A familiar voice came from below—
"My second brother, prepare a few dishes for me, boil a pot of wine, and prepare another room for the room."
As soon as I heard this sound, my heart suddenly stumbled, and I subconsciously walked out from behind the pillar. In the bright and spacious lobby downstairs, a familiar figure walked in from outside the door, with a big belly and a crimson purple brocade robe that looked particularly luxurious and decent. Walking in this simple hotel all added some glory to the place!
The waiter listened to his orders and agreed to prepare.
The man walked two steps to the center of the lobby, and slowly raised his head as if he felt my gaze.
As soon as I met his gaze, my mind suddenly buzzed.
For a moment, many scenes flashed through my mind - the warm weather in Yangzhou, the rippling water in the river, the fishy smell of Jixiang Village, and the bustling streets of Qishan Village, in the Qingyun Embroidery House of Yunxiang, embroiderers working at their desks, their snow-white hands were like butterflies, and they were threading needles and threading...
The man downstairs saw me and immediately filled with a surprised smile.
"Madam? Is Madam really you?"
"Boss Wang, it's been a long time since we met."
I smiled and walked slowly towards the stairs, holding the fence. The smile on my face became slightly stiff, and even my lips were stuck to my upper teeth and couldn't get down.
When he walked downstairs, he had already come up with a smile on his face and said, "I didn't expect to meet a wife here. It's such a coincidence."
"Yes, it's a coincidence."
"Madam is here-"
"Where are you, Boss Wang?"
"It's also passing by, passing by."
The middle-aged man with a big belly in front of me was nothing but the big money owner when I was running an embroidery workshop in Jixiang Village - Boss Wang!
The last time I met him was on the sea. At that time, I lamented that life was impermanent. Who would have thought that he could meet him in such a vast sea? But I never thought that at this time, the person who appeared in front of me would be him.
It turned out to be him!
He seemed very happy to see me, and as the waiter brought me all the food he ordered, he kept giving me there.
I followed him as a good person. But when I was halfway through, I looked outside with the corner of my eyes. The carriage he was riding over was still parked at the door. A figure in a short robe stood behind the carriage and flashed by.
I just took a look and said nothing, so I followed him to the table and sat down.
As soon as the two sat down, they looked at each other and smiled.
Boss Wang patted his thigh and smiled, "I didn't expect to meet my wife here. It's such a strange adventure, an adventure!"
I looked down at the corner of his clothes, and it seemed that there was still a lot of mud stains. I smiled calmly: "I didn't expect to meet Boss Wang here. Where did Boss Wang go this time?"
"Beijing."
"This is a coincidence. We are also going to Beijing. I wonder what big business you are doing this trip?"
"What a big business, it's just a life."
"Haha, if Boss Wang's business is said to be a living, then is there anyone in the world who can eat enough?"
The two of them looked at each other and laughed.
However, such a smile seemed a little dry on such a night, the empty lobby.
I looked back and said, "By the way, Boss Wang, why don't you call your subordinates in to come in?"
Boss Wang waved his hand: "They are all used to it, so they eat and sleep down there. Besides, they are covered in mud, and the smell is afraid that they will hit their wife when they come in."
"What's the matter with Boss Wang?"
We were fighting, and at this time, Caiwei had already walked to me and looked at Boss Wang with a strange look. Boss Wang also looked up and saw her: "This is-"
"Oh, this is my girl, named Caiwei."
"Then, that girl Su Su before-"
"I asked her to do business, but she hasn't been by my side recently."
"Oh, that's it." Boss Wang nodded, looked at Caiwei again, and smiled, "If you want to say that the wife is really good at using people, the girls around you are smarter, but the people around me are stupid and dull, and stupid!"
He sighed and waved his hand as he spoke. I smiled and said, "Boss Wang is joking again. With the big business you do, if the people around you are really stupid, how can you follow you like this?"
As I said this, I looked back.
The carriage had already driven away from the door, and only the night wind was left blew in.
At this time, the waiter brought a pot of hot wine.
Boss Wang immediately picked it up, poured some into the wine glass at my hand, and smiled and said, "Madam, has it been available for supper?"
"not yet."
"That's right, let's use some together."
"Okay, I'll just wait."
He was stunned, and his hands that poured the wine froze in the air. A drop of wine spilled onto the table. He raised his head and looked at me, smiling and said, "Madam means—"
"It's raining today, I'm bored here. I'm thinking upstairs that it would be great if there were any acquaintances here. I could give a meal, but I didn't expect that there were really acquaintances, and it was Boss Wang. I've found the right person for this meal."
