The wide road was no longer cold and terrifying. Now, people were coming and going, and it was very lively. Not far away, there was a tea house that wasn't too big. I walked straight towards it. Just as I was about to take a closer look, someone grabbed my leg. I lowered my head and saw a child in his teens. Although his clothes were patched, they were still clean and tidy. He was holding a bowl and begging. Although I had only been in this world for a few days, I could basically understand their language. He could roughly recognize some of them. I'm quite good at learning languages. I passed the CET-4 when I was a freshman, and I'm preparing to take the CET-6 when I'm a junior. Now…
I wandered for a while before being pulled back by the swaying of my legs. I began to grope around my waist, but there was no 'money'. Only now did I realize,' If I enter the teahouse, won't I be thrown out?'”
I was very glad. I bent down and said gently to the little beggar,"It hurts so much to kneel on the ground. Don't you have parents? I don't have any money on me now. I'll give you some when I come back later!”
The boy immediately stood up and glanced at me." If you don't have money, why are you going to the teahouse? Why don't you follow me? Judging from your appearance, you definitely have a loyal face. You definitely won't starve to death. How about it? Little lady?"
I was shocked. How could a little beggar see through me when I was wearing men's clothes? It seemed that there was always someone better. I turned around and walked to the stall selling rice cakes. Uncle asked,"Excuse me, where is the bigger pawnshop here?"”
A middle-aged man with a full beard peddled his wares while looking at me." You're a country bumpkin. You're a little older. I only have a pawnshop in the dynasty. One branch can buy an entire street of shops. It's not far ahead. Hurry up and make way. I still have business to do!"”
"I'm quite old-fashioned. Not only do I not know about the pawnshop, but I also don't know anything about this place.”
Sure enough, not far away, I could see the bright words "He Lou Pawnshop". I walked in and saw a young man. He wasn't handsome, but he was very clean.
" Thank you for coming. If there's anything, please come in." He walked into the inner room. There were four square tables with four chairs. I was invited to sit at the innermost table. Someone served me tea.
"It seems that the ancient people were very particular about ostentation when doing business!”I secretly admire him.
At this moment, a middle-aged man walked towards me." May I ask if this young master needs my help?”
" I'm not talented and I can't afford to pay for it at the moment. I want to use this item to exchange for some silver." As I said that, I took out a medium-sized luminous pearl from my chest pocket and handed it to him.
He took it and looked at it carefully. Then, with a respectful gaze, he asked carefully,"May I ask how much silver does Young Master want to use as collateral?”
I didn't know how much it was worth, but I was afraid that he would think that I was an amateur and deceive me. I extended two fingers. He shook his head and extended four fingers. I shook my head." Because I said 100 taels, but he only gave me 40. He's ridiculous." I was thinking about it when he slapped my thigh and immediately held my two fingers together. Just as I was guessing his thoughts, he stood up and gestured to the person behind him. In the blink of an eye, another man came up with a plate with a few banknotes in it.
The man in front of me gestured for me to count. I immediately understood that he was asking me to count the money. I slowly looked at the numbers on it and carefully identified them. Before I could finish checking, this man seemed to think that my slow movements were because he felt that the money was too little. He waved his hand again and brought over a plate with only one banknote on it. This time, I quickly recognized that it was 10,000 yuan.
I exclaimed repeatedly. It was actually worth so much money." My God, is it because I haven't spoken? Could it have risen to 100,000?”Before I could think about it, he came forward to shake my hand.
We had a deal. I took the 18,000 silver taels and left. Of course, I also asked the shopkeeper to exchange the remaining 200 silver taels for scattered silver taels.
I went to the big brother who sold the rice cakes and took out some silver. I waved it in front of him and he put on a fake smile." I can tell you're rich. Give me a few rice cakes."
" Ten," I said casually. He wrapped it up and handed it to me. I paid half a tael. He wanted change, but I stopped him." Take it as me thanking you for showing me the way." After he accepted it, he said," Thank you, Sir." It seemed that money could make a person's status rise rapidly.
I went to the teahouse again and took out a silver coin from my waist. I bent down and handed it to the little boy. He looked at me in surprise. I don't know if it was because of my actions or the money I gave him. I smiled at him and walked into the teahouse.
Under the guidance of my son, I sat at the last table near the window. I asked for the green tea that I liked the most. I asked my son about the place that sold flowers, birds and fish.
I was sipping tea while listening to the conversations around me. However, his thoughts were interrupted by exclamations.
They saw two people in luxurious clothes coming down from the second floor. Although they couldn't see their exact appearance, the word "elegant" was the most appropriate word to describe their actions. She was wearing a light blue long robe and purple boots. Just by dressing like this, she could charm a group of people. She walked down the stairs and seemed to be walking towards me. I subconsciously lowered my head because I had a problem. I blush when I look into the eyes of strangers.
