Chapter 22: Is the Lord joking?
The West Market is worthy of being the first city in the capital of the Yun Dynasty, and the pedestrians rub shoulders and elbows, and it is very lively.
From a distance, I could smell the smell of sweat, the smell of a woman's fat powder and oil, and the smell of donkey and horse dung.
The maid Ziling covered her mouth and nose with a handkerchief with a little disgust, "It stinks!" Lord Shizi, are you sure you want to go in? ”
Xie Xun snorted and fanned the folding fan in his hand.
The original owner was eighteen years old and had never been to the West Market.
After wearing it, he only lifted the curtain a few times when he passed by in a carriage. At that time, I only thought that this market was very lively, but I didn't expect it to be so popular.
There are many shops, flags fluttering, the sound of selling one after another, the neighing of donkeys and horses, and the endless flow of cars, horses and pedestrians......
"Come in, they're all here, if you don't go in, is it a joke to be a master?"
Xie Xun shook his fan and walked into the West Market.
In modern times, he set up a stall to buy goods in the wholesale market, and the situation is similar here. At that time, he was still carrying a big bag of more than 100 catties, walking through the narrow passage, shouting "borrow light" from time to time Now, there is a maid to help open the way, what is he worried about?
The maid Ziling sprayed flower dew on Xie Xun's nose from time to time.
"Alright, don't spray. This is a style, be careful to be taken as a wronged leader. ”
Most of the people who come here are ordinary people or small businesses, and their behavior is too eye-catching.
"Lord Shizi, if you buy a shop here, won't the slaves and maids come here often in the future?" Ziling frowned in annoyance.
"At the beginning, I wanted to take a look at it more, and after a long time, just let the shopkeeper show you the account book."
Xie Xun didn't have time to soothe the little girl's emotions, his eyes and brain were running rapidly.
There are so many shops, nothing more than six categories, food, clothing, housing, transportation and play. The West Market seems to be messy, but there are rules and regulations in a chaotic manner, for example, a certain type of shop is probably concentrated in one place. Even the jugglers gathered in one street.
They first went to the women's fat powder balm shop.
After Ziling turned around four or five shops, her pink mouth was high.
"The rouge gouache sold here is of inferior color, and it is very coarse. Slaves won't be used in the future. ”
"Then use the money earned from the shop to buy it at Ruyi Pavilion."
Sure enough, whether it is modern or ancient, the woman's face is spent regardless of the price. As if the more expensive, the better.
"But these rouge gouaches are only a few dollars a box of silver, can they make money?" Ziling still dislikes the shops here.
"Have you ever heard of small profits and quick turnover?" Xie Xun tapped the little maid's head twice, "Let's just stand here for a cup of tea, and we've all gone in for more than a dozen customers." According to this human flow, it is not a problem to sell a hundred boxes a day. If a box of rouge nets half a penny of silver, will it be less at the end of the day? ”
Ziling counted with her fingers, and exclaimed, "You can actually earn five taels of silver!" ”
"And that's just rouge ......"
Ziling's eyes widened and widened, "It turns out that the shop here is so profitable!" ”
"Well, do you have any plans to be a boss lady here?" Xie Xun began to induce.
Ziling nodded subconsciously, but quickly shook her head again, "The slave still prefers to serve the prince." ”
The girl shyly glanced at Xie Xun, the affection in her eyes lingering.
Forehead~
This girl also recognized his way and wanted to run to the black.
Annoyance I
g......
He originally wanted to take the opportunity of the emperor's reward to get rid of Ziling's slave status, put it in the shop, train for a year and a half, and become the general manager of his chain store in the future.
It seems that we still need to continue to fool around!
"Ziling, have you ever heard of a sentence, distance produces beauty, and after many years in one place, you can't see each other."
"No, it won't." Ziling replied shyly, "The slave maid serves the prince every day, and I still feel that the prince of the earth is in the wind, the bearing is extraordinary, and he is handsome to a new height every day......"
Huh~ Xie Xun rubbed his cheeks, and his facial muscles were a little stiff with soreness.
"But this son finds that you are getting more and more boring......"
Ziling's face turned white, and her black eyelashes blinked, and she was about to fall into tears.
"Is the prince tired of Ziling?"
"It's not that I'm tired of it, I just want to see a different Ziling."
"Women, there are well-behaved and obedient, and there are also noble and glamorous, but no matter what kind of beauty they are, once they nest in the inner house, they are confined and gradually lose their charm."
Xie Xun started the road of fooling and brainwashing the maid.
"Look at that woman, do you think she has a ruddy face and is in good spirits?" Xie Xun pointed to the female shopkeeper of a ready-to-wear shop and asked.
Ziling shook her head, "No, the slave feels that her skin is so bad, and she has a lot of wrinkles!" ”
Well, women's concerns are different from men's.
Xie Xun pointed to a seventeen or eighteen-year-old girl, "Look at that girl, does she exude a confident glow?" ”
Ziling still shook her head, and even showed pity in her eyes, "She showed up like this, I'm afraid that no in-law will want her in the future." Even if someone asks for it, most of them are pawns of peddlers. ”
Xie Xun covered his face with a lamentation.
Well, this is a maid who has been poisoned by feudal ideas, and he has given up. It's better to stay by your side as a maid and a scholar.
It was almost noon, Xie Xun found a clean restaurant for lunch.
Because it was outside, Xie Xun asked Ziling and the accompanying servants to sit down.
"I didn't expect the food here to be quite delicious." Ziling's eyes widened in surprise.
"It's the first time for the little lady to visit the West Market. Our auspicious building is a well-known signature restaurant in the West Market. The food is good, and the price is low. Wait a while, I'm afraid you won't be able to find a place to sit. Xiao Er smiled proudly.
Xie Xun was afraid of too many people, so he had lunch a quarter of an hour early.
Ziling snorted coquettishly, "You said you were fat, and you were still panting, right?" ”
Xie Xun smiled, his face flushed out, looking out the window at the busy and crowded street.
Suddenly, a familiar figure crashed into view.
Peak!
How did he end up here?
He also made a disguise, wearing a long robe and a cloth scarf on his head, if it weren't for Xie Xun's excellent memory, people who were not familiar with Gao Feng would not have recognized him at all.
The more this happened, the more Xie Xun felt that there was something wrong with the peak.
Didn't he say before that he was doing an urgent errand given to him by the emperor recently?
Xie Xun stood up, "You eat slowly, and the master will go and do something." ”
"The slave and maid will accompany the prince." Ziling wiped the corners of her mouth and was about to follow.
"Ye is going to release water, you maid, what are you going to do? Sit down. ”
Xie Xun pressed the little maid back onto the stool with a fan and walked quickly to the backyard of the restaurant.
Entering the backyard, he went straight to the small corner door and walked out.
As he walked, he tore off the crown of his hair, scattered his hair, and tied a headband behind his back. Just now he saw a traveling merchant from other places dressed like this.
There were too many people on the street, and when Xie Xun turned back to the street in front of the restaurant, Gao Feng was just about to enter a teahouse.
The teahouse looks inconspicuous on the outside, but there are private rooms inside.
As soon as Xie Xun appeared, Xiao Er came up.
"Is this master resting, or has he made an appointment to talk about things?"
Xie Xun paid attention to Gao Feng out of the corner of his eye, and when he saw him go up to the second floor, he pinched his throat and said, "I made an appointment to talk about business, and I want a quieter room, preferably near the window." ”
He saw Gao Feng enter a private room facing the street......