Chapter 131: Meeting Shopkeeper Xia Again
The He family servants drove the carriage, carrying Sun Shan and others, slowly away from Hejia Village and headed towards the gate of the outer city.
Sun Shan and others kept looking in the direction of Hejia Village until they could no longer see it, and then they turned their heads.
De Geer said sadly: "Shanzi, I want to grow up quickly and go to Hejia Village to work."
Guyu wiped his tears and scolded him with a smile: "If you want to work in Hejia Village, you must learn to read well. Look at Ming Ge'er, when the customer asked him to read the notice, he read it out word for word. If you can't read, how can you work?"
After hearing this, De Ge'er pouted and lowered his head, because he saw the whole process.
An old man from Hejia Village was reading the notice while eating sweet soup, but his eyes were blurry and he couldn't see clearly, so he asked Mingge, the waiter of the shop, to read it for him.
Ming Ge'er read it carefully and was rewarded 10 cents by the old man.
De Ge'er was very envious at that time.
Sun Shan said seriously, "Brother De, you must catch up on your studies when you get home. You have missed too much. Otherwise, the teacher will spank you."
De Geer withdrew his hand, hummed, and said nothing more. He must be afraid that he would forget what he had learned when he returned, and would fail the test and be beaten by the teacher.
As Sun Shan was slowly going away in a carriage, He Shuqiang and his sister woke up and ran to Aunt Sun's house without even washing their faces. When they entered the house, the servants told them that Sun Shan had left.
He Shuqiang and He Chunyuan burst into tears, shouting, "Brother Shan, Brother De, why didn't you wait? We haven't said goodbye yet."
Aunt Sun came hurriedly and comforted them: "Qiang'er, Yuan'er, be good and have fun when Shanzi and the others come next time." After coaxing them for a long time, she finally got the brother and sister back home.
An hour later, Sun Shan and his companions finally arrived at the city gate. They walked out of the city as if they were familiar with the route and found the escort agency's gathering point.
The village chief saw his old acquaintance Zhu Biaotou again and said happily, "Zhu Biaotou, this escort mission is for you, right?"
Zhu Biaotou was also happy and said with a smile: "Village Chief Sun, it's me. Haha, we meet again."
He greeted everyone one by one and asked curiously, "Village Chief Sun, why are you so late?" It seemed that they had been drinking the scholar's toast for too long, at least 10 days.
The village chief smiled and said, "It's hard to find a good doctor, so it takes a lot of time."
Zhu Biaotou nodded in understanding: "That's right, doctors in the city are hard to come by, and I don't want to see a bad one. I've come all the way here, so I have to see someone I'm satisfied with."
Sun Bomin smiled naively and said, "Yes, fortunately, we found it in the end."
The chief escort asked with concern: "What did the doctor say? Is your boy okay?"
After taking several looks at Sun Shan, I concluded that he looked normal except that he was a little shorter and thinner.
Sun Bomin scratched his head and answered cheerfully, "It's okay. The doctor told us to take good care of it."
Zhu Biaotou patted Sun Bomin on the shoulder and laughed heartily: "It's good that you are fine. The doctors in the city are very capable. If they say it's fine, then it must be fine."
They chatted for a while, quickly packed their luggage, looked at the time, and it was time to set off.
The village chief said to the He family servants: "Go back and tell the second lady that we are all fine."
After saying this, he gave reward to the two servants. Although it was not much, it was a token of appreciation.
The servant did not despise it, but took it happily and said with a smile: "Old Master, Uncle, let's go back now."
When everything was ready, the person driving the carriage was still Escort Zhang from last time.
However, this time there was no Manager Xia. The only guests returning to Huangyang County were Sun Shan's family, and the rest were goods.
Escort Zhang drove slowly out of the city and headed towards Huangyang County.
Sun Shan sat on the donkey cart, looking at the provincial government in the distance. He felt a little reluctant, but more anxious to go home.
Grandma Huang, Aunt Su, and the three sisters must be very worried about them. They have been away for too long this time, and if they don't go back, they will be worried to death.
After two days and one night of travel, Sun Shan woke up in a daze. In the evening, he finally returned to Huangyang County and the escort agency.
The village chief looked at the sky and realized that he couldn't go back now as it was too dangerous to walk in the mountains at night.
He said to the escort agency, "Boss Zhu, do you have any place to stay in your escort agency? We would like to stay overnight and return to Sunjia Village tomorrow."
Zhu Baotou said embarrassedly: "Village Chief Sun, we don't have any accommodation for guests in the escort agency. I'm really sorry."
The village chief expressed his understanding and decided to find an inn to rest.
After looking at the truckload of local specialties, he said, "Can we put the things here? We'll have to trouble your escort company to go to Sunjia Village with us tomorrow."
That's no problem. Zhu Biaotou answered readily, "Village Chief Sun, you can leave the goods here. You can come back tomorrow with a note to pick them up. We will arrange for our brothers to help you send them back to Sunjia Village."
The escort agency has always had delivery business, and the village chief is familiar with it. As for the price, it is reasonable, so everyone quickly negotiated it.
After everything was settled, the village chief led Sun Boming and others out of the west area and planned to stay in the east area.
The escort agency is located in the West District, a wealthy area, so the prices are definitely expensive.
The village chief thought of finding a place to deal with the situation, so he hurried back to Sunjia Village early in the morning.
The five of them soon reached the East District. When they passed a fabric shop, someone suddenly called them to stay.
Sun Shan looked in the direction of the voice in confusion, and upon closer inspection, he saw that it was Xia Dalang, the shopkeeper.
The village chief, Sun Bomin and others were also very surprised to see Shopkeeper Xia. They didn't expect to meet an old friend as soon as they came back.
Shopkeeper Xia hurried out of the shop and said in surprise, "Village Chief Sun, Brother Bomin, why are you here?"
The village chief smiled and said, "I just came back from the city. It's getting late now, and I'm looking for an inn to stay in."
The village chief thought that Manager Xia had been running a shop for many years and must be very familiar with the county town, so he wanted him to recommend an inn with good quality and low prices.
He continued, "Manager Xia, you are familiar with the county town. Can you help me find an inn? The most important thing is that it is safe and affordable."
Although the people of Huangyang County are simple and honest and murders are rare, you should still pay attention to your safety when you go out.
After asking for a while, Manager Xia finally understood that Sun Boming and his companions had just returned from the provincial government, and it was too late, so they needed to find an inn to stay in.
He waved his hand and said proudly, "Why look for an inn? Come to my house. I have room. Thanks to you for saving me last time, I wanted to visit you to thank you. I sent someone to ask, and they said you haven't come back yet. I want to eat for a few days before visiting you again."
What a coincidence, we met today, what a fate! Village Chief Sun, Brother Bomin, don’t look for an inn, come stay at my house. "
The village chief and Sun Bomin were unwilling to accept the offer. They just gave him a bowl of summer heat medicine, which was not a life-saving favor, so they shook their heads and refused. But the country people were no match for the businessmen. Shopkeeper Xia was too enthusiastic, so the village chief and Sun Bomin could not refuse and had to follow Shopkeeper Xia.
Before leaving, Sun Shan glanced at Manager Xia's shop, "Xia's Buyi Shop".
Shopkeeper Xia spoke a few words to a plump young man inside, then came out and led Sun Boming and others away.