In the past, the carriage of the Wang family generally traveled on a street in the east, but today, because he saw that it was about to be noon, Xue ordered the coachman to take a shortcut. "Ya * Wen * Yan * Love * First * Hair"

This small street is not too long, and it can only accommodate two horse-drawn carriages on weekdays. On both sides of the street are some shops buying calligraphy, painting, brushes and inks, which are not noisy or crowded, so Xue Shi asked people to go back from this turnout.

"Why did the car stop?" Xue asked the woman outside through the curtain.

"Mrs. Hui, the road ahead is blocked, do you want the slave to send someone to disperse them?" replied to the car woman.

"No, no one else will block the road for no reason, something must have happened. Just turn the carriage around and find another way back. Xue Shi said busily.

Sanniang didn't care, so she didn't say anything. When the mother-in-law heard this, she told the coachman to turn around.

Because of this street house, the Wang family came with several carriages, and it was not possible to turn around immediately, so the coachman leaned the carriage to the side first, wanting to make the place where the head turned wider.

"Wait." After delaying for so long, the voice outside had already come in through the curtain, and Sanniang straightened up and said outside when she heard it.

The mother-in-law outside hurriedly instructed the coachman to stop the car for the time being, and walked under the curtain to listen to the instructions.

"What's wrong?" Xue looked at him suspiciously.

Sanniang shook her head and motioned for Xue to listen to the movement outside.

A middle-aged man said, "Mrs. Lin, your inkstone and this Yaoqin are so good, but it's a pity that your asking price is too high, presumably no one here will buy it." Well, for the sake of your family's illness. It's not easy for you to take a woman with a child, I bought both of these things for you, I will tattoo you fifty taels of silver, cash, what do you think? ”

"Jia's shopkeeper. You are so dark, the lady of the family asks for five hundred taels, and you only give fifty taels. You're so good at opening your mouth. An old Xiucai next to him who was watching the excitement said.

The shopkeeper of Najia was not happy when he heard it: "Go and go, take out five hundred taels of silver?" I'm a small storefront, and I've bought her things for fifty taels of silver. Five hundred taels? Oh, it's a dream! ”

The onlookers on the side also talked about it, saying that the asking price of 500 taels was indeed a bit expensive. But the price given by the shopkeeper is too cheap.

The shopkeeper of Najia saw that his bid caused everyone's dissatisfaction. Gritted his teeth and said, "Then I'll add another thirty taels, for a total of eighty taels!" That's the price, no more. ”

The voices of the onlookers were half lower, some people felt that the price was already appropriate, and some knowledgeable people persuaded Mrs. Lin: "Mrs. Lin, this price is still low." "Ya * Wen * Yan * Love * Shou * Fa" I see that your inkstone is a Fang Gu inkstone, or it is from the hands of a famous master of the previous dynasty, and now it can be worth more than a hundred and eighty taels. Not to mention this yaoqin. The green Qiqin of your Lin family is a guqin with the same name as the Jiaowei Qin, which everyone knows, even if it is five hundred taels of silver, it was sold at a loss. ”

The shopkeeper of Najia was anxious: "I can only offer this price here." The Bodhisattva is too big for me to afford this small temple, and if you don't sell it, don't put it in front of my store. Became my family's business. ”

"Mrs. Lin, you have to say something." Someone shouted.

At this time, a woman's voice said: "The inkstone and Yaoqin are five hundred taels, and if they are less, they will not be sold." ”

The shopkeeper sighed a little disappointed, and the rest of the people also felt that Mrs. Lin should not sell it, after all, it was an heirloom.

Then the woman said, "I will sell it for only five hundred taels, and I will make a contract." If my son can redeem this inkstone and qin in his lifetime, the seller must not be embarrassed, nor can he deliberately raise the price. ”

At this time, there was silence in the crowd.

Only after half a sound did he say: "Madam, are you using us as a pawnshop here, and there is a dead person?" You'd better pack your things and go back, no one will buy them. But it was the voice of the shopkeeper Jia who was a little angry just now.

Seeing that Mrs. Lin had really packed her things and was about to leave, at this time, an older man outside stood up and said, "Mrs. Lin, the old man is the owner of the Rulin Bookstore in front. I don't want this inkstone and the old man Yaoqin, but I heard that there are a few unique books left over from the previous dynasty in the house. The old man originally intended to buy it at a price of two hundred taels a piece. ”

Everyone talked about this price a lot, although the only book is precious, but two hundred and one is not too low. After all, other bookstores also have to make some money.

So everyone turned their attention to Mrs. Lin.

I didn't want to think that Mrs. Lin didn't hesitate at all, shook her head and said: "The ancestor of the Lin family, poor and starving to death, do not fall into ambition, smash pots and sell iron, do not sell books." The husband is seriously ill, and he has to sell the ancestral heirloom as a last resort, he is already ashamed of the ancestors of the Lin family, how can he abandon the ancestral family law? ”

Hearing this, although the old man was a little disappointed, he still praised: "The Lin family is also a scholarly family, and it is natural to have this integrity, but the old man is presumptuous." So saying, he made a gesture and left.

