Zhang Yue looked at the awesome pen in his hand and suddenly felt mixed emotions. He felt lucky to be ranked third in the exam. As for the number one scholar, he was afraid that he didn't have enough confidence? In fact, he just wanted to be a Jinshi and then marry a girl in a glamorous way.
That's all, there is no such grand ambition as winning the top prize.
But what the girl meant by giving this awesome pen was not to force herself to fight?
Precious is precious, but can your own strength be worthy of such ambition?
Zhang Yue looked back and saw Ouyang Fa looking like he wanted to laugh but was not amused and thought, how could this future brother-in-law be so virtuous?
Seeing Zhang Yue's troubled look, Ouyang laughed and said: "To tell you, this is 'I have nothing in the south of the Yangtze River, just give me a pen'. This kind of blessing is not something ordinary people can receive. I really envy you as a brother."
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Zhang Yue said angrily: "Thank you so much, Brother Bohe. By the way, what was your rank in the last test?"
When Ouyang Fa heard this, his expression changed and he cupped his hands and said, "Thank you. Now that the things have been delivered, I'll take my leave."
"Hey, Bohe, don't leave!"
Zhang Yue couldn't help but smile when he saw Ouyang walking away without looking back, and looked at the awesome pen again.
When Zhang Yuede wrote this, he couldn't help but think of the dream he had when he traveled here. He didn't know if the time travel was a dream. It was really a dream within a dream.
As soon as Ouyang Fa left, Zhang Yue thought about it and immediately told Zhijiao to ask for leave and leave Taixue.
Today happened to be the third day of the year, and there was a transaction with the Wan name outside the Daxiangguo Temple. Zhang Yue did not go directly to the Daxiangguo Temple, but asked Tang Jiu to go out with him.
When Zhang Yue walked to Daxiangguo Temple, he saw a huge crowd of people.
The shops here are well-stocked and everything is sold. Zhang Yue saw a shop specializing in hairpins and walked in immediately.
The owner of the shop is a lady in her forties.
In the Song Dynasty, it was common for women to do business. As the saying goes, "the official streets of the nine cities were newly built, and the women in green skirts were walking around", it means that women walked to the market to sell utensils.
There are even shops run by women, who mostly rely on their good looks to attract customers, like the 'Tofu Xishi'.
As for this shopkeeper, he was quite good-looking when he was young. Now that he is old, his appearance has declined, but his speaking skills are even better.
The shopkeeper glanced at the customers who came to the shop to see who was here to see and who was here to buy, and he was convinced at first sight. Now there were two guests in the shop, and the man and woman fell in love with a hairpin, one in a row.
I visited every day.
In this way, the guest officer will know at a glance that there is no need to waste energy.
I have so much money in my pocket, why didn’t I buy it earlier? What do I come here to see every day?
The store owner waited for a while, and when Zhang Yue walked in, he frowned slightly.
This man is very young, and there is nothing wrong with being young. There are countless men at this age who spend a lot of money to pursue their true love or to win a smile from a brothel woman. This young man is at the age where he can spend his parents’ money without feeling any distress, just like a woman likes
It's like being jealous.
However, if this young man were rich, how could he wear a long robe and other clothes?
Such a young man can tell at a glance that he is short of money.
Although there was a servant accompanying the young man, the servant was also dressed in shabby clothes, and he could smell the smell of alcohol from a distance.
How could a rich boy have an alcoholic servant?
The shopkeeper reasoned in his mind for a while and gave up the idea of coming out of the counter to greet me.
Zhang Yue said to the shopkeeper: "Shopkeeper, I saw a hosta last time I came here. Could you please help me take a look at it?"
The store owner Xindao turned out to be here before and asked: "What shape is it like?"
Zhang Yue said: "It's a hairpin with peonies engraved on it."
The shopkeeper glanced at the two customers who were playing with the silver hairpins and said hesitantly: "Jade hairpins are expensive. The ones polished with Hetian jade cost at least fifty pieces."
Zhang Yue breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, fifty guan, I still wanted 500 guan.
Zhang Yue said calmly: "Seller, let's take a look first."
The store owner looked at Zhang Yue and asked, "Xiao Langjun, do you really want to see it?"
Zhang Yue nodded.
"Wait."
The shopkeeper turned around and took out a hosta from the box behind him.
The store owner glanced at Zhang Yue again and said, "Be careful and don't leave the counter."
After speaking, the store owner pointed to the counter where the red cloth was spread, and then handed the hosta to Zhang Yue with some reluctance.
Zhang Yue played with it in his hands, and saw that the color of the jade was clear and beautiful, and the peonies were carefully carved and very cute. It was the perfect gift to the beautiful woman in his heart.
Seeing Zhang Yue looking at it repeatedly, the shop owner sneered in his heart and couldn't help but ask: "Young man, do you still want to see other branches? I also have a pair of copper hairpins that are very beautiful."
Zhang Yue heard this and asked: "A pair? Then does this hosta also have a pair?"
The shopkeeper laughed and said: "Why isn't there a pair? One on the left and one on the right. If you put it on your wife, the eyes of all the women in Bianjing would fall on her, envying her luck and jealous of someone who loves her so much.
Official."
Zhang Yue couldn't help but smile after hearing what the store said. "The store is really good at joking. In my family...she is not a woman who likes to compare."
"But if there is a pair, show me the other one too."
Seeing Zhang Yue's sincere expression, the store owner suddenly felt something in his heart. This young man was also a lover, so he shouldn't embarrass him.
The store owner smiled when he thought of this and said, "Okay."
