Chapter 152: The Lively Ten Mile Tea Shop
Princess Liu nodded and sighed, "It would be good if he also understood this truth, by the way, this matter must be hidden from Zhen'er first, and it will not be too late for me to deal with that wild girl who doesn't know the height of the sky." ”
The old lady subconsciously touched the hibiscus hairpin behind her head, and responded with a weak heart.
Princess Liu also had no intention of continuing to eat, and waved her hand to signal the old lady to call for someone to withdraw the dinner table, and then went back to the house to die a good plan. Where did she think that her niece, who she was trying her best to hide, got the news, not only broke a dozen dishes in anger, but even used the excuse of preparing snacks for her cousin, and quietly spread the news of the prince's sunrise to the city after the sun to the ears of several ladies. And some money-greedy slaves and maids around everyone's ladies spread this matter to more people...
It was a rainy time in Jiangnan in July, and God didn't know where he was wronged, as if he had turned into a little daughter-in-law overnight, twisting the handkerchief and wiping away tears.
And the people who have endured the scorching heat for a long time are very happy at first, the air has become moist, and the roof tiles have been washed clean. But when the light rain continued for a few days, and the quilts began to be damp, everyone was not happy, and they stood under the eaves and prayed for a smile.
On this day, it is rare to see the sky blue and the sun high when you get up early. Every household hurriedly spread out the quilts, dried the books, and dried the goods, and was very busy.
For some reason, the north gate of Kyoto is also rarely lively, and the little captain who guards the gate has some eyesight because he married a distant niece of a noble family as a daughter-in-law. Seeing that the soldiers under his command who were accustomed to pinching oil and water were holding their arms to block a black-painted carriage without knowing whether they were alive or dead, he hurriedly ran over and pulled back his subordinates, and then nodded and sent the carriage away.
Because the veterans made an appointment to go to Flower Street in the evening, they were collectively making enough energy to make some money, and they never wanted to be cut off by their bosses, so they didn't complain, but their faces were unhappy.
The little lieutenant raised his hand and slapped the veteran soldier hard, and his heart was secretly refreshed. On weekdays, they always rely on their qualifications to refuse to listen to their orders, but today they have a reason to be angry.
The old soldier was naturally annoyed and stiffened his neck, but the little lieutenant Shi Shiran said, "Lao Wang, don't be unconvinced, my slap is to save your life." Hmph, who are you sitting in that carriage just now, and you dare to step forward and get stuck in the oil and water? That's the queen mother's niece and granddaughter, Lord Hongxia! If I'm too late, you'll have to move your head tomorrow! ”
"Ah," the old soldier gasped in astonishment, and was about to ask another question when two more carriages came to the door, one after the other. The little lieutenant immediately stopped the soldiers who wanted to come forward, bowed directly and let the carriage pass.
The veteran couldn't help but ask again, "Who belong to these two carriages?" ”
"The carriage at the house of Lord Chen, the secretary of the Ministry of War, and Lord Meng, the servant of the Ministry of Officials!" The lieutenant glanced at him contemptuously, but he didn't hide anything. At this time, all the soldiers were convinced, and they all stepped forward to compliment, hoping that this boss could teach everyone the trick of recognizing the carriage. After all, they are usually on duty at the city gate, and if they learn this skill, they don't have to worry about offending the nobles, and they may even be appreciated by the nobles, and immediately get rid of the drudgery of drinking the north wind every day.
When they were talking and laughing, seven or eight carriages passed in a row, and even the little lieutenant began to be curious, not understanding what medicine the daughters of these noble and high-ranking officials' families had taken wrong, why did they all come to the north gate where there was no good scenery?
Compared with the panic of the gatekeepers, the mood of the shopkeeper of a small teahouse ten miles away outside the city gate can be described as frightened.
Yesterday afternoon, two small guys came to the teahouse, and they couldn't help but say that they smashed down twenty taels of silver, saying that they would pack Tatsumi for two hours today. There are no other strange requirements, just that there can be no idle people in the teahouse.
The shopkeeper is naturally happy, and occasionally there are nobles here to send friends or greet relatives on weekdays, and they will also charter their own shops. What's more, the location of this teahouse is not in the downtown area, and the income of one day is only seven or eight taels at most, so it is no different from a pie in the sky at once.
However, at this time, the old shopkeeper regretted it very much. Originally, he got up early and arranged for the young man to stay in front of the door to stop the scattered guests, but unfortunately, just after the middle of the day, the young man was whipped and ran back. The little girl who beat people wore a coarse cloth dress and only a wooden hairpin on her head, but the maid and servant who was waiting with her had all her nostrils to the sky, domineering, and completely ignored what others said.
The old shopkeeper guessed that this was a noble person in Kyoto, and was hesitating to come forward to ask for a letter or two, but he didn't expect more than a dozen groups of people to come outside the store one after another, and the lobby was instantly crowded. The old shopkeeper was sweating profusely, but seeing the many little girls dressed in cold makeup and arrogant postures greeting each other or arguing loudly, he finally knew that he would never be able to run away from the fate of being involved today.
