After a simple wash, she left the guest house with the baggage that Xiaoju had packed for her. She had given Xiaoju a pearl-wrapped silk hairpin, which she bought at a jewelry store yesterday. It was not very expensive, but it was better. Exquisite.
Originally Xiao Ju didn't dare to accept it, but after hearing Qingyan say that she was leaving today, it was just a thought, so Xiao Ju accepted it and thanked Qingyan again and again.
She has been serving in the guest house for so long, and she has not received rewards from other guests. Most of them are some money or leftover snacks and fruits. This is the first time she has received jewelry.
And it was not in the form of a reward, nor in a condescending look or tone, which made her very happy and felt that she was valued.
She had never seen a young lady who was so easy to take care of. Apart from asking her to take care of her and wash herself, she was not called once during the night.
Unlike other visiting ladies and gentlemen, the young ladies and gentlemen would ask for this and that, and kept ordering her around, as if they couldn't bear to see her idle.
If Miss Qingyan is said to be from a small family and doesn't know how to instigate others, it doesn't seem like it. Her overall demeanor is much stronger than that of any official lady she has ever seen. As expected, people are still different. .
Qingyan gave her a small hair accessory without knowing it, which made Xiaoju think so much. Now she has arrived at Mrs. Xue's main courtyard.
Originally, she wanted the little maid guarding the door to inform her, but as soon as the other party saw her, she was invited in directly. She said that the lady had ordered that Miss Qingyan come over, and she was taken directly to the side hall for breakfast.
When we arrived at the side hall, there were only Mrs. Xue, Xue Minghua and two children. The two young masters were probably dining with their wife and children in their own courtyard. Xue Minghua’s father should have gone on duty. I heard that here In the summer, the government offices work in the morning and go home to rest at noon.
When Mrs. Xue and Xue Minghua saw her, they hurriedly called her over, "Come Qingyan, breakfast is ready. Let's see if there is anything you like. If there is anything else you want to eat, let the kitchen prepare it."
Qingyan smiled and sat in the empty seat next to Mrs. Xue, "That's great, I like it all."
Mrs. Xue looked at her outfit today and knew that she was really leaving. "Are you really leaving today? No more strolling around the city? This Xingtang Mansion is not small, and you can't finish it in one day."
Xue Minghua also said with some reluctance: "Yes, sister Qingyan, just stay a few more days. My legs and feet are not good, so I can't take you out for a walk.
However, my mother said that she would hold a banquet the day after tomorrow and invite the people she has good relationships with in the city to come over and tell them about the return of our three mothers.
Otherwise, you can stay for two more days and leave the day after tomorrow to join us in the fun. "
Mrs. Xue also advised again: "Yes, if you are worried about the appointment in Hancheng, I can send someone to pass the message to you and tell you to go two days later."
Qingyan quickly refused: "No, no, I made an appointment with someone, and it's hard to break the appointment, and I do still have some things to do. When I finish the things, I will come here to see Aunt Xue and Sister Minghua. "
Fulai on the side said a little disappointed: "Auntie, you said you wanted to teach Fulai kung fu, why are you leaving so soon..."
Qingyan smiled at him sheepishly, "I'm sorry, Fulai, my aunt is going to break her promise. I didn't expect the time to be so tight. But don't worry, I think your two uncles are also good at punching and kicking. When the time comes, You can ask your two uncles to teach you."
Mrs. Xue looked at her grandson's disappointed look and comforted her softly, "Fu Lai, do you want to learn kung fu? Your two uncles have also learned boxing and kicking kung fu since they were young. If your mother hadn't been afraid of pain and refused to learn when she was a child, she would also have to learn some self-defense. of.
It just so happens that your cousins have hired martial arts masters, and they are just starting to learn. When the time comes, you will learn together. After you learn, you can protect this lazy mother like you. "
Xue Minghua was a little embarrassed by his mother. When he was a child, his family hired Master Wu to teach the three brothers and sisters.
Both her elder brother and younger brother studied very well, but she was the only one who found it hard after studying for two days and refused to learn even if she lived and died. Her parents doted on her and they didn't force it.
In the end, I was really incompetent in both arts and crafts. Even embroidery, I was actually only half-experienced. I learned it on my own because I liked to wear nice clothes, and I always felt there was something wrong with having an embroiderer do it.
