Yesterday, Wu Qi suggested going out for a walk. She had been in the imperial capital for a few days and had not left the house. She had already visited the Prince's Mansion thoroughly and was beginning to feel bored.
Xue Huan had been to the imperial capital twice and had never had a proper tour, so she agreed.
Pei Ji was very busy every day, and he had to squeeze out time to eat three meals a day with Xue Huan. Naturally, he couldn't accompany her shopping, so he arranged a team of guards for her to protect their safety.
He also set a time for her to go home and didn't allow her to stay out too late, like a feudal and autocratic patriarch.
Xue Huan didn't plan to spend the night outside, so she agreed.
After breakfast, the group set off.
Compared to the East Market, Xue Huan was more interested in the West Market. The others didn't care where to go, so the group headed towards the West Market.
Foreigners with high noses and deep eyes are very common here. They speak the poor official language of Daqi and hawk their goods.
Spices, jewelry, gold, silver, jade, clothes, cloth, jewelry, medicine, grain, fruits, snacks, daily utensils, funeral supplies... the variety and completeness of the goods are astonishing.
Although the main street was spacious and eight carriages could run at the same time without any people, there were too many people on the street and the carriages moved extremely slowly, so it was better to walk.
Wu Qi was the most impatient person, so she simply jumped off the carriage. Fortunately, the carriage was moving slowly, like a turtle crawling, otherwise she would have fallen and been seriously injured.
It was not convenient to park here, but at this speed, it was unknown when a parking space could be found. Xue Huan simply got out of the car with Yabao in her arms, asked the driver to park the car, and she took Ah Man and the others to stroll around the place.
The guards dispersed and provided protection around.
There are also secret guards accompanying him in secret.
"Take a look, take a look, ten cents for a box, you can open pearls, gems, gold hairpins! Ten cents will not buy you any loss, you will not be cheated! It is absolutely worth the money!" The stall owner has blond hair and blue eyes, but he speaks Daqi very fluently.
Xue Huan stopped when she heard that. Are there blind boxes now?
Seeing her looking over, the stall owner immediately called her: "Hey, sir, do you want to try it?"
He picked up a palm-sized box and handed it over. There were small, brightly colored paintings on the box.
Blind boxes are Xue Huan's nemesis. With just a scan of her spiritual sense, she can clearly see what is inside the blind box. However, she did not use her spiritual sense to scan. After all, isn't the fun of blind boxes to open the box?
What's the fun in knowing it in advance?
Although she knew that there was probably nothing valuable in those blind boxes, the existence of the blind boxes itself made her nostalgic enough, so she decided to buy a few to play with.
These blind boxes are very exquisitely made, and the colorful paintings on the boxes are bright and interesting, like cartoons, and each one has a different painting on it.
Even if it's empty, this box would make a nice little jewelry box.
So Xue Huan stood in front of the stall and started to choose, and asked Ah Man and Wu Qi to choose as well.
Wu Qi happily started choosing.
Ah Man refused and leaned close to Xue Huan's ear and said, "Master, this is all a scam. I guarantee there's nothing good in it. Ten cents for a box is a big waste. You might as well spend it on candied haws, fried meat skewers, or rock sugar dumplings."
Although she is simple-minded and not very smart, she has been in the lower class for many years. She has seen many money-making tricks like this and she will never let the young master's money be cheated!
Because it was too noisy around, Ah Man was afraid that Xue Huan couldn't hear her, so she spoke a little louder. As a result, the stall owner also heard it and he immediately became unhappy.
"Girl, how can you slander me! I'm not a liar. You can really get pearls, gems, and gold hairpins from my blind boxes. If you don't believe me, try it!"
While clarifying himself, he also provoked Ah Man and tried to make her spend money.
Ah Man still didn't believe it. "It's all very nice to say, but don't take me for a fool! This box is only ten cents. If there really are pearls, gemstones, and gold hairpins inside, then you'll be at a huge loss! Who does business to lose money?"
Xue Huan nodded secretly. She had to admit, although Ah Man was a bit silly, she was very smart.
The stall owner put his hands on his hips and said, "If you don't believe me, let's make a bet. How about it? If a gem comes out of my blind box, you have to buy all the blind boxes on my stall! If no gem comes out, then I'll give all these blind boxes to you!"
The quarrel between the two attracted a lot of onlookers. Some people just wanted to watch the fun and said, "Girl, agree to it! Let's make a bet. I don't believe we can lose to a barbarian!"
In the eyes of the Daqi people, there was no difference between those foreigners, and they were all called "Hu people" or "Fan people".
Others followed suit: "Bet him! Bet him!"
Ah Man was forced into a difficult situation and looked at Xue Huan for help.
Xue Huan gave her a soothing smile, "It's okay, just be bold and bet with him. If you lose, it's my fault."
Even if you buy all the blind boxes on this stall, it won’t cost much.
Ah Man also got bolder and shouted, "Okay, I'll bet with you!"
At this time, the stall owner said: "I certainly can't open all the blind boxes on my stall. To be fair, why don't you randomly select someone from the crowd and ask them to open three blind boxes from my stall. If gems are opened from these three blind boxes, then I win. If no gems are opened, then I lose. How do you say that?"
After hearing this, Xue Huan was sure of what the stall owner was up to. It was foreseeable that the so-called random person he chose must be a stooge he had arranged long ago, and the stooge would definitely be able to open the gem.
Ah Man felt like there was some kind of trap hidden in the stall owner's words, but she couldn't tell. Xue Huan nodded at her and said, "Promise him."
Ah Man: "Okay, let's do it!"
The stall owner bowed to the crowd and asked, "Is there anyone willing to lend a hand?"
A group of people volunteered enthusiastically.
The stall owner glanced around and was about to point at the pre-arranged shill when Xue Huan spoke up, "Since you came up with the rules of the bet, then to prevent you from cheating, shouldn't we choose the shill who will work with you?"
The stall owner's face changed, and it was obvious that she had hit the nail on the head and made him feel guilty.
The onlookers also realized what was happening, saying, "Yeah, what if you arranged childcare in advance? Then you've fooled us all!"
"This young master is right, the choice must be made by her!"
"If you don't agree, then you're guilty! You're incriminating yourself!"
At this point, the stall owner had no choice but to agree.
Xue Huan glanced at the crowd and actually saw an acquaintance among them, Gu Yan from the spiritual world, whom she had met once in Yujing City.
How come he is here?
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
