Lady Jiao - Chapter 6

Before meeting Ning’er, Pei Jiu only occasionally stayed here for one night, most of the time, he was still in the palace, he just pretended to go out by himself, was intoxicated with the countryside, and didn’t care about other things.

Empress Dowager Xing kept sending eyeliners over, fearing that Pei Jiu would cause troubles in Chu, although Empress Dowager Xing believed that Pei Jiu would not rebel for the sake of the former emperor, he would eventually become suspicious.

Now, after picking up this little trash, which can set the house on fire for cooking, Pei Jiu has no choice but to live here, otherwise, if Ning’er is left alone, she may starve to death or be picked up by wolves have eaten.

It’s not that she hasn’t considered bringing Ning’er back to the palace, but Ning’er’s background is unknown and her temperament is weird, so she can’t trust her for the time being.

When Pei Jiu left the room, Ning’er also woke up.

She rubbed the center of her eyebrows, her fingers were slender, delicate and white, softer than a baby’s skin.

Ning’er half-closed her eyes, her long eyelashes covered the light in her eyes, and her black hair was loose on her shoulders, like a cloud.

Her fingertips tapped the ground lightly, and she slowed down for a long time before she recovered.

After all, there were serious injuries on his body, and every morning when he woke up, his shoulders were piercingly painful.

Half of the kitchen was burned down by her, so Pei Jiu made some food for Ning’er casually, and in the morning, he went to chop down trees and rebuild.

Ning’er originally wanted to help Pei Jiu, but Pei Jiu despised her for being too stupid.

She touched her nose, and finally rode around on a little donkey.

The nearby green hills are stretching and beautiful, the mountain where Ning’er and Pei Jiu are located is not too high, she rode a little donkey and went down the mountain.

Passing by a pool of water, Ning’er looked at the reflection in the water.

Her eyebrows are exquisite, beautiful and natural, her black hair is tied casually with a hairpin, and although the light yellow shirt she is wearing is not exquisite in workmanship, it must be Ning’er’s face that others can see at a glance.

Ning’er touched her face again, she felt that it was unlikely to be recognized, that day when she and Pei Jiu went down the mountain, she felt that the people in this place were simple and safe, and it was said that the King of Chu valued this place, ordinary people would not dare to come here Make a mistake here.

She went down the mountain, bought a piece of pastry and ate it, because it was too beautiful, so even if the posture of sitting on the donkey was not beautiful, and the movement of gnawing the pastry was not elegant, passers-by still looked at her.

Ning’er grinned and said, “What are you looking at, and then let my husband goug your eyes.”

A passer-by laughed and said: “You fierce little lady, have you been spoiled by your husband?”

Another passer-by asked: “Little lady is already married? I wonder which husband is lucky enough to marry you?”

Ning’er invited Yaoyao to point: “Did you see that? The one on that mountain, surnamed Pei, is a hunter with very good skills. I was originally a servant girl of a rich family, and my husband-in-law bought me home as his wife.”

Passers-by looked in the direction of Ning’er’s finger.

The scenery in Chudi is beautiful, here is surrounded by mountains and rivers, the sky is extremely clean, and the nearby green hills are even more picturesque, making people feel like they are in a fairyland.

Passers-by have also lived here for many years. Knowing the Lushan area, the reason why it was valued by the king of Chu was because the founding emperor went south in his later years and passed through Chu. Seeing the beautiful scenery here, he said that he would be buried here after death.

The emperors of all dynasties had to build luxurious mausoleums from the time they succeeded to the throne. The founding emperor was simple in nature and didn’t care about what happened after death.

Although it is not known which mountain the founding emperor was buried on, it is somewhere within a radius of tens of miles. The king of Chu often brings people to worship. It is said that there will be a tomb somewhere on the mountain, and the king of Chu’s men will visit the tomb from time to time.

Few people live on the mountain, and some mountain peaks are not allowed to go up at all. If you can live on the mountain, you may have something to do with the king of Chu. Furthermore, the surname of the king of Chu is Pei, and the surname of this little lady’s husband is also Pei. Most likely, her husband is a slave of the royal family and was sent here to sweep the grave.

How dare ordinary people dare to mess with the people in Chu Palace? Passers-by thought, no wonder the little lady is so aggressive.

Ning’er smiled and said, “Brothers, do you know where there is a **** shop? My husband’s birthday is coming up, I will **** the hairpin on his head to make clothes for him.”

A passer-by did not know where the **** shop was. The other pointed out the way for Ning’er: “Ride on the donkey and go forward. When you get to the end, turn left and you’ll be at the third house.”

Ning’er went into the pawnshop, and the little guy in the shop was stunned for a moment, having never seen such a beautiful woman.

Ning’er **** the little donkey and asked the boy to watch the donkey for her outside, and she went in to meet the boss.

The boss was dozing off when Ning’er knocked lightly on the door with his fingers. When he opened his eyes, he saw a girl in a light yellow shirt walking in.

The girl has black hair and snow skin, so beautiful that she doesn’t look like a real person, and her voice is clear and crisp, very sweet: “Boss, I want to be something!”

The boss sat down: “I don’t know what the girl wants to be?”

Ning’er rolled her eyes lightly, and a smile appeared on her lips: “How much money can I get for this hairpin on my head?”

The boss looked at the hairpin that Ning’er bought with three taels of silver two days ago, and said, “At most half a tael of silver.”

