Chapter 17: The Banquet of the Royal Mansion (II) (Mission)
The boss of the horse team is surnamed Li, and he is very talkative, perhaps the other party is the daughter of the dignified city lord. He thinks it's a good business opportunity.
He Yue made a very interested appearance in the mink skin, and listened to him for a long time about the horse team going out to the country to buy leather, but learned a lot of new news. For example, they have a total of three horse teams, and they are responsible for the purchase of marten at the beginning of the summer of this year. They are from the Blackwater City Horse Team. And these three horse teams belong to a caravan. As for this caravan, the prince funded the establishment of the caravan on the grounds of facilitating the movement of the army.
The caravan took on a number of businesses. For example, helping allies in the Western Regions transport military supplies, leading the envoy team out of the fortress, and like this team, buying rare materials on behalf of the crown prince.
When He Yue heard this, she thought of what Zheng Ergou said, it turned out that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was careless in employing people, and there was a commotion in the caravan under his command. She felt a little unfair. My father has long been anxious because of Hekang's affairs. But His Royal Highness the Crown Prince knew nothing about the turmoil within himself. What's even more uncomfortable is that because of Sen Qian, she can't tell anyone about it. And the prince will definitely not believe it.
"We are currently sent to the capital, there are 300 catties of mink skin, and there are 20 adult martens, which are being raised. After all that, Miss He, you have just touched the leather, do you have any intention of ordering a fur to prepare for the autumn? Perhaps, the lord of the city is also interested in this novel leather. ”
He Yue nodded, but her mind was not on this at all. And for a girl of her age, the appearance of the fur design is indeed too neutral, and all other functions can't hide this. She had an idea and asked, "Brother Li, you see that this fur designed by Wu Shanggong is more like men's clothing." I want to go back and discuss with my father whether this rare fur material can be brought in directly, and then I can find a tailor to design it into beautiful women's clothing?
"This..."Boss Li glanced at his subordinates around him, revealing an embarrassed expression. It seems that everyone didn't expect such a child as He Yue to ask such a question. "Miss He, at present, the barian mink breed has not yet been popularized in our country, and the imperial court needs to control the three hundred catties of leather in their hands. If you are really interested in this question, you should actually ask His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. ”
"Oh... That's it. I'm not particularly interested in this style. Maybe my father would have an idea. I'll help you go back and ask. He Yue shook her head thoughtfully. Boss Li was a little disappointed on his face, but he still smiled and said, "If the City Lord likes it, maybe he can also set off a trend in Blackwater City." ”
He Yue glanced around. Except for this table, almost all the children of the family focused their attention on Wu Yishang Palace, which was gushing on the exhibition stand. She smiled slightly, leaned closer to Boss Li beside her, and said, "It's okay, you can send one to Qiao's Mansion first." I'll buy it first, and then I'll find a way to sell it to my father. By the way, according to what you said before, due to the war, there are still many horse teams in your caravan that are blocked in the territory of the Underworld and cannot return to China for the time being?"
The people at the table looked at her strangely. Boss Li said, "Yes. There are currently three more horse teams. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince should have written to the border, ready to let the border generals let them pass. ”
"In the name of the Dutch Mansion, I would like to ask them to bring us some mink fur before returning home. Just in the name of an individual. I wonder what Brother Li thinks?"
The men who were close couldn't help but laugh. Boss Li was stunned for a moment, and then smiled and said, "Miss He, are you going to do your own research?"
"Not really! I'm just interested. It's just that, Brother Li, you see, the three hundred catties of leather that don't belong to the imperial court are equivalent to the transaction between our Hefu and that barbarian tribe. Would you like to do me a favor and make a little money?"
Several people around him put away the disdain expressions on their faces. Boss Li glanced at a few brothers with some interest, nodded to a man who looked like a weak scholar next to him, and he said, "Miss He, that tribe is not far from the border, if you say it, it is not a big problem to get a few skins before obtaining the entry permit." When our team entered the customs a week ago, there was a team of horses behind us, but they were stopped and probably haven't come in yet. ”
That's right, it's them. He Yue's heart tightened. The captain of this horse team must be the one who was bought by the Hades Kingdom.
