Chapter 46: Agarwood (2nd Watch)
Huaxi lived in Cheng's house, and Mu Xiangqing took Huaxi with him every day. After a few days, Huaxi felt that Houmen's daughter-in-law was really not easy to do, and she had to deal with various affairs in the morning, which was very energy-consuming. She knew that this was Mu Xiangqing instructing herself, and with her status in the Mu family, it was impossible for someone to teach her this, and in addition to gratitude, she became closer to Mu Xiangqing in her heart.
Mu Xiangqing and Cheng Chong's youngest son Cheng Xiaolin has been more than eight months and can already climb. As soon as he woke up, he couldn't lie down, and the nurse didn't pay attention, so she climbed onto the windowsill by the kang, and after making a room of people "frightened", he giggled and laughed with saliva, and even Mu Xiangqing screamed a headache every time he saw him.
Somehow, Brother Lin got close to her after seeing Huaxi for the first time, and was held in Huaxi's arms without crying or making trouble, very well-behaved. Later, as soon as Brother Lin made a fuss, Mu Xiangqing sent the maid to look for Huaxi. As soon as the little guy saw Huaxi, he didn't cry, with tears in his eyes and was very aggrieved, and his little body arched out of the nurse's arms to ask Huaxi to hug. Mu Xiangqing was surprised, smiled and pinched Brother Lin's face and asked him if he liked Sister Beauty, and the little guy grinned and showed his two small baby teeth, and called twice.
Seeing him lying in his arms, looking at himself pitifully with his bright eyes wide open, Hua Xi wondered if the child was wearing it, or if he was a little pervert...... However, she also likes Brother Lin from the bottom of her heart.
Approaching the end of the year, Mu Xiangqing was busier than usual, and after Huaxi went to ask for peace, he went to see Brother Lin and play with the little one. She also specially drew some tricks and handed them to the embroidery room to make small toys such as colored balls and rag dolls to tease the little ones.
During the period, Huaxi saw the process of chong once.
Huaxi's impression is that Cheng Chong, who has a tough appearance, is simply a large Cheng Xiaoxuan, a resolute and resolute man. The moment he saw Huaxi again, excitement and pain flashed in his eyes, Huaxi understood that he knew his identity, and this man's feelings for Mu Xiangwan should be very deep, and he couldn't help but feel sorry for Mu Xiangwan in his heart, if she married this man, she might be able to live better.
In a blink of an eye, it was fifteen, Huaxi was thinking about Lilac and Liu's mother, said hello to Mu Xiangqing and said to see the incense, and took Chunying to Zhengyang Street by car, and went to Wicker Lane by the way.
According to the Dahua example, from the twentieth day of the lunar month to the fifteenth day of the first month, the court is stopped. Some of the smaller shops on the street are closed by fifteen. However, big stores such as Yipinxiang don't close until after 25.
Yipinxiang is the largest incense shop in Shangjing, with a complete range of incense products, in addition to spices and selling rouge gouache.
Huaxi came out under the banner of buying incense, so naturally he had to go to Yipinxiang first.
As soon as he entered the lobby, Xiao Er greeted him and quickly looked at the visitors.
Today, Huaxi wore a plain white jacket, a smoky cotton gown with a silver silk entwined twig pattern with a silk surface inlaid with silver-gray fluff, a white-faced gray squirrel brown skirt on the bottom, and a cloak of pinched gold silk and green feathers on the outside, with a hood on her head, which was pressed very low to cover half of her face, and only a pointed chin and cherry-red lips were exposed under the shadow.
The land of Gyeonggi is full of rich and noble people. Xiao Er has countless guests on weekdays, his eyesight is old and spicy, and when he saw the cuiyu cloak, he was a female guest again, and immediately smiled and invited Huaxi into the inner hall and served tea.
A man dressed as a shopkeeper knocked on the door and entered.
"The girl is the first to come to the store, I wonder if the girl wants to buy spices or rouge gouache?" Although he was smiling, he was very respectful and polite, neither humble nor arrogant, but it surprised Huaxi, and he felt that this first incense shop was really different.
Huaxi gestured, and Chunying asked, "Is there a good agarwood, my girl wants to see it?" ”
The price of good agarwood is not low, and the shopkeeper is happy in his heart and goes out to pick up the goods.
After a while, the shopkeeper beckoned the man to come up with two large wooden boxes.
When the wooden box was opened, there was a piece of agarwood inside, the one on the left was blue and yellow, and the one on the right was black.
Huaxi lowered his head and sniffed at the top on the left, his fingertips rubbed lightly on the surface, shook his head gently, and pointed to the black one, "The third-grade agarwood is the soil sinking, this piece is grayish and black, the pores are delicate, it belongs to the lower grade, it is not as good as this second-class water sinking, you can see boiling oil beads when you burn it, and the fragrance is warm and mellow." ”
"The little one is gone, it turns out that the girl is still a connoisseur." The shopkeeper was surprised, but he didn't expect to meet an expert, although he couldn't see his face, he could hear the voice and see the figure, he should not be very old. At a young age, he is so familiar with spices, and he is not worse than a master with many years of experience, and he secretly wonders in his heart.
"I wonder if there is a downturn in this store?" Agarwood is divided into six products, inverted frame, water sinking, soil sinking, ant sinking, live sinking, white wood, inverted frame for one product.
"There's a green seed in the store right now. But the guest next door is watching, why don't you go over and ask for you? ”
There are many water sinking on the market, and the inverted shelves are rare, and the price is naturally expensive, but it is also a rare thing, and it can be sold at a good price after a good period of time.
"So wait."
Unexpectedly, as soon as Huaxi's voice fell, he heard someone next door: "I just heard the girl talking, and I think she is a person who knows and understands incense." I forgot to bring a gift in a hurry when I went out to visit a friend, my friend loves incense, so I want to buy it and give it to my friend, I wonder if the girl can take a look at it in the next one? ”
A mellow and deep young man's voice came.
The private room of the incense shop is separated by a wooden board, which is not too soundproof, but Huaxi feels that his voice is not loud, but the people next door all listen to it, and the person has excellent ear power.
Huaxi is not a must-have, just casually asked, I didn't expect that there was really an inverted shelf in this store, so I couldn't help but take a look.
Hearing the person next door say that, I thought he was sincere in buying it, but when he happened to do a favor, Huaxi should go down, "Please ask the shopkeeper to go to the son next door to get incense." ”
The shopkeeper went to the next door and took the piece upside down.
After Hua Xi saw it, he said: "The inverted frame is divided into yellow and green species. This piece is hard, blue-black, and smells like water sinking from afar, but it is relatively clear, and it smells sweet and bitter up close, and it is indeed a high-grade green species, not water sinking. ”
"Oh! Thank you so much for the girl's help. ”
"Childe is polite, it's just a gesture." Huaxi pointed to the piece of water sinking, "Shopkeeper, since the son asked for the inverted frame, I will ask for this piece of water sinking." ”
Huaxi got up, Chunying stepped forward to pay, took the wooden box and left the private room with her.
The moment Huaxi stepped out of the door, the door next door also opened.
Huaxi knew that the man had come out, and he paused slightly, and then left quickly.
Ouyang Zheng stood at the door, only to see an emerald shadow passing by, wafting a faint orange fragrance, the hood was tightly covered, and he didn't see the person's face clearly. Thinking of the sound as clear as a sweet spring I just heard, I felt a little stunned in my heart......
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Even keep saying that I added more, and I finally wrote it out today, crying, I have a meeting tomorrow, and I slept ~~ Before going to bed, ask, it's almost the end of the month, there is a guaranteed pink, if you don't have a book to vote, vote for the couple~~