At the end of the year, the city was very lively. XsHuotXT is the transportation hub of Fujian, Guangdong and Jiangxi provinces, and the capital city of Tingzhou was extremely prosperous. Up to now, with the number of people entering the city to purchase New Year's goods, such as carp crossing the river, street vendors are full of streets and alleys, pedestrians rubbing shoulders, and it is difficult to take a step.

Amid the cries of the hawkers one after another, Shen Xi sat on the wooden cart, and was pushed by Xiu'er along with the gifts brought by Hui Niang, and went to Miss Xie's house.

Xiu'er is honest and honest, and she has the most strength among the women in the family, and she mainly does the work of moving and lifting on weekdays, but she herself is only fifteen or sixteen years old, which is the age of innocence, pushing Shen Xi, she laughs all the way and thinks it is very funny.

Finally arrived at the place, Shen Xi took a look, and the courtyard rented by the Xie family was quite simple and elegant, so he let me go.

Even if the family is in the middle, Miss Xie does not treat her family badly, after all, she has a grandmother, a mother and several aunts from her father, and a younger brother and sister, and she has to take care of more than a dozen members of the family. After returning to Tingzhou, she looked for a house everywhere, and finally rented this three-entry courtyard to settle her family, from the outside of the house, she couldn't see the former scenery of the Xie family, at most it was comparable to the rich families in the city.

Hui Niang stepped forward and knocked on the door, the door was opened by a *-year-old girl, she stared at the three guests at the door, and at this time there was a woman's shout from inside: "Your sister is not at home, don't open the door to people casually!" ”

A woman came out while talking, about thirty years old, wearing an apron, looking virtuous, a little similar to the Miss Xie family that Shen Xi saw that day.

Shen Xi expected that this was Miss Xie's biological mother, that is, Mrs. Xie.

"Who are you?"

Mrs. Xie walked to the door and held her daughter behind her with her hand, and the little girl hid herself, poked her head out and blinked at the stranger at the door, her eyes were extremely clear.

Hui Niang smiled slightly: "This lady, the concubine Lu Sun, came to visit Miss Xie. ”

"Lu Sun's family?"

Mrs. Xie thought about it, it seemed that the family had no friendship with the surname Lu and the surname Sun, but thinking that her daughter was talking to someone outside about renting a shop and opening a medical clinic during this time, she expected that someone would come to the door for this, and said slightly apologetically, "The little girl has been out for a while, and she will come back in about half an hour, if you can, please sit inside." ”

If the visitor was a man, Mrs. Xie would definitely be more vigilant, but in front of her was a dignified and capable little woman, with a child and a girl behind her, who spoke very politely, leaving a good impression on her.

The Xie family suffered in the capital, and before leaving, they dismissed the servants and maids in the family, and returned to Tingzhou all the way, which can be regarded as orphans and widows.

Hui Niang asked Xiu'er to park the wooden car, bring gifts, and the three of them entered the courtyard gate of the Xie family together.

At this time, there were three or four children playing in the courtyard, all about ten years old, and there were clothes in the wooden basin by the ancient well, and it was obvious that Mrs. Xie was washing.

"There's a guest at home, go inside and play, take a walk."

Mrs. Xie drove away, and several children of the Xie family, including the little girl who had just opened the door, jumped through the moon gate to the backyard, and Mrs. Xie cleaned up a little, untied the apron and hung it on the clothesline, and invited the guests to sit in the main hall.

When I got inside, there was only an offering table, a coffee table, a table of eight immortals and two armchairs, and Mrs. Xie was a little embarrassed and said: "There is no one at home on weekdays, so I didn't clean it up much, which made Mrs. Lu smile." ”

Hui Niang replied with a smile: "What did Madame say, we came uninvited to disturb your family, it should be us who pay for it." ”

During the conversation, Mrs. Xie sat down with Hui Niang, she was very curious about the purpose of Hui Niang's visit, although now the main family is her daughter, but she also wants to ask about many things.

"Madam, the concubine runs a pharmacy and serves as the head of the Tingzhou Chamber of Commerce...... The predecessor of this chamber of commerce was composed of more than 200 pharmacies in eight counties of Tingzhou Prefecture. Hui Niang didn't make her intentions too clear, she only said that she was a peer who ran a pharmacy.

The peer is an enemy, and the smile on Mrs. Xie's face stiffened slightly.

She had heard her daughter say before that it was not easy to open a medical clinic in Tingzhou Mansion, because all the pharmacies were united to form a stupid girl strategy called "Chamber of Commerce" to be reborn. This chamber of commerce "bullies and dominates the market", monopolizes the price of medicinal materials, and is not friendly to the outside world.

When Mrs. Xie heard Hui Niang's intention, she thought that the person who came was not good, but she was born in a scholarly family, was knowledgeable, and had a graceful bearing, so she didn't put on a face, but she was not as enthusiastic as just now.

After a while, someone brought tea.

The woman who delivered the tea was younger, and her appearance was very good, and she was Miss Xie's aunt at first glance. The Xie family originally had a big business, and it was considered a prestigious family in the capital, and it was common for men to have three wives and four concubines.

"It's okay, I'm here to support you, you can go in." Mrs. Xie stood up and whispered to the woman who brought the tea, she thought that the voice was very low, but Shen Xi heard it very clearly.

"Auntie, it seems that people are hostile to us." Shen Xi leaned over and whispered in Hui Niang's ear.

Hui Niang glanced at him: "Then let's be polite, don't be ashamed to know?" ”

Shen Xi stuck out his tongue, straightened up and stood beside the chair, his eyes looked in the direction of the courtyard gate, and there happened to be a slender figure entering through the door.

