Chapter XXVII: The Height of a Few Floors

"Business is still not good......

At the intersection where the wind and snow fell, Ning Yi said with a smile while eating the pancake in his hand. Nie Yunzhu next to him looked at the unsold cakes in the car, pursed his lips slightly, and then clapped his hands helplessly: "On a snowy day, no one comes to buy it." ”

"I told you a long time ago that you should wait until the beginning of spring to think about this, did you? Now it's a loss. ”

"It's hard to think about it, and the things that have been decided, of course, you have to do it quickly, if you wait for a few months, I don't know if the people of Lu Dao will become lazy, and who knows what Lu Dao thinks when the time comes."

"Oh, I think you just want to try out what it's like to come out and set up a stall......"

Although Ning Yi did not come here after Nie Yunzhu set up a stall, even if it snowed, Ning Yi insisted on exercising every day. Every morning on the steps in front of the small building, the two of them would always talk for a while, but now they have become casual with each other. Nie Yun's bamboo cake stall is not doing well, Ning Yi naturally knows that he may comfort him a few days earlier, and he can't help but make jokes after a while.

As he said, the reason why Nie Yunzhu set up this stall was not because of the compulsion of lifeβ€”of course, there may be part of itβ€”but more than that, it was still just an effort to adapt himself to a more ordinary, more ordinary lifestyle. The family's financial resources are not really stretched to the point of embarrassment, at least for a while, she is still happy.

β€œβ€¦β€¦ Yesterday, I saw a few people fall on the other side of the street, and then I almost got into a fight, saying that it was a dart game...... And a few days ago, the signboard of the store over there was smashed down, and it almost hit people...... Hu Tao was originally here with me, but just now Erniu also came, so I asked them to buy some rice noodles, I deliberately said something, probably let them go from here to the East Market, and let them be alone for a while......"

Ning Yi was eating pancakes, Nie Yunzhu was chattering about what he had seen and heard in the past few days, Ning Yi also chatted with her for a while, after a while, no one came to patronize this cake stall, Ning Yi smiled and patted the snowflakes on his body: "This business, close the stall, anyway, you can sell a little more in the morning, why bother holding on to it now." ”

As he spoke, he picked up a small bench on the ground and threw it into the cart, Nie Yunzhu waved his hand: "Don't do it, maybe you can sell a few more, and this car ...... I can't push it, now it's snowing, and it's Erniu who comes to push it every morning and evening......"

"I can just push it."

"Ning Gongzi...... You really don't pay attention to your appearance, how can a literati do this......"

"What's wrong with the appearance...... Ning Yi laughed, "What's more, the things that asked you a few days ago are almost the same today, and now there is still time, just go and see how the results are, if the results are good, maybe your cake stall will be saved." ”

"It's just some salted duck eggs, and you still put less salt......" Nie Yunzhu pursed his lips and said with a smile, but when he heard Ning Yi talk about this, he no longer objected, and went to an old woman next to him who also sold pastries to ask her to help leave a message, and then came over to clean up with Ning Yi. After a while, he told Ning Yi his truth a little profoundly and proudly.

"Actually, I am not familiar with these things with walnuts, and it will take a long time to find out how to adapt to the day when they sell well and make money, so I think that if I do it in winter, I will make less rice and noodles every day, and I will be able to make money in the spring." If it starts at the beginning of spring, there will be a lot of waste, and it will be possible to get familiar with it until summer, so it is better to do it early. ”

"You know a lot." Ning Yi smiled, "I think it's true that you want to marry Hu Tao as soon as possible, right?" ”

"That's what I'm thinking about." The two pushed the cart and walked in the direction of the snow all the way home, Nie Yunzhu chuckled, "In the early years, I thought that the two sisters would depend on each other, but it couldn't be like this after all. Now that she has found her home, I am happy for her. Oh, when she was with Erniu, she always wanted to hide it from me, and then Erniu had the courage to come over and ask me to kiss me, and she was worried that I would not be able to take care of myself alone, so she refused to marry. Since I treat her as a sister, I can't drag her down for too long. ”

"Hehe, I'm afraid that you may marry Erniu with Hu Tao in the future......

Nie Yunzhu didn't shy away from such jokes, he pursed his lips and smiled at this time, as if he had thought about it seriously, and then shook his head and said: "I'm afraid it's not good, Erniu has a simple and honest temperament, and he is a good person, but he can't talk to me." If I marry him, I am afraid that I will be able to respect each other like guests in the early years, and I am afraid that I will be beaten and scolded in a few years, and when the time comes, it will be the most difficult for Hu Tao to do. ”

"Drop." Ning Yi nodded.

