When the moon is approaching, the moon is bent, and it looks full of stars, which is more brilliant.

Ning He, who was not sleepy, asked for some wine, and lay on the roof where he lived, drinking without a sip.

He remembered what Master Pinglang told him, "People will become, what they see today is not the heart of tomorrow, and no one can fathom how a person will change."

Although Xiao Qingyuan didn't have much intersection, he had seen and heard a lot of stories about him.

once scolded Fang Xuan, never disdained conspiracy and calculation, defeated the enemy and killed Kou in a dignified manner, and was called the Zhenbei Xiaohu by the Beilu people, the heroic man of the Beijiang Arrow God.

Now it is full of scheming, whether it is really pointing at the outside, it is still just a means of internal struggle, it is long gone.

There is nothing good or bad, and he is not qualified to dictate other people's choices.

It's more about himself, thinking about what kind of person he will become.

If you are a snake and a snake in a mess for a long time, will you completely lose your youthful spirit, like Wenyuan, tangled left and right, or like Xiao Qingyuan, they have no scruples, and the sword goes sideways, just for the so-called overall situation in their hearts.

A few simple words of conversation, but like a huge alarm bell, kept ringing and rumbling in his heart.

"If your heart is unhappy, why not take the sword and cut off thousands of troubles."

Baili Xuanzhen came for some reason, dressed in black, floating down, and sat not far away.

"Thank you for your help." Ning He smiled lightly and did not respond.

"Let the old thief find a chance to make a move, but his face is already gloomy, and he has to take action to regain some face." Baili Xuanzhen waved his sleeves and signaled that it was not necessary.

Immediately, seeing that Ning He was not very talkative, he didn't mean to talk anymore, so he said directly: "I just want to invite Xiaoyou, I don't know if Xiaoyou is willing to serve in the palace." ”

"What does the prince mean?" Ning He raised his eyebrows and looked at it, a little surprised.

Baili Xuanzhen shook his head, "No." It's just that I see the ability of the little friend and want to add more cadres to the prince. ”

Ning He smiled and said, "Thank you seniors for your love, but forget it, Ning He has no intention of serving anyone again." ”

"Hahaha!" Baili Xuanzhen smiled heartily, looked at Ning He's eyes, and said with more appreciation, "Then forget it!" But you're a friend, I've made it to Baili Xuanzhen, this face, Ning Xiaoyou should give it to me, right? ”

"Naturally, I have to give it, but the kid can't ask for it." Ning He got up and formally introduced himself to show his sincerity.

Baili Xuanzhen also reported to his home, and then said: "It's late today, that's it, tomorrow at noon, I'm listening to the cloud building to set up a banquet, and then invite Shujing Xiaoyou to go to a talk." ”

"He will go to the appointment on time." Ning He replied.

Baili Xuanzhen didn't talk nonsense, got up with a long body, and swaggered out of the Xihe Pavilion.

Ning He simply stopped sitting alone, turned over and got off the roof, and went into the house to sleep.

In the early morning of the next day, Xue Kui and the others went to visit and socialize everywhere early, Ning He was too lazy to mix, changed into an ordinary martial robe, and walked towards the entrance of Lotus Lane.

However, instead of going to Mu Bai and them to chat, he went to Chengchen and accompanied him to Yonghedong City to shop and buy some gifts, so that he could take them with him when he went to the appointment at noon.

Yonghe City has two cities in the east and west, each with a length and width of 300 zhang, there are 180 lines of goods and wealth in it, the mansion is set up on all sides, the treasures of all directions, all have accumulation.

Taking the East Market as an example, the north and south each open a door, the inside is in a hollow shape, located in the outer circle, and the façade is basically 'Di' when it opens to the market.

That is, the warehouse where the goods are stacked, which not only stores the goods for the merchants, but also handles bulk wholesale transactions for them.

The inside is a circle, and the door face is outward is the shop, one of the two for bulk transactions, and the other for bulk goods, each with its own audience and function.

And in the middle, there is also a tile, storytelling, singing, music, juggling, everything, everything, flavor and food stalls and vendors, also abound.

"I'll tell you, the tiles over there in the West Market are better, the orchid whirlwind, the body, the legs, the whoo..."

While the two of them were strolling, Cheng Chen was talking in the vernacular, obviously not interested in the East Market, and he couldn't wait to drag Ning He directly to the West Market.

The East Market is mostly the things of the various prefectures in Daqin, and now it is not the Taizu period, there are large and small shops in the city, there are all in the streets, and there are small bazaars, which are enough to supply the daily needs of the people.

And although the same is true in the West Market, but the goods are all objects from various countries outside Daqin, so it is a novelty, and the rules over there are not big, and there are some exclusive orchid girls to serve the Qinglou Restaurant, and there are many servants from all over the world in the tile, there is a different taste, if you want to do something, you and I want to, no one cares.

Not to mention before, it was this time that he came to Yonghe, he also lived in Xishi at the beginning, and then he was afraid of being stabbed, so he stayed here and didn't leave.

Now, with Ning He, I'm not afraid to go back and be unruly and embrace freedom.

