There is a nursery rhyme in the north: "Child, child, don't be greedy, after Laba is the New Year." ”

Seeing that there are still a few days to go before the New Year, Rong Zhiwu has not had an easy time this year.

Rong Dafu is sick, and the elderly are most afraid of two seasons, one is the scorching heat, and the other is the severe cold. Ten days ago, the old man got up at night, and his warm-up body was blown by the cold wind, and he contracted the wind cold.

Rong Zhiwu didn't untie his clothes, and asked for medical medicine for him every day, but he didn't get any better.

Rong Zhiwu was busy boiling medicine for Rong Dafu, when he suddenly heard someone calling outside. When I was busy going out to look, I saw that Liu Xing and Liu Ying had already gotten out of the carriage, and walked in with Yan Zhong carrying things into the courtyard.

Rong Zhiwuqi said: "Chief dart, eldest lady, why are you here!"

Liu Xing smiled and said, "You haven't been to the dart game for more than ten days, I found out that your uncle was sick as soon as I inquired, so I came to take a look. ”

Liu Ying heard her father slandering herself like this, and she didn't speak, but secretly grimaced at Rong Zhiwu and smiled quietly.

As they spoke, they went inside. Rong Dafu struggled to get up when he saw people coming. Liu Xing hurriedly stepped forward and stretched out his hand to suppress it: "Old brother, it's not an outsider, you don't need to get up!"

Rong Dafufu lay down again, and said apologetically: "The thatched hut is simple, and the pickled willow owner is gone!"

Liu Xing said: "Don't say that, they are all from poor backgrounds, and they have never lived in any kind of place, otherwise they will not be able to make a living in the dart game." ”

Rong Dafu coughed a few times and said: "It's useless to be old, let's die, this disease doesn't matter, it's just that Wu'er is tired, and he fucks me day and night, and the dozen taels of silver I have accumulated were originally used for his daughter-in-law to ask for a house.

Seeing that the Chinese New Year is approaching, I haven't even prepared a New Year's goods. It doesn't matter if I die, I just don't worry about him alone, he will be twenty-five or six years old after the New Year, but he is still alone, and there is no one who knows cold and hot. ”

Liu Xing hurriedly said: "Old brother, don't say that, as the saying goes, 'good food is not afraid of being late', Zhiwu is steady, filial, a good boy, and has the ability to do it, your blessed days are still ahead." Don't worry about anything now, hurry up and take care of your body, the silver is not enough, I will send someone to send it!"

Rong Dafu said: "No, no, my own family's affairs, how can I trouble you." ”

Liu Xing said: "It's polite to me, what is your family's and my family's are all your own people, don't be so outside." ”

Rong Dafu coughed a few times, his eyes moistened, and said: "I know my own body, I am afraid that this disease will not be cured, but there is something I can't let go of, and I want to trouble Liu Dongjia." ”

"Brother, you say. ”

Rong Dafu took Rong Zhiwu's hand and said: "Zhiwu is a bitter child, he has no father since he was a child, and he has suffered hardships with me, and he has no complaints. If I am gone, I want to ask the owner to take him in, reward him with food, if I meet the right one in the future, no matter what family, as long as the person is good, and then help to ask for a daughter-in-law, my old man Jiuquan, but also grateful to the owner for his great kindness!"

Liu Xing hurriedly said: "Brother, don't worry, in the future, Shuntong Dart Bureau will be Shangwu's home, as long as I have a bite to eat, Zhiwu will have a bite to eat." Big brother, don't think nonsense, it's important to recuperate with peace of mind. ”

When Rong Dafu heard this, he burst into tears, and said repeatedly: "Thank you, thank you Liu Dongjia!"

Liu Xing comforted and talked to Rong Dafu for a while before leading Liu Ying to say goodbye and go home.

Sure enough, it didn't take long for Rong Dafu to fall ill and pass away. Rong Zhiwu endured his grief, and Zhang Luo buried Rong Dafu, dressed in linen and filial piety, and mourned with all his might.

During this time, Liu Xing led Liu Ying to Rong's house every now and then to visit and appease Rong Zhiwu, or help Zhang Luo.

