In mid-spring, the flowers are in full bloom, the leaves are tender green, the sky is clear after the rain, and the sun rises, making Kyoto infinitely bright.
Kyoto is full of dangerous pavilions and elegant courtyards. Restaurants and restaurants are full of new and wonderful music played on musical instruments, making it very lively.
There are many cars and horses on the road, and there is constant traffic, allowing tourists to gallop endlessly and compete to visit the beautiful places. On the roads extending in all directions, clouds of talented people and beauties are walking on the streets. The light steps of the beauties bring a slight fragrance of dust, and the sleeves of the beautiful men inadvertently waving as they walk bring a burst of thick ink. The fragrance.
Xie Hao'an swam on the street with gratitude. The two of them strolled and stopped along the way, looking at the wonderful objects, watching the novel street performances, and eating delicious street snacks. They felt very comfortable.
"Little uncle, your injury is considered healed. You have been injured for two months, but you have bored me to death. Without you, my mother doesn't let me go out to play, and restricts me to learn embroidery every day. , saying that you can’t get married if you can’t learn, that’s alarmist. It’s really boring. I think everyone is my cousin, and I just know how boring it is to stay in that boudoir every day.” He said thank you. He was dressed in a purple silk man's suit embroidered with Jiangnan scenery in the misty rain, and he also held a paper fan with Jiangnan scenery patterns in his hand. He had no makeup on his face, his appearance was beautiful, his demeanor was free and easy, and he had a somewhat "teenager" feel.
"Your mother is doing it for your own good. Which lady among us can't do those flower arrangements for women, just like your cousin. But if you really don't like it, don't learn it. The most important thing is to live freely. Who rules your daughter's family? You have to know everything to marry into a good family. I don’t think all those men are proficient in the Six Arts of a Gentleman."
"The worst thing is, you really can't get married. My brother-in-law will support you for the rest of your life." Xie Hao'an said.
"Hehehe, my uncle is the most transparent and treats me best. He is more transparent than my father and treats me better than my parents~" Xie Yi said happily, waving his fan.
"That's right, your brother-in-law's moral understanding is not comparable to that of ordinary people. Hahaha~ However, in fact, your parents are a bit fierce. I think other things are pretty good~ You should be more considerate of them~" Xie Hao'an said.
"Okay, okay~ Uncle, what did you say~"
"Uncle! Look! It's so lively there!" Xie Yi suddenly pulled Xie Hao'an's sleeve and pointed at a crowded store with a fan.
Xie Hao'an looked in the direction Xie Yiyi pointed at. At the end of the street, a shop he had never seen before suddenly appeared. The shop was so crowded that he couldn't see the specific appearance of the shop at all. He could only see the high ceiling. The three words "Anhaozhai" are written on the hanging plaque.
"Uncle! Look, the name of this store is your name in reverse! Maybe a girl from some family likes our uncle's store," Xie said jokingly with a smile.
"Nonsense, your brother-in-law and I are very innocent!"
"You're a little girl, you're getting more and more spoiled, and I don't know who is doting on you."
"Of course you dote on me, uncle~ I am the child you raised, uncle~" Xie took Xie Hao'an's hand as if to please, and rubbed Xie Hao'an's shoulder like a kitten~
"You little girl~ let's go and join in the fun~ Look what kind of store it is, there are so many people~"
With that said, Xie Hao'an squeezed into the crowd with gratitude. The two people were luxuriously dressed, handsome in appearance, and had sweet mouths. They shouted to the beautiful brother and beautiful sister to please give in. Their tone was sincere and had a hint of coquettishness. Those people felt that it was very ironic, and they were really. Let the two "young men" Xie Haoan and Xie Yiyi squeeze in.
Anhaotang is an exotic store with gorgeous decorations. The store door and walls are painted in bright colors, such as red, purple, green, etc. The walls and doors are dyed with gold powder. The bright colors are painted with many exotic patterns, such as foreign people, exotic customs and so on, making people feel like they have stepped into the door of an exotic world full of mystery.
Xie Haoan and Xie Yiyi opened the door, and what greeted them in the store was a strong aroma, which should be the exotic Miluo incense. Xie Haoan thought in his heart that the Miluo incense has a strong aroma, somewhat similar to the smell of cold cloves, but it also It's more intense than cold clove, but less refreshing.
"The decoration in this store is really magnificent." Xie Yi said.
The decoration inside Anhaotang is indeed as Xie Yi said, very magnificent and elegant.
