Sure enough, not far in front of him was a silk shop, and a woman dressed as a young woman was coming out of it, and between her bows, a golden hairpin on the side of her hair slipped off and landed on the bluestone street board, making a soft 'ding' sound. It's just that in this bustling place, this slight movement is immediately drowned in the noisy environment.

The daughter-in-law next to the young woman was holding one arm diligently, and another maid was holding something in a big bag, but she didn't even notice the golden hairpin that had fallen.

The little Dao Gu behind Xia Xiaodong grabbed two steps and was ready to pick up the golden hairpin.

It's just that a hand suddenly reached over next to him and gently and skillfully picked up the golden hairpin.

The hand was obviously a woman's hand, not white and tender, the fingers were thick and short, and it looked a little thick.

"What are you doing?" Xiao Daogu was not angry, and shouted angrily.

"Can't you pick it up?" The owner of that hand matched the hand very well, a sturdy girl with a round face and a frosty color.

The round-faced girl looked confused and asked, "Is this thing yours?" ”

Belch...... Xiao Daogu was embarrassed.

"It's not mine," Xiao Daogu was still a little unwilling, and said depressedly: "It's not yours either." ”

The round-faced girl looked down at the golden hairpin in her hand, and then looked up at the direction in which the young woman who had dropped the golden hairpin was walking—it was gone.

"Shall we divide it?" The round-faced girl hesitantly proposed to build yì.

Xiao Daogu was quite moved when she heard this. This golden hairpin is brilliant and in excellent condition, and it is obviously worth a lot of money. As the so-called meeting is divided into half, if it is picked up together, it should naturally be divided equally.

"What are you doing here? Where did this hairpin come from? Without waiting for Xiao Daogu to make a statement, another teenager appeared next to the round-faced girl.

The boy was also very short and stout, and like the round-faced girl, he was dressed in a white-washed blue coarse cloth robe, and looked like brother and sister.

"Brother, you're just in time." The round-faced girl was very happy and raised the golden hairpin in her hand: "We just picked this up!" In a few words, he said the general story.

It's 'us' so soon. Xia Xiaodong looked at the two brothers and sisters opposite with interest.

The sturdy young man took the golden hairpin, looked at it over and over again, and then reprimanded his sister: "How did my mother teach us?" Don't be greedy for foreign money! Since it was dropped by someone else, of course you have to return it! ”

The round-faced girl pursed her lips, rushed into the distance, and whispered, "It's long gone...... I won't go back yet......"

The sturdy young man told his sister that he was stagnant, and then said: "I haven't found it now, so I'm leaving, and if I find it back, maybe I'll come back, so let's wait here." ”

Since these two were ready to wait for the lost owner in the same place, Xia Xiaodong beckoned the two little Dao aunts and prepared to move on.

How was the little Dao Gu who almost picked up the golden hairpin in her hand willing to leave, pulling Xia Xiaodong's sleeve and shouting: "They said it nicely, when we leave, won't they take it all away." ”

She's still thinking about the equal score.

Xia Xiaodong couldn't help but smile: "There is a total of one hairpin, even if it is divided, do you still go and fold the hairpin into two sections and take half of it?" ”

The sturdy young man was down, and seeing that Xiao Daogu was reluctant to go, he smiled and said, "Why don't we wait together, if there is any thank you money when we go back, we will divide it equally." ”

The young man was born with thick eyebrows and big eyes, and his smile was full of white teeth, and he looked very sincere.

Xia Xiaodong was not interested in the golden hairpin or Xie Qian, but he felt that the two brothers and sisters were a little interesting, and Xiao Daogu insisted on it, so he stayed.

A few people stood and waited beside the silk shop, and naturally exchanged names and talked.

It turned out that the brother and sister were surnamed Li, the elder brother was called Li Dalang, and the younger sister's name was Ah Fu, a farmer on the outskirts of the city. Taking the opportunity of the Furi Festival to enter the city, he took the bamboo baskets and rattan baskets and other things that were woven during the slack season on weekdays to sell, and Li Dalang went to hand over the things to the familiar store pù for consignment.

Hearing that Xia Xiaodong and the other three came out of Xianyiguan, Li Dalang's eyes lit up imperceptibly, and then disappeared, just smiled: "Xianyiguan is far away, it's not easy to come out, it's good to have a good life today." ”

Ah Fu was already impatiently waiting, and immediately said: "After waiting for this long time, people shouldn't come to look for it." Let's look at this hairpin, maybe people just treat it as usual! Standing dry, I don't even have time to go shopping. As he spoke, he only pouted and stared at Li Dalang with straight eyes, obviously hoping that his brother would let go and stop waiting.

Li Dalang hesitated for a long time, and then asked a few people to walk in the direction where the hairpin thrower woman went, so that they would not delay shopping, but also find the owner along the way.

Xia Xiaodong doesn't care, she doesn't know anywhere anyway, it's the same no matter how she goes. The two little Dao aunts wanted to divide equally, so they responded with one mouthful. So I walked along the road.

It's a pity that there are a lot of people in this group, but they really don't have much spending power. Needless to say, the Li brothers and sisters only bought some salt flint and other things along the way. Xia Xiaodong didn't have a few taels of silver, and he was bent on saving money and preparing to run away in the future, but Xiaodaogu simply had no money at all. A few people just watched and didn't buy, so they naturally went shopping quickly, and soon turned into another side street, but it was more spacious and lively.

Ah Fu looked left and right, and grinned: "People are really gone!" Let's split up! ”

Li Dalang's face sank, and he said angrily: "Look at your little bit of talent!" Those who don't know think they've picked up a mountain of gold. ”

Ah Fu flattened his mouth and said with a smile: "After all, it's for nothing." If we don't divide it, will we hand it over to the yamen? That's not for nothing, the scoundrels in the yamen. I'm afraid that I won't even have a 'thanks' word at that time. ”

Probably the reputation of the local yamen is really not good, Li Dalang heard his sister say this, so he didn't insist anymore, only took two steps back with a dark face, and seemed to suddenly find that the bluestone slab under his feet was very interesting.

Seeing his brother's acquiescence, Ah Fu couldn't help but smile all over his face, with a round face, round eyes, and crooked corners of his mouth, he really looked similar to the clay man Ah Fu, beckoned to Xiao Dao Gu, and motioned to the corner to talk.

If you really want to divide it, it's a little troublesome.

There is only one golden hairpin, the style is exquisite and the handiwork is excellent, and it is inevitable that the value will fall sharply when folded into two sections. But if the golden hairpin is not damaged, then the party who takes the golden hairpin must have to subsidize some silver to the other party.

Such a problem comes, whether it is Ah Fu or Xiao Daogu, they can't come up with any money.

The two stared at each other and muttered for a long time, and finally had to agree to take the golden hairpin to the pawnshop, and divide the money equally.

Xiao Daogu saw that there were twists and turns, and she couldn't get the money for a while, so she pouted unconsciously, turned around and told Xia Xiaodong that she was going to the pawnshop.

Xia Xiaodong shook his head.