Act like a spoiled child

Huo Bing did not return all night, and did not return until noon the next day.

Mingshen was a little puzzled.According to Huo Bing's temper that is more pampered than him, if he doesn't eat the meat pies made outside their house in the morning, and if he doesn't drink the freshly ground soy milk, he will lose his energy all day Come.No matter how crazy I went out to play in the past, I would still rush home before dawn.

Although beauty has an appointment, it is worth understanding.But Mingshen still felt a little strange, so he took some money, packed another package, put the jade and jade repaired by the Hualou girls into it, and planned to go to Huo Bing later, and deliver the goods by the way.

He didn't have time to eat, so after he went out, he walked unsteadily towards the street of Wangyue Tower, walking aimlessly along the wide Chang'an Avenue.

He saw many fortune-teller's booth notices posted under the pier of the city wall, and suddenly had an idea, he turned the corner and found a paper shop, bought fifty sheets of hemp paper for half a dime, and received a small bucket of paste as a gift.

With so many things in his hands, Mingshen didn't have enough money to buy a bowl of noodles or a piece of meatloaf. He had to buy a sesame seed cake, then squatted by the stool of the sesame seed cake stand, and used the writing brush he borrowed from the store to Write one by one: "Jewelry repair, hairpin jadeite, please find the little master of the Ming family on the corner of Chang'an Street, ten pennies a piece, no deception for children."

He wrote for a long time before finishing less than half of the fifty sheets, and he was not in a hurry to post them all. Instead, he saw a good location and a lot of people, so he went over to wash the paste, and posted it with a snap.

Just walking and posting all the way, Ming Shen was finally discovered by the Chang'an urban management—a heavy-backed prison city shouted from a distance: "Hey! You! That kid, stop for me!"

Mingshen traced the source of the sound and finally found out that it was a prison city, and immediately reacted: "Ah, is it true that private notices are not allowed in the capital? I forgot, I thought it was in the south of the Yangtze River, brother, I'll go right away tear off."

The prison guard was about to come to him, but he was stopped by the people around him——the prison guard's uniform was dark red, and he looked like a leader. He whispered something in his ear, the big man He immediately greeted him with a changed expression, and asked Mingshen enthusiastically: "Young master, are you here to post a missing person notice? Oh no, what is this, let me take a look... Jewelry repairs, no problem This is not the main city gate, and there are not as many people watching it as the main city gate. Little brother, let me recommend a place to you. One is the main city gate, the other is under the moon-watching building, and there are a few streets away under the pier... ...It's not bad here, do you want me to help you post it? I look at you as if you are not tall enough..."

Mingshen, a dwarf from the south, patted his head, a little vigilant: "I, I'll just do it myself."

The supervisor was very enthusiastic: "Oh, why are you so shy, come on, come on, I'll post it here for you."

Mingshen was puzzled, all the papers in his hand were snatched away, he shouted: "Hey, well, I still have more than half to write, don't bother—"

The supervisor looked back and smiled, and waved his hand: "It's okay, it's okay, I'll write...jewelry repair, little master of the Ming family, no problem! Big brother will help you write, and you can also draw a small portrait on it. I was in Dali before. The temple has worked as an apprentice, and the one who specializes in painting and offering rewards is the kind of wanted criminal, you know?"

Ming Shen: "...I know."

He watched the man take out a charcoal pencil from his sleeve, and after a few strokes, he drew a rough portrait of him, then copied the advertisement for him, and proudly came over to ask for credit: "What do you think? ?”

Mingshen came over and took a look.Needless to say, this small portrait is quite well-painted. He was still hesitating, but the supervisor waved his hand again, and said enthusiastically: "Don't worry about it! We will write the rest for you and keep them all over the capital. Every corner... Ouch, don't give money, don't give money, I can't afford it, I'm just too bored, isn't it because you are so pleasing to the eye? It's still so early, the younger generations haven't eaten yet? Follow this The second noodle stall on the right side of the street, their boss is very happy today, the portions are big, and the discount is big, go and have a look.”

Mingshen insisted on giving him three pennies for his hard work, but the supervisor refused to accept it, so Mingshen had no choice but to give up.

After a long distance, a low-key and luxurious sedan chair stopped at the corner of the city tower. A little girl poked her head out, but was pulled back by her elder brother behind her.

No one noticed that this street was already crowded with burly men with swords, watching everyone's every move vigilantly.The brothers and sisters of the Yu family dressed up as ordinary people, while Cheng Yiduo dressed up as an old servant.

Yuwen sighed and said: "Brother Huang, you really treat my sister-in-law too badly. My sister-in-law is probably the poorest queen in history. She even has to repair pearl flowers to supplement her family. She can only afford advertising paper." Ma Zhi, you have deducted his salary for three years, and my sister-in-law has become your queen, it is really miserable."

