The two of them left the grain and oil store and blended into the crowd of people on the street again.

"Now that food is taken care of, what else do you want to do next?" Hua Yuxi did not fall in love again this time, but naturally accompanied Lan Qiao, arousing the envy of passers-by, "The money in the house is enough to support the expenses."

Use it?"

"It should be enough this time." Lan Qiao chuckled, "If it doesn't work, let Lan Feng step in first. Anyway, he is the only one in the house now, so just treat it like I borrowed it from him."

Hua Yuxi chuckled and said: "If the second young master knew that the young master was cheating him like this, he would definitely think that it was me, the 'witch', who instigated it."

"Let him do whatever he wants." Lan Qiao laughed dumbly, "It was because of his insistence that you were forced to agree to come with me. He brought it upon himself."

Hua Yuxi avoided Lan Qiao's gaze, turned her head and said, "What if I said, not only did I not feel forced, but I was even a little happy?"

Lan Qiao was startled and said: "What do you mean?"

"Forget it if you can't guess it." Hua Yuxi made an evil face, "Big stupid fish."

Lan Qiao smiled bitterly and changed the topic: "Actually, I'm hesitant. If the condolences only contain these foods, it would seem a bit thin. After all, the food will always be eaten. It's best to choose another commemorative object as a gift for this family.

People's spiritual comfort does not necessarily need to be expensive, but it is not consumable and can support the appearance of the family. This is what they deserve as the families of martyrs."

Before Hua Yuxi could reply, a little boy with a dirty face carrying a bamboo basket squeezed in front of the two of them from the crowd: "Brother, give eldest sister a flower."

Lan Qiao was thinking about what flowers he could have at the end of the year when he saw the little boy opening the lid of the bamboo basket and taking out a peach-pink paper flower.

This paper flower is not perfectly made. If you take a closer look, you can still see the immature handprints near the creases.

The little boy seemed to see Lan Qiao's doubts, and said with a smile on his face: "Brother, just buy it. It only costs a penny. You see, my eldest sister is already impatient."

Lan Qiao glanced at Hua Yuxi and saw the latter's "I don't think so" look. He smiled, took the paper flower, wiped it on his sleeve, pinned it on her head, and took out a penny and stuffed it into the little boy's hand.

inside.

Just as the little boy was about to leave, Hua Yuxi suddenly said: "Do you know if there is a place selling paper nearby?"

"My family runs a paper mill. When I have nothing to do, I take some leftover scraps and fold them into paper flowers to sell." Seeing her interest in the family business, the little boy volunteered, "I'll take you there."

"

Lan Qiao whispered: "Do you want to buy paper?"

"It's the young master who wants to buy it." Hua Yuxi smiled and said, "The slave family suddenly thought of giving a calligraphy painting to each family of the martyrs' families, with the young master writing it himself. Isn't it just what the young master wants?"

Lan Qiao slapped his head and said, "You're right, why didn't I think of it?"

They selected paper suitable for inscriptions at the little boy's paper shop, and also asked them to pack it and send it to Jintai East House. Before leaving, Hua Yuxi turned around and asked: "In addition to paper for writing and painting, your store also has other types of paper."

?"

The little boy's father smiled and said: "There are windproof window paper, lamp paper, oil paper for wrapping food, and even paper money and birthday material paper for wedding ceremonies. Is the window paper at your girl's home broken? Replace it with ours, guaranteed.

warm."

"It's nothing, I just asked casually." Hua Yuxi smiled and shook her head, and she and Lan Qiao walked out of the store.

It was approaching noon, and there were more people on the street. When encountering crowded places, Lan Qiao put his arms around Hua Yuxi's shoulders, and Hua Yuxi leaned on him, like a bird clinging to someone.

"Thanks to you being here today, otherwise I wouldn't have thought of such a good idea." Lan Qiao smelled the fragrance coming from Hua Yuxi's body, and went to a place where there were few people and let go of her soft body.

Hua Yuxi smiled sweetly and said, "Since the young master has said this, should I reward you?"

Lan Qiao said without hesitation: "It deserves a reward."

Hua Yuxi asked expectantly: "Master, what do you want to reward me for?"

"Just...how about this?" Lan Qiao said, stopping and pointing to a snow-white fur shawl hanging in the middle of a shop.

Only then did Hua Yuxi realize that she had been here before, and asked in shock: "Why did you come back again?"

Lan Qiao smiled and said: "We passed by here just now, and you slowed down unconsciously and glanced at the store from time to time. Do you like this shawl?"

"I..." Hua Yuxi was told something central by Lan Qiao. She didn't expect that he would observe her so carefully, so she couldn't help but say "hmm" as quietly as a mosquito, bit her lip and lowered her head.

Seeing the two people's demeanor, how could the shopkeeper not know something about it? He took off the shawl and shouted: "This is a top-grade snow wolf fur. It is soft and warm. Madam, do you want to come in and try it on?"

Hua Yuxi hesitated for a moment and said softly: "I have never seen such good materials in the capital before. It must be valuable. Let's do it next time..."

"I just noticed that your body is shaking. You must have been too cold today because you didn't wear enough clothes. You won't feel cold if you put this on." Lan Qiao said casually, "Passing by is fate. It's better to be more expensive than to miss it and regret it in the future."

