Old things in Nancheng

Leaning on the Chaochun River, in front of the Hengzhou stone bank.The mountain is dark and pedestrians are broken, and the distance is far away.

Jiang Shangpei, who went to Jinyin, showed his literati temperament that had been suppressed for nearly four years. In restaurants, on ferries, in the middle of the river, and on boats, he saw and chanted something, but who cares about him.

"Hey, stinky, miscellaneous!" Zheng Daming slapped the card on the table with his palm like a cattail leaf fan.

"Brother Daming, I haven't said anything yet." Xiao Liang said heartlessly, as if he had forgotten about the inhumane things in the future.

"Haha, I have two benches, hurry up and drive." Zhang Bucai said, but his eyes were fixed on Wang Zimo's cards.

After the cards were revealed one by one, Wang Zimo slowly shook his hands, the cards were double land, take all.

"Unlucky, playing cards with my young master, I really want to strangle her to death." Zheng Daming said, patting his thigh.

In the Song Dynasty, everyone loves to gamble and can gamble on anything. There are pokers in the market, and the various gambling methods in the gambling workshop are amazing. Even the officials are unavoidable. The bet between myself and the minister is really a bet all over the country, and there are a lot of bets.

On this small boat on the Yangtze River, apart from Jiang Shangpei holding a wine glass on the deck to mourn the spring and autumn, the others gathered around a table and engaged in gambling in full swing. Those with arms and legs are not willing to be outdone.

Life on the river is too boring, there is nowhere to spend the money in his pocket.

They gambled until the setting sun was near the river, and then everyone left the table with unsatisfied intentions.The boatman caught more than a dozen fish and more than a dozen catties of shrimp, and bought some green vegetables and beef at the ferry ahead. Two big cases were placed on the deck, and several jars of "Yellow Crane Tower" brought from Xiangyang were brought in. Wine", Wang Zimo and his party sat down and drank freely.

At this time, the old man would come out of the cabin on time, stretched his waist and sat at Wang Zimo's table with impoliteness, poured wine and ate meat by himself, and had ample food and clothing.

When Wang Zimo saw the old man coming, he stopped eating meat and wine, and pushed away the shrimp that Tao Hua had peeled for her, looking at the old man with aggrieved expression.

Why did this old man follow?why?

Wang Zimo couldn't figure it out.

It is clear that Yue Yun's admiration for the old man is like a torrential river, and it is clear that Xing Rong persuaded Yue Fei to keep the old man as an aide, but this poor old man insisted on following him with shamelessness, and let Xing Rong talk about it!

It's really inexplicable.

Wang Zimo and the old man had a grudge against each other, let alone Jiang Shangpei and Xiao Liang, who were tricked into "working hard" every night by the old man, wishing to kill him, but just like that, the old man still wanted to follow them, If something goes wrong, there must be a demon~ "Old man Fang, you will be in Yangzhou soon, what are your plans?" Wang Zimo asked with a bluffing face.

Old man Fang took a sip of wine, threw a few more peanuts into his mouth, and said slowly, "Of course I follow the young master, and he is loyal."

loyalty?You traitor also knows loyalty?

Jiang Shangpei's arrogant literati temper scoffed at this statement. Everyone on this ship can be said to be loyal, except old man Fang. He is an old traitor who sold thousands of bandits in Jinlun Mountain to protect his life.

"Old man Fang, did you forget 'Red Lady'?" Jiang Shangpei asked with a pale face.

"Oh, although I am old, my memory is not bad. The 'Red Lady' occupies the mountain as king, gathers crowds to rob, rape, rape, humiliate and plunder, and commits all kinds of crimes. She is a first-class thief, and no one will forget her if I forget her. Mr. Jiang, you Have you ever forgotten?" Old Man Fang gave an extremely cheap smile.

Will we chat?Hitting people doesn't slap people in the face, and cursing people doesn't expose people's sores.

Wang Zimo asked the boatman to buy another banquet, and then asked Zheng Daming to "invite" old man Fang to the cabin to enjoy it, and that was the end of the matter.Wang Zimo wanted to throw old man Fang into the river to feed the fish, but Xing Rong said that old man Fang had some skills and it was better to treat him kindly.

