Luoyang South City is equivalent to Chang'an West City. It mainly sells various bulk goods, but it also has many specialty goods. There are more than 3,000 shops and mountains of silk and cloth.
"Little Fish Girl, I'll buy you some pieces of silk and satin, and you can make your own clothes."
Guo Song saw that Xiaoyu Niang only brought a small cloth bag with her, not even a change of clothes. He forgot to buy it for her in Puyang County a few days ago.
Xiaoyu Niang shook her head, "I don't need it now, let's talk about it after we return to the capital!"
Xiaoyu Niang just turned fourteen last month. This is still a false age. She is only thirteen years old. It is the time when she likes to look beautiful. How could she not like clothes?
Xue Changshou took a moment and whispered to Guo Song: "She has no money and doesn't want the young master to spend money."
Guo Song nodded, smiled at Xiaoyu Niang and said, "Go to the clothing store! I also want to buy a change of clothes."
The clothing store is a second-hand clothing store, but it also sells new clothes. Xiaoyu Niang didn't say anything and followed Guo Song to a clothing store.
It was said to be a clothes appraisal, but almost all the clothes sold in the shop were new clothes, for both men and women. A female shopkeeper came forward and said with a smile: "Three customers want to buy clothes. We have new clothes here, as well as old clothes, but
behind."
Guo Song pointed at Xiaoyu Niang and said, "Choose some new clothes for my little girl."
Xiaoyu Niang took a step back and whispered: "I don't want it!"
Guo Song immediately lowered his face and said: "You don't want me to buy you anything. If you continue to be polite, you can go find my aunt when you return to the capital!"
Xiaoyu Niang lowered her head for a while and said, "Okay! Just buy two pieces."
"three item!"
Guo Song glared at her and said to the female shopkeeper: "Take her to choose and buy three good ones."
The female shopkeeper nodded and said with a smile: "Little lady, follow me!"
Xiaoyu Niang followed the female shopkeeper obediently. Xue Changshou looked at her back and said with a smile, "How does Chang Shi plan to arrange for her?"
Guo Song sighed and said: "To be honest, I don't know what to do. The original plan was to send her back to Hidden Sword Pavilion, but now it seems that it is unlikely. I just said casually that day that actually Hidden Sword Pavilion is more suitable.
She, she cried all night."
"Then just keep her! Chang Shi also needs a little maid to take care of him."
Guo Song shook his head, "I grew up in poverty. I have long been accustomed to taking care of myself. I am really not used to being taken care of by others."
Xue Changshou said with a smile: "With different status, the lifestyle will also change. For example, if Chang Shi goes out to visit, he must go to a wealthy family. Then his clothes must be neatly dressed and his hair must be combed. He must not look like that anymore.
During the war, you set off with unkempt hair and no respect for the master, so you need a little maid to take care of it for you. Xiaoyu Niang is well-behaved and capable, which will definitely be of great help to your life. Chang Shi will not even have a maid.
Can't you please?"
"That's not the case!"
Guo Song smiled. He suddenly remembered that there were more than a dozen maids and servants in Zhang Lei's house. He smiled and asked, "Does Doctor Xue have any maids in his house?"
"Yes! There are still three or four maids, but in Lingzhou, plus other servants, there are about ten servants in my house."
Guo Song had no choice but to smile bitterly and said: "Let's talk about it after we return to the capital!"
At this time, the female shopkeeper came back with Xiaoyu Niang, holding three sets of dresses and a few odd pieces of underwear. The female shopkeeper smiled and said: "One piece of silk, two pieces of fine linen, and some small clothes.
A total of three coins."
Guo Song frowned, "Why isn't it all silk and satin?"
Xiaoyu Niang quickly explained: "Fine linen is more comfortable to wear. I always wear fine linen in Lingnan."
Guo Song thought for a while and asked: "Is there a warrior uniform she wears?"
"Yes! Red, white, blue, and black, all complete."
"Give her a set of each color, one of satin, and give us two men a set of t-shirts each, one of blue."
The female shopkeeper was overjoyed and hurriedly ran to get the clothes. Guo Song said softly to Xiaoyu Niang: "Long skirts are not convenient for riding horses, so it is more convenient to wear warrior uniforms."
Xiaoyu Niang's eyes turned red and she whispered: "Thank you, Master!"
Soon, the female shopkeeper came out with a suitcase, counted ten taels of silver, Guo Song paid the bill, and the three of them walked out of the clothing appraisal shop.
Guo Song took a look at the sky and saw that it was still early for dinner. Guo Song smiled and said, "Let's go to the jewelry store to have a look!"
Jewelry and jade are Guo Song's biggest hobby. He wants to take a look wherever he goes. If he encounters a gem that touches his heart, he will keep it in his pocket.
The jewelry store in Nanshi is located in the east part of the market. It is a long street. There are dozens of shops here, ranging from high to low-end. Generally, you can tell the grade by looking at the size of the store.
"Let's go to that store!" Guo Song pointed to the largest store in the middle and smiled.
