Chapter 31: Unintentional Rivers and Lakes

Li Biao has always had an inextricable knot in his heart since he came back from selling salt, and he wanted to find an opportunity to talk to his brother several times, but when he saw that his brother was busy with his marriage non-stop, how could he mention it coldly!

That day, he only returned home in the afternoon, because his brother had already arrived home first, and he was still in a hurry to go on a blind date, so Li Biao originally thought about saying something to his brother, but he caught up with the second brother's big joy, so he could only hide the words in his heart first, and wait for the second brother to get married.

Warm bath water and hearty meals are already prepared at home. Mrs. Luo took Li Biao's hand and looked at it regretfully, that is, she suddenly took it back like a treasure that had been lost for many years! I just want to play tightly in the palm of my hand, that's her heart's meat, at a young age, for the livelihood of this family, I wandered the rivers and lakes, running around, at this moment, my son who had been wandering outside for more than ten days suddenly returned to her side, so that she instantly burst out of endless maternal love, looking at her son, I just can't put it down!

Li Yuanhai is still so energetic, at the age of more than eighty, his face is still full of red light! He heard from his mother that his grandfather was taking his second brother to Xinlin Town for a blind date, and he wouldn't be able to come back for a while.

Li Biao handed over all the money he earned from selling salt to his father, and said happily: "Parents, our brother has fought for the second elder, and this is the first business money we have earned." ”

The old man took the money bag with a smile, and handed it to his wife without counting it. He said to Li Biao distressedly: "Biao'er, let's eat quickly, look at the ...... that tired you."

Grandpa is not at home, the old man of Dinggao is on the throne, and the family is around, eating dinner happily. A large group of adults and children in the family also came around to ask this and that, in their opinion, this can go through the state is already very remarkable, and the business is unexpectedly smooth, undoubtedly to the family has brought great spiritual encouragement, the big guys are thinking, the original life is still quite hopeful! There is nothing difficult in the world, only afraid of people with hearts! As long as the kung fu is deep, the iron pestle can be sharpened into a needle!

The old man of Ding Gao also snorted the rice wine with confidence, and praised the brothers in his mouth. No pain, no gain. This is extraordinary and commendable! Although Li Biao, including Li Di, the two brothers did not mention the hardships and dangers they encountered along the way after returning home.

But he also knows that this is a long way to go to the salt farm, and it is easy to find difficulties. Now the brothers not only retreated, but also made a lot of money.

Mrs. Luo looked at her son who had a future, and naturally she couldn't close her mouth happily, she boasted in her heart that her son had a future, not to mention, the key is that there must be money, the house where the family lives can be renovated, and Di Zi doesn't have to worry about marrying a daughter-in-law. As long as they talk about their relatives and become a family, it is also their obligation as an elder. The most important thing is that with this way of making money, the future life of the family will be better and better, and life will have a rush.

That night, Li Di and his grandfather didn't return home until the family had dinner, and the family was naturally worried about Li Di's happy event.

There is a way that people are in good spirits when they are happy events, and there are many happy events in the stalls, and the happy events of the old Li family are coming one after another, everyone is carefully managing their own small days, in such a festive day, how can Li Biao bring those grievances on the rivers and lakes home, and add bad luck to the happy events of the second brother. But he didn't forget that he had been thinking about the identity and background of the mysterious person who took him to visit Shangyi Temple at night.

The family was busy for a while, and the sister-in-law finally entered the gate of the Li family. Looking at the situation of the second brother's newlywed Yan'er, Li Biao's heart began to contradict, originally he planned to talk to the second brother about his heart knot after his brother got married, but when he saw the love of his brother and sister-in-law, he could only silence the matter in the bottom of his heart.

However, this man must have something in his heart, and he will always be able to show his color to God. Li Di saw it in his eyes and naturally felt Li Biao's thoughts, but he still lived as usual quietly.

On the second day after Li Di got married, the family was eating around the dining table, and the old people in the family were trying to add food and vegetables to Li Di's daughter-in-law.

