In this world, everyone is worried about marriage, no matter how high or low they are. The emperor has his own troubles, and ordinary people have their own worries.
It wasn't until the two servants of the Qin family resigned that Mrs. Zhou's suppressed anger burst out when the teacup fell.
"The Qin family are playing tricks on me?" she shouted.
"Mother." Zhou Lang came from outside and knelt down to salute.
He had been waiting outside, and when he saw the Qin family leaving, he hurried in.
"This is Qin Langjun's intention. It's not because Mrs. Qin broke her promise and became fat and capricious," he said.
Mrs. Zhou stared at Liu Lang angrily for a moment, then changed her mind.
"You, you are a loser!" She yelled, sitting up straight and pointing at Liu Lang, "Do you think you can marry her if the Qin family doesn't marry her? Don't even think about it!"
Saturday Lang blushed.
"I don't want to marry her." He said, "Mom, she is not suitable for the Qin family."
Mrs. Zhou spat.
"I gave birth to you, how can you hide your stubbornness from me?" she scolded, "She is not suitable for the little cripple from the Qin family, but she is suitable for you, right?"
Saturday Lang straightened up.
"Mother, please stop being such a cripple!" He couldn't help shouting.
Mrs. Zhou looked at him and covered her heart with her hand.
"Look, look." she said, "Now you are talking back to me, for that bitch!"
"Mother, if you want her to treat Shisan's leg, she can't marry into the Qin family. The Qin family has no other intention, that's what it means. Don't think too much about it." Zhou Lang stood up and said, turned around and walked away in a stride.
Mrs. Zhou cried angrily.
"Should I go to Jiangzhou?"
After hearing the news, Mr. Zhou came over to listen to Mrs. Zhou crying and finished her words. He pondered for a moment and asked.
"Go, why don't you go? Sooner or later, there is no Qin family this time, there is another family, I will marry her off properly!" Mrs. Zhou said.
A spring rain came quickly, and pedestrians on the street quickened their pace.
Three or four people stood in front of the Immortal Residence.
"It's best to come here to eat on a rainy day," one said.
But he was caught by another one.
"This is boring and expensive. I'll take you to eat something better." He smiled.
"But, the passing fairy is delicious." The person from before said hesitantly.
"You are as happy as a passing deity, but more delicious." The man said, grabbing the two of them, "Let's go, let's go, by the way, don't you want to meet the new oiran of Desheng Tower? This fairy residence only has passing deities, but
Please don’t come to the oiran.”
Shenxianju has heard this more and more recently. The waiter who was supposed to welcome customers at the door looked at the group of people leaving and looked at each other.
"Go and tell the shopkeeper quickly," one of them said, turned around and ran in.
A crisp cracking sound came from a room in the center of the fairy house.
"Go and show me, go and show me, what is that joy and freedom!" Dou Qi shouted, her powdered face became increasingly pale, and the flowers on her temples were trembling.
Cheng Jiaoniang came out here, and Jin Geer, who got the news, ran over happily.
"Madam, do you want to take us shopping?" he asked.
Cheng Jiaoniang has already changed into the clothes for going out. This is the spring shirt, cinnabar skirt, and golden begonia flower shirt sent by Mrs. Chen. She knows that this woman likes plain clothes, but as an elder woman, she also feels that young women
It should be bright, so there is this fusion of plainness on the inside and beauty on the outside.
Because I had to go out, my hair was pulled up, and I still only had a small silver comb.
The maid came from behind and put the power fence on Cheng Jiaoniang.
"Yeah, you don't want to go? Or are you afraid of losing it again?" she said with a smile.
The young man was not happy to be teased by the girl. Brother Jin snorted.
"Sister Banqin, I'm not afraid of what you say," he said, opening the door happily.
Cheng Jiaoniang took a step forward, followed by her maid. She thought of something and looked back.
The people in the corridor shrank their heads.
"Banqin, let's go quickly." The maid smiled and waved to her.
People don't know how to call themselves by their own name, so everyone knew who she called her.
Banqin shook his head in panic.
"I, let me look after the house," she said.
"What house are you looking at? During the Qingming Dynasty, if a thief comes to the house, everyone in the Yamen will die." The maid smiled and simply walked over and pulled her, "Let's go, let's go. Madam is kind enough to take us to play, don't give up."
It’s my lady’s face.”
Banqin was uneasy but did not dare to refuse, so she followed the maid over timidly.
"I'll lead the way, Banqin, support the lady over there." The maid said, and before Banqin could speak again, she pointed to the door, "Our house is in a good location. Walking out from here is the busiest street market..."
"
Banqin hesitated for a moment and watched Cheng Jiaoniang follow the maid outside, and quickly followed suit.
Brother Jin happily locked the door in the end.
It has been several months since they arrived in the capital, and this is the first time that their master and servants have gone shopping.
In the spring, there are more and more people on the street. As the flowers bloom, more and more men, women and children come and go to get hairpins. There are many shops on the street, and there are all kinds of shouts and shouts.
"...This bridge hole can reach all the way to the outside of the city gate." The maid pointed to the hole under the stone bridge at her feet and said, "It is said that there is a big insect inside..."
Brother Jin was eating happily with a few fruits in his hand, and laughed when he heard the words.
"Sister Banqin, you are coaxing me again." He said, "Big insects are from the mountains, how can they come to the capital?"
"I'm not coaxing you." Banqin, who was already standing closely beside Cheng Jiaoniang without realizing it, said subconsciously, "I heard from people that it really happened..."
Brother Jin, maid, and Cheng Jiaoniang all looked at her.
After seeing so many eyes, Banqin suddenly came back to his senses and suddenly looked uneasy.
Listen to what people say….
At that time, she had just come to the capital. As a maid favored by Liu Lang, she was favored by everyone.