The decoration inside Anhao Hall is mainly red and gold. On the left side of the wall, exotic "oil paintings" are used to imitate the picture of the flying goddess of Dunzhou. On the right side, the "ink" from the Central Plains is used to draw pictures of elegant and dignified ladies. On the ground It is covered with exotic Bozhou carpets, and the store is filled with Central Plains mahogany furniture. However, the patterns engraved on the mahogany furniture are all exotic flowers and auspicious animals.
Moreover, the lighting fixtures used in Anhaotang are rare hanging half-hanging candle lamps or rare colored candles, creating a mysterious atmosphere and making customers feel as if they have entered an ancient exotic world.
In general, the description of this ancient exotic store is full of mystery and romance, making people feel as if they are in a foreign country and full of desire to explore the unknown.
This creativity can be said to be unique in Kyoto.
"The decoration of this store is really beautiful. It seems that the owner must be very rich, but uncle, I've been looking at it for a long time, but I can't see what this store sells... Could it be selling something... ...something, I heard that the foreign stuff is very useful..." Xie Yi said with some shame.
When Xie Haoan heard this, he blushed. He patted Xie Yiyi's head in embarrassment and said, "You little girl, what are you thinking about? You must go to the black market to buy that kind of thing." ...How could anyone dare to open such a large store to sell products blatantly..."
"Apparently, you are right about this guest, Wo Meng is doing a serious job." A young man with blue eyes, a high nose, and brown curly hair suddenly stood behind Xie Hao'an and Xie Yiyi and said.
Xie Haoan and Xie Yiyi were frightened by the sudden voice. They immediately turned around, looked at the foreign man in front of them, and said:
"Shopkeeper, why are you eavesdropping on our conversation? You scared us to death~"
"Come on, team leader, I'm sorry, I've been standing behind you for a long time, but you didn't notice me. You were always looking at the clothes in my shop. Originally, I didn't want to answer you guys, damn, I I just talked to you after I heard you say that my store is not upright." The shopkeeper tried his best to explain in his not very fluent Mandarin.
"Ahem... that... that... shopkeeper, what exactly are you selling in your store? Why don't we see anything?" Xie Hao'an said, changing the subject.
"We sell good stuff!" the shopkeeper said proudly.
Xie Haoan Xie means [looks confused]: "What good thing is it?" The two people said in unison.
"Come here!" The shopkeeper said thank you and walked towards the counter.
"This is what Women's family sells. This is the list made by Women's family. If you like it, you can draw a circle on the clothes. Women will have a special person to show it to you. "
"Women sells exotic spices, medicinal materials, birds and animals, uncarved stones, pig treasures, unexpectedly, even gunpowder and weapons that are rare in your area. It's difficult... Ni, if you want to take a rest, The things I have learned from the past can be used to satisfy you as much as possible.
Ladies, don’t worry, this is all legal. Unlike the black market, Women is a serious store. Ladies’ court and Wo’s country are behind us. "
The shopkeeper said very proudly, and then handed the two rosters in his hands to Xie Haoan and Xie Yiyi.
Xie Hao'an and Xie Yi looked at the "very serious" foreign shopkeeper with doubts, then took the roster and opened the roster.
After a while.
"Wow!"
"Wow!"
"Little uncle, look! This is... a green gem! I have only heard of it before! I have never seen it before!"
"Wow! Look, little girl! This is an elephant! I saw this when I was a child when I followed your father into the palace to celebrate His Majesty's birthday! From that day on, I swore that if I had the chance, I would definitely I want to have an elephant of my own, hahaha! I didn’t expect it, it’s really a God-given opportunity!”
"Can you afford it? Uncle? This price..." [I couldn't even afford it even if I spent all my money, oh oh oh! ]
"I... can afford half a head..."
"Can I buy half of this elephant?" Xie Yi twitched the corner of his mouth.
"Elephants can only rely on wheat and eggs one by one, but you can pay in installments on Xuan."
"What is installment payment?" Xie Yiyi and Xie Hao'an asked.
"Instalment payment means that if you can't afford something, you can give a part of the money first, and then give a part of the money every once in a while, and pay it all in a few months. Of course, this requires a small charge. It's with interest, and you have to sign a receipt with us..." The shopkeeper suddenly seemed to have been opened up to the second line of Ren and Du. He used standard mandarin to explain to Xie Haoan what an installment loan was and what the installment loan was. Benefits of Loans.
Xie Yiyi and Xie Haoan couldn't help but twitch their mouths when they looked at the shopkeeper, and said in their hearts: "Sure enough, there is nothing impossible in this world, only things where the price is not high enough and the temptation is not big enough. This shopkeeper... must be a good business person...]
"This installment loan sounds very good. If that's the case, then I will take out a big installment loan..." Xie Hao'an was about to say the word "elephant", but at this moment, he saw another thing. He swallowed these two words back and changed his words: "I want to borrow an installment loan for a white tiger cub with strange eyes."
