old grace

Xie Qinghe prepared for another attack by the fierce beast, but the rest of the journey stopped, and the three of them arrived in Xingcheng safely and smoothly.

Xingcheng has just had a snowfall, a thin layer of ice has formed on the ground, and the breath turns into white mist. The people in the city are all wearing thick cotton robes, and the well-to-do passers-by wear furs and furs, gloves, warm tubes and ear protectors, and are fully armed. Come down, all of them are bloated.

Xie Qinghe inspected all the way, feeling in a good mood, following the legend: "Pedestrians seldom see single clothes and cloth shoes, which shows that life here is rich."

Fu Chuan looked around and said, "Let's also add a cloak."

This time they went down the mountain in a hurry, Xie Qinghe and Fu Chuan had something to do before leaving, so Yun Chao handed over their luggage to tidy up.

Yun Chao took care of everything, but he didn't pack their thick clothes.Taking Yun Chao to think of it, the master and the young master both have cultivation bases that are invulnerable to cold and heat, and the stargazing platform in Hanshan can't freeze them, so are they still afraid of the cold after going down the mountain?

The temperature in Xingcheng is relatively warm, and Xingcheng is located in the north. Passers-by and common people are used to cotton-padded cloaks, especially in cold weather after snow. There are ordinary people burning charcoal for warmth and hot soup to keep the cold away. Xie Qinghe and the three of them led the horse into the city. The thin sleeves of the clothes attracted the attention of countless people.

"There is an inn in front, let's settle it first." Xie Qinghe didn't like being surrounded by people either.

The three stayed in the small inn and asked for two adjacent rooms. Yun Chao led the horse and followed the store clerk to the stable to order the beans to keep warm, while Xie Qinghe and Fu Chuan went back to the house to pack their daily necessities.After having a meal in the inn, I asked the waiter about the location of the tailor's shop.

The waiter in the shop introduced: "There is Yang Erniang's tailor shop on the front street. Her sewing is good, and the materials used are also real, but the price is a little more expensive. To the south, there are Fuji Tailor and Anji Cloth Shop, which also have ready-made thick fabrics. Clothes are spread on the cabinets, and the materials used for the workmanship are very reasonable in price, and they are well-known in Xingcheng, so you can look at them more, it’s not expensive to shop around.”

Fu Chuan asked: "Is this Anji cloth village a business of Aunt An's family?"

The shop waiter looked at him in surprise, and said, "Does your guest know our An Xiangu from Xingcheng? Earlier, Anji Cloth Village was the business of An's family. Although it has an old signboard now, it was passed to Dai's family a few years ago." In terms of business, the shopkeeper is still the old shopkeeper, all the rules are as before, and the goods are as good as before. It is said that Xiangu Fuze is still there!"

Fu Chuan asked again: "Then why didn't the Dai family change the signboard? Could it be that they agreed not to change it when the An family sold their shop?"

The waiter in the shop was taken aback by the question, and said with a smile: "What the distinguished guest said is reasonable. It's just an agreement between the two when they bought and sold the shop, and the younger one didn't know the inside story. According to the legend in the neighborhood, one said that Dai's family was nostalgic. The two were originally in-laws, and Dai The home is Mr. An's Yue's family, and the money for selling the shop is Mrs. An's going back to her mother's house to deal with An's emergency. There is also a saying that Xiangu An only protects her family's property. Yi Dai's family refused to change."

Fu Chuan first gave the waiter a dime, and after receiving the waiter's more courteous and kind smile, he continued to ask, "Has Xiangu still manifested all these years?"

The waiter in the shop shook his head: "There are so many rumors about the association, it's not easy for the small ones to fool you with the rumors in the market. If this is really manifested, it must have been five years ago." He lowered his voice mysteriously , "The youngest daughter of the Dongmen Sauce Making Wang family wants to elope with Xia Chuba, the shop assistant of her shop, and sneaks to the riverside to ask Xiangu to take care of her. What do you think?"

Fu Chuan has never seen this record in the records of the outer sect, so it sounds a little strange: "I heard that the fairy aunt only takes care of the family and protects women and children. If a woman gives birth, is infertile for a long time, or is randomly married by the family, Xiangu is going to rescue her. Why are you even taking care of the elopement now?"

