Part 1 Staggered Time and Space Chapter 2 The Spirit Stone of Fate

Section 199 Zhuan Xi Baocheng (5)

The owner of the flower shop is also a woman, obviously she also knows Yue Ke, and the difference from before is that her husband is also in the store, and there is a very small girl, who has not yet reached the age of going to school, and is playing with the flowers given to him by her father at this time, and a little boy is reading a book next to her, while watching her. The little boy is probably a little older than Yueqing's little nephew, and he is more mature. Seeing Yueqing looking at him, she saluted politely. Yueqing smiled at him, turned her head and said to Yue Ke, this child has been a little bit of Mo Xue's shadow since he was a child, you look at that little face, he has been serious since he was a child.

Yue Ke smiled but said nothing.

The landlady saw that they didn't really want to buy flowers, so she invited them aside to sit and talk. She brought tea and snacks. Yueqing smelled the fragrance of flowers in the room, picked up the cup in her hand and took a sip.

"Huh? What's in this tea? So fragrant. ”

The boss smiled: "Of course it's a flower, this is the last time Young Master Ke asked people to come to us to choose flowers and plants that can be eaten, and this family has prepared some to hand over to the City Lord's Mansion." Later. The boss glanced at the guests around him and whispered, "I heard that the spirit girl likes to drink flower tea, what a blessing this must be." The things that the spirit girls like must be good, and we florists have tried it in private, and it is indeed a good thing. ”

Yueqing smiled, I see.

"Then isn't there anything in return for you flowers handed over to the City Lord's Mansion?"

"This is naturally given, and the city lord bought it according to the market price, but I didn't expect it to be used like this."

Yueqing asked worriedly: "This city lord has made this tea, but it has been appraised by a doctor, is it better for you to be careful when using it, in case what kind of flower is poisonous." ”

When the boss heard her say this, he smiled and said: "This young lady is kind, but yes, you can rest assured that we florists still know a lot about these flowers, which are poisonous and which are counterproductive, and it is estimated that they understand better than the doctor, so they will not eat them casually." ”

Yueqing glanced at Yue Ke: "That's right, then next time the city lord makes these things again, I should ask you for advice." Maybe it can give doctors a rough reference. ”

"Yes, but we can use it, and the things used by the nobles still can't be judged according to our common sense."

Yueqing smiled, looking at the flowers in this room, most of them had very heavy pots, "Are you all selling these flowers with pots?" ”

"Yes, otherwise what else, these pots are a little bulky, but miss, don't worry, if you want to buy it, my family will pull it to the place for you."

"How, isn't there no carriage?"

The boss smiled: "There is no carriage, but there is a cart for pulling goods, and there is a special passage leading to the outside of the long street behind the courtyard where we live, where there are heavy guards, as long as there is a pass, you can pass." ”

"Oh, that's right. I want to pick a small pot, just that little purple flower, I think it's blooming very well. ”

"Okay, I'll tie it up for you. This flower doesn't usually like a lot of water and likes to bask in the sun. Miss, when you go back, just pour it every five days. ”

"Okay."

The boss turned around and arranged for the guy to pack the pot of flowers for them. After that, I sent a pot of flower arrangements to Yueqing. "This is what I usually play with when I'm fine, and when I saw you come in just now, I paid attention to these bright colors. This pot is probably very suitable for your taste, you can take it back, and remember to come to my small shop often in the future. ”

"This, boss, you worked hard to insert it, it's not good for me to take it." Yueqing looked at the bottle of flower arrangement in her hand and hesitated, this bottle is a bit expensive at first glance.

"If there's anything not good, take it." As he spoke, he put the vase of flowers in Chang Yuxiao's hand.

Yueqing thanked her and took her leave.

"Miss, walk slowly, take care of your body." The boss waved at her at the door.

Yueqing smiled at her and left with Yue Ke and the others.

Looking at the things in Chang Yuxiao's two hands, he smiled and said, "This boss lady is really enthusiastic, and the boss of the cloth village just now is also the same, are you doing business here like this?" ”

Yue Ke nodded: "It's quite enthusiastic." ”

"The people who set up shop there are also very welcoming." Yueqing turned her head and looked around, "Where are we going next?" What kind of store is this? ”

"Jewelry store."

"That's what you're talking about, there are a lot of shops on this long street?"

"Yes, this store is relatively small, and the things inside are not too expensive, which is very popular with people."

