Queen of the Black Phoenix

Chapter 320 The Folkways of Xi Country

"My lord, the jade pendant you chose is really beautiful. It matches your complexion very well. It looks very expensive. It only costs eighty coins." to sell things at his booth.

The thing said to be a jade pendant actually has no color at all.

It was probably polished with a stone, and a layer of oil wax was applied on the outside, so it looks shiny.

The skinny man would naturally not admit that it was oil wax.

He even touched the oil wax and said exaggeratedly: "Touch it, this warm feeling, this is the nephrite I have worked so hard to get from Shen Guo, and all the scholars in Shen State wear it, I think you are like a scholar , this piece of nephrite really suits you."

In less than a while, this oil-waxed stone has changed from ordinary jade to top-grade nephrite, and it is still nephrite from a source.

And it only sells for eighty coins.

The price is surprisingly low.

Perhaps the middle-aged man encountered such a sales promotion for the first time, he was very dazed, and he was forced to talk for a long time.

But he was a little embarrassed.

In fact, he wanted to pay for it at the earliest time. Bashiwen is really so cheap that it is beyond words.

But he digs and digs...and discovers something.

He never takes money with him.

Fortunately, just when the embarrassment reached the extreme, another man appeared.

The man was more personable and looked like a wise scholar.

Because he has a beautiful beard, neatly trimmed.

But at this moment, he was holding a handful of candied haws, which was a bit weird.

He also saw the person being entangled by a skinny man, and he was also stunned for a while.

"Brother Xi, didn't you tell me to wait for me at the bridge? Why did you come here?"

"He asked me to buy his stones, but I have no money." The middle-aged man said in embarrassment.

"It's not a stone, it's nephrite. Shen Guowen's favorite nephrite is only [-] liters. If you can't buy it for [-] liters, you will suffer a loss. If you can't buy it, you will regret it. If you don't buy it, you will regret it." The skinny man saw someone coming, and shouted again stand up.

The national teacher quickly paid the money.

Holding candied haws in one hand and dragging the middle-aged scholar's sleeve with the other, he ran away in a panic.

Because he paid so readily, the skinny man thought he could sell another piece of nephrite jade, so he stretched out his hand and tugged at the hem of his clothes.

Fortunately, the hem of the national teacher's clothes was very slippery, and it was easy to break free.

The national teacher dragged the middle-aged scholar to run.

border town.

The small street is very busy.

The lights flicker.

The two ran and ran to a bridge.

There is no one under the bridge, it is very quiet.

Because I ran a little far, there are no small buildings around.

Naturally, no one stood on the small building and regarded them as scenery.

I ran here in one breath.

The national teacher was panting, and in the dark night, there was the sound of "huhuhu", and the sound of water under the bridge "squeaking".

These two voices are intertwined, a little weird and a little gentle.

The national teacher felt that one of his hands was a little sticky, only to realize that the sugar from the candied haws had melted and landed on his hand.

And the other hand is a little sore.

Because he had been holding on to a person's clothes so tightly that his hands were sore.

He let go of the hem of his coat, and took a handkerchief from his sleeve pocket.

He took out his handkerchief, wiped the stick of candied haws so that it was no longer sticky when shaking hands, and then handed the candied haws to the other party.

The middle-aged man took the candied haws and took a serious bite.

Her mouth is a bit big, not the kind of small cherry mouth.

It was just a big bite, biting off a candy, and chewing it seriously.

Until he finished eating, he stuck out his tongue and gently licked the sweet and sour on his lips.

"How did you bring money? You ran away so fast?" When she was about to eat the second candied haws, she remembered this and asked.

"I have fled before, and I know that buying food requires money, and knowing how to run is easy to hide myself." The national teacher said dryly.

A little proud after speaking.

He is probably the most experienced national teacher in all dynasties.

Not only has he been out of the palace, but he has also seen various scenery in the world.

The middle-aged man nodded, without asking why, he ate candied haws seriously.

He is very good at eating, and he ate three candied haws by himself.

Seriously ate all of them.

The national teacher has been sitting by his side, watching seriously, he thought, how did such a food-loving person survive after being imprisoned in Xihe Palace for so many years?

"Let's go." After eating the candied haws, he stood up and walked out from under the dark bridge, and the two of them slowly merged into the crowd again.

The national teacher walked behind him.

I really want to ask: "Are you okay?"

The national teacher didn't ask.

He turned around in the crowd and shouted loudly: "Over there, there are scones over there, go and have a look, hurry up."

