northernbook Chapter 139 Can't Afford Series
Chapter 139 Can't Afford Series
He Chunlin counted his military pay on his fingers. Even though he was so frugal, he also received military rewards over the years, and the total was only a surplus of about 700 or 800 taels of silver. He was already much better off than other people in the barracks.
After all, he was the type who would even take the tooth powder from others. His camp was full of good friends who had known him for life and death, and they knew that he had no bad intentions other than being stingy, so they didn't say anything when he took advantage of them.
He Chunlin calculated his money carefully in his mind and could only sigh. He had been frugal for so long and had put his head on the belt to charge into battle, but in the end, all his wealth was not enough to buy a set of clothes for his wife, not to mention jewelry, waist chains, and taboos. He didn't even dare to think about these things!
He Chunlin's expression darkened. He looked at his pretty wife and suddenly understood why she cried so hard when he said he was going to return the gifts that were given to her. He also understood why she asked him to divorce her.
In fact, he has been thinking about this problem these days. He is not bad looking and he has bought a house. Although it is a bit far away, it is at least a place to shelter from the wind and rain. He also plans to buy some land for Hua Rui and let her cultivate it when the time comes. Then they will not have to worry about food.
So he must be wrong...
He Chunlin's mood became low, and he followed Hua Rui with his head down. He didn't have the energy and spirit he had when he first entered the garden.
Hua Rui glanced at He Chunlin and was about to say something when she saw Qu Wanning and Su Jixiang coming over.
"Just now I was saying I didn't know when you would arrive." Qu Wanning came over enthusiastically and held Hua Rui's hand. "What a coincidence, I saw you as soon as I looked up!"
"Hello Sister Wanning, hello Sister Jixiang!" Hua Rui could only take back what she wanted to say to He Chunlin, and bowed to Qu Wanning and Su Jixiang first.
"Is this my brother-in-law?" Su Jixiang saw the tall man standing behind Hua Rui. He was indeed handsome, and a little bit beyond everyone's expectations. It was said that Hua Rui married a sloppy bearded man, so she was worried and wanted to see this brother-in-law with her own eyes. When she saw him today, he was really eye-opening.
However, he looked a little exhausted, with a somewhat depressed expression on his face.
"These are Sister Jixiang and Sister Wanning that I mentioned to you!" Seeing that He Chunlin's eyes were still a little wide open, Hua Rui hurriedly pulled He Chunlin's sleeve.
He Chunlin then came back to his senses and looked at Su Jixiang and Qu Wanning.
He felt that the two people in front of him were probably the goddesses of heaven... Both of them were extremely beautiful. When Su Jixiang was in the palace maid camp, he would go to the firemen of the Black Tiger Guard to make delicious food when he had nothing to do, so he rarely went out to see people. The only people who could see Su Jixiang were the firemen, a few lieutenants, and a few guards of the Black Tiger Guard. As for Qu Wanning, he was even more quiet and rarely showed up.
When choosing a bride, one went to the fire brigade to help, and the other gave up directly, so they missed the opportunity to meet each other again.
After seeing her today, He Chunlin finally understood what a beauty of the nation was.
Su Jixiang changed out of her old clothes today and put on a dark wine red jacket and skirt, with a front opening and a perfect waistline. Although the top is a padded jacket, it doesn't look bloated at all, but makes her look slim and graceful. Her clothes don't have many embroidery, just a little embellishment at the collar, but the overall look is very noble and elegant. The cuffs and collar of the jacket are inlaid with a circle of black mink, which is gorgeous but low-key and very high-end.
The style of the clothes Qu Wanning wore was similar to Su Jixiang's, except for the embroidery and color. It was obvious that they were made by the same tailor. Not only did the two people not look alike, but they also had a sense of intimacy that no one else could match.
At first glance, you can tell that they are sisters.
Su Jixiang wore a long tassel hairpin decorated with rubies on her head today, while Qu Wanning wore a pair of seven-treasure butterfly hairpins, one long and one short, suitable for both static and dynamic use.
He Chunlin bowed and then stole a glance at the dresses that Qu Wanning and Su Jixiang were wearing. They were also made of silk and satin, and there was a faint floating light flowing on the surface of the fabric. This was a series of clothes that he could not afford!
He Chunlin took another look at his wife. She was dressed very elegantly and appropriately, but they were old clothes after all. She pales in comparison to those ladies.
He Chunlin suddenly felt uncomfortable.
"Brother-in-law, let's take Huarui away for a chat for now. How about you walk around on your own first?" Qu Wanning said to He Chunlin.
He Chunlin didn't have the nerve to say no, so he quickly took a step back, bowed, said yes, and left quickly.
Seeing He Chunlin's back almost running away, Qu Wanning was a little confused.
"Do we both look scary?" She looked down at herself, then at Su Jixiang and asked. She felt that she was dressed well today, not too eye-catching, but pleasing to the eye.
"Maybe you are worried about something!" Su Jixiang smiled and pulled the pistil, "Let's talk aside."
The three of them entered a warm room.
"Did you have a fight?" Su Jixiang asked Hua Rui as soon as he entered.
She saw Bihe harassing Huarui from afar, but she had other things on hand at that time. After all, the banquet was held in her name, and she had to greet other people first. After settling the people who had entered earlier, she called Qu Wanning to go look for Huarui together, for fear that she would be bullied by Bihe.
But when the two of them came over, they found that Bihe had disappeared.
But the expression on Huarui's husband's face looked extremely unnatural.
"Or did Bihe say something?" Su Jixiang asked.
"Not really." Hua Rui looked a little depressed. "It's just that Bihe showed off in front of me. Her outfit was worth a thousand taels of silver, and she definitely showed off. It's okay. If she wants to show off, she can leave. I won't take it to heart."
She concealed the part where Bihe said she wanted to give her some clothes, and also concealed the joke that He Chunlin made because of his straightforwardness. It was a bit embarrassing after she told Qu Wanning and Su Jixiang about this.
"Worth a thousand taels of silver?" Su Jixiang raised his eyebrows slightly when he heard it.
"Yes, that white fox cape alone is worth that much." Hua Rui nodded. "She wore it like this today, probably because your general went fox hunting for you."