Chapter 23 The Shop
After Gao Jin padd some stomach, he finally showed a satisfied face, and went to the side to tease An An, who knew that An An didn't look at him, but still played with toys by himself, and was bored, so he lay on the soft collapse in the hall. "When will you clean up the east wing room and make it for me to study, the study room in the main house is too small, and it is not interesting to read."
Ming Yi endured him on the side after eating, and then told him about the tea shop, but he didn't realize it at all, and as usual, he didn't notice the incident at the east window, so he changed his mind and said softly, "How can there be cash in the house to buy the objects in your study, and recently I have to prepare your travel expenses to the north, the tea shop in the eastern suburbs has not received the lizi for a long time, and I will find the uncle to find someone to tell you a good price, and make up a travel fee for you, and the rest will be used to decorate the study." ”
Gao Jin was happy when he heard the study, got up and said, "I have long advised you to sell that shop to supplement a little household use, you don't believe it, now I know my foresight." The fish was hooked quickly, and Ming Yi said silently in her heart, "Then you go to the back room and take a look, and I'll go tomorrow." ”
There was silence for a while, and after a long time, he said, "Forget it, a good shop, how can you say that it will be sold." The tone was not as hard as before, revealing a sense of weakness, and in order to cover up this weakness, he coughed a few times, "The weather is not warm yet, it rains every day, and I feel like my body is full of mold." ”
Ming Yi suddenly turned her face, "I think it's the shop that is moldy, it should have been sold a long time ago, otherwise it wouldn't have been remembered by others, and there was someone who ate inside and outside and sent it over." ”
"What do you mean by that?"
"What do you mean! Everyone else came to the door today, and if I didn't take the money to pay off the debt, I was going to take over the shop, but I was still in the dark. Gao Jin, Gao Jin, you are getting more and more vigorous now. Ming Yi was angry, but An An on the side suddenly "Wow..." cried, and Ming Yi had to coax her, and it took a while before she stopped crying.
Gao Jin saw that Mingyi went to coax the child, so he simply fled from the soft couch to the study, and waited until Lin's mother cooked the meal before she came out to eat as if nothing had happened.
"What about the An'an people?"
"There's no shield for you, aren't you going to come out to eat!" An An naturally followed Mother Lin to eat, a child of this size, always needs someone to coax him to eat, and he usually goes to feed him until he doesn't see Gao Jinqing, today is really a good disguise.
"Look at what you say, why do you always talk like this, it will scare the child."
Don't look at the words that are full of thoughtfulness for children, but Mingyi knows that if he hadn't committed a crime, this person would be very tough, and he would not be soft at all, let alone mention a few words about children. An An grew so big, he didn't get any patience to take care of him, but instead used excuses for this person's mistakes. Ming Yi suddenly felt that this day was not as good as this, so she snorted coldly, "Child, when have you ever had a child in your heart, usually you say children, I always think that An An is still young, and I shouldn't see my parents discordant, what about you!" If you have a little child in your heart, you won't do anything to take the shop to pay off the debt. ”
Gao Jin knew that he couldn't hide this matter, and he also knew that sooner or later there would be such a thing, so he stiffened his neck and said, "How can I go out for some tea, even if I don't have An An in my heart, I don't go alone to drink tea, you and An An go occasionally, it always costs money to go out to eat and drink, and it's not that your uncle made so little money last year, and he called Huazi, otherwise I wouldn't take the shop to pay off the debt." ”
"How much tea can the two of us drink, do you think people didn't say how much money you owe when they came today? Even if you go every day and drink it all at once, you won't drink five hundred taels of silver a year, and you don't mention my uncle, if it weren't for my uncle's pity and bought us a yard, you can only squeeze a room with your brothers now, and you want a study, it's a dream! ”
The scholar is already a little arrogant, he disdains to talk about money with others, and attaches great importance to family affection, and when he heard Mingyi squeeze his family like this, he became angry, and shouted loudly, "It's a lot of stinky money!" I'm happy even if I'm crammed into a thatched hut with my brother, at least it doesn't smell of copper, and it's not like you look down on people for a few stinky bucks! ”
It was angry just now, but the other side shouted, Ming Yi suddenly felt wronged, he was frugal at home, but when he went out to eat and drink, he always quietly put silver in his pocket, for fear that he would lose face if he went out without money, but he thought about himself like this. Uncle used to say that after marrying Gao Jin, you should be prepared to break your front teeth and swallow it in your heart, you have taken a fancy to his talent, and he may not be grateful to you for three meals a day.
