Chapter 3 The Bazaar Turmoil
After sending Liang Qingshu back to the house, Shen Yanjiao, who was desperately suppressing her excitement along the way, hurriedly ran home, just thinking about returning home and taking out the fiery silver ingot in her arms, and admiring it, you must know that this is the first pot of gold she earned alone!
After a while, she walked to the front of the general's mansion, Shen Yanjiao looked up at the dilapidated lintel, and sighed in a low voice, and the heat in Fang Cai's heart gradually cooled down. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info Shen Yanjiao's small face showed a resolute expression, and secretly said to herself, I must work hard to make money to improve the life of my family, so that my younger brothers and sisters will no longer starve...... Ah! Forgot to re-catch a few fish and came back! Shen Yanjiao patted her head in annoyance, looked at the sky where the sun had set westward, Shen Yanjiao gritted her teeth secretly, looked at the door of the house that was close at hand, and resolutely turned around and returned to the river, when she came out, she had promised the two little ones to bring them delicious food back, how could she break her promise as the eldest sister?
Shen Yanjiao, who rushed back to the river non-stop, immediately went into the water to fish without taking a break for a while, and at the same time was thinking about how to sell the secret recipe? Would it be ...... if they knew that the so-called recipe was just a bush of weeds at the water's edge, and that they had deceived him The little man was startled by his own thoughts, but he couldn't tell his family about it, and she ...... I don't like myself all the time, and I have to be scolded if I say it, right? Shen Yanjiao sighed and shook her head, suppressing the boredom in her heart and catching fish seriously.
Today's luck is still good, Shen Yanjiao only took a while, and there were three fish hanging on her waist, although it was not as big as the one caught during the day, but it was also a good harvest. At this time, the sky was already dark, Shen Yanjiao put away the fish and raised her legs to go home, when passing by the herb bush, Shen Yanjiao seemed to have a flash of inspiration in her mind, she put down the things in her hand, rushed over and lay in the grass in the dim light of the sunset to look for it.
"Found it! Ha ha! Shen Yanjiao held the things in her hand and jumped happily in her heart, now she didn't have to worry anymore, picked up a few slightly larger leaves and carefully wrapped them, picked up the fish and went home, at this time the sun had set, and there was only a touch of sunset reddish in the sky, reflecting on the water, as if burning half of the sky and half of the river.
After running to the river twice today, Shen Yanjiao was already tired and weak, dragged her extremely tired body back home, handed over the fish to the cook in the house, and asked her to make some fish soup for the two little ones to replenish her body, Shen Yanjiao, who didn't even have time to take a bath, returned to her simple boudoir, fell into a deep sleep, and didn't even have time to take a look at today's harvest.
"Why is the food so good today? There are even fish? At dinner, Shen Yanjiao's mother, Yu Luo, looked at the food on the table and muttered to herself. Today, there is a fish soup, and two plates of braised fish, which is very rare at the dinner table, because of the family's financial constraints, she has no complaints about almost a vegetarian, how can she not be excited to eat fresh fish today?
"Where did this fish come from?" Yu Luo turned his head and asked the maid on the side. "Mrs. Hui, this was brought back by the eldest lady, and she specially instructed the kitchen to make up for the little lady and the little master." The maid replied respectfully.
"Hmph, I don't know where I stole it, I run outside all day long, and I don't look like everyone is beautiful at all! Where is she? Why didn't you come to eat? Yu Luo said, looking left and right to see Shen Yanjiao's figure, and asked.
"The eldest lady said that she was tired, so she went back to rest." The maid replied, and after hearing this, Yu Luo said to the maid, "Go and call the old master and the young master to have dinner." He sat down on his own. There was no mention of asking the maid to send Shen Yanjiao a copy back to the room or leaving a copy for the kitchen to be hot and wait for Shen Yanjiao to wake up and eat, as if she had forgotten this person in a blink of an eye.
It's the same night, in the Prime Minister's house.
"Shu'er went out with the eldest lady of the General's Mansion today?" Liang Qingshu's mother, Wei Shengshi, leaned on the couch, hugged Liang Qingshu and asked gently, her face full of love. Wei Sheng is the biological sister of the current emperor, Wei Sheng Ronglan, is a noble princess, after driving to the Prime Minister's Mansion, and the Prime Minister of the current dynasty is raising eyebrows, living a happy life, no wonder the Prime Minister's Mansion has been honored for so many years.
"Yes, mother, Yan Jiao took me to the river and made me a delicious fresh fish soup! But...... Mother, I secretly took some salt out, you won't blame me, right? Speaking of today's experience, Liang Qingshu was excited, but when it came to the small jar of salt she secretly took out, she stuck out her tongue a little weakly, and didn't dare to look at her mother's eyes.
"You are naughty, you have trained your courage with Yan Jiao, right?" Wei Sheng pretended to be disgusted, hugged Liang Qingshu's petite body, reached out and slapped her buttocks lightly, Liang Qingshu blushed shyly, drilled straight into her mother's arms, and said shamefully: "Mother knows how to make fun of people!" Suddenly, he remembered something, looked up and said, "Mother, we also met a strange person today." Thinking of the young man in Chinese clothes he met today, Liang Qingshu's little face flushed slightly.
