The bright moon and the empty courtyard are like water like a Chinese year

Chapter 7
Because the uncle and young master (Yu Zhenhong) recognized his relatives and recovered his true identity, he no longer used the name (Yu Zhenhong) in the Song family, and used the name (Song Yaochang) back, while uncle The name of the young master was also changed to (Second Master), and of course his precious daughter (Yu Yingzhi) also became the Fourth Miss of the Song family. The eldest wife (Hui Yi) arranges a close maid, Xing Xiang, to serve their father and daughter.Now that he has returned to the Song family and became the second master, it is of course necessary to learn to share the business of the Song family, so the second master of the Song family began to follow the elder master to "Mingyue Residence" to learn how to do business.

Venue: Erlaoye (Yaochang) Room

"咚咚". "咚咚".
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"Yaochang, I'm the elder brother, are you asleep?" Following the sound of knocking on the door, the eldest master (Yaoguang) came to the door of the second master (Yaochang).

"Brother, I'm not asleep yet, please come in." The second master (Yao Chang) who was reading a book found that it was the eldest master (Yao Guang) who was knocking on the door, and quickly got up from the desk to open the door for him.

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"Yaochang, I see that the lights in your room are still on so late, so I came here to see you." The elder (Yaoguang) said with concern.

"Yaochang, my mother and I have waited for so long, and finally when you come back, we can finally be reunited as a family. Brother, I am so happy. My father's last wish is that we two brothers will take care of the "Mingyue Residence" of the Song family together. "

"Brother, I have been away from home for so many years. I have really worked hard for you. I will definitely work hard in the future and will not let you down."

"Brother, besides hoping that you will share the "Mingyue Residence" for me, I also hope that you can continue the responsibility of continuing the incense for the Song family. You are still young and have only one daughter under your knees."

"Brother, I don't want to think about having children for the time being. I just returned to Song's house. I hope I can learn to help take care of the "Mingyue Residence" first, so that brother can have a good rest. "

"Early tomorrow morning, I will take you back to "Mingyue Residence" to have a look, and you should have a good rest tonight."

"Well, good brother."

(Narrator: In the last years of the Qing Dynasty, due to the corruption of the Qing government, the "Thirteen Banks" in Guangzhou were continuously squeezed out by various means to fill the treasury, and with the increasing foreign invasion, the "Thirteen Banks" could only fall apart under the "internal and external troubles".

Many businessmen from Guangzhou brought their families to Shanghai, the "new port" to "discuss life", and brought along with them, of course, the "food tradition" of Guangzhou.For a while, the Cantonese restaurant opened by a Guangzhou businessman became a shining pearl in Shanghai.

The habit of going to teahouses to drink tea has a long history. People like to make friends, negotiate business, have fun at wedding banquets, have fun and enjoy various social activities in teahouses.After entering the Republic of China, the old-style teahouses could no longer meet the needs of the development of the times.At that time, the teahouse industry was gradually flourishing. Most formal teahouses had upstairs private seats. The tea sets were "baked cups".Food and snacks are also diversified. Instead of "one cup and two pieces" (referring to making one cup of tea and eating two pieces of dim sum) in teahouses, handmade children (commonly known as handicraftsmen) have to eat barbecued pork buns, red bean paste buns, salty fried, A few varieties such as fried ghosts.There is a common saying that describes people who go to teahouses like this: "If you have money, you go upstairs, if you don't have money, you go underground."

From the 20s to the 30s, the teahouse industry became more prosperous. All teahouses competed for business, some were renovated, some added rooms, and began to be divided into "cabin seats" and "room seats". "Mingyue House" just adapted to the needs of that era and became quite prosperous.

