The weather in Shengjing has become cloudy and sunny since the beginning of autumn, sometimes raining and sometimes scorching, and this is the time when it is most susceptible to wind cold.

"Since you're sick, you can't go out. Or stay in the house, don't suffer the cool breeze anymore. ”

Gao Xuecian was stunned for a moment, a trace of anxiety flashed in her eyes, and she lowered her eyes and smiled lightly: "I came from a humble background, I have done a lot of rough work since I was a child, and my body is strong, so I don't need to worry about this little illness." ”

After that, Gao Xuecian begged again: "Hao Qianli, I haven't been out for a long time, you can accompany me today." ”

Su Qianli's face was embarrassed, but she couldn't resist her, so she still went out of the house with her.

Because of the carriage crash last time, Su Qianli didn't like to ride the carriage very much. When she went out this time, she and Gao Xuecian took a foot instead of a car, brought a Xuan'er, and a few secret guards accompanying her in the dark.

The streets are still bustling with people. Su Qianli's Suluo skirt and Gao Xuecicada's crimson clothes are eye-catching.

Su Qianli walked with Gao Xuecicada, thinking that she simply wanted to go shopping, but she didn't want to, but after walking for a while, they turned into a quiet alley.

Su Qianli was puzzled: "Sister Xuecicada, where are you going?" ”

Gao Xuecian narrowed his eyes and coughed lowly, "I remember, I have finished my medicine yesterday, but this wind and cold is still in arrears, and I happened to go out today, so I grabbed another pair of medicine by the way." ”

Xuan'er was also puzzled: "Wasn't the girl's medicine prescribed by the doctor in the house?" ”

Gao Xueciao's eyes flickered a little, and said: "The doctor in the house naturally gave me a pulse, but the four girls are not feeling well these days, and the doctors in the house have been recruited by the third lady, so they don't take too much care of others......

It turned out that it was like this, the fourth girl was the eyeball of the third lady, and she was favored by the old man, and she couldn't bump into it on weekdays, and she was sick for a few days, no wonder they were so excited.

Xuan'er glanced sideways at Gao Xuecicada, who had low eyebrows and a low chin, and only felt that this girl was really pitiful. sent people under the fence and came to the capital to look for relatives, but there was no news for so long.

What is the way out of such a situation? Suddenly, Xuan'er's heart jumped, and she suddenly remembered the rumors of the people in the house, the third lady wanted to give Miss Gao to Gongzi as a concubine......

How can an orphan girl who has no family status marry into the Hou Mansion as a concubine? When Xuan'er looked at Gao Xuecicada again, her eyes were complicated.

Su Qianli didn't know what Xuan'er was thinking, she raised her eyes and looked around, this place is sparsely populated, prosperous and not as lively as the market, people on both sides are blue bricks and black tiles, this is ...... Civilian areas?

Passing through this alley, I came to several narrow and messy streets, the difference is that the scene here is completely different from the previous Zhengmen Avenue market in Shengjing.

"Sister Snow Cicada, how did you know about this place?" Su Qianli asked in surprise. She and Yao Feixue also visited the capital twice, but they had never been to such a place.

Gao Xuecian sneered in her heart, is this kind of place very rare? In Dayuan, there is no shortage of this kind of place. She smiled and said, "I also stumbled upon this place. From here, go around two streets and you'll get to the hospital. My medicine was all grabbed there. ”

Su Qianli walked in it, surprised in her heart. The people passing by were all coarse cloth and white, and even, in the narrow streets, you could see many thin beggars leaning against the wall.

A few men carrying farm tools walked by, and there were words in their mouths: "The moat at the east gate has broken the embankment, and people are being recruited to repair it. ”

There was a vendor sitting on the side of the road with a stall selling, Su Qianli approached curiously, took a look at his stall, not surprisingly, it was all some rough and inferior counterfeit jewelry, the person saw her, his eyes lit up, as if he saw a living gold ingot, and began to recommend it endlessly.

Su Qianli stepped back and hurriedly waved her hand to refuse, "I won't buy it." ”

The peddler stepped forward and said, "Hey, little girl, look, my flowers here are all handmade, excellent, from the largest jeweler in the capital, Longxiao jewelry store......

Longshaw Jewelry?! She looked at the unevenly painted jewelry, the craftsmanship can be described as extremely rough, and dare to say that it is the jeweler of Longxiao, it is simply full of nonsense.

