Sister, be yourself!

Chapter 133 Thorn

Xiao Yuanzhi wanted to get started, but as soon as he touched it, he felt so silky, even more comfortable to the touch than the fur of a soul-devouring beast.

The peddler took the opportunity to explain: "This pair is a family heirloom of my little family, but they are made of high-quality silk thread."

This is a family heirloom, and the next step is to raise the price, "Heirloom?"

The peddler said with a smile, "Yes, I wouldn't have offered it if I hadn't seen you, Miss, because you really wanted it."

Xiao Yuanzhi raised his eyebrows, "How much is it?"

Judging from their clothes, they must be ladies from a rich family. The peddler said, "100 taels."

"Ten taels?"

Xiao Yunzhi's voice raised a lot, no matter in tone or expression, they were full of surprise.

The peddler wanted to make a fortune, "Yes, 100 taels each, and a pair is 200 taels. This is a small family heirloom. If it weren't for the small ones that haven't opened much recently, the family's livelihood is difficult, and the small ones are absolutely worthless. It won't be sold."

Wei Zisu saw that this thing was really uncommon in the past, but in recent years, as the emperor strongly advocated overseas trade, some overseas countries had a lot of trade with Canglai, especially the Ryukyu Kingdom, which led to these things It is already very common. Even if it is top grade, it is worth seven or eight taels at most. If it is purchased in large quantities, the price will be two to three times lower. In previous years, when she went home to visit relatives, she also followed her parents to talk to businessmen from the Ryukyu Kingdom. Talking about business, but it was rare for Xiao Yuanzhi to express his heart, so he didn't open his mouth.

The peddler's thoughts had already been seen through by Xiao Yunzhi, didn't this make her look like a fool? !

"Why don't you go grab it?"

The peddler's face didn't change, and he didn't expect Xiao Yuanzhi to be difficult to deal with, "Girl, look at what you said, this pair of sword spikes is of great significance to Xiao, even more important than life. The small one is because you really like it. The price is only 200 taels, if others buy it for 500 taels on weekdays, the small ones will not be sold."

This really fooled her for a fool, there are a lot of things better than this, the palace has a lot of them, as long as she wants, even if she finds some embroiderers to order, it won't cost so much money.

Xiao Yuanzhi put the sword spike back into the box, and smiled at the peddler, "Since it is so important to you, then you can keep it."

How could the peddler let the fat sheep that came to the door just leave like this, he quickly called Xiao Yuanzhi who had already walked three or two steps, "Hey, girl, wait a minute, tell me the number, we can discuss the price again."

Xiao Yuanzhi stopped in his tracks, and walked back, "Twelve taels, love to sell or not, or not to sell."

The bargaining was so ruthless that the peddler wondered: "This... this is too low, how about this, this pair will sell you a total of 100 taels."

"Bye-Bye."

Seeing that the two of them were about to leave, the peddler became anxious, "That's 90 taels."

The two ignored him, and the peddler said again: "50 taels!"

The two still ignored him, and moved a distance of two meters away from his booth, "30 taels, it really can't be lower."

Not only did he not look back, but he went further and further away. The peddler was completely defeated by Xiao Yunzhi's strategy, and he shouted at the backs of the two: "Okay, girl, ten taels is ten taels."

Xiao Yuanzhi raised his eyebrows and smiled slightly, pulled Wei Zisu back, and quickly handed over ten taels of silver to the peddler.

Xiao Yuanzhi held the pair of sword tassels in his hand, but it was not very good to hold it like this, so he looked at the box again, "This box..."

The peddler loves the silver ingots in his hand. As long as he doesn't squander them, the ten taels of silver can be enough to feed the family for three years. "No more, no more, I'll give it to you together."

The peddler said it very simply, and he has already decided that the box is a tattered one.

"Thank you so much."

"You're welcome, you're welcome."

Anyway, this pair of sword tassels, including the box, was picked up by him. This rich lady is really stupid. The material of the broken sword tassels is worth three or four taels of silver at most, but she spent ten taels to buy them. Come on, this is not stupid.

The peddler was very happy, and said to the two who left: "Two girls, go slowly, welcome to come often."

"When I get back, put it in a beautiful box." But suddenly it occurred to me, this is not for Wei Zisu, Xiao Yunzhi took out the white sword tassel, handed the box in his hand to Wei Zisu, and took it again Her sword, "I'll put it on for you. In the future, this thing will be our token of love. You can't lose it."

