Chapter 7: Ah Zheng
Sima Jian looked at Ah Zheng with a smile, like looking at a dusty treasure. He has always been a visionary, and in his opinion, as long as this young man is carved a little, he will definitely succeed in the future.www.biquge.info At this time, he already had a plan to dig the boy to his side, but Ah Zheng was in a carriage and horse business at this time, and he still needed to find a sufficient excuse to terminate the contract.
"This kid is a clever man. Just as Sima Jian was thinking about it, the voice of the owner of the carriage and horse shop sounded faintly in his ears. It startled him. Sima Jian looked back and saw that his old face was showing a few wisps of embarrassment......
Strange, what is he embarrassed about?
"Boss, this kid ...... Is it your son?"
The boss of the carriage and horse shop panicked when he heard this, and hurriedly said: "Guest officer, you can't say that, but you can't say that! The tigress in the family is very powerful, and this is nonsense, but it will cost a small life." ”
"Poof!" Sima Jian couldn't help but be happy. Not only him, but even several coachmen next to him laughed out loud one by one. It can be seen that the allusion of this boss is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
"Go, go, go!" the boss glared at the coachmen in a pretended ferocious manner. turned around and said to Sima Jian with a humble face: "Guest officer, don't you know, although this child is not the son of Zaixia, he has been here for many years, and he can be regarded as watching him grow up." ”
"Oh, so the kid is a resident of this town?"
The owner of the carriage and horse shop nodded, and shook his head again: "Yes yes and no." The boy grew up in this town, but he had no father or mother, and he didn't know where he came from. ”
Sima Jian nodded. In these years, orphans are not uncommon, but children who grow up with their parents are even rarer. Even in their inaccessible valley, isn't there a little orphan girl like Ah Ling who doesn't know where she came from?
The owner of the carriage and horse shop said: "Ah Zheng, this child, has always been a little beggar in the town before. Fortunately, the people in the town are simple, and for such a clever and not bad child, the family can save a mouthful of food and slowly pull him to grow up. Since he was a child, he has known that whoever has something to do, he will also take the initiative to help and earn a penny or two pennies. No matter how much there is, the people in this town can't afford it. thought that this would be the end of his life, but who knows, not long ago, he actually took the initiative to find a car and horse dealer and asked to enter the industry. Alas, he is young, how can there be a few employers who can look at him? But how to say that it is also a good thing that he wants to grow up, and he wants to settle down, and I can't bear to refuse, right? You know, to enter the industry, you have to have your own vehicles and horses, and the average coachman can also buy it if he works hard with his family. I don't know how such a child saved up a penny. ”
Sima Jian nodded slightly. What kind of vision did he have? Early on, I heard that this boss was vigorously praising him, and he was playing the emotional card. Maybe his high roller's heart softened, and he threw out a few more ingots of silver. It's just that he has his own considerations, and the silver won't be thrown, this person......
"I see. It's not easy for this kid, big brother, or we can hire him too. Anyway, we bought his carriage, and he won't be able to do business anytime soon. Or let him ...... Let...... Eh, by the way, there is no one to take care of Miss Adie, and a few of us are big bosses, big brother, you should hire a little servant to take care of Miss Adie's daily life, isn't this a great joy?"
"Nonsense!" Sima Jian's face sank, and he shouted: "What is this? Ah Die, a good girl, even if she wants to find someone to serve, it should be a maid! Find a little girl, what is this?"
"This ......" Ah Qiang was not wrong, he was indeed a rough man himself, and he had never even thought of this layer. He just took special pity on this young man named Ah Zheng, and thought that by following them, he could earn a lot of extra tips, and Brother Sima was not a stingy person. What's more, he could see that Brother Sima also had a good impression of this child. But how come the words change their taste as soon as they reach their mouths?
Not to mention that Ah Qiang is remorseful here, and he can't wait to slap himself a few big mouths. Over there, Ah Zheng had already led the horse to the front. No more, no less, he was listening to Sima Jian's reprimand.
To say that Ah Zheng went from a beggar to a coachman, although he seems to be at the bottom, the difference is huge. If he didn't even have this kind of vision, it would be in vain. Hearing this, he immediately raised a smile and responded: "That is the case, thanks to Gongzi's refusal, it is okay for me to fight with Gongzi." I'm very capable. ”
Although Sima Jian refuted Ah Qiang, the implication was that Ah Die did not need to be served by his side, and he did not say that he could not be by his side. At the moment, he liked the cleverness of this child even more in his heart. Looking at Ah Zheng's eyes softened, but his face pretended to be considerate, and said, "There is indeed a shortage of manpower around me. It's just that if you want to follow me, you'll have to quit your job in a carriage and horse shop. After all, I don't want my trained men to fly away soon. Do you understand?"
