The wind is gentle and the fun is endless

After slowly coming back, I fell asleep, and when I opened my eyes again, it was dark all around.

She sat up and looked out the window. The sun was already half-set, but the afterglow still painted a touch of orange on the western corner of the sky. Although the light was faint, it was enough to project the branches of the old locust tree in front of the door onto the window frame, forming a mottled shadow of the tree.

Suddenly, in the deceptive silence, there was a "creak" sound. It turned out that the door was pushed open and Xiaoyu came in.

"Miss, are you awake?" Seeing that Huanhuan had sat up, Xiaoyu blew out the fire stick and lit the candle.

Everything around him gradually became clear under the candlelight. He slowly remembered why he was sleeping in the house at this time and what had happened during the day.

He gulped down the water in the cup that Xiaoyu handed over and asked slowly, "You came back early today, too. How's the shop?"

Xiaoyu took the empty water cup from Huanhuan's hand and replied, "It's normal. Suzhu and A Shun asked me to come back to take care of you first."

"If you're here, what about their dinner?" Huanhuan had a lot of things to worry about.

Xiaoyu replied: "Don't worry, I have arranged for someone else to deliver it."

As they were talking, Xu Qu pushed the door open and came in. Seeing Huan Huan sitting on the bed with a blanket over her head, Xu Qu asked, "Are you feeling uncomfortable? Are you going to bed so early?"

The man in the middle shirt slowly lifted the quilt, got up from the bed and answered, "I felt too tired in the afternoon, so I came back to rest early, and now I just woke up."

Xu Qu nodded and said, "Don't overwork yourself. Do you feel better now?"

He smiled slowly and replied, "I feel much more energetic now."

Xu Qu also smiled and said, "That's perfect. Come with me to my mother's place for dinner. We will go to Yongshengfang tomorrow. Today's dinner was carefully prepared by my mother to pave the way for us."

Huanhuan nodded without thinking and said "OK", then she asked Xiaoyu to go out to get some water, and she sat in front of the dressing table to dress up. Xu Qu also walked to the closet and picked out a casual outfit to change into.

After Xu Qu changed his clothes, Xiaoyu came back to help Huanhuan wash and dress. Xu Qu sat on a bench on the side and watched them. He focused on watching Huanhuan deftly roll up her long hair and carefully draw the tip of her eyebrows. As he watched, Xu Qu's originally calm eyes gradually became softer, and the corners of his mouth unconsciously raised slightly. His eyes were always glued to Huanhuan, looking at her straight back and slender arms, and he didn't move away until Huanhuan finished dressing.

"Okay." Huanhuan finished dressing up quickly, stood in front of Xu Qu holding a green coat, and asked, "Can I wear this?" This was actually specially chosen by Huanhuan, she knew that Xu Qu liked green just like her.

Xu Qu chuckled and nodded, saying, "Very good, let's go."

When the two arrived at the wing of Jingyuan, Mrs. Xie, the eldest aunt and Xie Jin were already seated. The table in front of them was filled with sumptuous dishes. A glance could tell that all of them were made of precious ingredients with local characteristics.

Mrs. Xie asked Xu Qu to sit opposite her, and there were two empty seats to the left of Xu Qu, which should be reserved for Cao and his wife. To the left of the empty seat was Xie Jin, who sat next to Mrs. Xie on her left, probably to facilitate translation. Huan Huan was arranged to sit to the right of Xu Qu, and there was another empty seat next to her, which must have belonged to Xiang Yue, and to the right of the empty seat was the eldest aunt.

Just as Huanhuan and the others sat down, Xiangyue also came into the room. Huanhuan and Xie Jin stretched out their hands to greet her at the same time.

Although Xiangyue's face was calm, she smiled. She nodded slowly. But when her eyes fell on Xie Jin, she was stunned for a moment. Then a layer of frost seemed to float in her eyes, and her expression became cold. It was not until she heard her aunt calling her to sit next to her that Xiangyue walked over and sat down.

She noticed all these subtle changes and was very concerned about Xiangyue, but it was not convenient for her to ask more questions at this time because Manager Cao and his wife came in right after Xiangyue.

As soon as Manager Cao and his wife arrived, Mrs. Xie walked over and greeted them warmly. After Manager Cao and his wife sat down, Xie Jin handed Mrs. Cao tea.

