Chapter 148: The lonely little fool
As Han Beiqing expected, as soon as the first edition of the "Huaining Evening News" came out, it was sold out.
"Girl, all 500 copies of the tabloids have been sold!" Da Long rushed into the study room in the outer courtyard and told Han Beiqing about today's sales with an excited face.
"The threshold of our bookstore has been trampled on! Guo Zhuang couldn't resist it, and urged me to hurry up and go to the printing house to print 500 more copies."
Watching the big dragon run out of breath, there was still a smell of sweat floating on his body. Han Beiqing pointed to the teapot on the bookcase: "Drink some water to moisten your throat, it's not too late to take a breath."
Dalong then walked to the kettle, picked up the kettle, and didn't need a teacup. Directly poured the spout to his mouth, and he opened his mouth wide and swallowed "coo-dong".
"How many times have you been told, don't be so rude. If you drink water like this, you can easily choke to death." Although the spout is quite far away from the mouth, Han Beiqing still feels that this is unhygienic and unsafe.
Maybe it's because they have been together for many years, or Han Beiqing subconsciously regards Dalong and Xiaocan as his juniors. Always tolerant of some of the bad habits of the two of them.
"It's okay, the water isn't hot." There were no outsiders in the study, and neither was the Baizhu girl that Dalong was most afraid of. Dalong wantonly found a chair and sat down with a big grin.
"Hiccup.....
With a loud burp, Dalong breathed a long sigh of relief. In an extremely lazy position, slumped in a chair.
It's rare for a big dragon to be so relaxed like this. Since coming to Huaining County, he has maintained her face as a "county lady" everywhere. Between them, it is difficult to go back to the original state.
"Looks like we're off to a good start today." Han Beiqing was also very happy in his heart: "I asked Xiaocan to go to the delicious restaurant to buy a table and come back, let's celebrate."
Xiao Can happened to be on duty in the gatehouse, and when he saw Dalong coming back, he went straight to the study, and followed up to join in the fun. Standing at the door and hearing that he was going to buy noodles at a delicious restaurant, he was very happy: "Oh, you can eat again."
"How happy are you? It's all us who run errands, and the tabloids have today, what did you do?" Dalong pretended to have a stiff face, and asked Xiaocan in a reproachful tone: "I want to eat every day, what contribution have you made to this family!"
Xiao Can was stunned by the question, stunned in place, and didn't know whether to put his feet in the air or not.
"Poof......" Looking at the stupid brother's embarrassed appearance, Dalong sneered.
But his smile made Xiao Can smile extremely aggrieved.
With a puffed face, he glared at the dragon angrily. The aggrieved eyes were red, and he couldn't say a word of reproach.
"Xiao Chan, come in. Ignore your brother, he's teasing you." Han Beiqing beckoned Xiao Can to let him enter the house, but Xiao Can turned his back to the door and said aggrievedly, "I won't go in, I'm stupid and naïve. I can't do anything but be a watchdog."
Hearing Xiao Can's words, Dalong and Han Beiqing changed their faces together. Dalong jumped up from his chair, rushed to the door, grabbed Xiao Can's arm, and carried him in front of him.
With a gloomy face, he stared at Da Long: "Who scolded you like that? Tell me, who scolded you like that?"
Xiao Can awkwardly turned his head away, but he refused to say. Looking at this state, it is obvious that someone has said it in his ear not once or twice.
"Xiaocan, you come in." Han Beiqing was also angry.
"Girl......" Xiao Can walked in awkwardly, his eyes were red and his head drooped, and he didn't look like he was lively and happy in the past.
"Tell me, who bullied you like that? Calling you the watchdog of my house?" Han Beiqing's words stimulated Xiao Can again.
His mouth was furled, and tears were dripping down his face. shook his two little fat legs aggrievedly, and muttered, "I was originally a watchdog, and I couldn't do anything but watch the gate."
"How can you let go of a person of unknown origin?" Han Beiqing looked at Xiao Can and gently stepped forward to wipe the tears on his face.
"Uncle Peng, Uncle Liu, they can both watch the gate, you have to let the two of them go to drive and play outside all day. I'm either a janitor or a food delivery at home, and I'm all stupid
What the melons are doing."
"It's just a coachman, it's a person. I hired these two because they were old and had no money to support them. Have pity on them, if they show me the gate, it will not work." Han Beiqing finally understood where Xiaocan's disappointment and sadness were.
Go to the soft couch and bring two plates of dim sum, put them on the coffee table, and motioned for Xiaocan to sit down and eat.
Xiao Can sat down with a pout, disdainful of delicious pastries for the first time. Han Beiqing and Dalong looked at each other, understanding that this kid was really sad.
If you can't explain the reason to him this time, he won't be able to get out for a few years on his own.
"I ask you, who are the people in the house?" Han Beiqing looked at Xiao Can, Xiao Can tilted his head and counted them one by one: "Girl, Mrs., Sister Baizhu, Xinrui, Mama Ma, Aunt Zou and a few newcomers."
"Except for the newcomers, this family is full of women. Now there are gas trucks and tabloids at home, and there is money to be made every day. Every day, different businesses come to me and beg me to write two kind words in the tabloids. You say, 'Is this gate important?'
When Han Beiqing said this, Xiao Can nodded: "It's a bit important, all the family are women, and I am the only man."
"It's not just you, it's just you, but with those who came after, only you have the best kung fu. Caring for such an important matter as the inner courtyard must be my confidant."
After Han Beiqing finished speaking, Dalong also gritted his teeth and added anxiously. "We're not going out to work, and if the girl wants to go out, someone has to saddle her horse and follow her. Wherever the girl is, you will be there. Like Xinrui, find an excuse to go out and play so that the girl can't find anyone?"
Han Beiqing hurriedly protected Xiao Can: "Xiao Can is not that kind of person, he has never thrown me down once for so many years. He is the most loyal man in the world, the most trusted man I trust."
Xiao Can was warmed by Da Long, Han Beiqing, and the two of you. The eyes that were still crying red just now were shining brightly at this time, and the corners of his mouth couldn't stop rising.
"And the food delivery. If it were someone else, I really didn't feel at ease. You have to know, because oil trucks are cheap and convenient. Many people in the city stopped renting donkeys and went out on gas carts. It's also because I'm the daughter of the county Cheng family that these people don't dare to attack me easily. And what about the coachmen? Liu Ergou didn't find out a few days ago that someone had croton in the forage, and he was almost eaten by mules and horses."
"They don't know that we have a mare in addition to the mules and horses at home. What about people? Something was added to the meal to make two coachmen sick for a few days at the same time. Can this business still be done?"
Xiao Can's heart brightened when he heard this, and he patted his thigh and said happily, "So let me deliver food to the bookstore every day, so I am not afraid that they will eat bad stomachs."
"Today the tabloid is open, and 1,000 copies are printed. It shows that our tabloids are more popular than books and storytellers. What will we do in the future if anyone is jealous of us and will eat and drink?"
Han Beiqing looked at Xiaocan in embarrassment and guided him to build confidence.
"Dare! With my Xiaocan here, thieves don't want to play tricks!"