Republic of China small businessman

Bai Rongjiu sat up and ate the bowl of porridge slowly.

He is just a young man of seventeen or eighteen years old now, his hair is disheveled and his eyes are half covered, and he is slightly squinted, as if he was a little dazed just after waking up, but he has lost his usual aura.

Xie Jing sat on the small stool by the bed and talked to him: "Master, I went to find out, this place is called Shilibao, and there is a town to the west, where you can rent a car, let's stay for a day or two, and wait for your injury to recover Just go back."

Bai Rongjiu asked: "What do the locals here do?"

Xie Jing was stunned for a moment, then scratched his head and said, "Is it someone who grows crops or hunts? I saw a lot of sorghum stalks piled up outside the yards of every household. In addition, there are hare skins that have just been peeled off to dry in the yards of the two families at the head of the village. It's Orion."

Bai Rongjiu thought about it for a while, and said: "It's only a day's journey from the winery. It's not too far away. You can pick one or two families with a lot of sorghum and ask if they supply food to the winery. Ask carefully. Find an honest and reliable one and ask them to deliver a letter to Qinghe Baijia." He said as he took out a pocket watch with a long gold chain from his pocket, and handed it to Xie Jing, "Give him one, and when things are done, let him A few silver dollars."

Xie Jing took it and agreed, then turned and went out.

Bai Rongjiu leaned on the bed alone to recuperate, with his hands resting on his waist, his brows were slightly frowned.

The wound on the waist is not serious, it's just a flesh wound. It was injured yesterday while avoiding the gangsters. Those people were determined to kill them. Seeing that they would rather spend their money and take their lives than let them go back, If it wasn't for the thick leather vest he was wearing, he might have lost half his life.But this injury is also extremely inconvenient, and it is not easy to ride a horse, so it is no wonder that Xie Jing wants to detour to find a car.

Bai Rongjiu was originally a person of few words, sitting there thinking about what he could do now, while thinking about the guards from yesterday, he didn't know what happened to Heihe Baijia Company.

After a while, Xie Jing came back.

He ran all the way back, his forehead and the tip of his nose were soaked with sweat, he wiped his eyes with his hand twice and said, "Master, they really sell grain to the winery, I found a middle-aged man in the village, I heard him say If the people and things in the winery are right, let him report the news, that person is very happy to agree, and I will do everything according to your instructions!" After he finished speaking, he hesitated and took out the bag from his pocket. A slender gold pocket watch with a long chain was placed on the table and said: "I gave him two silver dollars. This watch belongs to the master. It is too expensive, so I didn't give it."

Bai Rongjiu said: "Come here."

Xie Jing immediately took the pocket watch over and held it to him.

Bai Rongjiu reached out and took a piece of dead grass from his hair, and said with a smile, "Something got on it."

Xie Jing blushed, and hurriedly took two steps back and patted her hair indiscriminately: "It must have been picked up forage just now, I will definitely pay attention next time."

"No problem."

"Then this pocket watch..."

"Take it, here it is for you."

Bai Rongjiu thought the child would refuse a few times. After all, most people who have read the book are like this, but he didn't expect Xie Jing to put it into his arms so frankly, and even covered it. He said flatteredly: "Then I will replace you Put it away, if Master Jiu wants to ask the time in the future, just call me and I will report it to you."

For some reason, Bai Rongjiu suddenly remembered the western wall clock in his provincial house. When the time was struck, a mechanical little canary inlaid with gemstones jumped out, "Cuckoo Cuckoo Cuckoo" hurriedly called out, And happily went back.

The child in front of him had a contented expression, very similar to that chubby little bird.

Silly and clever.

Bai Rongjiu looked at him a few more times, and couldn't figure out why someone would combine these two diametrically opposite contradictions so perfectly.

He thought for a while, and thought, not all of them, Xie Jing is still fierce.

When he shot someone yesterday, he didn't show mercy at all.

Having sent people to Qinghe County, Bai Rongjiu and Xie Jing also relaxed and took a good rest in the small village for two days.

