Qiu House.

"Lady, is Shen'er good today?" After Qiu Shunwei, the old man of Qiu's house, entered the main house, he smiled and asked Qiu Lianfang, who was sitting on the bed.

"Well, if you don't cry or make trouble, you're hungry, pee and howl a few times, and you can't be more well-behaved." Speaking of her son, Qiu Lianfang had a smile on her face.

"Eh, did you buy the black charcoal?" Qiu Shunwei saw that the charcoal basin in the house was burning vigorously, and there was no smoke, which was obviously different from the previous days, and a smile flashed in his eyes, "He has done a practical thing." ”

A hint of mockery flashed in Qiu Lianfang's lowered eyes, and when she raised her head again, there was only tenderness left in her eyes, "Xianggong, this black charcoal was bought back by Mama Qiu." ”

"He has been doing things with all his heart, but now after all, after the first month, the black charcoal is not very easy to buy, Mama Qiu asked people to go to the county seat to buy it back, fortunately, I am looking for a fair shop, the price of selling is 12 yuan a catty, and I burned a few pieces of charcoal on the spot to see the quality, I didn't expect it to be very good."

"Mama Qiu immediately bought all the black charcoal in the shop, and asked if there would be one in a few days, thinking about buying some more, after all, Shen'er is still young, and now the house can't do without the charcoal basin, people said that there is, Mama Qiu came back and asked the concubine."

"The concubine thinks that she has to ask the master, after all, what is the job of buying black charcoal."

"To tell the truth, the concubine body actually doesn't like the shop that we bought with Qiu Zhai, at such an important time, the price of black charcoal has not been raised, there is no stock, and the price quoted is higher and higher every time, but it has been so long, I haven't even seen a shadow of black charcoal, and the concubine is worried about Shen'er, where can I take care of so much." Qiu Lianfang said as she looked at the child sleeping inside, and her eyes turned red.

"Don't be sad, lady, it's good to buy it back now, and let Mama Qiu take care of the charcoal in the future." Qiu Shunwei comforted.

"What's the matter?" Qiu Lianfang hesitated.

"It's okay, what's the matter, it's not just about the purchase of charcoal." Qiu Shunwei said with a smile.

"Xianggong, I don't know if Xue'er is good these days?" Qiu Lianfang thought of her daughter Qiu Hongxue and missed it very much, "I haven't seen that child for a few days, and the concubine is missing it very much." ”

"I'll pick up the child in the afternoon, the county town is also fast, and you can see it in the evening."

"Okay." Qiu Lianfang smiled and nodded, "The concubine is also afraid that her mother will be tired, and she has been bringing Hongxue for a while, Xianggong, when you go, you have to buy some of your mother's favorite plum blossom cakes." ”

Qiu Shunwei is the youngest son, when his family was separated, his father and mother stayed in the county with his eldest brother, and he fancied the business here to Jinshui Town, not to mention, although he lived far away, it was rare to see him once, but the relationship was better than before.

Qiu Shunwei and Qiu Lianfang, you and me, because of their children, the relationship between husband and wife is becoming more and more harmonious, and Aunt He in the west wing knows that her grandfather has gone to the main house again, so don't mention how sad it is in her heart at this time.

After Qiu Shunwei left the main house, he went directly to the front yard, and found Steward He to tell him about charcoal purchasing, "In the future, the charcoal buying work will be handed over to Mama Qiu." ”

He Jiabao is twenty-five this year, which is the age of blood and strength, and when he heard that the charcoal purchase work had to be given to an old woman, then the plan between him and the Yu Ji grocery store Yu was useless.

"Master, isn't it small where it is not good, black charcoal is really hard to buy now, if it is ......"

"Mama Qiu has already gone to the county seat to buy black charcoal, and that shop will always supply charcoal to Qiu Zhai in the future." After Qiu Shunwei finished speaking, he sent He Jiabao down, Qiu Shunwei also knew about this milk brother's temperament, but this time he did a little too much, and he also planned to be cold.

He Jiabao saw the master for the first time and didn't smile at him, and his heart was tight, but now he couldn't go to the backyard to ask his sister for advice, so he could only do it in the front yard in a hurry, and after thinking about it, he went out to the Yuji grocery store.

"What's the matter, what wind is blowing you here?" As soon as Yu Mancang saw He Jiabao, he warmly invited him and went to the backyard to make tea in person.

"By the way, what's the matter, I don't know when it's more appropriate to send the black charcoal?" Yu Mancang mentioned with a smile, today he received black charcoal at a low price, and if he sold it to Qiu Zhai according to the thirty wen a pound negotiated before, he could earn several times.

"Don't mention it." As soon as he heard the black charcoal, He Jiabao was irritable now, "Now I am not responsible for the work of black charcoal mining, I came today to talk to the shopkeeper Yu, and I will go back first." ”

"What's the matter, please stay." Yu Mancang hurriedly stopped the person and asked for details.

He Jiabao only said that he would buy from the county shop in the future, and he didn't know the rest, "Don't worry, except for black charcoal, the rest of the purchase is still me, and the business in your shop is indispensable." ”

He Jiabao left this sentence and left, Yu Mancang sent people out of the shop in a good voice, and after He Jiabao left, Yu Mancang sank his face and took a sip, what is it, isn't it a dog in Qiu Zhai, it is a slave, but he is putting up a shelf in front of himself.

It's all because of He Jiabao's idea, obviously there is black charcoal in the shop, but he is pressing, thinking about raising the price to earn more, of course, he also wants to vent his sister-in-law.

But in the end, it is blocking his own financial road, although he can earn a few pennies for a pound of charcoal, but he can't stand the large amount of Qiu Zhai, not to mention the long-term business, now he says that it is gone, and he can't provoke people, and Yu Mancang is now a belly of fire with nowhere to go.

"Wang Sheng, you go to the big families in the town and ask, if there is any family that still needs to buy black charcoal, go and ask now." Yu Mancang hurriedly instructed people out.

Originally, there was not a lot of black charcoal in the shop, but in the morning I bought 90 catties from Lao Qi and them, and I also ordered 300 catties with the county seat, and the deposit was paid, and it couldn't be refunded.

They didn't know these things Qi Jiuli, they were waiting for Qi Qizhu to come back.

Qi Jiuli and Qi Shiyi waited at the entrance of the village, looking around a few times from time to time, watching the gray sky gradually darken, and their hearts were worried.

Originally, Qi Jiuli still thought that it was okay for Qi Qizhu to go back and forth every day, but now there are no street lights, and no one is accompanied, Qi Qizhu is only fifteen no matter what, and the more he thinks about Qi Jiuli, the more worried he becomes.

"Sister, you go back first, don't suffer from the wind and cold again." Qi Shiyi looked at Qi Jiuli with his hands in his sleeves, pacing back and forth without stopping, and said in a low voice.

"I'm not cold." Qi Jiuli shook his head and said, although the cotton clothes on his body are not new, and there are two patches, they are very warm, which shows that the cotton was enough when he made it.

"Jiuli, Eleven, what are you doing here?" Suddenly there was a voice, Qi Jiuli instinctively turned around to look, only to see a little girl who was shorter than himself, much darker than himself, and much thinner than himself, looking at him with wide eyes and puzzled eyes a few steps away.