Republic of China small businessman

Life in the provincial capital is busier than when he was in Qinghe. Although Xie Jing is a member of the guard, he spends more time in the east courtyard.

Bai Jiuye took Bai Mingyu with him, taught him carefully, and asked Steward Sun to take a shop for Bai Mingyu to take care of.

Xie Jing met Bai Mingyu more often in the East Courtyard. Seeing that the little overlord of the Bai family in Qinghe became the prudent Bai shopkeeper day by day, especially after the beginning of spring, Bai Mingyu's height jumped up again, and he was already with him. Seven or eight points in his memory are similar.

When Bai Jiuye taught Bai Mingyu, he didn't avoid Xie Jing.

Xie Jing was grinding Jiu Ye in the study, listening to Jiu Ye whispering, the study was quiet, refreshing spices were burned, and there was the sound of a fire in the fireplace.

It has been cold in spring for the past two days, and it is a bit chilly.

Xie Jing changed into a new thin shirt, and Bai Mingyu was also full of anger, just like him, except that the material was more gorgeous and colorful, only Master Jiu was still wearing thick clothes and occasionally coughed a few times.

Xie Jing heard it, and took a small bowl of soup and medicine aside: "Master, take the medicine first."

Master Jiu was talking about the important point, without looking back, he took the medicine with one hand, and continued talking to Bai Mingyu.

Bai Mingyu had just taken over the shop, and he was extremely busy. He had been to the Heihe store with his elder brother for a few days before, but his elder brother took care of everything. He just followed suit, never knowing that there were so many troublesome things.

Master Jiu: "If we meet again, we will deal with it according to this example. You have to learn more from the cashier when you go back. The shop cannot be supported by one person, so don't be arrogant."

Bai Mingyu: "Yes."

Master Jiu asked again: "Do you remember what I told you last time?"

Bai Mingyu said respectfully: "Remember, I went back to find Mr. Ma and told him twice. He even opened a warehouse on purpose and took me to check it out. I dare not say that I will remember everything, [-]% of them are."

Master Jiu checked a few things, saw that he remembered clearly, nodded and said: "Shang Ke, go down and get busy. I have something to go out tomorrow, so I don't need to come here to pay my respects. If there is anything urgent, I can discuss it with Shopkeeper Sun."

Bai Mingyu agreed, and really wanted to ask where Lord Jiu was going, but he didn't dare, so he hesitated and left.

Xie Jing packed up the medicine bowl in the study and sent it out.

Standing in the courtyard outside, Bai Mingyu winked at Xie Jing when he saw it from afar, but when he saw that Xie Jing couldn't come over, he simply called out, "Hey, Xiao Xie!"

Xie Jing stopped and said hello to him: "Hi, Second Young Master."

Bai Mingyu kicked a small stone beside his feet, and said a little unhappy: "What second young master, this is not in our Qinghe, you don't need to call me that in the provincial government, you can just call me by my name."

"It's not good."

"What's wrong, I know you here."

Bai Mingyu looked a bit lonely, as if he was the one pretending to be grown up in the study just now, but he was still the little overlord of Qinghe in his heart, a kid who didn't grow up.

He was standing so close that Xie Jing could smell the faint smell on his clothes, it was a spice used in the study, and when it fell on the clothes, it would be stained with the same smell as Master Jiu.

Master Jiu is indeed the best among the juniors to Bai Mingyu. He not only gives money to contacts, but also stays by his side to teach him carefully.

Xie Jing half-closed his eyes, and stood there in an orderly manner. Everyone in the East Courtyard knew that he was the most honest person around Master, but at this moment, the honest Xiao Xie was a little jealous of the Second Young Master.

Bai Mingyu didn't feel it at all, he was still a little sore Xie Jing, bumped him lightly with his shoulder, and asked in a low voice: "Where is Master Jiu going tomorrow, are you going to follow? Can you go out to play every day? That's great, yesterday I looked at the ledger that was nearly half the height of a person, and I only picked up a few casual meals."

