Zhao Jincai looked at the young man in front of him, he was a little thinner, but he was very tall, half a head taller than him, his dark face showed that he usually worked hard, the whole person looked very simple, but his eyes were full of aura. He couldn't help but nodded, his stiff face was a little soothing, and said, "It's been a hard day's journey, help me tidy up the things outside into the house, and eat dinner after the door panel." ”

As soon as Li Feng heard this, he immediately turned around and moved the things outside, and then went to the door with Zhao Jincai. First put a few vertical door posts, then embed the horizontal pillars in the middle of the solid pillars, and then put the door panels in order to put a row below, a row above, and finally insert the door panel with a latch. Zhao Jin Caifeng saw that he was flexible and organized, so he couldn't help but secretly accept a good guy and said, "Go to the back and wash your face and prepare for dinner." ”

Behind the curtain is a place for eating and accounting, a small table of eight immortals, a small desk, a few chairs, and a wooden staircase with a small angle of inclination connecting the upper and lower floors. The inner house is not as messy as the outside, and the place is small but very tidy. Out of the back door is a small patio, the east and west of the small patio are the walls of other people's houses, there is a well on the west side, two coal stoves are placed on the north side, and one stove is cooking. Li Feng took out the basin he brought, walked to the well to fetch water to wash his face, the well water was a little warm and comfortable.

Just as he was washing his face, a clear female voice came: "Who is coming?" Zhao Jincai replied to her. In an instant, there was no sound again. Zhao Jincai beckoned Li Feng to sit down, took out three bowls and three pairs of chopsticks from the kitchen bucket, and brought out a pot of fried potato chips, a pot of vinegared cabbage, a pot of pickled radish, and a small plate of fennel beans, and warmed a pot of wine. As soon as the table was set, there was a sound of the door closing in front of me, and the clear voice sounded again: "I didn't expect it to come very quickly, and you came over a few days after writing a letter to Lin Lu." ”

Then the curtain was lifted, and in came a woman in her forties, a little small, carrying an oiled paper bag. She said to Li Feng with a smile on her face: "I didn't know you were coming today, and I didn't have any preparations, so I bought half a roast duck." People say that Peking duck is delicious, and our roast duck here tastes good. Li Feng stood up and shouted, "Aunt Shen, you are too polite." ”

This woman is Shen Suzhen, she has a hearty personality and is enthusiastic about people, unlike Zhao Jincai who is old-fashioned and a little stingy, and when she saw Li Feng coming from afar, she went to buy vegetables nearby. "Come sit and eat. Shen Suzhen said.

Compared with the kerosene lamp at home, the fifteen-watt electric lamp is really bright for Li Fenglai. Li Feng was lying on the bed, holding a book and flipping through it, but he couldn't read it. This bed is freshly built, with two benches and a bamboo mat by the stairs, and the futon is spread.

During the meal, Shen Suzhen asked Li Feng to sleep in her youngest daughter's room, anyway, she stayed at the school, and only went home for a few weeks to live for a day, and when her daughter came back, she let him sleep downstairs. Zhao Jincai said that his daughter's boudoir could let others sleep, and if he was a little offspring, it was even more unlikely, and he didn't agree to anything, and the two couples quarreled. Li Feng was a little embarrassed, saying that he was used to sleeping on a bamboo bed when he was a child, and he was not used to going up and down the stairs. Shen Suzhen no longer insisted, just said that he was a sensible young man and wronged him.

Thinking of this, Li Feng turned his body slightly, and the bamboo bed under him was not satisfied, and he squeaked in protest. He was afraid of affecting the rest of the boss and his wife upstairs, so he didn't dare to annoy the bamboo bed anymore and pulled the electric light to sleep.

Without waiting for Li Feng to get familiar with the environment, Zhao Jincai taught him the import and export of grocery stores, took him to the place where he purchased things, and went to the old customers who bought things from his store. The road in Shanghai is very complicated, and the straight crossing, in the alleys, has brought a great test to Li Feng.

