Chapter XXIII
The whole hairstyle is solemn but not rigid, lively but not frivolous, Aunt Liu chose a trembling butterfly hairpin to insert it on the side of her hair, and the other side echoed with two jasper peach blossoms, and Aunt Liu gave Xiaoyu a few piles of yarn palace flowers at random in the back of her head.
Xiao Yu looked at the rejuvenated self in the mirror and said happily: "Aunt Liu's craftsmanship is really exquisite, and this hairstyle is too suitable for this dress." ”
Aunt Liu took a step back and looked at it and said, "Second Miss, this chain has to be equipped with a suitable one." ”
Xiao Yu smiled: "Auntie is not in a hurry, my mother said that when the clothes are ready, she will take me to the Treasure Pavilion to choose jewelry." ”
Aunt Liu said: "That's good, this women's ceremony still has to be dressed up formally." ”。
The little fish who was dressed up walked outside, and the woman in the cloud dress shop looked at the little fish who judged the two of them, and she was stunned, and sighed again and again: "This dress is really beautiful, and only the all-round style of the second lady can afford this dress!" ”
After speaking, he circled around Xiaoyu a few times and asked Xiaoyu if he was uncomfortable wearing it. Xiaoyu found that this cloud shop can be second to none in the capital, and it really has its own advantages, the stitches are meticulous, the embroidery is vivid, not to mention, the size is just right, and there is no sense of restraint when you wear it.
Xiao Yu nodded with satisfaction and said, "The craftsmanship of your shop is really good, and there is nothing uncomfortable about my clothes." The woman smiled all over her face, flattered Xiaoyu a few more words, and then said, "Please also ask the second lady to try on a few other sets of clothes." ”
Xiao Yu went back to the inner room and tried on several other sets of clothes one by one, each of which was very much in line with her own size, and the swallows and butterflies were also vividly embroidered, far exceeding her expectations.
Xiaoyu walked out of the inner room and motioned for Bai Shao to give the woman a purse. The woman clutched her purse and smiled more genuinely. The woman approached Xiaoyu and said, "Second Miss, what you said last time ......"
The woman looked left and right, and stopped talking. Xiao Yu said: "It's okay, you just say it." The woman said flatteringly: "The second young lady is very good-hearted and has a unique mind. As soon as these sets of clothes came out, the masters in our shop all said yes, and the slave also told us what you meant last time, Miss. Our owner means to see if it is convenient for the young lady, and it is best to make an appointment to discuss it in detail. “
Xiao Yu showed a look of embarrassment on her face, she had never had the opportunity to go to the street at all except for accompanying Qi Heng on the street during the Double Ninth Festival. What's more, now that she has become Miss Houfu, I am afraid that there is no chance to go on the street alone.
The woman looked at Xiaoyu on the side, and knew what she was embarrassed about, so she said, "Otherwise, it's okay for the second lady to send a trustworthy person to come and talk to our host." Xiao Yu nodded and said, "That's it, you go back first, and when I decide on the candidate, I will send someone to inform you, and then you ask your host to set a time, and I will send someone to talk." “
After the woman agreed, she took out a few silver tickets and said, "Second Miss, last time we were allowed to use a few sets of clothes, we have now accepted the reservations of several young ladies and ladies, and we can ship them as soon as you notify us after you wear them for the first time." This is our host's thank you gift, and I hope the young lady will accept it with a smile. “
Xiaoyu glanced at the silver ticket, the first one was one hundred taels, and he was secretly happy in his heart, seeing that this silver ticket had three or four pieces, this silver was afraid that there were two or three hundred taels, it was the timely rain, and it came just right.
She motioned for Bai Shao to step forward and take it, and said to the woman: "Okay, I understand your host's intentions, and I will appear in front of people in these dresses as soon as possible." Don't delay your shipment. When the woman saw that Xiao Yu was so good, a flower appeared on her face.
"In addition, you promised to make a set of clothes for me last time, and I have already drawn the clothes", after speaking, Xiaoyu asked Bai Fu to take out the pattern of clothes she drew when she was free a few days ago.
The woman took a look at it, with a look of surprise on her face, and said, "Second Miss, this dress looks very strange, I don't know what occasion it is worn." ”
"You don't care when I wear it, you just say if you can make it" Xiaoyu didn't want to say too much, the woman only said that Xiaoyu is a child's heart, and if she has a good idea, she wants to make it, regardless of whether it is applicable or not.
She didn't know that the dress was the wedding dress that Xiao Yu had dreamed of in her previous life, using a bandeau waist swing style, the skirt was divided into several layers, the innermost was silver satin, and the outside was layers of white yarn, which were decorated with tulle flowers and pearls.
Xiaoyu didn't know if there were diamonds in this era, so she only used pearls. She knew that she might never have the opportunity to wear this dress in this era, but she still wanted to have such a piece as a memory of her connection to her past life.
The woman pointed to the drawings and asked some questions, and after Xiao Yu explained them one by one, she said, "You can make these clothes slowly, and I will provide you with the pearls you need later." ”
The woman smiled and said, "Second Miss said that she laughed, how can you ask Second Miss to pay for pearls, your pearls are all rice beads, not expensive." ”
Xiao Yu nodded and pointed to Bai Fu and said: "The name of this girl ring next to me is Bai Fu, you have written it down, and if you have any contacts in the future, she will contact her." The woman nodded her head again and again, and then took her leave.
