Chapter 54 Chapter 54
In early July, Xu He's tea shed officially opened for business.
He couldn't read, so he thought about asking someone who could read in the village or a gentleman in the city to ask for a signboard, but before he could speak, Zhang Fangyuan took the signboard and came back by himself, teaching him to recognize the tea shed name.
Beside the tea shed are all big banyan trees, so I chose the character banyan, but the name is not catchy with just one character. What kind of character should be combined with this banyan? Naturally, it is easy, easy, easy.
The signboard is hung vertically on the wooden board and tied with a strong hemp rope. The signboard of an unusual shop is hung on the door, and the signboard of their house is hung vertically at the door. It is not limited to the position of the signboard, as long as it is eye-catching.
Many of the villagers could not read, so they only heard the word Yi, and they didn't know which banyan tree it was.
On the same day, Zhang Fangyuan specially bought a roll of firecrackers and came back, and the shops in the city opened their doors to set off firecrackers, and their tea shed beside the official road was not at a disadvantage.
The crackling red paper wrapped with firecrackers was exploded, and the red paper fragments flew in a cloud of white smoke, which was very festive to watch.
Unlike those who open shops on side roads in the city, people come to support the gatekeepers when they open their doors. A shop like this is a business for people with predestined relationship. Today, apart from my own family, there are also some villagers’ children who came to see the excitement. The fact that their family opened a shop here caused a lot of noise in the village and the nearby villages. It's strange to see.
Only a few Xiao Xiao came to see it, and the whole village knew about it after a while.
Zhang Fangyuan and Xu He also let others watch, no matter if they are from Jijiu Village or from Zaojiao Village next door, they all call in to drink tea and eat melon seeds. The villagers love to talk about the excitement. Gotta say a couple of nice words.
Many people in Zaojiao Village also know Zhang Fangyuan. Butchers often come to the village to slaughter animals, and they will become familiar after seeing him a few times.
Zhang Fangyuan didn't go to the city to set up a stall that day, but drank tea and cracked melon seeds with the villagers on the table outside the tea shed.
In the future, if you want to slaughter pigs, you don't have to go to the city to inform me. Just pass by and tell my wife that I'll come and see the animals when I'm free.
Okay! It will save some distance to come to our Zaojiao Village. The villager said cheerfully, Nowadays the tea sheds are open, butcher Zhang, do you want to buy some other animals?
Zhang Fangyuan said: What else?
Big pigs and sheep, small chickens, ducks and geese
This little one has to ask my wife. Anyway, if there is something, it's always good to come and ask if it will be accepted.
The villagers were very happy when they heard the news, and it was much more convenient than before.
There are two tables and one table sitting outside, which makes people think that the teahouse business is very good.
When did the tea shed open here?
A carriage slowly approached on the official road a few meters away. Hearing the loud voices, the owner of the carriage lifted a corner of the curtain, glanced at what seemed to be a newly built tea shed in the distance, and turned to the man following the carriage window. The servant said, Go see if you can rest and drink some tea.
The servant took his orders and ran over. Xu Hewei joined a group of men bragging and chatting there, and peeled garlic with Zhang Shiyue by the porch of the tea shed. He noticed the carriage from a long distance away.
Brother, do you want to take a rest and eat something, or continue to pay for dry food?
Our master is going to the Guanyin Temple, and wants to rest here, do you have good tea?
Xu He said: Excellent tea is not available, but there are ordinary ones that are common in the market.
The servant didn't say anything, turned around and went back to report. I don't know what was said in front of the curtain of the carriage, and what the master's family said back, the servant's face was slightly gray, and the carriage drove again.
Xu He thought that there was nothing to do with this small business, but he never thought that the carriage would go out of the official road and stop in the open space not far from the tea shed. A young woman followed closely behind.
Seeing that the posture was that of a wealthy family, Xu He and Zhang Shiyue hurriedly got up and went to ask people when they approached.
There are many tables in the house, Madam can choose as much as she likes. The trees cover the sky and the sun doesn't feel hot inside. Of course, there are also places outside.
Just inside the house. The woman replied to Xu He's words, and then looked at the young woman beside her.
Listen to mother-in-law.
Seeing such a family, Xu He didn't ask how much tea he wanted, and asked Zhang Shiyue to make a pot of the best tea available in the shop.
After the tea was delivered, Xu He went to ask if he wanted to eat.
It's still early and it's not time for dinner. The woman asked the little woman, but both masters didn't want it. Xu He didn't force it, and opened today, and gave away some melon seeds and peanuts for free.
Is it small tea? Although the woman hesitated slightly about the pottery teacup, she saw that it was very clean, so she didn't say anything more. After taking a sip of tea, she looked at Xu He who was wiping the table aside. .
Exactly. Xu He didn't hide it either: It's the tea leaves from the Longxin tea farm on the west side of the official road.
Longxin Tea Farm has a huge tea garden. Although there is no famous tea in the world, the quality of the tea is also very good. They don't know much about tea. They only heard that the tea in the tea garden is very malleable. Many shops in the city are here. Buy tea and go back.
