Taking advantage of the fact that the shop was not busy after the Ghost Festival, the young couple entrusted Zhengzheng to Qian early in the morning and drove the ox cart to the county.
With the experience of choosing a shop in the town before, the young couple planned to go shopping this time and get familiar with the streets and locations in the county before heading out alone.
Now that Zhengzheng is more than six months old, she can eat some soft food such as rice cereal. The young couple are not afraid that their fat son will be hungry at home if they are out for too long. .
Not long after he entered the county, Chu Yi found an inn, drove the ox cart in, gave the innkeeper some money, and parked the ox cart in the inn's Masli. Then the young couple set off lightly, planning to take the Take a good look at the prosperity of the county.
Although he grew up in Xing'an County since he was a child, Shen Luzhu came to the county town only a handful of times. The first time he was taken here by Ding An and a group of county police officers. At that time, he just felt that there were people everywhere. The cold wind is biting and the silence is depressing.
The second time was the Lantern Festival the year before last. Chu Yi also drove an ox cart and took everyone to visit the Lantern Festival. The streets were filled with all kinds of colorful lanterns, which were brilliant.
And this third time is now. Different from the previous two midwinter seasons, which were either desolate or lively, the Xing'an County town in the summer is more lively and lively, with small vendors and shops opening their doors to welcome customers everywhere. The shops are lively and orderly.
The young couple didn't have any purpose, so they just followed their heart's desires. If they saw a good snack in this restaurant, they would buy one. If they saw a store selling fresh gadgets, they would run to have a look. After paying, they would chat with the boss for a few words, and so on. After such a morning, when the young couple casually found a roadside stall to have lunch, the young couple learned a lot about which part of the county is the most prosperous and which streets probably have some shops. eight.
After a simple bite, the young couple was about to ask the boss where to find a walking tour nearby, when they were attracted by a burst of noise on the street.
"Catch him, don't let him escape!"
"If the government catches thieves, give in!"
Before Shen Luzhu could react to what was going on, he saw a man holding something in his arms and running from a distance at a very fast speed, with a group of people chasing behind him. The person being chased turned around. Waving one arm to drive away the onlookers on the roadside, he deliberately brought down a large number of things from the roadside stalls, hoping to block the pursuit of those behind him.
The man was getting closer and closer, and he was about to bump into Shen Luzhu, who was standing aside blankly. Fortunately, Chu Yi hurriedly stretched out his hand to pull the man back into his arms, and kicked the stall owner to place him on the roadside. The little stool passed by.
At the same time, a person who was being chased not far away also picked up a tea bowl from a stall and smashed it at it. The escaping man received a double blow. He lost his balance and fell to the ground. Then, he was instantly beaten by several people who were chasing him behind him. The famous official fell to the ground.
Chu Yi didn't care to crowd around to watch the excitement like the others. When he saw the man being subdued, he hurriedly checked on his wife's condition: "Azhu, how are you? Did I bump into you just now?"
Shen Luzhu shook his head, spread his hands and turned around to show Chu Yi: "I'm fine. He didn't touch me. It was really dangerous just now. I was so stupid. Fortunately, Chu Yi, you can pull me." Hit me!"
"That's good..." Chu Yi finally breathed a sigh of relief. Just when he was about to suggest that the two of them leave to find Yaxing, he was suddenly stopped by someone.
"Brother of the Chu family? But brother Chu Yi?"
Hearing the sound, the young couple turned around and looked back, and saw Ding An standing in front of the arrested man, looking at them sideways. Seeing the two people turning back, they smiled and said: "It's you, brother Chu Yi, my brothers and sisters are okay." !」
After the two parties greeted each other, Ding An asked the officials behind him to take the people and the stolen goods back to the Yamen first, while he stayed and continued to reminisce with the young couple: "Why are you here in the county at this time, but here to do something?"
Although the initial acquaintance was not a happy one, the young couple had always been grateful and trusting to Ding An. They had nothing to say about their family's desire to move to the county to do business, so they revealed their plans in full.
Ding An also really didn't expect that this young couple, whom they hadn't seen for more than half a year, would actually move their business from the village to the county. It was really amazing.
"That's a great relationship. I really want to congratulate Brother Chu and Brother Chu.
Girl, how are you? Do you need my help? How is the shop? Are you satisfied with it? "
Chu Yi waved his hands and said modestly: "I haven't even finished my horoscope yet, so there's nothing I need to trouble Brother Ding. Now I just need to find a banker to help me find a satisfactory shop."
Ding An nodded and said with a smile: "You two must be fine! But I still have to remind you that you can't believe all the words of those people. It's better to know more about yourself so that you can have confidence in your heart. I don't think it's better to do this, you guys? If you’re not in a hurry to go back, how about I take you around and find a traveler to talk to?”
If there were people like Ding An who lived in the county to lead the way, things would naturally be much smoother than wandering around by themselves, but Shen Luzhu didn't want to delay Ding An's errand because of his own trivial matters: "How about that?" Forget it, Brother Ding, don’t you still have official duties?”
Ding An waved his hand and explained: "I am here today. After lunch, I went out to buy some things. I happened to see the scene just now, so I helped drive two streets away. I couldn't delay the official business in the yamen. .”
