Chapter 44: The Invisible Prodigal Son
Xi Yunzhi looked at a bag of jewelry and felt that his mood was a little complicated.
Her husband really has no concept of money, and she dares to guarantee that a man with a little common sense of money will never go out and bring a bag of priceless things to his wife at home, he must not know that the things he gave her twice are enough to buy half of Luoyang City.
Xi Yunzhi was apprehensive, and always felt that her husband had done something outside that she didn't know.
At the beginning of December, Xi Yunzhi bought the Deyun Inn officially renamed the North and South Inn, she expanded a pavilion behind the inn, for the guests who plan to live in Luoyang in the short and medium term, and the other two restaurants bought together are all in the name of Deyue Lou to continue to operate, let Zhang Yan manage on behalf of him, and the silver earned is divided into fifty and a half, which not only fulfills Zhang Yan's dream of opening a branch, but also saves a lot of things herself, every month Zhang Yan will send money to the door, and there is also a tea house, which used to be run by the fourth uncle's father, A place to greet literati and writers, but Xi Yunzhi knew that she had no talent for poetry and songs, and she didn't have that hobby, so she didn't plan to continue to operate, and changed to a shop specializing in buying and selling ginseng medicinal materials, named Yuerentang.
Since ancient times, there has been a saying in Chinese medicine that ginseng hangs qi, there is no disease, it is always good to eat some often, although the price is expensive, but there are still many people who are willing to use it.
In this way, today's Xi Yunzhi can be regarded as a rare big shopkeeper in Luoyang City, with a total of seven shops in his hands, and the development situation is quite good.
Xi Yunzhi has more time to study the recipe.
However, Bu Qin except for the first few days back, the husband and wife are inseparable, lingering and hot, after a few days, he has to go back to the camp, go out early and return late, sometimes, Xi Yunzhi wants him to eat what he made as soon as possible, so he asked Zhao Yi to come back at noon to get food, but the things sent to the camp can't be named and only let the husband eat alone, so Xi Yunzhi only has to make some more pastries, so that all the brothers in the camp can get some.
On this day, she made a few private dishes and asked Zhao Yi to come back to pick them up, Liu Ma and Ruyi Ruyue also helped make a lot of snacks, let Zhao Yi move into the carriage, and after seeing him leave, Xi Yunzhi went out with a food box, saying that he brought it to the store to eat.
But Xi Yunzhi walked north when she left the courtyard gate, and saw her carrying a food box, walking through the streets and alleys, and finally stopped outside a small alley wine shop.
It was an extremely dirty alley, with potholes and green bricks covered in black grease stains, giving off a stale air everywhere.
The wine shop that Xi Yunzhi looked at was not much better than other shops, the flag was shabby, with the wind swinging like the clothes called Huazi, there were several large wine jars inside, the outside of the wine jar was full of dust, you can imagine the scene of mosquitoes and flies flying in the middle of summer here, a cold wind was drilled into the alley, Xi Yunzhi wrapped the flannel cloth around the neckline, took a deep breath, and walked into the wine shop.
The light inside was very dim, but Xi Yunzhi still saw the person lying on his stomach in the corner, that person seemed to be drunk, not lightly drunk, gray hair, messy clothes, skinny as wood, now that the season has entered the wax moon, he is still wearing a thin shirt, he is cold and he shrunk in his sleep, Xi Yunzhi walked over to see him for a long time, he didn't wake up.
The shopkeeper of the liquor shop came out from behind, and suddenly saw a richly dressed woman, and was startled at first, and then saw that her eyes had been staring at the drunken man, and he could not help but say:
"Girl, you have something to do with Laizi, he drank two catties of burning knives yesterday, I'm afraid he didn't wake up so soon."
When Xi Yunzhi heard the shopkeeper speak, he withdrew his gaze, blinked twice quickly, and then turned back to the shopkeeper and asked with a smile:
"Does he always drink at your place?"
The shopkeeper wiped his greasy hands and replied to her, "Yes." I am the only one who will give him credit, and if he doesn't come to me, where can he go? ”
Xi Yunzhi felt a little sore in his throat, reluctantly pulled the corners of his mouth, and asked again, "Isn't he working?" Why do you always pay on credit? ”
"Work, yes. He wiped his back in the bathhouse behind him, and it was only more than ten dollars a month at most, where was there enough for him to drink. I also saw that he was alone, a bad old man, and I pitied him, so I didn't bother with him. ”
“……”
After hearing this, Xi Yunzhi did not speak, but took out a silver ingot of fifty taels from his bosom and put it on a table in the wine shop, put the food box next to the silver, and said to the shopkeeper:
"I am his daughter, give you this silver, this box of meals and snacks, give it to him, and the troublesome shopkeeper told him after he sobered up that her daughter now lives in a family surnamed Bu half a mile outside the city."
