Chapter 17: The Deceased
Ning Tonghua has never disappointed Bai Jin.
She had been waiting outside for a quarter of an hour before she saw the little guy hurrying back, followed by a middle-aged man in Tsing Yi.
Ning Tonghua was five years older than her, and Bai Jin was twenty-nine years old when he died in Hailing City, and he was already thirty-four years old.
Bai Jin squinted and smiled after seeing the tough face of the person behind him.
When the two separated, Bai Jin was only fourteen years old, and fifteen years have passed in a blink of an eye, except for looking a little more mature, this person has not changed at all, and he still likes to wear cyan clothes as he did back then.
Ning Tonghua was in a trance when he was brought to the door by the little maid, and he probably knew the news of Bai Jin's death.
In the fifteen years he has been in Pengcheng, he has received envelopes from Bai Jin almost every year.
But she didn't come this year, and when Bai Jin was seriously ill and moved into the Yun family's hospital, she didn't even have the strength to get out of bed, let alone write a letter.
At the beginning of June, two months after Bai Jin's death, Ning Tonghua knew that he wanted to go back to Hailing to have a look, but he couldn't do without him.
Otherwise, he would have returned to Hailing City for so many years.
So when he saw the handsome young man standing there, Ning Tonghua couldn't find the southeast and northwest for a while.
"It's ...... What did you write? Ning Tonghua's voice trembled a little.
Bai Jin nodded and said, "Can you find a place to talk?" ”
"Okay." Ning Tonghua nodded, instructed the little servant a few words, and then took her into Fengzhen Building.
"After so many years, I still think the name of your Fengzhen Building is so ugly."
"By the way, have you ever been back to Hailing City in Pengcheng for so long?"
"How much silver can this Fengzhen Building make in a year."
Ning Tonghua listened to her sigh as she walked, her tone and her words were exactly the same as Bai Jin!
The people of the Yun family lied to him?
But this appearance and this age, no matter how you look at it, it is not that person, and the person should be almost thirty years old, but the age of the person in front of him is only twenty.
Ning Tonghua's mind was already messed up when he saw Bai Jin's words.
When he was in Hailing City, the Bai family and the Ning family were world friends, and the children of the Ning family and the children of the Bai family were taught by the same gentleman, so when he saw the handwriting similar to his own, he could be sure that the person was Bai Jin.
It wasn't until he went up to the main room on the second floor that Ning Tonghua rubbed his temples and asked, "Bai Jin?" ”
She nodded and smiled, "This is unrecognizable?" ”
However, she didn't believe it no matter what she thought of Ning Tonghua, and even slapped her doubts on her face very obviously.
Bai Jin pursed his lips, he didn't blame him, even he didn't know that he wasn't dead, and he appeared in front of her in this way.
"When you were seven years old," Bai Jin recalled very seriously for a while, "I told Master Ning that you don't want to be the eldest young master and want to be a young lady, and you were still bouncing around in the hall wearing Miss Ning's clothes, I remember that day was the day when the county commander came to visit." ”
“……”
"When you were nine years old, you learned a little kung fu, and then you went to the wild dogs on Yongning Street to fight alone, and you were chased by the mad dog for eight streets in a row, and finally your robe was almost bitten off."
“……”
"When you were ten years old, you were bitten by the family's golden retriever poodle, and you bit it back in full view."
“……”
"You ...... when you were twelve"
Before the words fell, the old face of the mature man in front of him really couldn't hold back and said, "Are you hungry?" It's almost time for dinner. ”
It's really painful to be lifted, but Bai Jin's simple and rude method of proving who he is is is really effective!
She smiled and showed a mouthful of teeth, "Hungry." ”
Ning Tonghua generously invited her to Jufu Building, the largest restaurant in Pengcheng, and the shopkeeper of Jufu Building came out to greet her in person: "Shopkeeper Ning!" Rare Guest! It's rare to come to the door, and this meal is naturally my treat. ”
"Shopkeeper Zhao! You're kind to you. ”
Bai Jin watched the two of them pretend to blow to each other, letting out rainbow farts, she was very hungry, and waited for a long time to let Xiao Er take them into the Tianzi box.
After taking a seat, Ning Tonghua met Bai Jin's resentful eyes.
In front of him, Bai Jin did not hide his temperament at all, and ordered all the dishes in Jufulou.
Ning Tonghua: You're really welcome.
Knocking on the table, Ning Tonghua said, "Why don't you explain to me what's going on?" ”
Bai Jin actually wanted to eat, but Ning Tonghua could see her thoughts at a glance: "You ordered so many things, it will take a long time to serve the food." ”
Flattening his mouth, Bai Jin planned to make a long story short: "I seem to be dead, but when I woke up, I found myself in Jingnan City, in an ordinary farmhouse, and now my name is still Bai Jin." ”
"What do you mean by being dead?" Listening to her ambiguous tone, Ning Tonghua couldn't help but pinch her face and said.
Bai Jin spread his hands: "Can I call death now?" ”
No, so she didn't know what was going on.
"The Yun family is harmed?"
Bai Jin was silent, only to hear him continue to ask, "Yun Heliang? ”
The Yun family's marriage to the county lord of Guangping was already well known, and Ning Tonghua never believed that it was a coincidence.
Although he was far away in Pengcheng, he had indeed been paying attention to the Yunjia Salt Factory, and at that time, the Yunjia Salt Shop happened to enter the capital and became a tribute salt.
"There is no need to mention these things," Bai Jin moved his lips and said after a while, "Just assume that Bai Jin is dead." ”
She said it lightly, but Ning Tonghua could feel that her words were mixed with countless emotions.
Clenched his fists, Ning Tonghua pursed his lips and said, "You should come to Pengcheng with me." ”
Bai Jin did not answer this sentence.
Ning Tonghua shook his head and said, "Don't talk about this, why are you coming to Pengcheng now?" ”
"Sell salt," Bai Jin said, "I transported a batch of salt from Jingnan to find a salt shop here to sell." ”
"I remember that there is a local salt store in Jingnan, why do you want to ship it here to sell?"
Bai Jin sighed and said, "I want to too, but it's not convenient over there, so I want to come to you and ask you for help." ”
"That's fine." Ning Tonghua said, "There is little salt here, and the sales are very good, and I will help you find a shopkeeper of the salt store tomorrow." ”
"Thank you."
Ning Tonghua smiled slightly: "I think you came to me for more than this one thing." ”
She knows Bai Jin quite thoroughly, even without him, Bai Jin can find Yanxing.
Bai Jin looked at a plate of local vegetables and said, "It's really more than this, have you been busy lately?" ”
"I'm not busy," he said, "but you don't know, I've always liked to be a shopkeeper, and these big and small things are all the worries of the people in the building." ”
"That's good," Bai Jin picked up his chopsticks and said, "I don't have a shopkeeper in the salt mill in Jingnan City, if it's convenient for you, you can come over and be a temporary manager, and I'll find someone to replace me in a few months." ”