Need for money

Zhidong was holding a bamboo basket in his hand, which was full of porcelain bottles filled with pills, when he was hit by someone, he let go of his hand instinctively, and threw it out.

"Ah, my medicine!" The person was lying in the air, before he fell to the ground, Zhidong exclaimed again, what if the porcelain bottle in the bamboo basket was broken!

For refugees suffering from diseases, it is a life-saving baby.

At this moment, the man who bumped into her suddenly flicked his legs, and a phantom flashed across his figure, and he had already arrived in front of Zhidong. He had no scruples, so he hugged Zhidong's little man After Zhidong screamed again, he took another big step forward and took the bamboo basket that was about to fall to the ground.

This young man's movements were very fast, he hugged Zhidong and caught the bamboo basket, all done in a split second.

The refugees surrounded by them were originally worried that Zhidong would fall violently, but they didn't expect to see the amazed clip of the hero saving the beauty. After a while, their faces all showed happy smiles.

"Let go of me." It was the first time that Zhidong was held in a man's arms since he was a child, his pretty face flushed with shame, before he could gain a foothold, he pushed his hands on the young man's chest and broke free.

This young man was tall and handsome, with a blue long sword stuck obliquely behind his back, he didn't mind that Zhidong was dressed as a maidservant, so he looked down on him, cupped his fists and gave a salute, saying: "I won't notice for a while. , Offended the girl, please forgive me."

Think about how the young man recklessly hugged himself in his arms just now, and Zhidong burst into tears. Although she is a maid, she has a very special status, how can she flirt with a strange man, "You ...you, woo."

Snatching the bamboo basket from the young man's hand, Zhidong burst into the pharmacy crying.

Zhou Ding happened to prescribe a prescription for a patient. Seeing her running in, crying, he was startled. He left the patient in the back, stood up and took a few steps, and asked, "Girl, What's wrong with you?"

Zhidong just shook his head and kept crying.

"Girl, I'm being rude." Seeing that Zhidong was crying very sadly, the young man hesitated for a moment, did not leave, and then followed in.

"You go, you go, I don't want to see you!" Zhidong stuffed the bamboo basket in Zhou Ding's hands, yelled at the young man, and rushed directly to the back room of the pharmacy.

The young man raised his brows, with a trace of dissatisfaction on his face, although he was a little reckless just now, but out of kindness, he was afraid that the little girl would fall, so he put his arms around Zhidong's slender waist.

"Shopkeeper, is this girl familiar with you?" The young man turned his head and looked at Zhou Ding and asked.

"That's it." Although Zhou Ding and Zhidong met several times, he didn't even know Zhidong's name until now, so he answered a bit reluctantly.

"Then I'll be the shopkeeper, I'll help you to persuade me, I have something to do, so I'll leave now." The young man said, bowed to Zhou Ding and gave a salute, then turned and left.

Although Zhou Ding didn't know how the young man offended Zhidong, he did hear Zhidong's exclamation just now. It is better to leave the matter of persuading girls to women, so he called his wife and asked her to go in and comfort her. , while he continued to sit in the lobby, prescribing medicines for patients.

There are too many refugees coming to see a doctor, and he can't afford to delay.

Rushing into the back room, Zhidong cried loudly when she crawled on the bed. You must know that she is Tang Yuxiang's personal maid, and she can be regarded as the woman Lin Jing has decided on. Body, help Second Mistress to keep Second Master's heart in check.

But if the second master knew about today's accident, he would definitely not touch her again in the future, and he might even dislike her and sell her.

After Mrs. Zhou came in, she persuaded her for a long time before Zhidong stopped crying. After she understood what was going on, Mrs. Zhou also helped her scold the young man with good intentions, but you can't do bad things. , Such a big girl's family, how can a man hug him if he says so, and in front of so many people.

Fortunately, Zhidong didn't live here, otherwise his innocence and reputation would be lost if he was spread by the neighbors in the streets and alleys.

Sitting quietly in the back room for a while, Zhidong remembered the master's explanation when his mood stabilized, so he asked Mrs. Zhou to call Zhou Ding into the back room, and then conveyed Tang Yuxiang's instructions.