The shopkeeper had never seen so many silver taels in his life, and he immediately forgot to reply to Xi Yunzhi's words, and just stared blankly at the silver and her departing back in a daze.
***
The wind in the wax moon was mixed with cold, and the slightest drizzle was falling down, and there were no people on the street.
Xi Yunzhi sat behind the counters of the north and south shops, and his thoughts were even worse.
It had been more than ten days since he went to the wine store that day to leave a food box, and he thought that he would come to her in five or six days at most, but he did not come.
Xi Yunzhi went to the wine shop again, but heard the shopkeeper say that he woke up that day and took the food box away, and after that, he never appeared again.
Smoked drowsy by the warm stove, Xi Yunzhi saw that there were no customers in the store now, so he said to the shopkeeper and went home early.
Because it was raining outside, the shopkeeper found a sedan chair to send her home, and I don't know if it was from the cold, Xi Yunzhi only felt that she wanted to sleep so hard that her eyes were almost open.
As soon as he put his head on the pillow, he fell into a deep sleep.
In her sleep, she returned to her childhood, her father and mother were still so young, Yun Ran was still so young, so cute, everything was so beautiful, and in her sleep, the corners of Xi Yunzhi's mouth were still upturned.
She woke up this night, it was already the beginning of the lantern, thinking that she didn't know if her husband had come back, she still had to cook some food for him, and she was about to get up after lifting the quilt, but she heard a male voice in the quiet room:
"Awake?"
Xi Yunzhi turned his head to look, and saw Bu Qin sitting on a Taishi chair in front of the screen reading a book, and when he saw her wake up, he put down the book and walked towards her.
Bu Qin naturally touched Xi Yunzhi's forehead, and his tone was still hot and cold: "When I came back and saw you asleep, I didn't wake you up, but my body was not happy?" ”
After Xi Yunzhi slept for a while, he didn't know how good his spirit was, so he immediately shook his head and asked Bu Qin, "Husband, have you eaten?" ”
"I've eaten it. Mother Liu said that there was food left for you in the pot, do you want to eat it now? Bu Qin sat down on the edge of the bed, and with extremely gentle movements, Xi Yunzhi brushed away a strand of messy hair on his forehead.
Xi Yunzhi learned that her husband had already eaten, so she was not in a hurry, she originally thought about it, but now she just wants to lie lazily in the warm quilt and not move, enjoying the warm moments that she has never enjoyed on weekdays.
When her husband cares about people, he is still very gentle.
Bu Qin saw that she had been staring at herself, with a gentle smile on the corner of her mouth, and couldn't help asking: "What good happened today, you were smiling in your dreams, and now that you wake up, you are still laughing." ”
Xi Yunzhi took a deep breath, shrugged his shoulders, and said, "I don't know, I always feel that today is very good, whether it is a dream, a husband, and it is also good to lie in the bed." ”
"......" Her words made Bu Qin feel that this was a coquettish child who was coquettish to him, and immediately asked: "Does the husband treat you badly on weekdays?" ”
Xi Yunzhi saw that he was pretending to be angry, so he simply sat up, threw himself into his arms, hugged him tightly and said, "It's not bad, it's just that my husband is too cold on weekdays, and he is not gentle at all." ”
Bu Qin looked at her side face, only to feel that her eyelashes were long, fanning and fanning, the cherry mouth was straight, and the mouth was slightly pursed, as if it was an accusation against his previous attitude, and looking at it made him unconsciously look deeper.
Some rough fingers ran across her tender skin, only to feel that she was like a shelled egg, so that it was difficult to stop when touched, all the way down from her cheeks, she was wearing a sleeping middle coat, the collar was wide open, as long as a little peeked in, it revealed the snow-white and flawless jade skin inside.
Bu Qin has never been a person who likes to forbear, even if he presses it under his body, his ears and temples are sharpened.
Xi Yunzhi just woke up from sleep, and she was a little more energetic, so she was a little more cooperative than usual, and her body became softer and softer, as if she was weak and boneless, and after sprinting back and forth for hundreds of rounds, Bu Qin lay on Xi Yunzhi's chest and sent herself.