The store owner immediately winked at the waiter and asked him to stare at the counter, then turned around and got another one.
Zhang Yue put it in his hand and looked at it. It turned out that one left and one right were exactly right.
Looking at Zhang Yue's appearance, the shopkeeper couldn't help but think of the past and sighed: "A year ago, a guest officer also fell in love with this hairpin and wanted to buy it for the person he likes. The guest officer said to me that the person he likes is the daughter of a wealthy family, and his family has thousands of acres of fertile land.
, Guangsha thousands of houses. But the father of the man he likes thinks that his family is poor and does not want the two to get married. Therefore, the guest official wants to sell this hairpin and come to propose marriage, so that his family can see his sincerity. "
"He begged me again and again, and I saw that he was sincere, so I lowered the price again and again. But in the end, when the day was agreed to pay the money, the guest did not come. I inquired and found out that the person he was interested in was already Married someone else, and I have never seen this guest again since then."
After saying this, the shopkeeper's eyes were a little moist, and then he looked at Zhang Yue and said, "I don't know why I mentioned this matter, but I am a little obsessed with love. It is difficult for lovers to get married."
Zhang Yue thought for a while and couldn't help but asked with a suspicious look on his face: "Seller, are you afraid that I won't buy this pair of hairpins, so you made up this story to win my sympathy?"
When the shopkeeper heard this, he slapped the table and laughed and scolded: "You, I see that you are young and have a pure heart, so you talk about the past because of the situation, but you say that I lied to you. I will not bargain with you. If you really want to buy this pair of hairpins, the price will be eight." Take away the ten strings and put them down if you don't want to sell them, don't make any noise."
Seeing the angry look of the shopkeeper, Zhang Yue smiled and said immediately: "Eighty Guan, okay, I've decided."
I made up my mind, Zhang Yue's voice was confident and calm.
"???"
Seeing Zhang Yue's behavior, the shopkeeper didn't doubt it for a moment. He immediately put on a smile and said, "Okay, young man, please pay the deposit first, and I will keep this hairpin for you."
Zhang Yue waved his hand and said: "No need to keep it, it's just for money."
As he spoke, Zhang Yue asked Tang Jiu to open the package and took out a few gold horseshoe ingots and placed them on the counter.
When the shopkeeper saw these gold ingots, his eyes immediately went straight.
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Zhang Yue took the pair of hostas and immediately went to Ouyang Xiu's house.
Ouyang Fa saw Zhang Yue handing him a box with two jade hairpins inside and couldn't help but said: "This... these two jade hairpins are worth a lot of money. Even I can't afford them. Where did you get the money?" "
Zhang Yue smiled sheepishly and said: "I saved some from the shop before, and gave some from my family, so I got it together. I also asked my uncle and brother to pass it on to the person who gave me the bull's ear pen."
Ouyang Fa looked at Zhang Yue and shook his head: "No, no, how much money do you have on you? How much money does your family have? I spent so much money to buy such precious things. If my father finds out, I will be scolded." No."
"Sanlang, you take this hairpin away for no other reason than I don't want to."
Zhang Yue listened and thought, I bought it, why don't you let me return it?
Zhang Yue wanted to speak, but he heard a light cough coming from outside.
Zhang Yue looked around and saw a woman in her twenties walking towards him.
When he saw the other party, Zhang Yue immediately saluted and said, "I've met my sister-in-law."
Wu didn't shy away from Zhang Yue, who nodded slightly, walked over to Ouyang openly and said, "What kind of hairpin can you bring for me to see?"
Ouyang Fa immediately offered it with both hands without saying a word.
Wu held the hairpin and looked at it carefully, nodded slightly and then asked casually: "Sanlang, how did you know to choose this peony style?"
Can Zhang Yue say that he went out with Qi Niang on the New Year's Eve that day and saw that she had peonies embroidered on her handkerchief?
Of course Zhang Yue couldn't tell the truth, otherwise the secret meeting between the two would be revealed. He had no choice but to say: "I also chose randomly...at random."
Wu smiled slightly when she saw Zhang Yue's look, and immediately put the pair of hairpins into the box and said, "Okay, I'll accept these pair of hairpins. Don't worry, Sanlang, I will give them to the person you want to give them to."
Zhang Yue was overjoyed when he heard this and said, "Thank you, sister-in-law."
After saying this, Zhang Yue left with peace of mind.
After Zhang Yue left, Ouyang Fa asked, "Madam, how much are these hairpins worth?"
Wu said: "I saw it last time at the Daxiangguo Temple. At least it's worth forty or fifty guan. If it's a pair, it's worth 180 guan."
Ouyang Fa couldn't help but slap his legs and said: "It's so valuable, how did you accept it? Your Wu family has so much wealth that you can't use it up, how can you like a pair of jade hairpins?"
Wu glanced at Ouyang Fa and said, "What do you know? This hairpin is not worth much, it is Zhang Sanlang's heart."
Ouyang Fa shook his head and said: "I only care about you women being happy, but it only makes people hungry."
Wu said: "You underestimate this Mr. Zhang Sanlang. But then again, you bring gold and stone antiques to your home every day, but you never bring me a few hairpins. I think this pair of hairpins is not worth buying, no matter how expensive they are."
What about the furnishings in your study?"
When Ouyang Fa heard this, he couldn't help but know that he had shot himself in the foot.
"Madam, where do you start talking about this...?"
Wu said: "Let's start with Zhang Sanlang. You are so caring at your age. How about you?"
After saying that, Wu snorted and turned around, taking away the box containing the hosta before leaving.
Ouyang Fa complained endlessly in his heart, save him, save him, you are hurting me.