Later, the business of the carriage and horse shop became worse and worse, and there were many reasons. First, there was an internal problem with the owner of the carriage and horse shop. The boss's son, Lao Xu's brother-in-law, married a powerful wife, and this young grandmother was about to seize power as soon as she entered the door. The boss thinks that this carriage and horse shop is his lifeblood, and of course he is unwilling to hand it over to his son and daughter-in-law so soon. Therefore, the two sides can be said to have a very unpleasant quarrel over the management rights. Second, it is because of the influence of the carriage and horse shop. Due to the increasing number of pirates and pirates at sea, it is becoming more and more difficult to do business at sea. Some businessmen are gradually starting to reduce or simply stop doing it. If there is less business, there are fewer traders and traders, and the business of the carriage and horse shop cannot continue to be good. Business is difficult to do, resulting in some bad business car and horse shops are either closed or changed. Third, the competition in the carriage and horse shops is too fierce. There were fewer buyers and sellers, and of course the business of the carriage and horse shops was affected. The car and horse shop market, which was already in oversupply, had to increase its service efforts and launch various discounts to attract business for this reason. Although Lao Xu's carriage and horse shop is relatively old, it is not the largest carriage and horse shop here. Other carriage and horse shops have either changed their careers or have new service items, which of course has also affected the business of Lao Xu Carriage and Horse Shop. Originally, the old Xu's car and horse shop could also launch new service items, at least grab some business with some mid-range car and horse shops. However, the owner of the carriage and horse shop fought with the young grandmother and lost a lot of opportunities to make money.

Just when Lao Xu was hesitating to persuade his father-in-law and younger siblings, an accident happened. The reason why Lao Xu is reluctant to meddle in the affairs of the boss and the young grandmother is because these people don't really treat Lao Xu as their own. The boss only regarded Lao Xu as a guy who didn't want to be paid, and did not take Lao Xu as his son-in-law. The young grandmother did not put Lao Xu and his wife as her own people, and even suspected that Lao Xu and his wife secretly supported her father-in-law to oppose her. For this reason, whether Lao Xu is in the front of the carriage and horse shop, or in his own home in the back, he is very calm and does not interfere and does not talk much. Even so, he was still constantly splinting, and he was not pleasing to either end. Lao Xu can't stand it anymore, and if he goes on like this, the carriage and horse shop will completely collapse. Just when Lao Xu was about to summon the greatest courage to tell his father-in-law about it, a disaster came.

Lao Xu remembered that it was that day 17 years ago, when Lao Xu had just gotten up to talk to his father-in-law about the future of the carriage and horse shop, his younger brother and sister, the young grandmother of the carriage and horse shop, found Lao Xu. In order to attract some old customers, the carriage and horse shop will always allow some old customers to owe some money on credit. However, since the young grandmother took charge of the accounts, this rule has been changed, and new and old customers are not allowed to default on payments. For this reason, some customers have been offended, causing some customers to go to other carriage and horse shops. But the young grandmother was still not satisfied, and asked the old man in the store to go to the customer's house to collect the money. This time, the young grandmother handed over the task of recovering the money to Lao Xu, and asked Lao Xu to go to Majiazhuang thirty miles away to collect debts immediately. The young grandmother gave a death order, saying that if Lao Xu didn't return the money, he wouldn't have to come back. For this reason, Lao Xu had to ask for debts, and had to spend a night outside.

Although Lao Xu didn't want to return all the arrears, he was going to get some back, and Lao Xu thought he could explain so he came back. Unexpectedly, the young grandmother made a big noise, saying that Lao Xu had privately deducted the arrears, and Lao Xu had to hand it over. The boss, the old man, and Lao Xu's wife could have helped Lao Xu speak, but their father and daughter did not help Lao Xu speak. This caused Lao Xu to suffer from the young grandmother's artillery fire head-on, forcing him to stay and get angry honestly. It doesn't matter if you get angry, it completely killed Lao Xu. The boss's family not only did not help Lao Xu, but also blamed all the blame on Lao Xu, and the boss's son simply kicked Lao Xu out of the house. Lao Xu was almost kicked out of the house with a belly full of anger.

Lao Xu had nowhere to go, so he had to work as a temporary worker in other carriage and horse shops. When I came back from a business of going out to catch a car, I found that something had happened to the original carriage and horse shop. The reason for the accident was because the young grandmother loved it too much. After driving Lao Xu away, the young grandmother finally took over most of the business of the carriage and horse shop with the help of her husband and sister-in-law. The young grandmother in power found out that the family property of the carriage and horse shop was much more than she estimated. To this end, she used part of the money to create a large number of gold jewelry and dress herself up. The young grandmother also bought a lot of high-end daily necessities, so that the whole town knew that her family was rich. "Wealth is not exposed" is an old truth, but the young grandmother doesn't care at all. As a result, the fact that the car and horse shop was rich was immediately known by a group of robbers nearby, and when Lao Xu was not at home, the robbers ransacked the car and horse shop.