When Liang Jun heard the news, he saw Liu Ying and Rong Zhiwu getting closer and closer, and he was even more annoyed. Gritted steel teeth, but there was nothing to be done.

In the blink of an eye, another three months passed, and Rong Zhiwu kept his spirit for 100 days, and the mourning period expired.

At the beginning of the new year, the business of the dart board began to be busy.

On this day, a well-dressed middle-aged man came to the dart game, and the guy offered tea, so he hurriedly found Liu Xing.

"Hehehe....... , outside the king, get rich, get rich, slack!" Liu Xing said with a smile.

"It's easy to say, it's easy to say, Liu Darttou is getting into Dourong day by day, and business is booming!"

Liu Xing said: "It's all the customers who enjoy the food, I don't know what care the staff has to take care of today?"

"It's not a big deal, I want to ask the willow dart to protect the head of the body dart today. I have a concubine, my hometown is in Shangluo, Shaanxi, this time always in my ears noise, want to go back to my mother's house, I am busy in this shop, and I can't leave for a while. Therefore, I want to send a few people with strong martial arts and reliable skills to go back and forth. Don't worry, I've always been generous, and a hundred and ten taels of silver is not a problem. ”

Liu Xing said: "It turns out that this is the case, the distance from Fengyang Mansion to Shaanxi is eight or nine hundred miles, and it will take ten days to go back and forth at the earliest. Since it is the female dependent of your mansion, it is natural that you can't be scorned, at least you have to send four or five good hands, all the way to the car, horse, boat, boat, and accommodation, not to mention a hundred and ten taels of silver, Wang Yuan, you see, this number ......" Liu Xing said, stretching out two fingers: "Can it be done!"

"Two hundred taels?" Wang Yuanwai, his face trembled for a while, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, two hundred taels is two hundred taels." It's just that this little concubine is my sweetheart, I can pay the price, and you have to help me send it back safe and sound, if you bump on the road, there is one less piece of skin, I don't want you to care!"

The business of the dart bureau is divided according to the task, there are travel darts and home care darts, and the travel darts have water darts and dry road darts; according to the types of insurance, there are silver darts, cargo darts, personal darts and letter darts; according to the time division, there are annual darts, quarterly darts, monthly darts and short-term darts.

The businessman selects a service of the dart bureau, first to the dart bureau to sign a contract, say what is the escort thing, stipulate how much "dart gift" to pay the dart bureau this trip, where to start, where to deliver, how many days on the road - the route must be the one that chooses the total dart head friend, in case the goods are lost on the road, how much the dart board should compensate, one by one must be clearly written on the contract.

And say that this person dart, in the dart line, is the most controversial, said easy, is to accompany others back and forth to run a trip, many people, a safe, as long as it is safe and sound;

Besides, the king has to escort a female dependent, and the dart masters are all big men with five big and three thick, so it is inevitable that there will be many inconveniences along the way.

If you accidentally make a mistake, losing money is a small matter, and you may get into a lawsuit and smash your own signboard.

Therefore, Liu Xing's mouth is five or six times the price, and he originally expected to make Wang Yuanwai's own family retreat, but he didn't expect him to take it.

Speaking of which, Liu Xing couldn't shirk it anymore, so he had to laugh and say: "Okay, in that case, I'll arrange someone to do the formalities for the outsider, I don't know when the outside plan to leave, I'll arrange it in advance!"

Wang Yuanwai said: "My side is ready, and I can leave in the afternoon." ”

Liu Xing called the housekeeper Yan Zhong and arched his hand and said, "Sit outside the staff for a while, I will arrange it immediately!" After speaking, he got up and left, leaving only Yan Zhong and Wang Yuanwai to go through the handover procedures.

After lunch, sure enough, a carriage came from Wang Yuanwai's house and stopped in front of the Shuntong Dart Bureau, only to see Wang Yuanwai moving his fat body and helping down a beautiful woman from the carriage. Before coming to the Shuntong Dart Bureau, he had a face-to-face with Liu Xing and others.

