Volume 1 The Search for a Thousand Years Chapter 16 Sisters' Travels
The palace of the king of Chu, the Ming Hall, the main hall of the battle, the king of Huai announced his will and retreated from the court.
On the other end of the conversation, Zhaoyue left Mifu with her daughter-in-law and Aunt Qu, and now the three of them are walking on Yingdu Street, with restaurants on both sides of the street dripping, selling below, and busy traffic in the middle, pedestrians rubbing shoulders one after another.
It turned out that the daughter-in-law said that she wanted to accompany her in the morning to take her out of the house to run errands, and I am afraid that she will not be able to return until the evening.
Aunt Qu: "Eldest sister, where are we going, don't sell it."
The daughter-in-law smiled: "You'll know when you arrive, keep up"
Between the palace pavilions with carved beams and painted columns, on the bluestone-paved path, three women slowly walked side by side. The older ones are well-dressed, and the younger ones are lively and smart.
Zhaoyue: "Sister, is she trying to help Lingjun buy things?" This time, when he enters the palace to see the king, he will definitely enter the official career."
Daughter-in-law: "It's still Xiaoyue who is smart, by the way, Xiaoyue, I don't know how old you are when you come to Mifu for so many days, I only know that your hometown may be in the northern part of Hanbei, and you and Lingjun should not be married yet."
Zhaoyue didn't know how to answer, the true identity and age of this body were unknown, if he said that he was twenty-five years old in modern age, he didn't look at this body very much, according to the times, they were all ancients more than 2,000 years ago, wouldn't it be more than 2,000 years older than himself, of course, he couldn't reveal that he was from another world.
After hesitating for a while, Zhaoyue spoke: "I'm twenty-five this year."
Seeing that the two of them were surprised and embarrassed, Zhaoyue was embarrassed: "What's wrong, doesn't it look like it?" ”
Anyway, his modern age is twenty-five, and he is almost older than Qu Yuan than his daughter-in-law!
Aunt: "How come, you look like you're about the same as me, how can you be only two years younger than your sister?"
Daughter-in-law: "Yes, it's not, but it's good if my brother likes it"
Zhaoyue: "Zhaoyue doesn't understand what my sister means"
Daughter-in-law: "I can make my former brother a confidant, and make "Mountain Ghost" for you, I think he is not ordinary to you, I have never seen him so close to any woman."
Zhaoyue: "No, Lingjun's conduct is admired and admired, I don't think it should be like what my sister said."
Moreover, Lingjun and Wang Tongzong are also nobles, and according to legend, his wife is also a famous lady with a prominent status, and he is just a lonely soul in another world who may return to his own world at any time, how can he accompany him through the difficult days in the future. Zhaoyue was sad.
Daughter-in-law: "Silly girl... However, the father asked Lingjun to visit the Zhao family, and it seems that he intends to marry the Zhao family, aren't you the daughter of the Zhao family? ”
Zhao Yue: "I don't know if I have anything to do with the Zhao family, besides, it's just the same surname, it shouldn't be such a coincidence"
The daughter-in-law's words reminded Zhaoyue, but Zhaoyue is her modern name, and the name of this body is probably only known to his relatives, this girl fainted alone in the wild and didn't know if she encountered any difficulties after running away from home, according to Lingjun's previous description, she was dressed neatly, and she should not have encountered any accidents.
Mentioning the Zhao family reminded Zhao Yue of Qu Yuan's visit to the Zhao family, so Qu Yuan was reluctant to return, and stayed in the Zhao family for a few months, because the Zhao family has a library famous in the Chu State, which contains countless books, and the breadth of the knowledge may also have scientific theories about astronomy and geography, and it would be good if he could find a way to go back.
It seems that before going to Hanbei, you must go to Zhaofu, find out some ways to go back, and then go back to your hometown and Miluo to find clues.
While thinking about it, Aunt Qu stopped everyone.
