clang farming notes

Because of the mutual trade these years, the city of Jinyang has become more and more lively and bustling. Not to mention anything else, there are several more big inns. How can it be that the caravans stayed outside the city at the beginning?It's a different climate now.

It is said that it was the beginning of spring, and a guest came to the door of the largest Yuelai Inn in the city. The guest drove a mule cart and stopped steadily at the door of the inn.The clerk saw it and rushed out to greet him: "Boss Du is here, please come inside!"

Boss Nadu jumped out of the car and said, "It's not busy." He turned around and opened the curtain, and carried out a ten-year-old child from inside.The man then led the mule cart to the backyard.

Boss Du dragged the child into the lobby of the inn, and the shopkeeper greeted him early, said hello, and led him in to sit down.

Since the inn was opened, all kinds of rice, noodles, vegetables, etc. have almost been imported from Boss Du. As far as the shopkeeper knows, most of the inns in this city rely on Boss Du.Ordinarily, this is nothing. If you really want to talk about it, this buyer can be more eloquent. There are quite a few villages around Jinyang City, and they really don't lack anything.It's just that Boss Du is different. He also has a good relationship with the big merchants who come to the exchange market from the south. All the various items in the caravan are handled by Boss Du. After all these years, I guess he really has a lot of money.

However, the shopkeeper swept his eyes up and down Boss Du's whole body, he was only wearing a blue fine cloth gown, and the bun on his head was just a wooden hairpin. But there is no gold or silver, although the whole body is tidy, although it is a bit shabby after all.If you don't know the basics, you may not be able to see that you are a rich man.

One side of the shopkeeper moved in and asked, "Why didn't you see Young Master Du today? Who is this little brother?"

Boss Du narrowed his eyes with a smile: "Jin'er passed the Tongsheng exam the first year, and now he is preparing for the exam at home, preparing for this year's college exam. How can he have the time to follow me around now? This is my brother's child, and he wants to come .Shuisheng, hello to Uncle."

That kid was a tiger-headed kid, and he said hello obediently, his eyes rolled around and looked at the lobby.The shopkeeper responded quickly, and loudly called the waiter to bring a plate of snacks.

He secretly sighed in his heart, this person is different from other people, it is impossible for Duan to get rich without anyone being jealous, but he has a good life, at the beginning he was close to the soldier, so that he could be stable Steadily occupying the first-hand business, when the business grew bigger and bigger, seeing that the soldiers were about to be overwhelmed, his brother happened to win the Juren again. Juren in his early 20s is the first one in Jinyang City. He can talk directly to officials. Just because of this, those who are about to make a move have to weigh it in their hearts.

It's not that there are no stumbling blocks. Some people have long said that since the Du family is a scholarly family, they shouldn't get involved in these businesses. Relatives are not counted. If you look carefully, one is a rich man, and the other is a loyal servant. Although Boss Du has retired now, he still misses his old master and takes care of him unswervingly.There is a good story that has been passed around, which man in the north does not praise Nadu Juren for his benevolence and righteousness?Who wouldn't praise Boss Du for his honesty?It took a long time to work hard, but it made people's reputation even better!

In addition, Du Juren has been teaching and educating people since he came to Yanbei at a young age. How many seeds of reading have he cultivated?Although no one has really been selected as a scholar, there are already several Tongsheng, and it will be a matter of time before he is a scholar.Even the shopkeepers in Jinyang City who can write and count have all been educated and literate under Du Juren's tutelage.The prestige of the Du family is getting bigger and bigger day by day, but there is nothing unsightly to trouble the Du family.

