Begging You to Break Off This Engagement!

Jing Bo has been a shopkeeper for more than 30 years, and worked in many different industries before running a drug store.He looks at problems more comprehensively, and he is kind.After Xi Yan woke up, he always regarded him as his own elder, and the takeaway shop and pharmacy are on this street, so ask Uncle Jing about the things on this street, it must be right.

Xi Yanqing and Luo Fei found Bo Jing and shared their general intentions to see if the shop was worth buying.

Jing Bo knew that Xi Yanqing had some money in his hands. After all, he collected the ginseng after looking at it, so he didn't ask about the money in detail. He only asked: "You bought that shop for yourself. Do you want to do business or want to collect rent?”

"For the time being, I want to collect the rent first." Xi Yanqing said, "There is nothing to sell at the moment. We just want to keep the money and let it go. It is better to buy a shop. Now the world is peaceful, and it will not be in the past few years. There will be some kind of war." If there is, it is impossible for him to disarm and return to the field, "Jing Bo, please show me, is it worth buying?"

"The location of the shop is really good, but it's really small. If you buy it, you will only be charged six or seven taels of silver a year for rent." Jing Bo rubbed his beard, "I don't know what will happen in the future. It’s hard to say, but from the current point of view, it’s a good deal to buy. It might be better if you can do some business by yourself, but it’s also possible if you rent it out. But this is my own idea, you still have to be careful Add it all up, after all, buying a shop is a big deal." 110 taels, for farmers, it will take decades to save money on food and drink, which is not a small number, "In my opinion, you might as well ask Ask Boss Shi."

"Shi Shi?"

"That's right. Boss Shi is well-informed and very good at business. If he recommends you buy it, you can't go wrong." Jing Bo smiled, "I think Boss Shi and my young master have a very good impression of you. If you Go, they will give you good advice."

"We just left from there." Luo Fei said with a smile, "Now it seems that we have to go back again."

They are all in the same town, not far away.Luo Fei and Xi Yanqingquan must have gone for a walk.

Li Siyuan was still boasting that Luo Fei had a heart, but he didn't expect this kid to talk so much, he came again.He was welcome, so he asked the housekeeper to get some tea and chatted with Luo Fei and the others.

Shi Shi didn't talk much, most of the time he just listened quietly.Hearing that Xi Yanqing and the others wanted to buy that shop, he said: "That shop originally sold rouge and gouache. The owner's wife and husband died early, and she has been alone for a few years. But she remarried a while ago, and now I’m afraid I’m going to sell the shop and go south with my new husband.”

"Well, I've heard about it." Li Siyuan hugged Xiao Changle who was sleeping in his arms, "There are always gossips when you stay here, it's good for Sister Zuo to leave."

"The shop is available. And you have to discuss it with the proprietress as soon as possible, otherwise you may not be able to buy it." After all, the price of 110 taels is not high for that shop, and the location is good. The people who want to buy it are definitely not the only ones. Xi Yanqing said, "Anyway, it's still early, if you want to buy it, I'll let you go and have a look."

"Then there will be Brother Laoshi."

Seeing that Luo Fei seemed to want it very much, Xi Yanqing decided to buy it.

He has seen the shop inside and out. Although it is only [-] or [-] square meters in total, the layout is good, and it will be good to do anything in the future.Taking a step back, even if they don’t do anything, it’s okay to collect enough rent and sell it back, after all, the location is good.

When Xi Yanqing and Luo Fei went again, as Shi Shi said, two other groups of people came to inquire about it, and they both wanted to buy it.It's just that these people suddenly stopped discussing after seeing Shi Shi, and asked respectfully: "Boss Shi, do you want to buy this shop too?"

The person who asked the question had a sad face, as if he was afraid of hearing Shi Shi say yes.

However, Shi Shi didn't say yes, and the man's expression was not much better, because what Shi Shi said was: "It's not me who wants to buy it, but my friend who wants to buy it."

The proprietress was still hesitant to wipe it up to 100 taels, but upon hearing this, she said directly: "So this little brother is a friend of Boss Shi. If that's the case, then I can only sell it to him."

Someone asked: "Why is this? Obviously we came first, so if we don't bargain, it will be done?"

