After Chu Yueqing left from the pawnshop, the young man looked at the old shopkeeper blankly: "Master, is this hairpin really worth fifty taels?" ”

The old shopkeeper was immersed in pride, and was stunned when he heard the words, and then looked at the hairpin in his hand, only to realize that he had fallen into the way of the little lady just now. He trembled and blew his beard: "Value is value..."

It's just that his price is too high.

In the pawnshop, such a hairpin is mostly given to her at the price of pure gold thirty-five taels!

How did he get caught up in that little girl's piece!

……

The rain in the sky was already getting heavier. Fortunately, there was a small stall selling umbrellas not far away, and Chu Yueqing trotted over.

"Boss, how do you sell umbrellas?"

"Twenty Wen."

Due to the rainy weather, the price of umbrellas is also double that of the past. Chu Yueqing didn't care, she took out a small piece of broken silver from her money bag and handed it to the woman who bought the umbrella: "I'll take two more umbrellas, and I don't need to look for money." ”

"Of course you can, just take it." This piece of broken silver is enough for two dollars, and it is enough to take two more handfuls, even if she takes away all the umbrellas in her stall.

Of course, Chu Yueqing would not take away all the umbrellas on her shop, she picked out two white oil-paper umbrellas that looked sturdy, supported them and held one in her arms, and then said goodbye to the woman and left.

After walking a short distance, she found that she was further and further north, almost to the gate of the city.

There are no inns near the city gate, only many restaurants and teahouses. On a daytime, there would be a lot of vendors selling snacks, but now it is very empty, and even the restaurants and teahouses next to it have closed early due to heavy rain.

Chu Yueqing stopped and looked at the city gate that was about to close. As soon as he turned around, he walked towards the south side of Xuanwu Street.

Go to Yunlaiju, which is the largest inn in the capital, and it shouldn't close so early.

But after she left, a dark figure walked on the city tower.

Xuanyuan Hao said to the young general guarding the door: "If there is a woman wearing a blue summer shirt, embroidered shoes with white plum blossom patterns, and a red gold plum hairpin on her sideburns to go out of the city gate, you will stop the person and send someone to the Hao Wangfu to inform the king." ”

Chen Xiang nodded hurriedly: "Lord Wang, don't worry." Your subordinates will definitely do their best to find someone for you. It's just that... I don't know who you're looking for? ”

After asking this sentence. Chen Xiang hurriedly lowered his head, his eyes staring straight at the tips of his shoes.

Xuanyuan Hao's face was gloomy, and he pursed his lips: "You don't need to know about this, just do it." ”

"Yes. Subordinates obeyed. ”

Xuanyuan Hao looked around. but it was full of desolation. The cold rain fell on him, and he didn't feel the slightest. He glanced at the gate that was about to close, and then turned over and got on his horse. Leaving in front of the city gate, he galloped through Xuanwu Street.

Halfway through, Chu Yueqing saw that a ready-to-wear shop had not yet closed, looked down at the sticky and clammy clothes on his body, took a step, and walked into the store.

On rainy days, there are few people on the streets, and there are even fewer customers in the shops.

Except for a maid waiting on the side to get a custom clothes, there was only Chu Yueqing. The guy in the shop hurriedly greeted him: "Madam, what clothes do you want?" Custom or ready-to-wear? ”

"Ready-to-wear." Chu Yueqing said: "Two men's shirts and one women's shirt." I wore the women's shirt, and the men's shirt was bought for my brother, who was only fourteen and about the same height as me. ”

Chu Yueqing lied without the slightest pressure.

She does have a younger brother who is similar to her, but her brother is not in this Great Qi Dynasty.

