Jiuding Military Division 2

In the eyes of herdsmen, Geqiong City is not so much a royal city as it is a big market. There are a total of six markets in the city, and the clothing market is in the east of the city, not too far from where He Ran and the others live.Now is the busiest time for herdsmen, and they have to spare no effort to reserve fodder for the next winter, so the market is relatively deserted.

In the end, Xiao Xiao didn't let many personal guards accompany her. She has always been reluctant to make publicity. The front and rear hugs made her uncomfortable. She didn't dare to gather people to make troubles. If it was just a few murderers, she could handle it alone. Just in case, she asked Yun Ye and Xiao Ling to follow secretly, while she put on a veil and put a big leather hat on He Ran. Hats, people who are not familiar with them should not recognize them.

Of course, most of the prairie clothing sold in this season are fur products, and the grades vary greatly. They are basically sheepskin. Fox, wolf, leopard and other products are also occasionally seen. Although the style of knitting is relatively simple, the colors are bright and eye-catching. The ornaments made of various kinds of jade and gold beads and silver pieces, which are special products of the Shang Grassland, are very regional. Xiao Xiao likes them very much. As long as they are exquisitely handcrafted, he is happy to buy them. Most of the transactions here are based on bartering. Customers and sellers who spend real money are very happy.

Most of the sellers are self-produced and self-marketing herdsmen, and the asking prices are very reasonable. Even the traders who make a living from selling are rarely treacherous. On the contrary, a few vendors who sell goods from the Central Plains charge extremely high prices, and all of them have shrewd eyes.

Xiao Xiao's shopping desire at this moment is even stronger than when he was in Xuanding City. He has to stop at almost every stall for a while, happily comparing all kinds of clothing on his body, and ask He Ran to pay as long as he thinks it is suitable. Yunye and Xiaoling, who had agreed to protect in secret, had no choice but to show up to carry their bags after they hadn't gone far.

Seeing that most of the clothes she bought were smaller in size, He Ran guessed that she should buy them for Su Xiyao and the others, so as long as Xiao Xiao picked up one and asked him for advice with his eyes, he would all nod, and the accompanying girl The interpreter didn't know the inside story, so she kindly reminded Wang Jia at first, but she just smiled when she saw Wang Jia, and then she stopped talking too much.

When he came to the booth of a boy and a girl, Xiao Xiao saw that they were probably passionate lovers who wanted to take care of their business. There were only two sets of clothes in front of the girl, one was new and the other was obviously worn. Yes, Xiao Xiao took a look at the new set, and bought it without hesitation even though there was nothing surprising about it. Seeing He Ran casually playing with a machete in front of the man, he immediately said: "Buy it!" .”

He Ran didn't want to spoil her interest, so he paid the money together. The man and woman were very happy. The girl held the semi-new set of clothes in her eyes and said eagerly: "Just give me some money."

Xiao Xiao smiled and shook his head, seeing that the ebony accessories on her chest were very characteristic, he said to the female interpreter: "Ask her if the accessories hanging on her chest are for sale."

The girl listened to the female interpreter's inquiry, touched the accessory with her hand but looked at the man beside her eyes, the man nodded to her, reached out to take off the accessory for her, and handed it to Xiao Xiao.

"They want us to give you a price." The female interpreter said to Xiao Xiao.

Seeing the expressions of the two of them just now, Xiao Xiao already guessed that this accessory probably has a special meaning to them. It is obvious that they are willing to sell this kind of thing because they are in urgent need of money, so he smiled and said: "Three taels of silver."

The female interpreter thought she heard it wrong, looked at Xiao Xiao in surprise and said, "This thing is not even worth a dime!"

Xiao Xiao nodded to her with a smile, indicating that he was clear in his heart, "Three liang, ask them if they sell it."

The female interpreter had no choice but to quote the price.

The man was stunned when he heard the price, and he couldn't help grabbing the girl's hand, his face showed surprise. After looking at the girl, he saw the girl shaking her head slightly. He nodded to the girl and turned to Xiao Xiao. Xiao said: "This is not worth so much."

The female interpreter knew the simplicity of the Fan people very well, and was not surprised by this, so she truthfully translated it to Xiao Xiao.

"Tell them I know it's something special and I'm willing to pay that price."

He Ran translated to Nutong: "Wang Jia wants to do good deeds with my generosity, so you can help her."

The female interpreter smiled, and turned her head to express Xiao Xiao's intention to the couple.

The man and woman saluted Xiao Xiao excitedly and gratefully, and the girl hung the accessory around Xiao Xiao's neck with her own hands, saying something genuinely.

The female interpreter said: "She said, you are the most beautiful woman in the world, and may the great God of God bless you forever as happy as the cloud swallows in the sky."

Xiao Xiao gently touched the girl's cheek, and said, "You are beautiful too, I hope your wishes come true."

Just after the female interpreter finished translating, a man in his 40s suddenly rushed over and beat the man. The man seemed afraid to fight back and argued loudly, while the girl turned pale with fear and looked at the man helplessly. .

Xiao Xiao frowned, and the female interpreter hurriedly said in a low voice: "Listen, this man is the man's father, and he doesn't seem to want his son to associate with this girl."