After that, he was the first to enter the store.

Hua Yuxi chewed on what Lan Qiao said, "It's better to miss it and regret it in the future." Her face felt hot, and she was embarrassed to say that her trembling just now was due to Lan Qiao suddenly holding her shoulders, so she lowered her head and followed into the store.

She touched the snow wolf fur shawl, and found that the tentacles were extremely soft and warm, and the fur was evenly colored. She couldn't help but put it down and touched it again and again.

"Fifty guan, one price." The shopkeeper chuckled, "Master, do you want to consider buying it as a New Year's gift for your wife?"

When he said this, it really stumped Lan Qiao. Fifty guan was not a small number, it was enough for an ordinary family to last for a year, and most people would not go out with so much money.

The shopkeeper obviously saw a lot of people. Seeing that Lan Qiao was hesitant, he smiled and said: "Look at this lady, she is pretty and lovely. How about forty gold? Just think of me as a member of your ladyship, and we can all make friends."

Lan Qiao didn't need to look to know that he only had ten strings on him at most, but since he was buying it to give flowers to Yuxi, he couldn't use her money. He sighed softly and said, "Can I pay the deposit first? I was in a hurry when I went out.

I only brought ten strings, can you let her wear them to keep out the cold first, and I will make up for the remaining balance later."

When the shopkeeper heard that he didn't have forty guan, his face suddenly darkened, and he waved his hand impatiently: "We don't do credit in this store. You have to go and get the money. You can just buy it when you get it back." After that, he lowered his eyes and started.

Playing with the ornaments on the table, he made it clear that he was no longer interested in talking nonsense with Lan Qiao.

Lan Qiao was embarrassed for a while. Although he felt that the shopkeeper's words seemed reasonable, he still felt that he could not save his face just by quitting.

He didn't dare to look at Hua Yuxi, and just as he didn't know what to do, he suddenly heard someone behind him say haha ​​and laugh loudly: "Hey, what a coincidence, Huaiyuan is here too? This snow wolf fur is going to be bought for Madam.

Or buy it for...hehe..."

It is Zhu Gaoxu.

At first he only saw Lan Qiao, but when he walked into the store and saw Hua Yuxi there, he immediately stopped the nasty words he almost blurted out.

What kind of person is Zhu Gaoxu? As soon as he entered the store, he felt the unusual and weird atmosphere in the store. After thinking about it for a while, he understood it in his heart. He took the snow wolf fur shawl from the shopkeeper and stuffed it into Lan Qiao's hand.

He took out two small gold ingots from his pocket with one hand, lined them up on the cabinet with a snap and said, "Your Highness, are they enough?"

Then he looked at Lan Qiao and motioned with his eyes to quickly put it on Hua Yuxi.

"That's enough, that's enough." Who in Beiping City didn't know Zhu Gaoxu? The shopkeeper immediately nodded and bowed, saying yes repeatedly, "Actually, as long as His Highness opens his mouth, what if I give this young master a free gift?"

Lan Qiao thanked her and put a snow wolf fur cover on Hua Yuxi's fragrant shoulders. Hua Yuxi couldn't help but shyly tuck her crotch and said with a blush, "Thank you, sir."

Zhu Gaoxu glared at the shopkeeper and said angrily: "You are really looking down on others. You recognize my highness, but you don't recognize them. Don't you know that they are the heroes who surrounded Peiping, Mr. Lan and the Hua Family?

If they hadn't defeated the Mongols in a bloody battle, Peiping would have been massacred by the Tatars. Who would you sell your wolf skin to?"

"What?" The shopkeeper looked shocked at first, then immediately said with a smile, "Are you really Mr. Lan and Mr. Hua? How disrespectful, I should have known earlier that it was two heroes visiting the shop, not to mention a snow wolf fur.

, even if there are a few more pieces, I am willing to give them to everyone."

He said he wanted to return the gold to Zhu Gaoxu, but the latter didn't look at him again and pulled Lan Qiao out of the store.

"Looking at his nervous look, he was hypocritical, as if he was afraid that I would really take it back." Zhu Gaoxu put his hand on Lan Qiao's shoulder and smiled in his ear.

Hua Yuxi followed them silently like a little follower, with a joyful look on her face that anyone could see. Sometimes she reached out to play with it, and sometimes she rubbed her cheek against the snow wolf fur on her shoulder.

"Fortunately, the Second Highness came here in time, otherwise I would have made a fool of myself today. When I return home, someone will return the money to His Highness." After saying this, Lan Qiao did not give Zhu Gaoxu a chance to refuse, and asked: "Your Highness, Second Highness

Are you coming here to buy furs?"

"Come here to buy something." Zhu Gaoxu spoke vaguely, then suddenly patted his head and said, "I have something else to do, so I won't go shopping with you. I'll go ahead."

He raised his feet and walked away. After taking two steps, he turned back and said, "I almost forgot, there is one more thing. Shang Laoqiu is holding a banquet at Wangbei Tower tonight. I, Wenbi and Shihong will all be there, and Huaiyuan will also come to join us."
Chapter completed!