Qing Shu didn't answer, and looked at Aunt Jian and her party from the corner of her eye. At this time, Aunt Jian and her party were standing there with their backs to where Qing Shu was standing, not close to where Qing Shu was. Over there, it is the place where the auspicious village is placed in the fine silk. Aunt Jane and the strange lady were looking at the fine silk.

Qing Shu had the heart to leave, but before he could take a step, the curtain behind the counter was lifted, revealing the oily and smooth round face of the shopkeeper Pan. Seeing this, she immediately changed her mind and stared at Shopkeeper Pan with a smile on her face.

Shopkeeper Pan is a 41-year-old female shopkeeper in charge of the business of Jixiang Zhuang. Although she is not tall, she is very fat, the whole person is round and chubby, and the flesh on her face is like a big round cake. Even so, her appearance is not ugly in the eyes of most people, and the appearance of always smiling Mimi makes people look kind and comfortable.

When the smiling shopkeeper Pan saw Qing Shu standing in the store, his eyes widened a little, and he opened his mouth to call the owner with a look of surprise.

Qing Shu waved his hand.

The shopkeeper Pan took back the word "owner" from his mouth in time, and the person had already turned out of the counter and went straight to Qingshu.

The female guy didn't know why, so she shouted at the shopkeeper Pan who moved his round body over.

Shopkeeper Pan nodded, and the person had already moved in front of Qing Shu, "Does this young lady want to sit in the back?" "The owner doesn't want to identify herself in front of people, so she naturally has to cooperate.

Qing Shu looked in the direction of Aunt Jian's group. Seeing that Aunt Jian and the strange lady were surrounded by the maid and mother-in-law, and no one paid attention to her, she responded lightly.

Shopkeeper Pan moved his round body, led the way in front, and led Qing Shu into the small hall from the left rear door. In the small hall, there are all kinds of tables, chairs, tea sets and other things for guests, and the pictures on the wall are all good.

When the shopkeeper Pan instructed the female partner to serve tea, Qingshu was already seated.

Qing Shu asked Fu Huan to step forward and ordered in a low voice, "Sue the Luo guards, do your best to find out the reason why Aunt Jian appeared in Jinyang City, and by the way, find out who is in the city and Aunt Jian." ”

Fu Huan took the order, told Xiaojuan to be smart, and then asked the guy the location of the back door, and went out through the back door.

At this time, the shopkeeper Pan dared to step forward, standing in front of Qing Shu and rubbing his hands, "The owner has worked hard all the way from afar, and the few guys in front of him didn't recognize the owner and neglected the owner." The villain is here to make amends for the owners of those who are not long-sighted. With that, she laboriously bent down to Qingshu.

Qing Shu smiled, "Okay, okay." The guys you trained are all excellent, and you don't neglect me or any of your guests, so good! "The guy in front of me hadn't seen her at all, so naturally he didn't recognize her as the owner. Where is she the kind of unreasonable person.

Listening to the owner's tone of voice, he affirmed the guy in the shop, and the happy little eyes of the shopkeeper Pan were almost slit, "With the praise of the owner, everyone will be happy to close their mouths." ”

Qing Shu smiled and stopped continuing the topic, "There are two ladies surrounded by maids and mothers-in-law in front, do you recognize them?" ”

The shopkeeper Pan was very excited to see the owner in the shop suddenly, but there were people in the shop at that time, and he noticed it at a glance. Therefore, as soon as the proprietor asked, she didn't want to answer immediately, "The lady in red looks at her eyes, and this is the first time she has come to the shop." The other is the third lady of the Zhao Mansion, a famous family in Jinyang City. ”

"Third Lady of the Zhao Mansion?"

"Yes. This Zhao Mansion, the owner must have heard of it. Governor Chen has a daughter who married into the Zhao Mansion, and she is the seventh lady of the Zhao Mansion. ”

Shopkeeper Pan said it so clearly, Qing Shu still doesn't understand which Zhao Mansion this Zhao Mansion refers to! The seventh lady of the Zhao Mansion is the biological daughter of Chen Zhifu, that is, Chen Qiaojiang's aunt. Mrs. Zhao Qi once went to Kangxi Town to visit Chen Qiaojiang, and at that time she was still with her son, a little chubby. Qingshu remembered that the little chubby dun was a snack, and if she had milk, she was the mother's master, which was very funny. Mrs. Zhao San, who walked with Aunt Jane, is Mrs. Zhao Qi's third sister-in-law.

It's just that how did Mrs. Zhao San and Aunt Jian get together? Qing Shu wondered in her heart, "What is the relationship between this third lady and the seventh lady?" ”

Shopkeeper Pan replied truthfully, "Back to the owner's house, the two ladies met very politely." It means that the relationship is average, superficially passable, but not close. She replied, feeling that what she said was not clear enough, and added, "The seventh lady is Mrs. Yan, and the third lady is Mrs. Shu." ”

Qing Shu nodded slightly, indicating that he understood. In a big family, the status of the son-in-law and the concubine is different, and the status of the wife of the sister-in-law and the wife of the concubine is naturally different. Moreover, the Seventh Lady is also the daughter of the Governor of Chen, who holds the highest official position in Jinyang City, and after marrying into the Zhao family, her status is a head higher than that of other concubines. There is nothing strange about the relationship between the seventh lady and the third lady who only has a superficial passable relationship.

