Teach my brother-in-law

It took another day to walk from Lujiatan to Datong City, and did not enter the city until evening. All the way along the way, there were flooded places everywhere. It turned out that the Yellow River flooded again. The side near the river was flooded everywhere, the roads were destroyed, the farmland was flooded, and the people lost their livelihoods. Government offices in various places also opened warehouses to help the people, but it still couldn't solve the problem of a large number of refugees fleeing everywhere.

After entering the city, a few people first found an inn to stay, and after washing up, they went to Xihonglou.

The city is still brightly lit and crowded with people.All kinds of snacks made Bai He and Yun'er linger, and after half an hour, the three of them squeezed out of the crowd, Mo'er and Yun'er each held a skewer and walked in front, Bai He followed closely, and Lin Zicai held a skewer. Holding a basket, the basket contained the scattered snacks and rouge powder purchased by Baihe and Yun'er along the way, which made Lin Zi very annoyed but had nothing to do, so he had to follow far away to Xihonglou, and it was Lin Zi Zhong didn't want to come out and be alone in the inn.

"Sister Baihe, look quickly, is Xihonglou closed?" Lu Yun'er exclaimed loudly.

Bai He looked in the direction of Yun'er's finger. Indeed, Xihonglou is like a plucked chicken standing in a group of phoenixes. It is dilapidated and dim. The scene of visitors and visitors in the past has long since disappeared, and a young servant sits on the threshold Shang was bored looking at the night scene outside in a daze, when Bai He and Yun'er walked to the door, the servant did not stand up to say hello to the waiter.

"Girl, the business is temporarily closed, come back next time." The boy said weakly.

"Brother, we are here to look for Shopkeeper Huang, please let me know!" Bai He said politely, but she was thinking to herself.It can’t be that shopkeeper Huang just doesn’t want to do this Xihonglou, let’s not even want this restaurant. Even if you don’t want it, you can’t waste it like this. Xihonglou is located in the city, sitting in a prosperous place, and there are several big streets around it. Businessmen come and go It seems to be lively, how can the business be done like this.

"Girl, the shopkeeper doesn't want to see customers, and he didn't find someone to take care of this restaurant. Everyone saw that the shopkeeper didn't want to continue to operate, so they left and scattered, leaving us here to take care of Huang. The shopkeeper is guarding, if it wasn't for the kindness of shopkeeper Huang who saved our lives back then, who would be willing to stay here. Let's go, girl, let's change to another house." The three of them were looking at themselves. It seemed that the hotel would really disperse as soon as the shopkeeper Huang left.

I just can't figure out why shopkeeper Huang treats Xihonglou, a century-old restaurant, like this.

Bai He shook her head and was about to leave, when suddenly an old man's voice came from inside: "Excuse me, the one standing outside is the wife of the Luzi family and the Lin family!".Then I saw a white-haired old man come out.

"Old man, what do you want me for?" Bai He saw the old man staggering on foot.The boy next to him refused to get up to help, so Bai He had no choice but to step forward to support the old man.

"Miss Lin, please come in quickly, Xiao Linzi, hurry and invite Mr. Li." The old man kicked the young man at the door, and now the young man ran very fast, blending into the crowd of people on the street in a blink of an eye.It seems that this old man still has some prestige in Xihonglou.

"Mr. You are." Bai He and Yun'er walked in, and Lin Zicai found a chair and sat at the door to eat.

"Miss Lin. The old man is the accountant of Xihonglou. They call me Fat Uncle. I have been with the shopkeeper for more than 30 years. The shopkeeper told me that the old man is here to wait for the lady of the Lin family. I have been waiting for a while. Madam Lin, hurry up." Please sit down, this is Miss Yun'er, let's sit together." The fat uncle said with a smile, in fact, he is not fat at all, and is very thin.

"Uncle Fat, shopkeeper Huang, he." Bai He sat down and asked.

"My boss isn't here right now, and I'm going back temporarily because of business at home. Besides, the business is not good, so it's meaningless to come here." The fat uncle entered the tent.

"Sister Baihe, what is this shopkeeper Huang doing? I don't care about such a large property, I really don't care about it." Yun'er bit her lip and said, roughly calculating that Xihonglou converted into no less than 1000 taels of silver, if she doesn't care, she doesn't care up.

"Yun'er, don't talk nonsense. Every family has its own hard-to-read scriptures. Didn't you hear Fat Uncle say that shopkeeper Huang just didn't want to but didn't give up." Bai He has a different idea. These industries will be abandoned.

Before the fat uncle came out of the tent, Mr. Li's hearty laughter came from outside: "Miss Lin, I knew you would come, so I told Lao Huang that I saw the right person." Just entered the restaurant.

"Mr. Li, how are you lately!" Bai He got up and asked.

"Thanks to Mrs. Lin's family, I am an old man who eats well and sleeps soundly. Xiao Linzi, where is the old fat man?" Mr. Li asked where the fat uncle was before he sat down.

"Go back to Mr. Li, Uncle Fat is in the tent, I'll report it to you soon." Xiao Linzi was very shrewd, and he was even more cautious in front of Mr. Li.

