Zhuque Street in the south of the city, the most prosperous place in Beijing, is lined with shops, the flag is fluttering, the crowd is crowded, and the noise is extraordinary.

Wu Shangzhai is located at the west end of Suzaku Street, a famous jewelry shop in Beijing.

Wu Shangzhai has enjoyed a good reputation since the previous dynasty and has a history of hundreds of years, especially its special jewelry, exquisite style and exquisite craftsmanship, leading the trend in various places. The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law of the Jokhang Taizong and the concubine of this dynasty liked his family's jewelry the most, and they had to wear it every time they were at a palace banquet.

If the female relatives of the middle family can have a piece of Wu Shangzhai's jewelry, it will be a face-saving thing to go out to visit relatives and friends. As for the daughters of ordinary small households, if there is a piece of Wu Shangzhai's jewelry in the dowry, then ten miles and eight towns can be blushing.

Last night, Tan Yin poured all the gold barley and silver barley in several embroidered purses onto the table, and for a while the barley rolled on the table for a while, and then rummaged through the boxes and cabinets, and found some broken silver taels.

Tan Yin stared blankly at the table for a long time, sighed, and cheekily went to find Mrs. Tan.

Last time, the white jade gardenia golden hairpin that Xu Linhai gave to Yan Ya was specially made for him, and the jewelry given to Yan Min and Tan Yin was an ordinary work, which was already extremely exquisite. Before Yan Ting mentioned that Li Zheng is now a high school jinshi, he goes in and out of many banquets, he is either rich or expensive, people rely on clothes and horses and saddles, but they can't be looked down on by others, and this outfit is indispensable.

Last time, he made a dress for Li Zheng, and he was missing a jade pendant, even though he knew that the price of Wu Shangzhai's jewelry was quite high, Tan Yin gritted his teeth and still came.

The man was very attentive, very delicate and clean, and when he saw a girl come in, he thought he was buying jewelry for herself, but when he learned that she was going to buy jade pendants, he led her up to the second floor.

While walking, I asked the other party how old they were, what they did for a living, what they liked on weekdays, what color of clothes they loved, what material they liked, what hairpins they had, and when they were almost done, they took out some jade.

"Girl, there are two kinds of white jade and green jade here, this white jade comes from the Western Regions, and the green jade comes from the south, both of which are the best jade. White jade is under the sun, warm as grease, fine texture, called mutton fat white jade, the gentleman is warm and moist like jade, and it is perfect for the son. Qingyu is as cold as pine and bamboo, just like the temperament of a scholar, it is also extremely compatible. The shape is round and square, carved into a dragon pattern. ”

The white jade is warm and luster, the clear jade is quiet and cold, all of them are jade pendants of the highest quality, and the pattern is a simple dragon shape, although simple but the carving is extraordinary. Tan Yin played with it for a while, but she couldn't make up her mind which one to buy.

"What's the price?"

"It's fifty taels."

The stuff is good, but the price is ......

Tan Yin looked at this and that, Bai Yu seemed to be better, but he only had fifty taels of silver, and he still asked for twenty taels from Mrs. Tan's cheekiness, and she originally wanted to buy another hairpin for Aunt Li.

"Dude, you can give me a cheaper! This jade is good, but the pattern carving is still simple. Tan Yin countered.

"Oh, girl, it's not the price if the carving is more complicated. Our Wu Shangzhai price is fair, Tong Su is not bullied, this price is already the most affordable. ”

When he was hesitating, he saw a man who looked like a steward coming over and asked Tan Yin to go to the inner room, Tan Yin was very suspicious and followed the steward into the room.

The room is simply furnished, with a table and two chairs in the middle, and a table facing south by the window, with an incense burner and a few incense sticks. There is also a plum vase, in which an apricot blossom is inserted.

There were only one pot or two cups on the table, and there was already a person sitting and waiting, raising his eyebrows and smiling to see her come in.

"Sit down, I happened to be in Wu Shangzhai today, and when I saw you, let them invite you over, I hope it won't be abrupt." Yang Che beckoned her to sit down.

He is wearing a brown cotton robe today, unlike the brocade robe and official clothes he has seen before, which is very simple, and his black hair is only tied up with an ebony hairpin, but it is very light and brighter, and it looks more and more picturesque. Tan Yin looked at her peach-colored clothes, green trim, red and willow green, she really looked like a village girl, and couldn't help but feel a little dwarfed.

Although Tan Yin and him were not warm, they were not strangers to each other after seeing him many times, so they sat down generously. Yang Che made tea for her with his own hands, his fingers were slender and his knuckles were distinct, and he brought the azure teacup to her, and said: "Jiangsu and Zhejiang are famous for Longjing Biluochun, although it is good but the taste is lighter, you try this Fujian black tea, it is warm and rich, and it is very suitable for the girl's family." ”

Tan Yin took a sip, and sure enough, it tasted different from green tea, the entrance was soft and rich, and the taste was very good, so she took a few more sips. Yang Che looked at her and seemed to like it, smiled slightly, picked up the teapot and continued to pour tea for her.

"You're here today to buy a jade pendant? It's a good thing. Yang Che looked at her and said.

"I've seen a few, but it's not settled yet." Tan Yin replied.

"Later, the shopkeeper will bring you some inventory, and the price is real."

Tan Yin tilted her head and looked at him, is this good?

