The shopkeeper Tan was scolded by Old Man Tan so much that he couldn't raise his head, nodded awkwardly and admitted his mistake, while persuading, he reached out to help the old man, and as soon as his arm was raised into the air, he was coldly hit with another stick.

"Don't be angry." Shopkeeper Tan took a breath of pain, retracted his hand wolfly, and persuaded while hiding, "Is this my son's thing, I thought that the girl was young, and my aunt said that Mrs. Lin would take care of the shop, and she didn't turn a corner for a while, so she neglected the girl." My son Ming'er asked people to back up the child's gift to make amends to the girl-"

"Idiot!" As soon as the old man Tan heard this, he was even more angry, and the sandalwood crutches knocked on the ground for a while, and he was so angry that one Buddha was born and two Buddhas ascended to heaven, shaking his beard and picking up the crutches and smashing it towards the Tan shopkeeper, the crutches grazed the head of the Tan shopkeeper, and fell to the ground with a sway, rolling away. "Lao Tzu is not as stupid as you! It's just stupid! Sooner or later, this generation of the Tan family will be ruined by you idiot! ”

Shopkeeper Tan glanced at the crutches by the door with palpitations, hurriedly dodging the cups, plates and dishes smashed by Old Man Tan, carefully looking at Old Man Tan's face, and repeatedly blamed himself for admitting his mistake: "Yes, yes, yes!" Dad scolded so much! My son's brain hasn't turned, so you have to worry about it a lot...... My son is stupid, you always look at it, how can this matter be turned around? ”

"You-" Old Man Tan stared, pointed at the head of the shopkeeper Tan, trembling with anger, and it took a long time to swallow the anger in his chest, slam it on the table, and scolded angrily, "Lao Tzu gave birth to such an idiot as you in this life!" You're here to collect debts from Lao Tzu? Yes? ”

As soon as the shopkeeper Tan heard this, he hurriedly hunched over and picked up the crutches, looked at the face of the old man Tan, carefully moved over, held the crutches and handed it to the old man Tan, and said with a smile: "My son is a little stupid, but he is not such a stubborn person, you should bother to teach your son again." ”

Old Man Tan glared at the shopkeeper Tan angrily, snatched the cane angrily, pointed at the nose of the shopkeeper Tan and said angrily: "What are you doing in a daze?" Prepare a car for Lao Tzu! Lao Tzu will make amends for the girl for you! Then he raised his voice and called the steward outside the door to let people come in and look for clothes.

The shopkeeper Tan was stunned for a moment by Old Man Tan's actions, his heart beat violently, he took a breath slowly, and finally came back to his senses from the old man's scolding of his head and face, and for a while he only felt that his throat was a little dry, and he opened his mouth, but he didn't dare to ask again. For so many years, the old man has not been so solemn to the old man of the Shen family, only when he is facing the old man of the Shen family...... How much does the old man have to think of the girl? But the girl is only fourteen years old, and she is still a little girl......

But in a moment's effort, the shopkeeper Tan turned countless thoughts in his heart, and nodded his head in response to the angry shouting and scolding of the old man Tan, and when he turned out, he told the little servant at home to go out and set up the car quickly, and asked the housekeeper to prepare a gift, and when the arrangements were made, Fang turned back to the old man's house, helped the old man, and said tentatively: "Or, my son will go with you?" ”

"Lao Tzu's Tan family's face has been lost by you! What are you going to do? Old Man Tan glared and unceremoniously interrupted the words of the shopkeeper Tan, "Let Xiaoliu send me there!" ”

Shopkeeper Tan laughed twice, didn't argue, hurriedly agreed, let people call his youngest son Tan Hongyuan in, carefully explained a few words to his son, and then watched his son help the old man into the carriage, frowned at the door and thought about it, before he could go back, he saw Shopkeeper Zhao running from the mouth of the alley sweating profusely, and squeezed into the door in the blink of an eye, and ran over to cry and beg regardless of it: "Brother Tan, this time you have to point to the little brother, the future of the little brother's family will point to Brother Tan......"

