5. Make amends
Tao Zhimo was afraid of meeting acquaintances again, so he hurriedly found an inn to settle down.
She did not have a household registration on her, so she could not stay in a regular inn, so she could only temporarily live in a black hotel. Under the obscene and inquiring gaze of the shopkeeper, she was glad that she was dressed as a man, but she was afraid of being recognized by him, and she was always frightened after she settled down.
Tao Zhimo stayed in this inn for three days, almost like a year. During these three days, she also meditated on writing a letter to Ananda:
On April 8th, the star came out, and the son carefully searched for the bottom of the appearance, the real king did not take it long and was calm, and the dragon chanted and wanted to make rain. For the text is like the right, Xiaolan and Xuewang outside the sky have created chemical machines.
Don't be suspicious of talking and laughing and passing by, leaving the north and south alleys with the moon, listening to the flute in Yueyang City, and revisiting Xiluo. In vain, he was worried about right and wrong, and he bought a mountain because of his frustration, and he ordered the fish and turtle concubines to rest together.
The person who signed the payment wrote that God was counting the dead sheep, which was intended to remind him that it was not too late to make amends at this time. As long as it is in the hands of Ananda, he will be able to understand the meaning with his talent.
On this day, the officers and soldiers were finally withdrawn from the city gate, and Tao Zhimo hurriedly retreated.
She planned to go south down Yangzhou, and if she went to Yangzhou, she would have to go through Yuzhou, not to mention that she would have to travel thousands of miles, and she would naturally not be able to go that far with her feet, so she had to buy a horse first.
After eating and living for the past three days, she only had one or two hundred and fifty-eight wen left on her, and this little money was far from enough even to buy an old and sick thin horse.
Tao Weaving Mo sifted through his jewelry and picked out a pair of pearl earrings. The style of these earrings is normal, and the pearls only look a little more moisturized than ordinary pearls.
This was bought in the jewelry store when she and Nangong Ci were shopping a few months ago, and she bought it when she liked him, and there were twenty-four taels of silver at that time. If she goes to a regular pawnshop, she can be a fourteen or fifteen taels, but this regular pawnshop has to show a household registration certificate, and she can only go to the black pawnshop for a cheap price.
She picked a nearby pawnshop and offered twelve taels, but the shopkeeper was only willing to open five taels! The shopkeeper felt that her earrings were from an unknown source, so he wanted to lower the price. In fact, it is also true, how can the goods that can come to this black pawnshop come from a bright future.
Tao Zhimo was anxious, but her face was leisurely, and in the end she pressed it to ten taels, but the shopkeeper was only willing to lift it to seven taels, and the two couldn't hold on. Tao Zhimo snorted coldly and said that it would not be sold!
I'm so angry with her, it's too much of a bully! Tao Zhimo was reaching out to get the earrings back, but the shopkeeper put the earrings in the cabinet and refused to give them back to her.
"What do you mean! Bullying people, right? Tao Weaving Mo was angry, and slapped his palm the counter. But the pawnshop counter has always been very high, she is short, this beat is not strong, the posture is not right, Tao Zhimo feels a little bad.
Just when she thought that she would have to eat this loss, someone behind her suddenly said lightly, "Since the little brother is unwilling to sell, why should the shopkeeper be strong." ”
When Tao Zhimo heard this, she stiffened, this clear and pure voice, she naturally knew who it was.
"Yo, this son, I wonder what kind of treasure you are here for?" The shopkeeper immediately greeted him.
Although this young man is dressed in a low-key manner, but if you look closely, this moonlight robe is clearly made of fine cloud silk, and the piece of pure jade pendant worn around his waist, which is extraordinary at a glance, and the whole person is low-key and introverted but full of luxury and luxury. And this appearance and temperament, how can ordinary people have it?
Looking at the two entourages following behind him, his facial features are upright, and there is an awe-inspiring righteousness between his eyebrows, and at a glance, he knows that he is not an ordinary errand boy.
I saw this gentle boy smile faintly, "I heard that you got a dragon descending grass here not long ago, I don't know if it's true or not?" ”
"Yo, Childe, you're really well-informed!" The shopkeeper immediately greeted him with a smile, "Naturally, it's true." "If you come to buy the dragon grass, it's the gold lord.
