Chapter 348 Those two drunkards stink too much
Chapter 348 Those two drunkards stink too much
Chu Chu whispered to Luo Mei who was squatting down: "Buy this for dad and grandpa."
Luo Mei stood up, held the bun on her head with her hands, and took off the wooden hairpin and put it back in as if arranging her messy hair.
Then he urged the three of them to leave.
This was their secret signal. Luo Mei's actions showed that she liked this thing and asked the people behind to bargain and buy it.
Otherwise, they would be dressed in rags and take out a lot of money, which would cause a robbery, and they might even be caught as thieves.
After visiting a few more stalls, I actually bought everything Chu Chu wanted. The one I gave to my grandfather was an inkstone that was of excellent quality and seemed to be quite old.
Huahua said it was a product from Jiangnan that ended up here somehow, but it had been passed down for several generations. When asked, the price was not even one-tenth of the same product on the market in the capital.
It seems that it is really difficult to find people who know the goods in this remote wilderness, but they missed it.
I also chose two ivory pen holders with excellent carving skills. They would be a good gift for my eldest brother who likes reading and Erlang brother from the village.
There were colorful gems of different colors on a stall, which were polished very rough. They looked like pretty stones, but Huahua said they were all good things.
Chu Chu reminded the people behind to collect them all, and the price was cheaper than the more beautiful stones in the antique shops in Beijing.
Go back and find a craftsman, polish them and inlay them into jewelry or weapons. They will be worth thousands of gold. Chu Chu thinks that when she goes back, she will slowly think about who should be given to whom?
Chu Chu is now obsessed with shopping. When she was in the capital, her mother told her that if she likes to do business, give her a shop to play in. She used to think that she was too young to play, but now she feels that You can have a dream of getting rich when you go back.
She felt very happy when she thought that she could become a rich little woman with her own abilities.
She collected a lot of good things along the way, and she even forgot who had gifts and who didn't.
With so many people in the family, it was really difficult and unrealistic for her to choose one by one. The main reason was that the gifts came in all kinds and were difficult to keep, and they were easily broken when she returned home. They were not as practical as real money and precious stones.
"what is this?"
On a stall near the middle, there was a piece of stone that was similar to ceramics and a bit like an ordinary stone. It had not been polished and had some black and white patterns on it. The thing was not much bigger than an adult's fist. Its slightly longer oval shape caught Chu Chu's attention.
"This is a dzi bead from the Western Regions. It is extremely rare to see such a large piece. The owner must ask them to buy it."
"What are Dzi beads used for?"
Chu Chu was a little puzzled. This stone looked inconspicuous. She had to ask about its purpose to know who to give it to in the future.
"Dzi beads have magical power. The person who wears them will be free from illness for life. If you are sick, if you wear them regularly, serious illnesses will be reduced and minor illnesses will disappear. Dzi beads are full of spirituality. The person who wears them will be blessed by the Buddha, and he can turn evil into good luck. .”
"That's great, I want to give it to brother Jue."
"If you polish such a large piece, you can get several dzi beads, and the owner can give them to the people he loves."
After inserting the hairpin again, Luo Mei felt it was time to go back. She had already walked through the stalls next to her, and the lady also bought a lot of goods.
I have finished reading what I need to see, and the lady is a little tired. There are nearly half the people in the market. Those who live far away buy what they need and go back directly. The only ones who linger around are the residents nearby. That’s it, but see more and buy less.
Several people still protected Chu Chu in the middle and walked towards the camp where they were stationed.
They had just walked out of the market entrance less than a hundred feet away when suddenly there were two drunken people in front of them, staggering towards them.
"August, protect the girl and step aside."
August and Qiuli quickly moved the young lady to the outermost side to protect them. Anlan and Luo Mei were walking on the outermost side. Donggu and Sizhu also moved in front and behind them.
Next to them were several herdsmen who were carrying their things and preparing to return.
Perhaps because they were too vigilant and didn't have anything to move, the two drunkards stopped beside them for a while, which made their hearts ring loudly and they were ready to attack and defend.
"Forget it, they're just a few untouchables, with dark faces and nothing to look at."
One of them still held a wine bottle in his hand, and he tugged at the other one with a confused expression.
The other one replied with a smile: "This girl from a poor place smells like mutton all over her body. She looks off-putting. Do you think I can appreciate her? How can I be so tender as the courtesans in the brothels in the capital!"
After saying that, the two of them staggered to one side, where there were several rows of private houses not far away.
Luo Mei breathed a sigh of relief, thankful that everyone had changed their skins, and wiped a few handfuls of ashes on their faces, otherwise they would definitely get into trouble.
"These two people smell so bad, I almost feel breathless."
Chu Chu put down the hand covering her nose and couldn't help mumbling.
"The lady feels bad because they don't like them. I think they don't speak from the locals. They smell like alcohol and have no smell. Maybe they are bastards from the capital."
"That's right, when I got closer, they didn't have the mutton smell of the locals. It's just that the smell of alcohol was too strong."
"But I think they do stink. Even after walking so far, the stink hasn't gone away. It's so stinky."
Chu Chu felt depressed. Could it be that her sense of smell was more sensitive? Why didn't they smell the stench?
"What stench does the lady smell?"
They had already entered the garrison area, and Zimo, who had been silently lagging behind, followed them and threw a bag of things on his shoulders to a guard behind them.
Then he said to another guard: "Get two people to keep an eye on the two drunkards just now and see where they live? What are they talking about and what are they doing? Report anything unusual immediately."
He had been listening to the young lady's words from behind, so he felt strange. Now he did not dare to be careless about the young lady's every move, word and deed.
The two drunkards who just walked past him also had no smell of odor. There was no other smell except the smell of alcohol.
If others hadn't said there was no smell, he would have thought he had a stuffy nose.
The reason why he asked the guard to follow him was because the lady said it smelled bad, and the two people had a Beijing accent, so they must have some background, which made him alert.
"It stinks, like~like~" Chu Chu couldn't think of anything at first, but she just felt that the smell was disgusting.
"That's the stench of wild wolves and the stench of dead animals."
The last words she said were what Huahua reminded her master, otherwise Chu Chu would not be able to imagine what it tasted like.
The people on the side were very surprised when they heard what the young lady said.
Especially Qiuli: Our lady is really special. I used to think it was because her eyesight was not very good and she couldn't see colors, but then after the incident happened, I felt that this was not the case at all.
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