Xie Jing said: "Master Jiu values ​​you, and took the best pawn shop to practice for Second Young Master. You should be tired."

Bai Mingyu sighed: "That's right, when Steward Sun took me there, he said it was a small shop. I went to have a look, oh, there are three floors up and down, and it's the best street on Central Avenue. How much is it going in and out? Telling it will scare you to death, it’s worth thousands of silver dollars!"

Xie Jing: "..."

Bai Mingyu: "My legs were weak at the time, and I was afraid that I would ruin a good business, so I gritted my teeth and learned."

Xie Jing: "Second young master is tired."

"It's not particularly tiring. I don't have much work, but I worry too much about things. I can't pronounce the names of a dozen guys right now, and I keep calling them wrong." Bai Mingyu hooked his shoulders, and there was a little grievance in his words unconsciously. : "Xiao Xie, I was hungry in the middle of the night last night and only found a few pieces of kidney bean cakes. It was so greasy and choked. I drank half a pot of herbal tea before washing it down."

Xie Jing: "Really, I only had steamed buns with steamed noodles and steamed buns before, and I have never tasted kidney bean cakes."

Bai Mingyu raised his eyebrows slightly, looked at him and said, "Are you in a bad mood today? Why do you always hate me?"

Xie Jing looked at him and said nothing.

Bai Mingyu said unhappily: "Look at the second idiot, I can tell that someone in the East Court is bullying you? You tell me, and I will help you out."

Xie Jing said: "There is no East Court."

Bai Mingyu immediately said: "Is that outside?"

Xie Jing glanced at him, perhaps it was because Bai Mingyu's excitement about "going out to fight" was too obvious at the moment, which washed away all the slight sourness in his heart, and nodded slightly after thinking for a moment: "Well, there is something at home, But it's resolved."

With a disappointed look on his face, Bai Mingyu told him: "Remember to tell me next time you have something to do. Although the young master is busy, we have such a good relationship, so I will definitely help you."

Xie Jing smiled, nodded and said yes.

After Bai Mingyu left, Steward Sun from the East Court specially came over to find Xie Jing, and asked him in a low voice if he had been bullied.

Xie Jing was surprised: "Me? No, the second young master doesn't bully me." He couldn't bully me either.

Steward Sun heaved a sigh of relief, and said: "This Second Young Master from Qinghe has a bit of a straight temper, and he has a good personality. I heard that you have known each other before and had a little conflict, but you will always work together for many years. If you have anything to do, come to me, and I can help you with a few words."

Xie Jing was stunned for a moment, then nodded: "Thank you Uncle Sun."

In the past, he was arrogant, and the second young master was reckless enough. When the two of them got together and disagreed with each other, they would strike. He sang martial arts students with some punches, but the second young master relied on his strength.Butler Sun didn't protect anyone at that time, and he was focused on calling for people to remove all the treasures on the shelf in the room. He was hoarse and cried twice in anger.

Steward Sun had a pleasant smile on his round face, and he probably felt that Xie Jing was honest. He didn't complain when he got angry just now, and he liked it a little bit more. He took out a silver melon seed from his pocket and gave it to him, coaxing a child and saying: "Let's play with it, and play a few more during the Chinese New Year."

The silver melon seeds are small and well made, with a small blessing character engraved on it.

Xie Jing held it in the palm of his hand and said with a smile: "Then I will be blessed by Uncle Sun."

Steward Sun had the word "Fu" in his name, and he laughed when he heard him say that.

After the last snow had melted, the trees in the mansion began to sprout and sprout green leaves.

The summer in the provincial capital is also different from Qinghe. Qinghe is in the extreme north, and the summer is short, like flowers and plants rushing to bloom and bear fruit, and then complete their mission to survive the winter safely. From the end of September, there is occasional snowfall.But the summer here is longer, the sun is hanging in the sky, it is so bright and hot that people are lazy.

Xie Jing was on vacation, took a watermelon and put it in a wooden barrel, soaked it in well water for half a day, cut it and ate it when it was completely cool.

