Zuo Gui's father and son came very early, and the tea shop had just opened when they came. There are not many tea customers yet. Father Sang was talking to Sang Mu in the kitchen, and he heard his son Sang Wazi greeting guests outside, so he hurriedly turned around and came out, raised his eyes to see that it was Zuo Gui, and was slightly surprised, and then greeted him with a smile on his face, and arched his hand: "Ouch Zuo Langzhong, you are here, I haven't seen you come to drink tea for a long time." Busy, right? ”

Zuo Gui stroked his gray beard and smiled: "Yes, Zuo said that he came here to thank you today." ”

"Thank you?"

"Yes, yesterday, if it wasn't for the shopkeeper Sang sent Ling Yan to send pawn silver for first aid, I really don't know how to clean it up. Gao Yi, the shopkeeper of Sang, saved me Guizhitang, and Zuo felt deeply virtuous. Engraved in the heart, never forget! Thank you! With that, he arched to the ground.

Father Sang was a little embarrassed on his face, and said with a smile: "Where is it, Zuo Langzhong is serious, some trivial things, not enough to worry about." ――Please come in. ”

Zuo Gui walked to a bamboo table in the middle and sat down. Zuo Shaoyang followed and sat down on the side. Zuo Gui said: "Don't worry, the jewelry you pawned will be more than three or four months, and if it is a month, Zuo will definitely redeem it as soon as possible." Take Zuo's face as a guarantee. There will be no delay. ”

Father Sang smiled and said, "This ......, hehe, which jewelry, I am not in a hurry to use ......"

"No, no! Zuo has already said that the thrifty food and clothing will be redeemed as soon as possible, please rest assured! I will trouble the shopkeeper to give me the ticket. Speaking of this, Zuo Gui took the blue cloth package from Zuo Shaoyang's hand, unfolded it, and pushed it in front of Father Sang: "Shopkeeper Sang, this is half a piece of silk and silk cotton, give it to the three girls to make a new skirt." It's a little bit of our mind. ”

An old tea guest next to him smiled and said, "Ouch, Zuo Langzhong, yesterday the third girl just sent the dowry, and today you sent the dowry?" Hehe, when is the time to drink the wine? Don't forget me? ”

Father Sang sneered and said, "You misunderstood, the jewelry that the third girl took as silver yesterday is not a dowry, it is a relic of her grandmother, and it is useless to put it at home." Temporarily took it to Zuo Langzhong's emergency ......"

Zuo Gui also said to the old tea guest: "Yes, this kind of joke can't be made, my fabric is just a gift of gratitude, not a dowry, how can the dowry be so simple?" ”

The old tea man said happily: "That's right! I heard that the dowry gift given by Daddy Sang to the three girls is not low, it is not so easy to dismiss! Hey hey"

Father Sang laughed dryly, didn't say anything, turned to Zuo Gui and said, "Yesterday, a little Langzhong bought you a tael of Mengding Wanchun silver leaves to go back, how about it?" Tea is good, right? ”

Zuo Gui smiled: "To be honest, I haven't had time to drink it yet, so I came to your tea shop early in the morning to thank you." ”

"Hehe, that's okay, why don't you give two cups of Mengding Wanchun Silver Leaf Tea to the two of you today? Now I'm going to try it out? ”

"Okay!"

"Wait a minute, I'll make tea!" Father Sang took the fabric silk cotton on the bamboo table and put it under his armpit, turned around and returned to the counter, and saw his wife standing at the kitchen door with round eyes, eager to rush over and tear Zuogui's father and son apart. Hurriedly dragged him into the house and whispered, "What are you doing?" ”

"Ask them to pay them back! Is it possible to achieve this? ”

"Who said forget it?" Daddy Sang turned his head to look out of the door, and lowered his voice: "Didn't I tell you everything?" It's useless to get angry now! Why can't you listen to you, damn woman? ”

In fact, this night, the stakes of Sang Mu also figured it out, but when it came to the end, she still couldn't restrain her anger, and now seeing that Sang Daddy was angry, she had to suppress the air and spit out a mouthful of thick phlegm on the ground: "The old lady can't swallow this breath!" ”

"It's come to this, you have to swallow it if you can't swallow it! They also expressed their position just now, saying that they would redeem the jewelry and return it to us after three or four months at most, or more than a month. And with face as a guarantee......"

