Republic of China small businessman

Master Jiu waited outside for a while, Xie Jing changed into a thin shirt and came out, fastening buttons while trotting, Master Jiu beckoned him to come over, straightened his collar, and said: "I will take you to order two clothes today, Cao Yunzhao introduced A good place to go."

Xie Jing nodded in agreement with what Master Jiu said, and went out together.

Cao Yunzhao is a very up-to-date person, and he also has a lot of patterns on weekdays. The tailor shop I introduced this time is a Western-style clothing shop, especially good at custom-made handmade shirts. It is said that many foreigners also customize from here, but the number of masters who sew clothes is limited. All are made to order.

Lord Jiu reserved the venue today, sitting there drinking tea while watching Xie Jing try on new clothes.

Xie Jing's age is when he is at his most youthful, and everything he wears is very bright. Master Jiu doesn't care about any style, and only asks him whether it is comfortable to wear or not.

Xie Jing said that he bought all the ones that were comfortable, and put the rest aside no matter how novel the styles were.

Two or three people in the store were helping to straighten the collar, Xie Jing tilted his head slightly, a little uncomfortable, seeing Master Jiu beckoning him to come over, he stretched out his hand to smooth the collar for him and called him, "reach out."

Xie Jing stretched out both hands, Master Jiu smiled, and tied the buttons on his wrists: "One by one." After tidying up, Xie Jing turned around and looked at him, patted his waist and praised: "Not bad , go change again."

Xie Jing stopped there and asked, "Master, how long will you be going this time?"

Jiu Ye said: "Well, three or five days is not sure."

Since Master Jiu said so, Xie Jing obediently bought a few more new clothes, and those who go out with Master Jiu often buy new clothes, but they usually give money and buy them by themselves, and they are brought here by Master like this Xie Jing was the only one who tried on clothes.

A car was parked outside, and the driver was waiting at the door.

There are very few cars in the provincial government, and the only few cars can be photographed. Just by looking at the cars, you can recognize which family is here.

Not long after, the door of the clothing store was pushed open, and a small bell rang at the door, making a crisp sound.

The apprentice from the clothing store immediately walked over in small steps, wanting to explain in a low voice that today was reserved, but before she could open her mouth, the girl who opened the door laughed to herself, and walked directly to Master Jiu, and said affectionately from afar : "Uncle Jiu, I saw a car parked at the door from a long distance away, and I guessed it was you. You came here uninvited, please don't be surprised by Uncle Jiu."

The girl who walked over was only eighteen or nineteen years old. She had fashionable curly hair permed, tied behind her head with a red ribbon, and the rest hung on her shoulders. She looked lively and pretty, with an oval face and fair skin. Laughing before saying anything, it makes people feel very close.She came over and put her hands together in front of her body, saluted, and said with a smile: "Uncle Jiu is in a good mood, he bought so many new clothes, why don't you give me a chance to be filial, today these are all mine?"

Master Jiu glanced at her, sat there without moving, and only asked, "Why are you here?"

"The school is on holiday today, Uncle Jiu, don't worry, I didn't skip class."

Only then did Master Jiu nod his head, let her sit down, and chat casually: "Is the family okay?"

The girl smiled and said: "It's all good, grandma often talks about you and misses you! Every time she makes eight-treasure sauce duck at home, she will say something, saying that you love this dish the most, if it's not that you are far away now , I wanted someone to send some over there, and I was afraid that the road would be cold and it would not taste good, so I also asked me to bring the chef with me when I went to see you next time..." She was talking when she heard someone come out of the fitting room , Bai Jiuye turned his gaze, and she was curious, so she also turned to take a look.

Just one glance and I was stunned there.

The one who came out of the fitting room was a fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy with an unbelievably beautiful face, black hair, exceptionally black eyes, a high nose bridge, and thin lips with sharp edges and corners. He looked young and aggressive. But very strong.It's just that he is wearing a shirt and western-style trousers at the moment, which makes him a little more civilized, and the mixed contradictions are so attractive that people can't take their eyes off.

