Go back to ancient times to be a royal merchant

Compared with the elder brother's self-blame and shame, and the sympathy of the younger fish farmers, Tian Ding didn't feel anything. To Tian Ding, whether it is the eldest brother or the elder sister, they are more like younger brothers and sisters, who need his care Even though the eldest brother sometimes gave him a kind of reliable support, but deep down, he still felt that he was older than the two of them, and it was right to take care of them.

Tian Ding didn't notice anything unusual about his elder brother. After eating, he mentioned his name. Now he is seven years old and has done a small business outside. It’s not very good to call the child by a baby name. In the village, he can be half a laborer at the age of seven, and no one in the family objects to this.When he heard his parents call him Xiu Jin in a serious manner, Tim Ding felt weird.

That night, Wang Xiujin slept soundly, while Wang Xiubai on the other side was tossing and turning.

The next day, when Wang Xiujin woke up, he saw that his eldest brother was not on the bed. He pulled his shoes out of the house and went to the kitchen. He saw his eldest brother kneading dough. Looking at the dough kneaded beside him, Tian Ding was very surprised. What time did his eldest brother wake up? ?They don't sell buns, so why knead so much dough, it's a waste. "Brother."

"Are you awake?" Wang Xiubai put aside the kneaded noodles in his hands, looked at the dough balls, Wang Xiubai was stunned for a moment, he couldn't sleep, he tossed and turned all night until the sky was slightly bright, then he got up and planned to prepare breakfast for his family .It was very easy for Tian Ding to make rice soup before, but he couldn't do it when he stood in front of the stove.He can't make rice soup, but he can knead dough, and he can't adjust the filling, but he can make dough buns, so he started kneading dough, thinking about family matters while kneading, and accidentally kneaded too much dough.

"Brother, did you forget that we are not going out of the stall?" Wang Xiujin could only think about it, but he felt that it was wrong. When going out of the stall before, most of the noodles were kneaded the first day, and he was afraid that the kneaded noodles would be hard in the morning .

"I'm thinking of making some steamed buns and cooking some rice soup when you wake up." After Wang Xiubai finished speaking, he looked at the younger brother, hesitating how to speak. He thought about it for a long time last night. He really couldn't let the younger brother walk around the kitchen every day. The younger brother is a capable person, so it's nothing to get into the kitchen.Wang Xiubo originally wanted his younger sister to follow his younger brother's example. When my younger sister wants to marry in the future, she can't always keep her fingers aloof. He hesitated again.Their family has little savings now, but they can't waste it.

In the past, he was not in charge of the family, and he didn't know what the family needed. He needed money for everything. Only after he made money by himself did he realize that it was not easy to make money. Wang Xiubo was reluctant to spend money on useless things.My sister can't do it, so I can only find a mother-in-law to come to the house to cook and do laundry.If it was in the past, Wang Xiubo would not ask his younger brother's opinion, he would naturally have the final say on how to manage the family, and he would just find someone.Ever since selling steamed buns with his younger brother, Wang Xiubai felt that he was far inferior to his younger brother, and he also said as his younger brother that most of the family affairs were decided by him, so naturally he couldn't directly invite people now, but how to persuade his younger brother and how to fool his father gave him a headache .

Wang Xiujin would be a fool if he didn't realize that his elder brother was wrong, "Brother, do you have something to say?"

"Cough!" Facing the younger brother's eyes, Wang Xiubo couldn't help but feel embarrassed, and then he thought that they are brothers, and they all want to make the family's life better, so they don't need to beat around the bush. Besides, things on the ground are increasing day by day, do you want to hire a mother-in-law at home to do laundry and cook?"

Wang Xiujin also said that the elder brother was worried about the township examination, but he didn't think it was about family affairs.Speaking of this matter, he also felt that hiring a mother-in-law, to be honest, his cooking skills can only be said to be acceptable, but he can't cook delicious food, and the eldest sister is even worse.If when I first returned to the village, it must be impossible to hire someone, so I fooled around, and then started selling steamed buns. Although the taste is good, I get tired of eating it every day, but because I don’t have time and energy to think about it, I was delayed. Now that the steamed stuffed bun stall is not running, and they walk around the ground every day, don’t look at it as if there is nothing to do, but it can still make people busy all day. It is not at all easier than selling steamed stuffed buns. "It should be so."

"It's just a matter of hiring people. You also need to think about what kind of person you are looking for. Young people are definitely not good, and you can't find widows. It's not good to be too old, and you need to be careful about your temperament." Hiring people is not about lip service. "People in the clan don't think about it."

Wang Xiubai nodded, considering the situation of his family, he didn't think his father's character was that bad before, but now the more he watched, the more he had to be on guard, fearing that something might happen to him. "Why don't you ask the tooth hunter in the county?"

"You have to find an official tooth, and those who are introduced by private teeth may not be reliable." Wang Xiujin remembered that there was an old woman in the mansion when he was in the capital, and he was puzzled about the disappearance of that person, but he didn't ask.The two brothers discussed hiring people early in the morning.

A not-so-big thing happened in the village, and it has something to do with Wang Laoliu's family.Yesterday, the younger generation who raised fish took the fish to the elders and sisters at home, and taught others how to cook fish. The elder sister-in-law of this younger generation is very skilled. If you want to sell fish with recipes, you don't say much, just say that my brother-in-law's fish is good, and some people go to the younger generation's house to buy fish early in the morning.

