Although the rainy season has passed, Jiangnan is still cloudy and rainy.

Zhang Liu'er hurried and hurried, and finally pulled the goods to the back door of Fuyun Restaurant before it got dark. He wiped his sweat profusely, yelled at the door, and then jumped out of the mule cart and went around behind the cart Untie the rope that binds the cargo box.

Two handymen came out from the backyard, they were familiar faces from the past, one was Wang Shitou and the other was Bao Yuan, both of them had been working in the restaurant for a long time.

When Bao Yuan saw Zhang Liu'er, he couldn't help complaining, "Why is it so late today? The restaurant is about to close."

Zhang Liu'er laughed and said, "It's not that it's raining a lot and the road is not easy to walk. Please forgive me, two little brothers."

Wang Shitou smiled honestly: "Let's unload the cargo first, it might rain again in this weather."

As soon as the words fell, the rain as thin as a cow's hair scattered down, Bao Yuan let out an ouch, and turned to stare at him: "You have a crow's mouth, what are you saying about bad things, can you shut up?"

Wang Shitou scratched his head in embarrassment, and smiled. Zhang Liuer quickly greeted him, and the three of them unloaded the goods from the mule cart and moved them into the warehouse.

Finally, all the goods were moved before the rain became heavier. The three of them were sweating and panting for a while. Zhang Liuer picked up the corner of his clothes and fanned the wind. He exhaled and said, "Where is your manager Liu? No Want some goods?"

Hearing this, Bao Yuan looked annoyed and complained: "You came so late, and he will wait for you here? Go back early!"

Zhang Liu'er was a little confused: "Then what about these goods?"

Bao Yuan sat down and rolled his eyes: "This has nothing to do with me."

Zhang Liu'er rubbed his hands, and apologized to him with a smile: "Brother Bao, this... you are not in charge, why don't you—"

"Hey hey——" Bao Yuan moved to the side, and said cautiously: "What are you doing? Stay away from me, this matter is out of my business, and who is to blame for the wrong calculation?"

When he said this, he sneered again: "It's still the goods he bought. You can go to whoever bought it. If you can't pay the bill at that time, why don't you rely on me?"

Zhang Liu'er was at a loss for a moment, since the goods have been delivered, they can't be brought back again, right?When he was in a dilemma, he saw that the curtain in the back hall was lifted, and a young man in a bamboo green robe came out from the door. He had a handsome appearance and a gentle temperament, making people feel that he was a very good-tempered person at first sight. .

Bao Yuan swallowed the words on his lips, a smile immediately appeared on his face, and he said to the young man, "The shopkeeper."

The young man was Jiang Ning, Bao Yuan saw the oil-paper umbrella in his hand, and said enthusiastically, "The shopkeeper is going back?"

"Well," Jiang Ning glanced at the warehouse briefly, and said casually, "Are there any new products?"

Bao Yuan replied with a smile: "Yes, the store will buy a batch of fresh vegetables every two days, do you want to see the shopkeeper?"

"Fresh vegetables?" Jiang Ning stopped to look at the sky, frowned and said, "They were all delivered at this time?"

Bao Yuan was taken aback, Zhang Liu'er immediately replied with an apologetic smile, "Today is a bit late, and it was usually delivered in the morning."

After Jiang Ning heard this, he was noncommittal, just nodded, and said, "Did Manager Liu buy it?"

Zhang Liuer rubbed his hands together, and said with a smile: "Yes, yes, we supply the goods to Fuyun Restaurant, and Manager Liu has been taking care of them all the time, but Manager Liu went back first today, and the goods cannot be delivered. You look……"

"Going back first?" Jiang Ning frowned slightly, thought for a while, and said, "Let me get some," and then told Bao Yuan, "Bring a pen and paper."

Bao Yuan complied, and went into the lobby to fetch a pen and paper. Jiang Ning had already opened the box. He took the pen and paper, and said to Zhang Liuer, "Let's start ordering now."

Jiang Ning counted, Zhang Liuer and Zhang Liuer moved the goods and weighed them. They counted the goods in the yard on the spot, and the counts were almost counted. A person came in from the backyard, muttering curses Seeing something, it was Liu Guanshi who was buying the goods. He looked up and saw them, and his face turned pale in shock. He walked over a few steps and said, "Shopkeeper, why are you ordering the goods?"

