Republic of China small businessman

When Xie Jing was in the salt field, he didn't shy away from addressing people. He still shouted the same way he usually called everyone in the East Yard.

Xie Jing found a hand in the saltworks, and asked him to come over and take Mr. Huang to look around, and said to him: "If Mr. needs anything, you can bring it to Mr. for me. Don't neglect."

With a promise, he took Mr. Huang to the venue outside.

Xie Jing said to Master Jiu again: "Master, there is the Second Young Master here, why don't I take you to another place to have a look."

Master Jiu nodded and followed him. The weather was cool, and the stone road on the ground was smooth due to the years of salt work, and there were still some scattered salt grains.Xie Jing stretched out her hand to help her, and said in a low voice, "Be careful."

Master Jiu walked very steadily. Xie Jing stretched out his hand and he held his wrist without letting go.

Xie Jing took Master Jiu to the reception room, where there was a water table, a two-story stone pool was built with huge stones, and some bowl lotuses were planted, there was a stream of water rushing down, the sound of the water was crisp, and the water droplets splashed when it fell into the pool Rolling on the lotus leaves, there are nine-tailed colorful koi swimming around, full of vitality.

Probably because of the pool of water, the room has lost a bit of heat, without the feeling of steaming just now.

Xie Jing poured tea, put it beside Master Jiu and said, "Master, there is no usual tea here, but this year's new tea, you can try it."

Master Jiu took a sip and praised, "It smells so good."

Xie Jing said: "My lord likes this? It was picked in a nearby tea garden, and a new batch of tea will be ready in two days. I'll ask them to get some good ones for preparation..."

Master Jiu stretched out his hand to hold his wrist, pulled him closer, and sniffed his sleeve slightly with the tip of his nose: "I said it smells so good on you, what did you use?"

Xie Jing was puzzled, and raised her hand to smell it for a while, then found a grain-sized sweet-scented osmanthus from the edge, and said with a smile: "It's not me, it's it, it must have accidentally touched it on the road just now .”

The two were talking, when they suddenly heard footsteps outside, and a saltworks manager came over with He Dongting.

For the sake of coolness, Xie Siquan made the doors and windows very large, and in summer he even removed the wooden windows for ventilation. Although the wooden windows are in good condition, he can clearly see the inside of the house only through a layer of glass.He Dongting looked up and saw that the two of them were acting intimately, and felt a little indescribable for a moment.

The steward of the saltworks stood outside the door and replied loudly: "Young Master, Boss He is here!"

Xie Jing said: "Please!"

Only then did the steward push open the wooden door, respectfully invited He Dongting in, and left with his hand arched.

After He Dongting came in, he also saw the water platform for the first time, and praised a few words: "This place is exquisite, with some thought."

Xie Jing also poured him tea and asked, "Father has been here for so many days, has uncle brought you to the saltworks?"

He Dongting was so coaxed by his claim that he could only laugh, and took the tea: "I came here with Mr. Huang before, but I didn't come in here. Your uncle said that this is a place only thanks to the family, thanks to you." Only then can you come in and have a look." He said with a smile at the end, this place was originally a place to meet guests and discuss business, Xie Siquan thought he was not pleasing to the eye, and deliberately found fault with him.

Xie Jing said: "Next time you find the second master, uncle is really a bit capricious."

He Dongting waved his hands, not caring about these things, but instead said a few good words for Xie Siquan, for fear that there would be a rift between their uncle and nephew.

He Dongting was not very interested in the saltworks business, he just came to accompany his son wholeheartedly, when his eyes fell on Xie Jing, he was full of kindness, he listened carefully to what Xie Jing said, and rushed to help in everything he did.

Xie Jing said: "Father just sit down, I can do it myself."

He Dongting stood aside and took two steps, and asked him in a low voice: "So much work, how about I find a secretary for you? I have a few young people around me who are very good, thoughtful, quick to do things, and understand foreign language .”

Xie Jing said: "I will do these too."

He Dongting: "That's not what I mean, I mean..."

