The next day, morning.
Although it was not until midnight last night that the group of gods, Buddhas, demons and monsters dispersed and went to sleep after two thunders. They were worried that after dawn, except for a certain fat pig, even little Annie would be there. It was the end of Chen hour and I got up before Si hour.
Because her Aunt Li said that she would take her to the market this morning?
Of course, there is another thing: today she finally put on a well-fitting jacket and skirt!
The reason why little Annie waited so long to see her new clothes was actually helpless, because in this Song Dynasty, women would almost never be able to get married if they didn't have the skills to work as a female worker! Therefore, marrying a wife is equivalent to becoming a master tailor. Under the influence of this self-sufficient small farmer economy, commercial activities are not developed, so that there are very few ready-made clothes on the streets. There are no clothes for children, and more shops just sell fabrics directly so that families can buy them back and make their own?
"Uh-huh……"
(`)
Inside the gate of Li's house, little Annie still looked at the novel clothes on her body hesitantly. She seemed a little hesitant, as if she didn't know whether she should wear such "fancy clothes" and follow Aunt Li out to show off?
Anyway, this was the first time she wore such clothes that made her feel distorted and uncomfortable.
"Aunt Li...can't we change into other clothes?"
()
"Look, this outfit is very slippery and comfortable, but look here, and here too...the sleeves are too long and too wide, and the skirt is a little too long, and they all drag to the floor! Also, the soles of the little shoes you embroidered are also hard. These flat shoes are not easy to wear at all and are not ergonomic at all. The soles of your feet will hurt after wearing them for a long time..."
At this time, Annie was wearing a white and pink floral waist-length skirt.
The Ru skirt is a type of Hanfu. The short coat worn on the upper body and the skirt worn on the lower body are collectively called the Ru skirt. It is a typical "top and lower skirt" garment. The top is called "Ru" and is shorter in length, usually no longer than the knees. The lower body is It's called a 'skirt'!
The skirts are divided into waist-length skirts, high-waist skirts, and chest-length skirts based on the height of the skirt waist; and based on the style of the collar, skirts are divided into cross-neck skirts and straight-neck skirts. Underskirts can also be divided into single undershirts and compound underskirts according to whether they are tucked in or not! The single undershirt is closer to a shirt and is generally worn in summer, while the compound undershirt is closer to a coat and is suitable for winter wear.
"I don't like it very much..."
┐('~`；)┌
Of course, the outfit Annie is wearing is a futon jacket, and although the outermost one on her upper body is a short coat, the cuffs are enough to reach the tip of her little finger when straightened, and it is also wide and big... and the hem is also Halfway up the thighs, a bunch of ribbons are tied around the small waist, and a slipknot is tied on the side of the waist so that it can hang down naturally; as for the lower body, she wears a bright red waist-length blouse. The skirt she wore was also very long, and the shoes were easily invisible anyway.
Although……
This dress made by Aunt Li has won unanimous praise from everyone in the family!
However, Annie still felt that this outfit was too sluggish and had not been enchanted. Once she set fire and rolled fireballs to fight, the smooth fabric called silk would definitely be scorched! Moreover, the skirt is really too long, which affects the movement very much. Once you start running quickly... you might step on your own skirt, and then trip to the ground with a bang?
In short, Annie doesn't like this kind of clothing that affects her fighting and running fast. She still likes to wear her Little Red Riding Hood skirt or the ghost agent's battle armor?
"But Annie!"
"I think it's very good and spiritual now! Your friends all say it's very beautiful. No matter whether you look at it from a distance or up close, it looks like a little fairy. Why don't you like it?"
Seeing the little girl in front of her with smooth blond hair, green eyes and fair skin wearing a skirt that she sewn stitch by stitch, Xu Jiaorong felt that she was so beautiful, she was like a charmer. The little beauty who dies without repaying his life, the kind of fish that sinks and the wild goose closes in the moon, the flowers in the storytellers' descriptions are probably nothing more than that, right?
Of course, the premise is that the people in the Song Dynasty can accept this kind of blond and blue-eyed foreign girl, otherwise, ordinary people who can't stand it will definitely not be able to appreciate her.
But no matter what, this is the first set of underskirts that Xu Jiaorong has completed, and there are still many others that she needs to slowly think about the styles and sew!