"Forget it, this store is not going. Go to other stores. Well, what other stores are there around here? ”

"The one in front is a rouge gouache shop, and over there is a shop that specializes in selling the four treasures of the study. Further ahead, there was a pawnshop, as well as a tea shop, a pharmacy, a silver building, several restaurants, and the teahouse where Mo Xue and the others went just now. The rest of the neighborhood is pretty much the same. ”

"Guide, you can take it, which one you say is more distinctive, let's go to whichever one, I want to see what these shops you have here are like." Well, let's go to the pawnshop first, I haven't seen a pawnshop like yet, we basically don't have it. I'm going to see it. ”

"You're going to that pawnshop?" Yue Ke said with a dry smile.

"What's wrong, isn't it appropriate for me to go?"

"It's not impossible, let's go, let's go." Yue Ke made a gesture of please, and then took the lead and walked towards a small building that looked quite imposing.

A few words were also written on the door of the small building, and Yueqing swept it without her eyes and didn't look at it again.

Qi Jiao and Mo Xue watched a few people walk towards the small building from the teahouse.

Qi Jiao said: "Does the courtyard master even want to turn around this kind of place?" I don't know that I thought she was short of money to spend, and it was not easy for Deacon Ke. He smiled again and said to Mo Xue, "Fortunately, you didn't follow." ”

Mo Xue grimaced, "How long does this have to go, I thought it was just a random turn, but it seems that it is really going to take a good turn." ”

The four of them walked into the pawnshop, and there was no one inside. The guy saw someone come in, looked up from inside the counter, and looked at them a few times. Immediately recognized Yue Ke. "Young Master Ke, why are you here?" As he spoke, he spun out from behind the counter.

Yue Ke said: "Liu San, are you there today?" ”

Yueqing turned her head to look at him: "It seems that every store knows you." ”

Liu San heard Yueqing say this, and said with a smile: "Then how can you not know, other shops don't know, our shop must be known, Young Master Ke is the third son of our master's family, and the owner of this pawnshop is Young Master Ke's eldest brother." This is our own shop. ”

"Your brother drove it?"

Yue Ke lowered his head and said, "Sort of." ”

Liu San looked at them and asked, "Who is this young lady?" ”

"Oh, some of my friends, want to come in and have a look."

"Oh, Young Master Ke sit down for a while, I'll go and invite Young Master Fan, he happened to be here today."

"No need, let's just come in and have a look, sit down for a while and leave." Yue Ke stopped.

"Now, okay, come to everyone's side, please, drink some tea and rest for a while."

Seeing that everyone was looking at her, Yueqing followed Liu San's guidance and walked to the round table in a small room in the hall, the tablecloth was soft. Most of the wooden walls of the hut are hollowed out, and the whole store is covered with red-painted furniture, even the partition wall, and Yueqing can see the outside scene when she sits in the hut.

Liu San poured water on a few people. Yueqing said thank you.

"Why is there no one in this pawnshop?"

Liu San said: "There are generally no guests here, and there are not a few people a day. Generally, those who can come here are those people from outside the mountain villa, who have no money to buy things, and pawn some personal items, and there are not many people who come to buy pawns. Opening this in the city is convenient for those who are in dire need of funds. Not profit-oriented. ”

"Huh? Aren't you prone to losing money? ”

Liu San smiled, "It's not a loss, those outsiders, when the things here can generally be retrieved, there are some good things in between." ”

"Oh."

"Does Mademoiselle want to see those things? I don't want to be a thing. ”

"No, I don't have anything on me, what do you all accept here?"

"Collect everything, even living things."

"Everything?"

"Yes, as long as it can be valued, it will be collected."

"Like what's alive?"

"Some rare birds and beasts and the like, this is not the day before yesterday someone came to be a pair of brightly colored parrots, very beautiful. That person was also in dire need of capital turnover, so he really had no choice but to come to us. ”

"Yue Ke, didn't you say that there is a rich village here? Don't they ask the money bank to borrow? ”

"Borrow?"

"Yes, if you don't want to be that parrot, you can borrow money from the bank or something?"

Liu San said with a smile: "There is no such thing as borrowing money here. ”

"Why, is there no inside the villa, or is there no outside?"

"There are outside, and the interest rate is very high. And there must be items or real estate that can be used as collateral. ”

"Oh, that's it."

"What kind of profit does the money bank make?"

"Naturally, it's a deposit."

"Deposit?"

Yue Ke smiled: "Yes, there will be a certain fee for deposits. ”

"Then what if the people in your city run out of money to do business?"

Yue Ke said with a smile: "The principal of the business in the villa will be provided by the Yue family to the merchants, and in turn, they will not only have to return this part of the capital later, but also hand over a part of the income of the villa." ”

"So, isn't it different to do business outside the villa and inside the villa?"

