"Boss, do you sell saddles and carriages here?"
Hua Qingcheng asked Xiangyunma to stay at the door, and then she and Yu Xiaotian went into Lingqing Grocery Store.
Yao Jinlian, who was wearing a purple double-breasted gown and fiddling with an abacus at the counter, saw Hua Qingcheng and hurriedly stood up to greet her. However, when she saw the handsome Yu Xiaotian next to Hua Qingcheng, her eyes became somewhat dim and unclear.
Her young master was such a distinguished man! You know, he looked down upon so many noble ladies in the capital, so why did he fall for this married woman?
Although she secretly felt indignant for her young master, Yao Jinlian didn't show it on her face. She still wore a standard professional smile and strictly followed Si Chengfeng's instructions to give her whatever she wanted. However, she didn't really have this carriage.
"Girl, the shop has saddles, stirrups, reins, and other items. As for carriages, I suggest you go to the county horse market. There, not only are there horses for sale, but there are also all kinds of carriages for you to choose from."
"Is that so... In that case, thank you very much for the reminder, shopkeeper."
Hua Qingcheng finally spent a tael of silver to buy a saddle, bridle, and stirrups for Xiangyun Horse at Lingqing Grocery Store. Then, she rode the newly equipped horse with Yu Xiaotian to Muyang Blacksmith Shop, where they had the horse shod.
A horse with a saddle was indeed much more comfortable to ride. Hua Qingcheng pulled the reins and took Yu Xiaotian with her, riding the Xiangyun horse from Baishui Town to the neighboring Yunshui Town in style.
The two rode to Caiyun Street, where Hua Qingcheng showed Yu Xiaotian the shop and the backyard. Looking at the small but cozy courtyard before him, Yu Xiaotian smiled broadly. He couldn't help but imagine himself, his wife, and his brothers doing business and living here.
"Do you like it?"
Hua Qingcheng looked at Yu Xiaotian who was smiling happily, and her mood became better. She took Yu Xiaotian's hand, stood on tiptoe and pecked him lightly on the lips.
“It’s really good.”
Yu Xiaotian's cheeks turned red and his handsome face drooped slightly when he was looked at by Hua Qingcheng's burning gaze.
"Let's go buy a carriage. If you like this place, you can come here often in the future."
Seeing that it was getting late outside, Hua Qingcheng took Yu Xiaotian's hand and left the shop. After locking the door, the two of them rode on the same horse, ready to go to the horse market that Manager Yao had mentioned.
The horse market was located near the outskirts of Yunshui Town, in the opposite direction of the way they had come. The two of them rode their Xiangyun horses all the way forward. When they passed a crowded area in the center of the street, Hua Qingcheng and Yu Xiaotian dismounted their horses, pulled the reins, and walked, strolling along.
"Hua Qingcheng!"
When Hua Wuque and a group of men who had their hair combed out of their hair just came out of the inn, they saw a familiar figure across the road. They couldn't help but feel happy and shouted towards the other side.
But perhaps it was the noisy voices, or the sound of a passing carriage, that drowned out Hua Wu Que's cries. When he was about to shout again, he saw the stunningly beautiful woman, holding the horse's reins with one hand and inserting a hairpin into the hair of the handsome man beside her with the other.
That was... her fourth husband, Yu Xiaotian...
Hua Wu Que's dark eyes darkened instantly, and he stood there in a state of loss. Although they were from the same clan, they were already five generations apart and could marry. But in that woman's eyes, he had never been in her eyes from beginning to end.
"Brother Wuque, what's wrong with you?"
"But did you meet someone you know?"
Ruobai looked at Hua Wuque who was suddenly in a daze and asked in confusion.
"No, nothing. Brother Ruobai, are we going back now?"
"We have already bought the daily necessities for the village. We will go to the paper-making shop to buy some more things and then go back."
"Paper shop?"
"yes."
Ruobai's face showed sadness as he continued, "Last month, an old man from the village went out to buy something, but he accidentally fell into the water and his body was never found. Today is his 27th day after death. Let's buy some gold ingot candles and use them to pay tribute to him on our way back."
"good."
Hua Wu Que stared at the beautiful figure walking away from him, his heart filled with sorrow. Since there was nothing to linger on, it didn't seem to matter where he was.
Hua Wuque followed the men who had combed their hair, and the accompanying mule carts, slowly moving forward. A group of men, all wearing the same attire and hairstyle, with several heavily laden mules, walking along the busy street was quite eye-catching, attracting many people to stop and watch, but not Hua Qingcheng.
"Does it look good?"
Yu Xiaotian touched the hairpin on his head, lowered his eyes slightly, and smiled shyly.
"Our Xiaotian is beautiful, elegant and handsome, so naturally he looks good in anything he wears."
Hua Qingcheng pinched Yu Xiaotian's face and raised the corners of her lips slightly.
"Wife, I think I saw Hua Wuque just now."
"Hua Wuque?"
When Hua Qingcheng thought of Hua Fugui, Hua Feihua and the others who had come to her house to cause trouble the day before yesterday, her face darkened slightly. What a troublesome person!
"Well, but that's unlikely. Because those guys are all hair-stylists."
Yu Xiaotian's clear, bright black eyes turned, as if he was thinking about something.
"A man who combs his hair?"
Hua Qingcheng was slightly surprised when she heard this. What kind of group is this? This is really a strange place.
"They are men who wear their hair in a bun, never marry or have children, and never rely on women, living independently. It's said they even have their own 'gongshu' houses in the mountains. They usually live there, only emerging occasionally to buy necessities and sell things."
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