Descendants of Pangu in the Great Desolation

Chapter 19 Newlyweds

Winter goes to spring, the earth warms up, and before you know it, another year has passed in Yunchao.Relying on the Ningyu pills given by my master and the crushed crystals bought at the temple fair, I have already broken through the bottleneck in the mid-stage of agility. With the deepening of my practice, I can already control some small and light substances with my own skills. For example, I can make a teacup Flying my mind in front of others, I can split the water in the pond into two without external force.However, Master taught me, don’t let small achievements blind my eyes, let me broaden my horizons, as long as I break through the late stage of agility and form Yuan Dan in my dantian, I can learn advanced Taoism such as Imperial Artifacts. You will find that what I have mastered now is only pediatrics.But I don't care about the future, as long as I can play tricks on Xu Lu now, I will be very happy.

The new year has just passed one month, and in a few months it will be the wedding of Yu Xin and Situ Rui. I am worrying about their wedding gift, which makes me upset every day. I can only rely on meditation to calm down. Calming the dryness in my heart.

Xu Lu and I worry about Cousin Xin's gift every day. After much deliberation, there is no feasible solution, so we have to stare in the room every day.After training today, Xu Lu and I sat in the promenade of Bihai Pavilion, discussing the gift for Yu Xin's wedding, "Xu Lu, what do you think I should give to Cousin Xin? I don't even have a decent gift." Send her off, and my uncle has the right and power, and cousin Xin will not lack anything."

Xu Lu thought for a while and said: "Young master, this is hard for me. First, Miss Biao's family is rich and has no worries about food and clothing; Second, Miss Biao doesn't like antique calligraphy and paintings, silk and satin. What else can catch Miss Biao's eyes? What?" Looking at Xu Lu's troubled look, I thought to myself: It's better in the previous life, and it can be solved by just wrapping a red envelope at the wedding.But Yun Chao didn't say about sending red envelopes. Even if I make a special red envelope, if I just send out the little silver in my hand, I still have to bend those ministers with laughter. Two stripes of silver.Alas... I can only work hard to develop my brain cells, and think of a special gift that does not lose my status.

"By the way, I don't think I've ever seen Cousin Xin bring any jewelry. How about we give jewelry?" Thinking carefully about Yu Xin's previous dressing and personality preferences, it really reminded me of what to give.When Xu Lu heard my suggestion, he clapped his hands and praised: "Yes, young master, I have never seen a cousin wear jewelry, at most a pearl hairpin, if we give her a special jewelry, she will be very happy." Happy." I looked up to see that it was still early, and said, "Let's go, Xu Lu. Let's go around the street, the palace is going to hold a big wedding recently, dad won't let me go out of the house, just go out to relax and find The problem of "gift" has been solved, and the worries in my heart disappeared immediately, and I dragged Xu Lu and ran outside.

Just when I walked out of the room, I remembered that Master had told me before leaving that my current skill to protect myself is not a problem, but if I want to go out, I must take Xiaoyou with me, and I can use Xiaoyou’s keen sense to get rid of unnecessary things. trouble.If there is a conflict with a master in the alchemy stage, it will not be a problem for Xiaoyou and I to escape together.Then he said to Xu Lu: "Xu Lu, go and tell your mother, I'll go find Xiaoyou." Xu Lu nodded to me and said, "Okay young master, I'll go and tell my wife right now." After Xu Lu finished speaking Then I went to my mother's purple bamboo garden.I shouted at his back: "Xu Lu, let's meet at the gate." Seeing him disappear around the corner, I walked into the secret room.

After a cup of tea, holding a folding fan in one hand and wearing a silver Confucian shirt, the handsome young man walked on Wen Street, the busiest place in the capital, followed by a handsome young man with curly hair wearing a light gray gown.If you pay close attention to the boy in front, you can find a small ball of white light flying up and down on his shoulder.

Xu Lu took me to a shop and introduced to me: "Master, this is Duxiu Pavilion, the largest jewelry store in the capital. It is said that the jewelry sold here is the masterpiece of the master in the shop, and each jewelry is only the same. If there are jewelry of the same style, the store is willing to take back the sold item at three times the price and destroy it in public.” Looking at the plaque on the beam, I muttered to myself: “Duxiu Yizhi, a good name. Let’s go in and have a look there Let's go." I walked into the No. [-] jewelry store in the capital.

Go in and take a look, although the store is not very big, but the decoration inside is noble and generous.The three-character "Duxiu Pavilion" framed in gold lacquer is hung on the shop hall in a golden light, and various small accessories are placed on the three-foot counter. The butterflies made of pure gold are decorated with small rubies and their eyes are lifelike. The jasper-carved waist pendant is delicate and delicate, and it can be seen at a glance that it was made by a person with superb craftsmanship.The ornaments placed on the shelf behind the cabinet are top-grade at first glance. The grapes carved from purple jade seem to be freshly picked, and all of them are crystal clear; One can be said to be priceless.

The waiter in the store saw a customer, and hurriedly greeted him: "Master, this is the first time you come to our store. This store can be regarded as a shop for comparison, and the real price is clearly marked. If you don't have the accessories you like in this store, then there is no need to go shopping in the capital." Xu Xu As soon as Lu saw the conversation of the chatterboys in the store, he hurriedly stopped and said, "My young master wants to see the jewelry, do you have any good introductions?" Xu Lu knew that I hate chatterboxes, especially chatterboys, unless you buy them. The items in the store, otherwise he can chatter for three days and three nights without repeating the same.

