I heard that I was visiting the temple fair, and Xiaowan came to the spirit, and said to Ling Chaofeng: "Xianggong, I'm going." ”

Ling Chaofeng brought her a bag of copper plates: "What do you like to buy, don't be reluctant to spend it." ”

Xiaowan shook the money bag and said happily: "Don't worry, if I meet someone I shouldn't meet, I will raise my head and walk past them, I won't be afraid." ”

"Go ahead, tell Ershan to slow down and catch the car." Ling Chaofeng sent them to the door, said a few words, and after the carriage walked away, he turned around and said to Uncle Biao, "I'll go to the cellar and get something." ”

Uncle Biao understood: "I'll watch the store, you go and get busy." ”

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, the town was particularly lively, and the group arrived at the City God Temple, asked for incense and bowed, and made a wish in front of the City God.

Su Su asked Xiaowan softly: "What wish did you make, why are your faces red?" ”

Xiao Wan lowered her eyes, and Su Su smiled: "Do you want to ask Master Chenghuang to give you a little doll." ”

"You are not allowed to talk nonsense." Xiaowan slapped her fist, "Don't say it, it won't work if you say it." ”

Su Su smiled: "Don't worry, Shopkeeper Ling loves you like this, sooner or later." In the future, if you have a little doll, you have to call me a godmother. ”

Xiaowan was shy and looking forward to it, she really made this wish, and wanted to give birth to a little doll for Xianggong as soon as possible. After all, she is a girl who grew up in the village, and having children is the top priority between husband and wife, and she now loves Ling Chaofeng wholeheartedly, and what she thinks she can do for him is to inherit the incense of the Ling family.

However, Xiaowan is also curious, Xianggong is not the biological son of the previous generation of shopkeepers, he was lost in his infancy, so what kind of person was his original father.

After the little ladies bought some fresh and interesting gadgets, Aunt Zhang took Ershan to the study to buy some pen, ink, paper and inkstone, so as to prepare for his February college exam.

The study was at the other end of the bridge, Xiaowan and Su Su jumped on the bridge, and suddenly someone rushed over, and hit Xiaowan according to it, Xiaowan was stupid, and said sorry repeatedly, but the person left in a hurry.

Su Su asked her, "Are you okay?" ”

Xiaowan patted her clothes and said, "It's okay, it's just ......" But her hand touched her waist, the money bag was gone, and then carefully touched both sides, the money bag was really gone, and suddenly a spirit was excited, looking into the distance, and sure enough, she saw the person who hit her just now, sneakily running forward.

"My money bag, my money bag!" Xiaowan exclaimed, Aunt Zhang and Aunt Chen heard it, and hurriedly asked what was wrong, Ershan heard that Xiaowan's money bag was lost, and immediately chased after that person.

And when the man heard the movement, he also spread his legs and ran, everyone chased forward, Xiaowan was really angry, his right hand clenched his fist, and he thought silently in his heart, the man instantly fell on his stomach, was caught up by Ershan, and pressed him under him.

"Where's the thief?" Ershan grabbed this person's hat, the people below struggled, the hat was pulled off, and a green silk was scattered, Ershan was stunned, it was actually a woman?

Everyone gathered around, and they saw that it was a girl, and they all thought it was incredible.

The girl struggled stubbornly, and Su Su suddenly said, "My cotton shoes." She pointed to the shoes on the man's feet and said, "These are the cotton shoes I bought for my mother, which were stolen that day when they were placed in a bag with roast chicken." ”

turned out to be a habitual thief, stole Susu's roast chicken and shoes, and came to steal Xiaowan's money bag again today, Xiaowan angrily snatched the money bag, patted it again and again, and blamed: "You said that you are a girl's family, what you do not do well, be a thief." Do you know that Su Su saved money for a long time to buy a chicken for her mother to eat, and we gave money for soup porridge that day, how can you steal it? ”

Counting the days, this little thief has been wandering in Baisha Town for a month, so cold days, I don't know how many people he stole in order not to starve to death and freeze to death, no matter how good Xiaowan is, he can't get used to seeing such a person, so he said: "Ershan, we will send her to the yamen and hand her over to Li Zhufa." ”

"Wait."

I saw Aunt Zhang step forward and pinch the girl's face, the carbon black on her face seemed to be deliberately smeared, and the bottom was full of fine skin and tender meat.

