A few days later, on the north side of the main street of the county, Meizi's "Shanyan Warehouse" opened. In the morning, a few bosses came to congratulate, and the shopkeeper Wang also came, and a red cloth strip was pulled in front of the door, which read: The opening is auspicious.

Meizi wore the clothes of a Northeast woman, her hair was coiled back of her head, she was not well yet, she was a little weak, and she coughed from time to time, but she seemed delicate and delicate, arousing the protective desire of Northeast men.

But the happy expression on Meizi's face is real, not under the nose of the shopkeeper Wang, how free it is to manage the shop independently. Erlang and Jin Ge were busy running before and after.

The "Shanyan Shop" is full of new pots, bowls, quilts, shoes, towels, hats, skins and other miscellaneous items, and I feel that the boss still has a certain amount of capital, because there are a lot of valuable skins hanging on the wall.

There were several bosses who always circled around Meizi, and one of them, a tall and fat boss, asked, "Big sister, where is your hometown?" ”

Meizi said: "Big brother, my surname is Wang, just call me Shanyan." My hometown is in Shilipu, Dalian. We'll be neighbors from now on, so you'll have to take care of it. ”

Man: "Big sister, I'm from the "Iron Pot Cake" shop next door, my surname is He. You're so lucky, how nice this location is, backyard, stable, well, kitchen, everything, not bad. ”

Meizi said: "Boss He, I have to go to the mountains to collect skins in a few days." My cousin doesn't know much about business, so you often come over to help. ”

Erlanghe Jin Ge nodded at Boss He.

Boss He said happily: "No problem, no problem." ”

Suddenly, the sound of police whistles was heard in the street, and someone shouted: Stop, shoot.

Everyone ran out to see the excitement, and it turned out that it was three policemen chasing the thief.

Meizi also ran out, and saw that a young policeman was running in the front, too chic, one meter seven or eight tall, white face, big eyes, this person was Yang Huai, when he was about to catch up, he ran a few steps and grabbed the thief, followed by the captain of the black tumor.

"Let's go, go back to the police station. Yang Huai, on the first day of work, he made meritorious contributions." Captain Black Tumor said.

"A few police brothers, come in and sit down, the shop is open for the first day today, and it is a big deal." Meizi stepped forward to greet them.

Hei Tu said, "Big sister, thank you." We have a mission, let's do it another day. ”

Boss He: "Captain Black Tumor, this kid looks at his eyes, heroic." Attaboy. ”

Hei Tumor happily beckoned to everyone, and Yang Huai angrily escorted the thief forward.

Meizi looked at their backs and asked, "Brother He, why is he called a black tumor?" ”

Boss He: "His surname is Liu, and the black mole on his face is so obvious, so everyone calls him Captain Black Tumor." ”

At that time, the pattern of shops in the Northeast was not similar, the front was a counter to sell things, there was a backyard in the back, a warehouse, a kitchen, a guy's room, a horse shed and a production workshop were in the backyard, and some large shops had two floors, and the backyard was built with a small courtyard in the east and west, and the backyard was set up in a backyard.

Meizi's office, just in the Westhouse in the backyard, is not big, and there are two tables, one for settling accounts and the other for eating. There is also a small suite for sleeping.

After a lively day, Meizi and the king shopkeeper ate and drank tea after eating in Meizi's room. There is a map on the table.

Shopkeeper Wang looked at the map and said, "The warehouse is open, can you leave tomorrow?" ”

Meizi didn't seem to hear it. The shopkeeper knocked on the table.

Meizi came to her senses and said, "Leave tomorrow?" ”

The shopkeeper pointed to the map and said: "This time I go back to the northwest, Balizhuang, Sanlizhuang, Liu Tunzi, and Mishutun, and I will come back once in ten days." ”

Meizi: "Okay. ”

The shopkeeper of the king: "With a portrait." ”

Meizi: "No, I and Erlangjun have it in our minds." ”

Shopkeeper Wang: "Listen to me, bring it, and when you inquire about it, you can take it out for the locals to see, maybe someone will provide clues." ”

The shopkeeper Wang saw that Meizi was a little absent-minded, and said, "What do you think, your mind is not here?" ”

Meizi hurriedly said: "I, I'm thinking about Steward Qiu's wife, I have a hunch that she will come." ”

In fact, Meizi's mind has been thinking about the figure of the young man who caught the thief.

