After Xue Minghua came back yesterday, Mrs. Xue told her about this. She was a little angry at first, but later she was actually even more angry with herself.
If she hadn't been stupid enough to not be defensive and ran out on her own, she wouldn't have fallen into someone else's trap.
And she has not come back for so many years, all because she has no shame to contact her family. Otherwise, as long as she reveals something about the Xue family to Chen Jiawang, that guy will come to him if he smells it. These are all her reasons, and no wonder other people.
If you come back as soon as possible, everything can actually be undone. At most, you can marry far away and no one will know about it.
The topic went off topic, and back to the present, Qingyan asked Chou Chou what the whine in the bullock cart was about.
Chou Chou said to her: "There are two puppies in the basket under the sack."
Qingyan was stunned, "It's not like I've never raised a dog before, so don't fool me. My Saihu didn't sound like this when he was a kid."
"There were two puppies that were just one month old inside. They were probably hungry and looking for food, so that was the sound."
Chou Chou also found it a bit funny. The voice of this little bastard really sounded like the sound made by someone gagged, and he couldn't blame Qingyan for hearing it wrong.
Their family had a German shepherd dog in their yard in the later capital city. It was a descendant of the police dog that Qingyan's eldest uncle got through some connections. It was very understanding of human nature and could understand anything you said to it.
The German Shepherd also howled for a few days when he first arrived, but the sound was not this kind of anthropomorphic sound.
Since it was a misunderstanding, Qingyan stopped staying and went directly to East Street and started shopping slowly.
The shops on East Street are obviously more numerous and larger than those in Handcheng, and the products inside are more complete.
Qingyan bought some daily necessities that were no longer common in later generations but are now very commonly used. She planned to go back to show her parents or give them as gifts.
She also bought a lot of fabrics that were not available in Hancheng, as well as ready-made clothes. For women, just buy them according to what you wear. She doesn’t know much about it, but she thinks the clothes on her body are pretty good-looking. They are better than before. The ones I bought in Handcheng are beautiful.
Although there was this style over there, it was just a few pieces of cloth hanging on a hanger, and I couldn’t see the style at all. I couldn’t figure out how to wear it, so I didn’t buy it.
What I bought was the kind that I saw more often in TV dramas of later generations, with a tube top skirt underneath and a cardigan jacket on the outside. Of course it was much more complicated than the one on TV, at least you could see how to wear it.
Although the one she is wearing today is also a Tang Dynasty style, the top is short, with one layer on the left and one on the right. In addition, the inner one is long sleeves, and the outer one is short sleeves. If Xiaoyue hadn't helped her put it on, , she didn’t even know which one to wear first.
Moreover, this outfit is obviously more casual and easy to carry out. It should be the clothes that ladies wear every day. The one she bought herself is more like a dress for participating in some event.
I bought another goose yellow set for myself to wear, and a pink set for my mother. This is my mother’s favorite color (Mom: No, it’s your dad who loves pink) and a purple set for my grandma. There is also an indigo set for grandma.
I also bought a few men's suits, all in cyan, blue and white, to wear for my grandpa, grandpa, dad, uncle and two brothers.
At that time, they can go to a photo studio to take photos of a set of ancient costumes, which will definitely look good.
After buying these, I went to a rouge gouache shop and bought a lot of rouge gouache that comes in small porcelain bottles and cans. Unexpectedly, there were so many varieties.
Then I wandered around a silversmith's shop and bought a lot of sets of silver jewelry. After this trip, I spent almost seventy-seven or eighty-eight dollars on the horse sale, and the bulk of it was on clothes and jewelry.
A woman can't go into a clothing and jewelry store because she likes everything she sees. If Chou Chou hadn't sent a message to her to stop her, she would have bought more.
The silver jewelry here is all made by the craftsmen here. It is really beautiful. The level of sophistication makes you not imagine that it was purely handmade in ancient times. The style is also very bright, with different patterns on it.
After walking around in a circle, I didn't encounter any of those bloody things shown on TV. There was no such thing as someone fighting for a set of clothes and jewelry, being looked down upon, being ridiculed by a rich girl, or being teased by a bully.
Qingyan actually found it quite boring. If that kind of thing really happened, she would find it more interesting.
