When the Shi family's carriage arrived at Chang'an Street, it was already four quarters (around 10 o'clock).
As soon as the carriage entered Chang'an Street, Shi Fulin and others in the carriage were startled by the loud sound of gongs and drums outside. When the carriage curtain was lifted, they saw the crowded pedestrians on the street and the lively and festive lion dance team.
"When the Dukes of the Ming Dynasty and Cheng Guo opened their stores on Chang'an Street, the ostentation was too big."
"Isn't it? There are two families, one is doing a lion dance on the street, and the other is doing a lion dance at the end of the street. Today's Chang'an Street suddenly became lively because of these two families early in the morning."
Listening to the noisy discussion on the street, Shi Fulin lowered the car curtain and pouted: "I don't know what the sixth sister is thinking, why do you want to open a store on the same day as Dongfang Yunshang and Wei Yinghua? Let's see.
, all the limelight today will be taken away by the Dongfang family and the Wei family, who will pay attention to the store she opened."
Shi Fulin looked at Shi Fulin in surprise.
Different from the previous complaints and harsh words, there was no gloating in Shi Fulin's tone at this time, but a little worry.
This surprised her so much.
"Seventh sister has grown up too." She also knows how to protect her family.
Shi Fulin looked at Shi Fulin speechlessly: "Fifth sister, you are only one year older than me. Looking at your mature tone, I don't know, I thought you were how many years older than me."
Shi Fuzhen raised her chin: "Even though I am one day older than you, I am also your sister."
Shi Fulin snorted, turned to look at the bustle outside the car, and stopped talking to Shi Fulin.
At that time, when the family carriage was traveling a hundred meters away from Shi Fuxin's shop, the carriage stopped moving.
There is nothing we can do, there are too many people in front of us.
Mrs. Shi looked at the crowds on the street and was worried that the girl at home would be hit. In the end, she could only order a detour to the restaurant she had booked in advance.
By the time Shi's family entered the private room of the restaurant opposite Shi Fuxin's shop, it was already two or three quarters of an hour later.
As soon as everyone sat down, Mrs. Shi couldn't wait to ask: "What kind of stores did the Dukes of Ming and Chengguo open?"
When the manager came over in advance to inquire about the situation, he quickly stood up and replied: "The Duke of Ming Dynasty opened the Five-Colored Stone Tower, and the Duke of Chengguo opened the Golden Mantang."
After a pause, "Sixth Girl's shop is still covered with red cloth, and it hasn't been lifted yet."
Mrs. Shi looked at Mrs. Shi in surprise: "The five-color stone building... the Dongfang family actually brought out the heirloom skills at the bottom of the box this time."
Mrs. Shi remained silent and did not speak.
The Dongfang Family, the first family in Da Chu, inevitably went downhill after five generations.
This sign was actually revealed when the Dongfang family got married to the sixth prince.
Nowadays, it is not unusual for Liuli shops to be run openly.
Once upon a time, the colored glaze and glass objects made by the Dongfang family were hard to come by.
It's just a pity that the glass-making recipe that Queen Wende left to the Dongfang family was destroyed during the internal fighting in the Dongfang family.
Otherwise, the Dongfang family would now open a glass shop, so they would not have to buy glass items from foreign merchants at high prices.
Mrs. Shi walked to the window, opened the five-color stone building directly decorated with glazed tiles, and exclaimed: "Only the Dongfang family is so wealthy, and even when they open a shop, they are directly decorated with glazed tiles."
As he said that, he turned his attention to the shop opened by the Wei family.
It is another splendid and luxurious store.
In terms of generosity, the Wei family is not inferior to the Dongfang family at all.
"As the number one family in Chu, the Dongfang family has occupied the entire five dynasties of Taizu, Gaozong, Xingzong, Yingzong, and Renzong. Now that the Wei family has successively produced empress dowagers, empresses, and princes, I am afraid this position cannot be maintained.
"
Not always!
Mrs. Shi silently replied in her heart.
The Wei family is prosperous now, but the emperor has too many princes, and most of them have reached adulthood safely. It is still unclear whether the prince will eventually ascend the throne.
"The Dongfang family sells colored glaze, and the Wei family sells jewelry. These two families are competing in their respective homes.
How strong is your foundation? I’m not afraid of attracting people’s attention.”
Hearing this, Mrs. Shi reacted and replied: "Do you think the Dongfang family and the Wei family don't know this? But there is no way. Sometimes, it is very necessary to show one's strength to outsiders."
Behind the Dongfang family stands the sixth prince, and behind the Wei family stands the prince. If they don't show their strength, how can they make officials choose sides?
Not wanting to talk about this outside, Mrs. Shi asked, "How is Sister Xin's shop?"
As soon as these words came out, Mrs. Shi looked a little confused: "It's okay. Although it's not as luxurious as Dongfang's or Wei's shop, the exterior decoration of the shop is quite elegant, and the feeling is not much different."
Standing by the window and looking at the shops opposite, Shi Fulin couldn't help but say: "The three shops look like peonies, with an orchid inserted in the middle of the peonies."
Everyone immediately had a picture in their mind.
Shi Fuzhen nodded in agreement: "Seventh Sister's description is quite appropriate."
