Prime Minister

Chapter 242 Hosta
Being the leader... really puts me under a lot of pressure!
Does this mean that I will fail the number one examination?
Do you have this ability?
Zhang Yue looked at the nifty pen in his hand, and suddenly felt mixed feelings. He felt that he was lucky to be third in the exam. As for the number one exam, I am afraid that he really lacks confidence?In fact, he just wanted to be a Jinshi and then marry a beautiful girl, but he really didn't have such great ambitions as being the number one scholar.

But to give this Niu Erhao pen, the girl means, isn't this to make myself fight?
Precious is precious, but can one's own strength be worthy of such ambition?
Zhang Yue looked back and saw Ouyang Fa's expression of wanting to laugh but not funny, thinking, how could this future brother-in-law be so virtuous.

Seeing Zhang Yue's distressed expression, Ouyang laughed and said, "Duzhi, this is 'Jiangnan has nothing, so I will give you a pen'. This kind of blessing is not something ordinary people can afford. I really envy you. "

Zhang Yue said unhappily: "Thank you Bohe brother, what was your place in the last test?"

Ouyang Fa changed his face when he heard the words and cupped his hands: "Duzhi, since the goods have been delivered, I will take my leave."

"Hey, uncle and don't go!"

Seeing Ouyang walking away without turning his head, Zhang Yue couldn't help but smile, and looked at the cow ear pen again.

Zhang Yue got this pen and couldn't help but think of the dream of traveling here, and he didn't know if the time travel was a dream, it was really a dream within a dream.

Ouyang Fa Fang left, Zhang Yue thought about it and immediately asked Zhi Dao for leave to leave Taixue.

Today happens to be the day of the third day, and there are transactions of Wan surnames outside Daxiangguo Temple.Zhang Yue didn't go straight to Daxiangguo Temple, but asked Tang Jiu to go out with him.

When Zhang Yue walked to the Daxiangguo Temple, he saw a sea of ​​people.

There are all kinds of shops here, and everything is sold.Zhang Yue saw a shop selling hairpins and walked in immediately.

The owner of the shop is an old lady in her forties.

It was common for women to do business in the Song Dynasty.As the saying goes, "The official streets of the nine cities are newly built, and the women in green skirts are full of steps", which means that women walk to the market to sell utensils.

There are even shops run by women, and they rely on "tofu beauties" to attract customers.

As for the store owner, he looked good when he was young, but now that he is old, although his appearance has declined, his speaking skills are even more exquisite.

The shopkeeper glanced at the customers who came to the shop, whoever came to see and who came to buy, he had [-]% to [-]% confidence in the bottom of his heart.Now there are two guest officials in the shop. The couple fell in love with a hairpin and visited it every day for a month.

In this way, the guest officer can see at a glance that there is no need to waste energy.

I really have money in my pocket, why didn't I buy it earlier, and why do I come to see it every day?

The store waited for a while, and when Zhang Yue entered the door, the other party frowned slightly.

This man is very young, and it doesn't matter if he is young. There are countless men at this age who spend a lot of money to find love or make girls laugh in Bo brothel.Such a young man is at the age when he spends his parents' money without feeling sorry for him, just like a woman who likes to be jealous.

But if this young man is rich, how can he wear a poor robe and poor clothes.

Such a young man knows that he is shy at a glance.

Although the young man was accompanied by a servant, the servant was dressed in shabby clothes and could smell alcohol from a distance away.

How could a young man from a rich family have a servant who was drunk?

The shopkeeper deduced for a while in the bottom of his heart, and gave up the plan to greet him at the counter.

Zhang Yue said to the shopkeeper: "Shopkeeper, I saw a hosta hairpin last time I came here, please show it to me."

The shopkeeper Xin Dao had been here before and asked, "What shape is it?"

Zhang Yue said: "It is the peony engraved on the head of the hairpin."

The shopkeeper glanced at the two customers who were fond of playing with the silver hairpins, so he hesitated and said: "Jade hairpins are expensive, and polished with Hetian jade, at least fifty pieces."

Zhang Yue breathed a sigh of relief, fifty guan, I still want five hundred guan.

Zhang Yue said calmly: "Shopkeeper, let's take a look first."

The shopkeeper 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 jade hairpin from the box behind him.

The shopkeeper took another look at Zhang Yue and said, "Be careful, don't leave the counter."

After speaking, the shopkeeper pointed to the place where the red cloth was spread on the counter, and then handed the jade hairpin to Zhang Yue with some reluctance.

Zhang Yue played with it in his hand, but saw that the jade color was clear and beautiful, and the peony was carved delicately and very cutely, so it would be the best gift for the beauty in his heart.

Seeing Zhang Yue looking at it repeatedly, the shopkeeper sneered in his heart, and couldn't help asking: "Do you want to see another branch, Mr. Xiaolang? I also have a pair of copper hairpins here, which are also very beautiful."

After hearing this, Zhang Yue asked, "A pair? Does this jade hairpin also have a pair?"

The shopkeeper laughed and said, "Why isn't there a pair? One left and one right match. If you wear it for your wife, all the women in Bianjing City will look at her, envious of her blessing, and jealous of someone who loves her so much." officer."

Hearing what the shopkeeper said, Zhang Yue couldn't help but smiled and said: "The shopkeeper really knows how to joke. My family...she is not a woman who likes comparisons."

"However, if there is a pair, show me the other one."

The shopkeeper saw Zhang Yue's expression was very sincere, and suddenly his heart moved, this young man is also a lover, so don't make things difficult for him.

Thinking of this, the shopkeeper smiled and said, "Okay."

