Xuanfu City was built in the twenty-seventh year of Hongwu, that is, in 1394, the side is six miles long and thirteen steps, and the circumference is 24 miles, becoming the largest city in the whole Xuanfu Town. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

The contact point of the Second General Affairs Office is located in an inconspicuous small grocery store in Xuanfu City, and Liang Er and his four subordinates are busy with little business every day.

Liang Er has been a little depressed these days, and the things at hand are annoying enough, Liu Jun asked him to help find a craftsman who can find mines, and he sent people to urge him almost every day. The craftsmen in the entire Xuanfu Town are basically registered, and Liang Er has been busy for several days but has not found the person Liu Jun wants.

It was noon, Liang Er felt bored in his heart, and walked to the counter in front of the grocery store, there was not a single customer in the entire grocery store, and several guys from the second general affairs department were chatting.

"Don't talk nonsense." Liang Er shouted at a few people, "You two are watching the shop at home, Hong Lu and Ning Yan, you two accompany me to eat something, bring them back after eating, don't cook." ”

"Got it, owner." Several people responded in unison.

Liang Er took Hong Lu and Ning Yan to find a wine shop and sit down, and the guy who ran the hall hurriedly came up to entertain: "A few masters, what do you want to eat?" ”

"What do you have here?" Liang Er tilted his head and asked.

"This master, the sheep just slaughtered in the shop today, the best mutton."

"Alright, let's have a lamb stew." Liang Er instructed, "You can look at the others and get some more, and then get two pots of wine." ”

"Okay." The shopkeeper responded, "Wait a minute, everyone, you'll be here in a while." ”

"The owner." Hong Lu saw that the shopkeeper was gone, and asked in a low voice, "Why do I think you're in a very uncomfortable mood these days?" ”

"Comfortable?" Liang Er smiled bitterly, "What can make me comfortable." Director He has to get me to such a place where rabbits don't, how can we have Yulin Bay here. ”

"Isn't that what your boss is capable of?" Ning Yan poured Liang Er a glass of water, "The principal and the director value you, so you can be alone." ”

"Hehe, you still know how to talk." Liang Er sighed again after speaking, "It's not the place that is important." ”

The shopkeeper brought the wine and meat, and the three of them kept their mouths shut.

Liang Er picked up his wine glass: "It's better to drink the bar first, no matter how annoying it is, you still have to do what you have to do." ”

"The owner." Hong Lu glanced around at no one, and then asked, "Chief Liu asked us to find a craftsman, and someone urged us yesterday." ”

"I know." Liang Er drank a glass of wine by himself, "These chiefs, as soon as the upper lip touches the lower lip, we have to break our legs, how can it be so easy." ”

The three of them were talking, and there was a commotion at the door of the liquor store.

The shopkeeper pushed an old man in his 50s and in rags: "Go, go, you haven't paid the money for the wine you owed last time, and you want to drink it for nothing this time." ”

The old man pleaded with a face: "Give me credit again, and I will definitely pay it all next time." ”

"Give it back to you?" The shopkeeper looked disdainful, "Old man Sun, who doesn't know you here, a little money is either gambling or drinking, if you have money to pay off the debt, the sun can come out of the west." ”

After the shopkeeper finished speaking, he ignored the old man, turned around and went to greet the guests, but the old man Sun kept lingering at the door of the store and did not leave.

Liang Er couldn't stand it, and beckoned the shopkeeper over: "Little second brother, who is that old man, why are you treating him like this." ”

"You don't know anything about this guest officer." The shopkeeper replied, "That's the old man, who has worked in the miscellaneous bureau for more than 30 years, and I heard that when he was young, he was drunk all day long, and he owed a lot of debt. No, we still owe a lot of money for the sake in our shop. ”

"Where do you say he's been working for more than 30 years?" Liang Er asked.

"Miscellaneous Bureau, I heard that it used to be a special prospecting for mines, and it seems that the hands and feet are not very clean, so I let the Miscellaneous Bureau rush home a few days ago."

