The second day was a sunny day, and just as Uncle Huang said, the temperature dropped sharply, and it was no longer cold-resistant to wear autumn clothes.
Zhong Ziqi dug out a jacket and put it on, and found another one for Zhao Ning to put on.
Although the rain has cleared, the country roads are still muddy and difficult to walk. One foot deep and one foot shallow, covered in mud.
A few people entered the town, Huang Ah and Uncle Huang had already opened the store door and were busy inside.
"You guys are here? Isn't the road difficult?" Amo Huang greeted Zhong Ziqi and Amo Zhao with a red face.
"Yeah, this is just a job to make money, otherwise I won't come out with anything." Zhao Ama flicked her clothes in disgust.
While chatting, everyone began to work on their own affairs.
Although it was still early at this moment, guests began to enter one after another. In her spare time, Zhong Ziqi found that Uncle Huang's son had arrived at some time. Standing not far from him, feeling his gaze, immediately looked at him, and then walked towards him.
"Are... what's wrong?" Zhong Ziqi asked.
Huang Jinlei looked him up and said, "I'm older than you, just call me Brother Lei."
"Uh...Brother Lei." Zhong Ziqi called out casually.
Huang Jinlei hummed, and said with a serious expression: "Thank you and your husband for taking care of me, otherwise their two elders wouldn't be what they are now." Every day is very fulfilling.
Zhong Ziqi hurriedly said: "You're welcome, Brother Lei, you are too kind. When my husband and I first came to the town to do business, it was Amo Huang and Uncle Huang who kept helping me. You should thank me. "
Huang Jinlei shook his head and didn't argue with him. He had heard his mother tell the reason of the matter. Although he helped them a little, Zhong Ziqi also gave them money, and no one owed anyone.
"Let's not talk about this, I think you are quite busy, shall I help you?" Although Huang Jinlei was a bit fierce, his personality was gentle and polite.
"Actually, there's nothing to be busy with. Just serve the customer's order and collect the money by the way." Zhong Ziqi told him the price, and Huang Jinlei nodded to express that he remembered it.
The work in Zhao Ning's hand was done by Huang Jinlei, he was able to rest and leaned against Zhong Ziqi and said strangely: "It's quite a good job."
Zhong Ziqi didn't take it seriously: "It's not a difficult thing."
"The main thing is that he doesn't look like the guy who does the job."
"Do you think I look like me?" Zhong Ziqi asked Zhao Ning.
"Eh..." Zhao Ning rubbed his nose and stopped talking.
Noon is their busiest time, and sometimes they can't even have a bite of food. So everyone has developed a habit, whoever is hungry will eat by himself, eat whatever they like, and they can eat whatever they want inside the store.
The few people in the store were either old or weak, so Zhao Sheng had a big appetite, and Zhao Zhengan was still a sick person when he was around, so he had a big appetite. Because of this, everyone kept teasing the two of them for a long time, but when they saw Huang Jinlei's appetite, everyone suddenly thought in unison that Zhao Sheng and Zhao Zheng'an were really wronged before.
It turns out that the real rice bucket is here!
Huang Jinlei knew his appetite, so he took several twisted twists and fried dough sticks from Zhong Ziqi, but he paid them all. At first, Zhong Ziqi thought it was given by a customer, but later he found out that Huang Jinlei ate it himself.
Although Zhong Ziqi was surprised that he took so much money, she didn't plan to take money from him. Huang Jinlei waved his hand and refused to accept the money he handed over.
Huang Jinlei sat on a chair and ate the rice porridge made by his mother.
Ah Huang had already seen his son's appetite last night, he poked Uncle Huang: "Father, go and get a bowl of tofu nao for your son."
Uncle Huang nodded, and brought another bowl of tofu nao to his son, and then under the surprised eyes of everyone, Huang Jinlei swept away the pile of food at a speed like locusts crossing the border, leaving no pieces behind.
"The average family can't afford to support them. One person can feed three people." Zhao Ning said with a sense of humor.
Zhao Ama shook her head, and tapped her youngest son's forehead: "The ones who served as soldiers are especially good at eating. I still remember that when I was young, I took you to an uncle's house for a banquet, and I also met a guy with a big appetite. , You were so frightened that you crawled into my arms and cried, that man was a soldier."
"Oh, I don't remember."
Zhao Ning stuck out his tongue, how could he remember what happened when he was young so clearly.
"Although this kid can eat a little, he seems to be a pretty good person." Zhao Amo thought thoughtfully.
Zhao Ning shrugged and ran to the back to wash the dishes.
"These."
Huang Jinlei came over and put the used bowls and chopsticks next to Zhao Ning.
Zhao Ning glanced at him and said nervously: "Put it here, take these to the front." Zhao Ning pointed to the ones he washed.
"Um."
The man responded but didn't move.
Zhao Ning looked at him suspiciously, not understanding why he was still standing there.
"Stretch out your hand." The man glanced at the unconscious person.
Zhao Ning didn't know why he raised his right hand, only to see Huang Jinlei raised his hand and rolled up his wet sleeve which fell off at some point.
"Another one."
Zhao Ning handed it over stupidly, and by the time he realized it, the man had already left.