"Dear guest, you have to listen to the little one! Didn't Miss Wang go to the river to ask for the blessing of the fairy girl? She took the cup and threw it away, and returned home contentedly after winning the Holy Grail. She packed her bags and prepared to flee. Bian Xiruan hadn't tidied up properly when news came from outside that Xia Chuba suffered from intestinal colic and complained of abdominal pain, and died violently in the market before he could be sent to the doctor!"

"Miss Wang was heartbroken when she heard that. She was about to go out to cry for her lover, but her mother tripped her at home, so she was a step late."

"Xia Chuba's family came to collect the corpse. There was a woman in the countryside, and two sons and a daughter. They dragged the family to cry for the dead, and left the corpse at the door of the Wang's sauce shop, crying endlessly. Old man Wang is a real person. Feeling sorry for the orphans and widows of Xia Chuba's family, they are having a hard time, so they plan to sell some of their property to raise 30 taels of silver and give it to his family."

"Miss Wang knows that she has been deceived, and she hates Xia Chuba deeply," the shop waiter said, "This Miss Wang is also jealous and ruthless, and she will run away with someone before, knowing that she has a wife, love love Ah, everything is offset, it is the most poisonous woman's heart."

Fu Chuan glanced at him.

The waiter in the shop realized that the customer was not satisfied with what he said, and immediately changed his words: "Miss Wang told the old man Wang the whole story, saying that everything was a manifestation of the celestial aunt. The celestial aunt bestowed death on Xia Chuba who deceived the good family. I can't bear to see her go astray. She would rather twist her hair to be an aunt than let her family raise money for Xia Chuba's pension."

"This matter is not over yet. Old man Wang is a kind person. He scolded his daughter for being shameless and beat her up. Originally, he planned to give 30 taels of silver to Xia Chu's eight families as a pension. After hearing Miss Wang's petition, he unexpectedly I added another ten taels by selling pots and irons, and made up 40 taels, which I gave to the widow of the Xia family."

"After the widow of the Xia family took the money, troubles began to happen at home. First, the widow got up at night and stumbled on the threshold, and fell to her death. The couple's funeral was not finished. The eldest son took the youngest daughter to fetch water, and the youngest daughter was careless. Falling into the well, the eldest son rushed to rescue them, but both drowned in the well. Only Miao Miao, who lived with his uncle, fell ill and died not long after."

Fu Chuan couldn't help asking: "How did you know what Wang's father and daughter said privately?"

The waiter snorted, poured tea for Fu Chuan, and said: "The old man Wang is an extremely honest and kind-hearted man. He thinks that the girl in his family is shameless and low-spirited, and caused Xia Chuba to be harmed. He killed the clerk, so he paid a lot of money to pay for it. Xia Chuba’s life, and sent the girl to a nunnery on the outskirts of the city. Think about it, honored guest, why did this good-looking girl suddenly want to become a nun? Neighbors are very puzzled. The Wang family also Isn’t it such a close-knit family, relatives, neighbors, buddies...everyone has a word of mouth, won’t the truth come out?”

Fu Chuan gave him some more rewards, and the waiter knowingly withdrew.

"Miss Wang must still be alive." Fu said.

"Go buy clothes first, and then go to the river where An Xiangu fell into the water." Xie Qinghe is not very interested in Miss Wang. Let's go."

Yun Chao got up and put some money on the cabinet, and told him to take care of the horses.The innkeeper looked at Da Yinding and smiled happily.

After leaving the inn, the three of them went to Anji Buzhuang first.

At this time, it has been winter for a long time, and it is not the time to change clothes in different seasons. The business of the cloth shop is a little cold, the shopkeeper is away, and the staff is also taking a nap by the fire.When he heard that he wanted to buy ready-to-wear, the clerk laid out all the padded robes on the cabinet, and introduced enthusiastically: "You can choose the style. If the clothes are too wide or too narrow, there are tailors in the small shop, and you can change them right away."

Xie Qinghe looked at the padded robes very seriously, they were all made of high-quality fabrics, and the quilting was also made fine and thick.Because it is a ready-to-wear sale, the tailor also left a few small openings in the upper and lower parts of the robe that were not completely stitched, so that customers can check the quilted inner core.

Fu Chuan didn't like it very much, he thought the style was old, and the cotton robes were bloated and ugly, so he asked, "Is there only cotton clothes?"

