Jing Bo has been a shopkeeper for more than 30 years, and he has also worked in many different industries before managing the pharmacy. He sees issues comprehensively and is kind. After Xiyan woke up, he always regarded him as his own ancestor, and the takeaway shop and pharmacy were on this street, so I asked Jing Bo about things on this street, and it was right.
Xi Yanqing and Luo Fei found Jing Bo and shared their general intentions to see if the shop was worth buying.
Jing Bo knew that Xi Yanqing had some money in his hand. After all, he received the ginseng after seeing it, so he didn't ask about the money, he just asked, "You bought that shop because you wanted to be yourself Do you want to buy or sell or want to collect rent?"
"For the time being, I want to collect the rent first." Xi Yanqing said, "There is nothing to sell at the moment. We just want to keep the money, so it's better to buy a shop. Now that everything is peaceful, it will not be in the next few years. What kind of war will there be?" If there is, it is impossible for him to disarm himself and return to the field, "Jing Bo, let's take a look, is it worth buying?"
"The location of the shop is really good, but it's really small. If you buy it, you will be charged six or seven taels a year for rent." Jing Bo stroked his beard, "I don't know what will happen in the future. It's hard to say, but at the moment, it's worth buying. It may be better if you can do some business yourself, but if you rent it out, it's fine. But this is my own idea, you still have to take good care of it. All in all, after all, buying a shop is a big deal." One hundred and twelve taels, for farmers, it would take decades to save money on food and drink, which is not a small number. Why don't you ask Boss Shi."
"Shi Shi?"
"That's right. Boss Shi has a lot of knowledge and is very good at business. If he recommends you to buy it, it must be right." Jing Bo smiled, "I think Boss Shi and my young master have a very good impression of you. Go, they will give you a good idea."
"We just left from there." Luo Fei said with a smile, "Now it seems that we have to go back again."
They are all in the same town, not far from each other. Luo Fei and Xiyan Qingquan should have gone for a walk.
Li Siyuan was still there, but he didn't have any intentions. He didn't expect this kid to talk so much, and he came again. Since he welcomed it, he asked the butler to get some tea and chatted with Luo Fei and the others.
Shi Shi didn't talk much, most of the time he just listened quietly. Hearing that Xi Yanqing and the others wanted to buy that shop, he said, "The shop used to sell rouge gouache. The owner's wife and husband-in-law died early, and they have been alone for a few years. But she remarried a while ago. I am afraid that I will sell the shop and go to the south with my new husband."
"Well, I've heard about this." Li Siyuan hugged Xiao Changle, who was sleeping soundly in his arms, "There are always all kinds of gossip when you stay here, and it's better if Big Sister Zuo leaves."
"The shop can be bought. And you have to discuss it with the proprietress as soon as possible, otherwise I'm afraid you may not be able to buy it." After all, the price of one hundred and twelve taels is not high for that shop, and the location is good. Xi Yanqing will not be the only one. "It's still early anyway. If you want to buy it, I can follow you to see it."
"Then there is Big Brother Lao Shi."
Seeing that Luo Fei seemed to want it, Xi Yanqing decided to buy it.
He had seen that shop inside and out. Although it was only 17 or 8 levels, it was a good layout, and it would be good to do something in the future. Taking a step back, even if they don't do anything, they can sell it after collecting enough rent. After all, the location is good.
When Xi Yanqing and Luo Fei went again, as Shi Shi said, two other groups of people came to inquire, and both were interested in buying it. It's just that these people suddenly stopped talking after seeing Shi Shi, and asked respectfully, "Boss Shi, do you want to buy this shop too?"
The person who asked the question had a sad face, as if he was afraid to hear Shi Shi say yes.
However, Shi Shi didn't say yes, and the man's expression didn't look much better, because what Shi Shi said was: "It's not that I want to buy it, it's my friend who wants to buy it."
The proprietress was hesitant to wipe it up to one hundred taels, but when she heard it, she directly said, "It turns out that this little brother is Boss Shi's friend. If that's the case, then I can only sell it to him."
Someone asked: "Why is this? Obviously we came first, can we do it without negotiating the price?"
