In the sixth year of Dashang Dynasty, on the twelfth day of the twelfth lunar month, the snow fell silently.

Big snowflakes fell, but they did not stop Lu Sheige from entering Beijing.

The Lu family's boat went up the Huaihe River, entered the Yangtze River, and headed south to the capital.

At Guazhou Wharf in the capital, dozens of large ships were lined up one after another, and dock workers wearing jackets were busy unloading in the wind and snow.

As the New Year is approaching, most ships have stopped sailing.

To the south of the capital, the first snowfall has just begun, and the lake has not yet frozen. Large ships loaded with cargo arrived early to unload a cargo and rush back to celebrate the New Year.

When it was the Lu family's turn to dock at the pier, the heavy snow slowly covered everything around. Those ugly and dirty things were buried by the white snow, waiting for the next sunrise.

Before the boat could stop, shopkeeper Li, who picked up the boat, was waiting at the pier holding an oil-paper umbrella.

Seeing the Lu family's boat arriving, as soon as the gangplank was set up, he immediately jumped onto the boat and fought with Lu Sheige first.

"I've been waiting for you at the pier for more than an hour."

Lu Shege hurriedly saluted: "Thank you, Uncle Li. It's so cold, are you freezing?"

"It's not cold, it's not cold, why is it cold?" Shopkeeper Li pointed with a smile all over his face, "Did you see that teahouse? That's what you asked me to buy a few years ago. I drank tea in that teahouse and warmed up.

You can see the ship at a glance when it comes to the pier."

The teahouse pointed out by Shopkeeper Li is in an excellent location, facing the pier. The bright signboard occupies the entire roof of the building, making people notice the teahouse before they even get off the boat.

There is a wide road on both sides of the teahouse that can accommodate three carriages in parallel. The roads on both sides form a V shape, wrapping the teahouse in it. There is a large open space in front of the teahouse, paved with neat stone slabs, and it can park at least a dozen carriages.

At this moment, the wind and snow were stirring, and the waiters at the door of the store were busy in an orderly manner holding oil-paper umbrellas. Some of the waiters took the reins of the coachman and parked the carriages in order, while others held umbrellas and carefully covered the heads of the customers.

Go up and lead the guests to the store diligently.

When the waiter who greets guests brings the guests to the door, another group of waiters wearing uniforms will immediately arrange seats according to the guests' needs.

The waiter who had just welcomed the guests hurriedly held an umbrella and went to serve the next guest who was about to get off the carriage.

A long and narrow flower bed was built on both sides of the tea house. The flower bed was planted with evergreen green plants. When the heavy snow fell, the green branches and leaves became more and more green. The flower bed did not occupy the driveway on both sides, but also protected the tea house in the middle.

Vehicles traveling in both lanes collide.

Lu Sheige and Shopkeeper Li stood for a while under the eaves of the teahouse, waiting for the waiter to pat the fallen snow off their bodies with a clean feather duster, before walking into the store.

"This teahouse only does business for merchants traveling from north to south. Because the entrance is spacious and can park a car, it really attracts a lot of business."

Shopkeeper Li led Lu Sheige upstairs, stood at the window on the second floor and looked out. Sure enough, the entire dock was in front of him.

Ships still arriving can be seen on the water in the distance. At the nearby warehouse, merchants wearing dog-head cotton hats put their hands in their sleeves and hunched their backs, directing the baggage workers to load the goods into the cargo ship.

Even Lu Shege admired this place when he saw it: "It is indeed a good place."

There are shops on both sides of the teahouse, one next to the other. However, because of the special location of the teahouse, it is not crowded with these shops.

There is only a road in front of other shops that is large enough for carriages to pass. People come and go, and cars have to be careful to avoid them. If two vehicles are coming towards each other, one of the vehicles must move back before they can pass.

This is the largest land and water terminal in the capital, with more than a hundred ships coming and going every day, and vehicles carrying goods and deliveries coming one after another.

Once the road in front of a store is blocked, it will be difficult for customers inside the store to get out, and it will be even more difficult for customers outside to come in.

But the teahouse where they are located does not have these problems, and because vehicles can be parked at the door, people coming to the pier to pick up people or see them off, or local officials who come to Beijing to renew their posts, like to come to this teahouse while waiting at the pier.

Take a break.

"Xiaosi, you are discerning!" Shopkeeper Li poured the tea himself and poured a cup of Pu'er for Lu Sheige.

"When this piece of land was bought and sold, no one looked at it. They said it was in the shape of a sharp knife, causing evil spirits, and that it could not be lived in or sold. I was so excited at the time. If you hadn't said that I could buy it, I would have really

I don’t dare to buy it. Fortunately, I listened to you and bought a large piece of land. I gave up a few feet of land to build a parking lot as you mentioned. If I pave a road across the door, the evil spirit will be exposed."

Perhaps because his business has been doing well in the past few years, shopkeeper Li's face is glowing. He doesn't seem to be getting older, but is getting more energetic.

"You come alone this time and stay at my house. The house I bought for your family is too big for you to live alone. This New Year, you will spend the New Year at my house."

Lu Sheige did not want to disturb Shopkeeper Li and his family. He shook his head and declined: "I'd better go to my house and have a look. I haven't seen anything since I bought the house."

"Okay."

Shopkeeper Li also knew Xiaosi's temperament and did not force him to stay, "Then I will let Tao Shan give it to you later. Your brother Tao Shan helped take care of your house. If you are not satisfied with anything, let Tao Shan fix it for you."

Today, Taoshan is no longer called Taoshan, but has changed its name to Li Taoshan.

However, Shopkeeper Li and his family were used to calling each other, so they continued to call Tao Shan.

Shopkeeper Li's eldest daughter stayed at home and took in a son-in-law, Tao Shan, who was originally learning how to cook fish banquets with Qiu in Laifushun.

Tao Shan had followed shopkeeper Li for several years in Jiangjiaba, and he knew everything about his character and temperament.

After returning to Yangzhou City, Shopkeeper Li found out that Tao Shan's current mother was not his biological mother, but the stepmother his father remarried.

The stepmother herself had children, so she was naturally not that kind to Tao Shan.

It was also because Tao Shan's stepmother ignored Tao Shan that Tao Shan was sent to Laifushun as an apprentice by his biological father, hoping that the child would learn a craft and have enough to eat.

Tao Shan returned to Yangzhou City. His father heard that shopkeeper Li's family wanted to recruit a son-in-law, so Tao Shan's father sent Tao Shan to the Li family.

He made it clear that if the Li family was willing to accept Tao Shan as their surrogate son-in-law, they would not pay a penny, as long as shopkeeper Li and his family treated Tao Shan well.

In the eyes of outsiders, Tao Shan's family could not tolerate him because his father married his stepmother.

Only Tao Shan knew that his father was afraid that he would be bullied by his stepmother at home, so he might as well find a good family and live a good life.

As for Shopkeeper Li's family, it was really a nice family. If it weren't for the fact that there were no sons in the family, Shopkeeper Li's daughter would never have had the chance to be married to Tao Shan.

Lu Sheige said he was going to the house, but he was not in a hurry.

Tao Shan knew that his father-in-law wanted to keep Lu Xiaosi for dinner, so he first took the things that were moved from the Lu family's boat to a carriage and sent them to the house that the Lu family bought.

The placement that should be placed, the sorting that should be organized.

Lu Qingluan also followed Lu Xiangge to the capital this time. With her, the little housekeeper, following behind, Lu Xiangge didn't have to worry about it at all.

She just wanted to have a peaceful meal with Shopkeeper Li, and then go back and make sure everything was in order and comfortable.
Chapter completed!