Xu is let go of the big stone in his heart, this night, is the sweetest sleep Ruixue has slept in a few days, until the sunrise in the east mountain, Wu Yu came back for breakfast, did not see the heat between the stoves, and thought that something was wrong, hurriedly pushed the door and ran in, only to wake her up.

"Brother Yu, what time is it?"

"It's the middle of the hour."

"Ah, it's so late, I'm afraid the clan elders will come to the door in a while." Rui Xue hurriedly got up, jumped off the ground, straightened her crumpled skirt, washed and pulled her hair, and instructed, "Brother Yu, my sister has something urgent to go to the city, you remember to take care of Mr. to drink medicine, if the elders of the clan come to the door, just say that I will be back in the afternoon." ”

Wu Yu nodded, watched her busy picking up things, and sent her out, just happened to meet Zhang Dahe who had dinner and rushed to make tofu, and heard that Ruixue was going to enter the city, so he asked, "My sister has entered the city, who orders tofu?"

Rui Xue groaned slightly, then led him into the stove, pointed to a clay pot in the corner and said, "Brother Zhang, your family treats me sincerely, in fact, I have long wanted to tell you the secret of this tofu." After the soy milk boils, scoop a spoonful of the powder in the jar, stir a few times and it will become a brain, it's very simple, you can try to make it yourself today. ”

Zhang Dahe didn't expect Ruixue to tell him this secret, so he waved his hands vigorously in shock, "Sister, no, I'm not good..."

Rui Xue didn't persuade much, and threw down a sentence directly, "Big brother, remember this secret, don't tell outsiders first, I'm in a hurry to enter the city, you hurry up and make tofu, Cui Niang and they will come in a while." ”

Zhang Dahe was about to stop her, but she had already carried the basket out of the courtyard, so she had to rub her hands, wondering, "What can I do about this?" ”

Wu Yu came in with a medicine bag, and while washing the medicine jar, he said with a dark face, "Uncle, let's do what my sister says, maybe tomorrow we won't be able to use this secret recipe." ”

"Brother Yu, what do you mean by this?"

"My sister went to the city to sell a shop and pooled money to buy medicine for my husband."

Selling a shop? Zhang Dahe's eyes widened in an instant, his mouth moved, and he wanted to say something, but in the end, he let out a long sigh, turned around and silently began to grind beans and make tofu.

Besides, Rui Xue has hope in her heart, and her steps are extremely brisk, on weekdays, she has to walk for more than an hour for twenty miles, but today it will only take more than half an hour.

The shops on the streets of the city have opened their doors, there are many pedestrians, and the sun, which is rarely seen in winter, also hangs lazily in the air, illuminating the surrounding houses and streets, as if they are emitting a faint light, a warm and warm one.

Rui Xue stopped an elderly man, saluted and asked, "Uncle, do you know where the old store of the Wu family is?" ”

When the old man saw her smiling between his eyebrows, he smiled and said, "But there is a happy event at home and you want to buy good wine?" The aging of the old Wu family shop is really good, you walk to the end of the street to the right, but a dozen steps away. ”

Rui Xue thanked him, and when he walked to the front of the winery with the basket, a carriage was parked at the foot of the steps, and a young man in gray clothes who looked like a little steward was directing a young man to move the wine jar outside, and from time to time he had to drink and curse.

Ruixue frowned slightly, guessing that this winery was shipping, and wanted to wait for a while before coming forward to inquire, but the little guy ran back and forth more than a dozen times, and there was no intention of stopping, and the little steward didn't come forward to help, but just stood aside quite leisurely. She was anxious to go to various pharmacies to look for the Red Flame Fruit, and after waiting for a long time, she went up the steps, saluted, and said, "Excuse me, this steward, the shopkeeper in your store, is there?" ”

Cheng Er heard the woman's voice, and when he turned around, he saw that it was a little daughter-in-law wearing a cyan cotton jacket skirt, carrying a bamboo basket in her hand, and her appearance was acceptable, but she didn't even have a piece of jewelry on her head and hands, presumably the family was extremely poor, he looked down on her heart, and heard that she was about to see her father, a little impatient, "Who are you, you want to see my father when you come to the door, my father is busy, but not everyone can see it." ”

Rui Xue didn't like the look of disdain in his eyes, but in order to do things, she had to be patient, and said, "I was entrusted by someone to come to the shopkeeper to get some things, and I asked the steward to help spread the word." ”

It happened that the young man came out with the jar, thinking that he was so tired that he was about to fall down when his feet were crooked, Rui Xue helped him with his hand, and the young man was grateful, so he put down the jar, wiped the beads of sweat on his forehead, and said, "Sister-in-law is looking for the shopkeeper, I will help you go in and pass it on." ”

When Cheng Er heard this, he immediately glared and scolded, "What is the rumor, do you think you have less work?" Hurry up and move the wine, and go to sweep the yard after moving. ”

The young man held his mouth, his face was full of grievances, and he looked at Rui Xue helplessly, Rui Xue didn't want to scold him, so he said, "Thank you little brother for your kindness, I'll talk to the steward, you better go and get busy." ”

The young man smiled, picked up the wine jar and left, Rui Xue saw Cheng Er holding her shoulder and squinting at her, she was really impatient, and her tone became cold, "My husband and your owner Bai Gongzi have a word first, as long as I come with a token, the shopkeeper will definitely act according to the agreement, and please don't stop the steward, in case of mistakes, I'm afraid the steward will be a little troublesome." ”

"Trouble? I think you're in trouble, look up and see what is written on this plaque of ours? Cheng Er pinched his waist with one hand and pointed to the plaque with the other, "The old store of the Wu family, our owner's surname is Wu, it's not a white boy, a black boy, you stupid mother-in-law is looking for the wrong door, hurry up and get out of me, block me early in the morning!" ”

Rui Xue was also suspicious in her heart, she only cared about joy last night, but she never thought of such a detail, but Zhao Fengnian is not a careless person, it is impossible to write the wrong name of the store, is there something wrong here?

