Chapter Twenty-Eight: The Only Two Beads
The afternoon sun shone on the earth, and there was a hint of heat, but it still couldn't resist the joy in people's hearts. Yunzhi, who hasn't appeared in recent days, came to pick up Yunxi and go out to play today. The girl who has never been to the Tanabata Lantern Festival also has a trace of curiosity about this day, but she didn't see the empty moon early this morning, and she was a little strange, but looking at Yunzhi's kind invitation, she agreed.
The carriage stopped in the aisle, and the horses in front of the carriage were so hot that they hummed and exhaled, which was very interesting to watch. Yun Zhi pulled Yun Xi's sleeve, didn't take her hand, and put her in the carriage, he was always such a gentleman, he wouldn't force her to do a penny.
It's just that the moment Yunxi opened the curtain of the carriage, a man in white on the carriage made her lose her mind. The man's facial features are exquisite, handsome and chic, all femininity has faded, a pair of mature and sharp eyes are a smile that can't help but smile, and the white clothes match him very well, especially the clean and neat man's hair, as if he was a different person. He looked at the stunned girl in white, with only the hairpin he gave her on her head, and the man in white took the initiative to grab her hand and took her into his arms.
"Little fool, what? Don't recognize me. β
"Month." Seeing the empty moon in front of him put back into men's clothes, Yunxi's face turned even redder, and he was embarrassed to push away his arms and sit next to him, but he was still close to him.
Yunzhi, who followed up, glared at the empty moon very dissatisfied, and sat down on the other side of the girl. He originally wanted to ask Yunxi to go out to play alone today, but Kong Yue seemed to know his thoughts a long time ago, and he stayed in his carriage early in the morning and refused to get down. For this reason, he drove him all morning, and then there was really no choice but to forget it. This guy is still in front of him, so he doesn't know how to converge. It's just that on such a big carriage, one row of chairs is crowded with three people, and the other row of chairs is empty, and I don't know if the horses pulling the cart outside will have an unstable center of gravity?
Today's Xuanzhi is specially wearing a customized gold-trimmed black robe, his handsome and righteous aura, coupled with elegant and plain eyes, is even more handsome and handsome, he just wants to show his best side to Yunxi, and hopes that the girl will look at him a few more times. What I didn't expect was that Kong Yue was dressed in white, and her appearance was absolutely high, but she was on par with him, and each had its own charm. cough, this dignified general, after all, is also a hero-like figure, when did he learn the beautiful man's trick. (The author's own mother doesn't want to recognize him anymore)
The carriage drove slowly out of the palace gate, and stopped in a crowded place, where the horse was only a little tired, but fortunately it did not overturn.
Yunzhi got out of the carriage first and reached out to pick up Yunxi, but Kuyue was one step ahead of him, taking the girl's hand and getting off the other side of the carriage.
Fortunately, Yunxi, who saw Kong Yue wearing men's clothes for the first time, was very shy and didn't let him hold her little hand all the time, but Kong Yue still intentionally or unintentionally separated the distance between Xuanzhi and her.
The streets are full of young men and women, and the appearance of the three of them is already outstanding, and often attracts too much attention.
There are all kinds of shouting on the street, and it is very lively. Along the way, there were many women who threw winks at Yunzhi and Kongyue, and if a handkerchief accidentally fell, they stepped on it directly. Something was about to accidentally bump into it, and they just turned sideways to avoid it. Something else accidentally fell on them, and they quickly made way out of the way, completely ignoring the disgraced appearance of the women. Just because the Yunxi in front of them didn't pay attention to them at all, she just stopped and looked at the various shops, and her eyes were completely attracted by things.
And the same Yunxi's beautiful and flawless face is also the focus of the men along the way, it is rare that the empty moon is no longer aimed at Yunzhi, and he is in harmony with the outside, one left and one right to accompany the girl, separating all thoughtful eyes.
Yunxi is really happy, she is as smart as a child. Along the way, she didn't look at the gold and silver jewelry rouge gouache that all women liked, but was interested in all kinds of gadgets.
Two handsome men, as soon as she took a look, immediately bought it, and rushed to pay her. Fortunately, Yun Zhi arranged for the secret guard to follow, and the two of them were not full of things. It's just that these characters who buy and sell personal flesh are reduced to gadget porters, going back and forth to Xiyan Palace.
Someone on the road was selling sugar gourds, Yun Zhi immediately bought one for Yun Xi, who knew that Yun Xi just ate up the sugar outside and didn't want to eat the hawthorn inside, and wanted to find a place to throw it.
Kongyue saw the girl's thoughts, took the sugar gourd she ate leftover, and put it in her mouth very naturally to solve it slowly, and did not forget to continue the serious nonsense. "Yinzhu, Yue doesn't like to eat sugar outside, and likes to eat hawthorn inside." After finishing speaking, he also glanced at someone who bought rock sugar gourds intentionally or unintentionally, and was so angry that Yunzhi almost beat someone.
