At dusk, She Shu carried a pound of meat, a few packets of shortbread under her armpits, walked on the way back, and when she passed a secluded alley, she found that someone was following her behind, so she remembered Pei Jing's previous warning in the Confucian Yi Pavilion, and was secretly alert, how could anyone still follow her, could it be that seeing her and Pei Jing going in and out together, they couldn't make them die?

The footsteps behind him suddenly became urgent, seeing that there was an alley in front of him, and there was a lively street market when he went out, Yu Shu, who was walking slowly, suddenly ran forward, a piece of raw meat in his hand shook and swayed, and a series of footsteps sounded behind him, someone was indeed chasing her!

Pedaling, her eyes lit up, she ran out of the alley, ignoring the small muffled snort behind her, she got into the crowd like a fish, ran towards the lively Changmenpu Street, did not dare to turn her head, so she did not see, after she ran out for a while, a long figure wearing a hat walked out of the alley, quietly watching the direction in which she disappeared.

Two men lay motionless in a puddle of water by a rancid ditch in the alley, and a crude dagger fell from the wall.

In the middle of the camp, Cao Zixin was sorting out the papers on the bookshelf that had been turned over by the guests, and Yu Guang saw a figure rushing in, and when he turned his head, he saw Yu Shu, who was wearing a blue cloth shirt and a hairband tied on his forehead, leaning over the counter and panting.

He hurriedly put down the things in his hand, walked over and asked, "What's the matter, this is running in such a hurry?" ”

Yu Shu swallowed his saliva, handed him the raw meat in his hand, and said with an uneven breath: "Just now, someone picked me up, but fortunately, I, I ran fast, phew!" ”

Cao Zixin's eyebrows tightened, and his voice half-sank: "Who is chasing you?" ”

Yu Shu put the shortbread under his armpit on the counter, bypassed him and sat on the high stool behind the counter, poured a cup of tea and drank it to himself, wiped his mouth, waved his hand and said: "It's okay, a few Xiaoxiao, by the way, Brother Cao, let me ask you, have you heard of the name of Taiheng Chamber of Commerce?" ”

Cao Zixin was still thinking about who was chasing her, and when she heard her ask about the Taiheng Chamber of Commerce, she didn't react much, but just said casually: "That is the largest chamber of commerce in Yiyang City, and several big business houses in the city have a good reputation." ”

Yu Shu turned the cup in his hand and asked, "Then have you heard that there is a deputy manager named Pei Jing there?" He is forty years old, and he is very good at calculating. ”

"You mean Mr. Pei?" Cao Zixin was attracted by her words, walked around to the counter and put the meat in his hand on the nail on the side of the table, and said, "There are only five great arithmetic masters in Yiyang City, and Pei Jing is one of them. "The Great Arithmetic? What is that? Yu Shu heard another new word.

Cao Zixin said: "In order to select Yi Ke good materials, the imperial court will hold a big Yan test in the capital every three years, Yi Xue has a mathematics subject, and the top 100 people can pass the first, and will be called the great arithmetic, and the top three can be called the operator, and the astrological department, feng shui department, etc., and the arithmetic department has been examined, and those who can be in two of the same subjects are called the great easy master." ”

"That's amazing, huh?" It is not the first time that Yu Shu has heard that there is a big test in the imperial court, but it is the first time that he knows that there are still many ways to do it.

"There are even more powerful," Cao Zixin's eyes lit up slightly, and he said with admiration: "If someone can be in the top three in the three subjects, he will be honored as 'Yizi', and the name will be added by the Son of Heaven himself, but the three branches and the top three are too rare, and there are only two people in this hundred years, one is Qingyang Yizi sixty years ago, and the other is Yunhua Yizi twenty years ago. ”

Yu Shu listened attentively, and couldn't help but ask curiously: "Why is it a flash in the pan?" ”

Cao Zixin sighed: "Back then, Yunhua Yizi and the eldest princess of the former emperor achieved a good relationship, but less than two years after the two got married, the eldest princess died of illness, Yunhua Yizi was martyred with him, and the story of the two sighed for future generations." ”

There is also a touching story of love here, Yu Shu smashed it and said, "This Yunhua Yizi is a person who values love."

Cao Zixin nodded, probably feeling that the atmosphere was a little dull, so he said with a smile: "I told you this, you haven't told me yet, why did you think of asking Pei Jing of the Taehyung Chamber of Commerce?" ”

Yu Shu scratched his chin, "I met him today, and he asked me to go to the Taiheng Chamber of Commerce to help with the accounts." ”

Cao Zixin was surprised: "Looking for you to do the accounting?" ”

Yu Shu heard that he didn't believe what he said, and pretended to be displeased: "Can't you find me like this?" ”

Cao Zixin shook his head: "I mean he is so good at recruiting you, do you know him?" ”

"I only met today," Yu Shu thought about it, and still told her about gambling in the gambling house in the morning and her acquaintance with Pei Jing, until she finished speaking, she found that Cao Zixin's face was not good.

"Brother Cao?"

