Chapter 6: Ask Linghua in Gourd Alley
Su Xiaobai asked the little girl who sold flowers about the price of the flowers, and bought about 30 flowers in the back basket.
After a rough look, the varieties are mainly twelve branches of Phantom Junzi Orchid, nine branches of Purple Dragon Rose, seven branches of Demon Spirit Narcissus, and two branches of Bloodthirsty Wisteria, three branches of Qingshui Hibiscus, and one branch of Shadow Yueji.
Except for one of the middle-to-high-grade bloodthirsty wisterias, the rest is all - inferior!
Buying flowers, Su Xiaobai was serious, except for the middle-grade blood-greedy wisteria that gave a high-grade price, everything else was given a medium-grade price, which cost him a total of eighty-eight five-yuan coins.
"Little sister, you've sold out of flowers, are you going back?" Su Xiaobai began to pull the relationship.
"Hee-hee-hee...... Yes, thank you big brother for buying so many of my flowers, and those who love flowers will not have bad luck! "The little girl who sells flowers is very happy, today is the first time she has sold out ......of flowers since she sold flowers." And it was sold out in an hour.
"I made a lot of money, so I can buy some delicious food for Daddy." The little girl thought to herself.
She packed up her flower selling tools and prepared to return to her lodgings.
Su Xiaobai saw that the little girl was leaving, and she was a little anxious, so she motioned to Yang Mian and asked her to help stop it, delay the time, and come by herself.
He took the flowers he bought, turned around and went into the small food shop in the alley, told the boss, and stored them there first, and then hurried back to the flower girl.
"Big brother, I'm Ah Chen, I heard from the big sister that you still want to buy a lot of flowers to decorate Chang'an City?"
The little girl, Ah Xuan, looked at Su Xiaobai with those clean eyes and asked timidly.
Su Xiaobai was stunned for a moment and glanced at Yang Mian.
didn't bother to ask, so he bent down and squatted and said to Ah Chen: "Yes, the eldest brother is doing things for the country, so that the flowers of peace can bloom all over Chang'an City." ”
"Wow! Sounds like a big brother is amazing! Hearing what Su Xiaobai said, although she still didn't quite understand, Ah Qian still praised Su Xiaobai.
Then she asked, "Big brother, how can we let the flower of peace come to Chang'an City?" ”
"Then I'll have to ask Ah Xuan to help."
"Big brother, Ah Xuan doesn't know anything, how can I help you?"
"Big brother wants to go to a place where there are a lot of flowers to buy a lot of flowers, Ah Chen, can you tell the big brother, where can I buy a lot of flowers?"
"Big brother, Ah Qian doesn't know where you are talking about, but my father may know, because the flowers I sell are taken out of the house. Come with me and ask. ”
"Oh! Ah Qian said that your father will know the home of these flowers, right? Ahh ”
"Hmmm! Big brother, I'll take you there, you can ask my father personally. ”
"Good! Big brother, thank you! ”
"Big brother, let's go." Seeing that Su Xiaobai was in a daze, Ah Qian shouted again.
"That's it, Su Xiaobai, hurry up!" Yang Mian was also urging beside him.
"Good! Walk! Su Xiaobai shouted, then went up to take Ah Yan's back basket and helped her walk with a piece.
The handsome dog followed Ah Qian closely, wagging his tail for a while, and "Wang!" for a while. After a while, the amused Ah Qian smiled happily and walked home.
Ah Chen's home is not too far away, a small alley full of gourd-making - Golden Gourd Lane, the road is easy to walk, they talk and laugh, and they arrive in less than half an hour.
On both sides of the alley is the world of gourd products, with flutes, shengs, huqin, gourd silk and other musical instruments, as well as all kinds of exquisite gourd ornaments. The natural fragrance of gourds wafting in the alleys makes people feel refreshed.
"Big sister, big brother, there are a lot of gourd craftsmen living in this alley, and my father also has a lot of good-looking gourds, oh - my home is in the fifth household on the left, and there are two pots of moon trees at the door, which are very recognizable. You see, that's the family. Ah Qian kept introducing as she walked.
"Oops! Ahh Came back so early today and sold out so quickly? Grandma, who was polishing a gourd trinket in the alley, looked up and asked Ah Chan a little surprised when she saw Ah Chen.
"Grandma Liu, today's flowers are selling very fast, all thanks to these two big brothers and sisters, they bought all my flowers. You see, it's this good-looking big sister and that handsome big brother. Ah Qian happily introduced Yang Mian and Su Xiaobai to Grandma Liu.