Zhao Ning's face turned red suddenly, he looked down at his sleeves, bit his lip, and continued to wash the dishes absent-mindedly.
Little did they know that this scene happened to be caught by Zhao Amo, who had been observing Huang Jinlei all the time. Zhao Amo's eyes flickered, and she looked at the two people with an unclear expression. She shook her head and nodded for a long while, not knowing what she was thinking.
When I went back that day, Zhong Ziqi felt that something was wrong with Zhao Ning, she didn't know what she was thinking, she was absent-minded about everything she did, and sometimes her face would turn red.
Zhong Ziqi turned his face towards each other curiously: "Xiao Ning, are you feeling hot?"
Zhao Ning came back to his senses and said angrily, "You're just getting hot!" How can this man say anything.
Zhong Ziqi sat down calmly: "Why don't you look lewd when you are young? What are you thinking about? Which wild man are you thinking about?"
Zhao Ning blushed again after being choked by Zhong Ziqi's explicit words: "What are you talking about? What wild man, hurry up and cook, I'm hungry!"
Zhao Ning angrily pushed his arm and rushed to the kitchen.
Zhong Ziqi teased and said, "Oh, you're quite thin-skinned."
It's rare that Zhao Ning didn't chatter around him like in the past today. There is really something wrong, but since he's embarrassed, he won't ask, and he will talk about it sooner or later.
To say that Zhao Ning's thoughts are all about the scene that happened today, mainly because he is a brother who has not left the cabinet. Although he usually helps in the store, he has never been so close to a strange man. How can you not let your imagination run wild
Fortunately, Zhao Ning is a big-hearted person, and he stopped caring after a while, and continued to laugh and laugh with Zhong Ziqi.
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Let's talk about Zhao Zheng'an, who is far away in the south of the Yangtze River. It was the first time to run a business with a caravan. The place where they rest now is a small city called Yongquan City. Its scale is at best larger than the average town. Plants have great medicinal value, which can be said to be almost non-existent elsewhere.
The leader of the caravan is called Shen Chong, and everyone is used to calling him Lord Shen. He is one of Shen Yubei's confidantes. Shen Chong did not express any opinion on this person who was suddenly inserted by the master. He had already heard that this was the eldest son's son, who came from the north and wanted to run a business with him.
At first, looking at his young age, Shen Chong thought that maybe he was just here for fun, and followed their eyes to make some small money. I don't really care.
However, what he gradually noticed was that this kid's kind, humble and studious attitude made him feel good about him. In addition, he felt that this kid was calm enough. He walked through several small towns a few days ago, and there were some first-timers in their team. People who followed the business once would buy something they thought was weird and sell it in the next city to make a living.
But this kid is a godsend, just watching and not buying it, which has to make him interested. He wanted to see what this kid would fall in love with.
In fact, Zhao Zheng'an didn't know what he wanted. He hadn't encountered anything that made him feel valuable, so he didn't buy it either.
The group of them rested at an inn in Yongquan Town. Zhao Zhengan and Shen Chong said that they would go out as usual.
Shen Chong nodded, and stopped Zhao Zhengan when he stepped out the door: "Boy, this place is rich in a kind of medicinal material, you can bring some, our caravan will also buy it."
Zhao Zheng'an nodded: "Thank you, Lord Shen, for letting me know, the kid has made a note of it."
Yongquan City is not big, but it is very lively. Zhao Zhengan was wandering on the busy street, and soon saw the medicinal materials Shen Chong mentioned, green cross-toothed leaves, slightly slender roots but with well-developed and dense heels. But it also grows a lot of small red fruits, which are hard to the touch, but it is said that the fruits are more effective than other parts.
Zhao Zhengan came interested in buying this plant. He remembered the route map that Shen Chong had shown him. It recorded in detail the route of their trip and the details of each town. After a few stops, there was a big city. The purpose of the four city gates is also different. The city gate on the east side is in an uninhabited area for more than ten miles.
But further to the east is a military camp. I heard that there are many bandits and eunuchs in that area, so the military camp was stationed to suppress bandits. Their food, clothing, housing, and medical medicinal materials will all be bought in this city.
The medicinal materials that Shen Chong and the others bought are sold here, and they can earn a fortune every year. Naturally, Zhao Zheng'an would not miss such a good opportunity, so he spent money to buy a batch and had someone send them back to the inn.
Then he wandered around the place again.
"Brother, let's buy a hairpin, it's very cheap." The seller was a man in his forties, with an unshaven beard and a haggard face, squatting alone in a corner, with a piece of cloth in front of him. Wooden hairpins of various styles.
Zhao Zhengan went over and squatted down, picked up a wooden hairpin and looked at it, and found that the wooden hairpin was very delicately carved, and the patterns and patterns on it were vivid. He remembered that there was an old wooden hairpin Zhong Ziqi used all the time at home, and he had never paid attention to it. Pass.
Now I just bought it, and he thinks such an elegant hairpin is just right for him.
"Wrap two for me." Zhao Zhengan said to the man, pointing to two that he thought were good.
The man's eyes lit up: "Wait a minute." The price the man offered was a bit higher than the average wooden hairpin, but Zhao Zhengan thought it was worth it, so he didn't bargain with him, and left after handing over the money.