In the blink of an eye, it's the last day of January.

That night, Yingsheng went to the formal Chen's restaurant, and after closing early, several partners, except for the absent Xiao Seventh Master, gathered in the account room, waiting excitedly for the shopkeeper Shi Da to finish the transaction with Fang WulangAfter the general ledger, what is the total profit since the announcement of opening for half a month?

"Brother-in-law, after deducting necessary expenses such as business taxes, costs, and labor, this month's total profit is..."

"Twelve thousand seven hundred and thirty taels!"

Shi Cunqi was one step ahead of his brother-in-law and told the number to the partners present.

Everyone was in an uproar.

Cang Monan was stunned.

Although from the day the restaurant opened, my grandfather kept saying that he had lost his fortune, and he should have given away profits to cooperate with Mrs. Chen in the restaurant business.

The grandfather who had been in the business for many years was too late to regret. Cang Monan estimated that the Chen family restaurant should be profitable, but he did not expect that in just half a month, it could make a net profit of tens of thousands!

Although he had tasted the food in this Chen family restaurant and it was indeed delicious, it was beyond his expectation that it could attract so many people to patronize for half a month.

What is the charm of the food in the Chen Family Restaurant that attracts so many diners?

Shi Cunqi also couldn't help but tsk-tsk, this Chen family restaurant has earned Yueman Building's profit for nearly four months in half a month. As a big shopkeeper, he naturally knows that the biggest income in this profit comes fromLadies and gentlemen in Capital City.

Who would have expected that the ladies in Capital City would be so extravagant?

Especially the two halls on the second floor and the third floor are almost full every day. These ladies all have private rooms and don’t want them, but they want to learn how the gentleman on the first floor enjoys the cart service, and they are so happy that they are separated from each other.If you want to come to Wudi, you will not only come by yourself, but also invite friends to come here, especially after the hot sugar water is newly released, the ladies who come to Chen's restaurant feel uncomfortable if they don't come for a day.

The dim sum and sweet water of this Chen's restaurant became popular in Capital City instantly!

Shi Cunqi has been the second owner of Yueman Building for so many years. For the first time, he knows that a man has gold under his knees. The lady has gold in her hands!

Now he is responding to Chen Nianguan's request to find an opera troupe in Capital City to sing on the third floor. At that time, he can still watch the opera while eating snacks and drinking sugar water. Doesn't the business of this restaurant have to rise to a higher level?

Shi Cunqi was overwhelmed with emotion. At first, he was expelled from Yueman Building by his elder brother. Looking at it now, what is that mere setback compared to the bright future now?

Master Chen, it turned out to be my nobleman!

Liu Yun and Liu He stayed for a long time, glanced at each other, and stammered: "Many, how much??????"

"How much did our restaurant earn in half a month?"

"Twelve thousand seven hundred and thirty taels!" Fang Wulang said in disbelief.

Liu Feng yelled loudly, Liu Yun jumped up and down happily: "Cousin, cousin, is this true?"

"It must be true! Shopkeeper Shi paid real money." Chen Nianguan also smiled and hugged Liu Yun.

"I didn't expect that the women in Capital City had so much money in their hands? They are really willing to spend money!"

"If you want to be kind to yourself, you should not be stingy with money." Chen Nianguan said.

Not really.

In Capital City, there is no restaurant like them that provides ladies and girls with such a relaxed and free dining environment, and the ladies who have received special treatment overnight spend all the money they have never been able to spend in this exquisite restaurant.In terms of food, isn't the income like a wild horse, rising wildly?

It's just that she didn't expect that the wealthy people in Capital City are so rich.

After calculating the total profit, all partners will naturally get their own share of dividends.

If Chen Nianguan takes the big head, he can earn more than 7,600 taels at once. Liu Yun, Liu Feng and Cang Monan get 10%, that is 1,270 taels each, and Shi Cunqi gets half of it., There are also more than six hundred taels of silver.

Chen's restaurant is worthy of its reputation as a golden nest.

Chen Nianguan finally handed the six hundred-yuan banknotes to Liu Feng, "I have to keep them, and remember to give them to Xiao Seventh Master later."

"Okay, wrap it on me."

