At this time, the Shanghai Tang Concession occupied almost half of the city's area, of which the French Concession was the largest, followed by the British Concession and the American Concession.

These areas were roughly located in today's HP District, JA District, and the Hongkou area.

Specifically, the British Concession is on the north bank of Pidgin north of SH County, the American Concession is on Hongkou on the north bank of Suzhou Creek, and the French Concession is located on the land between SH County and Pidgin.

In addition to various shops, restaurants, and entertainment venues, there are also many characteristic buildings here, such as old western-style houses, shikumen and so on.

And because there are many foreigners in this place, and foreign goods are abundant, it is called [Ten Mile Ocean Field]!

At this time, in a store specializing in selling women's dresses, Zheng Jirong was sitting on a sofa next to the cloakroom reading the newspaper, surrounded by several exquisite coffee tables, on which were placed all kinds of drinks, coffee, iced tea, tea around, in addition to these, there were several plates of exquisite dim sum, exuding an attractive sweet aroma.

Zhou Xingzu threw a piece of crab shell yellow into his mouth, felt the crispy and fluffy taste, and said in surprise: "I didn't expect the dim sum of this era to be so delicious, Brother Rong, you hurry up and taste it, I feel that it is better than those egg tart cookies on Hong Kong Island." ”

"Nonsense, almost all of the dim sum that has been famous these years is handmade, and the taste is certainly better than those assembly line products."

After speaking, Zheng Jirong put down the newspaper and was about to pick up a piece to taste, but at the moment when he was about to touch the snack, his other hand reached out to the plate faster than him.

Peanut Mi casually threw the snack into his mouth, and seeing that Zheng Jirong had been staring at him, he smiled embarrassedly: "I'm sorry, boss, I was a little hungry if I didn't eat in the morning." ”

"Yes", Zhou Xingzu also echoed: "I really don't know why Brother Rong has to taste a bowl of rotten meat noodles, it tastes so bad that I almost didn't vomit out the overnight meal." ”

"How did I know that noodles would be so unpalatable?"

Thinking of the bowl of noodles he ate when he went out in the morning, Zheng Jirong couldn't help but pick up the iced tea and rinse his mouth, after coming to this time and space, he has been thinking about all kinds of delicacies he has watched before and in film and television dramas, the first of which is the rotten meat noodles in "Teahouse".

As a result, after I went to a roadside stall to taste a bowl in person, it was really like Ah Xing said, and I almost didn't vomit the overnight meal.

Rotten meat, rotten meat, he thought it was referring to the minced meat in the noodle bowl, but he didn't expect to refer to the quality of the meat.

It's not even lymphatic meat, it's all about the lumps cut off by the meat and the stubble chopped off the bones, saying that the meat is not meat, the bones are not bones, and the stuffing is not even counted, but because they all fell from the pigs, they were mixed with the name of rotten meat.

Just a spoonful of rotten meat, plus the stubble of daylily fungus mushrooms, and a little bit of cabbage, radish tassels, also cut it and put it in, obviously enough, and finally thicken it and sprinkle it with a handful of minced garlic.

It looks good, but after taking a bite, the smell of brushing pot water is not as good as the simplest bowl of eggs and lo mein in later generations.

What a failure of failures.

Of course, his mentality is also really a bit [why not eat minced meat], the poor people in these years are difficult to even eat enough, such as halls, buildings, villages, and pavilions are all rich people can consume, such as rotten meat noodles, staring at food, how can they ask for any taste, as long as they can get some meat.

At this time, the door of the changing room suddenly opened, and Bai Xiuzhu was wearing a pink dress, like a blooming peach blossom, and walked out of it.

The neckline of the dress is very cleverly designed, slightly exposing the collarbone, which looks sexy and dignified. The smooth lines of the body show her perfect curves vividly, and the waist is also designed just right, which not only highlights her slender waist, but also elongates the overall line.

Coupled with her long hair that fell like a waterfall on her shoulders and the gently fluttering strands on both sides, the whole person looked smart and fairy, like a flowing picture, beautiful and noble, and people couldn't take their eyes off it.

Even Zheng Jirong, who has read countless beauties, can't help but be stupid when he sees this scene, this Bai Xiuzhu's appearance is indeed impeccable.

"Is it pretty?"

Seeing Zheng Jirong looking at herself obsessively, Bai Xiuzhu couldn't help but be secretly proud, she swung the corners of her skirt in front of the man.

"Ahem"

Zheng Jirong coughed lightly, and replied casually as usual: "It's okay, it matches your figure." ”

"What do you mean by improvisation?" Bai Xiuzhu was suddenly dissatisfied: "Good looking is good-looking, not good-looking is not good-looking, what does it mean to make do?" ”

Seeing this girl's unhappy look, Zheng Jirong walked up to her, looked at her carefully, and nodded seriously: "I was wrong just now, this is not just improvised, it is simply perfect, if you were born a few decades later, maybe you will have the nickname of a fairy." ”

"How can it be so exaggerated."

