CHAPTER XVII
The red sun rises in the east.
Yumen Pass started its busy day.
Sun's Rouge Shop also welcomed her guests early.
After a busy morning, Xiang Xiaoer and Widow Sun finally counted and packed the goods.
After a quick bite of the leftover dish from yesterday, I will prepare to reopen after a day and a half.
It is worth mentioning that Xiang Xiaoer almost didn't eat any of the dishes brought back from Fulin Pavilion, and all of them were left for Yin Yin's mother and daughter.
It's not that it's unpleasant, it's mainly because of his appetite, I'm afraid that he will eat it in one meal.
Sun's Rouge Shop reopened, and many customers who had negotiated before but were out of stock came to pick up their goods.
As soon as they entered the store, they noticed twelve conspicuous boxes in the center.
These twelve boxes are placed in the most conspicuous position, and the material seems to be of the finest wood, and at first glance the contents are not ordinary.
Several of the women were obviously a little concerned, and wanted to ask several times.
At this moment, Xiang Xiaoer pulled a guest dressed as a maid in.
I don't know if I passed by the twelve boxes intentionally or unintentionally, but didn't introduce them, but introduced the other rouges.
But twelve boxes were placed in the most conspicuous place.
As soon as she saw that it contained the best rouge in the whole store, the maid said that she knew that she might not be able to buy it, but she was always curious, so after Xiang Xiaoer's introduction, she pointed to the twelve boxes and asked:
"These boxes are also rouge?"
Xiang Xiaoer's face was a little hesitant and said:
"Exactly!"
"Then why are they just taken out and put in the middle? And not the same as these? ”
The maid slowly walked to the box in the middle.
"Can you open it and take a look?"
Although she asked, the maid's hand had already reached for the box, and it seemed to her that this sweet-mouthed little brother would definitely agree. After all, there is no reason to refuse guests in the world.
"No, you can't!"
The maid's hand froze.
turned his head and looked at Xiang Xiaoer incredulously.
Although Xiang Xiaoer was a little embarrassed, his attitude was surprisingly tough.
"Why?"
"The rouge of the twelve hairpins of Jinling is only sold as an ape, and the girl has nothing to do with it."
Xiang Xiaoer replied calmly.
"You!"
The maid is angry, where is the fate, it is clear that you look down on me and I think I can't afford it, and you don't even let me see it.
"Okay, you Sun's rouge shop, I heard that you have recently come to a new talking brother, but I didn't expect the rumors to be wrong, where did the talking brother come from, it is clearly a dog slave who looks down on people with low eyes, and the store is not big and wants to bully customers."
The maid's voice was so loud that people in the shop and even on the street outside stopped their eyes here.
Widow Sun, who was introducing Rouge to the guests, was about to come over but was stopped by Xiang Xiaoer's eyes, thinking of the other party's words this morning, she couldn't help but put down her raised feet and looked at Xiang Xiaoer worriedly.
"It's not that I look down on the girl, this rouge really has nothing to do with the girl."
"Okay, you don't have a chance, I want to hear you say why you didn't have a chance, if you don't understand, don't blame me for finding someone to smash your shop."
As the personal maid of Miss Liu Jia, the deputy chief soldier of Yumen Pass, when has she ever been bullied like this.
"The girl approached the rouge of the twelve hairpins of Jinling twice, and the box did not react, proving that the girl had no relationship with her."
Xiang Xiaoer said very seriously.
Miss Liu's maid couldn't help but laugh angrily.
"How can he react to this dead box? I think you don't think I can afford it, so you don't want me to see it. ”
"If I had to say it, the girl really couldn't afford it."
Xiang Xiaoer opened lightly.
The maid stomped her foot angrily and turned away, and said viciously:
"Boy, you're waiting."
The Liu family's maid walked out of the rouge shop, and the more she thought about it, the more angry she became, and the more aggrieved she became.
She has followed the young lady's side for so many years, and this big jade gate does not close any store for him, and her young lady respects him with face.
But now, this small shop, which has just been a little famous, doesn't dare to treat her like this.
She had never been so wronged, she couldn't help but reddened her eyes and ran all the way back to Liu's mansion.
The subordinates of the Liu Mansion naturally knew her, and ran all the way to their own young lady unimpeded.
"Miss, you have to call the shots for me!"
The maid knelt in front of the young lady with a pear blossom and rain on her face.
"What's going on? Didn't you say to go and see the new hot rouge shop in the city? How did you get bullied by whom? ”
Miss Liu, who has received a good family education, gently helped the maid up.
"It's that rouge shop, that hateful rouge shop, it's obviously not big, and it dares to bully customers, I just want to see rouge, and they think I can't afford it, so they won't let me see it, miss."
