Chunying chuckled in her heart. I couldn't tell where this person came from, so I pretended to be afraid of pain and cried loudly: "Help! Someone ...... coming," and before the words fell, the man covered his mouth.

The man looked around in a bit of a panic before he said viciously: "Stinky girl, if you dare to scream again, see if I don't kill you!" ”

Chun Ying just kept struggling, biting his hand hard, and when he withdrew his hand in pain, he quickly dodged it, and opened his mouth and shouted: "Someone! There are robbers! Come on, people! ”

The man raised his hand in panic to fight, but heard footsteps and voices nearby: "What's wrong, what's wrong?" Who is shouting that there are robbers? "It seems to be coming from the dog's tail alley, and it sounds like Sister Chun'er's voice."

Chun Ying hurriedly shouted while hiding: "Come on! Robbers are here! Seeing that the man was about to escape, he picked up a broken brick and threw it over, hitting the man in the back, and the man was in pain, and turned around with hatred: "Dead girl......" fist is about to be delivered.

The neighbors had already heard the sound and rushed to the scene, and the big man led by him shouted when he saw it: "Stop!" Then he rushed over to restrain the man, and the man tried to break away from him, and wanted to rush out, but the neighbors who followed him were already at the entrance of the alley with brooms, hoes, spatulas, etc., and forced him back violently.

Chunying took the opportunity to hide back in the courtyard of her second uncle's house and closed the door. He shouted loudly: "Uncles and aunts, when this man sees me, he uses his fist to frighten people, and he doesn't allow me to scream, and I don't know where it came from." Maybe it's the thief that the government is arresting, let's send him to the official quickly! ”

When the neighbors saw that the man's face was full of flesh, black and stout, which was in line with the imaginary image of a "wicked man" and a "criminal", they all agreed. The big man stood up and shouted, "Bah! What the hell are you coming from, and why are you doing this here?! Why don't you get it from the real thing?! ”

The "villain" rolled his eyes a few times, then raised his head and said, "Which one is the thief?" Hugh is talking nonsense! I'm here to ask for a debt! This girl's family owes me a lot of money and doesn't pay it back, and when I come to the door to ask for it, she calls people indiscriminately. Paying off debts is a matter of course! You want to stand up for her, do you plan to give her money too?! ”

He thought that if he said this, everyone would retreat, and he had tried this trick twice, and it was very effective, but unexpectedly, the neighbors present stared at him with suspicious eyes, and there was no sign of being fooled.

Chunying hurriedly said, "Which one owes you money?" Tell me, what is my last name? If my family owes you money, what debt do you have to come here?! I'm just here to visit relatives, who are you getting?! ”

The big man also said: "Isn't it? Sister Chun is here to look at the house for Lu Er, and we all know the name. You thief, don't climb around! He also shouted to several men in the crowd to come up and help tie up the people, and to send the "gangsters" to the officials.

The "villain" panicked again, and hurriedly argued: "I said it wrong, and it was the girl's brother who owed me money." I know her brother's surname is Hu, don't tie it, don't tie it! ”

This time, there was no need for Chunying to argue, the neighbors laughed themselves, and a woman chirped: "Brother Hu has always been the most reputable, how can he owe money and not pay it back?" He and Sister Chun are not brother and sister, you are even wrong about the situation of his family, what do you want to say? Another woman looked at the "gangster" vigilantly with a spatula: "He must be the thief that the government wants to catch!" Didn't the official say that that person didn't even let go of ordinary people's families, and stole all their money and property, causing people to go bankrupt? This person must have inquired about the situation of each family in advance, and knew that Brother Hu was not at home, so he came to attack his family. He was originally a living person, so he naturally couldn't figure it out, and when he heard Sister Chun call him brother, he thought they were a family. ”

This guess won the support of everyone, and the big man took advantage of the "bad man" to quickly twist his arm and twist it back, and the others quickly rushed up and tied him with hemp rope. The "villain" shouted anxiously: "I am really not a thief! I'm Guan Lao Ba in East City, and I own a grocery store! Just ask! Don't send me to the official, I'm willing to pay the money! He struggled to break away from the man who was holding him down. jumped twice, and pulled out a waist bag: "There are more than five taels of broken silver here, please take it to eat and drink, don't send me to see an official!" ”

Everyone hesitated for a while, and then the big man glared at him with round eyes and punched him: "You thief!" Dare to come and buy grandpa with the stolen goods? If the government knows that we have taken your money and let you go, who knows if it will punish us?! Be honest with me! In a blink of an eye, he punched again, beating the "villain" who was dizzy, with a blue nose and swollen face, and everyone dragged him away half-and-half-and-half-pulled.

