Zhao Wanning went out with a silver candle on the second day.

Zhao Wangshu wanted to stay in the government office, saying that he was going to Qin County in preparation for going to Qin County in a few days, so he had to study the county records of Qin County first.

She stayed in the government and let Wu Daoquan accompany her, and the various county chronicles of the Qingzhou government were very complete.

Zhao Wanning couldn't read so many scrolls, so Zhao Wangshu didn't keep her.

Zhao Wangshu clearly said that this was to understand Qin County and prepare for the solution of the plague, but in fact, it was to find evidence of Wu Daoquan's guilt under the guise of it.

Wu Daoquan didn't know yet, as soon as he saw that Zhao Wangshu was respectful and polite to him, he thought that Zhao Wangshu was moved by his words, and the whole person was still in a state of complacency, but he didn't know that Zhao Wangshu was looking for evidence of his crime.

Zhao Wanning originally wanted to go out with Ah Tao, after all, Ah Tao is a native of Qingzhou, and it is more convenient to go out with her. Besides, Ah Tao originally worked tirelessly to accompany Zhao Wanning to Qingzhou to find his family.

But Ah Tao suddenly had a high fever last night, and the whole person was groggy and couldn't wake up. Zhao Wanning called the imperial doctor who came from the capital overnight to see her, and the imperial doctor said that Ah Tao was infected with wind and cold.

Therefore, Zhao Wanning left Ah Tao to recuperate in the mansion. The picture screen was not relieved, so he stayed to take care of her.

The sun is out today, and the warm sun shines on the people warmly. The snow on the roof of the house also began to melt, and long icicles formed under the eaves.

Although it is cold and snows in the capital, it is still warmer than in Qingzhou. Even if there is snow and frozen icicles, it is nothing compared to Qingzhou.

It was the first time Zhao Wanning had seen such a long icicle hanging on the eaves.

Transparent icicles hang like stalactites under the eaves, and when the sun shines, they are shiny and dripping with water, leaving a puddle of water on the ground under the eaves.

Zhao Wanning stretched out her hands with a new look, wanting to take off the icicle with her hands.

Silver Candle hurriedly stopped her: "County Lord, this icicle is too icy. Your hands will get frostbitten. ”

Zhao Wanning didn't care, but as soon as she made a move, the icicle shattered from the middle.

Zhao Wanning took the icicle that was broken in half and looked at it carefully. The icicle looked cold, but it was hot in his hand. Soon, Zhao Wanning's palms turned red, and he didn't know whether it was frozen or hot.

Zhao Wanning didn't come out to hang out. She still remembered what Zhao Wangshu told her yesterday that if she saw Pei Yue in Qingzhou City, she would bring a message to Pei Yue.

A large pot of soup porridge was still set up at the entrance of the government office, and there seemed to be fewer people in line than in previous days.

Zhao Wanning observed carefully for a while, and his eyes wandered around the crowd queuing up to receive porridge, but he didn't find Pei Yue.

Zhao Wanning was a little disappointed, but also a little happy. disappointed that she didn't see Pei Yue in the crowd today, but she was also glad that Pei Yue was not reduced to relying on the government to make a living.

Zhao Wanning thought about it, since Pei Yue couldn't be found here, it was better to go to the street.

Zhao Wanning chose a random direction, and walked forward with the silver candle.

The streets of Qingzhou City are no different from the streets of Beijing, they are all similar shops and sell similar things.

It's nothing more than that the shops in the capital are more exquisitely arranged, while these shops in Qingzhou look a little dilapidated. Some of the houses still have mud on their walls, probably because of the flooding.

The days are getting closer and closer to the New Year, and the city of Qingzhou is beginning to become lively. Regardless, this year is almost over, and the upcoming New Year is worth celebrating.

There was a stall on the corner of the street, and the owner was an eleven or twelve-year-old girl, wearing an orange cotton coat and a double bun, and smiling.

"Sell flowers, sell flowers. Let's take a look at this pearl flower. ”

"The New Year is coming, buy yourself a nice piece of jewelry."

The little girl had a crisp voice and a pleasant smile, and kept shouting at passers-by.

It's just that the world is difficult nowadays, and many pedestrians can't even guarantee food and clothing, so how can they have spare money to buy jewelry.

And those rich ladies who can afford to buy jewelry don't look down on the cheap goods on this stall at all.

Even though the little girl was very hard-working, no one patronized her business.

The lady who sold dry goods next to her comforted her and said, "You girl, how can anyone buy this at this time?" Everyone is so poor that they can't even afford to eat. ”

The little girl said a little lonely: "Aunt Wu, I know too." But that's all I'm going to do. ”

"Ugh." The lady sighed: "I don't know if this world will be better." ”

"Definitely." The little girl's tone was resolute, with a smile in her eyes, full of yearning and expectation: "Didn't the eldest princess of Chaoyang and the county lord of Qinghe come to our Qingzhou yesterday?" With those two nobles here, presumably the minister would not dare to mess around. ”

"Our Qingzhou will be able to survive this natural disaster smoothly."

Zhao Wanning walked to the stall with a silver candle.

There are large and small beads and hairpins on the stall, which are not as good as the gold and silver jewelry in the palace, but they are also a little wild to look at.

Zhao Wanning casually picked up a camellia-shaped bead flower, pink and white flowers, emerald green branches and leaves, the bead flower is made of unknown materials, it looks crystal clear, sparkling in the sun.

"Beautiful sister, the color of this beaded flower is very suitable for your clothes today, why don't you wear it and try it." The little girl said with a smile.

