Qingwan, who was busy with his head, looked over here, and saw a young man of seventeen or eighteen years old, dressed in a gray cloth robe, who looked like an apprentice, but his demeanor was very steady. She tried desperately to remember it in her head, but she couldn't remember who it was.

"No," Han Juan didn't know why, and stammered a little, "My family rented a stall here to sell some medicine and drink temporarily, I didn't expect to meet you"

"In the past two days, I heard that a new stall has opened, and it is very prosperous, but I didn't expect it to be your family"

Hanguang heard the movement, and at this time he hurriedly walked up to clean up the debris on the ground, afraid of piercing the guests. When he saw the appearance of the person who came, he also called out in surprise: "Brother Tailai! I haven't seen you in years! ”

"This is Hanguang, right? I still remember when you were a child, always running after me, I didn't think you would grow so big! ”

"Brother Tailai, are you also here to buy medicine and drinks?" Hanjuan asked hurriedly.

"Yes," the young man's face flushed slightly, "I am an apprentice in the Deng family's silk shop in the west, and it is time for the noon break, and the owner sent me to buy ten cups of medicinal drinks to take home, saying that it was good to drink at your house yesterday." ”

"Brother Tailai, wait a minute, I'll go and pour it for you."

Hanjuan didn't have time to speak, so she hurriedly walked to the stove and began to pour medicine and drink.

"Eldest sister, who is this?" Qingwan hurriedly asked.

"This is Brother Tai of the Ji family." Hanjuan looked at her in surprise, and then seemed to have an understanding: "Oh, no wonder you don't know, when the Ji family moved here, you followed your mother to your grandmother's house." Wait, let me send the medicine drink first, and I'll talk to you in detail. ”

"Hey," before Qingjuan finished speaking, Hanjuan had already turned around and left in a hurry.

"I'll send the medicine back first, and I'll help you later. Look at the three of you, you can't be busy. Ji Tailai took it and paid the money, said this and left.

The guests still kept coming, and after a while, I saw Ji Tailai rushing over again, and as soon as he arrived, he didn't have time to speak, so he helped Hanguang pour tea, collect the bowls, and kept busy.

After a full hour, the crowds gradually decreased, the streets became quieter, and most people went home for lunch. There were still three or five tables left at the tea stall, and the sisters and brothers all took a breath before they had time to sit down and rest for a while.

"Brother Tailai, sit down." Hanjuan greeted warmly, and personally poured a cup of medicinal drink and brought it up: "You've been busy this noon, you haven't even drunk saliva, moisten your throat." ”

"It doesn't matter." Ji Tailai was probably also thirsty, and drank half a cup before wiping the sweat on his head: "Hengzhu, our shop has a break at noon, and I'm idle, so I'm just coming over to help you." What's so polite about this little thing? ”

"Brother Tailai, it's been three years since your family moved out, right?" Hanjuan seemed to want to say something, but she snorted, paused, and then spoke.

"But no, when I arrived in the county seat, I first followed my father through the streets and alleys, sold things for a year, and then sent me to the Deng family's silk shop for apprenticeship, for two years, and I was going to be a teacher."

"I heard that this is the largest silk shop in the city, and it is not easy for ordinary people to enter the apprenticeship." Hanguang said curiously.

"My father also entrusted someone, thinking that he could study with him for a few years, so that he could open a small shop on his own in the future and make ends meet." Ji Tailai is not very old, but he is not frizzy at all. Turned around and looked at Qingjuan again: "This is the second sister, right?" When my family was in the village, my aunt happened to take her second sister to visit relatives, so it was the first time I saw her. ”

"Brother Tailai," Qingwan also said hello, and said with a smile, "Thank you for coming over to help today, I'm tired for half a day." We don't know how to thank you. ”

"It doesn't matter, between us, why are you still talking such foreign words?" Ji Tailai hurriedly said humbly, as if he glanced at Hanjuan unintentionally, and quickly turned his eyes again, "Otherwise, after a while, I also want to go to the village to see you, isn't this a coincidence?" ”

"That's a good feeling!" Hanguang was happy first, "When this period is over, my family will have to re-clean the house, and when I move into a new home, you must come." ”

"Of course!" Ji Tailai agreed: "This time I found you, even if you don't invite me, I will go too." ”

"Tyrago, you can have another drink. Look at the sweat on your head, beware of heat stroke. Hanjuan didn't interject for a long time, but then she suddenly came up and took the cup away, and filled it again.

Ji Tailai took it, but he seemed to be at a loss: "Sister Hanjuan, don't be busy, I should go back, and the shop should sell goods in a while." ”

After speaking, he took the cup and drank it all, and hurriedly put it down: "I'll come back tomorrow." ”

"No" Hanjuan looked like she was about to refuse, and before she finished speaking, she swallowed it back alive.

Ji Tailai said hello to Qingjuan and the two, didn't look at Hanjuan, and left quickly.

