Before Guo Shao left the inn, he sent Lu Chengyong to Chen Jiali's mansion to say hello.

Lu Chengyong rode to the front of Chen's mansion, a relatively remote area in the west of the city, and today there was a long block of road, the street was full of cars and horses, and a group of people were queuing outside the gate. Lu Chengyong didn't wear armor at this time, he didn't wear a shishu robe and hat, and rode straight up, but he heard some people scolding: "There is a rule of first come, first come, waiting." ”

When he heard this, he asked, "What are you doing?" ”

"Whatever you do, we'll do it." A fat man in a silk robe snorted.

Lu Chengyong ignored them and went straight to the door and shouted.

…… In a wing room in the front yard, there was only a bamboo curtain hanging at the door, and several people stood under the eaves, but they did not enter. One by one, they were bowing and talking to the inside.

In the room, Chen Jiali clasped her hands in front of her abdomen, paced a few steps slowly, and sighed "sigh": "I, a poor widow, am usually careful for fear of getting into trouble. ”

A middle-aged man bent down and said, "Mrs. Shen (Shen Chen), after all, she is still a member of our Shen family, and if you don't look at the face of the former head of the family, Da Lang has called your mother for a few years." For the sake of Dalang, come forward to preside over the major affairs of the firm, and everyone is looking forward to your departure. ”

The corners of Chen Jiali's mouth showed a hint of a smile, but her tone was very resentful: "How dare you, Brother Shen really tormented me when he said this, I hid in this secluded place, didn't my second sister-in-law say me behind my back...... Oops, what a nasty word, I can't say it. ”

"This woman who doesn't know the general situation, I will take care of her when I go back!" The middle-aged man said angrily, "We are here to apologize today, I used to treat my wife too badly; Mrs. has a lot of them, but she doesn't care, and helps us get the goods back. This kindness is unforgettable for our Shen family. ”

An old man was annoyed: "What did she really say badly?" In the afternoon, he came to the house and kowtowed to Mrs. Shen in person to admit his mistake! ”

Chen Jiali hurriedly said: "Don't be like this, although the second sister-in-law is not from the family, she is older than me, do you want her to hate me to death?" ”

Another young man in a robe and a fan hurriedly said: "Now that Shu Dao has been controlled by the Zhou army, I can't wait for the ** to occupy the supply and market, and I will cheapen other houses in vain." Madame has such a big backer, if she comes forward, many people are waiting to send money to buy shares, and we don't lack anything. ”

Someone said excitedly: "With the big backer of the emperor's relatives of the Zhou court, in the future, we can mix the identity of the imperial businessman, and we can also get involved in the salt industry......"

Chen Jiali said quietly: "What kind of backer, it's just that I have done a few businesses with his family and have a little friendship." You speak so badly, and some gossip as if I did not keep the way of women. ”

The middle-aged businessman immediately said with a straight face: "The people in our business gang, who dares to slander Mrs. Bingqing Yujie's name, people and gods are angry!" No one can spare him! ”

Everyone immediately echoed: "Yes, yes......" "Mrs. was widowed at a young age and did not marry, and she worked hard to raise Shen Dalang, I propose to let the officials of Kaifeng Mansion play and set up a chaste archway for Mrs. "In these troubled times, there are not many people like Mrs. Shen who are as disciplined as jade, and some people actually slander their reputation, which is really better than pigs and dogs!"

"Why didn't Chen Weng come, it would be easier if I invited Chen Weng to do something......"

At this moment, a middle-aged woman hurriedly walked in and called at the door, "Madam." Chen Jiali answered, and the woman opened the curtain and walked in, and whispered a few words in front of Chen Jiali.

Chen Jiali was suddenly overjoyed and said, "Prepare the carriage and horses." ”

She hurriedly took her hat and put it on, and walked out of the door, and everyone looked at her respectfully: "Madame......"

Chen Jiali said: "Such a big thing, let's talk about it later." I'm going to take care of something urgent. ”

She went out in a carriage and headed north to the West Market. Aunt Sun was in the same car with her, Chen Jiali's face was flushed, and she whispered: "Those people just now said that they wanted to set up a chastity archway for me, and they laughed to death, I will look at that thing?" ”

Aunt Sun said: "As many as hundreds of thousands of goods, Zhou Junwufu was unmoved to return the goods, not to mention Shen Chen Li Shang Gang, those small businessmen all think that Mrs. Hao's road can lead to the sky." ”

Chen Jiali said softly: "It's just a matter of his words, and I didn't do anything." ”

Aunt Sun said with a smile: "The Nanping Guo Gao Bao who intercepted our goods was so frightened that he spit out all the food he ate, and he also told us to have so many goods of unknown origin in vain." ”

"That's nothing, it's not like I haven't seen money." Chen Jiali raised her head and said, "It made me breathe a bad breath but it was very comfortable, that shrew who only said bad things behind her back, I don't know if she will come and kowtow to me tomorrow, hum!" He didn't look at what he was, and he humiliated me with his face. ”

Aunt Sun echoed: "I heard that Shen Er bought a house outside and raised a concubine, and he didn't return home once for ten days and a half months, and the woman was like a widow. ”

After a short time, they arrived at the place, and their group entered through the warehouse entrance at the back of the shop and asked where Guo Shao was. Chen Jiali stopped her entourage and walked in with Aunt Sun one after another, only to see Guo Shao and a little lady sitting at the table waiting.

