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"Is there anything suitable for fifteen or sixteen-year-olds?" If you want to come here, the shopkeeper is the one who understands the products best, so let him recommend it.
The shopkeeper asked about his preferences again, and Ji Wei replied that he was studying. He laughed twice and brought him a padded box.
The red lacquer wooden box is exquisitely carved, and when the lid is opened, it is a ruyi jade pendant with a rich blue color.
"This wishful jade pendant has been enlightened by eminent monks, and it can ward off evil spirits and break disasters. In addition, the young master is a scholar, so he can always use it in exams. People support jade, and jade supports people. After wearing it for a long time, jade has a soul." The shopkeeper The words of the gods are so eloquent that they are simply hyped up.
But Ji Wei didn't listen.
He took out the pendant and rubbed it in his hand. It felt soft and smooth, and it had a clear and flowing feeling to the light. It was indeed a top grade. As for whether he has been enlightened by the eminent monk, he is not very interested.
"how much?"
"This is the best jade in the store, and it's worth two taels of silver, you see—" the shopkeeper looked at Ji Wei's face carefully, for fear that he would think it was too expensive.
Many young people have been here before, and they were very satisfied after watching it for a long time, but they thought it was expensive. No matter how good the jade is, the old pressure @ is in his hand, and the shopkeeper's heart is also anxious.
Whether Ji Wei will buy it, he has no idea, but it is always right to cast a wide net, what if he catches it?
The shopkeeper held this thought, but when he saw Ji Wei neatly reaching for his pocket, he didn't react a bit. When he threw the money on the table and was about to leave with the box, he snorted and stopped Ji Wei.
"Anything else?" Ji Wei turned his head and frowned at the shopkeeper.
Tomorrow is Mid-Autumn Festival, and there is still no food at home. This time he has to rush to Dongxi Street to buy something, but he has no time to delay here.
"Ah, no, it's just a small gift. I don't know if the guest would like it?" The shopkeeper wiped the sweat from his forehead, and felt that this rich guest, how could he pull his face down to make people tremble.
With trembling fingers, he grabbed two Ruyi buckle hand ropes made of red rope mixed with gold thread from the drawer, and handed them to Ji Wei, saying it was a gift.
Ji Wei didn't take a closer look, so he put it in his pocket, but he didn't know that it was a special gift from the shopkeeper to give to young couples. skillful.
Before returning home, he turned to Dongxi Street, paid for the things he ordered when he came out in the morning, and took them away, then turned to Aunt Zhou's house.
She has a lot of chickens at home. She sells eggs on weekdays and slaughtered one during the festivals, saving money to buy them.
When he arrived at the door of Aunt Zhou's house, the door was not closed.
Ji Wei is also an old acquaintance. He knocked twice and no one answered, so he pushed open the door and walked in. Before entering the room, Aunt Zhou's sharp voice came out through the earthen wall.
"...Where did this thing come from! Don't argue with me, I'm your mother, I've raised you for 19 years, what can't you understand!" Aunt Zhou was so angry that she twisted Zhao Zhao with one hand. Tiger's ears, blushing and thick neck scolded him.
Zhao Hu lowered his head and didn't dare to talk back, his back turned to the door, his tall and generous back looked a little lonely.
Ji Wei stood outside and watched for a while. Seeing whether the two would stop for a while, he stepped forward to say hello, which temporarily stopped the quarrel between the two.
"Dalang, you came back very early today." Aunt Zhou quickly let go, showing a small face, and walked towards Ji Wei.
"Yeah, tomorrow is Mid-Autumn Festival, let everyone go back early and rest, don't be so tired." Ji Wei glanced at the table, except for the mooncake gift box and snowskin mooncakes he asked Zhao Hu to bring back, there was also a blank Tofu.
As for where this tofu came from, Ji Wei can guess eight@nine by ten without asking.
Aunt Zhou looked at the tofu, gave Zhao Hu an embarrassed look, and quickly explained: "This tofu was sent by Sanniang. When we set up the stall together in the morning, I just said that I haven't eaten tofu for a long time. I didn't expect it. It was delivered to me in the afternoon, I really don't know what to say."
Ji Wei snorted and did not continue the topic.
"I want to buy a chicken, should I be able to?"
"Want a rooster or a hen? There are twenty or so in the yard, you can pick them as you like." Aunt Zhou helped Ji Wei take the bag, put it on the table, and led him to the backyard to pick chickens.
The chickens raised at home are bright and bright, and the roosters look majestic and healthy.
Ji Wei chose a rooster with a full comb, and asked Aunt Zhou to help tie it up. She rejected her kindness to help slaughter, and brought a few bags full of things and went home.
Liu Yimian was usually studying, and when someone knocked on the door, she ran to open the door quickly, but she didn't expect it to be Ji Wei, and she couldn't hide her happiness.
"Why did you come back so early today?"
Seeing that he was carrying a lot of things, and a live chicken tied with five flowers, Liu Yimian quickly reached out and took it.
"Mid-Autumn Festival, of course I have to take a vacation. What can you do when you are so busy? You are lonely at home by yourself." Ji Weiyi kicked the door and walked behind Liu Yimian, sighing a little, "If you can go to the county school, Well, there are many people of the same age there, and there are people to accompany them."
He usually does business and can't take care of his family. It's not good to keep Liu Yimian in the cold.
When it comes to the county school, Ji Wei asked a few homework.
This time, when Liu Yimian's heart was out of his mind, he blushed even more excitedly, and told Ji Wei that he was praised by Zhang Mingyuan yesterday afternoon.
"Zhang Xiucai praises you for being smart and eager to learn. It's a good thing. Did he say anything else?"
Liu Yimian pursed her lips and said a little tangled: "Xiuscai said, I read the Analects and Poetry about the same. If I can pass his test after the Mid-Autumn Festival, help me..." His voice gradually became lower, and he looked a little unsure. .
Ji Wei put everything away, dragged a stool, pulled Liu Yimian to sit down, and continued to ask him.
Zhang Mingyuan came from a wealthy family and was a student, of course from the county school. When he was studying in the county school, his friendship with Shi Shanchang, teachers and students was far more profound than others, and even now he still maintains correspondence.
He took a few words from Liu Yimian in the quiz yesterday, and when he saw him speaking in a succinct manner, he couldn't help but praise him a few words. He also made a promise, saying that after the Mid-Autumn Festival, once he had done his homework, he would recommend Liu Yimian to the mountain chief if he could pass it.