"Brother Daoshan, this life is a bit unparalleled. I haven't eaten the whole meat for several days, and the birds are fading out of my mouth."
"What's the solution? If anyone approaches that shop, it's like he's getting evil. Qi Heiu is so sick that he's still a problem. Fortunately, you didn't let you do this, otherwise you can still bask in the sun?"
Four or five men bask in the sun on an open space at the east end of the West City.
The sun is very poisonous, making people sweat on their heads.
These men opened their clothes, exposed their chests, and slapped the wind inside.
There are also some bird catchers, dog beaters, and fishing nets on the ground beside me.
These people are all five children from the neighbors. These things are said to be used for animal training, but when it comes to trouble, they are their advantageous weapons.
Relying on their familiarity with the streets and alleys of Chang'an, if they meet some people who come to Chang'an and dare to move with them, they will take advantage of their unpreparedness to throw a fishing net and pole out, which is better than any sword.
It doesn't matter if you hurt someone.
There are several people in this group of people who are injured or can hurt themselves at any time, and they can also turn the blame.
If they break their fishing nets, they will have to pay for them.
These people have a strong relationship. They usually make some wine and meat and eat it, so they don’t spend any money. They can even drink wine and use it for girls when they get some money.
Life is very comfortable.
But this has been a very miserable time recently.
Huang Ya recently told them not to cause trouble. Heizhao, who usually brings them to make money, is so sick that he is dying and is half crazy.
I dare not go out during the day, but I will be incontinent when I see red. At night, I am afraid of darkness and the fire in the room cannot be stopped.
Not only can't take them to make money, he also needs a brother to take care of him at night.
"Brother Daoshan, it's not a problem to continue like this."
A thin man with black hair but strong chest looked at him and shouted "Brother Daoshan" with a sigh.
Gaodao Mountain.
A tall and burly man who replaced Qi Heiu.
It is a temple blessing for a small land temple in the east end of Xicheng City.
When this man was eighteen or nineteen years old, he became a temple blessing in the temple with his family connections, and then he was idle without worrying about food and clothing.
Among these people, his mind is not as useful as Qi Hei Niao, but he has always practiced martial arts, and fighting is the most powerful among these people.
Also, he is more peaceful than Qi Hei Niao.
Faced with the lament of the man below, he still said the same thing, "What's the solution? Listen to Huangya honestly, and get through this period of time before talking about it."
"Brother Sansi, you're thinking of a solution." The thin man with strong black hair on his chest patted his belly and said to a man half-lying beside him, "I can't stand it, but I can't stand the greed in my stomach, and I scream in the middle of the night."
The man beside him is named Wu Sansi. He looks like a scholar and has white skin, but a tiger tattooed on his chest. His family was originally a scholarly family in Chang'an, but in his generation, none of his brothers were willing to study, and they all had headaches when they saw books.
"If you want to eat meat, can't you think of a solution yourself?" Wu Sansi laughed and scolded, but he was also attracted by greed. His eyes turned slightly, and he had an idea, "The newly opened incense and candle shop was not business yet, and the boss had no temper. You can go over and say a few good words to be kind, and borrow some silver first."
"That shop, indeed, the shopkeeper only laughs when he meets people. It's great to borrow some silver from him."
...
Chen Tu felt that he was born to be a shopkeeper in Chang'an.
Business is getting better and better day by day.
When I went to his store to buy things, no one was dissatisfied with it.
It's not that he feels good about himself.
Qunxianfang is next to the four or five streets of his incense and candle shop. Every neighbor thinks that the shopkeeper is really good.
He asked him to help him and was available at any time, and he could help him make any suggestions for big and small matters.
He doesn't hide behind people when moving heavy things, and he always contributes the most.
People are kind, not to mention customers, they always smile at the shop's shop's men, and they always speak well when they do something wrong, without beating or scolding them at all.
Several neighbors wanted to send their children to his incense shop as apprenticeship.
Not for wages at all.
Instead, I feel that Manager Chen will definitely do a good job in business and will last for a long time. He will definitely open a branch or build another shop in the future.
Following this shopkeeper, he may be able to become a shopkeeper in another branch.
Old Man Qi and Chen Tu are already familiar with each other.