After Bai Xiuzhu snorted lightly, she turned around and looked in the mirror, although she pretended not to care on her face, she still asked, "By the way, why is it decades later, isn't it now?" ”

"The current camera technology is so bad that it can't capture one-ten-thousandth of your beauty."

"Hmph, you'll say nice things to coax me."

Zheng Jirong smiled, stood behind her, and helped Bai Xiuzhu in front of the mirror tidy up the messy hair in front of her ears, "Actually, I prefer the way you coiled your hair before." ”

"It's so troublesome to coil your hair, what's wrong, doesn't it look good in it?"

Seeing Bai Xiuzhu's curious look, Zheng Jirong smiled evilly and leaned closer to her ear and whispered an explanation.

"You"

Bai Xiuzhu's face instantly turned red when she heard this, "You hooligan, don't talk nonsense!" ”

"Hahahaha, what's so embarrassing, isn't it a matter of time", Zheng Jirong hooked her into his arms and said with a smile: "When the Northern Expedition is over, I will go to the north to find your brother to propose relatives." ”

Bai Xiuzhu slapped his chest in shame when she heard this, and snorted softly: "My brother is bent on letting me marry the son of Premier Jin's family, and when the time comes, he will have to beat you out of the door!" ”

Zheng Jirong raised his eyebrows and smiled when he heard it, what is the difference between being the prime minister in Beiyang Zhengfu in these years and being a Han girl in four or five years and joining the national army in four or nine years?

The Bai family has an uncle who is the second-in-command in the southern military circles, so they don't have to worry about being liquidated, but the so-called Prime Minister Jin and the Northern Expedition are over, and an official of this level will definitely not die, but the future of Zhengzhi is absolutely over, and the best outcome is to be a rich man.

At that time, with Bai Xiuzhu's brother's inflammatory, it will be strange to be able to see the Jin family.

"Let's eat after choosing, I've been in this store for a few hours, and I'm a little hungry."

"Wait a minute, there are just a few new stores on NJ Road, Burberry and Dior, and I'll eat them after shopping there."

Burberry. Dior?

Hearing these familiar brands, Zheng Jirong sighed with a headache, but he didn't expect to come to Shanghai Tang decades ago, and he still couldn't escape the fate of accompanying women to luxury stores.

At night, Tianchan Theater.

As one of the largest theaters in Shanghai, the theater is crowded with people at this time, and the theater is full of lights, rows of red lanterns are hung high, illuminating the entire street, and many guests hold ticket numbers and wait in a long line to enter the theater.

Just a few weeks ago, Tianchan Theater began to announce that Mr. Shang Xirui, known as the "Emperor of Commerce" in the Northland, and his merchant class will come here to present a wonderful Peking Opera performance in Shanghai.

Although the south is now dominated by Huangmei Opera and Sichuan Opera, the fame of Shang Huang is enough to transcend geographical boundaries and attract many celebrities in Shanghai.

These wealthy businessmen and scholars were eager to see it in order to show their good taste and style.

At this time, a luxurious Cadillac car drove slowly outside the theater, and the streamlined body shone in the lights, instantly attracting the attention of many guests.

Today's Shanghai rich people drive foreign cars that are either simple Ford T or Pontiac or Chevrolet, and there are really few luxury cars of this level like Cadillac.

Surrounded by Zhou Xingzu and Peanut, Zheng Jirong took Bai Xiuzhu's arm and went out of the car.

At this time, he had changed into a brand new suit, and the straight lines outlined his tall and perfect figure vividly, just standing there, it was like a tall mountain, giving people a sense of firmness and reliability.

Not only that, but even his hair has been carefully managed, and his refreshing side back looks fashionable and capable, coupled with his tough facial features, and the compelling heroism between his eyebrows, the whole person's painting style seems to be a little out of place in this era.

Of course, these are the results of Bai Xiuzhu's grinding for an afternoon.

This girl visited all the suit tailor shops in the entire Shili Ocean Field today, Pelomon suits, Hengsheng suits, and Red Gang tailors. None of these handmade clothing stores in Shanghai Beach have been left behind.

Not only did I buy more than a dozen sets of finished products, but I also customized dozens of sets of handmade suits, which cost thousands of oceans.

And not only him, but even Peanut and Zhou Xingzu also got a lot of light, and now they are wearing expensive suits, and the flies hit by hairspray in their hair have to split when they stand up.

If it weren't for the fact that the Bai family had a few mines in the south, they really wouldn't have been able to withstand Bai Xiuzhu's ruined method.

"It seems that you have to line up Brother Rong", Peanut Mi stood on tiptoe and glanced at the long human dragon at the entrance of the theater, and then said attentively: "Boss, you and your sister-in-law will wait here for a while, I will help you cut the line, and I will call you over when you get it." ”

"You kid is really loyal, go ahead."

