A Qi

Soon the Qixi Qiqiao Festival came, and Guangling City was especially lively. The streets and alleys were crowded with people. Ah Qi walked through the crowded crowd, holding a considerable amount of eight taels of silver. After saving money for three months, his face is also sallow and thin these days.I sneaked out today because I wanted to buy something at a busy stall and give it to that person. After searching for a long time, I saw a place selling hairpins.

Ah Qi had sharp eyes, and immediately fell in love with one of them. The workmanship was simple and unique, ivory white. Thinking that it must look good on the man's head, "Boss, how do you sell this hairpin?"

"This is ivory." Stretched out five fingers, making a five, "Five taels, no bargaining."

A layer of sweat broke out in Ah Qi's hands, and he rubbed the small bag of silver with clenched palms, gritted his teeth and bought it cruelly.

Aunt Mei didn't let go of the opportunity to make money that night. The Changchun Courtyard was more lively than before. The whole street in Pingkangli, from the street to the end of the alley, was full of people coming and going. Or some arty scholars, drinking and playing games in the world of mortals, or some ignorant boys who don't know much about the world, come to explore this Longyang valley in time for the Qiqiao Festival... Each has a purpose, and each has its own fun. It's Tu Yile.

The lobby on the first floor is full of luxury and indulgence. The young lady sits on the lap of the guests and drinks with them; the two hug each other behind the curtain and flirt with each other; Three or five people fiddled with the coat of a certain young man, and rubbed some oil on it...

An Rong is used to this kind of scene, and he doesn't bother to socialize, he has a backer behind him, so there is no need for him to act on every occasion.Open the window, and the cool night breeze enters the house. There is a small river under the house. At this time, the river is calm and calm. After a while, the window is closed again. There are still many mosquitoes in this season, even if the house is incensed. Don't exhaust them.

Holding the ivory hairpin in his hand, Ah Qi scanned the hall on the first floor, but didn't see the person he wanted to see, so he boldly walked to the second floor, where the room was dimly lit by candlelight.Ah Qi looked at the large piece of light reflected on the window paper, his eyes suddenly felt a little dry, he stretched out his hand and rubbed his eyes, blinked vigorously, tears fell down inadvertently, he quickly rubbed his eyes and turned red Eye sockets, staying alone in the dark, separated by a large hustle and bustle, Ah Qi guarded the dim room alone.

That's great, this house looks like a warm little home, it's the home in my imagination, Ah Qi, where there lives a family who treats me very well, his name is Hua Ling, I call him Young Master Ling.

A long time passed, and the hairpin in his hand was stamped in his hand, Ah Qi thought, it's time to give it to his master.

Getting up slowly from the darkness, he walked step by step to the room with candles.

"Boom, boom, boom."

The people inside didn't even ask, they just opened the door for themselves, and the words that Ah Qi had been brewing for a long time were stuck in his throat, and he couldn't say a word.

Ah Qi looked up at An Rong, he was shorter than An Rong, looking up at him now, just realized that this person is actually so much taller than him.

Without opening her mouth to speak, Ah Qi handed him the things in her hand, and left a sentence, "Here, the ivory hairpin, here it is for you." Then he ran away.

An Rong looked at the hairpin in his hand. Compared with his ones, the workmanship was much inferior. He squinted at the unclosed door, and he closed the door in just a moment. Maybe he was kind to that person before. Point, gave him some candied fruit snacks to eat.Soon, I didn't think about it anymore, and the hairpin was also placed on the dressing table casually.

Ah Qi ran downstairs in a hurry, the corners of his mouth were full of smirks, he was happy, he was hungry and saving money all these days, it was worth it.

Suddenly, two people in brocade clothes stepped into the door, one of them was Mr. Liang.Ah Qi stared at Liang Rufeng, and when he thought of his lustful look at Young Master Ling, he wanted to rush forward and beat him up.