"Face? He's got a fart face! Sang Mu's voice raised, remembering that these were all supported by the old shopkeeper in the back, Suo surnamed pouted and scolded: "Even the faces of those who helped him are not as decent as the old lady's ass!" ”

"You whisper to Lao Tzu!" Daddy Sang kicked her, "Are you shouting so loudly that you want the whole city to hear it?" Do you want to offend them all? You don't want to open a tea shop, you don't want to make money anymore? I'll tell you, if you don't want to live, jump into the river yourself! Lao Tzu still has to make money to survive! ”

Seeing that Father Sang was really angry, Sang Mu didn't dare to play tricks anymore, and said fiercely: "If you redeem it on time, if you can't redeem it, you can't redeem it, and the old lady's face is torn, and she wants him to look good!" ”

"Okay, you thief is talking a lot!" Father Sang handed the cloth under his arm to Mother Sang: "Well, at this time, the Zuo family made a jacket for the three girls." Go! Hurry up and let the three girls out, let her clean up and refill the water, and wish the old man a good explanation. Also, ask the three girls to hand over the pawn tickets and give them to the Zuo family, so that they can redeem things. ”

Sang Mu scolded in a low voice and went upstairs, came to Sang Xiaomei's room, took out the key and opened the door.

I saw Sang Xiaomei lying in the quilt facing in, her body swaying slightly, and she was still crying. Not only was he angry, but he scolded: "You prodigal hoof, are you still lying on the bed and mortuary?" Do you really want to be angry with your mother to death? Get up and get out of here! Do you hear that? ”

Sang Xiaomei shook off the quilt with a bang, got up with a bone, and lowered her head to go out from Sang Mu. Sang Mu shouted, "Wait! Give me the pawn ticket, you slut, broken shoes, haven't seen a man? It's just a matter of hiding jewelry in private, and I dare to take it out and be a wild man, I'm bah! How did I raise such a bitch as you! Give me the ticket! ”

Sang Xiaomei cried and said: "These jewelry are the dowry given to me by my grandmother, and I said that I will only use it for one person, and I will give it to whoever I like!" Now that it's done, I'll redeem it myself, don't worry about it! ”

"Ouch? You slut, dare to talk back to your mother? Stiff wings? Want to fly? See if I don't tear your mouth apart! Sang Mu stretched out her hand to grab Sang Xiaomei's hair, Sang Xiaomei was very clever, she had already guarded against this, and she was short, drilled under her armpit, and ran out.

Sang Mu trembled with anger, stood there and scolded: "You shameless broken shoes, and you dare to roll your eyes and talk back to your mother? You're a loser! My mother has raised you so much for nothing! Spending so much white rice to raise a pig is better than you! You eat for nothing, the sow will hum and laugh when she sees the old lady, what about you? Worse than a sow ......! ”

Sang Xiaomei went downstairs with tears in her eyes and went into the kitchen. Huang Qin had already prepared a wash for her, and Sang Xiaomei washed her face and hurriedly combed her hair. Sitting on a low stool in front of the stove, looking at the stove and crying silently. Huang Qin told her that Zuo Shaoyang's father and son were here, and they were drinking tea in the lobby at the moment, and they also sent her a piece of silk and silk cotton, and asked her to make a silk cotton skirt.

Sang Xiaomei put away her tears, saw that there was no one else in the kitchen, and said to Huang Qin: "You help me tell him ......"

"To whom? A dog and a cat? Huang Qin deliberately made her laugh.

