The weather is getting hotter day by day, and summer is here again.
The summer in the north is drier and sultry. Shen Qi prepares prescriptions to relieve the heat, makes tea every day, sees patients who come to Chen's courtyard to see a doctor, neighbors passing by, neighbors who come to play with their children... people coming and going. Every time you walk by, you will be offered a cup of herbal tea, which will cool you down and make you feel refreshed.
Li Luansong taught her how to make this tea. Shen Que looked at the tea soup and his mind flew back to two years ago.
At that time, they had just changed their identities. Shen Que was weak and had to get up early to go to the study every day. After finishing his homework, he had to go to court and practice in the afternoon. He was so busy working for Li Luansong every day that Li Luansong was dizzy. Summer told her the secret recipe, which was taught to him by his imperial grandfather. He often asked the kitchen to cook it and distribute it to the soldiers.
Shen Que used to like to drink mung bean soup. Since then, she has improved the herbal tea to make it more suitable for women and the taste is slightly sweeter.
Li Luansong once liked this tea the most.
Shen Que stared at the tea soup in a daze. For a moment, the big bowl in Chen Da's hand was empty.
"Is there anything else? I'm very thirsty today." He asked, his face flushed from the sun.
"Yes." Shen Que turned around and brought out another bowl, "Have you checked the shop?"
Chen Da drank it all in one gulp again and said, "Look, I'm just waiting for you to grow eyes."
Shen Quexiao said yes, "Go now."
She turned around and changed into another piece of clothing. She was wearing an aqua-green cotton skirt, with only a piece of floral cloth of the same color wrapped around her head, and not a single piece of jewelry on her body.
After telling Zelan to take care of the child, the two went out.
Fengyi is so small that you can walk around the entire market in a morning.
Chen Da glanced at Shen Que and asked, "Actually, those jewelry are not all for purple. If you think they are useful, you can wear them. You look good, so you will look better wearing those."
His face was as red as a piece of silk, and he didn't know whether it was from the sun or embarrassment.
Shen Que raised his hand to cover the scorching sun and said, "It's not necessary. I stay at home all day without going out and seeing no one. It's not convenient for me to work while wearing those."
Chen Da didn't say much anymore, but he knew that sentence: Women only look good to please themselves, and she had no intention of dressing up.
The shop they want to see is in the center of the market. It has been empty since the disaster. The four consecutive shops are unrented and have signs hanging all day long. The signs have been deformed by the sun.
"This is it." Chen Da pointed to one of them, "This one is the only one out of the four here. Look, if you open another door here, along the street on both sides, it will be bigger and more spacious, and it will be easier to do business. momentum."
Shen Que stopped and looked at it. This shop was indeed the best among the four. The door was wide and the space for hanging plaques was large enough. The layout inside was also good and square. From the shop, the bustling market could be seen at a glance.
"That's good." Shen Que praised, "What you plan to do is right here."
"There is a vegetable seller next to it. The vegetables the old couple grew themselves are very fresh and the prices are right, so the business is very good. There is a noodle shop opposite, and the business is not bad." Chen Da looked at her and said, "So I plan to Sell food here.”
Shen did know that he had been busy going to the farm recently and had been busy for a long time. He should have been talking about very suitable and abundant food.
"Okay." Shen Que nodded, "The people who come here are ordinary people. Everyone cares about eating, drinking, and defecating. Moreover, Fengyi doesn't seem to have a big store selling food. In the past two years, the famine has been severe. Originally, we produced our own food. There’s nothing left to gain.”
"Exactly, I have made some calculations. The business will not be bad. I don't plan to sell it very expensively so that everyone can afford food and make some money on the way."
Under the sun, sweat dripped from Chen Da's face and he smiled brightly.
Shen Que said yes, "But..."
She looked around again, walked across the street and looked for a while, then came back and said, "Let's make a decision, I want all four of them."
"What."
Chen Da was confused, and so was Aunt Chen.
The sun had set, candles were lit in the house, and the family gathered together to eat the evening meal. One sentence made everyone stunned.
"That will cost a lot of money. Do we have enough?"
"I can't handle such a large business by myself. I'm not sure what to do if it fails."
"Let's try out a small one first, and when the business gets better..."
Everyone raised concerns, and Shen Que said:
"When business picks up, those shops won't be available for rent, and even if they can be rented, they won't be at the current price."
This is true, the current price of pavement is indeed very low.
"You have already negotiated the supply of goods, which are sufficient and at low prices, so why should you hesitate?" Shen Que asked him, "I am afraid that it will be spoiled if it is not done well, and I am not sure."
Chen Da nodded and said nothing.
"You start the business first. We cooperate. I will be the major shareholder. You can invest as much as you want. We will build the largest grain store in Fengyi County. We will not only build Fengyi County, but also supply goods to surrounding villages and counties. It’s just a matter of hiring a few more bullock carts.”
Shen Que thought about it a little in his mind and said, "Go tomorrow and sign contracts with all the nearby farmers who produce grain. They will only provide for our family. I will write back to the capital and call you an experienced shopkeeper here." Help for half a year, and wait until the person you find takes over before leaving."
