Liu Quan was taken into the yamen by two yamen runners. It seemed that an unforgettable experience was waiting for him.
Afterwards, Xue Huan and Pei Ji went to Guan Yue's house again. She came to visit Guan's mother.
Previously, Xue Huan invited Guan Yue to her home for dinner, and before he left, she packed some easy-to-eat braised dishes and vegetables grown at home for him to take back. Later, Guan's mother specifically asked Guan Yue to return the gift, which was rice wine she brewed herself.
The rice wine brewed by Guan's mother is particularly mellow and sweet, and the alcohol content is not high, so both the elderly and children can drink it.
Xue Huan and her mother all like him very much.
This time when Xue Huan came to the city, she brought a lot of vegetables from her own garden and some snacks to visit Guan's mother.
According to Guan Yue, his family was not born and raised in Fengchi, but moved here from other places several years ago, so the Guan family has no relatives here.
Guan's mother usually stays at home and rarely goes out.
Guan Yue is very busy on weekdays and is often not at home. I think Guan's mother must be very lonely at home alone.
Xue Huan thought that Guan Yue had helped her a lot, and she could not do anything for Guan Yue for the time being, so she thought about visiting Guan's mother more often, which was also a way for her to show her gratitude.
When she heard the knock on the door, Guan's mother initially thought it was her son coming back, so she hurried to open the door. However, she found that it was not him, but a pretty stranger girl, and next to her stood a tall and handsome young man.
"Who are you?"
Xue Huan smiled. "Aunt, my name is Xue Huan. I'm a friend of Brother Guan. I came to the city to do some business and stopped by to see you."
When Guan's mother heard Guan Yue mention Xue Huan, she was immediately surprised and said, "Come in, come in."
Xue Huan walked in carrying pastries, and Pei Ji followed behind her carrying a sack of vegetables.
Guan's mother scolded, "You're here, why bring a gift?"
Xue Huan: "It's not something valuable. I made this pastry myself, and the vegetables inside are grown at home. It doesn't cost much."
So, Guan's mother accepted it.
The dishes Guan Yue brought back last time were fresh and delicious, much better than those sold outside.
Guan's mother poured tea for the two of them and took out some snacks to entertain them.
Guan's mother was about to go out to buy some meat and wanted to keep Xue Huan and the others for lunch. Xue Huan quickly stopped her and said, "Aunt, that's not necessary. We'll be back soon after buying some things. Please stop working so hard."
After much persuasion, Guan's mother was finally persuaded to calm down.
Xue Huan talked with her for a while and then said goodbye. Guan's mother quickly searched the house, took out a jar of rice wine and a basket of pickled duck eggs for Xue Huan, and sent the two of them out of the alley.
After returning to the yard, Guan's mother opened the cakes that Xue Huan brought and found that they were some kinds of pastries she had never seen before. They were very exquisite. She couldn't help but sigh that Xue Huan was very skillful and the pastries she made were like flowers.
She carefully put it away, intending to save it for Guan Yue to eat when he came back.
He took out the vegetables from the sack again. Each one was crisp and juicy, as if they had just been pulled out of the ground.
Chives, green onions, green vegetables, lettuce, cauliflower... there are more than ten kinds of things in total, enough for her to eat for a long time.
When Guan's mother looked at the vegetables, she felt very touched.
Thinking of Xue Huan's appearance, he couldn't help but feel regretful. It was a pity that such a good girl was already married. Otherwise, it would have been great if Yue'er had married her.
Yue'er is now in his twenties, but there is no sign of his wife.
Every time he was asked, he said there was no rush and he would wait until he avenged his sister before considering marriage.
Guan's mother sighed and took the vegetables to the kitchen and put them away.
Xue Huan and Pei Ji came to the antique street in the city. There were antique shops on both sides of the street, some big and some small. There were also many stalls along the street selling antiques.
Of course, although they are called antiques, a large part of them are actually fakes, or even handicrafts and second-hand goods.
However, the atmosphere of antique hunting here is very strong, and many people want to come here to pick up bargains.
This street can be regarded as a business card of Fengchi County. People from other places who come here will definitely come and take a look.
The flow of people is very large.
Xue Huan did not try her luck at each stall one by one, but went directly into the largest and most imposing antique shop with Pei Ji.
A seal-script character "Ye" is engraved on the lower left corner of the shop's signboard, indicating that this shop was opened by the royal merchant Ye family.
This was what she knew when she listened to Guan Yue's introduction to the Ye family.
After that, she paid attention to the shops on the street and found that 30 to 40 percent of them were marked with the word "Ye", which shows how wealthy the Ye family is.
After entering the shop, the clerk came up to us and said with a smile, "Please feel free to ask me if you find anything you like."
"Okay." Xue Huan nodded, very satisfied with the waiter's service attitude.
In the past, when she went into a store to buy something, the most annoying thing was the waiters following her closely. But the attitude of the waiters in this store was very comfortable. They kept a distance that was neither too far nor too close. They were within her sight and available at her call, but they did not make her feel uncomfortable as if being stared at.
This Mo Hou Zhai is indeed the largest antique shop in the city. It has a very spacious and grand layout and a large number of antiques, including thick and simple copper, exquisite and elegant porcelain, and warm and serene jade...
Xue Huan walked slowly in front of the antique display case.
After absorbing the purple energy several times before, the sensing range of the Five Elements Bead has become larger, and it is no longer necessary to touch it with your own hands to sense it.
However, after walking around most of the shop, her palms were still not warm.
In such a large antique shop, isn't there any item with purple aura?
Finally, Xue Huan felt the long-lost warmth in her palms in front of a copper basin.
However, what caused the Five Elements Beads to react was not the copper basin, but one or several of the copper coins piled inside it.
Xue Huan touched them one by one. When she finally found the one that contained purple energy, a coquettish voice came from behind her: "Hey, help me take down the jade bowl on top."
Xue Huan initially assumed the words were directed at the shop assistant, but then another voice rang out, "Our young lady is calling you. Don't you have ears?"
Xue Huan looked over and saw a master and servant looking at them. It was obviously these two who had spoken just now.
The girl in red was about sixteen or seventeen years old, with a charming face and a rather domineering chin. The maid next to her also looked down on her.
"Miss Cai, do you want this jade bowl? I'll get it for you." The waiter came over with a smile on his face.
"Who told you to meddle? Get out of here." Cai Ling, the girl in red, daughter of County Magistrate Cai Kuo, scolded the waiter impatiently and pointed at Pei Ji's chin, "Come here, help me take down the jade bowl."
Only then did Xue Huan realize that the girl had actually been ordering Pei Ji around.
But Pei Ji ignored her completely. Besides his parents, the only person who could order him around was Huan Huan. Who was this woman who had appeared out of nowhere? And how could she order him around?
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