Uncle Fu shook his head: "He gave one to shopkeeper Huang next to him for nothing, and gave another to Li Huichun. Shopkeeper Liao bought one the day before yesterday, and Liu Jiabao also bought one yesterday for the sake of the landlady.
This...hey..."
I couldn't help but laugh and said: "The handwriting is really good, but it's a pity that it's too expensive. I can consider it for ten cents."
"Stop it! Your boss will be so angry if he hears what you said." Fu Bo scolded.
"May I ask if there are calligraphy and paintings for sale here?" A middle-aged man wearing a gray short shirt came into the store and asked.
Uncle Fu was slightly stunned, and pointed to the words on the wall: "Yes, this painting, one...one tael of silver."
"Here, shopkeeper Diandian." The man boldly handed over a bulging money bag.
Uncle Fu counted them carefully, then took off the scroll with a smile and said, "Take it."
"gone."
"Guest, please move slowly!"
I was dumbfounded: "Does this count as a sale?"
Uncle Fu was also confused: "Yes, it was sold so easily?"
"It seems like I've met someone who really likes calligraphy and painting."
Uncle Fu smiled bitterly and said, "I think it's probably because the boss's wife felt sorry for her, and she was afraid that the boss would be hit, so she paid someone to buy it for herself."
When I thought about it, yes, that person didn't look like he was interested in calligraphy and painting. He didn't even take a good look at the calligraphy when he entered the store, and he didn't even pay back the price.
"Hey, Mr. Mu's family never paid much attention to the affairs of this inn before. Now that we have a new owner, it feels even more unreliable." Uncle Fu sighed as he flipped through the ledger.
I had some doubts in my mind, so I said, "Uncle Fu, our new boss seems to be very familiar with Xiao Mu. He actually called Xiao Mu by his first name just now."
Uncle Fu said: "They seemed to have known each other before. The landlady said that our boss was still a wealthy family in Chang'an back then. Xiao Mu went to Chang'an to take the exam and often went to his house for dinner. They should be considered friends. However, now Xiao Mu has become a
As an imperial envoy, it's best not to mention his downfall, so don't reveal their relationship to the public at will. Don't talk nonsense when you go out."
I nodded: "Don't worry, I'm a very strict person."
"That's good."
…
After getting busy, there were not many goods left, so I sent them to the refugees outside the county government. I also visited Lao Meng and had dinner at his house.
"Hurry up, Doctor Li, hurry up!"
I had just bought a few kilograms of rice and soybeans when I heard someone shouting on the street. I looked over and saw that it was two policemen. One was carrying a medicine box, and the other was running while reaching out to pull Li Huichun. It looked like
Extremely anxious.
"What's going on?" someone asked.
"It seems to be from the governor's office. I heard that the imperial envoy's illness has relapsed."
"The imperial envoy is sick? What disease?"
"I don't know what the specific disease is, but I heard that I have been ill for more than half a month, with good and bad times. I have to inform Dr. Li in a hurry. I am afraid it may be serious again."
The two people around me were asking questions and answering questions. Their voices were loud and sounded a bit familiar. I took a closer look and found out that they were Lu Yi and Lin Yuanfeng who Song Erlang had brought to build my house.
Aren't they two members of Liu Jiabao's team? We even had wine together. I smiled at them, but they glanced at me but ignored me.
The imperial envoy fell ill again less than an hour after being separated from me? They also said that he never recovered after being ill?
Haha, these two are probably acting out again. Mission?
"Hey, it looks like it's almost the end of the year. I hope the Bodhisattva will bless the imperial envoy and get better soon." Lu Yi clasped his hands together and bowed to the sky.
"Yes, yes. The imperial envoy is the backbone of our Xiangzhou, so we can't make any mistakes." Lin Yuanfeng also agreed.
I knew that there must be Lin Sheng or Yang Mosheng's men nearby, so I didn't dare to talk to them, and I didn't dare to stay too long. I bought my things and left quickly.
When we got home, Aniang and Wang Jiajia were doing embroidery around the fire pot. I still couldn't figure it out. Aren't they tired of it? How could there be so much embroidery all day long?
"Jianghu is back."
"Brother Jianghu, come here and warm yourself by the fire."
The two of them moved to the side.
"Brother Jianghu, I embroidered a pair of insoles for you. Do you think they look good?" Wang Jiajia said, handing me the newly embroidered insoles.
"It's beautiful." I looked at the flowers on it. They were indeed beautiful, but I felt it was a bit of a waste. I stepped on such a beautiful thing and couldn't see it. After a few days, it still smelled like sweat?
"Try it on your back!"
I smiled: "I'm really reluctant to let go."
"Haha, this brat." Auntie looked at us kindly and rubbed the needle in her hand on her hair: "Tell me how good you two are now. I discussed it with Fatty Wang. After the New Year,
Choose an auspicious day and get things done for you two."
"Mom..." Wang Jiajia was shy and said coquettishly, tugging on her sleeves and turning her head away in embarrassment.
I also think it's a bit too sudden. Although my affection for Wang Jiajia has increased a lot, but... when I think about getting married soon, I don't seem to have the confidence to do so. I just sell tofu now and barely make ends meet. Once the two of us get married,
, if I give birth to another child...
