"Lao Maozi's wine", Zhou Shiying said, "It seems to be called vodka?" I don't know, my father likes it, he said that it is too cold over there in Daxinganling, and it can't be warmed by drinking other wine, only this wine is strong enough, and he has to bring it every time he comes. This bottle was bought only after I visited the Fu family's store, this old man, he has to toss people when he is dead. ”

Zhou Shiying lit the paper money and burned it one by one, Lin Hongwen saw that he didn't want to talk and didn't squeak, so he silently burned ingots for Lin Shiingshen and Lin Hongming.

Zhou Shiying burned a bundle, and moved two steps to burn it in another circle, still whispering something in his mouth, Lin Hongwen couldn't hear it clearly, just looking at the fire in front of him, he remembered that when he was a child, every time he was bullied outside, it was Lin Hongming who stood up for him, and every time he went home, it was Lin Hongming who was beaten by Lin Xing. Every time Lin Hongming was beaten, he would cry so loudly that the neighbors didn't know who Lin Xingshen was beating. So every time Lin Hongming, who was beaten, had to comfort him in turn, smiling and telling him that it was okay and that he was not in pain. Now, without Lin Hongming, no one will stand up for him, Lin Hongwen threw the last wad of paper money into the fire, closed his eyes, and didn't let the tears flow, because he knew that even if it fell, no one would comfort him.

"Hongwen."

"Huh?"

"People are really strange sometimes", Zhou Shiying whispered, "During this time, I often dreamed about the events of that day, and after waking up, I couldn't help but think back and forth, I remember that it was a month before departure, my father said when chatting with me one day, if something happened on the road one day, let me not be poor and toss, bury him on the spot, you say, did he know that something was going to happen to him." ”

"I don't know, but my dad and my eldest brother came to see me after an accident," Lin said, "They hurriedly left me a sum of money and promised me that they would talk to me until dark the next time we met again, but they never came to see me again." ”

Zhou Shiying turned his head and saw the faint tears in Lin Hongwen's eyes, hesitated for a moment, and finally didn't say anything, silently raised his head and took a sip of wine.

The two of them watched quietly as the fire in front of them slowly burned into ashes, and the wine brought by Zhou Shiying finally bottomed out, although Lin Hongwen didn't take a few sips, his cheeks were crimson. When Zhou Shiying stood up, the person was already swaying, Lin Hongwen reached out to help him, but he dodged him and staggered forward. Lin Hongwen saw that it was not the way back, so he stretched out his hand and dragged him, Zhou Shiying shook off his hand and said with a weak smile, "I'm fine, you can go back." ”

"You drank too much", Lin Hongwen looked at him with some concern.

"It's good to really drink too much", Zhou Shiying shook his head, "Let's go back." ”

Lin Hongwen had no choice but to go back to the hospital by himself. Zhou Shiying stumbled into Peach Blossom Lane, Qin Hong just happened to send the guest out, and when he saw him drinking like this, he pulled him in. Zhou Shiying let her pull silently, the warm palm temperature spread out on the back of his hand, so warm that he wanted to cry, and the woman walking in front of him chattered and counted him, "How can you drink like this at a young age, and if you drink like this, you won't go home, and you're not afraid of being robbed." ”

Qin Hong kept pulling Zhou Shiying into the room before she felt that something was wrong, and when she turned around, she saw Zhou Shiying looking at her with tears in her eyes, but before she could see it clearly, she was tightly hugged into her arms. She heard Zhou Shiying sobbing in her ear. Qin Hong gently stroked his back, listening to him choke and say, "It's all gone, so many people are dead." ”

Qin Hong remembered Zhou Shiying's lively conversation and laughter a few days ago, and thought that this was also a young man who didn't know what it was like to be sad, but he didn't expect that he was just smiling.

"So you have to live harder", Qin Hong comforted softly, but couldn't help but feel sad.

Zhou Shiying woke up the next day with a splitting headache, there was no one in the room, the sun was shining outside, and I didn't know what time it was. Zhou Shiying got up and got out of bed, feeling dizzy, and held on to the table so that she didn't fall. Qin Hong just pushed the door in, and when he saw that his face was pale, he hurriedly supported him, "My ancestor, how much wine have you drunk, haven't you slowed down yet?" ”

"Sister Hong, was I rude yesterday?" Zhou Shiying rubbed his temples and asked.

"What kind of rudeness", Qin Hong couldn't help but laugh, "I fell asleep while crying." ”

Zhou Shiying felt a little embarrassed, but she felt quite cola, and she laughed herself, "Let you see you laugh." ”

Qin Hong stretched out his hand to straighten his clothes, but he stopped laughing, "At your age, you can laugh if you want to laugh, cry when you want to cry, what do you do with so much hard work?" ”

Zhou Shiying took her hand, put it on his face, and rubbed it gently, he couldn't remember what he said last night, but he still clearly remembered the warmth of these hands.

