Lucky not to forget

Chapter 14 Opening

In the blink of an eye, it was the sixth day of the lunar new year, and the pastries steamed the day before had already been put on the counter, in various flower shapes and flavors, each one was small and exquisite, which was cute and adorable.Wuwang prepared some tea and picked some food, and put them on the long table in front of the door for the guests to taste first and then buy.Looking at the sun, it was only three quarters of an hour before the door opened to welcome guests. I couldn't help but feel uneasy, and said, "Uncle's leg hasn't healed yet, so just sit behind the counter later and come outside in case you want to come." It's not good to bump into each other."

Liu Hong nodded and said, "I just take care of the account, and don't ask about others, you are the masters."

Mrs. Zhang said with a smile, "The owner of the money has asked you to do it, and the rest is just doing errands, which naturally belongs to us."

Because Liu Hong's legs and feet were almost recovered, he was in a good mood when the new store opened again, so he joked, "If you can do the bookkeeping well, then I will let you be the accountant, and my sister and I will do odd jobs."

Mrs. Zhang spat, "After all those days spent in bed, is the pen still smooth? Don't put the abacus beads in the wrong place."

"What's wrong, this is a serious business, and it can't be wrong." Liu Hong cracked his abacus with his hands, and said in his mouth, "I haven't fought for a few months, and my hands are not born yet. You just call for business. , I’m here, don’t worry.”

At this time, someone knocked on the door outside, thinking that perhaps Zhang Zhang had arrived, he asked, "Who is it?"

The person outside the door replied, "The one who sent the plaque, let the master have a look, but he is still satisfied."

Mrs. Zhang and Wu Wang hurriedly dismantled the boards one by one in order, and put them neatly by the door. When they went out, they looked at the board. It was covered with red silk. With gold leaf flamboyantly wrote three big characters - Li Xuezhai.

The three of them looked at each other, this plaque was worth at least 50 taels of silver, enough for them to open three more shops like this, this Mr. Pei is really generous!

The guy said, "This is for you to hang up."

Wuwang Muna nodded, and saw a man hurriedly running up the street, dressed like a servant, he ran to Wuwang and bowed in front of Wuwang, "Congratulations on the successful opening of the girl, our master Zhen sent the young man to ask first. How about asking this question, our uncle was supposed to come early in the morning, but he just came back from Beijing after midnight last night, and he couldn't get up at one o'clock in the morning, please forgive me, the lady is washing up now, and so on Please come over here after I invite the master and wife."

Wuwang nodded again, thinking, it's really hard for him, he got home in the middle of the night, and this morning he has to come here again, wouldn't he only sleep for two or three hours!

A group of people carefully raised the plaque to the eaves, but it took a lot of effort to hang it up because red sandalwood is a hardwood. Master and our shop use this kind of plaque, and the people next to him only use cork, so that people can tell at a glance that this shop is related to Master Zhen, and I don’t know how much trouble it will save the girl!"

Wuwang asked puzzled, "What's the trouble?"

"Girl, don't you know? If you want to open a shop, you just need to have front-end goods. The rascals on the street want to extort money," the young man counted on his fingers. Filial piety, it's messed up, if there is no one to support, the business will definitely not go on."

Don't think that what he sent was just a plaque, who would have thought that there is such a mystery in it, sighing at the same time, Pei Zhen is such a thoughtful person, these big favors and small favors are like a net , densely trapped her, and it would be extremely difficult to escape.

The boy suddenly shouted, "Our uncle is here!"

Wu Wang looked up and saw a person walking from the corridor of a row of shops on the street, wearing a moon-white cross-neck long-sleeved gown, shaking a fan in his left hand, holding a light green oil-paper umbrella in his right hand, and the silk ribbon on his head fluttering in the morning wind , came lightly like a leisurely stroll.

"Sir, it's a good business." He cupped his hands and bowed to Liu Hong, then grinned at Wuwang, "At least I've caught up, I didn't know that it only takes two days to travel from Beiping to Duoyi." Wuwang didn't know Why, his nose suddenly became sore, he looked dark, and the number of people has decreased a lot. They were dispatched here from Beiping, and they walked here for more than 20 days, but he only spent two days on such a hot day. Hurry up, what a crime!

Seeing her expressionless face, Pei Zhen's heart sank. Then she turned to look at the plaque above, and asked, "Don't you like it? I asked the county magistrate to inscribe the words. Is it not well written?"

Wuwang felt that he was rude, and hurriedly shook his head to invite him into the store. Zhang Shifang came back to his senses, led him to sit down, and brought him pastries to eat. Pei Zhen saw that the plum blossom-shaped food was crystal clear, and the stuffing inside You can see it clearly, taste it and feel it is fragrant and refreshing, so you said with a smile, "Madam is really a good crafter, just open Zhang Qing and wait for the money."

Mrs. Zhang said happily, "Your auspicious words are accepted, and I will ask you to take care of me in the future."

Pei Zhen cupped her hands and said, "It must be."

Not long after, the servant came to report, "It's almost time, and the firecrackers are all ready, please show me the shopkeeper, but open immediately?"

Wu Wang looked outside, his face was a little disappointed, Pei Zhen shook his fan and glanced at her, slightly annoyed in his heart, but his face was idle, and said to Liu Hong, "I'm afraid it will be bad if the auspicious time is missed."

