"Yahyezhai" on Mengxiang Street in the middle of Hanju City is famous for selling a variety of rouge. What girl in the world doesn't love beauty? Therefore, the business of "Yahui Zhai" has been very prosperous.

After Zhu Xiaomin dragged Xiao Liying and Tang Junhe into the "Yahui Zhai", he looked at the rows of various rouges on the shelves with great interest.

The rouge of "Yahui Zhai" is divided according to the raw materials, including red and blue rouge, pomegranate rouge, heavy rouge, mountain flower rouge, and Sumu rouge...... According to the color, there are big red rouge, vermilion rouge, pink rouge, crimson rouge, light red rouge...... According to the fragrance, there are peony rouge, rhododendron rouge, begonia rouge, narcissus rouge, peony rouge...... It's so dazzling and dizzying.

"Ya Hui Zhai" is very good at doing business, and in the most conspicuous position on the largest cabinet in the store, there is a row of large sandalwood boxes, each of which is plated with three large gilt characters - "Rouge Year". The reason for the name is that inside the sandalwood box is a rouge box that represents the fragrance of flowers for the twelve months of the year. For example, the Spring Rouge in January, the Ruixiang Rouge in February, the Magnolia Rouge in March, the Peony Rouge in April, the Rose Rouge in May, the Jasmine Rouge in June, the Crape Myrtle Rouge in July, the Hosta Rouge in August, the Golden Cinnamon Rouge in September, the Hibiscus Rouge in October, the Tianzhu Rouge in November, and the Plum Rouge in December. Twelve months a year, the fragrance of the month is different. Not only that, but the color of each box of rouge is also very good-looking.

Zhu Xiaomin couldn't move anymore after seeing the "Rouge Year". Look at this, look at that, and occasionally pick up a rouge box and lean close to your nose to smell the fragrance. Tang Junhe pursed his lips when he saw it, touched Xiao Liying, and pointed to Zhu Xiaomin, who was fascinated by rouge.

"Yo, I can't see it, the dignified Zhu Xiaomin is actually interested in rouge!haha!" Xiao Liying said with a hint of banter.

Zhu Xiaomin shook her hair: "It's all a girl's house, it's normal." Shopkeeper, I want to buy a box of 'Rouge Year'!"

Xiao Liying "fluttered" and was happy: "You don't need to apply grease and powder, it's already good enough! Besides, who can you show when you buy it? Aren't all those people you see every day?"

"The girl's words are not right, as the so-called 'everyone has a love for beauty', even if it is the Nine Heavens Xuannu who descends to earth, she also hopes to be the icing on the cake and become more beautiful, isn't it? If you want to hook your sweetheart, you can't go wrong with our rouge!" said the shopkeeper with a smile as he wrapped the sandalwood box in silk cloth. The shopkeeper of "Yahui Zhai" is a woman, very fat, but she has sharp teeth and can speak, no wonder the business is so good.

After taking the burden and paying the money, Zhu Xiaomin happily said to the two: "Even if not many people see it when I go back, I will wipe it." Just take it as a bargain, Senior Brother and Brother Tianxiao, and Brother Tianyao, let them appreciate and appreciate how good I look when Zhu Xiaomin smeared rouge!"

Tang Junhe and Xiao Liying couldn't help laughing, and the three of them walked out of Yahuizhai.

"Huh, what about the two of them?" Zhu Xiaomin looked around left and right, but didn't find Tianxiao and Tianyao.

"Maybe you're bored, go ahead, right?" Xiao Liying guessed.

Zhu Xiaomin complained: "The two of them too, why didn't they follow us just now?

"Don't you see that the store is full of girls? Doesn't letting the two young men into the fat powder shop mean that they will kill them? Hehe, both of them are thin-skinned. Tang Junhe said with a smile.

"Let's keep going, Mengxiang Street is not over yet. Xiao Liying said.

After passing the incense candle shop "Xinhua Pavilion", it is "Fan Xianju". Zhu Xiaomin didn't understand this world, he only saw that there were many people at the door, so he wanted to go over and join in the fun. Tang Junhe knew what kind of business the "Misty Immortal Residence" was doing at a glance, and hurriedly grabbed Zhu Xiaomin and stopped him in a low voice: "Don't do it! ”

Zhu Xiaomin was very puzzled, and was dragged back by Tang Junhe in a daze. Tang Junhe wanted to leave here quickly, but found that Xiao Liying was staring intently at the door of the "Lost Immortal Residence".

"What's wrong with you, what are you looking at?" asked Tang Junhe.

The corners of Xiao Liying's mouth raised slightly: "Senior sister, are the two 'thin-skinned' guys you said?"

Tang Junhe hurriedly glanced at the hall, no, Tianxiao and Tianyao were being pulled by a few girls. She was stunned, and after a little thought, she roughly guessed that the two of them must not know what place it was, and they were dragged in in a daze. Looking at the shy and embarrassed expressions of the two, she couldn't help but laugh out loud: "Two stupid people, how did they get dragged there?"

Xiao Liying couldn't help laughing, put her hands to her mouth, and shouted loudly: "Tianxiao-"

Tianxiao, who was anxious, heard Xiao Liying's voice and was startled, how ugly it was for him to be held by so many girls around him. He hurriedly shook off the women and pulled them up to the sky and walked out. Seeing this, the son-in-law who was holding the two girls spat at the backs of the two: "What two fools!"

