Yanguo, Jicheng, Ximen Street.

A few days ago, it had rained heavily overnight, and a depression near the city gate had become a pond, and there was a large pool of yellow, yellow, green and green, which was full of sheep dung and firewood, but this did not affect the group of half-grown children playing with water.

They were bare, their little buttocks twisting and twisting, and they jumped in from one end of the puddle, and with a splash of water, they soon crawled out of the other end.

The sun is thin, the birds return to their nests, for a time, the city is full of smoke, this city is full of peace and quiet.

Jiang Jishan shop is deserted, the yellow mud street in front of the door is full of potholes, chicken feathers, dog hair, and wool are mixed with the crumbs of the mat, which looks like a mess.

The fat and fat ginger shopkeeper looked in a good mood, sitting on a sheepskin, drinking a jue of wine slowly, and a small wooden table at hand, on which was placed a plate of salt beans, a plate of pork liver, and a plate of mutton slices, sprinkled with peppercorns and salt, which smelled very fragrant.

Take a sip of wine, grab a slice of mutton, and live a rich and comfortable life.

In the mountain goods shop, some dustpans, sieves, sheepskins, baskets and other sundries are simply placed, and some jars and jars are also placed on the wooden shelves, and I don't know what to hold.

There was a soft sound, and a pigeon flew under the low eaves of the mountain goods shop and cooed a few times.

Shopkeeper Jiang smiled slightly, put down the wine lord, and stood up.

He walked out slowly, stretched out his hand to catch the gray pigeon, and quietly peeled a roll of things from the small ring on his leg, and as soon as he raised his hand, the pigeon flew away, and looked in the direction, it should be northwest.

Shopkeeper Jiang did not immediately open the small scroll, but gently squeezed it in his hand, stood under the eaves with his hands behind his back, and looked at the half-sized children who were playing with water with half-squinted eyes.

Seeing them slippery one by one, tossing a pit of stagnant water into yellow mud, and looking elated, Shopkeeper Jiang smiled.

He looked up again and looked at the sky for a moment.

The twilight was kind, the sunset stained most of the sky red, and the homing birds chirped and limped past.

"It's another good day." Shopkeeper Jiang twisted his fingers, rubbed open the small roll of cloth, looked down, and smiled.

He walked into the mountain goods shop, ready to close.

People in the area of Ximen Street go to bed early, and serious people often put out the lights soon after dinner, burrow into the broken sheepskin, and fall into a deep sleep after a while. Therefore, many shops close early, except for those restaurants and inns in prosperous areas, and the tall and magnificent Yanwang palace in the distance.

"Shopkeeper Jiang, closed so early?" Just as the shopkeeper Jiang lifted a thick wooden board and started to close the doors and windows, a young man with unkempt hair passed by and greeted him with a smile.

"Well, there are no guests anyway, so it's better to close the door early and sleep well." Shopkeeper Jiang's fat body looked a little bloated, and he turned around and smiled very awkwardly.

"Closing the door so early, it's not thinking about the little wife at home, haha." The young man said teasingly.

"Ahem, young people now...... By the way, Ah Jin, I heard that you are a buddy at the Tianyi Inn, so you won't call it a day so early, right? Shopkeeper Jiang asked casually.

"Well, I still say!" The young man named Ah Jin shook his head and smiled bitterly, "Our boss and lady have been killed, and Tianyi Inn has already changed owners." Brother, I'm unemployed. ”

"Huh? Your Liu Quantai Liu shopkeeper...... Something went wrong? Oh, you see me bastard, staying in this big ass mountain goods shop all day long, and I'm about to become deaf and blind. Shopkeeper Jiang seemed to be taken aback, and then shook his head and smiled bitterly, and said teasingly.

"Don't blame Shopkeeper Jiang, those of us who are buddies still heard about it from others. Alas, the world is unpredictable, why don't good people have a good reward? Ah Jin sighed.

"Hehe, good people are not rewarded, didn't the predecessors finish their words. It's us little people who live in a mixed life, neither good nor bad, whatever! The Jiang shopkeeper said with a smile.

"It doesn't matter if I'm unemployed, it's just that my family is screaming with hunger...... Alas, don't talk about it, shopkeeper Jiang, you are busy. Ah Jin was depressed and walked forward dejectedly.

