"No, unfortunate ......" Father Shang still held on to a glimmer of hope: "What, what misfortune?" He's hurt? ”

Ming Shi did not speak.

Father Shang's eyes were dark, and his feet shook.

Wang Tong quickly held people up.

Long pain is better than short pain, Ming Shi no longer hesitated at the moment, and informed Shang Changshan of the murder, but Master Ming Shi, who had never spoken all his life, still lied, he didn't dare to tell Shang Lao Dad the specific situation of Changshan's death.

Before the pacification was finished, the kitchen door clanged and the water cup fell to the ground, and the little girl who went to pour the tea was stunned.

In the room, the half-asleep merchant mother was also awakened.

So there was a burst of crying, Shang's mother was not in good health, and she fainted under great sorrow, and everyone was in a panic again.

The houses of the merchant's sons were built together, the third Shang Chang'an went out, Changshan was the third, the eldest brother and the fifth brother were busy in the back room, and they all ran over when they heard the movement. The eldest is already married, has a child of seven or eight years old, and the fifth has not yet married a wife.

The family hugged and cried together.

The people in the mountains are still simple, but they don't speak ill of them, just sad.

Ye Caitang has seen many similar scenes, but when he lives and dies, no matter how many times he sees it, he is sad, and he will feel uncomfortable.

The family cried, and Father Shang said: "Xiu'e, you take care of your mother at home, the fifth child goes to find your sister and brother-in-law, let them go directly to the temple, and the boss and I go to see Changshan." ”

Although he was sad, the merchant father arranged it very well.

Ye Caitang saw it when he entered the yard, although there were many people in this house, there were many but not chaotic, and the yard was well organized. They are all village households, which are much more orderly than the families she and Xia Yue went to yesterday.

There were a lot of bamboos piled up in the yard, which made her have the urge to move two.

Behind the business is a large bamboo forest, lush, so that their home is filled with a light scent of bamboo.

Seeing that Ye Caitang was looking at the bamboo, Xia Yue said in a low voice: "I asked Master Mingshi, their family is an ancestral craft, and they sell it with bamboo strip weaving utensils. Bamboo baskets, bamboo frames, bamboo tigers, bamboo dragons, the craftsmanship is very good, although it is not rich and expensive, but it is enough to live. ”

Ye Caitang likes this kind of handicraft, and the grasshopper that was given a grasshopper woven with grass blades has been kept in the room, and when he heard Xia Yue say this, he couldn't help but feel a little moved.

But I can usually go and see it, but now that there is such an accident in someone's family, it's not good.

Who is in the mood to receive you, even if you want to spend money, people are not in the mood to earn it.

Xia Yue saw Ye Caitang's thoughts, and asked in a low voice, "Do you want to?" ”

Ye Caitang shook his head again and again.

Xia Yue smiled slightly and pulled her: "Get out of the way, don't get in the way." ”

Everyone had already helped the merchant group to go out.

Ye Caitang hurriedly got out of the way.

Xia Yue touched Wang Tong: "You go first." ”

Wang Tong actually didn't quite understand what the phrase "you go first" meant, but the adult's words must be interesting, and he nodded again and again.

They go first, so it doesn't matter who goes with whom.

So the group of people cried and walked up the mountain with emotion, there were a lot of people who came on their trip, plus a few people from the business, there were even more, and no one noticed that Xia Yue and Ye Caitang fell behind for a while.

Ye Caitang saw that everyone was finished, and Xia Yue had no intention of leaving, so he said strangely: "Why don't we go, what are we going to do?" ”

"Let's go." Xia Yue said, but instead of going up the mountain, he walked towards the courtyard behind.

Ye Caitang was very curious, but he still followed.

"Be quiet, don't make noise with the old lady in the house." Xia Yue said: "You don't want to see what they knit, the eldest and fifth of the merchants are all inheriting their father's business at home, and the weaving skills are said to be good, see if there is anything you like." ”

So Xia Yue took Ye Caitang to the back yard.

The two brothers each have a yard, but all the things are piled up in the yard of the fifth brother, after all, the eldest has a wife and children, and the house was built early, and the smaller ones can't be placed.

The people in the mountains are not so particular, there is no one in the mountains, and there is no money at home, so they go out in a panic, and the courtyard gate is open.

There are a lot of bamboos piled up in the yard, processed and unprocessed, and all kinds of utensils.

It has a strong bamboo fragrance.

Walking in, there was a large table connected to the shed, and all kinds of woven things were placed.

Sure enough, as Xia Yue said, the craftsmanship of the merchant is very good, and everything is made up dexterously and meticulously.

Ye Caitang thought to himself, although I can't afford it, it's okay to appreciate it.

So she went in and looked.

Not to mention crickets, there are really little tigers and frogs woven from bamboo strips, doll heads that can be put on the head, and there is even a dragon.

Ye Caitang exclaimed: "There is a dragon here. ”

It's not big, only the length of the arm, the body is round, vivid, although there are only a few protrusions on the head, but it is lifelike, giving people a sense of majesty and stupidity.

And although this dragon is woven with bamboo strips, it is painted with color, but only a few strokes can be seen that the skill is profound, which is simply the finishing touch.

"Do you like it?" Xia Yue said: "If you like it, take it." ”

Ye Caitang blurted out: "How can it be done." ”

Don't ask for it, it's stealing.

Even if you are an official of the imperial court, you can't do this.

But Xia Yue took out a piece of broken silver from his arms and put it on the table.

Oh, it's to buy, Ye Caitang breathed a sigh of relief.

Then I realized that it was not right, and it was not right to buy it, how could I have any money.

"Can't afford it." Ye Caitang put the dragon back.

Xia Yue frowned and said, "I don't want you to pay for it." ”

"That's not going to work either." Ye Caitang said: "I still owe money to adults, the more I owe it, the more I owe it, how can I pay it back." ”

To be honest, Ye Caitang feels that her current standard of food, clothing, housing and transportation has exceeded what her income can bear. Although they are all additional benefits, and they are all good at the beginning, they are still a little weak.

"Take it." Xia Yue couldn't help but take down the bamboo dragon and stuff it into Ye Caitang's hands.

"It's your birthday gift this year." Xia Yue said: "You don't have to pay it back." ”

Is that okay?

Ye Caitang was very uneasy, but this thing was really well done, and he really liked it.

Okay, then take it, I don't know what day Xia Yue is born, and when the time comes, pick some wildflowers on the side of the road and send it to him.

Everyone had already walked away, and the two of them didn't want to delay for too long, Ye Caitang chose the one he was satisfied with, and the two left the courtyard lightly and hurried away.

Ye Caitang kept looking at the dragon in his hand as he walked, and he almost stepped on the air and fell.

Fortunately, Xia Yue grabbed her.

"Don't look at it, go back and watch again." Xia Yue said: "What about the mountain road, if you roll down with a gurgling, you have to roll for a while." ”

"......" Ye Caitang was speechless, and stood firm and said: "No, my lord, I didn't look at this, I thought of one thing." ”