The color of the ruby is too intense, and the red is extremely gorgeous, and it is actually a good condition that the palm has never seen.

In fact, Guo Song's knowledge is much higher than that of the Tang Dynasty, and he knows what kind of ruby this is, which is the famous pigeon blood red in later generations.

And the sapphire is also a deep blue, he initially guessed that it was a cornflower sapphire, which was produced in Tocharo, which is today's Kashmir, but the Tang Dynasty had not yet discovered this mine, and even if it did, it should not have appeared by sea.

Guo Song deduced that this sapphire was the famous royal sapphire of later generations, and like rubies, they were all produced in the country of Pi, which is today's Burma.

After a while, the big shopkeeper of the jewelry store hurriedly came, and the palm eye handed him the ruby in his hand, "Look at this!" ”

The big shopkeeper carefully looked at the ruby for a moment, and his eyes also showed a look of shock, he picked up another sapphire and looked at it carefully, and after looking at the incense stick for a long time, he slowly put down the two gems, and his eyes were full of awe for Guo Song.

"This is Childe's gem?"

Guo Song shook his head, "It's the gem of this girl next to me, if you have any ideas, you can discuss them with her." ”

Xue Tao was about to open his mouth to deny it, but Guo Song kicked her lightly under the table, Xue Tao glanced at Guo Song and stopped talking.

The man's face began to change, he had realized that the other party was targeting him, he wanted to give himself a few slaps, he was so stupid, it didn't matter if this little lady could afford a hairpin, what mattered was the man next to her, his pocket was the key to determining the success of this deal, and he actually looked away.

The guy was full of regret in his heart, but the shopkeeper saluted Xue Tao respectfully, "Can the girl transfer these dozen gems to the shop?" The price is absolutely excellent. ”

Xue Tao's face turned red again, she glared at Guo Song, and motioned for him to hurry up and take over the matter.

Guo Song smiled: "Is this gem very good?" ”

"Of course it's good!"

The shopkeeper hurriedly said: "I have been an apprentice in a jewelry store since I was fifteen years old, and I have been in contact with all kinds of gemstones for forty years, and I dare to say that this is the best ruby in the world, many times better than the ruby of Bukhara, and the sapphire is also rare in the world. ”

"I don't think so! Walk 100 steps along the street and turn right from your store, there is a small stall full of all kinds of gems, which is more suitable for your store. ”

Guo Song asked the guy with a smile, "I'm not wrong, right?" ”

The guy knelt down, slapped himself twice, and kowtowed to Xue Tao to apologize: "The villain has no eyes, and his words have offended the girl, so I implore the girl to have a lot of them, don't worry about the villain!" ”

Xue Tao shook his head and said to Guo Song: "Why bother? ”

Guo Song said lightly: "I think it's very necessary, how can my friend Guo Song let others insult me?" It doesn't matter who it is. ”

The shopkeeper's eyes widened and he asked puzzledly, "What's going on?" ”

Guo Song put away the gem, got up and said, "The big shopkeeper asks the guy himself!" Miss Xue, let's go. ”

Xue Tao had already wanted to leave, she was suddenly relieved, and hurriedly got up and walked outside with Guo Song, walking out of the jewelry store, Xue Tao breathed a long sigh of relief, "I won't come to this kind of place in the future." ”

"Miss Xue, let's go to lunch together!"

Xue Tao's face was embarrassed, he lowered his head and whispered: "I promised my mother to go back at noon, I'm sorry!" ”

Guo Song scratched his head, "If you don't have time, forget it, next time!" I'll invite the girl to dinner again when I have the chance. ”

Xue Tao bit her lip and boarded the carriage, she sat in front of the window and whispered: "Thank you Gongzi for maintaining my dignity today, I am very grateful in my heart!" ”

Guo Song laughed, he held a bag of gems in front of Xue Tao, "Pick one, I'll give it to the girl!" ”

Xue Tao hurriedly waved his hand, "No! No! This gem is too precious for me to ask for. ”

"In my opinion, it's just a beautiful stone, I have a lot of this kind of gem, give one to the girl, keep a souvenir!"

"I can't ask for it, thank you for your kindness!"

Guo Song insisted on refusing to take it back, Xue Tao looked at Guo Song's sincere gaze, she lowered her eyes, nodded slightly, stretched out her jade hand and took a sapphire from the cloth bag, "Thank you, Childe!" ”

The carriage started slowly and drove towards the gate of Nanshi, Xue Tao turned back from time to time, and saw Guo Song standing straight at the intersection, smiling and watching herself go away, she couldn't help but wave her hand and said in a low voice: "See you soon!" ”

...........

