female catcher

Chapter 137 Purple Jade Grapes
Lin Yu walked to the table with a smile, stopped the buddy from packing up the brocade box, and asked him to fetch some small handles and jade pendants.Xia Chu wanted to refuse, but was also worried that Jiang Xiyuan's face would be swept away by his poverty, so he could only silently figure out some reason to prevaricate and leave this place full of gold and jade as soon as possible.

Lin Yu opened the amphibious ornament with branches and took a closer look, "It's really good, there are no such good things in the shops in Xijing." He closed the box again, "Dong Qianshou has rarely made this kind of thing in recent years. It’s a big ornament. It’s a pity to take it out and sell it.”

"Dong Qianshou's?" Jiang Xiyuan pressed his hand on the lid of the box when he heard it, "Real product?"

"When did Tiangongfang sell fake things?" Lin Yu moved the box in front of him.

"Most of Dong Qianshou's works are about literati's elegant and interesting subjects. This kind of lovebirds with branches is not like his style."

"That's right." Lin Yu smiled indifferently, and had no intention of explaining Jiang Xiyuan's question.

Jiang Xiyuan folded his arms and looked at the box, then stretched out his hand and smiled at Lin Yu, "I'll take another look."

Looking at it coldly, Xia Chu always felt that there was a feeling of incompatibility between these two people. It could be said that there was a festival, but they were not quite alike. The relationship seemed to be very delicate.Could it be a rival in love?

The clerk brought over several wooden trays covered with flannel and put them on the table, "My lord, my lord, let's see if you agree with these."

Xia Chu stepped forward and pretended to look at it seriously, and was about to say something like 'Young Master Huang doesn't like gold and jade objects very much', when she caught a glimpse of something in the corner of the wooden plate from the corner of her eye, her eyes lit up, and she reached out to take it out. come over.

This is an oval pendant carved from purple jade, only half the size of a baby's palm.The color in the center of the pendant is thicker, and the edge is slightly lighter. The most purple part is carved into a small bunch of crystal clear grapes, hanging between the vines and leaves.

The silk rope and tassels of the pendant are two-color green, as if vines are extending from the leaves. Although it is not as well carved as the lovebird just now, it is a rather ingenious little object.

"Man, how much is this?" Xia Chu asked, holding the grapes in his palm.

"This..." The man looked at Lin Yu, and Lin Yu walked over, took a look and said with a smile: "This thing should be cut from a large piece of material for apprentices to practice their hands, the price... , Young Master Xia wants this one? I still have some good ones from Ziyu."

"I don't want purple jade, I just want this bunch of grapes." Xia Chu clenched his fingers into fists and smiled, "Boss... please give me a real price."

Lin Yu looked at her, his eyes curved into crooked lines, and Xia Chu was a little hairy when he laughed, thinking that he would offer some wicked price, but Lin Yu waved his hand after a while, "Small things, Xia Chu Take the head if you like it. When I was in Xijing, I also heard about Xia’s arrest of the head, and it is fate to meet today."

"My boss means..."

"It's counted as a gift." Lin Yu turned to Jiang Xiyuan and said with a smile: "My lord, I can't afford to give away the lovebird ornaments, but it's kind of friendly anyway. 350 taels should be considered a real price, right?"

Jiang Xiyuan was drinking tea, choked for a while, and looked up at Lin Yu, "Then please Mr. Lin to wrap it up for me."

Xia Chu was startled by the figure of 350 taels, holding the grape pendant in his hand, he didn't dare to ask the price anymore, he wanted to put it back to say thank you but he was reluctant.It wasn't until Jiang Xiyuan called her to go that she followed timidly. When she got to Lin Yu's side, she moved her mouth, but she didn't say anything.He blushed and went out.

After walking for a while, Xia Chu stopped, "No, sir, you should lend me some money, I still have to pay for this jade pendant. It's shameful to take something from someone for nothing when we first meet."