She also didn't think about it. Most of them were made up by authors and screenwriters. Except for the heroines in TV series who have the physique to get into trouble when they go out, what normal person would get into trouble when they go out?
If that's really the case, then it doesn't mean that you don't have to live your life at all, and you are on the road to causing trouble and solving it every day.
Of course, there was no such thing as a poor little kid who sold his body to bury his father and was teased by bullies. Suddenly, he found that the thief he met in Handcheng was the biggest setback in this period of time.
After finishing her shopping on East Street, Qingyan looked at her watch. It was not yet eleven o'clock at noon, so she could still go shopping in Nanshi. She was not going to go back to Xue Mansion for lunch, otherwise she would have to come out, which would be troublesome.
She planned to eat in a restaurant outside and try the special dishes here. She just had to go back early in the evening for dinner. After all, it was not good to go back too late when she was a guest at someone else's house.
Today's outfit seems a bit inappropriate for Nanshi, a bit too delicate and gorgeous, but it shouldn't be a big problem.
Even though they are all buying and selling agricultural products there, it’s impossible that there aren’t rich people buying them, right? Of course, most of the wealthy families just have their servants buy them.
She didn't care so much, she just went to take a look.
I still found a deserted place, put all those things into Chou Chou's space, and walked lightly towards Nan City at a faster pace.
As soon as they entered Nanshi, there were some sellers of agricultural products, including grains, vegetables, and some chicken, duck, and fish. The taste was really sour and refreshing. Qingyan didn't stop much. She didn't want to buy anything anyway, and walked quickly towards the mule. Go to the horse market.
When Qingyan walked to the Mule and Horse Market, she found an acquaintance, the Miss He family who she had met before disguised as a man, and her two guards.
They were selling horses here, yes, they were selling horses. When Qingyan arrived, they were bargaining with the livestock dealers in the mule and horse market, preparing to sell all ten horses they had.
Listening to the horse dealer saying that they would accept their horses at 12 taels per horse, it was obvious that the three people were not incompetent in general affairs and knew that the price was too low. They were thinking of selling the horses to the horse at 14 taels at a price lower than the market price. The dealer, the horse dealer must be pressing down, and the two sides are going back and forth.
Qingyan did not go forward directly, but just watched from the side, and sent a message to Chou Chou: "Chou Chou, why didn't they sell it to the prison general at the gate of Beicheng? It was so exciting to do it all at once."
Chou Chou replied: "They must have just entered through the south gate this morning, not through the north gate at all."
Qingyan thought about it, and she said a little curiously: "It's such a short distance, why did they rest outside all night and didn't go directly into the city?"
"The other party may have found it inconvenient to enter the city with so many horses, so they rested outside for the night." Chou Chou guessed.
It thought well. The three people really wanted to rest outside for a night because it was inconvenient to bring so many horses.
They just didn't expect that it would be more troublesome outside. These horses were not raised by them and were not obedient at all. They were not honest even if they were tied to a tree overnight. They even bit off the reins and ran around, causing them to chase them everywhere.
Just because these horses were disobedient, they did not dare to sleep outside and rushed here. When they reached the city gate, the city gate was closed and they could not enter at all. They could only stay outside the city. I found a place to spend the night and came in early in the morning.
Not everyone is like Qingyan, who has Chou Chou as a cheat.
Just as I was thinking about going to another livestock dealer selling donkeys and cattle nearby to ask him about the price of donkeys, I was spotted by Miss He who was disguised as a man.
He Linling walked towards her quickly and said hello with a smile: "It's you, girl. What a coincidence, we meet again. It turns out you are also here at Xingtang Mansion."
When Qingyan saw people coming up to say hello, she couldn't help but ignore them rudely, so she responded with a smile: "Mr. He, I'm here to visit relatives. Have you just entered the city?"
He Linling sighed and said: "Yes, we don't have the ability of girls to make horses obedient. We didn't dare to ride horses along the way. We walked slowly along with them on hand.
I originally wanted to sell all the horses here, but I didn’t expect that the price of horses in Xingtang Mansion is so low, much lower than that in Bianzhou..."
Qingyan glanced at the horses, then looked at He Linling, and finally couldn't help but said: "It's not that the prices of horses here are low, it's the horse dealer who has lowered the prices.
