In the blink of an eye, it has been three or five days in Suzhou, and everyone has almost rested. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoToday, the porter suddenly came to report that the Zhao family was coming, and Prince Duan was now meeting guests in the front yard, and he wanted to pack up and go to the reception.

"Who are the people here?" At first glance, when he heard that his grandfather's family was coming, Rong Qingqian looked a little nervous.

The porter Lao Zhang was a middle-aged man in his forties, his spirit and eyes looked very shrewd, and he replied unhurriedly: "Miss Hui, it is Miss's two uncles and aunts, as well as a few cousins and sisters. ”

"Got it, I'll go out right away. ”

Before Rong Qingqian entered the living room, he heard the sound of his father talking to someone.

"The prince came to Suzhou this time, it is the luck of the people of Suzhou, the lower officials will hold a banquet in the mansion tomorrow, and the rich squires and officials in the city will be present, hoping that the prince will enjoy his face tomorrow, and his subordinates will introduce them to the prince, hoping to help the prince's official business in the future. The person who spoke was in his thirties, handsome and a little elegant, looking at his polite appearance, it must be her eldest uncle Zhao Qingping.

In addition, the man who sat next to Zhao Qingping and did not speak, with a solemn and unangry face, must be her second uncle Zhao Qingyi, and sure enough, he had the sonorous demeanor of a military general.

Rong Qing Qiantingting walked in with small steps, and made a dignified and decent gift to everyone.

Sitting next to Zhao Qingping, a woman wearing a butterfly hairpin with gold silk inlaid with gemstones, a fallen bun, and a colorful plum blossom gauze skirt with bright makeup, with a spring on her face, smiled before saying a word, and saw Rong Qingqian walking in, and hurriedly greeted her.

"This is my niece, what a Peugeot who is a good person, and she hasn't been able to do it yet!"

"Back to my aunt, Qingqian is fourteen this year. In the past six months, Rong Qing's shallow life has gone smoothly, her mood is comfortable, and the food has followed, so her appearance has gradually grown, her appearance is seven or eight points similar to her mother's relatives, and naturally it is not bad, and it has a little bit of the handsomeness of Prince Duan, so it is different from the softness of ordinary women, like a cold plum, charming and natural but proud.

"That's the same age as your cousin Mei, you should be able to talk together, and you will go to your grandfather's house more in the future, your cousin Mei has no sisters, and there is not even a person who can say that she is considerate. Mei'er, come and say hello to your cousin. "Her aunt speaks in a fiery manner, and she does things vigorously, and she has a style of being a family.

"Sister Qingqian!" Zhao Rumei greeted Rong Qingqian shyly, and then lowered her head shyly, her eyes were slightly narrowed, her eyes were fluttering, and she was as timid as a little rabbit, as if you could scare her if you spoke a little louder.

"Hello Sister Mei! I first came to Suzhou, and I don't have anything to say, can I often go to play with you in the future?"

Zhao Rumei is wearing a goose-yellow long skirt today, with light blue peonies embroidered on the cuffs, a few auspicious clouds outlined by silver threads, a row of blue sea clouds densely packed with a hem, a wide pale yellow brocade wrapped around the chest, the long skirt is spread out, and the gestures are as weak and light as the wind blowing willows, which makes people feel a sense of pity in their hearts.

"Of course, my sister welcomes you. Zhao Rumei looked at this handsome cousin, and she also felt close in her heart.

Today, all the juniors of the Zhao family are here, Zhao Qingping gave birth to a son and a daughter, the eldest son Zhao Youchen is already a man of birth at a young age, and is now studying in the academy, and will enter Beijing next year to participate in the Autumn Festival, the youngest daughter is Zhao Rumei, and she is also the only girl in the Zhao family.

Zhao Qingyi gave birth to two boys, the eldest son Zhao Youqi followed his father to learn martial arts and arrange troops, although the younger son Zhao Youjian also followed Zhao Youchen to college every day, but he was used to gagging, skipping class and skipping school all day long and having nothing to do, but he had a long open mouth, coaxing the old ancestor to be happy, and when something happened, he hid behind the old ancestor, and then cried and complained, no one took him, but fortunately, he was also a small mess and never poked out a big basket, and everyone turned a blind eye.

The adults were talking about business, and the juniors were bored, so Prince Duan asked Rong Qingqian to lead his cousin and cousin to the garden.

Because they were all natives of the South, they were not very interested in the similar garden layout.

So Zhao Youjian, who jumped out, proposed to go shopping in the market, Rong Qingqian came to Suzhou for a few days, except for a cursory look at Suzhou City through the window of the carriage on the day he first arrived, he really didn't have a formal visit to the market, so he showed unprecedented enthusiasm for Zhao Youjian's proposal.

As the eldest brother of the Zhao family and the leader of the juniors, Zhao Youchen also acquiesced in the younger brother's proposal, sent someone to communicate with the elders, and took his younger brothers and sisters out of the Rong Mansion. The elders believed in Zhao Youchen's personality very much, so they let them go out of the house to play.

Rong Qingqian and his party walked to the street, and the street was full of people. In the center of the street there is a river that divides the market into east and west, and there is a bridge between them, and there are some vendors and many tourists on the west side of the bridge. There are knives, scissors, and miscellaneous goods on the stalls. There are those who sell tea, and there are those who read fortunes.

There are also many tourists who lean on the railing on the side of the bridge and watch the boats passing in and out of the river. On the sidewalk in the middle of the bridge, there is a bustling flow of people, some are sitting in sedan chairs, some are riding horses, some are carrying burdens, some are driving donkeys to carry goods, and some are pushing wheelbarrows......

On both sides of the street are teahouses, taverns, pawnshops, workshops. There are tea houses, wine shops, foot shops, butcher shops, temples, public houses, etc., and there are many small vendors with large umbrellas in the open spaces on both sides of the street.

The streets stretch north and south to the quieter suburbs outside the city, but the streets are still crowded with pedestrians: those who carry burdens, those who drive ox carts to make deliveries, and those who drive donkeys to pull wagons. In the shop, there are specialists in silk and satin, jewelry, spices, incense paper horses, etc., and they hang market banners to solicit business.

There are businessmen doing business, gentry watching the street scene, officials riding horses, hawkers, family members in sedan chairs, monks with feet on their backs, tourists from other places asking for directions, children in the streets and alleys who listen to and hear stories, children of wealthy families who drink in restaurants, disabled old people who beg on the edge of the city, men and women, old and young, farmers and businessmen, three religions and nine streams, and everything is prepared.

To say that the prosperity of this Suzhou city is not much worse than that of Bianjing, and the types of goods it sells are also very different from Bianjing, Suzhou silk, rust, straw weaving, cloud brocade, velvet flowers, celadon, purple sand pottery, clay sculptures, porcelain, Suzhou sandalwood fans, etc., all make Rong Qingqian, a foreign visitor, dizzying.

Zhao Youchen is a very responsible brother, and he is also a very good tour guide, he accompanied Rong Qingqian to explain while walking, what is the famous tea Biluochun, what double-sided embroidery, jade carving, the origin of the characteristics are clear.

Suzhou's fans are very exquisite, and Rong Qingqian's favorite is the fragrant sandalwood folding fan. Rong Qingqian gently placed the fan on the tip of his nose.

Zhao Youchen continued: "The sandalwood fan uses three kinds of craftsmanship of carving, latte art, and hot flowering, and is decorated with silk tassels, which looks graceful and luxurious, and is an elegant work of art. ”

Saying that, Zhao Youchen took out the silver taels and bought them.

"Then I'm welcome, thank you cousin!"