"This is really special." Nalan Zhishui subconsciously stroked the earrings with his fingers.

"Sister Juishui, you will look beautiful wearing it." After saying that, Jing Xiaolang picked up the earrings and wanted to put them on for Nalan Zhishui.

"Please put down the things in your hands, ladies!" A thick, deep voice sounded behind the two.

Nalan Zhishui turned his head in surprise, "Are you the owner of this shop?"

"Of course." An old lady about 60 years old, wearing presbyopic glasses.

With slow steps, he came to the two of them.

"How much is this, I want it." Nalan Zhishui said bluntly.

"Hahahaha! Little girl, I don't want to sell this thing to old ladies!" After glaring at Nalan Zhishui, the old lady snatched the earring.

"Not for sale?" Nalan Zhishui frowned on Xiumei displeased, "Why are they still in the window if they are not for sale?"

"I am happy, old lady!" The old lady coughed twice and said.

"Boss, I really like this pair of earrings, I beg you to transfer them to me." Nalan Zhishui softened his tone, "Hehehe! Little girl, this pair of earrings is a treasure in my shop, it was uploaded by my ancestors. How much money can you exchange?" The old lady asked back.

Nalan Zhishui's gaze was always on the earrings, which shone with green light like emeralds, rippling in her heart for a long time and could not leave.

What does it mean to fall in love with one thing at first sight? Nalan Zhishui tried it today.

The more she looked at it, the more she wanted to take it for herself. It seemed that there was an invisible force attracting her.

"Hehehe~ Come on, little girl. The old woman is not short of money, she is almost half buried." The old lady walked towards the back of the glass cabinet.

"Wait." Nalan Zhishui stopped her, "Mother-in-law, please sell it to me." Jing Xiaolang, who had been staying by the side, said nothing, and she looked at the old lady pleadingly.

"Little girl, do you want it too?" The old lady narrowed her eyes and looked at Jing Xiaolang.

"I want to buy it for sister Zhishui..." Jing Xiaolang gave Nalan Zhishui a shy look.

The old lady's eyes were piercing, and she looked back and forth between the two of them.

"Little girl, tell me why you want to buy it for this little girl?" The old lady became interested.

"Because...because..." Jing Xiaolang coyly said, "She is the one I like." Jing Xiaolang said softly.

"Little wolf..." Nalan Zhishui was taken aback, and then his eyes turned into surprise, Jing Xiaolang just admitted their relationship in front of outsiders.

"Oh?" The old lady was not surprised, Nalan Zhishui met her gaze, and tightly held Jing Xiaolang's.

"Are you lovers?" the old lady raised her glasses and asked.

"Yes." Nalan Zhishui replied calmly.

"That's interesting." The old lady suddenly got up and walked towards the inner room, "Boss?" Nalan Zhishui didn't understand her intention.

"It's deserted in the store, let's chat with the old lady for a while." The old lady smiled.

Nalan Zhishui hesitated to speak, but finally nodded.

"Old lady, I'll make tea for you." The old lady said with a pleasant smile.

"Young people nowadays are really open." The old lady took a sip of tea.Nalan Zhishui and Jing Xiaolang looked at the steaming tea cups on the table, but they didn't want to drink them.

"Little girl, judging by the appearance of the little girl, she should be still young." The old lady said in a bad tone, a little old and unscrupulous.

"Boss, there is not much age difference between us." Out of politeness, Nalan Zhishui picked up the teacup and took a symbolic sip.

"Oh, I really can't see it." The old lady looked at Jing Xiaolang carefully for a while.

"But look at this girl, she is also the one who needs to worry." There was a hint of cunning in the old lady's eyes.

"Cough...cough." Seen by the old lady's unnatural look, Nalan Zhishui pretended to cough.

"Boss, I am happy to take care of her." Nalan Zhishui took Jing Xiaolang's hand and smiled at her gently.

"Xiaolang is not young, so he can take good care of sister Zhishui." Jing Xiaolang defended.

"Hey...the young couple are so sweet, it really makes the old lady feel bitter." The old lady suddenly sighed.

"I think in our era, if people knew that two female dolls were in love, they would be scolded by thousands of people and cast aside by thousands of people. They would even be arrested." The old lady took off her glasses and rubbed her eyes, as if There are tears swirling in it.

"Boss, could it be you too?" Nalan Zhishui asked in astonishment.

"It's the old woman's biological sister, who was tortured to death in the end." The old lady wiped away her tears with the back of her hand.

"Torturing him to death?" Nalan Zhishui couldn't believe it, and Jing Xiaolang's heart was also tightened, feeling that the old lady was very pitiful.

"My sister is two years older than me, and children in the countryside marry early. When I was 16 years old, my family chose a family and asked my sister to marry there."

"Who would have expected that on the day of the wedding, my sister would elope with a widow in the same village." The old lady became more and more excited as she spoke, recalling the past with a painful expression on her face.

