Shopkeeper Hong made a polite remark and said: "Okay! Then I'll give the girl face, 50/50 is 50/50, but this pill can only be sold by our pharmacy in the future!"
Qibao smiled and said: "That's natural. If we choose Grandpa Hong to cooperate, we won't work with a second one either!"
Shopkeeper Hong started to draw up the contract. After a while, he picked it up, blew it, and handed it to Qibao. Qibao looked at it and signed her name.
Shopkeeper Hong said: "In the future, I will send someone to pick up a month's worth of pills, and then bring you the money. What do you think?"
Qibao said: "No problem!"
Seeing that the matter had been settled, the old man said: "Shopkeeper Hong, please stay at my house for lunch today. It's not too late to go back after eating!"
Shopkeeper Hong did not refuse and said: "Thank you, old man!"
Mrs. Wang and the others are very happy today. They have another profitable business at home. The few of them are very busy and energetic. They are going to make a delicious meal, entertaining shopkeeper Hong at noon.
In the main room, shopkeeper Hong was chatting with the old man.
Shopkeeper Hong said: "When I came here, I saw the roads being built in Xujiacun. I asked specifically about it and found out that it was your family who paid for it."
The old man smiled and said: "Yes, you can do great things no matter how capable you are. If you want to be rich, you should build a road first! Once this road is built, it will be good for our family and the villagers!"
Shopkeeper Hong said: "The old man is so generous. If it were left to ordinary people, they would not be able to buy a house in the town when they are rich. The whole family has moved in and lived such a comfortable life. Your family also contributed money to build roads. This is not the case for everyone. There is a pattern!"
The old man said: "Although it is convenient to move to the town, how do you know that those who move to the town will really live a comfortable life, while those who stay in the countryside will not live a comfortable life! I have thought about it, and I will stay in Xujiacun all my life, I will never go anywhere! "
Shopkeeper Hong said: "Well, what the old man said is right, but my thinking is narrow-minded!"
"Shopkeeper Hong, you are a person who does big things. You are different from farmers like me. Our ancestors have lived here all our lives. This is our root. How can we leave so easily!"
Shopkeeper Hong nodded and agreed with what the old man said.
"It's still early, how about Shopkeeper Hong and I play a game of chess to pass the time?" the old man said.
"The old man can also play chess?" Shopkeeper Hong asked.
"I don't know how to play the chess you are playing, but there is a new way to play, which is simple and interesting. I wonder if Shopkeeper Hong is willing to do it?"
Shopkeeper Hong replied: "Okay, I'll see how this new method of play works today!"
The old man brought the chessboard over and explained the rules of backgammon to Shopkeeper Hong.
Shopkeeper Hong: "This is the first time I've heard that you can play like this, it's quite novel!"
The two of them started to play like this, at first, Shopkeeper Hong was not familiar with the game, and lost to the old man, and later on, he would win a few games, but they would also tie.
At this time, Mrs. Wang came over and said: "The food is ready, it's time to eat!"
Hearing this, the old man said: "Then we'll stop here today, let's go ahead and start eating! I'll bring out the wine I couldn't afford to drink today to give Brother Hong a taste!"
The relationship between the two became more and more familiar after playing chess, and they began to call each other brother.
"Okay, then I'd like to thank Brother Xu. I want to taste the wine that Brother Xu is reluctant to drink!"
The Xu family brought the food to the table, and shopkeeper Hong sat next to the old man. The old man took out a jar of wine and poured a full glass into shopkeeper Hong's wine glass.
Shopkeeper Hong knew that the Xu family had a special kind of wine, because the master brought two jars of wine back last time. He was very careful and wrapped it in several layers of cotton to avoid accidentally breaking it. Later, Ye Feng, who was still next to his master, said it was a gift from the Xu family.
He picked up the wine glass, took a sip, tasted it, and said: "It is indeed very delicious. It is indeed a fine wine. No wonder my master treasures the two jars of wine you sent him!"
"Haha, there is no one who has drunk this wine from my house, be it an adult or a child, who doesn't like it! If brother likes it, bring a jar back and drink it slowly!" The old man said generously.
"Then thank you for your kindness. I will accept it. The next time you have time, you can go to my shop. I will treat you to a meal. I will treat it as a thank you for this beautiful wine!"
The old man smiled and said: "Brother, why are you so polite to me? From now on, you can treat this as your own home. You can come here anytime you want, just don't go outside!"
"Okay, definitely!"
The Xu family also stood up one by one to toast shopkeeper Hong's wine, and the wine table was very lively for a while.
After the meal, shopkeeper Hong bid goodbye: "Brother, I'm going back to town, and I can't leave the shop for a long time, so I'll come see you for a drink next time!"
The old man said: "Good, then it's a deal, but don't fail to come, this jar of wine you can bring with you as well." Handing the prepared wine to Shopkeeper Hong.
After shopkeeper Hong took the wine and thanked him, he greeted the Xu family and left Xujiacun toward the town!
When Qibao returned to the room at night, she remembered the letter written by Jing Chen, so she took the letter in her hand and opened it.
Just see the above written "Qibao, I have safely returned home, I have boiled ginseng soup medicine for my grandmother to take, her body is also getting better and better day by day, it's all because of you, I'm now in the capital, you and I are far away from each other, remember, if you encounter any difficulties go to shopkeeper Hong, he will do his best to help you, and also, you have to take good care of your health, don't miss me!"
Qibao rolled her eyes after reading it, who misses you, what a narcissist, put the letter back in the envelope and put it in the drawer, then fell on the bed and fell asleep in no time.
The next day was the day of her brothers to take a break. Xiaowu was so happy that he didn't have to go to school, running around like a little lunatic.
The old man said: "Xiaowu, can't learn from your big brother like that, your big brother gets up early in the morning and reads in his room, since you don't want to go to the school so much, that's good, you don't have to go tomorrow, I'll arrange for you to go to build the road with the workers, you eat what the workers eat, and you come back when they get off of work, you can't stay at home and eat for nothing! "
When Xiaowu heard that his grandfather was going to send him to build roads, he immediately calmed down and said: "Master said that my eldest brother will take the Tongsheng examination next year, so my elder brother worked extra hard. I am still young and have not yet reached the age to take the Tongsheng examination yet!"
When the old man heard this, he was delighted and asked: "Xiaowu, are you telling the truth?"
Xiaowu said: "It's true, I heard it with my own ears!"
The old man said: "Then your eldest brother didn't come back to say anything, which makes us happy. The master allows your eldest brother to take the examination, which means that your eldest brother is very favored by his master. This is a good thing!"
Xu Wenwu also came out of his room at this time, went to the conversation between Xiaowu and his grandfather, and said: "Grandpa, I didn't tell you because it's not yet time. No one can say for sure what will happen next year! If the situation changes, it would be better for less people to know. Unexpectedly, Xiao Wu said it. Xiao Wu, how did you know this?" After all, he didn't tell anyone.