After the woman left, Aunt Liu took Xiaoyu to the inner room, avoiding Bai Fu and the others: "Second Miss, are you going to do business privately?" ”
Xiaoyu nodded and said: "Yes, aunt, I want to leave the Hou Mansion with my mother when the three-year period expires, so now I want to do some business and save some silver, and when the time comes, I will use the silver to buy a small village or open a shop elsewhere, so that my mother can live for a long time, if you are willing, auntie, I will take you out at that time, and we can live together, how good it would be." ”
Aunt Liu wiped her eyes and said, "Miss really thinks long-term, but there is one thing that the slave maid thinks is inappropriate." ”
"Oh? Auntie, please tell me, after all, I am young, and I don't care about many things, so my aunt must mention me more. Hearing this, Xiao Yu got up and gave a sincere salute to Aunt Liu.
Aunt Liu turned sideways to avoid Xiaoyu's salute, and hurriedly helped Xiaoyu up and said: "Second Miss, don't be polite, the slave maid is just thinking about opening a shop sooner or later and can't avoid Madame's eyes, instead of letting Madame find out in the future, it's better for you to pull the eldest lady to do it now, just play with you children and practice your hands." Madame will not be the same thing. This will make it easier for you to manage your shop in the future. ”
"yes, I didn't think of that." Xiao Yu's eyes lit up when she heard Aunt Liu's words, and she clapped her hands. If she lets Mrs. know about opening a shop from her wife, it is really not good, if she pulls Qi Pan into the shares, she will have passed the bright road, and it will be more convenient to go out of the house in the future, and she can also earn some fat powder money for Qi Pan.
Thinking of this, Xiao Yu asked Bai Fu to take out the newly made light pink makeup satin shirt and the hibiscus skirt under the lotus flower and wrap it separately. Then he took Bai Fu to Qi Pan's house.
Qi Pan was reclining on the couch reading a book, and when he saw Xiaoyu coming, he hurriedly beckoned her to come and sit down on the couch.
"Second sister, did someone from the Yunshang shop come to deliver the clothes just now?"
"Yes, big sister, you gave me two sets of clothes to wear before, so I specially thought of a set of clothes for you, and let the cloud shop make it, big sister, let's see if you like it!" , Xiao Yu said to Qi Pan with a smile, and took the clothes from Bai Fu's hand and shook them open for Qi Pan to see.
"Ah, the hibiscus embroidery under the moon is really exquisite, and the color is also well-matched, really like the moonlight sprinkled on the hibiscus petals. Second sister, is this dress really for me? It's so pretty! It seemed that all the girls could not resist the temptation of new clothes, Qi Pan's fingers lingered on the clothes, and two faint red clouds flew on his face with excitement.
"Of course, such an elegant and quiet hibiscus under the moon, of course, only your temperament is worthy of your sister, hurry up and put it on and we'll take a look." Xiao Yu said as he made a gesture to push Qi Pan over.
Qi Pan was stunned for a while, but he still couldn't resist the temptation, and went to the inner room to change into a new shirt. "Second sister, look at me, do I look good?" Qi Pan put on his new clothes, and when he saw that everyone's eyes were focused on him, he suddenly became unnatural. The little face was flushed, and he looked at the little fish expectantly.
"Wow, my sister is simply radiant!" Xiao Yu showed a surprised look. This set of clothes really sets off Qi Pan's temperament, and it makes her calm as water, coupled with her shy face, she has a girlish demeanor. "My sister is really beautiful!" , Xiaoyu clapped his hands again and again, cheering Qi Pan up. Bai Peony and Bai Hui also praised Qi Pan for being good-looking.
Qi Pan has always been introverted and lacking self-confidence due to physical reasons, but now when she hears everyone praise her, she is still quite happy in her heart, and she has added a sense of self-confidence. Seeing that everyone was discussing clothes with great interest, Xiaoyu took the opportunity to say to Qi Pan that he wanted to cooperate with Yunshang Shop.
Qi Pan was surprised when he heard this, and looked Xiao Yu up and down: "I can't see that the second sister is not only ingenious, but also very planned." It's just that this matter of buying and selling silver money, I'm afraid it's not what our boudoir women should ask about, right? ”
Xiao Yu was anxious when he heard this, and said: "What does this stitch and thread, food and clothing not cost money, we can't just rely on the monthly money in the house, if we can earn a fat powder money by ourselves, what's wrong?" After speaking, she stood up excitedly and said: "Since all dynasties and generations are heavy on scholars and light on businessmen, but these adults don't know that the profit-seeking businessmen they despise can bring vitality to the country. ”。
Looking at Qi Pan's surprised face, Xiao Yu suddenly found that he was in a hurry to say some economic concepts from his previous life. Thinking of the place where he was in his previous life, he talked about the economic foundation and determined the superstructure at every turn, but here he still admired talking all day long and not asking about the world, and he didn't know the suffering of the people, Xiaoyu's face couldn't help but show a look of anger.