Chapter Seventy-Seven: Tokens
Hua Ren tightly grasped Wen Deyin's clothes, tears hung on her cheeks, snuggled into his arms and was reluctant, her thin body was still twitching because she was crying too sadly just now, and when she caught a glimpse of the gaze that she was looking at, she couldn't help but bury her face in Wen Deyin's chest in fear.
He stared at this scene intently, his eyes were still indifferent, but his heart was a little soft, he understood the feeling of attachment and the pain of separation. But soon remembered the clan rules that the clansmen must return to their homeland, and her heart gradually hardened, whether Hua Ren wanted to or not, she had to return to the place where the Xuan people lived, just because she was a Xuan people.
"The Xuan people live in southern Xinjiang?"
Qin Zheng's voice sounded in his mind, and he said through his heart: "No, southern Xinjiang is the breeding place of the Xuan people, and couples who want to have children will go there until they give birth to a child and then return to their homeland." β
Qin Zheng squirted out of his mouth with a sip of wine, and looked around in embarrassment, the noise outside the window made him forget that he was sitting in a private room with no one at this time. He took out a handkerchief and wiped the wine hanging from his mouth, and an indescribable feeling rose in his heart, what did he do when he took him to the breeding land of the Xuan clan? The two men couldn't have children...... Wait, something suddenly came to mind. "Can you have a baby?!"
"......" was stunned for a long time, as if he was shocked by Qin Zheng's words, and said for a long time: "Are you joking? Only women can have children." β
Qin Zheng took a sip of wine to suppress his shock, for fear that he would say something that would give birth to a child, the Xuan clan was very mysterious and unknown, and God knew what else was different from humans in his body. Hearing that the Xuan clan is also a woman giving birth to a child, she breathed a sigh of relief inexplicably, and a trace of imperceptible regret passed through her heart.
"Then what are you taking me to southern Xinjiang for?"
I want you to understand me and the Xuan clan, and I swallowed back the words that I almost blurted out. "As a young master, it is my responsibility to protect the people who are left behind. If you don't want to go, I won't force it, send Hua Ren back to my homeland, and I'll leave for southern Xinjiang. β
Li's tone suddenly turned cold, Qin Zheng immediately sensed his sensitive and fragile heart, and couldn't help but explain: "I'll go with you, but there are some things at hand that I can't leave, why don't you go to Qindi Palace with me, and go to Southern Xinjiang with you after finishing things, how about it?"
Out of the restaurant, Qin Zheng wandered around the street for a while, saw a roadside stall selling fruits, bought some oranges, pears and dates, walked a little and bought grapes and other melons and fruits from the Gulan merchants, and was about to leave when he was stopped by the bearded Gulan man, who enthusiastically sold him the fiery red elixir.
"Taste the finest wines, distinguished guests. β
The tall, burly, bearded man with cheeks and cheeks spoke stiff Taizu language, and poured a cup of fiery red elixir in front of Qin Zheng, with a very kind smile and sincerity. Qin Zheng took the small pitiful wine glass, handed it to his nose and sniffed it, carefully observed the color of the side of the glass, took a sip and put it in his mouth, letting the wine melt between the taste buds, and the sour with a hint of sweetness was very delicious. It's just that...... There is a big gap between keeping up with the first-class, and this Guran merchant is not honest and shoddy.
"Inferior red wine mixed with a little medium red wine does not become superior. Qin Zheng said in fluent Guran. His eyes swept over the four high-nosed and deep-eyed servants standing behind the man, all of whom were martial sect level cultivators, and when they saw Qin Zheng looking over, they all stepped forward.
The man immediately raised his hand to stop the servants' actions, his expression was a little stunned, as if he didn't expect Qin Zheng's Guran to be so fluent and have such a high attainment in wine tasting, he was stunned for a moment, and then changed back to the Guran and said simply: "You are very good, I have medium red wine, in order to apologize to you, I am willing to invite you to taste my treasure." He took a small, delicate barrel from the storage and poured the remaining liquid from the glass, unscrewed the stopper, and poured half a glass with a clatter.
A rich aroma of wine comes to the face, and the calm color sways in the glass, which is not comparable to inferior red wines.
After tasting it, Qin Zheng said, "It's medium, yes, let's make a price." β
The man stretched out his large, thick palm and gestured for the price. "Hardware. Worried about letting go of the gold lord in front of him, he hurriedly said: "I can swear to the goddess of the twilight moon that in my country, the best red wine will be supplied to the twilight palace, and the medium red wine will only be enjoyed by the royal family and nobles. Coupled with the fact that I came here through the desert and the Gobi, and its original value, there really isn't much hardware. β
Whether the truth is really as difficult as he said, Qin Zheng didn't know, he only knew that the medium fiery red elixir was indeed only for the royal nobles to enjoy, and the commoners had no qualifications or financial resources to enjoy it. Hardware is hardware, Qin Zheng thought to himself, it's better than not having to drink at all. Since I left Bai Jing's car, I have eaten tastelessly, and I miss the delicious food, the high-quality fiery red elixir, the comfortable soft chairs and beds, and the fragrant and slippery, very clean bath products.
"How many barrels do you have?"
"Six barrels. β
"Only six barrels?" Qin Zheng glanced at the small but delicate oak barrels on the shelf, only the thickness of his head, about the length of his forearm, six barrels were too few, and he didn't believe in a dignified businessman who brought such a little wine from Gulan all the way to the Xia Kingdom to sell it.
