The crowds were bustling, the streets were bustling. Xiaoqing dragged Bai Suzhen along for a walk in the crowd. Xiaoqing had been bored in the mansion for a long time. She was a person who could not sit still, but because of her injury, she was forced by Bai Suzhen to stay at home and not go out. After protesting many times but to no avail, she patiently recuperated for a few days. Finally, when her injury healed and she could walk, she could not wait to drag Bai Suzhen out of the house early in the morning.
"Sister, it's so lively today." Xiaoqing looked here and there excitedly. Well, it would be better to go out for a walk. If she keeps staying in the house, she will be suffocated sooner or later.
"It is said that Suzhou and Hangzhou are blessed with outstanding people and beautiful scenery. I have been entangled with trivial matters in recent days. I have been in Qiantang for a long time and have not taken a good look at the scenery here. It happens that today is sunny and windy, sister, let's have fun for a whole day, okay?"
Seeing Xiaoqing's excited look, Bai Suzhen couldn't bear to spoil her fun, so she nodded and said with a smile: "Okay."
"Let's go to the front and take a look." Seeing Bai Suzhen agreed, Xiaoqing smiled happily, pulled her and went into the crowd. "Sister, there seems to be a jewelry store in front."
Xiaoqing took Bai Suzhen to a jewelry stall, picked up an exquisitely crafted gold hairpin, looked at it carefully, and nodded with satisfaction: "Well, this gold hairpin is good, very beautiful. Sister, come, try it on and have a look." After putting the gold hairpin on Bai Suzhen's hair, Xiaoqing stepped back, looked at Bai Suzhen, her eyes lit up, and praised: "Sister, you are so beautiful." The white skin against the luxurious gold hairpin made Bai Suzhen even more charming. Xiaoqing looked at her infatuatedly, and could not take his eyes away.
Bai Suzhen smiled and said, "Really? Then I have to thank you for this golden hairpin."
"No," Xiaoqing interrupted, "Sister is already a beautiful lady, this golden hairpin is just the icing on the cake."
Bai Suzhen laughed and said, "Qing'er, your mouth really looks like it's covered with honey."
Xiao Qing smiled and asked the stall owner, "Boss, how much is this gold hairpin?"
Seeing that there was business to be done, the stall owner greeted with a smile: "Young girl, you have really good taste. This gold hairpin is the best one I have. Look how beautiful your sister looks when she wears it." Businessmen are all very eloquent and are good at praising people. As to whether the compliment is sincere or false, that depends on personal opinion.
Xiaoqing waved her hand and said, "Okay, boss, just tell me how much this gold hairpin costs." Although everyone likes to hear nice words, the stall owner seemed a bit long-winded.
"Haha, young ladies, this gold hairpin is a top-quality product. It's rare that you two know the value of it so well. I will only sell it to you for fifty taels of silver."
"What? Fifty taels of silver?" Xiao Qing shouted, "Boss, are you trying to rob me of the silver? It's such an exorbitant price!" Although the gold hairpin is nice, it is definitely not worth the high price of fifty taels.
"Haha. Girl, you get what you pay for. Take a closer look at the workmanship and quality of my hairpin. It is definitely worth the price I quoted."
"Oh?" Xiaoqing raised her hand and said nothing.
"How about this." The stall owner was worried that the business would fail. After thinking for a while, he gritted his teeth and said ruthlessly, "Forty taels, how about forty taels of silver? This is the lowest price, young lady. If you think it's suitable, we can make a deal. How about it?"
"No need." Bai Suzhen took off the golden hairpin from her head, handed it back to the stall owner, and then said to Xiaoqing: "Qing'er, let's go."
"Sister, do you like this hairpin?"
Bai Suzhen glanced at the golden hairpin and smiled faintly: "No matter how good this golden hairpin is, it is just a thing outside of one's body. It makes no difference whether you have it or not."
"Boss, I'll buy this gold hairpin." Xiaoqing smiled, and without waiting for Bai Suzhen to object, she took out some silver and handed it to the stall owner. When the stall owner saw that Xiaoqing handed over fifty taels of silver, he was about to give the change to Xiaoqing, but Xiaoqing said, "Boss, no need to give the change. I'll sell this gold hairpin at the price you said before." After that, without caring about the stall owner's stunned look, he took the gold hairpin, turned around, took Bai Suzhen and left.
"Qing'er, why did you give him fifty taels of silver? Didn't we just agree on forty taels of silver?" Bai Suzhen asked after walking a distance away. Others wanted to spend less money when buying things, but Qing'er was generous enough to give him more taels of silver. I really don't understand what's going on in this girl's mind, why she always does things so unexpectedly.
Xiao Qing blinked her eyes and said mischievously, "Love is more precious than gold. It's rare that my sister likes this hairpin, so I don't mind how much it costs. Besides, how can I buy something at a reduced price for my sister?" She stopped, looked at Bai Suzhen, and said, "Can I put the hairpin on my sister?"
Bai Suzhen was touched and said, "Qing'er, thank you."
Xiaoqing put the golden hairpin on Bai Suzhen's head, and the corners of her mouth curled up slightly. "This is the first gift I give to you, sister. If you want to thank me, then sister, remember to always wear this golden hairpin. Then when I am not by your side, you will think of me, Xiaoqing, when you see this golden hairpin."
Bai Suzhen reached out and touched Xiaoqing's nose, saying with a smile: "You are really eccentric."
Xiaoqing reached out and held Bai Suzhen's hand, raised her eyebrows and said, "Why? Don't you like it?"
Bai Suzhen smiled and said, "Our Qing'er is loved by everyone, how could anyone not like her?"
"I don't care what others think, I just want to know how you feel." Xiao Qing stared at Bai Suzhen and suddenly asked seriously, "Sister, do you like Qing'er?"
Bai Suzhen said with a smile: "Qing'er, why do you suddenly ask such a stupid question?"
"Why is this question stupid?" Xiao Qing raised her eyebrows and shouted in dissatisfaction.
Bai Suzhen smiled and said softly, "Qing'er, if I hated you, how could I be your sister?"
"Oh." Xiao Qing was stunned. This answer made her feel a little lost inexplicably.
"Is it just the kind of love between sisters?" Xiaoqing murmured in a low voice. There were many people on the street and Bai Suzhen didn't hear what she said for a while. She couldn't help but ask: "Qing'er, what did you say?"
"Haha, nothing." Xiaoqing laughed, looked at Bai Suzhen deeply, shook her head, did not explain, took a deep breath, and said: "Let's go and visit other places." After that, she walked forward quickly, but did not see a sedan chair coming towards them in a hurry.
"Qing'er, be careful!"