CHAPTER XIII

He stood at the small door for a long time, watching Lin Biluo climb up and down to greet three or four batches of guests, she was sweet and skillful, quick to settle accounts, and polite to people, the regular customers who came to buy praised her, and finally sent them all out, she jumped off the stool, stretched her waist backwards, and was dazzled, turned her head suddenly, and laughed happily: "Auntie, why did you come to the shop?" ”

This is the farthest He has traveled in so long.

Moreover, it is a good phenomenon to have the energy to come to the shop to see.

Ying'er opened the curtain, He walked in, touched her head, she is young, and now she is still combing two bags of hair, tied with two square plain brocades, and the jacket on her body is also plain.

-- they're just miserable people!

He sighed, touched her head lovingly, and said softly: "Is the third sister tired?" A-Niang made something to eat for you? How glad she was that she had sent this child to study in the school.

She actually didn't know that keeping accounts and calculating money was Lin Biluo's ability in the last life. Since Mr. Bao in the school is a Jinshi, he only talks about a little bit of arithmetic, and because there are many business disciples in the school, this is a slight change to the teaching materials, and the pertinence does not have to be so strong.

Lin Biluo took He's hand and pulled her to the round stool behind the cabinet to sit down, very happy: "Is A-Niang's body and bones getting better?" ”

He nodded again and again, looking at the little girl's appearance, if she doesn't get up well, I'm afraid the little girl will break her heart.

Not long after, there were guests who came to buy fruits, Lin Biluo went to greet her, Ying'er was on the side to help her get the fruits, she was only responsible for weighing the scales, and by the way, she wrapped it and collected the money.

The guest went out, and a lady about fifty or sixty years old walked in outside the door, her hair was meticulously combed behind her head, wrapped in a handkerchief, but her sideburns were gray, and when she saw Lin Biluo, she laughed: "The third lady is not busy today?" ”

He Shi, who was sitting at the counter, saw the arrival, only to feel a buzz in his head, and hurriedly looked around, but seeing that the sun was shining outside, and the crowd was endless, who would pay attention to an ordinary lady walking into her shop?

She sat in the corner of the counter, and she didn't make a sound, and the lady went straight to see off the guests when she entered the door, and stood next to Lin Biluo, who was counting the money on the stool.

Lin Biluo looked up and saw her, and smiled: "Aunt Zhou, are you here to buy golden silk dates again?" The elderly not only eat sweet, but also eat some ginger oranges or hawthorn sticks. ”

He turned his head and introduced to the He family sitting at the counter: "Ah Niang, this Aunt Zhou is newly moved from next door to us, didn't Uncle Wu's family at the end of the alley move away some time ago?" The house was bought by Aunt Zhou. ”

And this Aunt Zhou is a very good person, when she first moved over, she also came to the shop to say hello. At that time, Xu Liang was teaching her in the shop, and after Xu Liang left, she came over to buy some snacks from time to time.

At first, Lin Biluo thought that she was selling it to her granddaughter at home, and she didn't forget to remind her when she made the fruit: "Auntie, your granddaughter has eaten these sweets at night, but you have to remember to brush your teeth, otherwise your teeth will not be beautiful if they are decayed." ”

How do you know that Aunt Zhou smiled and said: "I am alone with my wife, I have no children and no daughters, where can I have a granddaughter?" ”

Lin Biluo saw that she didn't seem to mind this matter, and she was very open-minded, so she smiled mischievously: "Then the old man has finished eating sweet food at night, so he should brush his teeth well, otherwise he won't be able to eat meat when he gets old." ”

Aunt Zhou nodded again and again, "Yes, too." "I'm smiling even more. She didn't seem to have met such an interesting little girl, or she had never met such a little girl who urinated and took care of the shop, so she stopped and chatted with Lin Biluo for a while.

"I saw a guy a few days ago, why is he missing today?"

Lin Biluo laughed at herself: "Isn't this a temple that is too small?" In front of Lin Biyue, she didn't dare to vomit at all, for fear that her second sister would be added to her fire, and the fire would be even bigger. But in front of such an open-minded old man, she couldn't help but blurt out a word.

Or subconsciously, she felt that such an open-minded old man, alone and clean, would also love herself, and know how to buy herself some snacks to pass the time, and want to come to this life, what has not happened? It's a trivial matter, but Bojun smiled.