"I know that Sister Hong feels sorry for me", Zhou Shiying kissed Qin Hong's fingertips, "It's just that Sister Hong and I are actually the same, Sister Hong welcomes people with a smile every day, and naturally knows why I am smiling." ”

"I understand", Qin Hong looked at Zhou Shiying with pity, "No matter how sad you are, come here, Sister Hong won't laugh at you." ”

Zhou Shiying smiled and nodded.

36.

Zhou Shili worked hard inside and outside for a few days, and after looking at the yellow calendar and picking a good day, the shop opened. Lin Hongwen didn't go on the opening day, first, the medical hall really had something to do and couldn't leave, and second, he didn't want too many people to know that the shop had a share of him. Lin Hongwen stepped into the shop again on the evening of a month later, Zhou Shiying was sorting out the account books, and when he saw him coming, he put down his pen and said, "I'm still thinking about how to show it to you, just when you came." ”

Lin Hongwen took a cursory look, in the past two years, he sometimes learned how to read the account book with Cheng Yu in the medical hall, Zhou Shiying remembered it very carefully, and Lin Hongwen couldn't see any problems, so he put down the account book and said, "You do things, I don't worry." ”

"Of course", Zhou Shiying said with a smile, "Look at it, how are we here?" ”

Lin Hongwen looked at the two dresses made of foreign cloth on both sides of the door, which were different from homespun cloth and silk, and were more elegant, "Which master is this from?" ”

"The tailor in the ready-to-wear store in front", Zhou Shiying stretched out his finger and pointed, "It's pretty good-looking." ”

Lin Hongwen nodded, "No one is bothering you during this time, right?" ”

"It's not a big deal", Zhou Shiying thought for a while and said, "When it opened, the other two sellers of silk and satin cloth came over, saying that they were congratulators, but in fact, they were here to give Ma Wei, I had nothing to do, He Mu was quite angry." ”

"It's okay to say a few words", Lin Hongwen reached out and touched the fabric on the skirt, "They didn't do anything else." ”

"I want to do business on the same street, it's not good to be too stiff", Zhou Shiying sat down and took out some tea and gave it to Lin Hongwen, "So later I gave them some tea and told them that we mainly sell foreign cloth, and they were at ease." ”

"They will live in peace from now on", Lin Hongwen said, "By the way, where did you go on Qingming Day?" ”

Zhou Shiying was stunned for a moment, and then a little embarrassed, "I didn't go anywhere, I just wanted to find a place with a lot of people to stay......"

"Peach Blossom Lane?" Lin Hongwen suddenly approached, his eyes widened and asked, "Are you looking for Sister Hong?" ”

Zhou Shiying pushed his face away, "I'm just going to talk to her." ”

"I didn't say anything else", Lin Hongwen said with a smile, "What are you anxious about?" ”

"I'm not in a hurry", Zhou Shiying calmed down, "Sister Hong is how old I am, and I am relieved a lot to talk to her." ”

Lin Hongwen didn't break it either, but said, "She has been in Fengyue Field for all these years, although she is only a few years older than you and me, but this thought, I'm afraid she will be more than ten years older." ”

"That's the reason," Zhou Shiying said, "It's not hard to talk to her." ”

"How is this cloth selling?"

"Don't worry, it's okay", as soon as she said this, Zhou Shiying smiled, "At first, I just made two sets for the ladies of the tea house and the medicinal herb shop, and when we opened, the two bosses wrapped a gift money to congratulate them, and I just returned the gift." The two ladies liked it very much, and then they went out to visit the house about the clothes, and they were repeatedly asked where they bought it, and our business came to the door. ”

"You can figure it out", Lin Hongwen smiled and sat down next to him, "You just give them their wife's clothes, and you are not afraid that people will want to be crooked." ”

"How can it", Zhou Shiying said, "I told them clearly, I said that my foreign cloth is the best women's dress, but I have never seen Mrs., so the clothes are made of the same size, and I don't know if Mrs. is wearing it properly or not, if there is something inappropriate, it can be modified." ”

"Then someone will change it later?"

"Yes", Zhou Shiying will say, "The two sets have been changed back, one set of waists has been changed to a thinner waist, and the other set of skirts has been changed to a shorter hem." You can rest assured, we rely on repeat customers for this transaction, and I will do everything in my power to satisfy them. ”

Lin Hongwen patted his knee and said sincerely, "With you, I'm relieved."

37.

The weather is getting warmer, and there are more people in the market. Chen Loach sold out of fish in the morning, and ran to Sister-in-law Tian to chat with him in a good mood.

"Sister-in-law, bring me something to eat," Chen Loach said with a grin, "I'm hungry before the fish is sold." ”

Sister-in-law Tian brought him steamed buns and dried radishes and pickles, "I can fish, let's see if I have fun with you." ”

"Can you not be happy then", Chen Loach stuffed a bun into his mouth and said vaguely, "Just point to this to live." ”

"Be careful, be careful when you go down the net," Sister-in-law Tian instructed, "I heard that the Russians are building some bridges by the river." ”

"Well, I know," Chen Loach said, "sister-in-law, don't worry, I'm far away from them." By the way, do you know that the old grandson is gone? ”