"For nothing?" Jiang Xiyuan laughed at her foolishly, "How much is that thing of yours, and he sold me this ornament, and the shop will not be open for a year."

"It's expensive?" Hearing what he said, Xia Chu felt a little overwhelmed, and said with a smile, "Then you still buy it."

"Jade is priceless. What's more, the emperor likes Dong Qianshou's things. Everyone Dong is old, and they rarely make things in the past few years. I still have people looking for me in Xijing. This Lin Yu probably heard the wind." Jiang Xiyuan looked at the brocade-wrapped box in his hand, "Although this ornament is not the work of Mr. Dong at his peak, it is rare and expensive. 350 taels is not a real price, but it is not considered extortion."

"Give it to the emperor! That's not expensive." Xia Chu chuckled twice, "My lord, are you rivals in love with Mr. Lin? Have you ever offended his beloved girl? I see how he treats you You're smiling a little naughty."

"It's a bit of a festival, but it's over, I don't know him well." Jiang Xiyuan stopped and turned around and said: "I am not a rival in love with him, don't guess, I can't afford to offend his beloved girl."

"And what about the girl you can't afford?"

"His beloved girl is now Princess Anyuan, who is the elder brother of the emperor's younger sister."

Xia Chu scratched his neck, thought for a while and said, "My lord, please say it again, why do I think I don't understand?"

Jiang Xiyuan thought for a while, "It's too complicated, let me tell you a story when I have time."

At the entrance of Tiangongfang, Lin Yu leaned on the door frame with arms folded, watched Jiang Xiyuan and Xia Chu go away with a smile, and turned back into the shop.Wan Jing lifted the curtain from the side door and walked out, looked at the door, "What are you laughing at?"

"Jiang Xiyuan came just now, and I sold Dong Qianshou's lovebird ornament to him."

"What a coincidence?" Wan Jing pursed her lips and smiled, "It was originally intended to be sold to him, but now I don't have to go to Xijing to get it. It can be seen that he has a predestined relationship with this thing."

"One more thing." Lin Yu grabbed Wan Jing's shoulders and let her sit down in front of the tea table, pointing to the two cups on the table, "The one who came with Jiang Xiyuan was a young man surnamed Xia."

"Xia?" Wan Jing turned her head and thought for a while, "Could it be the person Li Tan mentioned last time?"

"I don't know. But it's a coincidence that he also wants to buy a gift for his friend's wedding." Lin Yu raised his eyebrows, "I gave him the thing he picked. It's a grape purple jade pendant. Turn around and pay attention."

"What are you doing spying on?" Wan Jing glanced at him, "Although I am a princess now, he is also the emperor after all. So what if the results come out?"

"Just curious. In the storytelling of operas, the emperor usually goes out of the palace in micro-clothes for a woman, but your brother is with a man. Su Yi used to..." Lin Yu stopped abruptly when he said this, and glanced at Wan Jing , "Xijing is just boring."

Wan Jing lowered her eyes in silence for a moment, then said faintly: "Maybe the palace is even more boring. Every time I enter the palace, I feel that place is cold, and when I think about it, I feel that even though he is the king of a country, he is lonely and pitiful. It doesn't matter whether you are precocious or mature, in the end, you are just a young man who has not reached the weak crown."

Lin Yu touched his nose, "I'm too playful. Forget it, I won't mention it."

Wanjing nodded silently and poured herself a cup of tea.She always felt that Su Zhen and Zhang He were somewhat similar, and they both had a lonely tone that would stand out in the noisy crowd.But Su Zhen may be much luckier than Zhang He, after all, he is about to get married, I hope Jiang Xiyuan's younger sister is a girl who knows her words well.

On the streets of Guanyang City, where the sun was shining brightly, Jiang Xiyuan was carrying his ornaments, Xia Chu was carrying her pendant, the two of them ate the so-called 'gourd feast' and walked slowly to the yamen.