Chen Da was dumbfounded and didn't know how to answer. Aunt Chen slapped her son on the back of the head and said, "Silly boy, why don't you thank your boss quickly?"
Chen Da hurriedly wanted to stand up and say thank you, but was stopped by Shen Que: "What's there to thank you for? It's also the supply of goods and the store that you saw before. I just added more chips to make it bigger. Besides, I also took the big head." Yes, so our business can start. This is a good start, which is rare."
As she said, she had to help Chen Da get on the horse for a ride and watch him do it steadily so that she could rest assured, otherwise she would harm him.
Shen Que's biggest wish was fulfilled, and Shen Que felt a lot more relaxed. Good news also came from the government's crackdown on bandits. The bandits in Wuyun Mountain were all wiped out. After a total of five months, the world was finally at peace, and the people of Fengyi After three days of celebration, the streets and alleys were filled with long-lost laughter.
As for the person who worked as an internal agent, Shen did not find out the information. Thinking about it, it should be kept secret for safety reasons.
There is still no news about Li Luansong, but there is no national mourning in the capital, which I think is a good thing.
Seeing that winter was approaching and Liu Zi was already over half a year old, Shen Que was ready to return to the capital.
In the past few days, Aunt Chen and her mother and son were busy preparing food for them on the road, as well as boxes and boxes of Liu Zi's treasures, which they had to take to the capital.
Early that morning, Aunt Chen took Zelan to the street, saying that she wanted to buy some more small clothes for Liu Zi, fearing that the cold weather on the road would cause the child to freeze again.
Shen Que was busy seeing patients. There were fewer people seeing doctors these days, and there was no one in the yard before noon.
Chen Da was playing in the yard with his child in his arms. The sun was out and the sun was shining warmly, which made him feel very comfortable.
Liu Zi was crawling in the yard, and Chen Da was riding her horse for a while, and then teasing her to play fishing, and giggles came from time to time from the yard.
Shen Que started to prepare lunch, and the sound of pots and ladles could be heard in the kitchen.
Chen Da was playing with Liu Zi. The little baby got tired from playing and asked for a drink of water. Chen Da stood up and told her: "Be good and don't run around. Godfather will get you some water."
When he turned around and came out with water, there was no one in the yard, and the little Liu Zi disappeared.
At that moment, Chen Da's brain seemed to be broken. He threw the bowl and ran out of the yard.
"Stay purple, baby."
He kept shouting on the street, his voice was hoarse and he was crying, but the people passing by did not see that familiar little figure.
It's over, what can I do? The child was lost right under my nose.
Chen Da cried and squatted in front of his house, crying until he couldn't make a sound.
Shen Que heard the sound and ran out. The moment he saw Chen Da, he was confused.
Liu Zi is lost.
How could a little baby who was less than one year old and couldn't even walk be lost in his own yard?
Just when Shen Que was in a daze, Chen Da suddenly stood up and said, "I'll look for him. If I can't find Liu Zi, I won't come back."
Before Shen Que could open his mouth, the person had already disappeared.
The sun was shining warmly on the street. The thought of little Liu Zi starving and freezing in such a cold weather made Chen Da's heart break.
"Daughter, Liu Zi, where are you?"
He wandered the streets in despair, and everyone he knew helped to find the child.
Walking aimlessly, Chen Da's eyes lit up when he arrived at the door of the shop where he was about to open a shop.
The four shops were being renovated, with walls painted and roofs repaired. There were people coming in and out and dusty materials inside and out. The signboards that had not yet been unveiled were wrapped in red silk cloth. There was a man standing on the steps below. a man.
The man had sharp eyebrows and starry eyes, sideburns as sharp as a knife, a high nose, and a little starlight shining in his deep eyes. He stood there with broad shoulders and narrow waist, tall and strong, holding a baby in his hand.
"Liu Zi." Chen Da ran over.
When the little baby saw him, he happily threw himself into Chen Da's arms: "Dad, dad..."
Li Luansong picked up a pink and tender little girl on the roadside. She looked very cute and asked her without saying anything. It turned out that she couldn't speak yet, so she stood here waiting for her family with her child in her arms.
Sure enough, the wait came.
After explaining the whole story, Chen Da seemed a little unconvinced and asked, "How could you, a foreigner, pick up a child?"
Li Luansong said with a smile: "I saw an aunt put her here and then left. The child was crying at the time. The aunt looked very angry. I thought she was playing with the child, but I found that she was gone. He never came back.”
Auntie, a figure suddenly flashed in Chen Da's mind, "But she is fat and short? She has a big mole on her mouth."
"Exactly." Li Luansong said, "That's your wife."
"Bah." Chen Qia said, "I know this damned Diao woman has no good intentions. Just wait and see how I deal with her."
Li Luansong didn't know why. After looking at him for a long time, he saw that the child was very close to the man in front of him. His little mouth that couldn't speak kept shouting: Dad, Dad.
"Since she is your daughter, I will take care of her from now on." Li Luansong said goodbye, "I'll take the first step."
"Don't leave." Chen Da grabbed him and said, "Come home with me. My mother must thank you in person."
