Wang Tuo originally thought that business would continue to be so bleak. Unexpectedly, two days later, the number of guests coming to Zifang suddenly increased. They crowded the whole room, each holding a blank couplet in their hands.
The person at the front was none other than Lu Wangsheng.
At this moment, he pretended not to know Xiang Shu and asked with a smile: "Boss Xiang, we all heard from Widow Wang that writing a couplet here is cheaper than other places, only eight cents."
As he said that, Lu Wangsheng took out a blank couplet and handed out the copper coins: "I just want to have a good luck in the New Year and give you eighteen articles. You have to help me write it beautifully!"
After Xiang Shu heard this, he immediately couldn't laugh or cry.
She asked what was going on today. It turned out that Widow Wang was trying to get her business, and Lu Wangsheng probably took the initiative to take care of her because of the friendship that night.
Now that the disasters in various parts of Dongzhou have come to an end, Xiang Shen had nothing to do and did not refuse. He spread out the red paper brought by Lu Wangsheng and wrote two lines of words.
Good fortune and good fortune come together in spring and good fortune in the same year
"good!"
Lu Wangsheng couldn't help shouting, his face full of joy.
He was a bookmaker and had not read for a few years. He couldn't understand the cursive writing on the wall, but the block letters on the couplet were very beautiful, no worse than those written by the literati in Lanyuan.
You know, if Lanyuan writes a couplet, it will only cost one tael of silver.
Thinking of this, Lu Wangsheng suddenly felt that not only did he not lose money this time, but he also made a lot of money.
"Boss Xiang, your words are really amazing!"
Lu Wangsheng praised him repeatedly, then carefully dried the ink stains, and then deliberately pulled the banner and turned it around so that everyone in the back of the room could see it.
Seeing this, everyone was in an uproar.
"I can't read, but this handwriting is so beautiful!"
"It's only eight cents. It's so cheap. I want a pair from the boss!"
"I came first, you go behind!"
"I'll pay ten cents!"
"I'll give you 20 cents, who will snatch it from me?!"
"To the boss..."
The people Widow Wang invited were all ordinary people in the city. They were generally illiterate, but they also knew beauty and ugliness.
It's rare to encounter such neat and beautiful couplets. Everyone seemed to have gotten a big deal, vying to grab them first, and almost got into a fight.
When Tiejiang Chen heard the commotion, he came over to calm down the situation in time. Several gangsters who were mixed in the crowd immediately ran away in despair, like a mouse meeting a cat.
"Pi San?"
Tiejiang Chen recognized the identity of the gangster and frowned slightly. Didn't he go to the west of the city? Why did he come back?
Inside the house, Xiang Shu was concentrating on writing couplets and didn't pay attention to the incident at the door.
She wrote very quickly, and each couplet was different. In less than an hour, all the guests hugged their own couplets and left happily.
Tiejiang Chen who was guarding the door saw this and was about to go back, but was stopped by Xiang Shen, "Tiejiang Chen, please stay."
Xiang Shen took out ten copper coins and handed them out, "Thanks to your help, there was no chaos today. It's a small thank you, but I hope you can accept it."
Tiejiang Chen had not had much dealings with scholars, and now he felt a little envious as he listened to Xiang Shenwen's frivolous words.
He smiled sheepishly, pushed back the copper coins, and confessed honestly: "I won't accept this. Sister Wang asked me to take more care of you. I just listened to her. If you want to thank her, just thank her."
Xiang Shu was startled for a moment, then chuckled: "That's fine."
"Miss Xiang, I...have one more thing to ask of you."
Tiejiang Chen's face felt a little hot, but he still said shamelessly, "I wonder if Miss can take Fengfeng in for two days?"
He was afraid that Xiang Shen would refuse, so he immediately added: "There is a lot of work at the dock during the New Year. I will unload the cargo in two days and come back. I definitely don't want to leave Feng Feng alone.
Sister Wang has been the busiest for the past two days. Many wealthy households in the city have to kill pigs and have no time to take care of Fengfeng. After thinking about it, I have no choice but to come here, Miss. "
Speaking of which, Tiejiang Chen
He collected some scattered copper coins from his arms, handed them out, and muttered: "This is all I have..."
Xiang Shu glanced at the dark copper plate in Chen Tiejiang's palm, and said lightly: "Take the money back, and it won't be too late to calculate the reward when you come back." Z.br>
Tiejiang Chen's face darkened when he heard the first half of the sentence, but after hearing the second half, he immediately showed a look of surprise, "Miss Xiang, did you agree?!"
Xiang Shen nodded slightly. Chen Tiejiang was overjoyed and ran home without saying a word. After a while, he brought Fengfeng over and said, "Fengfeng, call me auntie."
This was the second time Fengfeng saw Xiang Shu. When she heard her father's flowers, she immediately called out, "Auntie."
Xiang Shen responded with a gentle expression, took the little girl in his arms, looked up at Tiejiang Chen, his expression returned to calm, "What else can Tiejiang Chen do?"
"No, it's okay."
Tiejiang Chen quickly waved his hand, then knelt down, held Fengfeng's little hand, and whispered, "Fengfeng must be obedient here. Daddy will be back on New Year's Eve."
"Um!"
Fengfeng responded obediently, but her eyes were filled with reluctance, "Dad, you must come back as promised, and don't do what you did last time."
Tiejiang Chen's nose felt a little sore, and he ran out of the door before the tears fell.
"Daddy..."
Fengfeng leaned against the doorframe, pursed her lips, and tears fell down.