This was the only thing he could do. Unexpectedly, it later became his ability to make a living. If it weren't for his embroidery skills, Chen Jiawang would probably not be able to keep her here until now, and she would have "died" of illness long ago.
Alas, why do you think of that non-human thing again? Xue Minghua shook his head to get rid of the thoughts in his mind, and continued to retain Qingyan.
It's just that Qingyan has decided to leave, but they haven't succeeded in keeping her.
Finally, Mrs. Xue took out a small box from behind and stuffed it directly into Qingyan's arms.
Without waiting for Qingyan to shirk, she said, "Auntie knows that you are not short of money and your family background is not bad, but this is my aunt's wish, and you must accept it.
Not only because you saved Minghua, but also because your aunt fell in love with you. We all have the same surname and we will be relatives from now on. When you have time, come and see your aunt and your sister Minghua, okay? "
When Qingyan heard what she said, it was hard to refuse.
Looking at this small box, it should be jewelry or something like that, because if it was a banknote, there was no need to put it in the box. The box was not big, so I thought it should be a set of jewelry at most, so I didn't shirk it anymore.
"Then thank you Auntie. Qingyan has made a note of it. If she has the chance, she will definitely come over to see Auntie and Sister Minghua. Of course, there will also be Fulai and Huan'er."
Qingyan said goodbye to them immediately, saying that it was a good time to go on her way while the weather was not too hot.
Mrs. Xue and Xue Minghua stood up and walked her to the door. Qingyan stopped them and refused to let them go any further. Especially Xue Minghua, whose legs and feet were inconvenient, so there was no need to bother.
Fulai and Huan'er refused and forced her to the entrance of the hospital before Qingyan forcefully stopped her.
Looking at the two children, he sent a message to Chou Chou: "Chou Chou, do you have any martial arts secret books in your collection? I promised them, but ended up breaking my promise. I'm really embarrassed."
Chou Chou rolled his eyes, "How could I collect that thing? Even Xiangxiang doesn't have such a thing. The Wanxiang boxing technique you learned was obtained by your parents by chance. That thing is very useful to us." Two alien beasts are of no use at all.”
Qingyan thought about it, what were the two ancient beasts doing collecting martial arts secrets.
But she still wanted to give him something as a souvenir, but she bought all her things here, and they didn't seem to have any special meaning.
Chou Chou gave her an idea and said: "You can also give her a dagger. Why don't you just give me another one? It is an antique dagger in itself. The material is much better than the current one, and it can be kept on your body for self-defense."
Qingyan thought it was true, so she asked Chou Chou to pick two daggers that were smaller, one with more delicate patterns, and the other with more generous patterns. They both had scabbards, so there was no need to worry about hurting the child.
Pretending to take it out of the bag, he handed it to Fulai and Huan'er.
The pattern is exquisite for Huan'er. It has a wishful lotus pattern on the top. The blade in the front is relatively sharp, which saves effort when stabbing people. It is most suitable for women.
The pattern of Gefulai is simple and elegant. The blade is wide but extremely sharp. It is most suitable for self-defense.
"My aunt gave this to you. This dagger cuts iron like clay. I keep it for you to use for self-defense in the future."
"Thank you, aunt!"
"Thank you, aunt!"
Fulai and Huan'er took the dagger and still looked at her with reluctance.
Huan'er: "Auntie, you must come and see us."
Fulai also nodded vigorously beside him, his eyes full of admiration.
Although they didn't get along for long, only two days and two nights, they were very attached to Qingyan and felt that she was a hero who fell from the sky to save their mother and son.
Qingyan reached out and touched the tops of their hair. Well, they were clean and soft to the touch.
"Okay, you have to practice martial arts and read well. You don't expect to be successful in the future, but you can protect yourself and strengthen yourself, you know?"
The two children nodded seriously. At this time, a boy came over holding Qingyan's horse. Qingyan knew that it must be Mrs. Xue's order.
He took the reins and waved to the two children: "Auntie is really leaving. Take good care of yourselves. See you later."
"I'll see you soon, aunt."
"I'll see you soon, aunt."
Qingyan led the horse towards the west door. When they arrived at the west door, Hou Shunzi and Er Linzi were still there. Qingyan also said goodbye to them before getting on her horse and leaving.
First, she rode a horse to Nanshi and bought two baskets. There was nothing she could do. The ones Chou Chou had put in the space were hung on the donkey cart, so she was asked to sell them to He Linling and the others.
