The cart is still on the street, but the lanterns on the cart have been passed by passers-by.
In this regard, Adou showed no expression and silently packed his things.
Dongxiang kept chattering and vowed to catch the thief.
Adou was speechless and already pushed the cart to Southeast Alley.
Bai Songla looked at the girl and followed the cart through the alley. He walked out of three streets without saying anything and arrived in front of a shabby house.
The creaking of the cart's wheels was heard inside, and a middle-aged lame man came out. It was Zheng Ke, the father of Zheng Qi's paintings.
After not seeing each other for more than half a year, Zheng Ke has changed more than his daughter. His temples are gray and his face is full of wrinkles. He is dressed in simple clothes, limping every step, and his hair is disheveled. How can he look like someone from a wealthy family?
When Bai Song saw him, he also saw Bai Song. His expression suddenly changed and he wanted to go back to the house.
"Dad!" Adou called.
Zheng Keli ignored him, went back to the house, closed the door, and locked it directly.
I don’t know if Zheng Ke is afraid or resentful, but he is too honest and feels shameless.
The three of them stood outside the fence. Bai Song frowned and asked, "Now, it's time to tell us what happened, right?"
Seeing that his father did not welcome visitors, Adou stopped entering the hospital and stood outside and whispered: "The Zheng family's selling of illegal salt was exposed. Zheng Taigong went to the capital to smoothen the relationship. After a lot of effort, he finally suppressed it.
The matter of collaborating with the enemy was just to punish the Zheng family for selling smuggled salt.
Later, the emperor held accountable the governor, and the governor at that time was regarded as the principal culprit, and his whole family was executed. The Zheng family was regarded as an accessory, but they also needed someone to hold accountable. My father's life was miserable, and he was pushed out by the Zheng family to bear all the blame.
, his leg was broken by an official."
Dongxiang blushed with anger after hearing this: "The Zheng family is so inhuman!"
Adou shook his head: "The Zheng family is considered to be extremely benevolent. It was originally a capital crime, and my father and I were both to blame. Thanks to the protection of the Zheng family, there was no serious crime. Although my leg was broken, my life was saved. But
My father was also kicked out of the Zheng family, and I have been living with my father since then."
"There should be someone involved because of me, right?" Bai Song asked lightly.
"The clan has already learned about the incident between me and the young master."
Bai Song took a deep breath, not knowing what to say.
As if he could see the guilt in Bai Song's heart, Adou simply said: "Maybe I can take advantage of the young master. The Zheng family didn't kill us at first, because they were afraid that the young master would anger them again after learning about it. Therefore, the young master is right
Adou is also kind."
Bai Song was so embarrassed after hearing this, he didn't know whether the other party was telling the truth or was telling the truth.
"Now that Adou has told the young master everything, please come back, young master. Although your life is no better than before, living with your father when you were a child was far more difficult than it is now. Therefore, the young master is not worried, and Adou does not want any compensation."
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"I need an accounting room. Adou was good at calculations when he was at Zheng's house. Why don't you come and take care of my accounts, which is better than carting out lanterns every day."
Dongxiang was also overjoyed when she heard this: "Yes, Miss, I'm here to take care of the young master's accounts. With Miss's ability, are you worried about making a good living?"
Adou was stunned after hearing this. He was exhausted from taking care of his own life and had no time to pay attention to him. He didn't know that Mr. Bai was no longer the little liar he was before, but a very popular figure in Jixian County.
Sitting in the No. 1 capital of Youzhou, and even getting a ticket to the No. 1 flower boat of the Lantern Festival, he will soon join the upper class of Jixian County today.
Adou's memory is still stuck in Bai Yutang, and he can't even remember Bai Song's real name. How could he know this?
When I heard about accounting, I guessed that Master Bai was doing some small business in the county, so he shook his head: "No need, I am not dissatisfied with my life now. Thank you for your kindness, Master."
Bai Song’s understanding of Adou is not as good as that of Dong Xiang.
Dongxiang knew that the young lady's wish in life was to sit in an upright accounting office, instead of hiding behind her father's back as a shady abacus.
This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
The young master's ability has just been demonstrated, and now he has owned many shops in Jixian County, and his business will expand in the future.
The young master happens to lack a trustworthy accountant, and the young lady is good at this.
"Miss, didn't you say that you want to prove that you don't have to be inferior to men? Now it's not the young master who compensates the young lady, but the young master who is in need of helpers. In any case, let's try it first. If you don't like it, it's not too late to refuse the offer."
