Chapter 18 Buying in the East and Turning Around in the West
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Gu Siniang didn't dare to go out at home, for fear of getting into trouble again when she went out. She specially asked people to inquire about Miss Weiyuan Housan, and found that everything was quiet, so she breathed a sigh of relief.
As soon as she relaxed here, Gu Yuanniang received an invitation.
Princess Changle set up a banquet and invited the ladies in Beijing to enjoy the flowers together.
At this time of the year, there is a flower viewing banquet, but in fact, it is just a name to get the ladies in Beijing together.
Those who have daughters at home take this opportunity to take them out for a walk, and those who have sons at home also happen to take advantage of this banquet to see a daughter-in-law.
In short, it is a blind date banquet in disguise.
Gu Siniang didn't know this, she was very happy to see her name on the plaster. It was a banquet for high society, and she had the privilege of going for a walk, which was just an eye-opener.
Gu Yuanniang looked at the invitation and thought a little more, Gu Siniang is fourteen years old this year, and she is about to get married, and she has to look at each other in time.
In the past, the Gu family didn't have that condition, so naturally she couldn't think about it, but now that she has an aristocratic status, she naturally doesn't want to wronged this sister.
Gu Yuanniang has already thought about it, and when she waits for the banquet, she must dress up Gu Siniang well, which will make people shine.
On the other side, in the backyard of the Xie family, Xie Ronghua looked at the invitation, his eyes narrowed, "You said that the Wei family's shabby settlement also received the invitation?" ”
"Yes, the slave listened to the messenger." The little maid replied tremblingly.
"Got it, let's go down." Xie Ronghua waved his hand, his fingers touched the bronzing words on the plaster, and his heart was difficult to calm after all.
I want her to come through thousands of years, from an unappreciated concubine, to ten years of business, before finally occupying the mansion to speak.
Marrying the prince of Yongping Hou and becoming the princess of the world is something she has been running for so many years, and she originally had victory in sight, but she didn't want to be cut off once.
The palm of his hand slammed on the table, Xie Ronghua's teeth chattered, Gu Siniang, she must meet this woman in person.
Princess Changle's flower-viewing banquet was scheduled for half a month later, and the ladies who received the invitation in Beijing became lively for a while.
Families began to customize the clothes and jewelry to wear.
Gu Yuanniang was no exception, she found a master to tailor Gu Siniang, and chose a few popular patterns.
I decided on my clothes and started to make jewelry again.
Gu Siniang was most irritable about these trivial things, she thought that it would be good to only bring a hairpin, anyway, she didn't belong to the glamorous type, the simpler it was, the more beautiful it looked.
This idea was ruthlessly interrupted by Gu Yuanniang as soon as she said it, "You are wearing shabby, be careful that you get into trouble and don't know yet." ”
Princess Changle likes brocade clothes, and every year at the flower viewing banquet, the daughters of each family are full of effort to wear gorgeous clothes, in addition to showing themselves, they are also to please Princess Changle.
If anyone wears this shabby look, they will definitely make Princess Changle dissatisfied, and they will also look out of place with others, so it is easy to be hated.
Where did Gu Siniang think of so much, after listening to Gu Yuanniang's analysis, she felt that she had not risen in her two lives except for her age.
Before the flower-viewing feast, she went out again.
There are so many places in the house all day long, and it is really boring to go around, so she sneaked out with Cailian.
There is a street in the capital, which is not big, but it is extremely lively, and there are no very expensive restaurants here, but there are many street vendors.
How to say it, it is similar to the snack street of later generations.
She asked Cailian for a change of clothes, she was not very conspicuous, no matter how ordinary the clothes were, she couldn't find them in the crowd.
There were a lot of people on the street, bustling, Gu Siniang suddenly found some shopping in her previous life, and when it came to weekends, she liked to buy it hard.
"Fourth Miss, slow down." Cailian shouted after him.
Gu Siniang has a sugar man in her left hand and a fried cake in her right hand. I was very happy to eat, and when I saw Cailian sweating profusely, I said to her, "Cailian, you don't have to follow me all the time, you can buy whatever you want to eat." ”
Cai Lian wiped the sweat from her forehead and shook her head, "The slave is not hungry at all, the slave and the maid should follow the fourth lady." ”
She secretly went out with her master, and if she was discovered, she might be punished, and if she lost her master again, she would be unlucky.
"Lotus picking!"
Gu Siniang suddenly turned her head and called her.
Cai Lian was startled, and subconsciously opened her mouth, and before she could say a word, her mouth was filled with the smell of rice.
Gu Siniang grinned at her, "How is it, it tastes good." ”
The two of them stopped and stopped along the way, eating and drinking, and they didn't pay attention, and they didn't know when they were targeted.
Passing by a stall selling hairpins, she slowed down and glanced at it casually.
The flower seller glanced at their dresses and hurriedly promoted them, "The two girls are really good-looking, my bead flower is made according to Cheng Ji, and Jingzhong is the only one." ”
"Oh? Is it? Gu Siniang stopped, looked a little interested, took one out casually, and asked, "How much money does this cost?" ”
"The girl is a knowledgeable person, and I won't fool you. One thirty copper plates, two fifty copper plates. ”
The peddler rolled his eyes and said immediately.
Gu Siniang was amused when she heard this, "You are not honest in business." ”
"How do you say this, a small business, Tong Su is not bullied." The peddler immediately raised his voice.
"This beaded flower, I've seen it before, two for ten cents. But you want us fifty pennies for two. Do you dare to say that you are not a child? Gu Siniang was not frightened by his appearance, and said to the vendor with a bead flower in her hand.
This thing is also sold in the Yushui Market, and they are all similar in color, but the price is several times worse.
The hawker was a little weak by what she said, and he hesitated for a long time and said, "Twenty yuan for two, it can't be lower." ”
"Ten cents." Gu Siniang shook her head, "No, I don't want it." ”
After saying that, she was about to leave, and the peddler hurriedly shouted, "Fifteen Wen, I really can't sell it for less." ”
"Small business, there is a lot of rent on this day, no matter how cheap it is, I will lose money."
Gu Siniang retracted her steps at this time, turned her head to look at him and smiled, "Then buy two." ”
Cai Lian hurriedly paid the money, Gu Siniang took the bead flower, and handed it to Cai Lian, "No, you and Ju Xiang will wear it to play." ”
"How can a slave or maid ask for it?" Cai Lian hurriedly shook her head.
"Take it, it's not expensive. It also looks good on weekdays. Gu Siniang said with a smile.
Hearing this, Cailian thanked him and put the bead flowers in place.
The two were about to continue walking, when suddenly someone came out of nowhere, and they went on a rampage and bumped into the two of them. (To be continued.) )