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Chapter 278 A Jade Comb

Moreover, now that Cui Pu and Mu Jiaojiao are going all the way to the Yellow Sea, their whereabouts are uncertain, where can they find someone?And even if they found it, it was one thing whether people were willing to come back; even if they were willing to come back, how long would it take for them to return to Hailing County and then to Yangzhou City?
Don't forget that Cui Pu is accompanied by Mu Jiaojiao who is already potbellied!
Think about the last time, when he summoned Cui Pu to Yangzhou City, that kid just ignored him.Looking for him again this time because of Wu Lixin's matter, he must be even more upbeat, and it's no wonder he would pay attention to them!
Zhou Zhifu thought about it and his heart became gloomy.

Wu Lixin's face darkened when he saw this: "My father recommended you to Concubine Hui to be the magistrate of Yangzhou, but he didn't ask you to make jokes with someone surnamed Zuo!"

"Mr. Erlang, please don't worry! I have my own plan for this matter, and I will definitely call Cui Pu back as soon as possible!" Zhou Zhifu's heart skipped a beat, and he hurriedly said.

Wu Lixin was still not satisfied. "As soon as possible?"

"Half a month... no, ten days! Up to ten days!"

"Ten days? Are you planning to have this county be scolded to death by the people of Tianchang County?" Wu Lixin snorted coldly, "Only three days. Within three days, find him quickly, or the county will pick you up skin!"

"Yes, yes, the official will definitely call him back within three days!" Zhou Zhifu nodded quickly, but he was secretly crying in his heart - in three days, he might not even be able to find Cui Pu, so how could he find him? Someone bring it back?Especially since Cui Pu was still inseparable from his wife, would he be willing to let her ride the horse and make her feel uncomfortable all the way?It's impossible to think about it!
When Wu Lixin and Zhou Zhifu were anxious like ants on a hot pot, Cui Pu and Mu Jiaojiao were at ease.

After leaving Hailing County, the two abandoned their carriages and horses, and took a small boat with a black awning instead. They slowly went down the river, passing through many lotus fields, and finally merged into the Yellow Sea, where they stopped at the entrance of the Yellow Sea.

When they got off the black-covered boat, they saw several huge sea-going ships parked at the ferry.There are people coming and going on and off the boat, and from time to time you can see someone walking over there happily holding one or two novelty things.

Cui Pu immediately took Mu Jiaojiao's hand: "Let's go and have a look too! You choose first, and then I'll go find someone, and don't let them know our identities for the time being. Otherwise, we will be surrounded by a group of people from the beginning to the end." Surrounded by noisy people, I don’t even have the mind to go shopping!”

Mu Jiaojiao readily agreed.

When the two of them walked close to the hull, they saw a man dressed as a servant coming up to him: "Are you here to pick up seafood? This way please, our ship just came back from Dongpu five days ago. A lot of good things have come back, and I promise you will be dazzled by them!"

Cui Pu casually threw out a small string of copper coins: "You are rewarded! As long as you can let my wife happily pick out a few pleasing things, I will reward you a lot!"

"Okay, you two can rest assured and come with me, I guarantee that you will return home with a full reward today!" The young man looked at the twenty or thirty copper coins in his hand, and suddenly smiled and narrowed his eyes.

Hurry up and take the two of them to board the boat. On the upper deck, I saw hundreds of large boxes spread out, and there were many novel objects in them, which were indeed not found in the New Tang Dynasty.

Mu Jiaojiao glanced over, and his eyes were immediately attracted by many exquisite little things.

Although later generations have seen some restored products in TV dramas, these things now will become antiques for Japan after thousands of years.But now, these ancient relics are really in front of her eyes, how can she not like it?

Walking all the way, she grabbed a sunny doll, a few small hairpins made of silver, and then her eyes fell on a small jade comb.

