Chapter 40: Forty
Jixiang Cloth Village is only more than a mile away from Baifu Lane, the store is not big, in addition to more than a dozen different materials and colors of cloth also sell ready-to-wear, the main customers should be in the Baifu Lane that area of the ordinary people.
Ru Ji flipped through the pages, and the best in the store was about the Songjiang muslin cloth she wore in the green dress, and the rest was coarse muslin that was more suitable for men, such as cyan, gray, brown, and so on.
Cai Wan followed behind Ru Ji, and also echoed and flipped over, naturally completely absent-minded. However, his eyes swept over and over the counter, but he didn't see any apprentices.
This cloth village is really not big, Ruji almost looked at all the materials, but still did not see the shadow of Chen Run, so she simply asked the shopkeeper: "Boss, can you order clothes in your store?" If I buy more, will there be any apprentices who can deliver the material to my home? β
The shopkeeper was a woman in her forties, with an ordinary appearance, very neat and shrewd in her actions and words. Hearing this, his face immediately filled with smiles: "Of course it can be sent, how much material does the girl want?" Ready-to-wear can also be made, what kind of clothes should the girl make? β
"Clothes are for the family. Let me ask again," Ru Xi replied, "material, is there such a light green one?" Besidesβ" the newbie pointed to a few other dark muslins, "two of each." If it's a total of ten pieces of cloth, can you send it over today? β
"Ten horses," the woman's smile grew brighter, but she was also anxious, "Well, my nephew is sick today, and will I send it to the girl tomorrow?" β
"Sick?" Ru Ji casually responded: "Oh, that's okay." How much does this material cost a horse? β
The woman looked at Ru Xi again quietly: "This material is very soft, only one tael of silver and one horse, and the girl wants ten horses, which is ten taels." Shall I send the girl two more axes of embroidery thread? β
"Where do you want a tael of silver for such material, are you wronged by us!" Cai Wan suddenly retorted, and there was a lot of anger in his tone.
Ru Ji couldn't help but look at Cai Wan in surprise, that is, this price has moisture, but it is not worth being angry like this, Cai Wan is not such a short temper?
The woman's eyes rolled: "Oh, this girl's temper is really anxious, this material is a fine Songjiang muslin, don't believe it, who on this street doesn't know that I, Hu Erniang, is the fairest." If the girl is too expensive, since it is so much, then it is possible to reduce it by another five hundred dollars. β
Cai Wan pulled Ruxi's sleeve: "Girl, let's go." β
Ru Ji knew that there was something wrong, so she said perfunctorily to Hu Erniang: "Then let's take a look, if we want to, we will come back tomorrow." β
Hu Erniang's face was cold: "Hey, I can't afford it and I still open my mouth." Don't buy pull-down! β
Cai Wan glared at Hu Erniang: "Our girl is very rich, who wants to buy your rags!" Hum! "Pull Ruxi and leave.
After walking out of the store for a long time, Ru Xi saw that Cai Wan was calmer, and then asked in a low voice, "What's wrong?" Isn't she Chen Run's aunt? β
Cai Wan lowered his eyelids: "It seems that it's just a fellow villager." He had said before that before he went to the silk and satin Zhuangzi of the shopkeeper Gu, he had helped a distant relative. It's just that the relative treated him very badly, tired and bitter, and beat and scolded. He...... He had a scar on his hand, which he had his relative prick with a hairpin. It's been so long that I didn't think about it at first. I just heard her say a nephew, so I ......"
Only then did Ru Xi understand, calculate the time in her heart, the first Ru Xi was out of the cabinet at the age of sixteen, and Cai Wan and Chen Runchu met when she was about seventeen years old. Then now is the time to rewind three years, so Chen Run is still following his relatives instead of the honest and honest shopkeeper Gu.
But this is not difficult to solve, the apprentice is not a sell-out, it is a big deal to hire Chen Run directly. Anyway, now that Yanwei's dowry is returned, Ruji's next step is to open a shop to do business, and Chen Run is a useful talent. And in addition to buying cloth today, one more thing is to visit Su San Niangzi, who I couldn't see last time.
