Nanjing's state these days is not very good.

This kind of bad is not in terms of economy and people's livelihood.

On the contrary, because of the cash flow from the Lianghuai salt works into Nanjing, including the continuous expansion and stretching of the Yangzhou war, Nanjing's economy is much better than before, and the Bailuzhou Wharf is several times more prosperous than before.

This kind of bad is more due to political and military pressure from the north.

It must be known that in Nanjing's intelligence system at this time, the main force of the Qing army is still on the front line of Gaoyou.

With this kind of distance between nights and nights, even if a person has a big heart and is drunk and dreams of death, how can he sleep soundly?

During the period of Xu Changqing's Northern Expedition, the situation in Yangzhou has recovered a lot of stability, that is, there are many 'spies' from Nanjing, who have poured into Yangzhou City to find out some wind directions in advance.

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Yangzhou at the end of July is actually not a very good season, because it is in the rainy season, or the core period, sometimes it is rainy and rainy, and the sunshine is very rare.

However, Xu Changqing likes this kind of weather very much, especially after the destruction of the Qing Dynasty and the absence of confidants, it is poetic everywhere.

In the evening, not surprisingly, it rained lightly again, but the vicinity of the Invitation Moon Tower on the bank of the Grand Canal had begun to bustle.

Many small traders set up large oil-paper umbrellas, lit lanterns, and shouted and sold all kinds of small goods.

The people of Yangzhou have obviously adapted to such weather, and countless fresh oil-paper umbrellas are bustling back and forth.

If you leave aside the noise in the market, just looking at the picture, it is really like a fairyland on earth.

At this time, a man and a woman also came from a distance holding an oil-paper umbrella.

It's just that, compared with the surrounding oil-paper umbrellas, the oil-paper umbrellas of this man and woman are obviously very high.

Looking carefully, not only are men tall, more than one meter eight, but women are also slender and extremely slender.

At this time, although the woman's face is covered with a layer of delicate tulle, which makes people unable to see her face clearly, but just looking at her figure and temperament, it can be understood that this woman is very extraordinary.

Not to mention men.

Not only is the pace strong and powerful, but every move always has a very large aura, and it is not good at first glance.

This made many of the surrounding people who obviously coveted women dare to watch from a distance, and do not dare to come forward to try it easily.

"Nasty. No matter how fussy you are, I, I'll never come out with you again......"

At this time, the woman suddenly showed a shy look, grabbed the man's arm and twisted it gently.

"Hey, hey."

The man smiled: "Baozhu, don't scare people, I'm not in love." ”

The woman glanced at the man angrily, obviously not believing his nonsense, but the man didn't mind, and was already smiling and holding her slender waist.

Looking at it from afar, this picture is like the finishing touch in this ink-splashed landscape painting.

The two walked in silence for a while, and the woman's eyes suddenly lit up, and she saw a small stall selling copper hairpins, and said, "Changqing, let's go over and have a look." ”

Xu Changqing didn't expect Zhang Baozhu to be interested in this kind of little thing, but how could he refute the face of the beauty, and nodded with a smile.

"Guest officer, take a look, our copper hairpins are all pure copper, and there is no cutting materials. If you look at the craftsmanship, it's absolutely first-class......"

The stall owner is a middle-aged couple, the man's face is full of vicissitudes, his hands are full of calluses, he only knows how to smirk, and he is obviously not good at talking, but the woman's eyes are very bright, and her mouth is quite neat, and she is very good at talking.

"Hehe, that dare is good, daughter-in-law, you can pick, don't be afraid that you man and I have no money."

Xu Changqing hasn't felt this kind of lively market atmosphere for a long time, and he is obviously in a good mood, and while joking with the stall owner and his wife, he is also teasing Zhang Baozhu.

“……”

Zhang Baozhu's pretty face under the veil was slightly red, and he couldn't help but throw Xu Changqing a hygienic eye, but he was quickly attracted by the copper hairpin on the stall, and picked up one and looked at it carefully.

Looking at the beauties around him and feeling the peaceful vitality around him, Xu Changqing stretched out his hand into the rain, only to feel that his soul had been washed.

What is it for, with your head pinned to your waistband for so many years?

Isn't that what life is all about?

"This lady, you are from a big family, look at this hairpin, this is our family's old Huang's housekeeping......"

