The winter days are sad, especially the winter in the north, the weather is cold, and the little north wind slips away when you go out, and the cold is shivering.

On such a day, it's best not to go anywhere, honestly stay at home on the hot kang head, the old men get together to drink a little wine, talk about the Queen Mother Lafayette and the emperor have quarreled recently, the old ladies get together to knock melon seeds, Zhang's family Li Jiashort, talk about the gossip of the neighborhoods in the street, this is Mao Dong.

But some people are born to be idle, and those who want to run out in the winter, this kind of people are divided into two categories, one is the rich old man, who drills into the gentle township of Bada Hutong all day long, and the other is the trader who supports his family, gathering on several streets outside the gate of the Forbidden City to shout, regardless of whether they are selling art or selling crafts, even in this winter, they all come out, just to eat.

Early in the morning, the most prosperous main gate street outside the Forbidden City was full of people, one of the largest restaurants in the capital, Li Defu, the big shopkeeper of Defu Restaurant, opened a shop not far from the next door, to say that this Li Defu is not simple, is the son of Li Lianying, the chief eunuch of the red man next to the Empress Dowager Cixi, although it is a succession, but it is no different from his own son, they are all pensioned and sent to the end, and Li Defu is also very proud, propaganda everywhere, usually bullying men and women, and bullying people is not less, it is regarded as a tyrant in the capital market, and even those officials give him some face。

The scale of the new shop is very large, and the repair inside is also extraordinarily luxurious, high-end atmosphere on the grade, at a glance it is not ordinary people to enter, although the plaque is covered with a red cloth, but you can vaguely see three words: Tianxiang Building.

How do you hear this name, and how do you think it should be opened in the willow alleys of the flower street in the Bada Hutong, isn't there any 'drunken incense courtyard' and 'woxiang building' there? But when you look inside the door, the sisters who are not dressed up and show off their flowers, what kind of medicine is sold in this gourd of the shopkeeper Li?

Qiang Qiang ......

The invited lion dance team began to make noise from early in the morning, blocking the street, this kind of lively scene can only be seen during the festival and the New Year, so the outer part of the store is three floors inside and three floors outside, and the popularity is not said.

"Today is a good day, everything I want can come true, I Li Defu can have today, thanks to the blessing of the Queen Mother Lafayette, and the care of my father Li Lianying...... "A man wearing brocade and a round hat stood at the door of the store, this is the big shopkeeper Li Defu.

"Shopkeeper Li, what are you selling in Tianxianglou?" someone in the crowd asked loudly.

"Don't worry, it's a long story, do you know what is the most popular thing in the palace right now?" asked Li Defu as he turned to the crowd.

"It's not a cricket, it's a starling. Someone replied.

"Wrong, very wrong. Li Defu said mysteriously, "Now the most popular in the palace is a kind of treasure from the heavenly country, she can not only exude a strange fragrance, but also have the effect of beauty, hydration and wrinkles, and rejuvenation." The name of this Tianxianglou is taken from this. ”

"Is it really fake? Isn't that an elixir? Shopkeeper Li, you can't be bragging, right? Why have I never heard of it?"

"Except for the sisters in the Eight Hutongs, what else do you know? Tell you, this treasure is not only used by the Queen Mother Lafayette, but also by the concubines and Gege. Shopkeeper Liu, it's not me Li Defu who is talking big, just your daughter-in-law's old face, buy it back and smear two bottles, and ensure that you can go to Bada Hutong as the top brand. ”

"Hahahaha!" The onlookers laughed when they heard it, and the shopkeeper Liu, who spoke just now, also blushed.

"I, Li Defu, am thinking about all the neighbors, so I have come thousands of miles to get so many treasures from the country of heaven, so that everyone can also experience the things that the lady and Gege in the palace regard as treasures. ”

"Shopkeeper Li, such a good baby, what is the price?" a woman asked curiously.