The two of them sat diagonally in front of me, but they didn't notice me. I stole a few glances at them. The person sitting opposite me, whose face I could see, said, He was very beautiful, with fair skin, slightly red cheeks, single eyelids, and long eyelashes. He looked very much like a handsome man from the Korean version. The two of them sat opposite each other. Their voices were sometimes loud and sometimes soft, and their movements were gentle and soft. It was more like two 'ladies' chatting. The person facing me suddenly seemed to feel my gaze and slightly turned to look in my direction.
I tilted my head slightly to avoid his gaze, and a certain redness appeared on my face. I couldn't look anymore, so I could only look out the window. People were moving, men and women, old and young. The stall owners on the streets were shouting with all their might.
I began to plan what kind of flowers to buy because I wanted my house to be filled with the fragrance of flowers. I wanted my small tree, little butterflies, and little bees to accompany the flowers so that my house could also feel thriving. Thinking of this, I immediately stood up, paid the bill, and walked out of the teahouse. He quickly walked in the direction the waiter had pointed out.
At this moment, I didn't know that there were two burning gazes staring at me from behind.
I finally arrived at the flower market: a dazzling array of colors and flowers. Although they were not as expensive as the flowers in the imperial garden, they were very beautiful and had their own characteristics. I know a lot about flowers, but I can only say that I know a few varieties here. Because I believe that in the modern day, there are almost no flowers in the flower market that I don't recognize. In ancient times, there were many varieties that I didn't recognize.
I suddenly found my favorite flower: Rose. I ran forward in surprise, wanting to smell its fragrance. " Achoo…" I sneezed three times. How is that possible? Could it be that my body is allergic to pollen? My tears were already about to fall. How am I supposed to live? I love flowers as much as my life. Why would I possess someone who is allergic to pollen? Could it be that the heavens are deliberately messing with me because I'm living too well here?
"How tragic! How tragic!" I sighed, my eyes filled with grief.
The boss, who was standing behind the flowers, saw my pained expression and went up to talk to me." Miss, I don't like the ones with strong fragrance. Here," he pointed at the last row of flowers that were also blooming vigorously." This is purple orchid. The fragrance is light, but it can refresh you if you smell it for a long time. Why don't I give you this plate to try?"
He picked up the flower pot with both hands and placed it in front of me. I didn't use my nose to smell it directly. I just fanned my nose with my hand. As expected, it didn't have such a strong reaction. I took a deep breath. It seemed that this was the flower that suited me now.
When the boss saw me, he made a strange movement. He was first stunned and then began to introduce its benefits to me.
How would he know that this method of smelling was the way the teacher told me a story during my first chemistry class in junior high school? I still remember it vividly!
After some haggling, I bought two pots for six copper coins. I held one in each hand and walked briskly. I suddenly stopped because it was too conspicuous to go back now. I decided to take a stroll here.
I carried the flowers and walked slowly. I couldn't just watch the show. I had to remember the way back.
By the roadside, there was a shop selling cloth. A young girl stood at the door. She had big eyes, a small mouth, and exquisite facial features. She wasn't pretty, but she was very cute. She was my type.
I came in front of her and she warmly invited me inside. On the three meter long counter, there were various colors of fabric. She patiently introduced them. Seeing that I didn't say anything, she smiled and asked me, May I ask what kind of clothes Young Master wants to make?"
I thought for a moment." I want white, red, and light blue! I'll take the white one for ten feet, the red one for a shawl, and the light blue one for a long robe.”I pointed at the fabric on the counter.
"These are all ordinary cloth. Does Young Master want something better?"
I thought for a moment,"Most people can't dress too well. They'll be easily robbed. Only good underwear will be comfortable enough." After thinking for a moment, I said to her,"I want the white ones made of high-quality silk, the red ones made of coarse cloth, and the light blue ones made of coarse cloth. How many days will it take for these clothes of mine to be done?”
"You need to ask our boss about this. Wait a moment, let the master take your size first!”
After taking the size, the boss asked me to pick up the goods in three days. The boss is a smart person. Without me saying anything, she knew that I wanted women's clothes. I asked them to cut three feet of the white cloth first. I'll take it away now. I carried the flowers and the cloth bag, and then walked forward. Suddenly, I felt my stomach growling. At this time, I remembered that I hadn't even eaten Chinese food. It was already this time, how could I not be hungry?
I started to walk back. On the right side of Dao De, there is a 'Cloud Coming Zhai'. I think it should be a restaurant, right?
I swaggered in and saw that there were eight tables in the hall on the first floor. The guests were all wearing black shirts and black hats. The brim of the hat was very wide, so they didn't have to take off their hats when eating.
I was just about to ask the shopkeeper," Is there any delicious food here?"
Before I could finish, a man in black blocked my way." Sir, please go to another shop. We'll reserve the entire store."
I saw that this place was indeed not suitable for eating. It was actually some 'black faces' who were disgusting. I turned around to leave when I heard a very rough voice coming from inside." Let him in! Why was he so blind? Didn't he see that this young master was holding so many things?”
As soon as I finished speaking, the black-robed man from before appeared in front of me with a swoosh." Young Master, please come in." He stretched out his hand and made a 'please' gesture.
