Princess of Nongmen

Chapter 147 A Piece of White Hosta
Liu Ya didn't urge her either, anyway, she sold a lot of things today, and she got a sensible and cute little goat in exchange, she was content.I don't care if I still make this extra money.

But the woman said: "Little girl, can you give me a little more advantage? Or, if you see what you like in my house, I'll exchange it with you?"

Liu Ya shook her head, not in the mood to read more.If the sheepfold is so dirty and they don't clean it up, the woman in this family must be a slob.It is estimated that Liu Ya will not take a fancy to the things in her house.

Seeing that Liu Ya disagreed, the woman seemed unwilling.After thinking for a while, he said, "I still have a baby, can I change two curtains for you?"

Liu Ya was taken aback, amused in her heart.That dirty little lamb was exchanged for such a good set of cooking utensils, and the woman said that she seemed to have taken advantage of it. Now she would use her treasure to exchange herself for two taels worth 35 renminbi. Curtains?
Seeing that Liu Ya didn't talk to her, the woman said, "Wait a minute, I'll get it for you when I go back to the house. You'll know it when you see it, it's indeed a treasure. It's just a pity..."

Speaking of this, the woman swallowed back the words that followed.

Liu Ya was curious, what kind of baby, she said "it's a pity"?However, Liu Ya was a little more curious in her heart, but she didn't have any expectations.

After a while, the woman came back with a small red silk bag.Looking at it like that, the package is very tight, and I really can't see what's inside.But it's not big, and it's wrapped in several layers and it's not as big as a palm.If it is true that there is a treasure inside, it is estimated to be the size of... a jade pendant?
Does Yupei change the curtains?Liu Ya doesn't think this woman is a fool, she definitely doesn't.

However, unexpectedly, the woman opened the red silk bag layer by layer, revealing a piece of jade inside, and it was also a piece of white jade.

Liu Ya was really curious, so she poked her head over to have a look.He saw that what the woman held in her hand was indeed a piece of white jade, and the jade was warm and moist, as white as curdled fat, it was a high-quality suet white jade.

However, this piece of mutton fat jade is neither a jade pendant nor a pendant, but a cut off jade hairpin.It should be that a white hosta was broken, leaving only the head of the hairpin.It is only a little over an inch, the thickness of a little finger, and the fracture is neat, but if you look closely, there are some cracks.

The woman said: "This is a treasure handed down from my family. It's a pity that the hairpin was broken in the early years, leaving such a small piece. I asked the jade master and said that it can't be repaired. Even if it is barely repaired, it still needs to be repaired." It costs a lot of money. There is not enough material to make other things. This jade cannot be folded, nor can it be made into other objects."

Liu Ya asked: "Then can I take it over and have a look?"

The woman nodded, and handed the small piece of hairpin to Liu Ya.

Liu Ya didn't reach out to grab it, she pointed to the chair beside her and said, "You can put it on there, I'll take it and see it myself."

The reason why Liu Ya took it directly without using her hands was because she was afraid that this woman would have some bad intentions and would wrong herself by doing something like touching porcelain.Let her put things on the chair, and then pick them up carefully, so as not to drop them on the ground.

The woman didn't seem to think much about it, she agreed, and pulled the chair over, placed it in front of Liu Ya, and put the hairpin and the red silk cloth on the chair.

After the woman let go of her hand and took a step back, Liu Ya stepped forward, knelt down and looked carefully to make sure that there were no big cracks, and only when she touched them would she not shatter, then she used her hands to carefully picked up.

The woman also said: "It's okay, let's see, it won't break if you take it off."

Liu Ya smiled this time and took a closer look at the jade hairpin head.The hairpin is the simplest style and looks like a chopstick. The head of the hairpin is not carved, it is just a cylinder of white jade.There is a slight crack at the fracture, but it does not extend through most of the hairpin.

Liu Ya raised the hairpin again, and exposed it to the sun, and found that the jade was very delicate and moist, and it was indeed a high-quality suet white jade.

However, there is no carving work to speak of, it is still broken, and there is only a small piece of such an inch long, which is really of little value.Just like what the woman said, even if it is repaired by a jade master, it will cost a lot of money.So, it's better than buying a new one.

Liu Ya put down the hairpin again, shook her head and said: "Auntie, if I change this, it will be of no use, why don't you keep it and try to make a pair of earrings? If you change it to me , don’t feel like you’re at a disadvantage again.”

"I said it would cost a lot of money to rebuild, but my family can't get it out now." The woman said, picked up the hairpin to look at it, and then handed it to Liu Ya directly: "Little girl, if you think it's okay , just take it. I just want you two curtains, if I am willing to change them, I won’t feel that I have suffered a disadvantage.”

"But, isn't this a family heirloom of your family? How about you discuss it with uncle?" Liu Ya still didn't agree.She didn't want to make trouble for herself.

When the woman heard this, the corners of her mouth twitched, and after holding back for a while, she said, "That... I misremembered, this is not a family heirloom, it was picked up by my father when he went to the market. I have never had the money to rebuild it, so I just It was given to me, and I have kept it for a long time, but I don’t have the money to build it, so I keep it as long as I keep it, it’s a pity that such a small thing might not even know it’s lost that day.”

Liu Ya knew that this item would definitely not be a family heirloom.Because if it is a family tradition, even if it is broken, there will not be only such a small piece left.Probably the rest of the parts should be kept as well, and they can still be a whole hairpin when pieced together.

Listening to it now, it turned out that she really picked it up, no wonder she didn't feel bad about taking it out to exchange things.

Liu Ya then nodded and said: "Okay, just change it. Anyway, I can't hang so many curtains in my house. Your thing is small, so it's convenient for me to store it."

Seeing that Liu Ya agreed, the woman was quite happy.Pushing the white jade hairpin wrapped in red silk into Liu Ya's hand, she said, "Then I'll pick out two curtains."

"Okay, let's pick. First come, first pick." Liu Ya readily agreed, and put away the little hairpin.

To be honest, if we talk about the jade quality of this piece of white jade hairpin, it is really top grade.But there is only such a small part left, and Liu Ya doesn't know what use it is for the time being.However, it only costs 35 copper plates, which is also a good deal.

The woman had made her choice, and entered the room with a smile on her hands holding the curtains.

After a while, the honest middle-aged man also came back with the little lamb.

The little lamb who was full of milk seemed more energetic again.When he saw Liu Ya, he still screamed "咩咩" and ran towards her, and kept rubbing his head against Liu Ya's hand, looking very intimate.

(End of this chapter)