Because she was confident and honest, and she also bought a blouse, the guy didn't suspect it, and led Chu Yueqing to the ready-to-wear area: "Madam, look, these are the best ready-to-wear clothes in our shop, and they are well-made. If you look at the patterns on the clothes, they are all good embroiderers. ”

Chu Yueqing ignored the guy, and chose a solid-colored green cloth robe and a white brocade robe and pointed out to the guy: "These two, is my brother the right size to wear?" ”

The guy suddenly smiled, revealing a mouthful of big white teeth: "It's just right for Madame, what about the blouse, what kind of shirt do you choose?" ”

"How much do these two pieces cost?"

"It's not expensive, ma'am, two pieces of silver are only one or two or eight cents." The guy laughed.

Chu Yueqing didn't know how to convert silver and RMB appropriately, and without comparison, she didn't know whether it was expensive or not. But an oil-paper umbrella is only twenty yuan, and these two clothes are not cheap.

She thought about it, she only had fifty taels in total, and she should save some flowers.

"Is there a cheaper blouse?" Chu Yueqing asked.

"You are really a good sister," the guy praised, and then led Chu Yueqing to the other end of the ready-to-wear area: "This set of clothes is also good, but the peony brocade stitches on the outer shirt are poorly embroidered, if you don't dislike it, it won't be tight on your body." ”

"I don't dislike it." Chu Yueqing said: "That's it, how much silver is there?" ”

"This five-dollar silver, the three add up to a total of two taels and three coins." The guy said, and led Chu Yueqing to the counter to settle the bill.

Three pieces of clothes, the guy held them in his hands, Chu Yueqing looked at the two umbrellas in his arms and in his hands, and asked, "Can you send a cloth baggage?" On this rainy day, it's not easy to walk with your clothes. ”

"Of course, the cloth baggage was given to you." Saying that, the guy walked to the counter, took some more things and said, "I will give you two more hairpins and a hairband, which are worthless, so you don't dislike them." ”

The wooden hairpin and the headband are both men's, which is exactly what Chu Yueqing lacks now. She said: "There is no reason to dislike it, thank you brother." ”

Then he took out two ingots and two taels of silver from his money bag and handed them to the treasurer.

Fifty taels of silver, of which there were two silver bills of twenty taels, and the remaining ten taels were five taels of silver, two minas of two taels of silver, and one tael of broken silver.

There are fractions and wholes, and Chu Yueqing no longer has to go to the silver number to exchange for loose silver.

The shopkeeper found her a tael or seven dollars, and Chu Yueqing put it in his palm and counted it, just right. Then he picked up the bag wrapped by the guy, opened the umbrella and left the ready-to-wear shop.

As soon as he came out of the shop, he was splashed with muddy water by the hooves of a galloping horse.

Chu Yueqing looked down at the dirty skirt, straightened the umbrella, revealed an angry face, and looked at the horses galloping south. The curtain of heavy rain is heavy, and even the back is not clear.

Chu Yueqing sighed, only admitting that he was unlucky.

Raising his feet and wanting to walk forward, the guy from the ready-to-wear store hurriedly ran out: "Madam, are you okay?" Where do you live at home, or can I help you get your clothes back? ”

It's a warm-hearted one. Chu Yueqing smiled lightly: "No need, I'm staying at the guest house, and it's not far ahead." ”

The guy nodded: "Isn't it Yunlaiju?" Madame accompanied the prime minister to Beijing for the exam, and she hasn't left yet? ”

Last year's autumn examination and this year's spring examination have ended, and the next imperial examination will be the autumn of the following year. The guy admonished: "The next scientific expedition will be in the autumn of the next year, if the lady does not return to her hometown, she can rent a small courtyard in the capital, which is only a dozen taels a year, which is much cheaper than the guest house." ”

"No," Chu Yueqing denied: "Our family is here to play in the capital, and we will go back in a few days." ”

But in his heart, he was silently thinking about what the guy said, as long as a dozen taels a year, there is such a cheap house in Beijing?

Thinking about it, Chu Yueqing's steps were faster.

Whether it's true or not, the top priority now is to find a place where she can sleep and hide from the rain.

Raising her eyes, she could already see the gate of Yunlaiju.

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