Hearing that it was a housework, Xiao Xiao knew that it was not good to interfere, and looked annoyed at the man pulling the man away, while the girl looked at the two's backs and couldn't help wiping her tears, looking extremely pitiful.

After the onlookers dispersed, Xiao Xiao still refused to leave, and ordered the female interpreter to ask for details. After some conversation, the female interpreter said: "The parents of the two of them are Changma brothers, and the two families have a very good relationship. The marriage was settled, and the girl's father was killed while doing business abroad, and the goods were looted, so she owed a lot of debts. Her mother couldn't bear the blow. Debt, this man is kind and righteous, and often takes money from his family to support the girl's family, but the man's father wants to regret the marriage when he sees her family's high debts. After finding out about his son's behavior, he will never let him touch the family's money. The woman must prepare enough dowry for the two to get married, and the day after tomorrow will be the original wedding day, and the two of them borrowed money everywhere, but they still can't make up the dowry demanded by the man's father, so they have to come here to sell their own things."

Xiao Xiao became angry when he heard it, and regretted that he didn't teach that treacherous man a good lesson just now.

He Ran sighed, and said to the female interpreter, "Ask her how much she is short of."

After the inquiry, the female interpreter said: "Wang Jia just gave three taels of silver, the difference is not much, and one tael should be enough."

He Ran went out and handed the five liang of silver to the girl, but the girl hastily refused to take it.

Xiao Xiao looked at He Ran with displeasure and said, "Why are you so stingy? Her family owes so much debt, what can this little money do?"

He Ran took out his purse, and said aggrievedly, "I don't know how many things you will buy next, it's all here, you can see and give it."

Xiao Xiao took the money bag without even looking at it, and directly stuffed it into the girl's hand, saying: "It's all for you." As he spoke, he snatched the five taels of silver from He Ran's hand and stuffed it into the girl.

The heavy purse startled the girl, her little face flushed red.

He Ran saw that there were people surrounding him again, so he said to Xiao Xiao: "Take her out of here first, and talk about it in a clean place."

Xiao Xiao ordered the female interpreter to pack up some sundries from her booth, and he took the girl and left the market quickly.

When he came to a place where no one was around, Xiao Xiao took off his veil and took the girl's hand and said: "This money is nothing to me, just take it with confidence, and you don't have to pay me back."

No matter what Xiao Xiao said, the girl just refused to accept it. At the end, she timidly asked Xiao Xiao to buy all her remaining items with a tael of silver, so she would be very grateful.

Xiao Xiao felt pity and love for her, and insisted on giving her the purse. Seeing that Wang Jia sincerely wanted to help her, the female interpreter said in a low voice: "If Wang Jia really wants to love her, why don't you condescend to marry her as a sister? According to the customs of the grassland, it is natural for sisters to exchange wealth, so she will not refuse."

Xiao Xiao was overjoyed, the girl waved her hands again and again after hearing what the female interpreter said, expressing that she did not dare to climb high, Xiao Xiao knew that she was timid, so she asked the female interpreter about the rules of handkerchief changing, and half-forced to form a sister with the girl, until now she didn't know Her name is Joan Sangbi Ye, and Xiao Xiao didn't dare to reveal her true identity in case she couldn't afford it.

Qiong Sangbiye was moved by Xiao Xiao's true feelings and threw herself into her arms and cried loudly. The grievances that had been pent up in her heart since her father's death all vented out at this moment.When she finally found the purse that Xiao Xiao stuffed in her hand, her eyes were straightened when she opened it, most of it was gold, this wealth was too big for her, and she wanted to refuse again.

Xiao Xiao became a big sister and began to feel confident, and forced her to accept it without any explanation, and said with a smile: "Hurry up and prepare the dowry."

Qiong Sangbiye hugged Xiao Xiao and kissed her on the face, said: "My sister is really beautiful, I must come in the future, if you don't come, I will never get married."

Xiao Xiao happily agreed, asked her about the location and talked to her affectionately for a while before urging her to prepare the dowry, and Qiongsang Biye reluctantly went.

"You've become her master." He Ran joked.

Xiao Xiao was in an extremely good mood, and said to Yunye: "Go and send all the things back, and then get some money, I have to go buy clothes again."

He Ran pretended to be dissatisfied and said, "Why don't you let Xiaoling go back to get the money? Are you still spending all of it on me?"

Xiao Ling raised her eyebrows and said, "Spending your money is Wang Jia giving you face!"

Xiao Xiao glanced at Xiaoling appreciatively, and dragged her towards the market.

Finally bought enough clothes, Xiao Xiao proposed to go shopping in other markets, because she had to buy a wedding gift for her new sister.

He Ran laughed and said, "You really take this sworn brotherhood seriously?"

Xiao Xiao glared and said, "What are you talking about? Oh, you can only be sworn sworn brothers with a dignitary like King Fan, right? My younger sister is poor, so I don't need to take her seriously, right?"

He Ran was choked and blinked, and said: "Okay, okay, I said something wrong, then you must go to watch the ceremony in the future, right?"

"Naturally, you have to go too!" Xiao Xiao said savagely.

Before He Ran could speak, Xiao Ling winked at the side and said, "This is also for your face!"

Xiao Xiao glared at Xiao Ling this time.

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