The people around him were also scholars, and they all praised the good family style of the Lin family after hearing this.

Sanniang heard this thoughtfully, glanced at Bai Guo on the side, and asked her to get out of the car to investigate, Bai Guo's favorite thing to do on weekdays is this, and she got out of the carriage happily.

Xue listened for a long time, only to hear that it was a woman who was buying things and had a dispute with the shopkeeper over the price, but he didn't hear anything else. But seeing Sanniang so interested, she didn't want to go home, so she just watched the excitement with the child.

After a while, Ginkgo returned.

"Miss, this Mrs. Lin heard that she is a lady, she originally accompanied her husband Jun into Beijing to take the spring exam next year. I don't want this Lin Juren to get sick halfway, and after entering Beijing, not only did he not get better, but it became more serious. This Lin family was originally a big family in Fengyang Mansion, Anhui Province, but now it is in decline, and it is only after winning the lifting that it has made up enough to go to Beijing. It's just that Lin Juren's illness has spent all the money of the Lin family, but the illness has not yet improved, so this Mrs. Lin can only take out her family's heirloom and sell it. ”

Bai Guo took a breath and continued: "The Lin family only has a family of three and a little maid. Now I am renting a courtyard in the backstreet alley to live in the east wing, and I just asked an old woman who rented their yard. I heard that the Lin family is now surrounded by walls, but there is a room of books that have not been moved. Many people persuaded them to sell the book, but they were all scolded by the Nalin Juren. ”

At this time, books are precious things, and if you have a room full of books, it is also a great treasure. Although for a person like Sanniang who regards life as the top priority, this is pedantic behavior. But this kind of integrity is really not something that everyone can have.

Bai Ying sat close to the curtain of the car, and could see the scene outside through the gap in the window wall.

"Miss, that Mrs. Lin is packing up her things and leaving."

After Sanniang pondered for a moment, she turned to Xue and said, "Mother, do you have a thousand silver tickets on you?" ”

Xue was a little surprised, but still ordered Agarwood to take out his small money box.

Today, because he was going out to buy jewelry, the Xue family had enough money, but he had just bought some clothes for Sanniang, and he had already spent a lot.

"Madam, there are eight hundred taels of silver and thirty taels of broken silver." Agarwood counted the money in the money box.

Xue nodded and looked at Sanniang.

Sanniang said: "Mother, can we buy Mrs. Lin's inkstone and Yaoqin?" ”

Xue Shi was a little surprised when he heard this, but he still smiled and said: "It turns out that you like that qin, then buy it, I heard that it is still a guqin, and the inkstone will be given to Brother Jing." ”

Sanniang knew that she had misunderstood what she meant, but she didn't explain anything.

It's just that after listening to Xue's words, my heart is still warm, a few hundred silver, which is not too much for the current Xue family, but it is also a lot. Xue Shi was hesitant and unwilling to take it out, just thinking that she had fallen in love with someone else's piano.

"Miss, isn't five hundred taels of silver enough? Why do you need a thousand taels? Bai Guo blinked his eyes wide, puzzled.

Xue also remembered that Sanniang had just asked her if she had a thousand tickets.

Sanniang said to Xue seriously: "Mother, you believe me." ”

Although Xue didn't understand why Sanniang said this, he still nodded: "If it's not enough, I'll ask someone to go back and get it." ”

Sanniang's eyes looked at the pair of red gold and emerald phoenix hairpins on Xue's head, and smiled: "No, there are better things here." Mother, give me the phoenix hairpin on your head. ”

Xue was a little helpless, but he still pulled out the pair of phoenix hairpins on his head and handed them to Sanniang.

Sanniang smiled at Xue's and said in her heart, I won't let you regret it.

Thinking like this, Sanniang motioned to Bai Ying to take the turn from the agarwood, and Sanniang put the phoenix hairpin in her hand into the turn again, and whispered a few words to Bai Ying.

Bai Ying nodded, held the turn and got out of the car.

At this time, Mrs. Lin had already wrapped the yaoqin in cloth, carried it on her back, and was about to leave. Most of the crowd that had just gathered around dispersed.

Bai Ying hurriedly walked to Mrs. Lin's side and saluted with a turn: "Madam, please stay." ”

Lin looked at Bai Ying with some surprise.

Bai Ying respectfully offered the camphor wood carved lacquer in his hand on the top of his head, bowed his head and said: "When our wife said that she was in the boudoir, the master taught her 'poor and strong, not falling into the ambition of the clouds', this is the integrity that a scholar should have." Today, listening to your words, Madame, made her feel a lot in her heart. Here are all the belongings of my wife, Mrs. Lin, your inkstone and Yaoqin were bought by our wife. ”

Saying that, Bai Ying opened the turn in his hand, and there was a stack of silver tickets, a few gold and silver naked, and a pair of phoenix hairpins with red gold and emerald.

Bai Ying's voice was not low, and the crowd that had already dispersed gradually gathered around again.

When they saw what was in the turn, they were all stunned. (To be continued)