The bustard hurriedly came out to meet the two of them, the waist of the bucket was twisted, the roundness of the chest was almost overflowing, and a big red flower was inserted on the head, which was particularly eye-catching.

"Master Liang, what kind of wind brought you here today." He glanced at the person beside him while talking, "This master is..."

"This is Mr. Yi from the Shangshu Mansion."

"Hey, this Qiqiao festival has become my Aunt Mei's noble person's festival, and here are two distinguished guests."

Liang Rufeng and Yi Xun didn't have much expression on their faces. Aunt Mei is such a smart person, knowing that if she continues to flatter her like this, these two masters probably can't bear to turn around and have to leave.Rolling his eyes, thinking about it, he hurriedly called Hua Ling over to accompany the two young masters.Forget about the others, Mr. Liang and Mr. Yi must not be offended.

"Xia He, go upstairs and invite Young Master Ling over."

Liang Rufeng sneered inwardly, this madam is a fine person.

Aunt Mei smiled at the two of them in a blink of an eye, "You two young masters, wait, Hua Ling will be here in a while."

"it is good."

An Rong was lying on the couch and reading a book, when suddenly she heard a soft knock on the door, "Young Master Ling, mother is calling you to come down."

"Do you know what it is?"

"The old Mr. Liang from last time is here again."

"I see."

"Hurry up, Mr. Ling, my mother is waiting below."

"I'll be there in a minute."

Xia He got the letter of approval, and hurried down to report to her mother, saying that Mr. Ling would come in a while.

"It seems that Hua Ling has to tidy up for a while, the two young masters should find an elegant place to rest first."

"No, just wait here."

So the two found two seats and sat down at will.Aunt Mei poured wine for the two of them. The smell of the wine was very fragrant, like aged sweet-scented osmanthus.

On the first floor, Ah Qi watched the madam's smirk so carefully that he felt disgusted. Then he saw Aunt Mei calling Xia He, and Xia He hurried upstairs.Ah Qi suddenly realized that these two people came after Young Master Ling.

Sure enough, after a while, Young Master Ling came over and bowed slightly, "The servants have kept you two waiting for a long time."

Yi Xun, who had been silent all this time, said, "Is this the number one card in the Changchun Academy you mentioned?"

"Yes."

An Rong heard their conversation, pretending to be shy.Ah Qi stood by, looking very unhappy.

Liang Rufeng took out a jade hairpin from his bosom, and gave it to An Rong, "My father gave me the Hetian jade, thinking that this jade would match your complexion, so I ordered the craftsman to make this hairpin."

Hearing him mention his father, An Rong panicked for a moment, but soon recovered her charming smile, "Thank you, Mr. Liang."

Ah Qi saw it clearly, the rich and powerful Mr. Liang also gave him a hairpin, he seemed to like it very much, so would he like the hairpin he gave him?What appeared in Ah Qi's heart was more helplessness and sadness. He had no money, no prominent family background, and he didn't even have the qualifications to be nice to anyone.That person wears gold and silver, and the food and clothing are extremely luxurious, he can't afford it in his life, he Ah Qi can't afford it.

What happened later, Ah Qi was no longer interested in watching it anymore, he returned to the service room in a daze, got into bed, covered his head, and woke up until dawn.

The morning was bright and clear, Chunrui brought the washing things, and after An Rong finished washing, he suddenly saw two hairpins on the table. Mr. Ling doesn't have many hair ornaments, but he likes to wear jade pendants around his waist, so he has the most treasures The most important thing is jade pendant.

"Hey, I saw this ivory hairpin at the stall last night, it's exactly the same. Where did you get it, Mr. Ling?"

An Rong saw how she couldn't put it down, and said casually, "Take it if you like it." To him, this was just one of the many things he received, and it didn't make any sense.

"Thank you, Young Master Ling."

Immediately, he put the ivory hairpin in his bun, and took away the copper basin for washing his face. When he saw this thing yesterday, the boss insisted on asking for five taels of silver.

