"Sister Ning'er, don't clean up today, come with me to the street to buy some things." A cute little girl jumped up and down towards Ning'er.

This cute-looking little girl is the daughter of the second lady, the second lady in the house, Lu'er, she has a lovely round face, big eyes, and her eyes flicker when she speaks, the only mismatch on this cute face may be the mouth of this little girl, don't look so cute, but she speaks straightforwardly and sometimes pokes at people's sore spots, and her personality is like a tomboy.

Although this little girl was born to the second lady, her heart is not bad at all, when the second lady usually bullied Ning'er and asked her to do something embarrassing, it was this little girl who came forward to help Ning'er settle it, and no one dared to say a word, after all, the second lady was naturally more pampered by her child.

"Lu'er, I still have to clean the courtyard today, I was just punished by the second lady yesterday, will you let someone else accompany you today?" Ning'er looked at Lu'er's cute face and pinched it with her hand.

"Don't, Lu'er likes Sister Ning'er to accompany me, no one else can pick out good-looking jewelry, only Sister Ning'er picks the best-looking." Lu'er took Ning'er's hand and shook it coquettishly.

"Chunliu, this work of cleaning the courtyard will be handed over to you, you must clean it, otherwise I will punish you when I come back." Lu'er snatched the big broom from Ning'er's hand and threw it to her maid Chunliu at once, and then Lu'er pulled Ning'er and ran out.

"Miss, why don't you go out to play without taking Chunliu." Harunliu was a little unhappy with Miss Lu'er throwing herself down to work, and muttered quietly, but she was honest and picked up her broom and began to clean up.

"Lu'er, thank you for always helping me when Madame punishes me, and always taking me with you when she comes out to play." Ning'er is really grateful to Lu'er from the bottom of her heart, because there are many times when Lu'er has helped her escape punishment, and she often takes herself out to play.

"Sister Ning'er, it's okay, do you remember the hairpin you mentioned last time, it's the one with plum blossoms on it, I've been asking people to inquire, they said that the gold and silver pavilion in the west of the city has newly entered the plum blossom hairpin, and many young ladies and ladies have gone to buy it, we have to hurry up and can't be snatched away by others." Lu'er pulled Ning'er and trotted all the way, for fear that she wouldn't be able to buy hairpins in time.

"Lu'er, thank you, the plum hairpin is my mother's favorite jewelry." Ning'er looked at the girl in front of her who was pulling herself to buy hairpins, and her gratitude was a little more.

"Sister Ning'er, don't talk about it, let's go buy it, I heard that this plum hairpin is very popular." As she spoke, Luel sped up a little faster.

The two girls held hands and trotted all the way, which was an uncommon sight on the street, but it also became a beautiful scenery on the street.

The two girls ran to the door of the gold and silver pavilion and stopped, this gold and silver pavilion is worthy of being one of the best jewelry sales offices in Yongzhou County, the decoration at the door alone is a little different from other small shops, even the plaque at the door is golden, the decoration inside the gold and silver pavilion is made of silk silk flowers, and the pillars are inlaid with gemstones.

As soon as Ning Er and Lu'er walked in, they saw a lot of gold and silver jewelry. Although the Liu family is in business, they have never seen so much jewelry at home, most of these jewelry are from other counties, exquisite workmanship, many of them are still from the capital, this alone has been very attractive to the ladies and ladies to come to buy.

The two did not pay too much attention to those jewelry, and began to look for the plum hairpin little by little, although the plum hairpin style is exquisite, but in the Golden and Silver Pavilion, a place with many exquisite jewelry, the plum hairpin is not destined to be placed in the most conspicuous place.

"Come on, Lu'er, I've found it." Ning'er looked at the plum hairpin in front of her, like her mother had brought it, and suddenly called Lu'er excitedly.

Ning'er saw the plum blossom hairpin stretched out his hand and took it up and took a closer look, the hairpin body of this plum blossom hairpin is all made of silver, the hairpin head is inlaid with two plum blossoms, the plum blossom petals are distinct, the lowest plum blossom petals are made of sterling silver, the middle layer of petals is made of jade, and the stamen part of the plum blossom in the middle is made of pearls.

The petals are not transparent, but the two layers are stacked together and have a very layered feeling, and the petals made of the two materials do not have a sense of disobedience, but set off the whole hairpin is particularly beautiful, and the small pearl in the middle of the stamen is also just right.

In Ning Er's impression, the hairpin body of the plum blossom hairpin brought by her mother before her death is pure silver-white, the plum blossom petals are all made of jade, and the stamen in the middle is a small jade inlaid with it.

Although it is different from the plum hairpin brought by the mother before her death, but when you see this hairpin, you will think of your mother at first sight, this plum hairpin is particularly special in terms of material and style, and special things can always resonate with feelings.

"Lu'er, this plum hairpin is really like my mother's one back then, but the material used for this hairpin is too expensive, if it is silver alone I can still save money to afford it, and now I have jade and pearls, I'm afraid I don't have enough money, can you lend me some silver, I want to buy it."

Ning'er took Lu'er's hand and looked at Lu'er, "Although my monthly money is very small for a month, I will definitely save it and pay it back to you." Ning'er didn't know if Lu'er would lend her silver, but she had to buy this hairpin anyway.

