Salt Xiao Fulang

Cloud City.

Mo Shi'an traveled all the way, and traveled fast all the way, and finally returned to Yuncheng on the eve of the winter solstice.

It was early in the morning, and the first snow of the year had not yet fallen, but the ground was covered with dry and cold frost.Fearing that the soles of the horse's feet would slip, they wrapped the horse's hooves in cloth.

Mo Shi'an entered the city and slowed down his horse, went against the flow of people, and finally stopped in front of a big house.

He exhaled white breath, his sturdy body was wrapped in a big fur, he stepped forward and knocked on the door.

A skinny little old man appeared, and he turned his head up to see the human face.He squinted his eyes happily, but couldn't find a crack.

"Xiao Mo is back, the bosses have been waiting for you for many days!"

Mo Shi'an's face softened, and he followed the old man inside, asking, "Did the second and third brothers come back this year?"

"They're all back, you're the slowest!"

Stepping into the main courtyard, a burst of alcohol came to the face.

I saw a lake in the house, a pavilion in the center of the lake, and the pavilion was ventilated from all sides, but there were three men inside, drinking and eating meat, steaming hot!

"Brother! You lost! Drink!"

"Okay, drink it! What's the next bet?"

"Just bet...whether my little brother can find a wife this year."

"That must not be possible!" The three said in unison.

Mo Shi'an: "..."

"Why are they drinking so early?" Mo Shi'an was unmoved, and asked the old gatekeeper in a good-tempered manner.

The old man didn't feel embarrassed, he still smiled and said: "It's not so early, it started last night and I haven't finished drinking yet."

Mo Shi'an probably knew how drunk the three of them were, so he hurried up to end the battlefield.

Huitong Commercial Bank has four heads, who are in charge of transportation, procurement, dealing with the government, and settlement of accounts, such a few big things.

There are some overlaps and some omissions, and they are all discussed, and they generally agree.

Mo Shi'an is not an ordinary merchant, he is one of the "Four Leaders" who is in charge of purchasing new things.

Huitong Commercial Bank has grown bigger and bigger in recent years, and it is no longer the days when the brothers carried a batch of goods from south to north.

For the sake of efficiency, the four brothers gather less and leave more, so they can only make an appointment to return to Yuncheng every winter solstice, so that everyone can get together and connect with each other.

In previous years, except for the elder brother who was in charge of the account, who was more punctual, the other two were always elusive.

Mo Shi'an thought that he would not be the last one anyway, so he stumbled instead.

When the three elder brothers saw him, they laughed at him and poured down the wine again and again...

Well, Mo Shi'an did end the battlefield, he collapsed after drinking, and everyone went back to their rooms to sleep.

This sleep was so dark that when Mo Shi'an got up and finally sat down in the main room to prepare for dinner, the three elder brothers who were also woken up by starvation also appeared.

Boss, managing accounts is a talent.

After all, we know that the account manager must not be too stupid, so this person has a big head that looks very smart, and the overall shape is like a stunted bean sprout.

"Fourth, have you found someone this year?"

Look, as soon as a person is smart, he becomes an eighth-wife, and what he cares about all day long.

Mo Shi'an just smiled and didn't speak, but the second brother also spoke after drinking tea.

"Fourth brother, to tell you the truth, the third child has a daughter this year, and you are the only bachelor left among the four of us. You said that you grew up so big for nothing. If you don't take care of yourself, how can you find a wife? Are you just asking for your weight? Hey, don’t tell me, many little girls are afraid of a big guy like you, and the two of them stand together like a father and a baby, so it’s hard to get along with each other.”

After the second child's long talk, I knew that this is a very good master.

He has an ordinary appearance, and if he doesn't speak, he will be submerged in the crowd, but when he speaks, he will shine brightly, and he can talk about the dead and the alive and the ascension to heaven.Back then when the brothers traveled all over the country, it was all up to him to bargain. The most brilliant record was talking about an old woman who was thinking about it until she was old enough to remarry, and she had a second life.

Mo Shi'an was completely honest with the second brother who didn't make any effort, poured a cup of tea on his own, and looked at the third brother.

At first glance, the third child doesn't look like a businessman at all, but looks like a frail scholar.He is more afraid of the cold, wrapped into a ball with three layers inside and three layers outside, and does not forget to behave elegantly.The fringe of hair around his neck made his little white face even more red and white.

After all, he just hugged his daughter this year. He cleared his throat and said with a good temper: "Look at what I do, I have nothing to say. Ever since my husband gave birth to my baby, I have a divination every day, no matter what. Wealth is prosperous, people's fortune is prosperous, and everything is prosperous. As for you, marry or not."

Mo Shi'an rubbed his nose and drank a cup of tea.

If you want to say that among the four brothers, Mo Shi'an is the tallest.In the past, when a few people were running a business, whenever they encountered gangsters, they asked Mo Shi'an to stand up and show them.

Under normal circumstances, the enemy would retreat within three breaths, and when they encountered an extremely confident villain, they would basically not be able to hold a stick of incense in Mo Shian's hands.

This one is very tall, and his kung fu is really good.

I just don't know if it's because I'm stupid in martial arts, and I'm not enlightened in my 20s, which makes the big brother anxious.