Su Qianli said angrily: "Nonsense, your jewelry is fake at first glance, none of them are genuine, this is deception!" ”

"Even if you don't do it well, you can't pretend to be someone else's signboard for profit, according to Dayuan's business law......"

Gao Xueciao, who was originally watching the play leisurely, was startled and covered her mouth. Laughed softly: "Don't forget to go to your heart, my sister is young and ignorant, hehe." ”

My good dear, do you want to be so straightforward, girl!

The peddler was also stunned, he had never seen anyone so straightforward in front of someone's stall, tearing it apart without giving any affection. Suddenly, there was silence all around.

Before Xuan'er could react to what was going on, the hawker boss had a black old face and stepped forward to yell at Su Qianli: "You little girl!" I've never sold a fake in my years in the business, you're good, as soon as you come, you say I'm a fake, what credentials do you have?! With a touch of red mouth and white teeth, I think you are here to smash my stall! ”

Su Qianli was angry, how could this person reverse right and wrong like this, he was clearly selling fakes, and he actually had words to deceive buyers.

Breaking free of Gao Xuecicada's shackles, Su Qianli stepped forward and argued: "What is true is true, what is false is false, what credentials do you say I have?" I use it at home, and I wear it with the jewelry of the Long Xiao family, how can I not recognize it? I said you're selling fakes! ”

When the hawker heard this, he immediately slapped his legs and scolded.

Xuan'er and Gao Xuecian were both shocked. Xuan'er hurriedly protected Su Qianli behind her, "Girl, don't argue with this kind of person, they are all civilians who can't read a single word, where do they know the truth." ”

Gao Xuecian looked at the crowd that was gradually surrounding her, and couldn't help frowning, she had other things to do today, how could she waste time here. Moreover, she didn't dare to let Su Qianli have an accident here, if she let the eldest princess know that she had brought her here......

Gao Xueciao's expression flashed a trace of panic, and she also persuaded Su Qianli: "Qianli, let's go quickly, if you go back late, I'm afraid that the eldest princess will blame." ”

If it is someone else, when it comes to this, it should also know how to back down. But she is Su Qianli. A golden branch and jade leaf who was born in a wealthy family and grew up in Buddhism, she has an innate noble arrogance, and the integrity and innocence cultivated by the silent master.

There is no room for a trace of filth in his eyes.

Su Qianli no longer argued with the hawker, she had a cold face, stepped forward, picked up an emerald hairpin on the stall, and broke it in front of everyone.

The crisp "click" sound reached everyone's ears and caused a ripple.

Gao Xuecicada closed his eyes, and it was over.

"The jewelry of the Long Xiao family is all silver and gold, and it will definitely not be as fragile as this tofu scum, you say, am I a credential?" Su Qianli held the broken hairpin and mocked.

The peddler has been so angry that his face is red, the neighbors around him have been getting along for decades, and today he was torn off in public, which makes him do this business in the future and how to face the neighbors.

Thinking like this, the peddler didn't care whether Su Qianli was noble or not, so as soon as his brain was hot, he picked up the stick on the ground and waved it at Su Qianli and the others.

Gao Xuecian trembled with fright, and hurriedly retreated, Xuan'er was stunned for a moment, and then exclaimed, stepping forward to protect Su Qianli. The crowd of onlookers talked a lot, but none of them stood up.

Su Qianli snorted coldly, stood in place unhurriedly, looked at him, and had undisguised sarcasm in his eyes.

Before the stick fell on Su Qianli's body, it was already caught by a slender and strong hand.

Gao Xuecian and Xuan'er glared, and then breathed a sigh of relief. Su Qianli looked at the hand and couldn't help but be stunned.

It's not the secret guard she brought out.

The man who took the stick was an expressionless young man with ordinary facial features and a look so deep that he couldn't see a trace of waves. He was dressed in a gray and blue suit, wearing a black and green jade pendant around his waist, engraved with the word "Xiao".

The young man looked calmly and vigorously threw the peddler out with a stick. With the screams of the hawkers, the crowd of onlookers also dispersed.

A sudden gutten-throat chuckle came.