Since they are not busy right now, the shopkeepers sat down together and talked with Boss Du.Boss Du came into the city at this time, obviously because the day of the mutual market is approaching, and the caravan is coming soon, so why not come here in advance to wait for Zhang Luo?The two adults looked outside while talking gossip.That kid was very well-behaved, dealing with the plate of snacks there.The shopkeeper looked distractedly. Although he was a child in the country, he could tell that the family attached great importance to it. Not to mention anything else, it was the shining silver collar hanging around his neck, and there was a long life lock on it. There are not several double weights.Looking at the child's behavior, although there are fresh snacks there, they are not devouring like ordinary children. They just weighed a piece and ate it carefully.

The shopkeeper wanted to sigh again. He heard about it when there was a lot of rumors in the past. This Du family has no other relatives here. The "brother's child" that Boss Du said is most likely someone from Qingniu Village. home child.The Du family really knew how to behave. When the turmoil was raging, no one in their village spoke ill of the Du family. Whenever they talked about it, the meaning of their words was definitely to defend.The whole village is really monolithic, and it is really a group.It's no wonder that this Qingniu Village is not just because of Boss Du's efforts, it is now rich in a radius of one hundred and eighty miles, and it has benefited from others, so it naturally helps them to speak.I heard that there was a "unjust" in their village, and it was Du Juren who personally interceded with the villagers in his village. Boss Du personally arranged an errand for him, and his life is very good now.Just like this, no one can say "no" to the Du family.

After gossiping for a while, the business gradually picked up, and the shopkeeper went over to make arrangements.

After the fat shopkeeper left, Boss Du, oh, Duan, let out a sigh of relief.The shopkeeper was a little too enthusiastic. Although there was nothing useful to talk about, he had to bother to socialize, but he left the little Shuisheng aside.He took out a handkerchief from his cuff and wiped the scum around Shuisheng's mouth. Duane asked, "Are you hungry? I see that you haven't eaten two yuan after eating for a long time. Do you want something else?"

Shui Sheng looked at Du An with a bitter face, and said slowly, "This snack is not delicious, not as good as our own. I'm not hungry, can I stop eating?" Naturally, there is no shortage of food at home. There is no shortage of food and clothing, but the father at home has strict rules and does not allow food to be wasted easily, so Shuisheng dare not leave things lightly, for fear of punishing him.

Duan laughed, and nodded in agreement: "Don't eat if you're not hungry. Don't mess with it, your hands will be sticky." It seems like a year in my house. Hearing Du Zhongping's words, he doesn't make much publicity outside, just wears clothes. In terms of cost, it is only slightly more refined than that of the villagers.It's just that behind the scenes, he is more particular about what he eats.The few people in the family, including the big and the young, are really in good health, that is, Zhao Ba and Du An, and the rest are weak and weak. Now that the conditions are met, Du An will pay more attention. A careful diet is better than taking medicine all day long. Looking at Xiao Shuisheng now, and thinking about how he was when he was brought back, Duan felt very fulfilled.

At first, I was worried that Zhao Bafangsheng and Zhao Bafangsheng would find it easy to bring back a child, and they were afraid that they would be pampered, but I didn't expect that Xiao Shuisheng grew up every day, and Fang Sheng, who looked at the soft-hearted, became stricter every day, raising the child He is well-behaved and very sensible.Coupled with the fact that he is a serious kid, he can be regarded as having a younger brother who listens to his training, and beats and beats whenever he has nothing to do. Now that Xiao Shuisheng can go out, anyone who sees him will give him a thumbs up.

The sun had risen in mid-air, and it was noon, and a group of people came meandering.When they arrived at the entrance of the inn, they unloaded the car with their luggage in a mess.Duan stood up, squinted his eyes slightly, and took Xiao Shuisheng to the door to greet him—it was the Jiang family's caravan, who was already Duan's regular customer.

I ran into Jiang Maolin walking in with a young man in his twenties, and when the two sides met, they couldn't help but greet each other.When Jiang Maolin saw Du An, he didn't bother to wash off the dust along the way, and the group went to the store first and picked up a clean seat to talk.