The shopkeeper Wang said: "Don't worry, there is no evidence of any witnesses, and there will be no problem." ”

Meizi coughed badly and said, "I'm most worried about Xiao Mingzi." Steward Qiu was with him on the last night, I don't know what he said, and how much did he know? ”

The shopkeeper Wang said: "I'll deal with this matter, you bring the medicine, don't worry, Jin Ge will show you the store." ”

Meizi thought for a while and said, "I estimate that Steward Qiu's wife will come back in a week." Don't go anywhere during this time, just watch Akiko and the guy in the store. I go to the countryside, a walk is seven or eight days, there are few people in the store, it is the peak season, I want to sell goods to make money, tomorrow first recruit a few girls, three days later, not four days later, I will go again, is it okay? ”

The king's treasurer stood up and said, "All right, that's all." ”

Unexpectedly, three days later, in the evening, before Meizi left, Steward Qiu's wife came to the "Yongchang Pawnshop" with a child and an old man.

Xiao Mingzi and Er Mengzi were about to go to the backyard for dinner, and Qiu's wife cried as soon as she entered the door and pulled Er Mengzi and Xiao Mingzi, saying that Steward Qiu didn't go home at all, what should I do.

Old man Qiu was very energetic, his eyes were bright, and he looked around the pawnshop from time to time.

Xiao Mingzi hurriedly said, "Uncle, sit." ”

The other two slipped silently into the backyard. Xiao Mingzi saw that the timid little girl standing in front of him was the girl in the photo, and he was further convinced that this was Steward Qiu's family.

Before Xiao Mingzi could speak, the shopkeeper Wang appeared in time.

Qiu's wife shouted: "Dad, this is the king's shopkeeper." ”

The old man said: "Shopkeeper Wang, I am Qiu Shu's father, my daughter-in-law told me when she came home, we didn't delay going to a relative's house, he didn't show up at all." And every time we inquired about the way he had to go home, we didn't see him. My son consults with me about everything, and he shouldn't have told me about such a big thing as quitting his job. The shopkeeper, why did he want him to go to the countryside, since going to the countryside is the work of the store, why did he settle all the accounts. ”

Qiu's wife said: "I just thought that something was wrong, he liked this child so much, why didn't he give the child any flowers, and he didn't go home for seven or eight days, it's not normal." “

The shopkeeper Wang was a little sweaty, he stammered and said: "It's not right for you to say that, it's the rules of our store to go to the countryside to receive goods, why can't you let him go, he is in charge, and he gets more salary than others, besides, he didn't tell me that he didn't want to, when we had a meeting in the afternoon, it was okay, Xiao Mingzi, right?" ”

Xiao Mingzi hurriedly said, "Yes, yes." ”

Old Man Qiu: "Your name is Xiao Mingzi, right?" When did he leave the pawnshop, and did he say goodbye to you when he left? ”

Xiao Mingzi: "The night before we went to the countryside, we played chess and made a bet that whoever lost would buy fritters and flatbread the next morning." It was I who lost, so I bought it in the morning, only to come back and see that he was not in the house. ”

Qiu's wife cried again: "Why is this, I left in the middle of the night with the money." ”

The shopkeeper pretended to regret and said, "I just have too soft a heart, so I shouldn't settle the account for him." He said that if he goes to the countryside and is close to home, he wants to go home and send some money, you say, he has money in his pocket, legs and feet, who can know that he is coming to such a hand. “

Old man Qiu asked: "Shopkeeper, will he go to the countryside to receive the goods alone?" ”

Shopkeeper Wang: "And my cousin." If you want me to say, you should think about what kind of friends he has, and go and ask. ”

The old man said to Mrs. Qiu, "Thank you, shopkeeper, let's go first." Tonight, I will live in the "Four Three Inn" next to Qingfeng Restaurant, and I will leave tomorrow, if you have anything to think of, please go to the inn and tell me. ”

Everyone sent them out of the pawnshop, and Old Man Qiu glanced at Xiao Mingzi. The king's shopkeeper didn't keep it.