Chen Jiali glanced at it and couldn't help but be slightly stunned. The people who Brother Shao made friends with were very strange, and he brought a dirty, smelly and hungry person half to death last time, this time it's good, bring a village girl!

Chen Jiali really can't say what it feels like in her heart, a woman like her cousin Zhou Xian can make Guo Shao fall in love, he has anything to do with a village girl, and he doesn't want to think about what kind of person he is, why bother to practice himself.

However, of course, Chen Jiali would not show her thoughts, but she smiled and made a blessing: "The concubine is so polite, congratulations to General Guo on his victory in Shu." ”

Guo Shao casually clenched his fists in return, and said with a smile: "Congratulations and joy, the world will calm down the war, which is good for all industries." ”

"General Guo is reasonable, those Haoqiang who hold the fertile land may not care so much, but it is people like us who do business and most expect the trade routes to be smooth and the roads to be safe." Chen Jiali said casually.

Unexpectedly, Guo Shao listened to it thoughtfully, and he didn't answer the topic for a long time.

Chen Jiali naturally turned her gaze to the "village girl" next to her, with a smile of love on her face, this village girl had never seen the world at a glance, and she didn't say anything about wearing rustic, she didn't even have any etiquette just now. Chen Jiali said: "What a beautiful little lady, I don't know who General Guo is?" ”

Guo Shaodao: "Her surname is Lu, and her father has the name of Lu Shenyi, and she is an old friend of me." Mrs. Chen, don't look at Mrs. Lu's age, her medical skills have long been very famous. Mrs. Lu, this is my good friend Mrs. Chen. ”

Sure enough, this little lady's bright eyes looked at herself, and her style was not small. Chen Jiali saluted with a smile: "It's an honor to be able to receive Mrs. Lu." Lu Lan remained silent.

Guo Shao said: "Mrs. Chen took Mrs. Lu to pick out a few clothes, no silk and satin, she may not be used to wearing them for a while, just be plain." After that, he turned his head and persuaded Lu Lan very gently: "The linen cloth is too coarse and uncomfortable to wear, this is the reward you deserve, don't mind." ”

Lu Lan said helplessly: "Okay." "Just two words, the accent is completely different from that of Tokyo.

Chen Jiali said: "Let's change places, just upstairs." ”

The group got up and went upstairs to a very luxurious room. In this place, there are a few ready-to-wear clothes, a few desks and chairs, and even a chessboard; Inside, there is a delicately embroidered round hole door, which is a place to put women's underwear and change clothes.

Since Guo Shao personally brought people here, how could Chen Jiali be lazy, take the little lady into the warm pavilion, and specially pick expensive materials. Chen Jiali smiled and said, "Mrs. Lu took off her clothes first, let's try the inside first." ”

I saw Lu Lan dragging her clothes, very embarrassed. Chen Jiali said softly: "You see that the people who serve you are women, and there are no windows here." Some of Tokyo's Zhumen ladies dare to change their clothes here, so you can rest assured. ”

Lu Lan untied his clothes at this time.

Chen Jiali looked at it quietly, but felt that Guo Shao's eyes were actually quite poisonous, although this girl was petite, her body and skin were very good, and few women could compare to her breasts alone. However, wearing the kind of fat coat skirt that is not very well-cut affects the appearance, and the whole person is as pure and refined as a lotus root that has peeled off the rough shell.

"I heard General Guo say just now that he didn't bring any money, so he probably had to pay on credit." Lu Lan seemed to like Chen Jiali a little, and finally talked to her, "Don't pick too expensive." ”

Chen Jiali smiled from ear to ear when she heard this, and said: "Don't worry, I'll pick a cheap one, if he defaults, I won't lose much." ”

Lu Lan said: "It's not enough to pay the bill." ”

Chen Jiali casually took a light-colored floral shirt with a dark collar: "Try this, you see it's cloth, it's not worth a few dollars." ”

This material is made of silk and cotton staggered weaving, which has to be trafficked from the Western Regions, and the weaving is very slow, requiring the most skilled and careful weavers; The pattern on it is even more painstaking. This material does not look as bright as silk, but it is more than ten times more expensive than ordinary silk, and it is sweat-absorbing and breathable to wear, and noble ladies prefer to wear it in summer.

The exquisiteness of the cut and the stitches on it are not something that ordinary tailors can do, and the clothes in the court are not necessarily made by merchants.

Lu Xiaoniang picked up the corner of her clothes and took a look: "The things in the capital of the Great Zhou Kingdom are really good." ”

Chen Jiali smiled and said in her heart: This little lady is not an ordinary village girl, and she is still quite knowledgeable. And Chen Jiali looked at it casually, the little lady had pierced ears but didn't wear earrings, this little lady is obviously not an old-fashioned person, it is estimated that her family background is not very good.

Chen Jiali asked someone to serve her to dress, and she beckoned Aunt Sun to come over, and soon Aunt Sun took a jewelry box and came in. Chen Jiali picked out a pair of the smallest gold earrings for Lu Xiaoniang to wear, which was not obvious at first glance, but the carved pattern of the earrings was very small, which was in line with the simple appearance and exquisite dress...... As Guo Shao said, the elements are a little bit.

After a while, Lu Xiaoniang changed her body from the inside to the outside, and came out dressed neatly. Guo Shao's expression was stunned for a moment. Chen Jiali praised beside her: "There is a mirror over there, you don't see it publicly, but no woman dares to look down on you." If there is, then she must be an uninformed layman. ”

Lu Xiaoniang glanced at it in front of the bronze mirror, and didn't say anything, but her face was flushed, and she should be very happy.