Chapter 2 Pawnshop

The one sitting on the carriage of King Chen's mansion should be Xie Wanqing. The princess of King Chen today is also the wife of Xu Yunqing in the past.

To be honest, she really admired Xie Wanqing's methods.

When Xu Yunqing was alive, he loved Xie Wanqing in every way. Xie Wanqing's father is just a Jiupin official, and he is nothing in the powerful capital.

However, Xie Wanqing was stunned to make Xu Yunqing wait for many years and hire her as his wife.

The most powerful thing is that after Xu Yunqing's accident, when everyone in the Xu family was in a panic, Xie Wanqing didn't know what means to let King Chen, who was nearly forty years old, hire her as a continuation, and Ming Media was marrying.

I heard that they also have a child. She should be very happy now.

He Mian'er quickened her pace and walked towards the nunnery, Pu Hui's nunnery was the favorite place for the eldest girl and little daughter-in-law near the capital, so she got this opportunity to copy Buddhist scriptures.

Guarding the door of the nunnery is a new nun named Mingxin, who has a very lively temperament.

As soon as he saw He Mian'er coming, he pulled her to the side door, "There is a distinguished guest in the nunnery, Master Ming asked me to stop you at the door, and come in through the side door." ”

Master Ming is in charge of the internal affairs of the nunnery, is kind and kind, and has always been courteous to He Mian'er. After she flipped through a few pages of the Buddhist scriptures copied by He Mian'er, she said to Mingxin: "Go and get five taels of charity money to Lord He." ”

After Mingxin went out, Master Ming said: "In a few days, it will be the Qingming Festival." If Lord He has time, he will take the trouble to copy some more "Dizang Sutra" and send it to the nunnery. ”

He Mian'er has been copying Buddhist scriptures for Xu Yunqing in recent days, and if there are a few more copies, I am afraid that my body will not be able to bear it.

However, she has always been good friends with the hermitage, and it is difficult to refuse. She didn't want to miss this rare opportunity to make money, so she agreed.

"Okay, then please ask Lord He to come and deliver it the day before Qingming." Master Ming said too politely.

"It's nature." He Mian'er bowed slightly, thinking in her heart, it seems that the galloping picture of ten thousand horses at home will be delivered a few days later.

With the five taels of silver sent by Mingxin, He Mian'er was in a good mood, and it seemed that this month's rent and meal money were all available.

Mingxin is a big playful person, and he is the same age as He Mian'er, so he has to send He Mian'er down the mountain in person.

The mountain road was rugged, and the two chatted all the way, but it was enjoyable. "Mingxin, why did you come to become a monk at such a young age?" He Mian'er asked.

Mingxin said disapprenously: "In recent years, there have been wars on the border, our family has died, I have fled, and the teacher said, when I am a nun, I will give me food." ”

He Mian'er was dumbfounded, yes, since Xu Yunqing's death, there are no generals available in the DPRK, and in recent years, the border has not been very peaceful.

If he was still alive, the people of Dachen Kingdom would not be so sad in life.

Bidding farewell to Mingxin, when she went down the mountain, He Mian'er saw the carriage of Chen Wangfu, which was parked at the bottom of the mountain, and it seemed that today's distinguished guest was her.

On one side, I didn't expect that after such a long time, where Xie Wanqing was, she still had to enter through the side door.

A concubine is indeed a concubine, she laughed at herself in her heart.

After passing through the downtown area, when I almost arrived home. He Mian'er had an idea in her heart, and she walked straight to a store.

This is a pawnshop with a small faΓ§ade, and the word "dang" is very eye-catching at the door. He Mian'er took out the bracelet that Mrs. Xu handed her in the morning.

In fact, this bracelet, she has already seen, is the most ordinary jade, it looks rough and lusterless, if it was in the past, I am afraid that even their He family's maids would not wear it.

Sure enough, she handed the bracelet over, and the shopkeeper of the pawnshop didn't even lift her eyelids, so she threw the bracelet back and said, "Inferior jade, a fixed price, one hundred wen." ”

One hundred wen, that is, I can't even afford a decent dress.