The proprietress said: "Boss Shi and Young Master Li have saved my life, so naturally, we must put the two benefactors first. Besides, this little brother has already been here before you come. If I say earlier, he is more important than you. morning."
I just didn't expect that the young couple actually knew Shi Shi, and they really came back. At first she thought she might not be able to buy it. If I knew earlier, she wouldn't spend so much time with the people who came later.
Seeing that it was impossible to buy, the two groups left. After Xi Yanqing waited for them to leave, he said a little regretfully, "Eldest sister, we didn't expect to buy a shop when we went out today, so we don't have enough money with us. Would you like to leave some money for reservation first?"
The proprietress said happily: "Yes. You are friends of Boss Shi, even if you don't pay the order. I won't leave here until three days later, and you can bring it in within three days." , suddenly laughed.
"What is Big Sister Zuo laughing at?" Shi Shi asked.
"I laugh, I originally planned to trouble you to sell this shop if I couldn't sell it within two days. After all, I have promised my boss that I will go with him in three days. In this town, the only thing I can trust is You and Li Gongzi." The proprietress sighed, "In fact, I should have sold this shop long ago, but I just can't bear it. I didn't expect you to know the person who bought this shop in the end."
"Oh, that's fine. In the future, Big Sister Zuo can come and take a look at any time when she is free."
"I don't think it's possible. I don't plan to come back after this walk, otherwise I'll have to sell it." The proprietress got up and said apologetically, "Okay, Boss Shi, Brother Xi, then this matter will be resolved. Let’s settle it for now. I still have something unfinished, so I won’t be able to entertain you any more today.”
"I've been bothering eldest sister for a long time. Thank you for giving me a thin noodles today."
"It should be." The proprietress smiled and sent Xi Yanqing and Shi Shi to go out. Afterwards, they went back to the house after confiscating a penny of the deposit.
Xi Yanqing really wanted to keep some money for the reservation, but he and Luo Fei didn't bring too much silver taels when they went out. To put it bluntly, it's still a bit of a dream now.
When Luo Fei said goodbye to Shi Shi, "Tomorrow..."
Before he could finish speaking, Shi Shi made a silent gesture.
Xi Yanqing understood what Shi Shi meant and nodded: "Thank you, Big Brother Shi today, for always causing you trouble, we are all embarrassed."
Shi Shi smiled and said, "It's all a personal fate. To be honest, if I hadn't gotten the clothes from Luo Fei today, I wouldn't have run this trip. All I can say is that you are doing things in the right way. Siyuan and I have the temperament. We are brothers in the future, so don’t be polite. It’s getting late, so go back earlier.”
Xi Yanqing clasped Shi Shi and led Luo Fei away.
Luo Fei was still a little confused, and when he walked away, he asked Xi Yanqing: "I just came out of the shop, why didn't Brother Shi let me talk? I originally wanted to say that the money will be sent over tomorrow."
Xi Yanqing and Luo Fei clasped their fingers together: "I'm afraid you say this, so I won't let you say it. There are many people around. If you said that you would send money tomorrow, wouldn't it make it clear that you have money? It's so easy. To attract thieves."
Luo Fei hurriedly covered his mouth and looked left and right, only to put his heart down when he saw that there was no one else.
It was already dark when we got home. The three beans were waiting at the door. If it hadn't been too far away, Luo Fei would have taken them there, which was pitiful for the little guys. Luo Fei quickly touched one by one: "Is there nothing at home today?"
Black Bean wagged his tail: "Wow!"
Luo Fei smiled: "It seems to be fine."
Before leaving, Luo Fei was afraid that he would come back late, so he kept enough food. The three beans were not hungry, but Luo Yong came over when it was about to get dark, and he left without seeing Luo Fei and Xi Yanqing.
Luo Fei and Xi Yanqing locked the door, looked at each other after entering the room, and said in unison, "We actually bought a shop?"
After the couple finished speaking, they laughed in unison, and then one went to make fire for food, and the other went to dig for silver.
Their silver is not easy to dig, because it is also a huge amount of property for them, so when they were buried, Xiyanqing dug very deep, and Xiyanqing always put a small piece of silver on the upper layer, and buried the real money. to the depths of the pit father.
