Gongsun Shuo said: "This is a gift I bought for Xin'er. I bought it from an old man who runs a stall. He said it was a treasure that would bring good luck to the one I love. Although I don't believe his lies, But the flowers on this hairpin are Xin'er's favorite, so I bought it back."
Zhu Yan hurriedly asked: "Can we still find this old man setting up the stall?"
Gongsun Shuo shook his head: "I don't know either!"
Xia Yuanqiu asked: "Do you still remember where it is? Let's go and have a look, maybe we can meet him."
Gongsun Shuo nodded hurriedly: "I remember, it was just outside the Yinzhuang not far from the auction house. I happened to go to the Yinzhuang to do business that day, so I saw the old man at the door. When I went there later, I didn't notice whether he was there or not. "
Xia Yuanqiu called San'er and asked him to take care of Gu Sanmei. The three of them quickly left the inn and rushed directly to Yinzhuang.
In the distance, outside the gate of the luxuriously decorated Yinzhuang, there was indeed a small stall. The owner of the stall was an old man in green clothes, sitting in front of the stall and taking a nap.
The stall was very small, and the old man was also very thin. In sharp contrast to the wealthy and luxurious Silver Village behind him, he and his stall looked particularly shabby.
Xia Yuanqiu asked: "How much did you spend on that hairpin?"
Gongsun Shuo thought for a moment and said, "It seems to be one tael of silver."
so cheap? Xia Yuanqiu frowned slightly and looked at the old man again. The blue cloth shirt had been washed for a long time and had a few patches on it. His hair was neatly combed, but the gray hair color made his face look older. He was really an ordinary old man. , nothing unusual can be seen.
When everyone came to the stall, maybe it was an occupational disease. Although the old man was asleep, he still felt that there were customers coming to the door.
He closed his eyes and said, "My lord, just take a look at them. They are all good things. One tael of silver each."
Xia Yuanqiu remained silent. His eyes moved from his tired face to the stall in front of him. There were two small stools under the wooden board. There was a piece of white silk cloth spread on the board. On the white silk cloth, there were various kinds of things. There are no particularly high-quality jade pieces. Most of them are ordinary jade ornaments. There are also one or two jade pendants that look good but are very old-fashioned.
Xia Yuanqiu wrinkled her nose. Her nose had always been very good. She smelled some unusual smell in the air, which seemed to be a stale smell, and there was a hint of earthiness in the stale smell.
Gongsun Shuo said to the old man: "Old man, do you still remember me?"
The old man finally opened his eyes. He glanced at Gongsun Shuo, then grinned and said: "Of course I remember. You bought a hairpin from the old man two years ago. The old man asked for a tael of silver, but you insisted on giving it to him. I have ten taels of silver, how could I forget such a generous young master like you? What? Are you going to buy jade again for your sweetheart today?"
Gongsun Shuo followed Xia Yuanqiu's instructions before and tried to keep his face calm and his tone gentle. He said, "Old man, where did the hairpin you sold me originally come from?"
The old man's face changed slightly, and the bright smile gradually solidified on his face. He reacted immediately and replied with a smile: "Where else can it come from? Of course I bought it in Yucheng. The little old man is just a casual meal." To eat, it cost me nine cents to buy it, not counting the travel expenses. I didn’t even earn a cent from this trip.”
Gongsun Shuo was confused. He didn't know whether to believe the old man in front of him or not, so he looked at Xia Yuanqiu and asked what she meant.