After a long time, she wiped her eyes, turned around and put on her usual flattering smile: "Auntie, Fengfeng is very well-behaved and won't cause you any trouble."
After Fengfeng finished speaking, she saw that Xiang Shen was immersed in writing something, and there was no movement. She couldn't help but dig her toes on the ground.
But this difficult thing obviously couldn't stop her.
Fengfeng's eyes rounded and she immediately had a new idea. She raised her head and glanced at the sky outside, then pretended to be surprised and said, "Why is it almost noon? Fengfeng go and cook for you."
Snapped! A soft sound.
Xiang Shen put down the brush in his hand and looked up to see Feng Feng's frightened face, with a slight frown.
She took off the paper and patted Wang Tuo who was sleeping next to her, "Get up."
Wang Tuo opened his eyes and saw the paper handed to Xiang Shu. He was stunned and secretly said:
"You want me to go to a restaurant to buy food?!"
"I can go too."
Xiang Shu pointed to Feng Feng by the door, "You take care of her."
Wang Tuo's mind immediately flashed to the scene of being stroked by Fengfeng. Without saying a word, he patted the paper, picked up the money bag on the table and ran away quickly.
Fengfeng looked at this scene in shock, until Wang Tuo slipped away from her feet, then she panicked and said, "Auntie, did you see that cat stole the money and ran away!"
Before Wang Tuo could get far, he almost staggered and fell into the ditch when he heard this.
Children's words have no restraints, children's words have no restraints.
He is not angry at all!
"I asked him to go to the restaurant to buy some food and come back."
Xiang Shen smiled warmly and waved to Fengfeng, "It's cold by the door, so sit inside."
Fengfeng was stunned, and moved obediently to the table, but she didn't dare to sit down. She just couldn't help her curiosity, so she opened her eyes wide and asked again: "Cats can also buy vegetables?"
"When he comes back, won't you know?"
Xiang Shu casually picked up a low stool and moved it to Fengfeng's feet, "Tell me, aunt, why are you so scared?"
Fengfeng glanced at the low stool in surprise, then sat down as she said, hanging her head and whispering: "Before, when daddy went out, he always sent me to Aunt Lu's house. Aunt Lu... is so cruel."
Xiang Shen's eyes narrowed slightly, "Why don't you let Aunt Wang take care of you?"
"Dad said Aunt Wang is more vicious than Aunt Lu."
Fengfeng held back her mouth. The child couldn't hold back her words. Seeing Xiang Shen's cheerful face, she immediately poured out all the grievances she had suffered in the past, like pouring beans through a bamboo tube.
"Aunt Lu asked me to cook. Fengfeng doesn't know how. The cane hurts so much..."
"Aunt Lu didn't allow me to eat, but I was really hungry, so I stole some food and was beaten again."
"Dad was deceived by Aunt Lu and said that I made Aunt Lu angry."
"Dad treated me very well. I cooked soup for Grandpa Thirteen and burned my hand. Daddy got very angry, and then he stopped allowing me to cook."
"But later I heard from others that my father was afraid that I would not be able to get married and would not be able to get the bride price."
"It must be a lie. Daddy obviously loves Fengfeng very much. This time he went through a lot of hardships to treat Fengfeng..."
"Daddy, things have gotten better."
"..."
The more Fengfeng talked, the more tears she shed, and finally she cried loudly in Xiang Shu's arms.
At a young age, her mind matured early through hardships. It's not that she doesn't understand what kind of person her father is, she just doesn't want to understand.
After a heavy rain, her father seemed to be a different person when he came back. Not only did his temper become better, he even stopped letting her do housework.
For more than half a month, it was like living in a dream, so happy that it seemed unreal. But today, she was sent out by her father again.
The dream was shattered all of a sudden.
She habitually showed her obedient side and wanted to be beaten less often, but found that Aunt Xiang Shen was completely different from what she imagined.
Yecuiju is a famous wine shop in the east of the city. The New Year is approaching, which is the best time for business.
Shopkeeper Tian felt dizzy while burying himself in the accounts, and suddenly noticed that the light in front of him dimmed.
When he raised his head, he was immediately dumbfounded.
He saw a very good-looking black cat with golden eyes looking down at him.
It was carrying a wine gourd that it had come from somewhere, and it poked the wine sign on the table with its paws. The meaning was self-evident.
If Wang Tuo were willing to speak, what he would say at this moment would definitely be:
"Signature craft beer, fill it up for me!"
After tea time, shopkeeper Tian and the other servants stared blankly at the black cat carrying the wine gourd and walking not far before suddenly turning into the door of a restaurant.
On this day, rumors about the cat demon buying wine spread rapidly in the city as if they had wings.
Half an hour later, Wang Tuo returned to Zifang. When he entered the door, he saw Fengfeng lying between Xiang Yu's knees, looking for her, with a crystal teardrop hanging from the corner of his eye.
The relationship is so good?
Wang Tuo was surprised. It was clear that this little girl was quite afraid of Xiang Shu when he left.
"Did you buy a drink?"
At a glance, Xiang Shuo saw the huge wine gourd on Wang Tuo's back, and looked at the money bag in his mouth. It had deflated, with only a few copper coins left.
Wang Tuo didn't feel guilty at all, he smiled and jumped up to the dining table nimbly: "You wrote so many couplets today, it's considered an opening. I'll buy some good wine to celebrate, isn't it too much?"
Xiang Shu: "..."
This guy has become much thicker-skinned after becoming a human being.
