Chapter Seventy-Seven: The Fat Sheep
The carriage traveled for a day and a night to reach the territory of Qinzhou, during which I did not even drink a sip of water, my heart was restless, and my eyelids jumped suddenly. None of the people outside the carriage took pity on me, I refused to speak or rest, and no one came to take care of me, and the man at the head was determined to take me to Qinzhou, completely ignoring my life or death.
The carriage slowed down, and finally stopped, I lifted the curtain and saw the word "Qinzhou" on the city wall, there was an inexplicable trance, as if I belonged here, I saw that the man was talking to an old woman with his head down, and a few smiles appeared on his handsome face, I couldn't help but wonder who this old woman was, could it be his mother?
No matter how good the body is bumped, I can't stand it for so long, the bones in my body are about to fall apart, so I simply got out of the carriage three or two, which can be nervous and bad for the strong man who was driving, he was worried that I would take the opportunity to run away, and hurriedly jumped out of the car to block in front of me, I pushed him away in disgust: "Get out of the way." β
He stopped me like a mountain, and it was not easy to deal with me as a woman, so he looked at his boss in embarrassment, and the man rode his horse towards me, and asked Zhengse: "Lin Hang, what's the matter?" β
Lin Hang was an upright man, and shouted loudly: "This woman she-" Then he realized that this was inappropriate: "Please condemn your lordship." β
It is estimated that the task given to him by the man is to take care of me, and seeing that the task is not successful, he doesn't even dare to look at his boss, only dares to lower his head and secretly stare at me with his eyes.
Staring at me and not being able to do anything to me, I put on a good look, happy to give them problems.
"You take the punishment yourself."
Lin Hang clenched his fists and said in awe: "Yes, the villain will go." β
The strong man Lin Hang was punished, I was in a good mood, this person was driving fast all the way, and the comfortable carriage made me want to vomit, so difficult for him was cheap.
After Lin Hang left, the man was finally willing to talk to me, and he extinguished my schadenfreude with one sentence: "I can order someone to tie you up and carry you into Qinzhou." "Meaning I'm either going to get back in the carriage or I'm humiliated by him.
said that it was really like that, and I replied to him angrily: "You coerced me to come to Qinzhou, I am here, where do you want to take me, I will walk." Your driver's driving skills are really poor, and my internal organs are about to shift at this point. β
I didn't tell a lie, I didn't sleep or eat all the way, my face was already very bad, and the blind could see that I was unwell, he thought about it, turned over and dismounted: "You go with me." β
Damn, his alertness is so high, I want to see if I can take advantage of the crowds on the street, this is good, I don't know how long it will take to walk on my weak legs.
Qinzhou is indeed prosperous, after entering the city, the road is wide, enough to accommodate four carriages side by side, the main street is lined with shops on both sides, the vendors are enthusiastic to sell, the pedestrians come and go in an endless stream, and the prosperity is not lost to the capital.
It is rumored that Qinzhou was originally a small city on the border of Daqi, and paid tribute to Daqi every year to protect security, and more than 20 years ago, the new city lord sat in Qinzhou, trained an army that was brave and good at fighting to defend his homeland, and I don't know how to make Qinzhou separate from Daqi and independent of the three kingdoms.
In this way, Qinzhou was not disturbed by the war, but became a gathering place for merchants from all over the world, and a large number of merchants would come here to trade every year, and many young children of business families would also come to Qinzhou for training. Master Su is a native of Qinzhou, and the land deeds and house deeds he handed over to me are all his property in Qinzhou.
There was a small stall set up by the old man who sold candy at my feet, I bit my thumb, turned my head to look at the cold-faced man who followed me closely, my eyes purred, I ran over with a smile and squatted down in front of the old man, I dialed the pointer on the turntable, and after a few turns, the pointer fell in the column of the phoenix, what a coincidence, it was a phoenix again.
I squatted on the ground and tilted my head and smiled at the cold-faced man, he understood, took out a piece of broken silver from his waist and threw it on the turntable, I turned my head and said, "Oh, grandpa, collect the money, I want this phoenix." β
The old man with gray hair smiled kindly, his face was wrinkled, but he was very kind: "Okay, the old man has decades of craftsmanship, and he will do it for you right away." β
He took out a scoop of hot syrup and poured it slowly on the board, the hanging syrup was as slender as a thread, and condensed into a lifelike phoenix under his traction, he pressed a bamboo skewer on the phoenix, and shoveled up the whole pattern and handed it to me: "Young man, your phoenix." β
I'm still wearing men's clothes at this time, and it's normal for my grandfather to recognize me as a man, so I naturally took it, stood up and walked forward, there was a young man selling sugar gourd strings in front of me, I went up and picked two of them and left, and the young man shouted at me: "Hey, I haven't paid yet-"
I didn't look back, the vendor shouted and fell silent, and I knew that the cold-faced man had paid for me again. Since I can't escape, I have to be a cold-faced man to relieve my anger, right? Let him break the fortune and cause him some trouble.
After a while, I "smoothed" a box of rouge, a wooden hairpin, and a sachet...... I'm afraid that I can't hold it with both hands, and I pick all small things, and the things on the stall are not very expensive, and I buy seven or eight things that add up to not much, and the people on the street see that I am a big man who buys all the things of girls' families, thinking that I am going to give these things to my lady, and even praise me for being a good man, which makes my cheeks crimson.