The three joint trials come every year, and Mo Shi'an is used to it.

This house is only used by a few people for gatherings every year, and the cooks are all found on the spot.

After waiting for the dishes, they finally got down to business.

"...Next year, the imperial envoy will send people from the prime minister's faction on their southern tour. I got the news that from the capital to this side, we will take the route of Huangcheng, Xiangcheng, Yuncheng, and Shicheng, and then continue south." The old man said. Two said.

Mo Shi'an's heart skipped a beat, and he asked: "The last time I went to Jiangyin Mountain, right? It's changed this time?"

The second child nodded, and Mo Shi'an touched his chin.

"Why?" It's rare to see that Mo Shi'an is interested in government affairs. In the past, when he was asked to go to a certain county to deliver greeting cards, he was always reluctant.

"...You know, this time I am heading for the coal in the north of Nantian Town, and I have stopped in several counties along the way. There is a small county named Chunyang, where the county magistrate colludes with the local tyrants, and the common people It’s miserable, and there’s nowhere to appeal.”

The boss shook his head twice: "There is such a thing!?"

Several people looked at each other in blank dismay, and the second child was the first to ask questions.

"Nantian Town is so close to us, even if it is a nearby county, it will never be an uninhabited wilderness. If there is a peerless corrupt official, how can we not hear the news at all?"

Mo Shian sighed.

"If I hadn't seen the county tyrant traveling in a sedan chair carrying ten people with such a great momentum, and everyone bowed their heads in fear, I wouldn't have believed it. There might be someone behind the county tyrant to give advice."

The third child suddenly laughed out loud, and coughed after laughing: "Did the fourth brother meet some predestined fate in that small county town? Otherwise, let's see when he meddled in such a nosy business!"

When the gossip was mentioned, the eyes of the three people lit up.

Mo Shi'an was ashamed: "What fate, don't talk nonsense, I hit it off with a couple in Chunyang County, they are already a couple, what's the matter with me."

"Then there are no other love affairs? For example, the little girl who showed love to you? The little twins who threw themselves into your arms? Don't you have any?" The third child said unwillingly.

Mo Shi'an tried hard to think about it.

"...You know, a merchant traveling all over the world, wearing ordinary coarse clothes, no one will talk to you about marriage, who knows where you will marry... Ah," he suddenly paused, quite strangely He said, "There is a little Shuang'er, buy me ointment and let me touch his hand."

Big brother: "..."

Second brother: "..."

Third brother: "..."

The three stood up suddenly.

Boss: "I haven't gone out for a long time, it's time to move."

The second child: "Everyone who bullies men and women can be punished. I'll go to find out first and see if I want to sell the news to the prince, the prime minister, or the Zhennan Houfu."

Third child: "Hey."

Mo Shi'an got up decisively, closed the door, and poured himself another cup of tea.

"I'm talking nonsense, there's nothing wrong with it. But that county tyrant is really hateful, I want to go back and have a look. I'll let you guys know what's going on then."

The third child rubbed his hands together and said, "You can do whatever you want. But then again, I've never heard of a county tyrant having a good end, often before other officials come to investigate, he will be killed by the people first. Your little The county seat, maybe it is brewing."

Mo Shi'an smiled: "That's true. The hit-and-miss couple I just met are not like fuel-efficient lamps."

"After your coal is dug this year, there will be nothing to do. You can stare at it as much as you like." The third child clapped his hands, and just after summarizing, he felt that something was wrong.

"... Fourth brother, tell me the truth, what is so special about Chunyang County?"

The cook was just cooking, and all kinds of delicacies were served on the table. He smiled and said: "It's nothing special, but it's just that I have the only county magistrate who I handed over the greeting card, but nothing came to light. Dare to put down Huitong Commercial Bank Your face is so fresh."

Suddenly coughing sounded one after another, and everyone silently began to fill their stomachs, slandering Mo Shi'an every day for bad water.

***

Chunyang County.

Blessed Cloth.

The shopkeeper surnamed Ma was looking through the account book for the person in front of him tremblingly.

The man was hidden in the shadows, he couldn't distinguish his face, he just put his hands on his cheeks and half-closed his eyes to read.

It was getting dark outside, and seeing the word becoming more and more blurred, shopkeeper Ma summoned his courage eight hundred times, and finally spoke.

"I'll light a lamp for you...?"

The man didn't answer, but just yawned big and leaned his head back on the chair.

"Forget it, that's it for today, I'm going back."

Shopkeeper Ma asked bitterly: "Then will you come tomorrow...?"

The man didn't answer, just kept silent for a while, then asked, "I heard you want to buy a new concubine?"

Shopkeeper Ma broke out in a cold sweat: "Yes... yes... but I heard that the store doesn't seem to be selling it..."

The man suddenly laughed.

"If you say you regret it, you will regret it. How can there be such a good thing? You, if you don't insist on being a human being, how can you become a master?"

"...be taught, be taught."

"Okay, it's good that you know. Chunyang County is very lively recently, and you all go to do business with dim sum. If the business is not doing well, it doesn't matter whether you sit in the shopkeeper's position or not. Give it away."

"Yes Yes."

The man stood up, a little crescent moon reflected in his eyes.

"Little concubine is having a hard time..."