After Liu Dali sneaked into the bedroom, he immediately closed the door and walked towards the bed. When he got to the bed, he realized that there was no one on the bed!

He groped around the bed in disbelief, and found it was empty. Then he lay down under the bed and reached out to touch, but still nothing. No one was found in the entire bedroom.

There were only a few clothes in the closet, so there was no way to hide anyone.

"What about people?"

Liu Dali quickly came to the bedside. The window was locked from the inside, so the possibility of someone jumping from the window could almost be ruled out.

Suddenly my hair stood on end.

The doors and windows were locked from the inside, but the person disappeared without incident...

"Ghost!"

Liu Dali was so frightened that he peed and ran away.

After the sound completely disappeared, Gu Rao came out of the space and checked the bedroom first. He was relieved when he found that nothing was missing.

She sat on the bed, thinking about the man's voice just now. It was a bit familiar, but because the voice was so ordinary, she couldn't remember where she heard it.

How dare that man just break open the door and come in?

Are you making sure no one is home, or...

No, that man knew that there was someone at home. He probably knew that she was the only woman in the family. He was clearly looking for her just now. The more he thought about it, the more he became more and more frightened.

Fortunately, she didn't fall asleep tonight. If she had, she might not even know when the man came in.

Gu Rao frowned and decided to take some protective measures at home tomorrow. If that man dared to come at night again, he would definitely learn a profound and unforgettable lesson!

-

I didn't sleep well last night, so I didn't get up until three o'clock in the morning today. After I got up, I went to the space to mix a vegetable and fruit salad for lunch.

It was clear that she had long been used to walking alone, eating and sleeping alone, but on the first day after Bieye left, she felt a little unaccustomed to it.

Eating alone seems to be just a matter of casual handling.

She didn't eat much anyway.

If Bieye was at home, she might be interested in cooking a few more dishes, eating a little of everything herself, and the rest would go into Bieye's stomach.

After thinking about it, Gu Rao realized something was wrong.

She used to live alone and lived a very delicate life every day. She had never felt that she could deal with it casually by herself like she did just now!

What's wrong with you?

Gu Rao knocked his head and poured out the water that had entered at some point.

Push open the courtyard wall door.

The lively streets dispelled the short-term loneliness in Gu Rao's heart. He locked the door and went out alone with a basket.

-

Gu Rao walked into the town's largest pawnshop, 'Dangyuanju'.

He took out a pair of fishtail tassel gold earrings wrapped in an embroidered handkerchief from the rattan basket, placed them on the high counter, and said crisply, "Shopkeeper, help me see how much this can cost."

When Gao Caitong saw that it was gold, he became energetic. He took it with both hands and looked at it carefully, then weighed it, and knew that it was made of pure gold.

"Dead or alive?"

Gu Rao asked, "How much does it cost to die and how much does it cost to live?"

Gao Cai used a small scale to weigh it.

"Just one or two."

"If you pawn it, I can give you one tael of silver first. If you don't come to redeem it after one month, these earrings belong to the pawn shop."

"If you die, I can give you five taels of silver."

Gu Rao frowned.

"This pair of earrings is very finely made. The workmanship alone costs more than five taels of silver."

Gao Caitong smiled when he heard this.

"This is the price in pawnshops. The five taels I gave you is already considered high."

"If you are reluctant to part with it, you can pawn it off. After one month, you can pay back one tael of silver and fifty cash in interest, and the thing can be returned to its original owner."

But I was sure in my heart that this woman would definitely choose to die.

Usually people who come to the pawn shop are people who are in urgent need of money. This woman is plainly dressed. It seems that her family is having trouble living and wants to use her old jewelry to exchange for some money.

I don’t have any money now, but I will have money in a month?

Gu Rao took back the gold earrings.

"I'll go and ask somewhere else."

Gao Caitong's face turned slightly stiff.

"We, Dang Yuanju, are the largest pawnshop in Yezhu Town. If you don't believe it, just ask around and you will know. No other place can afford our high prices."

Gu Rao smiled politely.

"I'm just going to ask."

"If the price offered elsewhere is lower than what you gave me, I will still come back. Your pawn shop is right here. After a little delay, I won't be able to run away on my own without growing a pair of legs."

After saying that, he turned around and left.

Seeing that the person was really about to leave, Gao Caitong waved his hand and made an expression as if he had made less money.

"Forget it."

"Your jewelry is indeed exquisitely made, and it's a style I've never seen before. I'll try something new and be generous for once, and I'll only earn you a handiwork fee. You'll get ten taels of silver for dead, how about it?"

This is true. One tael of gold is only worth ten taels of silver.

Gu Rao sighed, as if he had something to say.

"You might not believe it."

Gao Caitong's mouth twitched slightly, if he knew he didn't believe it, then don't say anything!

Gu Raocai ignored Gao Caitong's thoughts and said to himself, "Before my family fell into decline, my father was an official. These earrings were made by palace craftsmen. They are extremely rare on the market. The cost of craftsmanship is at least ten times the price of gold itself." times."

Gao Caitong, "..."

Ten times, there must be a limit to bragging!

Gu Rao's hand holding the gold earrings shrank, and his eyes were three parts nostalgia, three parts guilt and four parts hesitation.

"This pair of gold earrings was a haircut gift from my father. Now that my father is no longer around, if I take this for granted, when I miss him in the future, I won't even have anything to look at and miss..."

"Do I really want to sell it?"

Gao Caitong, "..."

Are you reluctant to sell you to a pawn shop?

Master, this is a master!

Looking at her unworldly face, I thought she was someone who had been taken advantage of, but I didn't expect that an old fox like him could put on a show, so he almost believed her!

They have been foxes for thousands of years. He was too lazy to pretend anymore, and said with a cold face, "Stop talking, eleven taels of silver. If you are willing, just pay and deliver. If you don't want to, just go somewhere else to talk to you." Dad’s story and see if they’ll give you an extra penny.”

Gu Rao smiled like a flower.

"make a deal!"

"The boss is a cheerful person. If I have any good things to do in the future, I will definitely come to you again."

Gao Caitong took the earrings and gave Gu Rao eleven taels of silver. After signing the death deed in duplicate, he waved to Gu Rao pretending to be impatient.

"You've even received the hairpin gift, what else can you get?"

"Come on."

"No matter if there is really good stuff, I will give you an honest price directly. This will save you the trouble of making up stories and my ears will be tired of listening."

-

With a huge sum of eleven taels of silver in his pocket, Gu Rao felt much more at ease. He first went to the lock shop and bought five copper locks, one of which was used to lock the courtyard door, and the rest were kept for later use.

Then we went to the grocery store, blacksmith shop, carpenter shop, and grain shop to buy some pots and pans, brooms and baskets, tables, chairs, stools and other furniture.

If you buy a lot of things, a waiter will deliver them to your door.

It's still early.

Gu Rao walked around the streets for a while. The delicacies sold on the streets probably include steamed buns, noodles, candied haws, sesame seed cakes, tofu curds, beggar's chicken, rice cakes, osmanthus cakes, red date cakes, pine nut candies, maltose...

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