Luo Fei finished the fire, the meal was ready, and the banquet did not dig out the last one. When it was dug out, Nima was too tired to eat. Luo Fei's steamed buns in the morning were hot, and he was waiting with one in his mouth, and then Xi Yanqing was eager to eat with Luo Fei.
Fortunately, the money has not been lost for so long.
Luo Feihan Bala touched it several times: "Hey, you will change your surname tomorrow. Today's surname is Xi, the surname is Luo, and the surname is Zuo tomorrow."
Seeing Luo Fei like this, Xi Yanqing smiled and said, "Okay, my daughter-in-law, you have to smooth out the edges and corners. Don't feel bad, I will make money later, and you will take care of it."
Luo Fei nodded, took a last look, then wrapped the silver in a cloth and put it in the bed.
The next morning, before dawn, the young couple woke up. They packed up and simply ate some breakfast, then sent the three beans to Luo's house, and then went to town.
On the way to peace, after reaching the town, they did not go to see the proprietress of the shop first, but went to Shi Shi again. Yesterday, Shi Shi was like a guarantor, so Xi Yanqing felt that it was best for Shi Shi to be present during the transaction.
Although the procedures for buying and selling real estate here are not as complicated as they are in modern times, there are still procedures required. Fortunately, Xi Yanqing's original body is literate, and several people have been busy all day to complete the handover procedures. Xi Yanqing and the proprietress surnamed Zuo pressed their fingerprints, got the house deed, and advertised the shop for rent.
Yes, there were advertisements in ancient times, although the content of the advertisement was just written on paper and pasted somewhere.
Shi Shi said, "Let's go, I'm finally done, go to my house for dinner and then go."
Luo Fei and Xi Yanqing invited Shi Shi at noon, and now Shi Shi invited them again. The two thought that they would have to cook if they didn't go home, so they went to Shifu again.
Both Shi Shi and Li Siyuan found that although Xi Yanqing and Luo Fei were authentic farmers, their opinions were not the same as other farmers. How should I put it, I feel that these two people are very open-minded, giving people a feeling of having a lot of ideas and extensive knowledge. If it was only Xi Yanqing alone, it could be understood that Li Yanqing had a lot of knowledge when he was fighting outside. But sometimes what Luo Fei said also gave people a strange feeling, which was a bit special.
After Luo Fei and Xi Yanqing left, Li Siyuan asked Shi Shi curiously: "Luo Fei seems to be literate too?"
Shi Shi shook his head: "I don't know. Only Brother Xi can read and write."
Xi Yanqing knew how to read, that was because he thought long enough, and he took the opportunity to learn from others when he was in the army. And Luo Fei can't read, that's because he can't read. The key point here is that the ancient characters here are too different from the modern Chinese characters that Luo Fei knows, and Luo Fei can only understand one of them very occasionally.
At first, Luo Fei didn't think it was anything, after all, most of the people around were illiterate. But after going out to go through the transfer procedures today, he felt that it would not be possible to go on like this, and he still had to learn. It doesn't mean that you will have to test for fame in the future, but the more you know, the more you will know about this society, and at the same time, it will not be easy to be cheated.
To put it bluntly, this time between him and Xi Yanqing, if Xi Yanqing can't read, they may not buy this shop.
So as soon as he got home, Luo Fei told Xi Yanqing what he thought: "Brother Qing, I also want to learn the characters here, can you teach me?"
Xi Yanqing is very supportive. It happened that there was a pen and ink at home, so when Luo Fei was embroidering things, Xi Yanqing wrote down the simple words first, and marked Luo Fei's pinyin next to him. In this way, Luo Fei can know what the word is at a glance, saving the time of asking one by one, and learning will naturally be very fast in the future.
Luo Fei made a study plan for himself. From then on, he decided to learn ten words every day, and practice and write more.
The paper and pen and ink here are relatively expensive. Luo Fei was reluctant to buy more, so he decided to practice on the ground.
In the last life, he never wanted to study so seriously, but he never thought that in such an environment, his self-motivation would be forced out. In other words, it was Xi Yanqing's serious attitude towards life that made him feel that he should also take life more seriously, or rather, treat himself.