"A gimmick." Xia Chu said, "I thought what I was eating was a gourd, but it turned out that I just put the food in a ladle."

"The gourds are all carved with story paintings. Taste the dishes and appreciate the paintings to see the romantic stories. It's an elegant thing about the literati in Yangcheng. Why are you so critical?"

"Cook well when you cook, and draw well when you paint, so that you can't enjoy eating, and you can't see clearly. Literati are so coaxing." Xia Chu wrinkled his nose, "Besides, my lord, you Don't you have any bad associations?"

"What association?"

"What is being fed with a scoop!"

Jiang Xiyuan felt so depressed!What a shame to eat this meal.

He wondered again why he would like Xia Chu, this poor, stubborn, sharp-tongued guy, and completely incomprehensible style, any delicate thing should be measured by its practical value when it comes to her.

He doesn't read much, his handwriting is ugly, and he is useless except for being able to solve crimes.

"My lord, what are you muttering about?" Xia Chu pinched Jiang Xiyuan's arm, slightly raised his face to look at Jiang Xiyuan, who had a cloudy forehead, "You're secretly scolding me?"

"Why bother to scold you secretly."

Xia Chu laughed loudly, "When the gourds grow, I will cook a real gourd feast for you, my lord."

"Can gourds be eaten?" Jiang Xiyuan turned to look at her.

"Of course." Xia Chu also looked at him, "Peel the green gourd and grate it into shreds. When it's fresh, you can mix it with stuffing and steamed buns to make dumplings. Dried gourd shreds, steamed meat and stewed vegetables are delicious."

Under the bright sunlight, Xiachu's eyes and smile were very vivid, with a hint of complacency, as if he was saying something special, like golden dew plums blooming on the edge of mountains and fields in summer, vibrant and dazzling.

Jiang Xiyuan's heart skipped a beat, he smiled and turned his head away.

It was not past noon when we returned to the Yamen.Xia Chu and Jiang Xiyuan came back before they could catch their breath, and Chang Qing came back. When they walked in, they took big steps, their clothes fluttered, and their whole body was full of pride.

"My lord! Boss!" Chang Qing raised his arms and greeted him loudly, and entered the room in three steps at a time.

"Why did you come back so soon?" Xia Chu asked in surprise.

"Hey." Chang Qing sat on the lower seat, took a sip of tea and said, "I didn't go to Liujiabao."

"What do you mean? You didn't go? You didn't go you..."

"Don't worry, don't worry." Chang Qing waved his hand, "That's what happened. Detective Guan Yang and I arrived in Liangcheng, first went to the yamen, handed over the letter from County Magistrate Liu, and he was very happy to send him away. Hurry up and go to Liujiabao with us. I chatted with these two guys on the way, and they said that the yamen in Gyeonggi are busy with the drought relief in Xingzhou." He glanced at Jiang Xiyuan, "Your Excellency supervised it." thing."

"Talk about yourself." Jiang Xiyuan frowned, "Talk about the key points."

"Yes. The Liangcheng policeman complained a little bit, saying that Gyeonggi is also in drought this year, and it hasn't rained since summer, and all the grain has been given to Xingzhou. If the grain harvest in Gyeonggi fails this year, I don't know where to support Gyeonggi." Chang Qing stopped at this point, looked at Chu Xia and raised her eyebrows.

Xia Chu didn't realize it all of a sudden, his eyes lit up after he was stunned for a while, and he snapped his fingers, "Understood!"

Chang Qing chuckled, and Xia Chu also laughed.Jiang Xiyuan looked at the two of them in bewilderment, and asked Xia Chu, "What do you understand?"

"Things have come together." Xia Chu supported the table and stood up, "My lord, I'm going back to Beijing! Are you with me? If we do, I'll tell you in detail on the way."

Jiang Xiyuan also stood up, "Leave now? You're still limping."

"Let's go now." Xia Chu turned his head and smiled at him, "I want a carriage, what a big deal."

(End of this chapter)