Republic of China small businessman

Before leaving, Master Jiu visited his aunt.

The female shopkeeper of the Bai family is also a legend. She supported a family business by herself. Up to now, she has not only made her name in Nanfang, but also developed to the capital city and Shanghai stock market.

Mrs. Bai has only one nephew, and she has a very good relationship with them, so she invites them to have lunch and talk about family affairs for a while.

The aunt and nephew sat at the same table, and the rest of the people were too young, so they were let out to have a glass of wine outside, so it was easier to relax.

Mrs. Bai has slight wrinkles on her forehead and the corners of her eyes, but she still looks kind and friendly. She is very kind when she smiles, and she speaks very kindly. While serving Bai Jiu, she talked to him: "You made a fuss outside before. It’s such a big commotion, I haven’t rested in Nanfang for a year, just busy with business matters, don’t be too tired, pay attention to your health. Is there someone who serves you? If not, how many people do I know? Although it’s not comparable to ours, the girl I raised is really good, I’ll send you some photos to show you when I’m free.”

Bai Jiu shook his head: "No need."

Mrs. Bai was pleasantly surprised: "But there is someone? Which family's girl?"

Bai Jiu: "He is still young and a little shy. When he grows up, I will bring him here to kowtow to my aunt."

Speaking of this, there is no need to persuade.

Mrs. Bai also didn't want to put people around her nephew, she just wanted to have someone around him who knows what's cold and what's hot, and it's enough to take care of him and talk to him on weekdays.Now I can't think of asking such a person, I am very happy in my heart, even though I didn't see anyone, I ordered someone to open the warehouse to get a small box, saying it was a gift for the other party.

Bai Jiu glanced at the gold-painted and carved jewelry box, and declined, "He doesn't like these jewels, and I'm afraid he won't need them. Auntie, take them back."

Mrs. Bai smiled and said: "I know you young people don't like these golds, emeralds and so on. This is not jewelry. It is a night pearl that happened to be collected a few years ago. I made someone make it into a pendant. This thing It’s nothing, it’s just rare, it’s just a rarity, let that child play with it.”

The box was opened, and inside was a white pearl the size of a longan, nothing could be seen in the daytime, it was hung on a very thin gold chain, only a little fluorescent light could be seen circulating in the sunlight.

Mrs. Bai said: "I have seen a few night pearls, but this one is different from those. You put it in the sun for a while, this pearl can shine for three days and three nights. You can see clearly."

Bai Jiu put away the jewelry box and thanked her aunt.

On the way back from Nanfang, I took a car.

Xie Jing was in the same car as Master Jiu, Master Jiu was considerate of his motion sickness, and let Xie Jing sleep on his lap all the way.

Xie Jing didn't tell the truth, he didn't actually get carsick, but he would never refuse such a thing as being able to be intimate with Master Jiu for a while.

Xie Jing was resting on Master Jiu's lap, with a slender gold chain hanging around her neck, and she was playing with a moistening white bead on the pendant with her hand.

Master Jiu stretched out his hand to caress his hair, put his finger on his ear, pinched it twice and asked in a low voice: "But it's still uncomfortable, how many hours are still left, sleep for a while?"

Xie Jing shook her head, put the Ye Mingzhu on her chest, and hesitated a little: "Master, this thing is too expensive."

Jiu Ye said: "Since it was given to you, you can keep it yourself."

Xie Jing thought for a moment, but still didn't pick it off, turned over and hugged his waist.

Master Jiu put his hand behind his head, comforting him gently, with a smile on his lips.

All the way back to the provincial capital safely.

Xie Jing asked Master Jiu for leave first, and went back to see Grandma Kou.

Master Jiu wanted to send him a car, but Xie Jing declined, "It's only a few steps, just walk back."

Master Jiu thought about it for a while, and said, "That's fine."

After Xie Jing got off the car, she went back to the small restaurant alone.

Some time ago, the Baijia caravan turned back, and it happened that there was nothing wrong with Nanfang, so Xie Jing asked Li Yuan to go back with him.Bai Er doesn't go to the casino to make trouble, he is also watched by Master Jiu strictly, so naturally he doesn't need to keep Li Yuan to "win money", Li Yuan has been with Grandma Kou all the time, and he is very happy to go home.

After Xie Jing went to Nanfang, there were a lot of things to do, and she never went home to visit relatives. It has been almost two years since she saw her grandma.

The small restaurant in the provincial government is still the same as usual, not much changed when Xie Jing left, even the wine cover at the door has not changed, the wind blows, and the cover is floating back and forth.

Xie Jing entered through the small door in the backyard. The layout of the courtyard was not much different from before he went to Nanfang, except for a large wine urn against the wall.

There were noises in the kitchen, the sound of chopping vegetables, and the sound of people talking and laughing.

As Xie Jing approached, she saw Grandma Kou cooking vegetables in an apron. Beside the old lady were two other women, both tall and strong, with their hair tied back in a bun. One lit a fire, his hands and feet were quite neat.