The cold-faced man paid one by one calmly, without the appearance of being teased at all, I simply swaggered into the jade shop next door.
In the Xuanwang Mansion, the jade sent to the ink garden is the finest, I have lived in the palace for a while, I have seen a lot of good things, the jade in this shop is good or bad, I can also see that it is not far from ten.
I didn't see anything I liked when I swept around the store, so I called the shopkeeper and asked bluntly: "The shopkeeper, this, and that, which is the most expensive?" "I can't take the big vases with me, so I'm referring to the jade bracelets that I can wear on my hand. The bracelet is light, and you can carry several with just one hand, so you don't have to worry about taking it away.
The shopkeeper was asked by me inexplicably, maybe it was the first time he met a guest like me, and he wanted to buy the most expensive one, and he said sincerely: "If the son wants to buy the highest price, it is not among these." β
"Oh? Is there a better one hidden by the shopkeeper? β
His eyes shone brightly: "Seeing that the son's bearing is extraordinary, I will take the treasure of the town store for you to see." β
I smiled: "Okay, this son is waiting here." I sat on the Eight Immortals chair, and by the way spread the small objects in my hand on the table, and the shopkeeper was almost dumbfounded, he asked the guy to soak the pot of good Biluochun, and went to the backyard of the shop.
It is true to say that I have an extraordinary bearing, people rely on clothes, just the fabric of this robe on my body can buy his shop, and I see that the cold-faced man's outfit is also very valuable, two people added together, become a fat sheep to be slaughtered in the eyes of the shopkeeper, such a good business took the initiative to come to the door, can he not be courteous?
The shopkeeper rubbed his head behind the shop for a while, and brought a delicate box in front of me, a good horse with a good saddle, since it is the treasure of the town store, it should indeed be equipped with a beautiful box. I watched as the shopkeeper cautiously opened the box and stepped forward, and there was a blood jade bracelet lying inside that was exactly the same as the one on my wrist.
I was stunned, the blood jade bracelet that Li Xuan gave me was distinct and unique, how could another one pop up?
I beat the drum in my heart and pretended not to know the goods: "Shopkeeper, tell me, how is this different from ordinary bracelets, how can it be worthy of the treasure of the town store?" β
"The son didn't know that this bracelet was a blood jade bracelet, and the vermilion in the middle of the bracelet was injected like blood droplets, and the color was demonic, so it got this name. The jade that created it is rare in the world, and I also got this one by chance, and today I am willing to take it out because of my fate. β
What he said was the Tao, there was a bit of truth, I picked up the bracelet and looked at it in disbelief, carefully observed it for a while and then put it back in its place: "Shopkeeper, I don't like this bracelet, you better choose another one for me." β
He wondered, "Why is that?" It's a lot of moneyβ"
It's still worth a lot of money, I interrupted him: "As far as I know, the blood color of the real blood jade bracelet is blurred and willow-shaped, and then look at this one in your collection, the blood red is clear and full, and I can judge that your bracelet is not of the highest grade based on this alone." β
He listened to my words, and also picked up the bracelet to take a closer look, and finally had to give it up: "Childe has a unique vision, and I admire it." He took the jade bracelet next to him and handed it to me: "The jade of this bracelet is gorgeous and bright, full and soft, it is a rare good product, what does the son think?" β
I glanced at it: "It's good, why do you have to get a hundred taels?" β
The shopkeeper said with approval: "Childe is an expert, I will sell this bracelet to Childe for one hundred taels." β
More than a hundred taels should be a lot of money, the cold-faced man has no money bag on his body, and the broken silver on his waist was almost used by me just now, if I insist on buying this bracelet, and he can't take out so much money, wouldn't it be very embarrassing?
I immediately clapped: "Okay, I'll buy this bracelet." β
The shopkeeper wrapped the bracelet for me and brought it to me, I waited to see that the cold-faced man couldn't get off the stage, and he took a few sips of tea with joy on his face.
The cold-faced man looked normal from beginning to end, and only said to the shopkeeper: "Credited to my account." β
This order was sold, and the shopkeeper was full of spring breeze: "Thank you, sir." β
It turned out that it was me who was tricked, I was angry, and the cold-faced man who dared to love the boundary of Qinzhou was unknown to everyone, and he followed me into the jade shop and kept looking at me like a fool and pretending to be smart, which is really hateful. No wonder the shopkeeper is extraordinarily attentive, it turns out that the real fat sheep is not me, it is a cold-faced man, he knows that the cold-faced man is rich, so he tries his best to please me, and he is also a snob.
"Hmph-" I shook my face unceremoniously, hurriedly walked out of the shop, deliberately squeezed into the crowd, and within a few steps, the cold-faced man appeared next to me again, his hands full of the gadgets I had left in the shop, and the jade bracelet I had just bought.
He didn't make a sound, and I didn't bother to pay attention to him, so I walked slowly on the streets of Qinzhou, and the sound of Dada's horse's hooves came from behind me, hurried and fast, I was thinking about the careful thought of escaping, and I was distracted for a while, and I saw that the raised horse's hooves were about to step on me.