Li Xi avoided the clutter on the ground and slowly walked towards the crying voice.

A woman in a plain white shirt was sitting on the floor behind the counter with her head hunched and her knees crossed.

Beside her, the ledger had been torn to shreds, scraps of paper were scattered all over the ground, and not far from her feet, there were several broken wine jars, and I don't know how long had passed, and the wine on the ground was still bubbling.

"Hey, boss, are you alright?" Li Xi asked tentatively.

She was still weeping with her head down, and she didn't say anything.

Li Xi looked at her for a while, and saw that she didn't react at all, so he straightened up in desperation, crossed his waist and walked back and forth in this small wine shop.

Well, what can be smashed and can't be smashed has been smashed to pieces, and even the table for drinking has been missing arms and legs.

It is estimated that they would not dare to openly set fire, otherwise, it is estimated that this place would have been burned to slag a long time ago.

Li Xi turned around and looked at the dog meat lady who was squatting behind the counter and crying in a low voice, and couldn't help but scratch her head. It's hard enough to catch up with this kind of thing. The problem is that in the current Tang Dynasty, everyone believes in this kind of fairy divination, and besides, this Huangfu Jingnu has indeed always regarded herself as the surviving member of the Huangfu family, so people sent someone to smash here, and everyone just opened their eyes and watched, and there may not even be a dissuasion. Even if it is sued to the yamen, this lawsuit may not be good.

He simply squatted down, looked at her shrunken and trembling shoulders, and said, "I came to buy dog meat from your store at noon, and I heard from people, but I didn't expect it to be like this in the end, who will smash the store?" ”

The Huangfu Jingnu was still crying, and she didn't answer when she heard the words.

Li Xi touched his brows helplessly, "It's really not good, your name will be changed, don't have to carry the shackles of a surviving person, think about it carefully, what else can this name bring to you besides trouble?" You are a strong girl, you don't need to rely on anyone, you can live well, not to mention that he is already a dead man with only a name left, why do you embarrass yourself for this? If you think about it, is it worth it? ”

After saying this, he sighed, and when he saw that the other party still didn't speak, he said: "If you want to cry, cry for a while, and find someone to clean up tomorrow after crying, your craftsmanship is so good, this Wenjun wine will definitely be prosperous again." ”

After saying this, Li Xi stood up, took another look at the messy wine shop, sighed helplessly, turned around and walked out - he was an outsider, that is, he could only persuade so much.

But just as Li Xi took a step, her crying suddenly stopped.

Li Xi subconsciously paused, and then heard her choking in a hoarse voice behind her: "They, they have to let me change my name, and they don't allow me to be surnamed Huangfu, and they also scolded me, saying that since I want to be a chaste martyr, why didn't I commit suicide early, go after my husband, I have to rely on immortality, and harm others......"

Somehow, listening to her aggrieved voice, Li Xi subconsciously felt sour, and then, he turned around, only to find that the Huangfu Jingnu had raised her head, and she was sobbing for a while, and her red and swollen eyes that had already cried looked at the mess in her store aggrievedly.

Seeing this, Li Xi only hesitated, then walked over, found a clean place outside the counter, three or four steps away from her, and sat on the ground.

She continued to sob, "I didn't kill their children, I really didn't kill their children......" As she spoke, she hid her face again and began to cry, and she didn't know how much bitterness had accumulated in that cry, but Li Xi had a sour nose for a while, and her eyes turned red unconsciously.

"I believe you didn't kill their children, what kind of gods and the like, it's pure bullshit, they just want to cheat money, as long as they can cheat the money in their hands, they dare to say anything......"

"The old fairy said that I am an ominous person, no matter who I am, as long as I have something to do with it, I will definitely be unlucky, but I have never wanted to harm anyone......"

Li Xi couldn't help frowning when she heard this, she still called people old immortals...... Alas, the disease of the mind is indeed the most difficult to treat!

