Chapter 10: Nangong Pawnshop

"Do you want to follow me?" When the carriage was far away, Yan Wei stood up and stroked the foal's head carefully.

The foal "snorted" and shook his head, looking very happy.

"But I ...... now Penniless. Yan Weiwang smiled helplessly on the way forward.

It was the direction in which Ning Fat and Dongfang met, and it seemed that they were coming from the direction of the capital.

Listening to Yan Wei keep talking to himself, it made a cheerful sound and kept digging its front hooves.

"In that case, you can accompany me on the road."

Yan Wei skillfully turned over and got on the horse.

It's a very familiar feeling!

Yan Wei finally looked back in the direction of Yanfu, and then rode towards the direction of the capital.

When he came, he met a woodcutter on the way, and Yan didn't ask.

A little further on there is an inn with stables next to it, a pawnshop and several households.

Yan Fuli.

Without Yan Wei, it is even more chicken-flying.

Zhu Qingqing and Yan Yuxin rummaged in Yan Wei's room, searched inside and out, but found nothing.

Outside the Yan Mansion.

The young man who had stood and stayed in the cave with Yan Wei had frozen purple lips in the weather when the heavy rain had just stopped.

"If I had known that this was the case, I should have taken a few extra robes out of the house...... It's cold. He muttered alone, looking up at the half-closed door of the Yan Mansion.

The young man jumped up to the top of the wall next to the gate of the Yan Mansion as light as a shadow, looked up and glanced at the location of the flower hall and sneaked in.

There is no trace when it comes, and there is no trace when it goes.

No one saw it.

At noon, Yan's mother went into the flower hall to clean up and saw the small box, because she had never seen it before, so she hurriedly showed it to Yan Yuxin's mother and daughter.

The mother and daughter opened the locket with doubt.

In the small box lies a rough dark green ink-like square jade pendant, half of which is the size of a palm tied with an old red thread, and the front is carved with a picture of a tiger descending the mountain.

The pattern is not fine, and the carving technique is obviously clumsy.

Yan Yuxin picked it up curiously, and when she felt that there were words on the back, she turned it over, and there were really two words on the back - Wei Xiu.

This is the name of General Wei.

When she saw that word, she even trembled when she spoke to Zhu Qingqing.

"Mother...... Let's go back to the room first! ……”

Zhu Qingqing stared at the two words on the back of the jade pendant, and was so excited that she almost exclaimed, and after ordering the maid to continue cleaning the yard, she hurriedly took Yan Yuxin back to her courtyard.

Yan's mother was confused, and she stayed where she was, so she didn't know why.

Closing the door, the two of them looked at the jade pendant with the word "Wei Xiu", which was very eye-catching.

Zhu Qingqing's hand holding the jade pendant trembled, and he was so excited that he couldn't speak.

Yan Yuxin looked at her excited appearance, kept nodding her head, stomping her feet, jumping and cheering, unprecedentedly happy.

"Mother...... Quick, send someone to inform my dad! Yan Yuxin suddenly shouted.

"Yes, yes, Yuxin, you're right!!" Zhu Qingqing echoed very quickly.

There are many dreams in the long nights.

The jade pendant that was clenched was already drenched in fragrant sweat, as if it was going to be crushed by the slender fingers that exposed the green tendons in the next moment......

The young man rode his horse and galloped in the direction of the capital, depressed all the way, the more he looked at the new clothes on his body, the more he felt that it was an eyesore, and finally violently took off and threw it on the side of the road.

Occasionally, people pass by and see him like a madman.

"Let's go to the capital first, His Royal Highness the Prince's birthday is coming soon."

The white horse is gradually stained with sludge, which is indeed not so elegant.

The place the woodcutter mentioned, thanks to the help of the foal, Yan Wei arrived shortly after noon.

Standing in front of the inn, she was in trouble again, and she had no money to eat and live in a hotel?

The shopkeeper in his forties, wearing a high hat and a consistent businessman's smile, walked out of the inn, glanced at Yan Wei and guessed a lot, so he reminded Yan Wei with a pleasant face: "If Miss is short of money recently, you can use the valuable items around you as Nangong pawnshop, and then redeem them when you have enough money." ”

The shopkeeper pointed to it, and it was the pawnshop that the woodcutter was talking about.

