Summer rain, as Fang Jinshi said, comes and goes quickly. Soon the dark clouds dispersed and the sun came out again.
Fang Jinshi took Qiao Ling'er back in the carriage. Along the way, Fang Jinshi saw that she was not very happy, so he deliberately teased her and told her some jokes. Sometimes Qiao Ling'er didn't understand what she was hearing and didn't understand the point of the joke. He Zai was embarrassed again and again. She watched Fang Jinshi laugh after he finished speaking, but she couldn't react for a long time. She felt more and more stupid and inferior in her heart.
She always thinks that the women around him are fair-skinned, good-looking, and know everything. I am not good-looking, know nothing, and are stupid. He is with me. It must be very boring when you stay there.
The carriage entered the South City Gate. Fang Jinshi saw that it was still early, so he asked the coachman to turn to Yulang Street. He was not in a hurry to go home and wanted to chat with Shi Quan for a drink first.
Most of the guys at Yulang Jinxian Village recognize him and greet him when they meet each other. Those who used to call him Xiao Shi or Brother Xiao Fang now greet him with a smile and address him as Fang Daguanren or Fang Gongzi. Everyone knows that he is doing a huge business, and everyone takes a high look at him.
Fang Jinshi greeted these guys with a smile on his face, and even asked some guys in a teasing tone if they wanted to go to Jiangnan Buzhuang and hang out with him. Qiao Ling'er followed him, and seeing how proud he was, she felt more and more like she was with him. The distance between them is getting farther and farther, and he is no longer the simple and naive young man he was in Shaanxi.
He was very familiar with this place and did not need anyone else to guide him. He walked directly to the room where Shi Quan lived every day. As soon as he stepped on the threshold, he shouted: "Brother"
Shi Quan was not in the room at this time. Behind the desk, a young woman was sitting where Shi Quan usually sat. She was holding a jade ax in her hand and looking at it with boredom. A little girl stood behind her. But it was Qin Hui's concubine Wang Yumei.
When Wang Yumei heard Fang Jinshi¡¯s shout, she raised her head and said, ¡°Your eldest brother is not here.¡±
Fang Jinshi didn¡¯t have a good impression of her, and she and that girl were the only ones in the house, so they had to avoid her, so Fang Jinshi turned around and left as soon as he entered the house, saying, ¡°Then I¡¯ll look for her in the back.¡±
Wang Yumei said from behind him: "Where are all Shi Erlang's servants dead? We have been sitting here for a long time without even a cup of tea." She said this, and Fang Jinshi couldn't pretend that he didn't hear it. He just looked at Shi Quan's face and said, I don¡¯t want to offend this woman either.
So Fang Jinshi turned around again, picked up the teapot on the table and shook it. There was water in it. He didn't care whether it was cold or not, so he poured a bowl into the teacup in front of Wang Yumei.
Wang Yumei picked up the tea bowl and took a sip with satisfaction. She didn't care whether the tea was cold or not. What she cared about was that others listened to her and served her. She looked at Fang Jinshi who was standing and said, "I heard Erlang said you went to Jiangnan." Selling tea, how's the business?"
No matter how big the business is, those who do business are looked down upon. Fang Jinshi smiled and replied: "It's okay, it's okay."
Wang Yumei asked again: "Are you married yet? There are some pretty girls in my house. Do you want me to mention them to your elder brother later?"
Fang Jinshi was stunned. Although he was not ashamed of Wang Yumei's character, she had good intentions. He said half-jokingly and half-seriously: "I wonder how pretty the girl from Zhongcheng Mansion is?"
Wang Yumei looked at him and said, "How beautiful a girl do you want?"
Only then did Fang Jinshi notice that Qiao Ling'er did not follow him in. He walked to the door and saw Qiao Ling'er standing under the pillar, so he waved to her. Qiao Ling'er came over, and Fang Jinshi reached out and took her hand. He walked up to Wang Yumei in the room and said, "You must be at least ten more handsome than her."
Qiao Ling'er let him pull her in in a daze, not knowing what the two of them were talking about before. When she heard what he said, she blushed and turned her head away. Fang Jinshi laughed and said: "Here. Mrs. Qin, take a good look and turn your head."
Wang Yumei glanced at Qiao Ling'er and said, "Of course there is someone who is more handsome than her. Do you want her?"
Fang Jinshi held Qiao Ling'er's hand, raised it and stroked the back of her hand, and said to Wang Yumei: "Although the Zhongcheng Mansion is big, I don't believe there is anyone more handsome than her." The Zhongcheng Mansion he mentioned naturally also included Wang Yumei's. , Wang Yumei felt angry in her heart, but she couldn't control it. She just took a sip of tea by herself.
Qiao Ling'er blushed and lowered her head. Fortunately, Fang Jinshi quickly let go of her hand. There were footsteps at the door, and Shi Quan walked in, followed by a woman, who turned out to be Feng Wan.
Although the two of them walked in one after another, they were talking quietly and looked intimate. It wasn't until they crossed the threshold that Shi Quan noticed the people in the room. He paused and saw clearly how many people were in the room. , and then said to Wang Yumei: "Mrs. Qin why are you here"
? ???Yumei said displeased: "Why, can't I come?"
Shi Quan said with a smile: "Jinxianzhuang is open for business, and there are so many customers that I can't wait to come. How could I not let you come?"
Wang Yumei took the lid of the tea bowl and looked at it, then said: "The tea you are waiting for has become cold. Please bring me a hot one."