According to the memory of the first life, Chen Run, who had no close relatives in Beijing, was taken care of by his neighbors after his broken leg and was seriously injured, and there were also Su Sanniang. So now Su San Niangzi may also know Chen Run?
Ru Xi comforted Cai Wan a few more words, and took her to the direction of Baifu Lane and walked directly over.
After walking a few steps, I heard a sudden commotion and exclamations in the street.
Ru Xi and Cai Wan naturally stopped to look over, and saw that from the west end of the street, someone was rushing towards them, and the vendors on both sides hurriedly tried their best to pack up their things and retreat to the side of the road, while pedestrians also dodged.
Not far behind, there were several people chasing: "Stop! β
Although Ru Ji and Cai Wan retreated to the side of the road, they were also very curious in their hearts, and they couldn't help but look over, thinking that this was another Yanrong-style elopement?
Seeing that the fleeing man was getting closer, he could see that he was very tall and burly, holding a single knife stained with blood in his hand, and his face was fierce and vicious.
There were about five or six people chasing after him, most of them were Yamen tolerances, and the speed was fast and slow in the wild running, and the closest person was Chen Hao!
Ru Xi couldn't help but be shocked when she saw Chen Hao's face clearly-what kind of character is this!
It's just to buy a cloth on the street, and you can actually watch the police grass and catch the thief on the spot!
However, this feeling of excitement and excitement deteriorated in the next second, because the big man who was running in front saw that Chen Hao was getting closer and closer, and he actually rushed in the direction of Ruxi!
Is this a hostage-taker?
What to do at this time!
Turn around and run away?
Climb a tree now?
Or yell, you can't see me!?
After being stunned for a moment, Ru Ji actually obeyed the instinct of his knees and the gravitational pull of the earth when the other party was about to arrive in front of him - he squatted with his head in his hands!
The man had already reached out to grab Ruji, and this squat was just enough for him to throw himself into the air!
It's just that the man reacted very quickly, and turned around to go to Lacaiyun.
That's when you hear "Whoosh! The wind howled, and a silver nine-section whip attacked the big man from another direction!
Ru Xi and Cai Wan looked over in amazement, the silver light was shining, and they were heroic, but it was not Yan Xuan, but a heroic girl who had never seen before.
At this moment, Chen Hao had already arrived, and when he saw the girl fighting with the man, he was stunned for a moment: "Yin'er? β
Pinch?
Cognitive?
Ru Ji couldn't help frowning, Chen Da Police Grass, you always join forces with beautiful women to arrest people!
"Brother Mao!" The girl was obviously very confident in martial arts, her body flew like a flower and butterfly, and she screamed with laughter during the struggle.
Chen Hao's stunned was only for a moment, and he joined the battle group almost as soon as the voice came out.
So Ruji, who was fortunate enough to live in Sansheng, watched a Dasheng police and bandit live fighting scene again with a very different mood.
It's just that this time, she didn't think this fight was exciting at all. His eyes followed the girl almost all the time, looking at the age of about fifteen or sixteen? The complexion is white and red, and the body is toned and slender, and at first glance she is a girl who has good physical fitness all year round. Willow eyebrows, round face, although not a stunning beauty, but also a youthful and beautiful girl.
Why does a girl who knows martial arts look so cool!
Why does it seem to be very familiar and compatible with Chen Hao!
I glanced at Chen Hao twice, I haven't seen him for a few days, has this guy become handsome again?
It's not the sea blue tolerance color I've seen a few times before, but a crab blue muslin gown. did not wear an official hat, but a simple man's hair crown, but it looked more and more sideburned, sword eyebrows and starry eyes.
Could it be that this is the legendary white shirt theory, a light-colored clothes to test the male god?
