Three days passed in the blink of an eye.

On the day of the banquet, Qin Ziming got up early in the morning, washed up and punched in the room for a while, and then went out energetically to Jiang Qingliu's room to serve.

When he arrived, Jiang Qingliu had already gotten up and dressed, and he hurriedly stepped forward to help tidy up. Jiang Qingliu saw that his expression was implied with excitement, and looked at what he was wearing, and saw that he took out new clothes that he was reluctant to wear on weekdays, and his hair was combed neatly, guessing his thoughts, he couldn't help but laugh in his heart. Qin Ziming saw his playful expression, and said with a slightly red face: "Childe, do you look at my body today?" Jiang Qingliu was silent, and he continued: "I thought that I was going for my son, but I couldn't lose my son's face and make people look down on him, so I picked a new dress to wear." ”

Jiang Qingliu interrupted him with a smile and said, "I know, I'll go to the Qingyuan warehouse in Jinxiu Hutong to get some clothes and jade ornaments later." You are my person, and I naturally will not let people look down on you. ”

Qin Ziming scratched his head embarrassedly but didn't refuse, and happily agreed.

After breakfast, Jiang Qingliu ordered him to go to work by himself, not to wait by his side, and to return when he came back from the banquet. Qin Ziming saw that he was resolute, so he obediently retreated and went to Jinxiu Hutong to choose clothes. Jiang Qingliu took a few books and went to the bookstore in the backyard to read.

Qin Ziming went out and rode a horse to Jinxiu Hutong, but the gatekeeper didn't know him and didn't let him in, so he had to take out the jade plate given by Jiang Qingliu, which alarmed the old housekeeper in the courtyard before entering Qingyuan. It turned out that this house was not in the name of the Jiang family, but one of the properties that Tianxing Pavilion had been operating in various places for many years. As an occasional place to live, there is only one housekeeper and a few slaves in the Qingyuan on weekdays, and it is rare to see the living, and the door is closed all year round. Therefore, the gatekeeper saw Qin Ziming's face and insisted on not letting him in, and he was only allowed to let him go when he showed the token of Tianxing Pavilion. It can also be seen that the order of the Heavenly Star Pavilion is prohibited, and the management is very strict.

Qin Ziming went to the treasury, where a lot of cloth and satin, furniture, jade and jewelry that had not yet been paid into the treasury were stored. Because of the arrival of Jiang Qingliu, a while ago, a batch of ready-to-wear with exquisite materials and fine styles was introduced, which just met Qin Ziming's needs. He and Jiang Qingliu are the same age and have a similar figure, so these clothes basically fit. He chose a purple silk robe with narrow sleeves with a lilac belt, and a blue purse with an elephant's eye in the middle. He looked in the mirror, nodded very satisfied, suddenly patted his head again, turned around and found a piece of white jade with a lingzhi pattern to wear on his body, and then staggered out the door. The old housekeeper looked at Qin Ziming, who had changed greatly, with a smile, and couldn't help but praise: "Manager Qin is really a talent, if you go out, you can be much better than ordinary people's sons!" ”

Because he is Jiang Qingliu's personal guard and servant, others call Qin Ziming and Qin Xiaoguan to show respect. Qin Ziming was even more energetic when he heard the old housekeeper's praise, and immediately rode to the Guanyu Pavilion.

After walking for a short distance while asking about the road, he suddenly remembered that there were at least two hours before noon, and he didn't have to wait for a long time to get there so early, and if he was discovered, he would have to eat this meal. No, no, he couldn't go so early, he turned his horse's head and was about to go back first, but found a familiar figure in the crowd.

Hey, isn't that Miss Wang? and Wang Mu and Wang Shi also came.

"Aunt Wang..." As soon as he shouted, he felt inappropriate, this Wang girl was still dressed as a man, and she was almost shouted by him to reveal her identity. He hurried his horse toward them.

Wang Shi, who had been looking around over there, also discovered Qin Ziming, and he jumped excitedly and shouted: "Brother Qin, Brother Qin!" ”

Wang Jin and Wang Mu, who were picking up books at an old bookstall beside him, heard the shout, and also looked in that direction, and sure enough, they saw Qin Ziming, who was dressed in extraordinarily spirited spirits, riding a tall horse towards them, still with a signature smile on his face. Wang Jin was a little dazzled by his outfit, and couldn't help muttering in her heart, is this going on a blind date?

When Qin Ziming got to them, he jumped off his horse and said in surprise: "Miss Wang, why did you enter the city today?" But something to do? ”

Wang Jin has always had a good impression of Qin Ziming, and replied with a smile at the moment: "Today, I will take my younger brothers into the city to buy some things, and I will also buy some pen, ink, paper and inkstones at home, and I will buy some books to go back, Shi'er should also be enlightened." She turned her head to look at Wang Shi, who was pouting displeased.

