cpa300_4(); A familiar voice came from below-

"Little second brother, prepare a few dishes for me, scald a pot of wine, and prepare an upper room. ”

As soon as I heard this voice, my heart suddenly chuckled, and I subconsciously walked out from behind the pillar, and in the bright and spacious lobby downstairs, a familiar figure walked in from outside the door, with a big belly, and a purple brocade robe looked extraordinarily luxurious and decent.

The shopkeeper listened to his orders, and promised to go down and prepare.

The man walked two steps to the center of the lobby and slowly raised his head as if sensing my gaze.

As soon as I met his gaze, my mind buzzed.

For a while, a lot of pictures flashed through my mind - the warm weather in Yangzhou, the sparkling water in the river, the smell of fish in Jixiang Village, and the bustling and lively streets of Qishan Village, in the Qingyun embroidery workshop of Ruexiang, embroidery girls are working at the desk, and their snow-white hands are like butterflies wearing flowers, threading needles and threads......

When the man downstairs saw me, he immediately had a smile of surprise on his face.

"Madame, is it really you?"

"Boss Wang, it's been a long time. ”

I smiled and leaned on the fence and walked slowly towards the staircase, the smile on my face was slightly stiff, and even my lips were stuck to my upper teeth, and I couldn't get down.

When he walked downstairs, he had already greeted him, with a smile on his face, and said, "I didn't expect to meet Mrs. here, what a coincidence." ”

"yes, it's a coincidence. ”

"Madame is here—"

"Passing by. Boss Wang, what about you?"

"It's also passing by, passing by. ”

The smiling, pot-bellied middle-aged man in front of me is none other than Boss Wang, the big benefactor when I ran the embroidery workshop in Jixiang Village!

The last time I met him was at sea, at that time, I sighed that life is impermanent, who would have thought that in such a vast sea, I could meet him, but I didn't expect that at this time, this place, the person who appeared in front of me, would be him.

Unexpectedly, it would be him!

He seemed to be very happy to see me, and when he saw that the shopkeeper had brought up all the food and drinks he had ordered, he kept letting me go there.

I followed him as I could, but halfway through, I glanced out of the corner of my eye, and the carriage he was riding in was still parked at the door, and there was a figure in a short coat standing behind the carriage, flashing by.

I just glanced at him, didn't say anything, and followed him to the table and sat down.

The two of them sat down, looked at each other, and both smiled.

Boss Wang patted his thigh and said with a smile: "I didn't expect to meet Mrs. here, what an adventure, what an adventure!"

I looked down at the corner of his clothes, which seemed to be stained with a lot of mud, and smiled quietly: "I didn't expect to meet Boss Wang here." Where is Boss Wang going this time?"

"The capital. ”

"It's such a coincidence, we are also going to the capital. I don't know what kind of big business you're busy with this trip?"

"It's a big business, it's just a matter of making ends meet. ”

"Haha, if Boss Wang's business is said to be subsisting, then is there anyone who can eat enough in this world?"

The two of them looked at each other and laughed.

It's just that such a smile looks a little dry in such a night, in an empty lobby.

I glanced back and said, "By the way, Boss Wang, what about your people, why don't you call them in?"

Boss Wang waved his hand: "They are all used to it, so they will eat and sleep below." Besides, they were covered in mud, and the smell was afraid that they would bump into Madame when they came in. ”

"What did Boss Wang say. ”

The two of us were playing haha, and at this time, Cai Wei had already walked to my side and looked at Boss Wang with a strange look, and Boss Wang also looked up and saw her: "This is-"

"Oh, this is my girl, named Caiwei. ”

"Then, the plain girl from before—"

"I asked her to run errands, and she hasn't been with me lately. ”

"Oh, that's right. Boss Wang nodded, glanced at Cai Wei again, and said with a smile: "If you want to say that Mrs. is really good at employing people, the girls around her are more clever than the other, but those people around her are stupid and stupid, and they are stupid!"

He sighed and waved his hand as he spoke, and I smiled and said, "Boss Wang is laughing again, with the big business you do, if the people around you are really stupid, how can they follow you like this?"

With that, I looked back again.

The carriage had already driven away from the doorway, leaving only the night breeze blowing in.

At this time, the shopkeeper brought a pot of hot wine.

Boss Wang immediately picked it up, poured some into the wine glass in my hand, and said with a smile: "Madam, can you have dinner?"

"Not yet. ”

"That's right, let's use some together. ”

"Well, I'll just wait. ”

He was stunned, his hand pouring wine froze in the air, a drop of wine spilled on the table, he looked up at me, and smiled, "Madame mean—"

"It's raining today, I'm bored here, I'm thinking upstairs, it would be nice if an acquaintance came here, I could have a meal, but I didn't expect that there was really an acquaintance coming, and it was Boss Wang. I've found the right person for this meal. ”

He immediately burst out laughing.