Mrs. Cao had been smiling politely, but when Xie Jin handed her the tea, her eyes suddenly lit up, and she grabbed Xie Jin's hand and excitedly spoke a lot of Lingnan dialect.

Mrs. Cao's voice was loud to begin with, and the sudden sound of excitement was very explosive, which immediately attracted the attention of other people in the room. For a moment, everyone looked at her in confusion. Obviously, Xie Jin was also confused, because Mrs. Cao was too excited and spoke too fast, she did not understand what Mrs. Cao said, so she asked again in Lingnan dialect.

Shopkeeper Cao then burst into laughter. He took Madam Cao's hand, gave her a reproachful look, and then said to everyone in unfluent and unstandardized official language: "Excuse me, everyone. My wife loves jewelry, especially Hetian jade. When she saw the Crown Princess's bracelet, she was so fond of it that she couldn't control herself and asked her where she bought it. Excuse me, excuse me."

After Manager Cao said this, he slowly discovered that Xie Jin was wearing a very special bracelet on his wrist. The whole bracelet was made of three strands of jade that were intertwined and interlocked with each other like hemp ropes.

This was the first time Huanhuan had seen a jade bracelet of this shape. She stared at the bracelet and couldn't help but sigh inwardly: This design is so strange and wonderful! The craftsman's craftsmanship is so exquisite!

The eldest aunt laughed and said, "Why are you laughing? This shows that Madam Cao is a real expert in her field! This Hetian jade twisted wire bracelet is made from a whole piece of Hetian jade. It is a three-layer twisted wire ring. It cannot be carved without the best Hetian jade. Although the three strands are twisted together and interlocked, they are actually independent of each other. Each strand is movable when taken out separately, and the bracelet will make a jingling sound when the wrist is shaken."

Mrs. Cao nodded repeatedly after hearing this. She stared at the bracelet on Xie Jin's hand, like a cat ready to pounce on a fresh fish just caught. She was so eager and drooling.

Mrs. Cao spoke in unstandard Mandarin and asked in an impatient tone that she could not suppress: "Excuse me, where did you buy this? Can you take me to buy one too?"

Before Xie Jin could reply, the eldest aunt smiled and said, "Since Madam Cao can see the goodness of this, she must be able to guess that such a precious thing is not easy to come by. Such a masterpiece can only be made by the craftsmen in the palace. This is a thing in the palace, it is very valuable, and it is not available outside."

This sentence made Mrs. Cao's eyes suddenly filled with disappointment. She was silent for a while, and said unwillingly in non-standard official language: "My Lady, I really like this bracelet. Please name a price for it."

Slowly, the attention shifted from the bracelet to Xie Jin. Xie Jin looked embarrassed. He kept turning the twisted bracelet on his wrist with his hands, lowered his eyes and remained silent.

The eldest aunt tried to smooth things over by saying, "This thing is so precious that there is no market price for it."

This sentence actually aroused the interest of Manager Cao, and he said in his half-familiar official language: "Your Highness, please feel free to speak. I can afford any amount of silver." At this time, Manager Cao was very eager to win, as if this was a battle of dignity.

For a moment, everyone stared at Xie Jin and the atmosphere was tense.

Turning his head slowly, he saw Mrs. Xie pursing her lips tightly, her face livid, and she looked very unhappy. The eldest aunt had a dark current in her eyes, and she looked calm. But Xu Qu, probably because he couldn't understand the mouth shape of the Lingnan dialect, seemed to be out of the matter, and his eyes were very calm.

Suddenly Xiangyue reached out and grabbed Huanhuan's hand. Huanhuan felt Xiangyue's hand was very cold, and could not help but look at Xiangyue: She had a stern face, staring straight at Manager Cao and others opposite her.

"No matter how much you say, I'll pay double!" Shopkeeper Cao slammed the table and squeezed out this official sentence as clearly as possible.

Huanhuan was startled by the sudden slamming of the table, and she could also clearly feel Xiangyue's hand tremble.

Xie Jin raised her eyes and smiled. She said to Shopkeeper Cao, "Shopkeeper Cao, you don't know that my hesitation is not because of money. It's just that this bracelet was given to me by someone else. It's very precious to me and cannot be calculated by money."

Huanhuan's heart started beating fast as she listened to Xie Jin's words. She had a bad feeling. She worriedly thought: Could it be related to Xu Qu?