The proprietress said: "Boss Shi and Mr. Li have saved my life, so naturally we should give priority to the two benefactors. Besides, this little brother has already been here before you came. If you say earlier, he is more important than you." morning."

It's just that they didn't expect that the young couple actually knew Shi Shi, and they really came back.At first, she thought that she might not be able to buy it.If I had known her earlier, I wouldn't have spent so much fuss with the people who came later.

When the two groups saw that it was impossible to buy, they left.After Xi Yanqing waited for them to leave, he said apologetically, "Sister, we didn't expect to buy a shop when we went out today, so we don't have enough money with us. How about I leave some order money for you first?"

The proprietress said happily: "Yes. You are Boss Shi's friends, even if you don't pay the booking fee. I will leave here in three days, and you can send it within three days." , suddenly laughed.

"What's Miss Zuo laughing at?" Shi Shi asked.

"I laughed. I originally planned to ask you to sell this shop for me if I couldn't sell it within two days. After all, I promised my family leader that I would go with him in three days. In this town, the only person I can trust is You and Mr. Li." The proprietress sighed, "In fact, I should have sold this shop a long time ago, but I just couldn't bear it. I didn't expect you to know the person who bought this shop in the end."

"Heh, that's fine, Miss Zuo can come and have a look anytime when she is free."

"It's impossible to think about it. I have no plan to come back after I left, or I will have to sell it." The proprietress got up and said sorry: "Okay, Boss Shi, brother Xi, then this matter will be settled." Let’s settle this first. I still have something to tidy up, so I won’t be able to entertain you today.”

"I've bothered my sister for a long time, thank you for giving me a thin noodle today."

"It should be." The proprietress smiled, sent Xi Yanqing and Shi Shi out, and then went back to the house without even confiscating a penny of the deposit.

Xi Yanqing originally wanted to leave some reservation money, but he and Luo Fei didn't bring too much silver when they went out. The key point is that they really didn't expect to buy such a big item when they came out.To put it bluntly, it's still a bit dreamy now.

Luo Fei said goodbye to Shi Shi, "Tomorrow..."

Before he finished speaking, Shi Shi made a silent gesture.

Xi Yanqing understood Shi Shi's meaning and nodded: "Thank you, Big Brother Shi, for always causing you trouble, we are all ashamed."

Shi Shi smiled: "It's all personal fate. To be honest, if I didn't get the clothes that Luo Fei gave me today, I might not have made this trip. I can only say that your way of dealing with people is right. Siyuan and I have temperaments. We will be brothers in the future, so you don’t have to be polite. It’s getting late, so let’s go back earlier.”

Xi Yanqing cupped his fists at Shi Shi, and led Luo Fei away.

Luo Fei was still a little confused, and when he walked away, he asked Xi Yanqing: "I just came out of the shop, why didn't Brother Shi let me talk? I wanted to say that I would definitely send the money over tomorrow."

Xi Yanqing and Luo Fei intertwined their fingers: "I was afraid that you would say this, so I didn't let you say it. There are many people around. If you said that you would send money tomorrow, didn't you just tell them that you have money? It's so easy Attract thieves to worry about."

Luo Fei hurriedly covered his mouth and looked left and right, and he was relieved when he saw that there was no one there.

It was already dark when we got home.The three beans were waiting eagerly at the door.If it wasn't for the long distance, Luo Fei would have taken them there, which is pitiful for the little ones.Luo Fei hurriedly touched each of them: "Is there nothing going on at home today?"

Black Dou wagged his tail: "Wow!"

Luo Fei smiled: "It seems to be all right."

Before leaving, Luo Fei was afraid that he would come back late, so he left plenty of food.The Three Beans were not hungry, but Luo Yong came when it was getting dark, and left without seeing Luo Fei and Xi Yanqing.

Luo Fei and Xi Yanqing locked the door, looked at each other after entering the room, and said in unison, "We really bought a shop?"

After the couple finished speaking, they laughed in unison, and then one went to light the fire to cook food, and the other went to dig money.

Their silver is not easy to dig, because it is also a huge amount of property for them, so Xi Yanqing dug it very deep when burying it, and Xi Yanqing always put a small piece of silver on the upper layer, and the one with the real amount is buried. It has reached the depth of cheating.

