"Go and tell your shopkeeper Ke, and say that Xu Crooked Mouth is here with an apprentice. ”

Xu Langzhong said to the fat man.

In fact, there was no need for her to speak, the fat man had already signaled everyone to be optimistic about these people and prevent them from escaping, and he strode through the mess and entered the house to meet the shopkeeper.

"Our shopkeeper Ke has an invite--backyard please-" The fat man quickly came out, waved his hand, and led everyone through the mess into the backyard.

In a somewhat gloomy hall, an old man with a red face sat on a Taishi chair.

On this cold day, he actually shook a folding fan in his hand, which shows how serious the fire in his heart is.

"Sit down—you don't have to serve tea—" The old man opened his mouth and showed a mouthful of golden teeth, but his tone was very unkind, and his stomach seemed to be full of gas.

Xu Langzhong was also polite and took the lead in sitting.

The dumb aunt also sat down.

Lancao said in her heart that since she came, life and death were the same knife, and the carved chairs in the hall of this rich man's house would not sit in vain, and we would go to prison in a while, but I was afraid that we would not have the opportunity to sit in this life.

Picking up a handful of embroidered mats on top, he sat down very unceremoniously.

Sister-in-law Hua also sat next to the bluegrass.

"It turned out that you Xu Langzhong came forward to send someone here, but I didn't expect it-" Shopkeeper Ke snapped and closed the fan, hastily hugged his fist, and said to Xu Langzhong.

He was old, but he had a very good body and a loud voice, and if he hadn't been angry, maybe his voice would have sounded good.

"yes, I didn't think I'd be in this troubled water. ”

Xu Langzhong also clenched his fists and replied neatly.

The orchid grass secretly looked at the house, and it was well cleaned, with a dark square table, a large number of patterns carved on the table top and four legs, a beautiful vase and a Boshan stove on the table, and a large landscape painting on the wall, the only sign that it was a medical practitioner was that there was a portrait of a person hanging on the front wall, in which an old man carried a bamboo basket behind him, earning a small hoe in his hand, and holding a handful of newly picked herbs in his hand.

In front of the painting, the old man set up a small offering table, on which dried fruits, steamed buns and incense burners were offered.

"Originally, I should have reported directly to the government to investigate this matter, but then I heard that the person in charge went to Xu Langzhong's house, and the old man wondered, how is this possible, Xu Langzhong has always been clean and self-conscious, so that he will not be easily contaminated with the rights and wrongs of the world, why is this time an exception? This makes the old man unable to understand what Xu Langzhong is thinking? Is the old man doing something wrong to annoy Xu Langzhong? In fact, what do you have to send someone to say, why do you use this method to greet me?"

Because the person who came was Xu Langzhong, and because Xu Langzhong was famous on this piece of land, a family member came up with a cup of tea, and no one else had it, only placed it in Xu Langzhong's hand.

Lan Cao couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva when she saw the tea bowl, and her mouth was very dry.

Even if you want to sue the official and put us in prison, you should give us some water to moisten your mouth, I will die of thirst.

Xu Langzhong slowly picked up the teacup, "Let's listen to the child first, I'm also in the dark and confused." ”

Oh?

Shopkeeper Ke was deeply surprised, you don't know what's going on, didn't you instruct someone to do it?

Is Xu Langzhong really not knowing, or is she pretending?

outfit, which does not conform to Xu Langzhong's consistent style.

Could it be that Xu Langzhong has also changed his style?

What's impossible, didn't Xu Langzhong not accept apprentices for the rest of his life, so suddenly announced that he had apprentices?

Therefore, it must be Xu Langzhong pretending.

Then I'll accompany you to pretend to go down and see how you play this play?

Shopkeeper Ke was so angry that he couldn't wait to turn the perpetrator and go to the official immediately.

But this matter has something to do with Xu Langzhong, so you can't rush to report to the official, they all eat medicine, it's not good for anyone to make trouble, and the current government is not easy to alarm, no matter who is right or wrong, once it is related to the government, then you have to smash a lot of silver into it, and in the end, even if you win, the money spent secretly is distressing.

Besides, his medicine hall and Xu Langzhong, the well water has always been not the river water, he needs to find out where Xu Langzhong was provoked first?

The eyes of the room fell on the dumb aunt.

Lancao also looked at the little grandmother in surprise.

Until now, Lancao has not had a chance to ask more about why the little grandmother is like this?

"Can I beg for a cup of tea to moisten my throat?" the dumb aunt looked at the shopkeeper Ke and said unhurriedly.

Shopkeeper Ke was stunned.

This little girl is the one who is taking the lead in making trouble?

How old is that?

Could it be that Xu Langzhong is playing tricks again, planning things by himself, and now pushing it on a stinky child?

Do you want to pass the buck or are you ready to do something?

Shopkeeper Ke was full of anger and waited quietly for Xu Langzhong to continue acting.

Tea came.

The dumb aunt gently took the tea cup, pushed open the lid, took a sip lightly, her body did not move, her sitting posture did not change, and the tea cup gently fell on several cases.

Shopkeeper Ke peeked at the observation and couldn't help but be surprised that this young woman was sitting in a sitting posture, moving dynamically, and her movements were not flustered at all, and she always seemed calm and relaxed.

This, is this the style that a teenage child should have? Who is the woman who teaches such good rules? With Xu Crooked mouth, it is impossible to have such a tutor.

Not allowing him to think too much, the dumb aunt had already spoken, "How much money do you earn every month in this medicine hall?"

This, Shopkeeper Ke looked at her a little stunned, how could this girl ask this as soon as she opened her mouth, this is the secret of other people's trading houses, how can she ask casually, and how can she tell you casually?

Don't you think you're asking recklessly?

Sure enough, it's a child, and as soon as he speaks, he reveals his shortcomings.

The dumb aunt slowly rubbed on a few cases around her, not looking at the shopkeeper Ke, as if she was talking to herself, "Your place is not big, it is only a small town of more than 3,000 people, plus the floating population who go to relatives to buy and sell, it is barely 3,500 people, although your pharmacy is the only one, there is no second one, but there are several Lang who see a doctor and prescribe medicine in your own home, so your pharmacy will earn a capital plus a commission for a month, and then you will end up with a thousand children and eight hundred taels of silver." ”

His eyes moved slowly, looking at this hall and the courtyard outside, and smiled, "So even if you start to open a medicine hall and run a medicinal herb business from your ancestors, your family's life is still not much better, and you can't be hungry, but you will never make a big deal, if you want to become a big family on this ground, you have to struggle for at least three generations." ”

As he spoke, his little right hand stretched out, raised three fingers, and slowly shook it in the air.

Shopkeeper Ke was stunned.

What's this little girl talking about?

How did she know that my family didn't make much money, and how did she know that I was going to be completely rich and that I had no hope in my life?

How dare you say it at such a young age?

But what one would be so to the point?

Shopkeeper Ke wiped the sweat on his forehead.

"So, we smashed your medicine hall for your consideration. The old ones don't go, the new ones don't send, in order to break the old and create the new, and in order to make you ten times and twenty times more money, your medicine hall must be smashed. (To be continued.) )