Zhao Wanning nodded with a smile, the silver candle was very discerning, she took the bead flower from Zhao Wanning's hand, and then found a suitable place to put the camellia bead flower in her bun.

Zhao Wanning wore a pink jacket and skirt today, and when she went out, she was afraid that she would freeze, so she put on a cloak of the same color. This pink body walks in Qingzhou City, which is in ruins, like a beautiful scenery.

Zhao Wanning did not apply powder on his face, and his hair was simply combed into a bun, with a beaded flower of the same color between the buns, which looked particularly beautiful and moving.

The little girl hurriedly picked up the bronze mirror on the table, the bronze mirror was some years old, and the patterns on the back were worn out clearly.

Zhao Wanning didn't dislike it, she looked at the bronze mirror and nodded with satisfaction.

As soon as the lady saw Zhao Wanning's dress, she knew that she must be a young lady from a rich family. She kept giving the little girl a look, wanting her to take the opportunity to sell more jewelry, preferably at a higher price.

Anyway, for these rich people, the money spent on buying beads is nothing to them, but for them ordinary people, it is the capital to survive.

Zhao Wanning naturally saw the little movements of the eldest lady, she didn't say anything, and picked up a butterfly-shaped hairpin from the table.

The butterfly hairpin is lifelike, and when you pick it up, it will keep shaking its wings with the movement, which really looks like a butterfly with wings ready to fly.

Zhao Wanning wanted to insert this butterfly hairpin into the bun with her backhand.

Unexpectedly, the little girl said: "Beautiful sister, this butterfly hairpin is very expensive, it costs a hundred yuan." ”

Before Zhao Wanning could speak, Yin Zhu spoke first: "You little girl, it's just a hundred yuan, how expensive should I be." ”

"If my young lady likes it, let alone a hundred dollars, even a hundred taels of silver is nothing."

After all, even the monthly case of silver candles has five taels of silver.

"That's not what I meant." The little girl said apologetically: "This butterfly hairpin is very laborious to make, and it took me a full ten days to make it, so I ordered a hundred wen." ”

"However, the material of this hairpin is very cheap, and it is not worthy of this beautiful sister. If you do buy it back, I don't think I'm sorry for you. ”

The lady on the side hated that iron could not become steel, and stopped this rich lady from doing anything, just let her buy it, as long as she could make money.

But the eldest lady also knew the character of this little girl, so she hurriedly stepped forward to relieve her: "This young lady, this girl of the Yang family is also a sincere person, and she doesn't mean to offend you." I hope you don't care about the villain. ”

Zhao Wanning stood aside and didn't speak, she didn't mean to blame the little girl, but felt that this little girl was indeed sincere.

Obviously, he looked at her dressed in silk and satin, not like she was short of silver, and she didn't have a lion opening her mouth and asking for a price at will. It's really rare.

"I really like this butterfly hairpin." Zhao Wanning smiled in his words: "Are you making these beaded hairpins yourself?" ”

The little girl nodded: "I did it." ”

Zhao Wanning's fingers skimmed over the beads on the table, and she said, "Your craftsmanship is very good, and the appearance of these beads is also very beautiful." It's just that these materials are more ordinary, and if you can use good materials, such as gold, silver and jade, they will definitely sell for a good price. ”

The little girl scratched her head in embarrassment, and her face was embarrassed: "I don't have the money to buy good materials." ”

Zhao Wanning's mind turned, and he instantly had the idea of opening a store again.

It's just that this is Qingzhou after all, not the capital. She shouldn't mess around at will, at least she should go back and discuss it with Zhao Wangshu.

Zhao Wanning said with a smile: "I want this camellia bead flower and this butterfly hairpin." Butterfly hairpin, you help me wrap it up. ”

The little girl nodded happily: "Okay, okay, thank you for coming, a total of one hundred and thirty Wen." ”

Silver Candle took out the money bag and rummaged in the money bag for a long time, but only took out two copper plates.

"Miss, there's only broken silver." Silver Candle whispered.

Zhao Wanning took a tael of silver and handed it to the little girl.

"I can't find it here." The little girl said embarrassedly.

Zhao Wanning thought for a while and said, "It's okay, you can take it." If you have any extra food, you will be invited to eat delicious food by your sister. ”

The little girl waved her hand again and again: "I can't help it!" Reactive power is not punished. Sister, if you really like ......"

The little girl seemed to have made up her mind, gritted her teeth and said, "This pearl flower and hairpin will be given to you." ”

"Didn't you say that there is no merit in vain? How can I take your pearl flower? Zhao Wanning asked rhetorically.

"If it's convenient for you, push me and me among relatives and friends." The little girl smiled and said, "And my eldest lady, her family's dry goods are all picked up in the mountains in person, but they are fresh." ”

Zhao Wanning smiled and said, "Okay, that's it." Will you come again tomorrow? ”

The little girl nodded.

"Then I'll bring my sister to you tomorrow." Zhao Wanning left with this sentence.

Until Zhao Wanning and the two left their sight, the eldest lady was full of sadness, and her heart seemed to drop blood: "That's a tael of silver!" Why don't you want it, it's enough to cover your mess. ”

The little girl shook her head.

"Well, you brainless." The eldest lady sighed deeply, and when she turned around, she found a silver light flashing on the table.

"What do you see is that?" The eldest lady said happily.

When the little girl heard this, she looked up at the table, and saw that there was an extra handkerchief where the young lady had stood just now.

The cold wind blew, and the handkerchief was lifted, revealing two pieces of broken silver.