husband in another world

Zhou Jing accompanied Shen Mo to Wang Gui's house to return the mule cart. When Wang Gui saw them, he greeted them with a smile, "Why are you back so late today?"

Shen Mo smiled and did not answer, but said instead: "Uncle Wang, this is the car rental fee for the past few days, you can count it."

Except for the first few days, the weekly scene is daily, and then it is semi-monthly or monthly.No matter how good it is today, I won't take it any day, and I will pay him all of a sudden.Although he felt strange, Wang Gui didn't ask. After all, if he agreed to not use his mule cart, he told him the night before so that he could arrange to leave the car the next day.Uncle Wang himself is not a talkative man, since the Zhou family didn't tell him not to use the mule cart, he will still use it tomorrow, and it won't be too much.

Zhou Jing and Shen Mo came out of Wang Gui's house, intending to go home and give some instructions, but they didn't expect to meet Aunt Shen leading Wang Dali to and fro at the gate of his house.This was the first time seeing their mother and son since Wang Dali came to the Zhou family to propose marriage and was rejected.

Aunt Shen was very embarrassed, her face was flushed, she shrank her neck and rubbed her hands, as if she had returned to the poor and desolate days of the past, when she couldn't afford meat buns worth two cents, and could only smell the smell.

Shen Mo didn't show any special appearance, he still said gently: "Is Mrs. Shen here to give the ducks? If so, you can catch the ducks and I'll ask someone to weigh them."

"Yes, yes." Aunt Shen looked at Shen Mo timidly, and saw that Shen Mo's face was the same as usual, Zhou Jing was not as harsh as the matchmaker said that day, and still had an extraordinary bearing, so she felt that this was the work of a big shot I don't care about the small people like them, so I relax in my heart.

"Then I'll go back and catch the duck for you."

In just two sentences, the door of the Zhou family was opened from the inside, and it was Shen Lin who poked his head out from the inside.

"Brother, brother-in-law, I heard your voice at the door, how is the matter going?"

Shen Lin asked something, glanced casually, and met Aunt Shen and Wang Dali.Now Aunt Shen Wang Dali's tension that had just been relaxed came back in an instant, and she was so rigid that she didn't know how to place the clams.

"That, that... Shen Lin is also here." Unexpectedly, under extreme embarrassment, Wang Dali said such a sentence without expressing his meaning.After finishing speaking, it was even more embarrassing, where else could Shen Lin be in the Zhou family.

Shen Lin was stunned for a moment, and only belatedly replied 'hmm'.

"What's the matter, Xiao Lin?" Wang Ren felt Shen Lin's stiff and unnatural body from behind Shen Lin, and squeezed out from behind.Seeing that it was Aunt Shen's mother and son who surprised Shen Lin, Wang Ren's face immediately sank.

Aunt Shen Wang Dali didn't do anything this time after all, he couldn't get angry at them directly, so he grabbed Shen Lin's hand and protested silently.

Zhou Jingdao: "Wang Ren just happened to be here. Xiaomo and I will go to the town to buy some things later. You and Shen Lin will take care of the house. By the way, Aunt Shen is here to deliver the ducks. You can weigh them. Brother Yinqian has some ducks." , how much you need is up to him, and I will settle with him when I come back.”

Wang Ren agreed, feeling inexplicably excited. The two brothers Shen Mo and Shen Lin always felt that something was weird, but they just couldn't figure out what was wrong.

Aunt Shen has already met her, and her first reaction was "Oh my god, how much money Shen Lin has earned with the Zhou family, and she can even pay for her ducks. A hundred ducks is not a small sum." .

Because of a holiday with several other families in the village who had mule carts, Zhou Jing and Shen Mo went directly to the neighboring village to charter a cart, and the old man who picked up the cheap one was overjoyed.Laughing at the heads of the families with mule carts in Wangjia Village, they pushed such big customers away.

Zhou Jing and Shen Mo didn't leave for a while, and Aunt Shen and her mother brought the duck.Wang Ren and Shen Lin weighed and counted the money, not short of a catty, not short of a penny, very happy, and there was no objection in their attitude or words.

Aunt Shen thought that the Zhou family didn't care about it anymore, and she was so happy to relax completely.

"It's nothing, I'm leaving first, maybe I can catch a batch of ducklings in the town in time, and raise them quickly so as not to delay your family's business." Aunt Shen was very happy with the heavy money.Now, the harvest in the field is not good this year, but her family has Zhou Jing's business. After a year, let alone make up for the loss in the field, there may be a lot left. Why not take advantage of this If there is a chance, he can tell his son a girl from a good family.