"I really didn't mean to give you a bargain. You don't know, Wu Shangzhai has mines all over the country, and gold, silver, pearls, and jade are sold to big merchants all over the country, and the price is much cheaper than these shops outside, and it is normal for them to take one or two pieces out, and they will not lose money. It's a coincidence that I'm here today. Yang Che explained with a smile.

Tan Yin was just about to open her mouth to refuse, as if she knew what she wanted to say, Yang Che said: "Wu Shangzhai's owner has an old relationship with me, they don't suffer in this matter, they just make more and earn less, and I am just a gesture, you have a life-saving grace for me, don't even give me this opportunity!" ”

Seeing that his explanation is reasonable, it is to stain him, and the refusal seems to be a bit blunt......

Tan Yin thought for a moment and nodded happily.

At this time, the head came in, holding a plate in his hand, and put a few pieces of white jade and green jade jade pendants on the plate.

"Girl, these jade pendants are similar to what you just saw, the texture is better, the carved patterns are more exquisite, and the price is affordable, all of them are thirty taels."

Then he still has twenty taels of silver left, and he can also buy a golden hairpin for Aunt Li, although the weight is lighter, but in the end it is gold. Tan Yin took a closer look at these jade pendants, and sure enough, the material was more moist than what she had just seen, and there were two pieces that I liked very much, one was a white jade pendant, carved into a fish play lotus leaf, and the other was a crane nine heavenly green jade pendant. Yang engraving and yin engraving techniques are available, the lines are smooth, and it is very smart.

"The girl has a good eye, and she picked these two pieces are excellent, which means that this fish play lotus leaf seeks family harmony and beauty, auspiciousness and joy. As for this crane for nine days, it means that the clouds are soaring. What age is the person the girl wants to send, what kind of livelihood does it have, and what do you usually like. Seeing Tan Yin pick up the two jade pendants, he kept looking at them and asked.

Yang Che looked at the two of them from the side and did not speak.

Tan Yin was a little embarrassed, but she still said Li Zheng's age preferences, concealed his identity as a new science and technology jinshi, and only said that he would often go to banquets.

Seeing that Tan Yin was a little shy, she heard her say that she wanted to give it to a young scholar and often go to banquets, what else did she not understand, "This makes me embarrassed, these two pieces are very good, it depends on which one the girl and the son like." ”

Tan Yin prefers that piece of fish playing lotus leaves, and has been playing with it for a long time.

"The girl likes this?" The boss asked.

"Well, my family lives on the edge of Taihu Lake, and there is a big lake on the edge of our town, with a thousand acres of lotus ponds, and the lotus flowers bloom every summer, and the red and glamorous are the best." Tan Yin replied. picked up the jade pendant and was about to ask for it, but suddenly remembered something, and asked Yang Che, who was sitting next to him drinking tea silently, "If Master Hou picks, which one will you choose?" ”

Yang Che was stunned at first when she asked this, and then immediately came back to his senses, looked at the two jade pendants carefully and said, "If it were me, this piece of fish play lotus leaf would be good." But if it is the person you want to send, he often goes to banquets everywhere, and the future is promising, he may prefer this crane nine heavenly blue jade pendant. ”

Tan Yin understood what he meant, didn't say anything, carefully played with the two jade pendants for a long time, slowly put back the piece of fish play lotus leaf, picked up the piece of crane and hung it for nine days, and let the boss wrap it up, and the boss answered and retreated.

After choosing the jade pendant, today's goal has been achieved, Tan Yin and Yang Che chatted while drinking tea.

Yang Che picked up the nuts on the table and peeled them, and asked, "Have you been going anywhere these days, but what are the fun places?" ”

Tan Yin talked about the Ni Clothes Workshop, the Fenshui Spring Outing, and the Champion Building, and the endless stream of tourists and the dazzling array of shops by the Fenshui River, and the delicious four famous dishes in the Champion Building, the tender and mellow roasted noodles, and the roasted Mandarin Fish with fat eyebrows. On a whim, I couldn't hold my mouth and talked about the palace-like Yuehualou in the sky under the hazy moonlight, and I reacted immediately when I said the three words of Yuehualou excitedly, so I had to close my eyes and turn my head to support my forehead with my hands, and I didn't dare to look directly at the person opposite.

Yang Che laughed out loud, "Oh, Yuehualou also went." ”

Tan Yin had no choice but to turn around and explain softly, "My cousin took me there." ”

"Is it fun?"

Tan Yin saw that he didn't say anything, and also relaxed, and said: "It's really like the Qionglou Yuyu described in the book, I heard that Yuehualou has three uniques, I drank the green ant wine, and the sound of the piano of the girl was heard a few times from afar, but I didn't see the dance of the green-waisted girl."

As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly remembered that his cousin seemed to have said that the person in front of him was also the guest of the green-waisted girl, and he said the wrong thing again, what happened today, as if he was in conflict with this person, and he was usually cautious in his words and deeds, but how to talk to him like his mouth was not locked.

Yang Shen saw the annoyance on her face, understood what she was thinking, and said with a restrained expression: "In the future, I will take you to see the dance of the green waist." ”

Tan Yin didn't know how to answer, so she nodded slightly.

Yang Che looked at her like this, knowing that she was a little afraid of him, sighed in his heart, looked at the small pile of nuts peeled on the plate, picked one up and put it in his mouth.