Chapter 8: A Treasure Coveted by All Women
As soon as the sun was three strokes up, there was a burst of female voices like cannons behind the door of Yun Laiqi.
"Today's weather is very fine, and my sisters have come to ask Mo Gongzi for tea ceremony, and Mo Gongzi is not bothered." didn't hear his voice, but saw his person, Wang Jinxia, the second lady of the tax officer's family on Zhuque Street, walked into the clouds in a high-profile manner.
Wang Jinxia and Wang Jinyun respectively wore pink and emerald green silk dresses and walked into the hall one after another.
The city lord has jurisdiction over the three major functional departments of patrol, government affairs and taxation, and each functional department is divided into four districts: Qinglong, Baihu, Vermilion Bird and Xuanwu.
The two ladies of the Wang family are also famous for their generosity, as soon as they visited, Lin Kite's mood seemed to be like a brilliant morning light floating in the sky, she greeted it, and said enthusiastically: "The two young ladies are very beautiful today, the eldest lady is as delicate as peach, and the second lady is as clear as willow green." The two girls ignored her politeness and sat down at the tea table.
Lin Yuan smiled awkwardly and glared fiercely at Mo Ruhuan, who was stealing the limelight. Mo Ruhuan pretended not to see it.
"Nie Gongzi, your tea was delicious yesterday, and my sister is also good at studying the tea ceremony, so I brought my sister this morning." Wang Jinxia spoke quickly, and she couldn't wait to finish the content of the two sentences in one sentence.
Wang Jinyun behind her was the opposite of her sister, she glanced at her little sister leisurely, and said gently: "Jinxia is talking nonsense, I just like to study, and I am not good at it." ”
Sister Meimei couldn't look at these young girls who were drinking tea for an excuse, but had "bad intentions", she pointed to the list on the wall of the hall with a little impatience and said, "Two young ladies, what kind of snacks should you eat?" We have matcha cheese, pearl jade jade rolls, Ruyi sweetheart cake ......"
Wang Jinxia stared at Mo Ruhuan's face seriously, and did not look back at Sister Meimei, she waved her hand back, and said simply: "We all want it." ”
Sister Meimei glanced at her and muttered in a low voice, "The wealth is amazing." ”
After a while, a few more girls walked into Yunlaiqi together, these few were not as generous as the two daughters of the Wang family, a few people twisted and pinched, pushing each other, and they didn't want others to think that they had taken the initiative to come to Yunlaiqi to drink tea.
After a while, Jin Xiaojun, the pearl of the city lord's palm, stepped into the door of Yunlaiqi alone, Lin Yuan was stunned, this is a great corner, she has to serve well.
As soon as she greeted her, Jin Xiaojun threw a silver ingot on the counter, and her voice was cold: "Stay away from me." ”
After Lin Yuan retreated to the counter, she was extremely aggrieved, "What's wrong with these girls today?" Why is everyone tired of himself? ”
Jin Xiaojun has a slender figure, her thick long hair is only curled into a simple, clean cone, she is wearing a red dress, and there are no complicated handicrafts and decorations on her body, but the overall texture is very chic and high-end.
She did not take the initiative to talk to Mo Ruhuan, but chose the most inconspicuous position and silently watched Mo Ruhuan perform the tea ceremony.
The forest kite is very strange. She knew that it was not appropriate to disturb Jin Xiaojun at this moment, so she did not send Alai forward to greet her.
After Jin Xiaojun entered the door, Mo Ruhuan noticed her, judging from her extraordinary bearing, he vaguely guessed that she was the daughter of the powerful people in Jinzhou, and before he could speak, Wang Jinxia took the initiative to whisper: "Nie Gongzi, this is our city lord's daughter, this Jin Xiaojun is usually arrogant, why is he so low-key today, didn't he fall in love with Nie Gongzi and deliberately pretend to be virtuous?" ”
Wang Jinyun sneered: "Don't be rude." ”
Wang Jinxia glanced back at Jin Xiaojun, and finally closed her mouth in fear. Her sisters and Jin Xiaojun were indeed playmates in the early years, but Jin Xiaojun treated them like slaves, and the relationship between the three gradually became unharmonious, and in the end there was basically little contact.
Mo Ruhuan cooked a cup of Jingting green snow, the tea leaves resemble a bird's tongue, the color is tender green, the tea soup is crystal clear, it is very good-looking.
