The jade pendant connects the past and present; the exiled crown prince's wife takes her entire

The day passed peacefully.

In the evening, after everyone had fallen asleep, Jiang Jinning quietly opened her eyes, clutching the three spider lily hairpins in her hand.

Be careful in everything.

Song Qingyan whispered his instructions.

Jiang Jinning nodded repeatedly, silently chanting in her heart, and then a flash appeared in her palm.

She left in a hurry, so naturally she didn't know what happened after she left.

Jiang Jinning arrived at the familiar alleyway. She knew the way around the street very well.

As she left the alley, she subconsciously glanced at the large clock in the center.

Jiang Jinning vaguely understood the meaning of these symbols from the words of passersby and Liang Cheng, as well as from the price tags when buying things. They were a kind of counting symbol called Arabic numerals, which people here used to express quantities, and it was much simpler than those complicated characters.

At this moment, the bottom of the clock face displays July 5, 2026.

Jiang Jinning remembered that the first time she came here, she drew two talismans, number 28. She had only come a few times since then, with intervals of one or two days. However, the flow rate here varied. This time, it was the same as Da Li's, with an interval of one day.

Jiang Jinning didn't understand the reason, nor did she think much of it, and quickly went to find Liang Cheng.

Liang Cheng wasn't very busy at the moment, but there were three girls dressed in black dresses and with silver hair surrounding her stall. One of them was the woman who bought the hairpin last time.

When Jiang Jinning arrived, she was even more excited than Liang Cheng.

"It's her, it's her! The hair ornaments I make are the most beautiful on this street. Look at the flowers in my hair, aren't they more lively than the others? Oh my, the ones she's holding are even more perfect than the ones in my hair!"

Her two companions nodded repeatedly and leaned closer to look at the hairpin in Jiang Jinning's hand.

"The length of these protruding stamens is just right, and the beads on them make the flowers look like they're alive. Frog Fun, Little Silver, your recommendation is really good."

"I saw you wearing it yesterday, and I even searched for it on Xianyu (a second-hand marketplace). There were some cheaper ones and some similar ones, and they did look the same, but they didn't look as good in the photos. This one caught my eye immediately."

Jiang Jinning then realized that the person who had so generously bought her hairpin was called Xiao Yinzi. At that moment, Xiao Yinzi was staring intently at the hairpin in Jiang Jinning's hand.

Even though Jiang Jinning told herself to relax, she still couldn't help but want to run away when she was being looked at by these three people with white and green hair.

The people here are so strange, why do they dye their hair this color? But after looking at it for a while, it actually looks pretty good.

"Alright, alright, don't scare my money tree." Liang Cheng rescued Jiang Jinning and took out one of the hairpins. "Hey, this time I have one, and I absolutely can't give it to you."

Little Silver rolled her eyes: "Who wants to take it from you? You're so stingy. My friends each have one, so I don't need any. But I'd like to order a few hairpins..."

Liang Cheng noticed that Jiang Jinning was somewhat afraid of Xiao Yinzi's attire, so she took over the conversation.

"Here's the thing, Xiaoyinzi is a blogger. She posted a vlog online yesterday, and a lot of people asked about her hairpins. She's thinking of giving away ten to her fans and is asking if you'd like to do it. There's no rush; you can make them within half a month."

"That's right," Xiao Yinzi said with a smile, "I want this style from today. As for the price, I've already ordered ten, so can you give me a discount? Just give me six hundred in total."

Little Silver made a pleading expression and clasped his hands together.

Jiang Jin was delighted that someone was buying her hand-wrapped flowers at a much higher price than Da Li's. Just as she was about to agree, Liang Cheng stopped her immediately. Her eyes were firm and calm, and she was still smiling, but you could tell that she was just the right amount of unhappy. However, her words were still straightforward and not annoying.

"Hey, you old hag, you can't bully a little princess from the South like this. Ten for 750, not a penny less. This is a custom order, and I need it urgently. I'm already being lenient by not charging you a queue-jumping fee. But you're going too far by haggling down to 600. You can't treat people like slaves."

Xiao Yinzi wasn't necessarily after a low price; he was just trying it out. When he realized he couldn't get the price down, he stopped pressuring it.

"Seven hundred and fifty, it's seven hundred and fifty. What's the rush?"

The two exchanged a few words, with Jiang Jinning remaining silent and watching quietly from the side.

So this is how business can be done! If it weren't for Liang Cheng, she would have definitely agreed, but Liang Cheng did it. She's really amazing!

The group discussed some more details, and Xiao Yinzi gave a deposit of three hundred, thus finalizing the matter.

"Miss, you look very young. I heard you're from the South? Are you here with your parents for a trip and to work part-time? Why are you here at this time of year? Winter is much more fun."

"Go away, don't talk to my money tree too much, it'll ruin your luck." Liang Cheng laughed and shooed him away, putting her hands on her hips and pretending to be angry.

Although Liang Cheng never inquired about Jiang Jinning's identity, she noticed that Jiang Jinning always wore the same clothes and was always alone, so she vaguely guessed that Jiang Jinning actually had no family and was living a hard life. However, knowing this was one thing, but she didn't want others to look down on her because of it, so she always told others that she was from the south and was here to experience life.

"Look at you, how much money will you lose by looking at me? You're so stingy. Alright, I'm leaving now. I'll come back in a while. I'm going out of town for the next few days, so don't miss me."

"Get lost, who wants to think about you?"

After Xiao Yinzi left, Liang Cheng gave Jiang Jinning 300 yuan in cash, and also gave her the money from the two hairpins sold that day, including her own. She would still only take a 5 yuan cut from those two hairpins.

Jiang Jinning didn't understand how the commission was calculated here, but in Dali, when consigning handkerchiefs and other items, half of the commission was taken.

Liang Cheng treated her well, but she couldn't take it for granted forever.

"Sister Liang, I'm not quite sure how the commission is calculated, but I feel that what you're asking for is too little, and it makes me uneasy."

Perhaps seeing the girl's stubborn expression, Liang Cheng knew that although she looked gentle, she was actually very strong-willed, so she carefully said, "Actually, the commission I take from consignment is really not much. Generally, it's only a few to fifteen yuan per piece, depending on the style. These few of yours were sold directly by customers who liked them, so I'm taking advantage of you. How about this, I'll take the normal commission for the hairpins from now on."

Unable to refuse, Jiang Jinning finally had to agree.

Soon, Liang Cheng's stall was surrounded by people. Jiang Jinning said goodbye to Liang Cheng, clutching the large sum of money in her hand, and ran towards the toy crossbow stall.

She has over 500 yuan now, enough to buy a toy crossbow for the little general!

However, she was dumbfounded when she got to the stall.

The crossbow she had her eye on last time was no longer available, but the stall had other crossbows, which were more expensive. Although they looked more exquisite and perhaps better made than the previous one, the price had doubled.

Jiang Jinning was terrified and at a loss.

She couldn't understand why a crossbow meant for playing with was selling so well.

The stall wasn't too busy today. After seeing off a customer, the owner noticed Jiang Jinning staring at his new product and assumed she had her eye on it. He smiled and explained, "This one has already been ordered; we don't have any in stock."

What?

Even the ones that cost a little over a thousand yuan were bought up.

Jiang Jinning's eyes suddenly reddened, and she was about to cry.