When the waiter led the carriage and stopped in front of Wufuji, the young men who were waving brooms to clean up the snow at the door of other shops on the street all cast curious glances.
This carriage is so majestic and rare to see!
Shopkeeper Hu had been waiting beside the carriage for a long time, hunched over and hunched his shoulders. Before the heavy curtain on the carriage was lifted, he had a smile on his face.
"Master, we are waiting for you."
As soon as he finished speaking, the curtain was opened from the inside, and Pan Ren, the big shopkeeper, jumped out first.
After that, Zuo Jin poked his head out, took a brief look around the streets, and slowly got out of the car while holding a hand stove.
He wore a silver-gray cloak with dark vanilla patterns. The snow-white fur at the collar made his complexion as gentle as jade. His ink eyes showed a deep brown under the faint winter sunlight, like precious amber.
He has a tall figure and a straight back. Standing next to shopkeeper Hu, his noble temperament immediately makes the short and fat shopkeeper even more embarrassed.
"Master, it just snowed and it's cold outside. Please come in quickly."
Shopkeeper Hu only wore a cotton-padded jacket. He stood outside for a long time, his teeth chattering from the cold. He trembled and squeezed out a sentence, hoping that the second master would follow him in soon.
Zuo Jin nodded when he heard the sound, and was about to walk into the shop, but as if he thought of something, he raised his head and glanced at the "Five Blessings" sign hanging above the main entrance of the shop.
The wooden block used as the signboard is old and has a dull color. Even the paint on the three characters "Five Blessings" is peeling off. Compared with the door heads of several other shops on the street, it is really shabby.
Shopkeeper Hu felt a little flustered for no apparent reason when he saw his boss. However, Zuo Jin didn't say anything, just gave him a casual glance, and then entered the shop.
After entering the shop and passing through the reception hall, shopkeeper Hu directly led the second master and the first shopkeeper into the room in the backyard.
There was a charcoal pot burning in the house, and a warmth came to my face.
Zuo Jin stretched out his hand to untie his cloak. Shopkeeper Hu quickly took it and hung it on a hanger. Then he invited his host to take a seat and asked the waiter to bring hot tea.
"Master, how's the journey going? Is the heavy snow not a problem?"
"It's good. It's a rare snowy day to go out, so it's quite interesting."
After taking a sip of hot tea, Zuo Jin put down the teacup with a smile in his eyes.
The big shopkeeper's eyes twitched and he couldn't help but complain in his heart.
What's the point? You've been huddled in the car, hugging the hand stove and not letting go. You haven't even moved your position, let alone looked at the scenery.
Shopkeeper Hu didn't know what the big shopkeeper was thinking. He only felt that his second master was not only very handsome and well-versed in poems, but he was also in a transcendent state. He didn't show any irritability while traveling in such weather, but instead enjoyed it.
, it is indeed different from ordinary people.
"Why don't you have a kang in your house?"
Shopkeeper Hu stood bowed and waited for his boss to ask about the winery. Unexpectedly, the other party said this, and he couldn't help being surprised.
"How does the boss still know about this fire kang?"
"It snowed too much yesterday, so I stayed in a house that had this thing." The shopkeeper explained helpfully.
"I think it's good. It's much easier to use than this charcoal basin. You can also build one here."
Putting down the teacup, Zuo Jinwen said in a warm voice.
"Oh, okay, okay."
Shopkeeper Hu responded slowly, not knowing what to say next.
There was silence in the room, except for the faint scent of burning silver charcoal.
"Shopkeeper Hu, let me ask you, is this brewer a girl?"
Perhaps he had rested, so Zuo Jin raised his eyes and asked.
"Yes, but, how did my boss know about it again?"
Shopkeeper Hu was speechless. Why did the second master know everything when he came? Then what use would he have as a shopkeeper?
"I want to visit her in person to discuss the wine shop with her."
"What?"
In person?
How this works!
Shopkeeper Hu glanced at Pan Ren, the top shopkeeper, for help.
The second master is so valuable, how can he go to a country place like that? If he wants to talk about something, he can just send his assistant to find Miss Zhuang, and I think she won't refuse.
The big shopkeeper pondered for a moment and shook his head at Shopkeeper Hu.
"This matter is urgent, I will go there tomorrow."
After that, without waiting for shopkeeper Hu to say anything else, Zuo Jin just waved his hand and asked the other party to leave.
After the door was closed, the shopkeeper found a place to sit down and said, "Second master, why are you so anxious? There has been snow on the road these two days, so it will be difficult to walk. The girl can wait for so long, and she will not go back again."
It’s been almost the past few days.”
"It is because of the heavy snow that it is difficult to travel, so we have to go now. Otherwise, how can we show our sincerity?"