Liang Er and the others glanced at each other unconsciously, this is really a nowhere to find a place to step on the iron shoes, and it takes no effort to get it.

Liang Er stood up, and just as he was about to go out, he saw two people coming from a distance and grabbed Old Man Sun: "Old Man Sun, the money owed to us should be cleared." ”

Old man Sun fell to his knees all of a sudden: "Two masters, if you give a few more days, I will definitely pay it back if I have money." ”

The man in black led by him slapped Old Man Sun in the face: "You have money? When have you ever had money, let's be honest, how do you want to solve this matter. ”

"Two uncles, how do you say to solve it?"

The man in black smiled, "Old man Sun, your granddaughter is 14 years old this year, and she has no money, so she will use your granddaughter to pay the account." ”

"I can't help it, uncle, I can't help it." Old man Sun couldn't stop kowtowing, "My granddaughter is still young, and she has no father and mother since she was a child, she is my lifeline." ”

"Either pay back the money or pay the bill." The man in black raised his hand and wanted to fight again.

Liang Er slowly stepped forward and grabbed the hand of the man in black: "This master, if you have something to say, why do you want to be rude to this old man." ”

The man in black glanced at Liang Er a few times: "Who are you, what's the matter, you can't see it?" Do you pay him back? ”

Liang Er let go of his hand: "How much does he owe you?" ”

"Fifteen taels of silver." The man in black stretched out his hand, "After paying back the money, let's settle it even." ”

"No, no." Old man Sun was anxious, "I only borrowed 5 taels of silver from you, not 15 taels." ”

The man in black glared: "You don't need to calculate interest." ”

Liang Er smiled and took out 3 silver ingots from his clothes: "This is fifteen taels, I will pay it back for him." ”

The man in black was stunned by Liang Er's actions, and arched his hand at Liang Er: "This master, I see that you are not from your hometown, I am persuading you, this old man Sun。。。。。。 ”

"Thank you for your kindness." Liang Er interrupted the man in black, "I am an old friend with him." ”

The man in black didn't say anything more, nodded at Liang Er, took the silver and left with his companions.

Liang Er picked up the frightened old man Sun from the ground: "Old man, how about inviting the old man to have a few drinks?" ”

"Don't dare, don't dare." Old man Sun didn't even dare to speak, but his feet kept moving towards the wine shop.

Liang Er was secretly happy in his heart, and grabbed Old Man Sun's hand: "Don't be polite, old man, drink with me." ”

"Little second brother." Liang Er pulled Old Man Sun to sit down and turned his head and shouted, "I'm tired of the little second brother filling the double bowl and chopsticks again." ”

The shopkeeper didn't understand Liang Er's actions just now, so he came over with dishes and chopsticks but didn't put them down.

Liang Er smiled at the shopkeeper: "Little second brother, how much does this old man owe you for wine?" ”

"Not much, 7 pieces of silver."

Liang Er took out a tael of silver: "I paid it back for the old man, and the rest is counted in our wine money." ”

The shopkeeper took the money, put down the dishes and chopsticks, but shook his head in confusion and walked away.

Old man Sun sat cramped to the side, and asked cautiously: "This lord, we have never known each other, I don't know why you want to pay off the debt for the little old man." ”

"Come on, come on, I'll give the old man a bowl first." Liang Er didn't answer, but picked up the wine bowl, "Let's talk about this slowly, it's not too late." ”

This old man Sun is really good wine, and he doesn't care a lot, and the wine is dry. After a few bowls, I was a little drunk.

Liang Er glanced at Ning Yan, and Ning Yan asked, "The old man has a big name, can he still get by?" Who else is in the family? ”

"Ugh." Old man Sun put down the wine bowl and sighed, "The little old man's surname is Sun, and his name is a blue character." Since I was a child, I have been working in the miscellaneous bureau, and I am not angry, I have been gambling and drinking since I was a child, but now I can't do it. Pity my granddaughter, who toils all day at a young age, and still has to support me as an old man. ”

"And what about your children, do they not care about you?" Liang Er asked.