Qin Ziming said enthusiastically: "That's right, I'll be free now, so I'll go shopping with you." I've been in Yangzhou for so many days, and I haven't had a chance to take a good look at the excitement in this city. I'll buy something later, and I'll be able to carry it for you. ”

Without waiting for Wang Jian to speak, Wang Shi happily stepped forward and grabbed Qin Ziming's sleeve and said, "Is Brother Qin with us?" That's great, sister, let's play with Brother Qin! ”

Wang Jin saw that he was so excited, thinking that he would be detained at home to study in the future, and his heart was soft, so he nodded in agreement, and said to Qin Ziming: "If you say that the best scenery of Yangzhou City is Slender West Lake, in the northwest of the city, it is relatively close to your newly bought house." It's just that it's going to take a lot of time from us. ”

Qin Ziming patted his thigh and said, "It's a coincidence today, I'm going to go to the vicinity of Slender West Lake at noon." In this way, I'll accompany you to buy things first, and then go to Slender West Lake together. It turned out that he had asked for directions earlier and learned that this Guanyu Pavilion was near Slender West Lake.

Wang Jian also felt that it was feasible when he heard this, so the group walked around the street first. After walking for a while, Qin Ziming found that there were many shops on both sides of this street, and there were all kinds of shops, such as incense powder shops, hardware stores, umbrella shops, plaque shops, and lacquerware shops. There are many pedestrians coming and going in the shops, and the business is very prosperous. He couldn't help but smack his tongue: "I didn't think that this street was really lively, there are so many shops, and everything is sold." ”

Wang explained: "This is Dongsheng Street, which is one of the most lively markets in Yangzhou. It leads to the Grand Canal to the east, where it is connected to the wharf, where merchants can easily do business, and all kinds of goods are sold because of the transportation. Most of the people in Yangzhou City also love to come here to buy things on weekdays. ”

"Yes, yes, Brother Qin, my sister used to bring me here before, and there were also live fish, water eight fresh, and all kinds of melons and fruits in front of it. My favorite place to go is the one that sells fruits, and there are many fruits in it that ordinary people have never seen! Wang Shi added excitedly.

"Yes, then I'm going to take a look, what is this water eight fresh, why haven't I heard of it?" Qin Ziming was curious.

"You'll find out when you go see it!" Wang Shi pulled his sleeve and ran forward, and Wang Jian and Wang Mu hurriedly followed.

When I arrived at the east end of Dongsheng Street, I saw a lot of oil and rice shops, fresh fish shops, eight fresh shops, melon and fruit shops, bamboo and wood shops, and there were many customers at the door of each shop to choose and buy. Qin Ziming praised while watching, the fish and shrimp in this fish row are fresh, and they are very gratifying; The water and eight fresh water in the Eight Fresh Lines were originally water celery, mushrooms, artemisia melons, water chestnuts, river lotus roots, water chestnuts, water chestnuts (chicken head rice), and Ulva cabbage, which are also extremely rare in this season. Qin Ziming couldn't help but wonder: "It's not the water chestnut now, the season of river lotus harvesting, these vegetables in this shop are more expensive than meat, and I don't know how they came from." ”

Wang Jin said with a smile: "Our aquatic products in Yangzhou are already abundant, and with the convenience of this transportation, it is naturally a little rarer to transport some from other places." ”

Qin Ziming was stunned, and was about to ask a few more words, but was pulled by Wang Shi and ran to the Tianji fruit line in front. Now in the middle of April, the largest place in the shop is placed in a basket of green dates, loquats, mulberries, cherries, green and red, very attractive. However, these are all seasonal fruits, which are not unusual, but there are peaches, pineapples, bananas, watermelons, and even lemons in the small compartments in the big stall in the middle of the store. These shops really have some doorways. He looked at Wang Shi on the side looking at the pink peaches, and glanced at the red cherries from time to time, so he said to the busy guys on the side: "Help me weigh some peaches and cherries, and wrap some mulberries, pineapples, bananas and lemons." ”

When the guy heard this, this is a big lord, he hurried over and weighed it quickly. When Wang Jin and Wang Mu arrived, Qin Ziming was already paying the bill. Wang Jin hurriedly stopped, glared at Wang Shi, and said, "Brother Qin, don't break the bank like this, we are just ordinary farmers, where do we want to eat such good things." ”

Qin Ziming said with a smile: "I didn't buy it for you to eat, I haven't eaten these fresh fruits for a long time, and now I look a little greedy." There aren't many people who buy these. ”

Wang Jian had no choice but to give up, and secretly thought that he must teach Wang Shi well when he went back.

After strolling around for a while, they were about to turn to Slender West Lake, but I don't know when Qin Ziming called a carriage and asked them to sit on it with the things they had bought, and he rode all the way to the northwest of the city.