"Tokens?"

Shao Xue repeated these two words.

Zang Ling'er knew she didn't understand what this meant.

So he asked her to open the box: "Open it and see what it contains." ”

Shao Xue heard Zang Ling'er say this, so she went to open the box.

The mahogany box is very old, simple and exquisite, and it seems to have a sense of time passing inside.

Shao Xue slowly opened the box, and saw a delicate sandalwood comb lying quietly in the box.

She twisted her eyebrows, and became more and more puzzled: "This is ...... Comb? ”

Shao Xue felt a little strange, and thought that the thing handed over from Zang Ling'er's hand would be some kind of expensive treasure.

But I don't want to, it's just a comb with a fine and simple workmanship.

"It's a comb."

"Take this to see the old man of the Luo family...... Is it appropriate? ”

Shao Xue was even more puzzled.

When she set off from Yuncheng, Song Yunxuan had already instructed her in advance that when she arrived in Hong Kong City, she would go to Zang's house to get something before she could go to see the old man of the Luo family.

She went to see the old man of the Luo family on this trip so that the old man of the Luo family agreed to Luo Xi to marry her.

However, just by virtue of a green sandalwood comb, how could the old man of the Luo family allow it like this?

Her fingers were holding the sandalwood comb, her eyebrows furrowed slightly, and she couldn't understand the reason.

Zang Ling'er looked at her furrowed eyebrows and knew that she didn't know much about the Luo family's affairs.

So he said, "You only see this comb, but you don't see anything other than this comb." ”

"Huh?"

Shao Xue looked at Zang Ling'er.

Zang Ling'er smiled lightly, reached out and grabbed Shao Xue's fingers, and let her sit on the sofa: "The old man of the Luo family was very affectionate to his wife when he was young. ”

Shao Xue took the comb in her hand and understood a little: "This is the hair comb used by the old man's wife?" ”

"That's right, this is the token of the two of them back then."

Zang Ling'er smiled.

Shao Xue understood: "When you see this comb, the old man will definitely think of his wife back then, right?" ”

"Yes," Zang Ling'er nodded, and then continued, "The old man's wife is a person who is not beautiful but loves him very much, and the old man also loves this lady, and in the thirty years since his wife's death, he has not continued to find another woman. ”

"Thirty Years ......"

Shao Xue thought for a moment.

Now the old man is seventy-five years old, that is, thirty years ago, when the old man was widowed, he was only forty-five years old.

At the age of forty-five, it will not be too difficult for a man to find a daughter-in-law.

Especially rich and excellent men.

However, the old man did not go to find another woman, but continued to live alone until now.

If you think about it carefully, you can understand how much the old man misses and feels for his wife.

If you don't have such a deep and unforgettable relationship, how can you live alone with your children for so many years after the death of your wife?

Shao Xue held the delicate sandalwood comb in both hands, sighing and moving.

Zang Ling'er said again: "The old man's wife helped the old man a lot when he was young and started a business, and she also suffered a lot, and even risked her own life to save the old man. ”

Shao Xue pursed her lips: "Then this lady is really a good wife." ”

"But he died too early, and he didn't enjoy a few years of happiness, and when the old man's career was getting better and better, this lady began to get sick, lingering on the sickbed for five or six years, but still couldn't survive, and died in the winter of thirty years ago."

Zang Ling'er also sighed a little when she said it.

Shao Xue looked at Zang Ling'er: "Then where did you get this comb from?" ”

"That's a story." The corners of Zang Ling'er's lips curled, and she looked at Shao Xue with a smile in her eyes.

Shao Xue also smiled: "Then are you willing to tell me this story?" ”

"Why don't you tell you what you can say in three or two sentences." Zang Ling'er took the comb from her hand, then looked at the teeth of the comb and the green sandalwood on the back of the comb, and said, "This comb was made by a family of combber craftsmen back then, and it may have been very rare thirty years ago, but it was very common fifty years ago, when the old man of the Luo family was at a low point in his life and career, his wife saw that his investment failed, and his career did not improve, so he took all the dowry and other things to the pawnshop to exchange money, my Zang family has a branch industry of the pawnshop since a hundred years ago, It is said that the person who received the comb said that the comb was not valuable, that is, the price of a needle and thread, but the lady hesitated for a long time with the comb, and then I did, my grandmother also likes to collect her daughter's household supplies, and when I went to the store and saw the comb in the man's hand, I thought I liked it very much, so I asked the origin, and then took the comb away. ”

"It's also rare that this comb can last for 50 years." Shao Xue was a little surprised.

Zang Ling'er smiled: "You don't know much about our Zang family, my grandfather is a very shrewd person, always good at collecting all kinds of useful things, this comb was used by my grandmother, about two or three years later, the old man's career of the Luo family began to start slowly, my grandfather inquired about the origin of this comb, so he kept the comb, and later he heard that the old man of the Luo family had asked someone to find the whereabouts of this comb, so he became more interested, and put the comb on the Bogu shelf of the Tibetan Heavenly Pavilion. ”

Shao Xue listened half-understood and half-understood.

