When she stood up, she accidentally kicked something. Xue Huan took a look and saw that it was a delicate wooden ball. As it rolled, it made a clear and pleasant tinkling sound.
Linglong balls are a very common toy here. They are exquisite and precious and are made of finely carved jade. The balls can have up to nine layers, which are called nine-turn Linglong balls. They are as thin as cicada wings, and each layer can rotate. The object in the center of the ball may not necessarily be a bell, but may also be a sachet, jade ball, etc., which is extremely gorgeous and exquisite.
Ordinary ones, like the one in front of you, are made of wood, and the bell inside is just a small copper bell, which will rust over time.
She picked up the exquisite ball.
The moment I touched it, my palms felt warm again!
Xue Huan could hardly hold back her exclamation. She had never expected that this seemingly ordinary exquisite ball was actually stained with purple energy!
Wait, this exquisite ball doesn’t seem to be simple!
At first glance, it seems to be made of ordinary wood, but when you brush away the dust on the surface, you will find that the grain of the wood is very beautiful and delicate, it is clearly sea willow!
If her grandfather hadn't had a string of sea willow beads in his previous life, she would have seen it countless times, even touched it, but still wouldn't have recognized it.
Hearing the name of sea willow, you might think it is a willow tree that grows in the sea. In fact, it is not. It is actually a coelenterate, belonging to the family Corallidae. It is only because it grows in the shape of branches, with slender branches, flexible texture, and appearance similar to willow trees on land, that it is named sea willow.
This creature can live for thousands of years. After being carved into objects, it will not rot in water or be damaged by fire, so it is also called the sacred tree of the sea.
There is a saying that goes, "Gold and jade are valuable, but sea willow is hard to find." This refers to the preciousness of sea willow.
Now Xue Huan was even more certain that this exquisite ball came from the royal family. Otherwise, even an ordinary wealthy family would never carve the rare and precious sea willow into a child's toy.
This grocery store is really not simple.
"Sister, have you found it?" Xue Yao walked over.
At this time, a ball of purple gas was emerging from the surface of the exquisite ball in Xue Huan's hand and was being absorbed by the Five Elements Bead. She was startled when she heard Xue Yao's voice and subconsciously closed her hands. However, even after closing her hands, some purple gas still escaped.
She looked at Xue Yao, but saw that his expression did not change at all. She was moved. Could it be that she was the only one who could see this purple air?
To verify, she spread out her palm and said, "Look at this exquisite ball."
Xue Yao was confused, "What's wrong?"
It seems that he really can't see, otherwise his reaction wouldn't be so calm.
Xue Huan smiled and said, "How about buying it back for Jun'er to play with?"
"Okay, okay." Xue Yao has always loved his younger sister Xue Jun. It's not an exaggeration to say that he is a sister-con. Whenever he gets something good, he will show it to her. Now when he hears that Xue Huan wants to buy a toy for Xue Jun, he is happier than if he got the toy himself.
However, Xue Huan naturally would not show favoritism. She gave him the bowl of seeds and walked around the two shelves, touching everything. In the end, as expected, she really found another object containing purple energy.
It is a little wooden figure, or more precisely, a primary puppet. Every part of the body can be rotated and can be disassembled. It is really exquisite!
"Do you like it? I'll buy this for you?" she asked Xue Yao.
Xue Yao shook his head sensibly, "No need, sister. I'm already this old, why do I need to play with such childish things?"
He said so, but the look in his eyes clearly said otherwise.
Xue Huan had already made up her mind to buy it, but she wanted to give Xue Yao a surprise. Just then, she heard someone outside selling candied haws. She gave him some money and said, "Go buy some candied haws. Buy four bunches."
Xue Yao went there excitedly.
Xue Huan brought the three items to the counter and asked, "Boss, how much are these three?"
Zhou Ao glanced at it and offered: "One hundred taels, take it."
One hundred taels!
If others heard this price, they would definitely think that the old man was asking for an exorbitant price. If he had done business like this before, it was no wonder that there were so few customers here. He was probably scared off by the prices here which were much higher than elsewhere.
However, Xue Huan, who knew the inside story, understood that if she bought three such items containing purple energy for one hundred taels, she would still make a big profit.
Not to mention anything else, just the sea willow exquisite ball is worth the money.
However, the old man offered such a price. Could it be that he knew the extraordinary origins of these three items? But if he really knew, the price would definitely be more than one hundred taels.
Xue Huan glanced at him, and felt that this old man was more and more unusual. Could he be a master from somewhere? Was he opening a grocery store with some special purpose?
Her thoughts wandered without her realizing it.
Seeing Xue Yao coming back with the candied haws, she didn't bother to bargain and directly took out a hundred taels and handed it to him, put the thing away, and walked towards Xue Yao.
"We've bought the things, let's go back."
"Okay, sister, this one is for you."
Xue Huan took the bright red candied haws and felt its weight as soon as she touched it. People in that era were really simple and honest. The candied haws were made with very real ingredients. She counted them and found that there were nine of them. Each one was plump and in good condition, and tasted sour and sweet.
It was much more delicious than anything she had ever eaten before.
Happily biting the candied haws, Xue Huan took Xue Yao to buy some meat and vegetables.
The meat on the butcher stall had been almost sold out, leaving only some ribs, offal, and pig's trotters, which were less fattened.
At this time, people like to buy fatty meat to eat, because the fat can be refined into oil and it is more filling to eat. After all, most families have low living standards and can only eat meat a few times a year.
But Xue Huan, who came from the modern era, is like most people. She has no taste for fatty meat and prefers meaty bones such as ribs and pork shanks.
She bought several kilograms at a very cheap price, and the stall owner also gave her a piece of pork liver as a gift.
Xue Yao saw that she bought only bones, so he pulled her sleeve and said, "Sis, these don't have much meat."
Xue Huan: "Don't worry, you'll definitely like it when I make it."
Seeing her like this, Xue Yao said nothing more.
The brother and sister returned with a full load.
At home, Xue's mother had already steamed the rice and was waiting for the siblings to come back to cook.
The neighbor's aunt came over with a bowl and chatted with Xue's mother while eating.
People in the countryside don’t follow any rules. They like to gather together with their bowls in hand and chat and gossip while eating. A lot of gossip is spread in this way.
Seeing Xue's mother embroidering under the eaves, Auntie Pang walked over and picked up a small stool to sit down. "Mother Hui, do you know? Your mother-in-law's house was robbed."
There was a hint of gloating on his face.
Aunt Pang is a generous and kind person. She gets along well with Xue's mother. She even helped to stop Qian Dazhi when he came to kidnap people. She really dislikes the behavior of Old Lady Xue. Now that she sees that her family is in trouble, she can't help but feel happy for Xue's mother.
"They were making a big fuss early this morning, saying all the money and valuables in the house were missing. In my opinion, they deserve it!"
Mother Xue was a little stunned when she heard this. Her mother-in-law stole money from her home, and then it was stolen by thieves. Should she say this was retribution?
Just then, Xue Huan and her brother came back.
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