"The credit is extremely high, this is a branch opened here by a wealthy man in the capital, and it happens that the lady in charge is also there today." The shopkeeper said again.

Yan Wei walked out of the mountain, thinking that she wanted to enter Beijing, and the store had seen many such passers-by here, so she could see through Yan Wei's difficulties at a glance.

Most of the people who came from the Yan Mansion were from poor backgrounds.

“…… Oh. Yan Wei looked at the pawnshop next to him.

A small shop, much newer than this inn. Although the layout is small, the building materials used are the best.

"Just pawn, don't ask for a way out." The store kindly reminded again.

Yan Wei didn't have anything around him that could be pawned.

She suddenly remembered the way she looked at the white robe before, and Yan Wei felt that maybe she could take this dress first.

"It's okay to redeem it later, and it's not convenient for me to take it on the road, in case it wears out, it's troublesome."

During the pawn period, the pawnshop is obliged to take good care of the customer's pawn goods, and once the pawn period has passed, the pawn shop will dispose of the pawn goods by itself, or auction or sell.

Yan Wei knew these rules.

With her mind decided, she walked to the Nangong pawnshop next to her.

"Miss, what do you want to pawn?" As soon as the other party saw that Yan had not stepped into the pawnshop, he asked directly.

The eleven or twelve-year-old girl dressed in light blue brocade kept her eyes spinning, staring at Yan Wei all the time.

"Please, see how much silver this dress can hold." Yan Wei took out the white robe straightforwardly.

The white robe was taken by the girl to the backstage to find someone to appraise the price, and after a while, Yan Wei walked out of the pawnshop with twenty taels of silver, and as soon as her front feet stepped out of the pawnshop, the foal ran to her with her tail wagging her tail.

"Zenwoo." Yan Wei shouted and stroked the foal's head, as if it was used to the new name.

As Shanyou whispered, she suddenly remembered why she had given the foal this name - the good will be blessed by the heavens!

“…… No way! Yan Weimeng stomped his feet, withdrew his hand from Shanyou's head, and then quickly turned around and entered the pawnshop.

The girl was so frightened by her sudden move that she turned her head, and she knew the reason for Yan Wei's return to the pawnshop, so she asked with a smile, "Do you regret it?" ”

"Hey, I'm sorry, that's not my thing after all, I'm not good at making decisions!" Yan Wei didn't bother to explain.

"What a pity!" The girl said very regretfully, "...... To be honest, I quite like that robe, it's extremely hard to see. ”

"I'm sorry," Yan Wei stood up straight, and hurriedly bent down and bowed in apology, "I'm really sorry." ”

"It's okay, my pawnshop never pushes customers. Forcing is no different from looting, and my sister will be unhappy if she knows about it. The girl smiled and said mildly.

"I'm sorry for your trouble." Yan did not apologize again.

and became penniless again.

But now she doesn't have the confusion she had before.

"It's okay," the girl handed the white robe back to Yan Wei, touching Yan Wei's wet cuffs, "This white robe is waterproof, if it rains, the young lady might as well use it as a raincoat." ”

"It's not mine after all, I have to cherish it more." Yan Wei said.

The girl nodded approvingly, and then said to Yan Wei: "You wait for me for a while." ”

With that, the girl went straight into the pawnshop, and when she came out again, she had a big red umbrella and a backpack in her hand.

"These old objects are also idle, so I'll give them to you." The girl stuffed things directly into Yan Wei's arms.

“…… Huh? How can that be! Yan Wei took a step back as he spoke, not daring to pick it up.

"It's okay...... If you don't want to go, buy a new umbrella and give it to me when you are developed in the future. On the 24th of every month, I will be here. The girl said with a smile.

Yan Wei thought about it for a while, and finally nodded, stood in place and bowed to the girl again.

The girl jumped away and said with a smile: "If the owner of the white robe really wants to give up the white robe in the future, please be sure to enter the Nangong pawnshop." ”

The thing is not her own, and Yan Wei can't be the master.

"That's just the way it is, the Nangong family doesn't force anything." The girl said seriously.

"If there's a chance, I'll ask for you." Yan Wei said.

"Okay," the girl smiled and nodded, "I don't force it." ”