Luo Fei finished the fire, and the rice was ready. Xi Yanqing didn't dig out the last sum, and when it was done, Nima was so tired that she didn't have the energy to eat.Luo Feire had steamed steamed buns in the morning, and he was waiting there with one end in his mouth, until Xi Yanqing got excited and ate with Luo Fei.

Fortunately, the silver has not been lost after so long.

Luo Fei felt Bala several times: "Hey, you will change your surnames tomorrow. Today's surname is Xi, surname Luo, and tomorrow surname Zuo."

Seeing Luo Fei like this, Xi Yanqing said with a smile: "Okay, daughter-in-law, you have to smooth the edges and corners. Don't feel bad, I will make money later, and I will leave it to you."

Luo Fei nodded, took one last look, then wrapped the money in a cloth bag and put it under the quilt.

The next morning, the young couple woke up before dawn.They packed up their things and had a simple breakfast, then sent the three beans to Luo's house, and then went to the town.

The journey was peaceful, and when they arrived in the town, they didn't go to see the proprietress of the shop first, but went to see Shi Shi again.Since none of them paid the reservation money yesterday, Shi Shi was like a guarantor, so Xi Yanqing felt that it would be best if Shi Shi was present when the transaction was made.

Although the procedures for buying and selling real estate here are not as complicated as those in modern times, there are still procedures. Fortunately, Xi Yanqing can read and write in person, and after a few people have been busy all day, they have completed the handover procedures.Xi Yanqing and the proprietress surnamed Zuo pressed their fingerprints, got the deed, and advertised the shop for rent.

That's right, there were advertisements in ancient times, although the contents of the advertisements were just written on paper and pasted somewhere.

Shi Shi said: "Let's go, we're finally done with our work, go to my house and have dinner before leaving."

Luo Fei and Xi Yanqing invited Shi Shi at noon, and now Shi Shi invited them again.The two thought about it, or they had to cook at home, so they went to Shifu again.

Both Shi Shi and Li Siyuan discovered that although Xi Yanqing and Luo Fei were authentic farmers, their views and opinions were quite different from those of other farmers.How should I put it, I feel that the thinking of these two people is very broad, and they give people a feeling that they have a lot of ideas and a lot of knowledge.If Xi Yanqing is the only one like this, it can be understood that Li Yanqing has learned a lot when he was fighting outside.But sometimes Luo Fei's words also give people a strange feeling, which is a bit special.

After Luo Fei left with Xi Yanqing, Li Siyuan asked Shi Shi curiously: "Luo Fei also seems to be literate?"

Shi Shi shook his head: "I don't know how to read. Brother Xi is the only one of them who can read."

Xi Yanqing knows how to read, because he thought long enough in his original body, and he took the opportunity to learn from others when he was a soldier.And Luo Fei couldn't read because he couldn't read himself.The key point is that the ancient characters here are too different from the modern Chinese characters that Luo Fei knows, and Luo Fei can only understand one of them occasionally.

Luo Fei didn't think it was a problem at first, after all, most of the people around were illiterate.But after going out to go through the transfer procedures today, he felt that this would not work, and he still had to learn.It's not that you have to take a test for fame or something in the future, but that the more you know, the more you will understand this society, and it will not be easy to be cheated at the same time.

To put it bluntly, between him and Xi Yanqing this time, if Xi Yanqing could not read, they might not even buy this shop.

So as soon as he got home, Luo Fei told Xi Yanqing his thoughts: "Brother Qing, I also want to learn the characters here, can you teach me?"

Xi Yanqing is very supportive.It happened that there was a pen and ink at home, so Xi Yanqing wrote down all the simple characters while Luo Fei was embroidering, and wrote down the pinyin for Luo Fei in a small way.In this way, Luo Fei can know what the word reads at a glance, which saves the time of asking one by one, and will naturally learn it very quickly in the future.

Luo Fei made a study plan for himself, and from then on, he decided to learn ten characters every day, and practice more and write more.

The paper and pens and ink here are relatively expensive, Luo Fei was reluctant to buy more, so he decided to practice on the ground as much as he could.

In his last life, he never wanted to study so seriously, but he never expected that his self-motivation would be forced out in such an environment.In other words, it was Xi Yanqing's serious attitude towards life that made him feel that he should also take life more seriously, or in other words, treat himself.