Ning’er rubbed the hairpin on her head lightly with her fingers, feeling somewhat aware of it, she said: “My husband’s birthday is coming, I want to tear a piece of cloth to make clothes for him, half a tael of money can’t buy any good cloth.”

The boss smiled and said: “I really can’t add any more. I only offered half a tael of silver because I saw that you look good, little lady. If it’s an ordinary person, I’ll only give you seven hundred coins at most.”

Ning’er put one hand on the counter: “My mother left me a few pieces of jewelry, which are quite valuable, boss, would you like to see them?”

The boss nodded: “Little lady, take it out, I will never cheat you.”

“If you dare to lie to me, I’ll ask my husband to clean you up.” Ning’er took out a balled handkerchief from her sleeve, “I’m a girl, so I don’t know anything, boss, can you tell me about it?” , what does your shop rely on for a living? If I **** things and stop buying them, will anyone be willing to buy second-hand ones?”

“There are people who want second-hand things.” The boss said with a smile. “A few days ago, there was a big boss who came from out of town. He specialized in collecting valuables in the pawnshop. He wanted all kinds of gold, silver and jade.”

“Since you’re a big boss? What do you do with the second-hand stuff? Use it for yourself or resell it? It’s really strange.” Ning’er blinked her eyes, “If it’s reselling, it would be more cost-effective to open a **** shop myself.”

The boss said: “It’s really strange. They received some valuable things, and they would ask what the customers who bought the things looked like. I think they might be looking for people by collecting things.”

Ning’er curled her lips.

She opened the veil, and under the layers of wrapping were several golden-green opals.

Ning’er said, “Boss, look at these three stones.”

The boss reached out to take it, but Ning’er quickly took it back: “Hey – just look at it, don’t touch it.”

The boss is able to sit here, he is naturally a knowledgeable person, before he opened his mouth, Ning’er said: “Eight hundred taels.”

The boss said: “No, at most five hundred taels.”

Ning’er put the handkerchief away again, and while she was putting it away, she said: “I thought you were a smart man, forget it, five hundred taels pawned the treasure my mother left me, I’m so sorry for my mother, It just so happened that I gave birth to a baby girl last year, and this gem is reserved for my baby as a dowry.”

The boss really likes these three opals. The gold-green opal is the best, and the folks can hardly see it. The general gold-green opal is about the same value as the red sapphire. Eight hundred taels was collected, and once he changed hands, he could sell it for almost 1,500 taels.

The light came in through the window, and the boss said: “Little lady, can you put the opal under the light for me to see?”

Ning’er said: “Okay, add one hundred taels, nine hundred taels.”

The boss got angry: “You little lady—”

Ning’er is best at guessing people’s hearts. She glanced at the boss lazily: “Isn’t there a big boss who is collecting these recently? Boss, you can find someone else if you change hands, why bother to deceive me?”

The boss said: “Where am I cheating you? Little lady, you go out of this door and see who can offer a higher price than me.”

Ning’er turned her head and left: “Okay, I’ll go to another place to ask—”

The boss was really afraid that Ning’er would leave. After all, the top-quality opals are not easy to collect, so he said: “Hey, little lady, forget it, don’t run far away, it’s very hot outside, let’s discuss it later. “

Ning’er blinked her eyes: “One thousand taels.”

The boss saw that the little lady was gentle on the surface, but her heart was as hard as iron, so she had to compromise: “One thousand taels is one thousand taels, you put it under the light and let me see.”

Ning’er opened the veil again, the light shone, and several bright bands appeared on the golden-green opal. As the opal moved, the bright bands also moved, and the boss almost looked straight into his eyes: “Okay, just one thousand taels .”

Ning’er smiled slightly and said: “My husband lives on the nearby mountain. He is very skilled in martial arts. Boss, if you dare to do something wrong, he will definitely not let you go. One thousand taels of silver is too heavy. I can’t take it away, and I don’t want it.” Bank notes, boss, you can exchange them for gold bars of the same value, and give me some loose silver to let me go shopping for vegetables.”

The boss also noticed that the little lady in front of her was beautiful and eloquent, and she would never let her suffer a little when she opened her mouth, she didn’t look like she came from a small family. Those who can marry this little lady are probably inseparable from the palace. After all, there are the most people in this area of ​​the palace. The people living in the area under the Chu Palace are rich and dare not deceive people at will.

He took out the same amount of gold bars and gave him five taels of broken silver.

Ning’er weighed one of the gold bars, squeezed it again, and exchanged the silver for gold, and got about fifty taels of gold.

It’s too heavy to hold.

Trading three small gemstones for so much gold, Ning’er didn’t realize that she was spending money like water. At that time, she knew that she was the most unfortunate person in the world. Now that she thinks about it, she is the most unfortunate person in the world People may beg in some corner, living a life without enough food and clothing.

Ning’er bought three cakes, ate one for herself, fed one for the little donkey, and wrapped the last one in oiled paper for Pei Jiu to take. Ning’er was very curious, and she was curious about everything she saw. She bought some random things with the five taels of silver in her hand, and ended up with two taels left over.

Ning’er drove the little donkey up the mountain, and the little donkey ate the cake that Ning’er gave him, but didn’t dare to play its stubborn temper, so he quickly brought Ning’er up the mountain.

It was already evening, and Ning’er saw from a distance that the kitchen had already been repaired. She jumped off the little donkey, took all the things, and casually said to the little donkey, “Go graze.”