The wind carried the snowflakes and rushed into the door of Shunhe Hall, getting into the neck of the young man who was bending to wipe the counter. The young man shuddered and curled up his neck.
"What the hell, grandma!" the boy scolded, and took a few steps to close the door.
It was still early at this time, but compared to the bustle of other stores, their Shunhetang was much deserted.
"If there's no business, it's better to close down early and go away to work during the new year..." the young man muttered and complained.
The shopkeeper, who was sitting in the hall and taking a nap around the brazier, heard this and snorted with his eyes closed: "Business must be like a business. Everyone closes after the 23rd. How can we do it so early?"
The boy snorted and closed the door with one hand while trying to say something, when a figure flashed outside.
"Master, look, there is a medicine store here, why don't you ask." Someone shouted.
"It's okay to take a look." A slightly hoarse young male voice replied.
Following this sound, four or five people stood at the door.
There was business coming to the door. The shopkeeper immediately stood up from the brazier, shook his clothes, and accepted the offer with his usual smile.
Four big men in green clothes walked in with a young master in their arms.
Wearing a crab shell green robe, a gold silk jade belt, and a gauze cloak with red feathers, the young man is gorgeous and handsome.
His eyes briefly glanced around the room.
"Sir, what do you need?" the shopkeeper asked with a smile.
"Do you have any good mountain products here?"
The young master said nothing, and a big man beside him asked carelessly.
Mountain products are rhizome medicinal materials, mostly nourishing and good, which are a must-have for gifts during this new year and festival.
"Yes, yes." The shopkeeper smiled and guided them behind the counter. The young man ran over and took out boxes of wrapped mountain products, "Master, please see, here are high-quality mountain ginseng, Ganoderma lucidum and Shouwu... .These are deer antler blood slices..."
"Is this wild ginseng?" the young master asked, pointing to one of the boxes, "Open it and take a look."
The shopkeeper immediately opened it, took out the wild ginseng tied with a red string, and handed it to the young man.
The young man held it in his hand and looked at it. The big men behind him also moved forward curiously. The young man saw it from the corner of his eye and glanced at them calmly. The big men immediately stood up again, looking like they were used to big scenes. He looked at the roof with his hands folded.
"I didn't expect you to have such a good product here..." the young master said, putting the ginseng back in his hand. Although there was no smile on his face, his voice was much more cheerful.
"No, young master, I'm not afraid that I won't be able to buy it now..." A big man next to him said with a flattering smile.
"Yes, this little shabby place, let's go back and bring some gifts to the old lady, but we went to several stores and they were all sold out..." Another big man also nodded.
"This store is better. It doesn't look like much, but it actually has good stuff..." Some people also praised the shopkeeper.
However, the shopkeeper felt that this was a bit awkward. If their business was good, the wild ginseng products would have been sold out long before the Chinese New Year...
"How many shopkeepers are there?" The young master asked, looking at the shopkeepers with compliments from everyone.
"Easy to say, how much do you want, sir?" the shopkeeper said with a smile.
"Twenty boxes first." The young master said calmly.
Twenty boxes, they only prepared 30 boxes of goods. The shopkeeper was very happy, this month's business is booming...
Seeing the young man waving his hand, a big man behind him casually took out a money bag and grabbed a handful of gold leaves. The shopkeeper's eyelids jumped as he frequently used gold leaves to settle the bill. It was so generous.
After paying the bill, a few big men picked up the gift boxes and the shopkeeper collected the money. They watched the young man casually looking around in the store and stopped in front of a container with great interest.
"What else would you like, Master?" The shopkeeper hurriedly stepped forward and introduced him attentively. His eyes followed the young Master to the countertop marked with pills. He smiled, stretched out his hand and grabbed a small porcelain bottle from inside, "Sir, this is our Shunhe Hall Secretary. Made hangover pills…”
"Does it cure hangover?" The young master was very interested. He reached out and took it, opened it and smelled it, "Does it work?"
"Of course it works..." The shopkeeper smiled, "Young Master Jiankang, go ask around. Everyone knows about our Shunhetang's Three Smiles Hangover Pills..."
"So famous?" The young master obviously didn't believe it.
"Young Master must be from the north," the shopkeeper said with a smile, trying to figure out the young man's accent, "I'll give you a bottle to try...you'll know after you try it..."
The shopkeeper had a good attitude. The young man smiled but did not refuse.
"Thank you so much, shopkeeper. I'll give it a try. If it's good, I'll sell more..." The young master smiled and then asked everyone to leave.
The shopkeeper and the waiter kept sending them out, watching the young man and his entourage get on the big horse and roar away.
"Hi, business is good today." The young man was very happy.
