I raised an eyebrow, "Done?" ”

"It's over, I can't see it any deeper. ["He took out a cloth bag from the hem of the monk's sleeve, which was my green cloth of Xingyue, handed it over and asked, "Let's see if it's your string of beads?" ”

Then I opened it, it was my Xingyue Bodhi, and the marks in the silver were all there, and they had never been replaced. Turning around and asking Liu Ming to pay the monk Yinliang, he didn't think that the monk waved his hand and said: "Madam, don't worry, this time it will be a free hexagram for you." ”

I looked at him in amazement, just now when he first saw me, he called me girl, but after a hexagram was finished, he changed his name to Mrs., before I went out, I tidied up my clothes and did not pull the woman's head, so I tied a hairband at random, obviously not from my appearance, is it from my face or palmistry? If so, then this monk may really have some ability. And just now he was acting like a snob, and at this time he actually said free fortune telling?

Knowing my doubts from my eyes, the monk smiled and said: "It's rare to get married to Mrs., if you have a chance to meet again in the future, you will calculate another hexagram for Mrs., and then Mrs. can also see if the hexagram I calculated for you this time is accurate." ”

This person's words are extremely tactful, which means that this time it is considered to be a friendship for me, and if I meet it in the future, I will return this favor.

What I thought in my heart was that when Ah Ping came back, I would go home, how could I reunite with you, a fortune teller? If you owe it, you owe it, and after a "thank you", he took Xingyue Bo and lifted up, but when he turned around, he suddenly shouted a fortune-telling monk: "Slow!" ”

Secretly sneering and turning back, changing your mind so quickly?

I saw him staring at the Xingyue Bodhi in my hand with a stern expression, "Is this Madame's string of beads?" ”

"Yes."

"Forgive me for saying more, this string of Bodhi beads has a bloody glow, and it is better not to wear it than Mrs."

After a moment of silence, I thanked me expressionlessly: "Thank you for the reminder." When he turned around and returned to the carriage, his face changed, and he immediately picked up Xingyue Bodhi and sniffed it, and then went to look at the two silver pieces, but it was impossible to judge the blood light whether it was taste or color.

Is it a burden that the fortune teller deliberately throws away? I know that fortune tellers usually deliberately throw a burden at the end of the day and say something that is not in good faith, in order to make the customer come back to him to solve his bad luck. But he only said that Xingyue Bodhi has the aura of blood and light, and did not say that it will cause me any evil consequences, is this like a routine? I'm not sure.

This string of beads has now become a demon in my heart, obviously it is my own thing but it feels like a hot potato, and if I lose it, I will be eager to find it back, but after I find it, I may have been alarmist by the fake monk, and some of them dare not wear it on their wrists.

In addition, I can't be sure about my previous speculation, but I really didn't get haunted by dreams after falling asleep during the two days I was sick.

I had been so worried that I didn't pay attention to the outside of the carriage, and when I came back to my senses, I found that the carriage had already stopped, but why didn't Liu Ming remind me to get off? Lifting the curtain, the carriage arrived in front of the house, but Liu Ming was nowhere to be seen.

I was not a young lady anyway, and I got out of the carriage and went into the open gate, and when I came to the door, I heard a reprimand from the courtyard: "How can you take your lady out alone?" Do you know how dangerous this is? ”

Is it Uncle Mu? I haven't seen him for so many days when I accompanied Ah Ping to the capital this time, is Ah Ping coming back from the exam? Just as he was about to raise his feet and take a step, he heard Uncle Mu suddenly say in a low voice: "Childe can't come back for the time being, you can invite Mrs. in first." ”

"If Madame asks about Childe, how will she answer?"

"Do you want me to teach you?"

With a beating in his heart, he immediately turned around and left, and there must be something wrong with Ah Ping's delay in returning. After walking out for a while, he first hid himself, and waited until he saw Liu Ming's figure passing by before walking in the opposite direction. I asked people about the location of the scientific expedition, but it didn't go well, and it was nearly evening when I finally found it, and the big black wooden door was closed.

I found a vendor on the side of the road and asked, "Big brother, is the candidate here?" ”

The vendor looked at me and said, "The candidates have already left the venue." ”

Exited? Did I find it late? I casually asked, "When did you leave?" ”

"Yesterday afternoon, I saw the scholars coming out of it one by one."

I was stunned, "Big brother, are you sure it was yesterday?" Did any of the candidates leave today? ”

The vendor estimated that he had no business and planned to close the stall, so he was a little annoyed by my question, and said in a not very good tone: "I have nothing to do, what do I want to lie to you?" The door had been closed since early in the morning, and the scholars had all gone until last night. ”

"Where can I see the list of candidates?"

The vendor casually pointed to him, "Oh, I'm going to close the stall, let's go and see for myself." ”

In the direction he pointed, I saw a wall, but with a large piece of paper on it. When I got closer, I could see that the names on it were densely arranged in an orderly manner, and I didn't think that Ah Ping would lie to me, but I still couldn't help but look for them in the pile of names. When I found the word "Liu Ping" in a corner, I was secretly relieved.

