Coming back from Hefu, Luo Shi went to Yaxing again.

Before she could say what she meant, Yazi had already diligently taken out a small book and reported the good shop in Tongzhou City. In addition, he said that the Yamen came to spread the word, only saying that the shop that Miss Luo wanted was only given the most affordable price, and she would never falsely report the profits.

It seems that Jiang Shi has been prepared for a long time.

Luo Shi flipped through the small book and chose three shops, which were more than twice the size of the one she was now on Nantou Street, one in the north city and two in the east city.

Xicheng is a slum, and it is difficult to make a living, and few people will come to consume these extra snacks; The north side is mostly the official yamen, so there is only one place; Dongcheng is where the mansion of the Zhumen magnates is located, and the shop price is also the highest, but for the sake of income from the input, Luo Shi gritted his teeth and asked for the two most expensive places.

Pay the rent for half a year, and then put it on for three months, and the three shops are full of 100 taels of silver.

He sent out the silver ticket given by the Jiang family, gave another fifty taels to Yazi, and sent him to invite the carpenter master to decorate the shop, and the rest was only used as the hard money for his tea.

In addition to decoration and renting shops, the supply in the workshop also needs to be expanded.

Originally, the five were only enough to supply one "lady", and sometimes due to the hot sales and the rise of takeaways, there were also insufficient supplies.

If these three are open at the same time, it will be a big test for the supply, and it seems necessary to go back to Niujia Village to discuss with Sanniang whether to start a branch from the source of the five families.

went back to the shop and said, Douzi said that he would go back to see Sanniang, and Luo Xi also took him with him.

It happened that Niu Changgeng planned to go home to see his grandmother, so he rented an ox cart, and the three of them teamed up to go out of the city to Niujia Village while the sky was still bright.

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Sanniang saw that Luo Shi was coming, and went out to greet her with a smile, and turned around and shouted Niu Qian:

"It's Luo Shi and they are here, you hurry up and buy some wine, and stay with Chang Geng for dinner, but someone can be regarded as drinking with you."

"Yes, yes, Luo Shi won't leave when he comes back today, I'll go back tomorrow, you girls talk well"

Niu Qian was obviously also very happy, dressed in a new blue and gray short shirt, the trousers were tied tightly, and the upper of the shoes was also a new black cloth toe, and he was in good spirits, which was very different from the shabby and embarrassed appearance before.

Sanniang listened to Niu Qian's words, a trace of embarrassment flashed on her face, she pulled Luo Shi to the side, and whispered:

"You've come just in time, sooner or later I'll be looking for you tomorrow."

"What's wrong?"

"There was a pair of mother-in-law and daughter-in-law at home, from Baoji Village, Jinzhou Prefecture, who said that they came to find Li Tie's son, and when I heard it, it was not a pocket, so I took them in for a few days, and now I live at home."

"Huh? Didn't you say that the parents in the pocket died? ”

Luo Xian was surprised, and saw that Pocket was focused on the flowers and vines on the fence, and asked in a low voice.

"It's dead, this is Li Tie's wife, and his brother's daughter-in-law, the male babies in the family are all dead, and there is only one seedling left in the pocket, so I came north to look for the baby."

A trace of nervousness flashed in Luo Shi's eyes, and slowly turned into relief, she had to go back sooner or later, if Douzi could find her family, she should be happy.

Sanniang sighed, held Luo's hand and said: "I don't know you yet, your sister and brother depend on each other, although the time is short, but the feelings are deep, just give it to others, it's me and I can't bear it."

She looked back into the room, "Why don't I ask for you, and see if I can send them some money back to their hometown?" ”

Luo Shi shook her head and smiled indifferently:

"Let's go in, invite them out to meet, you also said that their male doll only has one pocket left, and the matter of inheritance, where is the silver willing to send it?"

Sanniang was silent, only sighing blindly.

Niu Qian saw that the two of them were not finished talking, and said in a loud voice: "The head of the house said, I'll go and sell wine, Chang Geng, you go with me, let's cut some more meat, you go and give some to your grandmother!" ”

Niu Changgeng glanced at Luo Shi and signaled that he was going to come after eating, and he would just go.

Xu is people outside are talking lively, and when the people in the house heard it, they looked over, and there was a cry of surprise:

"Mother, mother! That's not the second doll, it looks like it! ”

The next moment, two people rushed out of the house, one was an old woman and a mother-in-law, and the other was a rough peasant woman with a thin body and bulging cheekbones.

The mother-in-law looked at her pocket, held back her tears and hugged him, crying and howling: "Good doll, grandma finally found you!" It's grandma wow, do you remember? This, this is your aunt! ”

Douzi was startled, struggled out of her mother-in-law's arms, and hid behind Luo Shi.

The mother-in-law wiped her tears and said to Luo Shi: "This, is this the doll of the Niu Tie family in Baoji Village?" ”

Luo Shi took the hand of the pocket and said to the mother-in-law: "Hello grandma, I am Luo Shi, the sister of the pocket, I have been working together since I fled, he is indeed the son of the Li Tie family in Baoji Village."

"Great! That's great! The mother-in-law's cuffs wiped her nose and tears, and only the sleeves were dirty, and the more she wiped them, the dirtier she became: "The girl is a kind-hearted person, you just call me Grandma Li, this is my eldest daughter-in-law Wang, the men in the family are dead, the doll and her mother pulled him, saying that he was the grandfather who defected to Tongzhou, and he never replied to the letter when he left......"