That day, when he saw the widow in Feng's family bringing steamed cakes to Chen Tu, he was confused and couldn't help but say, "Shopkeeper Chen, it's not right to talk about people behind the scenes. But I think I still have to talk to you about this matter. You should not talk too much with her in this widow of Feng's family."
Chen Tu thought that he just ate some other people's food, sometimes he went to help, but he didn't touch the other people's bed, and didn't talk too much. He was a little curious and said with a smile, "Brother, what do you mean?"
"Wife Feng is a good person, kind, filial, and willing to endure hardships. She is also polite to neighbors. She cooks good food and can't find any problems with the wife, but she is not a good person and defeats men." Old Man Qi sighed and said, "She is not a Feng family woman. She originally married in Linjia Village outside the city. As a result, her man went to war and had not made any military achievements. Before she could adapt to the countryside, she died of illness. She had also had a younger uncle, and the Lin family originally thought that the wealth would not flow to the outsiders' fields. She wanted her to remarry her younger uncle. But she did not die of a well. As a result, the younger uncle dug a well.
All of them could collapse inside, and the three people buried inside were dug out immediately. The other two were not dead, but her uncle died. Later, the fortune teller said that she was defeating men. Our Feng family was greedy for her goodness and did not believe in evil, so he took her home. The man from the Feng family originally had a shop in Dongcheng City and did a good job. As a result, she had just passed the door. The man in the Feng family was in a quarrel with the people in the market and was stabbed to death. Fortunately, there was only one widowed mother left in the Feng family. She now raised that widowed mother peacefully. Otherwise, if there were still men in the Feng family, she would probably have to drive out the door."
"So that's how it is." Chen Tu smiled and said, "Brother, it's okay, I'm a tough life, I don't believe in evil."
When the old man Qi heard this, he was a little anxious and said, "Shopkeeper Chen, it is better to trust some things than to trust nothing. If you don't believe what I said, you might as well ask other neighbors."
"No, no, brother, I believe it." Chen Tu slowly pinched a piece of steamed cake and started eating it, saying, "It's just that they are all neighbors, and some people have a hard life. People like me have to help take some off."
Old Man Qi sighed and said, "When encountering such a thing, everyone avoids it. Do you want to help others take care of it? No wonder you are doing a good business, but I think this Widow Feng doesn't just treat you as an ordinary neighbor. I always think that she looks at you and looks at others."
"Hahaha." Chen Tu laughed proudly, "Brother, are you praising me for being good-looking?"
Old Man Qi was also amused by him, but the next moment, his smile disappeared.
Because several people who all the neighbors hate but can't afford to offend came over.
"The shopkeeper's good business has a lot of money, and he will make a fortune in all seasons!"
The one who spoke up was the child of Wufang with a tuft of black hair on his chest. This man was named Chang Xiaole. He had always been a follower of Qi Heihuo, but he didn't have much ability and could hide behind him when fighting. Therefore, Qi Heihuo was not happy to call him when encountering some serious things. This is okay. Last time, he happened to escape a disaster.
"Get rich, everyone will get rich." Chen Tu finished the steamed cake in his hand and bowed repeatedly.
"This guy is really laughing when he meets people and has no temper." Chang Xiaole was happy at first sight, but immediately sighed, "The shopkeeper is rich, but we have been very sad recently. Two brothers are very ill, so I don't know if the shopkeeper can help."
Old Man Qi's face was slightly dark, but he didn't dare to speak out.
Chen Tu smiled and said, "Then everyone has a difficult problem. They are all neighbors, so why are you polite?"
Chang Xiaole suddenly smiled, "Shopkeeper is so generous, you are doing a big business."
Chen Tu took out a small piece of silver and stuffed it to Chang Xiaole.
Chang Xiaole's eyes lit up, at least two taels.
"You are busy, shopkeeper. We remember your good deeds and don't bother me." After saying that, he was about to leave, but suddenly turned around and went to the store to get some incense, candles and incense. The guy in the store didn't dare to say anything.
A man behind him was strange and couldn't help asking, "What are you doing with this?"
Chang Xiaole smiled and said, "I have to use it during the Chinese New Year anyway, so I can't save myself from buying it?"
"Shopkeeper Chen, look." Old Man Qi looked at the children of Wufang leaving happily, and couldn't help but sigh, "Look, just said that they were going to make trouble for men. Look, they asked for money, and they didn't go to another shop, but just stared at you."