Wang Zimo saw some abilities, mainly in medical skills. Everyone was treated by old man Fang, and they really recovered very quickly. Those who were seriously injured did not die half of their lives as other doctors said. Now they can eat, sleep, gamble and swear, but Wang Zimo couldn't see the other skills, if thick-skinned and sloppy are counted, then there are only two skills.

Don't mention it, let's keep it as a pig.

In the absence of old man Fang, everyone became lively again, eating wine, punching and shouting, and the laughter filled the river.

Early the next morning, the whole ship was filled with the smell of medicine.

Old man Fang didn't eat and drink for free, his professionalism was still excellent, and he often talked about the benevolence of a doctor, and he got up at dawn to make medicine for the wounded.

In the kitchen of the cabin, there are seven or eight medicine pots lined up. Everyone’s medicine is different. On the other side there is a big medicine pot, which is boiling and emitting white smoke. This is for physical fitness. People on board Drink a bowl, but old man Fang didn't let Wang Zimo and Tao Hua drink it.

Everyone got up to freshen up, had a light breakfast, and each of them drank medicine bowls like wine. When they returned the bowls to Old Man Fang, they clasped their fists to say thanks, and then returned to their usual distasteful expressions.Old man Fang never cared about it, and asked the wounded to wait for him in the room after drinking the medicine, and he would take their pulse after packing up.

"Old man Fang, how long will it take for my brothers to recover from their injuries?" Wang Zimo asked.

"It's coming soon. Those with broken bones will have to take care of them for a while, and the others will be healed when they arrive at the Yanguan." Old Man Fang said slowly.

"Mr. Fang, can you feel Xiao Er's pulse? She was injured a few days ago." On this boat, the only person who respects Old Man Fang is probably Tao Hua.

Old man Fang raised his head, looked Wang Zimo up and down with a pair of cloudy eyes, shook his head and said, "Master just suffered a skin injury, and he has already recovered."

"Why don't you let Xiao Er also drink some of the health-enhancing medicine that everyone drinks?" Tao Hua was not very satisfied with what old man Fang said.

"Hehe, you can't drink that medicine, and neither can she."

Old man Fang swept Wang Zimo meaningfully, and left with a mean smile.

Sailing is a very boring thing. Fortunately, a group of people gamble and drink every day, so that they can find some joy in life in the boring days. The boatman said that they are coming to Yangzhou, and the crowd can't help but get excited. The most popular one is the beautiful flower girl in the building.

Wang Zimo is very kind to his own people. After they are rescued, they will take good care of them and give them a lot of money. Although Wang Zimo has returned a lot these days, they still have enough money in their hands to spend money with them. The girls make close encounters.

The joy belongs to everyone, and it belongs to Wang Zimo. Her joy is not a girl, but a lady.

Being close to the hometown, Yangzhou is very close to Yanguan County, and it only takes more than ten days to go south along the Grand Canal.It was rare for Wang Zimo to sit on the deck, watching the boats coming and going on the river, thinking about the family, one big and one small.

"Xiao Er, are you homesick?"

Chen Wangshu sat down next to Wang Zimo, his thoughts were not much simpler than Wang Zimo's.

"Think about it, why don't you think about it, think about it every day, and in the blink of an eye, it's been more than a year."

"At the beginning, you lost your reputation and were kicked out of the village because of Lin's. That's why you followed Hu Delai's way and suffered a lawsuit. What happened to you in the past two years, after all, was given to you by Lin."

"But she's worth it!" No matter how much he suffered, Wang Zimo was still unwilling to attribute these things to Lin Zhilan.

"She is worth it." It is rare that Chen Wangshu will comment positively: "When you left, she suffered no less than you. It is not easy for a woman with a newborn child. Earning money day and night Money to support the family, reluctant to eat and save money to send to you, you know, there are all kinds of people in the market, in order to keep the festival for you, she scratched her face in a daze."

