"Sorry officer, the shop is full." Seeing a young man come in with a little scholar, the shopkeeper said apologetically.

Shen Mo smiled and said, "I'm here to find someone, the one called Yao Eldest Son." ”

Seeing Shen Mo's sudden arrival, the eldest son was very happy, he pulled him in, and said excitedly: "I didn't expect you to really come." ”

Shen Mo hugged him with a bear, and said with a smile: "The two of us are penniless, so we have to come to the owner." ”

The eldest son asked the man to serve tea, and said in surprise: "Didn't you bring forty taels of silver on the road?" ”

Shen An said depressedly on the side: "It's all spent." "Actually, he wanted to say 'I was invited by the young master to buy people's hearts', but he didn't dare to say it for fear of being beaten.

The eldest son was distressed and said, "How much salt does this have to sell?" Then he remembered and asked, "How did you do in the exam?" ”

"Little Sanyuan!" Shen An rushed to say again, but before the words fell, he was knocked on the head by Shen Mo with a violent shudder, and said aggrievedly: "I don't dare." ”

As soon as the eldest son heard that Shen Mo took the first place again, he didn't mention the joy, and quickly asked the guy to go out and order a table of wine and food, to congratulate Shen Mo.

Shen Mo had already eaten at the 'hairpin banquet' of Nalaoshzi, but seeing that the eldest son was so happy, and seeing the little scholar Shen An's face begging, he did not stop him.

If you want to say that this IKEA inn is really not bad, after a while, four hot dishes, four cold dishes, and a big bowl of hot lettuce soup.

Shen Mo sat upright, with the eldest son on the left, and said to Shen An and the guy: "If you don't pay attention to your own people, let's all serve the table." The two had been waiting for this sentence for a long time, and thanked the two masters with a hippie smile, and then sat down at the next head. The eldest son took the two of them to give Shen Mo a congratulatory wine, and Shen Mo did not shirk it, and after drinking three, he put a chopstick-sauce beef into a small plate. Only then did Shen An and the two dare to move their chopsticks and eat them cracklingly.

Shen Mo used a little food, then put down his chopsticks to talk to his eldest son, and asked him if the salt was going well this time.

The eldest son refused to say it at first, but after a few silent words, the truth was revealed, and it turned out that because of the ravages of the Japanese invaders, the production of Zhejiang salt farms was greatly affected. Some salt farms that had not been invaded by the Japanese began to sit on the ground and raise prices...... You can't buy salt with salt alone, and you still need to add money to pick up the goods.

Shen Mo felt that this was normal, but the eldest son was angry, so he had an argument with the other party at that time, not only did he not buy the salt, but he also tore the salt to pieces. Looking back now, he still said angrily: "I have never had so many things to buy salt in Shaoxing, why is it that there is so much trouble in the provincial capital?" ”

Shen Mo smiled bitterly: "Everyone knows that the top four leaders in Huiji County all have dry shares in our store, so naturally they don't dare to ask you for money." ”

The eldest son said indignantly: "It's not just salt for salt, I'm taking the silver of white flowers, why should I pay more?" ”

Shen Mo sighed in his heart, he made the black and white of Huiji County too thorough, so that the eldest son never felt the difficulty of doing business. Then he said softly: "In the future, all the salt from the salt field in other counties will be returned to the county government, and let them change to their own county." ”

The frustration in the eldest son's heart was very heavy, and he drank several cups in succession, and said in a muffled voice: "I found that I really didn't have this piece of material." ”

Silently comforted him, but the eldest son seemed to be preoccupied, kept his head down, and never showed joy. Shen Mo had no choice but to say: "If you really don't want to do it, just leave the transaction to the shopkeeper." ”

"So what am I doing?" The eldest son raised his head suddenly, his eyes were red, and he said: "It's too late to study, and you won't let me be a soldier, so I'd better go back to fishing!" ”

Looking at this friend who has grown up with a silent smile, he was not angry at all about his gaffe, and still whispered slowly: "Let's rest for a while, and then make your own decision when your mood calms down." ”

"Will you support me then?" The eldest son asked pitifully.

"It depends." This guy has a tendon, and he doesn't dare to perfunctory him casually, otherwise he will have to be taken seriously.

When he went to the dock the next day, the eldest son was still listless, and Shen An couldn't amuse him by telling jokes...... Of course, this has a lot to do with the fact that his jokes are not fun.

It wasn't until he arrived at the Wulinmen Wharf that he cheered up and took Shen Mo to find the Yin family's boat. In fact, it is easy to find, because the largest ship on the dock is planted with the flag of the 'Baotongyuan' firm.

When they arrived at the side of the ship, the sailors of Baotongyuan already knew their eldest son, so they let them get on the ship without hindrance, and said with a warm smile: "There were exactly four beds in the room last time. ”

The eldest son was in front, Shen Mo was behind, and the two of their attendants followed behind, and they went up to the deck, and Shen Mo found that there were all kinds of people standing on it, and the people of all colors were also looking at the four of them.

The eldest son explained in a low voice: "The road is not very smooth, Baotongyuan is equipped with bodyguards, and everyone would rather pay money than take their boat." ”

Shen Mo nodded and didn't speak, but when they walked into the small room in the cabin on the first floor and were about to put their things down, a steward came up and said with a respectful smile: "Shen Gongzi, the room of the four of you is on the upper floor." ”

Shen Mo said strangely: "You know me?" ”

The steward's face was a little embarrassed and said, "The little one hasn't seen the childe, but I heard that someone said that you are here......"