Shopkeeper Tan was stunned and looked at Shopkeeper Zhao without any image and cried at the door, as if he had aged ten years all of a sudden. Shopkeeper Tan's eyelids suddenly jumped fiercely, looking at the curious figure outside, he hurriedly pulled up Shopkeeper Zhao with tears and laughter, paying attention to the cold sweat on Shopkeeper Zhao's face and fear, his heart moved slightly, while instructing the little servant to serve tea and prepare food, he invited Shopkeeper Zhao inside: "Brother Zhao, don't panic first, talk about something slowly." He was fine when he just came out of the Lu Mansion, why is his brother in such a hurry now? But what's wrong? ”

"Brother, don't be sarcastic about me!" Shopkeeper Zhao pulled Shopkeeper Tan's arm, his old face turned red, and his originally rich and blessed face had become a bitter look, wiping tears and regret one after another, "Until now, I won't hide it from my brother." At the beginning, I was confused, so I listened to the instigation of the shopkeeper Liu...... This year's account books were all sent to Mrs. Lin. The girl heard what she said today, and I was really embarrassed...... I don't know what the girl will do. Hey, we've worked together for so many years, my brother can't die without saving ......"

Shopkeeper Tan listened to Shopkeeper Zhao's straightforward cry speechlessly, but his mind turned very fast, listening to Shopkeeper Zhao's crying almost, Fang paused, helplessly spread his hand, wrapped his sleeves up a few times, and motioned to Shopkeeper Zhao to look at the bruise on his arm that had just been smashed by Old Man Tan's crutches, and sighed helplessly: "It's not that I don't help my brother, you see, I have just been trained by our old man here!" The old man thought that I had lost the face of the Tan family, and he didn't let me go to see the girl, and he had already taken his grandson to make amends to the girl! ”

Shopkeeper Zhao stared at him in astonishment, looked at the bruises on Tan's arm, looked at Shopkeeper Tan in disbelief, took a stiff breath, stayed for a moment, suddenly let go of Shopkeeper Tan, jumped up and ran out, and said to Shopkeeper Tan incoherently while running: "Yes, yes, yes, I also have to ask the girl to go guilty!" Thank you, brother...... I'll thank my brother again! Before the words fell, the man had already rushed out of the door.

Shopkeeper Tan stood in the middle of the courtyard, laughing and watching the bloated figure of Shopkeeper Zhao disappear quickly at the door, shaking his head, his heart was a little bottomless after all, but he could only wait first.

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It wasn't until the end of noon that the old man Tan came back in a carriage, and as soon as he entered the door, he sighed with emotion, beckoned the shopkeeper Tan over, and ordered in a deep voice: "The girl who sells the shop has already been arranged, and the girl has a steward surnamed Zhao under her hand, so you just follow his instructions!" Zhao Xingde's wall grass also expressed his attitude this time, and he only listened to the girl's orders. After a pause, he pointed at the shopkeeper Tan and warned, "Lao Tzu's old face is a loss for you!" If you dare to disobey Lao Tzu's words, you don't have to stay in this capital, go back to your hometown as a buddy! ”

Shopkeeper Tan nodded his head and agreed respectfully, and helped Old Man Tan to walk in with a smile.

Old Man Tan walked very slowly, looking at the red plum in the yard attentively, remembering the appearance of Lu Wan sitting in the house and teaching Zhao Xiaosi slowly, Zhao Xiaosi sat down respectfully in Lu Wan, listened carefully, his mouth and eyes were full of respect for the girl, and Old Man Tan's thoughts gradually drifted to decades ago, as if the old man was still there......