"I promised them, I don't have the surname Huangfu anymore, I don't want their surname anymore, I will be called Jingnu from now on, I have nothing to do with them anymore, they escort me, we will go to their ancestral grave together, burn the letter of resignation over there, I have nothing to do with their family......"

She chattered and confided, Li Xi couldn't help frowning when she heard it, and asked her: "Since there is no relationship between the two of you, and you are not surnamed Huangfu anymore, then why do they still smash your wine shop?" ”

Jing Nu raised her head in a sobbing voice, shook her head slightly, and said, "It wasn't they who smashed it, it was ...... It was my brother and sister-in-law who brought someone to smash it, and the Huangfu family gave them a sum of money to smash my wine shop......"

Li Xi was dumbfounded when he heard this, thinking that there was such a thing in the world, at this time, instead of helping his family, he just gave a few dollars, and came over to help others bully his own sister.

Li Xi opened his mouth to scold, hesitated, but only sighed dejectedly.

After a long while, seeing that Jingnu was sobbing softer, Li Xi asked her, "Then what are you going to do in the future?" This wine can't be opened? ”

Jing Nu shook her head after a long time when she heard this, "My brother and sister-in-law said that I married my husband and followed my father at home, since even the letter of resignation has been burned, then I am not from the Huangfu family, but still from the Lin family, and his brother can be my master, so they have gone to ask for the rest of the rent of this shop, and now this shop no longer belongs to me, and the money in the shop has been taken away......"

Li Xi was speechless when he heard this, but punched the counter angrily.

Speaking of this, maybe the depression in his chest was vented a lot, Jingnu's sobbing had gradually stopped, and seeing the indignant expression on Li Xi's face, he smiled reluctantly, "Thank you for listening to me so much, it's getting dark, you go home quickly......"

After hesitating for a moment, Li Xi asked her, "Do you still want to open this wine shop?" If you want to keep going, I can help you figure it out! ”

Jing Nu laughed when she heard this, and then her face was full of gratitude, and in addition to the pear blossoms and rain, there was an indescribable sadness and bitterness, "Talking big again, aren't you?" Still suspect that people are not laughing at you enough, add another one? You can't take care of it yourself, can you still help me open a liquor store? Besides......"

Speaking of this, she suddenly lowered her head, "I'm an ominous person, you better ignore me, let's go quickly!" ”

"Bullshit ominous, damn, it's a god's bullshit, you dare to believe it, if they can believe it, the sow will have a brain teaser!" Li Xi scolded a few words indignantly, Huo Ran stood up, and said: "Don't worry, leave this matter to me, you will go to find your original guys and the mother-in-law who sold wine tomorrow to come back, clean up this shop, and wait for me to surprise you!" ”

Jing Nu looked up at him when she heard this, her eyes were full of confusion and doubt, but in the end, the hope in her eyes gradually receded, she shook her head, "Thank you for being willing to say this to comfort me, no need, you better go......"

Li Xi patted his brows and raised a finger, "Do you believe me once?" Just once! ”

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I don't know if it was Li Xi's sincere eyes that moved her, or if her own heart was not willing to die, and after crying happily all night, the dog meat lady who changed her name to Jingnu really believed Li Xi this time.

When she got up early the next morning, she first cleaned up her head and face with a basin of water, and then silently cleaned up the mess in the front shop alone. She grew up in a Zhuang family, she is used to doing things, and her hands and feet are very sharp, so she made up her mind to believe Li Xi this time, and naturally she wants to clean up the store as soon as possible.

In the middle of the afternoon, without waiting for her to call, three or two mothers-in-law who were originally in charge of selling wine in the shop got the news, and stood on the side of the road from a distance and looked for a while, and saw that the little lady was there to clean up alone, and a few people only discussed a few words, so they walked into the store to help clean up under the gaze of passers-by.

They are all residents in this neighborhood, and in the past two years, the quiet women have treated them well, and the wages they give are even more than what their men earn when they go out to sell vegetables or go to other people's homes as short-term maids, and they are usually treated with kindness, and they have never put on the face of any owners, so they are willing to come over to do things as long as the store is still open.

