Jiaohua

Chapter 167
The market was quite lively, with people coming and going, which was in stark contrast to the war and famine going south.

Old Tong and Zhi Changle followed Xia Zhaoyi, reluctant to let go at first, fearing that they would see their arrest warrants on the bulletin boards on the street, or outside the walls of those inns and restaurants.

Both of them carried full baskets on their backs, and they each carried one in their hands. They followed Xia Zhaoyi walking this way and that way, and shuttled through several shops.

The things in the basket gradually became lighter, and when he finally came out of a shop, Xia Zhaoyi weighed the bulging purse in his hand and said, "Call work!"

Both Lao Tong and Zhi Changle were staring at her purse, no wonder people said that the world is greedy for money, just looking at the bulging shape of the purse, they felt a burst of joy and joy, and even wanted to dance.

"Ali, how much did we sell for?" Zhi Changle asked.

Xia Zhaoyi smiled, gave the wallet to Lao Tong, and walked forward: "Selling fish earned six taels and 38 wen, medicinal materials earned 21 taels and [-] wen, and the dozen or so snakes are more expensive, earning [-] taels." Three coins and sixteen coins."

"Wow, you remember it too clearly!" Zhi Changle followed up, "A Li, your brain is also very good."

Lao Tong followed behind with a considerable money bag, a little uneasy, and said, "A Li, just give me your money like this, aren't you afraid that I will take it away?"

"There's nothing to be afraid of," Xia Zhaoyi said with a smile, "You can make money if you lose it."

Zhi Changle nodded again and again: "Yes!"

"I'm your head!" Old Tong didn't know what to say to Zhi Changle.

Zhi Changle smiled, raised his hand and scratched the back of his head.

He felt that he was overjoyed. After all, it was the first time in his life that he saw so much money, and it was also the first time he had close contact with so much money!

Moreover, he felt that there was nothing wrong with what Xia Zhaoyi said. If you lose it, you can make more money. It's just money. Anyway, following her, making money seems to be really easy.

Having made money, Xia Zhaoyi didn't plan to go back to the inn to pick up Pang Yi for the time being, so Xia Zhaoyi led them to the Jiangya Racecourse outside the east side of the market.

Along the way, Lao Tong and Zhi Changle expressed their curiosity about this market. This is not a big city, and there is no city wall around it. It is just a small town with a small scale, but this market is bigger than the ones they have been to before. Those big cities are much more lively.

Xia Zhaoyi didn't explain to them why it was so lively here, she was looking around all the way, especially after leaving the market, she kept looking at the open-air wine shops and teahouses on the road, and the groups of porters and hawkers.

She is a child now, such looking around will only be regarded as curiosity, so she doesn't need to hide, she looks at it unscrupulously.

"Ali, what are you looking at?" Zhi Changle asked.

Xia Zhaoyi shook his head: "It's nothing."

She is a little free, but she wants to see if she can find out some forces, and then judge the situation.

She used to be bored, and when she was out and about, she would often find a bunch of spies and eyeliners, so-and-so's hidden guards, so-and-so's servants, and Tian Rongwei who often went out in disguise to handle cases.

The closer you get to the capital, the more people there are. They each have their own goals, shuttling through markets, towns, and villages.

And she has always been a bystander, and when encountering interesting things, she will go back and tell her father and second brother as an anecdote.

Looking at it like this now, she doesn't know whether her judgment is still accurate. After all, it has been two years, and the habits and contact methods of these people have not changed.

All the way out, it became colder and colder, and the sky gradually turned dark.

Jiangya Racecourse was located at Jiuyaoling, fifteen miles east of the market, and it took them a long time to walk there. When they got there, it was dark, and the steward at the foot of the racecourse stopped them and refused to let them in.

"We're here to buy a carriage," Xia Zhaoyi said.

"It's long gone, you guys go back quickly." The steward waved his hands impatiently.

"Why don't you sell it, we can pay more."

"Is this your child?" The steward looked at Old Tong.

Old Tong shook his head: "No."

He didn't even dare to call himself the elder brother of this girl. After all, the elder brother protects his younger sister. During this journey, it was this girl who took care of them. It was as if he had supernatural powers.

The steward looked at Xia Zhaoyi, and waved his hands again: "You guys go, it's getting late."

After speaking, he turned to leave.

"You are new here." Xia Zhaoyi said.

The steward looked back at her: "What?"

"I said, you are new here." The little girl raised her head, her eyes were bright and clear under the light of the big lanterns on both sides, "I knew Guanshi Qiu before, and he is much more talkative than you."

"You still know Lao Qiu?" The steward became interested, "How do you know Lao Qiu?"

"Not only do I know Lao Qiu, I also know that Mr. Zhuge likes to drink the peach blossom wine from Dingtao and eat the pink jade cake from Zhaozhou the most. The pen he uses for writing must be Zihao, and the inkstone he uses must be Duan inkstone. He pays attention to everything in life, and I can tell you about his habits for three days and three nights."

The steward was a little stunned, blinking his eyes at the girl.

Zhugeyu's Zhuge is the Zhuge of Yi'an Zhuge, rich and noble, with a prosperous population and clansmen all over the world.

Although Zhuge Yu is not from the direct line, but with the word "Zhuge", his life is hundreds of times richer than that of ordinary wealthy families.

Because he was pampered since he was a child, he will start to be picky about many details, but these pickies are basically rarely known to outsiders.

"How do you know?" the steward asked the girl.

Xia Zhaoyi smiled: "Will you sell me a horse? If so, I'll tell you, but it's okay if you don't sell it. I'll ask Zhuge Yu to give me some horses."

Hey, this breath...

The steward wanted to laugh a little, but looking at the clever and confident appearance of this little girl, he really felt that she and Zhuge Yu knew each other.

Forget it, it doesn't matter if he knows them or not, they are just two horses, they are sold as soon as they are sold, he doesn't want to get entangled, it's very troublesome.

"That's it," said the steward, "you can pick a horse with me."

As he spoke, the steward greeted his subordinates who were not far away and asked them to bring lanterns.

Lao Tong and Zhi Changle didn't expect to be so easy to talk to, at first they thought they would definitely not be able to buy it.

Seeing the lantern being delivered over there, Xia Zhaoyi followed, and the two of them quickly followed suit.

"Wars are going on everywhere now, and the imperial court is strictly controlling, so they don't sell horses anymore, and it's not that I don't want to sell them," the steward said casually as he walked, "I've sold two horses to you, and the imperial court will come to collect the horses next month. We have to add two more horses ourselves."

"I didn't take it for nothing," Xia Zhaoyi said with a smile, "Although I know you don't need my little money."

　ε=(ο｀*))) alas

　　
　
(End of this chapter)