"That widow is ten years older than my sister!"

"The man felt humiliated and lost face. He took the young men from the village and brought them back within a few days."

"They drowned the widow on the spot, and my sister was forcibly taken home by the man." After speaking, the old lady was sobbing.

"It's against the law to use lynching!" Nalan Zhishui said angrily, Jing Xiaolang was terrified when he heard this, and unconsciously tightened Nalan Zhishui's clothes.

"That era was already turbulent, and if you talk about the backcountry, who would care about it?"

"That man wanted to have a bridal chamber with my sister. My sister would rather die than agree, so she committed suicide that night." Nalan Zhishui took a tissue and handed it to the old lady.

"You and your sister must have a good relationship." Nalan Zhishui lamented the sorrow of the older generation, and more of a lament for the social status of women. Since ancient times, the status of women in the Celestial Dynasty has always been inferior to the patriarchal society.In fact, even today, in some remote and economically backward areas, the status of women is still very low.This made Nalan Zhishui hate it.

"Because of this incident, I left my hometown alone and wandered abroad."

"It's been so many years, and now I'm old, so I opened this shop." The old lady said leisurely.

"Boss, are you alone so far?" Nalan Zhishui admired the behavior of the old lady from the bottom of his heart, and it was rare for women in that era to have such thoughts as hers.

"Hmm." The old lady replied with an unnatural expression on her face.

"I also brought this pair of earrings secretly from home. I heard from my parents that my ancestors got them by accident."

The old lady touched the earrings, "I know this is a treasure, I brought it out back then to exchange some money for emergency in case I was down and out."

"Since this is the case, we won't force others to do what we want." Nalan Zhishui smiled, pressed Jing Xiaolang's hand, and signaled her not to mention this matter again.

"But Sister Zhishui..." Jing Xiaolang refused, thinking Xiao Jiujiu in his heart, or he would buy it by himself when Sister Zhishui was away.She really wanted to give Nalan Zhishui a gift.

"Okay, we can look at other things." Nalan Zhishui smiled knowingly, what Jing Xiaolang didn't know was that Nalan Zhishui wanted to buy this pair of earrings, and one of them was for her.

"Hehe, the little girl is in a hurry." The old lady was happy, "How about this, little girl. You answer me a question, and if I am satisfied with the answer, I will give you this pair of earrings." The old lady took The earrings dangled in front of Jing Xiaolang, "How can this be done... Boss." Nalan Zhishui said immediately.

"Old lady, you can ask." Jing Xiaolang said eagerly, "Okay, then listen carefully."

The old lady stared at Jing Xiaolang carefully, "Which one of you is going up and who's going down?" Nalan Zhishui's face instantly turned colorful, green and red for a while.This old lady can really ask questions!

"Old lady...that." Jing Xiaolang scratched his head, hesitating for a long time.

"Let's talk in private, don't worry, old lady, I will never tell others." The old lady promised solemnly.

"No... old woman." Jing Xiaolang rubbed his hands, unable to answer for a long time.Nalan Zhishui twitched the corners of his mouth and laughed twice.

"Quickly tell me! Which of you two is the attacker and who is the victim?" The old lady asked, "Don't think that the old lady can't keep up with the times. When you are free, it is necessary to go online to supplement knowledge, so that you can keep pace with the times. "The old lady said enthusiastically.

"We never had that..." Jing Xiaolang murmured with a blushing face.

"What?" The old lady stared at the two with disbelief.

"No." Nalan Zhishui added, hugging Jing Xiaolang.

"It seems that you are the ones who are outdated!" The old lady stared at the two as if she had discovered a new world.

"Boss, I think it's better to forget it, you keep the earrings." Nalan Zhishui said, while Jing Xiaolang lowered his eyebrows in frustration.

"Haha! I won't tease you anymore. These earrings are given to you, as a return gift for you to chat with the old lady." The old lady stuffed the box containing the earrings into Jing Xiaolang's hand.

Jing Xiaolang was stunned for a moment, then a look of joy flashed on his face, and his eyes turned to the earrings.

"Boss, the money must be given." Nalan Zhishui took out the checkbook and pen from the bag, "I said I'll give it to you, and it's yours." The old lady quickly pressed Nalan Zhishui's hand.

"This..." Nalan Zhishui hesitated for a moment, then put away the checkbook and pen. "Thank you so much!"

"Well, my company is nearby. Here is my business card. If you need any help in the future, please call the number above." Nalan Zhishui handed the business card to the old lady.

"Nalan Zhishui... I seem to have heard of it somewhere." The old lady muttered to herself and accepted the business card.

The old lady watched the two leave, her eyes behind the lens were full of nostalgia.

She took down a wooden box from the shelf, which contained a yellowed black and white photo.

"Xi'er, if only we could be as happy as them..."

I can tamper with my own memories, but I can't erase the imprint of time.

In the black-and-white photo, two girls with bright smiles leaning on each other...

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