Chapter 200: Flower Street
Fuqiao Street is full of flowers, and it is all bright at all times.
As the Mid-Autumn Festival approaches, shops and shops have hung red lanterns at the door, and the merchants who can open here are all wealthy, as if they are comparing, hanging the red lanterns bigger than the other.
The red lanterns connected to the entrance of the shop seem to be connected with a red ribbon, located on the left and right of the main road, like two fire phoenixes swimming in parallel on Fuqiao Street.
The white moon hung in the eastern sky, almost round, and looked like a large white plate.
Although Cuiyu had found Zhao Xiang'e with Ningxia Qinglai Fuqiao Street in the past, if she was serious about walking around Fuqiao Street, it was still the first time in her life.
It is much more lively and luxurious than Xu Ning Street, not as plain and fireworks as Xu Ning Street, it is so prosperous that it is like a place where the gods live, and the gold and silver treasures flow vividly here like a river.
Cuiyu sat in the carriage, couldn't help but quietly lifted the curtain, curiously looked at the scenery on both sides, and suddenly saw a rather quaint merchant, simple but gorgeous, in the surrounding shops, it looked extremely tasteful. Cuiyu couldn't help but tug at Ning Ningqing's sleeve and asked, "Girl, girl, what's that shop called?" ”
Ning Xia Qing took the opportunity to look outside, followed Cuiyu's finger to look at the plaque hanging on the shop, Ning Xia Qing couldn't help but pause, and read calmly and quietly: "Xin Yafang." ”
"Xin Ya Fang...... What a beautiful name! Cuiyu couldn't help but sigh, smacking her tongue and saying: "Look at how nice and elegant the name is, it's much better than the Wanshou Restaurant at the corner of our Xu Ning Street!" ”
Ning Xia Qing glanced at Cuiyu with a complicated expression and did not answer.
Jade's eyes suddenly widened, and she pointed to a shop with gold trim on the pillars and asked, "Alas, girl, what is that writing?" ”
“…… Guiyin Pavilion. ”
"Guiyin Pavilion...... It's so good, this name looks like a place where a god lives! Cuiyu opened her mouth at the moment, her eyes were round, full of excitement and freshness, and without thinking about it, she pulled Ning Ningqing and asked, "Girl, what about that, what is that one called?" ”
“…… Huancai Pavilion. ”
"Huansai Pavilion...... Is there an exact word in the name of our Hua Cai Yuan? Cuiyu scratched her head and asked seriously: "It's so strange to have this name, is it also a cloth seller?" ”
Ning Xia Qing glanced at Cuiyu, but did not answer, and Cuiyu found the next magnificent shop, pulling Ning Ningqing to chatter endlessly.
Ning Xia Qing patiently replied: "That's called Meichun class." ”
Ningxia Qing stared at Cuiyu intently, only to see Cuiyu suddenly frown slightly, thinking very devotedly, thinking while thinking: "Meichun class...... ...... of the spring class What a strange name......"
Cuiyu said as she naturally looked at Ningxia Qing, facing Ningxia Qing with a somewhat playful expression.
"Isn't it?" Jade's eyes were as round as beads, and her face turned red in an instant, and she immediately lowered the curtain and lowered her head, and the bright red halo quickly spread to the neck behind her, and Ningxia Qing couldn't hold back at all, and laughed heartily in Jade's endless coquettish gaze.
When I arrived at the entrance of Dongchun Alley, where the Hefeng Pavilion was located, because of the congestion of people and vehicles in front, it was difficult for the carriage to enter, so Ah Zheng stopped at the entrance of the alley.
Ningxia Qing and Cuiyu got out of the car, and as soon as Ningxia Qing took a few steps forward, he deliberately stopped, took Cuiyu's hand seriously, and said, "Don't worry, Hefeng Pavilion is a serious place to drink and eat." ”
Cuiyu was stunned by Ning Ningqing's serious expression, and then realized that Ningxia Qing was teasing herself again, and then blushed a little more, and said coquettishly: "Girl, you ......"
Ningxia Qing couldn't help but sneer, and stopped joking, and walked to the gate of the Hefeng Pavilion with Cuiyu, Dong Zizhen was already waiting for her there, and when she saw them passing, Dong Zizhen waved her hand vigorously.
Cuiyu lowered her head, obviously still shy, and when she saw Dong Zizhen's stupid look, she couldn't help but muttered to Ning Ningqing: "How conspicuous he is waving his hand so hard, it's not like we haven't seen him......"
Ning Xia Qing knew that Cuiyu was still embarrassed because of the misunderstanding just now, so he talked about him like this, and couldn't help but want to be happy in his heart, so he couldn't help but make Cuiyu angry, so he dared to turn his back and secretly purse the corners of his mouth, and finally walked in front of Dong Zizhen.