"Sister Ning'er, don't worry, I brought all my private money today, and I will definitely help you buy this plum blossom hairpin, what do we sisters say to borrow and repay, mine is yours, let's go buy it."

Ning'er was very grateful in her heart, thinking that she must be better for Lu'er in the future. Lu'er pulled Ning'er to settle the bill, "How much is this plum hairpin from the shopkeeper, we want it." ”

"Yo, this young lady has a really good eye, this plum hairpin is decorated with sterling silver, jade and pearls, both in terms of workmanship and material are of the highest quality, it is something from the capital, you are really good eye. I won't ask you more, but I'll charge you ten taels of silver for the last one. ”

"What, this plum hairpin actually costs ten taels?" Ning'er and Lu'er were a little stunned when they heard this price, although the material and workmanship of this hairpin are not the same as other hairpins, but a hairpin costs ten taels, which is inevitably a little too expensive. You must know that Ning'er's monthly money is only two taels per month, and although Lu'er has more, it is only five taels, and ten taels is indeed too expensive.

"Can the shopkeeper be cheaper, a hairpin ten taels is a little too expensive." Lu'er knew that Ning'er really wanted it, so she wanted to negotiate with the shopkeeper. Usually Lu'er never makes a price, I thought that five taels was enough to buy, but I didn't expect this hairpin to be so expensive, I blame myself for spending money and not being able to save silver, and now I only have three taels of silver in my hand.

Lu'er glanced at Ning'er, Ning'er held the hairpin tightly in her hand, and bit her lip nervously and anxiously, and a little red came out of her lips. Lu'er could see that Sister Ning'er really wanted to buy this plum hairpin, so she thought that she must let the shopkeeper lower the price no matter what.

"If ten taels is too expensive, then don't buy it, if it weren't for the last one, I wouldn't sell ten taels to you, I used to sell twenty taels, and everything from the capital is at this price, just forget if you can't afford it."

When Ning Er heard the shopkeeper say this, her heart was a little empty, but it was really too expensive, and she had to save more than half a year (year) to save enough, but she was unwilling to put down this hairpin, and held it tightly in her hand, this hairpin was really the one she had ever seen that was most like her mother's plum blossom hairpin.

"Shopkeeper, I only have seven taels in my hand, do you think I can work here to pay off my debts?" Seeing that the shopkeeper refused to give in to the price, Ning Er had to propose a way to work to pay off the debt.

"No, what can you do in my store with thin arms and legs, and besides, there is no shortage of people in my store, no, no." The shopkeeper rejected Ning'er's request to work to pay off the debt, lowered his head and continued to settle the accounts.

Seeing that the shopkeeper didn't want to work to pay off the debt, Ning Er looked at the hairpin in his hand, and looked a little embarrassed, "Shopkeeper, I am Liu Ning'er, the eldest lady of the Liu family, a big family in the county, you see if I can pay off the account on credit, and I will pay you back when I get the money back to the house." "This is the first time that Ning'er wants to buy something on credit outside, and she used to hesitate for a long time when she bought anything by herself, but this time she proposed a credit account, which is enough to see how much Ning'er likes this hairpin.

The shopkeeper looked Ning Er up and down, "Even if you are dressed, you dare to pretend to be the eldest lady of the Liu family, if you can't afford it, you can't afford it, what kind of lie are you liing." Obviously, the shopkeeper is suspicious of Ning'er's dress when he sees it, and also, who would wear a simple and shabby dress like Ning'er.

"Shopkeeper, I am really Liu Ning'er, the eldest lady of the Liu family, I promise you that I will definitely bring the silver, or can you help me keep this hairpin first, I will buy it if I save enough money."

"Miss Liu still wants to save money? You go to the county to inquire, the Liu family in Yongzhou County is also famous, why can't Miss Liu even afford a hairpin, and she has to save money to buy it? Next time you pretend to inquire first, people like you don't have money to pretend, you don't want to buy it, just leave, don't delay our business here. The shopkeeper rolled his eyes, obviously there are not a few people who usually pretend to be the eldest lady to pay on credit.

The shopkeeper had the intention of expelling, and in order not to embarrass Lu'er, Ning'er decided not to buy it and returned the hairpin to the shopkeeper.

"Lu'er, forget it, I don't want to buy it, I've seen the plum hairpin, you don't necessarily have to have what you want if you like it, it's already worth it if you see it, let's go."

"But, Sister Ning'er, haven't you always wanted plum blossom hairpins, I'll go back to my mother now to ask for money, and I'll help you buy it." This shopkeeper is just a dog who looks down on people, how can he not be the eldest lady if he is dressed ordinarily, and he must be taught a good lesson in the future. Lu'er saw that Ning'er was a little unhappy, so she thought that she would definitely take revenge on this shopkeeper in the future.

Lu'er wanted to go to her mother to borrow money to buy this hairpin, but Ning'er stopped her, "Forget Lu'er, this hairpin is not very similar, let's find another one that is more similar in the future, let's go." Although Ning'er said no, she still couldn't help but secretly turn her head to look at the plum hairpin, so she pulled Lu'er and hurriedly walked out.