Chapter 20: Oiran
With a feeling of reverence, Jian Ning seemed to have completely abandoned his soul as a twenty-first century, and observed Da Ming with a peaceful and equal mentality.
Soon, she discovered many interesting things in the market. For example, the seller of sugar porridge sounds so kind.
When she was a child, although she was in an orphanage, she was no stranger to all kinds of shouting in the streets.
"Tuk tuk, selling sugar porridge, whose child is crying, I'll catch ......"
There is a gap of hundreds of years, but the local sound is still cordial.
Pick a pair of porridge on your shoulder, have a small stove in front of you, and put a copper pot on it; There is a porridge bucket in the back, and in the bucket is a thick sugar porridge made of good glutinous rice, red dates, and brown sugar.
When she was a child, Jian Ning longed for the candy porridge seller the most, because every time she came, the director and several teachers in the orphanage would buy them a bowl of sugar porridge. The dean once told her that when you want to cry, eat sugar porridge, and you won't be sad if you eat sugar porridge.
The past came flooding back, Jian Ning's eyes were slightly moist, and he commanded in a low voice: "If there is a sugar porridge seller passing by Ma Xiang, buy me a bowl." ”
"Sir, you want to eat sugar porridge? I'll do it for you. ”
Jian Ning waved his hand, pointed to the small vendor in the distance and said, "No, I just want to eat what they made, buy me a bowl next time you see it." ”
"Sanniang, I want it too, I want it too."
The second brother licked his lips, "When Daddy is here, as long as there is a seller of sugar porridge, he will buy us miles." ”
Jian Ning pursed her lips and smiled: "Well, one bowl for one person, there are all of them." ”
In the age of material scarcity, sweetness is a very luxurious taste bud experience. Many people may not know what sweet tastes like all their lives, and sugar at that time was much more expensive than salt, and it was something that made people feel happy.
The group continued to move forward, and the Xiyingli in their memory was completely incompatible with the Xiyingli in front of them, except for a few street names and landmark buildings, Jian Ning could not find the shadow of the 21st century at all.
Several of them were born poor, and even Jian Ning, who had knowledge of the future, was still a little at a loss when facing this shop.
Since it is a congratulatory gift, it is natural to have some sincerity. But the question is, which store has good things? Seeing that Jian Ning was wearing a hedge, followed by her mother-in-law and young man, she felt that this was the daughter of a big family, so she shouted hard: "Big girl, ouch, big girl, big daughter, do you want to buy jewelry or rouge gouache?" Come on, you look here, look here, our dressing room is complete from jewelry to rouge gouache, and we also provide face and eyebrow trimming, big girl, come in and have a look. ”
That's interesting. Not only selling jewelry but also rouge gouache? Also offer beauty services? Jian Ning couldn't help but stop and looked at the storefront in front of him.
With three storefronts, upstairs and two floors downstairs, it can be regarded as a strong strength to have such a large store in Xiying, where every inch of land is valuable.
Jian Ning was interested, so he nodded and followed the little guy in.
The little girl was warmly entertained, "What are you going to buy, big girl?" ”
Jian Ning thought for a while and said, "There is an old lady in the township who is over eighty years old and wants to pick a gift to send. ”
The little girl came to the spirit and said busily: "I don't know what grade the big girl wants to choose?" Is it a close relationship or? ”
The service is very considerate and the questions asked are really intimate.
Jian Ning pursed her lips and smiled: "It's the neighbors, and they have a heart, so they don't lose their manners." ”
The little guy is a clever one, nodding again and again, saying "understand", and he found a person in charge of the matter, and said Jian Ning's request, and the person in charge greeted him, and after introducing himself, he said: "Big girl, I have a hairpin here that is suitable for birthday celebrations!" ”
"Jiayu playing in the water?"
Jian Ning thought about it, and just when she wanted to say take it and take a look, a voice sounded on the side, "There is Jiayu in the south, and it is covered by Haoran." The gentleman has wine, and the guest swallow is happy...... The Book of Poetry, Xiaoya, Nan Youjiayu said that it is a matter of birthday celebrations, I want this hairpin, and it is just right to give it to my mother. Shopkeeper, wrap it up for me. ”
Jian Ning looked sideways, but saw a woman wearing a soap-colored crown and a soap-colored gown, followed by two men wearing green scarves, and a little girl who was almost dressed up, but there was no decoration on the tiara and gown, which looked very simple.
When Mama Zhang and Li Niang saw this pedestrian, their faces changed on the spot, and they pulled Jian Ning over, blocked Jian Ning, and said to the shopkeeper: "Shopkeeper, what's going on with you here?" Why are people who are not innocent also put in?! ”
"How do you talk?!"
As soon as Zhang's mother finished speaking, the little girl's eyes widened, "What do you mean by not being clear?" My young lady is the Oiran lady of Wanghualou! ”
"Phew!"
Zhang Niang said angrily: "You also know that your girl is an oiran?" Who calls the girl of a serious family? Not a person in the building yet? How dare people like you come here? ”
"It's really a bad day!"
Li Niang also said angrily: "At that time, grandfather Taizu, people like you could only walk to the side, what embroidered shoes did you wear?" You can only wear woolly pig boots! One person is a prostitute, and the whole family wears a green scarf! Shopkeeper, you, how can you do this? Do you know that my family is ...... first What a noble person my girl is? ”
"You!"