However, the honest old man of Dinggao seemed to suddenly remember the source of these happy lives at this happy moment, and he thought that the money came so easily, and he always felt unsure. Now it is the time of the war, and the brothers are running around for this money outside, and it is not a good thing to do these worrying errands all the time. Besides, salt is also controlled by the government, and the more regulated it is, the more valuable it is.

Also, he heard from his son that most of their private salt was sold to the shopkeeper of the king, and he bought so much salt at one time, how many people had to eat it? Ordinary people can't afford it, and suddenly, he thought, should he help "Shanshang" buy it!

As soon as the old man thought of this, he couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat. He was very worried in his heart, and couldn't help but ask Li Biao at the dinner table.

He asked, "Biao Zai! What kind of shopkeeper did you say that our family's private salt was sold to the county that day? What's his name? - Why do you need so much private salt to open a teahouse shop? ”

Li Biao was listlessly pulling the coarse grains in the bowl, and he replied: "I didn't ask him at the time, but I heard from the tea customers, he seems to be called Wang Youqing......"

Li Biao's voice fell, and Li Di, who had been immersed in eating, had already lost his voice and asked, "Wang Youqing!" …… There really is this person ......".

"Second brother, do you know him......" Li Biao looked at the second brother's crazy appearance, and he was even more sure of his guess about this matter, because he always felt that the mysterious person he saw in the "Wang Ji Teahouse" seemed to be inextricably linked with himself. Moreover, since Li Biao saw him for a quarter of an hour, he had an incomparable sense of intimacy in his heart, and this feeling of his had been for a long time. Since that trip to Shangyi Temple, he has had this feeling, but he was still young at the time, and he also asked his second brother, but the second brother didn't make it clear, just said that his child's family should not inquire, and now seeing the second brother's reaction to this matter, he thought more and more that the second brother actually had a lot of things to hide from himself.

However, Li Di listened to Li Biao's rhetorical question, but he flatly denied it. And is still trying to defend himself: "No, no, no...... How do I know him, he is the shopkeeper, I just drank tea with my grandfather at his place before, and I have seen him a few times. ”

"There is such a person!" Li Yuanhai took his grandson's reminder, and he also said with certainty.

"Shopkeeper Wang just opened a teahouse in the county town, I know him, and I am still a frequent visitor to him! It's a very good shopkeeper, and he never charges customers a penny just for drinking cold water. Only make tea plus refreshments, that's also a fair charge! He seems to have a daughter at home? I'm sixteen or seventeen years old this year, and I'm pretty good-looking. Li Yuanhai said this, but glanced at Li Biao intentionally or unintentionally.

"I don't know if she's looking for her in-laws!" At this time, Mrs. Luo interjected coldly. People often say that this scheming person can't leave the line in three sentences, and Mrs. Luo, a loving mother, naturally can't forget the marriage of her son Li Biao.

But no one answered, but the old man seemed to see the doorway, he said: "To do business, you must know the rules of the business scene, especially to do big business, you must understand the opponent and the next family." ”

Li Di looked at his father's anxious appearance, and said with some snort: "Dad taught the right lesson!" Next time we'll pay attention. ”

As he spoke, he was about to leave the living room with his rice bowl, and said to his family: "It's a little light, I'll go to the stove room and add some salt......

Li Biao saw it in his eyes, took a few mouthfuls of rice in his mouth, and then put down the dishes and chopsticks, and he also burped a little exaggeratedly, and said: "Grandpa, parents and sisters-in-law, you are eating, I am full!"

Li Biao was about to get up after speaking.

Mrs. Luo felt sorry for her son, grabbed Li Biao's rice bowl, and reproached angrily: "Add a little more, the offspring can eat three bowls even if you pass the threshold, how can you be full of only three bowls." ”

"Mom! I'm so full. ”

Li Biao glanced at the French fries in the rice retort, resolutely stopped his mother's actions, and withdrew from the door.

In fact, he was thinking about another chapter in his heart, just now when he mentioned "Wang Youqing" during the banquet, when he saw the reaction of the second brother, he knew that there must be a secret he wanted to know, and now the second brother avoided his family, and he just took the opportunity to ask his second brother what was going on with the mysterious person he saw in the "Wang Ji Teahouse".