As the carriage drove into Yiningfang, Su Shi opened the curtains and had a panoramic view of the exotic scenery. But at this time, he was no longer in the mood to appreciate it.
Jiang Feng had been wandering and begging for a long time, and he had already learned to read people's faces. He knew that Brother Su was in a bad mood at this time, so he didn't speak again along the way.
The carriage stopped in front of the tavern. It was still some time before dinner, so the front door was somewhat deserted.
Jiang Feng helped Su Shi out of the carriage, but before entering the store, Erya and Huzi saw Jiang Feng supporting a person walking towards the store, and immediately greeted them. When they saw clearly that the person Jiang Feng was supporting turned out to be Su Shi , was shocked.
Just as Huzi was about to reach out to help him, Su Shi waved his hand: "No, I'm not so injured that I can't walk."
Then he patted Jiang Feng gently to indicate that he did not need support.
Jiang Feng understood and let go of his hand. At this time, Erya couldn't help but ask: "Master Su, why have you become like this?"
Su Shi smiled and said: "Once a person has bad luck, he will become like me. But we haven't seen each other for a while. It seems that we are a little unfamiliar. We don't even call him Brother Su anymore."
Erya blushed and called softly: "Brother Su."
Su Shi nodded with satisfaction, and then weakly said to her: "Go and see if there is anything to eat in the kitchen?"
Erya responded, then quickly ran to the kitchen. ,
Su Shi entered the store with Jiang Feng and Hu Tou, and then saw Xiao Niu cleaning the store with Little Nose and Little Sloppy.
As soon as the three of them saw Su Shi, they hurriedly surrounded him.
Little Sniffle looked at Su Shi's red nose and the bump on her forehead and couldn't help laughing.
Su Shi pinched his cheek gently, with a smile in his eyes: "Is your nose still running now?"
Before Little Snot could say anything, Little Sloppy let out a crisp laugh: "He doesn't have a runny nose now, but he has started to wet the bed."
When Little Sniffle heard this, his face immediately turned red, but he could only squeak and be anxious for a while, but could not speak.
Su Shi smiled and hugged Little Sniffles into his arms, comforting him: "Your brother Su is still wetting the bed at the age of seven or eight."
Little Sniffle looked up at him: "Brother Su also wets the bed?"
Su Shi nodded: "Your brother Su is afraid of the cold, so he really doesn't want to get up at night in winter."
Everyone couldn't help but burst into laughter. Little Sloppy couldn't help but shave his face and said while laughing: "Shame, shame."
Su Shi couldn't help but pinch his face again and looked at him with a smile: "Will you still roll on the ground now?"
The little sloppy boy shook his head hurriedly and pointed at his new clothes: "Bao's mother said that if I continue to roll on the ground, she will beat me to death."
At this time, Su Shi raised his head and looked around, but did not see Ling Baozhu's figure, and asked, "Where is your baby mother?"
Jiang Feng had just returned to the store and didn't know anything about it, so he had to look at Hu Zi.
Huzi said hurriedly: "Not long after you left, shopkeeper Liu's wife next door came to the store and chatted with Bao Ma for a while. Then Bao Ma went out happily and has not come back yet."
"You haven't come back yet?" Su Shi frowned: "Where has Mommy gone?"
Everyone shook their heads.
At this time, Erya came out with a bowl of steaming noodles. As soon as he put the noodles down, Jiang Feng asked, "Do you know where Bao's mother went?"
Erya thought for a while and said, "Bao Ma and Mrs. Liu went to Hetaifang."
Su Shi asked: "Hetaifang? What are they doing at Heqinfang?"
Erya shook her head and said: "I don't know." But she thought for a moment and continued: "But I heard Mrs. Liu tell Bao's mother that a huge opportunity is right in front of you, you must seize it this time. Then Bao's mother said Follow Mrs. Liu out."
After hearing this, Su Shi was silent for a moment and said, "You go and do your work. I'll fill my stomach first."
After the others dispersed, Su Shi called out to Erya again.
"Is your Uncle Changyun in the store?"
Erya nodded hurriedly: "Uncle Changyun is in the kitchen."
Su Shi sighed: "I want to meet him."
Erya immediately ran to the kitchen again. Jiang Feng had been following Su Shi, so he vaguely felt that Brother Su seemed to be criticizing Bao's mother's behavior. He couldn't help but ask: "Brother Su, is it Bao's mother?" What happened?"
Su Shi ate a few mouthfuls of noodles to fill his stomach, then looked up at him and smiled: "How much can you earn every month now?"
"Five coins." Jiang Feng's eyes were shining and he puffed up his chest unconsciously.
"Is it hard?"
"It's hard work, but it's worth it."
"If someone told you that you don't need to work so hard and can earn ten taels of silver just lying in bed, would you believe it?"
Jiang Feng immediately shook his head like a rattle: "How can there be such a good thing in the world?"
Suddenly his expression changed: "Brother Su means that Bao Ma may have been deceived." But then he shook his head and said: "Bao Ma regards money as more important than his own life. It's not that hard to deceive Bao Ma." easy."
At this time, Sun Changyun walked towards Su Shi with a hunched body, and seemed a little at a loss. He didn't know why Su Shi wanted to see him.
Su Shi stood up and said gratefully to Sun Changyun: "Brother Sun, please excuse me. I haven't eaten anything today, and now I have no money. I have to pay for this meal first."
Sun Changyun waved his hands repeatedly and said in a panic: "Young Master is serious. If it weren't for Young Master, this store would have collapsed long ago. Moreover, Young Master even specially brought ice here, and Bao Zhu and I couldn't even be grateful."
Then he showed gratitude again: "It's just that there are only noodles left in the kitchen now. I have neglected the young master. Please don't blame me."
Su Shi smiled and said, "This noodles tastes very good. It is already the best food for a hungry person."
Sun Changyun was originally very worried, thinking that Su Shi saw him because he was dissatisfied, but he felt relieved when he saw that Su Shi didn't take it to heart.
But Su Shi's face turned serious immediately, and Sun Changyun's heart began to beat again.
"What were Bao Ma and Mrs. Liu doing in He Tai Fang?"
Sun Changyun shook his head.
"You don't know either?" Su Shi was a little surprised: "Didn't Mommy tell you?"
Sun Changyun smiled honestly: "Baozhu only said that she would make a lot of money soon. As for how to make a lot of money, she didn't say."
"Didn't you even ask a question?"
"Baozhu told me to leave it alone and just keep an eye on the business in the store."
Su Shi looked at Sun Changyun speechlessly, but couldn't help but smile: "No wonder Brother Sun is so lucky. I heard that you will definitely get lucky if you listen to your wife."
Sun Changyun just chuckled and looked at Su Shi with a somewhat restrained look.
Su Shi couldn't bear to tease him anymore, and asked: "Business requires capital, how much money did Bao's mother take to do business?"
"Five thousand taels?"
Su Shi hadn't spoken yet, but Erya was startled at the side: "Four thousand taels? I remember that for more than a month, the profit of the entire store was only more than a thousand taels. How could Bao's mother get so much? money?"
Sun Changyun looked at Su Shi awkwardly and said softly: "Baozhu mortgaged the house to Qianqiu Zhiku for four thousand taels."
