Chapter 135: Build it casually
At the Rong family's side, children from the village had already come to report the good news. Their courtyard gate was wide open and they were all waiting there.
The leader sang in unison: "When the great roc soars with the wind, it soars up to ninety thousand miles. Congratulations to Master Rong on winning the first place in the provincial examination and becoming the top scorer."
The people behind them who were beating drums and gongs also stopped and shouted in unison: "Congratulations to Master Rong for taking first place and becoming the top scorer."
As soon as he finished speaking, there was another round of loud gongs and drums.
The children clapped and jumped for joy. Liu Manyun quickly handed the red purse she had prepared to the people who had received the small change: "Thank you for your hard work."
The leader took the purse and could feel the weight inside without shaking it. The smile on his face became even more earnest, and compliments flowed out like they were free of charge.
In addition to this big purse, Liu Manyun also gave each person a small red envelope, so that everyone could share in the joy.
In addition to the person who announced the good news, there were also people who came to watch the fun and congratulate. However, they did not give red envelopes, but directly scattered a few copper coins, attracting everyone to grab them.
This is imbued with the literary aura of Master Wenquxing. Take it home and worship it, and let your children worship it every day. Who knows, maybe your children will also become enlightened.
The Rong family was also generous and scattered a few more handfuls, trying to ensure that everyone who came could grab one.
The hustle and bustle here attracted many villagers. Lu Yao and others carried baskets and distributed cakes and candies one by one.
The excitement lasted for a long time before gradually subsiding.
The team announcing the good news left with great satisfaction. They just made money by announcing the good news, and there was another team announcing the good news from the government office behind them.
The villagers were also very tactful and did not stay here any longer. After congratulating the Rong family again, they left one after another.
After everyone left, they breathed a sigh of relief and closed the gate. They no longer had to hide the joy they had tried so hard to suppress.
"Ahhhhh, Third Uncle is really amazing!"
"I have to work harder and try to catch up with Uncle San!"
"The third brother is indeed still sharp and sharp."
“…”
They were actually somewhat confident that Rong Yuzhe would pass the exam, but they didn't expect his ranking to be so good. Now, all the pressure fell on the few people who had not yet finished their exams.
Huaiyu said that he is the one in the family who looks most like his third uncle, and he must have a smart brain like his uncle, so he is not afraid of exams.
Huai Jin glanced at Huai Yu indifferently, feeling a little uncomfortable.
After the two children played around, everyone's mood finally calmed down.
"People from the county government office should be coming over later, so we need to prepare some more red envelopes." Ye Jiayue said.
Liu Manyun also came back to her senses from her excitement, "Look at me, I forgot about this."
So the family started to get busy again and finally got everything ready before the officials from the yamen arrived.
The new county magistrate wanted to establish good relations with them, so he specially arranged for his confidants to come.
"The county magistrate was overjoyed to hear that Master Rong had passed the imperial examination, and he immediately sent me here to announce the good news," the visitor said, smiling as he pulled out a box. "This is a reward for Master Rong."
Liu Manyun, the mistress of the household and Rong Yuzhe's mother, took the box, thanked him, and handed over the red envelope of reward money: "Thank you all for your hard work along the way."
The visitor came with the purpose of building relationships with his master and refused to take it, but when he heard that this was a celebration, he happily accepted it without much hesitation.
Everyone's thoughts at this moment were surprisingly consistent with those of the villagers. They all decided to go back and worship it properly or give it to their sons. This was the wedding money from Mr. Jieyuan Wenquxing, and it was full of literary spirit.
The visitor thanked Liu Manyun and said, "The county magistrate would like to invite Mr. Rong to a gathering. Please let Madam convey this."
Liu Manyun apologized, "He followed his father to take up his post."
The visitor was very regretful, but he did not show it on his face. He exchanged a few words with the Rong family and then said goodbye and left.
Only after seeing off the people from the yamen did the family finally breathe a sigh of relief.
"Let's sell the ingredients we prepared today and not go," Liu Manyun suggested. "The weather in the capital is much colder than here. We should leave early to avoid the weather making it difficult to travel."
This proposal was immediately unanimously agreed by the whole family.
Now that Rong Yuzhe’s provincial examination results are out, it’s time to finish the follow-up matters and prepare to leave.
In the following days, they each started to get busy.
The news of Rong Ji's temporary closure initially sparked discontent among its customers. Was it due to insufficient purchasing power or was there some behind-the-scenes manipulation? Tell them, and they promise to help resolve the issue.