The man looked regretful. "Your fluent southern accent reminds me of my former home, and out of affection for you, forgive me for selling you only six barrels, I'm a merchant. β
Qin Zheng understood that businessmen are heavy on profits, but they won't all use them to give favors. Six barrels is six barrels, it's a big deal to go back to Bai Jing to order wine, and the account of tampering with Xizi's memory hasn't been settled with him yet. At the moment, he stopped talking to the man, paid thirty gold ingots, and took six barrels of wine to the main god space to continue to wander the streets, enjoying a rare leisure time.
Suddenly, Qin Zheng found a soap shop with a small faΓ§ade on the side of the street, and if it weren't for the corner flag planted at the door, he would have almost ignored it.
When he stepped into the store, he was surprised to find that Xizi was also inside.
"Coincidentally, why are you here?"
Xizi heard that someone around her seemed to be talking to her, and when she heard the familiar voice, she turned her face to look, thinking that it was Qin Zheng, but if she looked closely, she didn't look like it, and her expression froze on her face and felt a little confused.
"I'm Qin Zheng. Qin Zheng smiled slightly.
Saiko put down what she was holding and looked at his face in surprise. "Qin Zheng, what's the change, you have changed your appearance?"
"Sort of," Qin Zheng showed the Crown of Thousand Faces to her, sensing that his eyes were attracted by the sound of conversation, and immediately hid the Crown of Thousand Faces, caught a glimpse of what she had just picked, and asked, "You buy soap fruit?"
Xizi nodded, "I'm going to buy some to do laundry." As he spoke, he frowned slightly, as if he was not very satisfied with the soap fruit, moved to the place where the soap ball was stacked on the side, took it in his hand and looked at it, then leaned in and sniffed it, sighed and put down the soap ball mixed with mutton fat mixed with plant ash.
"Let's go, I'll make it myself, it's too rough and it doesn't smell good. β
The shopkeeper next to him heard Xizi say this, his face was a little unhappy, and while putting the goods in order, he deliberately said loudly: "My Wangjia soap shop has been in business for more than ten years, and there are countless old customers, and the reputation in Zhan Song City is also very good, and I have never heard of anyone saying that the things in my Wangjia soap shop are not good." β
Xizi didn't want to reason with the shopkeeper, so he turned around and left, and Qin Zheng left the soap shop after him.
"Do you know how to make soap?" Qin Zheng was surprised by her versatility.
"Well, the process is a bit of a hassle," Xizi said as he walked. "I ran out of stock in the past, so I wanted to buy some and deal with it first,...... I can't stand the bad smell. It's not that I'm bragging, waiting for me to find good materials to make soap, and the quality will throw him a few streets. The last sentence refers specifically to the soap shop.
"Do you need my help? Why don't I make you some more soap and give me a few pieces?"
"Okay. Xizi agreed. "Then you can pay for me?"
"That's nature. Qin Zheng happily walked beside Xizi, looking at her side from time to time, very satisfied. How much does it cost to buy materials? The important thing is that there are not many opportunities to spend money for her, and it is a one-time seizure. Passing by a stall selling women's jewelry, the owner of the goods was an elderly lady, and called Xizi to call her to see. "This silver hairpin is very delicate, you can try it. β
Xizi took the silver hairpin and glanced at Qin Zheng unexpectedly, "Are you planning to buy it for me?" Seeing him nod, he reached out and picked up a hair rope made of leather, looked at it carefully and felt that the craftsmanship was also very exquisite, and then handed it to Qin Zheng and said, "Take it, you should give this heart to your daughter-in-law, I'm just your friend, it's not appropriate to send this kind of thing with token meaning?"
β......β
Qin Zheng gently twisted the hair rope in his hand, his smile stiffened for a moment, and he quickly returned to normal. took out the silver money and handed it to the eldest lady, bought the hair rope, and watched her pay for the silver hairpin herself, and her mood was complicated.
After that, as Xizi bought a lot of animal meat at the mercenary stall, it was completely fat and not a trace of thinness, and then he went to several places to buy all the materials, and then returned to the house.
"Chief!" A strong man rushed out of the corridor of the courtyard, ran to Qin Zheng and found that he had recognized the wrong person, scratched the back of his head in embarrassment, and prepared to walk away.
Qin Zheng hurriedly regained his appearance and called out to him. "I'm Qin Zheng, what's the matter?"
The strong man turned his head, looked at it carefully, and sure enough, it was the beauty boss who had the impression of a beautiful male god, and his cheeks were red and he breathed a sigh of relief: "The leader's disguise technique is so powerful, I didn't even recognize it...... Oh," he said, grimacing. "I'm Boss Zuo's person, the leader calls me a pillar, Boss Zuo just received a message from the mercenary union looking for you not long ago, and the location was sent from Qin Guodan Yancheng. β
As soon as Xizi saw that Qin Zheng had something to do, he left and walked to the backyard with interest.
Boss Zuo?Qin Zheng quickly remembered Zuo Yong, "Are you just looking for me?Who is looking for me?" couldn't help but look at the pillar with a solemn face, there were very few people looking for him in Qin Guodan Yancheng, after listening to the pillar's words, he couldn't tell why, and he had a vague sense of foreboding.
"Shen Qing'er. After saying his name, Zhu Zi shook his head and said, "Boss Zuo just asked me to come to you, and didn't tell me anything else." β
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