Cao Zixin endured it, but he still couldn't help but speak: "What are you doing in that kind of place for a girl?" ”

The first time I saw the good-tempered Cao Zixin angry, Yu Shu shrunk her neck, and knew in her heart that she was reckless today, so she said weakly: "I don't know that Lu Dao is a gambling house, don't I go in and see it, I know Lu Dao, I see that everyone is gambling, I will do it again, so I bet a few times, I have a sense of proportion, I didn't dare to win more, I was targeted." ”

If someone else loses his temper with her, she may not be able to pay attention, but Cao Zixin is different, this person pulled her when she was in the most difficult time, and helped her three times and twice, she didn't say too much, her heart was full of gratitude, and she called him Brother Cao, which was sincere.

Cao Zixin frowned, and then remembered what happened when she ran back in a hurry before, "You said that someone was chasing you, is this because of this?" ”

Yu Shu nodded, and said dissatisfiedly: "That Mr. Pei said that I won't embarrass me if I go with him, who thinks that they still want to beat me, it seems that his face is not so big." ”

Seeing that she didn't look reflective and complained about others, Cao Zixin said angrily: "In the future, you are not allowed to go to that kind of place again, and you will call me next time you go to Vientiane Street." ”

"Oh" Yu Shu agreed well on the surface, but he didn't know what to think in his heart.

"I'll clean up the store and close, and I'll take you to Aunt Hui's for wonton." Cao Zixin said, since Yu Shu began to call Zhao Hui as Aunt Hui, he also changed his words, he just turned twenty this year, and Zhao Hui is twelve years older than him, so it's not wrong to shout like this.

"I'll help you." Yu Shu jumped down from the stool, didn't want his legs to be weak, so he fell forward, hurriedly reached out and grabbed Cao Zixin's waist from behind, and hit his forehead on his back.

"Ahh

The weather in April was very warm, Cao Zixin only wore two single clothes, with two slender arms hanging from his waist, that small whisper, burning breath through the clothes, blowing on his back, as if something was scraping on his heart, causing his body to stiffen, put his head down, reached out to his waist, and was about to touch the two thin white wrists that exposed his sleeves, but the person behind him took the first step away, and heard Yu Shu's muttering, he realized that he had just lost his temper.

"Brother Cao, is your back made of stone, knock me to death."

Yu Shu stood up straight on the counter, lowered his head and rubbed his forehead and whispered, Cao Zixin coughed, "Sit and wait for me." ”

"En" Yu Shu responded, and only after Cao Zixin went around the vertical door panel did he put down the hand on his forehead, revealing a hot red face, turning his head to peek at Cao Zixin's straight back, and secretly spitting at himself, depressed for the embarrassing act just now.

After closing the shop, as soon as it got dark, Cao Zixin and Yu Shu went to Zhao Hui's wonton stall for dinner, and they didn't need to be greeted, Zhao Hui brought them a bowl of chicken soup wonton.

Yu Shu opened the paper bag of the shortbread, took a piece and handed it to Cao Zixin, and broke another piece to feed Zhao Hui, who was boiling the pot: "Aunt Hui try it, this is the shortbread sold on Vientiane Street, and it is still crispy after a long time." ”

Zhao Hui glanced at her with a smile, turned her head and bit her mouth, her mouth creaked, and her heart was crispy, she had been alone for a long time, since she had this child as a companion, the days of hard work had a taste again, there were people to accompany her in the morning and evening, there was someone in the wind and rain, she didn't think she was nagging, and often made her happy, so that it seemed that there was really a daughter following her, well-behaved and sensible...... "Aunt Hui, I bought meat, it just rained tomorrow, if you don't go out of the stall, I will call Xiao Xiu, let's eat at home, okay?" ”

Zhao Hui said strangely: "Where did you get the money to buy meat?" ”

Although most of the wontons bought by Zhao Hui are filled with meat, she doesn't often eat meat, and the chickens raised at home are all used to make broth, and I haven't eaten them a few times.

Yu Shu stammered suddenly, not wanting to lie to her, and afraid that she would be worried about telling her to gamble.

"I made up for her salary," Cao Zixin said, "She often came to the store to help me, and it was not good to ask her to do it for nothing." ”

"Yes, yes, Brother Cao made up a salary for me," Yu Shu hurriedly set off and secretly handed Cao Zixin a praising look.

Cao Zixin glanced at her with a smile, and pointed at her bowl of wonton with a spoon, "Come and eat, it's going to be cold." ”

"Okay," Yu Shu was afraid that Zhao Hui would ask again, so he retreated to the table and said to Zhao Hui next to the stove: "Aunt Hui, I'll help you wash the dishes after eating."

Zhao Hui nodded, although she was somewhat confused, she didn't ask any more.

While eating, Yu Shu asked about Cao Zixin Taehyung's Chamber of Commerce again, explained Pei Jing's invitation in detail, and asked him for advice.

Cao Zixin pondered for a while before he said: "If you really want to learn skills, Taiheng Chamber of Commerce is indeed a good place to go, but he suddenly asked you to do the account like this, I am afraid that he has other thoughts, so let's do it, I will accompany you to see Mr. Pei tomorrow and help you explore the depths of the water." ”

He is willing to help check the gates, Yu Shu can't ask for it, Cao Zixin is a clear door, he knows a lot, with him, he should not suffer, but he doesn't have a guy in the store, he followed her, how can Mian Zhai open the door.

Yu Shu hesitated: "Then won't you open the door tomorrow to do business?" ”

Cao Zixin stretched out his finger and pointed to the sky, and teased: "Who said it would rain tomorrow?" Well? ”