All the way forward, through the hot and noisy city, the courtyard wall and the gate of the residential area surrounded by snow, the silver tree ice flower by the Qinhuai River, the painting boat are all docked, and the strings of ice are knotted, and the water palace dragon palace is also similar. Pedestrians gradually decreased, the two of them chatted without a match, just like a young couple who ran a baked cake stall and now closed the stall home, Xianggong should be a scholar who is not diligent in all four bodies, this kind of day out to help and put on a beautiful robe, the lady is diligent and virtuous, every day to run a baked cake stall to make money to supplement the family, looking forward to the family Xianggong has a day of high school, get an official and a half-job, and glorify the ancestors...... When passing a road, the rear carriage came quickly, and the royal man on the carriage waved his whip: "Drive, drive...... Get out of the way, get out of the way...... Don't get in the way-" Ning Yi pushed the cart and Nie Yunzhu to the side of the road to stop, and when the carriage passed, the coachman glared at him fiercely, he exhaled, and said in the back: "Then I'm still right~No~up~la~" Nie Yunzhu lowered his head and pursed his lips and chuckled.

Humming some messy song melodies in his mouth, Ning Yi pushed the cart and continued to walk, Nie Yunzhu looked at the back for a while, and then hurriedly followed and pushed up on the side of the cart.

"I often listen to what Ning Gongzi has been humming, I don't know what kind of tune it is."

"Singing blindly is similar to the minor tune sung by people in the mountains. Belch...... Folk ......"

Ning Yi described it, and Nie Yunzhu chuckled: "Folk folk songs, I've learned this before...... Hey, why hasn't Brother come yet...... Burst...... These are not quite the same tunes as Ning Gongzi......"

She lowered her voice and sang, her voice as clear as water, quite pleasant to the ear. But after all, the street is not a place to sing this, just a sentence in a low voice, she blushed slightly, and then covered her mouth and laughed.

Ning Yi nodded, then glanced at her: "By the way, you are very good at singing and playing the piano, right?" ”

In the past, when the two talked to each other, although Nie Yunzhu claimed to entertain people with Israel and didn't seem to have much mustard, Ning Yi could naturally see that she didn't like these entertaining things, so she never mentioned these things. Since he came here, he has never been to any Qinglou Chu Pavilion, although he somewhat guessed that Nie Yunzhu should be a prostitute, but he really couldn't think of how "famous" he was. At this point, it probably didn't matter anymore, so I asked this sentence. Nie Yunzhu also nodded: "Well, in fact, I have worked hard." ”

"So...... Terrible? Master? ”

"Poof...... Probably......" It is naturally impossible for others to ask such a thing like Ning Yi, Nie Yunzhu felt funny, laughed, and then smiled and nodded solemnly, "Well, the concubine is a master!" ”

"Oh, how high?"

The tense smiling face over there instantly broke the work: "It's so high for several floors......" Thinking of the joke that Ning Yi made some time ago, Nie Yunzhu replied, "What the hell are you doing?" ”

Just like that, the small cart has already arrived at the section of the road at the door of Qin Lao, but I didn't expect Kang Xian to come over today, the sedan chair had just stopped on the side of the road, and Qin Lao also went out, the two of them cast surprised glances over there, and then laughed, but I didn't know what to say, Ning Yi waved his hand and said hello over there. Kang Xian said to this side: "Liheng, why is this? Can you help? "A few of his henchmen are right next to him right now, and if they want to help, they can come over at any time.

Ning Yi stopped the car a few meters away and shook his head: "It's okay." Then he nodded at the woman beside him: "Nie Yunzhu...... Qin Lao, Kang Lao...... We don't have anything to do with playing chess over there......" he said. Nie Yunzhu bowed, the two sides greeted each other slightly, and Ning Yi asked, "Is Elder Kang here too?" ”

Kang Xian nodded: "Bring a few good things, it should be here in the afternoon, if Liheng is free, you can come over with this Nie girl later and enjoy some calligraphy and paintings." ”

Ning Yi laughed: "Heh, it just so happens that I will bring some good things over later, and we will study them together when the time comes." ”

"That's very good."

After saying these words, Ning Yi took his leave and pushed the cart forward. It wasn't until he turned the corner of the street in front of him that Nie Yunzhu's smile had stopped: "Gongzi asked about the music ......."

"Oh, I'm mainly wondering if I can sing some songs here, can you help me compose a piano song or something."

Nie Yunzhu nodded, revealing a confident smile: "There should be no problem, at least in this matter, whether it is all kinds of poems and songs, or the folk songs that Gongzi just said, if Yunzhu can't do it, I'm afraid that there are few people in the entire Jiangning City who can do it." ”

"Wow, it's really several floors so high......" Ning Yi could probably estimate the level of the other party, and squinted his eyes, indicating that he was impressed.

"Yes, at least four or five floors, falling down will kill people."

"Then rest assured." Ning Yi thought about it, and then added, "However, the lyrics are a little weird, and it's just a few people who sing and listen to them at will, I'm afraid that they won't be able to get into the elegant hall." You have to be mentally prepared. ”

Nie Yunzhu nodded: "Hmm." ”

Then, the small building by the river approached.

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