Cheng Enhou's Love History

As the weather turns cooler, more and more customers come to the store to make autumn and winter clothes.

At the same time, he was tossed between buying and selling and taking care of the patient Xie Yanwen every day. He was so busy that he almost hit the back of his head. Only when he was free to drink saliva, Pei Jin's face would flash in his mind.

But I don't know if he can think of himself when he is in Wenshan meeting the sea, and chatting with others.

In a flash, more than ten days have passed, and the so-called Jin Yue's remnant party has not shown up at all, and there is nothing unusual on the surface.

At the same time, he didn't dare to relax his vigilance, and made a gun stock on the belt inside his clothes, and carried it every day just in case.

On the day of the beginning of autumn, Yutian returned to his homeland by boat, and left two capable men as his guards as promised.

This move made You Heng very unhappy, he found those two people very unpleasant, and of course, he thought Xie Yanwen was even more unpleasant.

"Girls, how many days has it been? I also hanged myself with ginseng earlier, and it still hasn't recovered? I've been supported all day long, and a big man has arms and legs. How difficult is it that I can't walk?"

The sewing machine creaked, stopped for a while, and then gave him a glance, "Where does he have your physique? You also said that ginseng was used, so it can be seen that he has gone through the gate of hell. I don't want to." It's because he's embarrassed to go out of the house, just give him some time to get used to it."

"Give me time? Don't just wait and refuse to leave." You Heng snorted, "Let me ask you, you saved his life and spent 20 taels of silver. Did he say he would pay it back?"

The same is stagnant, this... It seems that there is really no such thing.

But Xie Yanwen was not a spineless person, even if he wanted to pay it back, he had to find something to do first.He is not a good citizen and can only rely on servants to live.Even if he came to the countryside in the future, he would have to work as a short-term laborer as a tenant, and he would not even be eligible to buy a piece of land.

Thinking about it this way, comparing him with Xie Yanwen's two hatchbacks, it's really a bit different.

At the same time, he felt that he had a good chance, Le Tian got excited, and waved his hand, "Isn't it just 20 taels, which is not enough to earn a fraction of a day. Let's say that the wife of the French envoy will come later and order some winter clothes. If you change hands, you will get a few more." One hundred taels? It’s a big deal, if you don’t pay it back, don’t pay it back.”

"Hey, you are really a kind person!" You Shao, who was very kind in heart, grinned, shook his head and sneered.

At the same time, he clicked his tongue, "This word doesn't sound smart, and it doesn't suit me. You should say righteousness. I'm a hero, and I'm righteous!"

Hearing this, the corners of You Heng's mouth twitched, and he squeezed out two dry laughs, realizing that he had done all this for him for nothing.

At the same time, he didn't have time to play tricks. Hearing the envoy's wife and the maid in front of him, a large group of people came, and hurriedly greeted them with a smile on their faces.

I haven't chosen the material yet, so hang up the curtain and measure the size as usual.Through the silk veil, the envoy's wife began to complain to him softly.

"As soon as autumn came, my appetite became better. A while ago, I was greedy and ate two more bites. My waistline seemed to be two inches longer, which made me lose the mood to make clothes. But the stomach is too big to take it back. It's hard to lose weight when you get old. To use your words, it's like getting fat like a mountain, and losing weight like a thread."

At the same time, he kept laughing through the curtain, thinking that this woman has a good command of Chinese, for example, she played quite humorously.

The curtain was removed, and the minister's wife came out wearing a silk petticoat, revealing two smooth and plump arms.These days, Westerners are not as beautiful as the later generations, who regard honey brown skin as their beauty, but still admire a snow-white foundation.It's just that foreigners are born rough, and the layers of fine hair on their arms are dense and long. At first glance, they don't have the delicate feeling of creamy skin.

"You say, how good is this? When winter comes, I will be so fat that I can't see it?"

The same man smiled and said calmly, "In addition to being beautiful, the clothes must also be able to show off the figure. What do you think I do for food? How can I make you anxious, Madam? Later, I will make some changes on the skirt. If the lining is stretched out and the hip pads are raised, the waist will naturally appear thinner, and no one will be able to see it."