Aunt Zhou looked around her shop, and saw that she was tidy and clean, and there was no abnormality because of the lack of a guy, so she laughed at her: "It must be that you are too capable at a young age, so you squeezed the guy away and earned your own wages." ”

Lin Biluo pulled the abacus, took a pen and made a neat record of the goods in the account book, and pretended to complain to Aunt Zhou: "Auntie doesn't know, I am a free laborer, but in fact, I am still a child laborer." But he smiled slyly: "When I finish the work in the shop, when I go back, the sisters will make delicious food and treat me." ”

Aunt Zhou seemed to be very interested in her family's life: "So you still have two sisters?" Why don't you see them come to the shop? You don't care? ”

mentioned this, Lin Biluo didn't pretend to be sad, but really showed a kind of sorrow: "My aunt...... I've been sick for a few days, and I haven't asked about anything at home, so we hope that she will get better. The sisters have to take care of the aunt and do the housework, and they don't know how to keep accounts, and after they help me, I have to spend three times as long to keep accounts, which is really messing up. ”

Lin Biyun and Lin Biyue didn't try to help Lin Biluo, but after the two of them finished it, Lin Biluo still had to check the goods, keep accounts, and recall for a long time, and her workload seemed to be larger for two more people, and the two sisters only helped her for one morning, and she was tired and half dead, so she was rushed to the inner courtyard.

She now just wants to have hot tea and hot rice to eat after she finishes her work.

The old and the young are also familiar these days, so when Lin Biluo introduced Zhou Damiang to the He family, she never expected that A-Niang's face turned white, as if she had seen a ghost.

She hurriedly jumped off the stool to help the crumbling He Shi: "Auntie, what's wrong with you?" But it's too cold in the shop? Why don't we go back right away and let Dr. Qian come and have a look? ”

He has been sick these days, and the children were once frightened, but now they are looking forward to her getting better.

Lin Biluo was still thinking about waiting for He to get better, and instructed her to make candied fruits.

He was pulled by the little girl, felt the soft little hand in his hand, his expression slowly warmed up, and he saluted Aunt Zhou outside: "Aunt Zhou hasn't seen her for a long time, and her body bones are still so tough." ”

Seeing that the He family behaved like this, Ying'er, who had just helped Lin Biluo, also hurried over, her expression seemed to be questioning, she opened her mouth, and when she saw Lin Biluo beside her, she finally didn't ask anything. He nodded at her, Ying'er suddenly, and also saluted Aunt Zhou, "Hello Aunt Zhou." ”

Mrs. Zhou, who was outside the counter, replied with a half-salute, glanced at the outside of the shop with a blank look, and saw that no one was paying attention on the street, and said: "I heard that Mrs. Lin is sick, and the old woman has wanted to come over to visit the patient, but it has only been a short time since she moved in, so it is not good to come to the door rashly to disturb her, and today I can be regarded as seeing Mrs. Lin." ”

Speaking of which, Lin Biluo smiled and said: "Aunt Zhou, you don't know, my aunt is the most hospitable person, and she has always been sick, otherwise she might have visited in the morning." As he spoke, he unveiled the movable board on the counter and greeted with a smile: "Since I bumped into it today, why don't you accompany my aunt to the inner courtyard to talk?" ”

She was thinking that this Aunt Zhou looked at her as someone who had seen the world, and unlike a woman like A-Niang who was supple and only nested in the back house, maybe she could unravel it, and A-Niang would be faster. And listening to their conversation, it turned out to be an old acquaintance, and it was a matter of inviting me to my home to talk about it.

He's face was better now, and Aunt Zhou took the opportunity to enter the back of the shop, stepped forward to accompany He, and went to the inner courtyard.

When she arrived at the main room, Lin Biyun stewed He's medicine and brought it over, "Where did A-Niang go?" I just searched around the yard and couldn't find it. She didn't expect He to go to the shop today.

Seeing a gray-haired lady standing beside He's side, she smiled softly: "This lady is—"

He's expression was a little unnatural: "This is Aunt Zhou, a newly moved family at the end of the alley." You and the second sister go to the kitchen to cook a few dishes, A-Niang used to know Mrs. Zhou, I haven't seen you for many years, let's talk, stay Mrs. Zhou for dinner. ”

Lin Biyun went to pour tea and brought it over: "Aunt Zhou, please drink tea." "That's it.

As soon as she went out, Ying'er immediately knelt on the ground and kowtowed three times to Aunt Zhou: "Slave Ying'er, I've never seen the eldest mother, I didn't recognize it for a while, and I asked the eldest mother to forgive me." ”

Aunt Zhou helped her up: "Good boy, how can I blame you for this idea." Seeing her anxious look, he said: "Your father and aunt are fine, but they have become slaves of other people's families, and they can't come to see you if they don't have freedom." If you endure, there will always be a chance to meet. ”

Ying'er nodded with teary eyes, and said, "I'll go outside to guard the door, in case my sister and brother don't know how to break in?" ”

He and Zhou Damiang both nodded, and when Ying'er went out, Zhou Damiang held He's hand, with gratitude on her face: "Spring embroidery, thank you for so many years!" Your great kindness, as long as the county lord has the opportunity in the future, he will repay it deeply! ”

He wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes and asked, "How is she, the county lord?" He shook his head again: "How can it be good?" Such a noble person has not suffered at all, where can he be considered good? Is she okay? ”

Aunt Zhou wiped her tears: "The county lord...... If you don't remember the eldest sister and want to see the eldest sister with your own eyes, I'm afraid my eyes will cry blind...... Finally there is a general to take care of ......."