Rebirth of the backing and eating mountains

In mid-June, the weather is getting hotter and hotter.

Due to the unpredictable weather, the progress of the new house was greatly affected. Fortunately, the beams were about to be erected, and the wood in the house was almost sun-dried. Anxuan simply invited the carpenters who made the beams, and found six in total, all of which were word of mouth. The excellent old carpenter specially cleaned out the main house in the front yard for the rest of the carpenters.

The timber used to make the beams follows the requirement that the trees be straight and not single-logged, and they are all cut by Anxuan himself.After the master carpenter came, he first measured the required size of the beams and then started to make the beams.Because the new house is still under construction, the beams are made in the front yard of the old yard. Fortunately, the front yard is not small and there are no livestock, so it doesn't seem too crowded.

After discussing with An Rubao that time, An Hua started to run to the town the next day. He saw a suitable shop, and he wanted to buy two, adjacent to each other, facing the street, and in a downtown area. The conditions were too harsh. Well, the clerk of the dental shop in the town accompanied him around a lot, but he didn't meet anyone he liked, and he didn't listen to them when they advised him to make up his mind.

This day he went to the town again, An Rubao went up the mountain as usual, but when he went down the mountain, he saw An Hua standing at the door of his house with a happy face. Pulling up, An Rubao was taken aback, and hurriedly said, "Wait... hey, Brother An Hua, wait a minute."

Only then did Anhua let go, and smiled embarrassingly: "Look at me, I'm too excited, let me tell you, I found the shop, I think it's okay, I want to take you to have a look, isn't it just ...I'm overjoyed, haha."

Hearing that the shop had an idea, An Rubao was also a little excited, and said: "Then wait for me for a while, I'll go change clothes." An Hua nodded, An Rubao ran into the courtyard with a few steps, and hurriedly changed. Clothes, washed again, dressed neatly, Fang came out, got into Anhua's carriage, and drove to the town.

When they arrived in the town, An Hua took An Rubao to the tooth shop first. The clerk was waiting, and when he saw An Hua came back, he greeted him with a smile on his face, and said, "How is the customer thinking?"

An Hua said solemnly: "My brother wants to meet the shop in person, please take us to see it again." The guy hurriedly said: "It's easy to say, please come with me." They work in the dental shop and earn a lot of money. With hard work, sometimes you may not find a big deal in a month. It is even rarer for An Hua to buy two shops in one go.

There are also many mountains near Anping Town, which are in the shape of a long strip, with a main street running from east to west in the middle. Most of the shops in the town are concentrated on the main street, and the two shops that Anhua fancy are located on the east side of the main street. The two shops are next to each other, both with upper and lower floors, and they are about the same size. According to the shopkeeper, the two shops were originally owned by the same owner. Originally, one was engaged in jade trading, and the other was selling calligraphy and painting. The owner did not know why. The sudden decision to sell the shop just happened to be cheaper for them.

Both shops have backyards, because they were owned by one person before, so the two backyards are connected. Quite satisfied.

The asking price of the two shops is 600 taels in total, which is quite reasonable. An Rubao nodded at Anhua, and Anhua immediately asked the clerk to see the seller. The clerk hurriedly contacted the seller and came back to say that the seller was busy , to wait until tomorrow to meet them.

It just so happened that An Hua and An Rubao still had to discuss carefully, meeting tomorrow was exactly what they wanted, they nodded in agreement, set a time and place for the meeting, and the two drove away.

On the way back, Anhua was excited, but An Rubao was lost in thought. He and Anhua each asked for 600 taels of silver. He and Anhua had already spent a lot of money on land reclamation. want.

When he got home, An Rubao took out all the silver in his hand, which was left over after the land was reclaimed. At that time, Anxuan and his wife gave him 800 taels in total, plus his own pocket money. Calculating after a while, it was only 200 taels, and 300 taels was still a big difference. Even if they bargained with the seller tomorrow, 500 taels would probably be indispensable. There are piles of banknotes, silver ingots and copper plates, and I am a little worried.

Song Chu came into the room and saw him sitting on the kang, resting his chin on the pile of money in front of him, he couldn't help but congeal, and said: "What's wrong, did you lose the money?"

An Rubao glanced at him listlessly, and beckoned to him. Song Chu frowned, and climbed up on the kang to get closer, and said seriously: "Money is something external to you. If you lose it, you lose it. Go to the money to avoid disaster, go to it." We can't get angry because of this, ah?" He said and patted An Rubao on the shoulder comfortingly.

An Rubao's heart sank, being interrupted by him like this, no matter how much distress he had, thinking that the car must have a way to the front of the mountain, he couldn't help but playfully, taking advantage of Song Chu's inattention, he stretched out his arms to wrap his arms around his waist , put him on the pile of money, and jokingly said, "How does it feel to sit on the pile of money?"

Song Chu moved, pursed his mouth and said, "It's uncomfortable, I'm panicking." An Rubao laughed, hugged him into his arms, let him sit on his lap, pointed at the money and said, "Okay Let's see, the money will not belong to our family tomorrow."