The clerk smiled and said: "Did you want to look at fur clothes? The small shop is mainly engaged in the cloth business, and the ready-made clothes are also made a little. There are too many precious cloths in the shop, so it is not good to pile them up with furs. I don’t do fur business. There are woolen clothes at the Fuji tailor shop opposite the door, and you can also go to the fur shop at Ximen, where there are many fur clothes.”

"Try this one." Xie Qinghe picked up a Chusha jacket and compared the colors on Fu Chuan's shoulder.

Fu Chuan had a subtle expression.What happened to the big brother's eyes?

"Don't be in a hurry. It will look better if you change it." Xie Qinghe put this jacket aside, and continued to look at other styles.

Fu Chuan discovered that Xie Qinghe didn't pick styles very much, he only looked at the texture and color of the materials used, and there were not many ready-made clothes in Anji Buzhuang, but Xie Qinghe was able to pick out seven or eight pieces, which almost made the most valuable man The jackets are all rounded.

The waiter was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth from ear to ear, he quickly served tea to the guests, and moved the brazier over, asking Fu Chuan and Yun Chao to warm up.

Xie Qinghe picked out the clothes and asked Yun Chao to settle the account. While sending the little apprentice to find the shopkeeper, the clerk asked courteously: "Young ones, please measure the size of the distinguished guests first. How do you change the clothes? I will tailor them later." Come here, I will keep it for you and make it suitable for you." As for whether it looks good or not...you choose it yourself, if you think it looks good, it looks good!

Xie Qinghe didn't want a tailor to change it either, he asked his buddy to deliver the scissors and needlework, and he wanted to do it himself.

This guy was confused by him, a big man came here to cut clothes?Didn't you come to touch porcelain on purpose?

Not long after, the well-informed shopkeeper came and came over to talk politely. During the account reconciliation, the master wiped off a change, and said that the warehouse would not be idle for a while, and told the clerk to serve tea well.After the shopkeeper left, the waiter obeyed the order and brought in the tailor who was eating.

Xie Qinghe started with the scissors and cut Fu Chuan's clothes first, and then asked Fu Chuan to make Yun Chao a tailor.

This made Fu Chuan silently happy.Xie Qinghe knew his stature well and could cut clothes for him with bare hands.When taking a soft ruler to measure Yun Chao's body, Fu Chuan was secretly laughing.The clerk followed Fu Chuan and recorded Yun Chao's body size.

Xie Qinghe is also a skilled worker in cutting and mending clothes. Since he is proficient in various refining methods, it is easy to cut a jacket.

Compared with ordinary tailors who are cautious when working, Xie Qinghe arrives immediately, cuts without any mistakes, and has no hesitation in flying needles and threads. He quickly cut and remade the Chusha jacket that he first set his sights on. .Considering that the younger brother disliked the bloated cotton gown, he also flew silk thread up and down the gown, embroidering a thin cloud pattern, and two soaring clouds and flying cranes were tied at the waist to draw the waistline out.

This is not "changing" the clothes, it is simply doing it all over again.Not to mention the exquisite workmanship, the speed is so fast!

The guy was dumbfounded, and now he didn't doubt that they came to touch porcelain, it was obvious that they came to smash the store!

"You have a try." Xie Qinghe greeted Fu Chuan.

Fu Chuan was wearing thin clothes, so he just wrapped the Chu yarn jacket around his body, feeling that it fit everywhere.He doesn't care whether it looks good or not, anyway, looking at the eyes of Yun Chao and his buddy, it should be very good.Fu Chuan reached out and touched Feihe at his waist, and smiled.

Xie Qinghe also liked it, and said, "Just wear it."

"En." Fu Chuan sat down happily, and stretched out his hand to lift his robe, asking Yun Chao, "Did you press the crane's butt?"

Fu Chuan was so happy to get the new clothes that he couldn't think about it, and Yun Chao didn't think too much when he said it: "How can a crane fart..."

Both froze for a moment.

Yun Chao immediately changed his words: "No pressure."

Fu Chuan also pretended nothing happened.

Xie Qinghe smiled and shook his head.He doesn't care about taboo names, let alone Qinghe is his Taoist name, not his real name.Not to mention that the younger brother was talking about the embroidered text on the clothes, even if he made a joke about his Taoist name, he also felt that it was harmless.

Xie Qinghe cut out the three jackets selected for Fu Chuan in a row, and Fu Chuan had to wear each of them, and showed Yun Chao happily.