Aunt Shen picked up the money, looked up and saw a few men busy in the yard of the Zhou family, she laughed loudly and said: "The Zhou family is building a house again? There is a shortage of manpower, I will ask my son to help you Handle." Without asking Shen Lin's opinion, she said to her son, "I'll just go back in a while, and you'll be here to help me out. After all, our two families also have business dealings. Today's wages depend on this On the surface level, it’s not necessary, let’s figure it out tomorrow.”

Aunt Shen blinked at Wang Dali, meaning it was done.When they came here, the two discussed at home that they wanted to work in the Zhou family. The temptation of thirty Wen a day was too great for Mrs. Shen's family.But that would not be clear about the Zhou family's attitude, Aunt Shen was just talking.Today, one is to give ducks, and the other is to check on Zhou's family.Seeing that the Zhou family seems to have forgotten about this incident, Aunt Shen really felt that it was over.He returned to his previous attitude.

"Hey, okay." Wang Dali rubbed his hands happily. "Isn't it just a matter of hard work, we have what we have, so let's help."

Wang Dali said three steps and made two steps and was about to walk over, but was blocked by Wang Ren.

Wang Ren was obviously smiling, but that smile was inexplicably cruel.

"No need."

"Ah?" Wang Dali couldn't react for a while, and looked at his mother stupidly.Aunt Shen was also stunned, looking at Shen Lin inexplicably.What, didn't you turn the page?

Shen Lin didn't look at them at all, and turned his face away.

Wang Rendao: "I forgot to say just now, we will not accept the next batch of your ducks."

"No more!" Aunt Shen shouted sharply.

Wang Ren looked at her coldly.

"Yes, I won't accept it. Aunt Shen, remember what was written in the contract. If the Zhou family has any dissatisfaction with the ducks you sent, they have the right to notify you that the next batch of ducks will not be used during the inspection of this batch of ducks." Yes, don’t forget how Wang Fa’s contract was terminated at the beginning. Also, my brother-in-law’s house is currently short of people, but I don’t need your house. Remember that any good things related to Zhou’s family will not come to your house in the future. .”

Aunt Shen ignored Wang Ren and stared straight at Shen Lin: "Shen Lin, what do you say about this? The business belongs to your family, not Wang Ren."

Shen Lin didn't even look at him, and said indifferently: "Brother, before leaving, he entrusted this matter to Brother Ren, so naturally Brother Ren is the one to decide."

It turned out that this incident has not passed, not because the Zhou family didn't care about it, but because they were waiting for her here.

She was very clear about the process of Wang Fajia's termination of the contract, but she was there at the time, knowing that the contract was clearly written, and she couldn't help it.

But, the field is gone. If Zhou's business is lost, what will her family do?

Aunt Shen is really completely stupid.

He slapped his thigh and sat on the ground crying.

"What is the fate of our orphans and widowed mothers? After two days of good business, I don't know who I have offended. If I don't do it, I won't do it..."

Aunt Shen was crying and howling as if Wang Ren and Shen Lin were bullying her, and she really wanted to take advantage of the situation.After all, there are so many villagers working for Zhou's family in the yard now, she thought that if she cries and makes trouble, relying on the old to sell the old, the Zhou family will be afraid of people's words, and the "morality" in the mouth of the villagers has to continue the business with her. go down.It is even very possible that her son was left to work in order to appease her.

Unexpectedly, Zhou Jing recruited all his own people this time, and they were all relatives who had turned the corner with Wang Ren.Wang Ren himself is a reasonable person who knows right from wrong, and the friends he makes and the relatives who are willing to help him are also like him.

Hearing the noise here, he just took the guy in his hand and came over.

"What's going on, cousin, is this trying to blackmail you?" Zhao Dazhuang asked in a vicious voice.

Wang Ren said with a half-smile, "I'm afraid it's true."

"Dare!" Zhao Dazhuang raised his eyebrows, "You have bullied our family, you have the guts, brothers, gag me and throw it out."

A few men were greeted and came up in a hurry, without giving Mrs. Shen, mother and son a chance to talk, one of them had a dirty rag stuffed in his mouth and threw them out of the gate.

Don't look at Wang Dali being tall and strong, he is useless, he can't stand up to the opponent's crowd, it's like playing with him.

The distressed appearance of the mother and son was seen by people in the village, and they thought of the well-known rumors about the big-faced mother and son going to the Zhou family to propose marriage, and made a bunch of shameless demands. Instead of going to help, they pointed out A little covered his mouth and smiled, and said some sarcastic remarks.