Moreover, even if those rumors are true, this dog meat lady is really that ominous body, they are all old women in their forties and fifties, but they still need to be afraid of her?

With their help, but most of the time, even if the shop was cleaned up, at this time some people volunteered that their men would do some carpenter work, and they could be called over to help repair the table, and some people said that the stewed dog meat was not broken, but it was just thrown on the ground and stained with a layer of mud.

Jing Nu nodded one by one, and finally said: "Give up, but you don't have to go far, yesterday it was said that there were fifty or sixty catties of stew, so that things were troubled, and most of the rest was left, you will take the boiling water and roll it, go to the mud, and then everyone will take ten catties, keep a few catties for their own food, and scatter the rest to the neighborhood, speaking of which, our shop has been open for two years, and your family has not eaten our dog meat, but you don't want to be dirty." ”

When the mothers-in-law heard this, they were busy and thanked each other, and nodded in agreement.

Speaking of which, in the past two years, they have worked in the wine shop here, and even if there are two or even three people in the family to earn money, the family is much better than before, but ordinary people have always had a tight life, not to mention that they have no money, and they are reluctant to buy meat to eat even if they have some money.

Mutton can't afford to eat, it's too expensive, and most of the people who grew up in the land of Bashu are not used to the fishy smell of mutton, so there are not many people who eat mutton in Pingshu. It is said that if the cattle eat beef, once the government catches it, it is a great crime, so even if someone sells it, the price is extremely expensive, and they dare not think about it.

For them, that is, the children in the family are hungry, so they will go to the West Market to cut half a catty of pork and come back to relieve the family's hunger. Don't look at people with status who don't want to eat pork, and call it a nickname, but ordinary people don't pay attention to it and can't afford to pay attention to those.

Dog meat is delicious...... But although they have been guarding the dog meat shop for two years, but this thing can only be worth fifteen dollars for a catty, who is willing to do it?

It's the mother-in-law who is in charge of watching the pot and cutting the meat in Pingyue to hide a little bit in her sleeve in private, but how much can she hide?

Speaking of which, this time they can get a few catties of meat for each person, and they can take it home for the New Year, how can they be unhappy? Who would think this meat is dirty?

After assigning these things, Jing Nu was about to get up and personally order more than a dozen jars of wine at the winery outside the city in order to reopen, but she saw Li Xi just walking in head-on.

Li Xi saw Jingnu at a glance, and whether there was anyone else present or not, he beckoned to her and said, "I wrote you a notice, you go and ask someone to post it at the door." As he spoke, he also took out a large piece of paper from his body and handed it to Jingnu.

Jingnu was illiterate, but after taking the paper, she still subconsciously wanted to open it and take a look, only to see that it was big and didn't write a few words, so she raised her head and looked at Li Xi.

Li Xi pointed and read it to her-

"Notice: Li Xi's exclusive secret recipe brewing, the world's strange wine Jiannan burns spring, from the thirteenth day of this month, to the fifteenth day, free tasting in [Wenjun Wine], each day is limited to one jar, first come, first served."

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"Miss, this is a notice that Steward He asked people to copy back, and it was posted at the door of a wine shop in Chongyi Fang, it is said that many people are watching it there now, and Li Xi wants people to taste wine for free, and it has spread all over the city."

Ah Jin held a transcribed notice in his hand and handed it to Yang Huahua, and then sighed again, "Looking at Li Xi's posture now, he wants to leave us alone, we just want to reach out, I'm afraid we won't be able to reach out." ”

Yang Huahua didn't say anything when she heard this, she just read the copied notice over and over again, and when she finally put down the notice, she smiled slightly, "He won't leave us alone, otherwise he won't make us in this bureau." Right now, he's just waiting for us to come up with a higher price. ”

