colorful butterfly

Chapter 5 Jiangnan

"Boss, how much is this?" A crisp voice shouted, and I saw a man wearing a white shirt with a few orchids embroidered on it, with a ball head and a round face, who looked about fifteen or sixteen years old. A young man with a very handsome appearance, holding a pearl hairpin in his hand, watching carefully with his eyes, the seller said with a smile, "Young master, you really have eyes, seeing how fine your workmanship is, this The color of the beads is so good. This style is new this year. It is the most suitable gift for your sweetheart. You can buy it for a tael of silver." It’s worth the price, I’m going to look elsewhere!” After finishing speaking, he put down his things, turned around and was about to leave, the boss stopped and said, “Wait, it’s not open today, so let’s sell it to you at a cheaper price, 800 copper coins !", the boy replied: "It's still too expensive, 500 copper coins!" The boss said, "Such a good thing, today you picked up a big bargain, and if you want a good fortune, then sell you!" The boy said: "Thank you, boss." The boy paid for the pearl hairpin and left happily.

"Miss, I finally found you, I was scared to death." A little girl said while running, panting and sweating profusely.The person dressed by the boy was Liu Shiyue.A few days ago, she just sneaked out from home.Speaking of this Liu Shiyue, she is really a young lady. Her parents have spoiled her since she was a child, and spoiled her. Her nature is pretty good, but she is too naughty and often runs away from home. For this matter, her parents punished her many times, but she still refused to mend her ways.The Liu family is a scholarly family, and they pay special attention to their children's studies. Among these children, she is the least fond of studying, but she is clever and can learn everything very quickly. Proficient, not falling behind in every subject, is what makes parents love and hate.As for the marriage arranged for her by the family, she hates it the most. In her heart, her future husband must be a great hero. Ever since she heard that the Jiang family's son is cold-tempered and looks down on women, she has even more disliked such a man. As for her favorite person, there is none other than her cousin Li Qingzhu, Princess Kangping. She thinks that all women in this world should follow her cousin as an example. No one can match her cousin because she is too perfect.She is the goddess in her heart.

I have long heard that Jiangnan is a good place, so I want to come here for a stroll. She has been to many places in the past few days, and she has fun, but the money is running out, so she can't play for a few days. I heard that tomorrow is the Moon Festival It's the festival, the Moon Sacrifice Festival is the biggest sacrifice to the gods of agriculture in the spring every year, and I hope that the gods from all walks of life will bless you. This year, there will be good weather and a good harvest of grain. This festival is also a good time for everyone to come out to write poems and enjoy flowers It's the season, thinking about going home after the festival tomorrow.

Liu Shiyue's maid is called Cui'er, she is also a talkative and playful little girl, she grew up with Liu Shiyue, she likes her character very much, but she also suffered a lot with her master, Tweety was punished the first time, but they were both used to it. Although they were masters and servants, they were similar to sisters, sharing the blessings and sufferings.

"Miss, it's a good meal," Tweety said, "I'm really hungry after what you said, let's go, I heard that the drunken chicken here is delicious, let's go and try it", " But miss, the money is running out, how can we go back to the capital after eating this?"

"Thinking so much, eating and talking, the car must have a way to the front of the mountain, go!" The two came to a restaurant called Yaxianju, which is a famous restaurant in this area. There are many local specialties in it. This drunken chicken is our restaurant. The signature dish is a must-order dish for guests who come here.

"You two guests, what do you want to eat?" The waiter greeted, and Liu Shiyue returned, "Bring me a plate of drunken chicken, what else is delicious?" Steamed pork knuckle with leaves, leafy vegetable hibiscus soup... are all signature dishes of the shop." "Xiao Er, give me a copy of these", it looks like a full-fledged snack, "Tweety, eat more, After returning to the capital, it will be difficult to eat these delicious foods, even if they are available, they must not be as authentic as those made here." "Yes, miss, but when I think about going back, I get a headache. I wish I could stay here forever." "Then I'll find you a gentleman here, and you can stay here!" "Miss, don't be kidding, I will always be with you, and my life will be better with you", thinking about how lucky I was back then When she came to the young lady, she might have sold her father who only knew how to drink and gamble, so how could there be a good day today. The young lady treated her like a sister, so she was reluctant to leave.

After a while, all the dishes were served. Looking at these delicious dishes, who could be in a bad mood, quickly picked up the chopsticks and started eating.The master and the servant were enjoying their meal when a group of officials suddenly barged in. The shopkeeper hurried over and said politely to the leader, "Master, what's the matter?" The man's eyes fell on every corner of the house, and he said impatiently: "We are chasing a gangster, and we disappeared as soon as we got to the door." Every corner", after other officials heard the order, they worked harder, throwing things everywhere as if they had a grudge against the things here, and some weak things fell apart immediately after this treatment. The diners ran away one after another, and the table full of food was abandoned by the owner before being eaten a few bites. When an official came to Liu Shiyue's table, I wondered if it was because they were eating too deliciously. , didn't even raise her head, or didn't take them seriously in her heart at all, and she was so angry that she raised her hand and overturned the table, and the food spilled all over the floor. This was completely beyond her expectation. She didn't expect this group of people to be so presumptuous and dare to lift her table. How could she have been wronged like this? She put the chopsticks in her hand, stood up and reprimanded loudly, "Are you still breaking the law? This is not like a government official handling a case, it looks like a gang of robbers. We have not eaten a few bites of this table, and you have ruined it all, and you will pay for your money." I saw that the official officer seemed to have heard something funny. He laughed like a joke, turned around and said to other officials: "Did you hear that, he said we were robbers, and asked us to pay him money. I heard it right! It's a lifeless thing, you didn't look at us I'm working on a case, why did you come out with such a blind thing." After finishing speaking, she ignored her and continued to search.Liu Shiyue was in a fit of anger. Seeing that they had nothing to say, she ran up to the leader and said, "The people under your command ruined my food, should you pay for it?" The leader sneered Said: "I think you are tired of working, come here, arrest him for me, I suspect that he and the robber are in the same group, deliberately drag us back, want to let the robber go, bring me back for interrogation ", and then two people rushed up and directly tied Liu Shiyue with a rope. Just as Cui'er was about to step forward, Liu Shiyue gave Cui'er a wink, and she immediately understood that she was asking her to find a rescuer.She could only watch helplessly as Liu Shiyue was taken away by those officials.

(End of this chapter)