Zhou Ding didn't know Tang Yuxiang's identity at first, so he nodded after hearing this, and replied, "Don't worry, girl, if someone asks about the owner of the pharmacy in the future, someone Zhou will definitely answer according to your instructions."

"Father, mother, the baby is back. Is there anything to eat at home?" Zhou Ding had just finished speaking when he suddenly heard a man's voice from the door, and then the door curtain was lifted, and a young man of seventeen or eighteen years old walked in.

This young man was handsome, wearing a white shirt, with an arty hand and a folding fan, but his collar was crooked, and he swayed from side to side as he walked, as if he couldn't find his balance. After entering the house, He first looked at Zhidong who was sitting on the side of the bed, his eyes rolled slightly, he didn't know what he was thinking.

Seeing this young man with a good-looking but sloppy face, Zhidong felt a sense of disgust out of nowhere, and when he saw him looking towards him, he shifted his gaze to other places, trying to keep out of sight.

Zhou Ding also felt that his son was a bit presumptuous. How could he stare at her face when he met the eldest girl for the first time? Where did you go wild again?"

Mrs. Zhou sat on the side and wanted to stop her man from shouting and cursing, but Zhou Ding gave her a hard look, "A loving mother is a loser, he has brought our family to such a state, do you still want to protect him!"

It turned out that last time Zhou Ding sold the pharmacy to Tang Yuxiang because the only son borrowed usury for gambling and couldn't pay back the money. In addition to the 800 taels of silver that redeemed his son, he took away the 1000 taels of silver from the shop, and now only 200 taels.

Biting her lip, Mrs. Zhou lowered her head, not daring to speak again.

"Father, I just had a meal with my friends last night, and I didn't do anything bad." Being scolded by his father in front of a little beauty, Zhou Bao felt embarrassed, but he was still hungry, so he could only Swallowed an explanation.

In Lin Jingzhi's eyes, Zhidong was only thirteen or fourteen years old, still a child, but in the eyes of Zhou Bao, an ancient man, Zhidong was a big girl who was ready to marry. She smelled sweet, slept well, and didn't need to bask in the sun. Her skin, which was originally a little thick and dark, had already become white and tender, and her appearance was already good. It is not an exaggeration to say that she is a little beauty.

Seeing Zhou Bao's thief eyes keep glancing at her, Zhidong's face turned cold. She really didn't expect that the honest and kind Zhou Ding and his wife would have such a naughty son. This is her. If it was Zhiqiu, He had already pointed at his nose and cursed.

It's really filthy, first bumped into someone, was molested by a man, and then met such a disgusting guy, Zhidong thought that if he wanted to leave the house in the future, he had to check the almanac first.

At this time, Zhou Ding also noticed that his son's eyes were full of lust, so he stood up and rushed over, wanting to beat his son violently. Now their whole family is relying on him for their livelihood. This bastard is so good, he dares to beat him up. It was not the first time that Zhou Bao was beaten for his bad idea. Before his father raised his hand, he ran out of the door, shouting, "You old bastard, do you still want my son? You don’t even give me any food, do you want to starve me to death!”

"Fuck, you deserve it if you die of starvation, I'll treat you as my son!" Zhou Ding was so angry that he picked up the weighing mound used to weigh medicine, and threw it at it.

Seeing that his father was very angry, Zhou Bao knew that the breakfast might be lost, so he dodged to the side in a panic, dodging the flying weights, not daring to make more burdens, and ran out of the shop in a desperate manner.

Zhou Ding's face turned blue from being unfilial, panting heavily, beating his chest and stamping his feet, Mrs. Zhou then ran out and hurried forward to caress his back to help him breathe.

Zhidong also knew the reason why family ugliness should not be publicized, so she didn't ask any more questions, and didn't want to get involved, she asked Zhou Ding and his wife a few words from Tang Yuxiang, and then took the initiative to leave.

Leaving Jishengtang, she walked onto the street, but she didn't see, in the corner of a street, a young man in white shirt was staring at her back, his eyes flickered, and he was still muttering something,

"Let my parents lie and not tell that the owner of the shop is a daughter. Could it be that there is some ulterior secret behind the master and servant...