Chapter 440: Chapter 440: The Gold Hairpin Chapter 440: Chapter 440: The Gold Hairpin “How much is this hairpin?” Big Bull, without a second thought, looked up and asked the jewelry vendor.
“Not much, just one piece of silver. Little brother, let me tell you, this hairpin is a fine piece, delicately crafted, and it’s even made of gold.” The jewelry vendor, with a smooth-tongued chatter, went on and on.
“It is quite nice.”
Xuexue wasn’t interested in it because it was a gold hairpin, but because its craftsmanship was very exquisite and the style was simple; it just looked comforting. However, before she could finish speaking—
Big Bull pulled out a piece of silver from his pocket and handed it to her, “Granny, we’ll take this hairpin.”
“Alright!”
The deal was made so easily that the jewelry vendor was overjoyed. She had never seen such a generous customer before. She accepted the silver, laughing merrily, “Brother, you really know how to pamper your wife.”
“Yeah,” Big Bull agreed, nodding his head like crazy, his face split into a silly smile.
Xuexue glanced at him and said, “Who told you to buy it? Always making a fuss.”
“Wife, didn’t you like it?”
“Just because I like it doesn’t mean I have to buy it; looking is fine too.”
“It’s fine, it didn’t cost much, and now it’s bought,” Big Bull said as he took the hairpin. “Wife, come here, let me put it on you.”
Since it was already bought, Xuexue let it go and just lowered her head to let Big Bull help her insert the hairpin into her hair bun.
Today, Xuexue had styled the front of her hair into a lovely hair bun on the top of her head, and let the hair in the back hang down; her bangs were trimmed neatly. She was naturally stunning, a perfect beauty in the making.
When Big Bull inserted the hairpin into her hair, it had the effect of adding the finishing touch to a dragon painting.
“Wife, you look really pretty.” Faced with such a charming beauty, Big Bull couldn’t help but compliment her.
“Are you complimenting me or the hairpin?” Xuexue’s lips curved into a slight smile. At this moment, the hairpin on her head gently swayed, and coupled with her extraordinary beauty, she appeared like a beautiful portrait.
The hairpin vendor was so taken aback, she thought to herself, “My, this girl is so beautiful, like a fairy descended to earth.”
“Of course, I’m praising you. In my eyes, wife, you are the prettiest. How could a hairpin compare to you?” Big Bull said obsequiously.
“Young madam, your husband is right. That hairpin flower suits you perfectly. The hairpin is beautiful, but the person wearing it is even more so,” the hairpin vendor also chimed in.
“Don’t talk nonsense. Who’s his wife?” Xuexue said, turning around and walking away.
“Whoa! Wait for me, wife!” Big Bull hurriedly followed behind her.
The jewelry vendor was completely puzzled and muttered to herself, “Ah! The young brother was clearly calling her his wife. How is she not his wife?”
Then she remembered Xuexue’s hairstyle, which indeed didn’t look like the hair bun of a married woman, and felt just as confused. Shaking her head, she said, “Ah, I really don’t understand what young people are up to these days?”
They strolled around the market for a while and bought quite a few daily necessities, mostly food.
Seeing that it was getting late, the county magistrate must have left by now.
“Big Bull, let’s head back.”
“Okay.”
Having spent the afternoon out, Madam Xie didn’t even know they had gone to town, and Xuexue was worried she might be concerned, so they decided it was time to head home.
They hired an ox cart in town and headed straight for Mo Family Village.
By the time they returned to the village, the sun had already set, dusk painting the sky.
Everything in the village was calm and peaceful, which meant that the county magistrate had probably already left.
Xie Residence
Madam Xie was in the yard, gathering the clothes that had dried, and when she saw them coming back, she said, “Where did you go? Why are you back so late? The village head just left.”