Su Qianli raised her eyebrows and saw a boy about ten years old walking out from behind the young man. He is also dressed in a black power suit, with his arms exposed, wearing handguards, and a slightly open collar revealing a striking ring-shaped jade pendant.

The facial features are delicate, a pair of ink-colored eyes are like an abyss spring, containing the glaive of the clear river, he stared at her directly, his eyes revealed curiosity, very pure curiosity.

If she was stared at by others so unscrupulously, Su Qianli would definitely be displeased, but for some reason she was stared at by him like this, Su Qianli couldn't feel a trace of anger.

He raised his hand and hooked the broken hair on his forehead, looked at Su Qianli, and suddenly smiled. The bright eyes are bent, like a scorching sun, and the two broken hairs in front of the forehead move with the wind, which is very uninhibited.

"My name is Xiao Ran. Passing by here, I saw that the girl was in trouble, so I came to help. The boy's voice was unexpectedly crisp and pleasant, and he bowed to her politely.

His tone was smiling, his thin lips slightly raised, and a ruffian smile jumped out, his movements were neat and crisp, but he did not look frivolous.

Su Qianli's chin, which was originally slightly raised, was lowered at the moment, and at the same age, she was taller than him......

The little boy seemed to notice this, his body suddenly stiffened, he lowered his hand, and then slowly straightened his waist.

Su Qianli's expression was flat, there was no wave in his eyes, he looked at him with a faint look, and reported his name: "Su Qianli." ”

Xiao Ran raised his eyebrows, the little boy with bright eyes and bright teeth was extremely lively, and said in surprise: "Oh~ It turns out that you are the third girl Su." Fortunately, I will be glad to meet you! ”

Su San girl, beautiful in sex and spirit, good at flowers. The eldest princess and the daughter of Second Master Su.

The peddler stared at Su Qianli with wide eyes, and just got up and sat down on the ground again. The people who had dispersed immediately gathered around again, and they all looked at the third girl Su San, who was not out of the gate and did not step out of the second door, to see if she was really as good-looking and smart as rumored.

"That's Miss Susan, don't say it, she looks quite handsome."

"Didn't she say she didn't come out of the door, how could she come to this place?"

"Who knows, experience civilian life."

Gossip one after another, and then pass around, I don't know what I will look like tomorrow in the capital.

Su Qianli raised her eyes and looked around, showing an impatient look, and said to Gao Xuecian and Xuan'er, "Let's go." ”

Xiao Ran was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly stepped forward to block Su Qianli's way, and said with a ruffian: "Hey, you're too unkind, I've helped you anyway, you left without saying thank you?" ”

His voice was not loud, but it fell into everyone's ears word for word. Suddenly, there was another exchange of ears.

"This Su San girl is too ignorant, and the little boy helped her just now."

"Isn't it, she was still arguing with the little vendor just now."

"Fight for what?" A latecomer asked unclearly.

"Hey, isn't it because the gadgets sold by the small merchant are not genuine, so they quarrel with others?"

"Hey, these days, I really don't want to give us ordinary people a way to live, and Miss Su San is too unkind......"

Everyone is on the weak side, and to put it mildly, they just feel that Su Qianli is doing something wrong.

Su Qianli was really annoyed, and looked at Xiao Ran with wide eyes, how could this person be so shameless?

The high snow cicadas on the side were a little anxious, and they couldn't stay outside for too long. This little boy who didn't know what his identity suddenly appeared, his words were bohemian, and Su Qianli was arrogant, but he was afraid that he would have to delay a lot of time.

"I didn't need you to come to my rescue." Su Qianli said in a deep voice. Xuan'er was afraid that she would quarrel with someone again, so she timidly tugged at her sleeve, "Girl." Let's go......"

Xiao Ran hooked the broken hair in front of his forehead again, and said with a smile: "Go? Your young lady just broke off one of someone's hairpins, do you want to leave without paying? ”

Xuan'er was angry and pointed at Xiao Ran: "You ......"

Gao Xuecian glanced at her coldly, stretched out his hand and pulled her back, and he stepped forward to persuade her.

can't let Su Qianli have a quarrel with him anymore.

Gao Xuecian leaned over Su Qianli's ear and said softly: "Qianli, as the saying goes, a strong dragon does not suppress the head snake, and this person's identity does not seem to be simple, besides, he seems to be very familiar with this place, so let's not have a conflict with him." ”

Su Qianli's chest rose and fell in anger, looked around at the people around her, and then returned to Xiao Ran, "Although I do have the ability to protect myself, after all, you are helping each other...... Thank you very much. ”

This reluctant appearance really amused Xiao Ran. Xiao Ran laughed unceremoniously.