The shopkeeper was also smiling, but he still felt a little regretful when he remembered what the young man said about other medicine stores that had sold out the wild products. If possible, he would also like to be the medicine store where people come in to sell medicine and he apologizes and says they have no stock...
Looking at Lingyuan who was standing in front of her and handing over the remaining money bag, Gu Shiba Niang smiled.
"That's right," she said, pushing the purse back, "Take it, wait two days and then go there and spend it all..."
Lingyuan, who had taken off his red feather gauze cloak and was only wearing a robe, looked a little puzzled.
"..Buy all those hangover pills, saying you wanted them before the year..." Gu Shiba Niang continued, "As many as you want... I will give them the money as a deposit..."
A thick smile appeared on her face when she said this.
"...Then they will purchase a large amount of raw materials for this order... During the Chinese New Year, the raw materials are more expensive than in the past..." she said with a smile, looking at Lingyuan, "...Then you can restore to Lingyuan Already…”
The corners of Lingyuan's mouth twitched and his eyes focused on the half bag of gold leaves...
This means that this bag of gold is completely wasted...
In addition to causing trouble to the drug store, doing so is completely unprofitable for Gu Shiba Niang herself...
As if she could read his mind, Gu Shiba Niang smiled and explained: "... The Chinese New Year medicine store has a rule not to leave any debts... Shunhetang wants to make a profit and take orders, so it must raise funds to purchase and prepare pills... They expect you to buy the pills. Offset…”
"But I threw away the deposit and didn't buy it. Although there was a deposit, it was far from enough to cover their expenses. Then they would owe a lot of money..." Lingyuan nodded, but still didn't understand. What's the point? In any case, they had to throw a lot of money into Shunhe Hall, but it was all in vain.
"The debt is not worth the New Year..." Gu Shiba Niang said with a smile, looking in the direction of Shunhe Hall through the small courtyard wall, "This is called... Killing the New Year Pig..."
This is purely harmful to others...Ling Yuan's heart.
Gu Shiba Niang looked at him, as if she heard what he was thinking, and breathed out softly, "...As long as I can harm his... family... it is in my greatest benefit..."
Feeling the deep sadness in the girl's sigh, Lingyuan raised his head and saw that the wind lifted up Gu Shiba Niang's black hair, revealing her white forehead and her eyes as deep as an ancient well.
What kind of state of mind can show such eyes...
Lingyuan couldn't help but think of an old man in the village when he was a child. After going through the pain of separation in the world, he just sat under the big tree at the head of the village every day, looking at everything in front of him, no surprise, no joy, no sadness, no worries, everything. They are all like dead things in his eyes...
Sensing Lingyuan's scrutiny, Gu Shiba Niang lowered her eyes and raised them again, her eyes clear again.
She smiled at Lingyuan, revealing her dimples.
"Besides, after others finish killing the New Year pig, it's time for us to eat the meat..." Gu Shiba Niang said.
She said we... Lingyuan's heart skipped a beat, and his averted gaze finally fell on the girl. Gu Shiba Niang had already walked past him and headed out.
"Also." When she walked to the door, Gu Shiba Niang turned around and smiled, her eyes glanced at his new clothes, "The clothes are good, and I feel very energetic when I wear them."
Lingyuan closed his lips tightly and looked uncomfortable. Lingbao walked out of the house holding an oil paper bag. Hearing this, he looked at his brother and smiled with his little tiger teeth.
"Well, it's really beautiful..." She nodded and said, "Thank you, miss."
Being teased by the two girls, Lingyuan finally couldn't stand it anymore, snorted, turned around and went into the house.
"Lingbao is also good-looking." Gu Shiba Niang looked at Lingbao, who had also changed into a new suit, and smiled softly.
"Thank you, Miss." Lingbao thanked him again, handed over the oil paper bag in his hand, and said with a bit of shyness, "This is the rice cake made by Lingbao himself. I hope Miss will not dislike it and take it back to Madam to try... "
"Lingbao is really capable." Gu Shiba Niang did not refuse, she reached out to take it and praised her with a smile.
Lingbao blushed and looked at his toes.
"I'm going to play at home during the Chinese New Year. You have no relatives or friends here..." Gu Shiba Niang reached out and stroked her head, then said goodbye and left.
Watching the girl leave, Lingbao pouted slightly and touched his temples.
"You are obviously not two years older than me...Why do you always treat us like children..." Lingbao muttered, looking back at Lingyuan who was standing at the door again, "Brother, do you think that's true?"
"Miss, can you be the same as us?" Lingyuan lowered his lips and lectured his sister.
"That's true, how can the young lady be the same as us..." Lingbao was relieved and went about his business with a smile.
Lingyuan stood on the threshold, looking at the door motionless, his thin lips tightly closed as before, almost forming a line.
