Chapter 4 As soon as the Xiao family's father settled down, Shen Chongming first accompanied the little junior sister back to the Four Seas Martial Arts Pavilion, and then slipped into the Yamen of the Zhenfu Division.

"Oh, rare guests, Dingyuan Hou is here, and it is really a sin for the lower officials to miss the welcome." Looking at Shen Chongming, Liu Shouyou, who was leisurely drinking a little wine in the yamen, hurriedly got up and walked over.

Shen Chongming's face turned red for a while, and he hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Brother Liu, don't make fun of your little brother, what's not a Hou, it's not your little brother." ”

Liu Shouyou laughed, couldn't help but look at Shen Chongming carefully, just when Shen Chongming was so powerful, he heard him say with emotion: "It's not simple, I was still a hairy young man when I first saw you, it's only been a few years, and he is already a famous general in the imperial court with outstanding achievements, and he is the Marquis of Dingyuan, if he didn't see it with his own eyes, others told me to listen to my brother, and my brother didn't reply." ”

Speaking of this stubble, Shen Chongming was also emotional, could it be that his aura as a traverser was too great, so that he could be prosperous?

"Brother Liu, if it weren't for your support and love over the years, the younger brother would have three heads and six arms, and he wouldn't be where he is today." Shen Chongming is not an ungrateful person, and his ability to have today is absolutely inseparable from Liu Shouyou's secret help.

Liu Shouyou laughed, waved his hand and said: "It's serious, you can have today's status because of your own efforts, and I don't have any credit for my brother." ”

"Brother Liu......" Shen Chongming was in a hurry, and originally wanted to say something, but was stopped by Liu Shouyou waving his hand: "Don't talk about this, I haven't seen you for a while, take advantage of today's wine, let's two brothers drink a few glasses of him." ”

On weekdays, Shen Chongming didn't drink a drop of wine, but Liu Shouyou wanted him to drink with him, but he didn't mean to refuse at all, so he ordered someone to add a wine glass and drink it in a big gulp.

This wine was drunk until sunset, Liu Shouyou was drunk, and Shen Chongming was even more drunk and unconscious.

After a hiccup, Liu Shou was not drunk, and beckoned to the two captains in his throat, and ordered: "Go, send Lord Shen to the Four Seas Martial Arts Hall next door, and tell the people in the martial arts hall by the way, just say that when Lord Shen wakes up, tell him to come to me early tomorrow morning to go to the court together." ”

The captain hugged his fists, and the two old men lightly picked up Shen Chongming and walked towards the door.

"Hmph, no wonder he disappeared as soon as he went out, it turned out that he hid next door to drink." The little sister pouted and muttered to herself. Looking at Shen Chongming, who was drunk, he was a little helpless and instructed Brother Erdan, who had just finished cleaning the yard and put down the broom, "Help him into the house first." ”

Brother Erdan is not a gentle person, plus after cleaning the yard for a whole day, the iron muscles and bones are also a little unbearable, gritting his teeth and exerting his last strength, and directly threw Shen Chongming on the bed.

Shen Chongming not only showed no signs of waking up, but snored unprecedentedly, and the snoring sound made the little junior sister frown again and again, and the original idea of wiping his face with a basin of water suddenly dissipated, and he put down the wooden basin and turned around and walked out.

"Master Ma, please send someone back to the small courtyard to talk to the two sisters, just say that you Lord Shen are drunk, and you will stay here tonight and not go back." The little junior sister looked at the second brother who was sitting on the threshold and commanded.

Brother Erdan hurriedly got up, ran to the gate of the courtyard and commanded his subordinates who had been guarding the golden sword of the horse, and this guy brought a horse and rushed towards Yamen Street.

"Oh, hurry up and wash your face and practice calligraphy." Brother Erdan took a breath, turned around and walked into the yard quickly, busy, busy.

Besides, the little junior sister, returned to her room with a small mouth, no matter what, she couldn't settle down, she stomped her feet angrily, opened the door and walked towards the room where Shen Chongming slept, no matter what, wipe him before sleeping, after all, it was still more comfortable.

People are old and young, and as soon as the sky is bright, Xiao Baichuan got up. After washing up, he took the two servants out of the inn without eating.

Compared with Shuzhong, the capital in the early morning is also a longing for people, vegetable farmers carrying baskets, and street handymen carrying tools can be seen everywhere. Compared with these, there are more small sedan chairs, no need to ask, these are all officials who rushed to the yamen on errands.

nodded, Xiao Baichuan was extremely satisfied with the capital at the feet of the Son of Heaven. If it is local, the officials must be asleep at this time, and they will definitely not work on errands until three poles in the morning.

Looking for a stall, frowning and drinking a bowl of bean juice, Xiao Baichuan wiped the sweat overflowing from his forehead and stood up. "Master, where are we going?" A little guy saw that Xiao Baichuan had no intention of returning to the inn, and couldn't help but ask.

"Just take a look and see if you can touch the second young master's shop." Xiao Baichuan was a little worried, it is not easy to find a small shop in the capital of Nuoda.

Walking out of a section, the sky is already bright, the streets are even more prosperous, pedestrians are constant, and the sound of selling is also endless.