Before I came here, I always thought that Sixth Sister's store would be a foil to the other two, but now that I'm looking at it, I feel like I really can't tell who is foiling who.
Mrs. Shi was not surprised by this. The Dongfang family and the Wei family had strong financial resources, and Sixth Girl didn't need help from the government. It would be good if she could successfully open the store.
At this moment, noises came from the street. Everyone looked down and saw Jin Mantang's clerk carrying a big dustpan. It was filled with strings of Five Emperors copper coins printed with the Wei family's logo, and they were handed out one by one to the people outside the shop.
Free delivery for pedestrians.
This operation immediately attracted countless people to rush over.
On the other side, the people of the Dongfang family were not to be outdone. The Wei family just started distributing strings of copper coins. They also brought out a basketful of glass beads from the store and gave them to everyone present for free.
For a time, pedestrians on the street flocked to the two shops.
Sandwiched in the middle was Shi Fuxin's store. Outside the store, there was no one.
There are three stores next to each other, and Shi Fuxin's store is like a dividing line, separating the two crowded stores.
Looking at this scene, Du Zixuan in the crowd hummed: "If I were Shi Fuxin, I would never open a store on the same day as Dongfang Yunshang and Wei Yinghua."
Hu Xinrui looked at Shi Fuxin's shop, whose plaque was still covered with red cloth, with doubts in her eyes: "Shi Fuxin is quite shrewd. She may be holding back some big move by doing this."
Du Zixuan shook his head: "What big move can she have? In the face of absolute power and financial resources, you have to bow your head when you should. Why rush to compete? If you can't compete once, it doesn't mean you can't compete every time."
A similar conversation also occurred in the private room of the restaurant opposite Yumantang.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, that pomegranate that hit you is so pitiful, I can't bear to look at it!"
Chu Qian shook his folding fan and looked at the three shops downstairs. He said sympathetic words, but his words were very poisonous: "Is this person stupid if he insists on getting in even though he knows he can't do anything?"
Chu Yao glanced at him: "She is not stupid. Not only is she not stupid, she is also very smart. Let's wait and see, maybe there will be some surprises."
Chu Qian heard this and looked over in surprise: "From your tone, it seems you know that girl quite well."
Chu Yao said lightly: "I can't say I know her well, I just met her a few times. The feeling that girl gave me...she has a tenacity in her body, she is not afraid of trouble, and she is bold. Such a person will not
Sitting back and waiting to die."
Chu Qian smiled: "Isn't your evaluation too high? That girl is only thirteen..."
Seeing Chu Yao look over, Chu Qian paused for a moment, thinking that Chu Yao entered the Palace of Reincarnation when he was ten years old. As soon as the emperor ascended the throne, he took charge of the Special Supervision Department. He was only thirteen years old at that time.
Chu Qian smiled coquettishly: "Age really doesn't mean anything."
Just when Chu Qian wanted to find something else to talk about, a new round of noise rang out on the street.
Chu Qian looked down and immediately became happy: "The Dongfang family and the Wei family are really competing with each other. Even Dongfang Changqing and Wei Yichen are here."
Chu Yao also walked to the window and looked at Dongfang Changqing and Wei Yichen who were walking side by side on the street.
The light is somewhat condensed.
Is it really just because Dongfang Yunrong fell into a trap that the Dongfang family got married to the sixth prince?
Nowadays, he feels more and more that pushing the Dongfang family to the sixth prince was arranged by the emperor.
Look, even Wei Yichen is here, and the prince can't sit still?
In the private room of the Shi family, the girls of the Shi family all exclaimed when they saw Dongfang Changqing and Wei Yichen.
Shi Fulin looked at Dongfang Changqing and Wei Yichen walking toward Dongfang Yunshang and Wei Yinghua respectively with bright eyes: "I really envy Dongfang Yunshang and Wei Yinghua. The ostentation of their stores is too big."
Shi Fuyan frowned and said, "What's there to envy? Haven't you heard the people on the street talking about it? Everyone was talking about the Duke's Palace and the Duke's Palace. How did they ever mention Dongfang Yunshang and Wei Yinghua?"
"On the surface, the two of them opened the store, but behind the scenes, everything was arranged by the Dongfang family and the Wei family. They are just puppets pushed out by the two families."
In terms of autonomy, she feels that the sixth sister in the family is the most powerful. At least she is not led by the elders in the family.
With the arrival of Dongfang Changqing and Wei Yichen, Chang'an Street once again set off a wave of climax.
Just when the atmosphere was at its hottest, a melodious piano sound suddenly sounded through the air.
"Shua, shua~"
As the whistle sounded, two pieces of red silk suddenly flew out from the second floor of the middle store, and directly opened the red cloth covering the store.
"Wow~"
The three words "红面笑" suddenly broke into the sight of the crowds gathered in the shops on both sides.
The red silk flying out crossed over and was tied directly to the eaves of the restaurant opposite. Then, a red lotus bud flew out from the third floor of Hongyanxiao and landed steadily at the intersection of the red silk.
"Life is like a play..."
A male voice with a dramatic accent slowly sounded amidst the music of the piano.
The sound of piano and singing spread throughout Chang'an Street.
The lotus buds also slowly opened during the singing, and a graceful woman wearing a red flowing gauze skirt and holding a round fan to cover her face slowly stood up from the lotus.