"What do you want to buy, sir?" Xiaoyu Niang asked with a smile.
“You don’t have to buy it, just take a look around first and consider if you like it.”
At this time, a carriage drove from a distance and stopped not far from them. A little maid stepped out and helped a young girl in a white dress get out of the carriage.
Guo Song suddenly stopped. He never expected that he would meet her again here.
If the girl in the white skirt felt something, she turned around and saw Guo Song at a glance. Her beautiful eyes lit up and she quickly bowed slightly to Guo Song, with a smile that could not be concealed in her eyes.
Guo Song walked over quickly, clasped his fists and said with a smile: "Miss Xue, what a coincidence!"
"Mr. Guo, what a coincidence, you also come to see the jewelry?" Xue Tao turned his pretty eyes and quickly glanced at Xiaoyu Niang.
"I'm just going for a walk. Miss Xue, are you here to buy jewelry?"
Xue Tao smiled sweetly and said, "Similar to you, I also go out for a walk out of boredom."
At this time, a clerk came out enthusiastically and said, "This store is the best jewelry store in Luoyang. It does not bully young adults and has a high reputation. You are welcome to buy it."
Guo Song smiled and said, "Miss Xue, do you want to go in and have a look together?"
Xue Tao smiled happily and said: "Master Guo, please!"
Seeing that she was not coy, Guo Song felt good in his heart. He turned around and smiled at Xue Changshou and Xiaoyu Niang: "Let's go in and have a look."
Xiaoyu Niang walked obediently with Xue Tao's maid. The two girls were the same age, and they soon started chatting and laughing.
The waiter asked them to sit down in the side hall, bowed and said with a smile: "What kind of jewelry does this girl like?"
Xue Tao thought for a while and said: "Look at the hairpin! I just want to buy a small gift for my mother."
The waiter's smile became a little forced. He wanted to serve them tea, but now he had no intention of it, so he said listlessly: "Girl, sit down for a moment, I will get the hairpin box."
The waiter had received countless customers, and he could see through Xue Tao's thoughts at a glance. This young lady regarded their Qizhen Zhai as a street stall.
Xue Tao stuck out his tongue and laughed softly: "Are the things here very expensive?"
Guo Song laughed dumbly and said: "If the price is expensive, just don't buy it, it doesn't hurt to take a look!"
At this time, the clerk came over with a large and exquisite box, opened it in front of Xue Tao, and saw dozens of various hairpins placed on the velvet on both sides of the box.
Xue Tao looked at it for a long time, then pulled out a white jade hairpin inlaid with gold wire and pearls. She asked with a smile: "How much does this white jade hairpin cost?"
The clerk said: "This is the cheapest one. There are no engraved patterns or characters on it. It can be discounted. It costs three hundred guan."
Xue Tao was stunned, shook his head for a while and said: "I can't afford it, it's too expensive."
The clerk couldn't bear it anymore, closed the box, and said with great dissatisfaction: "Go out and walk a hundred steps along the street and turn right. There is a small stall selling copper hairpins. Girl, please buy them!"
Xue Tao's face suddenly turned red, but Guo Song smiled lightly and said: "I have a few gems here. Can your shop help me identify them? I can pay for the identification fee."
The clerk was stunned for a moment, and then said for a long time: "The shop can help people identify it. Master, wait a moment, I'll go get the eye doctor!"
He glanced at Xue Tao and hurried away.
Xue Tao whispered: "Master Guo, everyone here is snobbish, let's go!"
Guo Song said coldly: "I just want to dig out their snobbery. Girl, wait patiently. I will make him kowtow to you and apologize!"
Xue Tao felt grateful and worried at the same time, feeling a little restless.
Xue Changshou, on the other hand, was watching the fun. He was amused. Chang Shi seemed to have a good impression of the little lady in front of him. Xiaoyu Niang also understood a little bit. She was very curious about this girl Xue, so she quietly asked the little maid about it.
Xue Tao’s situation.
Not long after, a tall, fat, middle-aged man about fifty years old was brought over by the clerk. He is the chief appraiser of the jewelry store, known as Palm Eye. He politely held his hands and smiled and said: "I'm here.
Wu Dong, who wants to appraise the gems?"
Guo Song took out a cloth bag from his arms and unfolded it. Inside were eighteen sapphires, topaz and rubies, all as big as pigeon eggs.
Xiaoyu Niang suddenly covered her mouth. She recognized it. This was Lu Sigong's most beloved thing. There were a total of eighteen gems, six each of red, yellow and blue. It seemed that they were obtained from a big overseas businessman. How could this happen?
In the hands of Mr. Guo?
Xiaoyu Niang immediately understood that Lu Sigong's gem box must have been obtained by Mr. Guo.
Wu Zhangyan's eyes suddenly widened. He sat down quickly, picked up a ruby and looked at it carefully. His breathing gradually became rapid. He slapped the table and exclaimed: "This is definitely a rare and top-quality ruby in the world!"
He quickly turned around and said to the waiter: "Go and call the big shopkeeper quickly!"