The guests who selected jewelry and jade in the lobby were not surprised to see the shopkeeper waiting outside the door, and there were more rich and powerful guests, who were not sure which distinguished guests they were receiving.

They were not disturbed by the comings and goings of Ruoxue and the others, that is, they took a few more looks, and they continued to choose their favorite objects and bargain with the steward next to them.

Ruoxue and Ruohong glanced in the lobby, and were let into the private room at the back by Wang Shichang, asking people to prepare meals and bring tea and snacks, "Two days ago, I received a letter from the eldest lady who wanted to come here, and the villain asked people to clean up these two rooms, the two young ladies are okay with this room?" I don't know if it suits your temperament! He said.

This house is not very large, with a large screen separating the inside and outside, and a carved bed is placed in the inside, the bedding and pillows on the bed are brand new, the tent of azure smoke cloud yarn, and there are pearl tassels and white jade hooks on the eaves on the top of the bed.

Next to the head of the bed is a finely crafted dressing table, and below there is a round stool of the same wood, on which there are rhombic glasses, jewelry boxes, rouge gouache and other items.

There is a round table of rosewood in the outer room, next to it there are four embroidery piers, and there are four or five pieces of jade in a row of treasure pavilions against the wall, seven or eight antiques, which are extremely luxurious.

There are two calligraphy and paintings of celebrities on the wall.

Ruoxue glanced at it and said, "Bothered." ”

Wang Shichang saw that Ruoxue was satisfied with the house, and felt a little relieved, and said: "The two young ladies of the proprietor should wash up first, and the villain will wait outside." Seeing Ruoxue nodding, he withdrew and stood in the patio waiting for them to finish washing up and questioning.

Ruoxue Ruohong took a look in the room and sat down at the round table for a short rest.

Lian Xin and Dan Tang watched the two guys carry the Ruoxue sisters' cages into the back room, and checked the bedding and pillows on the bed before coming over to serve Ruoxue and them to wash.

Ruoxue and Ruohong washed up, changed their clothes, dressed up again, and waited until they were all cleaned up before calling Wang Shichang in to talk again.

The shopkeeper came in with a stack of account books, bowed down to Ruoxue, and straightened up to look at the two young ladies sitting there opposite, the eldest lady was dignified and generous, with the majesty of a superior on her face.

The third lady is lively and cute, holding a piece of hibiscus cake in her hand and eating it slowly, like a gluttonous child.

To their left and right stood the three maids Lianxin, Dan Tang and Gong Yue.

"This is the flow in and out of the first half of this year, please take a look at it." As the shopkeeper Wang spoke, he turned around and gave the account book to Lianxin, "There is Miss Lao." He said.

Lian Xin smiled and stretched out her hand to take it, turned around and walked to Ruoxue's side, and put the thick account book on the table in front of Ruoxue.

Ruoxue flipped through the two pages casually, and did not read them immediately, but chatted with the shopkeeper Wang, asked him to move a stool for him to sit on, and told him about the personnel in the shop, the amount of food and drink.

I asked the shopkeeper how old he was this year, how many children there were at home, how old the children were, and where they were doing.

The shopkeeper Wang is fifty and two this year, and his home is located in the back street of Cui Bao Zhai, "The villain has three sons, two daughters and five children, and the two daughters are already married, and they are married to the guys in the shop."

The eldest son has married and is doing things in the shop, and his daughter-in-law is also good-tempered, and she has given birth to two little grandchildren in three years.

The second child is fifteen years old this year, and he is learning to carve some gadgets with his master behind.

The youngest son is 12 years old and runs errands in the shop and does a little chores. He said.

The shopkeeper Wang was talking with a red face, he heard that this eldest lady was very strict and did things vigorously, but he didn't expect that she was such a kind person.

His mood, which had been more cautious, was more relaxed, and he spoke more happily.

Ruohong took a piece of half-eaten mung bean cake and asked, "People who have talked so much, why don't you talk about your daughter-in-law?" ”

Ruoxue raised her hand and patted her on the arm, and said angrily, "Mouthy." ”

"It's okay." The shopkeeper waved his hand and smiled: "My old wife is old and ugly, just like the dried jujube, wrinkled and not saying much!" Seeing the two young ladies laughing, he said again: "She, now she hugs her little grandchildren at home every day, fights with her daughter-in-law, and lives a chaotic life!" ”

Ruohong slandered in her heart, if you didn't have your old and ugly daughter-in-law at home, where would you have your current scenery!

At this time, someone replied outside the door: "Big shopkeeper, the meals are ready, you can ask the eldest lady when to eat!" ”

When the shopkeeper Wang heard this, he raised his hand and slapped his head, got up and said to Ruoxue, "Look at me patronizing and talking, I forgot such an important thing, I really should be beaten!" I don't know if you're going to eat right now, or if you're ......."

Ruoxue smiled and said, "Since it's all ready, let's let them serve it." ”

"Okay!"

Wang Shichang turned around and went out to have someone bring food.

After only a few moments, I saw three guys coming in with a large tray, and Lianxin Dantang hurriedly took it from their hands and placed them on the table one by one.

At this time, it was already dusk, and on the most lively street in the west of Yangzhou City, Gong Yue and Qu Jin'er were surrounded by a group of spectators, three layers inside and three layers outside, and the cheers were louder than ever.

Gong Yue held two daggers more than half a foot long in her hands, and threw them into the air alternately, and then she made a few spinning movements, skillfully catching the daggers in her hand before they landed.

"Good!"

"That's amazing!"

Another round of applause rang out.

Gong Yue accepted the move, clenched his fists and said, "Thank you for your support!" ”

Qu Jin'er held a big sea bowl, walked into the crowd, and said sweetly: "Thank you, uncle, thank you, aunt,......"

When it came out, there were dozens of copper coins in the bowl.

On the same day, Mi Pearl took Qu Jin'er into Yangzhou City, and walked around the west of the city for most of the day, and saw a lot of people who were performing tricks.

Mi Pearl's heart was pounding, she thought she could also be a performer! Look at those artists, there are boxers, top cylinders, and dishes and bowls.

There are one or two people who work together, and there are five or six people together.

Mi Pearl thought about what she was doing, and thought about the dagger on her body, it was not bad to play the dagger, as long as it was how to play it to look good, think about it.

At night, Mi Pearl took Qu Jin'er to live in Daming Temple in the west of the city, so she didn't have to sleep on the streets.

The next day, Mi Pearl got up early, and practiced with the dagger in a no-man's land, she wanted to combine the dagger with martial arts moves to make it a beautiful and eye-catching action. Fortunately, she has a foundation in martial arts, and it is not difficult to practice, but she needs to think of some tricks.

An old monk saw that she was practicing martial arts, and it was not like martial arts, so he asked her why she practiced like this, and heard that she was practicing to sell her art, and the old monk suddenly said that the dagger was too small for rice pearl, and it was not suitable for selling art, so he turned around and went back, and took two larger daggers and gave them to rice pearl.

After practicing for two days, Mi Pearl took Qu Jin'er to set up a stall on the street to perform arts, and after more than a month, she had saved a few taels of silver.