Dong Zizhen didn't know that Cuiyu had just talked about his stupidity, and when Ning Xia Qing walked up, he said enthusiastically: "The head of the house is here, go up quickly, those old men have chartered a big private room on the second floor, and now they are all drinking!" ”
Ning Xia Qing nodded, and then let Dong Zizhen lead the way, and walked up with Cuiyu, but he still didn't forget to look at Cuiyu with a deep meaning, which made Cuiyu suddenly remember the misunderstanding just now, her face turned even redder, and she looked at Ning Ningqing with a negative face, and Ningxia Qing followed Dong Zizhen upstairs with great satisfaction.
Ningxia Qing has taken over the family business for nearly a year, and in the past year, she has been to several banquets of all sizes, and almost every time she appears, she will become the focus of the banquet.
Ning Xia Qing naturally knows the reason, first, because she is a woman, the shopping mall has always been a man's world, a woman in charge of the house is indeed enough to attract onlookers, and secondly, because she was born beautiful, she herself of course knows how she was born.
In fact, Ningxia Qing doesn't like this feeling, she actually doesn't like the curious glances that others always cast at her for these two reasons, after all, no one likes to be looked at. But she also knew that this was a helpless thing, because she could only be prepared before every appearance, and for those curious eyes, it would be over as if she didn't see it.
She prepared herself to enter the large private room, but no one looked at her.
Ning Xia Qing didn't know what he was feeling in his heart for a while, first of all, he was surprised, no one looked at him as curiously as before, and secondly, he was glad that he had escaped the difficult catastrophe this time, and finally he was puzzled, and he didn't understand why it was so strange this time......
A quarrel came, and Ning Xia Qing followed the noise and looked over, only to see that it was a few middle-aged businessmen who had drunk too much and didn't know what they were arguing about, and it seemed that it was just some drunken quarrels. Ning Xia Qing understood that it was because everyone at the banquet was attracted by the dispute, so he didn't notice that a female head of the house walked in.
Moreover, Ning Xia Qing has noticed at this moment that in this large private room, there are a few musicians playing music, which is worthy of a restaurant on Fuqiao Street. It's just that the music that the musicians are playing is just a folk tune, not an elegant song, not the kind of elegant music that the big families like. And there are also young girls dressed up in the fashion to shuttle back and forth, serving wine and food.
Since there are young women in this house, and Ning Xia Qing is not the only woman, it is normal for no one to notice Ning Xia Qing. Although most women regard being mistaken for a musician or a servant girl as a great shame, Ning Ningqing has no displeasure at being offended at the moment, and is even a little glad to be misrecognized.
Ning Xia Qing walked to an empty seat, and suddenly, she felt a heat on her left arm, followed by the exclamation of a young woman!
Ning Xia Qing stood there, and a young woman dressed in fashion stood next to Ning Xia Qing, the woman was holding a bowl of soup in her hand, and half of that bowl of soup had already been spilled on Ning Ning Qing's left arm!
The woman who caused the accident was so frightened that her face turned pale and pale, Cuiyu didn't even say anything to blame the woman, she just rushed to help Ningxia Qing wipe her clothes, and asked Ningxia Qing if she was burned while wiping, and Dong Zizhen was very unhappy when she boarded, and asked the shopkeeper of the Hefeng Pavilion to call for reason.
As soon as this happened, the drunks who were arguing also quieted down, everyone looked at Ning Ningqing, and finally someone noticed Ningxia Qing, and there was a lot of discussion in the room-
"I've seen that guy! That's Ning Dangjia of Hua Cai Yuan! ”
"Rather in charge? That young female head of the house? Actually...... So young and beautiful! is still a girl who hasn't been out of the cabinet! ”
A drunk middle-aged man couldn't help but grin: "It's really good-looking, it's better than many sisters in Wanyanfang next to it!" Tut-tut, it's so ......."
Someone who was still sober quickly stopped: "Alas, alas, don't talk nonsense." Ning Dangjia is a member of the Ning family, you are talking nonsense here, if you offend the Ning family, you will feel good! ”
"Ning?" Another person couldn't help but repeat it, then looked around in the big private room, and continued: "Yes, what about Master Ning San?" He's never been absent at this time, why hasn't he shown up today? It's weird! ”
"That's right!" Only then did people finally find out that Master Ning San didn't have it, and some people speculated: "Master Ning San has never been absent from this kind of occasion, he will definitely come, and eighty percent will be there soon!" ”
"Really, why didn't you come earlier at this time, it's not like Ning San's style at all!" One person said: "Eh, I just found out, why didn't Steward Qi come?" How could he be absent on such an occasion? ”
A drunk man bared his tongue and asked, "What...... What's in charge? ”
"It's the Qi manager of the county chamber of commerce, and he is almost in charge of the affairs of the chamber of commerce."
