Xu Qingzhi only knew about Vincent, and other than that, he had never heard Lin Hongwen mention it. Now that he said it in one go, Xu Qing didn't know how to react for a while.

Lin Hongwen continued, "I know that you and Shi Ying just want to do business purely, so I will try not to let you interfere in these matters, and I will solve it." But I can't fix everything in a way that you approve of, you know? ”

Xu Qingzhi looked up at him, not knowing how to answer. All along, he has only been thinking about business, how to make the business bigger, how to make more money is what he needs to think about. He wanted to tell Lin Hongwen that it was wrong for you to do this, but he couldn't open his mouth, because he didn't know what would happen if he handled these things by himself. He remembered the days when he studied with Lin Hongwen when he first came back, remembered Lin Hongwen who was happy because he could read an English book, and looked at Lin Hongwen who was quite deep in the city in front of him, but in less than two years, everything has changed.

Xu Qingzhi retracted his gaze, whispered, "I know", and then lowered his head to write, and the tip of the pen scratched the paper without stopping.

100.

Contrary to the silence of the United Commercial House was the sound of firecrackers on the street, on the day of the thirtieth day of the Chinese New Year's Eve, Lin Hongwen was keeping watch at He Mu's house, and originally wanted to call Zhou Shiying as well, but He Mu said that he had already called, and he refused to come. Half-drunk and half-awake, Lin Hongwen remembered that during the Spring Festival many years ago, Lin Hongming took him to set off firecrackers, which shocked him so much that he covered his ears. Thinking about it, I couldn't help but laugh.

He Mu looked back at him, "What are you laughing at?" ”

"I remember when I was a child, my brother took me to set off firecrackers, and the New Year was really lively at that time", Lin Hongwen wiped away his tears and said, "Now, there are fewer and fewer people." ”

"It will be good when you become a family in the future", He Mu touched his glass with him.

"Say, what are we trying to do?" Lin Hongwen asked with a smile, "Everyone is not happy to so much every day." ”

"Money", He Mu said, "With money, you have the heart to worry about other things." Without money, you're left to worry about how to make money. I can now think that tomorrow is the first day of the Lunar New Year, who am I going to go to greet the New Year, and what to give to someone. Before I put it, I just wanted to be able to eat enough tomorrow and not be hungry. ”

"I already knew that you only recognize money", Lin Hongwen lightly pointed at He Mu with his finger, "However, it's also good, you will be happy when you have money." ”

He Mu staggered a few steps, sat on the sofa, he touched the leather surface of the sofa, and the whole person nested lazily in the sofa, "Why are you not happy if you have money?" I think the chair is sitting in a panic, I can buy a sofa to lean on. I don't think the cotton clothes are warm enough, so I can buy a fur that is so old like those old hairy people. Don't have any money? If it's frozen, it's frozen, what else can be done. ”

Lin Hongwen walked over and sat down next to him with a smile, "I'll also go to a foreign store to buy one when I catch up." ”

The two fell asleep in a daze while talking, and they didn't even cook the dumplings, and the Chinese New Year's Eve passed like this.

The next morning, Lin Hongwen was woken up by the movement of pots and pans, opened his eyes with a headache, and found himself sleeping on the sofa with a thick quilt on his body. Lin Hongwen rubbed his temples and sat up, draped in the quilt and nestled in the sofa in a daze. It wasn't until He Mu came in with two plates of dumplings and urged him to wash up.

He Mu poured some vinegar on the plate, added a spoonful of chili oil, and looked at Lin Hongwen with a tired look, "On the first day of the new year, why do you look like you have smoked a lot." ”

"Don't talk nonsense," Lin Hongwen said with a straight face, "Say something nice, Wishing you prosperity." ”

"Cheng, Wishing you prosperity", He Mu pushed the plate to Lin Hongwen, "I slept last night, or let's make up another dumpling at noon." ”

"How can this matter be supplemented, if you go to sleep, you will sleep", Lin Hongwen took a bite of a dumpling, it was all meat, "Are you too tired of this dumpling filling?" ”

"If you have meat to eat, you still have to pick and choose", He Mu smiled, "You don't like all meat, I'll put some cabbage next time." ”

"Okay", Lin Hongwen stretched, "Rest for the past few days, and after fifteen, you have to get busy." ”

He Mu glanced at him and asked, "Where to start?" ”

"Grain and oil shops", Lin Hongwen said slowly, "After the fifteenth, let your people go to every grain and oil shop in He Ji to buy some rice and come back, I want to see if it is all mixed with things." ”

"Okay", He Mu said, "What else?" ”

"Find someone to keep an eye on the house closest to you to see when they are delivering rice from the warehouse and if there is anything wrong with it," Lin Hongwen said, "I suspect they have washed the moldy rice with something, but I don't know where they are doing it." ”

"I know, after fifteen, I'll let them do it," He Mu said, "Let's eat in peace first." ”

101.

