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Nightwatcher - Chapter 21

Published at 21st of April 2023 07:08:47 AM


Chapter 21

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At the end of November, the coldest temperature in Kyoto should be below zero. This was judged by Xu Qi'an when he got up in the morning and saw a thin layer of ice in the yard water tank.

Dafeng Dynasty is located in the Central Plains of Kyushu, claiming to be orthodox in the world. The climate of the capital should belong to the temperate continental monsoon climate.

If there is no heating in winter in this climate area, it will be very difficult to endure.

"In this era, it's natural and proper that there are frozen bones in winter." Xu Qi'an sighed in his heart.

Some regret that their mathematical chemistry is not good enough to carry out seed flow in this era of backward infrastructure and material shortage.

That will benefit the people.

The sun in the sky is warm and high, and the beautiful girl is leading her five-year-old sister to stroll in the downtown street with high spirits. A pair of eyes like autumn water look left and right, and the delicate corners of her mouth smile.

Today, my sister is dressed in a light blue robe, and the twining flower vines are in full bloom on her sleeve and skirt.

Loose cuffs floating, let her a bit more fairy.

Xu Qian will inevitably think of the ancient beauties in his previous life, and then compare them in his heart. Women in this era tend to be more conservative than the ancient beauties in his previous life.

"I suddenly thought of a way to make money. Can I improve my clothes to make women's clothes more beautiful and attractive..." Xu Qian had an idea.

In a flash, many epoch-making women's clothes flashed in his mind: hollowed out, black silk, suspenders, interesting middle door...

stop, stop... I will be pulled to the Meridian Gate and beheaded!

The rattling carriages, the goods carrying carts, the passers-by in a hurry, and the shops in a row constitute a vivid picture of the ancient market.

After a month of getting along, Xu Lingyue's impression of her cousin has changed a lot. It's not as estranged as it used to be.

Before, because of his aunt, he didn't like the other two brothers and sisters except Xiao Er Shu's xiaodouding.

At first, Xu Lingyue would call her elder brother. After she was left out many times, she just nodded and nodded.

Now the relationship has improved a lot, but it is still a little strange. The beautiful big sister took the little sister to the side and separated two positions from Xu Qi'an.

Xiaodouding was attracted by all kinds of things on the street. He tried to get rid of his sister several times, but he was firmly held.

"Sugar gourd, sugar gourd..." xiaodouding points to a peddler on the street and shouts crisply.

"Teeth don't want it?" The elder sister scolded and dragged her forward.

Xu's family is in great trouble and runs out of money. She has been living in a tight month. She has no money to buy sugar gourd for her sister.

Xu Qi'an walked behind, looking at his younger sister, mainly the eldest sister. She was tall, with the green and graceful features of a young girl.

The back is like a newly sprouted willow bud, perhaps not as plump as a mature woman, but the youthful and lively charm is unique to girls of this age.

"Big brother, big brother..." xiaodouding was in a hurry. He pouted behind his buttocks and plowed his feet to fight against his sister's pull.

Xu Lingyue was biting her lips with an anxious and angry expression.

"The elder brother didn't bring any silver, but soon there was..." Xu Qi'an motioned to the younger sister to be calm. As she spoke, the sole of her foot stepped on a hard object. Looking down, she saw that it was a piece of dull silver.

He leaned over to pick it up and weighed it. It was a dollar.

In the past month, he picked up a coin too often.

Xu Lingyue's eyes widened.

I found the silver?!

Today, the money for listening to music in GouLan is available. Counting the time, he didn't go to GouLan for two days, because he didn't find the money.

Xu Qi'an was a little happy. He held the broken silver and said, "give me three strings of sugar gourd."

"OK," said the swarthy merchant, smiling and taking off three strings: "six coppers."

The silver coins couldn't be found. The sugar gourd seller broke the shop beside him and left six of them. He recovered 94 copper plates from Xu Qi'an and strung them with string.

In Dafeng's monetary system, one or two silver = eight money = 1000 Wen. Gold is a luxury, not in the monetary system. A poor family may never have access to gold.

Xu Qi'an took the copper coin and the sugar gourd, bit a string in his mouth, and then handed the two strings of sugar gourd to his two sisters.

Xu Lingyue took it with reserve and said softly, "thank you, brother."

She took a bite and enjoyed the sweetness in her mouth. Her big eyes were bent into crescent moon, which could hit straight man's inner softness.

Xu Qi'an nodded and looked at xiaodouding again. She had chewed it.

"Big brother, big brother, is your sugar gourd sweet?" Xu Lingyin asked vaguely, her cheeks bulging.

"You want to eat it." Xu Qi'an broke the girl's careful thinking.