When Xie Qinghe started cutting Yunchao's clothes, Fu Chuan stopped, drank the tea made by the buddy, ate the snacks brought by the buddy, and started chatting with the buddy: "I heard that the clothes sold by your shop are Cloth, clothes, easy not to be unlucky, are there... gods to bless you?"

It's been a while since several of them visited the door, picking out clothes, buying clothes, and Xie Qinghe's miraculous alteration of clothes, dazzled the waiters long ago, and lost most of their guard against these guests.Fu Chuan asked him for information gossiping, and the clerk said proudly: "The honorable guest is also buying it. The small shop is a shop that Fairy Girl took care of herself when she was at home. In the early years, there were clothes sewn by Fairy Girl's hands. She The old man doesn't care about other things, he must keep our shop tight first. Wearing this robe on your body will keep you lucky!"

"It's just for Xiangu An." Fu Chuan took a bite of the peach cake and lowered his voice, "I heard that anyone who offended Xiangu would..." He made a gesture of wiping his neck.

The man laughed: "Don't dare to say that! Xiangu is the most compassionate and kind-hearted, and she has nothing to do with other things!" There was another expression of "you understand" on his face.

"I'm an outsider, so I heard this indistinctly, and it's not comprehensive. Brother, you are a member of Xiangu's family, so you probably know the inside story, right? I heard that people from Jianhu Village found Xiangu in Zheng's house Is it true?" Fu Chuan asked curiously.

"That's all nonsense! How could the fairy girl's innocent daughter's house go to such a place full of dead people?" The man was actually angry, and looked at Fu Chuan with a bit of blame, "Since the distinguished guest is here Talking on the door of my house, you have to know how to be in awe. This is the place of the fairy girl! If you annoy the fairy girl, you must watch the way carefully when you go out!"

Xie Qinghe's scissors cutting the fabric stopped.

Fu Chuan immediately smiled and said: "I know, I made a mistake and slapped my mouth. There are a lot of fairy girls, don't be as knowledgeable as I am."

Yun Chao silently walked to Xie Qinghe's tailor's table, and straightened the needle thread for him meaninglessly.

Xie Qinghe just continued cutting the fabric.

Seeing that Fu Chuan was subdued, the clerk continued: "It's not that I deliberately offended the respected guest. As I said before, this shop is run by the fairy lady herself when she is at home, and it is a place where her old man often comes and goes. "As he spoke, he lowered his voice and said mysteriously, "There is also her old man's incense hall at the back—shhh, don't dare to talk nonsense, her old man can hear it."

Fu Chuan was really a little surprised: "Where are offerings made here?"

This is the wild temple prostitution that has been banned repeatedly by the imperial court!An Jia is really audacious.

The buddy made an affirmative expression proudly and mysteriously, and whispered to Fu Chuan: "Don't dare to go out and say it!"

"I'm sure I won't say it, just keep my mouth tight. Oh, look, little brother, I originally wanted to go to the riverside to pay my respects. Since you have an incense hall here, and it's a fairy girl's house, it must be more effective than the riverside." .Can you do me a favor and lead me to offer incense sticks to Xiangu?" Fu Chuan said as he rummaged through his purse.

In his purse, besides a few bits of scattered silver, there were also a lot of gold leaves.Pulled out by him and flipped through, the man swallowed.

Then, Fu Chuan directly stuffed the entire purse to the buddy: "My dear brother, please! I will make my wish come true."

This bag of gold leaves dazzled the buddy a long time ago. He never expected that what he got was not a piece of silver, nor a couple of gold leaves, but a whole purse!All at your fingertips!The unexpected happiness made the waiter elated, and there was not much reason left: "This... this... oh, good! Originally, this incense hall was also used by neighbors to worship every now and then. Since the respected guest is the best customer, I think Xiangu The empress is also happy to see you!"

"Honorable guest, wait for a moment, I'll go and find out about it, and get the irrelevant people..." The buddy made a blocking motion.

Fu Chuan nodded: "I understand."

This kind of wild temple prostitution has been strictly controlled throughout the dynasties. If caught by the court, the ancestral hall must be destroyed and the statues of gods must be smashed.Anji Buzhuang must not have dared to openly sacrifice, this guy is greedy for bribes, and if he wants to make this sum of money, he will have to hide it from other people in Buzhuang.

Xie Qinghe has already cut out Yun Chao's clothes and asked Yun Chao to try them on.