It wasn't until Shopkeeper Tan whispered a reminder to go up the steps that Old Man Tan suddenly came back to his senses, let out a long sigh, turned around and beckoned to Tan Hongyuan who was behind, and instructed earnestly: "The girl is not an ordinary ordinary man, you will do things under the girl's hands in the future, and you have to be open in your heart, don't hide and let the girl laugh, and you will be embarrassed!" Remember, you must not treat a girl like a woman! The girl stands taller than you and sees farther than you, and it is always good for you to learn more from her in everything. ”

"Don't be unconvinced, you followed me and listened to a few words from the girl today. You ask yourself, did you think of what the girl wanted? Can you see what the girl can see? Glimpsing Tan Hongyuan's blushing face and wanting to stop talking, Old Man Tan exhaled weakly, half of his body leaned against the railing, his gray beard was blown by the wind and stuck to his face, as if he was suddenly several years old, "I'm old, your father is useless, you brothers and sisters are the best in your heart, you are still young, it is inevitable that there will be times when you are young and vigorous and refuse to admit defeat, this is not a bad thing." But you have to see where you stand, don't be praised by people outside and don't know how thick the sky is! ”

Tan Hongyuan's face was so anxious that his face was red, mixed with a little indescribable embarrassment, and waved his hand to defend vaguely: "I'm not...... The grandson didn't think so! It's a girl-it's a little different from what Sun Er thinks," Tan Hongyuan's face was hot for a while, and the more he talked, the more uncomfortable he became, and he rarely stood up, "...... He doesn't look big, and he talks like an elder......"

Old Man Tan looked at his grandson's squirming appearance, his heart was suddenly shocked, and before his breath fell, he heard Tan Hongyuan's muttering, stunned for a moment, and then laughed out loud, knocked Tan Hongyuan's shoulder with a cane, and stared at Tan Hongyuan's somewhat aggrieved and helpless muttering: "What are you talking about?" What's there to be embarrassed about? The girl is willing to teach you two sentences, that is your blessing! If you just want to be a junior, you have to see if the girl is happy or not! The girl, like the old man, is a person who stands on the edge of the sky, and we ordinary people can't compare! No need to compare! Don't make yourself uncomfortable! What the grandfather told you today, you should think about it when you go back, and then come and tell me something else after you think about it. ”

Tan Hongyuan nodded with a red face, helped Old Man Tan to stand up from the corridor, and carefully sent Old Man Tan back to the house, then turned out, went to the study to find the shopkeeper Tan, and roughly said the matter of going to Lu Mansion to make amends today, and only then did he mention Old Man Tan's words at the end: "The master originally wanted me to follow the girl to do things, but the girl pushed it, let me first follow that Zhao steward to learn the world." ”

"What did the girl say that?" Shopkeeper Tan nodded and asked carefully.

The embarrassment on Tan Hongyuan's face had not yet dissipated, and he remembered Lu Wan's gentle tone with a soft smile as if teaching juniors, and coughed uncomfortably, "The girl said that she is not very old, and she still has to learn, so she can't teach anyone...... I also said that my age is the time when I am young and high-spirited, and it is inevitable that I will not feel comfortable with her as a little girl, so it is better to follow Zhao in charge first, and deal with people who are three and nine streams, and I can also learn a lot of people and sophistication. ”

Shopkeeper Tan listened intently, and only sighed with emotion for a long time, patted his son's shoulder, and solemnly instructed: "Your grandfather is right, the girl is for your good." Our Tan family, since your grandfather followed the old man, it has been almost fifty years now, these years have been getting better and better, you brothers and sisters have not suffered much since they were born, and they are usually people on the scene, and the big guys will not care about you in the face of your grandfather. But if you really want to start a business and manage things, you still owe a little bit of fire after all. You haven't seen the real nobles in the Gaomen compound, you haven't dealt with those chickens and dogs, and you don't know that there are still some dirty methods in this world. If you haven't seen it, it's easy to be in a hurry, and people are calculating without knowing it. The girl is willing to let her steward take you, that is your blessing! ”

Shopkeeper Tan said, and patted Tan Hongyuan's shoulder heavily, "Our Tan family belongs to your grandfather." Your grandfather followed the old man with all his heart, but now that the old man is gone, you can follow the girl with peace of mind. Your father and I are confused, the girl doesn't care, it's the girl's kindness, don't learn from me. ”

The son understood, and the girl said the same...... The son knows what to do. The embarrassment on Tan Hongyuan's face dissipated, and he nodded busily.