"Boatman, is there a silk shop or a tailor shop on the island?" Your Excellency asked.
The boatman said: "There is no such thing, but there is a kind man on the island who has set up a rescue station. Usually when people fall into the water while swimming in the lake, they can go to his place to change clothes or something."
After the boat docked, your young master went straight to the rescue station mentioned by the boatman. Ye Jiayao followed him. Her gourmet plan fell on him, so she had to follow him closely.
After a stick of incense, the noble young master turned into a commoner boy, wearing a khaki short jacket. Because he was tall and had long legs, his trousers were much shorter and turned into cropped trousers. His appearance was very funny. Ye Jiayao looked at it forbearance. Can't help but want to laugh.
The noble prince was extremely disgusted and said depressedly: "What a shabby rescue station. Just such tattered clothes cost two taels of silver."
Ye Jiayao gloated: "Who asked you to wear clouds and green clothes? If not to rip off your rich people, who would you rip off?"
Now that I think about it, it only costs a hundred coppers, which is so cheap, and I suddenly feel mentally balanced.
"It's all you. If you hadn't torn my clothes, would I be wearing this?" Your Majesty complained. His grooms all wore better clothes than this.
Ye Jiayao snorted and said, "How can you, a big man, be so small-minded? Don't you find it annoying to talk about nonsense?"
"You young masters are just squeamish, pretentious, and spoiled. Even the smallest thing makes you feel like the sky is falling. If one day your family becomes unreliable, I'll see what you will do." Ye Jiayao said in an old-fashioned way. She was much taller, but she still had a childlike look on her face and her beard hadn't even grown yet. She was definitely younger than her, so she naturally acted like an older sister.
"A man must be able to bend and stretch. What's wrong with wearing homespun clothes? He can't survive? There are still many people in the world who can't even wear cloth clothes. The whole family only has one pair of trousers. They only have one belt to hang themselves, and they have to line up. , compared with them, you are extremely lucky, so stop whining."
When the noble master heard about this situation for the first time, he thought it was incredible: "The whole family only has one pair of trousers, so how can we wear them?"
Ye Jiayao raised her eyebrows and said, "How to wear it? Those who need to go out should wear it, and those who don't have to wear it should hide under the quilt."
"You must be making up nonsense." Your Excellency could not imagine that situation at all.
Ye Jiayao said sarcastically: "That's because you have been to few places and have never seen the world. What you haven't seen doesn't mean it doesn't exist."
Your handsome Danfeng eyes narrowed again, and he said unconvinced: "You sound like you have seen a lot of the world. You are about the same age as me. How much knowledge can you have?"
Ye Jiayao curled her lips and said, "I'm sure you don't know as much about the things in the rich's home as you do, but I definitely know more about the things in the poor's home than you do."
As they talked, the two came to an elegant pavilion with octagonal double eaves. Ye Jiayao looked up and saw the three words "Lixia Pavilion" written on the pavilion. A sense of history arose spontaneously, remembering that old Du was there. I had a banquet with Li Yong, the governor of Beihai, and left behind poems that have been passed down through the ages... Haiyou, this pavilion is ancient, and there are many famous people in Jinan. I just don’t know if there is Lao Du in this time and space.
Standing in the pavilion, you can see another view from a distance. The lake is open, filled with lotus leaves, surrounded by green willows, and the entire Daming Lake has a panoramic view.
"The scenery here is really great, not bad compared to the Qinhuai River." Your young master finally stopped worrying about clothes and praised. Sure enough, mountains and rivers can cultivate people's sentiments and open their minds.
"Are you from Jinling?" Ye Jiayao asked.
The noble prince raised his eyebrows: "Do you know the Qinhuai River?"
Ye Jiayao said disapprovingly: "I've been there before!"
But in another time and space, thousands of years later.
"Where else have you been?" Your Majesty asked calmly.
"There are too many, all over the world." Ye Jiayao said.
The noble young master sneered lightly: "How old are you? You are still far away from home, you are bragging."
Ye Jiayao said angrily: "If you don't believe me, I will pull you down."
I have also been to a foreign country, another continent, and it will scare you to death if I tell you.
"Buy rock sugar lotus seed soup, sweet and delicious rock sugar lotus seed soup, five coppers a bowl, refreshing and thirst quenching..." A shout came from not far away.
Ye Jiayao was delighted. This rock sugar lotus seed soup can be regarded as one of Minghu's delicacies. The lotus seeds produced here are large and round, plump and thick, white and tender, and particularly delicious.
"Let's go, we agreed to treat me to something delicious. Let's go eat rock sugar lotus seed soup." Ye Jiayao pulled the young master out of Lixia Pavilion.
Found a stall selling rock sugar lotus seeds on the roadside, Ye Jiayao said: "Auntie, please have two bowls of rock sugar lotus seed soup."
The aunt happily served two bowls.
Your young master was a little overwhelmed holding the bowl. Do you want to stand on the roadside and eat
"Eat quickly! This is delicious. The lotus seeds here can only be compared to Wuyi Xuanlian in Jinhua Mansion, and you can't eat them anywhere else." Ye Jiayao has already started to eat. The meat is crispy and delicious in the mouth, and the cheeks are fragrant. It is truly worthy of its reputation. .
