Don't disturb me, I won't be a concubine

Dong Jiafu returned to the room and took out her box containing the silver.

She currently has nearly three hundred taels of silver in her hand, and she has thought about giving the money to her mother to use for family expenses.

My father was an honest official, and when he was in Yingzhou, he was fined and had his family property confiscated, so he definitely didn't have much money.

But then she thought again, if she took it out directly, her mother would definitely not want it, so why not use the money to buy them some practical things.

Dong Jiafu made a decision, took the money and went out.

When she came out, she saw Dong Jialin and Feng Jiyuan standing far away in the yard to the east and west, even with their backs to each other.

"What's going on between you two? Are you quarreling?" Dong Jiafu asked doubtfully.

As far as she knew, their normal relationship was the best, but their behavior at the moment was too abnormal.

Hearing her voice, the two of them looked over almost at the same time.

"No, what's the point of our quarrel?" Dong Jialin strode towards her.

Feng Jiyuan also came from the other side, "Yes, why are we quarreling?"

Dong Jiafu looked left and right, always feeling that they were hiding something from her.

"Afu, let's go after packing up." Dong Jialin was afraid that she would continue to ask questions.

"Okay, let's go." Dong Jiafu nodded.

Dong Jialin and Feng Jiyuan looked at each other and quickly looked away, their anger still not gone.

Dong Jialin arranged a carriage and asked Maofeng to drive it, taking them to the busiest market in Yangzhou.

As soon as she got off the car, Dong Jiafu felt the unique lively atmosphere of Yangzhou, and even the hawking sounds on the roadside were very gentle.

"Afu, let's see what you want to buy. My second brother will take you there." Dong Jialin looked like he was on his own territory.

"Let's go to the jewelry store and makeup store first."

The two of them were not surprised at all.

Sure enough, the girl's family likes these.

Dong Jialin first took her to a larger jewelry store.

Seeing that the three of them were all outstanding in appearance and temperament, the shopkeeper quickly greeted them with a smile.

"What kind of jewelry do the three distinguished guests want to buy? I can introduce it to you."

"Afu, what do you want?" Feng Jiyuan saw that she was only wearing a silver hairpin on her head, and then he remembered that she seemed to be dressed so plainly ever since he met her again.

Although she also preferred elegant outfits in the past, she wore much more jewelry than she does now.

Feng Jiyuan secretly blamed himself. He should have discovered this a long time ago. There is no girl who doesn't like to dress up. He should have given Ah Fu some jewelry.

Dong Jiafu said to the shopkeeper: "I want to see the hosta and ear thorn."

"Three distinguished guests, please sit down for a moment. I'll go get it right now." The shopkeeper took them aside and sat down.

Not long after, the shopkeeper brought two exquisite boxes over, placed them on the table in front of them, and carefully took out the jewelry in the boxes.

"Girl, please look at these hostas and earrings, both in terms of workmanship and style, they are all excellent."

Dong Jiafu lowered her head and looked carefully at them one by one, and then selected a pair of white jade and a pair of jasper hairpins and earrings.

Upon seeing this, the shopkeeper praised: "Young girl has good eyesight, the two pairs she picked look great together."

"The shopkeeper wraps it up, how much money is it in total?" Feng Jiyuan untied the purse from his waist.

"Okay, we need fifty-five taels of silver in total."

Dong Jialin pressed Feng Jiyuan's hand and said, "I'll do it."

"I'm just thinking of buying jewelry for Afu, just let me do it." Feng Jiyuan insisted.

"My sister likes things that naturally come from me as an older brother.

Pay money. "

With his hands firmly held down, Feng Jiyuan discussed helplessly: "Why don't you let me do it first this time, and you can pay later when you go to another house?"

"No." Dong Jialin refused to give in, thinking that he would never be able to impress Ah Fu with such a small favor.

"I'll charge you fifty-five taels. Please take your things and welcome back."

Hearing what the shopkeeper said, the two people who were still fighting looked up and saw that Dong Jiafu had already paid the money.

Dong Jialin didn't care to stop Feng Jiyuan and hurriedly stepped forward and said: "Afu, I agreed to take you out to see what the second brother bought for you. Why did you pay for it yourself?"

He then said to the shopkeeper: "No, please return the money and I will give it to you."

"This..." The shopkeeper looked at Dong Jiafu in embarrassment.

Dong Jiafu took the jewelry and pulled Dong Jialin over, "Second brother, I bought this for my mother. Please let me fulfill my filial piety."

"Ah?" Dong Jialin was surprised, "Did you buy these for your mother?"

"Yes, I was just about to ask, second brother, what do you like? And father and eldest brother, what do they like? I want to give you gifts."

"No, no, no -" Dong Jialin waved his hand quickly, "How can we let Afu buy things for us? We should buy them for you. Mom gave me a lot of money before going out and asked me to accompany you to buy things to your heart's content."

"Second brother, don't underestimate me," Dong Jiafu lowered her voice pretending to be mysterious, "I have a lot of private money."

Dong Jialin was stunned and immediately reacted, "No matter how much you have, it is what you have saved so hard and cannot be spent on you."

"Second brother, you don't regard me as family anymore. You even refused when I wanted to give you a gift.

. "Dong Jiafu pretended to be unhappy.

"No, Afu, second brother didn't mean that..." Dong Jialin panicked.

"Let's go then. We have to go to several shops." Dong Jiafu turned around and walked out.

"Afu..."

When she came over, Feng Jiyuan was about to speak when she grabbed his arm and took him out.

Feng Jiyuan saw the corners of her raised lips and smiled knowingly. Looking down to see her hand holding his sleeve, the tips of his ears couldn't help but feel warm.

"Oh, Afu, wait for me -" Dong Jialin shouted from behind.

The next store they went to was a makeup store, and Dong Jiafu bought some moisturizing cream, which she also paid for herself.

After coming out of the store, Dong Jialin looked frustrated, "Afu, I bought these for my mother. If you don't let me pay for it, won't you buy it yourself? You can always let me pay for it, or else go back Mom will definitely scold me."

"I have them all in my room, no need to buy any more," Dong Jiafu said with a dimple-like smile, "Second brother, don't worry, mother won't tell you anything. Second brother hasn't told me what do you, father and eldest brother like?"

Dong Jialin really couldn't refuse his sister, so he thought for a while and said: "My father and elder brother usually like to read books, practice calligraphy, and play chess, and they don't have any other hobbies. As for me..."

Dong Jialin paused when talking about himself, "I'm not as good at reading as my elder brother, and I don't like those elegant things, so I don't need it."

Feng Jiyuan heard this and explained for him: "It's not that you are really inferior to your eldest brother, but during the three years in Mobei, you took on most of the work and allowed your eldest brother to have time to study. If it weren't for this, you would have participated with us. Next year’s imperial examination.”

"You just

Don't praise me," Dong Jialin smiled with a hint of bitterness, "Even if nothing happens to our family, I still can't compare to my eldest brother academically. It's better to support him fully so that our family can rely on him in the future. Besides, I haven't even passed the provincial examination, so how can I be qualified to participate in the national examination with you? "