Ah Qi was chopping firewood in the firewood room, all he could think about was that Mr. Ling was taken away by those two well-dressed beasts last night, and he didn't know what happened after that, but what could happen was nothing more than those who traded for money Dirty things.He, Ah Qi, had no money, so he couldn't help Young Master Ling redeem himself, so he could only watch him toss and roll in the wind and dust.

"Ah Qi, hurry up and send the firewood to the kitchen. After a while, the woman surnamed Zhang is muttering again."

Bundle the split firewood together, and carry a bundle on your back to the kitchen.

If Chunrui hadn't happened to be stewing bird's nest in the kitchen, and if she hadn't been wearing that hairpin and smiling so obtrusively, Ah Qi wouldn't have rushed to pull the hairpin out of her hair.

"Die, what are you doing!"

With the expected roar, Ah Qi stared at the ivory hairpin in his hand without squinting, and just kept staring like this, when suddenly a porcelain jar was thrown over, Ah Qi raised his head and saw the angry Chunrui with her arms akimbo , The porcelain pot of stewing on the stove is gone.

"Well, you bastard, you're not interested in stealing now, are you interested in robbing?" The rising and falling of her chest showed that she was very angry.

"this is mine……"

"Your, hahahaha, don't laugh at your aunt's big teeth. My son gave it to me."

"This is obviously mine..."

Chunrui looked at Ah Qi's trance-like stupidity, obviously not listening to her, rushed up and slapped him, and took the hairpin back from his hand.

"Bah!" He spat hard, "What!"

Ah Qi realized that the hairpin had been snatched away, and rushed up like a madman to get it back. There was a great disparity in strength between men and women. During the fight, Chunrui staggered and fell to the ground, her hair was in a mess, she was gnashing her teeth, she looked like a shrew. .

None of the little maids standing next to them dared to step forward, and Mrs. Zhang, who was cooking, put down her spatula and stared at the two of them in a daze. They flattered her, exchanged winks, stepped forward and pinned Ah Qi to the ground, unable to move.

Chunrui got up from the ground, brushed her messy hair, brushed the dust off her body, and looked very proud, "Beat him up, who cares about that broken hairpin, it's so dirty."

Three or four tortoise slaves around were punching and kicking at Ah Qi. His stomach hurt so badly that he convulsed into a ball. Ah Qi didn't care about it. He just held his head in his hands. The ivory hairpin fell to the ground with a clang. Enough is enough... Those feet wearing embroidered shoes rolled up, and the hard clapper on the soles instantly crushed the ivory hairpin into powder...

Ah Qi exhausted her last strength, grabbed the culprit's foot, and pulled her ankle hard. Chunrui didn't expect that this turtle-slave still had strength after being beaten like this. Who would have thought that he would come here suddenly? As soon as it came out, without paying attention, the person fell to the ground with a plop, and the bottom of his butt hit the kitchen floor, tears fell from the pain.

Chunrui yelled, full of anger, "Kill him to death, bastard, oh, it hurts my aunt to death..."

After this incident, Ah Qi lay in the handyman's room for half a month. There was a 15-year-old maid named Qiuguan in the Changchun Courtyard, who was always punished for doing wrong things on weekdays. Ah Qi helped her a lot. The little girl was sincere, and she was very grateful to Ah Qi, and Ah Qi always teased her, so the two gradually became familiar with each other.For half a month when Ah Qi lay wounded in bed, it was this little girl who brought him water and food, otherwise he would have starved to death.

This Changchun courtyard is full of snobbish eyes, who would care about the life and death of a cheap tortoise-slave, even if he died on the bed, he would probably be wrapped in a straw mat and thrown directly into a mass grave.

The madam also heard some gossip about the fight in the kitchen, but she didn't bother to care about who hurt who and who gained the upper hand, she would not be willing to care about it, she only cared about which young men could make money for her .

This matter just passed, and no one took the initiative to mention it.