The shopkeeper immediately winked at the boy beside him, telling him to keep an eye on the counter, and turned around to get another one.

Zhang Yue put it in his hand and looked at it, and it was true that one left and one right were right.

Looking at Zhang Yue's appearance, the shopkeeper couldn't help but recall the past and sighed: "A year ago, there was also a guest officer who fell in love with this hairpin and wanted to buy it for the person he liked. The guest officer told me that the person he liked was the daughter of a rich family with thousands of hectares of fertile land. But the father of the man he loves thinks his family is poor and doesn’t want them to get married. Therefore, this guest official wants to buy this hairpin and come to ask for marriage, so that the Yue family can see his sincerity.”

"He begged me repeatedly, and I saw that he was very sincere, so I lowered the price again and again. But in the end, when the agreed payment date came, the guest officer did not come. I inquired, and his ideal person is already Marry someone else, and I have never seen this guest officer again since then."

After speaking, the shopkeeper's eyes were a little moist, and then he looked at Zhang Yue and said, "I don't know why this matter was brought up, it's a little bit of thinking about things, it's hard to get married with lovers."

Zhang Yue thought about it and couldn't help asking suspiciously: "Shop, are you afraid that I won't buy this pair of hairpins, so you made up this story to win my sympathy."

The shopkeeper slapped the table and scolded with a smile: "You son, I think you have a heart of innocence when you are young, so you talk about the past when you are in touch with the scene, but you say that I lied to you. I will not bargain with you. If you really want to buy this pair of hairpins, you will pay eight dollars. Take the ten strings away, put them down if you don’t sell them, don’t make a fuss.”

Seeing the annoyed look of the shopkeeper, Zhang Yue smiled and said immediately: "Bashiguan, okay, I've decided."

I decided, Zhang Yue's voice was confident and calm.

"???"

The shopkeeper looked at Zhang Yue like this, so there was no doubt for a moment, and he immediately put on a smiling face and changed his words: "Good young man, pay the deposit first, and I will keep this hairpin for you first."

Zhang Yue waved his hand and said, "Don't keep it, it's for the money."

As he spoke, Zhang Yue asked Tang Jiu to open the package, and took out a few horseshoe gold ingots to put on the counter.

When the shopkeeper saw these gold ingots, his eyes straightened.

……

Zhang Yue took the pair of jade hairpins and immediately went to Ouyang Xiu's mansion.

When Ouyang Fa saw Zhang Yue handed him a box, which contained two jade hairpins, he couldn't help but said: "This...these two jade hairpins are worth a lot of money, even I can't afford them, so where did you get the money? "

Zhang Yue smiled embarrassedly and said: "The store saved some before, and the family gave some, so I made it up. I also ask uncle and brother to pass it on to the person who gave me the cow ear pen."

Ouyang Fa looked at the chapter and shook his head straightly: "No, no, how much money do you have on you? How much money do you have at home? After spending so much money on such precious things, if my father finds out about it, he will definitely scold me No."

"Sanlang, you took this hairpin away for no other reason, I refused."

After listening to Zhang Yue, he thought, I bought them all, why don't you let me return them?
Zhang Yue wanted to speak, but he heard a light cough coming from the periphery.

Zhang Yue looked over and saw a woman in her 20s approaching slowly.

Seeing the other party, Zhang Yue immediately saluted and said, "Meet my sister-in-law."

Mrs. Wu did not avoid Zhang Yue's slight nod, and walked over to Ouyang openly and said, "What hairpin do you want to show me?"

Ouyang Fa immediately offered it with both hands without saying a word.

Holding the hairpin in her hand, Wu took a closer look, nodded slightly, and asked casually, "Sanlang, how did you know to choose this peony style?"

Zhang Yue can say that he went out with Shi Qi Niang on Yuan Xi that day, did he know the peonies embroidered on her handkerchief?
Of course, Zhang Yue couldn't tell the truth, otherwise the private meeting between the two would be ruined.He had no choice but to say: "I also randomly... chose randomly."

Seeing Zhang Yue's appearance, Mrs. Wu smiled slightly, and immediately put the pair of jade hairpins into the box and said: "Okay, I will accept these pair of hairpins. Saburo, don't worry, I will give it to whoever you want."

Zhang Yue was overjoyed when he heard the words and said, "Thank you, sister-in-law."

After Zhang Yue finished speaking, he left in peace.

After Zhang Yue left, Ouyang Fa asked, "Lady, how much is this pair of hairpins worth?"

Wu said: "Last time I saw it at Daxiangguo Temple, at least it is worth forty or fifty guan! If it is a pair, it will cost a hundred and eighty guan."

Ouyang Fa couldn't help clapping his legs and said: "It's so precious, why did you take it away? Your Wu family has so much money that you can't run out of money. Why do you like a pair of jade hairpins?"

Wu glanced at Ouyang Fa and said, "What do you know? This hairpin is not worth much money, but Mr. Zhang Sanlang's wish."

Ouyang Fa shook his head and said: "I only care about your daughter's happiness, but I only make 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 don't think this pair of hairpins is worth buying, no matter how expensive they are." How about some decorations in your study?"

Ouyang Fa heard the words and couldn't help but know what it meant to shoot himself in the foot.

"Miss, this...what the hell...where do you start!"

Wu said: "Let's start with Zhang Sanlang, you see that he is so caring at his age, how about you?"

After speaking, Mrs. Wu snorted, turned around and left, and took away the box containing the jade hairpin before leaving.

Ouyang Fa couldn't stop crying from the bottom of his heart, save it, save it, you have hurt me.

(End of this chapter)