There is a starving ghost in Qingyun Temple

Chapter 63 The Cat Demon Appears 03
Huikong looked at the senior sister's bright, golden eyes, and admired her from the bottom of her heart that the senior sister was so powerful!

Thinking that Qingyun Temple can help more widows and orphans in the coming year, the old leaky roof and broken windows in the temple can be repaired, and the food for the brothers and sisters in the temple can even be slightly improved. The money earned by Qin Guogong It’s not a shame to come!
"Senior sister, are we going to the Duke of Qin's Mansion today?"

"Of course I want to go, but a happy event is approaching at the Duke of Qin's Palace. The Duke's Palace is even more crowded with guests these days. Let's wait until sunset before going."

The cool autumn wind blows on my face, and the afterglow of the sunset has not yet set.

The two of them walked leisurely on the streets of Dehuafang in Pingjiang City. The merchants passing by were noisy and bustling. Various shops were lined up in rows, some selling Hu people's groceries and spices, and others selling silks and satins. There were countless good things.

Even Shen Huihe, a well-travelled demon catcher like him, couldn't help but sigh, Pingjiang City is indeed a place where people have abundant resources and live and work in peace and contentment!

The two of them walked forward for a while and saw the busy business of a shop in front of them. It turned out to be Qiongzhenlou, a large shop for buying gold and jade jewelry.

Shen Huihe raised his head and looked at the large plaque above the shop, which was engraved with gold and silver, depicting riches and honors. Although he liked it very much, he still hesitated——

Huikong was clever and took her sleeves and walked into the Qiongzhen Building carelessly: "Sister, why don't we go in and have a look?"

A little brother came to greet the two of them with a smile. He saw that the two of them were dressed in plain clothes. Although the little lady in front of them was wearing a curtain hat, you could still see that she had an extremely monotonous plain silver pinned to her simple bun. Hairpin, the smile on his face suddenly became a little colder.

"Hello, madam, may I ask if there is a style you like?"

Huikong beside him was the first to speak: "My sister is here for the first time. Can I ask my brother to introduce me?"

The little brother smiled. He really didn't have much knowledge. It gave these two poor people a lot of experience. He grinned and said: "I think it must be the first time for the lady and the husband to come to Pingjiang City, so the lady and the husband are in the right place. Our Qiongzhen Pavilion is the largest gold and jade jewelry store in Suzhou. Whether it is gemstones or jade, there will definitely be styles that the lady will be satisfied with, so please feel free to choose."

Behind the waiter is a neat row of shelves of treasures, on which are placed a variety of jewelry hairpins. There are bracelets and accessories carved with various kinds of rare stones and jade, as well as gold and silver gilt hairpins with unique shapes. It is really dazzling. .

There happened to be a lady beside him who put down the wooden box in her hand. Shen Huihe smiled and gestured: "Little brother, that hairpin——"

The waiter in the store saw clearly what she was referring to, turned around and handed over the exquisite pear yellow wood box: "Madam, you have a good eye. This is just a plum pattern inlaid with East China Sea shark beads jade hosta made of Hetian jade, but it is rare for our shopkeeper. A treasure I just found.”

Shen Huihe caressed the Hotan jade plum blossoms on the hairpin. The body and head of the hairpin are self-contained. The whole body is white, crystal clear and warm and shiny. The plum blossom pattern is delicate, elegant and lifelike. The plum blossom is in bud, with a round and plump East China Sea inlaid in the center of the stamen. The shark beads are truly a first-class product.

“Little brother, I don’t know the price of this hairpin——”

"My dear lady, this hairpin is the only one in Suzhou. It costs five hundred yuan."

"Three hundred dollars?!" Huikong couldn't hide his thoughts and suddenly whispered in surprise, "This, such a small hosta actually costs five hundred dollars!"

The waiters in the store were both smart people, and they were sure that the two of them could not afford it. He said a little arrogantly: "Mr. Madam, our Qiongzhen Building is famous far and wide. Many ladies in Jiangnan Province are attracted to our gold hairpins." Ruomu, our price has always been clearly marked, and we are honest. If you can't afford it, forget it!" Shen Huihe gently stroked the warm and shining white jade hairpin head, and put the hairpin back into the wooden box. He smiled and said: "I'm afraid my little girl won't be able to bear such a precious thing. However, I still want to thank you little brother for not looking down on us two siblings and letting us feast our eyes on it."

Listening to her words that were so humble, respectful and neither humble nor overbearing, the waiter in the store looked a bit annoyed: "Mother, you're welcome, ma'am. We also have some affordable gold and silver jewelry at home, ma'am, you can pick and choose."

Shen Huihe picked through the remaining simple hairpins, and finally bought a silver hairpin made of broken jade and inlaid with white plum blossoms for only twenty yuan. It was novel and unique in style.

When she was about to walk out of Qiongzhen Building, she glanced back at the box of pineapple flowers and wood just now. A woman in luxurious clothes was ready to buy the Hetian jade plum pattern hairpin——

"Noble man, be careful on the steps——"

"My noble man, please walk slowly——"

There was a bustling sound behind them, and many ladies downstairs all turned back to look at a certain place, either curiously visiting or whispering.

Several solemn-looking and well-dressed guards went downstairs first, followed by several dignified and bright maidservants who followed a graceful and luxurious woman in the middle down the steps.

The shopkeeper, who has been waiting aside for a long time, has been bowing his head and bowing, saying hello: "Noble man, go slowly, noble man, go slowly!"

The leading guards on both sides didn't say anything. They raised their hands and waved the hilts of their swords and roughly pushed away the ladies who were admiring the jewelry on both sides. A narrow path in the middle of Qiongzhen Tower was forced to squeeze out a "spacious" path. Avenue".

Shen Huihe frowned and took two steps back to protect Huikong.

A man was pushed to the side, with a look of displeasure on his face. Unfortunately, he had not yet uttered any words of complaint. The guard on the side glared at him fiercely, so the man had no choice but to keep his mouth shut.

The luxurious woman who was surrounded walked over slowly with her head raised, her lips slightly curled, her smile light, her skin like cream, lips like red cherry blossoms, and her brows naturally showed elegance and honor.

Her hair is combed into a bun that has become very popular these days. The peach-pink golden hairpin tassels are pinned to one side of the bun. They jingle like bells, making it difficult not to attract the attention of people on both sides.

Her peach-pink rhombus-patterned chest-length undershirt is bright in color but not dazzling. The fabric is thin and the clothes are fluttering. It also has a slight elegant fragrance when walking. These are the unique material style of Xiangyun gauze and are of great value.

"Eh-" The woman suddenly stopped and raised her eyebrows, her voice as clear as an oriole's.She raised her eyes and looked at the middle-aged woman in gorgeous clothes.

A maid beside the woman was very alert and immediately raised her hand to help her walk over: "Shopkeeper, how do you like this white jade hairpin?"

The shopkeeper clearly saw the style of the hairpin in the wooden box and said cleverly: "To return to the noble man, this Hetian jade plum pattern hairpin is a treasure that I found after going through all kinds of painstaking efforts in the south of the Yangtze River recently. Rumor has it that it is from South Vietnam, which has long been destroyed. Treasures from the palace.”

(End of this chapter)