Xi Yanqing gave Luo Fei the notes he made while reading the herbal medicine book: "You learn the characters I wrote for you first, and then look for them here to see if you know them. You can click out some and see what they are. I can finish clicking all the words here. I guess that way I should be able to recognize a lot."

Luo Fei cherished the book in his hand: "Okay, do you still use Brother Qing's book?"

Xi Yanqing said: "No need, I've already memorized all the content, you can use it just by looking at it."

Luo Fei felt that this was not bad, so from this day on, he began to learn ancient characters by himself.

Two days later is the Mid-Autumn Festival, Luo Fei woke up early, and after he was almost busy at home, he took half of the snacks and other meals that Li Siyuan gave him and went back to Luo's house.There is a custom here that a married girl or younger brother can go back to her natal family to spend with her natal family during the Dragon Boat Festival, but Mid-Autumn Festival is not allowed.Neither the younger brother nor the girl can stay at her natal home on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Xi Yanqing could only spend the night with Luo Fei, so Luo Fei sent home the food in advance.There is a piece of pork belly, and some sugar and melon seeds.

Luo Fei originally wanted to leave after delivering the things and say a few words, but Li Yuehua didn't expect Li Yuehua to leave him and say that he had something to say.

"Er Bao, mother asks you, that young man named Luo Yong, do you know what's going on in his family?" Li Yuehua said, "Is there anyone else in his family? How is he?"

"Hey? Mother, why are you asking this? Do you want to recognize someone as your son-in-law?" Luo Fei smiled, "I said why didn't I see Three Treasures?"

"Oh mother, aren't you in a hurry? When you and Yan Qing went to town the other day, Boy Luo came and brought a lot of hazelnuts and walnuts to our house. He said they were for the Three Treasures. It's not like you don't know you My younger sister eats these most rarely, and usually wants melon seeds to stay in her mouth, so I keep them for her. But my mother doesn't understand, what is this Luo boy doing with these? Sambo doesn't say what's going on, it's all about Hazelnut She has been staring at the walnut for two days, and she doesn’t eat it by herself, nor does she let anyone eat it. She looks like she wants to eat but is holding back, and she doesn’t know what she’s thinking about.”

"If you don't talk about the three treasures, let's not talk about it. In fact, it's not a big deal, it's just a little misunderstanding." Luo Fei briefly told Li Yuehua about the incident by the river and the "female strong man", "Anyway, Luo Yong must have no malicious intentions. You can keep the things he gave you. There is no one in Luo Yong's family, he is the only one, but he is hardworking and has a good temper. If he can succeed with the Three Treasures, I think it will be good." According to the words of the matchmaker, some people may not have seen much before they got married, but it is actually quite tricky to think about it.In all fairness, Luo Fei still hopes that Luo Ru can find someone she likes and has a good personality.

"Then mother knows what you mean, but Luo Yong has been renting at Dr. Liang's house now, and he has no place to stay. From now on..." Li Yuehua is very serious about finding a reliable son-in-law, so naturally It is necessary to understand many aspects.

"It's only for the time being, and it's not like staying with the Liang family all the time. Besides, he's capable, and he doesn't have any bad habits. He just lives, and he won't build a house sooner or later?" Luo Fei feels that the fundamental problem still depends on whether the two of them can see each other.From the current point of view, it is not impossible to be together, "Mother, let's see when the three treasures can't help but eat. When she eats what Luo Yong sent, you can tell me."

"What?"

"Sanbao ate Luo Yong's food, which means she forgave her." Luo Fei said, "I'll tell Luo Yong when the time comes, won't their festivities be over?"

"It's done." Li Yuehua packed some pancakes for Luo Fei, "Mother, there's nothing good about them. The pancakes are filled with sugar and peanuts. Take them to Yanqing and try them."

"Thank you, mother." Luo Fei put the cake away, "Where did the four treasures go?"

"Let your father tell you, it's probably in the vegetable garden right now."

"Why did you say him?"

"No, after the Mid-Autumn Festival, we will start recruiting again. Sibao wants to study, but your father didn't answer him." Li Yuehua sighed a long time when he said this, "It's not too short for your sister-in-law to leave. You can't let your eldest brother live alone like this all the time, what your father means is, find someone to tell him another one."

