to eat, "Brother Cheng, here, you have to taste it first."

Brother Cheng took it and couldn't wait to taste it. The sweet watermelon was in his mouth, and the juice was rich. It was a taste that he had never tasted before, and his taste buds were satisfied.

He admired and said: "Brother Gu, watermelon is delicious, why do you just watch me eat it, and don't move yourself?" His eyes were full of doubts, why did Brother Gu look at him like that, both gentle and determined determination.

Gu Zeyu came back to his senses, covered it up with a smile, and said, "Just eat it, I like watermelon too."

As he spoke, he took a piece of watermelon and put it in his mouth.

It was quickly over.

Brother Cheng didn't worry so much anymore, he happily ate the watermelon, like a kitten without worries, his mouth was stained with watermelon juice.

Brother Cheng curled his mouth, only to realize that his hands and mouth were covered with sticky watermelon juice. He turned to look at Gu Zeyu for help. The corners of Gu Zeyu's mouth curled up, and he said with a smile, "If you don't eat, we'll wash your hands." .”

Brother Cheng couldn't take it anymore, he is a clean brother, "No, I have to wash my hands and face first, and then come back to eat watermelon."

Gu Zeyu asked him helplessly: "Then when I come back to eat watermelon, it won't be stained with watermelon juice again."

Brother Cheng turned his head around, "When you eat for a while, take small bites, just be careful."

Gu Zeyu took him to dig a well to wash his hands, and moved the watermelon to the shed in the field.

Then I taught him a way: dig and eat with a spoon.

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There will be an update tonight.