"This little brother! I wonder if your shopkeeper Zhou is here?" Seeing that the clerk misunderstood them as cloth buyers, Father Gu quickly explained.
"I wonder who you are? Let me pass the message to you." Seeing that the man in front of him knew Shopkeeper Zhou, the waiter couldn't help but feel lucky. Fortunately, he was quite enthusiastic just now.
"If that's too much trouble, brother, just tell me that Gu Changqing from Shangling Village is here to visit!"
"Then please wait a moment! I'll be back as soon as I can!" The waiter opened the curtain and trotted into the backyard of the cloth shop.
The cashier on the counter had woken up since they were talking. The door had just opened at this moment, so no one must have come. It won't be long before the morning market starts. After taking a look, I saw the two people in front of me, the old man.
At first glance, it looks like a farmer from a nearby village, but this little one is actually quite smart.
The accountant was a little surprised that Shopkeeper Zhou actually knew farmers from the countryside. Didn't it mean that Shopkeeper Zhou was transferred from the county town?
After a while, footsteps were heard in the backyard, and they were not alone. Gu Chengyu knew that it must be shopkeeper Zhou!
I saw a man wearing a dark satin cross-collar robe, opening the curtain and walking out. When I first came out, I was a little surprised when I saw Father Gu, but in a moment, my surprise turned into joy.
"It turns out it's really Brother Gu! We haven't seen him for so many years, and Brother Gu is still so strong!" The man came forward happily, patted Mr. Gu on the shoulder, and said with a sigh.
"We haven't seen you for many years, but Shopkeeper Zhou is still so young!" When Father Gu saw Shopkeeper Zhou, he happily exchanged greetings.
"Brother Zhou, why haven't you come to look for me all these years?" Shopkeeper Zhou actually admires Gu Changqing. He is honest and never cheats when he works. Back then, he fell into the river and it was thanks to him that he rescued him.
He doesn’t want any reward. He is indeed a good person. But I haven’t seen him for so many years, so I don’t know if there is something difficult that I need his help with. Otherwise, I wouldn’t come to my door suddenly.
"I'm getting older! I don't come here often in this town, but every year I call my boss and my second son to see you. Speaking of which, I would also like to thank shopkeeper Zhou for taking care of my two sons. If it weren't for you, they would
You can't find any work in the town!" Father Gu also lamented that after so many years, he felt that he was getting old.
"Brother Gu, what are you talking about? Chengli and Chengyi are as honest as you in their work. They can still find work even if they are not here with me! Brother Gu, you are still so polite. I asked you to call me by my name a long time ago, but
You are still Shopkeeper Zhou, and you are called Shopkeeper Zhou."
"Isn't this called a habit? You can't change it even if you want to!" Father Gu will not take people's kind words seriously. Shopkeeper Zhou seems to be the right-hand man of the Tang family's big boss. He has never seen anyone.
, being polite to him is already giving him face, but he doesn't dare to exaggerate, he really calls him a bad name.
Gu Chengyu thought that this week's shopkeeper was indeed a businessman, even if he was just polite, it would make people feel sincere! However, he was pressed for time and had no time to listen to them reminiscing about old times. He secretly pulled Dad Gu's hand.
Sleeves, signaling Mr. Gu to get to the point quickly.
"Oh! I haven't told you yet, this is the youngest of my family, his name is Gu Chengyu! Xiaobao, please call me Uncle Zhou!" Dad Gu's sleeves were pulled, and then he remembered the purpose of their visit this time, and hurriedly asked the two of them
introduce.
Gu Chengyu called out obediently, "Uncle Zhou!"
"Hey! Your youngest is pretty good-looking. Your father calls you Xiaobao? Look at the rush. I didn't prepare a meeting gift. I gave this jade pendant to your little treasure to play with." After shopkeeper Zhou finished speaking, he said
He took off a jade pendant hanging from his waist.
"Hey, you can't use this. How can you give such a precious thing to a little kid to play with? There's no need to throw it away. Put it away quickly!" Seeing that Shopkeeper Zhou had untied the jade pendant and was about to put it into Gu Chengyu's hand, Mr. Gu quickly stopped him.
I'm going to ask shopkeeper Zhou for help later. How can I collect his jade pendant?
"This is the first time we've met, so! I just gave you a piece when your youngest returned it. Your eldest and second son are now adults, so I won't give it to you! Take it quickly! Oh! Look at me, I'm patronizing and happy, and you're still here
I forgot to ask you to rest in the room." Shopkeeper Zhou took Gu Chengyu's hand and forced the jade pendant into Gu Chengyu's hand.
Gu Chengyu looked at the jade pendant in his hand and saw that it was a piece of Hetian jade Pisces pendant. The jade was warm and moist. Although it was not as valuable as mutton-fat jade, it was not cheap. Moreover, this jade may have been played with often, so it felt greasy.
It seems that this jade pendant is not only Shopkeeper Zhou’s favorite, but also one that Shopkeeper Zhou often wears. Then he must not accept it and return it to others before sorting it out.
The cashier at the counter saw that the shopkeeper was giving the jade pendant he often wore to this little kid, and he was curious about where this family came from. It seemed like they had quite a good relationship!
"Why are you embarrassing me? I came to you and got you a jade pendant for free, which makes me lose my face! I won't dare to come to you next time!" Father Gu was also a little embarrassed. Shopkeeper Zhou seemed sincere.
It's full, but he is really embarrassed to accept other people's valuable things.
"Uncle Zhou! You'd better take the jade pendant back! Dad and I came to you to ask for your help! If you don't take it back, we will be embarrassed to tell you if we have difficulties. Besides, let's put this jade pendant away.
I'm afraid it's not safe on me!" Gu Chengyu held the jade pendant in his hands and wanted to return it to Shopkeeper Zhou.
"Given by the elders, I dare not refuse. Since I have given it to you, it is yours! It is just a meeting gift, don't think too much about it. Put it away quickly! Lest outsiders see it!" This jade pendant is actually the one that Shopkeeper Zhou wears the most on weekdays.
, because this jade pendant was given to him by his boss when he first started working with him. Every new shopkeeper would be given a jade pendant as an encouragement. Although this jade pendant is worth at most twenty taels of silver.
, but it still means something to him.
The Gu family father and son came unexpectedly to Gu Chengyu, and he didn't prepare any kind of meeting gift. It was definitely not possible to give him money, so he had to take off the jade pendant. Since he gave it away, he had no intention of taking it back!
"Xiaobao! Since I have my heart from Shopkeeper Zhou, just accept it! Keep it in your arms and don't let anyone touch it." Dad Gu was also thinking that Shopkeeper Zhou is a person after all, so since he gave it away
How can I get the things back? Therefore, I have to accept this jade pendant, otherwise I won’t give others face?
"Thank you very much, Uncle Zhou!" Gu Chengyu saluted, and after thanking him, he put the jade pendant into his arms, actually putting it into the space.
"No need to be polite! Let's go! Brother Gu! Let's go into the house and talk!" Shopkeeper Zhou remembered that they were still standing in the shop, busy asking people to come into the backyard.
"Shopkeeper Zhou, we won't go in and sit down this time. In fact, I came to you because I have something to ask for your help in detail!" Father Gu became anxious when he saw that about half an hour had passed.
"Oh? What kind of difficulties did Brother Gu encounter?" Shopkeeper Zhou asked hurriedly.
"Didn't I hear that shopkeeper Zhou and the shopkeeper from Yingke Lai are familiar with each other? My family picked some fresh ingredients in the mountains, and I would like to ask Shopkeeper Zhou to introduce them to see if Yingke Lai wants these ingredients." Dad Gu said simply.