With doting eyes in Wei Zisu's eyes, "Okay."

Wei Zisu was holding the box, and her fingertips seemed to touch something. She turned the box over and saw some words engraved on the back. She looked at it carefully, but it was a bit familiar, but the memory was a little fuzzy. The only thing she could be sure of was This is the language of the Ryukyu Kingdom.

The box twirled around in Wei Zisu's hand, "This box is pretty good, let's keep it."

"It doesn't look good at all, but it looks a bit old, isn't it very valuable?"

Facing Xiao Yunzhi's eyes full of curiosity, Wei Zisu couldn't help laughing, this little money fan, "Yes, the quality of these pair of sword tassels is not bad, three taels of silver is enough to win, but this wooden box is much more valuable , the peddler didn’t know the goods, so he didn’t realize that it was ebony, judging from its age, size and appearance, it was a high-quality product, and according to the current market, it’s worth at least 5000 taels.”

Wei Zisu's mood didn't fluctuate at all, but Xiao Yunzhi gasped. Although she was no longer short of money, this box was worth 5000 taels! ! !

"Just such a big box is worth 5000 taels!!!" Xiao Yunzhi excitedly said, "I'll post it, I'll post it."

Wei Zisu just thought it was funny, she thought that Yunzhi Xiao knew what kind of material it was made of, but she just thought it was valuable.

She echoed: "Yes, your luck is indeed good."

Xiao Yuanzhi chuckled, and said unceremoniously, "That's right, I've been a non-chief for so long, so I can't be lucky."

The two continued to stroll around for a while, passing by the gambling house during the period, Xiao Yuanzhi thought that his luck was good today, so he wanted to go to the gambling house to see if he could make some money, but just as he entered, Wei Zisu found out and took him out. And ordered her not to go to such places, Xiao Yuanzhi dared not disobey, so he had no choice but to leave in despair.

There were a lot of people coming and going in the city, it was really hard to let go, and there was nothing to go shopping, so they rented a carriage and went to the suburbs.

Once in the suburbs, the gurgling stream, the chirping of cicadas and the chirping of birds are heard in the ears, and the breeze blowing on the face makes the whole person relax a lot.

Xiao Yuanzhi opened his hands, closed his eyes to feel the wind blowing, and sighed: "It's such a comfortable wind, these days the master always forces me to go to class, it hasn't been so easy for a long time."

Wei Zisu also took off her veiled hat, the breeze was blowing the hair around her ears, her eyes were full of smiles.

Xiao Yuanzhi turned around, did not let go of his open hands, but approached Wei Zisu, and then hugged her, "The happiest thing is being with Senior Sister."

There was joy in the voice, and I felt warmth in my heart and arms.

"I'm happy to be with you, too."

Three years ago, Wei Zisu refused to respond to her no matter what.

Three years later, Wei Zisu responded to her without hesitation.

Without secular vision, the two no longer shy away from it, and hugged each other tightly. Xu Shiweifeng felt envious when he saw it, and the slightly raised corners of his clothes not only kept the two from separating, but also hugged each other even tighter.

If anyone sees this situation, they can only sigh, they are like a couple.

The happy moment was supposed to be enjoyed, but it was suddenly interrupted by more than a dozen uninvited guests. They were all masked and dressed in night clothes, and rushed towards the two of them with knives in hand.

"锃-"

The long sword was unsheathed in an instant, Wei Zisu put the sword into Xiao Yuanzhi's hand, while he held the scabbard himself, and leaned back to back with Xiao Yuanzhi, the two entered a state of alert.

Wei Zisu said: "It seems that we have been followed when we were shopping."

Xiao Yuanzhi frowned, and said to the group of people in black: "Who made you come?"

The leading man in black sneered, "Go to Hades and ask."

More than a dozen men in black attacked the two together, and the two cooperated tacitly as they did back then, repelling them step by step under the shadow of swords and swords, but these men in black were too physically strong, as if they had been drugged .

After fighting for a while, Wei Zisu found out that the target of these people was Xiao Yuanzhi, so he protected her several times.

"clang--"

Wei Zisu used the scabbard to block the knife that cut towards Xiao Yunzhi's back, and quickly jumped up to kick the man's chest.

Wei Zisu's back was close to Xiao Yuanzhi's back, if they were not killed, they would continue to attack, but Xiao Yuanzhi, who was holding a sword, would always hit them as far as he could, only wounding them and not taking their lives , I knew she couldn't do it.

