The next morning, Saitama was asleep when she was woken up by Qiu Yan to freshen up. Saitama dresses very casually on weekdays, in addition to being careful not to cross Qi Jiao, so as not to cause Wang's unhappiness, but also because she is impatient with those cumbersome jewelry and clothes by nature. If you want to go out today, you have to dress up a little. Qiushuang chose a honey-colored gold silk chrysanthemum pattern placket brocade jacket, with a tender yellow silk satin skirt underneath, which was very suitable for Saitama's heart. pulled a double bun, and took out two pearl strings from the jewelry box, on which there were two plum blossom pendants carved from topaz, and wrapped them around the bun, showing a little cuteness in the quiet and delicate atmosphere. Qiu Yan on the side saw it and said:

"Miss is too casual, on weekdays, it is said that the appearance of the second miss is the most outstanding, our young lady is dressed up so slightly, I don't look worse than the second miss. ”

"You, how much trouble does this mouth have to cause for the young lady, let others hear this, and I don't know why. "The autumn frost counts down.

At this time, Mother Li came in, brought a bowl of steaming white fungus lotus seed soup, and said to Saitama:

"When the weather is cold, the young lady will drink a bowl of hot soup to warm up before going out. Saitama took the bowl and drank the sweet and glutinous white fungus soup, and suddenly felt hot in his body, and commanded:

"Qiushuang followed me out today, and my mother and Qiuyan are at home. Qiushuang and Qiuyan agreed together. Mother Li took a red satin silver rat cloak and added it to Saitama, and said uneasily:

"Miss should be very careful outside, don't walk around alone, the girl's family is wrong for a minute, it's a shame. Autumn Frost couldn't leave Miss even a step. ”

Qiushuang said: "Mom, don't worry, I will definitely take care of Miss." ”

As soon as Saitama and the others came out of the room, they saw Qi Jiao, wearing a yellow brocade jacket with a hundred butterflies and flowers, a green flowing dark yellow cloud brocade skirt underneath, and a bright red brocade cloak on the outside. There is a circle of white fox fur on the collar, and the small face is very bright. Saitama says:

"Second sister, it's so early. ”

"Yes, can't you let my sister wait, I don't know if the third sister has cleaned up. ”

"Big sister, second sister. As she spoke, Qi Yun walked out, "I've kept my sisters waiting." ”

Qi Yun wore a pink blue brocade jacket, a moon-white silk forging skirt underneath, and a red feather gauze cloak, although it didn't look as amazing as Qi Jiao, but it had a pitiful and pitiful charm.

The three sisters came to the main room together and met Wang. Zhang Hou had already gone to the yamen to do business, and there were only the three of them, mother and daughter, and An Ge'er. Breakfast was very simple, with only red bean porridge, tofu skin buns, kidney bean rolls, osmanthus cakes and a few side dishes. After having breakfast together, Wang looked at the three sisters and was very satisfied with their clothes. Looking at the ornaments on their heads, she told the big girl next to her to say a few words, and soon saw her come out with a carved and hollow fragrant wood box. 王氏 says:

"Your sisters are also older, because you can't be too simple, I still have some here, you pick and choose first, and take them if you like. I'll go out and add some good ones today.

"Sister, you pick first. Qi Jiao looked at Saitama Dao meaningfully. Saitama says:

"Let the mother break the bank, the daughter is already uneasy, or the sister will come first. As soon as the words fell, I heard Wang say:

"Sister Yu'er, you are the eldest sister, don't shirk it, not to mention that I am your mother, dressing up your daughter is a matter of duty, if you are uneasy, you are just seeing the outside. It's too late for my mother to be happy when you grow up. Wang accentuated the word mother, she wanted to remind Saitama that she was a mother and everything was in her hands. Don't think that a few words of praise from Zhang Hou can change anything, the back house is her world. Saitama heard the meaning of the words, and said:

The daughter was terrified and could not understand her mother's mind. Thank you Mother. After speaking, he stepped forward and looked at a few pieces of jewelry in the box, one was a chrysanthemum wrapped with rice beads, and the middle stamen was carved with jasper, the carving was delicate, and the silk strands were visible. One is hibiscus jade, with a small eastern pearl inlaid in the middle, although it is not big, but it is shiny and luster, and it is worth a lot at a glance. There is also a beaded flower made of red coral beads, which is very new. After reading it, Saiyu knew that the hibiscus jade was for Qi Jiao, so she picked up the chrysanthemum headdress and thanked the Wang family. Wang saw that Saitama didn't take the pair of Kodamama, smiled, and secretly said in his heart, this girl still has some eyesight, not that shallow eyelids, but it is more difficult to deal with.

"Jiao'er and Yun'er are about to choose, let the maid serve you and put them on, and let your mother take a look. Qi Jiao naturally took the hibiscus jade, and Qi Yun took the red coral bead flower. Several people's maids helped them put on new jewelry, Wang looked at it, nodded with a smile and said:

"It's time for us to go out, Mother Chen, is the car ready?"

"Madame, rest assured, the car is ready. Wang nodded in satisfaction.

The mother and daughter came out of the house, Wang took Qi Jiao in a car, and Sai Yu and Qi Yun took a car and drove to the street. Zhang's mansion is in the south of the city, but the shops in the city are concentrated in the north of the city. Jinan City is an important town in the east, the hub of north-south transportation, although the prosperity is not as good as the capital, but it is not far behind. Moreover, in Shandong, the folk customs are relatively open, and even if the women who have not come out of the cabinet cover them with a hat, they can go out. The larger teahouses and restaurants in the city have private rooms for female guests. As the carriage marched, it left the alley where the official mansions were concentrated, and the outside of the carriage gradually became lively.