Because of the appointment of a high-ranking official, Wangcun’s life is better than that of the nearby villages. Everyone in the village has relatives. When it comes to buying fish, no one is short of fish money. According to the current fish price, it is quite The fish is cheap, you can buy a whole fish for one or two dollars, but the younger generation's fish, after having the recipe, of course they don't want to sell it too cheaply, they all live in the same village, and they can't offend others, but the younger generation suffers , Seeing that all of them regard themselves as elders, and they say that they want to buy, but in fact they want to, the younger generation has the heart to cry.I didn't sleep all night last night, all thinking about what to do after making money, imagining a beautiful future, but I don't want my dreams to be shattered in the morning.

The younger generation had a bitter face and said that his fish were all caught from the river and put into the rice fields, and there was nothing special about it, but the villagers did not believe it. Well done.Otherwise, how can we make such a fragrant fish, without bitterness, let alone fishy smell.The younger generation felt regret in his heart, the younger generation's daughter-in-law was a pungent person, she kicked her out with a few words, not saying that it was wrong for the husband to give fish.

When Wang Xiujin heard about this, he shook his head, thinking that it would be the same when his family's crabs were ready to eat.

The two brothers decided to hire someone, so they rushed into the city early, and there was a younger generation with fish in the same ox cart, and the entanglement on his face made the two brothers shake their heads.After the two entered the city, they went straight to Guan Ya's place, and after finishing their request to hire someone, they mentioned the matter of the shop. Guan Ya had a big smile on his face, and there was business just after opening today, which is really a happy event. Responding repeatedly, he had already thought about the candidate in his heart.Naturally, the two brothers couldn't just listen to each other's praise and shoot someone immediately, although Tian Ding looked at the row of positive messages above Guan Ya's head.

Guan Ya took the two of them to meet the old lady. The old woman was ugly, but she was quick to do things. Just from the way the house was cleaned up, it could be seen that although the clothes on her body had a few mending marks, they were washed well. It was clean, and Guan Ya made two small dishes, which tasted really good, but there was one thing that made the two brothers hesitate. Although the other party was not a widow, she was divorced by the husband because of her ugly appearance. The brothers in the family couldn't bear it, so they were kicked out.The two have sympathy for this, but their family is really not suitable.The main reason is that the woman is too young, and there are old men and unmarried men in their family. If you really want to invite such a man back, the gossips in the village will have something to do.

Guan Ya saw the hesitation of the two brothers, so he took people to another place. After seeing a few people, the two brothers still decided to hire the widow they saw first, probably because of the comparison. This kind of pickiness is not pleasing to the eye, but it is just a comparison, and there is a problem.

Then Guan Ya took the two of them to look at the shop again, and the two brothers fell in love with a second shop next to the grocery store at the same time. The shopkeeper Wu of the grocery store looked at the two brothers and felt a headache, because Fang Zi's For something, he was scolded by the steward of Xiangcheng, and he was very unhappy.The two brothers paid the deposit at that time, regardless of shopkeeper Wu's mood.Wang Xiujin turned around and went into the grocery store, and saluted shopkeeper Wu, "Shopkeeper Wu came here today to give a gift as a favor."

Shopkeeper Wu's ears perked up, but he didn't respond immediately, although he was very curious.Where did Prime Minister Wang's son come up with so many ideas? First he raised crabs, then he sold steamed stuffed buns, then he made ice, and now he talks about giving away recipes. Could it be that the young owner's initiative to give 500 taels is not because of generosity, but because he wants to win over?Shopkeeper Wu silently put a high hat on the Young Master's family, but the prince far away in the capital didn't know that he was following his father to grow vegetables in the back garden with a sad face.

"This formula can make the fish not fishy or bitter, delicious and tender." Wang Xiujin could think why shopkeeper Wu didn't want to talk to him. He really came here to repay the favor. It's a steamed stuffed bun, or it's too hot to hold.

Shopkeeper Wu raised his eyelids and looked at the child with a little surprise. Seeing that his serious face did not seem to be joking, he stopped thinking, "Return the favor?"

"Repay the favor!" Wang Xiujin said very affirmatively, with a smile on his face, not to mention how cute he looked.When Wang Xiujin explained the method, shopkeeper Wu was a little puzzled. The recipe for removing the fishy smell was not difficult, but for the matter of taking gall, shopkeeper Wu was more puzzled. It can't be blamed for him not understanding, and he didn't go into the kitchen.Helpless, Wang Xiujin asked shopkeeper Wu to prepare a piece of fish and gave him a demonstration.Shopkeeper Wu was very surprised, and heard the child say that in the future, restaurants in the city will serve fish and vegetables on the table, so he understood what he meant.Wang Xiujin also gave extra fish balls, which is really to repay the favor.After sending the child away, shopkeeper Wu sent a letter to the steward in Xiangcheng.

Half a month later, the letter entered the capital into the hands of the prince. After the prince read it, he immediately sent someone to look for fish. At first, the gall in the fish would always be punctured by the eunuchs. Later, he really produced a complete gall. For comparison, there is no gall. The fish, after the fishy smell has been removed according to the recipe, tastes really good.Following the recipe of fish balls written in the prescription, after trying it, the prince squinted his eyes and didn't regret giving 500 taels more.