"It's okay to really count this as a widow in the Feng family." Chen Tu didn't care at all and smiled: "Spend money and eliminate disasters, even if I block some bad luck in her life."
"You." Old Man Qi couldn't help but shake his head.
But he really thought Chen Tu was good, "Don't make any food tonight. A relative of me sent two salted rabbits over, and we'll have a few sips together."
Chen Tu smiled and said, "Then it's dark now. Brother, your skills really make people drool when you think of them."
...
The sky is getting darker slowly.
In Qunxianfang, Widow Feng's house not only had dinner early, but also had three meals early, mid- and evening meals, all of which were punctual. Unlike most neighbors around, some only had two meals, while others did not eat regularly.
The Feng family was left with only one widow, and Widow Feng had no children. However, at least the family was relatively wealthy before, and Widow Feng took some work at home, so life was barely acceptable.
The widow of the Feng family was less than fifty years old and was still strong. The year his son died, he was a little sad, and his eyes were so cried that he fell into a state of eye disease. It was blurry when he looked far and near.
The old lady of the Feng family has a good reputation in the streets and alleys. She has read some books before. Although she thinks that her son was killed by this daughter, even though she is heartbroken, she has never said a harsh word to her daughter-in-law.
The two depend on each other and are both harmonious.
The widow of the Feng family is actually only twenty-six years old, named Yuan Xiuxiu. She has never given birth to a child. She looks younger than the women of the same age in the streets and alleys. However, there are more troubles in front of the widow. She doesn't dress up on weekdays, but she deliberately dresses rustic and never looks up when she sees people. Especially when she sees men, she still walks around.
So when Old Man Qi saw that she often gave Chen Tu some things, he naturally felt that she was interested in Chen Tu.
Yuan Xiuxiu had just put the rice bowl in the hands of the old lady of Feng's family, but saw the old lady of Feng's family holding the rice bowl in both hands, slowly put it down, and slowly said, "I asked someone to inquire. He didn't dislike everything you sent to Manager Chen, especially today, Old Man Qi also told Manager Chen about you, but he was still happy to eat steamed cakes. Later, he also asked someone to send some chopped dry wood."
Yuan Xiuxiu had already picked up her job.
Hearing these words, her tears fell into her bowl drop by drop. "Mom, don't drive me out, we will just live like this for the rest of our lives?"
The old lady of Feng's eyes was also filled with mist. She stretched out her hand with some difficulty, touched Yuan Xiuxiu's head, and said slowly, "You are stupid. I will be gone soon in my life, but you will still have a long life. Now if one or two people who do not believe in evil come to tease you, my old bones can still help you, but there are always something I can't stop. A weak woman like us is rootless duckweed in this Chang'an City. We are still safe now, but who knows... A girl like me must have a man to rely on, and she doesn't want to be rich. When I am sick, it's okay if someone brings you soup and medicine."
Yuan Xiuxiu's tears couldn't stop flowing, "Mom, but I don't want to harm others. My life is so painful that I can't blame others."
The old lady of Feng family touched her head and said, "I don't want to harm anyone, but on the first day of Manager Chen's arrival, I felt that he was different from ordinary people. I asked the first man who told you fortune secretly to see him. The fortune teller said that even if he didn't know his horoscope, he would be hard to see his face. Moreover, the fortune teller said that this man had enough murderous aura, and you should not be able to defeat him."
Yuan Xiuxiu sobbed, "I'm still afraid of harming him."
"Silly kid, don't hide it from him." The old lady of the Feng family suddenly laughed slowly, "Tell him the truth, you're just here to die, see if he wants it."
After pausing, she said with emotion, "Actually, who doesn't want a good girl like you? Even if my son knows that you have a life-threatening defeat, he wouldn't hesitate when he married you."
The black brocade robe on Chen Tu's body merged into one.
He held two pots of wine and stood quietly outside the wall of the Feng family's backyard, easily listening to the conversation between the two people clearly.
He could have seen that the Feng family widow looks good, looks very pleasing to the eye, and looks very good at it.
But that's all.
There is no special relationship between men and women.
But listening to the sound of tears falling from the bowl and listening to Yuan Xiuxiu's constant saying that she didn't want to harm him, he felt an unusual feeling in his heart.
He slowly raised his head.
Chapter completed!