185, ten-day break
185, ten-day break
The Imperial College has a ten-day holiday every month. Ten days make up a ten-day period, so we have one day off every tenth day. If there is no 30th day at the end of the month, that is the last day off.
During the ten-day holiday, the teachers do not give lectures, and the students are free to read or do whatever they want.
It is certainly inconvenient for students whose families live in other places to go home to visit their families, but those who live in Kyoto Prefecture can go home to visit their parents and families during the school holidays.
So on the first ten-day holiday of studying at the Imperial College, the four of them who lived in the same small courtyard decided to go home together. No one stayed in the dormitory of the Imperial College to study during the holiday.
After finishing classes a day early, the four of them prepared to leave that afternoon. They could stay at home for the night and return to the academy tomorrow afternoon to study.
Lu Mingfei originally planned to take Ye Zhuoran and Zhang Lingxuan's carriage home, but he didn't expect that when they walked out of the gate of the Imperial College, he saw his father waiting for him there with their big blue donkey.
Seeing his father here, Zhang Lingxuan, Ye Zhuoran and their eldest brother also followed him over. After greeting his father, the three of them went to pick up their carriage and went away, leaving only the two of them, father and son, here.
"Let's go, let's go back." Lu Youtian looked at the gate of the Imperial College. Thinking that his own son walked out of this gate, he felt indescribable pride in his heart.
Lu Mingfei obediently climbed onto their donkey cart. After his father got in, he asked his old father, who was driving the cart in front, "Dad, why did you come to pick me up in person?"
To be honest, Lu Mingfei was a little surprised to see his father here, because he knew that his family's two workshops were already in operation, and his father and adoptive father must have been busy with workshop matters during the New Year. Even on the day he came to the Imperial College, his father was busy outside and had no time to send him to the Imperial College to study.
I didn't expect that his father would come to pick him up today! As expected, father and son are different! Lu Mingfei thought happily in his heart.
Lu Youtian was sitting on the shaft of the cart in front, driving it. Hearing this, he smiled and said, "Haha, I heard your mother say you would be back today. I haven't seen you for a few days, so I came to pick you up."
Oh, so you were thinking about him, Lu Mingfei nodded in understanding.
Although he has grown up now, the relationship between him and his father is still the same as before, it has not changed at all. They are still the closest father and son!
On the way back, he asked his father some things about the two workshops. He learned from his father that everything was going smoothly at the food workshop. They had already started slaughtering ducks and making the duck meat into braised duck for sale. The recipes were ready-made and they still used the spices and recipes of their braised meat.
Their family's braised food business has been so popular for so many years, which shows that their braised food recipe is very popular with the public. So when the family discussed it, they felt that there was no need to change the recipe, so they made braised duck according to this recipe.
The duck feathers plucked from the ducks are processed and used to fill clothes and make warm winter clothing. It can be said that after a duck is slaughtered, everything inside and out can be used, without any waste.
It's the end of August, and September is almost here. In Kyoto Prefecture, the weather starts getting cold after mid-August, not to mention places further north, where snow begins to fall in October. If they can finish this batch of down jackets and sell them in time for this winter, they'll make a profit.
"The pigs we raised are at the stage of growing meat, and it would be a pity to kill them now. I have discussed with your adoptive father and your mother, and we plan to kill the pigs a month or two later." Over the years, Lu Youtian was used to discussing everything with his eldest son, so now he told his eldest son about these things at home one by one.
"Are we still making and selling sausages and bacon?" Lu Mingfei asked.
"Yes, we do. We buy pigs from people in the countryside and slaughter them right here. It's much more cost-effective than buying pork in the city." Why would we not do business if we had to? Their braised pork sauce and sausages and bacon have always been selling well, so they couldn't run out of stock at the stall.
Lu Youtian was used to talking to his eldest son about everything. He hadn't seen his eldest son for a while, so he had a lot to say to him. So he continued, "Well, a few days ago, we slaughtered a pig we raised ourselves, and we found that the pork from our own pigs is indeed much tastier than the pork we buy outside. Luckily, we castrated the pigs as you said. I see that they are much bigger than the pigs raised by the villagers."