"At the beginning, I thought she was relying on you because she was helpless. Who would think she is so chaste? Now that I think about it, she really likes you, so she will stay by your side, regardless of status, and give birth to you. You guard and suffer for you."

Chen Wangshu is very rough, but after being attacked by Yan'er, he has been pondering about his relationship for a long time. Now he is very envious of Prince Mo's ability to get Lin Zhilan, who is rich and noble, but never forgets each other, but his Yan'er is not such a person.

On Wang Zimo's face is a warm smile that is hard to see nowadays, pure, longing, let go of all burdens, it's just you and me, it's that simple.

Simplicity belongs to Wang Zimo at this moment, to Baoer who sleeps and plays when he is full, but not to Lin Zhilan.

She has to take care of the shop outside, the general affairs of the house, and the life and death of the pillar of the family. She needs to put in more thought than before to keep people's hearts fluttering.Fortunately, the people Wang Zimo sent were really loyal and helped her carry the family business together.

"Auntie, here is the account book for this month."

Wang Xingen has also been promoted to be the shopkeeper now, and he is still the shopkeeper of the main store. Among the shopkeepers, he has the highest status, even surpassing Zhang Fang, who was highly recommended by Wang Zimo.

Zhang Fang is also in the study. He is now the second shopkeeper of the main store, and his own people are the most trusted, but Zhang Fang's ability is also in Lin Zhilan's fancy. With this arrangement, Lin Zhilan hopes that Wang Xingen can learn a lot from Zhang Fang, after all In the bottomless business of accountant, Lin Zhilan was a rookie, and Wang Xingen, who was taught by Lin Zhilan, was naturally a rookie among rookies.

However, Lin Zhilan taught Wang Xingen the method of keeping accounts in Arabic numerals, Zhang Fang couldn't understand, and Wang Xingen also used his identity as the big shopkeeper and his seniority in the main store to keep pressing Zhang Fang and never let him Looking at the account book, this is to make Zhang Fang empty.

There are always some contradictions when there are too many people. Lin Zhilan knows in her heart that this can also play a role of check and balance, so Lin Zhilan never deliberately solves this problem. She only asks Wang Xingen to learn more from Zhang Fang when she is alone with Wang Xingen. Does it work? Naturally negative.

Lin Zhilan took the ledger and did not open it directly, but listened to Wang Xingen's report on the head office's income this month.

Recently, the Wangjia Wonton Shop has released something called a "VIP Card". As long as you charge a certain amount of money to enter, you can enjoy a certain discount.There are a lot of people who recharge money, and all the designated rich and noble families who come to the shop to deliver goods do it, and many regular customers who come to eat in the shop also do it, but the wonton shop is too small, and it has not attracted the attention of the business community in Yanguan County.

In today's Yanguan County, everyone's attention is focused on the officials, but they dare not even think about it. This little "VIP card" has increased the profit of the wonton shop by [-] to [-]%.

"Auntie, in the first month, the recharge amount was 40 taels, and in the second month, it rose to 110 taels. Now this is the third month. Regular customers spread word of mouth, and the reputation of 'VIP card' has also spread. , Guess how much this month is, a full 200 taels!" Wang Xingen said with credit.

"It should be. If our shop is not too small and the level is too low, the effect of this card may be doubled." Lin Zhilan nodded.

"With my aunt here, this day will not be too far away."

"As a woman, I can be a big deal, but I'm just feeding everyone."

"Auntie is not an ordinary woman. Auntie is someone respected by the grandfather, and she is a role model for women in our county!"

Zhang Fang never agrees with this kind of dialogue. He watched Wang Xingen's performance with his hands down, rubbing the thumb of his right hand with the index finger of his middle finger in his sleeve, thinking about some important things in his heart.

Wang Xingen finally finished flattering, Lin Zhilan left Wang Xingen to eat in the mansion, because they were a family, and their seniority was there, Yan'er also sat at the table together.

Lin Zhilan was taking care of Bao'er, and listening to Wang Xingen telling Yan'er the interesting things outside, she thought to herself that it would be great if Wang Zimo was there.