After repeatedly apologizing, Lu Yao and the others also expressed helplessness. This was a business they had worked so hard to build, and they cherished it very much, but due to family matters, they had to reluctantly let it go.
"Will you reopen it later? For example, hire someone or sell the recipe to someone else?" someone asked in a low voice.
After he finished speaking, he felt embarrassed and quickly explained that he was just saying it casually and not to take it to heart.
In this era where a recipe can become a family heirloom and support a whole family, this statement is really a bit shameless.
Seeing this, Lu Yao smiled and said, "Don't worry, there will be arrangements."
But she didn't say any more about the details.
In fact, for these prescriptions, she is just a porter and one of the beneficiaries of the modern information explosion. She has never thought of monopolizing these prescriptions to make money. If she really wanted to, she would not give them directly to Lin Hongyang and others.
They have also discussed the follow-up matters regarding braised food and ice jelly with the Rong family and have made proper arrangements.
So, when these guests asked, they did not deny it directly.
After briefly explaining the situation to the guests, they went to find the landlord.
When they rented the house, they did not leave the landlord's information, but the broker had it, so they asked the broker to find the person and told him the truth.
The two old people originally thought that they wanted to cancel the lease and were worrying about what to do if they were asked to refund the rent for the next few months. But when they heard that the other party said that they didn’t need to refund and just needed to sign a transfer contract, they immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
It's not that they are greedy and like to take advantage of small profits, but they have almost spent all the rent and they simply can't get the money together.
Since the homeowner didn't mind the transfer, they saved themselves a lot of trouble. After agreeing on a time to sign the transfer agreement and other matters, they said goodbye to the homeowner and went to the store from which they had been ordering materials to tell them that they didn't need to reserve any for them in the future.
However, because I didn't tell them in advance yesterday, they still have to take away these reserved items today.
Rong Ji will not stop business immediately, and it will not have any impact if it opens for one more day.
They had already received the news that Rong Ji was going to transfer, and when they heard that they would no longer keep any materials, they gladly accepted it. In the past two months, they also made a lot of money.
Alas, I don’t know if I will have this opportunity again in the future.
"Will Rong Ji still be open in the future?" someone asked cautiously.
Lu Yao didn't give a clear answer, but said, "If anyone needs us, we will introduce them to you."
Hearing this, everyone had some guesses in their hearts, and the smiles on their faces became more sincere. While thanking them, they also asked when they would set off.
Lu Yao and the others had no habit of telling outsiders about family matters, but fortunately these people were tactful and did not ask any further questions.
Next, they returned to Fushan Village and did what they usually did.
Lu Yao went to the vegetable garden at the back to check on the growth of the peppers, and she felt a little regretful.
When she first came here, she was busy here and there, and she didn't expect to have to go back so long in advance. The overall planning was not good enough, and she did a lot of useless work. Now she is reluctant to leave.
Especially these peppers, they are about to bloom.
If possible, she really wanted to pull them all out and take them away, and replant them when she arrived in the capital.
But the plant is already very large, and it is not practical to plant it again.
"Can't bear to leave?" Rong Yanhui appeared beside her at some point.
Lu Yao nodded, not hiding anything, her voice filled with annoyance: "I knew there would be a general amnesty at the end of the year, but I didn't expect our family to go back so early."
Rong Yanhui held his sister Yao's hand. "Don't you always say that plans can't keep up with changes? Many things can only be understood after they happen." He squeezed her hand. "When we first built the waterwheel, we just wanted to spread our reputation. I didn't expect the emperor to attach such importance to it."
Before coming, they had no plans for scientific expeditions. They were just thinking about how to make their lives better before the end of the year. However, because Lu Yao flapped her wings, many things changed, and everything became different.
At least,
For others it is.
"Do you think we should pull all these out and take them away?" Lu Yao still felt regretful.
She has room, and these can all fit in there.
"How about we set off later?" Rong Yanhui suggested.
Although he could put all these things back, it would be troublesome to plant them later. Such a big target would easily give someone with ulterior motives a handle. It was too unsafe, and he couldn't let Yaomei take the risk.
Obviously, Lu Yao also understood her own reasoning.
She thought about it and hesitated: "Will it be inconvenient?"
"Let Haohao and Yueyue go with them. We'll wait until things are almost over here before chasing them." Rong Yanhui thought it was more and more feasible. "We don't have much stuff, so we should be able to catch up with them quickly if we travel light."
Lu Yao also thought this method was feasible, but she still needed to discuss it with her aunt and the others.
