Nearly the end of the year, Hagi Niang decided to go to Jiankang once, buy some New Year's goods that she and the little maids like, and she should be happy for the New Year. It was very convenient to go out this time, because it was with Zheng Yan, Zheng agreed without thinking about it, and let them have a good time, so that they didn't have to step on it and rushed back to say goodbye.

Hagi Niang made a difficult mistake when arranging the candidates to go out, Mother Li must go, Sister Zheng must follow her, and if you add a Cai Ling, the car will be almost squeezed, how can you still load the New Year's goods. Hagi Niang turned her face, tried not to look at Cai Ling's pitiful eyes, and reluctantly left her and took Zheng Yan, who was in full bloom.

The purchase list was written by a room of little maids laughing together, with all-encompassing content, from a penny of sugar people to two taels of silver and a box of makeup powder, everyone wrote down the things they liked, and entrusted them with full authority to Li's mother, who was angry and funny, and did not reprimand them for the rare New Year.

When they were buying spices for the Zheng family during the cold dew this year, there was a shop that caught Hagi Niang's eyes, and the first shop they went to visit this time was this spice shop called "Si Xun Tang".

This shop is close to Suzaku Street, but it is not in the lively place where people come and go, turn into the side road to see, the façade is not big, there are no other shops around, quite a bit of quiet, deep and cold charm.

At that time, people loved to carve the fence and jade to build gold and splendor, but the decoration of the Sixun Hall was not gorgeous at all, and the black-gray bamboo fence façade had a special taste. The main entrance welcomes guests not ordinary screens or landscape stone carvings, but a fragrant waterwheel, the flowing smoke is like flowing water, carried up by the waterwheel, scattered and floated away, the first time guests will look at it, tsk amazed.

What's even more peculiar is that the way this store entertains customers is actually a "reservation system"! First of all, take a small ink-colored bamboo card in the shopkeeper's registration, the gold number is very exquisite, and then the shopkeeper will tell you about what time to come, and then come and wait for the number to be called.

Hagi Niang didn't take the number last time in a hurry, and the shopkeeper introduced it, mainly because the work of the Si Xun Tang incense test is very exquisite, and a special wing room is provided for each guest, and the skilled incense girl is waiting to test the incense calmly, which can really taste the advantages and disadvantages of the incense.

Such exquisite thoughts, plus the incense sold is also unique to homemade, the price is naturally expensive, and Hagi Niang is just taking advantage of the New Year to reward herself.

The main thing is that she is very interested in the owner of this incense shop, and the person who can come up with such an advanced service model is either extremely clever or ......

When Hagi Niang stepped into the hall, she saw that there were already a lot of well-dressed women waiting in the hall, and the hall was also very comfortable and comfortable, with free refreshments to enjoy, and even leaf cards or backgammon for fun, so it would not be boring to wait here. It's just that Haginiang still has a lot of things to purchase, so she can only ask the shopkeeper to register an appointment for her.

The shopkeeper wrote down the words "Danyang Zangfu eldest son-in-law is not timely" on the Biyang paper, and handed over a piece of ink bamboo card wearing a network, the front of the bamboo card is a number, and the reverse side is engraved with gardenias, which feels cool and smooth, and is very exquisite. Hagi Niang took it and put it on her hand, but it matched the ebony bead string given by Xie Yan very well, and her skin was like snow and crystal like jade. The shopkeeper was a spirited old man, and he smiled politely: "The girl can come over from time to time, and the store will prepare a side room in advance, and there is a gardenia on the door." After that, he gave his hand as a courtesy, and glanced at the Buddha beads in Hagi Niang's hand, slightly surprised.

He was slightly stunned, then returned to nature, and continued to register for Zheng Yan, Hagi Niang turned over the bamboo card in her hand, only to see the peony engraved on the back, Zheng Yan was really happy, chattering: "Peony is the king of flowers, think that our Xingyang Zheng family in Luoyang peony garden is famous, the peony cultivated has a large bowl mouth, layers of thousands of petals, even the peony garden in the palace is not as rare as our family." ”

Hagi Niang secretly stuck out her tongue: It's as if you've seen it with your own eyes.

But this is also a coincidence, before going out, Hagi Niang was still discussing with Li's mother how to get rid of Zheng Yan to see Ruan's mother, and now that she is sleepy, someone sends a pillow, as long as Zheng Yan and Hagi Niang go into the wing room to try incense separately, this matter will be fine.

What is the saying? Plans can't keep up with the changes, that's the case.

The carriage just drove close to the square street was blocked, there is no pedestrian street in this year, as soon as the year passes, the city of Jiankang is crowded with people, and the car is struggling. Hagi Niang could only abandon the car with Zheng Yan and walk into the shop to shop, Li's mother held the New Year's goods she bought with a bitter face, and her old legs hurt when she walked.

When I finally bought all the New Year's goods and returned to the car, the time had passed.

Hagi Niang urged the coachman to rush to the Si Xun Hall, originally worried that the shopkeeper would refuse to accept it, but the shopkeeper smiled kindly, arranged for them to sit for a while, and ordered the incense maid to send Zheng Yan into the incense tasting room.

Seeing that Hagi Niang was about to say goodbye, the shopkeeper smiled and said: "Lady Zang, please move to the inner hall, the owner of the shop is willing to invite the girl to talk about it, and please see each other." Hagi Niang was stunned, she was indeed very interested in this shopkeeper, but from the standpoint of an ordinary sister-in-law, such an abrupt request was simply incredible, not to mention that men and women were seven years old at different tables, even if the shopkeeper was a woman, this was a bit too rude. If it was another store, Hagi Niang didn't have to pay attention to it, but this was the Si Xuntang she had always been curious about, and she refused as tactfully as she could: "The little girl really has something to do, and I ask your lord to forgive me." As soon as he was blessed, he left in a hurry with Li's mother.

The shopkeeper seemed to be very unaccustomed to being rejected, and showed a slight look of surprise, and watched them leave, only then did he even the depressed breath in his chest, Shi Shiran turned around and gave his master his life.

It's been more than a month since the last time I talked to Li's mother about the past, and every time Haginiang asks Zheng to say goodbye, she inevitably thinks of her mother who died early, and the hole in the wall that shouldn't exist. Later, Li's mother quietly went to explore, the wall hole is said to be a wall hole or even a tunnel, there is nothing unusual on the wall, but the soil at the root of the wall is very loose, and it can be picked up. Judging from the size, it is indeed impossible to enter people, and only very petite people such as children can pass. On the face of it, it's not certain whether it's dog picking it up or it's artificial.

The Ruan family has a property in Jiankang, not far from Suzaku Street, and Li's mother has been here, and she quickly found the house with Hagi Niang.