As the helmsman of the Xie family, Miss Xie had just returned from outside, and when she found that there were guests at home, she walked to the main hall.

When Miss Xie arrived at the door, it was the lady who Shen Xi saw that day that made Daddy unforgettable at first sight, about seventeen or eighteen years old, both dressed and behaved, and more importantly, her appearance was beautiful, and she was the kind of beauty embryo that made people feel pity at first sight.

Hui Niang got up to greet her and reported her family background, this Miss Xie is also as polite as her mother, even if she feels that Hui Niang is "not good", she is polite and polite.

"Mother, can you leave it to your daughter here?" Miss Xie said softly to Mrs. Xie.

"Hmm."

Mrs. Xie obeyed her daughter's words, her daughter was not there just now, and the guests at home needed her to take care of it, and now that her daughter is back, everything is up to her daughter.

When Mrs. Xie entered the inner hall, Miss Xie invited Hui Niang to sit down.

Now that she saw the main master, Hui Niang made her intention clear: "...... Miss Xie, I can't hide it, the concubine is here to invite you to our pharmacy to sit in the hall. This request may be a bit abrupt, but at the moment, there are no men in our pharmacy, and it is inevitable that people will gossip when other doctors go back. ”

Miss Xie smiled faintly: "Isn't it that Mrs. Lu is afraid that the little woman will open a medical hall and steal the limelight of the city's medicine shop?" ”

The words are very direct, with a-for-tat smell of gunpowder, but the tone is calm and friendly, which makes it impossible to get angry.

Fortunately, Hui Niang's ability to communicate with people is not bad, she smiled and shook her head: "Miss Xie misunderstood, the concubine came not to provoke, even if Miss Xie opened a medical center, she can choose whether to join the chamber of commerce in the future. ”

"The concubine is just suffering from not being able to invite a good female doctor in front of her, and she knows that Miss Xie has excellent medical skills, so she came to visit...... I think that Miss Xie is not familiar with the place after she arrives in Tingzhou, and she will inevitably encounter some setbacks if she wants to open a shop. ”

Miss Xie looked at Hui Niang for a while, as if she wanted to tell whether she was sincere or casual from Hui Niang's face.

In the end, Miss Xie sighed faintly: "It has been more than 40 years since the Xie family moved to the capital, and the ancestral property in Tingzhou Mansion has long been gone...... But the ancestral foundation cannot be abandoned, so I can only thank Mrs. Lu for her kindness, and don't be arrogant if you favor a wife. ”

When Hui Niang heard this, she sincerely agreed, with a little emotion on her face: "Miss Xie has lofty ambitions, it seems that the concubine is indeed taking the liberty to disturb her, but the concubine is also sincere enough, not today, and she will definitely come to visit again in the future." ”

Hui Niang put on a posture that she would not give up if she couldn't get you, which is also what Shen Xi said before, if you want to show sincerity, it's best to have a "three-way house". Miss Xie wants to open a medical center, and she feels that the Chamber of Commerce is too powerful, and now the big boss of the Chamber of Commerce will come to the door in person, so it is strange that people are not hostile.

Miss Xie bowed slightly, and was about to send Hui Niang out, when she suddenly remembered something and asked, "Madam, there is something unknown about the little woman...... In the first year, I heard that there was a goddess doctor in Tingzhou Mansion, who used the method of pox to drive away the plague, I wonder if my wife has ever heard of this person? ”

Hui Niang was stunned for a moment, and finally bowed slightly: "No, it's the concubine." ”

"Huh?"

Miss Xie showed a look of surprise on her face, and looked at Hui Niang for a long time, a little incredulous, "No wonder." As a woman, Madame can afford to be the home of hundreds of shops in the Chamber of Commerce, and she is indeed talented and capable. ”

Shen Xi smiled beside him: "My aunt has a lot of skills, do you want to listen to my sister?" ”

Miss Xie looked at Shen Xi, she had always thought that Shen Xi was Hui Niang's son...... Originally, she heard that the big boss of the Chamber of Commerce was a widow, and the widow had a half-grown son by her side, so it was inconvenient for her to ask a lot of things. Now that she heard Shen Xi call Hui Niang "aunt", she knew that she had guessed wrong.

"Xiaolang, don't talk nonsense, you have to be polite when you are a guest in someone else's house, do you know?" Hui Niang said in a reproachful tone.

"It's okay!" Miss Xie smiled slightly, and then asked, "Madam, I didn't have to ask too much before, I don't know who this little boy is......"

"It's the son of a sister who runs a pharmacy together, and the two families are like a family on weekdays, and they often go in and out." Hui Niang had a knowing smile on her face, and there was a lot of doting in her eyes when she looked at Shen Xi.

"I see."

Miss Xie nodded, in fact, she didn't quite understand the concept of "running a pharmacy together".

Shen Xi interjected: "Auntie, isn't our pharmacy lacking a capable doctor like Sister Xie?" Since my aunt can give my mother the dry shares of the pharmacy, why can't I give some to my sister, so that my sister will not have to work hard to find a store to do business in the future. ”

Shen Xi's words were very timely, and at the same time hit the psychological crux of Hui Niang and Miss Xie.

Hui Niang's eyes lit up, and she said, "Xiaolang reminded me, if Miss Xie is willing to deign to come to our pharmacy, in addition to the fixed monthly money, how about sharing 10% of the income of Lu's pharmacy with Miss Xie in the future?" ”

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