"What kind of person would you call a weirdo?" Wei Sheng lovingly scratched Liang Qingshu's little face and asked. "It's a noble son, he saw that Yan Jiao and I were happy to eat fish, so he bought a pot from Yan Jiao to eat. It seems that he should be the son of a big family, by the way, he also has a piece of dragon jade pendant, and his identity and demeanor are extraordinary. Liang Qingshu said while holding her little face and reminiscing.
"Panlong Jade Pendant?" Wei Sheng muttered to himself and asked, "Did he mention his name?" "His name is Rong Shuyu, and the Xiangsihai Restaurant in Beijing should have some contact with him, because he wants to buy the secret recipe of fish soup from Yan Jiao, so that Yan Jiao can go there to find him when the time comes." Liang Qingshu replied obediently.
"Could it be him? But how could he go to a place like the outskirts of Beijing alone? Wei Sheng thought to himself, but his face was silent, and said: "Maybe it's a son who went out to play, I haven't eaten folk food, and I'm just curious to taste it." Liang Qingshu answered, nestled in Wei Sheng's arms and yawned, perhaps very tired, and after a while, there was a sound of gentle breathing, and he saw that he had slept deeply.
Wei Sheng caressed Liang Qingshu's hair lovingly, his eyes flickered, and he didn't know what he was thinking.
The next day, it was a sunny day, just like Shen Yanjiao's mood, bright and dazzling.
Early in the morning, Shen Yanjiao got up to wash and bathe, cleaned herself up, took a bag of things, and couldn't wait to go out.
The genius was slightly bright, and Shen Yanjiao, who walked to the market, was attracted by the prosperous capital, the vendors were already selling the street, people were bargaining in front of the stalls, buying the items they needed, and when they walked to a crowded place, Shen Yanjiao saw that the people in front of them were all gathered together, and there seemed to be something lively happening.
"Let's take a look! Look at this appearance, this face, all of them are of the highest grade, and they will definitely grow more beautiful in a few years! Do you want this adult to buy it home as a maid? It's also good to add a concubine! Only five taels of silver at a fixed price, one hand to pay the money and one hand to deliver, this deed of sale is ready for you! Shen Yanjiao, who got into the crowd and came to the front, saw a lewd-looking man shouting hard, holding a girl about twelve years old beside him, unclothed, only covering the important parts of the body, which should have been a delicate neck, was strangled by the rope A circle of bright red, some places have broken skin and bleeding, the knotted scab has worn off back and forth and grown, I am afraid that I have suffered a lot of painful torture. The girl is thin, but she has a delicate face, as the man said, she must be a beautiful person in a few years! Her face was pinched in the man's hand, like a piece of goods, for others to see, and her eyes were like a pool of stagnant water, undisturbed.
The onlookers pointed and talked a lot, but no one came out to speak. After all, five taels of silver to buy a maid, you have to be a big family willing to spend this money! Shen Yanjiao saw all this in her eyes, her fists clenched, and sparks were about to erupt in her eyes, but she didn't hesitate to step forward.
The lewd man saw that people were unmoved, and he was not in a hurry, according to past experience, at this time, the small servants of the big rich families went back to deliver the news, and they were about to come back, such a good goods, he was not afraid that he would not be able to sell them and smash them. Gradually, the onlookers began to disperse, and one person muttered when he walked by Shen Yanjiao's side: "Let's go, let's go, there's nothing to see, this girl is also pitiful, she is going to be destroyed by the gentlemen at a young age, it's really unbearable, calculate the time, those little guys who went back to deliver the news should also come back......"
Shen Yanjiao's heart tightened after hearing this, and when she looked into the distance, she really saw a few panting little guys running here, and finally couldn't hold her breath and walked forward. The lewd man was looking around comfortably, as if looking for some rich people, when he saw a plainly dressed little man walking towards him out of the corner of his eye, hum, little poor ghost! Secretly snorting coldly in his heart, he still did his thing, pretending not to see Shen Yanjiao coming, and he didn't mean to take care of it.
Shen Yanjiao secretly weighed the silver ingot in her arms, and saw that the weight should be exactly five taels, so she said to the man with confidence: "I bought it!" The delicate child's voice seemed to be too convincing, and the man didn't raise his eyelids, but the girl looked at Shen Yanjiao in slight surprise, and saw that it was a sister who was dressed ordinarily and younger than herself talking there, and the light in her eyes dimmed instantly.
"Interesting." At the window position in the teahouse on the side, a boy in fancy clothes looked at the scene that happened below, and said secretly in his heart, his eyes flashed with excitement that he would see a good show.
Shen Yanjiao saw that the man ignored herself, turned her head to see that those little guys were about to run here, and was in a hurry, so she simply took out the silver ingot, stuffed it in the man's hand, and was about to take the girl away. When the man saw that this little man was really rich, he immediately smiled when he took the silver, squeezed out the folds on his face, and flattered: "Ouch, which sister is this, she is generous!" Yes! This girl will belong to you, your vision is really good, the little one will give you this girl's deed of sale. As he spoke, he took out a piece of tissue paper from his arms and handed it to Shen Yanjiao, who had just stretched out her hand and caught it before a voice sounded outside the crowd: "Slow!" ”
Shen Yanjiao's heart tightened, and while the man was still stunned, she grabbed the paper and stuffed it into her arms, only then did she breathe a sigh of relief and look at the person.
The person who came was the little guy Shen Yanjiao saw before who ran back after delivering the news, and after the little guy squeezed into the crowd and saw that the transaction had been completed, his face instantly darkened.