"Eldest sister, are you very familiar with this Ji family's brother in the past?" It's still early, and the guests in the afternoon haven't come yet, and Qingwan is not in a hurry to work, and wants to inquire about this season first.

"yes, didn't I tell you just now? When his family was in the village, it happened that you went to your grandmother's house with your mother. So I don't know. ”

Saying this, Qingjuan searched desperately in his memory, and he found some eyebrows: three years ago, his grandmother in other counties was seriously ill, and He took his little daughter to visit, not wanting to stay on the sickbed because of his grandmother's lingering bed, and after his death, his grandfather couldn't afford to be sick again, and He couldn't rest assured, so he stayed for half a year before coming back. I think that's what happened?

"You're talking about the year my grandmother died, right?" Qingwan asked.

"That's right," Hanjuan nodded: "As soon as you left, the Ji family moved from the neighboring village and lived next door to us, but they only lived for half a year and then moved to the county seat." No, I haven't seen each other for two or three years. ”

"Eldest sister, I think this Ji family's eldest brother seems to be a little interesting to you?" As he spoke, two more tables of guests came, and Qingwan got up to greet him and smiled at Hanjuan.

If it was in the past, it would definitely be unforgiving, but I didn't expect that today, Hanjuan was unusual, she didn't even refute a word, but her face turned red, and she only cared about cooking medicine and drinking on the stove.

Qingwan took the teacup to pour the medicine and drink, and whispered: "Look, right?" What else do we have to be embarrassed about? ”

"You girl, you will guess!" Hanjuan buried her head lower, but her tone was full of shyness: "Don't tell your father and mother when you go home, otherwise, I will beat you!" ”

Qingwan smiled: "If you don't say it now, don't you have to say it sooner or later?" Can you still wrap fire in paper? ”

"Anyway, if you leak half a word, I'll do."

Before he finished speaking, Qingwan ran away with a smile: "Okay, okay, I must not tell you." In the future, wait for this Ji's brother to come to the door to propose his own marriage! ”

There are more guests in the afternoon than in the morning, after a day of hot and dry, everyone wants to drink cool, defeated fire, and has been busy until the unitary time, bringing several large bags of big green leaves are sold out again, and the sisters and brothers are only a few stalls.

"Sister Hanjuan, how do you go back?"

A few people who were working hard, no one paid attention, Ji Tailai actually came again, and he was still carrying a cauldron!

"Brother Tailai, how are you" Hanjuan spoke first, but after only saying a few words, she couldn't spit it out again.

Hanguang was surprised, ran forward to meet him, and took the pot with great difficulty: "Where did you get this?" In the morning, the eldest sister and the second sister also said that they would find a way to buy another pot, but they didn't expect it to be delivered! ”

"Slow down, slow down, I'll go with you to settle down, you can't do it yourself." Ji Tailai refused to let Hanguang take it alone, and helped him put the pot on the stove before taking a breath.

Qingwan was very happy: "Brother Tailai, how did you resist such a heavy thing?" Tired of it, right? ”

"It's okay," although he was panting, he didn't care: "When I came at noon, I saw that you only had one pot here, and when you were busy, I took a closer look, isn't this the original two-eye stove?" Just put another pot and it will be much easier. ”

"yes, I didn't expect business to be so good, I didn't dare to prepare too much, I wanted to buy one, and I couldn't find a blacksmith shop, which is great. How can I thank you? Qingwan said with a smile.

"What's that?" Ji Tailai said busily, "Seeing that it's getting late, what car are you going to take back to the village?" ”

"We can take a ride from the village." Qingwan said, "It's time for you to go home too, right?" ”

"No," Ji Tailai waved his hand: "I have to sleep in the shop, I can't go back." ”

"What?" Qingwan was a little strange, "Isn't your home in the county seat?" ”

"There is a rule in the shop that all apprentices must eat and live in the store, and only during the New Year's holidays and a few days off can they go back to see. It is not allowed in normal times. ”

"So harsh?" Hanguang stuck out his tongue.

Ji Tailai was also a little helpless: "No way, that's how it is stipulated." However, this also has advantages, people who have studied in the Deng family silk shop for a few years, most of them can take charge of themselves and run a small business, which is also a strict benefit. ”

"Then you ran out twice today, won't you be blamed by the master?" Hanjuan interjected with concern.

"It's okay, just rest assured. We have a break of more than an hour at noon and evening, and the master doesn't care, so I'll take advantage of it. ”

"Brother Tailai, you still don't come here," Hanjuan said busily, "If it is known by the superiors, it will not be good to blame you back." ”

"You kid, why did you come here again?"

Before he finished speaking, a loud voice suddenly sounded in front of the stall, and Qing Wan followed the prestige, but saw that it was the two middle-aged men who came after Wu Langzhong left yesterday, and they were standing there at this time, talking to Ji Tailai.

"Big boss, shopkeeper," Ji Tai came to see him, and hurriedly saluted, "This is a relative's house of mine, who just opened a stall in the city, and came to buy medicine and drink at noon, and happened to meet him, so come and take a look." ”