"They're all dead." Old man Sun didn't seem to want to mention the past, so he picked up the wine bowl and drank another bowl himself, "I was sick a few years ago, and my family had no money for treatment, so they all died." ”

"How long has the old man been in the Miscellaneous Bureau?" Ning Yan asked again.

Old man Sun counted with his fingers: "It's been 35 years." ”

"Can the old man look for mines?" Liang Er suddenly stared at Old Man Sun and asked.

"Of course, it will." After the old man Sun answered, he suddenly asked with some vigilance, "The adult asked the little old man what he was doing." ”

"Nothing." Liang Er said lightly, "A few of our friends want to open a mine together, and we want to find a few knowledgeable craftsmen to go to us, but our own craftsmen can't." ”

"Oh." Old man Sun stopped talking, and drank again.

"Would the old man like to come with us?" Ning Yan asked the question he was most concerned about.

Old man Sun raised his head: "Thank you for the kindness of several adults, it's just that my granddaughter is still young and has a lot of inconvenience." ”

"It doesn't matter." Liang Er continued, "The granddaughter of the old man can also go with him, and we will arrange your food and lodging." ”

"And." Ning Yan added, "The monthly money of 5 yuan of silver a month is calculated separately if you find a mineral deposit." ”

Old man Sun's eyes lit up, and after thinking about it, he said, "It's just that I'm a naturalized craftsman here." ”

"It's easy to do." Liang Er smiled, "We'll take care of it." ”

Liang Er suddenly lowered his voice and said to Old Man Sun, "We are also doing things for the adults. ”

"So, thank you for your kindness." Old man Sun knelt on the ground, "Little Old Man is willing to follow the adults." ”

"Old man, please get up." Liang Er and the others were secretly happy in their hearts, and they could finally give Chief Liu an errand. As for whether this old man Sun can do it or not, Liang Er and they don't care.

Old man Sun sat down again and said hesitantly: "A few adults, Xiao Lao'er still has something I want to ask a few adults for help." ”

"Old man, but it doesn't hurt to say it." Liang Er patted his chest, "As long as we can do it, we will naturally try our best to help the elderly." ”

"A few adults." Old man Sun said awkwardly, "Little Lao'er still owes some money outside, I don't know how many adults 。。。。。。 ”

"Why do you still owe money?" Liang Er scolded in his heart, "It seems that this old man is really a drunkard and a gambler." ”

Liang Er asked, "I wonder how much silver taels the old man still owes?" ”

"Not a lot, about ten taels."

Liang Er glanced at Ning Yan and Hong Lu helplessly: "Don't worry, old man, we will pay back the ten taels of silver for the old man." ”

"Thank you, sir." Old man Sun was about to kneel down again.

"Don't be polite to the elderly." Hong Lu stretched out his hand and made a gesture of support, and scolded in his heart, "I really should kneel you to death." ”

After the three of them finished eating, Liang Er and Ning Yan accompanied Old Man Sun to his house to pack up his things. Liang Er meant to let Old Man Sun live in his grocery store first, on the one hand, he was afraid that he would run away after he had paid off the money for Old Man Sun, and on the other hand, he also wanted to ask Old Man Sun about his situation in detail.

Old man Sun's home is in a dilapidated courtyard in the corner of Xuanfu City.

When Liang Er and Ning Yan entered the courtyard, a little girl who looked to be only eleven or twelve years old was chopping wood in the yard.

"Siya." Old man Sun beckoned, "Come and meet the two adults." ”

The little girl looked at Liang Er and Ning Yan, and timidly walked over and knelt on the ground: "The little girl greets the adult." ”

"Get up, get up." Liang Er stepped forward and pulled up the little girl, with a smile on his face, "Don't be polite, girl, we are friends with your grandfather." ”

The little girl pulled her hand out of Liang Er's hand in horror, turned around and hid behind her grandfather.

"Siya, don't be afraid." Old man Sun said, "These two adults are here to ask us to do the work, you hurry up and clean up, let's follow the adults." (To be continued.) )