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Cheng Wenren saw that Bai Xin was crying, and he was holding his hand tightly again, with a look of reluctance, wishing he could hug him into his arms, his chest seemed to be filled to the brim, he suppressed this impulse, anxiously Question: "Sanlang, I heard that as soon as I came back, the imperial court issued a decree saying that all bank notes are invalid, and our house has changed owners. I am afraid that my father's business has suffered a setback, so I should bring the whole family back to my hometown. I came to report to you first that I am safe, and temporarily put the goods I brought back in one place, you can take care of them, I will go back to my hometown and let my family know that I am fine, and I will come back."

Bai Xin felt that the boulder that had been pressing on his chest for the past few days disappeared in an instant, and his whole body was like a feather, about to float up. He wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, and said happily, "You don't need to go back, your family lives in Panlou now. Street, I'll take you to find them."

Cheng Wenren was overjoyed when he heard this, he pulled Bai Xin and was about to rush out, Bai Xin was also a little stupid, he didn't even want to go out with him, but Fulin who was standing at the door hurriedly stopped the two of them and reminded: "Master, Bai Sanlang , you two left, no one is watching this shop."

The two suddenly realized, and looked at each other, both a little embarrassed by each other's impulsive imprudence.

Bai Xin let go of his hand, knowing that he was eager to see his family, and seemed to empathize with him, so he ran upstairs in a hurry, "I'll go upstairs first and ask my elder brother to come down and watch the shop."

Although he knew that Bai Xin was just going upstairs to call someone, but the warmth in his hands suddenly disappeared, Cheng Wen couldn't help feeling a little empty in his heart, and unconsciously scratched with his fingers.

Bai Xin went upstairs and told his family that Cheng Wenren was back. Da Lang was honest and unaware of Bai Xin's abnormality.Seeing her son's bright face, Mrs. Cao had mixed feelings in her heart, and laughed a few times unnaturally.

Cao Shi and Da Lang went downstairs together, they both wished Cheng Wenren a safe return, said a few words, and let them leave.

Before Cheng Wen came to Bai Xin, he went around to his silk and satin shop and saw that the door was locked, and there was no answer when he knocked on it. Now that Bai Xin said that his family lived on Panlou Street, he thought it was some remote place , I didn't expect to only walk a few steps, and then I heard Bai Xin say, "Here we are."

"Ah?" Cheng Wenren looked around in a daze, "Are you there? My family lives..."

Cheng Wenren's voice stopped abruptly, and he saw the old shopkeeper of their original silk and satin shop sitting in a shop.

Now that the old shopkeeper is free, he likes to sit behind the counter, staring at the door, watching the passers-by, and his life is full of vicissitudes.This time, he first saw a familiar figure, and stood up suddenly in disbelief. He was getting old and his eyes were not working well, so he stretched his neck and squinted his eyes. The figure became clearer, and he recognized Cheng Wenren's face For a moment, he yelled, and then shouted like a child: "Master, madam, the second young master is back!"

While shouting, he rushed out, tightly holding Cheng Wenren's hand, shaking like a sieve, tears streaming down his face, "Young master, you are back." Repeating just this sentence, crying and laughing at the same time.

The old shopkeeper's voice was loud and loud, and the cry just now had already alarmed the upstairs. After a while, a group of people came down from the second floor, led by Mr. Cheng and Mrs. Cheng. Now they are just eager parents and don't care about it. What kind of dignity, they came down together, walked to the door, saw that it was really her son, Mrs. Cheng howled with excitement, grabbed Cheng Wenren and did not let go, Master Cheng's eyes were red, he couldn't hold back, and shed tears.

Followed by Cheng Dalang, Mrs. Cheng, and some servants, Mrs. Cheng also burst into tears, and for a while, the old and the young burst into tears, and surrounded Cheng Wenren.

Cheng Wenren was at a loss at first, but when he saw his parents, brothers and sisters looking haggard, he couldn't help feeling sad, so he immediately plopped down on the ground, "It's really a crime for my child to make my parents, brothers and sisters worry about me."

The old couple of the Cheng family saw that their son became more and more calm and stable, and they were both happy and distressed. Mrs. Cheng pulled him up and said suddenly, "It's good to be back, it's good to be back! My son has suffered a lot outside. Come into the house quickly, Dongmei, you go to boil the water, Qiutang, you go to buy vegetables, Xia He, you go to the branch of Lao Zhang, let him prepare some special dishes, Chun Xing, you take someone to clean up a clean room .”

