In the early spring of the seventh year of the Great Song Dynasty, Shangshui County, Chenzhou, the sun is rising, and it is soft and soft like this era, which makes people linger and revel.

Wang Xiu sat by the window on the second floor of Wang Kee's grocery store, looking at the bustling flow of people on the street downstairs, and his eyes were full of freshness.

In the middle of last night, he woke up and found that everything had changed, obviously going to Shennongjia to explore, in order to save a beautiful female traveler who fell off the cliff with her, the moment he fell down, his eyes were distorted, how could he open his eyes like this?

In the moonlight of the long window, the ancient furniture of one color flashed into the eyelids, and with the memories that kept flashing in the head, I knew that it was possessed by a man of the same year, the same surname, and the same name.

He sat on the bed in the vermilion lacquer bib for half the night, except for blinking in a daze,

When the little guy knocked on the door and came in, he had reluctantly accepted the reality! The complete fusion of the two memories reminded him of a conflict with his classmates in the county school, and he was smashed on the head by a splashed stick called by Lu Tianshou, and seemed to see Zhang Qiyuan, 'he' didn't dare to go home in a daze, so he hid in the shop and fell on the bed on the second floor.

The shop is in the most prosperous section of the county south street, three rooms of blue bricks and green tiles along the street, the pavement is three zhang long, two zhang wide, six red lacquer carved doors, half a zhang large window on the left and right, white ash wall, the counter is placed against the wall, all kinds of miscellaneous goods are few, but in order, hire an old economy and a small gang to do miscellaneous.

When he washed his face with rice washing water, and as soon as he went downstairs to the small door leading to the shop, he heard the sound of the little maid chattering.

“。 Qiu Laoqi, Zhang Wenshan's old boy has already peeked into our proprietor's shop, and the Lu family is close to him, in order to make a living, the proprietor borrowed debts everywhere and broke his leg, and sold all the good houses, so that the little officials can participate in the examination with peace of mind, and I haven't been paid last month. You said that this little official is too uncompetitive, who is not good, he has to fight with his brother-in-law, isn't this an excuse for Lu Dayou to regret his marriage? Hey, it's strange to say this, early in the morning, the portrait of a small official changed a person, and that eyesight scared me. ”

Listening to the words of the little guy, Wang Xiu gradually figured out a little context, no wonder the Xu family butcher shop next door picked up the brand, the original Zhang family, known as the great benevolent person, advocated Wenshan, coveted Wang Ji grocery store, and had already started the layout, and the shops on both sides were down.

The Lu family and the Zhang family are gradually getting closer, and the conflict between him and Lu Tianshou seems to be caused by 'you are not worthy of my fifth sister'. He couldn't help but shiver, and decisively lifted the curtain and came out.

"The petty official has come out." Seeing that Wang Xiu didn't come out coldly, the little guy immediately shut up, with a flattering smile on his face.

The old shopkeeper glanced at the little guy sideways, and said calmly: "Little official, if you didn't go back last night, I'm afraid the proprietor will be anxious." ”

Wang Xiu blinked, shook his robe very unaccustomedly, and said reluctantly: "I'll go back in a while." He looked at the scattered goods on the container again, there were no customers in the shop, and he looked depressed, and asked, "Why aren't the shelves full?" ”

But the little guy hurriedly said: "The day before yesterday, the proprietor said that the goods will be handled as soon as the money arrives." ”

"Little official, have you reported for the test? The old man of Hedong, who is in charge of his name, is notoriously difficult. The old shopkeeper looked at the dredging on Wang Xiu's face vaguely, and stopped talking.

"Not yet." Wang Xiu didn't think much about it, and replied casually, but he didn't see the old housekeeper's sigh.

"Brother Wang, come to a small jar of sauce."

A gust of fragrant wind accompanied by a crisp sound like silver bells struck, and a tall girl of about fifteen or sixteen walked in, she wore a crescent-white plain silver-trimmed cardigan, a pale pink lotus skirt, her hair was coiled into short sideburns, a white greasy goose egg face, and she smiled and chanted two shallow dimples, beautiful but not glamorous, beautiful but not charming, the pair of watery eyes, flowing out of the water-cut eyes, very spiritual, and everywhere she was a beauty embryo of disaster level.

This woman is the sister of Widow Li's family in the neighborhood, with the compound surname Youqin and her name Mo Yan.