I picked the two largest sizes at the stall, thought about it, and bought another coarse cloth sack. This should be put on the donkey to carry things on both sides. It is a bit narrow when placed on the horse, but it can be used.
She was thinking that if she sold something else later, she could put it inside.
I also bought a medium-thick hemp rope, threw the two baskets, and put them on both sides of the horse, with the saddle underneath. Anyway, I wasn’t going to ride a horse before leaving the city, so this also saved the uncomfortable tightening of the hemp rope. .
He led the horse slowly to the east market and looked at the time. It was already half past nine in the morning, so the restaurant should be open.
When we arrived at the restaurant, we packed six large dishes. Since we needed some time, we waited in the lobby on the first floor for a while.
It took more than half an hour to make, and together with the wooden food boxes from the restaurant, it cost a total of six taels of silver, of which the food boxes were twenty taels.
After leaving the restaurant, I put it in a basket on one side, and put the baggage in it on the other side, which was two sets of clothes and a stone, in case one side was too heavy.
She took out the small box from the baggage before, found a place where no one was around, opened it and looked at it. She didn't know what Mrs. Xue had given her, but she hadn't looked at it yet.
As a result, I found that there was actually a set of jade jewelry inside. The green head was very good. There were bracelets, hairpins, necklaces, earrings, and a chain that looked so long. It should be hanging in front of the forehead, and it was in the shape of a drop. Very beautiful.
If this set were kept in future generations, I could buy a house!
Qingyan likes it very much, but I don't think she wears it too much. She can wear it when she goes back to take costume photos. When Xiaoju combed her hair these two days, she carefully looked at her technique, at least those two hairstyles. She learned it all.
The Lingxu bun is used to tie up the hair at the back. Married women can also use it. You can give it to your grandma and mother to try, but it won't work for grandma, because grandma has short hair, only reaching the chin. When the time comes, If you take photos in costume, you can only wear a wig.
Qingyan asked Chou Chou to receive it in the space, and put it on her body for fear of losing it or breaking it.
Then we went to Zuixianzhuang, the largest wine shop in the city.
Just by the name, you can tell that it sells alcohol.
As soon as I entered the wine shop, I saw large wine jars one after another on the floor, and the shelves in the back were also full of large and small wine jars.
This wine shop is more than three times larger than the previous wine shop in Handeng. The house is a high-ceiling building with several pillars in the middle, which makes the house very spacious. There are windows in the front and back. When opened, the inside of the house is very bright.
Unlike other shops, the light inside the room is not very good in broad daylight, especially if the door faces north, the inside is a bit dim.
There was a shopkeeper and two boys inside the shop. When they saw a young girl coming in, she was dressed simply, but she didn't show any sign of disdain and came up to greet her warmly.
"Girl, you want to buy wine? What kind of wine do you want?"
Qingyan nodded and asked, "Is there bamboo leaf green wine here?"
The young man nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes, yes. This wine is rare and a bit expensive. It costs two taels of silver per catty. How many catties does the girl want?"
Qingyan: "How much stock do you have here? I want a lot."
Hearing this, the shopkeeper came out of the counter and said, "Girl, since this bamboo leaf green wine was a tribute wine back then, the authentic production is not very high. If there are too many, I'm afraid there won't be any. I only have a few dozen kilograms of inventory in this store. "
As soon as Qingyan heard this, she said to the shopkeeper: "Then give me whatever you have here. The shopkeeper will give me a cheaper price." "
The shopkeeper said to a waiter next to him: "Xiaoshan, go and see how many jars there are of bamboo leaves and greens in the back."
Xiao Shan sighed and went back.
The shopkeeper pointed to a jar weighing about five kilograms on the shelf behind him and said, "There is also a jar of samples on the shelf. Girl, would you like to taste it?"
Qingyan nodded, she wanted to try it to see if it was different from the one in the restaurant.
The shopkeeper took a small wine cup, poured some into the wine cup and handed it to Qingyan.
Qingyan took it and took a sip. She felt it was more fragrant than the one in the restaurant. She didn't know if the wine was older or if the wine in the restaurant had been watered down.
Qingyan looked at the shopkeeper and said seriously: "This wine is good. Are the qualities behind you the same as this one? It won't work if they are different."
"Don't worry, girl, these are all the same batch of wine, and the quality is guaranteed to be the same." The shopkeeper looked confident.
(End of chapter)