Liu Feng, who got 10% of the share for the first time and had an income of a thousand taels of silver, smiled until his eyes narrowed.

10%, only half a month after opening, you can get 1270 taels, which is amazing!

This is called making money!

It was not in vain that he tried his best to persuade Xiao Seventh Master to lend him money to write the book!

The five partners all had huge sums of money hidden in their bodies. When they went back, Liu Yun and Liu Feng, who had never seen anything in the world, were sneaky, and they kept the bag containing the bank notes tightly, for fear that they might not return.Xianggui Street was robbed by gangsters from somewhere. Master Chen, who was carrying more than seven thousand taels of silver, laughed so hard that the corners of his mouth twitched.

Hey, think of her Master Chen. When she had the most bank notes, it was almost 30,000 taels. She took a boat from Funing County to Capital City, and she was not out of breath. It depends on how big she is.

Liu Yun Liu Feng can't do it, he still lacks exercise!

Hearing her cousin's teasing, Liu Yun and Liu Feng looked at her cousin with sad little eyes.

Come on, cousin, they all belong to the same family, so don't bury people like this.

Now they are just starting to touch the tail of thousands of taels of silver. They can be regarded as the first wave of the Liu family. In the future, if they earn more and have experience, they will become more organized.

Well, be ambitious.

Chen Nianguan praised his two promising cousins with his eyes.

Hmm, everything is on par with my cousin!

Back on Xianggui Street, all three of them went back to their respective rooms.

Liu Feng was originally very elated, but when he was about to enter the door, his footsteps paused, and most of the joy on his face disappeared. He thought about it bitterly, and finally walked to Liu Qing's door, knockedKnocked.

"Come in!"

Liu Qing was sitting next to the desk in the room, lighting a candle. On the desk was an open book. Seeing her little brother coming in, she smiled: "Xiaofeng is looking for something for me?"

"Hey!" Liu Feng slowly moved to the desk, grabbed the felt hat and touched the scoop, then moved the baggage he was carrying with him to the desk, and then took all the money and silver received today from it.Poured out.

One thousand two hundred and seventy taels.

Sixty percent must be handed over to the public school, that is, seven hundred and sixty taels must be handed over to the elder brother.

Liu Feng honestly counted out seven hundred and sixty taels and pushed it in front of Liu Qing, wiping his nose: "Brother, this is the money we earned from the restaurant with my cousin, this is handed over to the public school, you keep it!"

"Yo, our Xiaofeng has grown up!"

"That's not true." Liu Feng glanced at his elder brother proudly, then turned around and went back to his room with his head held high.

Liu Qing laughed, and saw Liu He came looking for her with Liu Yun and her baggage.

"Xiaohe, Yunyun, you guys have something to do too?"

Liu Yun glanced at his own brother, and then said to Liu Qing: "Second cousin, I also received the money I earned in my cousin's restaurant today, I was thinking..."

Liu Qing immediately understood what Liu Yun meant, and before she finished speaking, she stretched out her hand and waved it: "Yunyun, you know, according to the rules of our Liu family, the son has to pay 60% to the public, but the lady doesn't need it.The money you earn, you keep it yourself."

"Then, if the money I earn is given to my brother..."

"That's because you helped Xiaohe, and Xiaohe doesn't need to pay the money."

Liu Yun breathed a sigh of relief, and then smiled, "Then, second cousin, I will keep the money myself."

"Take it easy!"

Liu Qing nodded, watched her younger siblings leave, and sighed slightly.

Hey, now every younger sibling in the family is more promising than me!

As the second elder brother in seniority, he hasn't seen any progress yet!

Liu Yun came out of his cousin's room, and handed the bag containing the money to Liu He: "Brother, keep this money!"

"Yunyun, this is the money you earned, how can you earn it as a brother?"

"Brother, after my father and mother are gone, you are still the one who supported me and my younger brother. You have never said anything about the hardship, and you still saved my dowry. If you hadn't supported me back thenI followed my cousin to Capital City to open a restaurant, and now I can’t earn the money, so the money I earn is also due to you, brother, so you can accept it, and it’s good to be our third-bedroom property.!" Liu Yun refused.

"Brother can't take it."

"Brother, don't you need money to buy land and build a house in Ping'er Village?"

