Yi Xin as a concubine

Chapter 117 Shopping

Xin Baoer fell asleep immediately after returning home and was awakened by hunger.

"Cao'er~what time is it?" The voice, which had just woken up, was lazy, soft, delicate and very seductive.

"Bah, vixen, I don't know what she was doing last night. She looked like she couldn't bear it, I hope she didn't go out to steal a man." Xu Yingxue muttered loudly in a sarcastic tone.

"The look of being unable to bear it? What does that feel like? Have you ever experienced it?" Zhao Xian, who was counting beans out of boredom, suddenly perked up and asked curiously.

"Who... who has experienced this? You... you... you... don't talk nonsense."

"Oh, you feel guilty!"

"Hmph, I don't want to talk to the vixen any more. It would only make me more troublesome. Youlan, let's go."

"This Xu Yingxue wouldn't really~" Zhao Xian's eyes began to draw the Bagua diagram.

"Don't worry about her, just give me a hand, my waist is weak from sleeping." Xin Baoer moved a bit but couldn't get up, so she quickly asked for help.

"You look quite similar to her," Zhao Xian said as he helped her up, "What did you do all night?"

Xin Baoer rolled her eyes at her and said with a grin, "He went to dig a hole in the ground."

"Ah?" Zhao Xian thought he had heard it wrong and looked at Xin Baoer uncertainly.

"Oh! I'll tell you later. Help me find orchid first. I'm starving to death." Xin Baoer urged, rubbing her empty stomach pitifully.

"I'd rather starve you to death. You're always gone and never play with me. Ah Yu also practices martial arts with Wu Yin every day. I can't understand the fighting and killing. I'd rather be bored to death."

Zhao Xian was really resentful. Ever since she recovered from her injury, no one had been with her. She was bored every day. If she didn't have good self-control, she would have sharpened her knife and gone to fight with Xu and Zheng.

"Okay! Okay! Serve your sister well today, and I will take you shopping tomorrow." Xin Baoer raised her hand and rubbed her ears. There was nothing she could do, Zhao Xian was really too noisy.

"Really!" Zhao Xian screamed.

"If you keep yelling in my ear, I won't take you with me." Xin Baoer threatened, unable to bear it any longer.

Zhao Xian immediately behaved himself.

The next morning, Xin Baoer, Wei Yu, Zhao Xian, and Lan Cao, went out in a grand procession, watched by Xu and Zheng with envy and jealousy.

As soon as Wei Yu went out, she tensed up. She took a few steps closer to Xin Baoer and was about to speak, but was interrupted by Xin Baoer, who took her hand that was holding the hilt of the sword and said, "Don't be nervous, don't worry about it."

Chu Xingchen had told her before that if she went out, someone would definitely follow her, and there might be more than one group.

Wei Yu had experienced a lot, so he understood what was said immediately. His muscles relaxed, but he was still secretly alert.

Zhao Xian and Lancao were like two little birds out of a cage, holding hands, looking around, touching things here and there, chirping and making a lot of noise. It was a lively scene.

Xin Baoer simply gave the two some change and let them go shopping.

She pulled Wei Yu and followed behind the two of them, occasionally picking up one or two items to look at them, and also buying one or two small things.

Stopping and walking along the way, Xin Baoer followed the two people into countless shops, selling jewelry, ready-made clothes and fabrics, rouge and powder, as well as cakes and dried fruits.

The few people looked more than they bought, and ran from one street to another, as if they wanted to visit all the shops in Shengjing City.

In fact, Xin Baoer was quite tired, but she really didn't come out for fun today. She hadn't done anything yet, so how could she give up like that? After all, once this time was over, she would have another chance to come out.

Just when she couldn't lift her legs anymore and was about to give up, an inconspicuous shop appeared in Xin Baoer's sight.

Under the plaque at the door, there was a string of lily-of-the-valley-shaped bells made of some unknown material. They shivered in the cold wind, making a whimpering sound.

Xin Baoer walked in. It was a grocery store with a small entrance and dark inside. There were quite a few goods inside, but many of them were outdated items. Although they were wiped very clean, no one was interested in buying them.

"Is the shopkeeper here? Let's buy something." Xin Baoer gestured to Lancao to ask. There were too many shelves and the environment was dark. She looked around but was not sure if there was anyone inside.

