Chapter 108: Meeting an Acquaintance
When I went up to the second floor, I saw the young woman in red who looked like a steward coming forward, and smiled before saying a word, "I said, how did I hear the magpie cry this morning, it turned out that Mrs. Ma came, but Mrs. Ma has not been here for several days." Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info"
Zhen Huiyi said with a smile: "It's hard for Li Niang to remember me, these days I have been busy with less, just today I brought you a distinguished guest, this is my sister, Jiu Niang, just came to Beijing from my hometown, Li Niang has to wait for my sister, she is a big customer." ”
Li Niang looked at Zhen Wanyi and smiled gently, although she had some doubts in her heart, but her face was not obvious, "Look at what Mrs. Ma said, those who can come to my beauty shop are all big customers, our food and clothing parents, and whoever comes will wait for them." ”
Zhen Huiyi bit her lower lip slightly, and wanted to say something, Zhen Wanyi pulled a hand, although this Niangli seems to be enthusiastic, but she doesn't have much sincerity, maybe Zhen Huiyi is not their big customer, that's why it's like this, after all, the Ma family is an official in the imperial envoy's platform, it is the real Qingshui Yamen, and the people here have a pair of rich eyes, and it is normal to look down on them.
Zhen Wanyi looked around, there were several rooms in the north, probably locker rooms. There were several large cabinets on the walls on both sides, and I think the clothes were there, and there was a shelf and iron in the south corner. "How do you look at the clothes?"
Li Niang smiled and led people to the table of the Eight Immortals to sit down, and immediately a little maid stepped forward to make tea, "These albums are all newly made by us, Jiu Niang can take a look at it first, if there is a favorite slave family and then take it out, you can try it first, or choose the fabric downstairs and let the embroidery girl in our store make a new one." ”
Zhen Wanyi nodded, opened the album, and was stunned first, this album is really exquisite, thick tweed bamboo pieces are used for covers, rice paper is used for painting, and each frame is marked in detail with materials, embroidery threads and embroidery patterns, and the details are drawn in detail.
"We have specially asked people to draw on the people who are dressed up, so just looking at the patterns is like seeing the real thing. ”
Zhen Wanyi's eyes flashed slightly, this beautiful lady doesn't want to show the real thing, after all, looking at the picture is only the appearance, if you take out the clothes and try them on, you won't be able to keep it nine times out of ten, "Can you change the placket of this red brocade jacket to wear a branch pattern?"
Li Niang took a closer look and thought for a while, "Yes, this is more festive, but the pattern of wearing branches is a little more complicated." ”
Zhen Wanyi took a fancy to a cheongsam again, the royal blue color is said to be old, but this cheongsam is inlaid with moon-white hems, treasure patterns, and looks luxurious and elegant. "Make me one of this too. Then he pointed to a light blue right shoulder skirt, "I'll wear this." The first two pieces are one foot four wide at the shoulders and one foot eight at the length of the sleeves. ”
Li Niang nodded and wrote down the size, and helped Zhen Wanyi measure it. With a smile, he said, "Are the clothes ready to be sent to Mafu?"
Zhen Huiyi's eyes were put away from the album, "No, send it to Zhen's Mansion in Xile Hutong in the east of the city." ”
Zhen Wanyi glanced at the album, "Third sister, you can also choose a dress, the style of clothes here is still good." ”
Zhen Huiyi shook her head, "No, the clothes I made at the beginning of the month haven't had time to put on my body, so I won't do it for the time being." ”
The two of them were picking up fabrics downstairs again, and as they were watching, a mother and daughter walked in, and before Zhen Wanyi could turn her head, she heard a call: "Sister-in-law." ”
Zhen Huiyi turned her head and showed a surprised expression, "Mother, Liuniang, why are you here?" said and smiled at Zhen Wanyi: "Ninth sister, this is my mother-in-law and sister-in-law, I didn't expect such a coincidence, I ran into them as soon as I went out." ”
Zhen Wanyi smiled and saluted: "Jiuniang has seen Mrs. Ma, Liuniang. ”
Mrs. Ma's flexible eyes hit Zhen Wanyi up and down, and she smiled, "It turns out that you are the Jiuniang who is often talked about in Huiniang's mouth, you are really a water spirit, no wonder you have such good luck." ”
Liuniang's dark eyes swept between Zhen Wanyi's bun, earlobes, neck, and neck, and she smiled innocently and romantically, "Liuniang has seen my sister, and my sister is so good-looking." ”
Zhen Wanyi bowed slightly, "Mrs. Ma and Liuniang are polite." Seeing such an obviously purposeful look and tentative tone, Zhen Wanyi lowered her eyes, and she really couldn't raise her enthusiasm.
Zhen Huiyi was secretly anxious when she looked at her mother-in-law and sister-in-law, and said with a smile: "The ninth sister is choosing fabrics, little sister, you know the most about the popular fancy in the capital, come and help the ninth sister refer to it." ”
Without waiting for Ma Liuniang to step forward, Zhen Wanyi hurriedly said: "Third sister, I have already chosen a lot of clothes today, we are not in a hurry to change this fabric, let's choose it next time." ”
Zhen Huiyi said: "Ninth sister, I finally came out today, and I met my mother-in-law and sister-in-law again, just going shopping together, you don't have a playmate of the same age in the capital, my sister-in-law knows a lot of people, you can often come out to play with her in the future." ”
Zhen Wanyi looked at Zhen Huiyi seriously, and then said, "Then let's pick the fabric again." He turned to Cherry and said, "You go outside and get the sedan chair driver and get them ready to go home." ”
As soon as the words landed, Cherry responded with a crisp sound and hurriedly trotted out. The faces of the remaining three women kept changing, Zhen Huiyi couldn't resist her mother-in-law's eyes, and whispered to Zhen Wanyi: "Ninth sister, what's wrong? ”
Zhen Wanyi raised her face and said with a smile: "Third sister, it's not too early for us to come out, it's time to go back to the house, if the third sister wants to go back to her own home, I'll take a sedan chair back first." ”
Turned around and looked at the fabric, and randomly ordered three colors, one pink, one pomegranate red, and one purple, and let the maid on the side wrap it up, "Mrs. Ma, Liu Niang, I met today, but I couldn't help it, I swept your interest, these three horses should be my reparation, third sister, one horse for each of you." ”
Let Cherry pay the bill, give a slight salute, and then resolutely turn away. If you don't like it, why force yourself to smile at the person you don't like.
Sitting on the soft sedan chair, Cherry asked through the curtain on the side of the sedan chair, "Miss, do you want to wait for the third aunt and grandmother?"
Zhen Wanyi bit her lip, "Wait for a cup of tea, if the third aunt and grandmother haven't come out yet, we'll go back to the house first." ”
"Hey. ”
Time passed quickly, Zhen Wanyi didn't wait for Cherry to ask again, and sighed, "Let's go." ”
When she returned to Zhen's mansion, Zhen Wanyi instructed: "Cherry, you go to the mother-in-law in the concierge to inquire, has the maid next to the third aunt and grandmother ever gone out yesterday, and if so, when did she come back, and what did she have in her hand?"
Cherry is clever, although she has only been here for a few days, but the maid in the backyard has recognized it, her mouth is also sweet, and the snacks she brought on her are also generous, and she has heard a lot of news in just a few days. (To be continued.) )