Li Feng bought a map of Shanghai, memorized the main areas, such as the French Concession, the Public Concession, and the county seat of Shanghai, and learned about their main roads. From the main road to the branch road, and finally according to the order of the house number, you will find the destination. Over time, he got to know the customers he was in contact with in the business. He has diligent legs and sweet mouth, and his heart and eyes are flexible, Zhao Jincai is happy in his eyes, but his face will not be revealed, and he often sends to another place to deliver goods just after running here. Li Feng has no complaints, he is like a horse, tirelessly galloping on the roads of Shanghai.

After a while, Li Feng picked dozens of pounds of briquettes and sent them to the Sichuan Hotel, and as soon as he put down the briquettes, the hotel owner Wu Shouren came out of the kitchen with a big belly and a red face, and said loudly to Li Feng: "Li Feng, why haven't the briquettes been burned in the past two days?"

Li Feng took a pinch, it was as hard as a brick, and it seemed that there was a lot of dirt in this briquette. He threw it into the dustpan and said to Wu Shouren: "Boss Wu, I'm really sorry, I'll pick up the briquettes back and let those who make briquettes burn them themselves." I'll report to my boss about the ones I used up before and see if I can lower the price, do you think that's okay?"

When Wu Shouren heard him say this, he felt that he had gone too far. He asked Li Feng to sit down and drink saliva. "Li Feng, it's not that I deliberately provoked a thorn, this kind of briquette is indeed a little worse. But since I brought it, I just put it aside and use it, and it's not good for the past few days. You don't have to tell your boss about the price, and it's not much anyway. ”

Li Feng stood up and said, "Boss Wu, you are really a lot, so I will put the briquettes here." But I still have to report to the boss, although you don't care about me, but I don't take care of it, it's my responsibility. I'll go back. ”

When they arrived at the place where briquettes were made, they immediately admitted their mistakes without waiting for Li Feng to speak, after all, they knew what they had done. The coal boss smiled and said to Li Feng: "This time I may have made a mistake when mixing coal, there is something wrong with the ratio of coal to soil, and this kind of thing will not happen next time." Li Feng thought to himself: Why don't you put more coal and less soil. He said: "I want to talk to Boss Zhao about this matter, and it is up to Boss Zhao to decide how to deal with it." As for the future, the coal must be of good quality, otherwise it will not be easy for this business to continue. ”

On the way back to the grocery store, Li Feng stopped by to learn about the market of the goods and compare them with the price and quality of his own store, so that the boss could make the right decision in time. Near noon, there were a lot of people on the road, and when he passed an alley, a rickshaw on the opposite side suddenly turned left and rushed towards him, and he hurriedly moved to the side. Who knew that he couldn't hide from the first fifteenth, and the rickshaw behind him didn't have time to react, the handlebars grabbed his clothes, and Li Feng was unstable and fell to the ground.

The rickshaw driver immediately stopped, put down the car and helped Li Feng up, and said eagerly and ashamedly: "Sir, are you okay?" Li Feng was blinded, and he suddenly lost his senses.

At this time, a girl came down, blamed the driver for being too careless, and said to Li Feng, "Are you okay? Why don't you go to the hospital to take a look," Li Feng shook his head, and looked at a girl of his own age with big eyes and a concerned face. Li felt very embarrassed and said repeatedly, "It's okay, it's okay." It's none of your business that I didn't pay attention when I hid in the car just now. ”

The girl said, "Look at any wounds on your body." Li Feng touched his head, a bag fell on his forehead, and a hole was broken in the clothes of his left elbow, and after walking a few steps, his leg was fine. So he said to the coachman and the girl, "It's all right, it's all right, I'll go home and smear some medicine and wine." ”

The girl said, "Where is your house, let me send you back." Li Feng waved his hand and refused, "Don't bother, I can go back by myself." ”

The girl said, "Well, then I won't force you, slow down on the road and pay attention to the car." With that, he got in the car and left.