The next morning, Shen Xi went to the pharmacy very early.

In the past, as long as dawn broke, Hui Niang must have gotten up early to do things, either sifting and drying medicine in the yard, or preparing to open a shop, but this morning there was no one from Hui Niang.

Shen Xi asked Ning Er, who was making breakfast, to know that Hui Niang stayed up late last night, and Ning Er got up in the middle of the night to hear the sound of the four watch drums, and Hui Niang hadn't fallen asleep yet.

The virtuous and diligent Hui Niang actually slept lazily until the third pole of the day, or Zhou's voice came to open the shop a little louder, and Hui Niang walked out of the room with her head up.

"Thank you sister, I didn't expect it to be so late." Hui Niang had a little apology on her face, and after sitting down, she was still listless.

Lu Xi'er walked over and grabbed Hui Niang's hand and shook it: "Mother, mother, are you sick?" ”

Shen Xi dragged her back and said, "Your mother is not feeling well, don't bother her, play with Sister Dai'er after dinner, and wait for me to come back from school in the afternoon to play with sandbags, okay?" ”

Lu Xi'er's newly-born filial piety was quickly replaced by the childlike innocence of play.

When Lu Xi'er and Lin Dai went to the backyard hand in hand, Hui Niang sighed lightly: "I read the book too late last night, and the story was in a wonderful place but it was gone, which made people so anxious, and it was difficult to sleep for a while." ”

Zhou immediately slapped Shen Xi on the back of the head: "It's all you kid who has nothing to do to print books, so that your aunt Sun didn't rest well." ”

"How can you blame Xiaolang? It's because I'm thinking about the story and something else that I can't sleep. Xiaolang, after the first volume is printed, the next volume should be printed as soon as possible, otherwise there will always be a pimple in my aunt's heart. "The latest chapter of нéi Уāп Gê has been updated

Shen Xi shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Auntie, this first volume has just been printed, and it hasn't been sold in the bookstore yet, isn't it faster to print the second volume?" ”

Only then did Hui Niang react: "That's what I said, then let's go to the bookstore today to have a look, and put a few copies in each house, hoping to sell more." ”

Hui Niang's heart was worried to the point that she couldn't sleep at night, and it would definitely be too late to wait for the book to be completed, Shen Xi smiled: "Since my aunt likes to read it, I don't need to wait for the second volume to be printed, I will show the manuscript to my aunt every time in the future." ”

"That's right!"

Hui Niang showed a hint of surprise on her face, "Xiaolang is still smart, but I'm afraid that the manuscript will be stained when I look at it, which will affect the layout later." ”

Shen Xi grinned: "It's okay, just engrave another copy if it's dirty." ”

Hui Niang thought that she would be able to continue reading the story when she came back in the evening, not to mention how happy she was.

Although I read books late last night and didn't have much energy during the day, Hui Niang is a hardworking person, and she does what she says, but she still remembers selling books when she is busy with the pharmacy business. Because Shen Xi wants to go to school, when he goes to the bookstore to talk about consignment, he can only come forward in person, and according to the plan, each bookstore will put a few copies to see the market.

But when you get involved in a new business, it's easy to hit the nail at first.

At this time, most of the bookstores were frequented by readers. When they arrived at the store, most of them were to buy a subset of scriptures and histories related to the imperial examination, as well as current texts, so naturally they would not take the initiative to ask for the book. After Shen Xi got out of school in the afternoon, he first went to various bookstores to read it, and the first volume of "The Complete Biography of Yue Yue" sent to him was placed there as it was, and no one touched it.

At dusk that day, Shen Mingjun finally returned, and at the same time he returned with Li and Shen Mingwen, who had been missing for more than ten days.

In the courtyard of the Shen family, Shen Mingwen stood there unkempt and sloppy, without the slightest bit of a scholar, and the Li family didn't care about decency, sitting on the edge of the well without saying a word, the anger on her face already explained her state of mind at this time.

"Big brother, if you don't give your mother a crime, your mother may forgive you." Shen Mingjun was not very good at talking, but when he saw that his mother and brother were silent, he wanted to make peace.

