Chapter 261

Xiaobaoshan was the last one to eat. All the food was left over by others. All the meat grains had been fished away, leaving only some vegetable residue.

Xiao Baoshan was still not angry and calm as if nothing had happened.

Wang Wu couldn't stand it anymore and tried to talk to doriku, but he was stopped by xiaobaoshan. Xiaobaoshan didn't want everyone to be hurt by him. Besides, he wanted to follow the camel team himself, and no one forced him to come.

Doriku did this to provoke xiaobaoshan and see its strength and temperament.

However, seeing that xiaobaoshan was light from beginning to end and didn't seem to pay attention to anything, he felt that his temper was like a stone hitting cotton. He couldn't stir up any water spray. He simply didn't bother to annoy xiaobaoshan.

……

When they arrived at beihui City, xiaobaoshan lived with Wang Wen and Wang Wu.

Because he didn't know much about business, he didn't participate in trading. Seeing the prosperity of beihui City, he wandered around the city.

Walking around, he felt that some scenes were familiar. He felt that he should have been to this busy street. He knew which were teahouses and restaurants. When he saw some snacks sold on the street, he could also name them.

Later, he entered a teahouse and asked for a pot of flower tea and a plate of snacks.

There are opera singers in the teahouse. At this time, an old man and a young man are singing the hot current affairs of the current Dynasty. The old one plays an emperor and the young one plays a courtier. If the courtiers are not obedient and give advice, the emperor will kill the nine families of others.

Xiao Baoshan just listened at first. He thought this kind of thing would happen in any generation. It's an old tune.

But after the old man and the young man finished singing, many people shouted "Miao" one after another, and even some people rewarded him with silver. Xiao Baoshan didn't give him any loose money.

After an old man and a young man left, Xiao Baoshan heard the people next door talking:

"Hum, today's imperial court is too counselled. People have bullied our territory. If the dog emperor doesn't start a war, it's just that he has beheaded the prime minister's family."

"No, at the beginning, he was full of benevolence, righteousness and morality, and pardoned this and that. We all regard him as a good emperor. As a result, the stability in the North needs a woman to sacrifice."

"Don't speak so loudly. Be careful that the government catches people!"

"Why are you afraid of him? Now there are so many righteous people in the Jianghu protecting the prime minister and his grandson. I'm just scolding."

“……”

Xiao Baoshan understood that the old and the young were not singing the past or the future, but reflecting the present.

The guests in this teahouse seem to be very righteous and even support loyal officials.

After a while, Another person said: "I've heard that the emperor actually wanted to advocate war, but now I'm an unscrupulous and handsome emperor. After the death of the fourth Lord, General Xiao Baoshan was slandered and rebelled again. Although he was later rehabilitated, Xiao Baoshan will no longer work for the imperial court. Besides, the emperor dare not use it. There is also Qian Jiangjun's family. Now they are stationed in the northwest. Where are there powerful generals in the dynasty?"

When Xiao Baoshan heard someone mention his name, he immediately listened.

He knew these people must be talking about him, because Wang Wu mentioned it to him, and when he was in Baoning City, the sixth Lord and the seventh Lord also mentioned it.

Another sighed: "Alas, we ordinary people don't understand these things. We say that there are no generals in the dynasty. The general is not selected from the soldiers. The imperial court collects so many taxes every year, can't we train one or two people who can lead soldiers to war? Who believes it? In the final analysis, it's just the incompetence of the imperial court."

"Now Heihe villa has been defeated. I don't know whether Beiqing will continue to go south. If he continues to go south, he may attack the capital. Alas, it's a pity that the imperial court doesn't recruit soldiers. If we recruit soldiers, we old guys can still apply. We don't have to drink stuffy tea here like now."

“……”

Xiao Baoshan is thoughtful.

……

He went out again. When he passed a stall, xiaobaoshan was suddenly attracted by a jade hairpin on the stall.

In his memory, he seems to have bought a jade bead hairpin, but he doesn't remember when.

"Sir, do you want to buy a hairpin? Sir has a good eye. It's newly made by us. Look at the craft and texture. It's excellent. It will win the hearts of the United States whether it's given to the wife or the lover. Otherwise, it's OK to give it to my mother, which is suitable for all ages..."

The stall owner greeted him warmly, and Xiao Baoshan asked how much it was.

The stall owner stretched out five fingers: "five liang of silver."

Xiao Baoshan had only one or two. He said, "I'm sorry there's not enough money."

"How many do you have?"

Xiao Baoshan had only one or two silver given by Li Hongmei. He had just spent 20 Wen on tea. He said, "return 900 money."

"That's nine hundred dollars. Just give some broken silver. There's the last one left, otherwise it's not so cheap at ordinary times."

It's more than five times lower all at once.

Xiao Baoshan stopped bargaining and left after paying the money.

As he walked, he looked at the hairpin. Suddenly, some memories came to his mind: he once sent such a hairpin to a woman, and the woman should be ye Xiaoxian.

He didn't remember the process at that time, but he remembered the mood of giving things at that time. He was nervous and excited. He was worried that she didn't like it and that he was too deliberate, so he bought another two copies and gave them to his mother and sister. As a result, she was angry.

No wonder before she came, my mother told me to buy it for her alone, not others.

……

Xiao Baoshan returned to the inn with a hairpin. When he got to the gate of the inn, he happened to meet doriku and his brothers. Their numbers have been counted. Now he wants to go out for dinner.

Seeing Xiao Baoshan holding a hairpin in his hand, doriku suddenly looked unhappy.

But McKinnon asked, "hairpin? Gift? Woman?"

Xiao Baoshan knew what McKinnon meant. He nodded.

Doriku patted megnon on the shoulder and said, "it's none of your business. Hurry to dinner!"

Mcginnon knew that doriku didn't like xiaobaoshan and didn't dare to ask more questions. He quickly followed doriku.

Doriku they went to a small restaurant, asked for a pot of wine, and then drank it alone.

McKinnon and his friends know that doriku is sulking, and the reason for his sulking is only because of Ye Xiaoxian. Doriku was so kind to Ye Xiaoxian before. Although he didn't say it, they can still see that doriku likes Ye Xiaoxian. As a result, ye Xiaoxian's husband came back. How can he not be angry?

And Xiao Baoshan, although he doesn't remember things, he's not stupid. He knows why doriku is targeting himself.

Ye Ye is an excellent woman. The Xiao family and the Liu family praised her. The sixth Lord and the sixth princess also praised her for her ability. The seventh Lord mentioned her with great favor. It seems very familiar. It's not surprising that nariku likes her.

Xiao Baoshan's heart beat faster again.