So, he decisively took out the twenty taels of silver and stuffed it to the most relied on fellow, and told him to return it when he saw the owner of the chartered field yesterday, and to be sure to serve these strange young ladies well, and then he went back to the backyard and directly picked up the stick and smashed it on his head.
When he fell to the ground, he heard his mother-in-law exclaim, and he was still smiling bitterly in his heart, no matter how these nobles fought, I am afraid that he will not be blamed on the head of a comatose person...
Murong Huaide was thinking about his wife who had been separated for a long time, he tossed and turned on the bed this night, and finally squinted for a while at dawn, but he still dreamed that his wife saw him and turned around and left, so anxious that he woke up as soon as he pulled off the bed curtain.
He got up and put on his clothes, and went to the courtyard for a while, and when he saw that everything was ready, he got on the carriage and rode out of the north gate with his men. But as soon as he saw that the teahouse was full of people, and there were even two girls from nowhere arguing loudly, he immediately frowned.
The two little guys who came here yesterday on an errand were also stunned, and they were extremely suspicious that the old shopkeeper had cheated on their own money. The two of them didn't wait for the master to scold, and ran in. It's a pity that the young man returned the twenty taels of silver directly with a sad face, and informed his old shopkeeper that he was seriously ill and is still unconscious.
The two little guys were so angry that they were half dead, but they had no choice but to ask their master for their guilt.
In front of Murong Huaide, there were more than a dozen posts with the fragrance of flowers at this time, all of which invited him to take a break in the teahouse and drink a bowl of "rock sugar white fungus soup" by the way, if he couldn't guess what went wrong, he would really be ashamed of teaching Mr. Feng for many years.
"B-eight, go in and accompany me with the young ladies of each family, just say that I have important things to do when I go out of the city today, and I really don't have time to taste their craftsmanship."
Yiba, who was wearing a set of aqua blue gauze skirts, was looking at the many strangely dressed ladies in the teahouse and secretly laughing, and when he heard the master's words, he responded crisply, "Childe, are you not afraid of offending these delicate young ladies?" Do you want me to find a tactful and moving excuse for you? ”
Murong Huaide tugged at his somewhat tight neckline, and finally felt that his breathing was a little easier, so he said helplessly, "In the future, I won't talk to Bingsi, and I won't let him take a good girl." Your lady doesn't like a girl with too much talk the most, be careful that she doesn't want to keep you in the other courtyard. ”
Bhachi had heard the brothers of the two groups talk about the orchard before, and she was very close to the housemother she had never met. At this time, as soon as he heard his master say this, he quickly closed his mouth and replied vaguely, "The house... I don't dare anymore in the afternoon, and the door doesn't pay off (I don't dare anymore in the future, Childe helps me intercede)! ”
Murong Huaide was amused by this girl's funny appearance, and the annoyance he had just felt because of the occupation of the teahouse also faded, so he urged, "Go quickly, and then quickly find a clean place to pick up, your mistress is afraid that she will arrive soon." ”
"Yes, Childe." Ohachi stuck out his tongue and happily jumped out of the car to run an errand.
The ladies in the lobby of the teahouse are waiting anxiously at this time, if their eyes can penetrate the carriage, then the carriage of the palace may become a sieve. Finally, I was looking forward to a little maid coming in, and almost everyone raised a heart to their throats.
It's a pity that the little girl said something politely and rudely, which directly caused all the hearts to fall.
"Important, what is it that makes him ignore the invitation of so many sisters? Wouldn't we join us and invite him to come in and sit down for a while? ”
I don't know which lady was too disappointed, and she opened her mouth to say the voices of many women. As a result, the situation that was still divided was instantly united in one place and became unanimous with the outside world.
Yiba didn't have the time to listen to their complaints, so he simply bowed and jumped to the side of the carriage, and then shouted loudly to the small servants and mothers-in-law to quickly move things and arrange the masters' resting places.
Although the teahouse was occupied by the ladies in advance, fortunately, there were three osmanthus trees planted not far from the door of the teahouse. Yiba and his people quickly spread linoleum and blankets under the tree, put cushions, placed delicate snacks and tea sets on the small coffee table, and finally blocked two small screens near the official road and the teahouse.
Although the ladies were annoyed, they rushed forward to theorize with their favorite men, and they still couldn't do it. After all, Daqi's etiquette is still very strict with women, and they can use the excuse of traveling to chase the tea shop, but they definitely don't dare to take it seriously and shout and entangle men, otherwise they don't say that their parents and ancestors will discount their legs, even if they are lucky not to be hurt, they will not be able to find a good in-law when the gossip spreads.
At this time, seeing that their vision was blocked, the ladies immediately moved to the second floor, and the quiet small space blocked by the screen naturally fell into their eyes again.
Murong Huaide walked around under the tree, and when he saw that the layout was quite comfortable, he ordered Yiba to boil water, he wanted to make tea with his own hands, and when the tea was half cold, his wife and children would come to his side.
(The eyelids are really heavy, and they are finally driven out, everyone sleeps, and they have a good dream.) Good night. )R638