Ah Jin thought carefully for a long time when she heard this, and couldn't help but shake her head, it was rare to be inconsistent with Yang Huahua's opinion, she said: "The maid thinks carefully about what he has done in recent days, maybe he will come to our house to be this bookkeeper, all he wants is such a self-defiled reputation, in order to be able to use his reputation to make a big splash for his new wine, but it is not necessarily to borrow the power of our family." ”

Yang Huahua smiled when she heard this, and there was an indescribable fascination in her tone, "What about this person, don't look at his young age, he has seen through everything in the world!" He already understood early on that no matter what time it is, good things don't go out and bad things spread thousands of miles, and a good reputation is far less influential than a bad reputation! He understands better that only after a great misunderstanding can there be great admiration, and only after a great notoriety can there be a great good name! ”

Speaking of this, just after Ah Jin heard the words and fell into deep thought, she shook her head and praised: "In the year of the weak crown, he can control the power of public opinion in the market freely, and use it to become a momentum. ”

After a long time, Ah Jin came back to his senses, but asked hesitantly: "...... Miss, what do you think is so powerful? ”

Yang Huahua smiled when she heard this, and said, "More than that! You'll have to wait and see. ”

Then he sighed again and smiled helplessly: "It's a pity that my life is not good, if I had known that there was such a person as him a few years ago, I would have died to marry him!" ”

Ah Jin was startled when she heard this, and looked left and right, fortunately there was no one else in the room, but she still hurriedly said: "Miss, don't talk nonsense, if you spread it carefully, it's another gossip." ”

Yang Huahua sneered disdainfully when she heard this, "Right or wrong? Just those people, they chew their tongues when they reach the sky, and what can they set off! If he hadn't seen this clearly, then how could Li Xi ignore the shame of everyone in the entire Jinyuan City, and go straight to our house to be the account? He can talk and laugh between these sentient beings in the palm of his hand, although I am a woman, but I also think that I do not lose him, then a little rumor in the streets and alleys, what is there to fear? ”

Ah Jin had no choice but to be silent when he heard this.

At this time, Yang Huahua sighed again and said: "It's just that since these days, my calculations have fallen behind his actions, and it is really unwillingly tight to think about!" ”

When she said this, Ah Jin looked up quietly, but saw that the expression on her young lady's face was unprecedentedly rich.

Is it admiration? Is it yearning? Are you unwilling? Or excited?

Ah Jin didn't know, but when she saw that Miss was so abnormal, she couldn't help but think: "Miss sighed more times a day today than in the previous half a year combined." ”

At that moment, she asked, "Miss, what should we do?" Li Xi didn't come here today. ”

Yang Huahua was silent for a moment and said: "Although he has made it clear that he wants to take advantage of us, how can he not be as good as others, this is cheap, we have to send it to the door for people to take advantage of." I hate it, I just hate, obviously he wants to take advantage of us, but he still has to put on a clear face and refuse to get close, so we have to take the initiative to invite him to come over and bully with a smiling face...... This person is truly hateful! ”

Ah Jin listened to her words and bullied and took advantage, no matter how she thought about it, it seemed that she could be understood as another meaning, but it was inconvenient to remind, so she had to ask: "You are so sure, let's send it to the door and let him ...... Let him take advantage, he wants? ”

"Yes! Why not? Definitely! ”

Yang Huahua said in a very resolute tone: "Maybe it's because he's too smart, so he doesn't worry about anyone, and he doesn't worry about everyone in this world." That's why he didn't use it directly because he let his third uncle be a successful businessman, and he didn't use it directly because of the great power of the Liu family, so he had to toss it himself! Moreover, he tossed well! ”

Speaking of this, her gaze crossed Ah Jin, and then crossed the rockery not far away, and cast her eyes on the Xiling Snow Mountain, which only left a faint shadow in her sight. It seemed that she felt the eternal thousand-year-old chill above the West Ridge, and her gaze suddenly became far away, so all that was left was an inaudible sigh-

"It's just that even if the three families disperse the power of this winery, can you really feel at ease? What do you want to do next? Can the little woman be famous all over the world after the tail? ”

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