Then, the two men raised their glasses and drank them all.

This kind of wine in a small country shop, almost all of them are home-brewed rice wine, the taste is sweet, but the stamina is big, after two people push the cup and drink a few sips, they gradually feel a little drunk, I looked at the slightly red corners of Boss Wang's eyes, but it looked extraordinarily clear eyes, smiled and said: "Seriously, the last time I met Boss Wang at sea, I really didn't expect that we would meet again so soon." ”

"This is also the fate of the contemptible and the lady. Boss Wang said with a smile.

"Yes, what I didn't expect was that Boss Wang turned out to be my old friend's buddy. ”

As soon as these words came out, Wang Lao's smile stiffened slightly.

This, of course, continues the topic of the previous when we parted at sea, but, maybe he didn't expect that after so much time, I still remember this incident.

But this matter is also something that we can't avoid at all.

After a pause, Boss Wang smiled and said, "It seems that Madame really recognizes Miss Jin Qiao." ”

I also smiled: "The imperial merchants of the Celestial Empire are only the Yang family. ”

"Thanks to God's grace. ”

"Then, does Boss Wang know where Miss Jin Qiao is now?"

"This, I don't know. ”

"Speaking of which, in fact, Boss Wang also knows that Miss Jin Qiao did not die in the Imperial City Battle that year?"

This is no secret. ”

"I know she's not dead, but I don't know where she is?"

"Miss has things to do, and her business is not something that those of us who do the work can do. ”

I was silent for a moment, and then smiled again: "Then Boss Wang went to the capital this time, but what tribute do you want to send into Beijing?"

"Not this time. ”

"Then what did Boss Wang do when he went to the capital?"

"Well, it's taking care of some family matters. ”

"Family matter?" I raised my eyebrows slightly: "Is it Boss Wang's own family matter, or—"

Boss Wang immediately smiled and raised his glass: "Don't say this, don't say this, madam, let's have another drink." ”

He's diverting the topic.

My eyes darkened slightly, and I watched him raise his glass to invite, but after I drank a few glasses, I already felt a little drunk, and if I drank it again, I was afraid that it would be difficult to keep me awake. And at this moment, Cai Wei next to her stepped forward and said with a smile: "Boss Wang, our wife had a cold two days ago and can't drink anymore." ”

As he spoke, he put his arm on my shoulder and said, "Madam, you must remember, don't eat!"

As soon as she said this, Boss Wang also laughed and said, "In the end, this Caiwei girl is clever." ”

I also smiled, patted her hand on my shoulder, and said, "Okay, I won't drink anymore." ”

After speaking, he turned back to Boss Wang and said, "Boss Wang, when will you leave tomorrow?"

"Tatsushi. ”

"That's right, we're going to leave tomorrow morning. ”

"In this way, then we will go on the road together, and Madame will see that it is good to take care of each other. ”

I smiled and said, "That's great." ”

As he spoke, a burst of alcohol surged up, I was slightly dizzy, and I supported my head with my hand, Cai Wei hurriedly said, "Madam, are you drunk?" ”

As she spoke, she helped me up and smiled at Boss Wang: "Boss Wang, our wife can't drink anymore, if you drink again, you will get drunk." I sent her upstairs to rest. ”

"Okay, yes, please. ”

I confessed to him, then leaned on Cai Wei's body, step by step up to the second floor, when I walked back to my room with the fence, I looked downstairs, Boss Wang was sitting silently at the table, the glass of wine in his hand did not move again, but the wine in the cup reflected the candlelight and continued to ripple slightly, as if the mood of the master at this moment.

I turned around and went back to my room.

Seeing that my cheeks were flushed, Cai Wei hurriedly asked the shopkeeper to get a basin of cold water, carefully wiped my face, and then asked, "Madam, is Madame drunk?

I smiled and looked at her, "My alcohol consumption is not so low." ”

Seeing that I was still sober, Cai Wei breathed a sigh of relief, and I smiled again: "Thanks to you just now, otherwise if you drink it again, I will be drunk if I don't get drunk." ”

She immediately laughed.

After laughing, she looked at me again and said with a serious expression: "Madam, this Boss Wang, is it Madame's friend?"

"Yes, when I ran the embroidery workshop in the past, he was a big benefactor. ”

"He's an imperial merchant?"

"He's a fellow of the Imperial Merchant. ”

"......" Cai Wei bit her lower lip and was silent for a while, seeing that her lower lip was bitten out, and I also looked at the flickering candle in the center of the room, Cai Wei whispered: "Then, is he the person who arranged a hotel for us along the way?"