Fisherman

After waiting in the shop for a long time but no one came back, Zhao Qian was a little worried, brother Zhou rarely came to the market, although it was common for him to stroll in the market, but after all, his identities were different, so he was unavoidably anxious Afraid that something would happen to him and he would send away the guests on hand, he was about to close the door and go out to look for it, but he saw a familiar figure coming from a distance from the alley.

He hurried over: "Didn't find the way? Why have you been here for so long?"

Brother Zhou shook his head, he led the man back to the shop, scooped him a cup of sour plum juice, and asked him to rest for a while.

"I met an acquaintance at the tailor's shop."

"Who?" Zhao Qian asked subconsciously.

Brother Zhou's mood is very complicated: "Cao Fang."

Hearing this name, Zhao Qian couldn't help feeling strange for a moment, but instantly became familiar again. The person he thought he would never see again was also in the market.

Brother Zhou recounted what happened today, but he didn't pay much attention to what Cao Fang said. After all, she used to look down on her in the village, and what she was most curious about was how she will become what it is now.

"Don't take it to heart, each has its own way to go. When she stole the boat from the folks and escaped, we didn't count her as the greatest friendship. No matter what kind of work she lives on now, she will not be treated when she meets her in the future. I know." Zhao Qian said a few words of relief.

Brother Zhou nodded, as long as Zhao Qian didn't take it to heart, there was no need for him to remember, so the two put the matter aside.

Today's business is much busier than yesterday, unlike yesterday when they had free time to eat barbecue and drink soup by themselves, the two of them have been busy until night, because they promised to deliver barbecue to Goulan Yard, Zhao Qian opened the door early closed.

He thought that since the deposit was paid in the hook bar, he would cook more. After all, the speed of earning money in the yard is not as fast as that of the common people, and they don't care about the one or two taels of silver for food. What's more, I'm afraid Others rushed to pay the bill.

After roasting three grilled fish, he roasted all the meat dishes with the shortest shelf life left in the day, and when they were ready, he found that there were two big food boxes.

"Shaoyu, you can go with me later."

Brother Zhou's eyes lit up, it would be good to go out with him, even if Zhao Qian didn't mention it, he would have to mention it, after all, it's that kind of dusty place, you have to watch your man carefully.

After fetching water and washing their faces, the couple locked the door and went to the Goulan courtyard in the groggy night.

The market is not big, and there is only one in Goulan Courtyard, named Huaxianlou. When dusk comes, when the lanterns hanging at the door of the shop are lit, the three-story building starts to open for business. The gorgeous girl is led by her mother , standing at the gate of the courtyard, posing in disregard of the folk customs, inviting passing men to enter.

The first time Zhao Qian went there, he didn't know where the back door was, so he went straight through the front door to find the back door, but when he passed by the door, he still couldn't help but stop and take a look. Customs and culture, secondly, the Goulan at this time seems to be different from what I imagined. Except for a few scantily clad women at the door, there are actually handsome young men among them.

Fortunately, the boys in the fence are all short in height and thin in build. Generally speaking, they fit into the group. If a few taller and stronger ones stand at the door, it would be a bit nondescript.

"Brother Zhao!" Zhou Geer passed by, looking at the group of young girls who were wearing heavy makeup and scantily clad, who dared not look directly at them, lowered their heads and just wanted to hurry past, and when they got to the front, Only then did I realize that Zhao Qian was still standing ahead watching.

With a half smile on his face, he also said that he was just doing business and had no other ideas, so he shouldn't have believed him yesterday!

After yelling but still not answering, he walked back angrily and twisted his arm: "The barbecue is going to be cold!"

Zhao Qian frowned, touched the pinched arm, and coughed dryly: "I just took a look at it, just looked at it, and that's all, no one looks as good as you."

Brother Zhou didn't respond to his shameless words, and walked to the front a few steps. He knew his own appearance very well. People said that brothers from rich and noble families looked like gods, no worse than women, but he Years of fishing in the sea, calloused hands, tanned face like a man, taller than most brothers, if not for Brother Zhao's tall stature, standing next to him would make him look short, I'm afraid To be laughed at.

In the past, some elderly people in the village said that he was a man in his mother's womb, and he became a brother at birth. Otherwise, how could he be so different from ordinary brothers? Fortunately, eyebrows are eyebrows, eyes are eyes, otherwise it is impossible to see .

Brother Zhao is good at craftsmanship, and he is so smart. After earning a lot of money, I don’t know if he will get rid of himself. If he likes children, he can marry another girl to have children for him. If he likes little brothers , can also marry a young and good-looking brother...

"What are you thinking? We're here!" Seeing the young man walking forward in a daze, Zhao Qian hurriedly grabbed him.

Brother Zhou came back to his senses and looked up at the high threshold. He didn't expect that even a hook fence was repaired so magnificently. He regained his wandering spirit just now, and held the food box tighter.

Zhao Qian seemed to see his discomfort, and kept holding his hand without letting go, and the two walked in together.

Entering through the back door is the back yard. Zhao Qian was wondering why there was no one guarding the door. Only when he got inside did he realize that someone was training a disobedient girl.

"Tie her to the pillar with me, and don't give me a bite to eat." The middle-aged woman with her waist pierced and her voice was full of momentum, pointing at the young girl leaning on the pillar and yelling: "What's the matter, I still want to learn from others Guarding your innocence and marrying a wealthy master, that requires some tricks from you!"

The handyman who came out of the front hall with the teapot seemed to be unable to attract his attention when his mother scolded the girl, but his eyes lit up when he saw Zhao Qian and Brother Zhou, and he quickly put down the teapot and ran over: "Oh, here we come !"

