It's spring again. *Light is just right.

Chunying sat on the steps of the small courtyard, bowing her head and playing a new line. This is a new flower pattern that she stumbled upon on the street outside, and she thought it was very beautiful, so she memorized it carefully and called to try it when she got home.

There were footsteps and human voices outside the door, which seemed to be a neighbor who lived nearby: "This is it, Brother Hu lives in this courtyard, but I don't know if he is at home." Just knock on the door and ask, if he's not there, leave a message and he'll look for you. ”

"Thank you, Auntie, this is a little careful......"

"Oops, the guest is so polite......"

Chunying put down the veil, walked over and opened the door, looked out carefully, and saw a man in his thirties, with a dark complexion, a slightly fat figure, wearing a coarse silk robe, a small handkerchief wrapped around his head, and a jade pendant on his waist, but it was a money style with a round outer circle and a square inside. Presumably a businessman.

When the neighbor aunt saw Chunying, she greeted her with a smile and said, "Sister Chun, this guest is a businessman from other places, and he said that he wanted to talk to Brother Hu about business." Chunying smiled: "Thank you Auntie, I will entertain you." When the aunt heard this, she said a few words, grabbed one sleeve, and left quickly.

Chun Ying said a blessing to the merchant, and said, "Brother Hu has gone out, and he won't come back until the evening, if the guest has something to leave to him, just tell me." ”

The merchant hesitated for a moment, and then said: "My surname is Wu, a single name is a flute character, I was originally a cloth merchant from the south of the Yangtze River, and I heard people say at the dock that Brother Hu here has a wide range of friends, and he has the best way, no matter what business, he can find a home for others." I sold a batch of fabrics to Beijing, and before I could settle down, I received an urgent letter from home, saying that my father was sick and needed to rush back as soon as possible, so I had to come to Brother Hu to try. ”

Chunying hurriedly said: "Please wait, I'll be back soon." Then he went back to the house and took the pamphlet and pen for shorthand, and returned to the door and opened it: "Please tell me where you are staying, as well as the type, quantity, price, etc., and someone will come to you to inspect the goods." When the Hu family brother returns home in the evening, he will talk to you. ”

The merchant Wu Di was stunned, and was a little reluctant: "Why do you still have to inspect the goods?" I haven't found a buyer yet, and if something is too late and dirty, won't I be at a loss? ”

Chunying said with a smile: "Guest, you are from other places, my brother of the Hu family wants to be a Chinese person, he has to talk about credibility, and he must confirm the goods first." You can rest assured, the inspectors are experts, if there is a delay, you will never be at a loss. ”

Wu Di reluctantly accepted, briefly described the situation of the goods, and left the address of the inn where he is now staying. Seeing Chunying writing a few lines on the booklet, he stretched out his head and glanced at it, but he was a little surprised: "Little girl, your handwriting is really good, originally a girl of your age can be literate even if it is rare, this is what your brother taught you?" Brother Hu is still a reader? ”

Chunying smiled. He didn't answer, but showed him the booklet: "You check it again, are there any mistakes or omissions?" ”

Wu Di glanced at it a few times, then said, "It's all right", and looked Chunying up and down carefully.

Chunying was already used to it, so she just smiled faintly and let him look at it, but Wu Di was a little embarrassed, so she smiled and said: "Then I'll leave first, please come to me as soon as possible, I'm really in a hurry." ”

Chunying politely sent him away, then went back to the house to write a text message, walked out of the street and beckoned, and called a street boy around ten years old: "Five eggs, you go to Funing Street for a run, and send this letter to the stone shopkeeper of Yunxiang Pavilion, don't be greedy and delay your efforts." This is an honorarium for you, and when you come back, I will give you five more. ”

Wudan lowered his head and counted the five copper coins in his hand, and his eyes rolled: "I only need these five coins, and the five Spring sisters will use five steamed buns, right?" Be white, fresh, and hot! No stuffing, no tight! ”

Chunying pursed her lips and poked him on the forehead with a smile: "Only three!" Five money for five steamed buns, a good deal! If you do a good job, I'll make up another big cake for you, which is another reward for you, how about it? ”

The five eggs happily took the letter. One flatbread is worth two steamed buns, and the price is even more expensive, and this deal couldn't be more cost-effective.

Chunying watched him go with a smile, and returned to the small courtyard to continue to play. After lunch, the stone shopkeeper came. She hurriedly greeted her: "Good shopkeeper, have you been there or are you going?" ”

These words are a little clueless, but the stone shopkeeper understands it, and he is not polite, he sits on a small stool in the courtyard, pours a cup of tea and drinks, and then says: "I have experienced, the things are not bad, but it is a pity that there are more than a dozen horses that have been soaked for some reason, and after drying, they seem to be salted vegetables, I think the surname Wu is also a little not very honest, the price is very high, you tell Brother Hu, if you really want to take over, the price will be pressed down by forty percent, and the surname Wu will not lose." ”

Chun Ying hurriedly took the snacks she made out to entertain him: "I heard that all he brought was some white cloth, if it was soaked, who would want to buy it?" ”

"I heard that there was a fire near Guangning Gate in Xicheng yesterday, which burned many people, and it is estimated that the white cloth will sell well in the next few days. For those that are bad, pass the water again, straighten them and dry them. Presumably, there are also poor families who are willing to buy. The shopkeeper swallowed two pieces of dim sum, "Xiaochun's craftsmanship is getting better and better, this pea yellow taste is correct enough!" ——I was planning to take my brother-in-law and transport the coarse white cloth accumulated in the warehouse to sell, if Brother Hu wants to come, he will meet at Chongwenmen three o'clock before tomorrow, and he will not wait. ”

Chunying hurriedly took notes. When the shopkeeper saw it, he smiled and said: "Xiaochun's knowledge has grown more and more, this character is written correctly and beautifully, when will you go back to Yunxiang Pavilion to sit?" The two monkeys have been working hard lately, but they often do their homework with Brother Dong, and they are always inferior to others. You'll have to come and see what they're doing. ”

Chunying glanced up at him, and saw that his expression was twisted, and she felt a little funny: "Okay, I'll go in a few days, but I don't dare to guide them in their homework, I haven't read those books and articles." Isn't the shopkeeper also literate? Why not go out in person? If not, just ask Brother Dong directly, and Brother Dong will definitely tell you. ”

The stone shopkeeper coughed a few times, a little shy, and a little eager to try, and said a few words of gossip casually, then couldn't sit still anymore and left.

