"What's wrong?"

Lu Zhengan put Lu Xingyi on the stool and helped her pour water while asking Song Huaishu.

Hearing this, Song Huaishu still seems to be a little contradictory. After hesitating for a moment, he spoke.

"Actually, I have an idea about me picking up and delivering from here. It's just that I don't think you might agree with that. ”

Hearing Song Huaishu say this, Lu Zhengan was stunned for a moment. "Huh? You talk about it. ”

Hearing Lu Zheng'an say this, Song Huaishu continued: "Didn't Ji Yuexian say that the Ji family also has connections in the south? We can ask them to help buy it on our behalf, and we will ship from Yongzhou to Jiang'an Town. ”

After Song Huaishu finished speaking, he glanced at Lu Zhengan's expression and continued: "Of course, we didn't let them help in vain. Mango is a big profit, that is, we can make a lot of money by dividing a quarter of the profits. ”

Listening to Song Huaishu's calculations, Lu Zhengan thought about it for a while, and felt that this matter was not impossible.

It would take several months just to run south, but Lu Zhengan had only come here twice, and he was already tired of tossing. In addition, there is no suitable person around, and it is really powerless to rely on him and Song Huaishu alone.

The Ji family's He Yuan has lived in the south for many years, and he is very clear about the situation here, and the Ji family also has its own merchant ships, which are convenient to transport back and forth. If it is discussed with Ji Yuexian, it should not be a problem.

After making up his mind, Lu Zhengan couldn't help but breathe a long sigh of relief. Stretched out his hand and stroked the blue halo under Song Huaishu's eyes, and nodded in his expectant gaze.

"Okay, after this trip back, let's go to Jiang'an Town to talk to Ji Yuexian. When the time comes, he will let him open it, as long as we don't let us fold the book. ”

Song Huaishu didn't expect Lu Zhengan to really take his suggestion, and his eyes lit up immediately. happily touched Lu Xingyi's head and replied heavily.

Because of the preparation this time, Lu Zhengan harvested more dried mangoes. By the time it was brought out of the warehouse, it had been loaded with five carts and barely finished.

From Ningzhou to Yongzhou ferry, it takes half a month to travel day and night. It is now nearly mid-August, and it will be nearly mid-November to return to Hualong Town.

Lu Zhengan calculated the time of this trip and couldn't help but sigh out. touched Lu Xingyi, who was unraveling the nine links, and said to Song Huaishu: "I'm afraid this year's Mid-Autumn Festival is going to pass on the road." ”

"It's just the Mid-Autumn Festival, not the New Year. And we're still carrying so many things this time, so let's slow down. ”

Listening to Song Huaishu's comfort, Lu Zhengan lay down directly behind Song Huaishu, holding his waist with both hands like a puppy, and rubbed behind Song Huaishu's waist.

"Well, I thought that going south would take you to relax, but I didn't expect you to suffer with me. When we go back and we can negotiate with Ji Yuexian, I must have a good rest at home for a year and a half. ”

Seeing this, Song Huaishu touched his head as if to appease Lu Xingyi. "Okay, it just so happens that the fruits on the three hills should be hung in large quantities next year, and I am afraid that the workshop will not be able to open, and a few more will have to be built."

Mentioning the matter of the workshop, Lu Zhengan eased his spirit a little. "What you said is indeed a problem, if the Moling side can be stable, we might as well buy some land around them and build the workshop directly there, saving time and effort."

Song Huaishu listened to Lu Zheng'an's words quietly, touched his earlobe and nodded slightly.

At this time, Lu Xingyi, who had untied all the nine links, sighed like an adult. When she wanted to show off her 'achievements' to the two fathers, she saw her father snuggling up to her father like a child, and shaved his face with his lips.

"Father is really not ashamed, he is such an adult and still finds his father to be coquettish."

When Lu Zhengan heard Lu Xingyi's words, he immediately stretched out his hand to her. Seeing this, Lu Xingyi immediately turned over and prepared to escape. However, before she could start running out, her father grabbed her leg and dragged her in front of her.

Immediately, Lu Xingyi's laughter and begging for mercy immediately sounded in the carriage.

……

When Lu Zhengan and Song Huaishu disembarked from the ferry port in Jiang'an Town, it was already November.

At this time, it was already winter, and the thin shirt that I brought when I left could no longer be worn, so the group got off the boat and went straight to the ready-to-wear shop in Jiang'an Town. When the thin jacket was wrapped around his body and the temperature on his body slowly warmed up, Lu Zhengan breathed a sigh of relief.