Liu Hong said, "Then open it."

The little servant got the order and ran out, and the firecrackers blared all of a sudden, which was deafening.Wu Wang covered her ears and hid behind Mrs. Zhang, so frightened that she didn't dare to open her eyes. Pei Zhen found it funny seeing her like that, and the unhappiness in front of her disappeared.

After the firecrackers were set off, Wu Wang hurriedly cleaned up the confetti all over the floor with the boy. Gradually, guests came to the door. Sit in the hall, it's a bit cleaner there."

Pei Zhen said, "It's okay, you go and do your own work. I'll talk to your uncle and leave."

Wu Wang hesitated and said, "You have been tired all the way, and you still have to deal with the matter of the plaque. We are really sorry. You can go back and have a rest. Just now my uncle said that when you are free, I want to invite you to have a light meal." .”

Pei Zhen joked, "Your uncle meant it? I thought it was you!"

Wu Wangqiao blushed, and said in a low voice, "Chun Jun's family is grateful for your kindness."

Pei Zhen chuckled, seeing that she was so ashamed, she stopped teasing her, and turned to chat with Liu Hong.Wuwang exhaled secretly, at this time Mrs. Zhang was very busy, several female customers ordered, and she alone had no skills, so Wuwang went to help when she saw it, and wrapped the pastries into a square pile with paper , covered with red paper, tied with fine hemp rope, and handed out to the guests one by one.Judging from the items sold at the moment, jujube bergamot, roses, blessings and birthdays, small peach cakes, and white saqima are selling very well.

While he was busy, Zhang Zhang came in from the outside, saw Wu Wang and said, "The business is so good, the money is earned, I think I will be tired at night, and I have to prepare enough goods for tomorrow."

Wu Wang was sulking, and just ignored him while he was working on his hands. Zhang Cheng guessed a little bit from her appearance, and said with a smile, "I just came back from collecting rent from Zhuangzi, and I didn't make it in time for you to open the door. I'm sorry." , don’t be angry, how good it is to lose your body! How about I take you to the temple fair tomorrow? It’s an apology for you.”

Wuwang muttered, "I'm so old and I'm still stubborn all day long. Now that the store is so busy, how can I let go of it?"

Zhang Cheng smiled and said, "You just say whether you want to go or not. If you want to go, I will naturally have a way to ask someone to take your place. It doesn't hurt if you go for a day and a half."

It was hopeless that she was a girl of fourteen or fifteen years old, there was no one who didn't like to be stubborn, she thought about it for a while, and finally agreed with a pursed smile.Then he said, "You've been there for several days now, how are you doing?"

A trace of helplessness flashed in Zhang Cheng's eyes, and he said in a muffled voice, "My cousin treats me very well, just like a dear friend, only the people below don't obey me, so I went there and always arranged for me behind my back."

Wang Wang felt very sad when he heard it, so he could only comfort him, "They are just jealous, why bother to take those ugly words to heart."

Zhang Cheng said bitterly, "What's even more annoying is that my wife's natal sister's husband is gone, and the family is in decline. Two days ago, she dragged her daughter and moved here, and she muttered all day long that her brother-in-law earned the family property to have sex with others. Marrying clothes, I am like her servant, wanting the stars today, and the moon tomorrow, which makes me extremely troubled."

Wuwang resented, "Why is this so, your cousin is also considered the mistress' wife, don't you care about all of this?"

Zhang Cheng shook his head and said, "When I was young, I was a ready-made grandma, why did I care about this!"

Wu Wang said bitterly, "Since you are the stepson of his family, you must have a name in the genealogy, then you are a serious master, and sooner or later it will be the turn of outsiders to point fingers! You have to act like a master, Your aunt doesn't care about your face, you should go back to your wife and ask her to make the decision, and according to my temperament, I just threw their things out and asked them to go home by themselves. What's the matter with staying in someone else's house!"

Zhang Zhang laughed, and said, "I didn't know you had such a means, and you will definitely not suffer in the future."

Gu Wang looked very embarrassed, lowered his head and said angrily, "What are you talking about, I'm just fighting for you."

Zhang Zhang smiled, avoided the customers in the store, and looked at Wu in a low voice, "I will go back to my wife in two days and tell her to invite a matchmaker to propose marriage. It's just that my status is embarrassing now. If you follow me, I'm afraid It will cause you to suffer together... I have thought about this for several nights, and I have not told you because I am afraid that you will be wronged, but if I don't tell you, I am not reconciled... Sister Chun, are you willing?"

Don Wang blushed, almost breathless, his heart was ecstatic, his mind was dizzy, and he didn't know how to answer him for a while, he was afraid of his jokes if he answered, but he was afraid that he would not count the next time, his heart was full of knots, it was gone idea.

Zhang Zhang is a yellow crocodile head. Seeing her noncommittal, she stammered as if anxious, "Could it be that you don't want to? You know my heart for you."

Wu Wang hurriedly said, "You allow me to discuss with my uncle and aunt before returning to you."

Only then did Zhang Zhang put his heart back into his stomach, nodded with joy, looked at each other and smiled affectionately.

Pei Zhen, who was chatting with Liu Hong by the tent earlier, tilted her head and shook her fan, and hummed coldly in her heart: What a loving concubine!Treat me as a dead person!Let's see how you go to the temple fair tomorrow!
(End of this chapter)