After lunch, Daddy Xi accompanied Zhuang Meiyan and the two from the back door of the wine shop to the silk shop. The silk shop is located on the main street, the location is eye-catching, the silk shop has two floors, the downstairs is the shop, the upstairs is the residence of Boss Li, and there is also a backyard, Zhuang Meiyan took a look, the backyard is quite large, and there are many idle houses.

The shop is not small, the counter is very close to the inside, and there is a lot of space outside. The counter was full of a few ordinary fabrics, mostly fabrics, but there were not a few decent silks, and the colors were mediocre, and I don't know if it was because Boss Li had not purchased the goods since he was sick, there were not many goods, and the whole room seemed empty.

Zhuang Meiyan flipped through them one by one and memorized them one by one. Boss Li was seriously ill and bedridden, and it was Boss Li's wife who came out to receive them. After a general tour of the store, they went to the second floor to visit Boss Li.

Zhuang Meiyan was careful, did not come to the door empty-handed, specially brought a delicate snack box, and also gave an old ginseng to Boss Li to nourish his body. Boss Li was very grateful for their visit, although he had a stroke and his mouth and eyes were crooked, and he had difficulty moving, but he was conscious.

"Alas......! Xie Ji hang!" Boss Li struggled to sit up, "This disease...... It came suddenly, hey! Since Miss Zhuang wants to manage the store on her behalf, it is very good, Miss Zhuang is ingenious, I have always wanted you to come and help me, who would have thought that this disease ......"

Boss Li spoke vaguely and looked quite frustrated.

Zhuang Meiyan hurriedly comforted: "Boss Li, don't be anxious, go back to the countryside to live and nourish your body, I will take care of this shop for you first, and when you get better, the store will be replaced by you when you come back." ”

Boss Li glanced at her with some shame, and said with a wry smile: "This ...... What kind of reasoning, Miss Zhuang's personality Li is naturally trustworthy. The hearts of the world, hehe, several old friends in the business in the past wanted to take the opportunity to buy Li's store, and they were desperately trying to lower the price. ”

"Miss Zhuang's mind is good, but I am afraid that I will suffer in the future with such a good mind. Boss Li sighed.

Zhuang Meiyan smiled slightly, noncommittal. She asked Boss Li a lot of business experience in running a silk village, and Boss Li did not hide his secrets and told everything he knew.

The two agreed that although the store does not change hands, the backlog of goods in the library and the counter needs to be bought by Zhuang Meiyan himself, and Zhuang Meiyan needs to pay 20% of the income to Boss Li as the profit of the store in the future.

Father Xi acted as an intermediary, testified with the two families, and wrote a note, agreeing that as long as Boss Li's body recovered, he could take back the store at any time, but at that time, he could have a little grace and let Zhuang Meiyan clean up the inventory.

Many matters are written in black and white, and the three parties sign and draw, and Daddy Xi has to accompany Zhuang Meiyan to count the goods one by one according to the account books, re-record the accounts, and calculate the amount, a total of one thousand and thirty-five taels of silver. Father Xi was the master, and said to the lady of the Li family that he would erase the odds and write them down as only one thousand taels of silver.

Mei Yan calculated in her heart that she had saved a small three hundred taels of silver these days, plus the eight hundred taels given by Father Xi, more than one thousand taels was enough, and there was still a little left to deal with daily use. I was very happy to do this.

When the inventory was over, everything was cleaned up, it was getting late, Zhuang Meiyan and Daddy Xi returned to the Xi family wine shop. It was windy in the evening, the weather was bad, and there were not many people in the liquor store, so the man packed up the door panel and prepared to close the door when the last group of guests left. As soon as Zhuang Meiyan entered the room, she felt a little strange in her heart, bumped into Xi Ruolan head-on, and asked hurriedly, "Lan'er, are you looking for Xiaobai?"

In the afternoon, Zhuang Meiyan wanted to go to the silk shop to negotiate with Boss Li about the store, and when he left, he specially told Han Niu'er and Xi Ruolan, telling them to go to the street to find Xiaobai. Xi Ruolan's eyes were dim, and she shook her head gently, and Zhuang Meiyan's heart was cold.

On the side, Han Niu'er said sullenly: "Xiao Bai Xianggong doesn't know where to hide? I and Sister Xiaolan searched the whole town and didn't see anyone. I was afraid that he would be mixed in with the beggars again, so I specially asked a few beggars, but they all said that they had not seen it. ”

Xi Ruolan saw Zhuang Meiyan's anxious face, and said with relief: "Sister, don't worry, maybe we have gone two forks, maybe Xiaobai will return to Dr. Jiang's medicine hall and wait for you." Otherwise, I'll let Luzi take a look later. ”

Luzi is the nickname of the newcomer, and when he heard Xi Ruolan calling him, he immediately ran over, and said quickly: "Sister, Brother Niu sent me to go twice, and the medicine hall also said that I didn't see a figure." ”

Zhuang Meiyan's heart sank, and she said to herself: "Where do you think this stupid boy can go?"

Han Niu'er said slowly: "I heard an old beggar say that in the morning, I saw Xiaobai coming out of the medicine hall, and it seemed that he was walking outside the town, but he didn't know where he went?"

Zhuang Meiyan's eyes lit up, and he said, "Could it be that he couldn't find me, so he went home by himself?"

Xiaobai recognized the way back to the "Phoenix Nest", and Zhuang Meiyan took him in because he fainted at the door of his house, so if he found his way home, it would not be in the way.

When he said this, he still felt a little uneasy in his heart.

It was too late, so I had to spend the night at Daddy Xi's house that night. After dinner, Zhuang Meiyan followed Xi Ruolan to the second floor. Zhuang Meiyan pushed the window open a crack, looking at the dark sky outside, the stars and the moon were gone, and the street was even more black and indistinguishable, giving people a dull sense of oppression. Suddenly, a very fine golden light flashed in the sky, followed by a rumbling thunder, which shook the wooden window lattice, and the breeze swept into the cracks, bringing a moist breath.

Xi Ruolan was only wearing a peach-colored close-fitting gown, and she couldn't help but shiver, and Zhuang Meiyan hurriedly closed the window when she saw this. "It's going to rain." ”

Xi Ruolan smiled: "Isn't it? Spring rain is as expensive as oil, and the crops are looking forward to this rain that is more precious than gold." Today, several big families in the countryside came to buy wine and said that they wanted to go back to sacrifice to the Dragon King, and begged him to bless the old man with good weather today, and ask for a good harvest. If it was raining, he spared no expense to buy the third girl's 'Hundred Flowers Brew' and went back to worship his old man. ”

Speaking of "Hundred Flowers Brewed", Zhuang Meiyan's heart suddenly moved, and she stared at the wooden frame of the window with sadness. Xi Ruolan saw it in her eyes, thinking that she was worried about Xiaobai, so she said softly: "Sister, did you see that it was about to rain, and worried that Xiaobai Xianggong would rain outside, don't worry, Xiaobai Xianggong knows the way home, and he must have gone back." ”

Immediately afterwards, Xi Ruolan sighed and said, "My sister's face is pink, she must think of something very happy or a very good person." ”

Immediately afterwards, she added: "Xiaobai Xianggong is really blessed, when he meets a kind person like my sister to take him in, my sister is thoughtful, does my sister really like him?"

The speaker was unintentional, the listener was intentional, Zhuang Meiyan was originally in a trance, and suddenly broke out in a cold sweat.