The weather is dry.
It has suddenly become cold these past few days, and there is severe frost in the morning.
Erhua went to the street to visit Boss Lu's shop.
He has his own theory about the rosewood business: we do whatever the customers like.
So it makes sense to go around more often.
"Oh, Erhua, you're just in time!"
Every time I see Boss Lu, his face is flushed and he looks extremely healthy.
"See?" he said, pointing to an empty space in the shop. "The mahogany bed has been bought. The person said he just liked the sample and it's tasteless!"
As he spoke, Boss Lu laughed again.
Erhua was also happy in his heart. He had been feeling a little elated recently.
It's no wonder he did that. His rosewood business was getting better and better, and his pockets were getting fatter. Of course, it was Luo Zhen's pocket.
Boss Lu brought tea and snacks. Erhua rubbed his hands, picked up the teacup and took a sip, and he immediately felt much warmer.
"Boss Lu, I'll help you run the store for a day today and figure out what the customers like."
Boss Lu nodded and said, "Erhua, you are really smart!"
The two exchanged greetings when suddenly a puff of smoke drifted in. Erhua looked outside and saw that the shop opposite was lighting a coal stove at the door.
To light a fire in a coal stove, first put straw and wood chips in to start the fire, and then put coal balls on top after it starts burning.
The process of igniting the fire will produce thick smoke.
Erhua walked out to take a look and saw that several shops along the street had stoves burning.
The houses on this street are all made of wood and are very old. This method of cooking, boiling water and heating really makes him worried.
"Everyone on this street uses coal stoves?"
Erhua walked into the room and asked seriously.
Boss Lu nodded, obviously knowing what he was thinking.
"Hey, you noticed too? This coal stove is not safe. The shops on this street are all made of wood and are all connected together."
"If there's a fire, it's all over!"
Erhua said worriedly.
“Yes, we are still a furniture store!”
"We still have to find a way to prevent fire."
The two fell into deep thought.
Unfortunately, before I could figure out a solution, trouble happened.
One day, Xiao Ma rushed home and shouted, "Master, Master, the street was on fire last night. Almost everything is burned down!"
Erhua was stunned, put down the tools in his hand, and rode his bicycle to the street.
The place was burned to a charred mess.
I don’t know whose business left the stove unturned when closing, but the fire spread and burned one business after another.
When Erhua arrived at the door of the furniture store, Boss Lu was bending over and looking for something in the ruins.
Erhua walked over, bent down and looked with him.
"Boss Lu, what are you looking for?"
"Well, when I got home yesterday, I didn't see my big gold ring on my hand. Your sister-in-law scolded me all night."
Erhua secretly looked at his expression, which was not very bad. He thought so too, as he still had the mind to look for the ring.
The two searched for a whole morning but found nothing, so they simply sat on the steps in front of the door to rest.
"Boss Lu, you..."
Boss Lu waved his hand and said, "No need to comfort me. Do you think I'm okay like this?"
Erhua scratched his head, wondering if Boss Lu was just pretending to be strong.
"Last time we were talking about fire prevention, and now it's here. This is what they call unpredictable things in life.
However, there are definitely risks in doing things outside, and this is also what I expected.
I am a timid person, so I always save some money for disaster prevention.
So, you don’t need to comfort me.”
Erhua finally felt relieved when he heard this and immediately admired Boss Lu.
That's right. When you go out to do something, you have to think too much and leave yourself a way out.
"You've taught me a lesson! I admire you!"
"What are you admiring? Don't admire me. I went through so much hardship as a child to develop this.
My parents died early when I was a child. I am the eldest in the family, with a younger brother and a younger sister.
I have built this business through hard work.
But the store is only part of my business. It hurts my heart, but it’s not over yet.”
Erhua admired him more and more. He really couldn't tell that the chubby Boss Lu had once been starved to a skinny monkey.
"But if I can't find this big gold ring, your sister-in-law will really finish me off!"
He chuckled and said to himself.
When Erhua stood up and prepared to help him look for it again, he turned around and saw a dazzling light shining out from the rubble. He smiled and said:
"It seems that sister-in-law will not let you finish your game!"
When Erhua returned, the whole family was waiting for him.
Daniu asked seriously, "Master, can we still complete the orders we have on hand?"
"Why not? It's not like all the customers ran away just because the store burned down!"
Xiao Ma said simply.
Erhua nodded and said, "Xiao Ma is right."
Luo Zhen originally thought that Erhua would be dejected when he came back, and she had thought of a lot of words to comfort him, but in the end, she saw that he looked calm.
"Luo Zhen, I have something to tell you." Erhua sat down to drink some water. He had been burping since he rode all the way back because of the cold air in his mouth.
"I'm going to the city in a couple of days. Even though Boss Lu has closed his shop, he still has to run his furniture business, and he has to go to the city."
"In the city?" Hearing his son-in-law say this, Tang Sannan became interested.
"Yes, he said some of his friends opened a furniture store in the city and asked me to go with him to take a look and expand the business."
Da Niu and Xiao Ma don't understand business, they just think their master is very capable, with skills, brains and courage.
Erhua was overwhelmed by their admiring gazes. He looked at Luo Zhen. She didn't say anything, but was just slowly peeling the peanuts.
After a moment, she grabbed a handful of peanuts and said to Erhua, "When are you going? I'll prepare some for you."
Erhua was so excited that he picked up Luo Zhen and walked around the yard, making people dizzy.
The night after going to the city, Luo Zhen spent half the night packing Erhua's things.
The two have been staying together every day since they got married and have never been separated.
"Hey, don't pack. You're only gone for a few days, so you don't have to change your clothes. Come and sleep!"
Erhua urged.
"Nonsense! You're going to meet people and see the world, so why don't you change your clothes? People won't want to do business with you if they see you like that."
What the landlady said made sense, but Erhua looked at the moon getting higher and higher, and he felt itchy because he had nothing to do.
“…I haven’t done anything serious yet…”
"What's the real business?" Luo Zhen blushed and said, "Going to the city tomorrow is the real business. Okay, go to bed quickly."
Erhua looked at her asking questions knowing the answer but pretending to be cute, and he felt like his heart was being tickled by a feather duster.
He tiptoed up behind her and suddenly picked her up horizontally. Luo Zhen cried out in anger and punched him on the chest.
"What are you doing?! You scared me to death!"
"If you don't sleep now, you're going to suffocate me to death!"
As he said this, he bit her snow-white neck.
The moon is tilted, the night is neither long nor short, and the young couple has endless things to say to each other before their brief separation.
And endless fights.
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