It was already noon when Yi Cheng returned to the hotel, and the shopkeeper just asked casually: "Why did you come back late today?" Did you buy anything? ”

"I bought it, I took a break on the road on the hot day today!" Yi Cheng didn't say the matter, not because he was afraid that the shopkeeper would be unfavorable to him, but this matter involved two lives, so don't say it well.

The shopkeeper didn't care, although Yi Cheng was only thirteen years old, he had been a buddy in his shop for five years, and he still remembered that winter five years ago

It's winter, and the town of Castle Peak is inaccessible, because of its proximity to the vast mountains, even in the south, the winter is unbearable.

The snow has been falling for three days, although the business has not been good recently, but Zhao shopkeeper is still open on time, want to keep old customers, can not fish for three days and dry nets for two days, he has opened this hotel for more than ten years, and it is open for business every day.

"Knock, knock!"

As soon as the shopkeeper Zhao opened the door, the sound of two objects falling to the ground rang in his ears.

The shopkeeper fixed his eyes and saw that there were two people, one big and one small, who were leaning against the door, and when he opened the door, both of them fell down.

Shopkeeper Zhao is a warm-hearted person, seeing this scene, he hurriedly called the two of them, but neither of them responded, he stepped forward again and tried the breathing of the two, fortunately, although the breath was weak, but they were still alive.

Shopkeeper Zhao dragged the two of them into the house with great difficulty, only then did he look carefully, this was a woman in her thirties with a sallow face and a sick face, she looked delicate, but she was quite haggard, and the younger one was a boy about eight years old, who looked very smart, but her face was not very good-looking.

Shopkeeper Zhao hurriedly went to the kitchen to get some hot soup for the two of them, and at this time, the guys in the store also came, and Shopkeeper Zhao asked people to invite the doctor in the town to show them.

The child gradually woke up after a few mouthfuls of hot soup, but the woman was in a coma, and the doctor said that she was overly worried, her body was already weak, and she was afraid that she would not be able to recover.

The child said that his name was Yi Cheng, Qi Chu was fighting, his father was killed in the war, and his mother fled here with himself and his younger siblings to avoid the war.

The woman was in a coma for three days, but she shouted Yuan'er and Xin'er for a while, and Cheng'er and Anguo for a while. Although the doctor tried his best to treat him, he was unable to save him in the end.

The shopkeeper helped Xiao Yi bury his mother, so he left him to be a little boy in the store. The little guy is also clever, and the shopkeeper slowly likes Xiao Yi and treats him as his own grandson.

Winter goes to spring, five years are fleeting!

A few days after the beginning of spring on this day, at noon, the restaurant guests in the town have been sitting in the house, most of them are hunters and pharmacists who have entered the mountains, preparing some food and wine, and sometimes staying in the mountains for ten days and a half is a common thing.

At this time, the little two in the store are the busiest time of the day, three of the five guys are in the hall on the first floor, and two are waiting in the private room on the second floor.

Xiao Yi just finished cleaning up the table, picked up the bowl and drank half a bowl of herbal tea, thinking in his heart that he would discuss with Chen Feng's kid tomorrow and stay upstairs for a few days.

As soon as I thought of it, I heard someone at the door: "Shopkeeper, is there still a room?" ”

"Yes, yes, there are 30 Tianzi every day, 20 Wendi every day, what kind of guest officer wants, how many days will you live?" The shopkeeper's voice was heard immediately.

"One room in the sky, live for a month first, and clean it." Ten taels of silver fell before the treasurer.

The shopkeeper shouted happily: "Xiao Yi, take this guest officer to the No. 1 room of Tianzi." ”

Xiao Yi hurriedly walked out, and then he saw that the person who came was about forty years old, with a Chinese face, a white face and no beard, quite elegant, dressed in green clothes, and a group of amiable eyebrows and eyes.

Xiao Yi said, "Guest officer, please come with me." "After saying that, lead the way in front.

