Chapter 4 The shopkeeper's reward for the man, breaking and rebuilding the home
The trees swayed in the wind, and the grass shook its head. Birds chase and play, and flowers smile. The sun is shining, and the wind and dust are in the dust of the four seasons. Every place is so romantic, and every place is embellishing the world.
said that this Xue shopkeeper was calculated by Lin Hu, but in fact he was extremely lonely, and the wealth accumulated after several years of hard work ended up with nothing overnight, gritting his teeth and swallowing it in his stomach, he had to admit that he was unlucky, this account is written down, and he must find a time to calculate it clearly with you.
For a few days, Shopkeeper Xue didn't dare to go home, and he didn't want to go home, he just curled up on the kang like that, hungry and unconscious. Seeing that he was sluggish, his eyes were blank, his face was pale, he was very ugly, and his whole person was in a decadent mood, giving people the feeling of being dozens of years old.
Suddenly, Shopkeeper Xue got up from the kang head, lifted the porcelain that was once a treasure with both hands, and threw it on the ground with all his strength, and then, other objects were also picked up one by one and smashed on the ground. He didn't seem to think it was enough, Shopkeeper Xue jumped to the ground, ran to the courtyard without wearing shoes, ran in with a stone in his left hand and an axe in his right hand, smashed the fragments on the ground one by one, and vowed to crush them to pieces.
Shopkeeper Xue raised and fell with his axe, and he vented his inner unhappiness like this, followed by tears that burst out of his eyes. He threw down his axe and sat down on the ground, leaning against the wall, holding his head in his hands and weeping.
He wanted to smash this scam, smash his bad state, smash his painful mood, smash this memory, as if he had nothing.
This time to vent, as if he was in a good mood, Shopkeeper Xue wiped away his tears, locked the door, turned over his horse, and went straight home.
No matter how sad it is, no one can understand his mood at the moment, and he must accept this fact and continue to live.
Back at home, Mrs. Xue was startled when she saw this, she was fine a few days ago, how could she be like this now, knowing that something must have happened, so she was puzzled: "What's the matter, a few days of work, why is it like this, could it be that you have met a bandit?"
This series of questions, Shopkeeper Xue didn't know where to start, knelt on the ground with a thud, hugged Mrs. and cried, Mrs. knew that something was wrong, she was very anxious, and hurriedly helped him up, saying, "Why are you still crying, you are talking,"
Shopkeeper Xue calmed down and told the story of this matter.
When the lady heard this, she scolded: "This thief who killed by God, can he do such a thing, and he is not afraid of being punished by God?" Sooner or later, his family's ancestral grave will have to be cleaned,"
Then he cried and continued: "I told you a long time ago, see that Lin Hu is not a good stubble, I want you to be more careful, just don't listen, now it's okay, the money you have saved up for many years has been ruined, and there is nothing left at home now, and the days after this will not pass." I'm glad I didn't listen to you, otherwise you would have been escorted out of the inn,"
Shopkeeper Xue was also anxious, and said, "Grandma, you can be quiet, let the neighbors hear, and you won't be afraid of being laughed at,"
Madame said: "If you are afraid of people's jokes, don't do such stupid things, how can you still have the face to come back,"
Shopkeeper Xue gritted his teeth, he was angry and hateful, I was already uncomfortable enough, Mrs. didn't comfort herself, just forget it, she was still messing around like this, why was she so unlucky! Life, life, don't be funny, give a respite!
The shopkeeper Xue said: "The woman's opinion, the woman's opinion, isn't there an inn here, I will take care of it with my heart." Who Cheng thinks that I can encounter this kind of thing, who wants to encounter such a thing, I don't think about how to make up for it, I just know that I have paid such a big price, what is the use of saying so much,"
Mrs. said: "Make up for it, how to make it up?" You can get all that money back, you made a mistake yourself, I can't shout a few words,"
Shopkeeper Xue didn't want to continue this meaningless quarrel with his wife, so he said: "Earn it again when the silver is gone, you are good at home, I have been away for a few days, and I don't know how the inn is doing, I will go to see the situation," he said, washed his face, changed his clothes, tidied up, and went out.
