Great Imperial Merchant

When the carriage stopped next to the teahouse, Yang Zhongyuan helped his father get out of the carriage, and he couldn't believe that the small shop with four sets of tables and chairs in front of him was the empty shop he had visited yesterday.

Cheng Weizhe sent the two of them down, but he also knew that he didn't follow in to disturb them, and only said to them: "Uncle Quan, Xiao Yuan, I'll go back to the tea shop and put the carriage away, and you'll get settled later, you must be careful." Go to my side, and I will cleanse you up."

Moving to a new house can be considered a fresh start.Cheng Weizhe spoke very well, Yang Zhongyuan raised his eyebrows and smiled at him, nodding his head in response.

Watching Cheng Weizhe turn and leave, Yang Zhongyuan looked inside the shop and saw that Ren Yachen was not in the shop, so he picked up his burden and wanted to send his father to the backyard to rest first.

"Father, this is the shop I rented. We will live here from now on. Do you like it?" Yang Zhongyuan helped Zhou Quanxu into the shop, and saw that the floor inside was clean and tidy, and the paper that had been pasted on the wall was also cleaned up. , I couldn't help feeling a little more fond of Ren Yachen.

"Xiao Yuan, it's fine for you to be the master, as long as dad doesn't cause you any trouble." Zhou Quanxu felt very relieved when he saw that his son had already taken care of everything.

"You, when you were young, you didn't know how to do anything. Now that you are so successful, your father doesn't even know how to be happy." Zhou Quanxu's words were full of ups and downs. If possible, he would rather not let his son be so sensible and obedient. Better than suffering for so many years.

Of course, only the father and son can understand the twists and turns in these words.

Yang Zhongyuan smiled and comforted him softly: "Father, haven't I come back? From now on, I will honor you in front of you, and I won't go anywhere."

Zhou Quanxu sighed slowly, with a little relief on his face: "Yes, we always think about the bad things in the past. It's always a distraction. If Dad doesn't want to, it's up to you to tell you to be filial to me for the rest of your life."

Yang Zhongyuan laughed and pushed open the door to the backyard.

The medium courtyard was still empty, except for the newly added clothes drying pole, there was nothing else.

Seeing that the door of the side room was open, Yang Zhongyuan shouted, "Uncle Chen, I'm here. This house is really clean."

Hearing his voice, Ren Yachen hurriedly came out of the house, followed by a fifteen or sixteen year old boy who was shyly hiding behind Ren Yachen and watching them secretly.

"Oh, you came early. I cleaned up the outside yesterday, and today I brought my son to help you clean up the back room. This room is well-furnished. Come in and have a look and see if you like it or not."

Ren Yachen opened his mouth very quickly, and before Yang Zhongyuan could answer, he hurriedly added: "This is your father, right? Seeing that you two are really good looking, I'm really envious. "

Yang Zhongyuan helped his father into the side room, and said as he walked: "Uncle Chen, your hands and feet are so nimble, and the outside is so clean that I can't recognize it. You even put a clothes rail on it. If I didn't expect this careful."

Ren Yachen pulled his son to the side to give way, and Yang Zhongyuan helped his father walk sideways into the side room.

Most of these shops in the north are rented by small businessmen. The rooms are not very delicate, but fortunately they are not narrow.A canopy bed inside has been laid out and covered with a quilt, and the tables and chairs by the door have been wiped clean. The whole room looks bright and spacious.

The windows in the room are large, and there is an extra gauze curtain on it. With the sunlight, Yang Zhongyuan can clearly see that the walls in the room have been re-wiped. Even if it is hot, you can still see watermarks.

Ren Yachen saw that the faces of the father and son were full of satisfaction, he quickly smiled and said: "It's hot here in summer, so I added a gauze curtain on my own initiative, and after we finished wiping the floor, I put the curtain on the canopy bed." The mosquito net is also hung up, and there are windows at the front and back of this house, so you sleep with the windows open at night, it is very comfortable."

After hearing his words, Yang Zhongyuan was even more happy, and hurriedly cupped his hands at him: "Thank you, Uncle Chen, if it weren't for you, we father and son would have to work hard to live in."

Human teeth Chen Xiaoxiao, did not speak.The job of sweeping and cleaning for two taels of silver is hard to find even in a wealthy family, let alone in the north of the city.Since Yang Zhongyuan trusted him and gave him more wages, he had to work harder.

"Xiao Yang, the toilet in this house was very clean. I will wash it with hot water for you guys later, and it will be clean. The well in the yard has not been used for a long time, so I will replace it for you. The rope and the barrel are handy."

Yang Zhongyuan first asked his father to sit and rest on the bed, and followed Ren Yachen to look around the room.

The toilet in this house is built on the left back of the main house, and it is quite carefully built, with a cover and a door, which is much better than that of many peasant households.Danluo is the capital of Los Angeles County. When the city was built a hundred years ago, underground tunnels had been dug. Most of the houses built later were built along the sewers, which looked clean and tidy.This is also the reason why Yang Zhongyuan chose to settle here temporarily.

He was already used to everything in the palace, if he was asked to go to a dirty and messy place, he would not be able to adapt to it, let alone his father.