After listening to their thoughts, Liu Manyun hesitated: "Will you two be unsafe?"
It seems very safe here, but there are many vicious people who always want to get something for nothing.
Especially since leaving Ganzhou requires crossing a large mountain range, which would take at least two days. No one could guarantee whether there was any danger in the mountains, but in the end, Rong Yanhui persuaded him.
Lu Mingxiu expressed his desire to go with them, but Lu Yao refused, saying that Haohao and Yueyue still needed his help to take care of them, and that it would be convenient for the two of them to move around without any burden.
Seeing that her brother was about to say something, Lu Yao quickly whispered, "Brother, you should know that I have many ways to save my life."
After hearing this, Lu Mingxiu gave up, but he still felt a little uneasy.
Lu Yao continued to act coquettishly: "Brother, you can't worry about me, but you can always worry about Brother Rong, right? His martial arts skills are now no worse than Mo Zhu's."
Lu Mingxiu: "I'll go with you."
One more person means one more force.
If he stayed, Mo Zhu could stay with him. With the four of them together, they would not be afraid of any villains.
In the end, Lu Mingxiu was unable to stay with them. His younger sister had a secret, and the more people stayed, the easier it would be to expose it.
Having said that, I still can't help feeling jealous.
He waited for Rong Yan to look back. He was obviously the closest relative to his younger sister, but now he had to stand aside.
Another day passed like this, and after selling all the remaining ingredients, Rong Ji closed down completely.
Today is the last day, and Rong Ji's business is surprisingly good. The braised food that used to take one or two hours to sell out was sold out in more than half an hour today. This is due to the lack of staff, otherwise it could be even faster.
Today they also prepared a lot of ice jelly, which was not sold at the usual price. Instead, it was sold at one copper coin per bowl, and each person was limited to one bowl. Customers were not allowed to choose the flavors, as they were all the same and they were ordered at random.
Regardless, since the dishes and chopsticks have been almost dealt with, they will not provide dine-in today, and guests need to bring their own containers.
Such a great price, equivalent to free of charge, naturally attracted many loyal customers who flocked to it and praised it endlessly. Even the poor people who were reluctant to buy it in the past lined up to buy two bowls.
Five cents was not expensive for them who only earned a dozen or twenty copper coins a day, but they were still happy to buy it for one cent and bring it back for their children to try.
Word spread quickly, and soon there was a long line in front of Rong Ji.
No matter how much stuff you prepare, it will eventually sell out. Although those who didn’t buy it will feel regretful, they won’t say anything.
"Oh, I don't know if I'll ever have the chance to eat something this delicious again."
"Ice jelly is my magic weapon to beat the heat. Without it, how will I survive the summers in the future?"
“I really can’t bear to leave…”
They are not the only ones who are reluctant to let go.
But no matter what, there is always a time to say goodbye.
Lu Yao and her team cleaned the shop and looked around the place where they had worked for more than two months. They felt a little reluctant to leave, but when they thought of the better days in the future, that reluctance was replaced by anticipation.
There was no need to go to the market to get materials today. It was still early when they returned home. Lu Yao and Rong Yan went into the mountains with their backpacks on their backs.
Two months have passed, and the ficus pumila fruits in the mountains should be almost ripe. They will go up the mountain to take a look today. If they are ripe, they will go together tomorrow to pick some more.
If possible, Lu Yao would like to find a few and keep them until she arrives in the capital to plant them again. This way, she can have cool and refreshing ice jelly at any time.
However, my impression is that the fruit of the Chinese fig is a plant that grows in a subtropical climate. It is too cold in the north to be suitable for cultivation. However, the location of Beijing is not in the north, and its climate is similar to that of Anhui today, but it is slightly colder in winter.
Maybe, you can give it a try.
When the villagers saw the two people coming out, although I was not familiar with them, some people greeted them. This time, there were no sour people. Lu Yao and the other two responded to them politely and courteously. When asked what they were doing in the mountains, they generously said that they were going to see if there were any wild vegetables or fruits to pick.
After hearing this, everyone lost interest instantly.
Before, except for the men who went up the mountain to hunt, they, the women, seldom went up the mountain. Last time, a few of them followed the trend and went into the mountain, but ended up getting nothing. Now seeing Lu Yao going up the mountain again, they couldn't help but feel curious, but for various reasons, they didn't dare to have any other thoughts.
Without delay, the two of them went straight to the place where they had previously spotted female trees. At this time, many fruits were ripe, so they did not delay and picked them quickly. When both backpacks were full, there were still many left.