"Auntie, I also think it's too fast. Can't you let us get more familiar with each other?" I expressed my inner feelings.
"Are you familiar?" My mother-in-law looked at me in surprise: "Did you just meet? Many people get married because of their parents' orders to find a matchmaker. They have never met each other, so aren't they living a good life?
?”
"Auntie, I have always regarded Jiajia as my younger sister. I have never thought about it that way. You have to give me time to slowly change our relationship," I begged.
"Yes, mother. I'm not in a hurry. Just listen to Brother Jianghu in everything." Wang Jiajia smiled at me and also helped me.
"You, you depend on him for everything." Auntie touched Wang Jiajia's forehead with her finger and said with a helpless smile: "You are not in a hurry, so I won't care about it. People have said that if you worry too much, you will age quickly.
Let’s wait and see when you come to beg me.”
"Thank you, mother."
"Haha, my grandma is the best."
"Okay, you two are so disgusting."
"Hehehe..."
All three of us laughed. Suddenly, I felt like I was the happiest person in the world.
"What are you so happy about?" Yang Mosheng entered the room and smiled at us.
"Brother Yang is back." Wang Jiajia stood up and greeted.
"Brother Yang came back early enough today."
"Oh, Brother Li, Auntie and Sister Wang are also at home. It's been too cold these days, and there are not many people coming to buy wine. The boss is kind-hearted, so he let us get off work early." Yang Mosheng said and sat down next to me.
Come down.
"You guys chat, I'll go pack the load." I smiled at them, got up and went out, poured the rice into the rice vat, sifted the soybeans to be ground tomorrow morning and soaked them in water, then went to the yard to wash and pack the tofu.
The wooden box is waiting for the family to arrive.
"Brother Li, do you want my help?" Yang Mosheng asked. Without waiting for my answer, he threw the bucket into the well, poured a bucket of water into the big wooden basin, and then took apart the wooden box and started cleaning it.
"I'll just come. It's too cold. You can go inside and warm yourself by the fire." I said.
"It's okay, I feel enthusiastic about doing things." Yang Mosheng smiled and said: "Brother Li, actually, I really envy you."
I was stunned: "Envy me? Haha, what do you have to envy about me? I'm so poor."
"You have a home of your own, a kind mother, a lover who loves you wholeheartedly, and a craft that can make money... these are not enviable!"
I felt that there was some sadness in Yang Mosheng's words. If I hadn't known that he was being careful, I would have really comforted him. However, since he wanted to talk to me now, how could I ignore him?
So I patted his shoulder: "You are not worthy of my envy. I only rely on a craft to make a living, but you are different, you are a scholar. Although for the time being, you are just a bookkeeper in Qianbeiwuwu Restaurant,
But maybe one day, you will have the opportunity to show off your talents, and you will be appreciated by the imperial envoy, and you will be given an official title, and then you will rise to the top... By then, I will be beyond your reach."
"Hey, how can I be so lucky? How could the imperial envoy notice me?" Yang Mosheng shook his head and sighed: "Oh, by the way, I heard that the imperial envoy was ill, and he has been ill for more than half a month.
I’m fine, I don’t know what the disease is.”
Sure enough, after wandering around for a long time, I started to inquire about the news again!
While washing the barrel, I replied calmly: "I heard it from someone on the street just now, and saw two government officials hurriedly taking Li Huichun to seek medical treatment. The people all said that the imperial envoy was too much.
He's tired and sick from overwork. Hey, I hope he can recover soon! Isn't that Li Huichun a close disciple of Doctor Du? His medical skills are pretty good."
"Well, that's right. I just hope the imperial envoy is fine." Yang Mosheng agreed, then asked: "How is your business lately? It's cold, are there many people coming out to eat tofu?"
I nodded: "It's okay. There are fewer people when it snows. If it doesn't snow, there will still be a lot of people coming out. It's warm and not expensive to have a bowl of tofu pudding. The Shaodong family diagonally opposite is probably deliberately trying to compete with Jianghu Inn for business.
He gave me some money and asked me to send whatever I couldn't sell to the county government office to help the poor. Anyway, I won't lose money every day now, it's just a matter of making more or less."
"Haha, you are quite happy with what you have. The young owner of Yuelai Restaurant is also smart. He can earn a lot of fame by just spending some money casually. Last time I was in the restaurant, I heard people praise him for his good deeds. Some people just criticized this.
, go to his restaurant to support him."
"Yes, rich people can become famous by just spending a little money, unlike us, who can only earn some hard money in silence."
"Hey, you went to the county government office to deliver tofu and tofu, but you never met Magistrate Xu?"
"Uh... I met him once, but most of the time Mr. Lin is responsible for giving out porridge there."
Yang Mosheng came closer to me: "Then didn't you take the opportunity to talk to him?"
I replied: "Master Lin is quite talkative and likes to ask me questions about my parents' personal affairs. He is very easy-going and has no official airs at all."
Yang Mosheng became interested: "Then next time you send tofu, can you take me with you? Give me a chance. I want to have a few words with Director Lin to see if I can work hard along his line."
"That's no problem. I'll be waiting for you at noon tomorrow."
I replied readily, my heart already in a mess. Xiao Mu, you don’t give me any clear directions, what should I do? This Yang Mosheng, what on earth is he planning? Doesn’t he know Lin Sheng?