He and she have different identities, they are different...
No matter how close we stand, we are still thousands of miles apart... .
When Gu Shiba Niang returned home, she didn't see Mrs. Cao. Gu Hai was setting up a bamboo pole in the kitchen to dry the mattress and quilt sheets that Mrs. Cao had taken out and washed.
"Where's mother?" Gu Shiba Niang asked as she walked over to hand over the order to her brother.
It was getting late, and Cao rarely went out.
"I went to deliver the sacrifices to the ancestral hall." Gu Hai replied, "It's time to come back."
Gu Shiba Niang said oh and went on to put the list, but she always felt uneasy and finally couldn't let it go.
"I'm going to pick up my mother. The weather is not good." She said, took an umbrella and went out.
Gu Hai smiled from behind. Although my mother is so grown up, my sister always treats her like a child. He watched his sister wrapped in a big cloak walk out of the house.
The closest way to the ancestral hall from home is from Gu Leshan's house, and you can reach it through the plum forest. When you walk to the plum forest, Gu Shiba Niang can't help but slow down. The white snow is shining, and the plum blossoms are fragrant, which makes people feel relaxed and happy.
She had been here before in that life, but she had never found the scenery so beautiful. Maybe it was because her state of mind was different.
Gu Shiba Niang couldn't help but walk a few more steps, stood at a higher place, and looked at the scenery in the garden quietly. From a distance, she saw a woman walking in a hurry, and she didn't look back while walking.
Gu Shiba Niang recognized the person at a glance and it was Mrs. Cao, and she couldn't help but smile. She was about to walk down to greet her, when she suddenly saw another person appearing behind Mrs. Cao, and she couldn't help but be startled.
The person who came was short and fat, wearing brocade clothes and a white fox cloak. He hurriedly followed behind Mr. Cao.
Ms. Cao turned around and saw the person coming, and her steps became faster.
Standing at a high place, Gu Shiba Niang was startled, then there was a bang in her head, and her body began to shake uncontrollably.
Come, come, what is supposed to come still comes. People who existed in the previous life still exist, even though their situation is completely different from that in the previous life. . . . . .
That beast Gu Baoquan
Gu Shiba Niang clenched the umbrella in her hand and ran towards the direction where Mr. Cao came from.
At the same time, the man who was reaching out to hold Cao suddenly stopped. The sound of women chatting and laughing rang out in the plum forest, and seven or eight figures could be faintly seen coming.
The man turned around and retreated. Mrs. Cao's face turned pale and she ran away in panic. She even passed by Gu Shiba Niang without even realizing it.
Seeing Cao's quickly disappearing figure, the pale-faced Gu Shiba Niang opened her mouth, but in the end she didn't call out.
Wouldn't it be more embarrassing for her mother to see her at this time
She gasped for air to calm herself down, but her body was still shaking like chaff. She couldn't help but squat on the ground, holding her hands on the ground to avoid fainting.
The chill of snow immediately spread throughout her body through her fingers, which also calmed her down. She cast her gaze in the direction where the man left and bit her lower lip tightly.
The maids collecting snow on the plum blossoms approached with a smile. Gu Shiba Niang took a few deep breaths and quickly ducked behind the plum tree. When the laughing figures of the maids disappeared, she slowly walked out and stared closely at them. In the direction where the man left, it seemed that his line of sight could penetrate layers of obstacles. . . . . .
Gu Baoquan, the cousin of the current clan leader Gu Changchun in seniority, has a rich family, many sons and nephews, a good philanthropic, and a well-known reputation. Otherwise, he would have done such a thing to his mother in that life, but he could have escaped unscathed and acted like a victim. He looked filled with indignation. . . . .
Her hands were clenched tightly together, her long nails dug into her flesh, blood dripped down and bloomed into bright flowers on the snow on the ground.
Someone can die, but this time it will definitely not be Cao
However, fortunately it was getting late and the New Year was approaching, so there were fewer people in Meilin. If this happened in the eyes of others, it would be bad for both the Cao family and his own family.
Gu Shiba Niang breathed out and turned to leave, but a figure appeared in front of her.
Gu Shiba Niang, who was highly nervous, couldn't help but take a few steps back and bumped into the trunk of a plum tree, causing snow to fall and sprinkle on her head and body.
"I asked why your family suddenly became so tough. That's how it is..."
The young man standing under the plum tree said with a smile, holding a few books in his hands, wearing thin and shabby clothes, and approached step by step.
"It turns out that I have found a great supporter..." He stopped two steps away from Gu Shiba Niang, a strange smile appeared on his fair and handsome face, "Now your family will not have to worry about food and drink... "
"Gu Yu..." Gu Shiba Niang looked at the familiar yet unfamiliar young man in front of her and said in a daze.
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