Chapter 22: Half and Half

Wei Lai suddenly felt that such an ethereal thing as fate might really exist. Since returning to Beijing, she has not been out of the barracks a few times, but only a few times, but she can always meet He Zhi so coincidentally. And a young lady like He Zhi won't hang out all day long, right? So the only thing that can be explained seems to be the word fate.

Thinking like this, Wei Lai's heart suddenly rose with an indescribable subtle feeling. She squinted at He Zhi, and her previous plan to leave was put aside.

Although He Zhi is very famous in this capital, she is the daughter of Shangshu Mansion and a serious lady. In addition, her temperament is already quiet, and she can be regarded as a simple person on weekdays, because no one around her recognizes her except Wei Lai. However, looking at her dress, she also knows that she has an extraordinary background, which is lively, but there is something to see.

But said that the old woman didn't react much when she heard He Zhi's words, and raised her eyelids to look at her like she had seen the idle man before, and nodded indispensably: "Whatever you want." ”

He Zhi smiled lightly, and also nodded slightly at the old woman: "Thank you, mother-in-law." As he spoke, he picked up the jade pendant and looked through it carefully.

This jade pendant He Zhi is not the first to see it, there are so many people around, and there are always a few curious people who come forward to look at it. As long as there is nothing wrong with the attitude, the old woman never stops it, because the people around her have little interest in the jade pendant, and what they are waiting to see is Miss He's reaction and attitude.

Wei Lai didn't understand jade, and in her opinion, this thing might just be a beautiful stone. Of course, this stone is not ordinarily expensive! But at this moment, seeing He Zhi looking at it, she couldn't help but move her gaze to the jade pendant a few points, and then after a while, she stared at the pair of Qianqian jade hands holding the jade pendant......

Anqi's young temperament was originally standing on the sidelines to watch the excitement, but as soon as he turned his head, he saw Wei Lai's distraction. She blinked, looked at Wei Lai, and followed Wei Lai's gaze to the jade pendant in He Zhi's hand, but finally her gaze fell on He Zhi.

Although it looks like a big grin, Angel is also sensitive when she should be sensitive. She obviously felt that Wei was not interested in the jade pendant when she looked at it before, and now the jade pendant is still that fast jade pendant, why is the other party suddenly interested? Thinking about it, there is only one answer, that is, the people who take the jade pendant are different.

Seeing Wei Lai's distraction staring at He Zhi's hand, An Qi suddenly felt a little uncomfortable in her heart, she reached out and pulled Wei Lai's sleeve, and said in a low voice: "Brother Wei, let's go." ”

Wei Lai was pulled by An Qi, and finally came back to his senses. Her first reaction was that her face was flushed, because she was staring at He Zhi's hand in a daze?! And the second reaction was to hurriedly pull the sleeve back from Anqi's hand, and then unconsciously distanced herself from her slightly, because she didn't know why, she suddenly had a feeling called heart weakness.

Seeing that Wei Lai still reacted like this, An Qi pouted a little unwillingly, but in the end, there were many people here, and she couldn't say anything. I only heard Wei Lai cough lightly: "Don't worry, let's take a look." ”

An Qi was even more unhappy, but Wei Lai didn't pay attention to her after pulling some distance from her, because He Zhi finally read the opening: "Mother-in-law, I'm afraid your jade pendant is not worth a hundred taels." ”

What kind of background and eyesight does He Zhi have? Not to mention the jade pendant that is only worth one hundred taels, it is worth one thousand taels and one hundred thousand taels, and she doesn't know how much she has played. If it weren't for Wei Lai here, she might not have come to see this experience at all, and this naturally didn't mean to lower the price or belittle it, but just to tell the truth.

When the old woman heard this, she didn't have much reaction, but still raised her eyelids and glanced at her, and said like gold: "It's worth a hundred taels." ”

This kind of reaction, such an attitude, is really different. It is precisely because of this difference that He Zhi frowned and did not refute, but lowered his head again to look at the jade pendant in his hand.

The people around him started talking again, saying everything. Wei Lai went in and out of his left ear and out of his right ear, and he didn't listen to these discussions, and his whole mind was on He Zhi. When Anqi on the side saw it, her face suddenly sank a little.

This time, He Zhi looked more carefully, and the time was naturally longer. She knew very well that the jade in her hand was not worth a hundred taels at all, at most it was only worth fifty taels, but the old woman was so sure that she felt that there must be another mystery in it. And what determines the value of this piece of jade, in addition to the jade itself, is only the workmanship and carving......

Wei Lai saw He Zhi's eyes suddenly light up, and then saw her look up at the old woman and said, "Mother-in-law, I want this jade pendant." It's just that I didn't bring this much money with me when I went out today, so I'll let someone pick it up, can you wait for me for a while? ”

So, this jade pendant is really worth a hundred taels?!

Seeing He Zhi's reaction, there was an uproar around. However, no one wanted to rob He Zhi, because in the eyes of most of the people present, this jade pendant was just a good-looking stone, just like Wei Lai thought, who would want to spend so much money to buy it back and play with it? Gathered here, it's just a quiet time to watch the excitement.

When the old woman heard that someone was willing to pay a hundred taels for her jade pendant, she didn't have much reaction. This time, he didn't even raise his eyelids, so he had no choice but to spit out two words: "Whatever you want." ”

It can be seen that He Zhi really likes this jade pendant, so she turned her head and told Xi Qiu to go back and get the money.

When I went out today, I still had only one Xi Qiu who had been following He Zhi, and the coachmen were all waiting on the street. At this moment, Xi Qiu was a little worried that her young lady would stay here alone, but the young lady's orders could not be ignored. So his eyes swept around, and he fell on Wei Lai, who was standing aside.