Liu Xing nodded, asked Yan Zhong to summon Rong Zhiwu, Zhou Dahu, and Zhao Daniu, and ordered: "The three of you go to the back to clean up, and we will go on the road immediately." ”

The three of them said yes, turned and walked towards the ear room. Rong Zhiwu took a few changes of clothes, put on a bag, and walked out, just out of the courtyard, he suddenly heard Liu Ying shouting behind him: "Zhiwu-"

Rong Zhiwu stopped, turned around and said, "Miss!"

Liu Ying asked, "Where are you going?"

"Shaanxi. ”

"I'll go too!"

Rong Zhiwu said: "We are going to the bodyguards, there may be danger on the way......"

Liu Ying said: "I know, I can also punch and kick, usually two or three people can't get close to me!"

Rong Zhiwu said: "The head of the dart is waiting for me." With that, he turned and walked out.

Liu Ying stomped her feet and said, "Hey——! you stupid melon!" After speaking, she strode out.

After Liu Xing saw that the three of them had arrived, he nodded and said, "Let's go on a trip", turned to Yan Zhong and said, "You are in charge of this family at home, and take care of the business in the dart shop!"

Yan Zhong asked: "The three of them are enough, why does the master have to go out in person?"

Liu Xing looked at Rong Zhiwu and said, "I'm getting older and older, if I don't go out and walk a few more times, I won't be able to walk in the future!"

Yan Zhong understood, nodded and said, "Don't worry, sir, everything is up to me!"

Liu Xing nodded, ordered someone to bring the carriage and horses, turned over on the horse, looked at Wang Yuanwai and his wife, and said, "What else do you have to do, you are on the road after explaining!"

Wang Yuanwai looked at Liu Xing and said in surprise: "You...... You're going to go in person?"

Liu Xing said with a smile: "That's right! Your female dependents outside the king are not comparable to others, how can you be lazy when you are old and sure that nothing goes wrong!"

Wang Yuanwai said: "Wait a minute, let us say a few more words." As he spoke, he pulled the concubine aside, and the two exchanged heads and muttered in a low voice.

The woman said: "Master, he personally went out on horse, and I am afraid it will not be easy to frame the blame surnamed Rong!"

"It's really not good, you just fake it and let Old Man Liu catch the rape in bed, even if the surname Rong is full of mouths, he can't say it clearly!"

"Ah——h

Wang Yuanwai hurriedly covered the woman's mouth and reprimanded: "Be quiet! What are you! Remember, no matter what, we must do a good job of what Liang Zhutou confessed, otherwise our family's business will be difficult to do in the future!"

The woman said, "But—"

"It's nothing, remember that as long as you do what Liang Zhutou explained, the position of the second aunt will be yours in the future, and you will be rewarded with a courtyard for you and Xin'er to live alone. ”

The woman said, "Master, what you said, seriously?"

Wang Yuan asked, stretched out his hand to put his arm around the woman's shoulder, and said warmly: "The master has always loved you in his heart, don't you know? Don't worry, as long as you do this, your family will have the final say in the future! Alas, you are the woman I love the most in my heart, in fact, I am willing to do it in my heart, but our family is a business, if we don't have the care of Liang Zhutou and the county master, it will be difficult to do!"

After Wang Yuanwai finished speaking, he stretched out his hand to wipe his tears, looking affectionate and righteous.

The woman said: "Master, don't worry, as long as this surnamed Rong is a cat that only eats fish, the concubine will definitely have the means to teach him not to eat fish and make a fuss!"

Wang Yuanwai nodded and said, "Well, I'm fine, you can go! Remember Liang Zhutou's explanation, don't say that you leaked your mouth!"

"Yes!" the woman said, turned and walked towards the carriage, glanced at Rong Zhiwu, stepped on the stool, and got into the carriage.

Liu Xing raised his whip, the void sounded, cleared his throat, and shouted, "Get on the road—"

I only heard Liu Ying shouting: "Dad, I'll go too!"

Liu Xing pulled his face and scolded: "What kind of dart is your daughter's house, nonsense! Go back!" After speaking, he turned his head to Rong Zhiwu and said, "Get on the road!"

The four of them, Liu Xing, Rong Zhiwu, and Zhou Dahu rode horses, and Zhao Daniu drove the car and urged the horses to Shaanxi.