When he woke up again, Jin Shan touched the already cold Tang Pozi, who shrank back from the cold, and when he opened his eyes, he saw a room full of people, his tearful mother, his father who was in chaos, and some people who were not very familiar.

"Mother, I'm fine..." Jin Shan was about to speak, but his dry throat couldn't make a sound, and he wanted to reach out to wipe away her tears, but he hung down weakly.

Jin Sun woke up. A person who was paying attention to the whole room, even if it was a small movement, also attracted the attention of a room of people, the fourth lady was the closest, quickly tightened the quilt, and asked with concern, "Why, is there anything uncomfortable?" ”

Ma Siye, who was anxiously circling around in the house, heard the voice, and hurried over, his frowning brows finally relaxed, and he said with relief, "It's good to wake up, the old woman quickly probed her forehead, and the fever has subsided a little." After saying that, he went out again and asked the man to call the doctor.

Jinshan is a proud person, if he pretends to be sick, coughing and retching are at his fingertips, and when he is really sick, he wants to force himself to be no different from ordinary people.

After drinking millet porridge, Jin Shan struggled to get up, but the people in the house did not disperse, and they twisted a little, thinking that this old couple was really worried, how could such a healthy person have something to do, and recruited so many people to come.

Fortunately, a room of strangers was interested, and when they saw that they were awake, they all looked at each other, went out of the boudoir, and went to the hall.

After his throat was moistened, Jinshan's voice returned to its normal appearance, pestering his mother and asked, "Who are they, why haven't I seen them?" ”

"You, you're really heartless. That's your Uncle Xu's family, who came here to apologize to you. Zhiqing left you there last night, and has already knelt in the ancestral hall, and will come back later to ask for your forgiveness. The fourth lady was afraid that Jinshan would freeze, so she hurriedly put a quilt on her.

Jin Shan was even more confused, he hadn't seen that little pockmark last night, how could he be left there and careless, if he really wanted to say that he was left there, it had to be the son who yelled at himself inexplicably last night, but what was his name, he never cared.

··· After thinking for a while, Jin Shan's face suddenly turned red, remembering what the man said to him last night, where he was fighting for others, and he was clearly pleading for himself. But Jinshan still couldn't believe it, and asked quietly, "Mother, that person last night..." ”

The fourth lady frowned and said dotingly, "You don't really recognize him?" Your father still didn't believe it, but now it seems that you are really heartless, even if you are ugly, it is not bad for you. The fourth lady didn't think it was a big deal, but was more concerned about where her daughter went last night and whether anything happened.

"Why, let me ask you, you must tell me the truth, where did you go last night, the guys waiting at the gate didn't see you come out, and I didn't see you after looking for you several times."

Jin Shan didn't dare to tell the truth to his mother, so he had to push and say, "I left after he scolded me last night, I felt wronged, I cried, so I went around the main gate and went home, and I happened to meet a familiar sister on the way, and I couldn't rest assured, so I took me to her house, and I can't remember what happened later, I cried there for a while, and fell asleep at her house." You see that I haven't even changed my clothes, I'm afraid that you will be in a hurry, and I will rush back when I wake up. ”

"I knew it! Our family Jinshan is not a person who doesn't know how to measure. This Xu Zhiqing hasn't grown anything over the years, but this temper has grown, wait for your father to call the shots for you, and you have to find his family to ask for an explanation. But my son, where did you sleep last night? We always have to pay a visit to the door to stay in order. ”

Jin Shan casually talked nonsense about a sister who lived alone, and then went around the words, and said coquettishly, "Why didn't you say that he was Xu Zhiqing yesterday, isn't he a little pockmark, why is his face gone." ”

"I'm also strange, when I saw him last night, his face was indeed much cleaner than before, and he grew taller, like an adult, it's really just a year, people have changed, you young people are not all like this." The fourth lady said.

This is a sure thing, Jin Shan remembered the previous flattering face, and last night's nonsense, so he was ashamed to get into the arms of the fourth lady, and cried, "Mother, I'm so ashamed!" ”

···

In the evening, when Jinshan could get out of bed to eat, that Xu Zhiqing came again, followed by two guys, holding a few gift boxes.

Zhiqing, who was still angry last night, had to bow his head and admit his mistake today, and before he could say anything, he was choked back by Jinshan.

"You go! I don't want to see you. ”

Zhiqing was also escorted by his family, and when he heard that Jinshan let him go, he asked the two guys to put their things away, and turned around and left after facing Ma Siye and his wife.

Jinshan was already ashamed and angry, where could he still see this person, his heart was moved, he couldn't stop coughing, holding the pillar under the eaves with both hands, squatting down, and when he looked up again, he saw that angry face.

"I was wrong last night, I shouldn't have left you alone, at least I should have sent you to the door." Zhiqing came back after all, handed a handkerchief to Jinshan and asked her to wipe her hands.