Qing Shu didn't ask any more questions, changed the topic, and just told the shopkeeper Pan to invite Mr. Accounts over.

At this time, Fu Huan came back and reported that the Luo guards had gone to do something.

Qing Shu bowed his head and stayed in the shop for another hour, then left the shop and drove back to Chen's house.

The next day, Qingshu pinched the time when the shop was open and went to Jixiangzhuang again.

Coincidentally, the girl I saw in the shop yesterday was also dressed in ordinary clothes. This girl is dressed in a hairpin skirt, and her eyebrows are very cute. She carried a bamboo basket on her left arm and was talking to the shopkeeper Pan who was standing at the counter.

Shopkeeper Pan, "Miss Lan, I know that you are in urgent need of silver, and I want to take on more small jobs to do purses and embroidery brocade handkerchiefs." It's just that the New Year is coming now, and the purses and brocades collected on the village have been saved a lot, and this kind of work will not be sent out again before the year. ”

The girl with clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes is the blue girl in the mouth of the shopkeeper Pan. She listened to the words of the shopkeeper Pan, and her face was a little more sad. After a few seconds of silence, she said with a pleading look on her face, "Shopkeeper Pan, thanks to your care on weekdays, Yuan'er can earn some money from time to time to go back to supplement the family. For your care, Yuan'er is grateful, and should not be embarrassed with you. It's just that my mother fell ill last night and asked a doctor to see her overnight. The consultation fee plus six pairs of medicine for three days used more than three taels of silver at once. The money I had saved for the New Year was almost exhausted. Shopkeeper Pan, you are doing well, what kind of work do you have to take care of the mandarin ducks first, okay? ”

Pan's shopkeeper had a difficult face, thought about it again and again, and said, "There is a big embroidery job with a screen." Just ......"

Lan Yuan's eyes lit up, and he said eagerly, "Shopkeeper Pan, you have something to say." "Embroidering the screen is indeed a big job, according to the difficulty of embroidery and the level of embroidery skills, the salary ranges from one tael of silver to three or four taels of silver. Moreover, this kind of work is generally done by the embroidery lady in the shop, and is rarely distributed to outsiders like her.

Shopkeeper Pan said unhurriedly, "The key is that this work is urgent, and it must be embroidered within seven days, and it must be embroidered finely." The salary, one or two halves of silver. ”

"Seven days." The excitement on the blue mandarin duck's face faded. The screen surface is a big embroidery job, and it takes more than ten days to embroider no matter how fast it is, unless it has been embroidered without sleep.

Shopkeeper Pan said again, "The main family is in a hurry, I originally planned to hand it over to the two embroidery girls to complete it together." If it weren't for the difficulties of the Blue Girl, I wouldn't have mentioned this matter. ”

Lan Yuan listened to it, thinking of the embarrassment of life at home, such a good opportunity must not be missed. So, she said with a firm face, "Thank you Shopkeeper Pan!" You can rest assured, I will be able to do my best, needles and needles, embroidered within seven days. Then she took down the basket that was on her arm and put it on the counter, "Here is the embroidery work I received five days ago, you check it and put it away, I don't want to pay it." Seven days later, you will receive the screen noodles and pay me the wages for the screen noodles. ”

Shopkeeper Pan was satisfied with what he heard, thinking that Lan Yuan was really a girl who would come to things, and it was in vain that she took care of her everywhere on weekdays. Although the salary of the blue duck for this embroidery work is a small amount, the blue duck intelligently expressed his gratitude. But the ugly words must be said in front, and the shopkeeper Pan asked, "Are you sure that the embroidery can be completed and completed within seven days?" ”

Lan Yuan swore on the spot, thanked the shopkeeper Pan again and again, and hurried back with the embroidery work on the screen.

After sending the blue duck away, the shopkeeper Pan moved his round body and walked out from behind the counter, "I've seen the owner." ”

At this time, there were no customers in the shop, and Qing Shu had already seen all the goods on the shop. She smiled slightly at the shopkeeper Pan, "The Luo Jin you mentioned yesterday has two horses in the carriage." She said, turned her face sideways, and said to Xiaojuan on the side, "Take them to get it." ”

Luo brocade is a new kind of superb brocade in the south this year. Because of its cumbersome weaving and extremely high difficulty in printing and dyeing colors, the number of weaving is very limited. Therefore, Luo Jinji sold to the capital, and most of them were sent to the palace gate, and Jinyang City has not yet been. The noble ladies and ladies in Jinyang City heard about Luo Jin's reputation and asked around to buy it back. But even though they had a lot of money in their hands, they had nowhere to buy it.

Yesterday, when the shopkeeper Pan mentioned this matter to Qing Shu, Qing Shu casually said that he had more than a dozen horses in his hands. The shopkeeper Pan was excited, and asked Qingshu if he could take out a horse and give Jixiangzhuang the treasure of the town store. There are many large and small silk villages in Jinyang City, but at present, no one has Luo Jin for sale. Pan's shopkeeper's calculations sounded. She thought that there were no other shops, but Jixiangzhuang did, which would definitely attract the attention of countless wealthy guests. In this way, it can not only start the reputation of auspicious village, but also greatly help the business in the shop.

