There are not many seafoods in the capital, let alone the border. Cheng Junze has never eaten these, but he likes the seafood soup noodles made in the small kitchen very much. He said: "A few days ago, the border sent some local products over there. Why don't you give some to your second brother as well, so you can have a taste?"

Cheng Junze has stayed in the capital for more than a year, but there are still life-and-death friends at the border who often send him some things. Although Cheng Junze only says they are local things, there are also furs and fruits that are rare in Beijing.Cheng Junze knew that Lu Hanzhi's brother and sister had a good relationship, and Lu Hanzhi even received the dividends given by Lu Minzhi, but the relationship between relatives also had to be managed, and there had to be constant exchanges.

"Are special products sent from the border again?" Although Cheng Junze handed over all his property to Lu Hanzhi, Lu Hanzhi did not interfere with Cheng Junze's friends. However, Cheng Junze was busy recently. If he hadn't mentioned that Lu Minzhi had sent seafood, Cheng Junze himself would I can't remember to deal with this for a moment.

"Well, the letter I received a few days ago was delivered yesterday. It was from my good brother when I was at the border. The letter said that his family had told him about a daughter-in-law. He specially collected some more things and asked me to replace them for him. Give me some money and give me [-]% of the bonus." Cheng Junze drank a bowl of soup, and his tired and hungry body recovered a little, and then returned to his usual calm and elegant demeanor. The couple did not pay attention to rules and chatted while eating.

Cheng Junze didn't lack the bonus from the other party, but friends couldn't be confused when it came to financial interests, so he helped the other party with some local specialties from the border areas, and Cheng Junze accepted the dividends generously.

"I haven't had time to look at it yet. I heard that there are some new things. I'll send someone to Chengyuan later and we can look at it together." Seeing Lu Hanzhi's curiosity, Cheng Junze continued, "The northwest side is not as prosperous as the capital, but that There are a lot of good things over there. The grapes over there are very good, but it’s a pity that they are inconvenient to transport. You can only see raisins or wine here in the capital. These things may not be bought if you have money in the capital, but they are not worth much over there. , but if there is no one here in the capital, it will not be easy to transport it to the capital and sell it."

Cheng Junze stayed in Suzhou for a short time and didn't make many friends, but Northwest was different. He almost grew up there. In addition to his colleagues who were born and died, he also had very good friends, even though it had been a long time since he left Northwest. , and did not cut off contact.Cheng Junze himself was not very good at business. In the past, a friend asked him to sell some local products. Cheng Junze had to explore on his own. Gradually, he gained some experience. Later, he simply opened a grocery store in the capital. He usually sold some daily groceries. The local specialties sent from the northwest are also stored there, and it has gained a good reputation over the past few years.

Lu Hanzhi had read the shop's account books and had a general idea of ​​the business situation. After Cheng Junze handed the shop over to her, Lu Hanzhi also spent some time taking care of it.There are many large and small grocery stores in the capital. The main reason why this store is doing well is that it often sells items from the northwest. When Cheng Junze said that he wanted to give the Lu family some northwest specialties, he couldn't help but smile: "It's not for others. Do you want to sell it? How can I give it away?"

"What's this? Whatever we like, we can turn it into money and deduct it. If we sell it to others, it's a sale, but if we sell it to us, wouldn't it be the same?" Cheng Junze has never been a rigid character who doesn't know how to adapt. He agreed to take action for his friend, as long as he didn't hack his friend. Not everyone buys the same things.If Cheng Junze had connections in the northwest, it would be easy to purchase goods from there and sell them in the capital, but he never thought about this. In addition to not having the energy to run these things, he also wanted to avoid suspicion. He already had a lot of prestige in the northwest. If you are carefully managing your connections and doing business, I'm afraid your superiors should think too much.

When Cheng Junze said this, of course Lu Hanzhi would not object, and asked: "I didn't come back last night, so I don't need to go to the Beijing Camp today! It's time to have a good rest."

"Yes, the superiors have given me a day off. I don't have to go today. Plus I have a rest tomorrow, so I can take two days off." Cheng Junze nodded. "That's good. Let's take a break today. Tomorrow my mother and I will go to Zheng's house. Do you want to go with us?" Lu Hanzhi asked.

"Going to uncle's house? But what's the matter?" Cheng Junze thought for a moment. He hadn't heard of any happy events happening in the Zheng family, and it wasn't the birthday of an elder of the Zheng family. He couldn't think of anything going on at the moment.

"Oh, third cousin wanted to take a concubine. He said he wanted to set up a few tables and no outsiders were invited. But our families are not relatives, so my mother said she would join in the fun." Lu Hanzhi replied casually, and he also accepted the concubine. Concubine, it was not a formal occasion, so Zheng only asked Lu Hanzhi, her daughter-in-law, and did not invite anyone else to go with her.

"Third cousin? What is he thinking of doing now?" It is not uncommon for a man to have three wives and four concubines, but it is rare to take a noble concubine. After all, in a family that respects rules, a wife is a wife and a concubine is a concubine. Among the two, it is most likely to cause chaos in the house where wives and concubines are not separated.Just like the Cheng family, no matter what the second master Cheng and Cheng Junxu do, no one dares to mention the idea of ​​​​equal wives and concubines.

"I heard that my third cousin felt that there was no future in business, so he planned to give up on business and go to school to get a reputation." Lu Hanzhi was also curious. He had previously heard that Zheng Xiyuan thought that taking concubines cost money, but now he not only takes concubines, but also pays for them. Concubine, I asked a few more questions, "Although this concubine who is about to enter the house is a concubine, her father is the Minister of Rites. He will be able to support my third cousin in the future, so I cannot wrong her."

"..." Cheng Junze didn't know what to say, so he just curled his lips and said: "The Zheng family is also a family of scholars. When the third cousin proposed marriage, my uncle and others planned to give him a daughter from an official family, but he said he wanted to do business. , I didn’t ask to marry a merchant’s daughter, if I had known what would happen, why would I do this in the first place.”

"I know this. The Zheng family mentioned my cousin back then!" Lu Hanzhi nodded. Lu Yazhi almost agreed to Zheng Xiyuan, but Zheng Xiyuan was dissatisfied with the fact that several generations of the Lu family had been studying and had no connections in the shopping mall, so he refused and sent her second uncle to her. He was so angry that when the He family mentioned it later, his second uncle agreed, and Lu Yazhi jumped into another fire pit.

"But isn't the third cousin's business doing well? Why do you think there is no future in business?" Cheng Junze asked a little strangely. Although Zheng Xiyuan withdrew his shares from him on the grounds that he was not making money, Cheng Junze knew that Zheng Xiyuan actually made a lot of money. It was a small amount of money, but Cheng Junze didn't lose anything, and he was a relative, so he didn't care about it.

"Didn't my third cousin lose money in business in the Western Regions last year? He didn't believe in evil, so he had to get up from there. He sold two shops before going back, and lost money again. He went back and forth several times and lost all his wealth." Lu Hanzhi He heard something from the Zheng family's cousin, and Zheng Xiyuan, who had repeatedly lost money, was now regarded as a negative example of how wealthy families educate their children. Lu Hanzhi got the general idea without much effort.


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