When he arrived in Jiang'an Town, Lu Zhengan was not worried, and asked Lu Tiezhu and Zhao Dayang to go to the ferry to watch the ship's unloading. Lu Zhengan and Song Huaishu took Lu Xingyi to buy some things on the street, and then went straight to Ji's house.

The family of three was lucky, and when they arrived at Ji's house, Mrs. Ji and Ji Yuexian were there.

Looking at Mrs. Ji, whom he hadn't seen for nearly half a year, Lu Zhengan was surprised to find that the old lady had not only been in much better spirits during the year she had been playing around, but even her waist was straighter than before. Pulling Lu Xingyi's little hand, he didn't even use crutches, and walked all the way to the living room.

Lu Zhengan and Song Huaishu followed behind Mrs. Ji, and they were very happy to see such an obvious change in the old lady. was about to lift his heels, but Ji Yuexian pulled his sleeves.

"Zheng'an, you have to persuade the old lady later. It's like losing your soul when you run out a few times, and it's only been a month since you came back, and you and Mama Zhang from Yueqiao, and the servants are thinking about going out again. Tell me, the Chinese New Year will be more than a month away, and if you still go out at this time, how can you rush back to celebrate the New Year? ”

Hearing this, Lu Zhengan couldn't help but want to laugh. "Got it, I'll talk to the old lady later."

Ji Yuexian was still very pleased with Lu Zhengan's cooperation. However, when he heard that Lu Zhengan had persuaded Mrs. Ji to go to Hualong Town for the New Year, his eyes suddenly widened.

"Our family is back this year, how can the old lady go to your house for the New Year? Do you want to spread the face of our family? Ji Yuexian took the case and said angrily to Lu Zhengan.

In the face of Ji Yuexian's accusation, Lu Zhengan just glanced at him lightly and didn't care, and still persuaded: "Lu's dry goods business is good this year, and the village will definitely kill New Year's pigs to celebrate." Didn't the old lady catch up with it last year, and this year it has also been lively and lively together. ”

Facing Lu Zhengan's invitation, Mrs. Ji smiled and shook her hand. "It's too early to talk about the New Year. Did you go south this time? ”

"It's going well, it's a long way, and the bumps along the way are really unbearable."

Since Lu Xingyi entered the Ji Mansion, he was thinking about Ji Yuanbao who was in the school. Listening to the adults' boring words, Lu Xingyi couldn't sit still. He looked up at the old lady and quietly tugged at the placket of her clothes.

Sensing Lu Xingyi's movements, Old Madam Ji lowered her head very cooperatively, and then saw Lu Xingyi leaning into her ear and asked softly, "Ancestor, when will Brother Yuanbao get out of school?" ”

Hearing Lu Xingyi ask, Mrs. Ji let Mama Zhang look at the time. Seeing that it was less than a quarter of an hour before Ji Yuanbao got out of school, Mrs. Ji took Lu Xingyi's little hand and stood up from the Luohan bed.

"You young people let's talk first, I'll take the Xingyi girl to the front yard to pick up the ingots from school, and come back later to have dinner together."

With that, Mrs. Ji led Lu Xingyi and Mama Zhang out of the living room.

Everyone got up to see the old lady Ji leave, and watching the old lady's back disappear into the corridor, Lu Zhengan reached out and took out the token that Ji Yuexian had given him earlier, and put it back in his hand.

"Well, I'll give it back to you."

Ji Yuexian glanced at the token on the table, reached out and took it back, rubbed it, and stuffed it into his arms.

Lu Zhengan took a sip of the teacup, thought of Song Huaishu's suggestion, hesitated for a moment and then said, "I have a business I want to talk to you about, I wonder if you are interested?" ”

When Ji Yuexian heard Lu Zhengan's words, her eyebrows raised in surprise, and the hand that was going to serve the tea cup retracted. "You talk to me about business? This is a rare occurrence. ”

Lu Zhengan didn't take Ji Yuexian's ridicule to heart, and said that they wanted to cooperate with He Yuanju.

In order to avoid the limelight, the Ji family transferred a considerable part of their industries to the south. Although the scale of Heyuanju is not large on the surface, it is located in a wide range and is connected almost all over the south.

For Ji Yuexian, the benefits that Lu Zhengan mentioned were not very much. If it were someone else, Ji Yuexian might have pushed it away directly, but with his relationship with Lu Zhengan's family, although it was a little troublesome, in the final analysis, it was just a piggybacking matter.

Looking at Ji Yuexian tapping on the table with a pensive face, Song Huaishu couldn't help but be a little nervous, and subconsciously looked at Lu Zheng'an beside him.