Aunt Shen, mother and son got up, losing all face.In the early years, Aunt Shen spent her whole life saving face because the man died early and her family was not doing well. She never thought that because she was getting old and confused, everything would be ruined by such an incident.

When I got home, I almost cried my eyes out, and refused to eat for a few days, but it was useless.This incident has made her fully realize that Zhou Jing will never reach out to help her even with a single stitch.

Shen Lin asked Wang Ren: "Just send her away like this, you are not afraid that my brother will come back and blame you for making claims."

Wang Ren chuckled and said, "No, since my brother-in-law entrusted me to handle the matter, he should have guessed that I would do this. After all, no man can bear the pain of his husband being bullied."

Zhou Jing and Shen Mo rushed to the town and headed straight for the bull market.Although it is called a bull market, it does not only sell cattle, but also sells mules and donkeys.

Mules are the cheapest, because they cannot reproduce, so they have a lifespan of several decades, but they vary.Donkeys are next, seven or eight taels.The most expensive is the cow, which costs 13 taels to 15 taels.

Zhou Jing took a fancy to a heifer. The calf's body hair was shiny, and it was attached to its back softly. Especially compared with other cows in the market, it looked particularly energetic.

"Let's buy a cow. Relatively speaking, the cow has a gentle personality. You and my younger brother can drive me at ease. After all, if the business grows bigger and bigger in the future, I won't be able to drive by your side all the time. "

Shen Mo also looked at the cow very rare.In fact, he is simply a rarity. His family conditions were not good before, and he was envious when he saw his mule cart, let alone a cow.

Shen Mo liked to touch the heifer's head directly with his hands, probably because he felt Shen Mo's love, the heifer did not resist, but gently rubbed his palm to show his affection.Now, Shen Mo really liked it so much, he turned his head to look at Zhou Jing's expression and said, "I want it."

Seeing this, the man who sold the cow said: "This calf is destined to be with your husband, so don't look at it, just buy it. Look at the body hair and the spirit, you know that the body is very good, there is absolutely nothing wrong with it."

"I wonder how much silver you plan to sell?" Zhou Jing asked.

"14 taels." The man was a little nervous about the quotation, and the price was a bit high. If he added a tael to buy a big adult cow, he could still get a good one.

Zhou Jing frowned slightly and said, "It's expensive."

The man also knew well that he had been in the market for several days, but he hadn't sold at this price. He knew that no one would be willing to buy a calf at this price if he waited for a few more days.Not only a little downcast.

Gritting his teeth, he said, "Little brother, to tell you the truth, this calf was born by my family's big cow. It was not intended to be sold. It has been kept at home and is good for eating and drinking. It is really my family's calf. The business has lost money recently, and the debt is still 14 taels short, otherwise I would not sell it anyway. Now I plan to find a good home for it, and my wife and I will go back to our hometown."

Zhou Jing took a look at his attire and the way he spoke. He was indeed not like a farmer, but a bit like a businessman.In addition, his expression was sincere, the pain was profound, and he didn't think he was lying.

Shen Mo is the calf in the truth, and if it is expensive, it will cost you a tael of silver.In the past, a tael of silver was a big deal, but now Zhou Jing is willing to spend a tael of silver to make his husband happy and to help a person in need.

"We want it." Zhou Jing said bluntly.

The man immediately burst out laughing and thanked him again and again. "I still have a ready-made carriage here. I will think about it for my own use, and I will find someone to customize it. I originally planned that the bullock cart would not sell for a high price, so I sold this order. Now it is enough for me to pay off the debt, so I will give it to you."

Although the carriage is not luxurious, it is very practical.

Shen Mo happily took it and put the heifer on the carriage, and the heifer let Shen Mo do it obediently, very well-behaved.Shen Mo's heart was melted by its appearance.

"It's so cute."

"It's fine if you like it." Zhou Jing said: "By the way, you are doing business in the town. Let me ask you something. There is no good dental shop here. I plan to visit the shop."

On the way here, Zhou Jing discussed with Shen Mo that if the price was right, they would buy a shop.It is also convenient to do things like this, and it is also convenient to deliver goods, and there is no need to worry about not being able to get out of the stall on cloudy and rainy days.

The man scratched his head and said embarrassingly, "Actually, I'm not a local, I'm from a neighboring town. I came here because of business. I lost everything in a few days. But I heard someone said that there is a man called Ann's dental shop is good, the middle price doesn't add much, and it's affordable, and I don't hide any advantages and disadvantages, just tell me directly. What is the name of Ann, I forgot, you can ask about it later. "

"Ok, thanks."