Xie Jing stood at the door and knocked on the door. Grandma Kou didn't hear the sound of cooking. It was the woman who cut the vegetables who saw it first. gone?"

Grandma Kou turned her head and saw Xie Jing, she happily gave up the spatula in her hand, walked over a few steps and wanted to hug Xie Jing, but she was afraid that her apron would be too dirty, so Xie Jing bent slightly to hug the old lady, and shouted with a smile Grandma said.

Grandma Kou let out a "hey", and before she could speak, her eyes turned red, she wiped her tears with her sleeve, and reached out to touch his face: "It's true, I'm so happy when I see you, I don't know what to do, so I'm happy, why did I cry first... Jing'er has grown taller, let grandma take a closer look."

Xie Jing stood there, allowing Grandma Kou to look carefully at her.

The old lady loved him the most, and kept talking while holding hands. It was the two women in the kitchen who came out to ask about the cooking. She turned her head slightly and said: "Boil that fish out of the pot, and don't do the rest. Now, when Jing’er comes home today, I’ll tell Li Yuan in front of me, close the door first, and have a good talk.”

Xie Jing said: "There is not much work, grandma, I will help you."

As soon as these words came out, the two women pursed their lips and smiled.

Grandma Kou also laughed, shook his hand and said, "No need, we've hired someone now. There's one waiter in front and two cooks in the back. That's enough. Go and change your clothes and rest for a while!"

Xie Jing returned to his small wing room, it was the same as when he left, the location of things had not changed, the tabletop was clean and tidy, and the bedding had just been exposed to the sun, so it was fluffy and soft.

Xie Jing opened the closet, there were quite a lot of clothes in it, but he has grown taller recently, it is not so easy to find clothes, the previous ones were a bit small.

There was a knock on the door.

Xie Jing said: "Go in."

There was a sound on the wooden door, and Li Yuan's voice came from outside the curtain: "Xiao Xie, grandma is here to ask me to bring you new clothes. The ones in your closet are from last year. I'm afraid you won't fit well."

Xie Jing lifted the curtain and came out wearing only a pair of long trousers: "It's just right, I just wanted to change into something looser."

Li Yuan held a few new clothes in his hands, all of which were plain in color. When he handed them to Xie Jing, his eyes fell on Xie Jing, but he was stunned.

Xie Jing took the clothes and went into the inner room again.

Li Yuan listened to the sound of changing clothes from inside, and stood there without leaving.

Waiting for Xie Jing to change, and opened the curtain to see him, he hesitated to remind: "Xiao Xie, you have... an 'injury' on your back."

Xie Jing was taken aback for a moment, and touched it with her backhand, but soon recovered, "It's not an injury, I know."

Li Yuan paid attention to his expression, and seeing him like this, he was slightly relieved, and then cautiously asked, "Yes, Lord Nine?"

Xie Jing looked up at him, "How do you know?"

Li Yuandao: "I guessed before that there is no one else besides Master Jiu." He paused for a moment, then asked, "Xiao Xie, did you do it voluntarily?"

Xie Jing nodded, "Yes, but I haven't figured out how to tell grandma yet, so don't tell her yet."

Li Yuan agreed, and then heard Xie Jing ask: "Is it obvious on the back?"

Li Yuan said honestly: "Obviously, there are a few bite marks on the shoulder, and a bruise on the waist." He picked up the most obvious one and said, and dared not say the rest of the reddish spots, that master is really too domineering, From the neck down, almost all the places covered by the clothes are covered, all are marks.

Xie Jing couldn't see it by herself, and she restrained herself before becoming the ninth master. She didn't expect to be smashed by someone, but Li Yuan was also someone close to her, and she would always know it after a long time, so it doesn't hurt to know in advance.

Small restaurants closed early.

Grandma Kou set up a table of good meals, and the three of them were reunited.

Xie Jing didn't dare to drink, so Grandma Kou poured some wine for him, and said with a smile: "This is the grapes our family planted last year, and this little fruit wine has been made, and I'll keep it for you. Taste a small glass and drink it." Go to sleep when you are drunk, what are you afraid of at home."

Xie Jing smelled the aroma of the fruit wine, picked it up and drank a small cup, it was really sweet.

Grandma Kou kept asking him about his time in Nanfang, Xie Jing and Li Yuan glanced at each other, both of them concealed the matter of going to the gambling house, and only talked about a few interesting things.

Xie Jing took out a small box, which contained a set of seven gilt enamel combs and small mirrors, and handed it to Grandma Kou: "Grandma, I see that people in Nanfang use these, and I brought you one too." set."

Grandma Kou saw the exquisiteness of this thing, looked at it for a long time, and said with a smile: "Grandma is getting old, how can I use such a good thing, I will keep it for you, and when you get married in the future, I will give it to your daughter-in-law .”

Li Yuan on the side was drinking fruit wine, and when he heard the coughing sound, his face turned red from coughing.