Xi Qiu originally wanted to open her mouth and ask Wei Lai to help her look at Miss, but she saw Wei Lai suddenly take out the silver ticket from his arms and hand it over: "Miss He, don't bother, I have it here." ”

When He Zhi heard this, she glanced at Wei Lai deeply. If she did this kind of thing, she was afraid that she would not give a good face if anyone did it, because she did not lack this hundred taels of silver at all, and Shangshufu could not climb the relationship with just one hundred taels. However, Wei Lai is different, in addition to believing in her personality, but also because she doesn't want to have a relationship with Shangshu Mansion at all.

Seeing that He Zhi didn't react, Wei Lai simply handed the silver ticket directly to the old woman who sold jade pendants. The old woman raised her eyelids and glanced at her, but didn't say anything, just took it and closed the stall and prepared to leave.

He Zhi still didn't speak, but the attitude of not stopping it could be regarded as acquiescence. It's just that she is acquiescing, she is holding the jade pendant, but she is still staring at Wei Lai tightly, as if she wants an explanation.

Interpretation? How can this be explained? Perhaps even Wei Lai himself couldn't explain it. The 100 taels of silver that I was going to buy after returning to my hometown were spent in such a daze, and it was simply fake to say that it didn't hurt. But it is strange that she does not regret the ending brought about by this impulse.

Being looked at by He Zhi like this, Wei Lai's ears secretly climbed a trace of crimson again, she looked away a little uncomfortably, and she didn't dare to meet He Zhi. After thinking about it, he said, "Miss He, I have offended my colleagues before, and last time I ...... I forgot to apologize last time. Today is an atonement to you. ”

There are some truths and some falsehoods in these words, and how smart Zhi Zhi can naturally hear it. Her gaze swept over Wei Lai's flushed ears as if inadvertently, a smile flashed in her eyes, but there seemed to be disappointment on her face: "I don't mind, and you don't have to." As he spoke, he handed the jade pendant in his hand forward, as if he did not accept it and wanted to return it to Wei Lai.

Wei Lai was a little anxious when he saw this, and hurriedly pushed it back: "It's useless for me to bring this thing, since you like it, keep it." ”

He Zhi's attitude seemed to be very firm, even if Wei Lai pushed back, he never had the intention of taking it back. So Wei Lai was even more anxious, a gentleman doesn't take advantage of others, not to mention that it's really useless for her to buy this thing!

The two of them were pushing, and suddenly a hand was inserted in the ground: "Since you don't want it, then Brother Wei, give me this jade pendant." ”

It was Anqi who was talking to Anqi, who had been a background board for a long time next to her. After just a while, she could see that Wei Lai and that "Miss He" obviously had some unusual friendships, and her attitude towards her was completely different from that towards herself. In addition, Angel also knew what this contact with Wei Lai was for, so he was naturally unhappy at this time.

This action came abruptly, but this behavior made people a little unhappy. He Zhi and Wei Lai frowned almost at the same time, and then withdrew their hands at the same time, both avoiding An Qi.

Wei Lai didn't say anything, only glanced at He Zhi. He Zhi understood the meaning in her eyes: You just accept it, otherwise it would be a pity if this jade fell into the hands of others?

Because of this look, He Zhi's mood improved again. She glanced at Angel lightly, the little girl was still young, and she was not very good at hiding her feelings, and she was already a little annoyed at this time. However, He Zhi obviously didn't care about her mood, and immediately smiled faintly, and lowered her head again to focus on the jade pendant.

Seeing that she finally intended to accept it, Wei Lai secretly breathed a sigh of relief. She had already noticed that An Qi's eyes were a little unkind when she looked at He Zhi, so she didn't want to stay for a long time, so as not to cause trouble. Just before she could speak, He Zhi's white palm appeared in front of her again, and a piece of jade was lying quietly in the snow-white palm.

Why don't you still accept it? Wei Lai frowned, raised his head and just wanted to say two more sentences, when he saw He Zhizheng looking at her with a smile. The eyes that attracted her when they first saw it were shining.

"You can keep this half of the jade, and I will take the other half." He Zhi looked at Wei Lai with a smile.

Wei Lai looked at He Zhi in a daze when he heard this, and subconsciously took the jade pendant handed by the other party, and only after a turn of his eyes did he find that the other party still had a piece of jade in his hand. She looked at the jade pendant in her hand, and then at He Zhi's hand, and couldn't help but wonder: "This jade ......"

The old woman who sold the jade pendant had already packed her things and was about to leave, but when she heard this, she turned her head and said, "This jade is a pair." After saying that, he left without looking back.

The people around were immediately surprised, especially those who came forward to see the jade pendant, they had all looked through it carefully, but no one found that this jade pendant could be divided into two. The jade pendant looks obviously ordinary, and there is no trace of half a trace that can be separated, and the workmanship can almost be called ingenious.

He Zhi didn't explain how she found out about this, and she didn't intend to say anything in public, she only glanced at Wei Lai deeply, and then turned around and left with Xi Qiu.

It wasn't until He Zhi's back disappeared outside the crowd that Wei Lai slowly withdrew his gaze. She looked down at the half of the jade pendant in her hand, and always felt that something had completely exceeded her expectations and control.

On the other hand, Anqi, who saw the excitement and saw that she was angry, finally couldn't help but stomp her feet angrily after He Zhi Shi Ran left, and didn't care that Wei Lai, who was still distracted, turned around and left.

In the end, he still promised the marshal to be optimistic about people, and he could not be untrustworthy. Wei Lai couldn't help but sigh, and after carefully putting the jade pendant in his arms and putting it away, he walked towards An Qi and chased after him.