He got up, personally brought the poured tea to Jin Xiaojun, and said with a faint smile: "I wonder if Miss Jin appreciates the light, a taste of this Jingting green snow?" ”
Jin Xiaojun was slightly stunned, last night she heard that this cloud came to inhabit a peerless son who was like a fairy, and no one could match his appearance and demeanor, so she was curious, and today she came to prove the truth or falsehood.
The next person is honest and does not deceive her, this is like a phantom face like a crown of jade, her demeanor is calm, and she is indeed peerless. He knew his identity, but his invitation was neither humble nor arrogant, and he bore her favor.
She took the teacup, took a sip, and commented: "The tender fragrance is long-lasting, the aftertaste is sweet, and Nie Gongzi's tea ceremony is excellent." ”
Mo Ruhuan smiled slightly, "Miss Jin praises falsely." He didn't linger and went back to the café.
Jin Xiaojun was slightly surprised, since she was a child, the man she met was either impressed by her appearance, or envious of her family background, somewhat revealing flattery, this man is neither humble nor silent, and he has a good impression.
Lin Yuan, who was sitting at the counter, was so happy that she was looking at the "wind and clouds" in the main hall, while playing with Yu Shenglian, thinking about how to dispose of this treasure. The sharp-eyed Wang Jinxia saw the treasure in her hand, and she screamed and pounced: "What a beautiful jade pendant." ”
Without saying anything, he forcibly snatched Yu Shenglian, Wang Jinyun scolded his sister for being rude, but the next moment he was also firmly attracted by Yu Shenglian.
"It's so beautiful, I've never seen such a beautiful treasure."
Other girls also got up to watch, Lin Yuan was worried that there were too many people, so she broke the jade pendant, and rushed to the crowd to snatch back the jade pendant regardless of image and etiquette.
A girl asked, "Shopkeeper, how much do you want to sell?" ”
Other women chimed in, saying they would buy it if she wanted to.
Lin Yuan himself also likes Yushenglian, and is a little reluctant to sell it so quickly.
"I'll give you 10 silver ingots." A girl asked in a weak voice.
Wang Jinxia glanced at the girl who quoted with disdain, "You don't know the goods, this treasure is only worth 10 silver ingots?" ”
Another girl raised it to 20 silver ingots, Lin Yuan shook her head, she spent 20 silver ingots to buy the baby.
"I'm out of 30."
“35。”
“40。”
The price comparison slowly detached itself from the transaction itself, and became quite a contest to show off family background. The city of Golden State is rich, but 50 silver ingots are also worth a lot of money, which is worth the normal living expenses of an adult man.
Lin Kite, Sister Meimei, and Alai were all speechless, how could they have thought that this treasure would be so attractive to female dependents. Even some passers-by stopped their hurried steps because of the hustle and bustle of the hall and came in to have a look.
Lin Yuan suddenly had an idea, and took out the red jade and golden cloud sachet hairpin that Xiaobai pawned last night, one red and one jade, which was very luxurious and chic.
When ordinary official women saw this foreign object, they were babbling again.
When the price was reported to be 60 silver ingots, she suddenly put away the hairpin and jade pendant, and said with a smile: "I will hold an auction the day after tomorrow." In addition to these two treasures, I have other treasures to sell, and you are welcome to visit them then. Our shop is closing today, ladies and gentlemen, see you the day after tomorrow. ”
After that, there was a sense of expulsion, and Sister Meimei and Alai were very puzzled.
"Why, what kind of goods are sold in the gourd?"
"yes, isn't 50 silver ingots enough?"
……
The girls were very curious and unwilling. But Jin Xiaojun still changed her normal state, did not question, and followed out very cooperatively, when she left, she glanced back at Mo Ruhuan, Mo Ruhuan smiled at her, and she lowered her head shyly.
Lin Kite, who witnessed the whole process, said that she was very satisfied, and her beauty tactics were successful.
After emptying the hall, Lin Yuan sat in Mo Ruhuan, picked up a cup of tea, and looked at Mo Ruhuan proudly, "I have to ask you one thing the day after tomorrow." ”
"Let's talk first." Mo Ruhuan didn't say yes, this woman had an idea, who knows if she would dig a pit and wait for him again.
"You see, those girls like you so much, when the time comes, won't you be more attracted to the girls when you come to preside over the auction?"
She looked with great interest at the elegant, guest and friend, and began to sketch out her grand plan in her mind.