Walk through the lobby, come to the backyard, next to a rockery in the middle is a few bonsai, dressed quite quietly, two rows of bamboo and wood built of a one-story house, directly opposite is a two-story small building, Xiao Yi took the guests up to the second floor to the rightmost room, open the door, the room is very clean.

Xiao Yi went in first to push open the window and said, "It's just spring, no one lives in it for a long time, it's a little wet, just breathe." ”

But I saw that the trees outside the window also had new branches, and several Zhuang family members were working in the fields in the distance, full of vitality! The middle-aged man walked into the room and looked at it a few times and said, "Yes, it's a good place!" ”

Xiao Yi heard the words and said: "Guest officer, I'll get you some hot water, and then change the pot of tea, will the meal go out or bring it in for you?" ”

"Bring it in for me, and I'll have two side dishes and a pot of wine."

Xiao Yi responded: "Okay! Guest, you wait, I'll be here right away. ”

With that, he left the room and prepared the food and drinks.

After turning hot water and changing the pot of tea, Xiao Yi sent the guests into the room, and was busy serving wine and food.

When Xiao Yi brought the food and drinks into the room and was about to leave, the man stopped him and asked him about the situation in the town, such as what kind of business was done in the town, and what people usually frequented.

Before leaving, he said to Xiao Yi: "Call me Mr. Song in the future, I used to teach." ”

also gave Xiao Yi a tip or two of silver, Xiao Yi thanked with a smile on his face, but muttered in his heart, where is this like teaching, the teacher in the town can't drink twice a month, and every time he says that the shopkeeper gives less, and he has to add some to give up.

But these words are only said in the heart, and they dare not say it on the lips. You must know that Lu Dao only earns two taels of silver every month.

Back in the lobby, Xiao Yi was busy greeting the next batch of guests, looking at Xiao Yi's appearance, the shopkeeper smiled and said, "Are you so happy to get the reward from the guest officer?" ”

Xiao Yi replied, "Yes." ”

Xiao Yi didn't say how much he was rewarded, and he didn't want the other guys to hear it and rush to greet Mr. Song.

The shopkeeper didn't ask, but said: "Xiao Yi, do a good job, and let Aunt Qian tell you about the daughter-in-law in a few years." ”

Xiao Yi is thirteen years old this year, most of the young men in the town got married at the age of sixteen, Aunt Qian helps in the back kitchen of the hotel, and she loves to tell people the matchmaker, and three of the five guys in the store are the matchmakers she said. Now Xiao Yi is left, and he tells him all day long that the girl in the pharmacy is good, and the girl in the tailor shop is also smart, which makes Xiao Yi blush to his ears.

Now when I heard the shopkeeper talk about this again, he said, "Let's talk about it in a few years, it's still early." ”

The shopkeeper is also busy, so he won't talk about it.

It was idle in the evening, and after dinner, the guests were all gone, and the other guys were bragging and chatting together, and Xiao Yi helped the shopkeeper settle the accounts.

The shopkeeper is okay during the day, but at night, when he looks at the ledger, it is dark and he can't see anything clearly.

Xiao Yi has one more task every night, which is to help the shopkeeper settle the accounts, so the shopkeeper gives Xiao Yi an extra half a tael of silver every month, which really makes several other guys envious, and finally agrees that Xiao Yi must be the young master of which family before, otherwise how to read and calculate accounts proficiently.

Xiao Yi never said his origins, only that he used to be a teacher next door and listened slowly.

Xiao Yi's face is slightly thin, his skin is slightly white, but his body is not thin at the age of thirteen, and he is full of strength.

The shopkeeper looked at Xiao Yi meticulously calculating the accounts, with a smile on his face, thinking in his heart that he would marry Xiao Yi's daughter-in-law in three or five years, and hand over the store to him to take care of, so that he could enjoy a few days of happiness when he was old.

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