Xia Jin has never dressed up in men's clothing since he came to the capital. Dong is also dressed in women's clothes, and she always follows Xia Jin to serve.

At this time, listening to her call, Dong Fang hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "Girl, you call me?" ”

Xia Jin raised his chin towards the silk shop: "Look at the man in the royal blue satin robe in the shop, is it the person you are looking for?" ”

Dong Fang was stunned for a moment, turned his head to look at the silk shop, and it happened that the shopkeeper in the royal blue satin shirt of the silk shop saw four well-dressed sons and ladies standing in front of his store, thinking that it was business coming to the door, and he didn't have time to call a man, so he came out in person and greeted him: "Ladies and gentlemen, come in and have a look, the silk in our shop is of the highest quality, and the variety of colors is very complete, you may wish to buy some new clothes." ”

Dong Fang's pupils shrank suddenly.

Although she has grown up a few years later, the man has not changed. His image was engraved in her soul, and she recognized it even if it was burned to ashes.

This person is the culprit who caused the destruction of her family.

The hatred that rose from the depths of her soul instantly permeated the bones of her limbs, and she wanted to pounce on it and tear the man to pieces.

Just as she was about to lose her mind, a warm weight came from her shoulder, and she couldn't move.

She turned her head and glanced at Xia Jin.

Xia Jin shook his head at her slightly, and said in a low voice: "Don't worry, we'll talk about it after we verify." Don't let him recognize you, or he'll be in trouble if he escapes. ”

These words were like a basin of cold water, which made Dong Fang immediately calm down.

Xia Jin turned his head and smiled at Cen Ziman: "I want to buy some clothes for my father and mother, let's go and have a look." ”

For the clothing in this kind of place, Cen Ziman can't look at it at all. However, looking at Xia Jin like this, it seems that the drunkard does not mean to drink. Naturally, she didn't want to be uncooperative, and nodded with a smile: "Okay." He followed Xia Jin into the door.

Xia Jin was afraid that Dong Fang would lose control, so he said to a few subordinates: "You are waiting outside." ”

Xue'er was very clever, and seeing that Dong Fang's mood was not right, she quickly pulled her to the side.

Xia Jin looked around the store and asked the guy to move out the material she fancied. In the process of picking clothes, ask the shopkeeper a few words from time to time. Then he suddenly asked in Linjiang dialect: "How can I hear the shopkeeper's accent is from Linjiang?" ”

The shopkeeper was stunned. Then a big smile appeared on his face. Very pleasantly surprised, he said in Linjiang dialect: "I didn't expect the girl to be from Linjiang too." As he spoke, he bowed his hand and invited a few people into the inner room to drink tea.

Xia Jin turned his head to Xia Qi and smiled: "Brother, I didn't expect to meet a fellow countryman here." It's a rarity. Let's go in and have a cup of tea. ”

Cen Ziman, Su Muxian, and Xia Qi had already noticed Xia Jin's abnormality. Although he didn't know why, Xia Qi still bowed his hand to the shopkeeper and went to the inner room to drink tea together.

After a cup of tea, Xia Jin took two pieces of silk. Say goodbye to it. I went up to the teahouse next to me with a few people.

It wasn't until he went to the teahouse and sat down that Su Muxian asked, "What's wrong with the silk shop?" ”

Su Muxian asked for a private room. The sound insulation effect is not bad, so Xia Jin told Dong Fang about it.

Cen Ziman's eyes widened in shock: "How could there be such a thing?" ”

Su Muxian's eyes were cold, and he said lightly: "There are many things in this world that seek wealth and kill people. ”

remembered that Su Muxian was chased and killed by his biological mother and younger brother, compared to it. The matter of the Dong family is nothing. Everyone was silent.

Su Muxian raised his eyes and said to Dong Fang: "Don't worry, leave this matter to me, and I will help you find out." ”

Dong Fang knelt down with a "plop". His eyes were red: "Thank you, Master Hou!" ”

"Master, the Chinese have arrived." Ah Yan came in and said.

"Call him in."

Dong Fang hurriedly got up. Wiping away from tears.

Ah Yan led a middle-aged man in. It seems that he is familiar with Su Muxian, and as soon as he enters the door, he will greet him: "I've seen Master Hou." ”

"Get up." The coldness in Su Muxian's eyes faded, and he invited the man to sit down, and then said the request of the shop.

The man said: "This street is doing good business, and no one is selling or renting it at the moment. However, there is a ready-to-wear shop on the street, because the shopkeeper is old and has no son, so he wants to go back to his hometown to care for the elderly, rent out the shop, and collect some pension money every month. If Hou Ye thinks the shop is good, the villain will go and talk to him. ”

Su Muxian looked at Xia Jin with an inquiring gaze.

Xia Jin nodded.

"Okay, then you can take us to have a look."

The group went down to the teahouse again and followed the man to see the shop.

The shop is at the end of this street, there is a big locust tree in front of the door, the location is more remote, but it is better to be quiet, there is a vacant lot under the tree in front of the door, and the carriage can be parked. Half of the room was furnished with cloth, ready-to-wear, purses, handkerchiefs, and other things, and the other half was a workshop, where two women were cutting clothes, and the owner of the shop, an old man in his sixties, sat at the door drinking tea while waiting for the guests to come to the door.

Xia Jin was very satisfied when he saw that there was a small courtyard in the back, with two houses and a kitchen, and nodded at Su Muxian.

Su Muxian turned his head to the ben Na Zhong and said, "We want this shop." ”

He said this in front of the old man. Therefore, the Chinese people did not shy away from it, and directly told the old man about their intentions.

