Huo Guang gave up and said: "Father, I will tell you when my salt shop is running smoothly. It will be open the day after tomorrow. I have to make salt quickly."
"You're still hiding it from your father, you little bastard."
Huo Guang disappeared in a flash and left the Shaofuyuan.
Huo Zhongru threw away the information in his hand and fell asleep without caring about anything.
On the street, the smoke of human fireworks filled the air. Huo Guang came to his salt shop, which was still being renovated, and Ah Hao was watching.
Seeing Huo Guang's arrival, the carpenter said: "Mr. Huo, we have made the thing you want overnight. The furniture in the shop should be ready by tomorrow night."
The things that needed to be built were not too complicated, skilled carpenters, and for the sake of speed, Huo Guang bought most of the things they had ready-made.
He was still very satisfied with the carpenter and asked, "What's your name?"
"Hey, Mr. Huo, my surname is Li. I am the fourth in my family, so everyone calls me Li Si." In this era, many people's names are very casual, just to be able to pronounce them.
"Are you interested in following me to open a salt shop?"
"Mr. Huo, are you kidding me? I'm just a carpenter, so how can I sell salt?"
"It's okay. Think carefully. If you feel you want to follow me, just come and tell me."
After saying that, Huo Guang went to the back of the salt shop. At this time, the equipment for refining salt was ready, and Huo Guang started making it.
After having the equipment, Huo Guang's efficiency has improved a lot. He did the math by himself. In this way, one stone a day is not a big problem. Moreover, if he is doing it alone, if he finds someone to do it on the shift, the efficiency will definitely be higher.
.
While he has nothing to do now, Huo Guang has been immersed in making salt. He buys salt from the Stick Gang for only 350 yuan per stone, and can sell it in the market for 600 yuan per stone. As a daily necessity, the profit is already very scary
Already.
In fact, the cost of several other salt shops is quite different.
The son was making salt while the father Huo Zhongru and Dou Lai were eating and drinking happily.
The county next door is actually not far away. Hedong County has four counties under its jurisdiction, which is equivalent to four districts in one city. You can get on the carriage and quickly reach the restaurant.
Huo Zhongru was also not polite. He lit all the delicacies he had never tasted before and ate them without any psychological burden.
After drinking for three rounds, Dou Lai asked with a smile: "Master Huo, how was your meal?"
"It tastes good. Shopkeeper Dou arranged it very well."
Doulai glanced at the servant next to him. The servant left for a while and came back with an extra box in his hand, which he put on the table respectfully.
Doulai pushed the box forward, looked into Huo Zhongru's eyes, and said with a flattering smile: "Huo Shaofu, these are my thoughts, please accept them."
Huo Zhongru leaned on the back of his chair, squinted his eyes slightly, looked at the box in front of him, and looked at the size. If there was money in it, it would be much higher than his annual salary. It might be some other valuable thing that a respectable person in the county could take.
What comes out will definitely not be too bad.
Just when Dou Lai was about to open it, Huo Zhongru's hand pressed on the box, preventing Dou Lai from opening the box: "Shopkeeper Dou, what does this mean?"
"It's just a small thing, but I hope Mr. Huo will accept it and help me a lot."
"Shopkeeper Dou, this is boring."
"Huo Shaofu, I just mean it."
"Shopkeeper Dou, what do you mean?"
"It's all trivial. I hope Mr. Huo can understand what I mean."
"You are quite an interesting person."
The box was pushed back and forth between the two of them, but it was never opened. Huo Zhongru's work today was very inconsistent with his own style. He still closed Shopkeeper Dou's box tightly. He really didn't dare to let Dou Lai open the box. He
I am afraid that I will not be able to withstand the test.
People with weak willpower know best how weak they are, and if they are still holding on, if they open the gold and silver jewels inside, they may really be unable to bear it.
He has discussed countermeasures with Huo Guang, and his son said that he has a way. If he takes the money at this time and ruins things, he will not be able to hold his head high in front of his son in the future.
In the end, Doulai was not allowed to open the box. Huo Zhongru saw that it was getting late and was ready to go home.
The carriage arranged by Doulai was sent to him not far from the door of his house. His house was too shabby and he didn't want others to see him, so he got off the carriage in advance.
"Shopkeeper Dou, I'll take my leave now."
"Master Huo, slow down."
Huo Zhongru looked at the drunken man, but turned into a small alley and disappeared from Doulai's sight.
After the people disappeared, Doulai swung the curtain of the carriage and said angrily: "You guys who don't know how to appreciate people really think that they are some big shot, but they are just lucky enough to have a good son."
"Shopkeeper, this Mr. Huo doesn't accept anything, why does he go out of his way to leave our family affairs behind?"
Dou Lai's eyes narrowed slightly: "Does he know that my relationship with the Dou family is no longer good?"
"Shopkeeper, what would you do if you really knew about it?"
"Huh, although I don't accept gifts, I don't have any restrictions on eating and drinking. Maybe I feel that I am not satisfied with the size of my gift box. This guy is even more greedy than the previous young master."
"There are more shopkeepers than the county magistrate."
Dou Lai kept an eye on it: "He said there are new rules. I don't know if it's an excuse or if it's true. I want to see if he breaks the old rules, who can do it with peace of mind? Huo Qubing can still come to us every now and then.
Not here? Let’s go home.”
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Doulai's carriage drove away, and Huo Zhongru, who was blushing and smelling of alcohol, was leaning against the wall of the alley, looking up at the dazzling galaxy, and tapped the back of his hand: "Okay, this requires me to push a lot of money out.
, let’s go to the Shaofuyuan tomorrow and ask them to carve a plaque for me saying “Qingfenglanglang.”
On the one hand, I felt a little pity, but on the other hand, I couldn't help but smile lightly, like a child who had been praised.
When he walked to the door of his house, there was a faint light in the house. He entered the house cautiously. Huo Guang had already fallen asleep on the bed. He hummed about refining salt today. Huo Guang felt as if he was working as a laborer, so he lay down early to sleep.
Ah Hao is still in the salt shop, rushing to work with the carpenter. The carpenter really said that Huo Guang can't delay Huo Guang's opening, so he worked overtime today.
Huo Zhongru walked to Huo Guang, looked at his sleeping son, smiled involuntarily, reached out and carefully touched Huo Guang's cheek: "Silly son, you are so old before you know it, and you said you want to join the army.
When you go to the battlefield, you may die or not. You, you, when you meet your elder brother, you tell him to follow him. Do you know whether he is a good person or a bad person? We, father and son, must continue to depend on each other for our lives."