Yesterday, I sold the horse directly to the prison gate general over at the North City Gate. I sold it for sixteen taels of silver each, and gave me five taels of harness. If the other party lets me have horses, I can sell them to him. If you If you are anxious to take action, why not try over there? He seems to be specifically responsible for collecting horses. "
He Linling's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he bowed his hands to Qingyan and said: "Thank you for reminding me, I don't know what to call her. She helped me wait several times along the way, but I don't even know her last name." , it’s really disrespectful.”
Qingyan thought that she was leaving anyway and she was not afraid of the other party causing trouble, so she replied: "My surname is Xue, just call me Miss Xue."
He Linling's eyes flashed when he heard her last name, "Is this girl from the Xue family of Xingtang Mansion?"
Qingyan shook her head, "No, it just happens that they have the same last name."
He Linling nodded with some disappointment. She thought this was her eldest cousin's sister-in-law, but thinking about it, although she didn't know much about the Xue family's situation, if the other party was really her eldest cousin's sister-in-law. , it is impossible for her not to have heard of it.
Even if you haven't seen her, you should at least have heard it from your eldest cousin. This girl is so beautiful. With her eldest cousin's show-off temperament, it's impossible not to brag about her when she returns to her parents' home.
"What did Miss Xue do here? But what other animals do you want to buy?"
Since all her horses have been sold, she can't come here to inquire about the price.
Qingyan shook her head and said, "I am planning to sell my little donkey. Now that I have a horse, the donkey cart will no longer be needed."
He Linling's eyes lit up and he said: "I think your little donkey is very humane. Miss Xue doesn't need it anymore, so why not sell it to me? We just don't plan to ride on horseback."
Qingyan understood what she meant as soon as she heard it. The other party was disguised as a man and was being chased along the way. She must have some intention to hide from others. Although riding a horse is faster, it is indeed more conspicuous. Not easy to hide.
My own donkey cart is quite popular, and the donkey has been trained by Chou Chou, and it is indeed much more obedient than ordinary donkeys.
Thinking of this, he said to He Linling: "If that's the case, then I'll sell you the donkey cart and the cart. When you leave Xingtang Mansion, I can drive the donkey cart out for you."
It's impossible to give them away for free. They don't know each other very well, and their own car, including the donkey and cart, cost more than ten taels of silver.
Thinking that he was going to sell the car to someone else, he might as well go all out and say, "Why don't I take you to the horse hide in Beicheng to sell it? I don't have anything to do now anyway."
He Linling smiled and replied: "Thank you very much, Miss Xue. We are going to leave as soon as we sell the horses. We have other matters that cannot be delayed too long."
Qingyan nodded, "Then let's go to the north gate now. After selling the horses, I will drive out the donkey cart for you."
He Linling loudly called the two guards who were still bargaining over the price, saying that they would not sell the horse.
"Hey, don't leave. How about giving you thirteen or five cents?" Seeing this, the horse dealer raised the price again.
Since they decided not to sell, they were no longer moved by it. After following Qingyan for a while, they could still hear the horse dealer muttering curses.
Of course, only Qingyan heard it. They were all in business and did not dare to offend others easily. It was impossible to curse loudly, and these three people were not easy to mess with at first glance.
Qingyan led them and their horses and walked directly towards the crossroads, preparing to take them directly to the North City Gate. She just showed Chou Chou that the North City Gate was already open, and the soldiers guarding the city were still there yesterday. The people have not changed.
He Linling and the other three looked at the horses that were following them obediently, looked at each other, and thought at the same time in a tacit understanding: This Miss Xue is really powerful. They haven't seen her come into contact with those horses, but they are all obedient. 's followed.
If it weren't for the fact that this girl was not only extremely good-looking but also a normal person, they would have thought that she had turned into a spirit like the one in the storybook and had a bloodline that suppressed horses.
Qingyan doesn't know what they are thinking. If she knew, she would definitely tell them that you are right. It is indeed bloodline suppression, but it is not her, but Chou Chou in the space.
When the horses were led away just now, they were walking here and there. There were many people here and there were many stalls. They were afraid that they would hit other people's stalls on the ground, so the three of them were a little confused.
Chou Chou couldn't stand it anymore, so he let go of the pressure, and the horses became obedient.