"I know someone in that team, so I can find a way to ask him to buy a few skins in the past two days. If nothing else, they should be able to enter the customs by a week at the latest. We can tell you the price with him in advance. All you need to do is negotiate with the lord of the castle after five days at the latest, bring the money, and the rest, how to deliver the letters, get the goods, etc., all on our brother. ”
"Very good, may I ask your surname for this eldest brother?"
"My surname is Liu. It's best not to let the team boss know about this. They're brainstorms and won't necessarily want to do this business. We just need to communicate with our own people. The man surnamed Liu said.
He Yue smiled, gently picked up a wine jug in front of him, and filled a glass for Boss Li and him. Several people looked panicked, and said in a loud voice that they couldn't help it, but fortunately, no one at the other tables noticed this side at all. He Yue didn't care, picked up a clean wine glass, and poured himself half a glass.
She smiled and raised her glass, "Brother Li, Brother Liu." Actually, I just need someone who can bring the goods. You don't have to worry about the rest of the red tape. You just have to tell me the name of the person you can trust, and I can find someone to discuss with him about the rest. ”
Several people looked at each other. They didn't expect such a little girl to think so much. "Miss He, you won't believe us, will you?"
He Yue kept smiling, "It's not that I don't trust you, I just don't want to bother you." The reward that should be given to you must be indispensable when the goods arrive. ”
She already had a clever plan in mind: according to Sen Qian, the conspiracy was limited to a horse captain. Only one person was bought. She planned to have Zheng Ergou sneak to the place where they were stationed to meet with this person, and then ask for the identity of the person they had originally escorted. Let's find out a little more and be fully prepared for the robbery and capture of the thieves when they enter the customs five days later. As for the leather and the money to be paid, after five days, their horse team was served in a pot, and naturally it was no longer something that He Yue needed to think about.
The man surnamed Liu and Boss Li glanced at each other, and finally nodded, "That's okay." It is a word of advice, Miss He needs to pay more attention to safety when doing these things. This friend of mine has a nickname in the horse team named Zhang Banlei, and you can completely trust him in doing things. But this man loves money, and if you go to him yourself, I'm afraid you'll be caught. We'll send him a message tonight to help you negotiate the price, and then you can go to him, so it's better." ”
"Thank you, big brothers. A few of them are so enthusiastic, and when the goods arrive, they will definitely come to the door to thank them!"
"Miss He is so polite. The money we collect can be counted directly into the half-thunder brothers. Just make a friend, help is the right thing, and collect your money symbolically. Miss He, don't be too polite. Boss Li laughed and poured wine for the surrounding brothers and He Yue, "The little girl is young, very discerning, and has her own ideas." It's worthy of the daughter of the city lord!haha!"
He Yue brushed his sleeves and covered his face, and drank the wine in the cup, "Brother Li praised it falsely. ”
After a few casual conversations, He Yue got up and saluted and walked back to his place. The surroundings are still surrounded by a fiery atmosphere. Half of the styles have been introduced in the autumn clothing exhibition, and many aristocratic children have begun to hold wine glasses and talk to each other at one table after another. Wu Yi and his subordinates were still introducing the endless stream of new clothes on it, and everyone was so excited that almost no one noticed that the city lord's daughter had been sitting at this table for so long.
Finally got the first step, and He Yue put down a stone in his heart. Walking back to his table with relaxed steps, he inadvertently glanced back at the guest table, but suddenly saw a rather strange scene.
He Yue is relatively tall, and he can just see the situation outside the high windows of some royal banquet living rooms. She only saw a human head, with a cloak of hair, her face was not clear, and there were traces of undried blood, it was a middle-aged woman. She seemed to be lying on the high window just now and looking inside, there was a person about the same height in the window, He Yue only caught a glimpse of her face exposed, she seemed to feel it, and quickly lay down.
How did this kind of woman with a disheveled hair get into the third floor? He Yue couldn't help but have a question in her heart. Moreover, although she could only catch a glimpse, the panic and helplessness on her expression filled her entire face in an instant. Seem... It's like she's on the run.