Just now, I was really afraid that Ah Ping didn't come to the exam at all, and he was fooling me these days. After confirming that he was among the candidates, I thought why he had finished the exam yesterday but did not return for a long time, and most importantly, why did he let Liu Ming come back and lie to me that he wanted to take another test?

Thinking back to Uncle Mu's words of scolding Liu Ming before, a thought suddenly flashed into his mind - could it be that Ah Ping's grandfather was also in the capital? Or, where is his real home?

Originally, I thought that his grandfather was a general, and he was guarding the frontier. But I have overlooked two important points: first, his grandfather is very old and may have retired from the battlefield; The second is that the general is also a courtier, and even if the general's mansion is built with great achievements, there seems to be no example of it being built in the border city guard, and most of them are still in the capital.

So Aping is most likely ...... Went home without me?

It was getting dark, and I shuffled out of the exam room, but I couldn't find the right way back after a few circles around the street. There is no silver on the body, even if you want to stay in the inn, you can't, and you are really tired of walking and find a bright place to sit down.

The capital is different in the end, compared to the town that Ah Ping took me to that day is not only bigger, but also much more gorgeous, at night there are still a lot of pedestrians coming and going on the street, and the restaurant opposite is also very lively.

I can't help but think of the hexagram that the fake monk calculated for me during the day, saying that I have a rich and noble appearance, if I look at the fate of the first half of my life, it must not be related to the word "wealth", and now the only one who can get along with it is Ah Ping. His grandfather's residence in the capital must have been a big house, and even if his father died young, he would be able to enjoy a lifetime of glory under his grandfather's protection. So don't I climb him? No wonder his nurse, Widow Liu, never wanted to see me, because I was just a village woman.

"Ma'am?" A question interrupted my self-deprecation, and when I looked up, I saw a shiny head, and then I fixed my eyes to see that it was the fortune-telling monk during the day. I turned my eyes and looked at the plaque in front of the restaurant, and the three words written crookedly on it were not exactly - Windward Building? I actually came back here in circles.

The monk also seemed surprised, and he said, "Although I have a hexagram meeting during the day, I may meet my wife again, but I didn't expect to meet again so soon." But why did Madame sit here alone? ”

So why was it inconvenient to talk to him, so I thought about it and asked cheekily: "Can you lend me some silver taels?" ”

The monk asked, "Staying in the hotel?" ”

This person has a keen insight, and I don't hide it: "I really want to stay in the inn, but I can be separated from my family for a while, and I don't have any silver taels with me." If it is convenient for you, lend me some first, and I may pledge this string of beads to you first. ”

The whole body is worth Xingyue Bodhi, or it depends on the situation that he and Aunt Chun spent two taels of silver to buy, otherwise there is really nothing to mortgage. The monk's eyes rolled around, and he said with a smile: "Madame quickly put away the beads, it is convenient to be convenient with others, it is rare to meet Mrs. twice a day, this is five taels of silver, take it to the hotel first, Mrs. may wish to stay at the Blessing Inn next to the Windward Building." ”

I took the silver and handed Xingyue Bodhi to the monk, and dropped a sentence: "I will come to your stall tomorrow to redeem it, don't lose it." Then he turned and left. I didn't go to the Laifu Inn recommended by the monk, but walked one more street into a relatively large façade, called the Wind Inn.

I opened a single room, and I only need to register my name and pay for the room. The room is on the second floor, the environment is OK, a big wooden bed and a table, plus two chairs, I prefer its window, which opens to see the street.

The monk gave me five taels of silver, which is not a lot, and there is a lot more to pay for the room, so I asked Xiao Er to order two dishes and a pot of tea.

Tea came up first, sat by the window and poured myself a drink, the bitter tea rippled between my lips and teeth, just like my state of mind at the moment. When the door was pushed open from the outside, he thought it was Xiao Er who brought food in, so he didn't look back and ordered: "Just put it on the table." ”

I didn't hear a response, I turned my head back, my eyes fixed.

After looking at each other for a long time, the corners of his mouth drew a shallow mocking arc: "Just came out of the examination room?" ”

His dark eyes sank, and he strode towards me, and when he stood beside him, he looked down at the teapot, "Daughter-in-law, I've been looking for you for a long time." ”

"For a long time? Have you waited longer than me? ”

His hand tightened, and the hand holding the teacup was grabbed by him, "Lan, are you angry with me?" It's not good for me, as soon as I got out of the examination room, I heard that you were seriously ill for the past two days, so I rushed back, but I didn't expect to hear Liu Ming's report that you were missing before I entered the door. You don't know how anxious I was at the time......"

"Alright." I interrupted him, "Ah Ping, ask you a question. ”

"What's the problem?"

Raise your eyes to meet his, word by word: "Do you want to hide my golden house?" ”