This jade comb was not carved from the suet jade that is commonly used in the New Tang Dynasty.But Mu Jiaojiao is not clear about the variety of jade. She just thinks this jade comb is very beautiful. Not only is it small and exquisite in shape, but the teeth on it are neat and well-proportioned. There is also a clump of peonies in full bloom carved on the back of the comb.Not only that, from the back of the comb to the tip of the teeth, from the front to the back, all the colors are light and moist, showing a gradual change, giving people a feeling of freshness after a new rain, which is extremely comfortable.

Seeing that she couldn't take her eyes off her, Cui Pu quickly reached out to help her get it.

Unexpectedly, the person who was looking at the box next to him stopped him immediately: "My lord, I'm sorry, this jade comb is our treasure of the ship, and now I just show it to everyone, and I don't intend to sell."

"Don't sell it? Since you don't sell it, why did you take it out? Are you deliberately attracting people's attention in order to raise its value?" Cui Pu immediately sneered.

Seeing this, the servant at the side hurriedly laughed and said, "Please don't be angry, sir, the price of this jade comb is really not cheap, and ordinary people really can't afford it."

The two of them dressed lightly this time. Although the clothes on their bodies were not bad and they brought a few servants behind them, how many people on this ship are not like this now?So this group of people took it for granted that they and others were ordinary people from a well-to-do family, and naturally they only looked at them with an ordinary or even demeaning perspective.

After these three years of experience, Cui Pu is no longer the irritable little man who exploded at the first touch.And to be honest, compared to those in the officialdom who hide their knives in their smiles, this person in front of him speaks so clearly, which is exactly what he wants.

He just smiled: "No matter how cheap it is, there is always a price, right? Tell me, how much is it, as long as it doesn't exceed [-] guan, I'll buy it!"

After hearing this, Mu Jiaojiao suddenly smiled slightly.

She remembered the whisper Cui Pu had said to her last night.

I still remember that just after taking a bath at that time, he rubbed against her and said to her with a look of success: "Tomorrow, if you like something, just take it, and I will pay for it! You can take as much as you want, don't worry about money The problem!"

Mu Jiaojiao was stunned. "You are so rich now?"

"Yeah!" Cui Pu nodded triumphantly, "Isn't that the business of Wei's restaurant in Tianchang County is getting better and better? After deducting costs, labor, etc., there are almost three of them that were distributed to me last month. Qianguan! You know that now that Chang County is the place where Wu Lixin is located, I won’t be so stupid as to spend my own money to help him build roads. So, it’s useless for me to keep this money in my hands, so I just Take it for you and my daughter. As long as you are happy, it will be worth the money!"

It's so rare that it's her turn to spend his money!
So now, seeing Cui Pu say that sentence so proudly, she almost couldn't bear it on the spot.This man looks more and more domineering now that he is rich and powerful!

The person looking at the box probably didn't expect that he would report this number, and he was a little stupid.He blinked desperately, and then said with a stern face: "Are you crazy? If you have [-] guan, you still use it here to pick things by yourself? You should have asked someone to bring things back and pick things slowly!"

"I like to choose by myself, come here to join in the fun, can't I?" Cui Pu snorted coldly, "Stop talking nonsense, tell me, how much is this comb worth? Since my wife likes it, no matter how much it costs, we will buy it !"

"I'm afraid that no matter how much money you have, you won't be able to afford—"

"We gave this comb to Mrs. Xian Zun!"

As soon as the voice of the person looking at the box came up, a clear voice immediately suppressed him.

Everyone looked back one after another, and saw a young man of seventeen or eighteen years old walking towards this side with his head held high.

When he came to Cui Pu, he respectfully saluted Cui Pu: "A certain Saburo Qu, I have met Cui Xianzun and Mrs. Cui Xianzun."

"Young master!" The servant and others hurriedly came to salute him.

The person who was looking at the jade comb with his toes high and proud just now turned pale. "Young master, you said this person is..."