It can't be a servant who escaped from the palace, right?" He Yue muttered in his heart. Sit back in your seat. The girls at the table were crimson and seemed to be chatting happily. When Qiao Xin saw her coming back, he grabbed her excitedly and said, "Sister Heyue, hurry up and stand in the stand in a while." Don't pick up the sesame seeds and lose the watermelon! What Sister Shanggong wants to introduce now is the big head of the exhibition that has been passed down before. It was designed by Li Qin, the head of Shang Palace. ”
Qiao Yin, the second sister of Qiao on the side, also said with great interest, "Moreover, her inspiration comes from the East China Sea Islands that she has been talking about before. Originally, it was a caravan of our imperial court that went to sea and passed through that island. The men thought that the clothes of the girls there were particularly beautiful and attractive. We have all seen the portraits, and their summer clothes are very distinctive, and the sense of unrestrained and aesthetic harmony is in harmony. The autumn clothes designed by Li Shanggong must also absorb the advantages of the summer clothes over there. That's the highlight of the day!"
The sisters of the Gao family also chimed in. The eyes of several people were fixed on the few people in front of them who were pushing the clothes table out. And the atmosphere around him, which had become lively, was quieter, and the noble ladies sat and stood, their eyes fixed on the stage.
He Yue smiled and looked at Wu Yi and the others who pushed out a coat table on the stage.
The clothes on it are also designed as fur furs. After all, it is cold in the north, and fur fur is a very suitable clothing for autumn and winter. However, the fur fur that draws on the Tokai style is indeed very distinctive. Next to the dressing table, another accompanying young Shang Gong even wore this set of fur fur and lower body official uniforms. The special beauty is immediately reflected in her, and the girl who was not eye-catching at the beginning suddenly becomes a big beauty full of charm with a little powder.
- The most important point is that the design of the fur fur reflects the graceful figure of the woman very well. Fur fur is a kind of thick clothing, and under the design of Li Shanggong, it can perfectly show the person's figure. This is mainly reflected in the color on the fur. The Tokai style uses a lot of color, but it doesn't look cluttered. On the contrary, the colors mixed together in each piece are like a theme, but there is a certain color pattern, which looks like it is not inconsistent. Its brightness can compete with the cheongsam. Several parts that are easy to reflect the figure, such as waist and shoulders, are all used in ingenious tones, with thin black as the main body, in contrast with the color vision of other colors, highlighting the focus of the woman's figure and forming a unique visual beauty.
The leather is made of high-quality fox skin, and Wu Yi also introduced its production process, which is also good for the skin. Of course, there are many other advantages, which she introduced one by one. One of the most trendy is its use of color. At present, whether it is design or painting, the mainstream is mainly based on the meticulousness of fine brushwork. The style of the dragon robe designed by Wu Yi is also of this kind, but a large number of heavy color winds are actually easy to cause visual fatigue. The Donghai painting style is fresh and fresh, the patterns are all freely painted, and the unique artistic techniques of Shanggong are skillfully integrated, which is indeed trendy. Moreover, the painting style can be restored to the three-dimensional design to this extent, and its own beauty is the greatest success of Peugeot.
He Yue didn't fully understand Wu Yi's words, and of course most people didn't understand the strange terms. But there is no doubt that this design style has successfully hit the heart of every girl who loves beauty. Their eyes told them that this fur coat was indeed very beautiful, and they did not have to run beautifully.
Boy, no one can say anything bad about it.
After the introduction of the main event, "East China Sea Painting Clothes", the exhibition was temporarily suspended for a while. But Wu Yi didn't get any rest, and he didn't have the opportunity to have a glass of wine with the children of the family. A lot of girls who dug up treasures flocked to the exhibition stand, vying to book this "East China Sea Painting Clothes", leading a wave of trends, and sending autumn waves in front of the pretty boys who caught their eyes. The atmosphere of the banquet reached its most lively.
Qiao Yin, who was already married, couldn't resist such temptations, and held hands with the two Gao family ladies, and went up to Wu Yishang Palace to book with great interest. He Yue glanced at Qiao Xin and Qiao Wanyan, who was sitting quietly on the side, and said, "Aren't the two sisters interested?"
Qiao Wanyan shook her head. Qiao Xin glanced at Gao Li with a smile, and found that he was also looking at herself, and muttered in a low voice, "Brother Liangyan said, it's okay to come out, but you have to control consumption! Isn't Sister Qiao Yin married, and she has to hold her husband in the palm of her hand." Let's wear beautiful clothes for her!"