Originally, she was very confident...
But who would have thought that little guy like Annie would not appreciate it at all?
If it were any other child, he would have already dressed it up and ran out to show off to other friends, right? Even Xu Jiaorong herself, if she could have had such an underskirt made entirely of the finest silk materials when she was a child, she might have been able to wake up from her dreams with a smile.
So, seeing this little girl reacting like this, Xu Jiaorong felt a little bit at a loss. She didn't know what she had to do to satisfy the other party and herself?
"The cuffs are too wide..."
"And look at this: this skirt is too inconvenient. When I take a step, it's fine if I take small steps, walk slowly or quickly, but if I take long strides or run, I will definitely step on the skirt!"
Anyway, Annie doesn't like wearing this kind of clothes that will affect the battle at all! Maybe, if she really gets into a fight with someone, I'm afraid she will be set on fire, and then transform or instantly change into the kind of dress she likes?
"well……"
"I've forgotten that you little guy is a wild girl... Well, in two days I will sew you a skirt that is not so long and the cuffs are not so wide?"
Xu Jiaorong compromised...
After all, the little guy paid for it herself, so she had to sew one or two clothes for him to satisfy him. Of course, the rest should be made according to her original ideas, but she couldn't mess around, lest outsiders see the joke. .
At most, there are two sets of compromises, and the other ones are determined not to compromise? In her opinion, children should not make so many demands, otherwise if they are spoiled, they will be difficult to raise in the future!
"Okay! Then I'll go back and replace it first!!"
*(*)*
Little Annie cheered and lifted up her skirt, intending to run back to her room and change out of the floor-length skirt that made her feel very twisted.
"no!"
However, a rough, big hand firmly grasped Anne's little arm, with a doting and undeniable smile in his eyes, ruthlessly crushing her request.
"It's getting late now, so just dress like this and go out today. By the time you finish changing, the market will be almost gone!"
Xu Jiaorong had been busy for a long time to come up with this trick. She was just about to take her out to show off to the ladies in the neighborhood. How could she let this little guy go back and change to something like that? skirt?
Now is the time for her to show off her achievements, even if she wants to carry the other person around for a while.
"I changed my clothes very quickly, and I was back in a flash!"
(o)
Annie said that she had a spell, so she could just run back to the room, take off this troublesome outfit, and then use the spell to change back to her own outfit in a second. It would definitely not take long.
"no!"
"We still have to prepare New Year's goods in advance, but we don't have time to wait for you. Let's go, Annie! The market won't last long. By the end of noon, the crowd will have dispersed."
After saying that, Xu Jiaorong pulled the other party out of the door without any doubt.
She didn't lock the door, she just kept it ajar and didn't close it, let alone being afraid that thieves would get in! After all, there were eight people inside, men and women, big and small. Who would dare to break in?
"New Year's goods? What are New Year's goods?!"
? ? (*ロ)ノ
With the other party holding her hand, little Annie had no choice but to take those twisted, medium-sized steps, bite the bullet, and be followed step by step by the other person's side.
Annie expressed her understanding of the word 'goods', and the word 'year' was also very simple, but when the two words were combined, the word was too uncommon and she had never heard of it.
"It's just the things and goods that were needed for the New Year last year, made into 'New Year's goods'!"
"Everything to eat, wear, use, play, and offer, such as gifts for the king, dried fruits and vegetables, fresh meat, raw extrusions, various cooked foods, etc., must be bought in advance Be prepared! Otherwise, it won’t be easy to buy in the next few years, and the price will at least double!”
In today's Song Dynasty, supplies are not as abundant as in later generations, and it takes a long time to transport many things to the city. So Xu Jiaorong only knows that if they don't prepare early now, they won't be able to sell even if they want to buy it. After all, everyone was going to celebrate the New Year, and she didn’t want to ask others to pick out the leftovers!
Besides, if it were delayed until the end of the year, even if Xu Jiaorong wanted to buy it, she wouldn't be able to buy it by then!
So she must prepare now at least ten days and a half months in advance! And if it were those wealthy families in remote villages, they might have to travel to and from towns more than a month in advance to prepare for New Year shopping?
"Sounds like something called 'Christmas' I used to have?"
(_)
As she walked forward, she listened curiously for a while, and Annie quickly figured it out.