Bai Song nodded: "Yes, I have some business in Ji County, but I don't have time to manage the accounts on weekdays. Adou, you are here to solve the problem for me, and I can also give you a generous reward for doing business. Together, we can both
It’s profitable, why not do it?”
After some persuasion, Adou was a little moved.
As the saying goes, it is easy to go from frugality to luxury, but it is difficult to go from luxury to frugality.
After a few years of our young lady’s life, how can we have peace of mind now?
The accounting job was not only what he wanted in his heart, but could also improve his life. Thinking of his father's declining health, Adou finally nodded.
"If Mr. Bai can trust him, Adou is willing to give it a try."
Dongxiang clapped her hands excitedly: "That's great, miss, we can be together again in the future."
"It's better to choose the day than to hit it. Now I will take you to see the business situation in various places."
Adou looked inside the house and said, "Mr. Bai, take me into the house later to discuss with my father."
Then Adou pushed the cart into the hospital, opened the door and went home. After a while of burning incense, he came out.
Outside, the carriage called by Bai Song has been waiting for a long time.
Adou got on the bus and went to the closer Bamboo Notes Store first.
When the carriage stopped in front of the Bamboo Notes Store, Adou realized that the accounting room she wanted to be a guest was not that big.
This bamboo paper shop is a new upstart that has become famous recently. Business is booming. Bamboo paper is in short supply. Even the lanterns she makes with a cart are made of bamboo paper as raw material. The last time I came to buy paper, there was only a queue.
They all queued for a full hour.
I didn’t expect that this bamboo journal business was actually Mr. Bai’s property!
During the Bai Song Dynasty, the Bamboo Paper Shop was handed over to Niu Da, and the former drug store yard was transformed into a papermaking workshop.
The carriage drove to the backyard, and Bai Song took Adou in to visit.
Niu Da was too busy at the front desk, so he asked his wife to come and receive him.
Bai Song introduced Adou as the future accountant.
At first I heard it was a bit curious, as I had never seen a girl working as a bookkeeper.
But the clerks all knew in their hearts that the accountant had great power, so they all dropped their work to get acquainted with Adou, asking if he was warm or not.
Adou looked carefully at the various equipment in the backyard and the tons of bamboo piled up.
A glance at a yard clearly shows how bamboo is turned into bamboo paper.
At the same time, Adou felt vaguely uneasy. If what he thought was true, this should be Mr. Bai's business secret. To actually show it to him without any reservation, it also highlighted his inner trust.
It's just that she was deceived by Mr. Bai once, so Adou will not give her sincerity so easily. What she did was just money, and her heart for Mr. Bai has long since died.
Leaving Zhuji Paper Store, the carriage changed route to Donglai Restaurant.
On the way, Dongxiang couldn't help but tell her everything about the young master's business.
Restaurants, storytellers, Three Kingdoms, and thousands of acres of fields.
In the next half day, Bai Song showed Adou all the ways to make a living, and the process was relatively harmonious.
Seeing that Adou's expression was calm and he seemed to no longer care about the love and hate in the past, Bai Song finally felt calm in his heart.
After bidding farewell to Adou, Bai Song returned home, but had forgotten about preparing for the show.
When Dongxiang came to ask again, Bai Song lost interest and simply stopped caring about the program.
Bai Song believes that truly good merchants don't care about such gimmicks at all.
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Two days passed in the blink of an eye.
The time of Xiaoman arrives.
The Lantern Festival is coming soon, and the women of Baifu are also busy dressing up and preparing to go out to the river at night to enjoy the lanterns.
Bai Song could not accompany the girls, so he accepted the Chen family's invitation to go to the No. 1 flower boat to drink and watch the lantern ceremony.
This is a big event, which means that the Bai family has entered mainstream society and is recognized by the aristocratic family.
All it takes is one or two more famous and official figures from the Bai family, and the Bai family can be recognized as a noble clan in the future.
Xiang'er was very supportive of this and personally chose a decent outfit for her husband. When she got up early in the morning, she didn't care about dressing up and came to look after her husband in person.
Everyone in the family knows that the young master once received a lot of looks from his humble family, but now he is a turned serf and sings, and the whole courtyard is filled with joyful atmosphere.
Bai Song was kept in the room by Xiang'er for half an hour. Finally, he came out neatly dressed and saw Ada walking towards him.
The other party came to Bai Song and whispered: "Young Master, it is taboo today and it is not suitable to travel."