"It's very different. If Miss Huang is interested, I can elaborate on it for you. ”

"No, no, no. I was curious to ask, I went outside, do you also have those shelves here, can I go and visit them? If not, forget it. Yueqing turned her head and asked Liu San.

"This." Liu San glanced at Yue Ke.

Yue Ke touched his chin: "This, it's not impossible, but you may have to ask the boss." ”

"Isn't it your big brother? Can't you call the shots in your own home? ”

"That's not how the Yue family counts." Yue Ke laughed. "If you really want to go in, then let Liu San ask."

"It's okay, no need, I'll go check the counter." With that, Yueqing stood up and walked to the counter.

Cai'er stood up, "Miss, what's there to see at the counter." ”

"I'm curious to take a look, and you won't let me look at the pawn inside, can't I look at the counter?"

Sanyu smiled and put down the teacup in his hand. "What's so good about this counter, don't you want to go somewhere else?"

Yueqing turned her head, "I can't stay long, it's hard to come out, don't you want me to take a good look?" ”

Chang Yuxiao walked over and grabbed her, "It's good to take a look outside, if there are any account books in the counter that need to be kept confidential, let you see it." ”

"I don't look at the account books, I'll see what it looks like inside." Saying that, Yueqing was going to lie on the railing and look in.

Chang Yuxiao was helpless, and Yu Guang saw that Liu San's face was already a little unsightly. If it weren't for Yue Ke standing in front of him, it is estimated that he would immediately stop it.

"This young lady wants to see it, so let her in." A voice rang out.

Yueqing turned her head and saw a person standing on the stairs on the second floor. has a very serious face, white skin, wearing more formal clothes and hats, and is neatly cared for. There is also a piece of jade hanging on his body, which is not as big as the one on Yue Ke's body. The embroidery on the clothes is exquisite, with a dark blue background and red gold thread. Holding a fan in his hand, he wears a wrench on his finger and the jasper is transparent, which is particularly beautiful.

Liu San hurriedly said: "Young Master Fan, I was about to look for you, this friend of Young Master Ke wants to visit the warehouse of our pawnshop." ”

Yueqing turned her head to look at Liu San, and after listening to him, she turned her head to look at this Young Master Fan. Then he turned his head to look at Yue Ke and asked, "Yue Ke, is this your brother?" ”

Yue Ke walked up to her: "Yes, the eldest brother is here, how can you have time to come to the store today." ”

Yue Fan glanced at him, didn't reply, came down the stairs, walked in front of Yueqing, and bowed: "Yue Fan has seen the Spirit Girl." ”

When Liu San heard this, he immediately ran to him, knelt on the ground and said: "I have seen the spirit girl, but the villain does not know that the spirit girl has arrived, and I hope to atone for my sins." ”

"Hey, get up, I'm coming out quietly. I didn't want people to know, if you get up quickly, let people see it, Deacon Snow will count me again. ”

Yue Fan straightened up, and Liu San also stood up, bowing to the side.

Yueqing looked at Yue Fan and asked, "How do you know who I am." ”

Yue Fan replied: "Yue Ke has been serving the spirit girl recently, I am naturally clear, although he is a little playful, but he still does things very well, and he appears here with a few people at this time, he must be shopping with the spirit girl." ”

Yueqing said with a smile: "Then how do you know that I am a spirit girl, and Cai'er is also a woman, didn't Yue Ke say that the two of us stand together, who is the master and who is the subordinate, may not be able to tell the difference?" ”

"The spirit girl's style will naturally be different from Zhu Wei's."

"You even know that Cai'er is Zhu Wei."

"This is natural, I also know, this should be Xiao Lingwei, today you are six people into this street together, the other two are Deacon Xue and Jiao Commander, sitting in the teahouse opposite at the moment."

"Clairvoyant, do you have the ability to see? You saw it just outside the long street? ”

Yue Fan didn't reply to this sentence, but changed the topic and said: "In addition, although few people come, after all, it is not a place to speak, the spirit girl will follow me to the back hall, don't you want to see the pawn goods in the pawnshop warehouse?" ”

Yueqing smiled dryly, "I don't particularly want to see it, but if you agree, I'll stop by to visit." ”

"Please." Yue Fan made a gesture of guidance, and Liu San hurriedly led the way to open the door.

Yue Fan walked very slowly, and Yueqing's unhurried walking was the same as him. Looking at the somewhat serious expression on Yue Fan's face, Yueqing said to Yue Ke, "Yue Ke, I found out that you said something wrong. ”

Yue Ke smiled: "What's the matter? ”