"What is Christmas?"
Now, it was Xu Jiaorong's turn to be curious and puzzled.
"Well……"
"It's just...just a group of people gathering together to celebrate that they can stop working and still eat and drink in the name of celebrating the birthday of some unknown god?"
Σ(￣д￣;)! !
Anyway, in little Annie’s impression, that Christmas should be like that!
Especially in the world of Mass Effect, the group of unbelievers on the Normandy 2 spacecraft may have forgotten what the church looks like, but they still remember the day of vacation and rest?
"Celebrate the birthday of an unknown god? Do not believers also celebrate the festival? Is there such a strange thing in the Western world?"
Xu Jiaorong couldn't understand.
Because here in the Song Dynasty, only those sincere believers would remember the birthdays of the gods they worshiped, and then burn incense and paper or celebrate with their families on specific days? For example, Xu Jiaorong herself would give a stick of incense to the Jade Emperor, the Holy Mother, Bodhisattva, Prince Guan, Zhao Tianjun and other immortals as long as she remembered them.
And it is simply impossible to celebrate the birthday of a god you don’t know and don’t believe in!
"Of course there is, anyway, I have seen that kind of strange guy!"
(*^^*)
"Forget it, let's not talk about those weird guys! Let's go, little Annie, let's go buy our New Year's goods! If we go late, people will pick up all the good things in today's market!"
Xu Jiaorong didn't have that much curiosity, and she didn't want to get entangled with the beliefs of the Western barbarians. She just wanted to rush to the market and take down all the desirable things she saw!
Moreover, today is only the first day! She expected that the purchase of new year's goods would take at least several days to complete! Because, in today's market, it is impossible to find everything that satisfies her. She will have to work for at least a few days to achieve her goal.
"oh!"
"But, what exactly are we going to buy for the New Year? You just said so much!"
∑(△｀)? !
Just like the other party just said a lot of things to eat, wear, wear, use, play, provide, etc... In Little Annie's opinion, since she needs to buy so much, she should buy her purple hair. Fairy Xia’s black donkey should be pulled out to carry things!
That lazy thing eats all day long and doesn't work. If she continues like that, if she gets fat one day, she will eat donkey meat and be burned! !
(`)
"Let me think about it..."
"Perhaps our family needs... wax medicine to soak in Tusu wine, buy some new cloth for everyone to make brocade clothes, and maybe also buy a new calendar? Various sizes of door gods, peach charms, portraits of Zhong Kui, spring stickers, gold colors, Flowers, flags, New Year gift trays, wine eaves, sheep's bones, fruits, five-color paper money, grits basins, Pepsi, glue teeth, etc.?"
"Anyway, we need to buy a lot. If we see something suitable, it is always right to buy it!"
While Xu Jiaorong pulled the little guy forward, she opened her mouth and pointed out a lot of things, regardless of whether the little guy understood or not.
She was a little regretful now that she had already walked two streets when she came out. She didn't meet any of the familiar and gossipy women, and there was no one she wanted to show off to. .
"Do you have to carry so many things by yourself? If we go back now and call that dead pig out to help, it might still be too late?!"
!!!∑(Дノ)ノ
There are so many spicy things, but Annie will never help Aunt Li carry them. She is only a child, and children can do nothing but play! !
"..."
"Annie, why did you say that about your Uncle Zhu?"
Although Elder Zhu looks broad and fat and doesn't taste like a Buddhist, but directly calling others a pig is a bit too much!
In Xu Jiaorong's opinion, that person is just a bit blessed at most?
"But……"
"He is just a stupid pig, am I still not allowed to say anything?!"
↑（｀）ugly'(∞)'
Annie wouldn't mind! It didn't matter what the pig monster said to him, which could eat and sleep better than him, he couldn't hear it anyway.
"Hey! You're such a kid!"
Xu Jiaorong still hasn't understood the true identities of those gods, Buddhas, demons and monsters. She just thinks that the new people in the family are a bit weird, but if they have a few faces that look good, that's enough.
"If you can't carry it, let's just buy a small amount today so that we can carry it. We don't have to bother the guests!"
"However, little Annie, you have reminded me that our family needs to buy more New Year's goods this year. After all, the family is richer now, there are more people, and it is bustling, so we need to prepare several times more of those things. !”