The two men on the side were furious, "Who has a way to do this?" Isn't it impossible to live? Besides, you ...... the food you eat according to your ability."
"Whew!"
Zhang Niang scolded, "You two wearing green scarves are not men!" Let your own ......"
"That's it!"
Jian Ning suddenly spoke up, looked at the woman, and said, "Mother Zhang, Li Niang, they are right. If there is a way to live, who wants to do this? ”
The woman raised her eyebrows, as if she was a little surprised that Jian Ning would say this.
"It's just this girl......"
Jian Ning looked at her and said word by word: "Everything has a first come and come later, right?" Such a statement is really not a gentleman's doing. ”
"Heh......"
The woman chuckled, and a pair of beautiful eyes swept over Jian Ning's body. Although Jian Ning wears a hedge, his appearance is not visible. But just listening to the voice, and looking at her narrow sleeves and hairstyle exposed outside the hedge hat, you can see that this woman is not the daughter of everyone.
Three small buns, golden forks, pearls and jade, and narrow sleeves, are the clothing system set by Zhu Yuanzhang for the women in the boudoir, just like the few people in front of him, just look at the dress, you know what to do.
Jian Ning is very rule-abiding, as a person from another world, abiding by the rules is the first magic weapon to save his life. So the woman only glanced at it, and knew that Jian Ning was just an ordinary rich woman who was not a woman, not a noble girl.
A sneer crossed her lips, she looked at the steward and asked, "Steward Wang, do you think I can't come to this place?" Can I grab this hairpin or can't I grab it? ”
Steward Wang's face was a little embarrassed, and he gave Jian Ning an apologetic look, and said, "The money is not an ordinary person, so it is naturally here." ”
The woman chuckled, her voice was as pleasant as a yellow warbler, she took out an embroidered handkerchief and covered her lips lightly, raised her eyebrows slightly, and said, "This girl, do you hear me?" ”
"What are you......?"
Zhang's mother was angry, her husband was Mr. Bai Xiaosheng who wrote a book that was sought after by the people of Changzhou! What a noble man was insulted by a prostitute? How can this be endured?!
Jian Ning stopped his hand and said, "It seems that the Oiran Lady Fruit is not ordinary, so let's go to another house to have a look." Giving a birthday gift to the old lady of the Sun family is a heart, if you let them know that we are competing with the Oiran lady for jewelry, it is not beautiful. ”
"Oh?"
The woman chuckled, "But the old lady Sun in Guanzi Lane?" ”
She looked at Jian Ning again, "I'm afraid that I can't get into the eyes of Old Madam Sun, little lady, since you want to, take it." ”
Jian Ning chuckled, "Miss said that you laughed, where did Mrs. Sun make the things you fancied?" Mom, let's go. ”
"Oh, hey, girl, big girl, don't go, we have other good things here!"
The steward chased after him, and said in a low voice: "That money has been favored by the prefect, and he will marry home as a concubine in the near future, and the girl will forgive her sins, this person must not be offended." ”
"Humph!"
Zhang Niang snorted coldly, "Do you know who my master is?" Even a prostitute dares to show off his knowledge in front of our husband! The Book of Poetry, hehe, who doesn't know how to chant a few words? My old woman can say a few words! ”
Seeing Mama Zhang's maintenance like this, Jian Ning's heart was warm, she pursed her lips and smiled, and said gently: "Mama Zhang, it's not in the way." Steward Wang said well, the prefect, we can't afford to offend, why bother to conflict over a small hairpin? If she likes it, take it, and we'll see what else goes. ”
"Oops, lady!"
Mother Zhang didn't call Mr. Jian Ning in a hurry, and said directly: "Lady, you can't say that, people are fighting for a breath!" ”
The king steward couldn't help but admire, although this little lady is not a famous lady, but this kind of bearing is extremely difficult for the people inside, elegant and calm, there is a sense of indifference and self-confidence that is neither humble nor arrogant.
Don't look at her didn't say a few words just now, but those few words were soft nails. That money, everyone has won the favor of the prefect, and they are already a little unscrupulous, thinking that they can be domineering. But I didn't know that the prefect was an official in the local area, and he needed the support of the local gentry.
Just now, everyone has offended the Sun family, this little lady doesn't say anything, the things in the store just now will be spread out, and then everyone is afraid that they will eat melons.
"Girl, don't worry, we still have a good string of Buddha beads here. I heard that the old lady of the Sun family is committed to the Buddha, and if she buys it, it will be pleased. ”
After a pause, he said: "This material is rare, it is made of the unique Doro tree Bodhi in the Western Regions, and there is an extremely rare phoenix-eyed Bodhi, which is the best to use as a gift." ”
Jian Ning nodded, "Go and wrap it up for me." ”
"Huh? Sir, you don't even ask for a price? ”
"Since you want to give a gift, you want to give the best, steward, you help me find a box with good materials and put it in, I won't go in."
"Yes, yes, thank you, girl. I'll negotiate with the shopkeeper to give you a cheaper. ”
After a while, Steward Wang took a box out, Jian Ning opened the box, glanced at it, and nodded, "How much silver?" ”
"Chenghui pattern silver thirty-eight taels."