Dinon

It was still the same small storefront, with some things on the wooden shelves. Yuan Shuyi dragged Tuoba Chen into it, when the shopkeeper from the pawnshop came up to him, "My lords, but the point... ...Huh? So it's the two of you." Seeing that Yuan Shuyi and Tuobachen came together, he stroked his gray beard, looked at Tuobachen who was obviously surprised and said with a smile, "Could it be that the young master forgot It’s the old man, the young master has left something with the old man and hasn’t taken it away yet.”

"Shopkeeper, are things ready?" Yuan Shuyi smiled, untied the money bag from the casino from his waist, ordered 650 taels and handed it to the shopkeeper, "I haven't warmed up the money yet." I will send it to you, shopkeeper, can you reduce the price, 600 taels and let us forget it."

"Hey, it's not easy for the little old man to do business. Don't try to bargain with the little old man." The shopkeeper also smiled, took the silver and counted it, turned around staggeringly, and walked to a Stopping at the lacquer-painted plum blossom cabinet, he took out the key from his pocket and opened the lock that was originally hung on it with a snap, took out a pine box from inside, opened it to reveal the Hetian jade pendant inside, and went to Yuan Shuyi and the others. In front of him, he smiled and handed the box over to Tuo Bachen who was still in a daze, "Look, sir, but this piece of jade?"

It is impossible to say that Tuo Bachen is not surprised now, but more than surprised is joy, the jade pendant she has been thinking about for a long time, the jade pendant she wore since she was a child, finally returned to her side.

"Thank you, shopkeeper." Tuo Bachen gratefully bowed to the pawnshop shopkeeper who was stroking his beard and smiling.When she brought this piece of jade, she planned to die for it. Thanks to the shopkeeper's persuasion, she made a living contract.

"This jade is so precious, I don't think you look like an ordinary son." The shopkeeper shook his head kindly, and said to Tuoba Chen with a smile, "The so-called dragon is trapped in the shallows. I think you are rich and honorable. I would never pawn this unless it is absolutely necessary. Although the little old man is in business, he knows some truths. What's more, for this jade, the young master next to you has spent a lot of effort."

Yuan Shuyi blushed a little when she said that, every time she came to sell herbal medicine, she would come to this pawn shop to find the shopkeeper to grind the price, it's a pity that she was originally a master who spends a lot of money, and she was willing to grind the price with others. "Shopkeeper, you are ashamed to say, I have come to you so many times, but I still bite my tongue and refuse to let go."

"The young master is also very patient, and he has been pestering the little old man for such a long time, but the young old man has to support his family." The shopkeeper smiled, looked at Yuan Shuyi and said with emotion, "It's just such a short time, young master. It’s really amazing to be able to save this kind of money here.”

"Hey, take the things, let's go, Chen'er." Yuan Shuyi greeted Tuoba Chen, who kept bowing her head and stroking the jade pendant in her hand, uncomfortably. She couldn't say that she won all the money from the gambling house. You know, gambling is not a good habit.

"Yes." Tuo Bachen obediently agreed, and greeted the old shopkeeper, "see you, shopkeeper." Then he followed Yuan Shuyi behind, and slowly walked out of the pawn shop.

"Two young masters, go slowly." The old shopkeeper smiled and said, looking at the backs of the two people walking away, he sighed and said to himself, "There is a dragon coming to our town, but these two young masters , I don’t know which one is the real dragon.”

It was getting late at this time, the market was about to close, and there were few pedestrians on the street. Yuan Shuyi walked around the street in a rare mood, ignoring the eyes of others, and finally got his wish today, so happy .

"Chen'er, why don't you talk? Do you think it's not the right time for Sister Yuan to deliver things?" Yuan Shuyi poked Tuoba Chen who had been silent beside him, and said to himself, "Well, indeed, Sister Yuan agreed Mid-autumn Festival redeemed this for you as a birthday gift, and gave it a month in advance, which is really a mistake, but Sister Yuan is also afraid of forgetting, take a look..."

"Sister Yuan, your eloquence has improved." Tuobachen interrupted her with a smile, raised his porcelain-white glass-like face, and smiled sweetly at her, "Sister Yuan has never been so wordy before. of."

"Oh, you little guy, am I doing this for you?" Yuan Shuyi heard this, pinched her nose, looked at the jade pendant in her hand, and asked curiously, "Chen'er, did your ancestors follow you?" Uncle Tuo... What is the relationship between the Tuoba family, otherwise how can we get such a good jade material as a protective object?" You know, the thing in her hand is the royal family, and it is something that only the direct royal family can get .

The sun was getting thinner and thinner, and the faint sunlight shone on the two people, elongating their gradually moving figures.Tuo Bachen stepped on his own shadow, touched the warm jade pendant in his hand, shook his head, and said blankly, "My mother said that it was worn around my neck when she hugged me for the first time. It’s amazing. But I also asked my mother why my name is engraved instead of my father’s name on it.”