Gao Li, who had been drinking with Qiao Dong, glanced at Qiao Xin with a meaningful look in his eyes, then patted Qiao Dong on the shoulder with a smile, said something in his ear, put down the wine glass, got up and walked between the group of girls on the exhibition stand. Qiao Xin glanced at him stunned, but seemed to suddenly understand something, raised his wine glass and took a sip, and hurriedly used this to hide his shy smile.
But He Yue didn't notice the tacit little secret of this pair of people in love. Because... She looked back at the entrance of the hall, where the woman with her disheveled hair was in ragged clothes, and she was hovering around the gate at this time, as if she was not sure whether to come in or not. The expression on his face grew more and more panicked. And the guard at the door happened to be not there at this time, so I am afraid that he was just in time to relieve himself.
He Yue stared at her for a full three seconds before she reacted, and quickly turned around, as if she had done something wrong, afraid that she would see her. Although I don't know who this ragged person is, it always gives her a very bad feeling.
She turned around the door for a while, but no one found her at the lively scene. He Yue secretly put the afterglow back. Unexpectedly, this beggar-like woman set her sights on their table. There seemed to be a glow in the cloudy eyes. Without any scruples, he rushed in quickly and stumbled towards their table.
It's over, who the hell is this man!
In this way, it is impossible that no one has found her yet.
Some of the people in the back had already seen the ragged woman. All of them frowned deeply. They are all wondering where the two rice buckets guarding the door have gone, why are they all put in?
Qiao Xin lowered his head at this time, but his afterglow was firmly looking at Gao Li, who was talking to Wu Yi on the exhibition stand. The woman ran to her and stopped. He Yue's heart has hung in his throat. Qiao Xin was immersed in the mood of the deer crashing and did not find anything abnormal.
Qiao Dong and Qiao Wanyan also looked ahead, but they didn't even notice it.
The woman stopped, and looked at Qiao Xin with some wince. He shook his head, and nodded firmly. The atmosphere behind is already very awkward. Qiao Xin saw Gao Li walk down and gave her a doting look, as if to say, the clothes you like, my brother has already bought them!
"Xin'er... Xin'er! Mother is back, Mother is looking for you! Qiao Dong... It's me... You guys... Xin'er, my mother is back! Ah.......h
The woman seemed to confirm Qiao Xin's identity, and grabbed her hand recklessly, and with the other hand, she ripped the messy hair that covered her face. Suddenly fell to his knees, sobbing and sobbing.
Qiao Xin was taken aback, and her whole body trembled with fright. He Yue frowned, and when he didn't know what was going on like the others, Qiao Dong jumped up like a ghost, pointed at the woman and said, "You.... You're the fourth sister-in-law?!"
"The king... Aunt Wang!"
"Mother!"
Qiao Xin looked down and took a closer look, and after learning the identity of this person, he couldn't help but shout.
"Mother, what's wrong with you.... Where's Daddy? Why are you like this......?"
Gao Li quickly walked up to her side, helped Qiao Xin pick up the woman, Qiao Xin's mother, and leaned her back on the seat. Very calmly helped comfort Qiao's mother.
"It's okay... Auntie, it's safe here, what's going on, tell me slowly. ”
He Yue suddenly realized. Qiao Liangyan said before that Qiao Xin's parents finished their business in the East China Sea Islands a month ago, and they are expected to be able to take a boat home in the next two days. It's just that... Where did Qiao's father go? How could Qiao's mother appear here like a beggar? All this is so strange!
Finally stabilized Qiao's mother's mood, Qiao Xin held back her tears and wiped the sludge off her face. Seeing this, the second son of the Wang family rushed over, and Gao Li got up to explain to him, saying that there was no need to affect everyone, and the small accident would be solved soon.
Qiao's mother opened her eyes again, her eyes were blank, she slowly looked around, sighed, and fainted directly.
The three of the Qiao family were in a hurry. Gao Li immediately decided for Qiao Xin, "Let's go, let's go home now, let my aunt have a good rest first!"
The second prince nodded helplessly. He Yue also got up, took Qiao Xin's trembling hand, and comforted him softly. Gao Li put Qiao's mother on his back, and said two words to his remaining sister, and under the eyes of the surprised and puzzled people in the first hall, he was the first to walk out of the door of the banquet hall.