Chunying laughed all the way and sent him out, bought hot steamed buns and flatbread by the way, and sent them to five eggs, only to come back and take the booklet and read and think.

Although it is a tragic thing that the people in Xicheng caught fire, the white cloth always has to be bought, and they are kind people if they don't raise the price...... If there is any leftover, they can save it up and sell it slowly, and this time they don't have to find a home, they can digest it directly......

In the evening, she was busy with two dishes in the kitchen, and when she heard the sound of mule hooves passing by outside, she knew that it was Hu Fei who came back, and hurriedly served the dishes on the plate, put out the fire and went to the Wei family's yard: "Brother Xiao Fei is back?" Good news today! Let's try my fried shredded chicken with fish-flavored eggplant and pea sprouts, and see how it heats? ”

Hu Fei's face was a little uncomfortable, and he looked out of the door from time to time, and when Wei Po saw this, she asked him, "What's wrong?" What's there to see out there? Hu Fei smiled reluctantly, took the dish in Chunying's hand, and praised: "As soon as you smell it, you know that it is delicious, and the girl is becoming more and more capable." ”

Chunying was not fascinated by him: "Say it quickly, what's wrong?" Walking to the door again and opening the door to look out, Hu Fei moved, as if he wanted to stop it, but he didn't have time.

Chunying looked left and right. Or can I only see an empty alley, and I look back in confusion: "There's nothing outside?" ”

Wei Gong also came over with a bowl of braised pork and knocked on the cigarette stick: "Say it quickly, what is there to hide from us?" ”

"It's nothing,......" Hu Fei touched his head a little embarrassed, "I just always feel that someone is following me, but when I turned around, I didn't see any suspicious people, so I felt a little uncomfortable......

Wei Gong snorted: "The people walking on this road are not one thousand but eight hundred every day, and you know that people must follow you?" He waved his hand at his wife: "Bring me that bottle of wine, the food is good today, I want to drink two cups with Brother Xiaofei!" Wei Po glared at him, but still went helplessly, with a broken thought in his mouth, "I'm going to get drunk again......".

Hu Fei whispered to Chunying what the good news was just now, and Chunying told him about Wu Di, and he nodded: "Then I'll drink two cups less, and when I'm done, I'll go to the inn to find him and bring the fabric back." ”

"Seems like a lot, huh? A horse-drawn carriage is not enough. ”

"Then transport one first, only pick the worse materials, and Ming'er will sell it first. There are no rich people on the other side of Xicheng, so let's keep good materials and sell them slowly. I can ask the people at the inn to help me guard the goods first, and then pull them back slowly. ”

Chunying and Hu Fei lowered their heads and discussed in a whisper, and heard someone knocking on the door again, so they hurriedly went to open the door, but it was a servant. He first said hello to Hu Fei, and said: "On the order of Lord Yin, I came to inform you that there is a thief who has been committing crimes in the capital recently, and many people have fallen for his plot, and he is almost bankrupt, he is a villain who does not even let go of ordinary people, you neighbors should be vigilant, take care of their own property, once you see a living person, you must be more vigilant, if the living person is suspicious, you will immediately report to the yamen, you know?" ”

Wei Gong hurriedly responded, and invited him to eat a bowl of wine, the officer's eyes swirled on the fragrant dishes, and he took a sip of the wine fiercely, and then hardened his heart: "I still have two and a half streets of people to notify, where can I have time to eat?" He glanced at the bottle a few more times before turning away.

Chunying closed the door and came back, and talked to everyone about the thief, Wei Po had already heard countless gossip from the market, and she wanted to find someone to share, but Wei Gong only cared about eating and drinking, and persuaded Hu Fei. Hu Fei had to say that he had something to do after the meal, and he barely drank four or five glasses before he got out.

The deal with Wu Di went very smoothly, and early the next morning, Hu Fei used a borrowed carriage to load most of the cart with coarse white cloth and went out. Chunying stayed at home to sort out the remaining fine white cloth, picked out a thinner and softer one, and planned to make a few new Chinese clothes for Hu Fei and Wei Gong Wei Po, but she inevitably remembered her father and second uncle who had been away from Beijing for a long time. They have been gone for more than half a year, when will they come back?

She was stunned for a while, and then remembered that the sewing basket was still at home, and hurriedly got up to get it, when she suddenly caught a glimpse of a figure passing by at the entrance of the alley. She thought it was a passerby, and didn't care, she went into the house to get the basket, and when she was about to lock the door, she suddenly felt a strong force coming from behind, she alertly avoided the side, but her left shoulder was in great pain, and then she was quickly pressed to the wall next to the door, and a man's rough voice came from behind her: "Say!" Is there a descendant surnamed Hu living here?! ”

(Guess who provoked this?) ）

(The cup is divided into cups, and the addition fails, which is actually the first chapter of the fourth volume, "Lady...... ）。.。