After Zhou Jing left, the man suddenly remembered that the firm was Sheng'an, and there was another Ping'an in the town.Although there is a difference of one word, the business of the two shops and merchants is very different.One tells the truth, don’t hide the advantages and disadvantages, one can hide it if you can, and lie if you can. The classic quotations are telling the truth, can you still buy it?

Shen Mo pointed to the carriage Xinqi and said: "We are the only ones in the village who have this thing, and none of their mule carts and donkey carts have this thing."

Zhou Jing smiled and said: "In the future, we will only have more things, and life will get better and better. Let them know that Shen Mo is a twin. Good luck, he is the one who loves him."

Shen Mo was a little shy, as if he wanted to ask but was afraid that Zhou Jing would be angry, and he was very worried if he didn't ask.After much deliberation, I still asked.

"Brother Jing, Zhong Langzhong also said that I am in a financial loss, let alone a kid, I might not even have a child." Shen Mo spoke cautiously, as if testing Zhou Jing but also had his own bitterness.

Zhou Jing didn't think it was an angry thing for Shen Mo not to trust him after the two of them had been together for so long.On the contrary, as he gets along longer and longer, he understands Shen Mo's past better, understands the customs of this dynasty, and knows that people here are obsessed with incense, so he only has pity for Shen Mo.

He couldn't hug him in front of so many people. He was afraid of being judged, so he gently rubbed his head, like an elder tolerantly rubbing a child's head.

"Silly Xiaomo, to tell you the truth, in my hometown, the attachment to boys has faded away. Many families only have one daughter, and they don't know how happy they are. Besides, in my hometown, there are only men and women. Only women can have children. It is impossible for people like the two of us to have children. So when I was with you at the beginning, I never thought about asking you to have children. We don’t have to force it. If we really can’t, adopt one and cultivate it well He is not necessarily worse than his own."

Shen Mo didn't know what Zhou Jing said was true, and thought that Zhou Jing was lying to him. After all, in his knowledge, there had been Shuang'er since a long time ago, and the existence of Shuang'er and men and girls coexisted. Why? Maybe not.So he was so moved, he rubbed his nose, endured the soreness, and spoke with a smile.

"Brother Jing, you can ride in the bullock cart, and I will drive the cart for you today."

Zhou Jing also smiled and said, "Okay, but I won't go in, I'll sit outside and talk with you."

Shen Mo drove the calf onto the road with a whip, and the sound of the hooves rattling was so crisp and sweet.

Passers-by saw the bullock carts dodging early, especially the ones with carriages, and they all knew that only rich people would have them.

Bullock carts are very luxurious, and wealthy merchants generally ride in bullock carts.As for the carriage, it is not as ubiquitous as it is shown on TV in later generations.In fact, the management of horses was quite strict at this time, and ordinary people had no access to the horse trade at all.Only dignitaries and the richest man in one party can buy horses.Horses can be said to be a symbol of status. People who see horses riding on the street consciously stay far away and avoid them.

Shen Mo received a lot of envious looks along the way, especially when he stopped to ask if there was a dental shop called Ann, the women who answered were all respectful, and couldn't help but poke their heads to see the important person in the carriage who didn't actually exist. .

I found out that the dental shop is called Ping An Dental Shop, which is a dental shop that specializes in selling shops.

The shopkeeper of the dental shop knew that they were here to buy a shop, so he slapped his thighs.

"Let me tell you, you have found the right place. I have a good reputation here, and the price is low. You are also destined. Recently, there was a shopkeeper's business in another place. Something happened, and the capital turnover was not enough, so I went Put the shop to me to sell. Because I am in a hurry to spend money, the price is not expensive. There are two floors, a total of 21 square feet, and only 180 taels of silver. Although the location is not a busy street, it is not bad. The houses are no more than two or three streets away."

This price is really not expensive, the normal price should be 30 taels, this shop directly reduced the price by 80 taels, presumably the owner is in a hurry to spend money.

For this price, what he has plus what Shen Lin has is enough.

"Brother Jing, we are so lucky that we missed it today."

"Yes." Zhou Jing smiled and said, "The price is okay, but we need to check the shop."

Zhou Jing has been in the business for two lifetimes and naturally knows that it is not easy to pick up leaks, but it is not impossible to find them.Moreover, things like shops can be viewed openly and aboveboard. The main thing is to look at the decoration, check the quality, and whether the location is good. As long as you are careful, you can see everything, and you are not afraid of being cheated.

The shopkeeper said: "Of course, let's go now."