After thinking about it, Xu Jiaorong quickly made up her mind and planned to double the number of new year's goods she planned.
"..."
"No matter how much you buy, I won't help you get it!"
(.._..).
In fact, Annie also decided that if today is not fun, she will not come out tomorrow and find a place to eat, drink and have fun by herself!
"!!"
"You little brat! Don't worry, you don't need to take it. I didn't say I wanted to buy it all in one go today!!"
Xu Jiaorong laughed angrily. This lazy little devil was sometimes innocent and naive, and sometimes he was arrogant!
"That's good!"
"How much longer? Where is the market?"
(;￣◇￣)┘
After being dragged for two more streets, Annie started to get a little impatient... If it was too far, she might not want to go there without waiting for tomorrow, today or now!
"It's not far away. The biggest market is just ahead. We have to take a good look!"
"Life has been much better this year. We must choose the best New Year products. We must not wrong ourselves. We must have a good New Year!!"
Seeing the bustle of people at the entrance to the market street in the distance, Xu Jiaorong's fighting spirit began to become high-spirited, and even his pace became a little faster.
"It's really troublesome..."
"Sure enough, Uncle Colson is right, going shopping with a woman like you is the most troublesome thing!"
Inadvertently, little Annie seemed to have said something wrong? !
"!!"
"You little devil, aren't you a woman?!"
Xu Jiaorong suddenly stopped and looked at a little guy who looked like a grown-up with a straight face.
"I'm a child, not a woman like you!"
(｀)
"..."
Looking at a certain smug little face that needed a beating, Xu Jiaorong finally couldn't help but clamp it up and twist it half a circle.
"Ah! Don't pinch my face. It hurts. I'm going to fall out!!!"
(//Д//)
"Hmph! The little guy has quite a temper. Tell me, who is that Uncle Ke Ershen?!"
Finally, Xu Jiaorong relented and soon let go without waiting for the other party to continue struggling.
"It's not Ke Ershen, it's Coulson. He's a bald uncle and a kind-hearted guy who likes to be nosy."
Yes, Uncle Colson is pretty good, but he has a too strong sense of justice! That guy is just an ordinary earthling who always wants to save the world. Just because of this, looking at the other party's pity, Anne helped them a lot at that time, and even formed the Bear Shield Bureau?
Of course, it is also possible that she has asked for too much in that world, and she feels a little guilty about it?
"..."
"Annie, do you have a good relationship with that Uncle Colson?"
After walking a few steps, Xu Jiaorong stopped hesitantly and looked at the little man next to her with some confusion.
"It's okay, just so-so, right?"
<(ˉ^ˉ)>
"Then why do you speak ill of others behind their backs?!"
Xu Jiaorong was a little angry.
What's going on with this kid? Regardless of whether the relationship is good or not, he always likes to speak ill of others, and he doesn't hold back his words?
"Did I just say something bad about him?"
! !
"Why not? You just said that if you said he was a 'bald' uncle, that was a bad word!"
"..."
"That's not a bad thing, is it?"
(“□)
"He himself is bald, why aren't I allowed to tell him? It's not me who burned off his hair!"
(.)
"You still want to burn off his hair?"
"..."
"Have you ever thought about it..."
()
"Because it looks bad to be half-bald like that!"
(°°)
While the whole family was talking, they quickly reached the entrance of the market.
"Wow! It's so lively..."
('
Although it is incomparable with the modern cities or interstellar cities that Anne has been to, the liveliness here is almost comparable to that in the West at the same time.
There is a lot of traffic outside the gate of the market, and the market is bustling with people. The shops are full of people. Various vendors, carriages, donkeys, wooden carts, footmen, and urchins come and go. There are shouts of buying and selling, bargaining, playing, and drinking. The curses and the neighing sounds of animals blended into one mass, which made Anne witness for the first time
"..."
Xu Jiaorong shook her head. Since she was at the right place now, she didn't plan to continue arguing with the little guy.
"Amitabha!!"
Suddenly, before they could enter, a Buddhist chant suddenly sounded behind them!
"Oooh!"
"I just finished talking about the bald man, and the bald old man is here?!"
('
Annie was a little surprised. She had just told Aunt Li about the bald Uncle Colson, but now it's good, a real bald man has arrived!
"..."