After being in touch for a long time, both of them felt that the other party was different from what they thought.

At first, Bai Rongjiu thought he was loyal to Second Young Master Bai, but later found out that was not the case. He and Xie Jing didn't know each other, but after experiencing life and death, he treated him differently. The one he could chat with on weekdays was Bai Mingyu—Master Jiu didn't have much interest in juniors either. But it is obviously even more unfeasible to talk about the ledger business.

Every time he opened his mouth to say a few words about Bai Mingyu's studies, Xie Jing couldn't wait to report to him the books he had read, and even dipped his fingers in water to write for him on the table, trying to prove his innocence.

"Second Young Master never does homework by himself. I do it for him. My handwriting is much better than his. He won't let me write it well because he is afraid that my husband will see it." Xie Jing wrote his name correctly, and wrote again A pair, the words are not very good, but it is much better than Bai Mingyu's dog crawling.

Bai Rongjiu: "..."

After a moment of silence, Master Jiu asked, "I thought you were quite protective of Second Young Master?"

Xie Jing said seriously: "That depends on what happens."

Bai Rongjiu was amused for the first time. When he was on the verge of life and death in Xuewozi, the kid only wanted a bowl of glutinous rice balls, but now he is safe. He gave him a gold pocket watch and kept it calmly. Why did he focus on Bai Mingyu, write calligraphy, draw pictures and do homework, and not give Er Shao any advantage of himself?

Xie Jing also felt that Master Jiu was different from what he remembered.

As long as he is free, he can't help but take a sneak peek from the corner of his eye. The Jiu Ye is so different now, and he doesn't look as sharp as he will after a few years, and he doesn't panic when he looks at him. Be bold enough to say a few more words.

In his memory, Master Jiu didn't like to talk to others, and sometimes frowning would scare the people around him to look at his face and think about what to do.There was no one in private. When Master Jiu was relaxed, he would tease him a few words, order him to rub his head and beat his legs, but he asked him to look up after a few servings. As soon as Xie Jing raised his head, he was fed a big one and peeled off its shell. The fresh lychee...

Jiuye used to tease him and laugh, but it was different from now.

Xie Jing secretly glanced at him again, with a bit of curiosity, when his eyes met his, he froze for a moment, his ears trembled slightly, and quickly turned his head to pretend to be doing something else.

Xie Jing was afraid that Master Jiu would be bored, so he spent a lot of effort in the small village to find a book for him to read.

The book is a little old, and it was brought back by a scholar from other places a few years ago. Bai Rongjiu had read this book before, and he knew it by heart, but thanks to Xie Jing's kindness, he still took it and occasionally flipped through it.

At night, Master Jiu taught Xie Jing to write a few words.

There are no rice paper brushes here, so Xie Jing found hemp straw paper and charcoal sticks, and the two of them taught each other carefully and relished it.

Xie Jing has a solid background, plus he doesn't know if he's back to being a teenager, and he's extraordinarily clever. He can memorize the outline of what Master Jiu said by listening to it carefully, and he can memorize it silently twice in his heart.

Bai Rongjiu never thought that one day teaching people to read and write would give him such a sense of accomplishment.

Immediately learn what is taught, the child in front of him is wholeheartedly watching the charcoal stick in his hand studying hard, gurgling and constantly inhaling nutrients.

After teaching for a while, Master Jiu said: "You can't chew too much, you learn these first today, and I will teach you the rest when you are free tomorrow."

"Hey!"

Master Jiu folded up the papers with writing on them like a baby, put them in his pocket and put them in the same place as the gold watch.

His eyes lingered for a moment on the child's heart where he hid things, then turned away quickly and went to read a book.

The author has something to say:

small theater:

①

Master Jiu: Are you and Xie Jing on good terms?

Bai Mingyu: Of course!

Xie Jing: Generally speaking.

②

When Master Jiu wanted to recruit a student to teach writing.

Bai Mingyu: What?I made a default? !

Xiao Xie: ...

Xiao Xie decided not to be friends with him, and Xiao Xie wanted to replace him.