Li Shi angrily reprimanded: "How can I give birth to this evil obstacle? Regardless of etiquette, he was beaten for theft, but he wanted to lose the face of our Shen family? ”

Shen Xi saw this scene as soon as he entered the door, and suddenly felt as if he had come to the wrong place, and Zhou hurriedly came over and dragged Shen Xi out...... If a grandmother wants to teach her father's generation, she must first take the child away, so as not to affect the father's high position in the child's mind.

Shen Xi didn't go far, stood at the door and listened for a while, only then did he know that Shen Mingwen had premeditated his run away from home, and he asked his wife for a little broken silver before entering the city, saying that he was going to buy some things back after entering the city. As a result, the day after the end of the annual exam, he took the money and left Ninghua, wanting to leave.

It may be that Shen Mingwen doesn't have much opportunity to see the world, and he is stingy and stingy, walking on two legs all the way, eating and sleeping in the open, and he doesn't even know when others will steal the money from him. Shen Mingwen was hungry and did not choose to eat, stealing steamed buns sold by others in the township in the south of Jianning, and was beaten in the street, but fortunately, Li and Shen Mingjun arrived to save him.

"You say, how can you be worthy of your father under the Nine Springs? Give me some reflection when I go back! "After Li finished his lesson, he was ready to close his mouth, after all, it is not a decent thing. No matter how wrong Shen Mingwen is, he will be punished after returning to Peach Blossom Village, and now he has to explain the matter here and hurry on the road.

Shen Mingwen hesitated a few times, and finally said in a resolute tone: "I...... I don't...... Don't want to go home. ”

Shen Mingwen has been married and has children for many years, and his eldest son is about to grow up, but he still lives in the shadow of his mother, and this is the first time he has shouted out the life he wants.

Shen Xi looked in through the crack in the door, and at this time, Li's old face was flushed with anger, and the son she had been so proud of had always been so proud of her, and he openly talked back to her.

It was useless to watch this kind of scene too much, so Shen Xi decided to hurry back to the pharmacy.

After it was completely dark, Shen Mingjun went to the pharmacy to explain to Zhou a few words, he wanted to accompany Li to the long room, and with his embarrassed face, the problem had not been solved.

“…… The eldest brother was angry and went to the city inn to live temporarily, I gave him the money first, and the mother was so angry that she couldn't speak, it seems that the mother will return to her hometown tomorrow and don't want to care about the eldest brother anymore. ”

Shen Mingjun's face was full of helplessness when he said this, in fact, the whole thing had nothing to do with him, the Li family entered the city, he couldn't take care of the business of the tea shop, and the Wang family didn't go to work, and he couldn't even go home. In the end, he didn't please both sides, his mother didn't appreciate it, and his brother felt that he was his mother's accomplice.

Zhou didn't pour cold water at this time, didn't even say a word of complaint, told her husband to take care of his body, and then meekly sent him out. Seeing Shen Mingjun walking away, Zhou suddenly got angry and threw the dustpan in his hand on the ground.

"Sister, what's the gas with the dustpan? Brother-in-law is just tired of family affairs, and he doesn't want to treat you coldly, so my sister should look away. Hui Niang persuaded.

It's okay not to persuade, but after persuasion, Zhou wiped his tears.

After a while, Zhou's mood eased slightly, and the two sisters walked into the backyard hall and sat at the dinner table, but Zhou had no intention of lifting chopsticks.

Hui Niang put vegetables in Zhou's bowl and comforted: "Xiaolang is gradually growing up now, and no matter how unhappy there is between husband and wife, it should not be shown in front of the child." Alas, let's be anxious about the new business, the books have been sent to several bookstores for a day, but none of them have been sold, which is really sad. ”

Zhou shook his head listlessly: "It doesn't matter if you can't sell it, so many bad things, where do you still have the heart to care about these?" ”

"Look at what my sister said, isn't the relationship the money from my sister? Don't forget that this sister accounts for the majority, if we really don't do well, the business loses, and my sister admits it, but if it is because my sister is absent-minded and doesn't take care of the business and loses money, my sister still doesn't follow it. ”

Hui Niang's words worked very well, and Zhou thought about it and felt that there was no need to be angry. Although Shen Mingjun listened to the old lady's words, she was also obedient to her on weekdays, and she hoped that the Li family would leave tomorrow, and it was best not to go back to the city.