Recently, the capital has been very lively, first of all, the luxury of the "Contouring Hall", which is more expensive than the largest gold cave. It was another expedition to return to Beijing, and I don't know how many hot-blooded men were inspired. Finally, there is a story that came out a few days ago somehow, and Queen Wang and Jing Guiren had to tell......

Almost all teahouses have made a lot of money recently, and there is no way, they are all stories that everyone likes to hear. The storyteller was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth.

In the midst of the excitement, the Dragon Boat Festival has arrived.

Early in the morning, Mingzhu pulled Wei Ci with great interest and arranged to send various sweet and salty rice dumplings made by himself to the relatives and friends of the two. Then go to Rong'an Hall to accompany Mrs. Tai to eat morning food.

"Grandmother, you can taste the fresh meat dumplings I made." Mingzhu peeled a zongzi and handed it to Mrs. Tai.

"Hmm...... It's delicious, the zongzi I used to eat were all sweet, Ah Ci and Ah Shu didn't like it, you are good, this is good! Mrs. Tai was very happy.

Wei Ci handed a peeled fresh meat dumpling to Mingzhu and took one himself.

Wei Shu saw that everyone was moving, so he also took one himself: "My sister-in-law has come to live here, and I am fat." There is so much to eat. ”

Mingzhu smiled: "I'm afraid of being fat and don't know how to eat less?" He got a Wei Shu's eyes and asked, "Is there anything wrong with Ah Shu today?" ”

"I made an appointment with Brother Zhiyong and them, and we will go to the East Market to meet in a while."

"Then your brother and I won't take you, grandmother, will you go out with us today? I heard that the dragon boat race is very spectacular, and I set a position on the top of the Wangjiang Tower with the best sight. ”

Mrs. Tai: "I won't go, I don't know how many times I've seen it, I'm tired of watching it for a long time." Today, the house is going to sprinkle realgar and burn mugwort to repel insects, and you don't come back at noon, the smoke is big. Let's eat outside. ”

"Why does my sister-in-law want to look at Jianglou? What's the point of watching dragon boats there? To see, you can go to the colorful shed on the river embankment, which is the closest and most lively. Today we will all go. Wei Shu asked as he ate.

"Grandmother, you can't eat any more. Zongzi is not easy to restrain and carefully accumulate food. Mingzhu snatched the third zongzi opened by Mrs. Tai and handed over a bowl of vegetable soup. Only then did he turn around and answer Wei Shu's words: "There are too many people in the color shed, I don't dare to move forward." In case of a bump, wouldn't you be happy and sad? ”

"I can protect you." Whits.

Mingzhu turned around and coaxed: "I know you're powerful, but there's no need." Wangjianglou is quiet, I can take a nap when I am sleepy. When I arrived at the color shed, I am afraid that there were many people who came to talk and greet him. But it's troublesome. ”

"Okay, listen to you."

Soon, several people finished eating, and Mrs. Tai led them into the inner room. took out a small box with five poisons painted on it, "Come on, come on, come here, the five-colored silk thread I gave you is all put on." ”

Mrs. Tai personally tied a five-colored silk thread on each of the three people's wrists.

Mingzhu then remembered, "I have prepared it for you too!" As she spoke, she also took a small box from Si Jin's hand and took out a string of sachets in the shape of small zongzi, which was extremely chic and exquisite.

Mrs. Tai couldn't put it down with a small sachet, and praised Mingzhu's whimsical ideas one after another.

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Several people arrived in the East City together, and Wei Shu left one step earlier to join his partners.

Mingzhu and Wei Ci went shopping side by side, and the two were wearing a couple outfit with moon white and wormwood green. Dressed up in an ingenious way, but it is appropriate for the situation. Mingzhu's facial features can be regarded as delicate at best, and she naturally can't talk about a good figure with a big belly. It's just that the snow-like skin and bright eyes give people a sense of beauty that is peerless. In this way, standing with the handsome and incomparable Wei Ci, they are really a pair of fairy couples, and they can't be more compatible.

In front, Si Hai Si Jin led the way, and Linglong Linlang followed, and there were four guards in the light and dark to protect him, lest Mingzhu be collided.

Passers-by don't feel strange when they see this formation, the capital, but a flat shoulder falls, and it can hit the place of three nobles! Ordinary acquaintances see this formation, and they are also interested and will not come forward to disturb.

