The neighbors outside saw He Dani dressed up like this, although no one gathered around again to ask for comfort, but from the analysis of the gossip that occasionally floated to her ears, He Dani knew that what she guessed was right, and the neighbors were guessing whether she was beaten by her stepmother.

He Dani lowered her head and came to Uncle Zhang's 'door' next door without squinting, Uncle Zhang's family came out to greet her, Aunt Zhang and Sister-in-law Zhang frowned in distress when they looked at He Dani's ugly appearance.

Hearing that they were going to hire a car, Uncle Zhang and Aunt Zhang hurriedly set up the car, and the sister-in-law of the Zhang family comforted He Dani, but He Dani just shook her head and didn't say a word, which made Sister-in-law Zhang sigh again and again, and was sad.

Soon the carriage was set, Uncle Zhang took out the carriage, just helped He Dani to sit down, and saw He Liang, who had just dressed up again, squeezed through the crowd and came over, his face was full of 'color' and couldn't hide it, he jumped into the carriage unceremoniously, and ordered Uncle Zhang to set off, and the commanding tone seemed to be as if Uncle Zhang was from her family.

Behind her, Aunt Zhang's face was difficult to look at, and the daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law nervously held her mother-in-law's arm, and the topic of discussion among the onlookers also changed, from sympathizing with He Dani's beating by her stepmother to despising He Liang's arrogance and arrogance.

Uncle Zhang silently drove the carriage to Wafang Street, and when he saw that the destination was almost there, He Liang reached out and pulled He Dani's headscarf, "Take it off, what does it look like when you wear it, it's ugly to death." ”

He Dani did not move or resist, and only after tearing off her headscarf did she say coldly, "Mother, do you want everyone to see my face?" You think the shopkeeper and the guy are blind? ”

He Liang carefully observed the face of his stepdaughter, and sure enough, the half of his face that was beaten by himself was a little red and swollen, thinking that he should cover it, if people saw anything, he didn't have to say anything, so he threw the headscarf back to He Dani, and said impatiently, "Hurry up and put it on, don't let people see your ugly face, see people talk carefully, if you say the wrong thing and don't get it done, see if I can't beat you." ”

He Dani silently put on a headscarf, this time wrapping it more tightly, only 'exposed' a pair of eyes, clearly telling others that there was something wrong with her face.

The carriage stopped in front of the 'door' of the Xiangjia branch, and the man came out to greet the customer, and He Dani untied the slipknot tied to her chin, 'exposed' her face, told the man that she wanted to see the shopkeeper, and introduced the 'woman' beside her as her stepmother.

The man immediately recognized He Dani and warmly welcomed her and He Liang into the shop, and Uncle Zhang and his carriage were immediately taken care of.

The man 'handed over' He Dani to the shopkeeper of Yunsan, who was in charge of business transactions, and he was the only one who sat in the shop to receive the merchants. When the shopkeeper of Yunsan saw He Dani, he felt strange about her covering her face, and then heard He Dani say that she wanted to see the shopkeeper Liu, and her words were vague, not at all like talking and laughing at noon, but as if there was something unspeakable.

The shopkeeper of Yunsan looked at the "woman" and "woman" beside He Dani silently, and the guy hurriedly introduced it, saying that it was Mrs. He. The shopkeeper of Yunsan immediately came to his senses, and instructed the man to take He Dani and the two to sit in the 'flower' hall at the back, and he found someone else to invite the shopkeeper.

Seeing He Dani and the others walking away, the third shopkeeper beckoned another guy and whispered a few words, and the guy got the order to go to the back to find the big shopkeeper who was working in the study.

The shopkeeper Liu received the report from the guy, and he had a little guess about He Dani's weirdness, so he cleaned up and got up and came to the 'flower' hall, where the next person had already brought tea to He Dani and the others.

The shopkeeper Liu walked into the house, He Dani got up and saluted first, He Liang saw the behavior of the 'daughter', she also hurriedly followed the salute, and the two sides exchanged pleasantries for a moment before sitting opposite each other.

At this time, He Dani's head was still tightly wrapped in that piece of furoshi, and only two black eyes were 'exposed' and turned flexibly, looking very funny. The big shopkeeper smiled in his belly, but his face was serious, and he didn't hide his dissatisfaction at all, after all, He Dani's dress was really rude.

"It's only been a noon, why is Miss He dressed like this? Is it because it's not warm enough in my house? Take it off and take it off, no matter how cold it is in the house, you won't have to wrap a headscarf, I'll let the next person add charcoal. As he spoke, the big shopkeeper raised his hand to call for charcoal, and immediately someone behind him came over to re-dial the brazier and burn the fire more vigorously.

"Oh yes, the big shopkeeper doesn't have to bother, our mother is here to meet and meet, my 'daughter' went home and told us that noon was lunch with a few big shopkeepers, I don't believe it, my 'daughter' brought me to verify, and please forgive the big shopkeeper, our small 'door' and small household really haven't seen any big people, never thought that my child was lucky enough to know a few big shopkeepers." He Liang said politely, after the charcoal fire was a little stronger, he felt warmer on his body, and his body and mind subconsciously relaxed.

"Madame is polite, Miss He and the capital to the family 'friendship' is shallow, today the girl went to the 'door' to meet, we left to entertain a coarse tea and light meal, the girl is used to eating palace food, do not dislike our poor diet is a large number of adults." Liu Da shopkeeper is more polite.

He Liang really couldn't stand it, and waved his hand again and again, "The big shopkeeper is polite, my 'daughter' is going to the 'door' to nag you for your hospitality, and we should be thanked." ”

"Hehe, it's easy to say, come on, drink tea and drink tea." The shopkeeper Liu Fu smiled, she stretched out her hand and made a gesture of please.