The two hugged each other tightly, Xi Yunzhi wrapped his limbs around Bu Tan's body, preventing him from turning over, Bu Tan was also happy not to move, listening to her excited heartbeat, reminiscing about the previous beauty.
Xi Yunzhi, who originally wanted to come back to rest and rest, is even more tired now.
***
Since Xi Yunzhi took over Shang Su'e's industry, Xi Yunchun has never come to her north and south shops again. Xi Yunzhi was tired of dealing with her, and if she didn't come, she naturally had no reason to miss her.
But on this day, she suddenly came to the door.
The appearance is still as charming and gorgeous as before, but there is a trace of sadness between the eyebrows, and when she came into Xi Yunzhi's store, she was not as enthusiastic as before, she just sat there coldly looking at the things on Xi Yunzhi's counter in a daze, talking to her, but also ignored her, as if she was pinching some hour, as soon as Shen Shi arrived, she stood up and prepared to leave.
Xi Yunzhi stopped her in confusion and asked:
"My sister has something on her mind?"
Xi Yunchun didn't look back, but his body paused, then he didn't pay attention to Xi Yunzhi anymore, and walked out of the shop with steps.
Seeing her like this, Xi Yunzhi had some doubts in her heart.
Today's Xi family, the big room is prematurely aging, followed by the third room, and now the fifth and fourth rooms are also defeated, only their second room is still safe, it stands to reason that she should be the most precious daughter of the Xi family, and from the time she first got married, her husband Lord Yang is quite good to her, but looking at her expression, it doesn't seem to be like that.
But wondering and summing up, Xi Yunzhi didn't have any extra thoughts to take care of other people's affairs, went from the north and south shops to the rouge shop, and after listening to the report of the shopkeeper, he was about to leave, but he heard a familiar voice sound:
"Oh, now everyone is rumoring that there is a great businesswoman in Luoyang City, who is my Dao, it turned out to be Mrs. Sister-in-law."
Xiao Luo's cheeks were slightly red, and his left hand was holding a scantily clad but beautiful woman, while on the other side stood a middle-aged man who was also a little drunk, only to hear Xiao Luo pointing at Xi Yunzhi and saying to the man:
"Lord Yang, this is the Mrs. Bu I mentioned to you, the wife of General Bu."
The middle-aged man he called 'Lord Yang' glanced at Xi Yunzhi, and then he looked at her decently, and said exaggeratedly:
"Yang Xiao has already heard of it, Mrs. Bu is good. After all, I'm still the brother-in-law of this step lady. Hahaha. ”
Lord Yang also seemed to have drunk a lot, and he had a big tongue when he spoke, but Xi Yunzhi still understood his words, it turned out that he was Xi Yunchun's husband, and the capital sentenced Yang Xiao.
After Xi Yunzhi and the acting shopkeeper exchanged a slightly calm look, he replied with a smile: "I don't know what the two of you are doing when you come to the store?" ”
What she meant was that you didn't really come to chat with the old lady.
Xiao Luo seemed to remember the purpose of his visit, pushed out the woman in his arms, and said to Xi Yunzhi:
"Let's come, buy rouge for Miss Fangfei, the rouge on her mouth has been eaten up by us, hahahaha, we promised to return it to her, don't you say? Lord Yang? ”
"Yes, yes, what Xiao Gongzi said is." Yang Xiao didn't look so drunk, nodded again and again, and was almost about to fall to the ground.
Xiao Luo suddenly let go of Miss Fang Fei, and her whole body fell in front of Xi Yunzhi's counter, pointing at Yang Xiao and saying, "Sister-in-law doesn't know, Lord Yang is a good person." He was even willing to give me Miss Fangfei and let me kiss Fangze, he was definitely a great good person. ”
“……”
Xi Yunzhi didn't pay attention to his words, but just opened several rouge gouaches one by one with the acting shopkeeper for the profligate Fang Fei girl to choose.
But I heard Lord Yang say on the side: "Where did Xiao Gongzi say, let alone Fang Fei, as long as Xiao Gongzi likes it, it is Yang someone's wife, Xiao Gongzi is also free to do so." ”
Xi Yunzhi looked at his heart and didn't mix the words of these two drunks, but Xiao Luo stomped his feet with emotion on the side, and shouted: "Good people, good people." Lord Yang is such a good person. Something like that.
They were willing to leave from Shen Shi to Youshi, and Xi Yunzhi was dragged until that time before he could go home.
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