"You...... What are you laughing at? Su Qianli was angry.

Xiao Ran waved her hand happily, and finally restrained her smile under her angry glare. "I don't have to say thank you, maybe I'm just thanking you."

Su Qianli asked Xuan'er to pay the vendor, and on the other hand, she was puzzled: "Thank me?" What do you mean. ”

The hawker looked like he was bullying the soft and afraid of the hard, and he didn't dare to take the silver in Xuan'er's hand, so he quickly knelt on the ground, "No, no, no need, Miss, the small ones are all small transactions, and the one just now is to honor you." ”

Xuan'er was helpless and looked at Su Qianli, but Su Qianli kept staring at Xiao Ran in front of her.

Xiao Ran didn't tease her anymore, and smiled brightly, "My father-in-law is the owner of this Longxiao jewelry merchant, and you just pointed out the fake, which can be regarded as proof of our Longxiao jewelry." ”

With that, he bowed to her again.

This is the Xiao family, which accounts for half of the trade of the Great Yuan...... The heirs?

Su Qianli looked at him in surprise.

Her father once told her that the Xiao family is the first merchant in the world, and its commercial power is all over the entire Dongying Continent, just five years ago, the Xiao Shang branch, which was originally silent in Dayuan, suddenly became active, and this activity suddenly occupied half of Dayuan's business road.

It is rumored that Xiao Fuwen, the top spot of Xiao Shang, has received a righteous son and will be trained as the next generation of Xiao Shang, but he rarely shows up in front of people.

Xiao Shang's methods are cunning and insidious, unpredictable. Su Qianli's eyes were half-closed, and she quietly moved a step to the side, for fear that he would bow to herself again.

"In that case, the problem is solved, Sister Cicada, let's go."

Xiao Ran's eyes rolled, and he stopped the person after a few steps, "Hey~ I can't go yet." ”

Now even Gao Xuecian can't help but be angry. She turned her head and smiled softly, and said, "This little boy, you have obstructed our girl several times, what the hell is ......?"

Before Gao Xuecian finished speaking, Xiao Ran didn't look at her, so he directly crossed her and walked in front of Su Qianli.

Gao Xuecian smiled on her face, a trace of coldness flashed in her eyes, and she regained her gentle appearance.

Su Qianli frowned and looked down at him slightly, "What's the matter?" ”

Xiao Ran said: "Our trading house has the rules of a trading house, and this hawker has been holding our signboard for many years, which has affected our reputation. ”

Su Qianli looked at her coldly, "What does this have to do with me?" ”

"All his goods are traded under our sign, and according to the rules, he has to pay us money." Xiao Ran pointed at the peddler, and said with an innocent expression: "The hairpin that was broken by you just now, whether he wants it or not, you all have to lose money, don't you?" ”

Su Qianli understood, and smiled mockingly, he really deserves to be the heir chosen by a generation of big businessmen, just with this slamming and shameless energy, he can also become a generation of profiteers in the future.

"Xuan'er, give him the money for the hairpin." Su Qianli said.

Xuan'er was stunned for a moment, but still obediently gave Xiao Ran the money. Gao Xuecian's eyes sank, staring at Xiao Ran thoughtfully.

"Hehe, Miss Su San, do you believe in fate?" The money is in hand, Xiao Ran asked with a smile.

Su Qianli didn't bother to pay attention to him, and lost the sentence: "I have no fate with you." So he took the two of them and left.

Xiao Ran stood in place, squinting at the white disappearing around the corner, and did not catch up again, but walked to the other side with the young attendant.

Business, pay attention to three points of opportunity, seven points of planning, it seems that I really have no fate with you......

But we'll see each other again soon.

The two walked in the ancient alley, one long and one short figure stretched by the shadow of the sun. Suddenly, Xiao Ran stopped, his face solemn, as if he was thinking.

"Young Master?" The young squire called out in confusion.

Xiao Ran frowned, rubbing his chin with his fingertips, "Empty, have I seen her before?" ”

Expressionless emptiness: "...... The subordinates don't remember. ”