It is difficult to go shopping, Mingzhu is ready to start the sweeping mode, and turns around and enters the "Splendid Silk Village". When the shopkeeper saw it, he hurriedly ran over, and threw himself to the ground: "The little one is Princess Mingzhu!" ”

Which shopkeeper who can gain a foothold on this street is not bright-eyed? Those people who can't be provoked in the capital, who dares not to keep it in mind?

As soon as Mingzhu raised his hand, Linglong stepped forward and ordered: "Pass it on, Princess Mingzhu came out to shop today, and she didn't intend to disturb the people, so you don't have to make a big salute." Just prepare your best goods. ”

Before she could finish speaking, Mingzhu had already sat aside, and a screen separated the tea room for distinguished guests.

The shopkeeper immediately went to arrange for the pick-up, and a young man stood guard at the door, and no longer received other guests.

After a while, the shopkeeper brought over a stack of cloth samples.

"Si Jin, go over and take a look. If there's anything rare and precious, buy it. Mingzhu commanded, she didn't understand these very well, so she handed them over to Si Jin.

Si Jin stepped forward to take a closer look: "It's only good for Yanxia Satin here, but there are already a lot of them in our warehouse, Your Highness, do you still want to buy it?" ”

Mingzhu said: "Buy, buy and put it away." He turned around and instructed the shopkeeper: "You compare the level of this smoky satin, and then up, no matter how much, as long as you have the goods, you can send it directly to the Guogong Mansion and find Si Jin." The main palace has received it. ”

The shopkeeper's joy. "Little Thanks, Princess."

Mingzhu said, "Now that you have notified all the silk and satin shops on this street, and I am impatient to go, let them send the best cloth here." ”

After a while, the shopkeepers who got the news came one after another with cloth samples as quickly as possible. The other shops on the street also made emergency arrangements when they got the news.

Mingzhu looked at the samples sent by major merchants, and really encountered several kinds of interests.

Mingzhu picked up a piece of cloth: "Who owns this canvas?" ”

"Princess Qiyu, this is a new production of our "Huimin Cloth Village" this year. has not yet been named, but the princess can get a "Van Bu", and the little one will thank the princess. "The thin shopkeeper who came out looked a lot worse than the other shopkeepers.

Mingzhu was a little curious: ""Buzhuang"? There is also a "cloth village" in the East Market? Can you earn your rent back? ”

The little shopkeeper was also helpless: "The princess doesn't know, my owner is Master Li, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and the lord wants to open a "Huimin Cloth Village" to earn as little money as possible from the people. But he really didn't know how to do general affairs, so he insisted on opening the store in the East Market, where civilians didn't come at all. If it weren't for the fact that I didn't have to pay rent for my own house, the store wouldn't have been able to sustain itself. At the beginning of this year, he instructed us to develop a thick, wear-resistant cloth so that the coolies could wear it for a longer time. When we developed it, we found that this cloth was labor-intensive and thread-consuming, and the cost of a piece of cloth was three times higher than that of ordinary cotton cloth. You say, "Who can afford to buy this cloth will earn money by working as a coolie?" If you don't work as a coolie, who would want to wear this thick, hard cloth? ”

Mingzhu listened to it and had an impression of that Li Shangshu. It's rare to see such a stupid person. No wonder if he is placed in the Qingshui Yamen of the Ministry of Rites, if he is let out of the herdsmen's side, it is estimated that there will be a lot of jokes. "You will get three cents for each of these cloths, and I want ten thousand. I'll ask Si Jin to send it over later, and you can just dye it. Step aside. ”

"No."

Seeing that there were still big orders to do, the shopkeepers hurriedly ordered them to take their own distinctive cloths.

Subsequently, in addition to Si Jinxuan's cloth, Mingzhu picked two more things that she was interested in. One is the "hollow yarn" a bit like lace, ready to make a little princess dress for her daughter in the future. One is "brick cloth", which is wool felt as thick as bricks, which feels very suitable as a carpet in a game room.

After choosing, before leaving, I told everyone about the concept of "ribbon", so that everyone could study it, and each of them could send the sample to Si Jin.

Then, everyone walked to the "Double Happiness" Silver Building opposite. This time, the shopkeeper has been waiting for a long time.