"Oh, here we come."

A hunchbacked old man, supported by an old woman, walked out from behind the shelf with a unsteady gait. Xin Baoer subconsciously wanted to step forward to greet them, but Wei Yu quickly grabbed them.

"The breath is wrong."

Xin Baoer naturally believed Wei Yu, so she stopped.

"What would you ladies like to buy?" The old man's voice was trembling, as if he couldn't bear to walk a few more steps.

"Do we have everything? We just moved to a new house and wanted to find some useful items." Xin Baoer said arrogantly.

As she spoke, she turned her face slightly, facing the side without the scar towards the sunlight at the door, her eyes observing the reactions of the two old men intentionally or unintentionally.

Sure enough, a gleam of light flashed in the old man's turbid eyes, and his emotions became excited at that moment, but old people become cunning and the light is fleeting. If Xin Baoer had not been sharp enough, she would definitely not have caught it.

Knowing what was going on, Xin Baoer patted Wei Yu's arm, signaling her not to worry, and followed Zhao Xian and Lan Cao to move between the shelves.

They had a set time to come out, and now there was not much time left. After quickly picking out the pots, pans, coarse cloth, cotton and other items that could be used, they took advantage of the shelf to grab the ring hidden around their waist into their hands.

Several people took the selected items to the door and took a look in the daylight. They saw that there were quite a lot of things.

"Uncle, please settle the bill." Lancao called out to the two old men very consciously.

"Girl, you are really smart. You finally chose a store that sells good quality products at a low price. When you go back and take these out, I'll see what those dead women have to say." Lancao said proudly.

Several pairs of eyes in the distance showed contempt at the same time. They thought that after walking around for so long, there would be some big fish waiting for them to catch, but in the end they saw that this was just a concubine's daughter who was not worthy of being on the stage. She was so stingy even when buying things. They wasted their precious time and left angrily.

Wei Yu glanced outside for a few times and said, "Let's go."

Xin Baoer shook her head. There must be more people, but there are fewer people and they are more hidden. But Xin Baoer didn't care.

After a while, the two old men had already counted the money and were talking to Lancao about it. Xin Baoer came over impatiently and asked, "Have you counted it? We have to hurry back. We are running out of time."

"I'll be there soon. Please forgive me, miss. I'm slow at doing things when I'm old." The old man said humbly.

"Alright, alright, let's count it quickly!" Xin Baoer said disdainfully, and impatiently shook the handkerchief in her hand. Everyone saw a flash of precious light, followed by Xin Baoer's exclamation, "Oh, my ring."

The old woman was helping Lancao organize things, and the ring happened to fall next to her hand. The old woman almost subconsciously grabbed it in her hand. If you look closely, you can see that her hand is trembling slightly.

"Hey, please give the ring back to me. It's a family heirloom left to me by my mother. Please don't break it." Xin Baoer immediately bent down to grab it.

At this time, the old woman also reacted, spread out her hands, put them in front of the old man, and said in a slightly anxious voice: "Dad, come and see if I have damaged the girl?"

Upon hearing this, the old man hurriedly lowered his head to look, and when he saw it, his pupils suddenly shrank. But before he could reach out to take it, Xin Baoer had already snatched it back.

"You are so careless. If you break it, you won't be able to afford the compensation even if you lose your small shop." Xin Baoer cursed viciously.

She turned the ring over and over with both hands to check if it was damaged. The old man looked at the ring inside and out as she turned it over. Then, when he looked at Xin Baoer, there was unconscious respect in his eyes.

Xin Baoer was sensitive to emotions. When she noticed this change, she couldn't help but feel relieved. She gave the old man a subtle look that told him to stay calm.

"Oh my, it's deformed. You look quite old, how come you have such strong hands?"

"This, her father, I...I didn't mean it." The old woman was so anxious that she was about to cry.

The old man patted his wife's old arm to comfort her, and said tremblingly: "If the girl can wait, I know a few jewelers who can restore it to its original appearance."

"Let it go this time. Our time is precious. We'll settle the score with you next time. Don't even think about escaping, or you'll be in trouble." After saying that, Xin Baoer turned around and left angrily, picking up a small package. Lancao and others quickly followed.