"Wait!"

Bai Xiuzhu hurriedly stopped the peanuts that were gearing up, and said funny: "Who told you to queue up, and you still cut the line, it's not a shame to say it." ”

"But it's a long line."

"Just follow me", Bai Xiuzhu raised her head and said proudly: "This theater has my Bai family's shares, how can the boss still have to queue up when he comes to watch the play?" ”

After speaking, she took Zheng Jirong's hand and led them to the back door of the theater, and sure enough, almost all the staff in the theater knew her, and everyone who saw Bai Xiuzhu respectfully addressed Miss.

At this time, there were already a lot of guests sitting in the theater, and only a few seats in the first few rows were still vacant, Bai Xiuzhu pulled Zheng Jirong to sit on the vacant seat, and apologized to Zhou Xingzu and them a little embarrassed: "I thought that only Brother Rong came alone, so I didn't prepare Ah Xinghua for your position, so let's let the manager of the theater come out at a few more vacancies in the back, so that you can all sit too." ”

"It's okay, it's okay", Peanut Mi hurriedly waved his hand and said: "Brother Rong and sister-in-law, you can just sit, I and Ah Xing are standing in the corner." ”

"yes, anyway, I can't understand Peking Opera, and I still want to sneak out for a walk after the opening."

After speaking, the two walked directly towards the corners on both sides, there were already many people standing in the corners, and the guests who could come to the theater to watch the play in these years were all about the same, and these people were all the entourage they brought when they set off.

After they left, Zheng Jirong looked up at the second floor and asked puzzledly, "Why don't you order a box, why do you have to crowd in the hall." ”

"You don't understand this, the closer you are to the stage, the more atmosphere there will be."

At this time, the big drama on the stage had already begun, Zheng Jirong shrugged his shoulders and didn't ask any more questions, leaning on Bai Xiuzhu's side and watching casually.

He didn't know what kind of drama he was singing, and he didn't know what the identities of the characters were, but what surprised him was that as soon as a Hua Dan actress appeared on stage, she attracted cheers from the audience before she opened her mouth.

Bai Xiuzhu whispered to him: "This is the boss of Shang Xirui, how is it, how about it, you look beautiful, right?" ”

Looking at the graceful figure of this female Hua Dan with a pink face, as well as the graceful style revealed between her eyebrows, Zheng Jirong nodded and agreed: "Yes, it looks quite tasteful." ”

"Flutter."

When Bai Xiuzhu heard this, she suddenly laughed and said, "Actually, he is a man!" ”

"What?"

Zheng Jirong was stunned when he heard this, turned his head and carefully looked at Hua Dan who opened his mouth on the stage, his voice was so crisp and pleasant. It turned out to be a man.

"Sure enough, there is strength!"

"Yes, Boss Shang is my good friend in Beiping, I'll introduce you to you after singing."

"Okay, it's all up to you."

The plot on the stage is in full swing, as the plot progresses layer by layer, the atmosphere in the theater becomes more and more fanatical, the audience is deeply attracted by the plot, sometimes nervously holding their breath, sometimes exclamation, this business boss is worthy of the title of the emperor of business, his every action, every sentence of singing is overwhelming.

The audience was deeply moved by his performance, clapping and cheering. Some people were so excited that they stood up and waved their handkerchiefs, as if they wanted to set the theater on fire with their enthusiasm. Some people excitedly smashed the ocean and copper plate in their hands to the stage to express their appreciation and love for the actors. These bounties rained down and instantly piled up on the stage into a hill, demonstrating the enthusiasm and generosity of the audience.

A few hours later, the prologue was pulled down, and the performance of the merchant class ended smoothly, and the audience sat in their seats with expressions of satisfaction and anticipation on their faces, as if they were still immersed in the plot.

"It's finally over"

Zheng Jirong exhaled relaxedly, and he could see that this scene must be very good, but he, a person who had never seen a play, didn't even know what story he was telling from beginning to end, and he was stunned for several hours.

Bai Xiuzhu saw his relieved look, and couldn't help but raise the corners of her mouth: "You don't like to watch a play, say it early, there will be a movie called [Yuguang Song] released in a few days, and I will take you to the movie then." ”

"This is good", Zheng Jirong immediately nodded in response, "I love to watch movies the most, by the way, speaking of movies, what are the famous movie stars in Shanghai?" ”

"That's a lot."

The two walked to the backstage while chatting, Bai Xiuzhu paid a lot of money to the business boss, and had already made an appointment to have dinner together in the evening.

It's just that as soon as I walked to the entrance of the backstage, I saw two men in suits blocking the door, and said coldly to them: "Our boss Lu is running errands inside, and idle people are not allowed to enter!" ”

Bai Xiuzhu was stunned when she heard this, and just as she was about to get angry, there was a sudden sound of smashing and scolding in the background

(End of chapter)