Since this was the case, Ding An was very enthusiastic. Naturally, the young couple had nothing to shirk, so they followed Ding An and started shopping again.
"The county is much larger than our Changshui Town, with a larger area and a larger population. The streets we visited just now are among the most prosperous places. Most of the shops on the streets have been turned into restaurants, Teahouses, theaters and other businesses. Although this street is not as lively as before, it is still the main street of the county, but because the Yamen is on this street, the former county magistrate was a quiet person, and the lively shops were all You are not allowed to drive on this street. Although there is no longer such a saying, it is probably due to habit. No one is driving on this street if it is too busy, so it is a little quieter. But it is good for you. A good thing is that the charity village in the county is also nearby. Buying paper money and other things here will definitely lead to better business than elsewhere."
At this time, Yizhuang not only stores the corpses involved in the county government cases, but also stores those unclaimed corpses and corpses in coffins that need to be temporarily stored in the homes of nearby residents. Naturally, there are more people coming and going to do errands than elsewhere. Thank you, more people will need to buy paper money.
Ding An took the young couple to a nearby bank and continued to introduce: "Today's County Magistrate Xin is a good official who does practical things for the people. Our county has implemented a shop stall registration system since the beginning of this year. , the size of the shop stalls, and where they are located. The business content and the owner’s surname are recorded one by one. This not only facilitates management, but also provides a lot of convenience to the owners of our shops. In the past, the stalls along the street were doing their own thing. , either they were fighting each other all day long over the position, or they were occupying the position in front of someone's house or on the street. Now it's all fine, everyone is doing business at the prescribed time and place. There is no delay in making money, and there are fewer disputes."
Shen Luzhu sighed: "No wonder those stalls seemed to be in order along the way."
"After you decide on a place to stay, you'd better go to the Yamen to register as soon as possible. There's no harm in it!"
As he said that, Ding An took the two of them into a large shop on the street. When the owner saw Ding An suddenly showing up at his shop with someone, he immediately stood up with a smile and greeted them: "Hey, today What kind of wind is this blowing? Why did Captain Ding come to my shop in person?"
Ding An said calmly: "These two are my friends. They want to rent or buy a shop in the county. I would like to ask the boss to help me find a suitable one."
Upon hearing this, the boss of Yahang hurriedly bowed to the young couple behind Ding An and said, "What kind of business are you two bosses planning to do? You can tell me any requirements you have, and I will definitely help you find a satisfactory one." Come on!"
The young couple told each other about their needs, and the boss of Yinghang once again patted his chest and promised to find a satisfactory one, and then asked: "I just don't know where I should inform you two after I find a suitable store?" "
Just as Chu Yi was about to step forward and say that he could come here every ten days, Ding An on the side interrupted him: "Boss, do you know where I live?"
"That's natural, that's natural. If you have any news, will you inform Mr. Ding first?"
"Okay, that's what I meant." After Ding An said that, he turned to Chu Yi and explained: "You are too far away, so you can't
I come to the county every once in a while. I have heard all the requests you just mentioned. When I find someone who is really suitable, I will let you know! "
"Then I'll bother you, Brother Ding!"
After paying the fee, it was already mid-afternoon when we came out of the bank. Although Zhengzheng was able to eat some solid food now, he still couldn't leave his parents for too long. The young couple wanted to treat Ding An to dinner as a thank you. Yes, but now I can only put it aside for a while!
After separating from Ding An, the young couple hurried back to the inn where the cattle cart was kept. They took their own cattle cart and hurried back. The journey was much faster than when they came, and they finally made it back to the mountain village before dinner. .
Shen Luzhu got off the oxcart in front of his courtyard. He didn't even have time to enter the courtyard, so he hurried to the cousin's house next door. As soon as he entered the courtyard, he saw Sitting in the cart, playing with Li Hua. Right.
When Lihua heard the noise, she tilted her head and crossed Zhengzheng and meowed at Shen Luzhu. Then she stopped playing with Zhengzheng, stretched out as if she had completed her task, jumped off Zhengzheng's cart, and walked towards He ran forward, jumped onto the wall between the two courtyards in a few steps, and disappeared over the wall with a whoosh.
Shen Luzhu walked to the side and knelt down, clapped his hands and called to his fat son: "Zhengzheng, look who's back. Did you miss me, grandma?"
But who would have expected that the child Zhengzheng turned his head and glanced at his mother-in-law when he heard the sound, and then suddenly turned his body back, looking angry and not wanting to talk to Shen Luzhu.
Such a big little meat ball could actually lose his temper. The adults were all amused by Zheng Zheng's small appearance. Shen Luzhu, who knew he was in the wrong, had no choice but to go over and coax him. Chu Yi, who came after him, also accompanied him. He teased his son on the side.
Fortunately, she happened to be a child with a mild temper. After a while, he hugged his mother-in-law's neck affectionately and acted coquettishly towards his parents to make her laugh.
I thought that renting a shop this time would be the same as the previous one in the town, and that we would have to wait for a while. Unexpectedly, a few days before the Mid-Autumn Festival, Ding An, who went back to the village to visit relatives for the festival, brought it back to the young couple. Good news.