I wanted to walk around him, but I realized that he could block my way with just a light lift of his leg.
I admitted it." If you don't want to go, then don't go. I'm saving myself the trouble of turning around." I pouted softly.
I sat down in a corner on the first floor. The waiter came up to me and asked me what I wanted to order. I asked him to order some special dishes. They were not too salty or too spicy. It was best to come up quickly because I had already rushed for half a day.
The waiter's voice was very strange because his entire body was trembling. After ordering the dishes, he disappeared in a flash.
In the hall, I could only hear the faint sound of chopsticks hitting plates. It was as if they were all looking at me.
I ignored their gazes and sat on the chair alone to observe my Violet Orchid Fragrance. It's strange. Why am I not allergic to it? I pondered.
" The dishes are all served." I didn't look up at the waiter. I just picked up my chopsticks and started eating. " It's stir-fried vegetables with mushrooms. I can't tell what it is, but it tastes very fragrant." I smiled as I ate and nodded in satisfaction.
After finishing the last vegetable, I stood up and wanted to go to the front desk to settle the bill. All the men in black in the hall stood up and looked at me in unison." I don't mean to dine and dash. I just want to settle the bill at the counter. Please calm down. I don't mean anything else." I replied to their frightening actions with a trembling voice.
They just stood there, their eyes following me. I went to the counter, but there was no one inside. I wanted to shout, but I immediately covered my mouth with my hand." Boss must have been scared away."
I took out two taels of silver from my waist and placed them on the counter. I turned around to face the man in black and forced a smile."As you can see, I've put the silver here. You can testify that I've paid.”After saying that, I picked up my things and ran, but I was pulled by an invisible force. My feet were moving but I still stayed in place.
I was forcefully lifted up by a large hand. "Which blind bastard is it? Didn't I tell you? I've already paid, why aren't you letting me go? Put me down, I'm about to be strangled to death! Bastard, let go of me…" I was cursing to my heart's content when I felt the strength on my neck increase.'A wise man doesn't fight when the odds are against him.' I stopped struggling.
As expected, I was put down the moment I stopped cursing.
Before I could turn around, a man in black with a black veil appeared in front of me. He walked around me as if he was looking at animals in a zoo." What are you looking at? Haven't you seen a handsome guy before?”I asked boldly.
He suddenly stopped and looked at me." What's your name?"
"Why should I tell you my name? I don't know you."
" Alright, dead people don't deserve names…" As soon as he finished speaking, he grabbed my neck and threw me out.
My vision turned black, thinking that this time, I would at least break my butt into two halves. Unexpectedly, I landed on a soft place, and there was a smell of 'musk'. Then, I heard the rough voice just now," Qing' er, your hand is too heavy. How can you be so unsympathetic?”
"Yes, Master is right. I was wrong. Please punish me, Cult Master."
"Punishment? Forget it. Don't be so petty next time. Go down."
I felt the warmth on my body disappear. I opened my eyes and saw a man in a light purple robe standing in front of me. He bowed to me." May I ask if you can tell me your name?”
I looked at him blankly. Although he was wearing a black mask, he still looked very handsome. There was a sword on his waist and a silver hairpin in his hair. At the end of the silver hairpin were three small silver beads. There was also a silver earring on his left ear with three silver beads. He was very beautiful.
I'm drooling.
He leaned his face close to mine." Have you seen enough?”
I replied casually,"I've seen enough"---and my face turned as red as a big apple.
He was also stunned, then he took a step back." I can't let others look at me for nothing. There's a price to pay. See if you can leave anything behind?”
I'm embarrassed. Even if you're very beautiful! But I only took a glance at you in the mask, and I have to pay the price. Your skin is even thicker than the city wall?
"Aren't you standing there for others to see? "If you're afraid of being seen, don't come out," I replied in a low voice. After saying this, I regretted it. Besides, it's the 'Lord' and its martial arts must be very high. It's not a good thing for me to offend him. I subconsciously stuck out my tongue.
This small action did not escape his eyes. He replied with a smile,"I had no choice but to come out to save you. You have to take responsibility. Your name, I'll come back to you after I'm done with my business."
" Will you let me go if I tell you?"”
" Of course, I never go back on my word, but if I'm cheated, then that person's life and death are not up to him." He glanced at me from the corner of his eye.
"Just keep your word. Is this what a man should be like? I'll be frank and let you know: My name is Wang Yating. This is my real name in the 21st century.
" Wang Yating, I'll remember this. If you lie, I'll make you pay double the price. Haha!" With a laugh, the person disappeared without a trace.
I didn't think much about it anymore. I picked up the flowers and cloth on the ground and walked out of this place.
I swear I will never step foot in this place again.
After this ordeal, the sky was already dark and there were fewer people on the streets. Some people were even carrying lanterns. It was obvious that it was getting late. I looked back and confirmed that no one was following me.
I came to the Earth Temple and paid my respects to him. "Because I still have to rely on him as my 'protective umbrella' in the future?”
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