Some neighbors comforted Chunying, Chunying responded, carefully opened the door and poked her head out, smiled and thanked the others, and when they were far away, they quickly locked the door and ran into the courtyard of the Wei family. Wei Gong Wei had been listening behind the door for a long time, and when she saw her, she hurriedly asked, "Is that person really a thief?" It doesn't sound like it, but what is the origin of the end? ”

Chun Ying shook her head: "I don't know, he is looking for Brother Xiaofei, it is very likely that his brother sent him." Her brow furrowed, annoyed. If it was really someone sent by the Hu family, maybe something would happen again, Hu Fei finally gained a firm foothold, his business was getting better and better, and his life was back on track, if it was because of that villain, his career would be ruined, it would be too bad!

She couldn't help but feel resentful of the Hu family: Hu Fei can come to this day. Is it easy? It's a brother, and he doesn't go against you, why do you have to do so badly?!

When Hu Fei came back in the evening, he was in a good mood, he seemed to have sold the fabric at a good price, and the car was empty, he returned the car first, and then came back and smiled at Chunying: "Sister, there is a good thing today, I want to discuss it with you......" After a pause, he noticed that there was something wrong with her and Wei Gong Wei Po's expression, and asked hesitantly: "What's wrong?" What's wrong? ”

Chunying whispered to him what happened today, and said, "I asked Wudan to inquire about the future, and it is said that the yamen found out the identity of the person and let him go." The neighbors say that even if they get the wrong person, that person won't be a good thing! Brother Xiaofei, Wei Gong Wei and Wei Po have discussed it with me, and I think it is very likely that he is the one who followed you yesterday! After a little hesitation, he added: "He knows what your surname is, could it be...... ...... in your house"

Hu Fei's face changed slightly, he silently walked to the stone bench and sat down, and said in a deep voice: "Where do I have a home now?!" Even if it's someone he sends, I don't care! He's not that powerful. Get me out of here! ”

When Wei Gong heard this, he smiled: "Isn't it? The landlord here is not a little common man who is bullied by him! He is an imperial businessman, is it possible that there is still a way to persecute him......" He didn't continue, but smiled again.

After living in this courtyard for more than half a year, Hu Fei has met twice the people sent by the Jing family, the grandmother of the Hou Mansion, although no one told him clearly, but he knew it in his heart, so he also laughed: "Exactly, I used to think that the Hu family was amazing, but now that my horizons have been broadened, I know that the Hu family is nothing more than that." My brother is full of desire to climb up to the Squire's Mansion. As a result, wasn't he included in a book of imperial history, accusing him of divorce and marriage during filial piety, and he could only end up postponing his marriage? I heard that the Shilang Mansion is impatient to withdraw from his family, if the Hu family is really capable, where can they be so angry?! ”

Chunying's heart moved, and she raised her eyes to look at him, and saw that in addition to disdain, there was also a trace of resentment in his eyes. In fact, Hu Fei still cares a lot about that ruthless brother, right? Although he usually keeps quiet, he is still very concerned about the news of the Hu family.

Seeing that their faces were less worried, Wei Po smiled and said, "It's time to eat!" Sister Chun came in to help. Old man, you are not allowed to eat or drink today, and you will go on a night patrol when you turn back! Brother Xiaofei, you watch him for me! And they all answered in unison, and went about their work. Chunying glanced at Hu Fei occasionally and saw that he seemed thoughtful.

After eating, Hu Fei glanced at Chunying, Chunying understood, washed the dishes and chopsticks, boiled hot water and prepared to wash Wei Gong's feet, and went to Hu Fei's courtyard.

