Chapter Twenty-Six: A Glimpse of the City
The wind sandwiched the rain stars, fell on the bluestone slab, and quickly bloomed one flower after another.
As soon as they hid under the eaves, the rain was like a pour, and no one could be seen from a foot below the ground, and a curtain of rain was pulled up between heaven and earth, and the wind blew up this curtain like smoke, fog, and dust, as if lifting a curtain and a light veil.
"It's raining heavily!" Sang Chen looked up at the pouring rain outside, his face full of excitement, "It's rare for Suzhou to see such a refreshing rain!" β
Ran Yan silently watched the silk shoes on his feet soaked in the rain, thinking about many things in his mind, all as if the people around him did not exist.
After about three or four teas, the rain still did not slow down.
Such a heavy rain, only about three feet wide under the eaves, could hardly stop anything, and the place below Ran Yan's knees was quickly wet by the rain.
If it goes on like this, it is better to go directly in the rain, Ran Yan pulled the soap yarn stuck to his body, turned to Sang Chen and said, "You hide here, I'll go look for Wanlu, and buy two umbrellas by the way." β
"Let's let this go down!" Sang Chen put the toolbox near the gate, and said very stiffly, "I'll go back when I go down." β
After that, without waiting for Ran Yan to answer, he rushed into the rain curtain as quickly as possible.
Ran Yan swallowed back the words to her mouth, she wanted to say, it would be good to lend him the fence to make a hat to block the rain, looking at the figure that disappeared in the rain in the blink of an eye, Ran Yan muttered, "It's really a rabbit." β
After a while, before she could retract her gaze, another person came from the rain curtain in the direction where Sang Chen disappeared, Ran Yan thought that Sang Chen's rabbit had made something wrong again, and couldn't help frowning. However, when the man walked to a distance of three zhang, he found that he was holding an umbrella, and he couldn't see his face, but it was not Sangchen.
The wide-sleeved robe, with a calm walk, like a walk in the rain, seems to be very slow, but soon it is already approaching.
Before Ran Yan could react, the man's oil-paper umbrella was already blocked in front of her, and she couldn't help but take a small step back, and her entire back was already attached to the Zhu Gate.
The person under the umbrella didn't seem to expect that there was still someone standing at the door, looking at the soaked silk shoes under the skirt, he raised the umbrella slightly and glanced at Ran Yan.
The man was dressed in a round-necked robe in a bright color, his black hair was half draped behind him, his skin was as white as fat, his thin lips were high and his nose bridge was high, his long eyebrows flew obliquely into his temples, and his facial features were generally clearly carved, but his eyes were faintly blue in the dark, like a thousand-year-old cold pool
Just this glance made Ran Yan stunned, she has seen many good-looking people, for her, people are beautiful and ugly, but the body bones, muscles are not upright, and the epidermis is not very attractive, but the person in front of her, every place is born just right, if it is a corpse, Ran Yan will never bear to go under the knife.
Ran Yan calmed down and forced himself to throw away the matter of thinking about the corpse.
Although at first glance, the difference between this man and ordinary people was only that he was too handsome, but Ran Yan could conclude that he had Hu blood, otherwise it would be impossible to have such skin and eyes.
Seeing each other for a moment, but like a long time.
The man walked to the porch and put away the umbrella, raised his hand and knocked on the door as if no one was around, and the sound was very regular, but it seemed to knock on Ran Yan's heart, jumping and jumping, making her feel nervous.
With a squeak, the door opened, and a small guy came out, and when he saw someone coming, he greeted politely, "Pharmacist Su is well." β
"Hmm." The man's voice was as cold as his eyes.
He stepped into the door, paused for a moment and then stepped back, placing the umbrella in his hand in front of Ran Yan.
This is a plain oil-paper umbrella, without any pattern decoration, it looks very unlucky, but the purple-black umbrella handle has a faint halo, which actually sets off the plain umbrella surface a little noble.
"Thank you." Ran Yan didn't shirk either, and stretched out his hand to follow.
The man known as Su Yaoshi did not answer, and turned around and entered the door.
The little guy glanced at the back of Pharmacist Su, groaned slightly, and said kindly, "This little lady, do you want to come in and avoid it?" β
"No need, thank you for your kindness." Ran Yan said.
Although she adjusted her tone to the most enthusiastic state, it still seemed cold to others.
Seeing this, the little servant didn't ask any more questions, retreated into the courtyard, and closed the door.
Ran Yan lowered her head and looked at the oil-paper umbrella in her hand, the handle of the umbrella seemed to be purple bamboo, and it didn't seem to be an ordinary purple bamboo, with purple in the darkness, which made her think of those eyes.
Ran Yan had not taken any other umbrella in the Tang Dynasty, but it was certain that not every umbrella was so heavy.
Ran Yan grasped the sturdy umbrella handle, which was cold and soft to the touch, as if telling its preciousness. Ran Yan was holding an umbrella in one hand, and was about to pick up the toolbox with the other, when he suddenly thought that he didn't know the identity of the other party, who should the umbrella be returned to at that time?
Thinking about it, she reached out and knocked on the door panel a few times.
After a while, the little maid opened the door again, saw that it was still Ran Yan, and asked patiently, "What else is the matter with the lady?" β
"May I ask where you should go if you want to find Pharmacist Su in the future?" Ran Yan said.
