Chapter 165: Dingyuan Old Things
Dongting Fish Pavilion is adjacent to an alley lined with shops. It is getting late, but the alley is becoming more and more lively.
Various shops and vendors in their respective places lit up lights one after another, illuminating the alley as bright as day. The alluring smell of oil smoke drifted out from the end of the alley, and even those who were not born and raised in Yueyang knew that the evening market was about to begin.
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The thing that bursts into flames deep in the alley is the stir-fried snails from Xiao Zhang's family. The aroma that penetrates the alley and reaches the nose is the pepper and sesame roast chicken from Sister Su's family. There are also various unique snacks, all kinds of pastries and desserts, which are full of local characteristics.
The evening market attracts all kinds of customers.
Under the bright or dim lights, figures are constantly walking through the alleys, adding a suitable atmosphere of fireworks to this summer evening.
"This is life." Feng Yeling stared at the alleys where people were going in and out, and said with envy, "Let's go in and take a stroll too."
Bai Xueyin covered her mouth and said with a smile, "Sister Feng, aren't you full yet?"
Feng Yeling glared at her and said, "How can you satisfy your eye cravings when you're full?"
If you have nothing to do after dinner, you might as well take a walk and wait until it gets later to meet Lan Feng. Lan Qiao thought of this and took the lead to walk towards the alley. At the same time, a surge of pride surged in his heart and said, "Just take a look, Miss."
Why don’t we catch up quickly?”
"I knew my husband was the best." Feng Yeling was happy, smiling and holding Lan Qiao's left arm, then looked back at Bai Xueyin and winked at her, "There are many people in this alley.
Sister Xueyin got separated carefully."
Bai Xueyin looked back at Feng Yeling shyly, hesitated for a moment, and walked to the right side of Lan Qiao under the latter's encouraging gaze, holding his arm on the other side.
Feng Yeling smiled slyly and said, "With our two beauties accompanying us, my husband feels like he is very satisfied and has reached the pinnacle of his life."
Lan Qiao felt the hot bodies of the two women and their unique body fragrance, and deliberately sighed, "I don't know if I am at my peak or not. I only know that I have never been as nervous as I am now."
"Bah." Feng Yeling spat, "It's really worthless."
The three of them swam arm in arm, and after walking less than half the alley, they suddenly heard a commotion in front of them. The passers-by who had been weaving in and out retreated to both sides of the alley like a tide, and even the vendors who were shouting and shouting were also staying together.
He closed his mouth and the whole alley seemed to become quiet for an instant.
Before Lan Qiao could figure out what was going on, he saw eight healthy servants carrying a gorgeous sedan with a sapphire blue roof, and Shi Shiran came over from the other end of the alley. The healthy servants all looked proud.
He obviously thought that traveling like this was quite honorable, and the pedestrians on the roadside seemed to know the status of the owner of the sedan, and they all avoided it, allowing the sedan to move forward unimpeded.
One ride passed by in a big sedan, followed by another with a bright red roof, and then another with a bright red roof.
Seven sedans in a row passed in front of Lan Qiao and others, and then stopped side by side in front of two dark red cinnabar doors.
This is the only place in the entire alley where there are no shops or vendors setting up stalls. The door slowly opens inward, and the servants don't say a word and carry the sedan towards the door one by one in a tacit understanding.
Lan Qiao frowned, and somehow remembered the time when he mistakenly entered the Qingzhou Scenic Garden. He glanced at Feng Yeling who was accompanying him and whispered, "This place is a bit suspicious. Let's go and have a look."
After saying that, he walked directly to the base of the wall next to the red lacquer door. When he looked up, he saw a plaque hanging high on the door with the three characters "Leng Yuexuan" written on it. He immediately thought of the ancient poem "Leng Yue is silent" and felt even more excited in his heart.
curious.
There was no light at the door. In the darkness, a man dressed as a butler emerged from the concierge and said, "Why are there only seven here? Where is Hall Master Zeng?"
The curtain of the last big sedan was opened, and a high-pitched voice came out from inside, "Master Zeng of Yuqing Hall had a cold last night, and I'm afraid he won't be able to come today."
The housekeeper stamped his feet with a somewhat disappointed tone and said, "Then there are only seven people left to bid. This is against our Leng Yuexuan rules."
The people in the sedan seemed a little dissatisfied, and snorted, "What's wrong with the rules? Just someone will buy your stuff."
"That's different." The butler insisted, "Our Leng Yuexuan rule is that since it is an auction, someone must bid. If one day everyone stops coming and there are only two or three buyers left, how can we make any profit?"
"Whether there are buyers or not, it depends on how good your goods are." The person in the sedan obviously did not buy the steward's account, and while instructing the bearers to move on, he continued, "Tell me, what good stuff did you buy today?"
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Hearing this, Lan Qiao couldn't help but listen, wanting to hear what shameful things they had going on here. He only heard the butler say, "Go back to Shopkeeper Wu, I just need to receive the guests. As for what kind of goods are being photographed inside, that's it."
You have to ask our Second Master Ren."
Shopkeeper Wu in the sedan didn't know if he was deliberately irritating him, but he smiled and said, "As Leng Yuexuan's housekeeper, they didn't even tell you this. They obviously treat you as an outsider."
The butler blushed at what Shopkeeper Wu said. He was stunned for a moment and lowered his voice and said, "I heard Second Master Ren mention it this afternoon. It's called Yingying Gong. It was said to be from Dingyuan Bolan Ruohai's expedition to fish in Erhai."
A used war bow."
Lan Qiao was shocked when he heard this. He couldn't believe his ears. Feng Yeling seemed to have heard the conversation inside. He gently held Lan Qiao's hand and whispered, "Husband, if you want to go in and take a look, I will accompany you."
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Seeing Bai Xueyin nodding, Lan Qiao thought for a while and said, "Okay, if you just go in like this, you're afraid you will be recognized."
"That's easy to say." Feng Yeling said, taking out two silk handkerchiefs and tying one on Bai Xueyin's face, and the other on her own face, revealing only two pairs of eyes, covering up their beautiful faces.
Lan Qiao calmed down a little, and when he saw the housekeeper about to close the door, he hurriedly walked over and said, "I am Zeng Yan, the nephew of Hall Master Zeng. My uncle is feeling slightly ill today, so I asked you to attend the meeting for him."
The butler looked suspicious, looked him up and down and said, "You really belong to Master Zeng's family."
Lan Qiao didn't explain much and waved his hand to Feng Yeling. Feng Yeling took a step forward knowingly and opened the purse a little, revealing a thick stack of gold leaves inside. This was given to Chen Yuqian when she brought Chen Yuheng to apprentice.
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When the housekeeper saw Jin Yeye, his expression softened a little. He then looked at the two Fengbai girls beside Lan Qiao and asked, "Who are these two?"
"We are Mr. Zeng's wife." Feng Yeling said as she pretended to be affectionate and rubbed herself against Lan Qiao. Bai Xueyin on the other side became a duck to catch up, so she had to turn her head slightly and lean against Lan Qiao.
On the shoulders of the bridge.
Although the two girls had their faces covered with silk handkerchiefs, the butler could tell by looking at their eyebrows that they were one-in-a-million beauties, and he believed that Lan Qiao, who was hugging her from left to right, was a rich and noble young man.
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"Master Zeng and the two ladies, please come in." The steward smiled and bowed, "Leng Yuexuan has eight seats in total, arranged according to the Bagua positions. Yuqingtang is leaving."
Chapter completed!