Ah Jin lives on the same street as the shopkeeper Jiang, and is an old resident of West Street, and has lived here for two or three years when the shopkeeper Jiang has this shop.

Ah Jin has a cheerful temperament, and he gets along well with his neighbors, and he is always the most enthusiastic one when there are big and small things in his family. Therefore, the shopkeeper Jiang had a good impression of him.

Shopkeeper Jiang looked at Ah Jin and walked forward, and was about to turn into an alley in front of him, when he suddenly spoke.

"Ah Jin." Shopkeeper Jiang said with a smile.

"Shopkeeper Jiang, what's wrong?" Hearing this, Ah Jin turned around and asked.

"I don't have a shop guy here who can run the mountains, if you don't dislike it, come over tomorrow." The Jiang shopkeeper said.

"Ah...... This one...... It's true? Ah Jin stretched out his hand and scratched the back of his head and asked honestly.

"Hehe, of course it's true. However, my shop is small, and it is not as good as the Tianyi Inn, and the salary may be slightly lower. Shopkeeper Jiang smiled.

"Okay, okay, as long as I can support my family, I can bear the hard and tiring work." Ah Jin was overjoyed, walked over quickly, snatched the thick wooden board from the Jiang shopkeeper's hand, and began to close the doors and windows with his hands and feet, and actually started to work directly.

The shopkeeper Jiang stood under the eaves, looked at Ah Jin with a smile and was very satisfied, and nodded faintly.

"Ah Jin, it's rare that you are so diligent, come on, brother, please take a sip." The shopkeeper Jiang enthusiastically grabbed Ah Jin's shoulder and walked into the mountain goods store.

"Shopkeeper Jiang, how embarrassing is that!" Ah Jin took a jue of wine and said a little embarrassed.

"Haha, although my brother is a small business, he can be regarded as a man, and it is really rare to see a warm-hearted and honest person like my brother, so I am presumptuous, presumptuous." The shopkeeper Jiang laughed and poured himself a full title.

"In the future, although you and I are called shopkeepers and partners, my brother will treat you as a good brother in my heart, okay?" Shopkeeper Jiang looked at Ah Jin with a smile and invited him.

"Okay, Ah Jin will do it first for respect!" Ah Jin raised his neck, and a jue of wine poured into his throat.

"Okay, my brother's favorite is a bold person!" The shopkeeper Jiang also drank the wine in Juezhong, and also lit up the bottom of Jue.

"My brother can afford my brother, so my brother will borrow my brother's good wine and give you a knight." Ah Jin clumsily lifted the wine jar, filled it for Jiang's shopkeeper, and filled it for himself.

"Okay, refreshing, I'll drink this wine!" The ginger shopkeeper took the wine and dried it in one sip.

However, his brows immediately furrowed, he smashed his mouth, and glanced at the wine jar in Ah Jin's hand with some confusion.

"Ah Jin, this wine ...... Something is wrong, isn't it? Shopkeeper Jiang asked.

"What's wrong? I'll taste it. Ah Jin opened his mouth wide and poured a jue of wine into it.

"How? Isn't there something wrong with the taste? The shopkeeper Jiang was still smashing it, and asked with a frown.

"Hehe, shopkeeper Jiang, this wine tastes very authentic, it's just a little sweat medicine mixed in it, with a little sour taste, it doesn't matter." Ah Jin grinned and said.

"Mon Khan...... Who are you! The shopkeeper Jiang pulled out a knife from the ground, and the knife was extremely sharp.

"I'm Ah Jin, Brother Wang Huzi, have you forgotten that you were ...... in Tianshui Village back then," Ah Jin said with a grin, lifting the wine jar to pour himself wine.

"You...... The little brute of the year...... "Jiang shopkeeper, or the white and chubby Wang Hu who was raised by himself, his face changed suddenly, and he screamed violently, and his head covered his face with a knife.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he took two steps, his body became weak, and the knife he split flew crookedly towards Ah Jin in the air, and was caught by others, and with a soft click, it entered the sheath.

This Ah Jin actually prepared a scabbard in advance.

……

After a while, Ah Jin walked out of the mountain goods shop with a large basket on his back, turned around and closed the door, and then slowly walked out of the west gate, and disappeared into the twilight.