Xi Yanqing gave Luo Fei the notes he made when he read the herbal medicine book: "You first learn the words I wrote for you, and then look for it here to see if you know anyone. If you have any, click it and see what I'll be able to finish all the words here. I guess that's enough to recognize a lot."
Luo Fei cherished the book in his hand: "Okay, do you still use Brother Qing's book?"
Xi Yanqing said: "No need, I have already memorized all the content in it, you can just use it by yourself."
Luo Fei felt that this was not bad, so from this day on, he began to teach himself ancient characters.
Two days later, it was the Mid-Autumn Festival. Luo Fei woke up early. After he was almost busy at home, he returned to Luo's house with half of the snacks that Li Siyuan gave him and some other food. There is a custom here, a married girl or a younger brother can go back to her parents' home to spend it with her parents during the Dragon Boat Festival, but the Mid-Autumn Festival is not allowed. During the Mid-Autumn Festival night, neither the younger brother nor the girl can stay at their parents' house.
In the evening, I could only have dinner with Luo Fei, so Luo Fei sent the food home in advance. There is a strip of pork belly, and some sugar and melon seeds.
Luo Fei originally thought of leaving with a few words after delivering the things, but Li Yuehua didn't expect to leave him and say that he had something to say.
"Er Bao, mother asked you, that young man named Luo Yong, do you know what's going on in his family?" Li Yuehua said, "Who else is in his family? How are the others?"
"Hey? Mother, what are you asking about? Do you want to recognize someone as a son-in-law?" Luo Fei smiled, "I said why didn't you see the three treasures."
"Oh mother, aren't you in a hurry? When you and Yanqing went to town a while ago, kid Luo came over and brought a lot of hazelnuts and walnuts to our house, saying they were for Sanbao. It's not that you don't know you My sister eats these the most rarely. I usually want the melon seeds to stick to my mouth, so I keep them for her. It's just that my mother doesn't understand, what is this kid Luo doing with these? She stared at walnuts for two days, and she didn't eat them herself, nor let anyone eat them. With that look of wanting to eat but holding back, she didn't know what she was thinking about. "
"If you don't talk about the three treasures, let's not talk about it. In fact, it's not a big deal, it's just a little misunderstanding." Luo Fei briefly told Li Yuehua about the incident by the river and the "female strong man", "Anyway, Luo Yong must have no malicious intentions. If he gave something to your mother, you can take it. Luo Yong has no one in his family, so he is alone, but others are diligent and have a good temperament. If he can do it with the Three Treasures, I think it is not bad." According to the words of the matchmaker, some people may not have seen much before they got married. Actually, it is quite pitiful to think about. In all honesty, Luo Fei still hopes that Luo Ru can find someone she likes and has a good character.
"That mother knows what you mean, but now this young man Luo Yong has been living in Dr. Liang's house, and he has no place to settle down. In the future..." Li Yuehua was very serious about finding a reliable son-in-law. To understand in many ways.
"It's only temporarily, and it's not like he's staying with the Liang family all the time. Besides, he's capable, and he doesn't have any bad habits. He's a living person, and he won't build a house sooner or later?" Luo Fei felt that the fundamental problem still depends on whether the two of them can meet their eyes. At present, it is not that there is no possibility of being together. "Mother, please see when Sanbao can't help eating. When she eats what Luo Yong sent, you can tell me."
"Why?"
"Three treasures eat Luo Yong's food, which means she has forgiven her heart." Luo Fei said, "I will tell Luo Yong when the time comes, isn't their festival over?"
"It's done." Li Yuehua filled Luo Fei with a few cakes, "Mother, there's nothing good about this. The cakes are filled with sugar and peanuts. You can take them and have a taste with Yanqing."
"Thank you mother." Luo Fei took the cake, "Where did the Four Treasures go?"
"Let your father tell you that 80% of them are in the vegetable garden right now."
"Why did you say him?"
"No, after the Mid-Autumn Festival, we are going to start recruiting again. The Four Treasures want to study, but your father didn't answer him." Li Yuehua said with a long sigh, "Your sister-in-law's absence is not too short. You can't let your eldest brother live alone like this, what your father means is, find someone to tell him another."
Luo Fei understood that it would cost money to marry Luo Ji's daughter-in-law, so Luo Yi's studies can only be put on hold for the time being.
