Chapter 16: Out of the House
It is good to say that he appeased the distressed old lady, Ran Qiunian's heart was warm, and the disgusting mood of Liu Yunyao also turned from cloudy to sunny, and when the interest came, he couldn't help but move the mind of going out.
"Qingxi, you see that the weather is getting warmer day by day, the flowers in the house are already blooming so well, is it more beautiful outside?"
Ran Qiunian looked at the colorful flowers and plants blooming in the yard, and couldn't help but move her mind.
Although she was pampered and willful by her grandmother in her previous life, she had nothing to do, but she rarely had the opportunity to go out, and after getting married, she was even more trapped in the backyard and deep house, except when she entered the palace for a banquet, she could not see the outside scenery for a day.
"Qingxi, how about we go outside and have fun?"
Ran Qiunian winked at Qingxi, hooked his lips and smiled, making Qingxi's mouth open wide in fright.
"My eldest lady, how do you say that wind is rain? This private exit is punishable! ”
Ran Qiunian was amused by Qingxi's nervous speechless appearance, she tapped Qingxi's head, and said with a smile:
"When did I say I was going to sneak out of the house, is your young lady such a brainless person?"
"What do you mean, Miss?" Qingxi touched his forehead, and then he realized that he was thinking too much.
"We went and begged my grandmother, took a few guards, and went out into the streets."
Ran Qiunian smiled and shook his head, if he really sneaked out, wouldn't he rush to send the handle to the palm of Liu Yunyao's hand in the courtyard?
Taking advantage of the fact that Liu Yunyao had not returned, Ran Qiu read permission, prepared a team of guards, covered with a veil, and walked out of the gate of Ran Mansion with Qingxi.
"Miss, where are we going now?"
Unlike Ran Qiunian, who went out for the first time to see everything fresh, Qingxi often helped Ran Qiunian go out of the house to buy things, but he didn't think it was so fresh.
"What's there to eat around here?"
Ran Qiunian thought about it again and again, and came to a conclusion.
"I heard that the peach blossom cake in the teahouse on the back street is a must, and it happens that the peach blossoms are in full bloom now, and after this season, I can't eat it."
Qingxi thought for a while, pointed to the street behind Ran's Mansion and said.
"Peach blossom crisp?" Ran Qiunian's eyes lit up, "Big brother likes to eat." Then we'll buy some for him to take home and taste. Just let the big brother comment, is it the deliciousness of Aunt Zhao's cooking, or the so-called delicious food. ”
After walking a short distance, the group arrived at the back street, which was full of teahouses and restaurants, elegant businesses selling pen, ink, paper and inkstones, and they were all purchased by some scholars or large families.
There are also several shops in Ran Mansion that have opened here.
Walking to this street, Ran Qiunian found that this street happened to be directly opposite the corner gate of Ran Mansion for people to enter and exit.
"No wonder you're so familiar with this street, it seems that you don't miss it."
Ran Qiunian joked a few words, and when she saw Qingxi bowing her head embarrassedly, she led people to sit in the teahouse.
"Your guest is coming, please come in, please come in, what do you want from the guest officer?"
When I stepped into the teahouse, I saw a guy with eyes come forward to entertain, Qingxi stepped forward, separating the guy from Ran Qiunian: "Pack two copies of your signature peach blossom cake here." ”
"Will I dine-in or take away?" Seeing that Ran Qiunian and his party were extraordinarily popular, the guy didn't dare to offend, so he honestly lowered his eyes and asked.
"Of course it's with ......" Qingxi's words were interrupted by Ran Qiunian behind her, feeling Ran Qiunian cough lightly behind her, Qingxi's eyes rolled and changed her attention.
"Let's dine-in, serve the best pot of tea, a peach blossom cake, and open a private room for our lady."
"Okay, guest upstairs, please, the bamboo private room is empty, please move."
Ran Qiunian was satisfied, and walked upstairs to the box.
When passing by the Lanzi box, he suddenly heard a familiar name from it, and Ran Qiunian paused.
"Miss, what's wrong?" Qingxi noticed Ran Qiunian's strange appearance and hurriedly asked softly.
"It's nothing, let's go first."
Ran Qiunian replied in a low voice, cleaned up the strangeness, and thoughtfully stepped into the bamboo private room separated by a wall.
She heard someone shouting "Liu Yufei" just now, it's really strange, Liu Yufei is not studying behind closed doors in the house, why did he come to the teahouse? Could it be that she heard it wrong?
This teahouse was built to drink tea and chat, listen to and listen to books, in order to let every guest in the private room can hear the sound of storytelling in the lobby, the natural soundproofing of this wall is not very good.
Ran Qiunian sat in the bamboo private room, drinking the good tea on the guy, but it was a little unpleasant, and he only tasted it and didn't touch it.
"This storyteller's skills are not bad, and it's a bit interesting to talk about this shocking change."
Seeing that there was no big movement in the private room next door for a long time, Ran Qiunian put his mind on the storyteller in the hall, and when he heard the content, he became interested.
"It is said that in the last years of the previous dynasty, the trend of decline began to appear, and the general of Zhenguo, who was originally regarded as the biggest enemy, died mysteriously in the back house. The source of all this is actually the thin horse sent by Mr. Ink to lurk in the general's mansion for many years, that is, the general's favorite concubine Nie Shi. Everyone knows what a thin horse is......"
