Tang Mansion in the night, the spots of the stars are blurred. The evening breeze stirs the leaves, revealing a sense of gloom. In the dark night, a masked man in black stood near the Tang Mansion. He kept staring at the Tang Mansion, as if he was full of thoughts. After standing like this for a moment, another leap and a lightning figure disappeared into the night.

The wind blows, and the shadows flash. The stars are passing by, and the night is psychedelic. And this manifestation is so silent and silent. Like a meteor in the sky, it passes quietly in an instant.

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In the early morning, the Tang Mansion was quiet and tranquil. The morning sun shines through the mist and ushers in a ruddy day. Everything that happened quietly last night was hidden in the bright day. Not far from the Tang Mansion, a figure dodged and hid behind a big tree.

The person was dressed modestly. An old cloth gown and a pair of gray old cloth boots. Looking at his whole outfit, he looks like a person from a poor family. He kept his eyes on the gate of the Tang Mansion. Only one accidentally lowered his head, and suddenly found a hosta with a bunch of hair on the ground. He couldn't help but be happy in his heart, and quickly picked it up from the ground. Holding the hosta and watching, the hosta is silver, and the color is fine and beautiful. Early in the morning, he picked up the hairpin, and a smile appeared on his face. Blow the dust on the hosta with your mouth, and put the hosta into your arms. He had just put the hairpin away. When I looked up, I found that the gate of the Tang Mansion was open, and Miss Tang's girl, Xiaoyi, closed the door and walked towards this direction. He was busy hiding behind the invisible tree.

Xiaoyi went out early this morning to buy hair accessories for Miss Tang. She had hurried with her head down, unaware of the hiatus behind the tree. As she approached the tree, suddenly, a man flashed from behind the tree, grinning and stopped her. Xiao Yi looked up in fright. When she saw the person clearly, she slapped the person who came and complained in a low voice, "It turned out to be my brother." It scared the hell out of me..."

It turned out that the person who came was Xiaoyi. He was born poor and had nothing. After the private appointment in the lotus pond that night, he was a gambler, and he went to the gambling house to try a few more. I don't want to lose all the money I have. Penniless, he had no choice but to come to Xiaoyi. After waiting for a long time in the morning, I finally saw Xiaoyi appear.

"Sister Yi." The man grinned and called out to her, and reached out to touch her face. Xiao Yi dodged sideways. Squinted at him. Jiao scolded him, "Brother, pay attention, in this Tang Mansion, you want to kill me?" ”

"Afraid of what? Sooner or later you're going to marry me. When the man heard this, his face changed. Disapplauded, he said, "You and I are sneaky, as if we can't see the sun." The two of us are in harmony with each other, what are we afraid of? Sooner or later, you will leave the Tang Mansion, brother, I see, there is no need to taboo these. ”

"Sooner or later, sooner or later! When was that? One day does not leave the Tang Mansion, one day and is bound. The rules of the Tang Mansion are strict, how can I be a girl if I am not taboo?! Xiaoyi listened to his words, and said angrily, "You can only have a hard mouth, and you don't have the ability to marry me!" ”

"Sister Yi......" The man saw that she was angry, he smiled flatteringly, and stretched out his hand to pull her, wanting to comfort her. Xiao Yi turned to the side, tilting her head to the side and ignoring it. He only looked at her with a smile, with a dead face, and tried his best to please, "Sister Yi, don't be angry, don't be angry." Brother, I'm working hard to marry you as soon as possible, and wait patiently for time. ”

Xiao Yi cautiously looked back at the Tang Mansion, and also leaned against him behind the tree. She didn't look at him, she looked ahead. The face seems to be cold, but not cold. "Brother is honest, you came early in the morning, did you lose the bet again?" ”

"Hehe, Sister Yi, I lost again with bad luck. I don't have any silver taels in my hand, so I came to ask you for some so that I could fill my stomach temporarily. I was hungry and panicked these days, so I had to come to Sister Yi. The man hesitated for a moment, then smirked at her. Seeing that Xiaoyi was still annoyed, she ignored him without saying a word. He spoke softly again, and said in a low voice, "Sister Yi, don't be angry. I'll try my luck again, and maybe one day, all the losses will be recovered. At that time, my brother will fulfill his promise and come to the Tang Mansion to propose marriage, so that you can follow my brother to Qingfu. ”

"It's a good idea to be blessed. I'm afraid that I will fall deeper and deeper. The gambling debts owed will not be paid off in a lifetime. The promise that my brother made to Xiaoyi, Xiaoyi would wait until the Year of the Monkey. Xiaoyi heard this many times, and didn't dare to hope for this day. Xiao Yi looked cold, distrustful. The mist flowed before her eyes, and her eyes were blank. Turning his head and looking at the Tang Mansion again, he seemed to be worried that someone would come at this time. She took out a lotus handkerchief, opened it and took out a few silver taels, put them into his arms, and urged him impatiently, "You leave quickly, don't let people see it." ”

"Sister Yi, you are too careful, brother, I don't care, I don't know what to do by being cowardly like you." The man held the silver tael in his hand, and looked at the silver tael with a happy smile. Seeing Xiaoyi chase him away, his mouth was crooked. seemed to be dissatisfied and complained.

Xiao Yi looked back vigilantly and found that the gate of the Tang Mansion was open, and the two family members went out at this time. Xiao Yi turned around in a panic, pushed him vigorously with both hands, and couldn't stop saying urgently, "Someone is coming." Walk, walk, walk... Brother, let's go..."The man also turned his head to look, and found that there were really two people out. Only then did he panic, seize the road in one direction, and flee in the wilderness.

Xiao Yi looked at him and left safely, and looked at the two families who didn't find out. Only then did he feel relieved to go towards the town. And after the two separated, the fog gradually dispersed......

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Pawnshop. The station town is a simple and inconspicuous town. A plainly dressed man, with his head held high and his chest held high. A pair of swaggering stepped into the pawnshop. He said loudly, "Boss, it's time to be a copper coin." "It was Xiaoyi's good friend who entered the pawnshop. After he left the Tang Mansion and separated from Xiaoyi, he went straight to the pawnshop in the town.

The pawnshop owner was standing on the counter dialing the abacus. He raised his head and looked through the lenses. Seeing that he had nothing and gambled. It seems to have been commonplace. With a blank face, his expression showed slackness, and he ignored him. Continue to bury your head in the abacus.

"Ahem, boss." He stood in front of the counter, saw that the boss ignored him, and deliberately coughed twice. Pretentiously asked, "Look at this, how many copper coins is it worth?" As he spoke, he took out the silver hairpin he had picked up from his bosom. Raise it in front of the boss. The boss stopped dialing the beads. He looked up through the lenses. I only looked at the hairpin for a moment, looked disdainful, and replied coldly, "It's not worth a few copper coins." After the boss finished speaking, he took a few copper coins from the drawer and handed them to him, and said in a tone of resignation, "Take it." Don't get in the way of our business. ”

When he saw the copper coin's eyes shining, he smiled and took the copper coin, put the hairpin on the counter, and turned around and left satisfied. Not long after he left, the boss picked up the silver hairpin on the counter and stared at the hairpin for a moment, his face was only cold, and he snorted coldly in his mouth. He threw the hairpin out of the store.