Yes, it is too difficult to study these years. At least for children from poor families, it is difficult.
Luo Fei went to the back vegetable garden to have a look. Luo Yi was really sitting in the cabbage field. When he saw someone coming, he hurriedly turned his head and wiped the corners of his eyes.
"What about the holidays, what are you doing here alone? Go to the second brother's house and sit for a while?" Luo Fei patted Luo Yi's shoulder.
"No second brother." Luo Yi's voice was muffled, "You should come back as well."
"Are you angry with your father?" Luo Fei also squatted down.
"No. Dad is right, I can't let the eldest brother live alone." Luo Yi said, his eyes were red again, "After the sister-in-law left, the eldest brother has always felt sorry for the family. I know that he does so much work. Let me go to school early. He said before that it doesn't matter if he doesn't get married, let me go to school first. But like my father said, when I really go to school, the family may save enough money for my eldest brother to marry a daughter-in-law. Son. Second brother, do you think I shouldn't be thinking about studying?"
"No, what's wrong with thinking about studying? People should have ideals." Luo Fei pulled his brother up, "but you can't achieve your ideals by squatting here, and when the eldest brother sees it, he will only feel more towards you. I'm ashamed. So let's go ahead and talk about it."
"Yeah." Luo Yi got up and knocked on his numb leg, "Then second brother, go back. Today is Mid-Autumn Festival, so don't stay here for too long."
"Got it." Luo Fei went back after speaking, thinking about Luo Yi's words all the time on the way.
I always feel that this little brother is not easy.
Xi Yanqing saw that Luo Fei had something on his mind, and asked him, "What's wrong baby? Always sigh."
Luo Fei said: "Luo Yi wants to study, but the family seems to want to give the eldest brother a daughter-in-law first. When I went today, Luo Yi was crying in the vegetable garden, and I felt a little uncomfortable."
It would be fine if Luo Yi was the kind of ignorant child, but Luo Yi was quite sensible. It's just that there is a lot of money to be paved on the way to study.
Luo Fei suddenly felt a little guilty in his heart.
Even though he is no longer the original Luo Fei, the Luo family really treats him as a relative and has always been very kind to him. Now that he and Xiyan are liquidated, things are getting better and better. Although he doesn't talk about being rich, he doesn't need to worry about food and clothing, but the Luo family can be said to be stagnant.
Rofe was a little confused. On the one hand, he wanted to save money and quickly change the house, but on the other hand, Luo Yi was also pitiful.
Xi Yanqing pondered for a moment: "Actually, it's not a bad idea to let Luo Yi study. Let's help a little bit. To put it bluntly, the reason why many people say they can't read books is mainly because of the expensive pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and they can't participate. Exams. Because going out for exams requires accommodation and food, and sometimes it is necessary to manage the relationship. These expenses are the biggest. It doesn’t cost much money to actually study.”
"But aren't they studying for exams? They take exams and then arrange for official positions." Luo Fei knew that he was studying simply to improve himself, but Luo Yi certainly wasn't. Once Luo Yi learned, he would eventually take the exam. , it will still bring a lot of overhead.
"There are risks in investment. This is a problem in any era. Besides, Luo Yi is not the kind of child who is neither deep nor shallow. I think he is measured." Xi Yanqing hugged Luo Fei, "You will come back to this matter. You can discuss it with your parents. It seems that it is time for freshmen to enter school again, right? Remember that this is after the Mid-Autumn Festival every year. If Luo Yi wants to enter the school, I think he can try it. If he learns well, then Let him keep reading. If he doesn't study well, then come back to farm, isn't it? And think about it, daughter-in-law, there is no airtight wall in this world, and sooner or later we will let the Luo family know about the shop. Although you are the Xi family now, whether you live well or badly has nothing to do with the Luo family, but if we have a good life and don’t help the Luo family, it will always look like we are unkind.”
"Then I'll go to my parents tomorrow and ask?"
"Yeah. Anyway, two or three taels of silver a year is enough when the four treasures don't need to take the exam. There are so many of us, I don't think we can give him one."
The couple negotiated and decided, and the next day they went to Luo Tian and his wife to discuss it.