Daming Grocer

I like the money needed to see a doctor, why don't we go directly to Yu's house. "Ford's words made Qijian silent. For some reason, she always felt uneasy about the Yu family. She thought again and again, but she still shook her head: "The tea-horse caravan and other caravans assembled from Kunming to Pu'er at this time It's time to start, Delai, you and I will go to the fair tomorrow to collect work.I went to the medical hall to discuss and get medicine. Erxi's illness is serious. "

Fude came and said nothing else, although he didn't understand the purpose of not going to Yu's house, but since he recognized the young master, he would listen to what the young master had to say.

At the age of seven and fifteen, Fudelai is only seventeen years old. Both of them are considered thin people. They walked around the inns and restaurants and found three caravans. .Seeing that it was almost noon, the two only bought cakes to eat in the morning, and now their stomachs were growling with hunger, and the medical clinic repeatedly promised to pay the money in the evening, the situation at this time was really embarrassing for them.

The two squatted at the foot of the street, blowing the cold wind. Just as Fudelai was about to say something, Qijian stood up again: "There are only three, not many. There are at least a dozen caravans in Kunming. Go ask , I don’t believe that I can’t get a job.” Then I stood up, my stomach rumbled, and Fudelai also covered his stomach in shame, really hungry.Thinking about how Erxi fell asleep at home and was sick and weak because he hadn't eaten, how good it would be if this went on.

Qi Jian patted Fu Lai on the shoulder, and the two of them were about to move forward again, but they stopped at a sound, and looked up, and there was a woman standing on the second floor of a house across the street, waving at them.They didn't know why, so they stood there waiting, and after a while, two women came out from the door, and it was a master-servant relationship at first glance.The maid was holding an umbrella for the young lady, and was carrying a box of things in her hand.

At first glance at this woman, Fudelai's palms were tight and his throat was astringent. After living for 17 years, this was the first time he saw such a beautiful woman.Seeing him standing there with his hands clenched, Qijian was speechless, and looked at the two people in front of him suspiciously, did he know each other?I had to ask each other: "Dare to ask, did you know Delai?"

The girl behind the young lady pursed her lips and smiled, she was also a man, seeing the appearance of her young lady was a world of difference, one was in a usual state, the other was ignorant and innocent, she was so cute.

"My lady saw that the two of you are still looking around in the cold weather before the New Year's Eve. There must be some unspeakable secrets for a while. We met by chance. I will give you some food to wrap your stomachs to keep out the cold. I hope you will get through this cold day as soon as possible." The girl opened the food box, and the steamed buns were served with stewed beef. The aroma made their stomachs growl for a while.

Seeing this, the lady smiled gently: "Eat it. You are still looking around today, are you looking for work?" The voice is like a yellow warbler, and it sounds so good.Her words made Qi Jian, who had just grabbed the buns and put them in his mouth, choke a bit, so he nodded to relieve the choking feeling, and after a while, he replied: "There is a sick person at home, and I urgently need money to see the doctor for treatment. I found a few caravans, but they all refused to accept us because we were weak and overwhelmed.”

I don't know why, maybe because of this meal, Qijian has a good impression of the lady in front of him, so he speaks out unconsciously.After finishing speaking, she shook her head anxiously. This is not asking for money. Just as she was about to clarify, the lady nodded understandingly: "I understand what you mean. Go south from this street. There is a caravan at Fuyue Inn. The boss The surname is Jin, you can just say it was introduced by Hua Niang after you go over."

As soon as she said this, both of them were stunned, thank you very much.Teaching a man to fish is worse than giving him a fish. This lady is a sensible person, which is a great favor.Hua Niang stopped the two of them from bowing to each other: "Hurry up and finish eating. Hong'er, we're going back."

The girl responded, and the two turned around and left.

Boss Jin’s caravan was the tea-horse caravan. He heard that it was introduced by Hua Niang. A strange smile flashed on the corner of his mouth, and the rest went smoothly. He asked the two directors and heard that Qi Jian was from a cashier. After testing her for a while, he greeted people: "This person can read and count, you take him to be responsible for counting the number of tea bricks sent by various merchants." After speaking, he pointed to Ford: "You look a little stronger, go carry the tea bricks." Let's stack the goods."

One afternoon, Qijian ran in and out of the accountant's office. When the chief manager inspected the goods, she counted them. Watching the general manager unpack the tea bricks and determine the price based on the number of golden flowers on the tea bricks, she secretly learned it in her heart. .This brick tea was delivered by merchants from Hunan. They didn't want to travel long distances to go there. They deliver it to Kunming every year, but it's clean.

In the evening, the two of them followed the caravan and ate something casually, packed some dry goods quietly and rushed back.Qijian goes to the clinic to get medicine to pay for the medicine, and Fudelai goes back to make food for Erxi first.

At night, the cold wind gusts, Qi Jian wraps up his cotton-padded jacket and walks briskly. When passing by the door of En’s house during the day, he slows down his pace slightly. Looking up, he sees that the windows are closed tightly, and there are people moving inside. He must be resting. .Just as he was about to leave, the window suddenly slammed, and the young lady appeared at the window again during the day.