Jin Shan didn't take the handkerchief either, buried his head deeper, covered his face and shouted, "Get him out of here!" ”

Ma Siye also knew that his daughter was pampered, and when he heard that Zhiqing was driven out, he had to wave his hand and let him go back first today.

Jinshan, who was angry, simply stopped forcing himself, dragged his still somewhat weak body back to the house, and lay down on the bed again.

This lie is several days, and when Jinshan is alive again, it is Chinese New Year's Eve, and those relatives who should not come have already come to greet them, just waiting for Jinshan's family to go to the north of the city to eat and drink for the New Year.

But after saying that after Jinshan was cold, Ma Siye began to cough, and when it came to Chinese New Year's Eve, he only felt weak, lying on the bed and unable to get off, and he couldn't even go to the annual meeting in the north of the city.

On Chinese New Year's Eve, it was Ma Bin's stepson Ma Mingxin, who came to pick up people at the fourth master's house in the south of the city, dressed in a brand-new dark green shirt and a pair of newly made boots, which really tasted like the youngest son of a big tea family.

The fourth lady naturally had to guard the patient at home, and in the end, only Jinshan was able to go with Mingxin, and with two clever guys, he took a carriage to Ma's house in the north of the city.

At the end of the year, the Ma family was lively, in addition to their own family members with the same surname, there were also stewards on the tea mountain, and businessmen who had some dealings with the Ma family.

Pin Yuan was socializing with people, and when he saw that Jinshan was coming, he placed people and came here, "Sister Jin, why don't you see the fourth uncle and fourth aunt coming?" ”

"I occasionally feel cold, so I won't come this year."

The matter in the south, Pinyuan has never been very clear, and when he heard that the fourth uncle was sick, he was also a little anxious, and hurriedly asked, "Does it matter?" What the doctor said. ”

Jin Shan waved his hand and said, "It's not a big deal, just lie down for a few days." Why don't you see Sister Yi here, my little nephew? ”

Pinyuan pointed to a corner, and said with a smile, "They are all there, and the little nephew is a little afraid of life, so he refuses to leave there." ”

"Then let's go over there and wait, you hurry up and hurry up, this year is busy, you have to share more worries for the uncle." Jin Shan said, and took Ming Xin to Ming Yi's side.

The banquet is busy every year, this year's sales are far away, and they are busier than usual, this side just greeted this, and someone came to the door over there, in addition to some old uncles, and also invited some small merchants and vendors who have befriended the Ma family in recent years.

Tea merchants from all walks of life gathered together after entering the door, talking about some tea matters, and the most from Ningzhou was the shopkeeper of the Wu family, standing in the center of the crowd and talking.

There was a vendor from Suicheng in the crowd, and suddenly asked the shopkeeper of the Wu family, "I heard that the price of rock tea in the north has risen recently, but is there such a thing?" ”

"What's the matter, it's just that the end of the year is approaching, and the nobles are a little free, so they raise some prices, and when the spring of the next year comes, the price will go back again, and there is nothing to worry about." The shopkeeper of the Wu family said.

Another hawker from the state flattered, "In the end, I am a shopkeeper in a big tea merchant, and my determination is different from our small households, and a few friends around me have heard that the price of rock tea has risen, and they are worried that I will not be able to buy tea next year, so let me stock up on some tea to live." ”

"The more you hoard this thing, the more expensive it becomes, you hawkers must not bring bad industry atmosphere and ruin rock tea." The price shopkeeper is naturally a big tea merchant, and he can't look down on such a thing as hoarding tea that harms others and benefits himself.

"This is natural, we hawkers only look forward to the Wu family, and the price of tea will naturally not rise and fall." Listening to the big tea merchant shopkeeper, there were immediately hawkers who expressed their stance not to be disturbed by the market.

A few people talked lively, which also attracted the attention of Pinyuan, who came over and asked, "What are the uncles talking about, so lively?" ”

"However, the price increase of tea at the end of the year is not worth paying attention to." The shopkeeper of the Wu family said.

Pinyuan was also a little concerned about this, so he said, "I also have a friend who mentioned this matter, saying that this year's tea prices have risen a little abnormally, and a few days ago, there were elders in the family and the shopkeeper of the Long family drinking tea, revealing that there will be some variables after the year." ”

As soon as these words came out, a tea merchant immediately asked, "What variables will there be?" Pinyuan's nephew spoke in more detail. ”

"I don't know much about this, it's just a few small talks between friends, and there is no end to it..." Before Pinyuan finished speaking, he was frightened by the coughing sound behind him, and when he looked back, he was facing his father's eyes with some hatred.

"It's just a few children who heard some rumors, and they spread it everywhere, it's not worth your attention, today I came from afar, don't talk about this tea thing, eating and drinking well is the right thing." As soon as Ma Bin came out of the house, he listened to Pinyuan's nonsense, so he had to hurry over to stop it and prevent this conversation from continuing.

When several tea merchants saw Master Ma come out, they no longer talked about the tea leaves, and said some auspicious words to each other, so they went to their seats and took their seats.