Since there were only the two of them, there was no need to hide many things. After putting the fruits into the space, they continued picking them.
Last time they visited many places, from far to near, and picked most of the ripe fruits.
Naturally, they had their lunch on the mountain.
Without making a fire or looking for other wild animals, Lu Yao directly took out a bunch of modern delicacies from the space and asked Rong Yan to choose.
Lu Yao waved her hand proudly: "It was inconvenient before, but now it's just the two of us, we can build it any way we want!"
Rong Yanhui smiled, but didn't choose. Instead, he looked at Lu Yao and asked, "What do you want to eat?"
Lu Yao thought about it, put all these away, and took out an old man's family bucket, two hamburgers, and two cups of iced cola.
She didn't really like eating these in modern times, but after so many years, it would be a lie to say she didn't miss them.
This was the first time she and Rong Yanhui had openly eaten something that didn't belong to this era. Rong Yanhui observed and tried it bit by bit with an attitude of appreciation and understanding. Lu Yao said, "I have a lot of different specialties here. Let's try them when we have the chance."
Rong Yan nodded: "The people in that place are really amazing."
He had never seen this bucket before.
But he was not self-deprecating. Sister Yao said that according to time calculation, the world she went to was nearly a thousand years apart from this world. In this way, it was normal that he had never seen it.
"This won't taste good when it's cold. Try it now," Lu Yao handed him a burger and a glass of Kola. "It's also called fat otaku happy water. A lot of young people like it."
But she has general interests.
Rong Yanhui took a sip of Kola. It was icy and cool, with many small bubbles bursting in his mouth. The feeling was very stimulating and a little strange.
"How does it feel?" Lu Yao asked curiously.
Rong Yan thought about it and didn't know how to describe it. "It's just, very exciting."
Lu Yao smiled and signaled him to eat it while it was hot.
"Although these are called junk food and eating them long-term is bad for your health, it's still okay to eat them occasionally to satisfy your cravings."
Of course, you can do it at home, but it’s a bit more troublesome.
Ever since Sister Yao got the magic weapon, Rong Yanhui could often eat things from that world. If it weren't for Sister Yao secretly feeding them, they would never have been able to reach Ganzhou intact. But those were just some small things that were not easy to notice, and the taste and smell were not strong. To be honest, this was the first time he had eaten so much.
"Is this the fried chicken nuggets you mentioned before?" Rong Yan took a bite and swallowed it. The taste and feeling were truly magical and wonderful.
A bite of hamburger, then a bite of iced kola, a bite of chicken wings, then another bite of iced kola, Rong Yanhui felt like he had also gone to that magical world.
Seeing that he was enjoying his meal, Lu Yao took out another skewer from the space and said, "This is also delicious with iced cola."
Rong Yanhui looked at the large handful of various meat skewers, his eyes lit up, and he took the skewers without hesitation.
"Sister Yao, you eat too."
After asking what each of these skewers were, he picked out a few of the varieties that Lu Yao liked and handed them to her before starting to eat.
The grilled pork belly is greasy and sprinkled with cumin, chili, peppercorns, thirteen spices and other seasonings. It is so spicy that you will gasp for air, but you can't bear to stop eating.
When Lu Yao bought these barbecues, she bought them according to her own taste. These skewers all came with chili peppers. It was funny to see her man sweating profusely while eating, with his lips turning red. Does this mean he has a strong addiction to food?
"Drink some water." Lu Yao reminded.
Rong Yan gulped down a few mouthfuls of Kola and sighed, "This feels so good."
Lu Yao curled her lips: "I still have a lot."
Rong Yanhui grinned: "Sister Yao is so nice."
I don’t know if these things are difficult to make. If they are not difficult, he will learn to make them. In this way, Yaomei and others can also eat such delicious skewers.
"It's very simple," Lu Yao said with a smile, "It all comes down to timing."
She couldn't help but think of her father. If they were all on vacation, his favorite thing was to take the whole family on an outing and barbecue.
My dad is also the type of person who loves to eat food. He likes to eat barbecue and likes to grill it himself, but the food he grills is either burnt and inedible or not cooked enough. Every time, my mom has to step in personally to save everyone's stomach.
"We'll bake it ourselves at home in a couple of days." Lu Yao said.
There is a grill and charcoal in the space, which the children in the family will probably love.
But it turns out that barbecue is not only loved by children, but adults as well.
but,
These are all later stories, so let’s not talk about them for now.
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