Sang Xiaomei really laughed with tears in her eyes and slapped her: "If you tell him, just say that my grandmother gave me those jewelry." In the future, I can't return it to my father and mother, but I have to pay it back directly. ”

"What else are you doing here? Leave it on him, it's not done, anyway, sooner or later your people will pass! Hee-hee"

"You! Look at you still making fun of me! Sang Xiaomei got up and went to scratch her again. Huang Qin chuckled and hurriedly pressed her hand and said, "Don't make trouble, I'm serious, if there is anything else I want to tell him, I'll say it together." Otherwise, the mother-in-law came in and didn't have time to talk. ”

Sang Xiaomei glanced at the door and said in a low voice: "Tell him not to rush to scrape together money for redemption, anyway, I am in a one-year period, so I am not in a hurry." Wait until he has money to spare. When the ticket is with me and wants to redeem it, ask me again. ”

"Oh? When the ticket is used as a matchmaker, a private meeting in the back garden? Hee-hee"

"You're making fun of me again, it won't spare you!"

The two got into a mess again.

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Zuo Gui led Zuo Shaoyang to the backyard to say hello to the medicine cabinet of Hengchang Pharmacy, now they are all business partners, and they know that they must go to the backyard of this tea shop every morning to blow the cool breeze and drink tea. Zuo Gui was not the slender man of their group in the early years, and he was not interested in blowing the cold wind by the river, so after saying hello, he took Zuo Shaoyang back to the front hall and sat down.

Just now, Sang Mu scolded Sang Xiaomei upstairs, the voice was very loud, Zuo Shaoyang had already heard it downstairs, and then saw Sang Xiaomei coming down from the upstairs in a haggard shape, and she didn't look this way, so she didn't see him. I was a little uneasy in my heart, knowing that Sang Xiaomei was scolded by her mother for her own family. I had the heart to comfort her in the past, but I was afraid that it would backfire and make things worse. I had to sit and drink tea in silence. Fortunately, after Sang Xiaomei entered the kitchen, after a while, she faintly heard the sound of her and her sister-in-law laughing and playing, presumably her mood had improved, so she felt a little relieved.

Zuo Gui seemed to be used to hearing Sang's mother scolding her daughter, so he turned a deaf ear and slowly tasted the tea. chatted with the old tea guest just now.

Sang's mother came down from upstairs and told Sang's father, Sang Xiaomei, who refused to hand over the jewelry, presumably because she was afraid that she would swallow it, and scolded in a low voice. Father Sang knew that his daughter's surname was stubborn, but he couldn't. So he came over with a kettle and told Zuo Gui that when they raised enough money, they could redeem the jewelry, and then come to them to ask for tickets. Zuo Gui said a few more polite words and agreed.

After a while, Huang Qin came out of the kitchen, picked up tea and refilled water from table to table, and came to their table, Zuo Shaoyang saw that his father was chatting energetically with the old tea guest, so he asked Huang Qin in a low voice: "Sister-in-law Qin, how is the little sister?" ”

Huang Qin wanted to laugh every time she heard him call him sister-in-law Qin, but this time she couldn't help it, pointed to her eyes, leaned into his ear and whispered: "I've been crying all night, and my eyes are swollen!" It's a little better now. ”

"That's good......"

Huang Qin used an excuse to wipe the table with a rag, leaned into Zuo Shaoyang's ear, and whispered to him what Sang Xiaomei asked her to tell him just now. Zuo Shaoyang nodded gratefully: "I know, thank you sister-in-law Qin." By the way, can you lend me a pen and paper? ”

"What?" Huang Qin asked.

"Write a note to my little sister."

"If you have anything to say, I'll help you bring it to her."

"Hehe, it's better to write it down."

"Hmph, I'm afraid I'll see it? I'm too lazy to read your sensual love words! Huang Qin chuckled in a low voice, "Wait, I'll get you a pen and paper." He returned to the counter with the teapot, put the teapot away, and took a pen and paper.

(To be continued)