Two years later.

Winter is coming to spring, but as we walk from south to north, the wind is getting colder and colder, and the dust on the road is obscuring the sky.

A group of soldiers and horses galloped, and one of them couldn't help but sneeze and cough.

"General, do you want to rest?" The guard next to him asked.

Before the adult could speak, one of the people in the team let out a quack, "I said second brother, you are too delicate, you have only been in the south for two years, and you can't even blow the wind?" I don't think you'd better go back, the wind and sand blow you to death in the north! ”

Liang Erzi turned his head and glared at him: "Say less and eat less wind!" ”

Liang Liuzi crossed his waist on horseback and was triumphant: "I'm not like you, our Hexi is exposed to the wind and sun, with a mouth and a mouth of sand." ”

Liang Erzi no longer paid attention to him and looked ahead: "Big brother, they don't know where to go?" Let's go to the city ahead and rest and wait. ”

The group entered the city to find the inn, but they did not rest.

Liang Liuzi was dragged by Liang Erzi and walked on the street: "Does the second brother want to invite me to dinner?" I don't have any money anyway. ”

Liang Erzi glared at him again: "You have eaten all your money?" Look how much weight you've gained in the past two years! Is Hexi so leisurely? ”

"No, no, Hexi is so busy that I have to eat hard to have the strength." Liang Liuzi said with a smile, and saw the restaurant on the street as he spoke.

The city is very prosperous, with gorgeous restaurants and tea shops.

"Second brother, you can eat anywhere, I don't choose." Liang Liuzi urged.

Liang Erzi was not interested in the restaurant and tea shop, his eyes crossed and seemed to be looking for something, grabbed Liang Liuzi and walked forward, while asking passers-by: "Where is the best trading house here?" ”

Passers-by were enthusiastic and asked what to buy.

"My brother is going to marry a daughter-in-law, buy some congratulatory gifts." Liang Erzi said with a smile.

"Congratulations." The passer-by smiled and said, more enthusiastic, pointing ahead, "Turning into the street is our largest trading house here, gold and silver jewelry, jade treasures, and furniture, and we all buy them from here when we marry relatives and daughters." ”

Liang Erzi smiled and thanked him, and pulled Liang Liuzi over there.

Liang Liuzi's face was even more ugly: "The surname Huo is married, why do we have to prepare gifts?" Said and laughed strangely, "Momen is so rich, he doesn't have to pay a penny, it can be said that he has a lot of money, and Momen should give us money." ”

"Yes." Liang Erzi didn't look at him either, but said, "When you get home, you ask Chen Shi for money, and see how he beats you." ”

Liang Liuzi snorted: "Who is afraid of him." ”

As they spoke, the two of them came to this side of the street, and at a glance they saw a large façade with a golden plaque.

"This-" Liang Liuzi raised his foot and was about to enter, but was grabbed by Liang Erzi again.

"It's a pawn shop." Liang Erzi said, pointing to the other side, "That's the trading house." ”

Liang Liuzi looked up and saw the mark of a pawnshop hanging under the golden plaque, and the one next to it was a trading house.

"It's funny." He said, "The pawn shop is open here, is it a curse to buy something and send it back sooner or later to pawn?" It's really bad luck to come and buy a dowry happily! ”

After saying that, he stomped his foot and spat his mouth, and went to the trading house next to him.

Liang Erzi shook his head and followed.

The streets were full of people coming and going, coming and going in and out of the trading houses with happy faces, and the pawn shops were constantly coming and going, with a gaunt figure and a gloomy expression, forming a stark contrast.

A car has been parked on the side of the road for a long time, and the people in the car seem to have been hesitant to get down, and when she happened to hear Liang Liuzi's words, she couldn't help but smile bitterly.

It was a young woman, richly dressed, with a sad face, who muttered to herself, "When buying a dowry, who would want to give it up one day." ”

Getting married is the happiest time in life, and no one knows what the future will become.

For example, although she didn't get what she wanted, she didn't expect her husband to die of illness, and she couldn't even keep her family property.

It's really hard to be a wife and mother.

"Mother." The child in his arms, who had just learned to speak, finished eating a piece of candy, couldn't sit still, and twisted, "Hungry." ”

The young mother recovered from her grief, and subconsciously reached out to take the pastries from the small box in the car, but opened it but it was empty, and then she remembered that the maidservants and maids who were waiting around her had sold a lot, and no one had prepared for these daily outings.

The little maid who followed beside her looked panicked: "I, I don't know, my sisters didn't explain before." Saying that he was about to get out of the car, "Young lady, I'll go buy it." ”

When he was about to get out of the car, he stopped awkwardly and watched the young woman stop talking.

It costs money to buy something.

Money.

If they had enough money, they wouldn't be hanging out in front of the pawnshop.

Where do children know the misery of the world, they will eat when they are hungry, and they will cry if they can't eat.