Luo Fei understands that it will cost money to marry Luo Ji, so Luo Yi's study can only be put on hold for the time being.

Yes, it is too difficult to study these days.At least for children from poor families, it is difficult.

Luo Fei went to the back vegetable garden to have a look. Luo Yi was really sitting in the cabbage field. When he saw someone coming, he quickly turned his head and wiped the corners of his eyes.

"It's the holidays, what are you doing here alone? Go to the second brother's house for a while?" Luo Fei patted Luo Yi on the shoulder.

"Not the second brother." Luo Yi's voice was muffled, "You should go back quickly."

"Are you angry with father?" Luo Fei also squatted down.

"No. Dad is right, you can't let elder brother live alone all the time." Luo Yi said with red eyes again, "After sister-in-law left, elder brother always felt sorry for his family. I know he wanted to do so much work. Let me go to school early. He said before that it doesn’t matter if he doesn’t get married. Let me go to school first. But like my father said, when I really go to school, the family may not know when they can save enough money for the elder brother to marry a wife Son. Second brother, do you think I shouldn't think about studying?"

"No, what's wrong with thinking about studying? People should have ideals." Luo Fei pulled his younger brother up, "But you can't realize your ideals by squatting here, and the older brother will only feel that he treats you more when he sees it." I’m ashamed. So let’s talk about it first.”

"Yeah." Luo Yi got up and tapped his numb leg, "Then second brother, you go back, it's Mid-Autumn Festival today, don't stay here for too long."

"Understood." Luo Fei went back after finishing speaking, thinking about Luo Yi's words all the way.

I always feel that this little brother is not easy.

Xi Yanqing saw that Luo Fei was worried, and asked him, "What's the matter, baby? You always sigh."

Luo Fei said: "Luo Yi wants to go to school, but the family seems to want to talk to his elder brother first and then a wife. When I went there today, Luo Yi was squatting in the vegetable garden and crying. Hey, I felt a little uncomfortable looking at it."

It's fine if Luo Yi is the kind of ignorant child, but Luo Yi is quite sensible.It's just that there is a lot of money to be laid on the road to school.

Luo Fei suddenly felt a little guilty.

Even though he is no longer the original Luo Fei, after all the Luo family really treats him as a family member and has always treated him very well.Now he and Xi Yan are getting better and better. Although they don't say they are rich, they don't have to worry about food and clothing, but the Luo family can still be said to be stagnant.

Luo Fei was a little confused.On the one hand, he wants to save money and change houses quickly, but on the other hand, Luo Yi is also quite pitiful.

Xi Yanqing pondered for a moment: "Actually, it is not a bad idea to let Luo Yi study. At worst, let's help out. To put it bluntly, the reason why many people here say that they can't afford to read is mainly because pens, ink, paper and inkstone are expensive, and they can't afford to participate. Exams. Because you need accommodation and food when you go out for the exams, and sometimes you have to take care of your relationship, these expenses are the biggest. Actually studying doesn’t cost too much money.”

"But don't they study for exams? To test for fame, and then arrange for official positions or something." Luo Fei knew that he was studying purely for self-improvement, but Luo Yi definitely didn't. Once Luo Yi learned it, he would eventually take the exam. , will still incur a large cost.

"Investment is risky. This is a problem that exists in any era. Besides, Luo Yi is not the kind of child who is not deep and shallow. I think he has a sense of proportion." Xi Yanqing hugged Luo Fei. You can discuss it with your parents. It seems that it is time for freshmen to enter school again soon? Remember that this is after the Mid-Autumn Festival every year. If Luo Yi wants to enroll, I think I can let him try. If he studies really well, then Let him keep reading. If he doesn't learn well, then come back to farm again, isn't it okay? And think about it, daughter-in-law, there is no impenetrable wall in this world, and sooner or later we will let the Luo family know about the shop Although you are now considered to be the Xi family, your life has nothing to do with the Luo family, but if we live well and don't help the Luo family, it will always appear that we are not human."

"Then I'll go ask my parents tomorrow?"

"Well. Anyway, two or three taels of silver a year is enough for the four treasures when they don't need to take the exam. With so many of us, I think we can afford him one."

The couple discussed it, and went to discuss it with Luo Tian and his wife the next day.