Chapter 12: Sensationalism
With permission, Xiao Jinyue immediately took fennel out of the house.
After getting into the carriage, Xiao Jinyue did not go directly to Fengxiang Pavilion, but let the little maid drive the car and walk slowly along the street.
Xiao Jinyue crossed over, except for the time when he returned home from Cuiyan Villa, this was the first time he went on the street.
It was still drizzling in the sky, Xiao Jinyue looked out through the bamboo curtains, and saw that there were still people in many houses repairing houses in the rain.
This month, the weather has been abnormal, and the rain has not stopped since the tornado that night. Sometimes it's pouring rain for days on end, sometimes it's just a little rain.
At first, many families whose houses were damaged by the tornado were ready to stop raining the next day, so they immediately went to craftsmen to repair their houses. But I didn't expect that it was pouring rain for several days, and the repair could only be put on hold temporarily.
After a few days of waiting, the rain gradually became lighter, but the rain never stopped.
Many people have no choice but to ask craftsmen to repair it in the rain.
Those who were going to wait for the rain to stop before hiring craftsmen, but they didn't expect to wait and wait, and the rain never stopped. In desperation, I had no choice but to ask craftsmen to repair it in the rain.
It's just that there are few craftsmen in the city, but there are many damaged houses, there are more monks and less porridge, and many people are one step slower, spending several times more than usual, and they can't invite craftsmen.
It's okay for people with a lot of people in the house, and they can always get some people to work. Send someone to buy the tiles and other things needed for repair, and let the little guy build a ladder and spread the tiles on the roof.
Xue originally planned to wait for the rain to stop and then invite craftsmen to repair it, but he didn't expect that the rain couldn't stop, and later he couldn't even invite craftsmen.
In the end, Xiao Pingyuan couldn't bear to see his children squeezing in the narrow wing of the main house, so he decided to start repairing it on the day of Mu Xiu.
After sending someone out of the city to buy the tiles, he changed into a set of shabby clothes, rolled up his sleeves, took his eldest son and a group of young servants, and climbed to the roof to repair it himself.
Xiao Jinyue was worried that the roof was slippery and unsafe, and wanted to stop it, but her father said nonchalantly that he was a dignified general, and he could use a knife to kill the enemy in wartime, and the trivial matter of repairing the roof was not difficult for him.
Xiao Jinyue looked at the cheap father and eldest brother who were busy in the rain on the roof, and her heart was full of emotion. Xiao Pingyuan and Xue are a rare pair of fathers and mothers, and they are too good to say to their children.
It rained non-stop, and there was a lot of water on the ground, so the carriage could not go fast, and there were many fewer pedestrians on the road.
The heavy rain continued, and I heard that in the north of the city, due to the large number of poor people, the quality of the houses was poor, and many houses were soaked in the rain and collapsed a lot, and even the emperor in the summer resort was alarmed.
As early as half a month ago, after the emperor returned to the capital with hundreds of civil and military officials and their families who had gone out of the city for summer vacation, he immediately sent out craftsmen from the Ministry of Industry to help the people repair their houses, and sent officials to build shelters to shelter those homeless poor families.
Many shops on the street were closed, and it rained for a month, and the prices of all kinds of grain in the grain stores rose one after another, and the prices of vegetables and vegetables also rose a lot more than usual because they were soaked in the rain.
But even so, it is in short supply.
Xiao Jinyue was extremely glad that he had subdued the white tiger, since the beginning of a month, Xiao Bai sent the hunted wild things to the door before dawn, Xiao Jinyue left some for everyone in the house to eat, took a part of it and secretly marinated it with the spiritual spring water and spices in the space, and then fed it to eat.
Now the whole house is up and down, eager to offer the white tiger as an ancestor, although it still does not allow others to get close, but no one has an opinion on those wild things sent to the door.
The weather is not strong, the economy is sluggish, after watching all the way, Xiao Jinyue didn't see any business opportunities, sighed, and could only let the little guy drive the carriage to Fengxiang Pavilion.
I thought it would rain every day and no one would go out. I didn't expect to enter Fengxiang Pavilion to take a look, but I was taken aback. I walked around the upper and lower floors, and after about a count, there were more than a dozen young ladies choosing jewelry.
It is worthy of the famous Fengxiang Pavilion in Beijing, all kinds of jewelry are available, and the carving is also good.
Xiao Jinyue took fennel and slowly selected it, while listening to the ladies talk with her ears sideways.
It turned out that there were rumors in Beijing that if it was ten days later, the heavy rain would not stop, and the emperor was ready to take the princes to lead hundreds of civil and military officials to pray for blessings.
These ladies are ready to participate in the blessing ceremony with their families, and for such an important occasion, they naturally have to dress up carefully.
No, these ladies are all the same, and they have taken advantage of the fact that the rain has become lighter today, and they went out of the house to Fengxiang Pavilion to choose jewelry heads.
Fennel listened to other people's discussions, and inevitably moved her heart, "Girl, you can also pick a piece of jewelry." β
Xiao Jinyue twitched the corners of her mouth and said nonchalantly, "No need, this rain will stop soon." β
Natural disasters are simply not controllable by manpower, and it is useless to pray for blessings.
Besides, even if she was going to attend the blessing ceremony, she wouldn't dress up carefully.
Pray for blessings, whether it is useful or not, the key is to see whether the person who is praying is pious, not to see who is dressed the most carefully.
Xiao Jinyue was about to ask Xiao Er to take out a plum blossom hairpin she had taken a look at, but unexpectedly there was a yin and yang strange irony behind her.
"Huh, the rain will stop soon? Don't be afraid of the wind when you say big things, and flash your tongue! βγ
Xiao Jinyue turned her head suspiciously, and there was a girl standing behind her wearing an emerald green collar and a frost white skirt, staring at her with disdain.
Fennel also turned around, and when she saw the person who spoke, she said angrily to Xiao Jinyue, "Girl, that's He Wanying." β
Xiao Jinyue understood in seconds, it turned out to be the cousin of her scumbag fiancΓ©.
Xiao Jinyue didn't bother to take care of it, casually glanced her up and down, and then turned her head. She didn't come to quarrel, it was rare to go out, she had to hurry up, choose good jewelry, and prepare to find a shop to taste ancient dishes.
He Wanying was so ignored by her that she was so angry that she crumpled the handkerchief in her hand, "Xiao Jinyue, when did you learn to observe the sky, and you dared to say that the rain will stop soon!" β
Xiao Jinyue was about to call Xiao Er to bring her a hairpin, but she interrupted her, and said casually, "When did I learn it, what does it have to do with you?" β
The dialogue between the two has attracted the attention of many people. When He Wanying saw it, her eyes rolled, and she raised her voice and said, "Since you have learned to observe the sky, then you should tell everyone when the rain will stop." β
Interrupted again and again, Xiao Jinyue said impatiently, "Soon, soon." β
He Wanying sneered, "When is it almost time?" What you said is equivalent to not saying it, could it be that you have never learned to observe the heavens at all, and are just grandstanding? β
Xiao Jinyue was speechless, when did she grandstand, at first, she was just talking to her maid, if she hadn't shouted at will, other ladies wouldn't have noticed what she was talking to with the maid.
"Am I grandstanding what to do with you, do you eat your rice, do you care so much!" Xiao Jinyue was annoyed when she saw that she had repeatedly targeted herself, and between her and He Wanying, because of that scumbag fiancΓ©, she was destined to not be able to coexist peacefully, since this was the case, she was too lazy to be polite.
Xiao Jinyue said unceremoniously, turned his head and called Xiao Er, who was waiting next to him, and asked him to take out the plum blossom hairpin from the counter.