The maid and Miss Liu began to complain angrily.
Miss Liu, with a handkerchief, helped him wipe the tears from the corners of his eyes, comforted him softly, and began to ask what happened.
The maid grew up with Miss since she was a child, and she knows that Miss is knowledgeable and reasonable, and she will not retaliate against others for no reason, but she did not add fuel and vinegar, but told Miss the story that happened in the Zun is beauty store today.
"I heard you say that this little brother has always been known for his sweet mouth, and most of the customers in the store are just ordinary women, so I can't do anything to deceive customers."
When the maid heard the young lady's words, she pouted and said:
"Then why didn't he let me see the rouge in the middle? I don't believe it, do you really want to move the box by itself as he said if you get close to rouge? Will Rouge run out on its own? ”
Miss Liu smiled:
"I'm also strange, it just so happens that there is nothing to do today, so I'll go with you to have a look."
The maid clapped her hands happily:
"Yes, yes! Miss past, I don't think he dares to say that he has no chance? ”
The young lady glanced helplessly at the maid with a detached personality, and then prepared to go to Sun's rouge shop under her leadership.
Miss Liu, as the daughter of the family of the deputy chief soldier of Yumen Pass, naturally it is impossible to go out with only a personal maid, and after preparing the carriage and guards, she got into the car and then went down to Sun's rouge shop under the guidance of the maid.
Sun's Rouge Shop is very lively today.
It was just opened in the afternoon, but there were many customers.
As we all know, there are twelve new types of good rouge in the store.
It is said that the personal maid of the Liu family, the daughter of the deputy chief soldier, came to buy it and didn't sell it, not only did it not sell, but she didn't even let her see it.
Tianhan's entertainment facilities are not developed, and there is not even any fun for women to gossip about the streets and alleys.
Usually the lively things are also men's, and today there is finally a woman related, which naturally attracts many idle ladies.
Everyone wanted to see a rouge in the middle twelve boxes, but all of them were rejected.
In Xiang Xiaoer's words, fate has not arrived, and there is no rouge.
Many young ladies felt that this Sun's rouge shop was a little ignorant.
You are a shop that has no reputation on the side street, where do you have the confidence to refuse us, who are not rich or expensive?
Everyone wanted to give Xiang Xiaoer some color to see, but they still held back, the woman of Tianhan is the most face-saving in China, if she is unhappy for a while, she will order someone to dismantle the rouge shop, and it will be difficult to find this mother-in-law after a pungent reputation.
And many rich ladies also have their own abacus in their hearts, this Miss Liu is famous for loving her maid, and now that this maid has been swept away, can she come out?
As expected.
Miss Gu of the Liu family led the maid and a bunch of guards to the Sun family's rouge shop.
Looking at the "menacing" group, Widow Sun couldn't help but be a little worried.
Fortunately, Xiang Xiaoer, who was on the side, gave her a reassuring look.
Looking at such a big battle, Xiang Xiaoer couldn't help laughing.
Finally came a qualified one.
"Objectively, please."
Xiang Xiaoer greeted him quickly.
didn't care at all, the maid beside Miss Liu glared at him fiercely.
Miss Liu glanced at Xiang Xiaoer, who had a good bearing, but unexpectedly substituted for the market, and asked with a smile:
"I heard that your store has a few new good rouges, I wonder if you can show me one or two?"
The smile on Xiang Xiaoer's face froze, but his heart smiled.
"This, this!"
Seeing him spitting, the maid couldn't help but be annoyed:
"Blind to you, do you know who my young lady is? My young lady's father is the deputy chief soldier of our Yumen Pass, and now you don't even want to see the rouge of your broken shop, don't you want to live. ”
"Little Ring!"
Miss Liu motioned to the maid to be calm and not to be impatient, and said to Xiang Xiaoer with a smile on her face:
"I know our rules here, and if I don't have a chance, I won't force it."
"It's not a secret, we're also looking for someone destined for him for this rouge, if Miss wants to try it, I'm naturally welcome, please here!"
Xiang Xiaoer stretched out his hand and carried Miss Liu to the twelve boxes placed in the middle, and then looked at Xiao Bad and said:
"Please push this girl away a little!"
"You!"
Xiaohuan felt that this person was targeting herself, but in order not to mislead her own lady, she snorted coldly and retreated obediently.
"I don't know what I'm going to do next?"
Miss Liu felt novelty and asked Xiang Xiaoer.
Xiang Xiaoer was a little embarrassed:
"You don't have to do anything, if there is a fate, this box will be opened, and now it seems, cough may, it should be no fate."