The handyman lifted the two boxes of barbecue into his hands, and walked in front of the middle-aged woman in three steps: "Mom, the barbecue is here!"

The middle-aged woman frowned and drew her long thin eyebrows, looked away from the struggling girl on the pillar, and raised her voice: "What are you talking about?"

Working in a dusty place for decades, the old bustard's ears are not very good. The handyman repeated it again, and she had a smile on her face. She quickly snatched the food box from the handyman, opened the lid, and the spicy aroma came from the shop. It made her smile stretch even wider.

"That's the smell. Yesterday, Xiuxian'er bought some and hid in the room with a few girls to eat. I smelled it from the door."

The handyman nodded, that's right, yesterday the girls ran from the door of Xiu Xian'er's house several times, just because they didn't give some to the old bustard to taste, today let Xiu Xian'er go outside to attract guests.

The old bustard was all smiles, turned her buttocks and went to Zhao Qian. Seeing his strong body, which was much stronger than those men in the yard, she couldn't help punching her in the chest. Zhao Qian smelled the smell of rouge. , held his breath and quickly grabbed the old bustard's wrist.

"Four two."

The old bustard raised her eyebrows and said coquettishly: "I really don't understand the style."

She was not in a hurry to take out the money, looked at Brother Zhou standing beside him, covered her mouth and smiled: "Hey, this is a brother, I didn't go in and look, but looked at the tall and thick-headed man, I thought it was a man."

Brother Zhou couldn't help lowering his eyes when he heard this.

Zhao Qian took a step forward and blocked Brother Zhou: "We still have to go back to do business."

"Why are you so anxious, we will be regular customers from now on."

"That couldn't be better."

The old bustard smiled and said, "Why don't you go in and have a sit? The number one in our courtyard will come out to pick up customers today."

Zhao Qian smiled but said: "I'm not a guest."

"It's really boring." After grunting, the old bustard took out four taels of silver from his purse: "It's really expensive, don't try to blackmail me."

"You also have to see what kind of service it is for you." After accepting the money, before the old bustard could speak, he said, "Welcome to come again next time."

After the two went out, Brother Zhou asked in a low voice, "It's too expensive."

"It's so annoying, shouldn't it be more expensive?"

Having said that, Brother Zhou smiled, he really didn't expect the people in Goulan courtyard to be so difficult to deal with, luckily Brother Zhao brought him with him, otherwise Brother Zhao might really be dragged to spend the night in the courtyard.

After finishing this business, the couple did not continue to barbecue when they went back.

The next morning, Zhao Qian didn't open the door for business, he was going to Xiaoer's restaurant to buy wine, packed up and was ready to go out.

Brother Zhou called him to stop, and handed over the clothes in his hand: "You can wear this newly made clothes and go out."

He looked down at the clothes on his body: "what's the matter, isn't this one good for me?"

"Since you're going to discuss business, you'd better dress decently, so as not to be looked down upon."

Zhao Qian agreed: "You are still thoughtful."

He went into the house and changed his clothes. When he married Brother Zhou, he went to the tailor shop to make wedding clothes, and was pestered by the proprietress. By the way, he made them for him. There was no need to wear them in the village. He would barbecue in the market all day long. It's all oil stains, and there's no need to wear it. I haven't worn it again and again. It's tailor-made, and the upper body is very suitable.

Brother Zhou looked at him changing clothes as if he had changed a person. As the saying goes, a man depends on his clothes and a horse depends on his saddle, and he will be much handsomer when he wears new clothes. He went to help adjust his collar: "The clothes very suitable."

"If you change the sky, go to the tailor shop and make some new clothes." Zhao Qian held his hand that straightened his collar.

"I have enough clothes to wear. Didn't I make one at home when we got married? Besides, I stay in the shop every day and don't need to go out to discuss business. It's unnecessary."

"It's not necessary, we don't lack the money to make clothes now."

Brother Zhou didn't agree or refuse, and quickly pushed people out: "Go, go, come back early and open the door for business."

Zhao Qian walked outside: "I see."

According to what Xiao Er said, he found a restaurant. After all, he was spending money to buy wine. The boss was very enthusiastic, and he was just discussing the high price and low price. With Xiao Er's introduction, things were much easier, without much effort. He settled the matter, and of course, part of the credit went to the two big fishes that were sent.

The boss is also very busy, after the matter is settled, let him take care of himself and go to greet the business by himself. He responded to Zhou Geer's words and was about to go back, but he heard the sound of talking in the restaurant.

"I heard that there is a barbecue restaurant in Yongning Lane, and the taste is very good."

"What kind of barbecue, I haven't heard of it."

"Master Qiu always goes to big restaurants, I've never heard that those snacks are normal, I didn't pay much attention to them before, but after Xiao Er recommended them, I helped to buy some, and the taste was really good. "The person who spoke smashed his tongue, and seemed to have endless aftertaste.

The middle-aged man surnamed Qiu said with a smile: "Then ask Xiaoer to buy some, and let me open my eyes!"

"Unfortunately, Xiao Er said that the door was not opened this morning, and it will be opened in the afternoon."

"Yo, that's really a coincidence." The cow surnamed Qiu took a sip of wine: "Then ask Xiaoer to get some in the afternoon. If it tastes good, hire the owner of the small shop home to be a cook. When the time comes, everyone If you want to eat, you can come home."

The people at the table laughed: "Boss Qiu is rich!"

"I don't know whether Boss Qiu hired the cook back to let everyone get together, or to please that beautiful and beautiful third aunt!"