Starting from a thatched cottage, the farmer embarked on the road to wealth through imperial examina

Chapter 257 Family Letter

Ye Changyan was delighted as he took the letter handed over by Mr. Cai.

"I was planning to write a letter home when I got home tonight, but I didn't expect to receive a letter from home."

The envelope was opened, revealing a thick stack of letter papers. Ye Changyan roughly flipped through it first. Among them, six sheets of letter papers were in Wulang's handwriting, three were in Zhong Yunfeng's handwriting, and two were in Dalang's handwriting.

Ye Changyan first unfolded the letter written by Wulang. Most of the content was about the daily life at home, as well as Lian and Ye Xiaozheng's various concerns and instructions to Ye Changyan.

My grandparents’ new courtyard in Shanglin Village has been built and they plan to move in before the New Year.

The kimchi workshop at home is well managed by my aunt and my eldest daughter. Now we ship out goods almost every two days.

With the help of maids like Suqin, Xueli and Duoer, the production of pure water and perfume on the farm has increased a lot while ensuring stable quality.

Having mastered the art of shocking mushrooms, and with the help of Shitou and Erniu, my uncle and cousin had stockpiled a large amount of shiitake mushrooms before winter this year.

My grandfather had hired people to plant rapeseed and wheat in the fields during the autumn ploughing season. Recently, he has been busy making compost and planning to prepare the base fertilizer for the land reserved for growing peppers.

Wu Lang also reported to Ye Changyan about his recent study progress at Mr. Xia's private school, and mentioned that Lian Xiaolong's academic performance was also making rapid progress.

Finally, I would like to ask Ye Changyan to extend his greetings to Mr. Cai and all the senior brothers on behalf of the entire family.

After reading the letter written by Wu Lang, Ye Changyan kept smiling the whole time.

"This is the first time I've received a letter from home. You must be very happy."

"That's right. Although they are just talking about family matters, I feel very cordial. Oh, by the way, the letter also asked me to send my family's regards to the teacher and all the senior brothers."

"Okay, okay, then when you reply, don't forget to say hello to everyone on behalf of your master and your brothers."

Mr. Cai also had a smile on his face, and Ye Changyan then unfolded the letter from Dalang.

Although Dalang's letter consisted of only two pieces of paper, the words were brief but contained a lot of information.

Dalang first said that his grandmother had been in good health recently and was in much better spirits. Then he said that everyone had been working smoothly recently, and thanked Ye Changyan for taking care of the whole family in the old house.

Then Dalang told Ye Changyan the good news. The wedding date of Dalang and Dong Yufen, the girl from the Dong family, was set for the 16th day of the twelfth lunar month before the New Year, and the wedding date of Li Rongxu and Da Niu was also set for the 22nd day of the third lunar month after the New Year.

Dalang also said in the letter that it would be great if Mr. Cai could attend both of their brother and sister's weddings.

In addition, the marriage between Erlang and Jiang Li'niang, the daughter of the manager of the Zhong family's freight company, has also been settled. Second uncle Ye Xiaowu and second aunt Liu went to the city in person and met the Jiang family at Baolun Temple in the city. Both sides were quite satisfied.

"What good news did you get? You can't stop smiling."

"Hehe, teacher, this letter mentions several happy events. Dalang and Miss Dong's wedding date is set for the sixteenth day of the twelfth lunar month before the New Year."

"This is really a happy event. I won't be able to go back in time to attend Dalang's wedding. When you reply, don't forget to ask your parents to help me give Dalang a gift."

"There is another happy event, and I am afraid that a gift will not be enough."

"Has the wedding date of Big Girl and Li's eldest son been set?"

"Teacher, you guessed it. The wedding date of Da Niu and Li Rongxu is set for March 22 after the New Year."

"This is really a double blessing. I have also given birth to these two children. It seems that I have to give gifts to both the man and the woman. When you reply to the letter, ask your parents to slightly reduce the dowry for the eldest girl according to your family's standard, and give a dowry to the eldest son of the Li family according to the standard for Dalang."

"Teacher, you gave out three gifts at once, but you didn't even get to drink a glass of wedding wine."

"I just came back from a long distance to Shengjing. But when Erniu gets married, I, an old man, will rush back to drink a glass of wedding wine no matter what. Hahahaha..."

Mr. Cai laughed heartily, and Ye Changyan and Liang Jingcheng beside him also had smiles on their faces. Only then did Ye Changyan unfold the letter from Zhong Yunfeng.

Zhong Yunfeng said that the new factory building has been completed, and the third batch of spotted cattle have been driven back and leased to villagers in the surrounding villages. The new factory building will be put into production soon. Zhang is arranging the recruitment of workers. The county magistrate Chu Yunmao is also very concerned about the new factory building.

Ye Changyan was thinking about how much tax revenue the county government would generate after the new factory was put into production. Chu Yunmao had fought his way out of the siege and gone to the remote Wanshou County to serve as the county magistrate, probably just to pick peaches. Of course, he was very concerned.

Zhong Yunfeng's letter also mentioned that the business of the three Yunfenglou restaurants is currently booming, especially the kimchi series of dishes, which are being sought after by more and more people.

Weihaojia’s candies and cakes have received widespread acclaim. As the New Year is approaching, old customers are trying to stock up more goods. At the same time, many new customers have come to them on their own initiative, wanting to cooperate with Weihaojia.

In addition, Zhong Yunfeng also sent a number of smart and quick-thinking guys to more state capitals to develop customers. Zhong Yunfeng is training his own managers and backbone members.

Zhong Yunfeng plans to buy a two-story courtyard in the provincial capital. Recently, he asked his father Zhong Dingyi to help him look for land. He plans to buy some more land so that he will have more land and it will be convenient for him to apply to the government for re-registration.

At the end of the letter, Zhong Yunfeng asked Ye Changyan whether he had seen a suitable stall in Shengjing. He was looking forward to opening a branch of Yunfenglou in Shengjing.

"Teacher, today I saw that besides the shops selling stationery and books, there are mostly food stalls and small restaurants around the Imperial College. What do you think about opening a branch of Yunfenglou near the Imperial College?"

While putting away the letter, Ye Changyan asked Mr. Cai for his opinion.

Mr. Cai and Liang Jingcheng were both surprised and delighted by Ye Changyan's question.

"The Imperial College has strict management of students. The inner class students can only come out once every ten days, while the outer class students can come out every day. However, the area around the Imperial College is not a traditional prosperous place in Shengjing City. It would be nice to open some snack stalls or small restaurants. If you want to support a big restaurant with only these outer class students, wouldn't the customer flow be too monotonous?"

Mr. Cai’s analysis was not without reason. Ye Changyan sorted out his thoughts and then spoke.

"Today, the road outside the Imperial College was blocked by carriages. Our carriage stopped at a street corner in front of the Imperial College. We walked all the way over and saw that although the surrounding area was not as prosperous as Qingque Street, the flow of people around was still quite large. The key point is that there is no decent restaurant around here, only snack stalls and small restaurants, so there are no strong competitors."

Mr. Cai and Liang Jingcheng nodded thoughtfully.