Xie Jing scratched her chin, her ears were slightly hot, and said vaguely: "He doesn't need these, you can use them yourself, grandma."

Xie Jing stayed at home for a few days and took a good rest.

The East Hospital sent him several times. At first, they were some food boxes with pastries and snacks inside, and a cup of hot bone soup every day, which were the ones Xie Jing was used to eating on weekdays; I bought a pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and a few bolts of high-quality cloth for making clothes for Grandma Kou and Li Yuan; A horse—Master Jiu asked Bai Shishi to be sent to Xie Jing as well.

The person who sent the horse said respectfully to Xie Jing: "Thank you, steward, I told you that I am afraid that you will be bored at home, so I will bring you Bai Shishi." Xie Jing likes to hunt on horseback, and everyone in the East Court knows this. Zhang Huwei himself taught him how to shoot a gun, and he is one of the best players in the entire guard.

The white horse is docile and recognizes its owner. Seeing Xie Jing reach out to rub his palm with the bridge of his broad nose, he was intimate with him.

Xie Jing touched it, smiled, and asked the man, "Where is Master?"

"Thank you steward, my master is in the east courtyard."

Xie Jing got on the horse, Bai Shishi took a few steps on the spot, and neighed softly, Xie Jing patted it on the head and said, "Wait a minute, we can't run away from here." He rode his horse around the courtyard for two steps and turned around , shouted to the kitchen: "Grandma, I'm going out!"

Grandma Kou asked him, "Can you come back at night?"

Xie Jing said: "I can't tell!"

The white horse hadn't seen its owner for a long time, and couldn't hold back anymore, snorted.

Xie Jing stroked it, shook the reins lightly, Bai Shisi stepped out of the courtyard with small steps, and soon there was the sound of horseshoes outside, and the figure disappeared at the corner of the street.

Xie Jing didn't go up the mountain, but went straight to the White Mansion.

Bai Shisi had just come out of the stable in the mansion, and was a little bit resistant to going back. When Xie Jing handed it over to the stable, it bit Xie Jing's sleeve lightly.

Xie Jing reached out and stroked the bridge of its nose, took out two pieces of candy from her arms and gave it to eat, and said to the man guarding the stable: "Give it some concentrated feed, and add more beans."

The man responded with a smile: "Thank you, steward, don't worry, we've always fed like this."

Xie Jing went to the east courtyard to look for Lord Jiu. The east courtyard was full of acquaintances, and no one stopped him when they saw him. On the contrary, many people felt relieved when they saw him and whispered: "You can be counted as back, the master was still asking questions this morning. .”

Xie Jing glanced at him, recognized the person who was in the Nanfang bungalow before, and asked, "Master looking for me?"

The man smiled wryly: "If you don't look for you, who else will you look for? I don't want anyone to call you. You live comfortably at home, and we are worried all day long. It also happens that there are always people coming and going with guns in the past two days, not just from outside. Manager Sun Fu also had a gentleman from a shop who was greedy for money. Although the amount was not much, but that gentleman had been working in the Bai family for nearly ten years, and there were still people coming to plead for mercy... Sigh, the master lost his temper and let it go Go out seven or eight." He followed Xie Jing all the way, opened the door curtain for him while talking, pouted inside, and begged in a low voice: "I haven't eaten today, so at least I persuade you."

Xie Jing had just walked in a few steps when she heard coughing inside.

His heart moved, he quickened his pace, opened the bead curtain and walked in.

Master Jiu pretended to be the subordinate again, frowned slightly and raised his head. Seeing that Xie Jing was a little surprised, he beckoned him to come over, stretched his eyebrows and eyes and asked, "How are you doing at home these few days? Grandma is in good health." ?”

Xie Jing sat down next to each other, nodded and said, "It's all good, sir, why don't you ask me to come back?"

Master Jiu was stunned for a moment, pinched his face, and said with a broken smile: "I don't blame you, but you are blaming me. You haven't seen your family for a long time, so it's okay to rest for a few more days."

"But I don't know that Grandpa is sick. If I knew, I would have come back early in the morning."

"No, it's just that the weather is a bit cooler. There's a cold wind blowing in the morning. It will be fine in a few days." Master Jiu asked him, "What have you been doing these past few days?"

Xie Jing rubbed her cheek against his palm, her long eyelashes tickled slightly, "I'm at home, miss you."

If anyone said this, Master Jiu would only feel frivolous.

But when Xie Jing said it, it seemed that he was describing something seriously. His little steward Xie told him everything on his mind.

The corners of Master Jiu's lips raised slightly, and he leaned over to kiss her.

That mouth is really sweet, no wonder it can say such touching words.

Not long after, people in the study began to ask for refreshments.

Master Jiu used a bowl of porridge, and Xie Jing shared a few small pieces of salty shortbread on the plate and ate it together.

When the plate came out, it was rare to eat it clean.

The waiter outside breathed a sigh of relief.