"Ah? How does big brother know? " Xu Lingyin was surprised. He didn't expect that his idea was known by elder brother. Elder brother is really powerful.Xu Qi'an said, "if you eat too much sugar gourd, there will be insects in your mouth."

"What kind of insect will grow?" Xiaodouding's small face showed vigilance.

Xu Qian thought about it and described it to her: "it's the kind of white fat, greasy insects."

As soon as he finished, he saw his younger sister swallow her saliva.

Absolutely... Xu Dalang arched his hand at her and presented the sugar gourd with both hands.

Xu Qi'an leads his two younger sisters to run over the road. The prosperous scenery of the capital passes through his pupils. He doesn't feel very happy in his heart.

I've found silver again...

it's not scientific!

He, who came from a police academy, is extremely sensitive to such unexplained details.

"Will it have something to do with my journey?"

Xu Qian clearly remembers that before he crossed, he did not touch antiques or was teased by his grandfather.

"This is my golden finger? But what's the matter with a dollar a day? It happens to be the money for GouLan music. So, is it God's will that I soak in GouLan every day

"Think of a way to break through to practice Qi first. At present, no matter what problems you have, it's good to go out and pick up money."

"I'll upgrade first and then watch to see if there will be any changes in the future. What's more, I don't know where the ceiling of the world's force value is. In the future, I will be able to find out the reason for the bad luck. "

Xu Qi'an keeps vigilant to the strange shit luck. If it's a system, he will gladly accept it, because it's within his understanding.

there is a brothel called "Three Green Mansions".

Thanks to the words and deeds of constable Wang and others, Xu Qi'an learned enough brothel knowledge, which greatly enriched his personal culture.

The tailoring of the brothel can be judged by its specifications. The tailoring of the first-class and second-class brothels is mainly "courtyard", "Hall" and "Pavilion".

Most of the brothels in the third and fourth class are named after "class", "building" and "shop"!

Before noon, the girls in the brothel opened their business ahead of time. Several beautiful girls in red and green leaned on the beauty on the second floor and looked at the passers-by with a smile.

When he saw his favorite (wearing silk), he waved a colorful handkerchief and said in a delicate voice, "master, come up and have a drink."

It's expensive for two girls to go to the fifth floor, but it's not enough for three girls.

There's no need. All his belongings are just a few liang of silver. He looked at the Yings sitting lazily on the second floor, and he was filled with emotion. "At that time, he was young and thin, riding on a slanting bridge, and he was full of red sleeves!"

It's a dream for all men.

"Big brother poetry should be used in the right place." Xu Lingyue said faintly.

She tasted it silently in her heart and sighed silently. Maybe her father was right. Big brother is the seed of reading.

"Brother, the ladies upstairs are so beautiful." Xiaodouding is crispy.

"Business people, of course, have to dress decently." Xu Qian replied.

"What kind of business."

"The abalone man."

"Abalone?" Xiaodouding's eyes are bright, looking up at the brothel, unwilling to go.

"Big brother!" Xu Lingyue stamped her feet and yelled, as if ashamed or angry, blaming Xu Qi'an for not discussing this with her younger sister.

Xu Qi'an turns to see a younger sister one eye, you are angry with what, difficult not to understand my stem?

Leaving the brothel behind, I passed a fish and meatball shop. The fragrance made the legs of xiaodouding take root.

Xu Lingyue glances over there and swallows her saliva quietly. After she gets out of prison, the Xu family is very poor. Sometimes she can only eat meat once in three days.

She was just growing up, and she had a great demand for food, especially meat.

"Wait, brother will buy it for you."

The shop is not big and there are many people waiting in line to buy it. Xu Qi'an asks his sisters to wait by the side of the road, and he pushes his way.

"Big brother is so nice." While swallowing, xiaodouding said crisply and looked at her sister.

Xu Lingyue holds her sister's little hand and looks at Xu Qian's back. The corners of her mouth turn up unconsciously.

Soon, Xu Qi'an bought three portions of fish meatballs and packed them in butter paper bags. When he returned, he saw four or five retinues surrounding Xu Lingyue without touching her and making fun of her.

The 16-year-old Qingli girl, like a trapped elk, tries to rush out of the encirclement while protecting herself, but is always forced back by the squires.

She was so anxious that she was about to cry, and her face was full of fear.

The squires laughed.

On the side, a prince in Royal costume riding on the back of a horse, watching the scene like a play.

Seeing that her sister was being bullied, Xu Lingyin ran to Gongzi brother with short legs. She threw herself in front of Gongzi brother and left her hands behind. Then she cried and launched a sonic attack."Noisy." Childe raised his whip subconsciously and stopped suddenly. Cruel color flashed in his eyes. He pulled the reins and forced the horse to raise its hooves and trample on Xu Lingyin.

Xu Lingyue uttered a shrill cry.

PS: three thousand words in this chapter, it's a compensation for later.




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