"Oh, good." Wang Xiu looked at it in a daze for a while, and only then did he come back to his senses when the money was handed in front of him, his old face turned red, and he hurriedly waved his hand and said, "I still use my sister to give money, no, no, no." ”

Youqin Mo Yan smiled strangely, her beautiful eyes glared at Wang Xiu, the two shallow dimples were charming, and she said crisply: "What I said, the neighbors don't give money, then you don't eat the northwest wind, how can there be a brother who makes a living like this." ”

The old shopkeeper and the little guy were almost amused, Wang Xiu's face was embarrassed, and he was beaten down by the little Lori, shameful! He hurriedly trotted over, carried a jar of sauce, and said, "Sister wants to go home?" ”

"yes!" Youqin Mo Yan blinked his eyes wide, revealing a hint of cunning.

Wang Xiu carried the sauce and said generously: "I'll carry it for you, by the way." "It's true, the Wang family paid off the house, and Widow Li leased a house left by her deceased father to the Wang family at a low price, and the two families turned from neighborhoods to neighbors.

Youqin Mo Yan paid the money, raised his eyebrows, and said happily: "Brother is really a good person, I was just going to buy some melons and fruits, saving money for my legs." ”

"You're pretty realistic." Wang Xiu rolled her eyes, isn't it okay to find trouble! Hey, it is not easy for Widow Li's mother and daughter, her husband died early, leaving a pair of mother and daughter to depend on each other, and it is not very convenient to buy and sell, so she can do a good deed by acting as a coolie.

The two of them walked out of the store, and the little guy pouted and smiled: "Old man Qiu, even a nerd like a petty official, if you can also send tribute and raise people, then I will become a champion." ”

"Don't speak, no one treats you as dumb."

Wang Xiu struggled to carry a bag of melons, carrying the sauce, with a bitter face and gritted his teeth, and finally sent Youqin Mo Yan to the door.

"It's the big brother of the Wang family! How did you send it, really. Widow Li, who is charming and charming, opened the door and saw Wang Xiu, who was sweating profusely and pale, with a big bag and a small bag, couldn't help but look at her daughter, and hurriedly said: "I'm tired, come in and have a cup of tea." ”

Youqin Mo Yan covered her lips and snickered, with a look of being cheap, and the angry Widow Li rolled her eyes.

Wang Xiu put the object in the door and hurriedly said, "No, auntie, I'll go back first." "The world style of the Song Dynasty was still open, and the woman did not fall into the embarrassment of staying at home in the Ming and Qing dynasties, but the widow had right and wrong in front of the door, so it was better to pay attention, not to mention the glamorous widow who was less than forty years.

"I didn't even drink a cup of tea."

"No, auntie. Sister, next time, I will have the strength to work, and tell my brother that it is. Wang Xiu waved his hand quite gracefully, tired and half dead, he had to pretend to be a big-tailed wolf.

"Well, in a few days, I'm going to send a batch of silk." Youqin Mo Yan smiled, but because of Widow Li's eyes, he didn't continue.

"Auntie, I'll go home first." Wang Xiu secretly glanced at Youqin Mo Yan, and his delicate little face was full of a conspiracy and a successful smile, and he couldn't help but feel moved.

"You girl, you know crazy all day long."

"Mother, the elder brother of the Wang family is willing to do whatever he wants." Youqin Mo Yan pouted, looking unconvinced and cute.

"Okay, the little brother of the Wang family is stupid. Well, I'm a nerd when I read books, I'm afraid there is no hope of solving the test. Okay, help my mother move in. ”

"Yes! If my mother doesn't say anything, I forgot about it, and my brother of the Wang family is no longer staying, and he is also able to speak neatly. ”

"What do the children know, hey, the Wang family will be in trouble, how virtuous Mrs. Xie is." Widow Liu sighed softly, not paying attention to her daughter's frowning slightly.

Wang Xiu walked on the bluestone street, I was afraid that the family would know about the fight, and escape was not the way, so his steps became more and more steady......

The house rented by the Qin family is at the mouth of Shuizhu Lane on East Street, a small house with gray tiles and green bricks, the dark wall foot is mossy and colorful, and the walls of the house in the house are particularly old, and the walls are gray and mottled in many places, and it is obvious that the stucco has not been smeared for a long time.

Coincidentally, Wang Xiu didn't look at the door as soon as he entered the door, and his father Wang Cheng walked out of the front hall to give it away, and an old man with a very obscene smile in front of him, wearing a precious blue Shu brocade silk robe, was He Laodao, the largest treasurer in the county.