He Liang picked up the teacup and posed for the manners he had practiced at home, pinching the tea lid with his orchid 'flower' fingers, and dialing the tea soup in the cup, thinking that it was very beautiful.

He Dani sat still, did not drink tea, did not speak, and did not smile, looking very restrained.

The shopkeeper Liu said curiously: "Why doesn't Miss He drink tea?" The cold wind is howling outside, such a cold day, you must be cold and numb all the way over, although the charcoal fire is warm, it is not as good as a cup of hot tea, there is no need to be restrained here, come, take off your headscarf and drink tea. This is a good tea that the guy brought back from the capital on an errand, only used to entertain distinguished guests, and the girl drank it at noon is not the same, how does the girl taste this tea soup? ”

Under such persuasion, the average guest will follow the host's advice to get the teacup, but He Dani still didn't move, just turned her head to look at her stepmother sitting on the side.

He Liang knew that the host would invite him again and again, and if the guest didn't do it, it would be a loss of face for the host, so He Liang had to signal He Dani to untie her headscarf and drink tea.

He Dani gently untied the slipknot on her chin, but did not tear off the headscarf, just draped it loosely on her hair, but in the end 'exposed' her whole face, and her teacup happened to be placed on the coffee table on the left hand side, she turned her head side, and the right side of her beaten face just rushed to the shopkeeper Liu, and the red and swollen traces that had not completely faded made the shopkeeper look carefully, and the corners of his mouth unconsciously skimmed.

"Miss He, how's it going? This cup of tea soup is not bad, right? "Liu Da shopkeeper is a businessman for many years, and his face changing skills are superb, and he immediately smiled as proudly as a treasure.

"Yes, the big shopkeeper, very good, no wonder it is only used to entertain distinguished guests, this must be at least two silver and one tael of tea, right?" He Dani tugged at half of the corners of her mouth and said with some difficulty.

"Almost, almost, Miss He really knows the goods, amazing. But why don't I listen to the girl so well? Was it okay before you left here? Did you get a cold when you got home? Do you want to see a doctor? The shopkeeper Liu praised first, followed the conversation, and pointed directly at the abnormality on He Dani.

He Liang's heart beat violently, for fear of 'exposing' the filling, so he hurriedly laughed and said: "Where is the big shopkeeper, she is fine, she is so restrained in front of her elders, if she doesn't speak, it will be a piece of wood." ”

"Hehe, so that's the case, in the end, it's been too long away from home, no matter how close the relatives are, they are estranged, and restraint is inevitable, and after a few days, it's good to move more between relatives." The big shopkeeper seemed to accept Ho Liang's explanation.

"Yes, what the big shopkeeper said is that it's good to walk around more." He Liang smiled and had something to say.

"Well, big shopkeeper, I may have to talk to you a lot in the future." He Dani also said with deep meaning.

"Welcome, welcome, Miss He is welcome to come to the store at any time, the girl has a deep relationship with my fourth master, I should have walked around more, otherwise the next time I go back to the capital to report on work, the fourth master asked me to speak, if I can't say anything, won't I make the fourth master unhappy? The fourth master is the younger brother of the head of the family, the second son of the long house, and his identity is not ordinary, I can 'provoke' the uncle of the family with my neck, but I definitely don't dare to provoke the fourth master to blush. Not only me, but everyone else is the same, everyone knows the four masters of the Xiang family, and the last thing to mess with is the fourth master. "I don't know whether the shopkeeper Liu said this is true or not, but it once again improved He Dani's status from the side, and gave He Liang's more stinging 'exciting' hint.

"The big shopkeeper, the fourth master you are talking about is the one Xiang ***, right? He is very good to my 'daughter' on weekdays? ”

"Madame said with a smile, Miss He is the only junior sister of my fourth master, the common teacher of the two only accepted their two apprentices, and the girl is talented, she won the top prize in one fell swoop, and the queen of 'Meng' personally summoned her, so many doctors in the palace, but this honor is also enjoyed by Miss He alone. There is a junior sister with such a good reputation, as a *** senior brother, he will naturally take more care of it, Mrs. said is this the truth? ”

"Yes, yes, yes!" He Liang's face was full of 'flowers' with a smile, and the teacup was almost uncontrollable, "Then say so, for the sake of the fourth master, no matter what my daughter's 'daughter' asks for, the shopkeeper will be easy to do?" ”

"Hehe, that's natural, as long as it doesn't violate the principles and rules, Miss He asks to come to the 'door', and we should try our best to help, there is no doubt about it." The big shopkeeper smiled without any scheming.

"Great, we're looking for something." The big shopkeeper said such a long sentence, only the second half of the sentence entered He Liang's ears, and when she heard the words "undoubtedly", she impatiently put down the teacup, cleared her throat and was about to speak.

"Oh? Madame may as well say it directly. ”

"That's right, my maiden name is Liang, and I opened a Liang Ji 'medicine' shop in the city......"

"Slow!" He Liang's words had just begun, and he was categorically interrupted by the shopkeeper Liu, and his relaxed and easy-going expression with a smile turned into a 'smart' and strong when talking about business, squinting his eyes and looking at He Liang's with sharp eyes.

"Mrs. He, since Miss He has something to ask for, you should let Miss He come to her, so you don't have to worry about Mrs., Mrs. has worked hard all the way, let's drink tea and take a break, and just 'hand' over the rest to the girl."

He Liang's housewife, where did he 'deal' with such a sophisticated figure as the shopkeeper Liu, the shopkeeper suddenly changed his face, which frightened He Liang's family and didn't dare to respond.

The shopkeeper Liu ignored her, and said directly to He Dani, "Miss He, come on, what are you asking for?" We can help if we can. ”

Entering the 'Door'