"Wang! Woof! Woof! When the handsome dog heard Ah Yan's words, he also barked at her twice, as if he also had a credit.
"Uh-huh, yes, and you, cute little dog, hee-hee-hee-hee-hee-hee......-hee-
"Ouch, Ah! You're back? Who are these two? A thin old man who was rubbing with gourd silk saw Ah Chen, and the movements of his hands did not stop, greeting Ah Qian with a smile.
"Hee-hee-hee... Daddy Zhang, are you still grinding that little gourd baby? Ah Qian saw that Daddy Zhang was constantly wiping his beloved gourd silk, so he joked.
"Huh! You little girl, you're kidding Daddy Zhang again! Hehehe... Go back, I'll be back early today. Daddy Zhang looked at this cute little girl like a porcelain doll, just like looking at his own child, with a loving face.
"Daddy! Dad! Ah Qian came back and brought two distinguished guests to the house as guests. Ah Qian shouted before he reached the moon tree.
"Alas! Why did Ah Qian come back so early today? Is it a flower that no one buys? Cough! Cough! Cough! Come on in. An old voice came from the room, accompanied by a shrill cough.
With the sound of squeaking, the two old wooden doors slowly opened, and a hunchbacked old man stood tremblingly in the door, poking his head out and looking out.
When Ah Qian saw the old man, he immediately went up and carried him to the house, and also beckoned Yang Mian and Su Xiaobai to hurry into the house.
The handsome dog is small and flexible, and he ran into the house after a while, and sprinkled joy around a few people.
"Two distinguished guests, please take a seat! Ahem, ahem... Ah Yan, hurry up and make tea. The old man greeted Su Xiaobai and the others, and asked Ah Qian to pour tea for the guests.
Su Xiaobai and Yang Mian saw that the old man was having difficulty walking, so they hurriedly went up to help Ah Qian sit on the bed together, and took a pillow for him to lean on.
"The distinguished guest arrived, but the little old man was rude, my legs and feet are inconvenient, alas! Let you see the smile. The old man politely explained to Su Xiaobai and the two.
"Don't be polite, the two of us are here to inquire about something, and please ask my husband to give me advice!"
"Two distinguished guests, please sit down and drink a cup of weak tea before talking. Little Lao'er, if he knows, he will tell him. ”
"Big brother, big sister, sit down and have a cup of tea first. If you have anything to say, speak slowly and carefully. ”
"Good! Sit down, Ah Chen. Yang Mian said to Ah Xuan.
"Uncle, I want to buy a lot of flowers, I heard Ah Qian say that my husband knows a place rich in flowers, can you tell me?" Su Xiaobai looked at the old man and said straight to the point.
"Oh! Do you want to buy flowers? There are still a few in the backyard of the little old man, I don't know? The old man didn't understand Su Xiaobai's intentions, so he tried to ask.
"Daddy, the eldest brother wants to ask you about the place where you produce flowers, he wants a lot of flowers, saying that he wants to fill Chang'an City with flowers, hehehe... Big brother is so powerful! Seeing that Daddy didn't understand what the eldest brother meant, Ah Qian answered.
As soon as the old man heard what Ah Qian said, he fell into a deep thought.
"Uncle, aren't you convenient to say?" Su Xiaobai saw that the old man was silent, so he asked.
"Ah~ It's not that I can't say it, it's really that place is too difficult to go, I'm afraid that the guests won't be able to stand the bumps." The old man said to Su Xiaobai with a worried look on his face.
"That place is called Linghua Valley, and it is indeed a place where flowers and plants flourish, that is, a valley in the inner part of Zhongnan Mountain, which is one hundred and twenty miles away, and it is very difficult to find. If there is no one to guide you, it will be difficult to find it. The old man explained in detail.
"I see, I'm not afraid of bumps, but I don't know how to get there?" Su Xiaobai glanced at Yang Mian and said to the old man.
"If the distinguished guest is really going to go, the little old man has a way to do it." The old man saw that Su Xiaobai was sincerely going to go, so he said through his mouth.
"Oh? Then please tell the old man. Su Xiaobai hurriedly asked when he heard that there was a law.
"I'll let Ah Qian go with you, give you a token, and leave a mark on Ah Chen's body, and you can follow its guidance to Linghua Valley." The old man said.
"In this case, wouldn't it be too much trouble for you, thank you." Su Xiaobai was overjoyed in his heart, and hurriedly thanked the old man.