Ah Zheng is overjoyed. You know, if you work as a coachman in the remote town of Yishan Town, then it is very likely that he will only be a small coachman in this life. But the boy in front of him was different: he could see that this boy admired him, and if he went with him, he might be able to take charge of himself in the future. The so-called climb up the pole, not to mention the pole, the ladder has been handed over, if he doesn't catch it, he is a fool.
But having said that, Ah Zheng didn't hide the joy on his face, but his eyes looked at the owner of the carriage and horse shop on the side.
The owner of the carriage and horse shop was stunned by this divine turn: No. Didn't this boy come to buy a carriage? How could he end up with a ......
Looking at it, a smile slowly appeared on his old face like orange peel: "Ah Zheng boy, you kid rushed to eat and drink here when you were young, how to say, I am also half your father." You have a better place to go, and I am naturally happy. This son seems to be a good person, so I don't have anything to worry about. If you want, go for it. ”
"Yes! Thank you, boss. Ah Zheng smiled, and the little tiger teeth on the top of his mouth were shining and dazzling.
Even if the boss doesn't make it difficult, he can accept a person for no reason, and he doesn't just want to leave. Although Ah Zheng's belongings are not much, he always needs to be cleaned up, and although his time in the carriage and horse shop is not long, he always needs to say goodbye. Sima Jian and the others originally expected to set off at dawn, but under the delay of this matter, it seemed that it was too late. Fortunately, Sima Jian is open-minded, and the right is to let the girl rest in the inn for a while, and besides, this journey is long, and I really don't care about these hours. He didn't rush it. Who knows, when they returned to the inn, they realized that this delay was really too late.
When Sima Jian and the others left, the sky was still bright, and when they came back from the carriage and horses, it was already three poles in the sun.
It's a good morning, and the weather is so sunny, the so-called plan of the day lies in the morning. According to common sense, this should be the beginning of people's day, the most prosperous and lively time. But as soon as they walked to the corner, a few people felt that something was wrong.
The streets of the town are not wide, but they look very empty at this time. Even the vendors they saw when they went out shrank far away to the corners of the dirt streets. No one shouted, but one by one they craned their necks curiously to look into the middle. The place where everyone's eyes were focused, not surprisingly, was the place where they were staying, and it was also the only inn in the town.
Ah Qiang and Da Zhu are both real rough people, but they haven't noticed anything yet, but when they saw Sima Jian's footsteps stop, they were very surprised and concerned: "Brother Sima, why don't you leave?"
"Isn't there any physical discomfort?"
Sima Jian sighed slightly: You said that for this kind of intelligent brother, is he reasonable and seems to be close to people, or is it easier to ignore it?
"Not really. Brother Ah Qiang, Brother Da Zhu, you see, isn't it too quiet outside this inn? The inn is originally a place where people come and go, and it's not the middle of the night, even if it's just an inn in a small town in a remote place, but it can't be cleaner than other places, right? Brother Sima, why don't you let me go and see it first?"
Sima Jian turned his head and glanced at Ah Zheng. Indeed, Ah is a native of this town, and even if there is any matter, it would be most reasonable for him to intervene. But he thought about it for a while and shook his head: "No." Let's go together. ”
After listening to Ah Zheng's words, Ah Qiang and Da Zhu finally came to their senses. Sima Die's figure invariably appeared in their minds, and their faces changed in unison: You know, with Miss Adie's beautiful appearance, what kind of mess is really going on, it is also a matter of course and logic. A few people hadn't approached at this time, but even the two of them thought so, how could Sima Jian not have such worries in his heart?
That's why he rejected Ah Zheng's offer to visit first. If something really happened to Ah Die, then he, the elder brother, should rush to her side to protect her as soon as possible.
"Oops, guest officer. Guest, Guest, you are back!" the innkeeper was standing in the door and looking out. Seeing Sima Jian and his entourage coming from afar, a mellow smile suddenly unfolded on his face, and his chubby short legs trotted and rushed over with his waist twisted. If you look closely, his short fat hands are still pinching the dreamy orchid fingers, if you ignore his figure and appearance, it is quite girlish.
"Hey!" the shopkeeper of the girl's heart had just run halfway when a handsome and grinning face flashed under his nose. A small tiger tooth is shining. It's hard to think that the shopkeeper's reaction was quick to a certain extent, and he braked in time. The figure paused, and it was less than two and a half inches away from Ah Zheng's small body.
"Ah Zheng, you dead boy, your skin is itchy, aren't you?"