She was about to speak again, Cheng Er had rudely stretched out his hand and pushed her down the steps, stumbled under her feet, stood unsteadily, and fell into the basket, she immediately went to pick up the oil-paper wrapped books, and saw that there was no dirt before she was relieved, her heart finally couldn't help but catch fire, her face sank, and she pointed at Cheng Er's nose and said angrily, "It is said that those who do business are customers, and they are customers, I have already indicated that there is something to do with your shopkeeper, and you can spread the word, where can you be tired, but just walk a few more steps, even if I remember the name of the store, your shopkeeper will not necessarily be angry." You are just a small steward, even if it is your father who is in charge, you can't stop it without permission, in case you mistake the affairs of the master's family, can you bear the consequences? ”

Cheng Er is lazy, greedy and lazy, he has not been loved by his father since he was a child, and he is often reprimanded by his father, how is he not as capable and sensible as his eldest brother, he has long been resentful, but he has been hindered by his father, and he can't refute it much, I never thought about it today, a poor peasant woman dared to point to his nose to teach, his resentment turned around in an instant, and he jumped to his feet and scolded, "What are you, you dare to scold me, poor sour shrew, master, I just won't give you a pass today, do you have the ability to fly in?" ”

Rui Xue was so angry that she trembled all over, and she hated it in her heart, but seeing that the lively passers-by behind her were gathering more and more, pointing at them and whispering, she really didn't want to play monkey with this person, so she patted her dress and said lightly, "If you don't pass it on, I can't force you, but you will regret today's incident." ”

Cheng Er pursed his lips and sneered disdainfully, "I regret letting you in!" We don't have anything expensive in our shop, in case I lose one or two things, who will I go to? ”

Rui Xue looked at him quietly, didn't speak for a long time, and then turned around and walked out of the crowd...

Cheng Er saw her walk away, snorted triumphantly, and spat a mouthful of thick phlegm, "Poor and sour, what are you pretending to be high!" ”

Not far away, there was a descendant with eyebrows and eyes somewhat similar to Cheng Er, and when he saw that there were people in front of the shop, he was shocked, he was going home to get an account book, did something happen in the shop?

He strode into the crowd, went up the steps, and asked in a low voice, "Second brother, why are so many people surrounding the shop, but you are causing trouble again?" ”

Cheng Er immediately glared, "What's the matter, I won't be able to get into trouble in the eyes of my eldest brother?" As he spoke, he flicked his sleeves and turned around angrily and left.

Boss Cheng was helpless, so he raised his feet and followed.

The old shopkeeper of the account room was taking notes to count the silver, and when he saw the eldest coming in, he asked, "Dongsheng, why do I hear some noise in the front yard?" ”

Dongsheng held the account book in both hands and said with a smile, "I don't know, maybe the smell of wine in our shop attracted passers-by." ”

Cheng Lao's shopkeeper laughed, "There have been a lot of entries in the past few months, and the son's letter also praised us a few words, and said that at the end of the year, the income will be divided into one percent for our family." ”

The annual income of this winery is 2,000 taels of silver, and the achievement is more than 200 taels, and Dongsheng is naturally very happy.

The father and son were talking, and a young man brought tea in, and seeing that the shopkeeper and the steward had a good face, they said cautiously, "The shopkeeper, there is something small, I don't know whether to talk about it or not?" ”

The old shopkeeper Cheng likes this young man to be smart and diligent on weekdays, so he smiled and said, "You kid, but you want to take leave to go home to see your mother?" ”

"No, no." The young man hurriedly waved his hand, "Just now there was a peasant woman in front of the door, saying that she wanted to see the shopkeeper, but she was blocked back by the second steward." ”

"Peasant woman, what do you see of me?"

The young man scratched his head, "The little one was moving the wine jar just now, and I didn't hear a few words, it seems that she took some token, but the second steward... Well, I didn't talk too much, and I the sister-in-law away. ”

Token! The father and son of the Cheng family were shocked at the same time, and Qi Qi remembered the instructions of the master's family, could it be that the master's friend sent someone to the door?

Cheng Lao's shopkeeper shouted one after another, "Dongsheng, go and call the second child, this bastard, I'm afraid he has made a mistake." ”

Dongsheng immediately went out, and the young man was afraid that Cheng Er would trouble him in the future, so he also ran to the front shop.

Cheng Er was changing clothes in the room, and was going to go to a few fox friends who he made friends on weekdays to drink, but when he heard the eldest brother say that his father called him, he had a sudden attack in his heart for some reason, and then he thought about it, he didn't go to Hualou in recent days, so he shouldn't be beaten, so he went to the account room with the eldest brother.

As a result, as soon as he entered the house, Old Man Cheng split his head and covered his face, "Someone came to see me just now?" ”