When Liu Yun said this, Liu He couldn't help being moved.

That's right, now he has built the Liu family's house in Ping'er Village, and it's almost finished. It's already February, and he needs money to find someone to open up wasteland and sow seeds quickly.

When he came to Capital City, he brought about 400 taels of money with him. He thought it was a lot, but it was not enough to buy farmland near Capital City.

"Then, in this way, I will take the money, and I will give Yunyun you to build a house of your own in Ping'er Village?"

"Like my aunt, is it the same as building your own house in Liujia Village?" Liu Yun suddenly remembered the house that Liu's family built back in Liujia Village, and rejoiced, "Brother, are you willing to build a house for me?"

"Yes, I will build you a house, buy fields, and buy land, all with your name." Liu He nodded, "If my brother uses this money to make other businesses, he will sign a contract with you and earn money like my cousinShare it with you, okay?"

"Okay, brother, then I will trouble you."

"No trouble!" Liu Yun smiled and nodded vigorously.

Great, she will also have her own house like her aunt.

Besides, Chen Nianguan, she immediately placed the banknotes earned since the restaurant opened in front of Zhang Erlang.

"Husband, look, it's my restaurant's dividend for this month!"

Looking at the pile of bills and silver corners, Zhang Erlang couldn't help laughing: "My family's Wan Wan is really capable."

you do not say!

Chen Nianguan cocked his nose in a proud manner, and was pulled into his arms by Zhang Erlang.

"Husband, you wrote the words and ink in the Chen Family Restaurant. Even though you said it's not good for a raiser to participate in a stock, you don't want to share it. Then I will give you some money every month, okay?"

"No need." Zhang Erlang shook his head, "You just need to keep the silver lady."

These days, he stayed at Xianggui Street to study. If there were any missing books, he wrote a list to Qimu and asked him to go out to buy them. He didn't have any entertainment. He didn't spend much money on it before., Therefore, he is not short of silver.

"Husband, I think you don't even go out to socialize with those fellow subjects. It seems that you wrote a poem and didn't see you posting it!"

After the New Year's Eve, there were many candidates from all over the world in Capital City one after another, all of whom came to take the exam.

Now the city is bustling, even busier than when was taking the provincial exam in Prefecture City.

There are rumors of Juren holding poetry gatherings and Fu, and many scholars have come to the Chen Family Restaurant.

I heard that the venue on the third floor can be rented out, but shopkeeper Shi Da has already received two or three orders for poetry meetings.

As a big boss, Chen Nianguan naturally cannot avoid going to restaurants as shopkeepers and rescuers. Every day, he hears those scholars talking about poetry and Taoism, and he also goes to whichever house to deliver poetry stickers.

But this master of his family seems to be as immovable as a mountain!

"Husband, tell me, do you really have confidence in yourself being a Jinshi?"

"Could it be that the lady has no confidence in me?"

Chen Nianguan saw that his husband was very calm and not afraid at all, so he hummed, "Husband, do you know why there is no plaque on my new restaurant?"

Just like Yufeng Building and Yueman Building, the name of the store will be hung on the high floors.

The Chen Family Restaurant can be regarded as two buildings sitting side by side. After the plaque in Chunfengli was taken off, it was hung up according to the plaque engraved by Zhang Erlang's "Chen Family Restaurant", but the plaque of the newly built commercial building is still empty., outsiders thought it was also a Chen family restaurant.

Actually no, it was left blank on purpose by Chen Nianguan.

"why?"

"I'm waiting for you to find the emperor to reward you with a plaque after you graduate from high school!"

Zhang Erlang was stunned, and then he held up his wife's chin: "Do you want to ask for the pen and ink from the Holy One?"

"That's not true! You said that you are confident that you will be the No. 1 Scholar, right? So, after you are hand-picked as the No. 1 Scholar, you will ask the emperor for a pair of ink to write the No. 1 Scholar House."

Uh huh, when the time comes, there will be the pen and ink of the emperor of the Zhou Dynasty, which will not only be grand, but also let everyone see. This is a restaurant that has been rewarded by the emperor, so no one dares to smash the place casually!

"So, husband, you have to work hard."

"Oh, what if I'm not the No. 1 Scholar, but the No. 2 or Tanhua?" Zhang Erlang asked deliberately, ????? "The No. 2 Building? Tanhua Building?"