Shi Quan agreed and walked over. Just as he was about to pick up the teapot, Feng Wanji stepped forward and picked up the teapot first and said, "It's up to me to bring tea and pour water. Erlang will accompany the guests and talk to your brother." say."
She picked up the teapot and went out. It turned out that she had the best relationship with Wang Yumei, but now she completely treated her as a strange guest. Wang Yumei felt even more angry when she saw that she vaguely regarded herself as the boss's wife and one of her family members.
Shi Quan felt a little unsure of what to say at this time. He and Wang Yumei exchanged a few polite words casually. Feng Wan came in with a teapot and poured tea for Shi Quan in front of the others. She also poured it for Wang Yumei and said : "Mrs. Qin, please have tea."
Wang Yumei reached for the tea bowl, but the tea was scalding. The tea bowl was so hot that she quickly drew back her hand. Her elbow hit the jade ax on the table. The jade ax fell to the ground and rolled.
Feng Wan bent down and picked up the jade ax. Instead of putting it back on the table, she casually placed it on the edge of the wooden barrel containing waste paper in the corner of the room.
Wang Yumei looked at Feng Wan. Feng Wan's eyes were fixed and her face was expressionless. Wang Yumei said: "This jade ax has not been broken. Should I throw it away now?"
Feng Wan took a look at the jade ax and said, "I'll take it to the back later to replace it with an iron ruler. There are many people in front of me, so I'm afraid someone might have taken it with unclean hands and feet."
Wang Yumei¡¯s expression suddenly changed, and after a while she stood up and said, ¡°It¡¯s getting late, I¡¯ll go back now.¡±
Shi Quan hurriedly stood up and sent her out. Feng Wan stood up, but did not go to see Wang Yumei off, but just went to pack her tea bowl.
Fang Jinshi smiled playfully as he watched Shi Quan accompany Wang Yumei out. He turned around and said to Feng Wan, "Mrs. Qin doesn't seem very happy."
Feng Wandao: "I'm not happy yet either."
Fang Jinshi smiled and said: "Brother can't even give it away to others? It's not like eldest brother asked her to come, she came here on her own."
Feng Wandao: "I didn't say no one would come When did you go to someone else's house and sit in the host's seat?"
Before Fang Jinshi could answer, Shi Quan had already sent Wang Yumei off and walked in alone. Feng Wan saw him coming in and said to him: "Wait a minute and move some more chairs and stools over here in case a guest comes and has no place to sit. I'll be yours." seat."
Shi Quan said: ¡°Okay, okay, I¡¯ll listen to you.¡±
Feng Wan was about to speak, but Fang Jinshi said from the side: "That's right, what my sister-in-law said is absolutely right." Feng Wan turned around and scolded with a smile: "If you keep screaming, I'll tear your mouth apart."
She immediately returned to her usual straightforward speaking style, and she no longer had the cold look she had shown towards Wang Yumei just now.
Fang Jinshi chatted with Shi Quan for a long time, drank a jar of Jiuli Peach Blossom Alcohol, stayed at Jinxianzhuang to taste the cooking skills of his future sister-in-law Feng Wan, and got up and went home with a full meal.
On the way back, Fang Jinshi chatted with Qiao Ling'er. When they talked about Wang Yumei, Fang Jinshi said: "Sometimes I really can't understand women. Like this Wang Yumei, who clearly despises her elder brother, but still comes to pester her."
Qiao Ling'er remained silent for a while, and then she boldly said, "Who canunderstand you?"
Fang Jinshi said: "It's better if others can't understand. If everything is understandable, how can I negotiate business with others, especially big business? It's impossible without a snack machine."
When Qiao Ling'er heard him say that he was going somewhere else, she said nothing more and just sighed bitterly.
Fang Jinshi took her back to his home and sent Qiao Ling'er back to her room. When he came back, he passed by Huang Jinmian's residence and saw the light on her window pane. Thinking that he had neglected her in the past two days, he left. come over.
Huang Jinmian opened the door for him. As soon as Fang Jinshi came in, he saw that all the calligraphy and paintings originally written by Huang Jinmian on the wall of the room were gone. Instead, there was a crooked calligraphy written by Fang Jinshi, "Aim high and set high." Fang Jinshi took a look. He said: "Why are you hanging this up? Take it down quickly. Others will laugh to death when they see words like this."
Jin Mian walked to him, looked up and said, "I think it's very well written. Besides, how could outsiders see my room?"
Fang Jinshi turned to look at her and said, "You agree with this? Your ability to tell lies has improved a lot."
Huang Jinmian chuckled and said, "I'm just following your example."
Fang Jinshi said: "Don't clean up here anymore. We won't be here for a few days before we go back to Huaidong. I just need a few things in the house that I like."
Huang Jinmian came closer and took his arm and said, "As long as I am here, of course you will like me."
Fang Jinshi looked at her and asked with a smile: "Tell me, what are my favorite things?"
Huang Jinmian rushed over, put her arms around his neck, and said softly: "You like to touch your legs, kiss, and touch your breasts the most" Her eyes were full of flattery, but Fang Jinshi said seriously: "What I like is Drink wine, taste tea, and listen to music."
Huang Jinmian hit him lightly, let go of his neck, and turned to leave. Fang Jinshi hugged her waist and said with a smile: "You are right, I like those three things too."
As she said this, her right hand had already found its way under her clothes.