I am building a fairy garden on earth

Chapter 46 Encounter Zhang Xiang's Second Son
That night.

Xu Boqing revisited the bathing pool scene with Concubine Liu in Yongning Palace. Although the dog emperor was not around, it was a bit less interesting, but thinking about people through the scenery is also very interesting.

The next day, I greeted the queen mother, and left the imperial city with nothing to do.

But this time he didn't wear the conspicuous flying fish suit, and he didn't go to the sky prison. Instead, he changed into an ordinary outfit and went to the famous Yuqing Street in the capital.

There are many shops on both sides of this street, ranging from small rouge powder to large gold, silver and jade. Because it is close to the imperial city, and some fine workmanship is of high quality, sometimes even the things needed by the palace will be customized here.

This street has also become famous because of this. I wanted to name it "Yuqing Street" because of the glory, but the word "Yu" cannot be used indiscriminately, so it was changed to "Yuqing Street" with the same pronunciation.

As for the purpose of coming here...

Naturally, it was to choose a congratulatory gift.

Nowadays, there is a custom of getting married, as long as the family is well-off, it is the official marriage of the media, and the wedding banquet will basically be divided into two or three days.

The day before the big day is called "reminder". The man will send some pork tied with red cloth, rice noodles, dressing box, reminder clothes and other materials to the woman, which means urging the bride's family to get ready for marriage.

The next day, the groom takes the bride home to get married, entertains relatives and friends, and the neighborhood is a big day.

Some relatives and friends have many friends, or those who have a good face will continue to host a banquet to entertain guests the day after the big day.

Although it is said that Tiantian is the big day for his cousin Xu Da, but today is already a 'reminder'.

As the groom's cousin, he naturally couldn't go empty-handed, he had to buy some gold, silver and jade jewelry as congratulatory gifts...

Xu Shi had just passed the New Year's Eve, and there were many people visiting relatives and friends, and Yuqing Street was very lively even in the afternoon.

Xu Boqing found a time-honored store in the middle of the street that specialized in buying and selling jade utensils. He went in and picked them out, and he fell in love with a pair of dragon and phoenix and Ming jade pendants, both in jade quality and carving.

Ask the shopkeeper to take out the jade pendant, play with it in his hand, it feels warm and cool to the touch, and after confirming that it is of good quality, he asks: "Shopkeeper, what is the price of this pair of jade pendants?"

"Father, you have a good eye."

The shopkeeper was old and sophisticated, seeing that although he was young and dressed in plain clothes, he had an impressive bearing, so he didn't feel contemptuous, and after a compliment, he said: "The pair of dragon and phoenix and Ming jade pendants in your hand are not only of excellent material, The carving is even more from the hands of famous masters."

He paused, then stretched out five fingers and said: "It can be seen that you are also an expert, so I won't say much. If you really want it, you can take it."

Xu Boqing asked with a half-smile, "Five taels?"

"Hahaha, sir, you really know how to joke."

The shopkeeper also knew that he was joking, just shook his head and laughed twice, without getting angry, and said: "Master, it is 500 taels. This shop has been operating here for a hundred years, and it has always been innocent."

"Tsk tsk, it's not cheap..."

Xu Boqing sighed in surprise.

500 taels, even in the capital where every inch of land is expensive, can buy a house, but here you can only buy a pair of jade pendants.

But thinking that he is not short of money now, and this jade pendant is a congratulatory gift, he didn't worry about it any more, and said, "Help me wrap it up and use it as a wedding present."

"Come on~ Lord, just wait a moment."

Seeing that the shopkeeper was packing the dragon and phoenix and Ming jade pendants with a happy smile, Uncle Xu was at leisure, so he focused on other jade wares in the shop.

He seemed to have thought of something, his eyes narrowed slightly, and the scene in his sight lost its color like a faded scroll.

I looked around in the store, and when I was about to close the "Tianmu Dharma Eye", my gaze paused slightly, and I found a dark green hairpin in the corner of the container...

The dark green hairpin is made of jade, without any extras on it, its shape is simple and unsophisticated, it looks like it was polished from a piece of jade, without any special features.