Xie Jing also saw the person sitting next to Master Jiu, and only glanced at him, but didn't look at him much.

Master Jiu beckoned him to come over, looked at it for a while, and said, "Try rolling up your sleeves, ride a horse tomorrow, and see if it goes well."

Xie Jing made one command and one movement, and he looked very cute with his cuffs rolled up with one hand.

The girl at the side looked at it for a while and asked, "Uncle Jiu, what is this?"

Bai Jiuye said: "This is Xie Jing, you can just call him Xiao Xie, I haven't brought him back from Heihe for the past two years, it's normal if you don't know him." He turned his head and said to Xie Jing, "This is Bai Hong From now on, call me Uncle Nine, my family."

There are not many people who can make Bai Jiu call out to his own family. The Bai family in the provincial capital has a small population. The old man Bai only has one son and one daughter. , No child under the knee, self-supporting female household.

Bai Hongqi is an abandoned child adopted by the aunt of the Bai family. The aunt has a strong temper, so she changed the word "abandoned" into "qi", and gave the little girl on the side of the road such a name.

The little girl is also competitive, she is decent in everything she has learned for more than ten years, she is intelligent and filial.My aunt was old, so she took her in as her granddaughter and gave her the surname Bai, because my aunt was very kind to Bai Rongjiu, the only nephew, so Bai Hongqi respected this little Uncle Jiu, who was almost a few years younger than himself, from an early age. , when they meet each other, they always say hello in a polite manner, and if they have to express their opinions on everything, as long as she is present, she will always be the first to stand behind the ninth master of the Bai family.

Although there are few people in the Bai family, the provincial capital, they never fight among themselves.

After Xie Jing tried on the clothes, Master Jiu bought all the ones piled up on the side, and ordered a few more shirts that Xie Jing said were comfortable before, and asked the tailor to make a few bigger ones for his own use, and then he got up and left.

Bai Hongqi had asked someone to pay the money, and sent Master Jiu out with a smile: "Uncle Jiu, I also accepted the post from Cao Mansion. I'll go to your table tomorrow to ask for a drink. Don't laugh at me."

Master Jiu nodded: "You are here, I will help you."

The two of them were playing charades, Xie Jing didn't quite understand, but he had very complicated feelings for Bai Hongqi, and he didn't say much all the way.

Master Jiu sat in the car and asked, "Motion sickness?"

Xie Jing wanted to shake her head, but she paused for a moment, then nodded lightly: "It's a little uncomfortable."

Master Jiu rubbed his head and coaxed him: "It's almost here, next time I won't take the car."

Xie Jing doesn't actually get carsick.

He just felt a little uncomfortable.

He remembered Bai Hongqi this person.

There are only a few relatives recognized by Master Jiu, and the Bai family is not completely monolithic. Xie Jing always suspected that someone around Master Jiu had tampered with it, and it was only the closest people.He had doubted Bai Hongqi, and even Bai Mingyu. In those few years, he didn't believe anyone... But Master Jiu had been away for ten years, and they were the only two who showed their sincerity.

In those years, Bai Mingyu was like a mad dog biting whoever he saw, and turned Beidi upside down. No matter who said that Master Jiu was wrong, he would fight desperately with others regardless of life and death; The pavement Jiu Ye had left before, when the climate became clear, he immediately bit down on the head shopkeeper of the Northwest, killed one thousand enemies and self-destructed eight hundred, which was clearly revenge.

She was taking revenge for Lord Jiu.

Xie Jing made a special trip to the northwest for this reason. He stayed there for a year to investigate, but only found a few suspicious points. The current situation was turbulent, and in the face of war, no matter how beautiful the family was, it became vulnerable.

Everyone became refugees and began to flee, but he only had time to protect Jiuye's tablet, and carried it with him, bumping half of Huaguo.

……

"Not feeling well?" Master Jiu touched his forehead and frowned slightly, "Why is his face so ugly?"

Xie Jing pursed her lower lip, slowly lay down and hugged Master Jiu's knee, buried her head there, and said something in a muffled voice.

Master Jiu didn't hear clearly, bent down and asked, "What?"