"Then what did your mother say?"

"She said that my name was chosen according to my jade pendant."

This is really strange, the biological mother didn't know how her child's name came from, but instead named it according to the jade pendant around her neck.In the golden light of the evening, Yuan Shuyi stopped and looked at Tuobachen beside him carefully. The more she looked, the more frightened she became. Porcelain white skin, high nose bridge, these looks could be taken apart. Like someone she knew very well!

The doubts I had before came to my mind again.

The corner of Yuan Shuyi's mouth showed the most beautiful smile, but her blue eyes were full of coldness, she casually said to Tuoba Chen, "Can Chen'er recognize... Tuo Bahong?"

"I don't recognize it." Tuoba Chen shook her head obediently, she had never heard of this name before, "Although Chen'er doesn't recognize it, since the person Sister Yuan mentioned has the same surname as Chen'er, maybe they belonged to the same clan before. .”

"Hehe, maybe that's for sure." Yuan Shuyi sneered, the same person whose surname is Tuoba, Tuoba Chen and Tuoba Hong are just one word apart, but the difference in people is hundreds of thousands of miles.If her surname was also Tuoba, she would definitely be ashamed that there was such a person in the Tuoba family. I don't know how a person like Uncle Huang would tolerate such a person to ruin his family's lintel.

"Sister Yuan recognizes the one named Tuoba Hong?" Tuobachen became curious, this was the first time she heard someone with the surname Tuoba other than her, and she was very curious to recognize someone from the same clan as she did not know hundreds of years ago , "Is sister Yuan familiar with him?"

"Of course we do. Not only do we know each other, but we are also very familiar!" Yuan Shuyi almost gritted her teeth and said the word "familiarity". He has become acquainted, and now she gets angry when she mentions this name. If it weren't for that person, how could she be reduced to this mountain village? !It has been several months now, and Xu Yu and the others haven't found themselves, so they still can't go back!Thinking of "going back", Yuan Shuyi's heart trembled again, but she had forgotten that there was Tuo Bachen beside her.

"Oh." Tuo Bachen responded in a low voice, Tuo Bahong, it sounds like it should be a man's name.

Speaking of which, she had never asked sister Yuan about her life before this, and she didn't know whether she dared to ask or didn't want to ask.

"Chen'er, do you want to go back to the capital with Sister Yuan?" This is the second time Yuan Shuyi asked Tuo Bachen this question. A dream, in her 18 years of life, she didn't know anything about it.

Tuo Bachen looked up, and saw Yuan Shuyi's azure blue eyes, the sun reflected in them, shining very beautifully, which was different from the closed eyes that she woke up half an hour earlier to peek at. "It's better not to use it." Tuo Bachen lowered his head, stared at his right foot whose shadow was shorter than his left foot under the sun, and raised his right foot awkwardly, as if that would eliminate its ugliness and insufficiency. "Chen'er's home is here, and Chen'er doesn't want to leave. If Sister Yuan can go home...then...then Chen'er will definitely see Sister Yuan off."

"Okay, let's not talk about this." Seeing that she gave the same answer as last time, Yuan Shuyi couldn't bear to touch her porcelain-white cheeks, smiled, raised the purse in his hand, "There's still a lot of money in it. We've done a lot of things today, so let's just go to the town to buy some food and take it home?"

"Yeah." Tuobachen nodded obediently, clenched the jade pendant in his hand, and the good mood that Yuan Shuyi specially redeemed her jade pendant just now drifted to the back of his mind.

Tuo Bachen is a cripple, so he can't implicate anyone, especially Sister Yuan who wants to go home wholeheartedly.

"Sister Yuan."

"Huh?" Yuan Shuyi happily bought some food and drinks at the restaurant in the town, and when she took Tuobachen back in their rented carriage, she saw Tuobachen who was hesitant to speak. The appearance of stopping. "What's the matter, what else do you want to eat? Sister Yuan will buy it for you."

"No." Tuo Bachen bit his lip, his palms were sweaty, and tightly squeezed the jade pendant in his hand, "Sister Yuan..."

"Or is it that Chen'er has taken a fancy to something, and since it's not far from the town, let's go buy it together?" Yuan Shuyi looked helplessly at Tuoba Chen's faltering appearance, and smiled, "What does Chen'er want? What do you want?"

"This is for Sister Yuan." Pulling Yuan Shuyi's arm and opening her palm, Tuoba Chen gently put the warm jade pendant in her hand, "As Sister Yuan, give it to Chen'er." Thank you for buying something delicious."

"It's too precious." Yuan Shuyi frowned and looked at the thing in his hand, then looked at Tuobachen who was gnawing anxiously on the opposite side of her, and scratched her nose with a smile, "That Yuan Elder sister will accept, Chen'er's thank you gift."