The national teacher stepped forward, and the hem of his clothes was caught. He shook his head helplessly. He knew that it was because she didn't bring money, but he did.

……

Shenyou, brothers and Fat Da are also on the street.

Shenyou did not expect that her mother would go shopping with the national teacher.

Thinking of the solemn and solemn Mr. Guo with a long beard and his mother dressed as a middle-aged scholar with flying hair, Shenyou really didn't know what the two big men looked like. What was it like to go shopping?
That must be extremely weird.

Extremely weird.

Along the way, she also knew that her mother and the national teacher were old.

Not to have an affair, but we must know each other.

Moreover, national teachers cannot marry for a lifetime. This is the rule of the past dynasties and has never been broken.

"In the market, there is a bakery shop. The baked cakes are delicious. You must try them." Fatty said enthusiastically.

Shenyou wandered around the market to see if he could meet her mother.

But after walking for so long, I haven't met him yet.

In the end, I followed Fatty to the bakery.

She is also hungry.

She was indeed born by her mother, a thief could eat her.

A group of people squeezed through the turbulent crowd, and finally squeezed into the bakery.

Then saw a group of people.

It's not God Bless's mother and national teacher.

Instead, a few arrogant men surrounded the bakery.

The owner of the bakery shop is not baking cakes, he is holding up the iron tongs for holding the cakes and waving them around.

His face flushed red, he was very nervous, and he shouted in a sharp voice: "I have already paid the protection fee, and you said that my business is good, so I paid [-]% more, what else do you want? You are too aggressive, today I will Fighting with you."

Describe the arrogant men, wearing uniform black soap suits.

They look a bit like official servants, but each of them has a black belt on his head, which is not the same.

Shenyou didn't understand that people from Xiguo didn't understand, so he poked Xiaopang and asked, "Who are these people?"

Fat Da didn't expect to see such a scene. He was a little ashamed. He always said that Xiguo's security is very good, and he is smart. Although he loves money too much and likes to deceive people, it is not too bad.

"These people are bullies here." It was Ah Xun who answered.

Ah Xun is really well-read. He has read about this kind of thing in books. Of course, he has never actually seen it. The first time he saw it, it was amazing.

"Just extorting money like this, won't others care?" Shen You was very surprised, this scene would never happen in Shen Country.

Shen Guo also has bad people, but none are so aboveboard.

A Lu also explained: "The bullies in the Xi Kingdom are also recognized by the government. They also have household registrations in the government, and they also have to pay taxes to the government."

The owner of the pancake shop holding iron tongs saw that no one came to take care of him, so he finally shouted in a trembling voice: "Please let me go, my daughter is getting married, and the other party asks for hardware as a dowry, and then I will give it to you." If you pay [-]% of the protection fee, my daughter will not be able to marry, so I beg you to do me a favor."

Fatty couldn't stand it anymore, he rushed forward impulsively, and said angrily: "You guys are deceiving people too much."

A Lu shook his head, thinking that Xiaopang was too impulsive, but thinking about it, Xiaopang is from Xiguo, and he can understand when he sees his elders being bullied and wants to stand out.

"Who are you? Do you want to stand out? Or are you Lao Wu's son-in-law? If you were his son-in-law, you would need less dowry, and old man Wu would have the money to pay the protection fee, and you don't have to show up here. "The leading man in soap said with a smile.

The fat ones have gone out, God bless them naturally have to go out.

Shenyou came out, Ah Xun came out, A Lu came out, and these soap-clothed men were all grinning.

He even said obscenities: "Hey, these few are not all son-in-laws, old man, how many times do you have a daughter, why don't you let your daughter stay with us for a few nights, we will waive your protection fee, and you don't want to Work hard to pay for the dowry."

Xiao Wu came out with the iron ball on his back, he walked last, because he had to put away all the gadgets he was carrying before he came over, and then he picked up the speaker with one hand.

Originally thought that a fight was inevitable, even God Bless was ready.

But unexpectedly, the men in soap clothes behind this man quickly retreated, and at the same time, the crowd watching the excitement also retreated quickly.

Even the old man Wu who was holding the iron tongs put down the iron tongs with a pale face.

He said with a look of panic: "You guys go away, strangers."

Shenyou looked puzzled: "Why?"

"They went to report to the officials, and the officials will come in a while. If they don't leave, it will be too late." The old man said while turning the cake with iron tongs.

The cake is almost cooked and steaming hot.

(End of this chapter)