February XVI

The sun peeked out from the east, and the dazzling sunlight sprinkled in Chang'an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty.

The spring breeze was slow, with the temperature of the sun, blowing into the Su family's courtyard in Tongren Lane, and the black hair of the promise standing at the Qingfeng attic platform was flying.

"Girl, Madame is here."

Xu Yu heard Youlan's voice, turned around and looked into the house, and saw Mrs. Su, Lan'er, and Mei'er's master and servant, walking over from the staircase.

"Auntie. Nuo'er, I have been feeling a little unwell these days, and I haven't been able to go to my aunt to say goodbye, and I hope my aunt is not strange. Xu Promise walked into the room with a smile and said with a salute to Mrs. Su.

"Hey! Silly girl, I know what you're worried about. No, your father sent a letter saying that he would hold a banquet at his uncle's mansion three days later! Mrs. Su said with a smile, took out a piece of letter paper from her arms, shook it in front of Xu Promise's eyes, took Promise's hand, and put it in her hand.

Xu Promise looked at the envelope and asked in disbelief, "Is this true?" ”

Xu Yue looked at Mrs. Su and smiled, nodded slightly, and then lowered his head and muttered in a low voice: "Father, it's been four days since I went back to Kyoto, and he has never come to see me, nor has he ordered anyone to pick me up, I thought my father had forgotten me!" ”

"Silly girl, I'll go back first, you can also rest and rest! After three days, I'll send you back. Mrs. Su looked at the promise with a smirk and said.

"Nuo'er sends off her aunt." Xu Promise raised his eyes and smiled.

Promised to send Mrs. Su out of Qingfeng Pavilion, she stood outside the door, looked at Mrs. Su, the figure of the master and servant walked away little by little, picked up the letter again, looked at it, covered the letter in her heart, and happily returned to the house.

Xu Yu walked up to the second floor, sat on the table, looked at the letter over and over again, and couldn't hide the smile on the corner of his mouth.

"Girl, don't look at it yet, let's put our hair on our sideburns first!"

As soon as Youlan finished speaking, she heard the sound of climbing the stairs, and the master and servant turned around together, and saw Mama Qiu, holding a plate with four small plates of pastries on it, and walked up cautiously.

Mama Qiu walked upstairs, raised her eyes and saw Xu Promise and Youlan staring at her, she hurriedly said: "Girl, when I sent the dishes and chopsticks, I saw Mama Ji making pastries!" I thought you hadn't eaten much in the morning, so I asked her for some and you could taste it. ”

"Hmmm! Put this here first, I'll eat it later, Mama, you help me first, put your hair sideburns up! Xu Yu got up and took the pastry plate, gently placed it on the table, and pulled Mama Qiu to the dresser.

"Oops! Girl, slow down, not in a hurry. Mama Qiu patted her promising hand and said.

"Mama, just now my aunt came to me and said that my father would hold a banquet in three days and would send me back that day. Did you say that my father did it to welcome me? Xu Yu sat in front of the dresser, looking at Mama Qiu in the mirror and said.

"Yes, yes, Uncle Guo loves you very much." Mama Qiu replied with her promising hair combed.

"I also know that my father loves me." Xu Promise said to himself, was stunned for a while, and then said, "Mama, you said that I would go back that day, do you want to buy a gift for my father?" ”

"This, that's up to the girl." Mama Qiu said with a smile.

"Girl, I think it's better to send it, so that Uncle Guo and you can get closer to you." Youlan said as she stood aside.

Xu Promise looked at Youlan in the mirror and said, "En! Then send it, you can help me think about what to send. Later, we'll go out and buy it. ”

"Girl, why don't we go out into the street and watch the selection, but now I can't name those valuable things." Mama Qiu responded.

"Yes, girl, let's go out in a while, you can take a look, and choose one." Youlan echoed and said.

"It's okay, that grandma will help me comb my hair better." Xu promised to say to Mama Qiu with a smile.

"Hey! Good. Mama Qiu replied cheerfully.

Half a quarter of an hour later, Xu Yu was dressed in green clothes and plain makeup, stood in front of the mirror and turned around, smiled with satisfaction, and said to Mama Qiu: "Mama, your craftsmanship has improved again." ”

"Where is it, where is it, that is a girl is born beautiful, no matter how the old slave dresses up as a girl, the girl is beautiful." Mama Qiu said modestly.

"Mama, you're praising me, stepping on yourself! Hehe! Xu Promise said with a grin.

"No, no, the old slave is telling the truth." Mama Qiu said with a smile.

"Good, good, it's all the truth. Mama, go and tell my aunt! Xu Yu looked at Mama Qiu and said with a smile.

"Yes, girl. Then I gave my wife, and asked the coachman to set up the carriage, and waited for the girl outside the gate. Mama Qiu said.

"Okay, there's Mama Lao." Promise to return the salute.

Xu Yu watched Mama Qiu walk down the stairs, walked to the dresser by herself, took out the money from the jewelry box, and then walked out with Youlan.

A quarter of an hour later, when he sat in the carriage, he heard the coachman outside: "Girl, which street are you going, now you are on the left street." ”

"Stop here! I'll see what I'm saying. Xu Yu glanced at Mama Qiu and Youlan, and said outside.