She grabbed another pair of hands, although they were dirty, but the ten fingers were thin and tender, the nails were neat, and the impatiens juice dyed on the little finger had not yet been cleaned, and she asked, "Girl, you don't look like a thief, do you?" ”

"Does it have anything to do with you?" She turned her face away and said righteously, "Since it is in your hands, you must kill it casually." ”

Aunt Zhang sneered: "Sent to the Yamen, stripped off the pants and fart-stripped - the stock hit the twenty big boards, there is no shame, are you happy?" ”

The girl suddenly blushed, struggled for a while, and yelled at Ershan: "You let go of me, in broad daylight, do you want to rob the people's daughter?" ”

Eryamahara was a little uncomfortable because he was dragging a girl, and he was really let go of being yelled at like this.

The girl jumped back flexibly, she was going to take the opportunity to escape, but she didn't know that she had been "read" by Xiaowan, as long as they let go, she couldn't run away, so she took two steps back, and as a result, she stepped on the empty steps and fell down from the sky.

"Be careful." Ershan was quick-eyed, rushed up and grabbed the girl's waist, and if she was a little closer, the back of her head would hit the steps, and the consequences would be big or small.

The two of them were stupidly stalemate, Ershan hurriedly let go of his hand, and the shy little brother turned red. The girl cried out, "What are you going to do with me?" ”

Aunt Zhang looked her up and down, turned around and said to Xiaowan and Su Su: "The money bag is not lost, just spare her, I am afraid that there are few people on duty in the yamen today, we sent people over, and they complained about it." Susu's roast chicken is not going to come back, and you won't want this pair of cotton shoes, just do a good deed and let her wear it, this board will be sent to the yamen for a good beating, but I am afraid that I will not live long. ”

Su Su glanced at the cotton shoes on the girl's feet and muttered, "It's been a month, but she is very well dressed and clean." ”

Aunt Zhang just thinks that this little thief is all kinds of weird, not like a thief at all, maybe it is the daughter of a daughter who ran out of a big family, self-righteous and lawless, or don't have anything to do with this kind of person, don't cause trouble to the inn.

"Let's go." When Xiaowan saw Aunt Zhang say this, she agreed, and said to the girl, "Don't steal anymore, the next time someone catches you, they really want to drag you to the yamen to be boarded." ”

"Heh......" The girl sneered, patted the dust on her body, put her hat on, and turned and walked away in style.

"Alright, let's buy pen and paper." Aunt Zhang said, and told Wan'er and Susu, "You are all optimistic about your own things, don't run and jump." ”

The group returned to the original road, Ershan was just about to leave, saw a delicate little purse lying on the ground, just when he helped the girl, he felt something fall out of her waist, and then picked it up and looked at it, there was a word "pity" embroidered on it, I don't know where she stole it from.

Ershan looked around, and the girl had already run away, so she put it away herself.

After they bought paper and pens in the study, they went to Siyun Pavilion.

Half of the people in the store have returned to their hometowns, and they are not open, and they are deserted.

Yue Huaiyin greeted each other and said auspiciousness to each other, seeing that Xiaowan was wearing a red new cotton jacket, which was obviously a cheesy dress, but against her beautiful and delicate face, it was so close.

They exchanged greetings and left some gifts, Yue Huaiyin also sent a few boxes of balm, and the group was about to return to the inn before sunset.

On the carriage home, Su Su explained to Xiaowan what those bottles and cans were for, saying that those noble ladies in the capital had to wipe a lot of things on their faces every day to maintain their skin, and they worked hard to keep their faces.

Xiaowan said: "I'm lazy, I'm not happy to toss like this every day." ”

Su Su smiled: "Guess in the capital, where is the most sought-after balm powder, especially the ladies and aunts in our house, they always send people to spend money to buy it from there." ”

Xiaowan tilted her head, and a spirit said: "In the palace, it must be the best used by the princesses." ”

Su Su smiled: "That's not possible, it's a useful thing, ordinary people use it casually, it's going to lose their heads." ”

Aunt Zhang listened with a smile on the side, Su Su had been to the capital to open her eyes.

Xiao Wan really couldn't think of it: "What kind of place is that, the famous rouge shop?" ”

Su Su said with a smile: "Qing-Lou, the oiran in some buildings in the capital, that is the appearance of the country and the city, not only the face is good, the body and skin are good, the piano, chess, calligraphy and painting are omnipotent, if it is not destined to be humble in the dust, the appearance of virtue and talent, is the daughter of the nobles can not compare." ”

"Those noble ladies are willing to buy it?" Xiaowan thought it was incredible.