During the period of the Republic of China, some people believed that the term "teahouse" was more common in the Yangtze River Basin, while in the south of Guangdong and Guangxi, it was mostly called "teahouse".There are also teahouses, teahouses, teahouses, teahouses, and teahouses in various places, with different names.The old Shanghai teahouses were mostly known as: buildings, halls, gardens, pavilions, residences, and societies.Although the Song family lives in Shanghai, they are actually Cantonese. Therefore, "Mingyueju" is a Cantonese-style teahouse. )
Location: "Mingyue Residence"

In the early morning of the next day, the eldest master (Yao Guang) and the second master (Yao Chang) had breakfast early in the morning, and then set off back to "Mingyue Residence" by car.

At this time, "Mingyue Residence" is being cleaned and has not yet opened for business.

"Morning boss!"
"Morning boss!" Buddy B
"Morning boss!" Buddy C
"Come here, all of you."

"Introduce you all: he is Yaochang, your second master from today: he will help in "Mingyue Residence", if you all need his help, you can ask him to do it, just order it. Do you understand? "The Eldest Master (Yaoguang) ordered to all the guys in "Mingyue Residence".

"Understood the boss," all the "Mingyueju" guys replied in unison.

"Come on, Yaochang, come with me and I'll take you to the warehouse." As he said, the elder master (Yaoguang) brought the second master (Yaochang) to the warehouse.

Location: Warehouse

"Yaochang, this is where we usually store materials."

"Oh"

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At this moment, master Fang Yue of "Ming Yue Ju" dim sum and master Bi of the tea room heard the sound and came in.

"Master Yaochang??? You are Master Yaochang???" "Mingyueju" Dim Sum Master Yue and Tea Room Master Bi asked in unison.

"Who are they??" The second master (Yaochang) looked at the two masters in front of him and asked suspiciously.

"They are Master Fang Yue of "Mingyueju" Dim Sum and Master Bi of Tea House"

"Master Yaochang, do you remember us? When you were young, we used to hug you to play, and you used to like to ride on my back the most." Master Dim Sum Fang Yue pulled the second master (Yaochang) hand, recalled gleefully.

"That's right. Young master Yaochang was not as tall as my waist when I was young, and now he's so tall. Okay, okay, I'm finally back. Now that "Master Song" is in the spirit of the sky, I will definitely feel comforted by Lao Huai. "Mingyueju" has you If the two brothers cooperate together, they will be invincible. The business will definitely get better and better." Master Bi of the tea room said happily.

"When I come back this time, I need to relearn many things about "Mingyue Residence", so I will trouble you for your guidance in the future. "The second master (Yaochang) said to the two masters modestly and politely.

Eldest master Yao Guang led the second master (Yao Chang) to walk around the various departments of "Mingyue House", while talking about Cantonese-style teahouse culture and the general operation of "Mingyue House".

"The birthplace of tea is China, and tea drinking has a long history. In ancient China, wealthy families lived a life of "reaching out for tea and opening their mouths for food", while poor families lived for "coarse tea and light food". Both are inseparable. Open "tea". "Chai, Rice, Oil, Salt, Soy Sauce and Vinegar Tea", "Qinqi, Calligraphy, Painting, Tobacco, Wine and Tea" and "Three Meals a Day, Tea and Rice", etc., all reflect the close connection between tea and people's lives.According to the custom of the Chinese, when a guest enters the door, it is okay not to invite a meal, and it is considered impolite to disrespect tea.Tea has penetrated into every corner of China, from all walks of life, from all directions.Drinking tea has become a national drink that is suitable for all ages and men and women.It is also because of this that tea is also one of the links and parts we pay the most attention to in the teahouse operated by Mingyueju. "

"The custom of drinking morning tea has long been popular in southern China. The living habits and social customs of going to teahouses in the morning have a long history in Guangdong. When people wash up and go out in the morning, they sit in the teahouse before rushing to work and brew a cup of satisfying tea. , pick two pieces of sweet and delicious snacks, slowly sip the tea, and chew the snacks slowly, so "one cup of two pieces" can be called a joy in life. "