The man from before asked seriously, "Managing things?" How did it become something to do? Hasn't the Chamber of Commerce always been in the hands of the Ning Clan? Why did you push a steward surnamed Qi up? ”
A local businessman looked at the person who asked the question seriously, and suddenly realized: "By the way, I forgot, the last time you came here was three years ago, no wonder you don't know!" ”
The local businessman patiently explained: "It was true that the Ning family controlled the Chamber of Commerce before, but the Ning family has not been good in the past few years, and some have failed, and then someone pushed the Qi family to replace it." Although the Qi family is not a wealthy businessman in the county, perhaps the Chamber of Commerce has taken a fancy to the fact that the Qi family is not a wealthy businessman, and there is no interest behind it, so it can be relatively fair. ”
Just when everyone gradually discussed the Qi Plateau because of the arrival of Ningxia Qing, the shopkeeper of the Hefeng Pavilion finally came, the shopkeeper was a little fat, and he was so tired that he was sweating just by walking up to the second floor, and he was embarrassed to apologize to Ningxia Qing while wiping his sweat with his moire sleeves.
Ningxia Qing didn't have much to say, although he was innocent today, he couldn't just ignore people because of this. The shopkeeper first kept making amends, and then asked Ningxia Qing to move to the back hall of the Hefeng Pavilion to wait, promising to find a clean dress for Ningxia Qing that could be replaced.
Ning Xia Qing sighed, so he had to leave Dong Zizhen here to entertain first, and then took Cuiyu to follow the shopkeeper of the Hefeng Pavilion to the back hall.
Located at the confluence of the Chenjiang River and the Meigong River, Meigong County is a well-known place for trade and travel, and Fuqiao Street was built not far from the intersection.
The people who can open shops in Fuqiao Street to earn money are themselves rich businessmen and luxury, and the boss of the Hefeng Pavilion spent a lot of money to order people to divert water to make a lake behind the Hefeng Pavilion when building the Hefeng Pavilion.
A bridge was also built over the lake, which connected to the pavilion in the center of the lake, and the two ends of the bridge were facing the back door of the Hefeng Pavilion and Wan Yanfang. The boss also named the lake Wanhe Lake. The Lotus Wind Pavilion is close to Wanyanfang, and Wanhe Lake is connected, and then the name Wanhe Lake is linked, and it is not difficult to figure out what this boss means.
In short, since the opening of the Hefeng Pavilion, business has been too good. The boss's previous money to divert water to build a lake was not in vain, and it would have returned to its original cost in two or three years, and if it didn't have the capital to divert water to build a lake, it would not have been possible to make such a big deal.
The fat shopkeeper placed Ning Ningqing in an empty room in the back hall, wiped his sweat and apologized: "Ning Dangjia, I don't have any women's clothes here, although I say that there are maid clothes, but I can't let you wear that!" You deign to wait here for a while, and I'll go get you a new set of clothes!" ”
Ning Ningqing raised his eyes and looked at the shopkeeper and asked: "At this time, the garment stores should be closed, you can't knock on the door of the garment store to buy clothes, is it possible that you have to go to the ...... next to you?"
Ning Xia Qing was a little at a loss, she felt that the shopkeeper should be planning to go to Wan Yanfang next to her to get a new set of clothes for Ning Xia Qing, there are many women in Wan Yanfang who love to dress up, there must be new clothes.
The fat shopkeeper spread his hands and said very embarrassed: "Ning Dangjia, I know you may mind, but at this time, you also know that I can't go elsewhere to get you clothes......
Ning Ningqing had no choice but to sigh and said, "It's okay, you remember to ask me for a vegetarian one, the more vegetarian the better." ”
"Okay!" The shopkeeper was on the verge of amnesty: "Wait here for a while, and I'll be back soon!" After the fat shopkeeper finished speaking, he hurriedly ran out to ask Ning Xia Qing for clothes.
Ningxia Qing and Cuiyu were waiting in the room, and as soon as the shopkeeper left, Ningxia Qing couldn't help but be a little curious.
She had heard that the owner of the Lotus Pavilion was very good at making money, and spent a huge amount of money to build a Wanhe Lake in the backyard of the Lotus Pavilion, and used this lake to connect the Lotus Pavilion with Wan Yan Fang, and made the Lotus Wind Pavilion famous with the scenery of Wan Yan Fang.
As a woman, Ningxia Qing has never had the opportunity to come to Fuqiao Street to take a closer look. Now that she finally came once, she was really curious about what that legendary Wanhe Lake looked like.
Ning Xia Qing and Cuiyu waited for a while, but the fat shopkeeper hadn't come back yet, so Ning Xia Qing couldn't help but walk out, standing at the back door of the Lotus Wind Pavilion, and saw the shadow of the moon reflected in Wanhe Lake.
At this moment, an unusual voice suddenly sounded -