And these men in black made every move with a murderous intent. Thanks to Wei Zisu's timely stop, Xiao Yunzhi was not injured.

At that time, the competition had exhausted a little energy, and when hanging out with Xiao Yuanzhi, he didn't eat anything to replenish his strength. A few days ago, he knelt for three days and three nights, and his body was extremely weak. People are entangled, if the internal energy can be used, it will be fine, and it will not be a problem if it is exhausted until night, but if it is just strength alone, it will not last long.

Xiao Yunzhi noticed that Wei Zisu was gradually feeling powerless, this should not be her state, "How are you?"

Wei Zisu didn't want Xiao Yuanzhi to worry, "It's still okay."

"clang--"

Xiao Yuanzhi blocked the opponent's blow, and hit him with the other hand, the wind of the palm accompanied by internal force, knocked the man back a few steps, and knelt on the ground again, clutching his chest.

Xiao Yuanzhi didn't believe it, she grabbed Wei Zisu's hand, and injected another internal force into it, that internal force bounced back as if it had encountered some barrier, "Your internal force has been sealed?"

"careful!"

Although Wei Zisu stopped it in time, the scabbard in her hand was a little shorter, and the man in black's broadsword still slashed across Xiao Yuanzhi's hand, leaving a bloodstain.

Xiao Yuanzhi suffered from pain, and the sword in his hand fell to the ground.

The scabbard twirled in Wei Zisu's hand, and hit the man in black again. The man in black was sent flying, and when he got up, he spat out a mouthful of blood.

Xiao Yuanzhi turned sideways, dodging the knife that was cutting towards her, then raised the sword on the ground with his feet, kicked upwards, and firmly caught the long sword.

This time when he fought back, Xiao Yunzhi's strength was much stronger than before, every time he hit those men in black, he vomited blood, but he did not die directly.

"Shh-"

The long sword slashed across the air and reached the neck of the man in black, Xiao Yunzhi said: "Say, who sent you here?"

The man in black looked at Xiao Yuanzhi and sneered, but there was something extra in his hand, and he threw it at the feet of the two of them.

"boom--"

There was a loud noise, and white smoke rose. The two quickly blocked their noses with their arms, and looked around vigilantly.

When the white smoke dissipated, there were still shadows of those men in black.

With the sword in his hand, Xiao Yuanzhi said angrily, "You run really fast."

Wei Zisu took Xiao Yuanzhi's hand and took out another handkerchief. She looked at the bloodstains on the back of her hand, a lot of blood had already overflowed, "Does it hurt?"

"It doesn't hurt anymore, but if you don't bandage it, it will heal."

Wei Zisu gave Xiao Yuanzhi an angry look, and was still poor with her after being injured, "So many people are holding knives, you still dare to be distracted. Fortunately, this knife is not poisonous, if it is poisonous..."

Wei Zisu stopped, she didn't dare to think about it, "Anyway, don't be distracted anymore."

Xiao Yuanzhi suddenly stood at attention, and saluted her again, "Good sir, I promise you won't be distracted again."

Wei Zisu shook his head helplessly, took her saluting hand again, and temporarily tied the wound with a handkerchief, "I'll help you with the medicine when I get back."

Xiao Yuanzhi smiled and said: "It's just a little injury, it will be fine in a few days, it's fine."

Wei Zisu insisted: "No."

After this assassination, even though they didn't kill anyone, there was still a bloody smell in the air, which made the two of them feel uncomfortable and lost the interest to continue playing, so they went back home.

Sitting in the carriage, Xiao Yuanzhi fell into deep thought. She still remembered that she had first returned to the palace. In a year, whether it was overtly or secretly, she encountered many assassinations, and even nearly died on one occasion. A large number of maids in the palace, and the people around her have all changed, all of which are guarded by the queen mother herself.

Later, she traveled less, which greatly reduced the chance of being assassinated. In the next two years, the incidents of being assassinated were so rare that she almost forgot about them.

But this time the assassination reminded her of the danger she faced, whether she should not be so selfish, should she push Wei Zisu away, so as to protect Wei Zisu.

Wei Zisu could feel what Xiao Yuanzhi was thinking, she held her hand, "I know what you are thinking, but I want to tell you, no matter what, I will be by your side, don't forget you If you promised me, don't leave me."

"Ah."