Xie Jing put down a prepared booklet, interrupted him and said, "I know what you mean, but these are not difficult, and you don't need to find someone to share them with. Besides, when I was with Master Jiu, I also did these jobs. I can take care of it."

He Dongting looked at Master Jiu and then at Xie Jing, and asked, "Oh, was Mr. Bai's secretary before Jing'er?"

Master Jiu chuckled lightly, nodded and said, "That's right."

"Is it?"

"Well, Jinger also does many other things, very capable."

"When you were in the Northland, you were also a civil servant?"

"I can't tell. Sometimes when I go out, I will take him with me. What to do depends on the arrangement at that time."

……

He Dongting was also very interested in the affairs of the Northland, and asked a lot. Since Xie Jing came back, Xie Siquan was almost monopolized by him. He rarely even had the chance to meet each other. Today is a rare chance to get along, and the chat was very enjoyable.

After a while, someone brought over a wooden tray with an empty sachet and a handful of dried sweet-scented osmanthus.

Although He Dongting was talking to Bai Jiu, his gaze still fell on Xie Jing. Seeing that he was busy, he asked, "What is Jing'er going to do, I will help you."

Xie Jing waved her hand and said, "No need."

He packed a small bag of dried sweet-scented osmanthus, tied the mouth of the bag with a red string, and handed it to Master Jiu when he was done.

When Master Jiu was about to pick it up, Xie Jing slightly raised his hand: "Master, I'll change it with you."

Master Jiu took a sachet embroidered with white pear blossoms and gave it to him, and exchanged it for the sweet-scented osmanthus sachet in his hand.

Xie Jing tied it on his body generously. He was wearing a crow blue dress today. The white sachet and the jade lion pendant were tied together, and it was very conspicuous when shaken.

He Dongting's eyes kept chasing Xie Jing's hand, stopped on the white jade lion pendant, and then raised his eyes to look aside, sure enough, there was an identical one on Bai Jiuyi's hem.

He Dongting forgot to drink the tea in his hand for a moment.

The Bai family wanted to talk about the salt business, and they had to stay in the saltworks for a while.

He Dongting took the car back to Xie's mansion ahead of time, and went straight to Xie Siquan's yard.

Xie Siquan is no longer "sick" now, sitting there with his legs crossed, teasing a mynah raised in a cage, and looking up at the panting man running in, he said with a smile: "Why, not many Accompanying Jing'er in the salt field? It's the first time he's talking about business by himself, and you, a father, should also mention something more."

Seeing him like this, He Dongting also understood: "You clearly did it on purpose today!"

Xie Siquan raised his eyebrows: "What's on purpose?"

"You sent me to the salt field on purpose so that I could see them...you're wrong, you have to take care of it." He Dongting's face was a little anxious, wondering: "Jing'er is still young, so I'm going to follow Bai Jiu, What if he wants to start a family? Well, if I knew this, I wouldn't let you bring him to Xichuan."

Xie Siquan sneered: "So what about me, Xichuan!"

He Dongting had some old-fashioned ideas, but he didn't dare to say anything in front of Xie Jing, so he whispered to Xie Siquan: "I think you didn't teach well, and now you are just like you."

Xie Siquan originally disapproved of Xie Jing and Bai Jiu, but when he heard this sentence, his eyes narrowed immediately.

He Dongting's face was full of sadness: "Back then, you and Xu Jun made a scene all over the city, which is already deviant enough, how can a child have such a temper now..."

Xie Siquan originally wanted to open his mouth to scold, but suddenly he stopped being angry, clapped his hands and said with a smile: "You teach like you, and I teach like me, what's wrong?"

He Dongting pursed his lips and remained silent.

Xie Siquan sarcastically said: "I'll give you more than ten years, but I can only teach you a He Shuwei! Jing'er is here with me, at least she can live a carefree life. This is how I, Xichuan, behave. If you don't like it, go back by boat as soon as possible." On the wound Sprinkle salt, he's too good at it.

Patriarch Xie opened his mouth like a knife, killing people without blood, He Dongting's face turned pale with a few words, and he left in a hurry.

