Despite this, when Ah Ping inquired, the boss did not offer a vague price, and as soon as he opened his mouth, he said that the white gauze skirt cost five taels of silver, saying that it was superior in terms of materials and workmanship. [But I stared at him dumbfounded, a skirt costs five taels of silver?] Why don't you grab it?

I didn't hear Ah Ping's squeak, and as soon as I looked down, I saw that he was digging into his pocket again, I was in a hurry this time, and I pressed his palm and said loudly to the shopkeeper: "I'm sorry, we don't buy this Luo skirt." ”

I don't care how ugly the boss's face is, I'm still on Ah Ping's back, so I can only say good things in his ear and coax: "Let's not buy this one, aren't you dissatisfied with the robe at home, the cloth back can't be done well for a while, let's pick two pieces for you here to go back, you can wear them first." ”

But Ah Ping didn't do it, and insisted: "I want to buy it for you too." ”

After that, whether I was coaxing or cheating, he was stubborn to the end, and the shopkeeper didn't care about our posture when he saw us, and he was happy to be busy with other business next to him, not afraid that we would run away. In the end, my heart was dripping blood when I watched Ah Ping hand over the silver, except for the Luo skirt, he chose a light blue cloth for me, and he himself chose two navy blue and dark gray robes, four clothes for a total of ten taels of silver! It is the amount of my wedding gift, the amount of money he threw to my mother on the day I returned to the door, and it is the amount of money that ordinary people spend for a year.

I was so angry that I couldn't speak, so I lay on his back and suffocated. On the other hand, he is happy, his eyebrows are not dancing, but the corners of his lips are always raised. When I looked up when I was in a better mood, I suddenly realized that something was wrong, why did people come and go to look at us, especially the girl's eyes with envy.

The heart said, is it because he looks at Ah Ping's good looks? When my eyes fell, my eyes were white, and I remembered that I was wearing that white gauze skirt and I hadn't changed it until now! I suddenly understood that these people were all looking at me, and I immediately felt worried: Is it because I don't match this gauze skirt? Or maybe it's not like that, looking left and right.

Passing by the jewelry stall before, the vendor who just had a business raised his head and greeted us when he saw it: "Hey brother, we are really fateful, and we met again." He turned his eyes and wanted to greet me, but he was stunned, and then carefully looked me up and down, and stopped talking.

When I saw his expression, I also beat a drum in my heart, and I couldn't help asking, "What does the boss want to say?" ”

The vendor smiled when he heard this, and then said: "Look at the new clothes on the little lady, it looks really good, I wonder if it was bought by the old Zhang's ready-to-wear store?" "I don't know what the shopkeeper's last name is, but I still have something to say from him, so I don't know what to say.

Sure enough, he immediately said: "If it is the cloth shop of the Zhang family, it will be right, little lady, the golden silk cicada dress on your body is specially customized by the daughter of the gold outside, and at that time, Lao Zhang made it and specially placed it outside the store to appear, which attracted everyone to watch and admire." ”

My heart sank suddenly, this means that Ah Ping intercepted the sum of the gold clerk and bought other people's clothes? Don't you want to make trouble? In this era, the power is great, and people still look down on business, but the official is the sky, not something that ordinary people such as me can offend, and immediately gave birth to the idea of returning to return the clothes.

But then I felt that it was wrong, according to what the vendor said, the daughter of the gold clerk customized a gauze skirt, why would the owner of the garment store sell it to others in private? It's not enough to be framed, Ah Ping and I came to the market for the first time, and we have no grievances with anyone.

The vendor saw that I had been silent, and his face was cloudy, and he asked enthusiastically: "The little lady doesn't know what she is thinking?" ”

At this time, Ah Ping suddenly said: "I bought it and it was my daughter-in-law's." ”

The vendor was stunned for a moment, rolled his eyes and said with a smile: "The two of you misunderstood what I meant, it's not that the gauze skirt on the little lady is the gold lady's daughter, in fact, the gold girl took the gauze skirt away after paying Lao Zhang's deposit for half a month." Later, Lao Zhang made an identical one and put it in the store as the treasure of the town, everyone was surprised that they didn't want to meet you two nobles, Lao Zhang really sold this gauze skirt again. ”

Ah Ping walked away and no longer listened to the other party's verbosity. I said goodbye to the vendor with a smile on my face, but I thought in my heart that the vendor was too good at panting for his speech, and he blamed us for misunderstanding him.

It turned out to be not a big deal, but I just bought a dress that was exactly the same as the daughter of the gold clerk, and to put it simply, it was a shirt. Looking back, the owner of the ready-to-wear store had a good mind and knew how to do business, so he publicized this white gauze skirt in the name of a gold clerk's daughter, and then cut an identical hanging sign in the store.

Seeing that Ah Ping had carried me out of the town on his back, I looked back and saw a wooden sign horizontally above - Lingfu Town.

It wasn't until I walked for nearly an hour and still didn't see the village that I realized that this town was not close to the village, and it could even be said that it was very far away. And this morning, Ah Ping carried me on his back for such a long way, but I was in a dream.