He immediately burst into laughter.
Then, the two raised their wine glasses and drank them all in one go.
Almost all the wines in this kind of countryside shop are homemade rice wine, with a sweet taste and a strong stamina. After a few sips, the two of them gradually felt a little drunk. I looked at the corners of Boss Wang's slightly red eyes, but their eyes looked particularly clear, and said with a smile: "To be honest, the last time I met Boss Wang at the sea, I really didn't expect that we would meet again so soon."
"This is also the fate between me and my wife." Boss Wang said with a smile.
"Yes, what I didn't expect was that Boss Wang was actually my old friend's friend."
As soon as these words came out, Mr. Wang's smile froze slightly.
This is naturally the topic of the topic we parted at the sea before. But maybe he didn't expect that so long has passed and I still remember this.
But this is something we cannot avoid at all.
After a moment of silence, Boss Wang smiled and said, "It seems that the lady really recognizes Miss Jin Qiao."
I also smiled: "The only one in the imperial merchants in the Heavenly Dynasty is the Yang family."
"It depends entirely on the great grace of heaven."
"Then, Boss Wang knows where Miss Jin Qiao is now?"
"I don't know this."
"So, Boss Wang actually knows that Miss Jin Qiao did not die in the Imperial City War that year?"
"This matter is no longer a secret."
"I know she is not dead, but I don't know where she is?"
"Miss has something that the lady wants to do, and her business is not something that we who do the work can take care of."
I was silent for a moment, and then smiled and said, "Why do Boss Wang go to Beijing this time, what tributes do you want to transport to Beijing?"
“This time it’s not.”
"What is Boss Wang doing when he goes to the capital?"
"Well, it's handling some housework."
"Family affairs?" I raised my eyebrows slightly: "Is it Boss Wang's own family affairs, or--"
Boss Wang immediately smiled and raised his glass: "If you don't say these, don't say these, madam, let's have another drink."
He is changing the topic.
My eyes darkened slightly, and I watched him raise his glass to invite him, but after drinking a few cups, I felt a little drunk. If I drink it again, I am afraid that it will be difficult to keep my sober. At this moment, Caiwei next to me stepped forward and said with a smile: "Boss Wang, our wife caught a cold a little two days ago and can't drink it anymore."
As he said that, he held my shoulder and said, "Madam, you must remember to avoid eating!"
As soon as she said this, Boss Wang laughed and said, "After all, this girl Caiwei is smart."
I also smiled, patted her hand on my shoulder, and said, "Okay, I won't drink it."
After saying that, he turned around and said to Boss Wang, "Boss Wang, when will you set off tomorrow?"
"Chen time."
"That happens, we plan to set off tomorrow at the same time."
"In this way, then we will set out together. Madam sees this and can take care of each other."
I smiled and said, "This is great."
As he said that, a wave of alcohol surged up, and I felt a little dizzy. I supported my head with my hands. Caiwei hurriedly said, "Madam, are you drunk? You said you don't drink."
As she said, she helped me up and smiled at Boss Wang, "Boss Wang, our wife can't drink anymore, she will get drunk if she drinks again. I'll take her upstairs to rest."
"Okay, okay, please, two of you."
I accused him, and leaned on Caiwei and went up to the second floor step by step. When I walked back to my room with the fence, I looked downstairs. Boss Wang was sitting silently at the table. The glass of wine at hand did not move again, but the wine in the glass was constantly rippling slightly with the candlelight, as if the owner's mood was at this moment.
I turned around and went back to the room.
Seeing my cheeks flushed, Caiwei hurriedly asked the waiter to get a basin of cold water and carefully wipe my face. Then she asked, "Madam, are you drunk? Is it uncomfortable? Do you want to vomit?"
I smiled and looked at her: "My alcohol tolerance is not that low."
Seeing that I was still sober, Caiwei breathed a sigh of relief, and I smiled and said, "It was thanks to you just now. Otherwise, if I drink it again, I will be drunk even if I don't get drunk."
She immediately laughed.
After laughing, she looked at me again, and said with a serious expression: "Madam, is this Boss Wang a friend of Mrs. Wang?"
"So, when I used to run the embroidery workshop, he was a big money owner."
"He is the Imperial Merchants?"
"He is the man of the Imperial Merchants."
Chapter completed!