"Whether it's true or not, we still need to argue." Childe's voice changed and he looked at Tao Zhimo, "I don't know what this little brother wants to be?" ”
"I, I want to be earrings, I said at least ten taels of silver, he had to buy seven taels." Tao Zhimo said indignantly.
"What earrings? Why don't you show me? He smiled gently, and the shopkeeper immediately smiled and handed over the pearl earrings.
"South China Sea pearls, the color is acceptable, it is not a problem to sell twenty taels, and the shopkeeper is too low to open seven taels. I bought it. As soon as the words fell, the attendant behind him handed two ingots of silver to Tao Weaving.
"No, no, this ...... I'll sell it for ten taels. Tao Zhimo only took a piece of silver, and before leaving, he was reluctant to look at him, and she felt very kind when she met Ananda again, but it was a pity that she couldn't cherish this warmth, "Thank you Gongzi for breaking the siege, if you have the fate to see you again, I will definitely repay Gongzi." ”
However, at present, my reward for you can only be kept away from you, so as not to harm you, Tao Zhimo thought silently in his heart.
He smiled indifferently, like a breeze, and didn't take it to heart.
The two passed by.
"Ahh That's right! Tao Zhimo suddenly jumped up, took out something from his sleeve, and immediately stuffed it into his arms as soon as he turned around.
"I'm sorry!" She pretended to bump into him again, and ran away.
Tao Zhimo didn't know that one day in the future, her encounter with Ananda was described as: a gentle and elegant handsome boy walked in, relieved her in a few words, and when she left, she turned back one step at a time, and finally couldn't help but run back and hug him. Due to the angle, the shopkeeper did not see it, only saw her stuffing a mysterious betrothal object into his arms.
After Tao Zhimo ran out of the pawnshop, he immediately went to the market closest to the city gate.
The outer layer of this bazaar sells fruits, vegetables and vegetables, the middle layer sells chickens, ducks and birds, and the innermost layer sells horses, mules and donkeys.
She quickly picked a lean horse and spent six taels of silver.
After taking the horse, he was about to leave, but he saw a woman dragging a pair of children crying, and he couldn't help but take a second look.
The woman was in her thirties, short and hunchbacked, and her eyes and nose were good, but her lips were ugly, and most of all, most of her face was covered with a black spot, which looked a little scary. And the pair of children she was holding in her hands were the pair of sensible and well-behaved siblings she met on the street a few days ago.
The woman and her children stood guard near the man's vendor, and when she saw two mothers-in-law come out empty-handed, she went up, and she heard that she wanted to sell her daughter.
The woman looked at them, and instead of her daughter, she took a fancy to her son, whose eyes followed her, big and clear, and looked very lovely. But she hugged her son tightly and refused to sell it, only her daughter.
The woman pleaded, "My daughter is diligent and can endure hardships, so long as she does not sell her to the place where she works, she can make cattle and horses for you, and she can give you a full meal a day, for only four taels of silver." ”
The woman burst into tears, her hands clutched a pair of children, and the sisters and brothers had eyes as red as rabbits, and their mouths were so pouting that they could hang oil bottles.
"Auntie, I want Sister." The boy tugged at the hem of the woman's coarse cloth.
"Aman, don't be like this, sell Sister and Daddy will come back." The little girl's voice was hoarse, and she cried for a long time.
"Xi'er, when your father comes out and your brother comes back, we will redeem you, you have to be well." The woman wiped tears from her eyes.
Tao Zhimo turned her face away, she couldn't bear to look at it anymore, she really couldn't help, there were so many things like this in the world, she could only give a steamed bun, and she really couldn't do anything else.
"Get out!" Suddenly, a man's shrill voice sounded, "Either come in and sell inside, and don't use the pestle here!" ”
Tao Zhimo couldn't help but turn around when she heard this, and saw the three mothers and sons fall to the ground together.
If they go in and sell themselves, they can raise commissions, but if they sell them at the door of people's houses like this, it is tantamount to robbing their business, and people are naturally not happy.
Tao Zhimo was ruthless, gritted his teeth and took out three taels of silver from his arms, and took two steps forward and stuffed them into the woman's arms, "Don't sell it!" After saying that, he turned around and left.
"Master!" The little girl quickly got up and grabbed her, and said to the woman, "A-Niang, this is the master who gave us steamed buns!" ”
The woman immediately grabbed Tao Zhimo and knelt down with a "plop", Tao Zhimo's head suddenly became big, and she was busy helping her up.