Dongfang Bai was deep in thought after hearing the news. After thinking for a long time, he could only lament: "Young Master Bai still finds it difficult, how can the little girl do anything about it?"
"Girl Dongfang, you have been at home for many days. I am not here to ask her for help. I just want to tell her that things in restaurants are complicated. Since we are all partners, please put aside your previous prejudices and work together. That book club
I will figure out a solution for the matter. There are still several shops to discuss, and I also asked the Oriental girl to come forward and choose from them."
“If it’s not that business is hard to do now, why do we need to open another shop?”
"Because it is difficult to do business, the prices of surrounding shops will fall. The difficulty is only temporary. It is the most appropriate time to buy a shop."
Dongfang Bai pondered and nodded: "Anyway, the success of Donglai Restaurant today is all due to Mr. Bai. Whatever Mr. Bai says, the little girl will do it."
"So, the Oriental girl no longer cares about her inferiors, right?"
Dongfang Bai frowned, as if he didn't know how to answer. He stood up, lowered his head, and murmured: "I'm going to see why the maid hasn't brought the tea yet?"
Dongfang Bai lowered his head and hurried away.
Bai Song looked at that figure, still confused.
This woman is so jealous. After all these days, she is still thinking about me visiting a brothel?
Still, the elegance of the garden can't cover up the restlessness in my heart. There is really something different about this married woman.
Thinking about it, Bai Song got up and looked around the small building. He saw that the small building had a sophisticated structure and all the household items were made of bamboo. It looked very elegant and made people feel at ease inside.
Only the bookcase at the back is made of wood, which seems a bit out of place in a bamboo house.
On the writing desk, a pen is placed on the millstone, the tip of the pen is still lowering the ink, and the oriental girl has just settled on writing.
Bai Song was curious about the oriental girl's writing in his spare time, so he moved to the writing desk and took a look.
After just one glance, Bai Song frowned.
It turns out that the ink on the desk is not calligraphy, but a simple human painting.
The painting is not yet completed, there are only some delicate lines, but the outline of a character can be seen from these delicate outlines.
The portrait in the painting is that of a scholar, standing by a small pond, holding a scroll and reciting a poem, calm and relaxed, very elegant.
The reason why Bai Song frowned was because the scholar's face was somewhat similar to his own.
He is such a delicate and picturesque scholar, and matches Bai Song's temperament very well.
It's just that he hasn't finished the painting, but he can't be sure. Bai Song couldn't help but lick his face and confirm that the person in the painting is him.
He didn't hold a book and recite poems.
It's just that... Dongfang Bai made such a painting here...
Bai Song was thinking about it when he heard a crisp "pop" sound next to him. Finally, a pot of Junshan Silver Needle broke to the ground, and the hot tea soup was scattered all over the floor.
Dongfang Bai, who returned, didn't care about this. He quickly caught up with him, grabbed the millstone, and splashed a whole plate of ink on the painting.
Ink splashed all over Bai Song, which also shocked Bai Song.
Everyone was stunned, and the maid stood outside in a daze, not knowing what to say.
The two people inside looked at each other, but no one moved.
After half a minute like this, Dongfang Bai suddenly came back to his senses, his pretty face turned red, and he put down the ink tray in a panic. Unexpectedly, the remaining ink splashed back onto his dress, and he became even more panicked, wiping his hands straight on his body, and
The little hands were already stained black by ink. Instead of wiping off the ink on the dress, the ink on the hands was also stained on the dress.
"ah……"
Dongfang Bai exclaimed, feeling that his pretty face was about to faint from being burned.
Bai Song had never seen the Dongfang girl in such a panic, and her panic-stricken look made people want to laugh. He reached forward and grabbed the boneless wrist, and whispered: "It's just a few ink stains, nothing serious."
Dongfang Bai's wrist was pulled, and he felt shy in his heart, but he also calmed down and stopped moving.
"Mr. Bai, I..."
"Well, it was an unintentional mistake, girl."
Bai Song sighed, thinking there was nothing to be nervous about, it was just a painting.
Dongfang Bai slowed down a little and looked at Bai Song with a blushing face. He saw spots of ink on Bai Song's face. He felt guilty and used his free hand to wipe off the ink for Bai Song.
This girl didn't even think about how dirty her hands were, but she wiped them and gave Bai Song a big mess.
Bai Song, however, was completely unaware and looked at Dongfang Bai as if nothing had happened.
Dongfang Bai's mouth flattened, and after a little patience, he couldn't hold it anymore, sobbed and laughed.
The small episode brought the two of them closer together, half an hour later.
Dongfang Bai changed his clothes, washed his face, rearranged his hair and hair accessories, and gave Mr. Bai some clarity. He also brought clean clothes to Mr. Bai.
After struggling for a long time, the two sat back down in the small building.
Bai Song knew that the girl was embarrassed, so he stopped mentioning the previous incident and looked at the new clothes with seriousness: "Where did these clothes come from? They fit so well."
Dongfang Bai looked at Bai Song blankly and whispered: "These are the clothes that the little girl made for her late husband..."
After saying that, the girl felt something was wrong again and hurriedly explained: "It's just that the clothes were ready, but before I had time to try them on, my husband passed away from illness."
"Is it...isn't it appropriate for me to wear this?"
"It's okay, rather than leaving it aside, it's better to give it to those in need." Dongfang Bai said calmly, "To be honest, Mr. Bai and my late husband are quite similar. Not only do they have the same temperament, but they also have the same physical appearance. It was the first time we met.