The stall owner's wife is working hard to promote Zhang Baozhu, and she has already seen that Xu Changqing's saying that the money is not bad does not seem to be bragging, but that it is really not bad money.

It's a big fish.

Zhang Baozhu was soon led by her, originally just looking at the hairpin on the stall, but she was already attracted by the boutique hairpin she took out.

Xu Changqing looked funny, and wanted to see how Zhang Baozhu would face this kind of market life.

At this time, two young boys and girls who were about fifteen or sixteen years old also came to this stall.

The boy is dressed as a scholar, he looks very handsome, and the girl's appearance is slightly ordinary, but the skin is good, and the eyebrows and eyes are also very well-behaved, and the jade of the small family in Jiangnan is very pleasing to the eye.

But the two of them were obviously not dressed well at this time.

The girl is a little stronger, her clothes are relatively complete, but there are also a lot of dust stains.

The young man already had a few big cuts in his abdomen and trouser legs, but he didn't care about it, the shoes were not a pair, one was a normal cloth shoe, and the other was a straw shoe that I didn't know where to get it, and a few toes were exposed to the rain like this.

That is, the streets of Yangzhou are clean, and there are bluestone pavements under his feet, otherwise, I am afraid that he will not be able to bear it.

"Hey."

"Why are you here again? Go away, go away. We are in business, not a charity hall, so you don't have any money to join in the fun......"

The stall owner's wife, who was greeting Zhang Baozhu, became angry when she saw this young boy and girl, and she scolded her by pulling her waist.

The young man's face turned red with anger, his fists were clenched, and the green tendons on his forehead were soon exposed.

The girl's little face was also blushing with fright, biting her red lip hard, and holding the young man's arm.

It was as if this was the only way to give her a sense of security.

After a while, the girl said in a low voice: "Brother Baiyao, forget it, forget it, let's not look at it, wait, when you pass the test, you will buy hairpins for cicadas......"

The young man lost his temper, craned his neck and looked at the stall owner's wife and said, "You, you don't want to look down on people!" How do you know I can't afford a copper hairpin! ”

"Huh."

The stall owner's wife crossed her waist and sneered: "Little boy, little young master, you can afford it, of course you can afford it, how can we, a small trader, compare with a young master like you?" But don't just look at it, take the money out! ”

Zhang Baozhu was also attracted at this time, he didn't care about looking at the hairpin, looked at the scene, and hurriedly looked at Xu Changqing.

Xu Changqing smiled and signaled Zhang Baozhu not to worry.

"You ......"

The young man's teeth itched with hatred, and he almost couldn't help but do something to the stall owner's wife, but he still had some sense, so he still held back and said: "You woman, this son is not as knowledgeable as you!" You have a pen and paper, and I'll make an exception and write you a pair of words now! If you can't sell it for a tael, I'll chop it up to you!" How is it? ”

"Yo~~."

The stall owner's wife suddenly pretended to exaggerate and sneered: "Son, you are so bold, the slave family can't afford it." However, the slave family does not have the pen and paper of the Rausch here. Go find another master. The province hinders us from doing business. ”

"You ......"

The young man seemed to vomit blood, and he wanted to scold, but he couldn't scold, because what the woman said was true......

"Brother Baiyao, forget it, forget it. Let's go back......"

The girl's eyes were already full of tears, and she begged the boy.

The young man was like a ball that had been deflated all of a sudden, patting his head in annoyance, and gritting his teeth.

He never thought that he, a young talent in northern Zhejiang, a famous town, could not even afford a copper hairpin for his beloved woman after leaving the support of his parents......

Seeing that the boy and girl were about to leave, Zhang Baozhu hurriedly twisted Xu Changqing a little harder.

This strength, although not heavy, seems to be much heavier than usual when she twists Xu Changqing.

It seems that the scene of the teenager and the girl at this time made her feel something.

Xu Changqing originally just wanted to be a bystander, after all, he also came from a second-year teenager like a teenager, and he understood the fatal shortcomings of teenagers very well, but Zhang Baozhu spoke, Xu Chang

Qingzi couldn't let them leave like this again.