"Shopkeeper Tong asked well, you must think that such a magical treasure, how can it cost tens of thousands of taels of silver, right? Don't want 10,000 taels, don't want 8,000 taels, don't need 5,000 taels, how much is it? 500 taels, only 500 taels of silver, if you want to use the same paragraph as your mother and Gege, Tianxianglou also has, only 1,000 taels, don't miss it when you pass by, although there is no life of the mother, but you can enjoy the blessing of the mother. ”

"Five hundred taels? ”

"Yes, five hundred taels, enough for me to eat big fish and meat for a few years. ”

As soon as they heard the price, the onlookers walked halfway.

"Vulgar, look at you are all vulgar people. Li Defu pouted and said, "The Queen Mother Lafayette, as well as the treasures used by the mothers and Gege, it would be good if you could buy them, tell you the truth, our Great Qing Kingdom, in addition to the palace, there is also my Tianxiang Building, even if you go to all the provinces and provinces, you will definitely not find a second place to sell these treasures." If there is, I will give it to you for nothing. ”

After hearing this, the rest of the people thought that it was also such a reason, how could the treasures in the palace be cheap? Crickets and starlings could be sold for thousands of taels or tens of thousands of taels, and such treasures that could be rejuvenated were only sold for five hundred and one thousand taels, which was also a conscience price.

Li Defu saw the people who were talking about it, turned around and walked into the shop, he knew very well that these treasures were not something that ordinary people could consume, and those people outside were just joining in the fun, and the real God of Wealth had not yet come.

As early as yesterday, after receiving this batch of treasures, he sent letters to all the prefectures, those are all big families with heads and faces in the capital, and they also know a little about the things in the palace, so in the face of these treasures, those people will never care about a few hundred taels of silver. As long as it is a baby, no one will buy it.

Not long after, a carriage stopped at the door of Tianxianglou, the maid lifted the curtain, and saw a gorgeously dressed woman walking out of it, looking up at the plaque of Tianxianglou, and walking in with an arrogant expression.

"Hey, did you see it? wasn't the second lady of the Cabinet University Scholar Wang who went in just now?"

"Could it be that what Li Defu said is true? The common people dare to deceive, and he doesn't dare to deceive this Mrs. Wang, right?"

"Look, there's another carriage coming. ”

At the corner of the street, a few carriages stopped when they walked outside the Tianxiang Building, and the people who came down were all women without exception, and there were old and young, looking at the clothes and dresses on their bodies, they were definitely big families, and then looking at their enthusiastic appearance, they were obviously deliberately coming for the treasures in the Tianxiang Building.

"Mrs. Zhao, you are here too. ”

"Mrs. Zhou, I guess you've heard about the recent events in the palace, right?"

"Yes, I heard that the Queen Mother's complexion is getting better and better after using these treasures, and all the ladies are also vying to buy it from Mr. Li, this Li Defu is the son of Mr. Li, and the baby should not be wrong. Recently, it's getting colder and colder day by day, and my face is dry and dry, so no, I'll buy it and try it back. ”

"So do I, let's go in together. ”

The women who met unexpectedly, after saying hello, walked into Tianxiang Building together.

The people around were stunned, such an expensive thing, and so many ladies came to buy it, thinking that there would be no fake treasure.

"Let's go, let's go in and have a look, and open our eyes. ”

"Yes, it doesn't cost anything to see anyway. ”

Originally, the onlookers entered the Tianxiang Building one after another, and it was crowded for a while.

A white and innocent person in the crowd hurriedly ran in the direction of the Forbidden City after seeing this scene.

"What you said is true?" In a remote place outside Chuxiu Palace, Li Lianying asked solemnly at the little eunuch sent out early in the morning.

"Manager Li, what Xiao just said is true, if there is half a point of falsehood, the sky will thunder. The little eunuch raised his hand and swore.

Seeing this scene, Li Lianying's face finally showed a smile of relief, he really didn't expect that on the first day of opening, there would be so many people, it seems that Li Defu is really a good material for trading.

"You go again, tell Sù Defu, whoever bought what, write it down, and bring it back to me in the evening with the silver ticket. ”

"Yes, Mr. Lee. When the little eunuch heard this, he hurriedly said, going out of the palace to do things for Manager Li is much more comfortable than being in the palace, "Manager Li, don't go and take a look, the scene is lively." ”

"Today, the Queen Mother Lafayette wants to see the envoys from foreign countries, so let's talk about it in two days. ”

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