After the car stopped, Mama Qiu got out of the carriage first, and promised to come out with it, but Mama Qiu got out of the carriage, and Youlan also walked down with a hat.

"Girl, Hood." Youlan said, walked to Xu Promise, raised her hand and handed the hat to Mama Qiu, and took off the cotton hat for Xu Promise.

In order to make a promise, Mama Qiu put on a hat and said, "Girl, let's start from here!" ”

"Okay, Mama, you go ahead and take a look." Xu Promise looked at the crowded street and said to Mama Qiu.

After walking along Zuo Street for a while, Mama Qiu pointed to a jewelry store, turned back to Xu Promise and said, "Girl, let's go and have a look at this place!" ”

Xu Yu stroked the white veil, looked up, and after the name of the store, he nodded lightly at Mama Qiu.

The three masters and servants walked into the store, and Mama Qiu helped Xu promise take off her hat, and a warm guy greeted her and said to Xu Yue: "Girl, but buy jewelry?" ”

Xu Promise shook his head, and then heard the guy ask, "That girl, but you want to buy jewelry?" ”

Xu Yu was asked by the guy in the store, and he didn't know how to answer, so he was stunned.

At this time, Mama Qiu walked up to Xu Promise and said to the guy in the store: "Our girl wants to buy something for the elders, I don't know if you have any good recommendations." ”

"Hey! Yes, yes, only what you say to buy, whether you are ready to give it away, or you want to use it yourself, we can make you satisfied. The guy said, leading them to the counter to the side.

"How about that girl you bought in the East Market yesterday?"

Xu Promise was looking at the jewelry in his hand, and the jewelry guy took out, and the man's voice came from his ear, which attracted Promise's attention.

Xu Promise glanced back and saw two middle-aged men talking and walking in.

"Well, that's great! You don't know, the girls in there are all innocent, and the grade I bought is not high, so it cost me a thousand taels! ”

"What do you need to take a look inside?" The guy in the store greeted them and said.

The man who bought the girl nodded to the guy, walked to the counter, pointed to a hairpin, and heard the man next to him ask suspiciously: "Yes! I've heard that they have only come here in the past few days, how can they sell for such a high price! Will anyone buy it? ”

"Hey! You didn't go, you don't know, they are mainly for sale, girls caught in the Outlands. Just a while ago, we didn't win a battle, and the girls in there were all caught in those two territories. ”

The guy in the store accosted him, "Guest officer, are you talking about the new slave shop in the East Market?" I've heard that there are a lot of girls in there! How did they arrest so many people! ”

The man who bought the girl said to the guy, "Hey! It's not like that, there are wars, where there is a war, the people are struggling to make a living, and homeless people are everywhere, and they can't be caught if they want to!"

"Girl, girl!"

Xu Yu was curious to listen to, so she heard Youlan call her and hurriedly responded: "Hey! What's wrong? ”

"How is this jade pendant for you?" Youlan explained.

"Yes! Let's take a look, choose a few more, and when I go back, I may have to give them to my younger siblings. Xu Promise said with a smile and looked at the hairpin in his hand.

"Hey! Since ancient times, wars have been fought by the common people. ”

Xu Yu raised his eyes when he heard the voice, looked at the guy at the counter, and heard the guy say: "Girl, you rarely go out at first glance, and this slave workshop has been spread all over Chang'an City." ”

Xu Yu smiled slightly, and then listened to Youlan ask: "Girl, this hairpin is just right for your sister." ”

Xu Promise turned his head and looked at it, smiled and said, "Okay, then let's have this hairpin!" Let's choose a jade pendant! ”

Youlan: "Yes, girl. ”

Mama Qiu held a jade pendant and asked promised, "Girl, what do you think of this?" ”

"Okay, how many are you going to choose?" Xu asked softly.

"Back girl, there are three things to choose from." Youlan and Mama Qiu looked at each other's things, and Youlan replied to the promise.

"Let's choose one! Father, they all sent it, but not to mother, a little bad. Xu Yu thought about it and said to Youlan and Mama Qiu.

"Girl, that's exactly right." Mama Qiu replied with a smile.

"Girl, this hairpin!" Youlan said.

The guy also introduced: "This is the best for the elders, this is called amphibious, it is the style of two branches entwined, pure gold!" ”

"Okay, that's all I need, I'll have to worry about the store helping me wrap it up." Xu Promise said to the guy in the store with a smile.

"Okay, girl, wait a minute!" After the man finished making his promise, he took his things and turned to enter the inner room.

After a while, the guy counted out the wrapped jewelry and put it on the counter, and Youlan took it.

"Shop, how many silver taels do you want in total?" Promise asked.

"These two hairpins, just take one hundred taels from the girl, those two pieces of jade, but good jade, just take two hundred taels from the girl! This is a total of three hundred taels. The shopkeeper calculated the abacus and explained.

"Here, a total of three hundred taels." Xu Promise took it out of his arms, divided it into three, handed it to the guy in the store and said.

"Okay, girl, go slowly." The guy took the silver ticket and said politely.

Xu Yu nodded slightly, and led Mama Qiu and Youlan out. Outside the door, Mama Qiu put on a hat for the promise, and the three of the master and servant walked straight to the carriage.