Xiao Jiaojiao dressed as a powerful minister

Chapter 17

A beggar in rough clothes ran away and disappeared at the end of the long street.

"Oh, this hairpin was taken away!" The boss yelled.

Nan Xu came out of Shen Cijing's arms, frowned, "I'll go chase it back!"

Turning around to leave, the lady boss grabbed her sleeve: "You can't leave, this hairpin was lost in your hands, you have to take responsibility, give me the money!"

At this time, the boss lost his good attitude just now, and he didn't bother to say anything foolish, so he held on to Nan Xu.

"Let go first, how much is it?" She didn't care about the money, but if she was later, if she couldn't catch up with the beggar, she wouldn't be able to get the hairpin back.

The boss snorted, but didn't let go of her, and stretched his other hand in front of Nan Xu's eyes.

"Five cents?"

The boss clicked his tongue: "I said, girl, you really don't know how expensive firewood, rice, oil and salt are. Any of these things are not worth five cents, let alone this heirloom hairpin!"

Shen Cijing's eyes were dim, and he took out the silver from his waist, and handed it to the proprietress: "That's enough, the good hairpins in Yunxiufang are generally only worth this price."

Five taels of silver is already a sky-high price for a small stall owner.

Generally speaking, the things sold in ordinary stalls are not too expensive, and they only set up stalls on the street because they cannot afford a storefront.

Unexpectedly, the boss changed his face immediately, his brows were almost knotted, but he refused to accept Shen Cijing's money.

"Why, not enough?" Shen Cijing raised his eyebrows, his eyebrows raised slightly, and there was a little more impatience in his dark pupils. If all the ministers who had met in the court knew that the regent was a little angry.

"50 taels, no bargaining." The boss took a half step back, but he didn't let go. "At least it was passed down by my ancestors. Five taels of silver is different from sending beggars."

The boss is difficult, but also cunning.

Since Shen Cijing and Nan Xu approached the booth, they carefully looked at their clothes. The two were dressed in luxurious clothes, and they looked like wealthy families. Regardless of how much the hairpin was worth, they had to be caught and slaughtered anyway. pause.

Rich people always go to Yunxiufang to buy things, and seldom buy things on the street. This is a good opportunity, otherwise they may not be able to get caught by such a fool next time.

"50 taels of silver, why don't you grab it?" Nan Xu raised her eyes, realizing that the boss had malicious intentions.

She is a royal princess in this life, but after all, she was just a child of an ordinary family in her last life, so she really doesn't even have a measure of how much something should be sold for.

"Miss, this is wrong. The hairpin was indeed snatched from your hands. Everyone is watching. If the little beggar took it from my stall, it's fine. You will be robbed, and if this matter is brought to court, you should be the one to lose money." The boss raised his chin and looked a little arrogant.

Nan Xu frowned deeper, took a step forward, and narrowed her eyes slightly: "You say this, I wonder if you are in collusion with that little beggar to blackmail people on purpose?"

The hairpin is no longer there, and the boss says it is worth as much as it is worth. Even if the government comes to check, there is no way to find out, it all depends on the boss.

Nan Xu took the bank note from Shen Jijing and threw it into the boss's arms.

"Take it, count me as unlucky, I didn't read the almanac when I went out today, so count it!"

Pulling Shen Cijing away, after walking a few steps, he suddenly thought of something, turned around, with a strange smile on his face, and shouted to the crowd:
"Everyone, put down the things in your hands, and be careful that you will be robbed by beggars later, that will be bad." As he said, he looked at the boss maliciously.

Hearing this, the people in front of the booth hurriedly put down the things they picked out in their hands.

"I'd better go to another place to have a look, Boss, return it to you." A customer dropped the things in his hand, shook his sleeves and left.

Although I don't know if it's true or not, but it's just an ordinary family, who doesn't worry about being blackmailed.

They are not like Nan Xu and Shen Cijing, who can take out 50 taels of silver casually.

"Let's go, let's go and buy elsewhere."

A stone stirred up a thousand waves, and in a short time, the people around the stall left in disorder.

"Hey you... why are you so unkind!" The boss came to his senses and went to attract customers, but unfortunately no one was kept, and he panicked immediately.

Nan Xu replied with an innocent smile, and pulled Shen Cijing away.

No matter how expensive the hairpin is, it will not cost 50 taels, which can buy several stalls.

Shen Cijing's eyes fell on his arm, where he was hugged tightly. From his perspective, Nan Xu's smile was genuine, with a gleam of radiance in his eyes, bright and playful.

It seems to have returned to the original appearance.

Shen Cijing couldn't help but stare dumbfounded.

"Where are we going?" After a long while, he came back to his senses. He was pulled by Nan Xu, but he didn't know where he was going.

"Of course it's to get back the hairpin. It's 50 taels!" Nan Xu felt at a disadvantage after thinking about it.

Shen Cijing smiled with gentle eyes, "Why didn't you directly reveal your identity just now?"

Nan Xu was slightly taken aback by the action of hooking his arm, raised her face, and said bitterly, "Why didn't you say it earlier?"

A little annoyed, why didn't she think of this?

She is the eldest princess of Nanyi Kingdom, if she directly reveals her identity, that person would not dare to blackmail her.

If he really wanted to follow her into the government, the official would have to treat Nan Xu as a guest of honor when he saw Nan Xu.

But Nan Xu didn't think of this at the first time.

In the palace, there was intrigue. She finally came out, and she wanted to relax. Maybe she forgot her identity from the moment she got off the carriage.

"Forget it, let's not mention this, the most important thing is to find the hairpin."

The little beggar ran extremely fast and disappeared in a flash. Nan Xu could only look in the direction where the beggar disappeared, asking people along the way.

It's a pity that there are countless people coming and going on the street, playing and having fun, and no one notices.

"Then do you know where beggars in the capital usually go?" Nan Xu grabbed a candied haws seller and asked.

"That girl is really asking the right person. There are beggars everywhere in the capital, but the street with the most beggars is Xicheng North Lane. It is a poor area. Beggars can beg here, but they are often chased away. , can only go to the North Lane to settle down!"

"Thank you." After that, he bought two bunches of candied haws and headed all the way to the West City.

The two walked at a leisurely pace, strolling along the way.

To be precise, it was Nanxu alone.

"Do you want to eat?" She raised the red candied haws in front of Shen Cijing's face.

Shen Cijing quietly looked at the candied haws brought up, which were shining brightly, and the layer of sugar coating had an attractive fragrance.

"You eat." The man showed his face, with warmth in his eyes. She loves to eat, so she won't compete with her.

Nan Xu, who was rejected, looked at the candied haws in her hand. There were two bunches in total. After she finished eating one bunch, there were only three solitary ones left on the rest.

She didn't remember Shen Cijing until she finished eating, he must have disliked her.

Withdrawing his hand quickly, he felt a little guilty.

(End of this chapter)