Xu Jiaorong suppressed her laughter and secretly pulled the little guy's collar to remind him not to block the face of an accomplished monk and contradict others. After all, she and her official Li Gongfu had seen that this monk Fahai really had a sect, and his body would emit Buddhist golden light. He seemed to be very powerful?
correct!
The other party seemed to have said at that time... that little Annie was also a mage? However, they never paid attention to this matter, so they forgot to ask!
"..."
Hearing the little girl's 'unusual' way of greeting, Fa Hai also had a dark streak... However, he was relieved when he remembered the first time he met her on the edge of the West Lake.
This little Annie was such a childlike naughty boy. He didn't need to argue too much with the other party. He just looked up and down with some surprise at this little girl who was wearing Song Dynasty clothes and looked very fairy-like.
"Amitabha, little benefactor Anne, I am going back to Lin'an Xiangguo Temple. I met you two today, so I specially said goodbye..."
Yes, Fahai is leaving!
And if he hadn't happened to need to go into the city to get some things and happened to meet this little benefactor Anne, he might have sneaked back by himself and would not come to Jinshan Temple again in a short time.
"Huh?"
"Didn't you say you wanted to stay a little longer?"
(q.)ノ?
Anne still remembers that the old monk with the sores on his head clearly said that he would... 'stay' at Jinshan Temple for a while?
"No!"
"As the New Year is approaching, Xiangguo Temple 'may' need me to go back and preside over the Dharma ceremony, so there is no need to delay. The little benefactor, and this woman who is trespassing, let's just say goodbye."
"It is destined that we can meet again!"
Fahai couldn't leave now, he didn't dare not leave!
Because, last night, when he was looking at Li Gongfu's house in Qiantang County in the mountains in the distance, he was severely frightened by the thunder that exploded in the sky! He thought that Heaven was preparing to take action, so he was frightened and suspicious, so he planned to leave the vortex of Qiantang first to avoid being involved.
Because those two flat peaches... No! No flat peach!
Zen Master Fahai will never tell anyone that he has eaten any peaches this year, absolutely!
Anyway, Fa Hai's recent surge in cultivation is all the result of his own cultivation. It is his own fate and has nothing to do with anyone or anything! !
"Oh! It looks like this..."
(o)
How does Annie know what a puja is?
However, she seemed to feel that he, an old monk with a scar on his head, must not have told the truth. He must be dishonest. He seemed to be afraid of or avoiding her?
This made Anne feel very strange. She didn't say she wanted to burn him, so what was he afraid of? !
"Amitabha, the two female donors, say goodbye!!"
After saying that, Fahai quickly held up his steel Zen staff and the demon-subduing alms bowl given by the Buddha in his hand, and hurriedly turned towards the east gate of Qiantang, preparing to leave Qiantang.
"Bye now!"
"Fa Hai is bald, I will treat you to fruit next time!!"
(￣￣)bye~bye~
"!!"
"Amitabha!!"
However, what little Annie didn't know was that the 'fruit' she mentioned almost made Fahai stumble and fall to the ground! Fortunately, he was an accomplished monk and quickly adjusted his posture.
The little girl didn't say that the fruit was okay, but when she said it, Fahai became even more afraid, and his feet couldn't help but become a little faster!
"Annie, I'm going to buy some of those pine nuts. Don't run around. Be careful of being abducted by bad people. Those damn human traffickers are very vicious!!"
Xu Jiaorong saw some vendors selling pine nuts that she didn't know where they came from. Although those items were very expensive, she still planned to buy a pack so that she could stir-fry it for Li Gongfu, an official in her family, when he was drinking.
"..."
"I'm not afraid of human traffickers!"
(*￣￣)
'Haha, the little girl is right! '
"Mrs. Li is overly worried. If anyone dares to touch Capt. Li's family in Qiantang County, we all just have to say hello, and hundreds of strong soldiers will attack him and beat him to death!" '
'that is! that is! '
'Even if you are a little thief, who wouldn't have to walk around Li Tou's family when they see him? '
Before Xu Jiaorong could say anything, the Qiantang elite and police officers patrolling the streets who recognized the two of them couldn't help but burst into laughter.