Lao Xu's family died like this, not only did they die, but all their money was gone, and even the horses were taken away. The whole town was also affected, many strong men were killed, and many women were killed. Later, some experienced people told Lao Xu that this gang of robbers might not be ordinary robbers, and it was very likely that they were robbers pretending to be robbers. Only the Would-be Wouldn't be so desperate, and only the Wouldn't be so deadly to the people of the town. Ordinary robbers would not be so inhuman, let alone so desperate.

Although Lao Xu did not receive any benefits from his father-in-law's family, he was often bullied by their family. He had heard his wife and father-in-law say more than once that he was nothing more than a dog in their family. In this family, not only does he have no status, but he also has not even a little dignity. However, Lao Xu did not hold too much grudge against the family, especially his father-in-law and wife. No matter how the old man rescued him in the first place, if it weren't for this boss, Lao Xu wouldn't be able to live now. The wife who has always looked down on him, although Lao Xu has no relationship with her, Lao Xu really treats her as his wife. Although his brother-in-law's family treats him badly, his brother-in-law who has called him a few times is also considered a relative. So in the end, it was Lao Xu who persuaded everyone to simply handle the funeral for this family. It's not that Lao Xu doesn't want to be grand, the first is because Lao Xu has no money, the second is because the family is not very popular here, and no one is willing to help them, and the third is because this disaster is caused by the family's showmanship, and everyone resents the family in their hearts. If it weren't for Lao Xu's family kowtowing and saying good things, everyone would still be reluctant to help with the aftermath. Lao Xu also repaid the kindness of the family over the years, everyone knows Lao Xu's situation in this family, so Lao Xu is a good person with a conscience.

Lao Xu died of all his relatives, and there was no store business, and the car and horse shop industry was getting worse and worse here. It was impossible to stay and work any longer, so I returned to the north with my wounds. When Lao Xu returned to his hometown, he found that he had no acquaintances, and the house in his hometown was gone. He can't support himself at all, and no one wants to take him in as a big man. He had no choice but to enter Beijing and work as a buddy in a carriage and horse shop in the capital first, doing his old job, and then thinking of other ways out.

Because Lao Xu is a skilled hand in the industry, and Lao Xu can speak the southern dialect, it is easy to attract southern guests for the carriage and horse shop, so Lao Xu gradually became famous in the capital carriage and horse shop. Later, I met Lao Xu of the road, and because of his stability and proficiency in the industry, he became a "handlebar type" who could take charge of himself. Lao Xu didn't have to worry about his food and clothing at this time, and gradually accumulated capital privately. It wasn't until ten years ago that Lao Xu finally used his own money to buy a small carriage and horse shop and finally had his own business. Lao Xu has not only done his own business over the years, but also married a wife, and had his own children seven years ago. The wife was in charge of the business of the shop, and he took a few men to do the business of driving cars and renting horses and carriages. Although the scale is not large, it is enough to live a life that I didn't dare to think of before.

However, Lao Xu still often recalls the past, probably because he is older, and he always likes to recall the past. Maybe it's because you're definitely doing well, and you're starting to think back on the hard years of the past. Whenever he thinks of the Southern Carriage and Horse Shop, of course, he also thinks of the hated Wako. Qin Tai and his wife killed many widows who violated the local people, which was equivalent to avenging Lao Xu. Therefore, Lao Xu not only promised not to want Qin Tai's money, but also promised to serve Qin Tai and his wife for free. He is willing to serve Qin Tai's family for free, and he is willing to work as long as he wants. Of course, Qin Tai and his wife didn't agree, they couldn't let Lao Xu suffer, and in the end everyone decided on a plan. Qin Tai paid to hire Lao Xu and his carriage, go according to the market price of the capital, and cover Lao Xu's food and accommodation. Lao Xu will not suffer a loss, and Qin Tai has not spent more money in vain, and it is reasonable for both sides. In this way, Lao Xu became a temporary joiner of Qin Tai and his party, and after he went back, he told his experience to people in the industry and became the object of envy of everyone. Many years later, Lao Xu couldn't move, holding his grandson in one hand and a teapot in the other, sitting at the door of his own carriage and horse shop, telling stories to a large group of children who gathered around. is about the bizarre case that he followed Qin Tai and his wife out this year to investigate. Although he has only been with Qin Tai for a long time, there are really many stories to tell. Not only the children liked to listen to it, but also some of the neighbors. Of course, most of these stories were heard by Lao Xu, not experienced by Lao Xu himself. It's more that Lao Xu has added vinegar to himself, but everyone likes to listen to it, and Lao Xu also likes to talk about it. When Lao Xu passed away, there was a dry tobacco stick in the things buried with him, which was given to Lao Xu by Lao Xu's most respected benefactor, Mrs. Qin Tai, Zhan Xiaoxia. Lao Xu almost never left his cigarette after getting it, even when he was not smoking, he held it as if it were his glory.