"I don't want it!" Chen Nianguan turned over Byakugan, "Then just call it Jinshi building!"

"Why?" Zhang Erlang was surprised.

Because all Jinshi, when they come to participate in the examination, naturally the first goal is to win the number one scholar. Who, after ten years of hard work, will finally yell that they only want to take the second place in the exam or the third place when they are finally able to participate in Chunwei?of?

How unmotivated.

Therefore, if Zhang Erlang is the number one scholar in high school and named it the number one scholar building, it will become an ideal place for all scholars!

But if Zhang Erlang didn't pass the exam, he could only be called Jinshilou!

Your name is No. 2 Lou or Tanhua Lou. When you come here, the scholars are high-spirited. Before the results of Chunwei come out, it is unlucky to enter the No. 2 building, Tanhualou.

It's better to just call Jinshi building.

When everyone sees it, they will think, um, Jinshi building, um, a good omen!

No, the first goal of the big guy is to get a Jinshi first!Therefore, scholars who expect to pass the exam are naturally willing to help the Jinshi Building.

And the No. 2 Tanhua in the list is not all included in Jinshi, so the name Jinshi Building is naturally more flattering than the No. 2 Building and Tanhua Building.

After listening to Chen Nianguan's explanation, Zhang Erlang couldn't help laughing after contacting his own situation.

My wife is really good at trying to figure out the minds of scholars in the world.

"So, whether our building is called Zhuangyuan Building or Jinshi Building, it all depends on your husband?"

"clear."

Zhang Erlang smiled and nodded.

Entering February, the distance from the spring is naturally imminent.

The fourth day of the lunar new year is the day when people from all over the country go to Beijing for re-examination.

The re-examination was held by the Ministry of Rites, in order to confirm that all the candidates who participated in Chunwei arrived in Capital City in time, and it was also to further verify the identities of the students.

As usual, Zhang Erlang wasn't worried, but after recovering his memory, he knew that he looked like the son of Yongchang Marquis Residence, so he couldn't help but feel a little worried.

During this period of time, he stayed in Xianggui Street for many years and didn't go out much. He didn't even post poems like Chen Nianjian and Zeng Si, in order to reduce unnecessary troubles.

However, the re-examination was the most important hurdle before Chunwei, and he had to skip it.

As long as he passes the re-examination, no one can stop him from participating in Chunwei.

Therefore, on this day, before going to the Tribute Academy to take the re-examination, Zhang Erlang was in a heavy heart.

Fortunately, Fan Shilang is an official of the Ministry of Rites. After thinking about it, the person in the Ministry of Rites who is familiar with Yongchang Marquis Residence is Deng Shangshu. However, there are so many people participating in the re-examination.The situation, then play it by ear and just avoid Mr. Deng.

Zhang Erlang didn't know, but this time he guessed wrong.

Deng Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites had already heard from Luo Jing that there was a man who looked exactly like Wen Xuan in Chuzhou Prefecture. Because of suspicion, he even sent someone to Funing County to thoroughly investigate Zhang Yulang's situation.

However, Haijiao Village has been destroyed, and there is no trace of its origin. However, Zhang Yulang's household registration, which was found at the household department of Funing County, is a certainty. Since Zhang Yulang lived at the age of five, the Zhang family has given him a household registration.Later, when he was about fifteen years old, he updated his appearance, height and other information. Due to his illness and weakness, he was either served by silver or by his elder brother in the family, and then disappeared in Haijiao Village.Lead to the official office to re-register the household registration.

The only things that can prove Zhang Yulang are the fact that the master of the Zhou family was engaged to withdraw from the Zhang family, and that Zhang Yulang was unable to escape after the extermination of the family.The matter of Shan Chang accepting him as a student, and then step by step to be admitted to Juren, was clearly investigated.

Zhang Yulang, a native of Haijiao Village, Funing County, has not forged his identity.

Luo Jing knew that if Zhang Yulang went to Beijing to take the exam, it would be fine if he hadn't been in high school, but once he was in high school, there might be an uproar in Capital City, so before the New Year's Eve, he had already told several colleagues about Zhang Yulang clearly.