"They all buy it secretly and use it secretly." Su Su said, "Who doesn't want to please their own man." ”

Xiao Wan remembered that Xiang Gong said that he didn't want Xiao Wan to live to please him, it can be seen that the men in the capital are not good, is it true that in their eyes, wives and concubines and fireworks-flower women are the same playthings? ”

Su Su held a jar of balm, sniffed it and said, "Our young lady's things are really good, and the ladies in the house didn't use such good things before." ”

Aunt Zhang said: "Susu, where did Miss Yue come from?" ”

Su Su shook her head and said, "I don't know." ”

Aunt Chen also said: "I see that the girls in the shop don't mention this, and we don't dare to ask more." ”

Aunt Zhang smiled: "I see, blame me for talking too much." ”

The carriage returned to the Lingxiao Inn, Ling Chaofeng had already come out of the cellar, Xiao Wan told the story of them catching thieves on the street, and then went to wash hands and change clothes with Su Su, Aunt Zhang said: "I asked Ershan to let people go, I don't think it's a thief, but a girl who ran out of a big family, and I don't want to cause trouble for the New Year." ”

Ling Chaofeng understood: "That's how it should be." ”

Aunt Zhang asked again: "Shopkeeper, have you inquired about Miss Yue's origin?" ”

Ling Chaofeng smiled faintly: "Irrelevant people, why care so much." ”

Aunt Zhang was very satisfied: "That's right." ”

Soon, the sky was dark, dinner was set up in the store, and there was a big table of dishes as usual, Xiaowan sat at the table and watched Aunt Zhang serve her soup, and said with a smile: "At this time, in the palace, I am also eating the wedding wine of the emperor and the queen." ”

Aunt Zhang smiled: "Then let's also eat happy wine and celebrate the whole world." ”

Everyone toasted and congratulated and ate lively, but the happy days passed in the blink of an eye, and after the New Year, Su Su and Aunt Chen should go back to the rouge shop.

Early in the morning, Ershan set up a carriage in front of the door, but saw Li Zhutou riding a horse, and he asked, "Master Li, what's the matter with the imperial court?" ”

Ling Chaofeng walked out and said auspicious New Year's luck to Li Zhutou, only to hear him say: "This time it's not the affairs of the imperial court, it's the daughter of the prefect, and after the Lantern Festival, I will get married, and I will pass through our county and take a boat from the Baisha River wharf." Early in the morning of the sixteenth morning, the team to send off relatives passed here, and the county magistrate ordered me to inform me, be careful in everything, and collect all the things that should be collected. ”

Li Zhutou said to Ershan again: "You can take the hospital test in February, and if you pass the township test in August, you will be a master in the future, and I will make a move when I see you." ”

Ershan hugged his fists and said, "Don't dare." ”

In this way, they went together and sent Su Su and Aunt Chen back to Baisha Town, and Ershan drove the carriage again, entrusted by Xiaowan, to go to the blacksmith shop to give Uncle Zhou some gifts.

On the way back, seeing that the sky was dark and afraid that it was going to be snowy, he drove the carriage in a hurry, and galloped all the way out of Baisha Town, the sound of wheels, the sound of wind and horses' hooves rumbled in his ears, he didn't hear anyone behind him shouting, and ran away in one breath.

On the night of the Lantern Festival, Ling Chaofeng took Xiaowan to the mansion to see the lanterns, because the prefect married a daughter, this year's lantern market is particularly lively.

But Xiaowan had never seen the Lantern Festival lanterns before, how to see how she liked it, and after shopping happily, she went home with the rabbit lantern.

The next day on the sixteenth day of the first month, the people of the inn got up early, last night the wind and snow, this morning there must be snow on the road, preparing the prefect to send the family team through, they swept the door in front of the door early, but also swept out a few miles, just because the county master is very good on weekdays, do not want to cause him trouble, let him in front of the boss is not good.

When the sun was on three poles, the team of relatives came, Ershan hurriedly collected the broom and stood on the side of the road, respectfully waiting for the team to walk by, eight sedan chairs were rich and decent, and when they walked in front of them, a cold wind blew and lifted the curtains.

The bride didn't cover her red hijab, but looked at Ershan through the window.

Ershan sighed in his heart, the bride in the sedan chair was actually the thief who was pressed to the ground by him that day?