What Zuo Jin said is not unreasonable.
It has been more than a month since Shopkeeper Hu delivered the wine. If it were anyone else, he must have been unable to wait to find another buyer for the winery.
But the girl was holding her breath, which showed that she had a steady mind. In addition, as Liu Da said before, this person must value justice over profit. If he can appear more sincere, he will definitely win the favor of the other party, and he can also win the favor of the other party.
Lay a good foundation for subsequent discussions.
Pan Ren nodded, feeling that it made sense, and then went out to prepare the gifts for tomorrow's visit, leaving only the host alone in the house drinking tea and resting.
Interesting, really interesting.
Although Zuo Jin said something high-sounding, no one knew that he was driven by curiosity and wanted to go tomorrow.
This girl from the village is extremely intelligent and kind-hearted. How can she be so beautiful?
At this time, Zhuang Keqing, who Zuo Jin kept thinking about, took a shovel and was shoveling snow into the chicken coop.
The snow is so thick that the chickens don't want to come out of the nest. They only eat, drink and poop in the chicken house. The whole thing is full of chicken feces. Even in winter, the smell is really bad.
She simply shoveled away the snow from the chicken coop first, drove the lazy ones out for a walk and ate, and then went inside to clear out the chicken manure.
"Aling, what are you doing out here? Go back home and study."
Zhuang Keqing finished shoveling a shovel of snow and piled it to the side. He raised his head and smoothed some broken hair from his forehead. When he looked up, he saw Shen Ling grabbing a broom under the eaves and coming to help her.
"You've been sitting for a long time, come out and do some exercise." Shen Ling replied.
He is now more comfortable than he was a few days ago, and from time to time there is a childish smile on his face that is unique to boys of his age.
Zhuang Keqing didn't want to expose him, just smiled at the young man, then lowered his head and started shoveling the snow.
While the two were busy, a figure came along the road and said hello from a distance.
It turned out to be Mrs. Tian, Zhang's daughter-in-law.
She carried a basket in her hand and walked down the path towards the banker's house.
Zhuang Keqing hurriedly dropped the shovel in his hand, opened the courtyard door, and went forward.
She ran to Aunt Tian's side in a few steps, turned her arm with her hand, and the two of them supported her and entered the yard smoothly.
"The snow has just stopped, and the road is so difficult to walk, why are you coming here?" Zhuang Keqing helped the other party brush the snow off his legs and feet, and asked, "If you have anything to do, we can wait until the snow melts."
"It's my fault too. I just remembered something yesterday, and I thought I had to do it quickly today, so I came here in a hurry."
Aunt Tian patted Zhuang Keqing's hand and asked, "Where's your grandma? I want to talk to her."
"You can go into the house first."
Zhuang Keqing didn't ask what was going on. He just ushered people into the house and called his mother. He poured a pot of boiling water on the stove and made ginger and red dates water and brought it over.
But as soon as she entered the room, she saw that the two people quickly stopped talking and focused their eyes on her, which made her feel uncomfortable.
"Aunt Tian, drink tea."
Putting down the teapot and cup, Zhuang Keqing withdrew in an indescribable weird atmosphere. Until Shen Ling walked up to her, grabbed her cold-red hand and covered it, he didn't understand what the two people inside were talking about. What a whisper.
It must be about yourself!
"Sister-in-law Qin is also the careless one in my family. When we were talking last night, she said that the girl in the village retched a few days ago when she was selling potato noodles, and she was afraid that she had a bad stomach."
Mrs. Tian didn't hesitate, and without waiting for Qin Manzhi's reaction, she directly stated her guess, "They old men don't understand, how can we still not understand?"
"You see, Young Master Shen has been married to this girl for more than half a year, isn't it..."
Qin Manzhi hadn't thought about that at all. He was only worried about whether her daughter was really sick and couldn't bear to say anything. But when Tian mentioned it, she was suddenly enlightened.
Could it be!
Why didn't she think of that?
Ke'er didn't seem to be feeling any discomfort these days. If he was retching, there must be no other explanation other than that!
When Mrs. Tian saw that the other party had come to his senses, she hurriedly smiled and put the things in her basket on the table.
Eggs, dates, millet, and two squabs that lost their feathers at the bottom.
Where can I find live pigeons at this time of year? It must have taken a lot of effort.
Because of her daughter's health, Qin Manzhi did not refuse, but simply put it away. She only picked up her own rice, fish and braised food and put them into the basket when she went out, so as not to let her go away in vain.
After seeing Tian off, she saw that her daughter was still sweeping the snow, so she hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed the broom.
"How can you do such a job with your body, and leave your mother here!"