Xiangsheng prosperous

Chapter 36
"Silla maid?" Qiu Mo pretended not to understand, and continued to ask.

The old man nodded and explained: "Some of the women from the Silla Kingdom in the northeast of the Tang Dynasty came here voluntarily to make a living because they admired the vastness and richness of our Central Plains. But most of them are poor people who were plundered by pirates."

Qiu Mo nodded, and then asked: "Are there many maidservants in Silla? It seems that you don't see them very often."

"Of course you won't see them. Silla maidservants are gentle and beautiful, and good at cooking. Almost all of them are pre-booked by customers in advance. They won't enter the auction at all." The old man waved his hand, and suddenly seemed to think of something : "However, I remember about five or six years ago, a Silla woman brought a little girl about six or seven years old, and voluntarily sold herself as a servant. It is also rare, rare..."

"How do you say that?" Qiu Mo felt that the Silla girl the old man was talking about was probably the Silla maidservant who was struggling to find her whereabouts.

"Generally speaking, when Silla maidservants are transported to Chang'an, they are already of humble origin. But that woman is not of humble origin, and for some reason, she is willing to sell herself, and the condition for selling herself is not how much money is required, but which house to go to." He is a servant, so I, the old man, can still remember things so clearly after many years..."

"Old man, do you know the name of this Silla woman? Where did she go?" Qiu Mo was anxious, she felt that she was getting closer to that Silla maid...

At this time, the old man already felt that something was wrong with the lady in front of him. Why was she so interested in this Silla woman? He showed a guarded look towards Qiu Mo.

Qiu Mo saw through what he was thinking, calmed herself down, and said, "Don't blame me, old man. I usually don't have any hobbies. I just like to hunt for novelties. When I hear interesting and strange things, I like to get to the bottom of it."

Hearing what Qiu Mo said, the old man calmed down and said: "I just remember that she said she was from Gyeongju, Silla, but the other old men really don't know. The old man can't read or speak Silla, just At that time, I saw the woman behaving strangely, so I went to listen to what the master said to others, and I remembered it so clearly."

Qiu Mo knew that she could no longer get clues from the old man, so she could only give up.After exchanging a few more pleasantries with the old man, the old man turned around and continued to work on his own affairs, leaving Qiu Mo and Shuang Han waiting for Wen Weixing and his party to come back.Qiu Mo turned her head and looked out the window. Compared with the past, the bustling crowds and the busy traffic scene in Xishi Market were all familiar and ordinary, but she still felt that the road ahead was still full of fog.

After waiting for a while, Wen Weixing and Chang Run finally returned, followed by the attentive shopkeeper.

"Lang Jun, I have asked the groom to lead the pony you have chosen for Madam to the door. Madam can send it to the house after seeing it..."

The shop owner reported to Wen Wei Xinghui with a smile on his face.

Qiu Mo was surprised, Wen Weixing actually chose a horse for her? !She couldn't help looking at Wen Weixing.

Wen Weixing smiled at her and blinked, "Go and have a look." Qiu Mo's ears turned red immediately, and she answered "Yes" in a low voice, and they walked out of the shop accompanied by Shuanghan.

A snow-white pony was led by the groom to the avenue outside the shop.It has slender limbs, tall hoofs and thin legs, soft and smooth fur, and a saddle has never been fitted on its back, and its neck and abdomen are well-groomed.

Qiu Mo couldn't help but reached out and touched the little white horse's mane, feeling so excited that she almost jumped out of her throat.This was the first horse she owned in Datang, and it was given to her by Wen Weixing.It was a gift she had never dared to hope to have before.

The little white horse is very well-behaved, allowing Qiu Mo to fondle it, occasionally raising his head to lick her fingers, and shaking his head to rub against her palm.

Wen Weixing silently walked behind Qiu Mo, his whole body was about to surround Qiu Mo.Qiu Mo turned sideways slightly, and took a peek at Wen Weixing, only to see him standing upright with a gentle smile on his face.

"Do you like it?" Wen Weixing's voice came from beside him, gently brushing the broken hair at her temples.

Qiu Mo lowered her eyes shyly, but said in a low voice: "Why...you really bought a horse, where do you want me to put it?..."

Wen Weixing held Qiu Mo's hand, "Don't worry, I'll take it back to Wen's house for raising. When do you want to learn how to ride a horse? When will I bring it to you..."

After speaking, he took Qiu Mo's hand and said to the shopkeeper, "Please send it to Wubenfang Wenfu."

The shopkeeper waved his hands hastily: "No trouble, no trouble, son, please go slowly."

After Wen Weixing and Qiu Mo's group walked away, the owner scratched his head and said to himself, "Wubenfang Wen's Mansion? When is there another wedding...I have to go and find out..."

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After leaving Kouma Shop, Wen Weixing clearly felt the girl beside him, and he was even more confused than before going to the shop.

He stretched out the other hand that was not held by Qiu Mo, and squeezed her fair and delicate face, "What's the matter, things are not going well?"

Qiu Mo shook her head first, then nodded again.She didn't even know how to explain to Wen Weixing the information she just got from the old man.

Now there are more and more known clues, and they are getting more and more chaotic.From the earthy green wood fragrance that Su Jing discovered at the beginning, to the Silla maidservant that Miss Lu recalled.All these signs showed that this woman deliberately wanted to enter the Qiu family, and her target was her own mother: Mrs. Xiao.

However, why did a little girl appear again? The girl who was six or seven years old back then should be as old as me now, who is this girl?Where is it now?

Qiu Mo was puzzled, she suddenly asked Wen Weixing thoughtlessly: "Ah Wei, if I want to go to Silla, what should I do?"

Now that all the problems are rooted in Silla's maids, shouldn't they go to Silla in person to find the answer?

But Wen Weixing shook his head at Qiu Mo: "Let's not say that you are an official woman. If you want to leave Chang'an, or even leave the customs, if you want to apply for the government's public inspection and clearance without a reasonable and legitimate reason, It's all impossible." He quietly approached Qiu Mo's ear and said, "If it's really that easy, does Xuanzang still need us to use tricks to help him escape from Chang'an?"

Qiu Mo closed her eyes upon hearing this, took a few deep breaths, and managed to calm down.It seems that it is impossible to go to Silla in person, at least for now, and she still needs to find other ways to investigate this matter.

(End of this chapter)