In addition to a well next to the clothes drying pole in the middle courtyard, there is a stove on the side of the side room.The stove of this family was not so neatly built. They only built a shed with wooden boards, and inside the stove was built with mud. Next to it was a water tank as tall as a person and a half. Next to the water tank was a dilapidated case. There is a simple small iron stove under the desk.

This is a good thing, except for the desk, you can't ask for it, but the iron stove can come in handy.

"Uncle Chen, I want to build a stove near the window on the south side of the front. A simple clay stove will do. Do you know anyone who does this?" Yang Zhongyuan was picking and choosing in the kitchen, trying to find something useful.

Renya Chen Changnian was in the house business, and it was not easy to find a person who built a stove. Hearing this, he hurriedly said: "This is easy to handle. I know someone. I will call him tomorrow, and I will bring the stove and the pot together." Two silver coins. He will bring the bricks himself, and the pots are all high-quality iron pots. I will ask him to give you a cover, and it will be ready in a day."

Yang Zhongyuan didn't hesitate with him, and directly gave him a tael of silver: "Well, I can rest assured that Uncle Chen is doing things. Uncle Chen, my father is not in good health. Let him rest in the house first, and I will go out and buy some. Things, you and your brother can do your work."

Speaking of which, after walking around for a while just now, he realized that he didn't buy a lot of things in his shop, so he went to the grocery store again, bought one of the cheapest large cupboards, two desks, and another After picking up some dishes and tableware and tearing up two pieces of plain cloth, I went back to the shop satisfied.

Zhou Quanxu's health is really bad, and Yang Zhongyuan won't be able to leave Danluo immediately, so even if this shop only operates for three to five months, he still has to earn some money, even if he can only afford the food and clothing of their father and son. It's worth it.

When he went back, the golden crow was already hanging high, and as soon as he walked to the door of the shop, he saw Cheng Weizhe standing inside the shop looking up and down.

Yang Zhongyuan walked over quietly, and suddenly patted Cheng Weizhe on the shoulder: "What are you looking at?"

Cheng Weizhe didn't seem to be intimidated by him at all, he just turned around and asked him with a smile: "Do you want to sell food? Which cuisine?"

Yang Zhongyuan burst out laughing, and replied: "Which cuisine do you think can be opened in Xueta Lane? I just sell some ordinary people's food, and later..."

As he talked, somehow, under Cheng Weizhe's smiling eyes, he almost talked about his future preparations.Fortunately, he was still somewhat awake, and in the end he just mumbled the words in his mouth, preventing Cheng Weizhe from hearing clearly.

"Okay, I'll pick up my dad first, and I have to give Boss Xiao Cheng a hard time today."

After Yang Zhongyuan finished speaking, he fled back to the backyard.Cheng Weizhe stood quietly behind him, looking at the direction he left, thinking about something.

Yang Zhongyuan never found out that after returning home after more than ten years of absence, his behavior did not fit the past that he described at all.

Even if he knows the ways of the world, it can be because he has grown up, but he can cook with a spoon, but there is no way to explain it.

He said that he had cultivated in Qingtan Academy for more than ten years, so how did a young master who cultivated and treated illnesses in the academy acquire cooking skills in the academy?Maybe Yang Zhongyuan forgot to explain, or maybe he took all this for granted, so Cheng Weizhe just suppressed his doubts and didn't even ask.

No matter what he has become and where he has been mysteriously all these years, Cheng Weizhe can be sure that his temper is still the same as when he was a child, and the things he doesn't want to say will not be said even if he is cornered.

Unless, let him let go of his persistence.

Cheng Weizhe put away the smile on his face and slowly sank.

Everything about the Yang family seemed to be hidden in a puzzle, whether it was Yang Zhongyuan who hadn't heard from him for more than ten years, or Zhou Quanxu and Lao Zhengjun suddenly starting to eat fast and chant Buddha, and no matter whether it was Yang Zhongyuan who was going home now, but he wanted to move away with his father. The Yang family mansion lives by itself.All of these seem to be inextricably linked, Cheng Weizhe kept thinking in his mind, and finally realized that the year Yang Zhongyuan disappeared was the first year of Tianqi.

The first year of Tianqi was an eventful year.

Emperor Fei had just been killed, and the young Emperor Rui ascended the throne hastily.Yang Zhongyuan also happened to disappear from May of that year to his return in July of this year, a full fourteen years have passed.

Suddenly, it seemed as if something sprang out of his mind, but the thought was too fast, before he had time to understand what it was, he couldn't find it all over.

The noon sun was shining brightly into the shop, and Cheng Weizhe's back was facing the door, his entire face was hidden in the darkness, making it difficult to see clearly.

"Azhe, let's go, I'm starving." Yang Zhongyuan's clear voice moved from far to near, accompanied by Zhou Quanxu's soft voice.

His voice was very soft, as light as a wisp of green smoke. Cheng Weizhe recovered from his contemplation, raised his head and gave Yang Zhongyuan a bright smile.

That smile was so dazzling that Yang Zhongyuan suddenly thought of Cheng Weizhe's smile that he did not know when he was a child.

To this day, Yang Zhongyuan still remembers clearly that the man said at that time: "He smiled warmly and brilliantly, which warmed people's hearts. The day when the peonies in the whole city are in full bloom, his smile is not half as good as his smile."

This is really true.