Xiaoer pointed to the ornaments on the cabinet and said to me: "Master, I want to see jewelry, please look here. This is a new design in our store. How about this golden butterfly?" I glanced at the jewelry in his hand. Golden Butterfly raised his head and looked at the golden lacquer plaque on the shop behind Xiaoer. Seeing that I dismissed it, Xu Lu knew that these ornaments were not to my liking, so he said to Xiaoer: "These ornaments cannot enter my young master's house." Take a look at the expensive accessories in your store." Although the accessories on the cabinet are considered good things, they are only middle-grade and not top-grade, let alone top-grade. I don't think so. These things can be sold as gifts to Yu Xin.

After Xu Lugang finished speaking, a man in his fifties dressed in an official gown and an octagonal hat came out from the inner hall. When he came to the counter, he knelt down and took out a blue brocade box, and said to me: "Next is the Duxiu Pavilion. Since these ordinary young masters don’t like it, how about this one?” I moved my eyes from the plaque to the brocade box in front of me, reached out to open the brocade box, and a string of round and clear pearl necklaces came into my eyes. "This is a top-grade piece. Such a smooth and clear South Sea pearl with balanced size is indeed rare, but this necklace is not to my liking, is there anything else?" Seeing that I didn't even like this South Sea pearl, the shopkeeper turned and left. The counter went to the inner hall.After a while, he walked out with this golden brocade box in his hand, put it on the cabinet and said to me: "The young master is an expert at first glance, and you can tell that it is a South Sea pearl with just a few glances. If this string of necklaces does not suit the young master's wishes, our store I hope this ornament can meet the young master's wishes."

The shopkeeper slowly opened the golden brocade box in his hand, and saw the golden ornaments lying in it, "Master, how about this one?"

I fixed my eyes and saw that there was actually a hairpin in the box, but this hairpin can be regarded as a top-quality hairpin. I took out this hairpin and said, "This emerald phoenix hairpin is indeed the best. Their tail feathers are all decorated with a high-quality emerald, and the most valuable thing is that the phoenix is ​​inlaid with a night pearl the size of a longan, and the gold chain in its mouth is also inlaid with a green opal, which looks precious and majestic, very gorgeous " The shopkeeper saw that I could tell the characteristics of this emerald phoenix hairpin, so he knew that the thirteen or fourteen-year-old boy in front of him was indeed an expert, and asked: "I don't know if this thing can catch the young master's eyes?"

I put the hairpin back into the brocade box and said, "This one can be called the best, but it still doesn't meet my liking." This accessory is the best in every aspect, but I don't think it matches Shangyu Xin You must know that Yu Xin exudes this kind of natural beauty. If you wear this kind of gold jewelry, not only will it not be effective, but it will also cover up Yu Xin's natural beauty, making it look mediocre.

When the shopkeeper heard what I said, he thought that the business that was going to be completed was blown up like this, and he said unwillingly: "This is the treasure of our store, and the young master is not satisfied?" I hurriedly explained: "It's not that you are not satisfied with this It's just that this accessory doesn't match the person I want to give it to, so I'm really sorry." The shopkeeper said regretfully, "It can only be said that the store is short of goods, and I can't find what the young master likes."

I picked up a waist pendant on the cabinet and asked, "Your shop is full of beautiful things, but there is nothing I'm looking for. But this waist pendant suits my needs better. What price does the shopkeeper offer?" Although there are no accessories suitable for Yu Xin in the store, this waist pendant will be a good decoration on Situ Jing's body.

What I said made the shopkeeper smile on his disappointed face, and he introduced to me: "This waistband is made of high-quality jadeite, carved with fine craftsmanship, and the eagle in the middle of the waistband is used for it." It was carved out by hollowing out. If the young master can see it, 30 taels will be fine."

Xu Lu was startled when he heard the price, and asked: "30 taels is a little expensive, can it be cheaper?" Seeing Xu Lu's question, the shopkeeper hurriedly said: "My little brother, this waist pendant costs one yuan. It was carefully carved by Yue, and it was originally sold for 50 taels, but this young master is an expert, and I want to make friends with the young master, so I sold it at this price." I looked carefully at the waist pendant in my hand, and said: "Xu Lu, take it 30 taels of silver, I want this waistband." In fact, the raw material cost of this waistband is about seven or eight taels at most, but this hollow eagle is not carved by ordinary masters. In addition to Grandpa Tang, there may not be anyone who can carve so realistically and vividly.Don't doubt my ability to appreciate, how can I say that I used to be the young owner of Cuixuanhang, the largest in the province, and I have been exposed to these things since I was a child. Although the techniques of the two worlds are different, I can still tell the good from the bad. of.

Xu Lu reluctantly took out 30 taels of silver from his waist pocket and put it on the cabinet, but seeing that I admired this waist pendant, he didn't care about anything, and asked the shopkeeper for a brocade box to put it in. Waist wear, to avoid accidents.Looking at the waist pendant in the brocade box, I suddenly wanted to meet this jade carving master, so I asked: "Dare to ask the shopkeeper, is the master who carved this waist pendant from your store?"

The shopkeeper sold the waist pendant and made money, and said with a smile on his face: "The one who carved this ornament is not the master of our shop, but the shopkeeper Ji at the end of the street who specializes in processing ornaments for people named 'Bixuanzhai'. My old lady died of illness and couldn't get any money for a while, so I took the newly carved waist pendant to our shop to sell, and I thought the waist pendant was good, so I bought it for 20 taels of silver."

When Xu Lu heard that the waist pendant was bought by the shopkeeper for 20 taels, he reasoned a little angrily: "The shopkeeper, you are too unreal, you bought the waist pendant for 20 taels and sold it to my young master for 30 taels , This earned my young master ten taels of silver."

"Thank you shopkeeper, Xu Lu, let's go home." I ignored the noisy Xu Lu and turned around and left the shop, but I was still thinking about the sculptor of the waistband, the shopkeeper Ji of Bixuanzhai.

(End of this chapter)