into the bosom

Chapter 59 Little Interlude
Xu Jiao was delighted after hearing this, clapped his hands and smiled, "So, even if it's for my mother, I have to try my best! If we are lucky, who will dare to bully my mother in the future!"

"But..." Xu Jiao frowned in distress, "I can't even remember whether I knew how to draw before, and I don't know how much time I have. Can I learn? No, I have to go back and learn more."

As if Xu Jiao didn't see Mrs. Zhao's complicated expression, she hugged the box, turned and walked out.

When she turned around, the smile on her face changed.At present, the imperial court will not be able to keep it for a long time, and she is not crazy, so she tied herself to that big ship that would sink at any time and be shaken by wind and rain!

What's more, she is a counterfeit, and if she gets involved with the royal family, if she loses her horse, won't she be guilty of deceiving the emperor?I don't know how to die by then!

After sleeping, Xu Jiao greeted Mrs. Zhao with a smile, and had breakfast with her.

Xu Jiao was very well-behaved. After eating, she personally brought mouthwash tea to Mrs. Zhao, and said her request with a smile.

"Are you going out today?" Mrs. Zhao raised her eyebrows.

"Yeah, didn't mother say before, can I leave the house? I talked about painting yesterday, and I have to go out to buy some things I need."

"You know that?" Mrs. Zhao raised her eyebrows suspiciously.

"I should understand!" Xu Jiao replied, and turned to look at Mrs. Zhao suspiciously, "Don't I understand?"

Seeing her blinking her eyes, the usual smile disappeared on her shiny little face, doubts were written in the bottom of her clear eyes, looking at herself, Mrs. Zhao's heart sank slightly, and she hurriedly mumbled, "Naturally, I used to know how to do this." , But didn’t you hurt your head? You haven’t drawn any since, I’m afraid you’d forget it. Since you’re going, then go! I’ll get someone to prepare a carriage for you later, but you’ll have to bring Banlan with you. By the way, bring some more silver taels, and buy some for yourself if you like."

When Xu Jiao was on the boat, he heard that Mrs. Zhao was the only daughter in the family, so the dowry was generous.Probably not short of money, so it was a generous move. Xu Jiao took the flimsy bank note, looked at the denomination, and immediately smiled and frowned, "Thank you, mother!"

"Go! Go early and come back early!" Madam Zhao said with a smile after asking Qinniang to hand over Banlan a bag of scattered copper coins.

After Xu Jiao and Ban Lan bowed their knees and saluted, they backed out and went to the side door opened separately in Hengwu Garden.

Before going out, Banlan put the fence on Xu Jiao, and the carriage was already waiting outside the door.The driver was an acquaintance who came back from the south with them this time. He was the son of Mrs. Zhao's family. He was quite old, so Xu Jiao called him uncle.

Uncle Sheng is safe, no wonder Mrs. Zhao felt relieved and only let Ban Lan and him follow.

It's a pleasure to go out for a stroll, even Banlan's eyebrows and eyes have stretched a lot.

The pulley of the carriage moved forward slowly, Xu Jiao raised the curtain of the carriage, and Ban Lan looked out with great interest.

"Uncle Sheng, there are many time-honored brands in Feng'an City?" Xu Jiao asked curiously, looking at the plaques hanging in front of those shops.

"Of course." Uncle Sheng also grew up in Feng'an City, so he is familiar with the things here.

"I'm afraid these time-honored brands all have nice and famous names? Uncle Sheng, do you remember the name of this pawn shop in Feng'an City?" Xu Jiao was still smiling, with a curious expression on his face, as if he hadn't noticed Banlan's sudden doubts at all. , looked at her eyes.

"Pawnshop?" The uncle driving the car was obviously also surprised, "Why does the lady ask about this?"

Xu Jiao smiled embarrassingly, "I was joking with my mother yesterday, and when I talked about the pawnshop, I asked out of curiosity."

Banlan was listening to this incident, but Uncle Sheng didn't know it, so he laughed and said, "So that's true! There are quite a few pawnshops in Feng'an City, and there is one on Zhenghua Street. There are several, including Fengji, Huiyuan, Changshun, and Jixiang. The largest is Fengji, and the oldest is Changshun. Huiyuan and Yinlou are the same, and the most inconspicuous one is Jixiang pawn shop."

"Auspicious...it really is a nice and auspicious name, but I didn't expect it to be so inconspicuous!"

Xu Jiao didn't ask any more questions after that, and the carriage stopped at the entrance of Zhenghua Street.Cars and horses are not allowed to enter Zhenghua Street during the daytime, Xu Jiao understands it, isn't this the pedestrian street of later generations?So, I really can't underestimate the wisdom of the predecessors.

Uncle Sheng stayed behind to take care of the carriages and horses, and told Ban Lan to take care of his wife, and watched the master and servant enter Zhenghua Street gracefully.

In fact, Zhenghua Street has two main and auxiliary streets. It is the "city center" of Feng'an City. There are everything to eat and play. Naturally, there are also all kinds of jewelry, silver, silk, satin, cosmetics, and ready-to-wear shops for the rich and beautiful. .

Xu Jiao didn't go to any pawn shop, as if she had completely forgotten about it, she took Ban Lan to the shops that women love to shop, and bought a lot of things, but they couldn't take them, so they asked the shop to send them directly Jingfu in Tai'an Square.

After walking around for a while, Xu Jiao's feet were tired from walking, and the sun was getting higher and higher. Xu Jiao felt that he was too hot to wear a fence. When he saw a paper umbrella hanging in front of a shop, he said to Ban Lan, "Go and buy some umbrellas." Bring an umbrella to shade me! I can’t walk anymore, so I’ll wait for you here!”

Ban Lan nodded, walked across the street with her purse in her sleeve, and went to the shop opposite to buy a paper umbrella.

After a while, he picked it up and turned around, but he was startled.

Just now Xu Jiao was standing under a big locust tree across the street and waiting, but at this moment there was no one under the tree.

Ban Lan's face changed, and she rushed back to the tree, wandering around.

Fortunately, in just a moment, I saw a familiar figure on the corner of the street not far away, squatting on the ground with his back facing him, talking to someone.

Ban Lan rushed over quickly, opening her mouth to call out, "Lady!"

The man turned around after smelling his body, saw Ban Lan and smiled slightly, it was indeed Xu Jiao.

But the person who was squatting in front of her got up suddenly, and ran away towards the alley behind her like flying, he was a little beggar.

When Ban Lan walked to Xu Jiao's side, the little beggar had already disappeared.

Looking at the empty alley, Xu Jiao frowned and said, "This kid is not loyal enough. Seeing that he is pitiful, he is so hungry that he is only skin and bones, so I gave him a dime. He is fine, but he didn't say anything when he wanted to leave." Don't say anything!"

Xu Jiao's mood came and went quickly, and after complaining, he soon laughed.She gestured to Banlan to open the umbrella and said, "Let's go! After shopping for a long time, I haven't bought the most important thing when I came out today!"

After returning to the Shangshu Mansion, Xu Jiao was not at all abnormal, so Ban Lan put down the little episode about the little beggar just now.

Of course, this is something for later, so I won’t show it here for the time being.

Xu Jiao and Ban Lan went to Rongbaozhai to choose the paints to be used, but Xu Jiao was a little disappointed after seeing them.

Although they are indeed pigments, there are only a few kinds, and none of them are what Xu Jiao wants.

"Is that all?" Xu Jiao asked the shopkeeper.

"Little lady paints, these are enough!"

(End of this chapter)