When the shopkeeper of the dental shop came out and saw Shen Mo's ox cart, he was stunned for a moment, probably because he didn't expect these two ordinary-dressed young men to have so much money, that they even had an ox cart with a carriage.

Standing in front of the car for a while, his expression fluctuated and he was a little confused.It wasn't until Zhou Jing urged him that he gritted his teeth and followed.

The shopkeeper of the tooth shop explained that due to poor management, the shop was closed, and there was no one there, and the person was at home, so he went to pick up the owner's house now.

"Zhou Da, hurry up, someone wants to see your shop." The shopkeeper of the dental shop slammed the door, and a man walked out after a while.

Zhou Da was a little hesitant when he saw that the buyer came in a bullock cart.

He said to the shopkeeper of the dental shop: "Is this possible? Seeing that this family has a lot of money, don't make any..."

The shopkeeper of the tooth shop said: "Why are you so timid, you still sell it or not, I don't care if you don't sell it, don't pester me in the future."

The two whispered for a long time, and finally Zhou Da followed them into the bullock cart.

The shop is like the shop owner introduced, the location is okay, although it does not occupy the most prosperous street, it is not far from the most prosperous street.The people living here are all middle-class families in the town, and their income is not high, so they can still afford something to eat.

As for the geographical location, Zhou Jing really hit it off at a glance. From the outside, the small building is not bad, it is beautifully decorated, and it looks like a shop that has just opened.

Walking in, the table is complete, and everything that should be used is used.The kitchen is on the first floor, behind the counter and in front of the table and chairs, which prevents guests from entering and leaving the kitchen at will.

"It's newly renovated, why don't you quit?" Zhou Jing asked.

"It's nothing, it's just poor management." Zhou Da hesitated.

Zhou Jing and Shen Mo walked up and down the building, deliberately inspecting it carefully, not to mention that the building is well decorated, the building is also good, not shoddy.It should be true, as Zhou Da said, it was just a resale due to poor management.

"It's okay, but I don't have enough money on me, so I need to look again."

"Why don't you pay a deposit first like this, and I won't introduce it to others, and I will keep it for you. Let me tell you, this shop is really suitable for whoever meets it. This is what Zhou Da urgently needs. Money, otherwise it would not be so cheap."

Zhou Da also said: "I'm really in a hurry to use the money. Many people who came to visit the shops before couldn't pay in one lump sum and had to pay in installments, but I want to use it now, otherwise it really won't be the turn of the two of you."

It's also a coincidence that just at this moment, a man walked in.He smiled obsequiously when he saw Zhou Da.

"Brother Zhou, just sell your shop to me. I'll give you an extra 20 taels of silver. How about 200 taels. It's just that I don't have any cash here. I will pay you in installments, and I promise to pay it back in half a year."

Zhou Da scolded: "Half a year, when the day lilies are cold for you and me, the grass on the grave will be half the height of a person. You know that I borrowed usury to gamble, and if I don't pay back, they will come and kill me." After finishing speaking, he seemed shocked. Jue missed the point, covered his mouth, and looked at Zhou Jing and Shen Mo in horror.

It turned out that this was the case, no wonder he was in a hurry to use the money, no wonder he knew that he had cash, so he couldn't let it go.

No matter in what life, usury is a dark force, cruel and merciless, not to be trifled with.

Zhou Da knew it was too late, so luckily he did it all.

"Now that you know, I won't hide it from you. As long as you can give me the cash today, I will be ten taels cheaper. I am really forced to help. I can't borrow usury loans. The interest for one more day... hey..." Zhou Da sighed heavily, frowning.

Shen Mo's heart was moved, and he secretly said to Zhou Jing: "Let's buy it, everything here is satisfactory, and you also said that there is no quality problem. Let's go through all the procedures and go to the yamen to transfer the account. I'm not afraid of their tampering."

Zhou Jing was also moved. Such a good shop is really hard to find at this price.

After thinking about it, I also felt that the formalities were complete and the yamen was transferred, but no one was recruited.

"It can be signed today, but we have to go back and get the money."

"Then you have to pay me a deposit of ten taels, and I won't let others see it."

"Yes." After paying the deposit and signing the contract, Shen Mo Zhoujing immediately went back to collect the money.

Zhou Da looked at their distant umbra and said, "What are their backgrounds, even Shuang'er can read and write."

Ya Xing said: "At this point, no matter what his background is, you can only sell it. Besides, we didn't lie to him. You didn't pick and choose the decoration, tables and chairs of this shop, and all the procedures are complete. It's just that some things are being concealed. After all, it's your family's private matter, and it's nothing if you don't say it."