"Nicole, the guest manager, is really discerning. This white tiger cub was obtained by the bored man Ou Ran in the mountains and forests. It has been killed many times."
"Customers, are you sure you want it? This white tiger cub is more expensive than an elephant. Ni can really rely on her money..."
"Of course, I want this white tiger cub with strange eyes. If I eat it, I don't want anything else. As for the money, you can go out and ask around. I, Xie Hao'an, am the sixth young master of the Xie family. There is nothing I can't afford." "Xie Hao'an said seriously.
"Oh oh oh! Yuan Lai, you are talking about the sixth young master of the Xie family, okay, okay, wait, wait, I will prepare a contract for you right away and a little tiger boy with different eyes!" The shopkeeper is a shrewd businessman. , I thought that Xie Haoan and Xie Yiyi had extraordinary status. Now when I heard that Xie Haoan introduced himself, he was even more happy. With a smile on his face, he hurried to prepare the contract and the little tiger boy, for fear of such a big customer. He ran away.
"Uncle? Why did you buy the tiger cub? Uncle, didn't you just say that what you wanted most when you were a child was an elephant? How did you become a tiger cub?" Xie Yi asked in confusion.
"Hmm... um... you little girl doesn't understand. Your little uncle, I'm going to attend someone else's birthday party again, but I still don't know what to give. I remember that person said he likes big tigers very much. Isn't that right? , what a coincidence, I just bought it as a birthday gift for him." Xie Hao'an said as if I am really smart.
"Uncle, you are such a loyal person. If anyone can confide in us and become close friends, that would be a big profit. The year before last, I remember that you were going to attend Qi Erlang's coronation ceremony, so you just slipped away. You entered my father's study, stole my father's most precious unicorn paperweight, and gave it away. As a result, I got a beating from my father. This year, in order to attend Liang Liulang's birthday party, you gave away my grandfather's little paperweight. The private treasury was opened, and in the end, I got a beating for nothing. Tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk little white tiger cub with different pupils. ~" Xie Yi sighed with emotion.
Xie Hao'an blinked his big eyes, and then said thoughtfully: "Why do I think you are saying that I am a stupid person with a lot of money?"
"Ah ah ah, how could it be? Uncle, how could I miss you so much." [That's weird. ] Xie clung to Xie Haoan's body like a coquettish person, saying nice words one after another as if they were free of charge:
"Uncle, you are the best person in the world~Uncle, you are the most beautiful~"
"Uncle, you are the most handsome man in the world~"
"..."
"..."
Xie Yiyi waited to make Xie Hao'an happy, and very "wittily" took the booklet, pointed at an emerald of excellent color and said: "Little uncle, you are so fond of me, I like this gem so much~ However, my little treasury is not enough, uncle, please help me a little~"
"There's no point in acting coquettishly. Your little uncle and I will use all my coffers to buy that little tiger cub."
"Ah~ little uncle~ I want it~ I want it~" Xie said coquettishly without giving up.
"Hey, you girl, let me buy you some emerald earrings. I'll give you all the money, how about that." Xie Hao'an couldn't stand Xie's coquettishness and said.
Xie Yiyi was happy when he heard this. Something is better than nothing, and the emerald earrings are also expensive. He immediately said happily: "Okay! Thank you, uncle!" After saying that, he took the roster, Looking for a buddy, go see the "good stuff".
As soon as Xie Yi left, the shopkeeper came over carrying an iron cage covered with black cloth.
"Customer manager, take a look, this is the little white tiger boy with different eyes that you bought."
As he said that, he lifted up a small piece of hijab and asked Xie Haoan to look along that place.
Xie Hao'an carefully leaned down and looked at the spiritual beast emitting two-color light in the darkness. He couldn't help but feel very happy. Then he took the iron cage from the shopkeeper's hand, and then on the contract signed by the shopkeeper, dragons and phoenixes danced in the air. He signed his name and stamped his personal seal.
At this moment, Xie Hao'an was paying homage to his little treasury that had gone away, and at the same time, he began to fantasize about the man's expression when he saw this white tiger cub with strange eyes. He had mixed feelings in his heart. For a moment, he didn't even know how to describe it. .
Is it worth it to trade my favorite white elephant for a cute white tiger cub with different eyes to please my good brother? Will he still like Bai Hu now? If he doesn't like it, he will lose his wife and his troops...
That's it, I don't think about it anymore. Now that I can't find the answer, what should I do? Don’t you know if it’s worth it if you give it back?
Thinking of this, Xie Hao'an was happy again~ He never thought about his miserable life in the future that he would be so pitiful that he would need to reach out to Gu Ruosu for help~