Therefore, Zhang Erlang thought that no one would know that he was hiding in Xianggui Street. In fact, several adults in Capital City had already become curious about him. They wanted to know that Zhang Yulang, who will participate in the Spring Festival next year, is really similar to Yongchang Hou Shizi, looking forward to seeing him in person.

Lord Deng is one of them.

So on this day, no matter how cautious Zhang Erlang was, when he was answering the paper, Deng Shangshu walked slowly to his side, first looked at his case file, and then at himself.

After leaving his examination seat, he walked a few steps, looked back, and sat down on the re-examination invigilator's seat, drank two sips of tea, put down the teacup, and looked at Zhang Erlang again.

Zhang Erlang felt like sitting on pins and needles, breaking out in cold sweat.

What did Deng Shangshu discover?Or do you just think that you and Wen Xuan look alike?

Like, it's too similar.

Deng Shangshu was not aware of his overly enthusiastic gaze, which made Zhang Erlang feel uncomfortable and sighed inwardly.

It turns out that there are such similar people in the world!

"Master Deng?" Fan Shilang who was on the side noticed that his superior was paying too much attention to his father's protégé and asked.

Master Deng coughed and had to restrain himself a little.

It took only half an hour for the re-examination. After Zhang Erlang finished the exam, he handed in the answer sheet and walked out of the tribute courtyard, he was greatly relieved.

Seeing Chen Nianguan who was Hou outside the tribute courtyard, he was about to walk towards her when he saw Wen Yun who was looking at him coldly. It seemed that he was waiting for him outside the tribute courtyard.

At this moment, Zhang Erlang couldn't help regretting it, if only he knew his identity clearly from the very beginning.

That way, when writing the posters, product names, restaurant plaques, etc. for Wan Wan, you will definitely not use Wen Yun's handwriting because you think the font is beautiful.

He is good at imitating, whose handwriting is not good to imitate, but Wen Xuan's?

Of course, he was also fortunate that he only imitated Wen Xuan's handwriting on the brands related to the Chen family, and he usually used writing habits that he felt natural when writing and answering papers.

Naturally, naturally.

Because it's my own habit, not Wen Xuan's.

Otherwise, just because he looks so similar to Wen Xuan and writes exactly the same handwriting as Wen Xuan, everyone will doubt his relationship with Yongchang Hou Shizi.

Even in the Ministry of Rites, Deng Shangshu must be the first one to recognize him, and he would not see himself like he did just now. Apart from being surprised, he did not have any doubts.

Thinking about it this way, Zhang Erlang felt relieved, and strode towards Chen Nianguan: "Wan Wan, I've been waiting for a long time!"

"Well, Yulang, let's go back first!"

It’s been a cold spring these days, and it’s been very cold. Chen Nianguan was still feeling cold in his thick down jacket. Just as he was about to turn around and get in the car, he saw the young man from Yongchang Marquis Residence whom he had seen when he was selling New Year’s goods, walking up to them.This one: "This is Mr. Zhang?"

"I am." Zhang Erlang bowed to Wen Yun, "Your Excellency?"

"Wen Yun, the second son of Yongchang Marquis Residence."

Wen Yun saw that the person he had been looking for for a long time appeared outside the Gongyuan at this moment, and felt angry.

A few years ago, he spread his efforts to find this Zhang Juren, but he had inquired in every academy, but there was no trace of this Zhang Yulang. After that, the Chen Family Restaurant became famous, and he also went to Suchuan Road with his friends to try something new. UnexpectedlyWhen I got off the carriage, I looked up, and saw the familiar four words "Chen's Restaurant", and I almost stumbled.

Chen's restaurant.

Wen Xuan's handwriting again.

It is still big and it is presented in front of the world. Could it be that no one has noticed it?

Wen Yun wished that the plaque would be removed immediately, but if it was removed, it would be a clumsy denial resulting in self-exposure.

So he suppressed the jealousy and panic in his heart, entered the Chen family restaurant, and quickly found out that this restaurant was opened by the wife of the Chen family in cooperation with the Cang family and the Shi family, and the plaque was written by the wife of the Chen family, Zhang Jurenpen and ink.

Ah!

What a businessman, he doesn't know about scholars, so he is covering for his own lord!