Ning He glanced at him, he didn't know his serious thoughts, so he ignored it at all and walked into a store by himself.

And it's not for anything else, it's for jade ornaments.

This thing is valuable, and it is not a large item, so it is easy to take and give away, which is enough to show your heart.

But Ning He is not too knowledgeable, so Cheng Chen came over and asked him to help him grow his eyes.

It is not an exaggeration for a few of them to say that they grew up in the jade pile, and when they look at it, they have an appointment to touch the truth and falsehood, and they are not afraid of being coaxed.

"That's good, it's just too expensive, and it's not suitable to be invited to bring it for the first time."

Cheng Chen also plays his own role, entering the store at a glance to see a piece of jade, or adult male accessories, the ornament carving is simple, not to show the work, highlighting the brilliance of the jade itself.

It's just that the price is not cheap, the price is eight hundred and eighty-eight taels of silver, and the first time I went to do a guest gift, it seemed too expensive and inappropriate.

"Pick a piece." Ning He also nodded and said to Cheng Chen.

Baili Xuanzhen is also a big business, and although his identity is not prominent, he is also often in the upper position, all the accessories are daily wear, there is no shortage, and it looks better than the one in this store, it is out of place, and it can't be taken out.

If you get a piece and count it as a plaything, you don't have to be too particular or too formal.

"Gotcha." Cheng Chen answered, looking for it by himself.

The jade ornaments here, the material is different from the Jingshan jade, it is the Yuanshan jade produced in Qingzhou Mansion, the jade quality is more than shining, and the warmth is insufficient, there are many strange colors, less white jade, but the ink color is the most.

After a while, Cheng Chen saw a goose egg-sized, white-topped jade meat on a black background and delicate handles, and called Ning He to come and see.

The guy who was completely left on the side by the two of them also stepped forward and introduced: "Two guest officers, this treasure jade, is a new work by the famous master of Beigong, Mr. Bai Chuan, with the theme of green mountains and white snow, made with the shape, to the greatest extent to retain the unique charm of the jade itself, and engraved Mr. Donghu's new words, it is really a collection of plays." ”

Cheng Chen snorted and squinted, "Say it well, be careful that I send something to Mr. Bai Chuan, and see if he comes to smash your shop!" ”

Beigong and Nangong are the two major schools of jade carving, each with its own merits, and Mr. Baichuan is the contemporary leader of Beigong.

But the jade in front of him, although the carving is good, it really retains the unique charm of the jade itself, and even adds a bit of artistic conception, but the knife technique is still immature, obviously a newcomer's handwriting, and you want to deceive him?

"That, it's a small stupid mouth, and he said nothing." Seeing that he was an expert, the man hurriedly confessed his guilt, and then said: "It was made by Mr. Baichuan's closed disciple, and Mr. Baichuan was pointing out by the axe, which is really a rare product." ”

Cheng Chen stretched out his wide sleeves, hid his hand in his sleeve, the guy put his hand on it, the two of them squeezed their eyebrows and made eyes for a while, Cheng Chen came to Ning He's side, "Second brother, two hundred taels of silver, is it Cheng?" ”

Ning He neatly took out two silver tickets.

It's what he's left over.

Those who touched it, they had to find a black number to exchange for silver before they could be used.

The silver ticket is not as neat as the gold leaf, and under normal circumstances, you have to show the registration card when you use it, and you have to match the name on the silver ticket, and even the large amount has a unique imprint.

Although many serious shops also privately collect some discounted silver tickets, and they also have ways to buy and sell black numbers, and they receive them at a discount and exchange them at full price.

But if he is not familiar with life, he is not good at rashly taking out things to see if they can be used, and whether anyone will accept them.

But Chengchen took the silver ticket, but gave it to him again, squeezed his eyebrows, and motioned for him to change two tickets.

Ning He glanced at it in surprise, honestly took out two silver tickets from Liu Jiayan, and saw Cheng Chen hand them to the guy, who naturally accepted them and packed them with things.

"It's all spent." Ning He didn't ask Cheng Chen how he did it, and directly took out a stack of silver tickets.

If you buy something, you can sell it again, which is less troublesome than taking this thing into your hands.

When a person dies, the family can go to the county government office to issue a certificate, and if the inheritance is reopened, it will be useless at that time.

Although there is a time difference, the Liu family will not receive the letter for a while, but he has no familiar path here, and after a long time, he will not be accurate.

"Okay." Cheng Chen nodded.

How to deal with them is clear, but they don't touch these businesses, and they don't do these dirty jobs for a long time.

There's no special way, and it's no different from shooting here.

Anyway, Ning He is not afraid of being checked at all, let alone careless.

The two of them simply searched the store, bought a bunch of jade ornaments in large boxes and small boxes, and when the guy saw this, he also asked the shopkeeper to come out, this business was beyond the scope of what he could say.

Cheng Chen came forward, the two talked about it, and the two went out with a bunch of things.

Walking around along the road, I bought some normal visit gifts, tea cakes or something, and carried a bunch of them.

Only then did he return to Mu Bai's small grass house, put down his things, put the gifts away, and carried them to Tingyun Tower.