Jiang Ning heard the smell of alcohol all over his body, and said calmly: "The goods have just been delivered, and no one took them. I just happened to meet them. Since Guanshi Liu has already arrived, I won't go overboard."

He said, and handed the page of rice paper that had been counted to Liu Guanshi. Liu Guanshi's face finally looked better, and he immediately took the paper over, smiled, and said, "Where is it, I have something to go out temporarily. After a while, I would like to thank the shopkeeper."

Jiang Ning looked at the gloomy sky and said, "Then I will leave this place to you."

Manager Liu naturally agreed, and took Zhang Liu'er to order some goods. Jiang Ning turned to Bao Yuan and Wang Shitou and said, "After the restaurant closes, remember to check whether the doors and windows are locked before leaving."

Wang Shitou said honestly, "Yes, please rest assured, Manager Jiang."

Jiang Ning nodded, and was about to turn around, when he suddenly remembered something, and turned around and asked, "Has Guanshi Chen been to the restaurant today?"

Bao Yuan didn't say anything, Wang Shitou thought for a while, and replied: "I didn't come, Manager Chen hasn't been to the restaurant for three days."

"So that's the case," Jiang Ning nodded, expressing that he understood: "Then you guys do your work first."

As he spoke, he opened the old oil-paper umbrella under the eaves, walked slowly into the drizzle, exited the courtyard gate, and left along the street.

While moving the goods, Zhang Liuer craned his neck to look around, then turned around and said, "When did you get a new shopkeeper? I haven't seen it before."

Guanshi Liu snorted, lowered his head and began to look at the numbers in Jiang Ning's records, and said in a strange way: "I've been here for a while, and I don't know what the boss sent him here for. He hides in the back hall all day long and can't come out. What happened today?" Thinking of looking at the goods," he thought of this, suddenly became angry, and scolded Zhang Liu'er: "I'm not here, you won't order again tomorrow? I will lose you for that little money?"

Zhang Liu'er murmured in his heart, you don't know how many times you have owed the payment, but he still smiled and said: "Yes, yes, I'm really sorry, I just stood there for a while, but I didn't expect your shopkeeper to come out." .”

Seeing his attitude, Manager Liu calmed down a bit, but he said in a grumpy manner: "You are such a master who eats salty carrots and doesn't worry about it." Can't you keep your eyes open and close your eyes to just dawdle?

He was muttering and complaining, while Zhang Liuer was smiling apologetically, Guanshi Liu glanced at the piece of paper, and said impatiently: "Okay, okay, don't click, isn't it all figured out already? Just press the Come here, I will pay you in a while."

The smile on Zhang Liuer's face disappeared immediately, and he frowned and said, "Guan Liu, the payment for the goods has not been settled three times this month, you... can't justify it?"

Guanshi Liu stared, and said, "Zhang Liu'er, it's been so many years, since when did I ever lie to you?"

Zhang Liu'er's face was a little ugly, and he didn't answer, he just took out a piece of paper from his bosom, unfolded it, and said, "Look, everyone's payment is monthly, only your Fortune Restaurant is different. I also admitted it, but in the past six months, the payment has been delayed and delayed..."

Guanshi Liu saw that he was rambling on and on, so he hurriedly said: "All right, all right, the accountant has already gone back, I'll pay you half of the settlement today, should it be okay?"

Zhang Liuer hesitated to speak, with a gloomy face, and finally left with half of the payment.

The raindrops fell on the surface of the oil-paper umbrella, making a slight sound, as soft as a sympathizer's murmur. Jiang Ning walked slowly on the bluestone road to his home.

At the gate of the courtyard, I suddenly heard a shout from behind: "Brother Jiang!"

Jiang Ning turned around and saw Li Yue trotting over from the river, and smiled at him: "I was about to go to your house, but I didn't expect to meet here."

Jiang Ning looked at his wet clothes, pushed open the courtyard door and said, "Go in first."

When the two entered the room, Li Yue said with a little surprise, "Brother Jiang, the wall has been soaked by the rain and is almost covered with moss. Why don't you repaint it?"

Jiang Ning put the umbrella under the eaves, turned his head and looked at the wall that entered the door, because it has rained too much in recent days, and it is very humid everywhere, and the gray-white wall plaster on the wall is not evenly painted, and it can be seen that the dust has been brushed. The craftsmanship of the people on the wall is not very good. There are traces of being soaked by rainwater on the wall. There are large pieces, and the whole wall seems to be patched.