Shen Mo shook his head and smiled: "It's good here." "When they came, nearly 200 of them were crammed into a double-decker passenger ship, and even the cabin was full of people, which was really good compared to that time.

The steward's face was puzzled: "Our host has instructed that as long as the son is our ship, we must prepare a room for you." He said with a smile: "You just don't live, we have to vacate the room this time, it's better to be honest and benevolent, so you can give this room to someone else." ”

Shen Mo laughed and said, "I'm embarrassed to let you say it." Then he followed the steward up to the second floor, which was a little smaller, but there were only six rooms, and there was some decoration outside, apparently for VIPs.

The shopkeeper opened the first room, and respectfully invited Shen Gongzi to enter. This is an ensuite in the outer hall and inner bedroom, separated by four screens with a landscape brocade surface, and a thick jacquard carpet is spread on the floor, which is set off by brown carved window lattices and round tables and square chairs with ancient meanings, so that the color of this room is basically harmonious. In addition, there are two Tang Dynasty vertical scrolls hanging on the wall, and the precious orchid grass placed in the corner of the house will bring out a rich atmosphere just right.

After Shen Mo retracted his gaze, the person in charge stood at the door and said, "The food will be delivered on time, if you have any orders, just say to the little guy outside." ”

As soon as the door closed, Shen An looked at Shen Mo with adoring eyes and said, "Young Master, I firmly believe that I will definitely eat and drink spicy food with you in the future." ”

Shen Mo was already helpless about this unobtrusive little scholar, rolled his eyes and said, "Go, make a pot of tea for Ye." ”

Shen An smiled and agreed, so he went to touch the teapot, but he withdrew his hand suddenly, blew cold air on his fingers and said, "It's already ready." ”

Shen Mo opened the lid of the teapot, and the heat rose with a fragrance, he sniffed slightly, and his eyes lit up and said, "The best dragon well before the rain." ”

Shen An was even more proud now, and said with a smile: "What did I say, eat fragrant and drink spicy ......"

The eldest son over there was strange, sat down opposite Shen Mo and said, "They can't ask for you, right?" ”

"What kind of family is the Yin family? What do I beg a poor scholar to do? Silent laughed and said: "If you come, you will be safe, you should eat, you should sleep, you don't have to be so flattered." ”

"Childe is right." Shen An patted on the side.

"If you still want to have lunch, keep your mouth shut from now on." Shen Mo poured the tea and said lightly: "If you don't want to eat it, just continue." Shen An hurriedly covered his mouth tightly and didn't dare to say a word.

After half an hour, everyone felt a slight movement under their feet, and the boat sailed.

It was not far from Hangzhou to Shaoxing, but the big ship was slow, and it had to stay on board overnight before reaching the shore the next morning.

It's a whole day, and it's a lot harder than usual. In fact, there are a few ancient books scavenged from Xu Wei in the silent bag, if you can calm down and read the book, you will not be afraid of the long voyage. But he couldn't stand the fact that there were still living people in the house, and this one made a few moves, and that one said a few words, so that he couldn't read.

He had no choice but to put the book back in his baggage, walked to the table and looked, it turned out that he had already put aside a pair of horse tags, and couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Don't let me read the book, it's because of this?" ”

The three of them smiled embarrassedly, and even the eldest son, who had been listless, sat down at the poker table and was full of energy.

As a very authentic Ming person, Shen Mo naturally played horse tags...... This kind of solitaire is the predecessor of mahjong, there are a total of forty cards, also divided into four suits, four people play, each person takes eight cards first, and the remaining eight are placed in the middle of the table. Four people take turns to play cards, take cards, play cards to hit the small, the first out of the light to win.

It was a popular game at that time, no matter how expensive or low, there was no one who couldn't play, and many people indulged in playing horses all night, and abandoned their business.

Shen Mo actually likes to play two, but after only a few laps, he can't play anymore because his level is too high...... This thing is actually the same as playing mahjong, paying attention to looking at the home, staring at the home, and guarding against the home. In addition to deciding the basic way of playing according to their own cards, they should also judge the situation of the other three people's cards on the field to decide to follow, play and fish. Predict and speculate on the evolution of the card situation in a timely manner, and judge the pros and cons of the situation.

After working in his previous life, he didn't build the Great Wall, coupled with the super bright head melon in this life, he achieved his lonely card skills, and Xu Wei, Tang Shunzhi, He Xinyin, and a few people could fight with him for a few rounds, as for the stupid people in front of him who can't count these three numbers, it's really not enough to see.

After a few handfuls, Shen Mo was excited, dropped the card and said to Shen An: "Go outside and see, if there is anyone willing to play, I'm going out to breathe." ”

The three of them had already been ravaged by him, and they nodded hurriedly when they heard the words...... We have no shortage of people, let alone people who play cards, so there is no need to be devastated by him.

Seeing Shen An go out to find someone, Shen Mo also went out and climbed down the escalator to the top floor, he had a habit of standing on the highest place to watch the scenery.

"Stop!" He had just climbed to the third floor when he heard a low shout, "What are you doing?" ”

(To be continued)