But in his eyes, this dark green hairpin exudes a sense of spirituality, but there is no such phenomenon on the surrounding exquisite and luxurious hairpins.

He didn't know what the clear spirit represented, but the appearance of the hairpin was not obvious, but he could see that it was accompanied by a vision through the "celestial eye", which was obviously not a mortal thing! !
at this time…

The shopkeeper put the packaged dragon and phoenix and Ming jade pendants in front of the stage, and said with a smile: "Master, I have already packed the jade pendant you want, are you satisfied?"

Xu Boqing took a look, and found that the pair of jade pendants had been packed into a purse-sized mahogany box, with the word "Happy" in red on it, and a line of "Yuqing Street" in small characters at the corner.

The gold, silver and jade wares on Yuqing Street are already considered signs, and the packaging is printed with a brand effect similar to that of the previous life.

face...

Seeing the shopkeeper's eyes waiting for his payment, Xu Boqing casually pointed to the corner of the shelf and said, "I'm in a hurry to go out, and I forgot to wear my hairpin. Can the shopkeeper take that dark green hairpin for me to have a look at?"

The shopkeeper was a little distracted when he picked up the hairpin, because the hairpin only looked like jade, but it was not made of jade, nor was it made by a famous artist, but was pawned by an old farmer many years ago.

Because of the special texture, the old farmer was also quite pitiful, so he bought it with some change and put it on the shelf, all because he wanted to use it to set off the beauty of other hairpins.

Putting it in the cabinet was a little uncertain and asked: "But this one?"

"Exactly."

After Xu Boqing took it, he realized that the dark green hairpin was very light, and the touch was not made of jade, but was made of some kind of special wood. After playing with it for a while, he asked casually, "How much is the pair of jade pendants just now compared to this hairpin?" money."

"Ah, this..."

The shopkeeper sounded suspicious, and said: "Master, I can't cheat you. This thing is easy to make, and it's not jade. I put it on the shelf purely as a foil, and I don't intend to sell it."

"It's okay, I like simple things."

Looking at the bronze mirror in the shop, Xu Boqing put the hairpin in his hand into the hair bundle, and after finding that there was no sense of disobedience, he said with a casual smile: "Since the shopkeeper doesn't plan to sell it, why don't you use it as a hairpin?"

As he spoke, he took out a 500 tael bank note from his pocket, and pushed it from the table in front of the shopkeeper.

"Successful!!"

The shopkeeper held the banknote in his hand and rubbed it calmly, and after checking the authenticity, he smiled and said: "As long as you don't dislike it."

"It's serious."

After Xu Boqing put the wrapped gift in his pocket, he cupped his hands and left the shop. Seeing that the rich man was about to leave, the shopkeeper came out with a smile on his face...

He strolled on the street, carefully rubbed the hairpin in his hand, and secretly tested his internal energy, only to find that the internal energy was transparent, and nothing special was detected.

Fayan can clearly see the spiritual energy emanating from the hairpin, but the inner strength can't detect anything special, which can only show that his 'cultivation' is not enough.

At the same time, it also shows that this hairpin is not a mundane thing!
Now that a leak has been picked up, are there any other leaks to be checked in the many jade shops on both sides of Yuqing Street?

Xu Boqing glanced at the many jade jewelry shops on both sides of Yuqing Street, and casually inserted the hairpin in his hand into the bundle of hair, and began to browse the shops on the street full of anticipation.

When entering the store, I used the "Tianmu Dharma Eye" to scan around to see if there was any abnormality at a glance. As a result, I walked from the street to the end of the street and found no good things that showed abnormalities...

Just as he shook his head and was about to leave, he happened to see a young man in a rouge and gouache shop next to the street.

A man of this age has a dissolute appearance, his eyes are full of lust, and he is holding a woman with a delicate face and a fearful face in his arms...

Beside him, there were a few guards and friends who were dressed in dignitaries, and a middle-aged woman who looked like a shopkeeper.

You can tell without thinking about it, it's just a few dandies from high-ranking officials and dignitaries who are molesting civilian girls. This is not uncommon in the capital...

The reason why he took another look was that the young man was very familiar. He was the second son of Zhang Xiang who had met in the sky prison before.

(End of this chapter)