"Hey, Dad, why don't you kill a couple of pigs and take them to the nearby villages to sell? Let them taste the pigs we raise. Maybe they'll want to follow our method and raise pigs with us in the future." At this point, Lu Mingfei offered his father some advice, "If we rely solely on raising pigs ourselves, we're afraid that when business picks up, we won't be able to supply enough meat."
"Also, having everyone raise pigs with us can help spread some of the risks."
"If anyone wants to raise pigs with us, you can teach them the skills of pig castration for free. We will also teach everyone how to feed and care for pigs, as well as how to prevent diseases, for free." The risks involved in raising livestock are actually quite high. If a pig plague breaks out, all the money they have invested may be wasted.
But if these risks are dispersed, they won't have to raise too many pigs and take too much risk.
Lu Youtian understood what his eldest son meant, so he nodded and said, "Well, this method is not bad. I will discuss it with your adoptive father later."
When the father and son returned home, Lu Mingfei saw his adoptive father and mother, as well as several children in the family.
This was the first time he had been away from his family for such a long time since he came to this world. When he saw his mother and the rest of his family, he felt like he hadn't seen his relatives for a long time.
"elder brother."
"Why."
Even the children in the family ran to and surrounded him when they saw him come back.
The kid Lu Mingcong even wanted to give him the katydids he raised.
"I've only been away for a few days, and you've even started raising katydids?" Lu Mingfei thought that he should find some time after dinner to check on the homework of these three boys, so that they wouldn't be so lazy when he was not at home.
Seeing their son carrying a katydid cage, Xu Yueniang and Lu Qingfeng, the two biological parents, were also very shocked. When did their own son even raise katydids? They didn't even know it!
"Come and have dinner. We've been waiting for you two to come back." Knowing that her eldest son would be back today, Liu Sanniang personally went into the kitchen and cooked a few dishes.
Ruyi, Ruxia and others brought the food to the wooden table outside the yard and placed the bowls and chopsticks on the table.
Everyone sat down around the table to eat. When Lu Mingfei took the first bite of the dish, he could tell that it was cooked by his mother herself.
While eating, Liu Sanniang remembered something and said to her eldest son, "Yes, we have rented a shop on South Street. I will take you to see it tomorrow."
"Okay. Why haven't I heard you talk about this?" Lu Mingfei asked.
"We just decided on this the day before yesterday, and we wanted to tell you when you come back." Liu Sanniang didn't want to disturb the children who were studying in the Imperial Academy, so she didn't let Zhang Qi tell her eldest son about this.
"There are a few rooms over there. I've discussed it with your father, and we're going to move there with Mingrui and the others once the house is ready. This small courtyard here will be left for you to live in."
"Do I live alone in such a big yard?" Lu Mingfei looked at the adults in the family with some surprise. Now that he was studying at the Imperial College, he only came back home to stay a few nights a month.
But if I give up the yard here, when he comes back from vacation, he can only live with his family in the shop. Doesn't that seem to be a problem? This way, he can save a lot of rent every year.
So he suggested: "Why don't we give up the house here and move over there as a family?"
"If you move to the store, it will be too noisy and will affect your studies. If we keep this house, we can come back and live here occasionally. There are a lot of things in the house, and the house here can also be used to store things." Liu Sanniang wanted to leave this yard for her eldest son to live in, which would make it convenient for her eldest son to come back and live here, and also for her eldest son to entertain his classmates and friends here.
"I met with Manager Cao a few days ago and mentioned to him that I wanted to buy the house we live in now. Manager Cao said he would go back and ask his wife what she thinks and then give us a reply. But I haven't seen him in a few days. I don't know what his wife thinks and whether she is willing to sell this house to us."
"If they are willing to sell this house to us, we will buy it from them. Otherwise, we will look around this area next year to see if there is a suitable yard and move to another place."
Liu Sanniang thought that by this time next year, their family should be better off and could afford to buy a small courtyard. However, if they bought the house this year, they could save on next year's rent. If the owner was willing to sell it to them, they could scrape together the money.
In fact, they made some money from selling houses and teaching people how to make skewers, but they used the money to open the shop. In addition, they spent a lot of money on the two workshops, and now they have to spend money to buy cloth and hire people to work. Author's words: Thank you Bole 9492239 (9492239) for your support, muah! To know more exciting content, please leave me a message on Liancheng Reading
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