"There are still several cylinders of 30-year-old wine in the warehouse." The fat uncle came out with a large envelope in his hand. The envelope was sealed and had not been opened.

"Xiao Linzi, go get half a catty of wine first, and then get a bowl of peanuts, drink some first." Mr. Li's heartiness infected Bai Heyun, and the atmosphere in the whole house became much better. "Old fat man, is the letter in your hand left by shopkeeper Huang to Miss Baihe? Take it out and read it. I don't know what Lao Huang wrote in the letter, but he still can't hide the smallness in his heart from me." of."

"Miss Lin, this is the letter written by the shopkeeper before he left. Let me pass it on to you. The shopkeeper said that you will definitely come, so the old man has been waiting here for a while, or he will return home." Uncle Fat handed the letter to Bai He, it was very heavy.

"Uncle Fat, what is this?" Bai He pointed to the letter and said, in fact, Bai He had already guessed that it was very close, but Bai He really didn't want to accept this stall, after all, this Xihonglou has nothing to do with him in general. It's hard to refuse if you believe it. It's better not to dismantle it and pretend that you don't know anything. Uncle Fatty and Mr. Li can't do anything to embarrass themselves.

"Miss Lin, open it and read it. I know what Lao Huang is thinking. Don't refuse. Besides, there may be more than one letter in it, there must be others." Mr. Li persuaded.

Knowing that she couldn't refuse, Bai He had no choice but to take the envelope and remove the wax. Sure enough, besides the letter, there were other signatures inside, so Bai He picked up the letter and read it.

"Miss Lin, I know you will come, I believe you, please forgive me for the last offense, but I returned to my hometown to fulfill my filial piety, at least half a year and more than three years, Xihonglou is the property handed down by my Huang family ancestors I can't bear to be defeated by the old man, Miss Lin, I hope you can take over the Xihonglou. You keep the real estate title deed first, and there is another deed, you sign it, and the Xihonglou will be transferred to you. 200 taels, if you are willing to leave shares to the old man, the old man will also accept, the old fat man has been with me for many years, and those guys, if you can keep it, let them go, if you don't want to stay, let them go." Two pages, There are not many words, but Bai He is still very moved. The letter from others really moved Bai He. The shopkeeper Huang has been in business with him for less than half a year, but his trust in him made Bai He blush. When did he trust him so much again? alone.

"Miss Lin, Lao Huang's letter should have been written clearly. This is the deed, you just need to sign it. In addition, this is the real estate land deed of Xihonglou, you should keep it safe." The old man said a little fatter.

"Uncle Fat, I really can't sign this matter. Shopkeeper Huang and I are only in business relationship. How dare a young girl accept such a generous gift." A generous gift, converted into 200 taels of silver, is equivalent to giving it to myself for nothing.

"Lady of the Lin family, don't embarrass the old man. When the shopkeeper leaves, tell the old man that this restaurant will be handed over to the lady of the Lin family. Didn't the shopkeeper also confess in this letter? You can just leave some shares for him. This matter is still Lao Li. Let me tell you." Fat Uncle transferred the question to Mr. Li.

"Yes, Mrs. Lin, take over. Xihonglou is not so easy to fall down. It's a century-old store. Mrs. Lin, shopkeeper Huang believes in you." Mr. Li found that he couldn't say anything, so he had to prevaricate like this white lotus.

To sign or not to sign, if you sign, it is equivalent to burning the mountain again. If you don't accept it, you can't bear to see Xihonglou go to the point where it finally collapses.

Yun'er doesn't have as many ideas as Bai He. In the blink of an eye, this restaurant can become Bai He's sister. I'm so happy in my heart. I wish Bai He could sign it now, so that I can come to the city to have fun in front of my parents. But seeing Bai He still hesitating, Yun'er's heart sank again.

"How about this, Mr. Li, Uncle Fatty, the little girl has an idea. I can take over the operation of Xihonglou, but the little girl won't sign this letter. If Xihonglou reopens, the accountant will still be handed over to Fatty Uncle. , Mr. Li, Uncle Fatty, what are you talking about, of course, if the restaurant is well managed, the little girl can be given some subsidies appropriately, otherwise the little girl will still stick to what she said before and won't take over Xihonglou." Bai He said in a serious tone. tough.

"Miss Lin, what do you mean?" Mr. Li asked.

"Returning to Mr. Li, it means that the little girl is only responsible for the management, and the other things are left to the fat uncle." Bai He explained.

"That's it." Mr. Li glanced at Fat Uncle, and the two of them didn't speak for a long time.

"Miss Lin, just do as you say, Xiaolin, prepare pens, inks, papers and inkstones!" Fatty said with a smile.

These are really convenient, and the paperwork was done in a short while, which is equivalent to that shopkeeper Huang gave the whole nest of Xihonglou to Bai He. Later, Bai He also thought that this might be a method of shopkeeper Huang. No matter how good the location of Xihonglou is, it is worthless. If it is handed over to Bai He to take care of it like it is now, there should be a way to improve it within half a year. At that time, shopkeeper Huang will still own the shares. There is still a lot of money, and it saves a lot of things. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation.)