"That's right, he is Cui Xianzun, the newly appointed parent officer in our Hailing County. This time, the husband and wife are here for a private patrol in incognito!" Qu Sanlang smiled, and then bowed to Cui Pu, "Slaves are shameless, We offended the county venerable and his wife because we didn’t discipline them well. Please also ask Cui Xianzun not to be as knowledgeable as them.”

Cui Pu pouted. "Since you have already called this county the county's honor, is this county still ashamed to have trouble with a boy?"

"Then I'll thank Cui Xianzun on his behalf first!" Qu Sanlang saluted again, then winked at the other side, "Why don't you hurry up and pack the jade comb and send it to Mrs. Xianzun later?"

After finishing speaking, he smiled at Cui Pu and his wife again: "Cui Xianzun and his wife are here, making our boat full of brilliance. There was a lot of offense just now, so I would like to prepare a table to apologize to you two, and please Appreciate the two of you."

Now that they have all been identified, they can't stay in this place any longer.

Cui Pu was not very happy.He really missed the time when he first came to Yangzhou.At that time, he was not well-known, and even few people in Tianchang County knew him, so he and Mu Jiaojiao could walk around and do whatever they wanted.As a result, when we arrived in Hailing County, those country gentry and dignitaries seemed to have got his portrait, and they could always recognize him at a glance!
This time he specially took Mu Jiaojiao far away, but before he could play freely for a long time, he was recognized again!
Really boring.

Cui Pu nodded: "Then let's go!"

"This way, please!" Qu Sanlang hurriedly turned around and led the way.

There are many restaurants near the ferry, but Qu Sanlang took them into a seemingly ordinary restaurant.The group of people did not go to the second floor after entering the restaurant, but passed through a small door at the back and directly entered the courtyard at the back.

This courtyard is also a typical Jiangnan garden, with small bridges and flowing water, pavilions and pavilions, very poetic and picturesque.There are several houses dotted in the garden, which are small and cute.

Qu Sanlang walked all the way, pushed open the door of a room, and led Cui and Pu in.

After the three sat down, someone served tea.

Cui Pu didn't drink tea, but looked at him coldly: "How do you recognize people from this county?"

"Although I have never met Cui Xianzun, our Qu family and the Wei family are equally famous merchants in Yangzhou City. My father and the current head of the Wei family are also close friends. Before my father went to sea the year before last, I met him several times. During the period, I heard him mention it. Cui Xian respected your name several times. Unfortunately, at that time, a certain person was also with his father, and learned some news about Cui Xian respecting you from Wei Shibo. So when I saw you today, I was like the Cui that Wei Shibo said The county venerable is on the right track." Qu Sanlang said with a smile.

Then his gaze dropped slightly on Mu Jiaojiao. "Besides, just two days ago, Wei Shibo sent a letter to my father, asking my father to select a few items suitable for women and children from the treasures this time, saying that his sister-in-law is about to give birth, and he I want to give them a few gifts. So combined with the current appearance of Mrs. Xianzun, I can confirm the identity of you two."

"You do have some eyesight." Cui Pu said coldly.

"Thank you Cui Xianzun for your compliment."

While the two were talking, they saw several servants walking in carrying four or five boxes.

"What is this?" Cui Pu raised his eyebrows.

"Actually, the items on the boat outside are not very good except for the jade comb. The real good things are in these boxes! To express my apology for today's incident, Mrs. Xianzun, you can feel free to Pick a few from here." Qu Sanlang smiled and ordered people to open the boxes one by one.

The quality and workmanship of the things here are much more refined than those on the ship, and almost everything is high-quality goods.

It's really a technical job to pick a few from here.

Mu Jiaojiao secretly laughed in her heart, and was about to ask Cui Pu to help her out, when a fierce roar came from outside——

"Qu, come out! Who told you to give away the jade comb? Didn't I tell you that it belongs to me? Who did you give it to? I'm going to beat them to death!"

(End of this chapter)