Seeing him sweating profusely, he couldn't help but ask, "Are you tired?" ”

He nodded honestly, and I nodded his head speechlessly: "You are stupid, let me down and rest when you are tired." ”

Finding a meadow, he put me down first, and then put the two pieces of cloth under him before letting me sit down. Before I left the town, I offered to buy some dry food and water, otherwise I wouldn't be hungry and thirsty.

The dry food is a flower cake made by an old lady in Zhenkou who bought it, which is soft and fragrant in the mouth, and the taste is not too sweet. Ah Ping bought more than a dozen yuan at once, enough to eat two meals. Taking advantage of his good mood, I pushed him on the shoulder and asked, "What if I don't know how to make clothes?" "I think I have to tell him about this, otherwise he will know when Buna returns home.

Ah Ping turned his head, his dark eyes rolled and he smiled: "If you learn, you'll be fine." ”

I felt powerless, and I didn't want to make clothes for him yet. I was really puzzled: "Why can you buy two more sets of outer robes just now, and then it is enough for you to wear it usually, why do you have to make it yourself?" ”

"You didn't make them."

Well, I'm resigned to my fate. At most, he went back and used his robe as a model, and cut it in the same way.

It's almost over, it's not early, I was going to shout Ah Ping to go back, and I subconsciously turned around when I heard the sound of chaotic footsteps behind me. I saw that three or five people were rushing to this side, and I couldn't help but take a look, these people were all wearing black shirts on a white background, and they looked like they came from one place.

Originally, I was still watching these people, but when I got closer, I found that there was something wrong with the other party's eyes.

The fierce gods are not evil, but these people are obviously coming at us, and sure enough, when the other party came to me, their eyes fell on me, and then they heard one of them say: "Look at the situation, these two people, take them back and listen to the miss." ”

As soon as the man gave the order, the rest of the men came forward. I felt that my eyes flashed, it was Ah Ping in front of me, and I hurriedly asked, "Is there anything wrong with you?" ”

The man who spoke before said, "I want to ask you two to come with us." ”

Naturally, it is impossible for the other party to say such a thing casually, Ah Ping and I will follow, and the current situation can also be seen that the comer is not good. I was thinking about countermeasures in my head, but I heard Ah Ping ask, "Who is it?" ”

My heart tightened, at this time, I didn't want Ah Ping to be strong at all, and his tone was not only stiff, but the other party might not be able to understand his words.

As I expected, I only heard a cold snort: "What so much nonsense, let you go." ”

Two people came up and were about to twist Ah Ping's arms, I saw Ah Ping make a gesture of resistance, and immediately grabbed him to take the lead: "Stop, we will go with you, but you are not allowed to hurt anyone." ”

Ah Ping turned back to look at me when he heard the voice, so he had to whisper in his ear: "A good man doesn't suffer immediate losses, and acts when he sees the opportunity." ”

Even if he is tall and tall, he is not powerless, but there are five people on the other side, and it is impossible to fight five with one. And my leg hurt again, and it was impossible to run if I wanted to, and it would be even more difficult for him to carry me again.

Ah Ping listened to me and didn't move, followed those people back, and actually returned to Lingfu Town. Although it was nearly evening, there were still a lot of people in the market, and there was no intention of closing, so was there still an evening market?

But it doesn't matter, it's important that the vendors on the side of the road look sympathetic when they look at us. I couldn't help but beat the drum in my heart, thinking that I might be sad today. When I was brought to a high-walled house, I couldn't help but grab the placket of Ah Ping's clothes in front of him, saying that it was fake to say that I was not worried. The courtyard is deep, and who knows how long it will take to get out of this threshold?

Maybe seeing that the two of us had a good attitude and didn't resist, after entering the house, the leader waved his hand to let the rest of the people disperse, and then dropped a sentence to us: "Follow me." He strode inward to lead the way, and behind him was the sound of the big black wooden door being slammed shut.

I couldn't help but shudder, and Ah Ping felt it and looked back and whispered to me: "Don't be afraid. ”

Nodding his head, not to mention, with his words of comfort that may not be meaningful, his heart gradually stabilized. No matter what calamities await us today, we and I will definitely advance and retreat together.

Following the man to the backyard, I saw two women standing at the stone table, all facing away. I heard him report respectfully: "Miss, the person you are looking for has been brought." ”

The woman in the emerald green shirt who was standing looked back at us, and then her eyes fixed on me before she turned back to the woman who was sitting and said, "Miss, there is really such a short-eyed country woman who really wears the same orchid feather coat as you." ”

After hearing this, I sighed in my heart, and as expected, the disaster started from the white gauze dress on my body. And the woman in the light purple dress sitting with her back to us was the gold clerk who the vendor said before, and she thought that after we bought this dress, we were not only looked at, but also gossiped about her, and then sent a group of family members to hunt us down.

At this time, I don't blame Ah Ping for insisting on buying this dress, it's a blessing or a curse, it's a curse that can't be avoided.