"Going to the teahouse is a place to make friends, have fun, negotiate business, and get together. These social activities are all carried out in the form of drinking tea. Some of the people who come to our "Mingyueju" to drink tea are the whole family, and some are relatives and friends. Sitting at a square table and talking. "Our "Mingyue Residence" has three floors in total, with the second and third floors, which is different from ordinary tea houses.Although we are a high-end tea house, we will not only do high-end business and ignore the majority of the working people.Therefore, the downstairs of the teahouse, that is, the first floor, is also opened up as a "ground hall" suitable for consumption by the working people. The price of tea in the "ground hall" is slightly higher than that of low-level teahouses, but lower than that of tea upstairs. "

"With such fees, we can not only meet the needs of the general public, they can go to the underground hall to drink tea; on the other hand, we can win higher-level consumers to drink tea upstairs. , squatting without money."It means that those who have money can drink tea upstairs, but those who have no money can only drink tea in the underground hall. "

"Because the "Ming Yue Ju" teahouse only sells dim sum, gift cakes and moon cakes, and is limited to the morning, lunch and dinner markets, it is divided into several departments in addition to the warehouse and account room.

In addition to clerical jobs, the employees of "Mingyueju" are divided into "big press office", that is, the cake room. In the past, the commonly used cakes were walnut cakes, chicken cakes, preserved egg cakes, and lotus paste cakes. "Xiaojianban" refers to the dim sum room, which is responsible for making buns. "Mianza" refers to the kitchen, which is responsible for frying noodles and rice. The "chicken cabinet" is the siu mei room, which is responsible for roasting meat, and it was added in the later period. "The elder master (Yaoguang) said to the second master (Yaochang) earnestly.

"For most people, "Tea House" is such a familiar and friendly name.But for me, since I was a child, I have no feeling for teahouses.It is dispensable in my mind.Since my family was not well off, my adoptive parents could only take me to the park.Unless there is a treat for relatives and friends, how can there be a teahouse.However, since it is a treat for relatives and friends, I will only "eat randomly" as a matter of course at a young age, and will not keep the word "teahouse" in my heart.Fortunately, this time when I returned to the Song family, I finally had the opportunity to learn how to run "Mingyue Residence" from my elder brother and other masters. "The second master (Yaochang) responded with a smile while listening.

"Yaochang, you just came back to Song's house, everything needs to be done slowly, don't be in a hurry, from now on, I will arrange for you to study hard in every department of "Mingyueju", so that you can help elder brother and me take care of it "Mingyue Residence"!" the Eldest Master (Yao Guang) said to the Second Master (Yao Chang) earnestly.

"Understood, big brother!" The second master (Yaochang) nodded helplessly and replied.

Location: Accounting Room

"Here is the account book of "Mingyue Residence" for so many years. All expenditures and incomes are clearly recorded. You can read it slowly. If you don't understand anything, you can directly ask me. Although I am the head of the Song family and also your eldest brother, "Mingyue Residence" is not mine alone, it belongs to our two brothers, and I don't want to hide anything from you." The Eldest Master (Yao Guang) faced the Second Master (Yaochang) said earnestly.

"Brother, don't look at it, I believe you are sincerely doing things for the Song family. Like you said, we are brothers. If I don't even believe you, is it still a family?" The second master (Yaochang) replied with a smile road.

"Since you trust my big brother so much, I'm not afraid to tell you the truth. In fact, since the kidnapping incident, "Mingyue Residence" has been depleted a lot. In addition, because the "Mingyue Residence" we run is doing well, many people The current Song family and "Mingyueju" who are staring at us are simply internal and external troubles." The elder master (Yao Guang) said to the second master (Yao Chang) earnestly.

"Foreign troubles???" The second master (Yaochang) asked suspiciously.

"Well, running "Mingyueju" in Shanghai is not as easy as Hong Kong and Guangzhou. Every year, you just give black and white "tea money". So when you come back this time, I hope you can help share it. I hope you are mentally prepared , working in "Mingyueju" will be very hard because I want you to start from a low level." The elder master (Yao Guang) said to the second master (Yao Chang) earnestly.

"I see." The second master (Yaochang) replied with a smile.

Chapter 7 (End)
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