Since Saitama came to Jinan, there are very few opportunities to go out, so I want to look outside, so I lifted the curtain of the car, and then I only heard Qi Yun say:

"Sister, put it down, let people see it and tell it to Mrs., it's amazing. Saiyu glanced at Qi Yun very gratefully, she usually saw her with Qi Jiao, and there was no contact, and then she felt that this sister had a good heart and could remind herself kindly. He smiled at her and said:

"It's okay, just take a look. ”

Saitama gently lifted the corner of the curtain and saw the bustling people outside, some shouting loudly, some hurrying, some haggling with the vendors, and the smell of various foods wafting to the nose from time to time. Saitama put down the curtain and couldn't help but think, everyone thinks that everyone is young and well-dressed, living an enviable life, don't you know that there are so many people who can't help themselves, and they are really tired of this careful life, although the people outside are hard to make a living, but they don't have to intrigue and calculate others.

In the other carriage sat Wang and Qi Jiao, and Qi Jiao was dissatisfied, and said to Wang:

"Mother, why do you give them jewelry, and take them to make clothes, do you do it so well to them?"

"Jiaojiao, Mother knows that you don't like the two of them, and Mother is the same as you, because they don't come out of Mother's womb. But that's not the case with others, like your father, your grandmother. Those are their own daughters and granddaughters, and if their mothers treat them badly, others will say that their mothers are small and can't tolerate people. ”

"That's not fair, it wasn't born by the mother, why should the mother like it. ”

"Silly girl, how can there be so many fair things in the world. ”

"Then is it just that my mother has been wronged like this?"

"Naturally not, my mother has a way to manipulate them, but they can't put it on the surface. You remember that when people say you are good, you just do something bad, and no one will believe you when you say it. So this reputation is very important. Those ignorant and stupid women treated their concubines and concubines harshly, ruined their reputations, and made others laugh at them, so they fell behind. A few clothes, a few pieces of jewelry, this is for your dad to see, so that your dad can be more assured to hand them over to me. My son, the twists and turns here are hard to describe, so let's learn slowly. Qi Jiao nodded as if she didn't understand.

After a while, the carriage stopped, and I only heard Chen's mother's voice outside:

"Madam, Caiyun Pavilion has arrived. ”

"Let the ladies put on their hats and get out of the car, you go and tell the shopkeeper first, and we will go directly to the second floor to see." Chen's mother agreed, and went to call Saitama and Qiyun. This Caiyun Pavilion is one of the few large shops in Jinan City, divided into two floors, the lower layer is an ordinary color, it is said that it is ordinary and not comparable to those small shops, even the cheapest white cloth also costs four coins of silver. Not to mention the upper class, all kinds of silk, forging, silk, silk everything, the price is expensive, and the cheap one also costs two taels of silver. The Wang family got out of the car through the back door for women, and went directly to the second floor, and someone led them into a private room. As soon as he sat down, someone stepped forward to serve tea. Saitama saw that the tea bowl was white porcelain from the official kiln, and the glaze was uniform and smooth like jade. Open the tea cover, the tea soup is clear, fragrant, it is actually the famous spring mountain snow buds in Shandong, and I can't help but sigh at the luxury of this Caiyun Pavilion. At this time, I saw a middle-aged woman enter the door with a smile, and said as she walked:

"I don't know that the lady is coming, the little lady is far away, forgive the sins. Wang listened and said:

"You're welcome, I'm here today to make some clothes for the little girls. Where's Shopkeeper Xiao?"

"There are a lot of people here today, and this clumsy husband can't get out of his body, so I'll come to greet my wife in a while. ”

"That's not necessary, let my daughters take a look. ”

"It's easy to say, Mrs. and a few young ladies, let's take a look at the material first. This side instructed the person to take out the sample booklet and present it to the Wang. Wang took it and flipped it over, and handed it to Chen's mother.

"Let the sisters see for themselves. "There are so many patterns in the catalogue that people are dazzled to see. Saitama and Qiyun were silently looking through it, knowing in their hearts that their choice would be based on Qijiao's. And Qi Jiao didn't have this kind of concern, she snuggled up to Wang's side, pointed to this, talked about that, and didn't know which kind of clothing to choose. Suddenly, I saw a material in the booklet, the pattern was fresh, I had never seen it before, the texture was soft, and it had a faint luster.

"Mother, it must look good to make a dress out of this. Wang also thought it was good, and the shopkeeper on the side said:

"In the end, it's a lady of the official family, she really has eyesight, and at this time, the most fashionable material in Beijing this year is called Fuguang Aya, and several colors are very good-looking, and the goods have just arrived this month. Wang listened and called Saitama and Qiyun.

"You two see if you like it, and if you like it, you sisters will make one by yourself. Saitama and Qijiao both thought it was good, so Wang chose three colors and made three dresses for their sisters to wear during the New Year. The shopkeeper went down happily and ordered someone to pick up the goods, this kind of silk is expensive, and three horses is not a small amount. But after a long time, the shopkeeper lady came up, and her face was sneering,

"Madam, it's really unfortunate that there are only three horses left of this kind of aya, and all of them have just been decided to go out from the clumsy husband's side. ”

"How can this be?" said Qi Jiao disappointedly. At this time, I heard footsteps outside, and after a while, the door curtain was lifted, and Wang looked at it, it turned out to be her.