This time I heard it clearly, but it was a small "pain".

Master Jiu laughed: "Why are you so spoiled today? Lay down for a while, I'll let the driver drive slower, and I'll be there in a while." As he spoke, he pressed his fingers on Xie Jing's temples and rubbed them a few times, " Is it better?"

Xie Jing nodded, still lying on her knees without moving.

It is rare for Master Jiu to see him with such a listless and drooping head. He is full of energy on weekdays, riding on horseback and shooting guns. His little Xie is omnipotent. It hurts to see him like this so suddenly, so he should keep him with him For more than two years, it is always the easiest to soften your heart when you are leading the way.

Xie Jing lay on the ground all the way, and after getting off the car, she felt much better.

On duty at night, Master Jiu didn't let him run around, but called him in and gave him a bowl of sweet glutinous rice balls.

Xie Jing took two bites, and her appetite was average.

Master Jiu said: "Let Zhang Huwei prepare a carriage for the trip tomorrow."

Xie Jing shook her head: "Master, I'm fine, just take a few more cars and it will be fine."

"It's okay, it doesn't have much to do with you. Cao Yunzhao changed his place and went to Lingquan Mountain."

The mountain road is difficult to walk, and there is no level road on it. The carriage can still pass, and the car can hardly drive a few steps. Hearing what he said, Xie Jing nodded in agreement.

Xie Jing stayed in the room at night, and went to bed soon after washing up. Master Jiu came back a little later, and was surprised to see Xie Jing on the bed.

It's hot in summer, Master Jiu thinks the temperature is just right, but Xie Jing is afraid of the heat, every time he hides in the outer room and sleeps on the Arhat's bed. There are several times when he is greedy for the cold and sleeps on the bamboo mat on the ground. .

It is really rare to take the initiative to come here like today.

Jiu Ye went to bed and went to bed, it had become a habit for more than two years, but he felt more at ease with the familiar aura around him, and soon fell asleep.

When he woke up the next day, Master Jiu suddenly felt a little hot, and when he lowered his head, he saw a person in his arms.

Xie Jing fell asleep with his back to him, as if he was holding him in his arms. Both of them were lying on their sides, so they were very close. One hand was held by Xie Jing in his arms and pressed against his chest. Feeling the beating heart of the young man, it was throbbing and vigorous, and even the heat from his body was transmitted along the palm of his hand.

Jiu Ye hugged him and closed his eyes again, raised the corners of his mouth a little, and when he was slightly relieved from sleepiness, he gently withdrew his hand, stood up by himself, and let Xie Jing sleep for a while.

Hearing the sound of footsteps fading away in the bedroom, the person lying on the bed slowly opened his eyes.

Xie Jing lay there looking down at the embroidery on the pillow, her fingers clasped on it, her Adam's apple rolled down, and she didn't speak.

Cao Yunzhao invited guests, even though the address was suddenly changed, there were still many people coming.

After Bai Jiuye arrived, Cao Yunzhao personally greeted him to the box on the second floor. There were already many people waiting here. As soon as Bai Jiuye came in, many people immediately stood up and greeted him with a smile.

Cao Yunzhao put his arms around Bai Jiuye's shoulders, and said to the crowd: "Hey, you all comment, I obviously arranged to have a big meal and go to the theater to listen to new dramas, this Bai Jiu is simply unreasonable—" He pointed his finger Pointing at Bai Jiuye, the anger was palpable, "It's too noisy, I want to find a quiet place to get together, and I chose such a mountain, I said, Bai Jiu, where can the party be quiet?"

Master Jiu sat down and said, "Just a quiet environment."

Cao Yunzhao said: "I asked you to come here a few years ago, and I never saw you nodding. Why did you come this year?"

Master Jiu: "It's hot this year."

The weather this summer is really hot, even on the mountains, the cicadas are buzzing, but there are so many trees that the heat is gone, and it is quite comfortable to sit in the shade of the trees and enjoy the breeze.

But there are better places to go, too.

