Ci Jinzhi

  Chapter 66 Yuelai

  Compared to the little boy's disbelief, Xin You is much calmer. After all, she has never experienced Mr. He's long-term obsession with books.

   "Then put a few more new ones." Xin You said, and walked out.

  Liu Zhou blinked, and couldn't help but ran to Shopkeeper Hu and murmured: "Shopkeeper, why do you think the boss is so calm when things happen? Master He bought so many books in one go, she was not surprised at all."

   Shopkeeper Hu happily said, "I think you are free, go to work!"

  The owner is really lucky. As soon as he took over the bookstore, he found out that Mr. Songling didn't say anything, and even Mr. He bought a lot of books. With the owner here, He Chou Bookstore's business is not booming.

  Everything went smoothly at the bookstore, but not so smoothly for Xinyou. He went to two Yuelai restaurants in a row, but couldn't find the teahouse, so he had to ask passers-by.

  The fourth Yuelai restaurant is just near the Taipu Temple.

  Standing on the roadside outside the restaurant, Xin You turned around and looked up, and saw a teahouse.

  The tea house is divided into upper and lower floors, the upper floor is arranged as elegant rooms, and several elegant rooms have windows facing the street.

  Xin You compared carefully and deduced that the elegant room in the picture is the second or third room.

   It doesn't really matter which one it is, for her, it is enough to find the teahouse where He Qingxiao's accident happened.

   Judging from the position of the sun in the picture, it should be noon.

   Will it be today?

  Xin You raised her head slightly, looking at the sun hanging in the sky.

  The scorching sun in early autumn was still powerful, she quickly retracted her gaze and closed her eyes.

  A voice came from behind: "Qingqing?"

  Xin You turned around, and saw three or four middle-aged men in robes walking towards this side, and one of them was Duan Shaoqing, Kou Qingqing's uncle.

  Duan Shaoqing was very impatient to talk more with this niece who was getting more and more perverted, but it was impossible to pretend not to see him at this place at this time.

   Seeing Xin You's face upright, Duan Shaoqing made sure that he didn't recognize the wrong person, frowned and asked, "Why are you here?"

  Xin You actually met Duan Shaoqing by accident, but she suppressed the surprise in her heart, and blinked with a surprise and aggrieved expression.

   "Uncle, I was going to the Yamen to look for you, and I met you unexpectedly!"

  Duan Shaoqing frowned even tighter: "What can I do with my uncle?"

  The three people with Duan Shaoqing already showed curious eyes.

  Xin You pursed her lips: "I have no money."

  Duan Shaoqing:!

  How could this girl say so bluntly that she has no money!

  Xin You didn't care how much impact Duan Shaoqing's words brought to Duan Shaoqing, and continued: "I really didn't expect to invest so much in running the bookstore, and the money is like running water—"

  Duan Shaoqing blushed with embarrassment, and hurriedly stopped Xin You from continuing: "We'll talk about family matters after dinner."

  Xin You cooperated and closed her mouth.

  Duan Shaoqing breathed a sigh of relief subconsciously, and bowed his hands to the three colleagues: "My niece came to see me, and I will take her to a light meal, so I won't be with you."

  The three of them smiled back and said, "Brother Duan, do as you please."

  Duan Shaoqing saw the fire of gossip from the eyes of the three colleagues, so he didn't bother to eat at Yuelai Restaurant, so he walked to the opposite teahouse.

   took her to this tea house...

  Xin You's heart skipped a beat, and she suddenly had an intuition: He Qingxiao might have had an accident today.

  Different from the hustle and bustle of restaurants, teahouses are quiet and elegant, and the sound of silk and bamboo can be heard endlessly.

  The elegant room upstairs was fully booked, so Duan Shaoqing had no choice but to take Xin You to sit in the corner of the lobby, trying not to attract attention.

  The clerk brought tea and snacks, and when the clerk left, Duan Shaoqing lowered his voice and asked, "Why are you short of money again? Didn't your grandmother just give you two thousand taels?"

   "Uncle doesn't know that Qingsong Bookstore has been in the red for too long, and owes a lot of wages to the craftsmen. Part of the money received from my grandmother was used to pay wages, and part was used for the operation of the bookstore. It was spent all at once..."

  Duan Shaoqing's brows were twisted into Sichuan characters: "Uncle heard that the "Painted Skin" released by Qingsong Bookstore is very popular, and it should have benefited a lot."

Xin You didn't deny it: "It's quite a lot, but I bought the lower part of "Painted Skin" from Mr. Songling, and I have to invest a lot in engraving. There are also some books that sell well that need to be reprinted, and I have to find suitable new books to buy. Printing... In this way, the money will be stretched."

  Looking at the pitiful appearance of his niece, Duan Shaoqing took a deep breath.

  He suspected that this girl just wanted to ask for money, but she couldn't find any flaws in her words.

   "Even if money is tight, go back and tell your grandmother that you, a little girl, came to the yamen to ask your uncle for money, and people will laugh at you." Duan Shaoqing decided to kick the ball to the old mother.

  He is a person who wants face, and his niece came to him to ask for money, so what does it look like when it gets out.

Now that they met by chance, Xinyou is not going to let Duan Shaoqing kick the ball away: "Uncle also said that I only paid two thousand taels from my grandmother. Qingqing is also a person who wants face, so why don't I ask my grandmother for money again? Thinking that my uncle loves me, I came to you."

   Speaking of which, she took a sip of her tea.

  The tea tastes sweet at the entrance, which is worthy of the elegance of the teahouse.

   "Qingqing is thinking, it doesn't need two thousand taels, one thousand taels should be enough."

Duan Shaoqing's temples twitched, but fortunately there was no one else, so he said the prevarication: "Qingqing, the salary of our Daxia officials is not high, and one thousand taels has been my uncle's salary for several years. You come to look for uncle, but uncle doesn't care about it." Find a way."

  Xin You smiled: "Uncle misunderstood. I was thinking about asking my uncle to help me open a mouth to my grandmother, and the payment was the money my grandmother kept for me. Oh, don't worry about today, I will come to my uncle tomorrow to get it."

When Duan Shaoqing heard that he would come back tomorrow, his face darkened suddenly, and he held back his anger and said to those smiling eyes: "You girl, don't run around, go back to the Yamen today and uncle will tell your grandmother to send someone to you." Just send it."

   "Thank you, Uncle."

Duan Shaoqing was afraid that it would be endless after making this opening, so his tone was warning: "Only this once. Qingqing, it is true that your parents left you the money, but you are still young, if you waste it carelessly now, it will be a waste of money in the future." What to do? That's why your mother entrusted your grandmother to keep it..."

  Xin You listened to Duan Shaoqing's long speech without changing his face, and when he finished speaking, he nodded obediently: "Qingqing understands."

  Suddenly the tea room fell silent, Xin You's voice was obviously not high, but it suddenly seemed abrupt.

   Then, the assistant's greeting sounded: "My lord, please come inside."

  He Qingxiao turned his eyes, and turned to the familiar voice, and met Xin You's sight.

  He was a little surprised. Seeing that Duan Shaoqing was sitting opposite Xin You, he suppressed his surprise and nodded slightly at her.

  Xin You nodded in response, and watched He Qingxiao lead two of his men up the stairs under the guidance of the staff.

   It looks like it's today.

  Seeing her niece staring at the stairs, Duan Shaoqing's heart sank.

  Is this girl interested in Changlehou?

  (end of this chapter)