Then Jiang Maolin sat down and said to Du An: "This is the dog Jiang Yu." Turning to the young man, he said: "This is the uncle of the Du family I told you about. Having dealt with your uncle of the Du family for half your life, you should call him Uncle Shi."

Then Jiang Yu stood up and saluted, calling him Uncle Shi.Du An hurriedly tried to avoid it, but Jiang Maolin raised his hand to stop him: "This is what it should be. In the future, I will inevitably let you take care of your nephew." Although the Jiang family is a big business in the south, it has some foundations, but After all, this is Yanbei, and the folk customs are not generally tough.In the past, when there were no inns in the city, some people had a clever mind and found a villager's house to live in. It was economical and more comfortable than going outside. They had a good plan, but the people under them didn't control them, and something happened. Come on.I didn't find out exactly what happened, but I only know that the merchant lost a lot of money to others, couldn't stand here, and went back to the south in desperation.It's just that the person who caused the trouble has never been seen again, and there is a big living missing for no reason, but no one dares to ask.

Therefore, Jiang Maolin felt that in such a place, it would be more at ease to have someone who had a good relationship with him, even if something happened, someone would take care of him.Boss Du Andu has known each other since the beginning of the mutual market. Over the past ten years, he is really kind and careful. He takes care of everything properly and never misses anything.That's not to mention, although he is not very old, he is quite famous in this area, even in the circle of the caravan, he is also well-known. If there is any embarrassment, go to Boss Du, this is almost recognized.Besides, there was a Juren standing behind him. Although he had never seen that Juren, his son Jiang Maolin had.When Duan introduced him, he talked about the young master one by one, but he could understand that the young master called Duan "uncle". Looking at his speech and behavior, he also respected Duan very much, and he was completely regarded as his own elder to treat.When I came last year, I had already passed the Tongsheng examination. If I passed the examination this year, I would be a young scholar.It is right for my son to call such a person uncle.

Seeing Jiang Maolin say this, Du An hurriedly responded, saying that he should.He asked again, "Brother Jiang, what does this mean?"

Jiang Maolin touched the beard under his chin and said, "Now I am about 40 years old. How many years can I walk with my old arms and legs? Even at home, my father is also getting old. So take your nephew for a few walks. Come on, this stall will be handed over to him in the future. Brother Du, please help me take care of it, this kid has never been out of the house, and everything is not well-planned, so I rely on my brother to help me."

Jiang Yu was very discerning. He picked up the teapot on the table and poured some water for Du An, before pouring it for his father.Seeing Shui Sheng sitting beside him honestly, he didn't know how to address him, so he couldn't help but look at his father.

Jiang Maolin just laughed: "Seeing that Brother Du is patronizing Huanxi, I haven't asked who this is?"

Duan said: "This is a child of one of my elder brothers' family, follow me to the city today to have a look." Then he asked Shuisheng to call someone.

The Jiang family father and son began to search for their bodies. The first time they met, they had to give a meeting gift.Duan hurriedly stopped: "Brother Jiang is still in a hurry, why are you in a hurry? I came here early this morning to wait, and I wanted to ask Brother Jiang to rest at my house in two days. Because the village The house is simple and humble, and I have never invited Brother Jiang to come to the door. Now I have finally set up a yard, and I have a place to stay. I come to the door to identify the door, and I will know where to find me if I have something to do in the future." He laughed: "I know your journey. I don’t have all the good things in the dusty world, so I’ll give them to you when you go to my house.”

Jiang Maolin said happily: "It should have been like this earlier. I will go to your house the next day after I clean up the dust tomorrow." After talking for a while, Du An left and let them go to rest.

The Jiang family caravan was busy and rested.Duan took Shuisheng straight to the street, and went to a shop selling barbarian items.After Shuisheng went out, without outsiders in front of him, he became very happy, and dragged Duan to run around, watching the excitement everywhere.After all, he didn't forget the treasures at home, and he and Uncle An bought a big bag of milk powder and other things.Only then did I go back home.