If Song Yunxuan was also here at this moment, Song Yunxuan would tell her that there were all kinds of things on the Zang family's Tibetan Heaven Pavilion Bogu Shelf, and this comb played a role in making the old man of the Luo family change his mind.

When Zang Ling'er said this, she didn't continue to talk about the Zang family in depth, but said, "You go to see the old man of the Zang family after lunch." ”

"Hmm." Shao Xue nodded.

Zang Ling'er said: "Don't be nervous, I'll send you over when the time comes." ”

"Thank you."

Shao Xue is polite and polite, and Zang Linger has a good impression of her.

Lunch was also prepared by the servants in the house.

Zang Ling'er went to make an appointment with Old Man Luo's schedule the day before, and the old man sent a message from the old man, saying that they could go over if they had time this afternoon.

It's just that what time it is, but the old man didn't give a clear answer.

Shao Xue and Zang Ling'er both felt that it was better to go early for this kind of thing, and they seemed to be sincere.

At two o'clock, I went to Luo's house to visit the old man.

After hearing that Zang Ling'er had brought another girl over, the housekeeper of the Luo family smiled and replied, "I'm sorry, our old man is resting, please wait a while." ”

Zang Ling'er opened her mouth to ask the housekeeper when an old man would wake up.

Shao Xue stopped her words and said first: "Then I'll wait, and please notify us when the old man wakes up." ”

When the housekeeper heard Shao Xue say this, he nodded: "Okay." ”

"Aren't you in a hurry?"

Zang Ling'er turned her head to look at Shao Xue.

Shao Xue smiled: "What's there to be anxious about, just wait, the old man can't be disturbed when he rests." ”

Zang Ling'er also laughed: "That's what I said." ”

Two people were waiting in the living room.

The servants of the house did not come to serve them tea, nor did they come to speak to them.

The two of them felt like they were being hung in the living room.

Shao Xue and Zang Ling'er are both sharp and intelligent people.

After realizing that she was snubbed by the Luo family, Zang Ling'er smiled: "I think the old man wants to give you some hardship." ”

The old man may not have rested, but deliberately did not see them.

After all, when she made an appointment with the old man, Zang Ling'er didn't tell the old man that she would bring Shao Xue over.

Now that Shao Xue is here, the old man not only doesn't see them, but also thinks that Zang Ling'er deliberately used this method, and even begins to be dissatisfied with Zang Ling'er.

Shao Xue said: "I'm sorry, I've bothered you." ”

Shao Xue apologized to Zang Ling'er.

Zang Ling'er smiled: "What's there to do." ”

After speaking, he said, "Give me the box in your hand." ”

Shao Xue heard that Zang Ling'er was going to take the box, so she hurriedly handed the box in her hand to Zang Ling'er.

Zang Ling'er spoke: "You wait here, I'll leave and come back soon." ”

Shao Xue nodded.

Zang Ling'er is going upstairs.

As soon as Zang Ling'er went upstairs, a housekeeper immediately stepped forward to stop her: "I'm sorry Miss Zang, our master is resting now." ”

Zang Ling'er smiled: "Since this is the case, then please ask Sister Xu to help me hand this over to your master." ”

Zang Ling'er handed the mahogany box in her hand to the housekeeper Sister Xu.

Steward Xu frowned, but still reached out and took the box.

Because the box was originally made of mahogany, it weighed a little, and it was impossible to guess what it was.

Sister Xu didn't ask what was inside.

Zang Ling'er added: "Please also ask Sister Xu to tell the old man that this was brought by Miss Shao Xue." ”

When Steward Xu heard Zang Ling'er say this, he became more and more curious and puzzled.

However, because of the profession, you can't ask too much.

I can only hold the box in both hands to find Luojiachi.

Where Luojiachi is resting, he is simply practicing calligraphy in the study.

The spirit is also very good.

Steward Xu knocked lightly on the door of the study, and heard the old man speak, "Come in." ”

Steward Xu pushed the door in.

The old man continued to practice calligraphy without raising his head, and his handwriting was vigorous and powerful.

Steward Xu saw that the old man didn't mean to raise his head, so he had to say loudly: "Master, Miss Shao outside asked me to hand over this thing to you." ”

Luo Jiachi heard Sister Xu's words, looked down at the words outlined on the tip of the pen, and snorted coldly: "It's a smart girl, and she is also well-informed, it seems that Luo Xi has already told her that I don't agree with them being together, so I hurriedly came over to send something to please me." ”

Steward Xu said, "Master, do you want to open it and take a look?" ”

After Luo Jiachi finished writing the word 'Min', he put the brush on the pen mountain next to him, and said: "Take it and take a look, I want to see if she can vote for me." ”

When the housekeeper heard the old man's order, he walked over, opened the mahogany box, and showed it to Luojiachi.

The housekeeper couldn't see the contents of the box.

But he could see the expression on Luo Jiachi's face.

When Luo Jiachi saw the contents of the box, his pupils shrank obviously, and his eyes widened in shock.