Two days later, Guo Song was awakened by a knock on the door while meditating, only to hear Xiao Yuniang shouting outside: "Childe, clean up a little!" It's time to go. ”

Guo Song got up and opened the door, and saw that Liang Wu was washing by the well in the yard, looking at him with a wicked smile, Guo Song said angrily: "Is it time to leave?" ”

Xiao Yu Niang came in with a vermilion lacquered wooden plate, on which were three Hu cakes and a cup of hot tea, and she smiled and said, "I didn't say that the time is up, I mean the time is almost up." ”

As soon as she turned around, she found that Guo Song's hair had been combed neatly and coiled, and she couldn't help but be stunned, "Childe got up?" ”

"I'll get up on the fifth watch, comb my hair and meditate, and I won't bother you by combing my hair."

The little fish girl was helpless, so she had to say stupidly: "Okay! Childe will have breakfast first, and I'll go fetch water. ”

She went out with a copper basin.

Guo Song sat at the table and ate Hu Biscuits, while thinking about his future choices, this time when he goes back, the fall of Yuan Zai is inevitable, he will be rehabilitated, Li Yu, the son of heaven, will definitely give himself a chance to choose, so where will he choose?

Just thinking about it, Xiao Yu Niang came in with water, and Guo Song suddenly asked: "Xiao Yu Niang, do you think it is better for me to be an official there, do I stay in the imperial court, or go to the local government to be an official?" ”

Xiao Yuniang didn't blink her eyelids, and replied without hesitation: "I'd rather be the head of the chicken than the queen of the cow!" ”

Guo Song was stunned, "This is what you think?" ”

"It's not me, everyone thinks like this, everyone says that they have had enough of being in the capital."

Guo Song laughed, "Okay! I know. ”

........

Everyone rested for two days, all in good spirits, speeding up and running towards Chang'an, from Luoyang to Chang'an is not too far, two days later into Tongguan, to noon on the fifth day, Chang'an City is already in sight.

Guo Song was not in a hurry to enter the city, he asked Xue Changshou to go to Chang'an to inquire about the news, and he took other soldiers to find an inn outside Chang'an City to stay.

At night, Li Ji followed Xue Changshou to find Guo Song.

In the room, Li Ji reported to Guo Song: "These days there is a lot of noise in the court, people are panicking, Yuan Zai seems to be sick, His Royal Highness the prison country lobbied around, I heard that the court has reached a consensus, and the imperial examination will be resumed next year, and there is also the Son of Heaven, the Son of Heaven has not officially come to the court, but has already received the minister in the palace, it is said that at the end of this month, King Lu will end the prison country." ”

"Is there any news from the king?" Guo Song asked again.

"It seems that the king has been summoned to Bashu."

Guo Song was stunned, "What are you going to do in Bashu?" ”

"I don't know the specifics."

"Alright! Tell us about us, what has changed in us. ”

"Our change is obvious, His Royal Highness has asked us to enter a military camp in Xiuwenfang several times, but I said that we can't call the shots, we haven't moved, the military department has revoked all the orders against us before, and we have been promoted to Zhonglang General, Liang Wu has been promoted to captain, and all soldiers have been generously rewarded, except for Changshi, which is appointed by the Son of Heaven."

Guo Song nodded, he had already heard Liang Wu say these news, and Li Ji also knew about it, so he said a few words briefly.

"And what about the latest news?"

"The latest news is that the Meishou wine shop has moved back to the West Market, and I heard that the city bureau gave them another wine shop in order to make amends, rent-free for five years, and then Zhang Lei's wife gave birth to a son yesterday."

Guo Song heard that Zhang Lei had given birth to a son, and he couldn't help but be happy for him, "This is a good thing!" My senior brother finally got his wish, what about the Taoist temple, didn't they want them to tear down the Golden Body Pavilion? ”

Li Ji said with a smile: "It's very interesting to say, Wannian County Commander is indeed bringing a group of officials to demolish the pavilion with a fierce momentum, I took the brothers to confront them, and later His Royal Highness the Prison State arrived when he heard the news, and took off the black gauze hat of the county magistrate on the spot, and also ordered to beat the county order with fifty sticks, and the other officials each beat thirty sticks, that is painful!" It's still enjoyable to think about it now, and I heard that Jingzhao Shaoyin was also dismissed because of this. ”

Guo Song is in a good mood, and it seems that everything is developing for the better.

Early the next morning, Li Ji returned to the barracks with the soldiers, and Guo Song came to the palace.

Guo Song paced back and forth outside the noon gate with his hands, and after a while, a eunuch hurriedly came, bowed down and saluted: "Guo Changshi, summoned by the Son of Heaven, please come with me!" ”