The Spring Festival is of course happy for people with families, and the family is happy, and half a month will pass quickly. But for people who don't have a home, there is nothing special about this half month except that they are idle.

He Mu went to greet other colleagues for the New Year after eating the dumplings, and Lin Hongwen's external identity was not qualified to do this kind of thing. A person who is idle is also idle, so he simply went to China Street. In fact, at this time, Lin Hongwen prefers China Street, because there are many foreigners' shops there, and they are not closed for the Spring Festival, so they will not be closed. Lin Hongwen took the couplet and blessing words he bought before and pasted them carefully. Vincent stood aside and looked at it for a long time and asked, "Do they bring good luck?" ”

Lin Hongwen handed him two pieces of blessing and said, "You can just know if you post it." ”

Vincent took the word Fu and said, "This red is so beautiful." ”

Lin Hongwen taught him to paste the word Fu upside down, and helped him paste a subcouplet, and the two of them were so frozen that their fingers were stiff, so they were all pasted. Vincent invited Lin Hongwen to come inside to keep warm, and Lin Hongwen leaned on the fireplace and didn't leave. Vincent asked him while grinding the coffee beans, "Lin, there are many things I can't understand you Chinese." ”

"For example?"

"For example, what is the revenge of virtue", Vincent thought for a moment and said, "I don't understand your logic, I think we are better off with an eye for an eye." ”

"Actually, we also have a tooth for a tooth", Lin Hongwen said with a smile, "I also prefer this one." ”

Vincent poured water into the coffee pot, lit the alcohol lamp, and waited until the water was almost boiling before pouring the ground coffee into it. Lin Hongwen watched him stir gently, and each stroke seemed to be timed. Vincent turned his head to look at him and smiled, "It's funny, isn't it, every time I make coffee, it's like I'm doing chemical practice." You haven't said yet, why do you prefer a tooth for a tooth? ”

"When dealing with shameless people, if you repay your grievances with virtue, they will not be grateful to you, they will only feel that you are afraid of him, and then they will become even more violent, kicking their noses and faces", Lin Hongwen shook his head as if he remembered something, "Only a tooth for a tooth and a subduing them will be fine." ”

"Lin, you're really angry with me," Vincent said with a smile, "and you're going to come over often, and I think we'll be able to talk very well." ”

Lin Hongwen sat in Vincent's trading house until the evening, and the two went to have a meal together. Vincent was very curious about the Spring Festival and asked Lin Hongwen a lot of strange questions. Lin Hongwen is also curious about the United States and does not understand how this country would allow civilians to carry guns. The two ate until the restaurant closed, and agreed to communicate often in the future.

Before the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Lin Hongwen went to China Street on the first day of junior high school and went to see Ru Ting on the second day of junior high school, and the rest of the time he stayed with He Mu. But cooking three times a day will get tired of cooking for two days. Lin Hongwen said Don't you have to eat it yourself, He Mu said that I will deal with it alone. Usually no one wants to buy it, but this Chinese New Year, all the business is closed, where to buy. He Mu had no choice but to teach Lin Hongwen to cook, in fact, Lin Hongwen didn't know how to cook at all, the two of them had nothing to do, so they tinkered in the kitchen all day long. Lin Hongwen has a good understanding, and his tongue is usually tricky, but after a few days, he does a good job, but the knife work is miserable, and he can only be responsible for turning the spoon.

There is something to do, time passes in a flash, Xu Qingzhi returned to China Street, Lin Hongwen bought a cut cake with cherries on it from the pastry shop for him, and inquired about the situation of everyone in the hospital by the way. Probably staying at home for a long time, Xu Qingzhi didn't care about the previous things, and he was no longer angry after receiving the cake. told Lin Hongwen about everyone's recent situation one by one, and asked Lin Hongwen how he was doing at the end?

Lin Hongwen thought for a while and said, "It's okay, I've been eating and drinking at He Mu's place, and then he couldn't stand it anymore, so he taught me to cook, and I tried my best to learn, but he was still not satisfied." ”

Xu Qingzhi thought about the picture, and couldn't help but be happy, and after being happy for a while, his smile gradually converged, "What about Shi Ying?" ”

Lin Hongwen shook his head, "When I was thirty, I wanted to ask him to have a Chinese New Year's Eve dinner together, but he didn't agree." Later, He Mu and I also went to see him, and he still blamed himself very much, and we persuaded him for a long time, but it didn't work. ”

"Only he can overcome this hurdle by himself", Xu Qingzhi said, "I'm afraid he won't be able to believe his eyesight in the future." ”

"No matter how good your eyesight is, there are times when you look away, not to mention, people are clearly trying to trap you", Lin Hongwen said, "I can't find the liar, but Yao Shunchang and He Gui are there." ”

"What are you going to do?" Xu Qingzhi asked a little nervously.

"Don't worry", Lin Hongwen said with a smile, "Heart disease still needs heart medicine, as soon as this medicine arrives, Shi Ying will be fine immediately." ”