The words of gratitude that I just thought of just now didn’t know how to say them, so I stood there and looked at each other for a while, Qijian bowed his hands and bowed: "I don’t want to thank you for your kindness, but if you can use me in the future, miss, just say something." He sighed confidently, at this moment, there is no food for him, so there is no use for him.Fortunately, the other party didn't say much, just said carefully and walked slowly and closed the window.

Qijian worked for three days in a row, checked the goods with the chief manager, and also helped to pack and code. After three days, his back was sore. Fortunately, Erxi's illness finally improved. I can get out of bed and take care of myself.In a few days, the caravan will be ready to go. Qijian was left at the inn to drink with them today, so he bought some cooked food for Fude to take back to take care of Erxi.

After drinking for three rounds, the merchants who traveled all over the world began to talk, and they went to Yu's house, a local wealthy businessman.It is said that Yu's family has a precedent for marrying with Prince Mu's Mansion, and it is not surprising that cousins ​​marry now.It's just that the Yu family is only rich. Although they are blessed by their in-law relationship with the Mu Palace, they have been unable to enter official careers because of their relationship with the Shen family and can only do business in a low-key manner.

Nowadays, the fact that Huayue County of Mu Wang Mansion mainly married Yu's son Fengnian is a fact that is known all over the city. Mu Wang Mansion is now an existence on par with the imperial power in Yunnan. Not because of the respectful title given by the old prince.In this way, the young master of the Yu family doesn't have to think that after marrying the princess, he must have a bright future, and the old man who is a scholar, farmer, businessman and businessman jumps to the first place, which can be said to be a step up to the sky.

After talking about the Yu family, they counted up to the Yu family's in-laws, the Shen family.Qijian's heart tightened when he heard them talking about the Shen family.Hearing that the Shen family was ransacked, she couldn't help the red eyes, and coughed avoidantly: "The Yu family can be protected by the Mu Palace. I don't know where the Shen family members are now?" One of them listened to her words. When he asked, he said in a low voice: "You don't know? Shen family members were exiled to Yunnan to work as coolies in the mines. Mr. Shen Lao Wansan's grandson is deceased, and he has no descendants, not to mention such side branches and scattered leaves. It is difficult to move even if it is suppressed now, even if the imperial court grants an amnesty one day, it is estimated that it will be difficult to achieve success."

Qijian nodded in agreement with him, but her heart was full of grief. Sure enough, as her father said in the letter, her father had passed away long ago, and now her mother didn't know if she was still suffering in that suffering place, and thinking that her father didn't know now. What's the situation, I felt aching and suffering for a while, so I found an excuse to go to the backyard, and found a place where no one was choked up for a long time before I recovered.

It's been a few more days, and Boss Jin's caravan will set off tomorrow. Today, the chief manager greeted Qi Jian early and asked him to leave later at night, which is a good thing.

Later in the day, Boss Jin brought the chief manager, several members of the caravan Matou and Qijian to a place called Lichun Pavilion.Although I really didn't know where this place was before, because I never saw it open and put up a sign in the daytime, but after hearing the jokes upstairs and downstairs, I also understood that this place is a brothel.

He hesitated for a while, whether to follow or not to follow.The girls here are all sharp-eyed, if they see the clues, it will be another disaster.Without allowing her to think about it, Matou pulled her in with all his strength.

Boss Jin saw that he was a regular customer, so he entered a large wing room. The old bustard came up and asked if it was still the same, and he just hummed.As a result, the wine table was filled with delicacies from mountains and seas in a short while, and the girls came in one after another. Some people stayed when they liked it, and others came back if they didn't. The crowd filed several times. take medicine.

She couldn't hide even if she wanted to. Boss Jin personally called her by name: "Brother Jian is really picky, haven't you picked anyone yet? You are not young anymore, are you still a baby?" Laughing together, Qijian blushed and remained silent, but everyone stared at her eagerly to see what she would choose in the end.I thought this was not going to work, and finally decided: "To tell you the truth, I already have a family, and the wife in my family is very fierce, I'm afraid of her..."

The laughter was even worse, and Boss Jin even laughed a few times: "A boy is a boy, you look around and ask who doesn't have a wife. It's not easy for a man to make a living, and it's hard for them to support women? You are really worthless. You are talking nonsense, you know Hua Niang, how could you not visit a brothel?"

As soon as the words fell, Hua Niang walked in holding the pipa, and Qijian was stunned for a moment.

"Jin Ye just likes to joke. Hua Niang, Hua Niang's brother from the same town, of course has to help. It's not easy for him. Let him go back and make trouble." Hua Niang looked at Qi Jian frankly and smiled, and sat down. He turned to the chair, and then turned his gaze to Master Jin: "What song do you want to listen to today?"

Boss Jin's soul melted when he was caressed by the winking eyes, and he said yes repeatedly, and walked to Huaniang and leaned over her