He cleared his throat and beckoned to the young man who was leaving: "Little brother, if I were you, I wouldn't have walked away so gloomy, but found a way to solve this matter." You see, your little lady is so handsome, if she wears this copper hairpin, she will definitely add a lot of color. ”

The young man turned around abruptly and looked directly at Xu Changqing.

"Brother ...... Hundred Medicines"

The girl was afraid that the boy would happen again, so she was busy coming over and holding him up.

Xu Changqing looked at the stubborn appearance of the young man, and couldn't help laughing, the more he laughed, the happier he became: "What, you kid is not convinced?" Want to fight with me? ”

As he spoke, Xu Changqing shook his neck exaggeratedly, squeezed his fist, and suddenly crackled.

The momentum that crawled out of the mountain of corpses and the sea of blood, not to mention the young girl, even the stall owner's wife also panicked, and hurriedly said: "Master, master, you, don't be angry with this poor sour boy, he is just a cheap life, how can you be angry......"

As he spoke, he hurriedly glanced at the young man and scolded: "You little deflated man who doesn't open his eyes, don't get out of here!" If you break the master's Yaxing, you will really break your dog's legs! ”

Obviously, the stall owner's wife said good things, and wanted the young man to quickly get out of the clutches of Xu Changqing, a man like a big demon king.

But to the ears of the young man, this sounded like the greatest insult to his personality, and it was simply tearing his dignity to shreds!

He gritted his teeth and stared at Xu Changqing's eyes: "I, I won't fight with you!" I am a reader, and a reader does not use his words! But I don't agree with what you say! If you could give me pen and paper now, I would have exchanged it for money! ”

"Haha!"

Xu Changqing laughed.

This kid was stunned, but he wasn't too stupid.

"Okay. Since you have this heart, then I will fulfill you. ”

As he spoke, Xu Changqing directly took out a bag of broken silver and threw it to the proprietress and said, "Sister, I'm sorry for you, go buy some paper, pen and ink." Besides, get some more things to keep out the rain, and I'll take the school test today. ”

"Master, you ......"

Rao had already guessed that Xu Changqing was a rich man, but seeing that Xu Changqing was so generous, he was afraid that he would have to pay ten taels of silver as soon as he made a move, and the stall owner's wife was still taken aback.

Seeing that Xu Changqing was not an unreasonable person, he understood that this stunned young boy was not in any danger, so he responded to the problem and hurried to work.

The young man was immediately relieved, and said proudly: "I, I will not let you down!" ”

The girl obviously had never seen the world, and her little face was already pale, but she didn't dare to speak, so she could only beg Xu Changqing with her eyes, hoping that Xu Changqing would not be as knowledgeable as her little man.

Zhang Baozhu smiled at this time: "Little, little sister, don't worry. I, my man he, he's this temper, he's not a bad guy. You, you're a man...... If this little brother is really capable and can satisfy my man, he will definitely not give you less silver. ”

Xu Changqing was already very comfortable, but when he heard the title of Zhang Baozhu, he couldn't help but feel more comfortable, and said with a smile: "Little guy, did you hear it, my wife has spoken." As long as you can satisfy me, I can satisfy you! ”

The boy nodded heavily, "Then please wait a moment!" ”

As he spoke, he took his little girlfriend to shelter from the rain under the eaves not far away.

However, both of them were visibly excited, chattering low.

Zhang Baozhu looked at their appearance, and couldn't help but smile gently between his eyebrows, but then glanced at Xu Changqing again, and said in a low voice angrily: "Why are you so fierce?" I'm not afraid to scare other people's children. This little boy was a little stunned, but he should have some ability, and his background must be extraordinary. Maybe we can have a good relationship with which one. ”

Xu Changqing smiled and hugged Zhang Baozhu's slender waist, "Hehe, my wife is right." ”

"You ......"

Zhang Baozhu was speechless for a while.

This guy will be on the stick when he beats the snake......

The two laughed a few words, Zhang Baozhu faintly wanted to tell Xu Changqing, but before he could speak, Wang Xi, who was wearing civilian clothes, suddenly hurried over and said in a low voice: "Master, the Yueyue Tower is ready, and Ruan Dacheng has gathered dozens of people." ”

Xu Changqing nodded, but said for a moment: "Let Ruan Dacheng take care of it himself, and I'll hand it over to him tonight!" ”

"Uh...... Be. ”