Feeling aggrieved, his words softened a little, and he said with a little choked up, "It's okay for the shop to be handed over to others, as long as you're okay, but you have to let me know how the five hundred taels are spent." ”
"What? Do I have to give you an account of the money spent! That's how you merchants like to calculate. Gao Jin was still angry after speaking, and replied, "I don't like you like this." ”
When Ming Yi heard this, she looked at Gao Jin with wide eyes, and she couldn't say a word for a long time, so she covered her mouth and went into the back room to cry. Gao Jin continued to eat at the table like a nobody, maybe because he had eaten stewed pig's feet just now, and now he couldn't eat much, so he went to the study after a while, and asked Lin Ma to take the futon over, and never came out again.
Mother Lin naturally heard the sound of their quarrel in the east kitchen, An An was still a little noisy at first, and she wanted to go to find her mother, so she was easily coaxed back, but there was no sound over there. When I went to look in the hall again, there was no one in the house, but my uncle asked someone to take the futon to the study, and tonight I lost my temper again. went to the back room to find the girl, and sure enough, she was still crying, "Girl, don't be sad, if you are angry, An An will suffer." As he spoke, he hugged An An to wipe his tears.
Ming Yi saw that it was Mother Lin who came, and felt even more aggrieved, and said with a whimper, "I'm afraid that he will be cheated, but he doesn't understand it at all, and says that I calculate, I really have to calculate, he can live as generously as he is now." ”
While wiping Mingyi's tears, Mother Lin comforted, "Girl, I know everything, the girl has a good heart, and my uncle will know sooner or later, even if it is for An An'an, let's live well." Mingyi nodded. An An on the side was not happy, and cried loudly, "I just want my mother." ”
The two were stunned for a moment, and then said with a smile, "Children know what as long as they are mothers, do you want your father to buy you sugar gourds?" An An shook his head very reluctantly, the old and young were really amused, "This backbone is like a father, he doesn't bend his waist for that bit of food." ”
In the early morning of the second day, when Mama Lin was still cooking breakfast in the east kitchen, someone was knocking on the door outside, Mingyi came out of the bed with her clothes on, and shouted, "Gao Jin, go open the door." There was no response in the study. Mother Lin replied in the east kitchen, "Girl, my uncle went out before dawn, saying that a friend made an appointment for morning fishing, you go in first, and I will open the door to see who is coming." With that, he came out of the east kitchen and went to open the door.
"Has he eaten it?" Even if there was a fight last night, today I still care if he is hungry. Mother Lin smiled and said, "I got up early and steamed egg custard for my uncle, and my uncle said it was delicious." Mingyi knew that Gao Jin was afraid that Gao Jin would get up early to do it, and he was a little distressed that he couldn't sleep well at such an old age, so he said, "Next time I take the silver, let him go out to eat by himself, don't get up so early and make it for him, he doesn't remember." ”
Mother Lin didn't reply, and the door opened with a 'squeak', "Girl, it's the shopkeeper Xiao of Master Ma's family who is here." Ming Yi was looking at An An was still sleeping, and when she heard that it was the shopkeeper Xiao who came, she knew that it was the uncle who remembered it yesterday, put on her coat, and came out of the inner room.
"Shopkeeper Xiao, I've had breakfast so early."
Shopkeeper Xiao waved his hand, "I'm tired and bothered, Miss Yi, the master called me to tell you, there are still some things in the Ma family in the morning, and at noon I made an appointment with the head of the Liang family in Wanxiang Building, you just go directly, arrive a little early, and talk to the master again, I will leave after I have brought the words here." "Then I'm leaving.
Ming Yi followed behind and said, "Shopkeeper Xiao came all the way to run, and then left after breakfast." "The Ma family's house is actually not far from here, just a few steps away, but Mingyi's hands have been tight recently, and there is really nothing else to entertain.
The shopkeeper Xiao knew, stopped by the door, looked back and said, "Girl, don't send each other, I'm just here to pass on a message, don't be so polite, it's just my duty." Mingyi didn't want to stay any longer, and then went out to tell the neighbors to see the joke, so he said, "Uncle Xiao, I'll see you when I'm free." ”
The shopkeeper didn't look back, but said in his heart, "That's it, girl." He shook his head again, what a miserable child.