The minister's wife's eyes lit up, and she instantly smiled like a dog's tail flower. Taking advantage of her age, she reached out and patted the handsome tailor's tender face, "You are such a genius! I love you so much!"

At the same time, he smiled, moved back calmly, and picked out materials for her at the same time.

The woman read carefully, and from time to time she had to look at the picture books of Chinese clothing brought by Western merchant ships.

The maid who was waiting outside hurried in at this time and whispered something in her ear. The woman suddenly raised her eyes to look at Tong Ze, squinted at the maid and said, "Don't be so petty, what can you say that can't be spoken in public?" said below."

The maid nodded numbly, but then she spoke in French, "The shipment was shipped this morning, and Mr. Han from Malacca remitted the money."

"Is the number correct?"

"That's right, it's a five-cent profit as agreed. Ma'am, that's how he made money. Prince Shachi couldn't suppress those rebels, and the city of Malacca has been out of food for almost half a month. He hoards food, and how much real money he can get in a change of hands." Gold and silver. This time, Madam, there will still be less."

"I said it's almost done. Remember, don't let your husband know about this."

"Actually, sir...you may not want to make this money."

The woman flipped through a page of the album, "What do you know, there are British behind the rebels in Malacca, and they want to cooperate with each other. Once Japan and North Korea go to war, Malacca will take advantage of the trend to revolt and contain Dayan's troops. Let him be exhausted from fighting on two fronts. The old man hates the British for disrupting the situation the most. If he knew that I took the opportunity to make this money, he would have to talk for a long time. In fact, there are many people in their Dayan court who think the same as me, war money, don’t make it White hair."

The maid is a studious and inquisitive person. After thinking about it, she asked, "Will the imperial court definitely lose here? It is not impossible to deal with Japan first, and then deal with the rebels in Malacca."

The woman fixed her eyes on a long rococo dress and replied absent-mindedly, "Pei may not be able to protect the colony anymore. He said earlier that this way cannot last long. We must help those poor people to build, and we must do business in an open and honest manner. , I heard that he issued an announcement a few days ago to withdraw the Chinese nationals in Malacca as soon as possible, and he understands it very well."

As he spoke, he raised his face and smiled tacitly with the maid.

The topic came to an end, and the same person kept pretending to look at the picture, but in fact he didn't miss every word.Looking up again, seeing the woman staring at him, he smiled back with open and natural eyes.

"It's a joke, we chat in private, and we are still used to speaking the native language."

At the same time, he nodded his head to express his understanding, "It's nothing. The Chinese often say that their accent is hard to change. That's perfectly normal."

The woman smiled, "You do business with people from all over the world, so you don't intend to learn the language of barbarians like us?"

At the same time, he lowered his eyes and said a little embarrassedly, "I have limited talent, the only thing I can do is tailoring. I have thought about thinking before, but I feel dizzy when I see the initials of letters. I heard that your language is beautiful. I just heard it very charming, but it's like a book from heaven, and I don't understand a single word."

After finishing speaking, he looked at the woman and smiled, and he used an excuse to tell the story he had made up a long time ago, similar to the downfall of his family, starting from an apprentice, how hard it was to get to where he is today, and the woman sighed endlessly, so he No more talking about learning foreign languages.

Send off the envoy's wife and his party, and then come back and sit there meditating.

In the current situation, war seems to be inevitable. In the spirit of long-distance friendship and short-term attack, North Korea must be rescued. I don't know if Pei Jin will go to the battlefield in person.

So he recorded what he heard today and some information he had collected in these days, and wrote it into two pages, leaving it to Pei Jin when he finds an opportunity.

Without the experience of carrying a gun and fighting, he couldn't become an official to give advice, so the only thing he can do for Pei Jin is what he is doing now.

Do your best, bit by bit, as long as it can help Pei Jin.