Not long after, Hu Fei, who went to patrol the yard with Duke Wei, came back, and asked her to sit down excitedly, then took out an account book from the house, and said: "Today's materials are selling very quickly, and I also told the shopkeeper Shi that the remaining fine materials are good, and I found the next home, and we will deliver them together tomorrow." The price this time is very good, I calculated it carefully when I came back, plus this income, in the past half a year, we have earned a full four hundred taels of silver! I was thinking about it, every day in and out of the city, I was also tired, and the money I earned was limited, so how about a small storefront in a serious market? ”

Chun Ying was stunned. I lowered my head and thought about it before I said, "Of course it's good to open a store, but didn't you have any concerns at the beginning?" Not afraid now? Also, we have a lot of money now, do we have to open a store? Rent, taxes, carpentry, lamps, oil, wax...... The cost is not low. ”

Hu Fei smiled: "I was afraid at the beginning, but now I want to open it, no matter how powerful the Hu family is, there are still countless people in the capital who can overshadow him!" How old is he? If I want to open a store, I naturally have to choose a good store location, so that he is helpless! After a pause, he said: "I am now a seller, in addition to fat, powder, head oil, jewelry, all of which are bargains, so naturally the profit is low, and the goods that mules can transport are limited, how much can they sell in a day?" If I opened a store, not only would I be able to buy more fat powder and other goods, but also the jewelry would be more expensive, and the most important thing is that I have already chosen a few stores, and no matter which one of them, the business will only be better than it is now. ”

He took out a booklet with some excitement and opened it to Chunying: "You see, this place is in Xizhimen Street, what is it called the poor northwest set, near it is the camp of the soldiers guarding the city, and many of the people living around it are the families of the soldiers. There are no fat powder jewelry shops there, but there is a small cloth shop and a tailor shop that sell some better clothes, and there are some temples and Taoist temples, and the market is quite lively. But if a woman wants to buy anything on weekdays, most of them have to go far away, which is very inconvenient. I know an old soldier in Shuntianfu, whose son is a soldier guarding the city, once took me there to go around, and in only half a day, the things sold were worth three days on weekdays! I've heard that the rent there is very cheap, and if you rent a yard and turn it into a storefront, you can also sell fabrics in addition to fat powder jewelry, so you must be doing a good business. ”

Sounds good, Chun Ying looked at the brochure again: "If it's an exclusive sale, it's naturally easy to make money, but why isn't there anyone else who has a store there?" It's best to find out before acting. But this location ...... Isn't it too far? ”

Hu Fei nodded: "That's the same." But there is another place......" he flipped to the next page: "This is a little closer, just outside the Xuanwu Gate, around the general teaching field in Xuanbeifang, there are also several military camps, and there are also guild halls for out-of-town students to stay in for the exam. It's a bit livelier than the previous one, but the rouge shop still has something to earn. ”

Chunying looked at it again, and had no opinions, and saw that there seemed to be words on the next page, so she turned it over and saw that the address written on it was in Yanle Hutong.

Hu Fei said with a smile: "Needless to say, this place is nearby, there is the Teaching Workshop Division, and there are also many Qinglou Chu Pavilions. The girl is the daughter of a good family, so she naturally can't get used to these, but when she does business, she doesn't distinguish between the upper and the lower. ”

Chunying smiled: "I think it's a bit dangerous to have a unique business, and we don't know what the situation is near the barracks." But in the area of Yanle Hutong, there must already be many fat powder jewelry stores, and it is nothing to open one more, but the things sold need to be thought about, and they can't be as important as others. ”

Hu Fei nodded hurriedly: "I think so too, I'm worried about which place to choose." ”

"Then let's take a look again, in fact, our principal is only a few hundred taels, and after renting the house, there is not much left, so we still have to be cautious." Chunying felt that it seemed early to open the store now, but the person who worked hard was Hu Fei, and she couldn't say too much. And opening a store can indeed do more business, she is only worried that once she wants to sit in the store, this person's business will not be easy.

The two of them were meeting to study where to find the best place, but they heard a quick knock on the door in the silence of the night. Chunying got up to open the door with some confusion, and as soon as she pulled the bolt, the person outside rushed in and almost knocked her down.

She looked up and saw that the man was covered with a dark gauze on his head, and then frowned and scolded, "Who are you?" Why did you break in without a head?! Hu Fei hurriedly walked over and asked, "Who are you?" ”

The man ripped off his headscarf, revealing a somewhat familiar face, but it was Ah Fan, who had seen it once. Chun Ying was secretly taken aback, and hurriedly turned her head to look at Hu Fei.

Hu Fei was obviously surprised: "Ah Fan?! How did you get here? How did you know I lived here?! ”

Ah Fan didn't care about answering, so he rushed to him and cried, "Second Young Master, run away!" The eldest young master is coming soon! ”

(There are so many people who guessed, ask for pink tickets...... ）。.。