He Mian'er took the jade back, remembering the anticipation on the old lady's face when she went out in the morning, and she felt a little uneasy.

After a moment's hesitation, she removed a piece of jade from her neck. "Trouble, see how much this piece of jade can cost?"

With the twenty taels of silver she had made, He Mian'er walked out of the dim pawnshop.

That piece of jade was put on by her mother when she was born, and she has been inseparable from her for the past nineteen years, and because of this, when the Xu family was raided, she was able to keep this piece of jade.

On that day, because of her stubbornness, she wanted to go to the Xu family as a concubine. My father and mother were angry, and they didn't give her any dowry.

A small sedan chair was carried in through the side door, and all she had at that time was a red dress, a piece of jade, a few changes of clothes and a few pieces of jewelry around her.

At that time, in order to repay her kindness, she thought that she was full of love.

Since marrying into the Xu family, the only few pieces of jewelry around her have long been resisted for domestic use, and unexpectedly, she can't even keep the last piece of jade.

Not far from home, there is a butcher's shop. Thinking that she had silver in her hand today, He Mian'er planned to cut some meat and go back.

Shaodong is the time when he is growing up, and his sister-in-law and mother-in-law have always been weak, and it is not okay not to eat meat for a long time.

"Brother Zhu, please cut me five taels of lean meat." He Mian'er greeted.

The owner of the butcher shop was a young man surnamed Zhu, and when he saw that it was He Mian'er, he didn't speak, but his ears turned red first.

Seeing that he cut it with a knife, but it was far more than five taels, He Mian'er said anxiously: "It's a lot, I only need five taels." ”

The young man surnamed Zhu handed it to her timidly, and only said, "Don't worry, I won't charge more, I'll give you more." ”

"How can this work?" He Mian'er said, "You are also a small business, and it is not easy. ”

The surnamed Zhu insisted on only charging her five taels of meat, and she didn't charge any more, until He Mian'er made a straight face and threatened: "If that's the case, I will never come to your house to buy meat in the future." ”

The young man surnamed Zhu gave up.

He Mian'er took at least a pound of meat home, and Shaodong jumped happily when he saw that he could eat meat at noon today.

For fear that the old lady would think too much, He Mian'er lied and claimed that the bracelet was worth a full twenty taels of silver.

The old lady also didn't expect that her grandson's reading would be settled now, and her joy was on her face.

After the meal, the sister-in-law asked Shaodong to invite He Mian'er.

He Mian'er's sister-in-law's surname is Jiang, and she comes from a humble background, but she is full of poetry and books. Originally, the body was not very good, after Xu Yunchang, the son of the Xu family, died on the battlefield five years ago, she gave birth to a posthumous child, and she has been depressed and sick in bed.

Fortunately, the sister-in-law has a gentle personality and has a lot of vision, which can be seen from how well Shaodong was taught by her.

"Mian'er, you sit." Sister-in-law Jiang did not lie down as before, but warmly entertained her.

"Sister-in-law is polite." He Mian'er knew that her sister-in-law must have something to say, otherwise this sister-in-law with a good and clean nature would not come to her.

"There's nothing to do, it's just that Dong'er is going to study recently, and I'm bothering you younger siblings." Sister-in-law Jiang paused for a few seconds, and then said, "Mian'er, what have you been wearing around your neck before?" How is it gone. ”

He Mian'er really admired this sister-in-law's meticulousness, and she knew that the other party must have guessed.

There was nothing to hide between the concubines, so they told the truth to their sister-in-law.

Sister-in-law Jiang sighed, and got up to thank her.

He Mian'er was startled, and immediately got up and said, "Sister-in-law, you are so easy to see outside, and Shaodong was also raised by me." ”

Sister-in-law Jiang nodded and said, "If you still don't have other ideas, Shaodong will be your child in the future." ”

However, in a blink of an eye, she began to comfort He Mian'er, after all, she was only nineteen years old.

After separating from her sister-in-law, He Mian'er went back and began to copy the Buddhist scriptures. The sister-in-law's words have been echoing in her heart, yes, she has forgotten it, she is only nineteen years old this year.