Yun Chaoming knew that Xie Qinghe was not bad to him, so he couldn't help pursing his lips and chuckling after getting this dress, and put it on happily.

Fu Chuan turned around and praised: "The body is like a green pine, and the air is so strong. The elder brother is so romantic! ——The elder brother is very skilled."

Yun Chao was vaguely proud of being praised, lowered his head and touched the moon-white brocade robe on his body, and murmured: "I haven't worn such a bright color for a long time..." After saying this, he was about to bow down, "Thank you master for giving me the robe. "

Xie Qinghe helped him: "Don't get dirty with the new clothes you just cut."

Fu Chuan echoed: "That's right. Of course black looks thinner, and my brother is not fat. There is really no need to wear black every day. An An asked me once, did Master Yun not change his clothes? Every day Is it the same? Doesn’t it have lice? She still wants to wash your clothes.”

Yun Chao touched his narrow but strong and flexible waist, thoughtfully: "Yes. I should also prepare a few more clothes."

Fu Chuan was stunned: "No, you really don't change your clothes?!"

Yun Chao looked at him strangely: "Although I don't change my clothes, I can also wash them. I put them on after I wash them. The clothes are not worn out, so why do I need to prepare more?" Free to carry a change of clothes for yourself?I was forced to move if I didn't move!

Fu Chuan remembered that in the memory world, Yun Chaomu was expressionless and earnestly making the bed, and was speechless for a moment.

Yun Chao has always pretended to be normal in front of people, maintaining all his decency, but he is not normal in essence.

- A puppet doesn't need many clothes.If the clothes are dirty, wash them and put them on again.When worn out, I change into a new one.This is the inertia engraved in Yun Chao's behavior trajectory. Even if he is no longer a puppet, he is already used to this simpler way of life.

Fu Chuan picked out the clothes he had just acquired. There were three jackets in total, and he only kept the first one embroidered with crane patterns.

"All for you." Fu Chuan held the other two robes to Yun Chao, "Brother needs to change his clothes every day."

Yun Chao refused firmly: "I can't wear it. I'm short."

According to normal standards, Yun Chao is not short.However, when he was young, he was coaxed into losing his body by Lord Jiuyouming, and he was tortured. In terms of stature alone, he can never compare with Fu Chuan, who was well-nourished and well-trained since he was a child.

Fu Chuan turned to look at Xie Qinghe.

Xie Qinghe has already cut the second piece of clothing that was selected for Yun Chao: "Just cut it for him again. There is more than one cloth shop in Xingcheng. The clothes here are all picked out, so just go to another house to have a look. I will make it for you Even if he wears the right clothes, how dare he?"

Fu Chuan wanted to give his clothes to Yun Chao, but he didn't want to work hard for Xie Qinghe, who knew that Xie Qinghe didn't lift the airs between master and servant, and directly promised to cut clothes for Yun Chao again.

Yun Chao was also very pleasantly surprised, and couldn't articulate what he said: "Master Leng, master, do you still want to make clothes for servants?"

"Do you want it?" Xie Qinghe asked.

Yun Chao was so happy that he walked up to him a few steps: "Yes! Master, I want to... want one more!"

Xie Qinghe gave him the clothes he had just cut: "It's good if you're willing to change. You wear black shirts and robes all year round. I think you're addicted to black. So you know what is decent." No matter how happy Yun Chao is, Xie Qinghe Frowning, he asked Fu Chuan, "An Anzhen asked him if he had lice?"

The sword servant of Xie Qinghe, the head of the Hanjiang Sword Sect, was suspected by the little girl of not being clean enough to have lice? !

Fu Chuan pretended to be stupid: "She was just joking. Haha, little girl."

While talking, the guy who left in a hurry came back in a hurry.

He held a dark gray robe in his hand, and greeted Fu Chuan: "You can go in, please change into this robe first. These are small clothes, washed and not yet worn. Inside..." He He made a gesture to close his ears and listen, "Change into clothes that are not eye-catching."

Xie Qinghe put down the scissors and said, "Please get me some more clothes, I'll go in too."

The guy looked troubled.

Yun Chao immediately sent his purse, a heavy bag of gold leaves.

The clerk immediately gritted his teeth: "Okay, the small ones are fine, and honorable guests don't need to change their clothes, just go in! Just don't delay when you arrive at the incense hall, let's go back quickly!"