Jiang Ning brushed off the water drops from the corner of his robe, and replied casually: "I've been busy with a lot of things these days, so I forgot about it."

Li Yue just said ah, scratched his head in embarrassment, and said with a smirk: "I forgot, Brother Jiang recently joined Shen's Commercial Bank as the shopkeeper."

When he said this, he volunteered: "Brother Jiang, I'm not busy these days, may I brush it for you?"

Jiang Ning smiled slightly, and politely refused: "No need, speaking of it, why did you come here today?"

Only then did Li Yue think about the business, and said: "You told me to inquire about the things in Zeng Ji, and I have inquired a little bit."

Jiang Ning poured a bowl of clear water, pushed it to him, and said, "Tell me."

Li Yue happened to be thirsty, picked up the bowl and took a big sip, wiped it with his sleeve, and said in a low voice: "Aren't Zeng and An related to the Master of the Water Transportation Department? There is just one more thing. Isn’t it already closed? The water transportation station has posted a notice that merchant ships are not allowed to travel within half a year.”

Jiang Ning raised his eyes quickly: "Zeng Ji got out of the boat?"

Li Yue nodded, with a little uncontrollable excitement in his voice: "The night before yesterday, when I was going back, I passed by the Eastern Wharf, and I happened to see the guy from Zengji Tea Shop sorting the boxes at the wharf. I squatted next to it for a while. Around midnight, the boat left."

Jiang Ning asked, "Is the boat going south or north?"

"North." After Li Yue answered, he took another sip of water and asked Jiang Ning, "Any news about Brother Han?"

Jiang Ning pursed his lips, and said, "Master Shen San asked someone to help him find it, but he is still on his way, and there is no news for now."

Li Yue saw that his expression was a little downcast, so he changed the topic wisely: "Is the grain shop still open in Yu Nian?"

Jiang Ning reached out and poured himself a glass of water. After hearing this, he suddenly let out a chuckle: "Open, why not open? Speaking of which, I have to trouble you with a small matter."

Li Yue immediately patted his chest, and said neatly: "Brother Jiang, just say something, you are welcome."

Jiang Ning thought for a while and said, "Tomorrow, you can help me go to the artisan workshop and ask someone to remove the plaque of Yu Nian's grain shop."

"Ah?" Li Yue was startled, and asked in surprise, "Isn't the grain shop still open?"

Jiang Ning slightly curled his lips, and smiled lightly: "Of course it will open, but it's not a grain store."

Hearing this, Li Yue was even more confused. Jiang Ning continued: "Please ask someone to remove the plaque and change it to Yu Nian Tea Shop. After the modification, hang it up."

Li Yue said with a surprised expression: "You want to open a tea shop? But..."

Jiang Ning didn't explain any more, but said: "This matter will trouble you, and I will go to the shopkeeper of the craftsman workshop to settle the wages when the time comes."

Seeing him like this, Li Yue knew that he had other plans in mind, so he didn't ask any more questions, and said, "Don't worry, I will take care of this matter."

After Jiang Ning thanked him, he hesitated for a while, and then said: "Then, if there is any situation at the Zeng Ji Tea Shop, I will trouble you to take care of it."

Hearing this, Li Yue looked at him and said with a serious expression: "Brother Jiang is too polite. Back then, my mother was critically ill. If Brother Jiang hadn't lent me the money, I'm afraid my mother is no longer here now. What a great kindness! Is it possible to repay such a trivial matter as inquiring about news? Brother Jiang, if you have anything to do, you can do what you ask, and although I, Li Yue, have no skills, even if I go through fire and water, I will definitely do it for you."

The sky finally darkened, as if a huge curtain had been pulled down, Jiang Ning stood at the door and looked at Li Yue's receding back, with a thoughtful look on his face.

There was a crow in the distance, and the sound was extremely desolate. When Jiang Ning returned to the house, he accidentally saw the old lantern hanging on the porch in front of the door, and suddenly remembered that he used to carry this small lantern. , Walked through countless cold nights with Han Zhiyuan, but now the lantern has been covered with dust, and the hanging spider silk is slightly swaying in the evening wind.

It was only a short period of one month and three days, and Jiang Ning suddenly realized that until now, he was the only one who felt that this time had passed too long...

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