Although it is just an ordinary bowl of rock sugar lotus seed soup, it is very particular to make it well. The shriveled and yellow lotus seeds bought in the supermarket will not taste good no matter how exquisite they are made. You must choose High-quality lotus seeds, remove the bitter core inside, soak in water overnight, add rock sugar, white fungus, wolfberry or something, and simmer slowly over a steady fire until the meat is crispy and tender.
Seeing that he was eating with gusto, the noble prince couldn't help but swallowed and took a small sip. It was sweet but not greasy, fragrant and refreshing. He happened to be thirsty again and thought it was particularly delicious, no worse than what the chefs in the palace made.
Ye Jiayao saw that he was taking small sips like a woman, and said: "No one here knows you, why are you always putting on airs and imitating me, you have to drink in big sips to be happy."
The noble prince looked around and found that no one was paying attention to him, so he took a big mouthful.
Cool! happy!
"It's pretty good." Your Excellency chuckled, revealing two deep dimples.
Ye Jiayao was stunned when she saw it. Damn it, men have dimples and they look so ecstatic when they smile.
The two of them quickly finished a bowl of lotus seed soup.
Ye Jiayao put down the bowl and wiped her mouth: "You pay."
The noble master went to touch the money bag. When he touched it, he was stunned. He touched the left hand, the right hand, the upper hand and the lower hand.
Ye Jiayao's brain twitched and she had a bad feeling.
"What's wrong?"
The noble prince looked confused: "My money bag is gone. It was still there before."
Ye Jiayao: Uh...
"Did you forget to take your money bag when you changed your clothes just now?"
The noble prince frowned and thought back, "It's possible."
"Hey, I said if you drink my lotus seed soup, you should pay quickly. You can't just eat for free. My old lady is also running a small business." The lady selling lotus seed soup saw that they had lost their money bags and was afraid of not giving them the money, so she urged them.
The noble master said sheepishly: "You put it down first, and I will find the money bag and return it to you later."
Ye Jiayao thought to herself: If the money bag is lost, can it be found again? She had never encountered such a good thing before. She was so unlucky. Originally, she wanted to find someone to treat her, but now she had to pay for it. Her poor purse is getting more and more flat.
Although she was reluctant, Ye Jiayao still paid ten coppers.
The two of them searched all the way back, and when they arrived at the rescue station, the noble man asked the boy: "Where are the clothes I threw away earlier?"
"I don't know, just go and dig through the pile of old clothes yourself." The boy pointed at a basket with a cold attitude.
The noble master now no longer felt it was dirty or messy, so he bent down and rummaged through the basket.
Ye Jiayao folded her arms and leaned on the counter to look. She was sure he couldn't find it. When he paid for the homespun clothes, she had seen his money bag. There were gold leaves and silver notes in it. Such a huge fortune. , whoever picks it up will not be happy and can return it to you
The noble prince turned the basket upside down, but could not find his original clothes.
"Didn't you say they were all thrown here? Why are they gone?" Your Excellency asked the man.
The waiter said: "I didn't know that people in this store come in and out looking for clothes. Your clothes are not bad, maybe they have been picked up."
Ye Jiayao was observing the waiter's expression and saw that he was very calm and magnanimous. You can't just say that someone took the money bag.
"Then have you seen my money bag? Maybe I left it in your store when I was changing clothes." The noble master is not giving up yet.
The waiter said displeased: "What do you mean? We hid your money bag? We are a rescue station here, and we do good deeds. Can we take your money bag?"
"Can't I ask? What are you doing? You do good deeds. A piece of tattered clothes costs five hundred coppers. I think this place is a bandit's den, and you are here to steal money." The noble master choked back.
"What? You said we are a bandit's den?" The man rolled up his sleeves and shouted at the top of his voice: "Brothers, someone is coming to find trouble."
Suddenly a few guys lifted the curtain and walked out of the back hall, all gearing up and saying aggressively, "Who is it, who is looking for trouble?"
Seeing that something was wrong, Ye Jiayao stepped forward and said, "Everyone, please be patient. My brother just changed his clothes and his wallet disappeared. He was worried. When he came back to ask, he didn't say anything. He just asked if he had seen you. This is normal! If you haven’t seen each other, you haven’t seen each other. You don’t have to blame others for finding trouble, right? Originally, you were doing good things, but this way, it seems that you have a guilty conscience. This guy, I say you are too angry. , it is important to maintain the reputation of the store, but if it is not handled properly, won’t it bring discredit on your shopkeeper’s face?”
The boy's face turned red, and he pointed at the noble master and said, "He said it, saying that our place is a bandit's den."
Ye Jiayao said: "When did he say such a thing? I heard it clearly from the sidelines. Don't bully others just because you have more people! Do you know who he is? He will scare the shit out of you if he says it."
Ye Jiayao took advantage of their daze and pulled the young master away, saying, "Let's go, we are not like them. If the money is lost, just lose it. It's no big deal."
The noble young master was dragged out by her, and as soon as he went out, he threw away his hand: "Why are you stopping me? What can those idiots do to me? I beat them so hard that they don't even know their mother."
Ye Jiayao's eyes widened and she cursed: "Do you have any brains? Do you understand that a good man won't suffer a loss in front of him? Besides, do you have evidence to prove that the money bag is in the store? What if the store is smashed and the money bag can't be found? , even if you are reasonable, you have become unreasonable."
(End of chapter)