The ox cart can be said to be the slowest means of transportation Xu Yuan has ever seen in his life, and he doesn't compare it with bicycles and electric vehicles, which is bullying it. It can be said that even wheelchairs are faster than ox carts, and I think she had seen the uncle in a wheelchair in the park......

Xu Yuan, who was sitting on the ox cart, had nothing to do, and after a moment and a half, he began to think nonsense again. She knew that she was cowardly by nature and did not like to choose, even if the probability of this choice leading to the attainment of the dignitaries was very high. Xu Yuan thought to herself, if she could, she really wanted to stay in a certain village now, living the most ordinary pastoral life, even if she had to work hard day after day, the days with traces to follow would always be more comfortable than the current upheaval and displacement.

But no, you cannot. The life-saving benefactor Xu Chusheng doesn't know whether he is alive or dead at the moment, if he is fine, or if he has something but has been rescued, it is fine, but if he is in a desperate situation, he is waiting for her to send news to move the rescuers, but if she escapes, Xu Yuan thinks, she will complain about herself for the rest of her life.

In a hurry, she missed another possibility, that is, Xu Chusheng dealt with the problem she encountered, but when she came back, she found that she was gone. But at that time, I didn't have a chance to think about it so much, if the bandits came back here to look for someone, then she and Xiaolan would be in danger of their lives. Xu Yuan comforted herself, even if Xu Chusheng didn't find him when he came back, with his power, it would not be difficult to find her nearby.

The ox carts are slow, and the town is not too far. More than half an hour later, the ox cart arrived in the town, and Xu Yuan and Xiaolan got out of the car.

This town, in fact, is the level of the urban-rural junction. The environment looks much better than the village, but it's not really a city yet. At first glance, there are many bungalows, tiled or wooden roofs, and there are a few small two- and three-story buildings interspersed, and the street is full of active stalls.

Xiaolan asked, "Miss, where are we going......" Before she finished speaking, she saw Xu Yuan squinting at her, and hurriedly changed her words: "Sister Yuan, Sister Yuan, where are we going?" What do you do in town? ”

Xiaolan's tone was really cheerful, and Xu Yuan thought in a trance that she was going out shopping with her sisters. She shook her head, threw the thought away, and explained, "I don't recognize the words on the jade pendant, and I'm going to ask someone to know what we should do next." ”

Xiaolan nodded, "oh" and asked, "Then are we going to the bookstore to find Mr.?" ”

Xu Yuan shook his head and said, "No, I plan to go to the pawnshop." Let's not talk about it now, we haven't eaten breakfast yet, let's go eat something. As he spoke, he pulled Xiaolan to a wonton shop on the side of the road.

It is said to be a wonton shop, but it is actually a wonton stand, a very small storefront, with a stove and pot at the door, and three or four tables and chairs. It looks like a mom-and-pop shop, the owner makes wontons, and the proprietress is busy beckoning customers to clean up the table.

Seeing the two little girls walking towards their stalls, the proprietress enthusiastically threw their handkerchiefs over and greeted: "Do you want to eat a bowl of wontons?" Two bowls of vegetarian stuffing, one bowl of meat. ”

Xu Yuan asked, "How much is a bowl of vegetarian and a bowl of meat?" ”

I don't think it's the first time someone has asked the proprietress like this, so she replied casually: "Five cents, is it feasible to take your cornmeal cake again?" ”

Xu Yuan picked a place far away from the pot and couldn't smoke the heat, sat down with Xiaolan, and lined up five more dollars to the proprietress, saying, "The trouble is that the two bowls are mixed with meat and vegetarian." ”

The proprietress responded cheerfully: "Okay." ”

Hot ravioli soon came up, along with a golden tortilla.

Xiao Lan took a sharp breath of hot air and said, "It's so fragrant!" ”

Xu Yuan smiled and handed her chopsticks and said, "Let's eat it if it's fragrant, we still have something to do when we are full." ”

There are about a dozen wontons in a bowl, and the taste is incomparable with what Xu Yuan eats in modern times, the vegetarian filling is some kind of wild vegetable that can't be tasted, and the meat filling is just mixed with some meat, and the main thing is the vegetable. But this price is here, and you can't ask for too much, Xu Yuan, who can eat hot, is already very happy. The cake was unexpectedly good, although it was cornmeal, it was very soft, and she and Xiaolan ate half a cake with wonton soup sweetly.

After drinking all the soup in the bowl, Xu Yuan also asked the proprietress for half a bowl of boiled water, and rinsed her mouth with Xiaolan in two sips.

After you've eaten and drunk enough, it's time to get down to business. Xiao Lan continued the previous topic and asked Xu Yuan puzzledly, "Xiao ...... Sister Yuan, why did you go to the pawnshop? Can you ask when you go to the pawnshop? ”

Xu Yuan explained: "If we go to the library, we won't be taken seriously if we go abruptly. Let's pretend to go to the pawnshop to be this jade pendant, and by the way, inquire about this word. ”

Xiao Lan nodded as if she didn't understand, and said, "Sister Yuan, you're so smart." ”

Xu Yuan said helplessly: "I'm not smart at all, it's all my blind guess." I haven't been to a pawnshop, so maybe they won't bother us at all. ”

After asking passers-by for directions, the two came side by side to the door of a store with a sign of "Yufeng Pawnshop" hanging on it.

Xiao Er saw that the two of them were dressed poorly, but he didn't ignore them, and came over with his hands behind his back and asked, "May I ask if you two are here to be things or?" "After all, the pawnshop is the business of the down-and-out, and the proprietor is patrolling the store at the moment.

Xu Yuan saw that Xiao Er didn't drive them out by their appearance as she had seen in the novel, she breathed a sigh of relief, but her face was silent, and she followed Xiao Er to the store, pretending to scan the eight treasure cabinets in the store as she walked, and said, "I have a good baby to be a good baby, who is responsible for collecting things in your store?" ”

Xiao Er said: "I can call the shots for small things, and if I have big things, I have to ask our steward, Mr. Shen, to palm the eyes." ”

Xu Yuan said: "I am a jade pendant, please ask the little brother to invite your Mr. Shen here." ”

Xiao Er was embarrassed: "This ...... The girl might as well show me the jade pendant first, and then I'll see if I want to invite Mr. Shen. ”

Xu Yuan sneakily took out the jade pendant from his sleeve pocket and shook it under Xiao Er's eyelids. As soon as Xiao Er wanted to take it over and take a good look, Xu Yuan quickly picked up the jade pendant again and said, "It's okay now." ”

Xiao Er tried to recall the shadow of the jade pendant that had just flashed, as if he could see that it was a piece of jade—in short, it was definitely not a brick. Xiao Er said helplessly: "Girl, you are embarrassing me...... I'm going to call Mr. Shen and ask the girl to wait a moment. As he spoke, he dodged into the inner room.

Xu Yuan nodded, and after a while, the little second leader led a middle-aged man out. This man looks quite like Maitreya Buddha, with kind eyebrows and eyes, and his figure and big head are also very compatible.

Xiao Er pointed out to him: "Please here, this is the girl who is going to be a jade." ”

This Mr. Shen smiled and looked in the direction of Xu Yuan, this Maitreya Buddha-like image really didn't look like a businessman.

Mr. Shen spoke first: "Little girl, show me your jade pendant." ”