Taking advantage of people not paying attention, Bai Mingyu rolled up his sleeves and climbed to the thickest tree in twos and twos. He found a branch with thick shade and climbed up to enjoy the shade. He had already heard the rustling of the leaves blown by the mountain wind. Very itchy.But after he climbed up, he found that there was already a person sitting on the tree.

Xie Jing sat there quietly, nodded and said hello: "Hi, Second Young Master."

Bai Mingyu climbed halfway, and it was very uncomfortable to not be able to get up or down. In the end, he climbed up cheekily and sat with him: "I was just thinking, it must be cooler if it is windy up there."

Xie Jing said: "Well, it is indeed cooler."

The two just sat like that without talking. After a while, Bai Mingyu was still curious, and looked towards Xie Jing, asking, "What are you looking at there? Is there anything interesting over there?"

Xie Jing said: "I see people."

Bai Mingyu: "Who?"

Xie Jing: "People who drink."

Bai Mingyu leaned over, followed his line of sight, and saw many people sitting in a box on the second floor of Cao's Wooden Building, toasting and toasting, and the sound of toasting could be heard from a long distance away.

Bai Mingyu curled his lips: "It's all chatterbox talk, meaningless at all." He ran out just to hide from this, he was so boring, he hadn't had the pleasure of doing business in Heihe for real money.

Xie Jing didn't speak, just kept watching, and Bai Mingyu also looked over there one after another, and couldn't stay idle, chatting with Xie Jing there: "Hey, Xiao Xie, do you think that person looks like Master Jiu?" , but the clothes don’t look the same, can you see clearly over there, the one sitting next to the red wine jar and the black jar..." Before he finished speaking, he saw Xie Jing flipping over and jumping down the tree trunk , Bai Mingyu was startled, lying on the tree pole and calling him: "Xie Jing! Are you okay? Why did you fall down!"

"I have something to do, let's go first!"

As Xie Jing said, she had already run away.

Bai Mingyu couldn't help but feel baffled.

On the other side, in the box.

Cao Yunzhao had already drunk enough to play around, he refused to drink with Bai Jiuye any more, and insisted on adding the red wine he brought to the table: "I don't care, I can't drink you, you are the old man who grew up in a wine jar Yes, I'm in the wine business again, so I can't compare, you can drink white, I can drink red, or you can drink red wine with me, anyway, I don't drink white wine..."

There's someone smoothing things over next to me, and I want to have a glass instead.

Cao Yunzhao waved his hand and said: "Come on, this is our business, what are you doing here!" He pushed the man away, and called for someone to pour wine, this time the two glasses poured were all red wine.

Master Jiu glanced at the cup, but didn't take it.

Someone knocked on the door, a girl opened the door and walked in, it was Bai Hongqi.

Today she was wearing a horse riding outfit, her hair was tied up, and she looked heroic. When she walked in, she greeted the master first: "Hello, Mr. Cao, Mr. Cao is very interested, why don't you taste wine with our ninth uncle?"

Cao Yunzhao likes beauties, but he doesn't like little girls from acquaintances. They are too familiar, but they don't have feelings for men and women.But after seeing the person behind her, his eyes lit up immediately, "Xiao Xie is here too?" He turned his head and complained to Bai Jiuye, "Didn't you say that you sent him to the school in Peking and didn't come back for several months? !"

Bai Jiuye sat there and said, "When did I say that?"

Cao Yunzhao: "When I asked you to drink before!"

Bai Jiuye said: "Oh, maybe I drank too much and talked drunk."

Cao Yunzhao: "..."

After Xie Jing came in, she greeted her politely.

Cao Yunzhao was very enthusiastic about him, and asked: "I was going to visit you these few days. I thought I would go to Peiping. Since you are here, it would be great. I have a new play, do you want to go see it together?" ?”

Xie Jing just shook his head.

Cao Yunzhao couldn't persuade him, so he asked Bai Jiu's dignitaries with some alcohol, and some people made noises during the banquet. Some people misunderstood the relationship between them, and kept looking at the three of them, and some people were curious. , and asked, "Who is this little Xie?"

Master Jiu said softly, "It's mine."