Sobbing and choking, he couldn't continue, but Wang answered and continued:

"At home, my mother-in-law and I, for the sake of the ancestors' incense, we sold the jewelry and valuable household goods, and got together to go north to find people, and the government said that the refugees who were flooded were all placed in the villages outside Tongzhou, and God opened his eyes, and finally found them here!"

"Has the flood passed?"

"In the past, the yamen also ordered people to repair the damaged house, and now it is the same as in the past, otherwise, we would not have the idea of looking for people."

The eldest aunt Wang has a sharp mouth, which is obviously more than her mother-in-law Li Pozi.

Luo Shi nodded, she still had some doubts in her heart, she knew how serious the flood in Baoji Village was, not to mention the houses and fertile fields, even the foothills were half washed away, otherwise why did so many people die? It is obviously an exaggeration to say that it is the same as in the past.

A few people entered the house together, Sanniang went to pour tea, and the eldest aunt Wang looked Luo Shi up and down, and asked with a smile:

"Lady Ross, I heard you live in the city now? Sanniang said, take us to look for you in a few days."

"Well, I used to live here, but then a fire burned down, as long as I went into the city and rented a place to live, oh, that pair of debris is it."

Rass pointed to her original home through the window.

"Rented?" Wang's eyes hid a trace of disappointment, and continued: "Then what do you do in the city to make a living, it's not good to take a doll, right?" It's hard work for you, too."

The pocket on the side obviously forgot about Mrs. Li and Wang, he was reluctant to cope with politeness, Mrs. Li asked what he answered, but his little eyes kept glancing at Luo Xi.

Luo Shi smiled at him, turned his head to Wang, and said, "Do a small business to make a living, sell some spicy dishes in jars, and mix food and clothing."

Wang's face was even more disappointed, and his mouth began to be perfunctory:

"This fire is really unlucky, there is still a shelter from the wind and rain, where is the rented accommodation for a long time, people are called to rush around, and there is no peace"

Luo Shi smiled indifferently, didn't refute anything, just diverted the conversation, and asked her a few words: "Since you have found someone, what are the plans of the eldest uncle, is she going to take her pocket back to her hometown?" ”

Wang's eyes dodged, and he said: "There is still a house in my hometown, but I am not in a hurry to go back, there is no man who has no strength, where can he dig the ground...... Let's stay here first, and when our pockets are bigger, let's plan to go back to our hometown."

"Then I'll ask the old bull head for you, see where there is a vacancy, sell a homestead with you, and build a house to live in as soon as possible, I am familiar with the mason masters, and the price is very fair."

"No, no, how can I afford to build a house, I see that I live here very well, Sanniang is really a good person, a bodhisattva heart, such a big house, her two husbands and wives live in a spacious place, add us two pairs of chopsticks."

Luo Shi was amused by Wang's brazenness, she glanced at Sanniang who looked helpless, and didn't plan to make buns, so she smiled coldly and said bluntly:

"Auntie, everyone is a farmer, and you know that there is only a little harvest in the field a year, where do you raise so many mouths that open their mouths to eat? Your family's land is wasted and barren, so it's better to go back and sell the farm house first, or find someone to tenant it, and take the money to buy a house and land in Tongzhou, it's always the same."

Wang's face was blue and white for a while, and before she could hold back anything, Mrs. Li became angry, slapped her daughter-in-law Wang's body, and scolded:

"Call you a hero, and the water at home is so flushed that there is not even a bald skin left, where did you come from! Where's the room! ”

"Ouch! Mother! ”

Wang screamed in pain, and blamed her for dismantling her own stage and not being able to get up and down.

Mrs. Li glared at Luo Shi, and said in a strange manner: "I know that you don't look down on our mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, I'm afraid that we won't leave, and you want to eat your rice, hum!" The old woman is not lacking in backbone, let's go! ”

She pulled the hand in her pocket, exerted a little strength, and dragged it to the door, her mouth was not idle, and she said hard:

"Go to the eldest grandson, our grandchildren have hands and feet, and it is better to beg for food and work all the way than to be looked down upon here!"

Wang stomped his feet and refused to leave, angry at the dead-eyed mother-in-law.

Douzi was so frightened that his face turned pale, he struggled with his hands and feet, and wanted to run back to Luo Shi's side, but unfortunately his body was small and he had no strength, so he let Mrs. Li drag him out.

"Sister! Sister! I'm not leaving—you let me go, sister! ”

Luo Shi was about to stop it, but Sanniang took the first step and snatched the pocket back, she comforted Mrs. Li and said:

"Oh, Luo Shi didn't mean that, I'm in charge of this house, and I also invited you to live, she said her, you're old, what do you care about the same girl"

Mrs. Li pursed her lips and snorted coldly at Luo Shi, she didn't really want to go, she was put on the ladder by Sanniang, and she got off the donkey down the slope, and eased her face:

"If you want to say that your daughter-in-law speaks well, she is definitely not like others, she burned the house to make ends meet, and the trick is still up to the sky, the main family does not speak, she is the master for others!"

As soon as Mrs. Li let go, her pocket rushed back, and he didn't mean to, but he knocked her to the ground-