As for whether I stood cautiously behind him or in a blur of shadows, it seemed...it didn't matter much.

After lunch, I took a stroll to see Xie Yanwen, and saw him leaning against the head of the bed with a slumped face and frowning, as if he was dissatisfied with the sunshine in the room.

"It's not good to stay in bed all the time. The weather is neither cold nor hot, and the air is good. It's time to go out to bask in the sun and feel better."

Xie Yanwen raised his head slowly, and focused his eyes hard, "I am causing you trouble. Also, you redeemed my money before, and I will definitely pay you back in the future. In fact, if you want to save a life, you should pay it with your life, but unfortunately I say now Everything is false."

"Who told you about the money?" Tong Ze had a thought and said with a smile, "Then I might as well say clearly, the amount is more than 20 taels, food, clothing, housing, and medical consultations don't cost money? You saw it too, I The money I got was not brought by a strong wind. When I get back, I want to settle the sum with you. If you don’t pay it back, I will definitely get it back even if I chase it to the ends of the earth.”

Xie Yanwen knew that he said this to cheer himself up as soon as possible, and he was grateful in his heart, but he only smiled wryly, "I can't repay you for taking care of me like this. But I have to talk to you about things that bother me. The Pei family Is there any news coming out?"

At the same time, he was most afraid that he would ask this question, but he didn't dare to perfunctory. He said carefully, "The third master has been busy with maintenance recently and has no time to pay attention to it. It is said that the wife is also sick, so I can't take care of it. I heard that in a few days, the second mistress will be sent to Living in Zhuangzi for a period of time, I said to recuperate, maybe I didn’t intend to create killing karma. It’s just that the child will be given away after birth, and you can’t see it, so why worry about it. Seriously, I don’t know where the future marriage is. Circle death, your fortune is still to come."

"Just like you?" Xie Yanwen actually smiled, "How comfortable I am. If I have the skills, I can enjoy myself wherever I go. I'm useless, and I've lost hope for a long time."

After finishing speaking, he fell silent, and there was another layer of tears in his eyes.

At the same time, he had no choice but to interrupt, "The begonias are blooming in the yard, and they look pretty good. The sun is a bit glaring right now. After dinner, I just go out for a walk. I'll accompany you when the time comes."

The other end persuaded, but I don't know if it will be helpful.However, before evening, Li Mingxiu came to the door alone, not to mention the exhaustion all over his body, and his face looked a little blue.

He didn't enter the house, but wandered around under the crabapple tree, "there is a lot of chaos at home, and the second master is seriously ill. This time, it's really not good. It is supposed to be a relief after all these years. But it's us outsiders. Look, my wife was prepared for it, but she was still sad when it happened, after all, it was a piece of flesh that fell from her body."

It seems that the old butler came here to complain, but he nodded his head and was speechless for a while.

He couldn't empathize with Pei Erye's relief or Xue's pain.At this moment, I just think of Pei Jin bluntly. He is busy at home after working alone. It is probably a worrying life. I just don’t know if there is anyone who will express a little concern and give him love when he feels tired. some consolation.

After a long silence, he heard Li Mingxiu let out a long sigh.

All he could think about was Pei Jin, but at the same time he despised himself for a second in his heart, turned around and boiled a pot of rice wine for the melancholy old housekeeper, and the two chose to sit opposite each other under the flower tree in the yard, chatting with each other .

"You always come here today, if you complain, you can open up your complaint, and I will accompany you for two cups of wine."

"Where did you come to complain." Li Mingxiu waved his hand, "I was ordered by the third master to come to see you. I guess he will be busy for a while, and he really has a lot of time. He is worried about it, ask you what you need, and tell me , I will take care of it for you."

What can I need?The same is funny.

But Pei Jin is like this, taking care of everything, taking care of everyone, like a big brother who takes the lead.Those shoulders can be regarded as strong and generous, but they must be able to carry mountains and rivers for thousands of miles, and they must also be able to carry these trivial things. Now that he is added, the burden is really too heavy and tiring!