When he went to get tea, because he used to help the owner pick tea almost every year, he picked the tip of the hair faster than ordinary people's hands and feet each time. Tao opened a tea shed here, and the tea sold to them was very affordable.
For this reason, he doesn't mind promoting the tea garden.
The woman laughed: The tea in our shop is also taken from the Longxin Tea Farm.
Xu He thought: Sure enough.
The woman said to the little woman again: I should take you to the tea plantation if I'm free. The tea plantation at the other end is wide and beautiful.
Seeing that the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law started chatting, Xu He went outside to entertain customers.
When the guests left, Xu He collected twenty Wen. Naturally, it is impossible to have such an expensive tea, but what you drink is the best tea after all.
Hearing the woman's tone, the family was also in business, so she knew whether Xu He charged too much money. After hearing the price, she didn't say anything, and said with a slight smile: If you don't have a vegetarian meal in the temple at noon, you can go back here to eat. gone.
Xu He heard from Zhang Fangyuan that many tea sheds and small restaurants on the side roads do not deal with repeat customers, but often slaughter customers in order to make money. In fact, they can do it too, but Xu He doesn't want to do that. He thinks this kind of business is actually no different from cheating and kidnapping, and he doesn't feel at ease.
As much as there should be, let’s say that today’s woman looks rich and easy to slaughter, but in fact she is also a businessman, and those who are rich in business are more concerned about the money in their hands than ordinary people, otherwise How do people start their business.
No, it's an honest business, and people still say it. Even if it is empty talk, it is much more pleasant to remember than saying bad words to end the scene.
One morning, I met the most people who came to make tea.
This is how Xu He collects money. Those who come in to have a rest and drink tea will be charged five cents a piece. If you only come to add tea and don't come in to rest, you can fill a pot for two Wen.
The tea is not expensive, and it is not good tea. It is just ordinary tea from the tea farm, throw a handful in the tea tank, boil the water and pour it in to make a tank, which is quick and trouble-free.
Not long after, Zhang Fangyuan came in: Brother, I'm going to find and buy animals, and I'll slaughter them and bring them over if they look suitable.
Xu He laughed and said, You've been bragging about cattle all morning, and you're still optimistic about others to buy cattle?
That's natural, otherwise who would chat with them.
Xu He responded, and watched the people drive away in a carriage. Anyway, he has nothing to do here. He can't be allowed to serve tea and water to guests here. It's just that his arrogant appearance doesn't seem like he's greeting customers. Instead, it makes people think that they are a black shop, asking them for high prices. With such a fierce person, he dare not refute.
It was almost noon, and the passers-by came in not only to drink tea, but also to be hungry after rushing to this point, so they asked for food.
Today there are bean curds in the shop, and you can order any seasonal vegetables.
Is there any meat?
Xu He said: There is pork, and the stewed pig will go into the water.
The two men were a little greedy when they heard the words, but they didn't dare to ask for food rashly, and asked, How do you collect money?
Xu He didn't tire of his troubles: The honest price is eight yuan for a plate of stir-fried vegetables, twelve to twenty yuan for fried meat, and more expensive stewed meat, from twenty yuan to a plate.
Seeing that the price was similar to that of ordinary small restaurants in the city, the man breathed a sigh of relief, but he was afraid that this kind of roadside tea shed would kill people.
Xu He said again: There is also rice with vegetables. A plate of rice is covered with a large spoonful of vegetables, and there is meat, and it costs fifteen yuan. Fried rice is also available, and the price is the same. Bean curd rice is more affordable, eight yuan.
After hearing such an introduction, the two men found a place to sit down in peace, and they discussed what to eat. In the end, for the sake of benefits, the two of them still ordered tofu rice.
Xu He didn't mind ordering something cheap, so he just said wait a minute, Zhang Shiyue quickly prepared a big bowl of bean curd that was warmed in the pot early in the morning, and then filled a small bowl for each of them. Dish of chili dip.
The rice is served in a small bowl, which is estimated to be a little more than one bowl for one person. Although they are doing business sincerely, the rice is also rationed. If they eat casually, these villagers may force their meals If the half-cooked rice goes in, the loss will be huge.
Zhang Shiyue was not like Xu He who often went to sell things, and he went out of the stall several times, and he was a little embarrassed to greet customers for the first time. At first, Xu Heyiying was at the front to support him. I just felt that the little brother Xu He didn't talk much at home, but Zhang Fangyuan would talk a lot when teasing him. I never thought that he would be very skilled in business. , like a changed person, it seems that doing business is quite simple.
When he really waited to greet the guests, he was at a loss for what to do, and he was not as angry as Xu He, so he only reminded in a low voice: There is not enough rice, plus two yuan for a bowl.
Seeing that the food was already hungry, the two men responded wholeheartedly, and then pointed at the bean curd and croaked like a bird: Dou Hua, good. The dipping sauce is delicious!
Zhang Shiyue breathed a sigh of relief and let the two of them eat well.
With a smile on her lips, she went to call back Xiao'e and Xiaomao who were playing outside. One asked to help light the fire in the kitchen, and the other asked to clean up the table. Go outside the tea shed to greet people to come in for dinner.