Qing Shu laughed at the time, and said that he would send two horses over tomorrow. The dozen or so Luo Jin horses in her hand were given to her by Zhou Boyan who asked the caravan to bring them. At that time, she only knew that this Luo brocade was the best brocade in the south this year, but she didn't know that Jinyang City had not sold a single horse. When she came to Jinyang City, she brought four horses out, and she originally planned to give two horses to Mrs. Chen, one horse to Chen Qiaojiang's mother, and one horse to Chen Qiaojiang's cousin Chen Xuan, who was about to get married.

As soon as the shopkeeper Pan opened his mouth yesterday, Qingshu, who had not yet given the gift, changed his mind. This morning, Mrs. Chen sent two Luo Jin over, and the remaining two were directly brought to the auspicious village. Chen Qiaojiang's mother-in-law, Qingshu sent something else. The makeup given by Qing Shu on Chen Xuan's side was a complete set of gold jewelry bought by the Treasure Pavilion in the capital that had been prepared a long time ago. There are also New Year's gifts brought to the Chen Mansion, all of which are carefully prepared by Qingshu and have a very high standard. Therefore, even if Luo Jin is not given, Qingshu's gift to Chen Fu is already very in place.

Zhuang Zi got two Luo brocades, and the shopkeeper Pan was so happy that he couldn't keep his mouth shut. She immediately assigned someone to set up a big sign outside, and wrote: Tomorrow, there will be a Luo Jin in this village, and it will start from one hundred taels, and the one with the highest price will get it.

Qingshu was tossed by Pan's shopkeeper, without the slightest intention of interfering. She went out of the auspicious village and went to the Guji bun shop.

Time flies, and another day passes in the blink of an eye. Before dawn, it was still dark outside, and it was freezing cold, which was the moment when people were lying in warm quilts. The Chen Mansion was brightly lit, and people were busy coming in and out.

Qing Shu had woken up, but he didn't mean to get up while lying in the bed. She just needs to wash up before Chen Qiaojiang's sister-in-law goes out, and go over to watch the ceremony.

Xiaojuan and Fu Huan had already gotten up and walked lightly outside. Xiaoyu stayed in Qingyang, Qinghao, and Luo Xiaorong's house to serve, so he wasn't here.

Qingshu lay down for a while, and Xiaojuan opened the door and walked indoors.

Qing Shu opened his eyes, "What time is it?" ”

Xiaojuan put the charcoal basin under the bed, "When you first arrive, Miss can sleep for a while." When the hour came, the slave maid told the young lady to get up. ”

Qing Shu sighed, closed his eyes and stopped talking.

Xiao Juan moved the chair lightly, and then took the clothes that Qing Shu was going to wear today and put them on the back of the chair. Little by little, the heat from the charcoal basin warms the clothes on the back of the chair.

felt that the time was almost up, and there was no need for Xiaojuan to call, so Qingshu got up. After dressing, washing, and combing hair, after a simple breakfast, I went to the bridal house, where I was dressing.

Before and after, Qing Shu personally married the three girls. Her only thought was that the woman was too bad to marry. I thought that I would get married sooner or later, and I was a thriller at that time. Get up before dawn, like a puppet, let people make their hair and face, and then say goodbye to the elders in the family and get on the sedan chair. Those who are married are carried into their husband's house on the same day and perform various ceremonies. If you marry far away, you have to go on the road a few days in advance. Marrying someone is too tormenting.

Qing Shu stayed in Chen Xuan's house for a while, and Chen Xuan's bridal makeup was completed. Then, the number of ceremonies was completed step by step, and finally Chen Xuan was carried by his brother in a sedan chair and was greeted away by the groom.

Seeing the sedan chair go away, Qing Shu followed the ladies of the Chen Mansion to go back.

When the time came, the sun was good, driving away some of the chill of winter. Qingyang, Qinghao, and Luo Xiaorong climbed into the carriage excitedly, ready to follow Qingshu to go shopping for New Year's goods.

Chen Qiaojiang was dragged by his mother to lecture for a long time, and then hurriedly ran over. Before the little guy could react, he quickly got into the carriage with his hands and feet. Raising his eyes, he saw that Qing Shu and his sister Chen Lan were sitting in the carriage, he quickly called out to his sister, and quickly got out of the carriage. He ran to another carriage, quickly got into the carriage, and then complained to Qingyang and them.

When everyone arrived, Steward Ding and the steward of the Chen Mansion nodded to each other, and then set off with a shout. The two carriages left Chen's Mansion surrounded by maids, mothers-in-law and a group of family members, and drove towards the most prosperous street in Jinyang City.

Not long after, the Luo guard, who had left the day before yesterday to inquire about the news, returned to the Chen Mansion. I heard that the young lady took the young masters out shopping, and they had to use lunch outside. Guarding Luo didn't say a word, left the Chen Mansion, and looked for it all the way.