The maid who had been called took orders and responded, and then dispersed, and there were fewer people in the room, which made Bai Xin stand out, and they all turned their attention to him.

Even though Bai Xin wanted to say a thousand things to Cheng Wenren, he couldn't surpass his family members, and cupped his hands wittily, "Wenren is lucky to have returned safely, congratulations on the family reunion, and I won't bother you later."

Cheng Wenren called "Sanlang" subconsciously, a little anxious to be alone with him, to discern the other party's feelings for him, but he also knew that there was a change in the family and it was time to reunite with his family. His eyes passed through the crowd, and he stuck to Bai Xin's body , "Sanlang, I will find you tomorrow morning."

Bai Xin felt uneasy when he looked at him under everyone's gaze, and smiled stiffly.

When Master Cheng saw this, his heart skipped a beat, his hands hidden in his sleeves trembled unconsciously, and he looked at Bai Xin with a complicated expression.

Sensing Master Cheng's gaze, Bai Xin was inexplicably guilty, and hastily crossed his hands to say goodbye.

Back in the shop, it was strange to see Mother sitting behind the counter. Bai Xin felt happy, and said jokingly, "Mother is more imposing now. If you sit here, she is a shopkeeper."

Da Lang followed with a laugh, Cao Shi laughed a few times dryly, stretched his neck and looked out again, and asked: "Master Cheng has gone back? Their family will be reunited now, I'm afraid they should be overjoyed."

"That's right, the whole family is hugging each other and crying." Thinking of that scene, although it makes people's eyes sore, they are tears of joy.

Cao frequently raised her hand to press her hair bun by her ear. Bai Xin had already figured her out, knowing that it was a subconscious action of her discomfort, "His shop is closed, I really don't know what to do in the future."

Bai Xin didn't take it seriously and said, "What can I do? The shop can be reopened after it's closed. I think his house can still get up."

Mrs. Cao was taken aback, "Isn't his family completely bankrupt this time? How to get up? If he can get up, he won't even have the money to rent a house, right? Does his family still have some capital secretly? Let me tell you, so big It is impossible for the family business to collapse all at once."

Bai Xin misunderstood, but thought that his mother was worried about spending money to rent a house for his family, and he was used to his mother's temper. He explained: "The Cheng family's big business, there must be many merchants cooperating with his family, it's not like It’s like our shop. Every time we buy goods, the price is only a few hundred taels. There are many people in partnership with his family, and it’s not like ours. All of a sudden, those people in the past came here at once. Even though his family had saved silver taels, he was a businessman after all, and he was used to spending silver bills. Well, just the staff's wages alone cost a lot of money every month, and there are various taxes, so the Cheng family can't afford it all of a sudden."

Mrs. Cao listened with difficulty, and then asked: "In this case, how should his family get up?"

Bai Xin smiled and said: "I heard someone say something, it seems that this time I went to sea, brought back a ship of goods, and sold them, so I should have some capital."

Mrs. Cao was even more restless when she heard this, "Didn't I hear you say that his family wanted to go back to their hometown? Why didn't they come back again? Besides, now that the bank notes are all invalid, Master Cheng still has money to buy goods?"

Bai Xin didn't take it seriously, and said: "When they go to sea, they are all in exchange for goods. They take silk and satin, porcelain and jade, and then exchange them for other things. How can they use silver tickets? How many times can they be issued once? Interested money." Bai Xin thought of Master Cheng's calm and prestige face again, even though he was hit by this blow, his eyes were still clear and never collapsed. Can still be like Master Cheng, he continued: "If you hear that someone sold the goods and made money, his family will not be willing to go back to the countryside, and I'm afraid they still want to make a comeback."

Mrs. Cao sighed, and couldn't help muttering, "Actually, there's nothing wrong with going back to farming? After taking care of the land, when the season comes, there will be rewards, and you don't have to worry about other things. It's better than doing business with fear every day. As long as there are fewer customers in our shop, I won’t be able to sleep at night.”

"Mother, there are natural and man-made disasters in farming. In this world, why don't you take risks?"

Cao Shi had nothing to say, sat absent-mindedly for a while, and then went upstairs.