Seeing this, Lu Zhengan reached out to hold Song Huaishu's hand and gently squeezed his palm, signaling that Song Huaishu did not need to be nervous.

After pondering for a while, Ji Yuexian finally came back to his senses, looked up at Lu Zhengan and Song Huaishu, and said, "Okay, you can do what you need to do Tell me more carefully, and I can tell the people below how to do it." ”

"Actually, it's not that rare, just ask your people to help buy dried mangoes, and then help send them from Yongzhou Ferry to Jiang'an Ferry. When we receive the goods, in addition to the principal you helped to pay, we will give you an additional 30% bonus. ”

As soon as he heard that Lu Zhengan had given a bonus of 30% generously, Ji Yuexian immediately raised his eyes to look at him. "Right now, your Lu's dry goods business is very prosperous, but there is a lot of silver in this dried mango and this thirty percent bonus. You, Boss Lu, are really generous. ”

Hearing this, Lu Zhengan couldn't help but glance at Ji Yuexian. "If I cooperated with others, I would definitely not be so generous, and I would still be willing to work with you."

Lu Zheng'an's words made Ji Yuexian's heart very ironed, and he grinned: "Okay, since you have said this, I should only fully cooperate." Later, I will have people send a message to people in Ningzhou and nearby to help buy dried mangoes. ”

After saying that, Ji Yuexian leaned over and leaned in front of Lu Zheng'an, and continued: "Since you two are so generous to me, then I can't be too stingy. When the dried mangoes are delivered to the ferry port in Jiang'an Town, they can be delivered to our warehouse first, and people can pick them up at any time when they are out of stock. ”

……

Lu Zhengan was still ridiculing Ji Yuexian when he said that Lu's dry goods business was booming, but when Lu Zhengan returned to Lujia Village with two large truckloads of goods, Lu Changgen went straight to the goods on the cart without looking at him, and was a little stunned.

Seeing Lu Zheng'an's stunned expression, Lu Tiezhuan on the side also explained excitedly: "You can come back, if it is a few days later, Uncle Changgen will go to Ji's house to inquire about the news." ”

Seeing that the few people who had just returned were still inexplicable, Lu Tiezhuan wanted to continue, but was interrupted by Lu Changgen on the side.

"How can you say it so exaggeratedly, but the dried mangoes in the warehouse and the salted dried peanuts Shen Ji have already urged the goods several times, and I'm not in a hurry."

Hearing Lu Changgen's words, Song Huaishu was suddenly a little surprised. "When we left, didn't the warehouse still have mangoes that were 1,000 catties smaller, and they were all sold out?! What about the others? ”

"It's all gone! There are a lot of other things out as well. It's just that we have harvested a lot of fresh fruits this year, otherwise we wouldn't be able to supply even Shen Ji from the Yuanyang shop. ”

With that, Lu Changgen hurriedly beckoned the men, women, and children in the village to start unloading the goods. Seeing that Lu Zhengan and Song Huaishu were still at a loss, Lu Changgen sighed and came to the two of them, looked at Lu Xingyi, who was sleepy and slumped his head, and touched her head distressedly.

"You've been on that long road, go back and rest first, and I'll talk to you again tomorrow." When it was over, Lu Changgen said again: "Zheng'an, this time our workshop is really standing up this time!" ”

Lu Zhengan saw Lu Changgen's expression like this, where can he rest at ease. Seeing Aunt Shuyi coming, he asked Song Huaishu to hand over Lu Xingyi, who was already asleep, to her, and then the two entered the workshop with Lu Changgen.

Lu Changgen didn't know how to tell the two of them in detail, so he asked Lu Yingchun to go to Master Huang and bring the account books of the past few months. When Lu Zhengan and Song Huaishu saw the account book nearly two centimeters thick, they couldn't help but be stunned.

The two of them opened the account book and looked at the number of shipments on it one by one, and after seeing the total income at the end of the account book, the two did not come back to their senses for a long time.

Looking at the expressions of the two, Lu Yingchun couldn't help but cover his mouth and laugh. "What are you two expressions on? Scared silly? ”

Hearing this, Song Huaishu really nodded solemnly. "It was a bit unexpected. Originally, Zheng'an only predicted that after cooperating with Shen Ji, the business of the workshop would be better than before, but he didn't expect it to be so good......"

"During the Mid-Autumn Festival, Shen Ji's people sent a sum of money, I was afraid that it would not be safe to keep it under my hand, so when I went to Yuanyang Shop to deliver the goods, I and your father-in-law all of them were deposited in the silver number, and I will go home later to pick it up and send it to you."