Looking at the two subordinates, looking east and west, their eyes were almost spent, Xiao Baichuan smiled slightly, and took out two dimes of silver from his sleeve. "It's not easy to come to the capital once, it's two taels of silver, you can take it, and you can buy it yourself." As he spoke, he handed the silver into the hands of a servant.

Such a good thing is naturally a thousand thanks, one of them is excited, knowing that his master has been listless because he is worried about not being able to find the second young master, and said: "Master, it is not a small matter to ask passers-by to see if they know where the second young master's widely advertised shop is." ”

Xiao Baichuan waved his hand and sighed: "Don't bother, the capital is so big, who cares about a small shop, let's find it slowly, the people in the province are ridiculed as outsiders who have never seen the world." ”

The little guy nodded hurriedly, but he was admiring in his heart. The old man is worthy of being a person who has seen the world, this can be imagined, if he really asks passers-by according to his own ideas, he will definitely insult the name of our Xiao family.

But as Xiao Baichuan thought, it is not easy to find a big shop in the capital of Nuoda, and it is even more difficult to find a small shop aimlessly.

The scorching sun was above their heads, and the three of them who had been wandering around the shore all morning did not touch a single word. "Let's go, let's have a drink and check it out." Seeing a teahouse, Xiao Baichuan, who was already thirsty, raised his feet and walked inside. The capital is so big that not only did the unfilial son's shop not be found, but he even forgot the way back to the inn.

But you can't tell the two guys about this, otherwise your wise image as a master will be completely ruined.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I saw it yesterday, Xiao Da, the shopkeeper who is proficient in cars and horses, actually drove for others in person. Oh, tell me what kind of noble man was sitting on the ground in that car. "The teahouse has always been a place where gossip has gone viral, and yesterday's incident of Xiao Sanzi's car has gone crazy among small merchants and hawkers. In their eyes, Xiao Da, the shopkeeper who is proficient in cars and horses, is a top figure in the business community in the capital.

"Cut, that's your loneliness. The car and horse shop is not a small shop on the street, and the shopkeeper of the owner can bear it all alone. Although the status of this shopkeeper is not low, he is also a shopkeeper, and the owner of this Tongda car and horse dealer is the real top person, and the shopkeeper Xiao personally drives, and of course the owner sits inside. One person said with a disdainful face, he didn't understand this reason, and he was embarrassed to do business on the street.

"In this way, then who do you say is the owner of this car and horse dealership, who can afford such a big deal, I'm afraid it's the old man in the officialdom." The man who spoke before pondered for a moment and said, the collusion between officials and businessmen is the royal way to make a fortune.

Seeing that everyone was guessing, the old shopkeeper of the teahouse, who was sitting there with a bag of cigarettes and listening to their chat, put down the cigarette pouch and said with a smile: "Don't guess, everyone, this owner is indeed a nobleman, and he is also a great nobleman." ”

As soon as everyone heard this, they knew that the well-informed old shopkeeper knew who the owner was, and they began to coax the old shopkeeper to speak.

The old shopkeeper didn't hide it, took another sip and said, "Don't hide it from you, this proprietor is the Marquis of Dingyuan." You say, is this a great nobleman? ”

The crowd was taken aback. There are countless grandfathers and lords in the capital, but there are really few who are familiar to everyone. But Shen Chongming's title is not ordinary, with the great merit of annihilating the Japanese invaders, he has long been famous all over the world, and the title obtained by this is also something that everyone is talking about these days.

Seeing that everyone showed such a look, the old shopkeeper was also proud, and once again broke the news. "And this accessible carriage and horse dealer is not only Dingyuanhou is the owner, but three people." Then, under the repeated questioning of everyone, the old shopkeeper told the glorious history of Shen Chongming, Shi Bingzheng and Xiao Ershao. Although the names are not mentioned, the opening and closing of the mouth are honorific titles, which shows how the old shopkeeper admires the three people.

Everyone exclaimed one Lang higher than Lang, never expecting that the Tongda Carriage and Horse Shop, which has a business all over the world, was created by three young people with their bare hands.

Xiao Baichuan, who had been listening attentively on the side, was also surprised. If you want to talk about the name of Tongda Carriage and Horse Dealership, he often heard in Shuzhong that he transported goods to the north many times through Tongda Carriage and Horse Dealership. The people below have long told themselves about the extraordinary things about this accessible carriage and horse travel, that transporting goods is simply a dragon, and there are almost no places in the world where they can't go. Hiring them to deliver goods not only saves you trouble, but also saves time.

For the family members who are familiar with the carriage and horse shop, Xiao Baichuan is also very admirable. They can do this kind of scale in the ordinary delivery of goods, whether it is vision or means, they are the top existence among businessmen.

Now when he heard that the people he admired were only three young people, he taught Xiao Baichuan how not to be surprised, and suddenly had the idea of seeing the true face of Lushan. The eldest brother and the second brother are both officials of the imperial court, and it is not easy to see each other, but this third president, if he hands over his name to the meeting, he may be able to meet him.

Multiple friends and multiple roads, this is Xiao Baichuan's only magic weapon to carry forward his family business. Now that the idea of meeting President Xiao was born, it was immediately impossible to suppress. There was nothing to do, Xiao Baichuan paid for tea and went out, hired a carriage with the banner of Tongda Carriage and Horse Dealership, and went straight to the compound of Guang Advertisement.