I will be taken shopping, seeing the scenic spots in Beijing, and listening to various market rumors in Beijing.
But at that time, she was not happy.
Banqin lowered his head and his nose was sour and spicy.
"I don't know about this. I've only heard that it happened, and I don't know what happened." The maid smiled and stretched out her hand to shake Banqin's arm with some curiosity. "Good sister, please tell me."
Banqin hesitated for a moment and didn't dare to raise his head.
"... It was said that a wealthy businessman caught it and raised it, and then ran away. I searched the city but couldn't find it. So, a curfew was imposed for a long time. The big insect actually lived in the bridge hole for more than a month." She whispered.
He nodded and said.
"Then what does it eat?" Jin Geer asked curiously.
"This is a dry road. There are rats, wild dogs and other things running in it. If it hadn't been for a heavy rain in Beijing later, and the drainage was not enough, and the big insects came out, we would have discovered it. Otherwise, I don't know how long I would have been hiding." Banqin said,
I couldn't help but raise my head here.
"Ha, that's really interesting." Brother Jin said happily.
"Are you interesting, ma'am?" the maid asked Cheng Jiaoniang with a smile.
Banqin lowered his gaze nervously.
"Well, that's quite interesting."
A female voice came, and Banqin breathed a sigh of relief for no reason, pursed his lips and couldn't help but smile.
"We've been walking around for a long time, let's go have dinner." Cheng Jiaoniang said, reaching out and stepping off the bridge.
There were many people coming and going on the bridge, and the maid and Banqin were guarding her on the left and right.
"Which store in Beijing is good?" the maid asked, looking at Banqin, "Which store has my sister been to?"
This time when asked about the fact that he had come to the capital first, Banqin was not as ashamed as he was just now, but thought about it seriously.
"I've only been to Chunfengdu and Liutangju," she said.
"Oh, those two families." The maid waved her hand and said, "The prostitutes who drink in front of the hall are the most cunning." She looked at Cheng Jiaoniang again, "Madam, why don't we go to Chunyihe? The drinks at that restaurant are not good, but the location is better.
, the food is also top quality.”
While they were talking, they had already walked to the street, taking a walk in restaurants and teahouses.
"Just here." Cheng Jiaoniang said, "You don't have to go to a good store."
"That's true, no matter how good the store is, can it be better than Taipingju?" the maid said with a smile.
Jin Geer and Banqin both laughed, and the group casually approached the nearest house.
"Ma'am, please come this way."
The waiter greeted me warmly.
Ordinary restaurants only have one floor, and there are no private rooms. They are all scattered in the hall. At this time, many people were already sitting. Cheng Jiaoniang and others chose a seat at the end and sat down.
"Two meat dishes, two vegetarian dishes, a bowl of tea and a pot of water will be enough," the maid said.
The waiter sang loudly and went away. Like all restaurants, the main meal is preceded by cold cuts. The difference is that the cold cuts in famous restaurants are more refined and use expensive ingredients, while ordinary restaurants just serve simple candied fruits.
A new customer walked in outside the door.
"Seller, are you enjoying yourself?"
This sentence came out in the commotion, making the maid startled and couldn't help but raise her head.
The three people sitting at the same table were ordering food with the waiter.
"Yes, yes." The waiter said with a smile, "I feel at ease. Guests, do you want vegetarian food or meat food? Sesame food or clear soup? Ten dishes or four dishes?"
Hearing his announcement, the three people who ordered the food looked fine, while the maid's eyes widened.
"This, this, this joy, there are so many tricks?" She couldn't help but blurt out and asked.
"That's natural."
The person at the table next to me overheard and responded, "How about being happy and at ease? You can do whatever you like and eat whatever you like."
The maid looked at Cheng Jiaoniang with a strange expression.
The three people at the table over there have already skillfully accepted the waiter's words.
"Meat dishes, ten kinds of dishes, and clear soup."
Cheng Jiaoniang looked at the seat next to her.
"With so many dishes, I'm afraid they will be expensive, right?" she asked.
Seeing such a clean and beautiful young lady asking questions, the man next to her couldn't help laughing.
"It's not expensive, it's not expensive. A few handfuls of the dishes are worth a few bucks, so I can tell the lady that these are just side dishes. The store will pay you to death if you just order this. Everyone will also order drinks or some main dishes."
He smiled, and as he spoke, as if to prove this statement, he raised his hand and called the store owner loudly, "Add three dishes of happy and numb vegetarian soup to me."
After he finished speaking, he looked at Cheng Jiaoniang with a bit of pride.
"Madam, do you want to try one too? It tastes simple and casual, even better than the passing fairy. Does the passing fairy know you?" He said, and then patted his head and smiled, "Of course everyone knows about the passing fairy, little one.
Madam, I must know, but you will know after you taste this joy and ease today."
Cheng Jiaoniang smiled and did not answer, lowered her head and picked up the chopsticks.
The expression on the maid's face became more and more complicated, seeming to be surprised, joyful, and a little bit happy.
"I really didn't expect this to spread so fast, and in such a... trick, it's only been a few days," she murmured.
Cheng Jiaoniang picked up a bite of vegetables and ate it.
"There is always a shortage of smart people in this world." She said slowly, with a faint smile on her lips.
Dou Qi walked in the door with a sullen face. There were already more than a dozen people sitting in the fine lotus box room, ranging in age. When Dou Qi came in, some showed smiles and some showed no expression.
"Master Dou, why are you calling us here for delaying your fortune?" one of the older men asked with a smile.
There was no smile on Dou Qi's face.
"Get rich?" He snorted, lifting up his clothes and kneeling down, "I would like to ask all my bosses why I, Dou Qi, have been cut off from my livelihood!" (To be continued)