At this time, the capital is constantly gathering to catch up with the exam, and the inns are prosperous and overcrowded, and the business is naturally much better, but this group of guys is busy.
It is said that this Qingfeng Inn is the shopkeeper Xue's house, the inn is close to the city gate, and it is cheaper than other inns, so the business is naturally better.
Shopkeeper Xue stopped outside the door, and saw that the guys were busy, and the most clever was the shopkeeper Zhao Jin, who walked with the wind, running up and down, sweating profusely. A smiling face greets everyone who comes and goes to the store. There is a saying in the tavern inn that describes this busy scene, which is called "traveling thousands of miles a day without going out".
Shopkeeper Xue knocked on the door and came in, Zhao Jin was stunned, looking at the thin appearance of Shopkeeper Xue, he was a little surprised, thinking that nothing would happen, but he didn't dare to ask, and said: "Shopkeeper, you can come back, you rest, I'll make you tea,"
To say that this shopkeeper Xue has also slowly survived from a hard life, he has worked as a coachman, worked as a carryman, sold coolies and set up stalls, how much suffering he suffered, how many sins he suffered, and how many faces he received, only he knew in his heart. I saved some money, and asked my relatives to borrow some money, so I opened this inn, although the scale is not large, the business is okay.
Usually, when the inn is not doing well on weekdays, the shopkeeper has a black face, and the guys dare not come out, and they are all cautious in doing things, for fear of being punished by the shopkeeper. These days are good, the shopkeeper is not in the store, the guys are busy, the good three get together, joke and laugh, tell some meat jokes, this is their only fun, a day of fatigue, there are not too many ways to disembowe, can only be used to relieve fatigue.
Shopkeeper Xue walked around, returned to the counter, and started his abacus.
The guys ran until their heels were weak, and they were whispering what they were going to eat for dinner, although the voice was small, they were still heard by Shopkeeper Xue. Shopkeeper Xue crawled from the bottom, and he could understand their hardships, coupled with what had happened in the past few days, Shopkeeper Xue seemed to understand many problems, so he called the shopkeeper Zhao Jin over, and said: "Zhao Jin, you go to the room and inform the cook, stew two carp at night, and pick a bigger one." Although I haven't been here these days, I also know in my heart that everyone is running up and down very hard, so why do you have the strength to work when you have enough to eat. I've set this rule today, no matter how good or bad the business is in the future, give everyone a good meal for ten days and a half months, don't boil potatoes and cabbage all day long, and make people laugh at it, right? ”
When the guys heard this, their hearts instantly warmed, and the words of Shopkeeper Xue were just right, which closed the hearts of the guys.
Zhao Jin listened, couldn't believe it, and after a while, the shopkeeper Xue said angrily: "You are deaf, what are you still doing, hurry up!" After saying that, he smiled.
Now Zhao Jin was sure that what the shopkeeper said was true, turned around and rushed to the room, this weekday coarse tea and light rice, no oil and water, who doesn't want to eat something good. When the chefs were done, they picked up the two largest carps in the restaurant and began to make this delicious meal.
After a tiring day, the men cleaned up the tables, chairs and benches, and a pot of fragrant carp came to the table, and everyone rushed to sit down on the table. After all, the wolf has more meat and less meat, so Zhao Jin started to think carefully, and said in his mouth: "This fish has a big body, if you want to say that it is nutritious, it is all on the head of this fish."
Another guy chimed in beside him: "Don't say it, Zhao Jin's words are to the point, the fish brain is a big supplement," he said, picked up the fish head and put it in a buddy's bowl, and continued: "You are the youngest, even if you take care of you, you can make up for it more."
This guy really believes, the fish head in the bowl really let him smash the bar out of the taste, a meal of chewing, after eating the fish head, and then to pick up the chopsticks to the pot, only to feel wrong, eat the fish head this work, the fish has already been eaten little left, everyone burped, laughed, the little guy's chopsticks in the pot a few strokes, is angry and laughing.