When he noticed his father's unkind gaze, he immediately stepped forward to make a move, and the whole set of actions was like a thousand times of drilling, and he said vividly: "The junior has seen the shopkeeper He." ”

Wang Cheng's face was very ugly, He Laodao blinked his mung bean eyes, his eyes flickered, he stroked the mouse whiskers, and said with a smile: "It turned out to be Da Lang!" What, did you go to the county journal to prepare? , hey, what a bruise on the face. ”

Wang Xiu found that his father's face was very ugly out of the corner of his eyes, he pretended not to care, turned his face and said with a smile: "I didn't find anyone, I'm going to go again tomorrow, it's really unlucky, there are two mad dogs at the gate of the county school." ”

"Mad dog?" In the face of Wang Xiu's polite attitude, he replied without saying anything or humble, so that He Laodao nodded with a smile, he had been mixed for decades, how could he not hear what Wang Xiu meant, and secretly wondered how this nerd could speak smartly? He didn't break it, and smiled at Wang Cheng: "Okay, the old man won't bother, the owner of the king will stay, and I will come back to discuss it in three days." ”

Wang Cheng's face was solemn, his attitude was tepid, and he arched his hand and said: "He shopkeeper is easy to go, and he will not send it down." ”

After He Laodao went, Wang Cheng returned to the house with a gray face, Wang Xiu understood seven or eight points in his heart, and he didn't make a sound, followed to the living room, waited for Wang Cheng to sit down, and said, "Dad, is the shopkeeper here to urge money?" ”

Wang Cheng glared at Wang Xiu fiercely, his face was extremely ugly, and he turned around and went back to the house without saying a word.

Wang Xiu pondered things in his heart, followed Wang Cheng in, and sat on the chair with his ass, but he heard Wang Cheng snort coldly, and he remembered that this is ancient! How could the son sit in front of Lao Tzu, like a needle pricking his buttocks, he jumped up, scratched his head and said embarrassedly: "Dad, how much money did our family borrow?" ”

Wang Cheng frowned slightly, and said impatiently: "Read your book carefully, don't ask what you shouldn't ask." ”

Seeing that Wang Cheng was dissatisfied, Wang Xiu did not flinch, and said calmly: "Dad, I am nineteen this year, I can share the worries of the family, when is it, the shop is my father's life's work, can I not ask?" ”

When Wang Cheng heard the hard work of his life, he couldn't help but sigh softly, he didn't have a lot of success in his life, his son spoke little all day long, and he was ridiculed as a fool by others, and he was extremely angry when he thought about it. This one seems to be a little different, he looked at his son in surprise, and said slowly: "It's very good that you have this heart, you lived in the shop last night?" ”

"Yes." Wang Xiu replied honestly, anyway, sooner or later Wang Cheng would know, why not just fight, it was not a big deal in his eyes.

"Hmm." Wang Cheng didn't ask any more, picked up the Xiuhua celadon cup and took a sip of tea, which was also one of the few valuable things in the family, just to pretend to be face.

"I don't know, I don't know how much money my father borrowed from the shopkeeper?" Wang Xiu was confused when he heard it, and while Wang Cheng was eating tea, he struck while the iron was hot and turned the topic to money.

Wang Cheng frowned, and said: "Okay, you will go to the county school in the afternoon to prepare, and then you will study well, and you must solve Tokyo this year." ”

Wang Xiu said solemnly: "Shopkeeper He came to ask for money in three days, is Daddy fully sure to repay the money?" Don't. Dad, this is your hard work for many years, my mother has worked hard all my life, and the child must not let my mother be frightened for the rest of her life. ”

Wang Cheng was stunned when he heard this, and immediately lowered his head and was silent, he was really unwilling! The son's words pierced his heart like a needle, and he could not let the virtuous woman suffer, and he seemed to want to say but did not say it, but he waved his hand and said, "I have sold the shop, and I also want to provide you with education, well, your mother has left you food." ”

Xie Shi was a kind woman who was plainly dressed, dignified and beautiful, and when she saw Wang Xiu, she smiled kindly and said softly: "Big brother, my mother made you fish." ”

After not eating meat for a while, Wang Xiu felt very warm, temporarily put down her heavy thoughts, and couldn't help laughing: "Mother, I'm really hungry." ”

"Big brother, your father knows about yesterday's incident, and he got angry, don't contradict him."

Wang Xiu was stunned for a moment, understood that Wang Cheng let him go, and said with a smile: "I'll go to dinner first." ”

I'm really hungry! Just as he was gobbling up, Xie Shi quietly came over, stuffed him with a heavy blue cloth bag, and said softly: "Big brother, there is a fight in front of the county school, I'm afraid there will be trouble, you can take this, and you can do some work." ”

Wang Xiu put down his chopsticks and slowly looked up at Xie, feeling that something was a bit of a big deal. xh118