The young lady already feels friendly to the young master, and because of this, the young lady is willing to hand over the management of Donglai Restaurant to the young master."
"And your surname is Bai?"
"Well, I will give you each name."
"Pfft..." Bai Song almost bit his tongue, giving it away for free, this is really...
However, I could only endure it. It was too bad to laugh at my late husband.
"Um...that painting, did the girl paint her late husband?"
A hint of sadness flashed in Dongfang Bai's eyes, and he nodded slightly.
Bai Song said softly: "That girl can tell her directly. It's not a hidden matter. Look at what she did just now..."
Dongfang Bai looked slightly red again, bowed his head and said nothing.
At this time, the sip of Junshan Silver Needle was finally delivered. The young maid took the tea from her hand and smiled: "It's a hard sip of tea, don't let anyone down."
After a sip of tea, Bai Song praised him for a while, and after a few words with the Oriental girl, he stood up and left.
Visiting the Oriental Girl was just one of them. Bai Song was delayed here for some time and hurriedly changed his route to the medicine shop in the south of the city.
I have been traveling to Jixian County for nearly a month, but I have yet to get in touch with Niu Da and others. I have had nothing to do these past two days and am just about to see how they are doing.
There is a small courtyard with thatched cottage in the south of the city. The people around it are already familiar with the fragrance of medicine that is constantly spreading in this courtyard.
At Shenshi, the sunshine is mild, the spring breeze is gentle, and there are bits of medicinal residue floating in the air.
Several drug dealers stopped at the entrance of the small courtyard, counting various medicinal materials.
Bai Song was walking on the street when he saw a woman wearing a headscarf, rolling up her sleeves, holding a scale, and weighing medicinal materials very seriously.
Bai Song recognized this person as Niu Da's daughter-in-law Zheng from Mang County.
After not seeing each other for half a year, I didn’t expect that Niu Da had already taken his wife from Mang County to Jixian.
Seeing her serious look, Bai Song didn't bother her and just watched silently.
Mrs. Zheng noticed Bai Song and glanced at Bai Song. She obviously didn't recognize him and continued weighing the medicinal materials.
I heard the drug dealer bargaining with Mr. Zheng, and they sold the medicinal materials very cheaply.
Bai Song also wanted to say a few words, saying that the medicine she sold was too cheap, but after thinking about it, he decided to let it go.
While Bai Song was hesitating, Zheng's eyes fell on Bai Song again, and she looked at Bai Song seriously, thoughtfully.
"You...you are Bai...Mr. Bai?"
"Sister-in-law, are you okay?"
"Are you really Mr. Bai?" Mrs. Zheng's eyes lit up, and a flower-like smile spread across her dusty face. She immediately turned back and shouted towards the courtyard: "Master, Mr. Bai is back! Mr. Bai is back!"
The shouting caused several dogs to bark, and then the person who appeared was not Niu Da, but a man dressed in floral cloth, with the winter fragrance of soap locust water on his hands.
"Master Bai! You...you are finally back?!"
The personal maid painted by Zheng Qi looks much more mature and philistine, more like a private girl. When she saw Bai Song, she ran over excitedly. She didn't know what to do for a while, but she saw that her slightly dazed eyes were full of life.
, has also become more agile.
Afterwards, Niu Da slowly went out, but he was supporting a girl with a big belly. It was Caihe, another maid who escaped from the Zheng family.
Caihe is pregnant.
He also lived with Niu Da and Zheng, and the results are self-evident.
Looking at Dongxiang again, I wonder what the situation is between this girl and Niu Da.
Niu had a big hand and took care of the pregnant Caihe very carefully, nodding to Bai Song from afar.
Dongxiang shook off the water on her hand and pulled Bai Song inside: "Master Bai, let's go inside and talk."
After half a year.
Things are still the same and people are still there, but the few old friends have not changed much.
After Bai Song entered the hospital, several people sat together and talked about their own experiences.
The lives of Niu Da and others are quite ordinary. Several gangsters from the past also lived here, but they all went to the mountains to collect herbs and have not returned at this time.
A room full of people feels like a big family.
These people are not good at management. Even if Bai Song taught them how to collect herbs and make medicines, after experiencing the glory of the first two months, they were gradually outperformed by more and more herbal collectors. Now a room full of people can only
It's about living a life reluctantly.
Although they cried a little, for Niu Da and those gangsters, having a family to live in, having their own things to do every day, making money, having meat to eat from time to time, and having enough food to spare was already much better than the previous days of begging.
many.
Bai Song also talked about his own affairs and said that he first opened a restaurant in the city.
As a result, Niu Da complained for a while and blamed Bai Song for not coming to inform him earlier.
"I came here today. On the one hand, I want to meet all my old friends. On the other hand, I also want to open a drug store. I also saw my sister-in-law selling medicine before. We sold it too cheaply and couldn't make any money at all."
"That's right!" Ms. Zheng nodded repeatedly, "It's a pity that we women don't know how to buy and sell, and we have been bullied by those drug dealers all day long. We have long been unable to swallow this breath. Now that we have Master Bai, we will definitely be able to open a shop.
Live a good life."
As he spoke, he touched Caihe's belly affectionately: "Sister, this child won't have to suffer in the future."
Seeing the two women loving each other, Bai Song looked at Niu Da and felt a little sad.