Yumin gave her a slap in the face, Yuwen ignored him, ran out to the supervisor and asked for an advertisement for Mingshen, and brought it back to Yumin to see: "Hey, the painting is quite good, draw the charm of my sister-in-law gone."

Yumin said: "Go get another one and give it to me."

Yuwen pouted: "I won't take it! Brother Huang, if you want it, you can go by yourself. This piece of sister-in-law is mine."

But Yumin had already grabbed her, took the one in her hand away, looked at it, rolled it up and put it in his sleeve, and looked at his little sister calmly: "Do you want to take it or not?"

Yu Min had no choice but to run to ask someone for another one, but Yu Min snatched the second one as well.

Yu Wen angrily scolded: "Brother Huang is shameless!"

But Yumin covered her mouth and said softly: "Don't shout, go and see what your sister-in-law is going to do."

Mingshen walked on the street, touched his stomach, and found that the pancakes were not enough, he was really hungry now, so he followed the route recommended by the supervisor, and found the noodle shop that was said to have a discount without any hindrance.

The boss came to say hello, rubbing his hands and waiting aside.Mingshen flipped through the menu, took out the last three Wen coins he had with a little embarrassment, and said, "A bowl of Yangchun noodles."

"Okay." The boss responded with a smile, but only charged him a penny, and said, "Guest officer, we have a wedding at our house today, and I'll bring you some side dishes."

Mingshen quickly congratulated and thanked him, then took his chopsticks and obediently waited for his meal.He calculated that after he delivered the goods and got the money, he would bring back his elder brother who had gone to the Flower House to have fun, and the two of them must come over for dinner together again, which is really a good deal.

The Yangchun noodles he asked for came in a green porcelain bowl with a thick chicken soup base. At first glance, the soup base was almost transparent, but when you put a spoon into your mouth, you will know it is amazing.Decorated with green leaves, it is fragrant and fresh, and there is a pile of three fresh diced marinated in sauce on the side.

Mingshen was busy eating, and the side dishes provided by the store were also brought over - a large pot of stewed chicken with mushrooms, steaming, and oily; It can poke hot gravy; crab stuffed with oranges, the crab meat is delicious and tender with the fragrance of orange peel; two palm-sized shrimp cakes; a cup of bean curd soup...the table is full of beautiful things.

Ming Shen: "???"

He is a careless guy occasionally, he can't taste how good the chicken soup is, but he can still recognize the crab meat and shrimp soldiers on the table.In general noodle restaurants deliver side dishes, it’s really conscientious to put a few pieces of meat for you, but this kind of hard dishes in restaurants can be served on the table?

The shopkeeper smiled so much that flowers could be piled up on his face: "Don't be afraid, we are not killing customers, these are indeed free dishes. Our family is rich, and opening the shop is just to make yourself happy. As long as you are happy, we will be happy too."

The shopkeeper reassured him again and again, so Mingshen stretched out his chopsticks with confidence.He couldn't help sighing: "It's nice to have money."

The shopkeeper echoed: "Yes!"

Mingshen said again: "Can I pack it? If I can't finish it, I want to take it back to feed my brother. He came from a paralyzed man, and our family is also very poor."

The shopkeeper immediately nodded in agreement, and went to find a food box for him.

……

In the adjacent noodle restaurant, Yuwen happily ate the pickled fish in front of her—the most delicious dish she could imagine before being taken back to the palace, and said vaguely: "Brother, sister-in-law is really miserable, can't eat it?" I still have to take it home when I'm done, and I only have three coins left on me... I suddenly don't want him to be my sister-in-law, and I feel very distressed."

Yumin whispered: "Shut up, eat yours."

Mingshen was full of wine and food, and he was still carrying a heavy food box—he basically didn't touch those dishes, thinking of taking them back to Huo Bing, he just sucked up the noodles, finished the soup, and left everything else. After packing and bringing it back, I must give the remaining two documents to the store: "I will treat it as a happy event for you, although the money is very little... Otherwise, I will be too sorry."

The shopkeeper reluctantly accepted it.

Ming Shen walked forward with a heavy load, and walking two streets away was the flower house his brother often went to.The more lively the place, the more he likes it. In the afternoon, there are crowds of people, and the hawking is incessant. Seeing that he is about to reach the Hualou, Mingshen suddenly finds that the surroundings have become more crowded. He was kicked out of the flower building, making a lot of noise.

Mingshen took a quick glance and saw that not only the guests but also the girl were kicked out, when he was about to go over to ask what was going on, he saw the gate of Hualou slammed shut in front of his eyes.