Listen, how interesting, the word thin horse is fresh, Ran Qiunian thought thoughtfully, and before she could think deeply, there was a new movement next door.
"If you want me to see that this Nie clan has been favored for many years, and he can still trap the general of the Zhenguo to death, he is really the most poisonous woman's heart."
A boy's voice rang out. It's not Liu Yufei, Ran Qiunian shook his head, maybe he really misheard.
"Brother Feng's words are wrong, I think that this Nie clan is not intoxicated with the illusion of gentleness, can stick to his heart, and when he is decided, he is a loyal and righteous man, worthy of praise by future generations."
Liu Yufei's voice sounded carelessly, which also made Ran Qiunian focus his eyes on the thin wooden wall.
She really heard it right, Liu Yufei was also here.
"Brother Yu Fei is high, admire and admire." Another person's voice came out, it seemed that Liu Yufei was here to meet his fellow friends.
"Liu Yufei, what you said sounds fresh, I heard that your mother is also a daughter of a down-and-out family, and she followed the eldest master of the Ran family without trying to do anything, listen, is it a little similar to the Nie family? No wonder you are speaking for the Nie clan, you are ...... for yourself"
When Ran Qiunian heard this, he sweated for the Feng family's scholar who was outrageous, what kind of poisonous snake Liu Yufei is, others don't know that she knows very well, the Liu family, the most feared thing is this ordinary and silent Liu Yufei, who looks quite harmless.
This man is miserable! Sure enough, the next moment, I heard Liu Yufei interrupt the man's words, his tone was not displeased at all, and he was very calm and even a little friendly to refute the man.
Ran Qiunian didn't bother to listen anymore, the more gentle Liu Yufei behaved now, the more ruthless the revenge would be in the future.
"Let's go, this peach blossom crisp is good, the tea is a little worse, let's go see something else."
Ran Qiunian quietly took people out of the teahouse, and when he passed by the private room of Nalan, he inadvertently glanced at it, and at the half-open door, among the scholars dressed as scholars, there was a brocade dress, like a peacock, faintly surrounded in the middle, and Liu Yufei was equally divided.
"Miss, where are we going next?"
Ran Qiu read out of the teahouse, looked around, and saw that the shops along the way were doing brisk business, with a full flow of people, and only one shop was full of people, but he was aroused by curiosity.
"That's it!"
Qingxi saw it, his face suddenly changed, and while following Ran Qiunian, he whispered to dissuade: "Miss, why don't you change it, this shop is a little weird, the price of things is too high, and the guy still ignores people, why don't we go to the house next door, it is also selling the four treasures of the study, and many large families use pen and ink from this house." ”
"I want this."
Ran Qiunian was moved by Qingxi's words, but she was more interested. Who's not opening their doors to do business is to make a lot of money, how can there be such a strange shop?
Ran Qiunian took the lead and walked into the shop with the four big characters of "Four Treasures of the Study" engraved on the plaque, and became the first guest to come to the door today.
When I walked in, I found that it was much bigger than it looked, and the goods were placed on the shelves, clearly marked with prices, and the writing was clear, only a dozing guy sat at the door, and when he saw someone entering, he lifted his eyelids and continued to doze off.
Ran Qiunian didn't care about these either, it was just right that she didn't come to entertain, and she didn't plan to buy anything, so it was convenient for her to take a look casually.
"This lake pen is beautiful, what is the price......" Ran Qiunian glanced at the numbers on it, Rao is she has always had a lot of gold and silver, and she couldn't help but be a little dumbfounded, "No wonder there is no one in this store." ”
Ran Qiunian doesn't understand the quality of the brush, can only be judged from the appearance of the drift is not beautiful, the appearance of this pen is gorgeously carved, the tone is a pen is better than a collection, but even so, the price is too much.
"It's really strange, this one is so ordinary, it's even more expensive than the one inlaid with jade agate."
Ran Qiunian looked at the lake pen placed in the center of the shop, the price was high, and it was a little ugly, even according to Ran Qiunian's eyes, it was a little ugly, there was no famous carving, nor was it inlaid with gold, silver and jade, a bare pen, but the price was the most in the store, which was really funny.
"However, the eldest brother is approaching spring, and there is a lack of a high-quality lake pen to match, if I give him a good pen, I don't know if the eldest brother will be happy?"
Ran Qiunian looked at the two pens in his hand, put the ugly one back, and looked at the one inlaid with jade, thoughtfully.
"Man, I have set this pen first, the silver I brought today is not enough, these will be made as a deposit first, and I will come back tomorrow, but remember to keep this pen for me."
Ran Qiunian made up his mind, and generously threw all the remaining silver in front of the dozing guy, and put on a full swing of money, the guy didn't expect that someone would really buy the things in his shop, or one of the two most expensive pens, and immediately cast a look of admiration at Ran Qiunian.
"Okay, don't worry, we haven't seen a single customer in our shop for three hundred years, you just don't make a reservation, and no one will buy it in advance."
The man received a large sum of money, and his attitude was a little warmer, but perhaps he had not solicited guests for too long, which made people laugh and cry.