The three of them walked on the road, more and more people became more and more lively, and they were about to enter the downtown area. On both sides of the street are teahouses, taverns, pawnshops, workshops. There are also many small vendors with large umbrellas in the open space on both sides.
The streets stretch east and west to the quieter suburbs outside the city, but the streets are still full of pedestrians: some carrying burdens, some driving ox carts to deliver goods, some driving donkeys to pull wagons, and some stopping to watch
With the tall castle tower as the center, the houses on both sides are lined up, and there are tea houses, wine shops, foot shops, butcher shops, temples, public houses, and so on.
In addition, there are medical clinics, cart repairs, fortune telling, face repair, face repair, all walks of life, everything, the head of the big store is also tied to the "Cailou Huanmen", hang the market banner, solicit business, market pedestrians, shoulder to shoulder, the river is endless, there are businessmen doing business, there are gentry who watch the street scene, there are officials on horseback, there are hawkers, there are family members who sit in a sedan chair, there are monks who carry baskets, there are foreign tourists who ask for directions, There are children in the streets and alleys who have heard and heard stories, there are children of wealthy families who drink wildly in restaurants, there are disabled old people begging on the edge of the city, men, women and children, scholars, farmers and businessmen, three religions and nine streams, everything.
Aunt Qu: "Sister, let's go and see the market in front"
Daughter-in-law: "Okay"
Zhao Yue: "If I knew that we came out to help Ling Jun buy something, I would have asked him what he needed to buy this morning."
Daughter-in-law: "It's okay, let's see first, in fact, I didn't take you out to buy anything today, I prepared your food, clothing and daily life these days." Seeing you in my clothes this morning, it fits quite well, and I feel like I have a good sister, and Xiao Yue has been here for a few days and stayed in the study with my original brother all day long, so I thought it would be good to take you out for a walk."
Zhaoyue: "Thank you sister for your kindness, Xiaoyue was taken in by Mifu in Yingdu, and she gave a lot of help, but I can't repay it"
The three of them stopped at a jade shop, and Satsuki took a fancy to a jade pendant in the shape of bluegrass. The jade pendant is bright and turquoise throughout, and the flowering position is just right for a few red spots, which is simply too suitable for Ling Jun's white clothes.
Zhaoyue silently remembered the name and address of this store, and would definitely buy it and give it to Lingjun in the future.
Zhaoyue: "Boss, this piece of jade is good, how can it be sold?"
The shopkeeper: "The girl has a good eye, you see that this jade pendant is of the highest quality from the fineness and material and workmanship, if the girl really wants to accept you five gold coins, the original price is seven gold coins"
Zhaoyue: "The color of this jade in the store is good, but the size is too small, you see that there are still flaws and variegated colors here, can it be cheaper?"
Shopkeeper: "It's this variegated color, so this orchid has a natural color, so it can't be missing"
The daughter-in-law and Aunt Qu also helped to bargain at this time.
Zhaoyue: "Forget it, sister, little sister, I think we are more suitable to buy some practical things for Lingjun, let's go"
When the shopkeeper saw that the three of them were leaving, he was very ruthless: "Stay, so that the three gold coins can't be missing."
Zhaoyue: "In this way, I see that these jade artifacts are all literati and are loved by nobles, I have a way to attract more customers for you, how about this jade pendant as a reward?" ”
Seeing that the store was attracted to the interest, Zhaoyue continued to strike while the iron was hot: "In this way, I thought about the couplet on the door of the store, and everyone must like it when you read it: the pearl in the palm of your hand seeks Hepu, the treasure of the world is in Persia, and then a pair of lintels are given to the horizontal batch: Qianyi is famous, this is the first point; The second point is to launch a point system in the store, how many points are awarded for buying things of a certain value, and after the points are full of a certain value, a certain attractive discount will be given, and the third point is to hold an event for everyone to buy points for the first time, so that next time they will first come here to buy"
The boss listened with relish, and the guys were stunned when they listened.