The old man was also simply, stretched out a slap and said: "Fifty taels of silver a month, pay half a year's rent first, at least one year." ”

The man opened his mouth, as if to speak, but in the end he said nothing.

Xia Jin frowned.

When I was in Linjiang, a big house with two doors, according to the normal rent, it was only seven or eight taels of silver a month. Fifty taels of silver, you can buy a small yard on the outskirts of the city. Although it is not easy to live in the capital, it doesn't have to be so expensive, right?

And if you like the appearance of the person, I'm afraid the price is really high.

It seems that I have to go to the streets these days and ask about the market.

She was thinking about it, but Su Muxian agreed over there: "Okay." With that, he went to dig out his purse.

A group of four people, Cen Ziman and Xia Qi are not at home, they don't know how expensive firewood and rice are, and they don't know if renting such a shop for fifty taels is expensive or cheap. Xia Qi, in line with the principle of being a man, stopped Su Muxian and said, "This shop is rented by my family, how can I ask you to pay for it?" As he spoke, he glanced at Xia Jin.

Most of the money they brought was on Xia Jin.

Xia Jin stepped forward and said to the old man with a smile: "I came out in a hurry today, I didn't bring so much money." Wait for Ming'er to take the money and come over to sign the contract. ”

"At noon today, someone came to ask about the shop, saying that they would come to answer me in the afternoon. If he comes, I'll sign with him. The old man replied.

Xia Jin smiled: "Naturally, it's first-come, first-served." ”

She turned her head and beckoned everyone, "It's getting late, let's go back." With that, he pulled Cen Ziman and walked to the place where the carriage was parked.

"Wait a minute." Xia Qi shouted from behind, "Brother Su is still behind." ”

The two looked back, but Su Muxian was still there, not knowing what to say to the old man.

When he came over after he finished speaking, Cen Ziman asked curiously, "What did you tell him?" ”

"I gave him a few dozen pennies and told him to wait for half an hour, and not to rent it to anyone else during this half hour. We went back and got the money and came over to sign the contract. Su Mu said idly, turning his head to look at Xia Jin, "Are you too expensive?" The location here is good, you are also satisfied with the shop, it is more expensive, and it is rare to have a good location. ”

Xia Jin didn't answer and asked: "Is your shop rented out?" How much is a month? ”

Su Mu was stunned for a moment, then shook his head, and said with a wry smile: "My shop, where do I get air traffic control?" It's all the old butler who is worried. Or when you came to Beijing, I thought about doing business in partnership, so I asked him a word or two, I didn't know how many shops and fields there were. ”

Xia Jin was stunned.

Su Muxian grew up in a temple since he was a child, and it is estimated that there are not many opportunities to buy things on the street. As soon as he saw Dong Fang, who was pretending to be a little beggar, he was pitiful, so he took out the silver to others. Later, although he returned to Beijing, he was repeatedly hunted and killed; finally attacked the knight, and was injured to protect the emperor, and lay in bed for several months. Now that he knows how to find someone in the shop, it is already a great progress, where can he ask too much?

Not to mention him, even if it is Cen Ziman, who will preside over the feed when she marries in the future, in order to cultivate her, the family also gave her some shops to manage, didn't she look ignorant just now? Xia Qi is immersed in reading all day long, and he has no experience in this area.

Thinking about it like this, the little complaint in Xia Jin's heart disappeared.

Su Muxian's house, that is, Wu'an Houfu, is actually not far from Xuanping Houfu, and it is only a cup of tea to walk. From the point of view of luxury and floor area, it is no worse than Xuanping Houfu. The same courtyard with a garden is also a seven-in-one. It's just that he neglected to take care of it, and there was only one master, Su Muxian, and the subordinates were probably taken to Qiongzhou by Mrs. Wu'an Hou, and the whole courtyard was deserted, and it took a long time to see one or two people.

Walking to the second gate, an old man in his fifties came out with two small servants and greeted everyone.

During the days when Su Muxian was recuperating in the mansion, Cen Ziman often came over with his grandmother and mother, and he was familiar with the people in the mansion. Su Muxian introduced Xia Qi and Xia Jin: "This is the big housekeeper in my house, called Su Qin, and he is helping me take care of the property under my name and this mansion." ”

Saying that, he said to Su Qin again: "This is my friends in Lin'an, Xia Gongzi and Xia Girl, I was injured at the beginning, thanks to them for saving me." ”

As soon as Su Qin heard this, he hurriedly stepped forward and knelt down, kowtowing to Xia Qi and Xia Jin: "Su Qin thanks to Mr. Xia and Miss Xia for saving my life. ”

Xia Qi was startled, and hurriedly stepped forward to help him up: "Hurry up Mo Duoli." ”

Su Qin was a stubborn old man, and he insisted on kowtowing three times.

At the beginning, Wu'an's old grandfather was reeling from his grandson and insisted on letting Su Muxian come back to attack the lord. He knew that his wife had prejudices against his eldest son, so before he died, he entrusted Su Qin and asked him to support Su Muxian. Su Qin was loyal to the old man, and after his death, he transferred this loyalty to Su Muxian. The old lady hated him for not knowing how to be flexible, and sent him to guard the old lady's spirit. It wasn't until Su Mu attacked the lord that Su Qin was summoned back under the advice of the old lady Xuanping.

Therefore, Su Qin was loyal to Su Muxian, and Su Muxian also respected him very much, treating him as half an elder. (To be continued)