Ru Ji was thinking nonsense here, and the tolerance catchers who were a few steps behind finally arrived. And that person had been subdued by Chen Hao and the girl together, and the rest of the men stepped forward to shackle the man, and thanked Chen Hao: "Chen Zhutou, I will arrest you if you don't work today, thank you!" β
Chen Hao bowed his head slightly, and with a smile, he looked even more handsome, and pointed to the girl beside him: "Thank you Miss Liu." β
When someone heard this, he recognized it: "Oh, this is the daughter of Lord Liu of the Criminal Department?" Disrespectful and disrespectful, thank you Miss Liu. Miss Liu is really skilled! β
The girl surnamed Liu pursed her lips and smiled: "Where can my skills be compared to Senior Brother Mao." You guys are so polite. β
It's still a brother and sister?
Seeing that this police and bandit action movie has the meaning of turning to the Hong Kong-style police and bandit romance scene, Ruji, who had already helped Cai Wan to stand up, only felt that her heart was nameless, pouted, turned around and left.
After walking out for more than a dozen steps, a breeze blew, and Ru Xi was scared out of a lot of cold sweat just now, and her forehead and back were a little cold. I wanted to wipe it with a handkerchief, but when I touched it, I found that I couldn't find it. I guess I just dropped it, and I rubbed the back of my hand on my forehead and wanted to turn around and look for it.
"Are you looking for this?"
A tall and straight figure was actually three steps away, and in his slender palm he was holding a silk handkerchief embroidered with a pampas pattern.
As soon as Ru Xi raised her head, she looked at Chen Hao's handsome face that was a little handsome to a new height, and her heart jumped at first, and then she swept away the beautiful girl of the Liu family not far behind Chen Hao, and her eyes dimmed again.
Ru Ji lowered her eyelids and reached out to take her handkerchief back: "Thank you Chen Zhutou." β
Chen Hao saw that her face changed for a while, and she was obviously unhappy again at the moment, so her heart tightened slightly, and she asked in harmony: "But what happened?" Is things still not going well at home? β
Ru Xi was stunned, and then raised her eyes to look at him again, and was a little in a daze in an instant.
Bang, bang, bang, bang, Ru Ji felt as if she could hear her own heartbeat.
Damn, this guy is so gentle when he talks and looks at Mao!
"Ahem, senior brother, who is this?"
Ru Xi didn't know if it was a good time for Liu's beautiful girl to interject at this time, so she quickly lowered her head and eased her face, which seemed to be a little hot.
I don't know why, the inexplicable complicated feelings in my heart just now seem to have melted away.
"This," Chen Hao paused, "it's my mother's friend, Miss Pu." Miss Pu, this is the daughter of Lord Liu, the deputy head catcher of the Criminal Department, Miss Liu. β
"My name is Liu Chengyin," the beautiful girl introduced herself generously, "Miss Pu is good." Is this here to buy something? β
Ru Ji eased her feelings, looked up again, and showed an equally bright smile: "Hello Miss Liu." I'm going to visit Mrs. Chen. β
Thorn la la, stab la la.
Ru Xi felt that she and Liu Chengyin's smile seemed to be able to hear the sound of electricity.
"So coincidentally?" Liu Chengyin raised her eyebrows and smiled, "Me too, Miss Pu just happened to follow 'us' all the way." β
We?
Ruji's smile remained unchanged and glanced at Chen Hao.
A very faint smile appeared on the corner of Chen Hao's lips, and his eyes were still gentle: "Can you take the carriage?" Wouldn't it be too tiring to walk through? β
Ru Ji shook her head: "It's okay." This time, the smile was different.
The atmosphere along the way was very strange, Liu Chengyin asked Ru Xi a question without a match, and it sounded really powerful in Caiyun, the daughter of the deputy head of the Criminal Department was really a young Chengting sect, and she was very good at asking the ancestors for the eighteenth generation.
However, Ruji, who has watched countless ancient and modern Chinese and foreign crime dramas, where would she be afraid of this little girl!
Fifteen or sixteen girls, that's the first year of high school, can you be smarter than Kudo Shinichi?
Every question is clear to Ru Xi, and it can be translated and summarized in one sentence: What is the relationship between you, a vixen who doesn't know where you came from, and my dear senior brother Mao?
There is only one universal answer to this: hehe.