"Hmph, I don't see anything, just your broken box, no one fights, how is it possible."
Before the little bad could finish speaking, he suddenly froze, his eyes widened and his mouth widened, and he looked at the twelve boxes that suddenly kept shaking.
Miss Liu was also stunned for a moment, then turned her head to look at Xiang Xiaoer, but saw that his eyes were also wide, looking incredible, and then he seemed to notice Miss Liu's gaze, reacted, and instantly took a few steps back and spoke to Miss Liu.
"This young lady, please take a few steps forward and get closer to this golden scale!"
Miss Liu hesitated for a moment, and when she stepped forward, she heard:
"Miss no, beware of danger."
A few guards were about to rush up.
"No!"
Xiang Xiaoer's figure teleported and stopped several guards.
"Who dare the demon to try to assassinate my young lady."
The leading guard's eyes widened with rage.
Xiang Xiaoer did not answer him, but said to Miss Liu:
"Will you believe me?"
Miss Liu looked at the box that was shaking weaker and weaker, and then at Xiang Xiaoer, who looked heroic and good, and smiled:
"You and I have no grievances, so we can trust it!"
"Miss!"
The guard wanted to say something, but was glared at by Miss Liu, and instantly shut up.
"Good!"
Xiang Xiaoer smiled and said:
"This is a great opportunity, cut a person only has one chance in his life, if you let any other person approach, the opportunity will disappear, if the young lady can trust me, please know how to approach the box."
"Good!"
Miss Liu promised neatly, and as soon as she lifted her foot, the box shook more violently, and as she approached, the box shook more severely.
As her body approached the box.
The second box on the left in the middle row of boxes placed horizontally and vertically suddenly opened.
Then the smell rushed in, filling the room, and then rushing out of the street.
"What does it smell like? Why is it so fragrant? ”
"yes, where did it come from?"
"It seems to have come from the Sun's rouge shop."
Pedestrians on the street stopped, and they all followed the fragrance curiously to Sun's Rouge Shop, looking outside the door.
Everyone in the room was stunned.
Miss Liu was in the middle of the room, and she was also a little dizzy at the moment.
The scent continued, and then several brightly colored butterflies flew out of the box and flew around Miss Liu.
Miss Liu couldn't help but raise her hand.
One of the butterflies landed in the palm of her hand.
After the butterflies flew around Miss Liu for a while, they flew back to the box collectively, and then many butterflies flew out again with a golden hairpin and put it in Miss Liu's palm, and then turned into a point of light and dissipated.
The aroma also fades gradually.
"This.... This is? ”
The little bad was shocked and stumbled.
Everyone looked at Xiang Xiaoer, and he seemed to be relieved, and then said to Miss Liu with a smile:
"Congratulations to Miss for being favored by the twelve hairpins of Jinling."
After speaking, he also walked to the box and took out a pack of rouge from the box.
"This rouge is now destined for Miss, I don't know if Miss still wants it?"
Everyone was still in a mood at this time, such a big thing had just happened, and everyone had a stomach of questions to ask.
"Rouge can be put down first, I don't know what just happened, and what is this golden hairpin?"
Miss Liu asked directly.
Xiang Xiaoer smiled and said:
"This golden hairpin is a first-class baby, and it can only be used by women, men can't use it, only people who are destined to use it can't use coal to oil Miss, outsiders can't use a good baby, and he also has a story that belongs to it, but the story is a bit long, Miss sit down and listen to me, if you are interested, you can also listen."
Saying that, Xiang Xiaoer put down the rouge, then ran to the back and moved the table that had been prepared a long time ago.
Then two more chairs were moved.
Widow Sun followed the morning instructions and put the tea and the remaining snacks of Fu Lin Pavilion on Zhuo Zi.
Xiang Xiaoer sat down, drank a sip of water, moistened his throat, and motioned for Miss Liu to sit down and speak:
"The story of the twelve hairpins is long, let's start with the goddess Nuwa mending the sky,"
Xiang Xiaoer, who had been pretending to be a god stick for a long time, finally began to tell the story he had prepared for a long time:
"When the great god of Nuwa was refining stones to make up for the sky, he refined 36,500 and 1 stubborn stones with a height of 12 zhang and a square meridian of 24 zhang in the Wuji Cliff of the Great Wilderness Mountain. The Wa Huang clan only used 36,500 yuan, and only one piece was left unused, so it was abandoned under the green ridge peak of this mountain. Who knows that this stone since the refining, the spirituality has been passed, because of the sight of all the stones to make up for the sky, only their own material is unbearable to be selected, so they feel sorry for themselves, day and night sad and ashamed. ”