Li Yuan also likes this. He looks thin, but he eats no less than Xie Jing, and he can eat one or two more pieces every time. Sometimes he eats too much to be embarrassed, so he bites more watermelon rind to satisfy his hunger.

Grandma Kou was careful, fanned them with a cattail fan and said, "Li Yuan, don't eat melon rind, there are so many watermelons, eat more, if you don't have enough, just go to the street and buy two more."

Li Yuan agreed and smiled at his grandma: "I eat too much."

Grandma Kou said: "Not much. You are growing up. It is the time when you can't eat enough. We were not in good condition before and lost too much. In the evening, I will braise a piece of carp to make up for you."

The weather is hot, and there are fewer customers in the small restaurant, and the family just has a few days of leisure.

Xie Jing said: "Grandma, it's too hot, you and Li Yuan should go live on the mountain for a few days, last time Uncle Zhang and the others told me that there is a temple over there, many people offer incense, and vegetarian food is also delicious. "

Grandma Kou said: "Go and play with Li Yuan, grandma is too old to climb the mountain."

"It's not high. The carriage can go up. I'll hire a carriage to pick you up tomorrow morning." Xie Jing wiped off his sweat and unbuttoned his collar. Even though it was a thin coat, it was soaked with sweat.

Grandma Kou wiped his forehead with a handkerchief, and said distressedly: "You should go too? You are most afraid of heat since childhood. Look, you are still eating melons, why are you sweating again?"

Xie Jing shook her head: "I won't go, Cao Mansion will post a post tomorrow, Master Jiu is going out, I have to follow."

Grandma Kou said: "Okay then, let's go out for a few days, the key here is still under the third brick of the east courtyard wall, if you forget to bring the key, you can go there to get it."

Xie Jing had a simple meal of cold noodles at noon, and Xie Jing didn't have a particularly good appetite, so she stopped chopsticks after eating more than half of the bowl.

After dinner, Grandma Kou went to take a lunch break, while Li Yuan happily went to the room to pack his luggage. He hadn’t gone out to play yet, and Grandma Kou usually gave him a holiday, so he only wandered around the streets and refused to leave home too far .But it was different this time when grandma went with her. Li Yuan felt at ease and was willing to travel far away.

The small courtyard here is more spacious than the wing room they used to live in. Xie Jing also had a separate room, but he was still uncomfortably hot after lying down for a while, so he got up and fetched a bucket of well water in the courtyard, took off his coat, and The bucket of water was poured from the top of the head, and the wet hair was shaken like a puppy, which was a bit of a pleasure.

Xie Jing was greedy for the cold, so he fetched half a bucket of well water and took a shower in the yard.

He flushed so loudly that he didn't even hear the knock on the courtyard door. When the other party came in and called him "Little Jing'er", he turned around in a panic, slipped on his feet and almost fell down.

Bai Jiu took a few steps forward to support him, the young man's wrist was still cool with well water, water droplets fell from the tip of his hair, and dripped on his wrist, Jiu Ye lowered his eyes and smiled, "Why are you like a puppy?" , and shake your head, I only heard you when I called you a few times from behind."

Xie Jing was slightly embarrassed: "Master, I didn't know you were coming."

"Well, I'm going to the banquet tomorrow, and I'll take you to buy some new clothes." Master Jiu's eyes fell on him, and he quickly turned away. "Don't be greedy for the coolness, go in and wipe off, and add some clothes."

Xie Jing agreed and trotted in.

Jiuye stood there, the bluestone slabs under his feet were wet, but he didn't care at all, what he was thinking about was the back that he saw just now.

The body of a young man is green and sincere.

Water drops rolled over the back and slender and straight legs, and the moment she turned her head, her thin lips were tightly pursed, a hint of surprise flashed in a pair of dark eyes, followed by a smile, and she couldn't hide her joy.

Jiu Ye pressed his fist to his lips, covering his faint smile.

His steward Xie has grown up, but he is still full of him.