Song Chu's eyes widened, and he hurriedly said, "Why?" An Rubao sighed, but kept silent on purpose.Song Chu was anxious, thinking that An Rubao had encountered something troublesome, but he didn't dare to ask further, after thinking about it, he just touched his face and said: "It doesn't matter, if you don't have money, you will be gone, but if you meet What's the matter, remember to tell me, don't resist alone."

An Rubao looked at him steadfastly, leaned up and kissed his lips, laughed, and said, "I'm teasing you, idiot." Song Chu looked at him dubiously for a long while, and found that he really didn't look like someone who was worried. Fang felt relieved, pouted and wanted to get up, An Rubao hugged him tightly regardless of whether the weather was hot or not, and said, "Don't worry, brother Anhua and I are going to buy a shop in the town. The money has to be taken out, and tomorrow it really doesn’t belong to our family, I didn’t lie to you.”

Song Chu was aroused by curiosity, and forgot to struggle, and asked with wide eyes: "Buy a shop? Do you also want to buy a shop and rent it out like An Fumin?" An Rubao shook his head and said: "No, we It’s about making a living for yourself.”

Song Chu was very interested, and asked with a smile, "What do you want to do for a living?" An Rubao nodded his nose, and said, "We plan to open a grocery store...the grocery store doesn't always sell the same things. , sell some of the fresh and useful things, and we earn the difference in the middle price."

Song Chu understood half of what he heard, but he understood one thing, and said enthusiastically: "It means that everything will be sold in the shop?! Then... will the wild things on the mountain be sold? I have sold them before. Quite a few, I can go up the mountain...I..." Under An Rubao's gaze, he became more and more confident as he spoke, and finally lowered his head to silence.

An Rubao sighed, patted his head, and said, "Want to go up the mountain? Want to make money?" Song Chu paused for a moment, then nodded slightly.

An Rubao smiled and said: "I know you like to go up the mountain, I promise you that I can accompany you to the mountain once in a while, but how about making money... You just need to be happy every day and take care of yourself. Making money is my father's business. You don't need to worry about it." Song Chu said sullenly: "Then I am very useless."

An Rubao let out a "hey" and said with a broken smile: "Why is my little husband useless? He is capable of both literary and military skills, and is also understanding, and... well, lively and smart. Such a husband is hard to find even with a lantern. , I really like it."

Song Chu was silent for a while, and asked "Really?" An Rubao said without thinking, "Really."

Song Chu laughed twice, wrapped his hands around An Rubao's waist, and buried his head in his arms.

The time agreed by the seller and them was at si o'clock the next day. On that day, An Hua and An Ru Bao set off at Chen Shi, and went straight to the shop. When they arrived at the place, the shopkeeper was already waiting there. It's about time, the seller has just sent someone to bring the news, and invite the two of you to meet at his village, what do you think?"

An Hua and An Rubao looked at each other, said "yes", let the guy get in the car, and the three walked in the direction the guy pointed.

The seller's Zhuangzi was built in the east of the town. When they got there, An Rubao looked at the Zhuangzi not far away, especially when he saw the word "Diecui" on the door, he felt an inexplicable feeling in his heart, and his expression was a little weird.

An Hua glanced at him, and asked, "What's the matter?" An Rubao shook his head, and when he saw the servant receiving them, he couldn't help saying "Sure enough", the servant was none other than the one who had been there that day. The one who received him and Song Chu.

The servant seemed to know him. After greeting An Hua, he nodded to him and said, "I didn't expect you to be the customer who wanted to buy the store. It seems that the customer and our Zhuangzi are really destined."

An Rubao chuckled, and said: "Yes, it is indeed destined, do those two shops belong to your master?" The servant said: "That's right, the master said that the saplings he planted in Anping Town are in the town. I opened two jade calligraphy and painting shops, but they really didn’t match up, so that’s why I paid attention to them, and said that if I saw someone I liked, I’d sell them out.”

An Hua smiled from the side: "Buying and selling, buying and selling, as long as you like what you want, why do you have to look at whether you like it or not?"

The servant said without changing his face: "The master said that although profit is the most important thing in business, he is reluctant to give more to those who are not satisfactory, and he is willing to give nothing to those who are agreeable. In order not to let myself suffer, I naturally have to choose a agreeable one." of."

An Hua opened his mouth and had nothing to say, An Rubao remembered the situation that day, smiled slightly, and said, "I don't know if the two of us agree?"

The servant said: "I don't care what I said. The master is waiting in the Zhuangzi. Please follow me." After that, he led the way.

An Rubao came once, thinking he had to go through the gate, but the servant turned around and walked eastward along the courtyard wall. After walking about a hundred feet, another gate appeared. The servant stepped forward and knocked on the knocker. A servant opened the door inside.

The servant made a gesture of invitation, An Hua and An Rubao straightened their clothes, and stepped into the door first.

After entering the door, there is a screen wall facing you, which is as high as two people. The servant led them around the screen wall and walked all the way to the main hall.

Roughly speaking, this Zhuangzi has three entrances. The main hall is built in the first courtyard, and the painted buildings are magnificent. There are two servants standing at the entrance of the main hall. Seeing them coming in, one of them rushed in to report and wait for them to leave. At the door, just as the servant was about to speak, he heard someone inside say, "Come in."

The servant looked solemn, answered "Yes", and led several people into the hall.