Thinking of this, Tong Ze still took out the written record, sealed the letter, and handed it to Li Mingxiu with some seriousness.

Putting the letter into his arms, Li Mingxiu didn't ask nor was he curious, but just looked at him with a smile, and sighed with relief, "I know there must be something to say, not exhausted lovesickness, you always know it clearly, the third master didn't If you get it wrong, you won’t get it wrong.”

At the same time, he smiled lightly, as if he had accepted this compliment, "The reward of eating the king, and the matter of being loyal to the king, it's just a matter of doing your best."

"You're a good guy, so I didn't miss it before." Li Mingxiu pointed at him and smiled, "Just being led by your kid, a Zhongshan wolf was attracted, and a thief came to open the door."

It was Xie Yanwen who said this, but this accusation cannot be dismissed.He was indeed the one who reminded Li Mingxiu and Xie Yanwen who was literate that day, so there was a follow-up fate.

Therefore, he does not intend to give up.

"I'm ashamed." Tong Shi was really ashamed, "I'm really sorry for hurting you."

"It's not you who should apologize." Li Mingxiu raised his head and took a sip of his wine, "What happened to that one? Is he half dead?"

The same said hurriedly, "It's better, but I don't want to see people."

Li Mingxiu shook his head, "He's ashamed to meet people, isn't his evil heart still dead?"

The same thought for a while, and shook his head, "That's not true, but people are not grass, and it takes some time to accept. Li Yequan should take pity on him, he is right, but he has put his heart into it. , and got the punishment he deserved.”

"It's useless for you and me to let go of all these worries." Li Mingxiu, with an appearance of knowing everything about the world, sipped a sip of rice wine and said, "I don't know people clearly, and I'm infatuated with mistakes. There's nothing to sympathize with, it's just a word , Stupid. He hurts the spring and the autumn, but the one in the family is full of fighting power. He used the child in his belly as a threat. Now, except for the things sent by his brother, no one will eat or drink. He is a pungent person. Tell your wife, send her to the countryside, as long as you keep this child, otherwise she will not be afraid to tell my brother if you are in a hurry, look at this posture, it is clear that the fish is dead and the net is broken."

It was a mess, and at the same time, an outsider felt a headache when he heard it, "Madam agrees?"

"Agreed? Don't you think about who the child belongs to? Don't say it's Xiaoxie's and can't keep it, let alone the son of the uncle. Many people and things have passed away because of the wife. She has always saved face for him and doesn't care about him. The third master doesn't have such a good temper, and he won't bring out an illegitimate child to compete with brother Xiao for the family business in the future."

Tong Ze knew it in his heart, and immediately asked, "The third master wants to use his hand on Brother Xiao and take away that child?"

Li Mingxiu coughed, "Don't guess, but in the past two days, the fetus is bound to fall. My uncle had a vacant job in the Ministry of Industry, but now he is also sent to Sichuan to buy golden nanmu. It was the third master who exiled him in disguise."

After a pause, he continued with a sneer, "As for that savage, it's purely due to Brother Xiao's young age. Let's keep her for the time being and make trouble later, but no one can guarantee it."

The old butler gritted his teeth for a while, lowered his head to drink, and didn't continue talking.

At this time, there was a gentle breeze in the yard, and Qiu Chan hid in the grass and chirped.The sky is full of flowing clouds, and the autumn sun is as warm as autumn water. Through the shadows of the whirling trees, it sprinkles pieces of brilliance, like a floor of broken gold.

The years are so peaceful, but what I hear in my ears is a conspiracy and impure love, but at this moment, the boy Wu Feng's exclamation came from behind.

"Mr. Xie, Mr. Xie fainted..."

At the same time, he suddenly sat up, and when he looked back, he saw Xie Yanwen collapsed like a jade mountain—remembering how he had persuaded him to go out to bask in the sun, it turned out that he was really obedient, but he didn't know how long he had stood here and how much he had listened to.

He sighed silently in his heart, luck is really playing tricks on people, I'm afraid the general will be better, and now he has to start all over again.