At the end of the 32nd year of Jiajing in the Ming Dynasty, Huiji County, Shaoxing Prefecture.

There is a cloud in the New Year's 'twenty-seven, catch up with the big set; Twenty-eight washed sloppy. What this means is that on the 27th day of the lunar month, the whole family will go out to catch up with the big market, buy New Year's goods, and buy enough firewood, rice, oil, salt, chicken, duck, fish and meat for half a month. Then from the twenty-eighth day, he no longer went out, washed and brushed at home and waited for the New Year.

The business of the year will end on the twenty-seventh, but before the twenty-eighth goes home for the New Year, the shop must be cleaned up. So even though there are few pedestrians on the streets, the shops are still bustling......

In front of a shop on Baoyou Bridge Street in Yongchangfang, a tall young man wearing a blue cloth jacket and black cotton pants was cleaning with two men. The two guys swept the floor and cleaned the window lattice, sprinkled water and wiped the counter, and were very busy...... The owner is benevolent and generous, and the relationship between everyone is extraordinary, so the guys naturally do things solidly.

The big young man moved a ladder and rested it at the door, holding a basin rag, quickly climbed to the top, and began to carefully wipe the Nanmu plaque. He treated him like a baby, gently stroking the four ancient and powerful characters of 'Sanren Firm' on the plaque, and couldn't help but feel some emotion in his heart......

In the blink of an eye, this business partnership of three brothers has been prosperous for a year and a half, and the business is getting bigger and bigger, from the initial 400 catties of fine salt per month, to 600 catties in the first half of this year, and 800 catties in the second half of the year, and the income has doubled. Their brothers are working together to open two more branches next year, striving to sell fifteen small leads and three thousand catties of salt a year...... Although it is still incomparable with those salt merchants who are tens of thousands of catties at every turn, it can already ensure that the two families plus Shen Jing will have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of their lives, and they will have plenty of money.

In fact, this year, his life has changed a lot better. Not to mention anything else, just looking at his body shape, from being tall and thin, to being tall and strong now, and his face is ruddy and healthy, you know that he has been wronged and can't stomach.

It is said that he has money in his hand and his life is good, so he should have nothing to worry about, but the eldest son has often been inexplicably disturbed recently, and when he thinks of some scenes, he can't help but be enthusiastic, and he can't wait to run away from home immediately......

"The owner, the owner......" The man's call woke up the eldest son who was in deep thought, and he said 'oh', bowed his head and said, "What's the matter?" ”

"If you don't stop, our plaque will be breathable." The two men laughed under the ladder.

The eldest son felt a little embarrassed, and asked, "Are you done with all the work?" ”

"Just waiting for you to check." The guy laughed, "Of course, you certainly didn't wipe the plaque clean." "The eldest son is generous, and the guys are a little casual with him.

The eldest son came down from the ladder and made a round around the house. Seeing that it was not bad, he nodded, walked to the cabinet, took the key from his waist, opened the drawer, took out two red envelopes, and handed them to the two people who had been looking forward to it for a long time and said: "Go back and say hello to the uncle and aunt, I will go to see them for the New Year." Although he and Shen Mo have moved out of the grass hut, they have always had those amiable neighbors in their hearts, and in addition to giving money from time to time, even the shopkeepers are hired from there.

The two guys took the heavy red envelope and said happily: "New Year's greetings to Shen Ye and the owner." The eldest son told them to start work on the sixteenth day of the first month, and then let them go home for the New Year.

When the man was gone, the eldest son moved the ladder in, and cleaned the not very clean places again, and when he was completely satisfied, he went to the door, closed the shop, and returned to the patio from the back door...... It turned out to be a 'four rivers return to the church' house, the south-facing main house was used as a shop, and the backyard was surrounded by a two-story small building with white walls and black tiles on three sides, enclosing a large patio two feet square...... Or rather, a small yard would be more suitable.

The eldest son went into the patio and saw that the father was tidying up the newly slaughtered chickens and ducks. The kitchen was steaming hot, and when he smelled the smell, he knew that it was his wife steaming rice cakes.

Father Yao also saw his eldest son, his hands did not stop, and he lowered his voice and said, "When will this come back?" The eldest son said that as soon as he was done, his father assigned the task: "Go to the hall and clean up, don't touch the sacrificial vessels." ”

Only then did the eldest son remember that today was the invitation of the Great Bodhisattva. According to the old people, the heavenly bodhisattvas do not enter the house of impurity. Therefore, before 'blessing', the hall, the table, and the vessels must be swept and cleaned...... Although he has a pair of younger siblings, his father will never give such an important errand to his children.

The eldest son was just about to agree, but his mother also came out of the kitchen, her face was red from the heat, and she still wore a pair of twisted silk silver bracelets on her wrists, and she stroked the scattered hair in front of her forehead and said, "Go and see if Shen Ye is up?" Get up and I'll give him below. ”

The eldest son scratched his head and said in a muffled voice: "Then I'll go see Shen Ye first." So he put aside his father's errands and went upstairs to the east wing.

The second floor of the east wing was divided into three rooms, and the eldest son went up lightly and knocked on the door, and whispered: "Chaosheng, is Uncle Shen up?" ”

The door creaked open, and a slender and handsome young man flashed out, it was the silence that had grown a lot taller, he exhaled a breath of turbidity, and whispered: "I slept like a dead pig, and I guess I won't get up until later." Said a little depressed: "In order to become the master of this book, I have to get drunk twice in three days, which is really not worth it." ”

While talking, the two entered the study next door, which was neatly stacked with all kinds of books, although there was a charcoal basin in the middle of the room, but because they were afraid of running water, they went out when they left.

Shen Mo couldn't help but shudder: "It's really cold." The eldest son quickly raised the charcoal basin, and with the orange light of the fire jumped merrily, and the room gradually warmed up.

Only then did Shen Mo take off the half-worn blue coat on his body, revealing the chestnut shirt inside, which looked even more thin and chic, gentle and elegant...... Sure enough, he has poetry and books in his belly. He half-leaned back in an easy chair covered with a quilt, making tea and rinsing water while squinting at his absent-minded eldest son.

When he got up and sat down on the stool, he silently handed over a cup of strong tea, and asked softly, "What do you think?"

"No, nothing." The eldest son hurriedly shook his head, picked up the teacup and put it to his mouth.

"Hot!" Shen Mo hurriedly stopped him, and said with a smile: "This is also called no heart? ”

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