The child began to cry, and the young woman made up her mind, and took off her purse and handed it to the little maid: "Go and buy plum cakes for the young lady to eat." ”

The little maid answered by taking the purse and buying it.

The young woman told her to play with the little lady, while she picked up her little baggage, thought about it, put on her veil and got out of the car, and hid with her head down and went into the pawnshop.

As soon as you enter the door, you will see a tall counter, and the entire pawnshop will be filled with an empty atmosphere.

A voice came from behind the counter, "The guest officer is here." Then a pair of eyes looked over, and the next moment the voice became enthusiastic, "It's Mrs. Huang." ”

The young lady sighed lightly in her heart, although it was her first time coming, but in the past two years, the family has kept coming to the pawnshop to sell, and the people in the pawnshop are well-informed, so they can't recognize her.

Walking in, there was no scruples, the young lady took off the veil, and the shopkeeper behind the counter personally greeted her, and asked with a kind and concerned expression: "Madam, what do you want to help with?" ”

The pawn shop man spoke so politely, and the young lady couldn't help but think of the aggressive face of the people in the clan, and smiled bitterly in her heart, it's all for money, or have a better attitude to make people comfortable.

She sighed lightly and handed over the burden: "I'm tired of the shopkeeper to look at this, how much is it." ”

The shopkeeper's hands took it, opened the baggage, and saw that it was a set of dresses, and he first exclaimed: "What a good embroidery." ”

Hearing that the people in the pawnshop would belittle them in every way, especially the dress, the young woman glanced at the shopkeeper and couldn't help but say, "This dress is embroidered with a hundred butterflies, and it is lifelike when it moves, like a butterfly flying around it, it is very beautiful, and it is a birthday gift from my sisters." ”

It was also her last birthday as a daughter, but looking back, she felt like she had passed half her life.

After the death of her husband, the clan began to fight for the family property, persecuting them to be orphans and widows, and she suffered day and night, occasionally dreaming, and dreaming that at that time, she felt that she was still a carefree girl, and had a moment of respite.

In the good past of these daughters, she couldn't help but say a few more words, and then saw the shopkeeper's smile responding: "Madame's sisters are so good." ”

This kind and perfunctory remark made the young woman lower her gaze.

Who would be interested in someone else's past, and who would not have a good past in the pawnshop, but what good is it? Time passed like water and never returned, she didn't say more, let's talk about the present, and said, "Look, how much is it worth." ”

Clothes pawn is the least valuable, and it is really desperate to fall to the point of being a dress.

"This dress, this embroiderer, is—" The shopkeeper's voice came, as if inquiring and pondering.

The young lady lowered her head and sighed softly.

This dress is not from the hands of a famous artist, or even the work of a small embroidery lady in a newly opened shop in the capital.

It's not bad to be able to exchange half a bag of rice.

"Shopkeeper, you look—" She looked up and said, "Look at it."

But before he finished speaking, he saw the shopkeeper's face solemn and held the dress in his hand.

"Wait a minute, young lady." He said, "I'm going to ask the owner to slap his hands." ”

This, a set of dresses still needs the palm of the owner? The young lady was a little surprised, but she couldn't give the lowest price, she turned her eyes away with a little embarrassment: "Yes." ”

Now she can't say no.

The shopkeeper went in with his dress in his hand.

The shopkeeper and the waitress came in, holding a fragrant tea and snack: "Young lady, moisten your mouth." ”

The young lady glanced at the refreshments, she was now down, but she was born in a family in the capital, and she could recognize good things at a glance, and the refreshments on this hand were all of the highest quality.

The hospitality at the pawn shop is really welcoming.

The young lady smiled bitterly in her heart, but no, when she came to the pawn shop, she gave money to others, and she was profitable.

She's not reduced to the point of having to eat pawn shop snacks.

The young lady bowed her head in thanks, and did not squint.

"Young lady, the little lady is here too." Another female envoy came in with a rattle in her hand, and said apologetically, "Delay the young lady, so as not to make the little lady unhappy, let her play with it." ”

The hospitality of this pawn shop was so thoughtful that the young lady glanced at the maid with some surprise, and was about to refuse, but her eyes fell on the rattle in her hand.

It's different from what I've seen before, it's delicate and cute, and the drumsticks on both sides are also carved in the shape of puppies and kittens.

When the envoy saw her, she smiled and shook the rattle, and there was a crisp sound in the room, and the puppies and kittens on the flying drumsticks seemed to be swinging, mixed with chickens and dogs.

The young lady couldn't help but laugh, laughed and came back to her senses, hey, how old she was, she could be amused by toys.

The maid also laughed: "It's fun, young lady, let's play with the little lady." ”

Although her daughter is small, the child is also the most sensitive, and since the family has changed, the child has gradually stopped laughing.

Children should be carefree, the young lady thought, although she is bitter now, but when she was a girl, she was really happy, and with these memories, it is a little sweet in the bitterness now.

The thought flashed through her, and she reached out to take it, sincerely thanking her.