The little guy frowned, looked Ran Yan's outfit up and down, and saw that she was just wearing ordinary cloth clothes, thinking that Ran Yan either fell in love with Su Yaoshi's extraordinary complexion, or wanted to cling to wealth, his voice couldn't help but be a little colder, and he said quite unceremoniously, "It's just an umbrella, Su Yaoshi is the fiancΓ© set by my eldest lady, and my wife can afford to buy as many umbrellas!" β
With that, he slammed the door open.
The lady bought an umbrella for Pharmacist Su? Dare to love is a son-in-law...... For some reason, Ran Yan felt a little regretful and disappointed in his heart, a man with such a cold gaze didn't look like he was willing to be a son-in-law for others.
Ran Yan knew that the little guy had misunderstood, so he stopped looking for boredom, and held up the umbrella and carried the toolbox and disappeared into the rain.
The heavy rain crackled on the umbrella surface, and the momentum was not small, making the already heavy umbrella even more difficult to master, Ran Yan used to dissect the corpse's brain, holding the chainsaw in one hand for half an hour was not a problem, but now he is a daughter's body, I don't know how much weaker than before, so it is very difficult to walk.
Ran Yan gritted his teeth and insisted on walking for a moment, and when he walked out of the alley, his front suddenly opened up, and not far away was the gate of the East Market. From a distance, I saw the evening green of a ginger dark flower skirt standing under the eaves of the medical hall.
"Lady?" Even if Ran Yan still had a power fence, Wan Lu recognized it at a glance, rushed into the rain and took the umbrella and box in Ran Yan's hand, and couldn't help but exclaim, "Where did the lady find the umbrella, it's so heavy!" β
"Borrowed by a well-wisher." Ran Yan walked under the eaves and reached out to wring out the water-soaked skirt.
Wanlu put away the umbrella, suddenly remembered something, and said angrily, "Has Mr. Sang gone back?" How could he leave the lady alone! β
Ran Yan was slightly stunned, "He didn't come?" β
After coming out of the alley, it is the gate of the East Market, and Wanlu is under the eaves of the medical hall very close to the entrance, there are very few pedestrians on the road, Ran Yan saw her from a distance, Sang Chen has no reason not to see it?
Wanlu said firmly, "The slave maid has been standing here for more than an hour, and she is almost looking through the autumn water, if Mr. Sang comes, it is impossible for the slave and maid not to see it!" β
Sang Chen is thin and long, handsome, even if he walks in the crowd, he is very conspicuous, if he doesn't see Wan Lu, I'm afraid he really didn't come.
"Did you go back first?" Evening Green guessed.
Sang Chen said that he came to find Wanlu to buy two umbrellas by the way, although he was a little instigated at a critical moment, but Ran Yan felt that it should not be so unreliable.
"Let's wait. I asked you to find a place where you can make needles, but do you have an eyebrow? Ran Yan said.
Wanlu squatted down to help her wring the water, and said while twisting, "Originally, the slave maid felt that the things that the lady wanted were strange, and thought it was difficult to find, but who knew that the slave maid went to the jewelry shop and asked, it was ordinary." The shopkeeper said that some people marry a lady and have an average family background, but they want to fill the faΓ§ade, so they will go to the jewelry shop to make hollow gold and silver wire, and the things made are not only good-looking, but also save materials. β
"How long does it take to get an injection?" Ran Yan secretly said in his heart, he really can't underestimate the wisdom and craftsmanship of the ancients, many exquisite handicrafts, in modern times, I'm afraid no one can make them.
Wan Lu straightened up, proudly took out a brocade box from his arms, and handed it to Ran Yan, "The shopkeeper originally said that it would take two or three days, but I said that I was the maid of the Ran family, and with my water mill work, the shopkeeper personally called me three." β
Ran Yan opened the brocade box, and there were three small silver-white needles on the red brocade inside! Its size and shape, except that the needle is slightly thicker than the modern needle, is not much different from Ran Yan's requirements!
The slave told the shopkeeper to make this thing harder, and the shopkeeper dissolved some iron into it. Does the lady see it suitable? Evening Green asked.
Ran Yan pinched one, tried it, and said with satisfaction, "It's not only hard, but also good in size and shape." β
Ran Yan closed the lid and handed it to Wan Lu and told her to put it away.
A big problem has been solved, Ran Yan is in a much better mood, and even the bunch of bad things that Sang Chen caused her today, plus that he is missing now, is not to be taken seriously.
Ran Yan was discussing with Wanlu about going to find Sangchen, when the sound of horses' hooves suddenly sounded on the street.
The carriage grunted past Ran Yan, splashing Ran Yan and Wan Lu with water. Seeing that Ran Yan's skirt that had just been wrung out was wet again, Wan Lu was angry at the moment, and shouted at the carriage, "Whose carriage!" Splash people and leave! If you want to hit the board by driving a horse in the city, there is still no king law in your eyes! β
The sound of the evening green was very penetrating, and sure enough, the carriage stopped, turned a corner, and drove back.
Ran Yan sighed in his heart, I hope that if the owner of the carriage is reasonable, if he is unreasonable, I am afraid that things will not be good today!
"Seventeen Niang!" The carriage stopped, and a handsome face poked out of the window, looking at Ran Yan happily through the rain.