Chapter 25: A Piece of Clothing Exchanged for a Slave

  Actually, when he almost bumped into Yuan Dai, that person had already realized something was wrong. However, for a moment, he couldn't stop his footsteps and still bumped into her. At this moment, seeing Xiao Chengyan disheveled and sitting on the ground, his eyes fell on Xiao Chengyan's stone-green cloud-patterned brocade outer garment again, and he was stunned for an instant. After a long time, he forced out a smile and said: "This brother..."

  He had only said these four words, and Yu Ruo hastily came forward, helping Xiao Chengyan up. As she patted the dust off her clothes, she anxiously asked: "Was it a severe collision? Is nothing wrong?"

  That person bumped into her, and Xiao Chengyan not only fell to the ground but also heavily hit her elbow on the ground. Although she struggled to get up at this moment, both places were aching. She glared angrily at that person with a hint of anger, then looked down at the clothes she was wearing. The silk clothes were originally easy to damage, and after being bumped into, rubbing against the ground, the cloud brocade outer garment's elbow was already worn out, and it was clear that it could not be worn again. After Ao Yuan Dai shook her head to indicate that she was fine, Xiao Chengyan turned to the man with a apologetic face and said bluntly: "I know you didn't mean to, just compensate me for this set of clothes!"

  As soon as she spoke, the person opposite her had already been shocked to a pale face and was stunned for a long time. Only then did he swallow his saliva and stammer: "I don't know how much this brother's clothes are worth?"

  As for how much the clothes on her body were worth, even Xiao Chengyan herself was not very clear. After being stunned for a moment, she could only tilt her head and look at Yuan Dai, asking: "What do you think?"

  Yuandai glanced at the young man with a faint smile, his face pale as he clutched his bundle. "If I'm not mistaken," Yuandai said slowly, "the fabric of Brother Xiao's clothes should be the cloud brocade from Jiangnan." As she spoke, Yuandai cast a sideways glance at the young man, noticing that his face had turned slightly greenish. She continued unhurriedly, "This cloud brocade is known for being worth an inch of gold per inch. Even in the weaving workshops of Jiangnan, the most skilled artisans can only weave two inches of it per day..."

  She had only spoken to this point when the man's face across from her turned white, then green, and finally red before suddenly turning deathly pale. He looked like he was in agony. Xiao Chengyu listened on one side while watching the man's expression change, and suddenly found it amusing. She lightly coughed to suppress her laughter: "Look at him. Afraid he can't afford to pay! Does ninth brother have any good ideas?"

  Yuandai's words ultimately stem from this person's reckless behavior on the road.

  Just now, he didn't even knock Xiao Chengyan out of shape. But if she let him off easily, it would be letting him off easy. She originally thought that she would take the lead in scaring him, and then Xiao Chengyan would step in to mediate, punishing him a little before letting him go. However, Xiao Chengyan was having too much fun at the moment and unexpectedly said those words. After being stunned for a moment, Yuan Dai raised an eyebrow and suddenly exclaimed: "If you can't repay your debts, then sell yourself into slavery!" At this point, she couldn't help but slightly curve her lips upwards.

  Xiao Chengxian suddenly heard this sentence and almost choked. She started coughing violently, unable to stop for a moment.

  The man was stunned for a long time before he muttered: "Sell... myself... as a slave..." His eyes were even somewhat unfocused.

  Xiao Chengyan coughed violently for a while. After catching her breath, she said: "Ninth brother, you...you said I want him..." She was about to say that she wanted him to be her slave, but before she could finish speaking, the man suddenly bowed to her and said with a pale face: "I...I agree!"

  Xiao Chengyan was stunned to hear him say this. She couldn't help but stare at him with her eyes wide open, and after a long while, she stammered: "You... agreed to be a slave?" The man in front of her was only wearing a thin blue cotton short shirt, but he had a tall and majestic physique, with a dignified air about him. Although his face wasn't particularly handsome, he had thick eyebrows, big eyes, a high nose bridge, and a strong masculine aura. Someone like this would willingly become a slave? How could she not be shocked?

  The man gritted his teeth and nodded heavily: "I agree!" These three words were said with determination, without any hesitation. However, his voice suddenly dropped a lot afterwards: "I... I want to ask if you can lend me some silver temporarily, is it... possible?" He apparently also felt that this request was excessive, and his tone was somewhat timid.

  It was unexpected that he would say such a thing, and after exchanging a surprised glance, Yuan Dai said: "This time we went out, but there wasn't much silver on us!" Just when Xiao Cheng thought Yuan Dai was going to refuse the other party, Yuan Dai unexpectedly stretched out his hand, with a small ingot of silver in his palm: "Take this five taels of silver first to meet an urgent need!"

  The man initially thought she was just making excuses when she said she didn't have much silver on her, and he was worried in his heart. However, to his surprise, the other party suddenly took out five taels of silver, which was an unexpected joy. Overjoyed, he snatched the silver and ran away in a flash. Neither Fang Daiyu nor Xiao Xingyun expected him to grab the silver and run off, and they were both stunned on the spot.

  Before they had recovered from their surprise, the man suddenly stopped in his tracks and turned around, asking loudly: "May I ask where you two gentlemen are currently residing?"

  Xiao Chengxian's head was already full of fog at this time, and after hearing this question, he didn't think much and blurted out: "Wen Xuan Pavilion!"

  He responded with a grunt and then fell silent, sprinting away in a mad dash.

  Staring blankly at the figure walking away, Xiao Cheng's eyes were dazed as he turned to look at Yuan Dai: "He... what does this mean?"

  Yuan Dai thought for a moment, and could only sigh: "As I see it, there are only two possibilities. One is that he will make money in the future, go to Wen Xuan Hall to look for you, and return your silver and compensate you for your clothes!"

  "What about the second one?" After a moment of silence, without seeing Yuandai continue to speak, Xiao Chengxin couldn't help but ask another question.

  "Perhaps in a day or two, he will go to the Wen Xuan Pavilion to fulfill today's appointment with you!" Yuandai said uncertainly.

  Xiao Chengyan rolled her eyes and said in a bad mood, "It doesn't matter whether we are slaves or not, but my sugar gourd is gone, and the five taels of silver that Yu Pei gave me were also given to him. Now we're penniless again!"

  With a sigh, Yuandai said: "Your clothes are now in such a state, where can we still go?" As she spoke, she raised her hand and made a slight gesture behind her back. Xiao Chengyan was reminded by her and suddenly came to her senses. She had just been knocked to the ground, and besides her elbow, her buttocks were also on the ground. Hurriedly turning her head to take a look at her own back, she couldn't help but let out a cry of surprise.

  When she fell just now, this dress not only got scratched on the elbow, but also had a big stain on the lower part of the waist. It's not only eye-catching, but also can't be covered up.

  With a stamp of her foot, Xiao Chengyan angrily said: "This damned slave, one day when I get the chance, I will surely teach him a good lesson!"

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