While speaking, the shopkeeper came in from behind, with a smile on his face: "Young lady, our host has seen it." As he spoke, he put down his dress and pushed over a money bag, "There are ten gold here." ”

Ten, gold!

The young lady was shocked for a moment and stood up with a rattle, which is too much!

When I bought this dress, it was out of the sisters' monthly money, and no matter how expensive it was, it didn't cost much.

How can it be ten gold!

In the past, the family didn't have this price for the ancestral jewelry.

Ten gold, the young lady's thoughts are flying, enough for the shop to turnover, can keep the effective shopkeeper, can not need the help of the clan, and maybe even can hire another doctor for the mother-in-law

But how is that possible?

"Young lady, look, is it enough?"

The shopkeeper's voice came again.

If it doesn't seem to be enough, he will add.

The pawnshop guy is so good at talking? This is impossible, she is not an innocent girl anymore, she knows that the world is difficult, she knows that people's hearts are unpredictable, and she also knows that there is no white pie in the sky, the young lady looked at the shopkeeper and asked, "Why?" My dress isn't worth much. ”

There was a bit of caution in her eyes.

"What do you want?"

The shopkeeper smiled, and said kindly: "Don't hide it from Madame, this dress is indeed worthless, but this craft is our owner" His voice slid across the tip of his tongue, "I know the admiration and admiration of the embroidery skills, I originally thought that the inheritance was lost, but I didn't expect to see it here, so our owner said, priceless, or rather, I am willing to help Mrs. Huang Shao get through the difficulties, this is not for you, it is for this embroidery girl." ”

Embroidery skills, embroidery girls. The young lady looked at the dress, really fake?

"Your maiden name is Jiang, this dress was bought from the capital, and there is an embroidery mark here." The shopkeeper said in more detail with a smile, pointing to a butterfly on the skirt, "Seven stars." ”

Qixing, that embroidery lady seems to be this name, it has been too long, plus such a small thing, she can't remember it clearly, the young lady is incredulous and a little excited, is it true

The shopkeeper pushed the money bag and the pawn ticket over again: "Young lady, please rest assured, your family is also in business, and you should know that business is long-lasting, money is very important, and faithfulness is more important than money." ”

The young lady hesitated for a moment, then raised her head and looked at the shopkeeper: "Then can I redeem it in the future?" ”

The shopkeeper smiled: "Of course you can, as long as the young lady can afford to pay." "Winked wittily," Lao Er reminded the young lady that the redemption money is more than ten gold, and our pawnshop is very black-hearted. ”

The young lady smiled, stretched out her hand to take the money bag as a ticket, glanced at the embroidered skirt again, and bowed: "Thank you, I will redeem it in the future, if I can't do it, I will also ask my daughter to redeem it for me." ”

With that, he turned around and hurried out.

The shopkeeper behind him sent him off with a smile.

The young lady did not wait for the maid to help her, but got into the car herself, and startled the maid who was coaxing the child in the car to be a little anxious, and then looked at the lady's face, which was red and white, and looked frightened.

"Young lady, can't you?" The handmaid stammered.

She knew that a dress was worth a few dollars.

But Madame has nothing to do.

"Young lady, write another letter to the capital."

The capital is my mother's family, so I can't really ignore my daughter. But after the young lady wrote it a few times, she refused to write it.

"My grandmother has passed away, the family is divided, my father and mother have brothers and sisters-in-law, and my sisters are also waiting to be married.

"If you displease your sisters-in-law, it will also affect your sisters."

"Although I am the daughter of the Jiang family, I am now the daughter-in-law of the Huang family, and I can only live on my own."

But how to rely on it, the young lady has nothing.

The handmaid trembled, and the child in her bosom opened her mouth to weep.

"Hello." The young lady stretched out her hand, handed over a rattle, and shook it gently.

The grinning child suddenly widened his eyes, and then laughed and reached out to grab it.

The young lady gave her a rattle, and the child shook and giggled happily.

The little maid felt her heart relax for a moment, and then saw the young lady hand over a money bag.

"Dang." She whispered, "Ten gold." ”

The little maid only felt that her heart was flickering and flying, and everyone was a little vain.

Ten, Kim?!

She opened her mouth wide and looked at the young lady in the car, the gloomy clouds that had surrounded the young lady had dispersed, and the young lady exuded golden light.

"Young lady." She muttered, "You're amazing! ”

The young lady of the Jiang family is really amazing!

Take out any set of dresses, it can be worth ten gold!

The young lady looked at the appearance of the little maidservant, and couldn't help but laugh too, and when she smiled, she felt that the turbidity in her heart had dissipated, and she hadn't laughed for a long time.

At this moment, he smiled for a long time, all because of this pawnshop.

She lifted the curtain to look outside, she had to remember the name of the pawnshop.

It's more important to remember a person's name.

Seven stars.

Tomorrow should be the last chapter.

(End of chapter)