Qin Ge became even more proud: "Of course!"
"Dear and charming Young Master Qin Ge, let's talk about money!" Xia Qianqian didn't have the courage to go to the provincial capital to settle accounts with Qin Ge, so she decided to solve the problem on the spot.
Qin Ge touched his empty purse and asked, "How much compensation?"
"Ten taels of silver." Xia Qianqian said loudly. She didn't know how much the enamel hand warmer was worth. Anyway, it was always right to ask for more.
Qin Ge's face turned ugly: "I don't have that much money now."
"Then how much do you have?" Xia Qianqian asked.
"One or two..." Qin Ge said awkwardly.
Xia Qianqian: “…”
She remembered Qin saying that enamel hand warmers were very expensive, and there was no place to repair them if they were flattened. How could one or two taels of silver be enough to compensate for the damage
"If you are not happy, come find me at Qin's home in the provincial capital. I will never default on your debt." Qin Ge was a hero but he was short of money, so he tried hard to maintain the demeanor of a nobleman.
Xia Qianqian stroked the hand warmer and said, "You have to compensate me first."
"This tael of silver is for my accommodation and food expenses tonight. I can't give it to you."
Xia Qianqian's eyes twitched, and she put her hands on her hips angrily: "So you don't plan to pay a penny?"
Qin Ge hesitated for a moment and took off the jade pendant from his waist: "Then I'll give this to you first, and when I compensate you for the money later, you can return the jade pendant to me."
In ancient times, gentlemen loved jade, and young masters from wealthy families all had the habit of wearing jade. Looking at the quality of this jade, it could be worth a few taels of silver, so Xia Qianqian accepted it. Gu Changsheng didn't even have a jade pendant, so she could give this jade to him later.
The deal was done, Qin Ge breathed a sigh of relief and climbed over the door. Xia Qianqian mocked, "You'd better ride slower. If you hit someone again, you'll have to take off your clothes and pawn them."
Qin Gejun blushed: "You woman!"
"Get out of here!" Xia Qianqian jumped up and kicked Ma Pi in the butt.
The horse felt pain and ran forward with a whimper. The young man Qin Ge finally disappeared. Xia Qianqian picked up the robe, brushed off the snow on it, put it on her back again, and continued to move forward.
After this commotion, the sky darkened completely.
The temperature dropped sharply after the sun went down. Xia Qianqian tightly wrapped her cloak around her body, shrunk her neck to expose only her small face, and walked forward in the dark. The enamel hand warmer with a dented corner was her only source of warmth at the moment.
It hurts to think about it. Such a beautiful hand warmer was actually dented. If Gu Changsheng finds out, how can she explain it to him
Wait, why is she always thinking about Gu Changsheng
Xia Qianqian suddenly stopped and was frightened by herself.
"Miss Xia, wait a moment."
Just then, the sound of horse hooves and Qingtong's violation of traffic rules were heard behind him.
Xia Qianqian looked back. In the dark night, two glazed lanterns were swaying as the carriage moved forward. The word "Gu" on the lanterns was particularly obvious, like two luminous butterflies flying into Xia Qianqian's heart.
"Why is Gu Changsheng here again?" She whispered to herself softly, feeling endless warmth in her heart.
Soon, Qingtong's carriage arrived.
"Miss Xia, hurry up and get in the car. I'll take you to Maoshi Town."
"This... you guys are going to Maoshi Town too?" Xia Qianqian blinked nervously. Was it too convenient for them
"No, the young master said it was getting dark and the road was unsafe, so he asked me to come and see Miss Xia off."
Xia Qianqian was very touched: "What about your young master?"
"The young master is resting in the inn. Miss Xia, please come up quickly, I still have to go back to serve the young master!" Qing Tong urged.
"Okay." Xia Qianqian didn't hesitate any longer and jumped into the carriage. She put her things down and lifted the curtain to talk to Qingtong, "Qingtong, your young master is such a good man. Go back and thank him for me."
(End of this chapter)