Ming Shen: "?"

It's not even night yet, and the best time of the day for business has not yet arrived, and Moon Tower is actually closed?

He asked a few people, and found that those people were as confused as he was, and the girls and bustards themselves didn't know. They only said that they seemed to have received some notice that the officials and family members were coming to investigate who they were, but who exactly were they going to investigate? , and no one knows.

Mingshen looked around and asked around, but did not find his brother, nor did he find out where the "Miss Ying'er" his brother often mentioned was.

Could it be that it was a coincidence that Huo Bing had already gone back?

Ming Shen thought that nothing would happen to Huo Bing's clever brain, and he was relieved all of a sudden.When he was about to go back, he looked up and saw a girl who had patched hairpins at his place. The girl also saw him and said in surprise, "Young Master Ming!"

Ming Shen said: "Hey, it's just right, I'll give you the repaired hairpin, girl, can you see if you want to change anything?"

The girl wanted to mend two hairpins, the first one was an ordinary wooden hairpin, with some cracks, Mingshen carved patterns on it along the cracks; the other was black jade, Mingshen filled it with silver, the two colors complement each other, Exquisite and dazzling.

The girl pursed her lips and smiled: "Looking forward to the stars and looking forward to the moon, you are here. If the museum is not closed today, I will definitely invite you to sit down."

Mingshen collected the money, put away the package, and smiled embarrassedly: "It's not a coincidence, if there's nothing else, I'll go first, and you can find me some work in the future, if I'm not here, I'll leave it to my brother .”

Mingshen barely came to Beijing for half a year, Huo Bing came to Beijing for less than a month, but he has already become popular in various official kilns in central and central Beijing, and he is very popular with girls.Seeing that he was going to leave, the girl was reluctant for a while, and didn't know what to say to keep him, so she simply pulled off the hairpin on her head and handed it over: "Wait, Mr. Ming, although this hairpin is not broken, I want to change it to a different pattern." ,You can see it?"

Hearing the words, Mingshen stopped as expected, took it over, looked at it a few times, and asked, "Yes, what do you want?"

"Turn up a butterfly flower, can you?" the girl said.

Mingshen smiled: "This is easy to handle, you wait here for me first, I'll go to the side to buy a butterfly flower, just press the pattern to wrap it up for you, what color does the girl want?"

The woman said: "It will be good to follow Master Ming's mind."

Ming Shen looked at her seriously: "Young lady has a fair complexion, so I don't need to use too plain color, how about picking a primrose color for you?"

The girl's face was a little blush: "I also follow the son."

Ming Shen went.

He just received a sling of money, so he has the confidence to pick and choose from the shopkeeper. The butterfly bead flowers sold in the market are fashionable dresses for women in Beijing and China. If it is not in the hair, it is easy to fall off, so many girls try to insert it with a hairpin, but after all, it only works for a while.

Mingshen's method is very simple, he is dexterous, and has also learned a special knot-tying method from his father, pressing along the grain of the hairpin, and it can be tied after a few back and forth.Ten years ago, Mingshen's mother was the first to have this kind of butterfly hairpin in Jingzhong. It was said that Huo's daughter married into the Ming family, but everyone envied his mother for always having the best makeup. The most exquisite jewelry, and these are all from the hands of Shen Shen's father.

Mingshen recalled the past, picked out the iris flowers and prepared to pay, but the peddler raised the price sitting on the ground, and the market price of two renminbi flowers insisted on charging ten renminbi, and Mingshen talked nicely about the price for a long time, but the peddler was about to die. Let go.

Mingshen shook his head regretfully, and when he was about to switch to another house, he felt his wrist was being held: "Buy them all, I... I'll pay for it."

There was a familiar little girl's voice behind her, and she said loudly: "Brother Jian Yin is really miserable! You have to bargain for everything worth ten cents!"

Mingshen turned his head and saw Yumin's face.Looking down with unfathomable eyes, his scalp was numb, and he subconsciously wanted to take a step back, but was pulled even tighter by Yumin.

Cheng Yiduo handed over five pieces of snowflake silver.

Mingshen didn't have time to recognize his relatives with Yumin, so he immediately shouted: "Don't give it to me, this one is too expensive!" He pondered, this is not the way to spend money, this peddler is clearly cheating people, and he is really about to be tricked into it. That must be a big fool.

Yumin said seriously: "Don't talk about it, I understand. You just buy it, whatever you like in the future, just buy it, as long as you want it."

Mingshen felt that a common man like himself could not understand the truth with someone like Yu Min who had never been out of the palace: "...No, you don't understand."

Yumin continued: "As long as you want, this world will be yours, Ah Shen."

Ming Shen: "..."