Chapter 54 Zheng's family heirloom for thousands of years
Chapter 54
Just after bidding farewell to his father, Hu Wei and Zheng Yuanxun, the fourth son of the Zheng family, came to the Yang Mansion to visit him.
Looking at the high-spirited Hu Wei and the friendly smiling Zheng Yuanxun, Yang Qian smiled and said, "Why are Brother Hu and Brother Zheng interested in visiting today? Looking at Brother Hu's appearance, something good must have happened to him, right?"
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"Haha, of course it's a good thing. Seeing you, Brother Xian, is a good thing for Brother Yu." Hu Wei laughed loudly.
"Brother Hu is right, and Zheng also feels that every time he sees Brother Yang Xian, something good can happen..." Zheng Yuanxun smiled, which made Yang Qian always feel that there was something in his words.
"Zheng needs to express his gratitude to my dear brother for giving me the scraps of courtesy last time, fulfilling our brother's filial piety."
"Brother Zheng, don't worry about this. I also have parents, so I'm just comparing my concerns."
Zheng Yuanxun looked back and said something, and saw two Zheng Mansion followers carrying a heavy large box and placing it on the steps. Yang Qian couldn't help but be stunned. "Brother Zheng, what are you doing?"
Zheng Yuanxun walked to the big box, opened the lid, and revealed the books inside, which were piled neatly. He smiled at Yang Qian.
"Zheng visited the house for the first time and really didn't know what to give to his wise brother. He learned from Brother Hu that he loved books and was crazy about books.
I heard that this good remedy for typhoid fever was collected by my dear brother from ancient medical books. Over the past hundreds of years, the Zheng family in Xingyang has collected many ancient medical classics.
Many of them are rare and unique copies in the world. These are also copies of those unique copies. They can be regarded as a gift from Zheng when he first came to your mansion.
Dear brother, I like to study. If you have time, come to my Zheng family in Xingyang. If there is a dear brother that you like, Zheng can give me an idea for the family, and let my dear brother copy it and keep it for collection."
Hu Wei, who was next to him, picked up a book and flipped through it with a look of surprise on his face. "This is really a good thing, dear brother."
"The Zheng family in Xingyang has been in the family for thousands of years. The collection of books is simply countless. Many of the isolated and fragmented volumes are extremely precious and rarely shown to others. Even if I, my foolish brother, have been studying in Xingyang for several years, I rarely have the opportunity to go to the secret collection place to select books.
reward."
When Yang Qian heard Hu Wei's exaggerated voice, he naturally showed a rare expression of joy and bowed deeply to Zheng Yuanxun.
"Brother, this kind of gift has won my heart so much that I really don't dare to refuse it."
"Haha, as long as you like it, I finally lived up to Zheng's wishes..." Seeing Yang Qian's happy face, Zheng Yuanxun also breathed a sigh of relief.
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After leading the two of them to the front hall and sitting down, Hu Wei motioned to the entourage behind him.
The follower walked forward quickly and placed a heavy package on the table.
"This is the income from the sales of Junzi Chive Brand Xiang Chong Sauce during this period, totaling 735 guan and 430 yuan.
According to the previous agreement with Xiandi, after deducting 30%, this place belongs to Xiandi."
The baggage was opened, revealing fifty-one taels of gold and thousands of copper coins inside.
"So many?" Yang Qian couldn't help but look stunned and looked at Hu Wei.
"Hehe, my dear brother, you are so capable. If other merchants can sell their fragrant paste for five cents a jar, that's pretty good.
And this gentleman's chive and insect sauce sells for seven cents, and there is still a steady stream of customers, especially those in Dongdu, where there are countless repeat customers."
"I, Mrs. Zheng, also purchased a lot of locust incense to make fragrant insect sauce. To be honest with my brother, I sell my own fragrant insect sauce to others, but I secretly bought the gentleman's leek fragrant insect sauce to go with it." Zheng Yuanxun
This guy winked at Yang Qian and said.
Yang Qian chuckled and didn't say much. After all, the recipe was given by himself, so it was naturally slightly different from the original version, but the taste was not much different.
Only those experienced chefs who are not tired of fine food and fine food will care so much about small differences in taste.
Yang Qian nodded slightly, took forty taels of gold, and wrapped the baggage again.
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"That being said, without the superb business methods and sales channels of the Hu family, these gentlemen would have no choice but to watch their deterioration here."
Seeing Yang Qian's move, Hu Wei looked a little ugly and sat down in front of Yang Qian's table. "I say, dear brother, if you do this, you don't regard me as your boss."
Seeing that Yang Qian was still about to speak, Hu Wei shook his head firmly.
"Before, Hu said it would only be 20%, but dear brother, you insist on giving 30%. Since we are doing business, we have to talk about credibility. If you do this, you are looking down on me, Hu Wei."
"Zheng also thinks that Brother Hu Xian is right. Brother Yang Xian, you'd better accept the money. Don't hurt your feelings for these things..." Zheng Yuanxun, who was on the side, also started to act as a peacemaker.
"That's my brother's fault. I'll accept all the money. I wish us a happy cooperation next time."
Seeing that Hu Wei was so determined, Yang Qian no longer persisted and asked Zhili, a book boy who was obsessed with money and stared at the gold with his eyes shining brightly, to collect the belongings on the table and pay them away.
The anger on Hu Wei's face disappeared, he came forward with a smile and asked Yang Qian.
"Isn't that right...I heard that your father has improved the straight-column plow into a curved-column plow. It only requires one ox and one person, and it can be as fast as the straight-column plow?"
Next to him, Zheng Yuanxun also looked at Yang Qian with an inquisitive expression.
"How do you know?" Yang Qian was slightly stunned. It had only been a few days since Xu County Cheng had carried the curved shaft plow back to the city. Hu Wei only knew about it, and Zheng Yuanxun also looked like it was a matter of course...
"My dear brother, you don't know something. Yesterday, Xu County sent Lord Bo to look for my father. He brought a curved shaft plow, explained its effectiveness, and asked my father and a group of Yingze gentry to try it out."
"As for the origin of this Qu Yuan Li, I naturally don't need to ask around. It just so happened that Brother Zheng came to look for Brother Yu, and he also wanted to see whether the effect of Qu Yuan Li was really as exaggerated as described."
If you want to see them, there will be no problem. Yang Qian directly invited these two people to the bank of the Yellow River, where the servants and tenants of the Yang Mansion were working hard.
Many villagers from Daze Village were also there to help. Ever since they obtained the contract documents, the Yang family had begun to take action on the wasteland belonging to the Yang family.
In just a few days, hundreds of people have worked together to cultivate more than a hundred acres. If they work harder, they will be able to plant wheat in time.
The newly reclaimed land is covered with a thick layer of swamp mud with a strong smell, which was transported from the swamp not far away.
These swamps, composed of thousands of years of decayed plants, can definitely be regarded as an excellent fertilizer.
Seeing the fields being cultivated, there were one man, one ox and one plow plowing the fields. Hu Wei and Zheng Yuanxun just stood on the edge of the field, covering their mouths and noses, and marveled.
The steward of the Hu family who followed Hu Weilai must be an old man. He rushed to the edge of the field and studied it carefully while asking the old man who was controlling the Qu Yuan Li.
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