"Huaishu and I have just returned, so it doesn't hurt to leave you there first." After that, Lu Zhengan thought of Yuan Yang's father-in-law and mother-in-law, and hurriedly asked, "The same is true for Yuan Yang?" Is my father busy? ”

"Your father-in-law has hired a buddy, and together with your mother-in-law, the three of them can still handle it. In a few days, I still have to go to Yuanyang to make deliveries, so you can take a few days off and go over to see the situation. ”

Lu Zhengan and Song Huaishu came out of the workshop with the account book, and the whole person was still like a dream. It was only when I almost tripped over the stone under my feet that I came back to my senses.

Looking at Song Huaishu's concerned gaze, Lu Zhengan touched the account book in his hand and couldn't help but sigh. "The business is so good now, I don't know if we borrowed Shen Ji's light, or we were lucky......

"Why isn't it good to have something from our workshop?" Song Huaishu was afraid that Lu Zheng'an would be distracted and fall again, so he reached out and grabbed his arm. As they walked, the two said, "We have worked hard so far, and we will have to be even more careful in the future." I just heard from the Spring Festival girl that Shen Ji contacted Master Cao again, and he may have to open a semicolon. If they still cooperate with our family, they will definitely expand the scale of the workshop in the future. You really want to build a workshop on the Moling Ridge before, you can really think about it. ”

"The workshop is easy to do, but it's hard to find someone to do it. Forget it, let's take one step at a time. ”

Lu Zhengan was still able to rest for a while after he returned, but he didn't expect that by the time all the things in the workshop were dealt with, it would be almost winter.

Yuan Yang's shop has been entrusted to his father-in-law for a year, and now that it is the busiest time, Lu Zhengan and Song Huaishu naturally can no longer be the shopkeepers.

On the fifth day of the lunar month, Lu Zhengan took Song Huaishu's father and daughter, and Lu Changgen came to Yuanyang with two carts of goods.

Because of the snow on the way, Lu Zhengan and the others walked for three days before arriving in Yuanyang.

Song Lan looked at the family of three who appeared at the door, and thought they were dreaming. It wasn't until Lu Xingyi, who was wrapped like a ball, hugged her leg that Song Lanshi reacted.

"Oh, why are you here? I, I thought I was dreaming. With that, Song Lan bent down and picked up Lu Xingyi from the ground. kissed Lu Xingyi's fleshy face, and his eyes couldn't help but moisten for a while.

"Trouble, do you miss me? When I went to Ningzhou, I missed you, and I dreamed of it. ”

Lu Xingyi can be said to have taken care of Song Lan's family single-handedly, and he was separated for so long, so he naturally thought very much. "I want to, how can I not want to." As he spoke, Song Lan hugged Lu Xingyi and kissed him again.

Seeing the two grandparents like this, Song Huaishu also felt a little uncomfortable in his heart. He stretched out his hand and pulled the little mustache on his daughter's head, and said in a low voice: "Okay, don't do this, comfort and comfort grandma, let her not be sad." ”

Hearing this, Lu Xingyi obediently hugged his grandmother's neck, and said a lot of heart-warming words in a milky voice, and Song Lan's mood was better.

Song Huaishu began to covet Shen Ji's sauerkraut pot when he returned to Hualong Town, and after arriving in Yuanyang, he asked the shopkeeper Xu to help prepare a large pot, and after receiving the business, he brought it to the shop with Lu Zhengan, and the others sat around the stove, talking about the recent things while eating shabu-shabu.

Recently, the business in the shop has been booming, although there are guys on the side to help, but Song Xiren still has to worry about it, and he has lost a lot of weight in a few months.

Lu Zhengan watched Lao Taishan worry about his own shop and make efforts, he couldn't help but feel a little guilty, and stood up from the stool with the wine glass in his hand.

"This year, thanks to the help of my father and mother, Huaishu and I were able to stay out at ease. I don't know what to say to thank you, so I will toast you two elders with a glass of water and wine to express my gratitude. With that, Lu Zhengan picked up the wine glass with both hands and drank it all.

Seeing Lu Zhengan like this, Song Xiren hurriedly stood up and waved his hand to him. "It's all my own family, wouldn't it be a shame to say that? Besides, we just kept the shop and didn't do anything. ”

"It's been a great help."

After the meal, there was nothing to do, Lu Zhengan and Song Huaishu worked together on the shop's revenue for nearly a year. In addition to the principal, it was found that the shop had a balance of nearly 7,000 taels this year. Coupled with the payment settled by Shen Ji in the workshop, the two have earned more than 10,000 taels this year.