"All right……"
Seeing little Annie sitting in front of a candy man stall looking so fascinated, Xu Jiaorong thought about it. In this small Qiantang County, it is indeed a bit difficult to lose a little blond girl. Recognize that little guy. There were indeed a lot of people there, and they couldn't throw them away after thinking about it, so they nodded and started to prepare to squeeze into the dried fruit shop to buy the pine nuts and other things they needed.
"Huh? Grandpa, what are these things you are bragging about?"
∑(△｀)? !
Anne saw that inside this small stall, an old man was blowing a round thing with a reed pipe and squeezing it with his hands. At the same time, two boxes were placed in front of him. The wooden shelves above are filled with brown piglets, monkeys, snakes, rabbits and other things.
Of course, there are many children watching here like me, but are they more likely to swallow their saliva?
'Little girl, this is a candy man. How about it? Do you want to buy one and try it? '
After working with the candy ball in his hand for a while, he molded its head into the shape of a mouse, and then the old man smiled, showing his yellow teeth and promoted.
"Candy man? Eat?"
('◇')?
"I don't want it!"
"It's all covered in your saliva, and your hands are not clean either. They're extremely dirty!!"
(;д)
Pointing at the candy figures on the other side's wooden shelf, Annie looked disgusted!
Besides, she doesn’t like eating this simple maltose dessert. She has a variety of more delicious ice creams in her pocket, so she won’t eat this kind of dessert that only children eat. ! And the reason why she was watching here was because she thought it was fun to blow candy.
"Well...I really can't do anything about that old man, Sugar Man is definitely going to blow it out..."
After selling candy for decades, this old man is the first little girl he has ever met who dislikes him for being dirty!
If it were any other child, he would have been crying and clamoring for his family to buy a word! And if all children were as particular as this little girl, then he would no longer be able to make a living with his craft.
"Why don't I do it myself?!"
In fact, Annie, who had understood it earlier, simply took out a metal pipe, and then prepared to pinch a ball of maltose from the other party's big wooden barrel.
"But……"
The old man was a little hesitant. He was afraid that the other party would waste his materials, because this half barrel of sugar syrup (made from melting maltose) was fermented from a lot of wheat in his family. It was all here and nothing else!
This year, his family is counting on him to earn some copper coins to celebrate the New Year!
"Here! I'll give you money, that's alright, right?!"
A small piece of silver, about one tael, was generously photographed by Anne on the old man's wooden box, and then she couldn't wait to reach out and grab a large ball of yellow and orange syrup.
Immediately afterwards, she followed the same pattern and reached the other end of the metal tube she used to eat ice cream.
"Silver, silver!?"
The old man picked up the small silver-white thing with trembling hands, weighed it in his hand, then put it to his mouth and bit it. The next second, his eyes suddenly widened:
"Okay! Little girl, you can play whatever you want, have fun!!"
This tael or so of broken silver can be exchanged for at least a lot, which is more than a thousand copper coins! And his old man's half-barrel of sugar syrup was worth only one hundred and eighty copper coins at most. Even if he made all of them into sugar figures and sold them, he would only earn half a copper coin at most?
But now, once this little guy comes, he can prepare to come here earlier this year! Maybe he can buy some delicious food for his grandchildren, such as cheap fish and shrimp, and then buy a few feet of new linen?
Tsk tsk...
What a nice little girl. It's a pity that she's not from the Central Plains.
In the past, he had heard that this little girl from Qiantang County was a rich man and was generous with money. Today, he had finally seen it!
"Come on, kids, these candy figures are for you!"
The old man who had made a lot of money was so happy that he simply distributed the candy figures he had made to the children who were watching for free. Anyway, there were only about twenty of them, only a few coins each. Iron money is not worth it
"Um……."
(.._..)
"What should I blow about..."
(`)
Looking at the iron pipe in her hand and the large ball of sugary liquid at the other end of the iron pipe, little Annie was a little confused... The sugar man must be blown for fun, but she had to think carefully about what kind of candy she was going to blow. Just think about it!
But no matter what, she must not be like this bad old man bragging about kittens and puppies. If she wants to brag about it, she can brag about it with such power and domineering that it will blow the sky. Only in that way can she show the difference of her Queen Anne!
"Ha! I thought of it!!"
(`)**
Finally, after struggling for a while, when the syrup was almost dry, her eyes flashed and she thought about what she was going to blow.
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