But just like that, buying and eating in the west, especially all kinds of snacks, Yunzhi can be regarded as knowing the taste of a certain girl. She likes sweets, she doesn't like sour, she likes small snacks, but she doesn't like cakes, she likes to put her favorite things at the end. What he doesn't like is said by the empty moon to be his favorite into his stomach.,As long as it's the girl's last thing to put in her mouth, it must be her favorite food.γ Looking at the girl's every expression and every movement, although there was an empty moon on the side, Yunzhi's heart was still soft.
The three of them continued to stroll until they were in front of an inconspicuous stall, when Yunxi stopped again. The stall owner is a lewd little old man, and when he sees a customer, he immediately greets him warmly. His entire stall is full of all kinds of fakes, which look very fake, but the stall owner says that they are like peerless treasures.
The girl really hasn't gone shopping much, and the last time she went shopping was before she was 9 years old, so she naturally believed the stall owner's words. However, the two men could see the color, but they saw that Yunxi was happy, so they didn't bother her Yaxing.
Yunxi picked up the two identical beads that the stall owner desperately recommended, looked at them again and again, was very satisfied, and asked the stall owner again: "There are only these two identical beads in the world, right?" β
"Yes, yes, the girl is really a good eye, these two beads are peerless treasures! Rest assured, there will never be a third one in this world. β
The previous words are naturally false, only the last sentence of the beads will not have a third is not the stall owner nonsense, the two beads are the most failed imitations, naturally no one will have nothing to do boring to do the third, this is not he can finally cheat and sell them.
"Okay, then I want it, how much?"
The stall owner saw that the girl was the kind of daughter who didn't understand anything, and was about to open his mouth, but he was glared at by the empty moon beside her, and he was going to say five hundred taels, but he immediately changed it to fifty taels. But after saying the word "five", ten taels didn't have time to say, so he was glared at by Xuanzhi on the other side of the girl, and the exit became "five taels". The stall owner really wanted to cry without tears, ah yo mom, the eyes of these two men were too scary, but fortunately, these five taels had already earned a lot, so I didn't care about it anymore.
And for Yunzhi Kongyue, five taels is a small amount of money, as long as the girl is happy, even if you buy a fake. It's just that Yunxi resolutely refused to let them pay this time, and she herself had no concept of money, so she took out a jade earring and asked the stall owner: "I didn't bring silver taels, are these earrings worth five taels?" β
This earring is worth five taels, that is, it is more than enough to buy the entire stall, and the stall owner immediately took the earrings and hid them in his clothes, for fear that the two men would not give them to him. At the same time, I didn't forget to thank the girl desperately, and the attitude was so good that if you want him to call his mother now, he will scream in a fart.
Yunxi picked up the beads with a smile, the two beads were not too big, they were pinched in the palm of her hand, she directly gave one to Kongyue, and the other to Yunzhi, the smile was so sincere. This was the first and only time she had given them two things, and it had become a special token between them.
The two stupid men were holding their own beads in their hands, which looked like they were inferior and defective, but they seemed to be holding the world's best treasures, touching and looking at them. He also carefully hid it in his clothes, as if the beads were made of tofu, for fear that he would break them if he was not careful, and his face was full of satisfied and happy smiles.
The stall owner on the side was about to fall off his eyes. Are they stupid, or is he really mistaken, those two beads are not really inferior goods that are not fakes, are they actually real stunning treasures?
After shopping for a whole afternoon, they didn't go back to the palace, and when they saw that Yunxi was a little tired, Kong Yue found the nearest restaurant to rest, and the three of them also had dinner in it by the way.
Knowing Yunxi's tastes, the dishes ordered by Yunzhi this time are all liked by girls. Looking at the girl's faint smile, the hearts of the two men were also happy, but the secret contest between them along the way had just been put down, and looking at Yunxi, he couldn't help but serve her vegetables.
Two people, you have a fish, I have a piece of meat, you have a green vegetable, I have a cabbage, you have a radish, I have a piece of tofuβ’β’β’β’β’β’ and there are high pyramids piled up in the girl's bowl, and I can't see what the rice below is like at all, so it doesn't collapse, but it's also a technical job! Absolutely.
It's just that Yunxi doesn't know how to eat it, and she always feels that when she touches it, these dishes will collapse. She simply took an empty bowl from the new, and directly refused to eat the dishes between the two of them, and did not allow them to clip them again. Otherwise, she would have to be indigestion tonight.
Their table was in a good position outside the window, and the direction in which Yunxi was sitting could just see the lantern riddles on the street, and the eyes of the girl who had eaten and drunk had long been attracted to it.
The two of them, who were all thinking about the girl, invariably pulled the girl's hands on both sides, but the empty moon pulled the girl's little hand, but Yunzhi pulled the sleeve. Now there was another tug. Yunxi, who was being pulled back and forth, broke free of the hands of the two at the same time, ignored them and walked to the lantern opposite the restaurant, and the two of them had to follow in a hurry.
Under the colorful lanterns, the girl in white happily looked at all kinds of lanterns, as cute as a child, this was the first time she saw the lanterns, and the whole person looked so pure and flawless. This is also the purest and most beautiful moment that two men have ever seen a girl, so much so that many years later, Yunzhi still deeply remembers the girl at this moment, but at that time there is no way back.