It's just that after scolding people away, he himself was not very happy.

Xu Jun stayed in the wing room and did not dare to come out. He waited for the people to leave before walking over. Seeing Xie Siquan's face, he hesitated and asked, "What's the matter with you? Didn't you win the quarrel just now?"

Xie Siquan: "...I feel like I'm scolding myself, it's very annoying."

Xu Jun sighed, "Just let them be together."

Xie Siquan said in a muffled voice: "I'm afraid that Bai Jiu will be old and take the opportunity to deceive Jing'er."

Xu Jun: "As long as there is no difference in age, I think it's okay."

Xie Siquan said: "He is different from us."

Xu Jun said softly, "No matter how young you are, you can understand the good and bad of people's hearts. Your nephew is such a powerful person, you can't control him, if you don't want to, how can you be inferior to others." He thought about it and said: "And You can't control it either."

Xie Siquan: "..."

Xie Siquan said in a muffled voice: "Let me think about it for a few days. In short, Jing'er is in front of me these two days, so I can see what kind of person Bai Jiu is. I can't just hand it over to anyone."

In the next few days, Lord Jiu was busy with affairs and did not stay in Xie's residence for long. Apart from the business of the Bai family's business in Xichuan, Cao Yunzhao also came to look for him twice, saying that he wanted to build a newspaper and bookstore.

Xie Jing stayed in the mansion and took care of the "sick" for two days.

Xie Siquan felt his nephew's filial piety in the past two days. Not only did he chat and play chess with him every day, Xie Jing also cooked meals for him, and there was a basket of light snacks at night.

Xie Patriarch is a little drifting.

On the third day, Xie Siquan saw that Xie Jing had changed clothes and was about to go out, and asked, "Where is Jing'er going, are you not at home for lunch today?"

Xie Jing said: "Well, I have an appointment, and I won't be back at night."

Xie Siquan held his hand, trying to pretend to be sick, pressed his temple with one hand and frowned, and then began to cry out for pain.

Xie Jing backhanded away and stood aside, but did not leave.

Xie Siquan knew that his nephew was soft but not hard, so he whispered: "For some reason, I woke up this morning with a headache, tsk."

Xie Jing said: "Uncle, I asked the doctor, your illness will recover in three days."

Xie Siquan: "No, I still have a headache..."

Xie Jing turned to look at Xu Jun who was at the side, and suddenly said: "The second master has been to the Shanghai stock market, have you heard of 'Xianlusi'?"

Xie Siquan: "..."

Xie Siquan coughed and said, "It doesn't seem to hurt much anymore."

Xu Jun saw it clearly, and said coldly: "Although I have never been there, I have heard of it, but what happened when you were in the Shanghai stock market?"

Xie Jing said: "Uncle specially took me there to open my eyes, it's really impressive."

Xie Siquan didn't care about pretending to be sick, he stood up and said, "It's nothing, I didn't even enter the gate!"

Xie Jing looked at his uncle, nodded after a while and said, "Yes."

Xu Jun's face has changed.

It was rare for Xie Siquan to show a bit of nervousness, so he forced a smile and coaxed: "Xu Jun, don't listen to Jing'er joking with you, I was just kidding him, I didn't even hear about Xian Lesi and Di Lesi Pass!"

Xu Jun took a breath, fixed his eyes on Xie Siquan, tried his best to suppress his emotions: "Jing'er, go out first, I have something to say to your uncle."

Xie Jing agreed, and closed the wooden door for them when they went out.

Uncle is very busy today, so I probably don't have time to take care of him.

The author has something to say: Little Theater:

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About Jiuye and He Dongting, two people from the Central Plains——

Uncle closed his eyes: Damn, I hate scholars the most.

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About the four words "young and mature"——

Uncle: My Jinger speaks cutely.

Uncle: Tsk, Bai Laojiu is prudish and old-fashioned, so annoying.

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Is Jinger cute today too——

Patriarch Xie, who had a sore back and aching back from talking with the second master: ...it's not cute today, it must be Bai Jiu's bad belt = dish = dish =! !