The girls of "Lost Immortal Residence" saw that Tang Junhe and the three of them were with two handsome little brothers, so they were embarrassed to continue to stay. Tianxiao walked up to Xiao Liying, his face turned red, scratched his head, and said timidly: "They forced us into the ...... just now."

Xiao Liying wanted to laugh, but she still pretended to be angry on the surface, and reprimanded with a straight face: "Then you don't want to go in without looking at what place it is? Is that the place you should go?"

"Ah, isn't it a place to watch the show?"

Tang Junhe's mouth couldn't close: "Okay, don't tease him, it's normal that he doesn't know." Tianxiao, Tianyao, remember, next time you can't enter that kind of place. It is a place where men find women to have fun, that is, Qinglou. ”

Tianxiao and Tianyao trembled in their hearts when they heard this, Qinglou, although they had never seen it before, they had seen this word in the book. It turns out that this "Lost Immortal Residence" is the Qinglou, no wonder the girls inside are so charming, and there are so many male guests.

Only Zhu Xiaomin was still looking up at the sign of "Misty Immortal Residence" in a daze and said: "Qinglou? Where is this 'green', it's obviously a 'red mansion', you see that all the red lanterns hanging on the upstairs are ......" Before she finished speaking, Tang Junhe pulled her aside, and then explained for a long time with a metaphor, and Zhu Xiaomin understood what the "Qinglou" was. Thinking back to the fact that he wanted to go in just now, Zhu Xiaomin's face suddenly turned red to the root of his ears.

Everyone was about to leave, and suddenly heard someone shouting behind them: "Everyone, please stay!" turned around and saw that it was the son-in-law who was holding the two girls in the "Lost Immortal Residence" just now.

"Did you call us?" asked.

The boy brother actually became polite and made a deep bow to everyone: "I am Kong Xinyan of the Dingjun Palace, Shenglong County. Fang just met with the two brothers, and they felt very close. I'd like to invite you to the 'Forget Worries Building' at the entrance of Mengxiang Street, how about it?"

Tianxiao and Tianyao both wondered, just now in the lobby of the "Lost Immortal Residence", Kong Xinyan obviously mocked the two of them for not knowing how to have a relationship, how did they become a relationship?

Seeing Tianxiao and Tianyao's puzzled expressions, Kong Xinyan hurriedly explained: "I just saw the two brothers 'passing through a hundred flowers, and not a single leaf sticking to their bodies', this concentration is really admirable. I usually like to make friends with people who are bright and upright, and I really hate to meet you late!"

"Oh, you are the son of King Dingjun, right? This time I came to Hanzhou to elect the concubine of the Qin family, the king of the town. Zhu Xiaomin remembered that the first person to charter all the Yuezi rooms of Xueqing Inn in the morning was the son of the Kong family, the king of Dingjun.

"I'm ashamed to say that I came to run for the pony at my father's behest of the time, not my intention. Okay, let's not talk about this, everyone, please-" Kong Xinyan stretched out his hand sideways and said respectfully. In fact, he had another plan in mind. He didn't want to get acquainted with Tianxiao and Tianyao at all, the two were dirt buns in his eyes. He fell in love with Tang Junhe, Xiao Liying and Zhu Xiaomin. When Tianxiao and Tianyao walked out of the "Lost Immortal Residence" just now, Kong Xinyan caught a glimpse of the three girls, and suddenly even woke up for seven minutes, secretly admiring that she was really a woman who did not eat fireworks in the world. He noticed that one of the girls seemed to be a pair with one of the earth buns, and thought to himself that even if the other earth bun had the same blessing, then there would be another girl! As everyone knows, the three girls do "don't eat the fireworks of the world", but they are not worthy of a secular son like him.

"We didn't promise you, what do you invite? You are going to run for the pony, and you actually came to visit the Qinglou, it seems that you are not a good person, we will not go!" Zhu Xiaomin's mouth was not forgiving at all, she already knew the meaning of the Qinglou, and just now she saw Kong Xinyan hugging the two girls, and she felt disgusted in her heart.

Kong Xinyan was not angry, and smiled: "The girl's words are wrong. I was dragged in just now, and besides, I just stayed inside to enjoy the beautiful dancing of the geisha. Although he said so, he didn't think so in his heart: "Hmph, isn't it normal for men to come to Qinglou to have fun? The daughter of the king of Zhentong, I am determined to win, if I can marry a concubine from these three people...... No, it's better to marry back together, then ...... Haha, I don't believe it, with my status as the fourth prince of the Dingjun Palace, I can't attract them!"

It turned out that Kong Xinyan was too proud of himself, and the five of them were not interested in his invitation. After Tang Junhe politely refused, he left with everyone. Kong Xinyan squinted at the backs of several people, snorted coldly, and stepped into the "Lost Immortal Residence" again.

"That kind of person actually came to run for the ponty! Whoever marries him will really be moldy for eight lifetimes. After walking a long way, Zhu Xiaomin is still angry.

Xiao Liying said: "The prince of the palace, he has been pampered since he was a child, what he wants, and he is spoiled too much, which is naturally this kind of character." ”

After walking a few steps forward, they suddenly smelled a quiet fragrance of flowers, which was so refreshing in the noisy street. Following the direction of the fragrance of flowers, everyone looked up and saw that the plaque read "Wanfang Pavilion" with three big characters, which turned out to be a flower shop. The shelves in the store are filled with flower pots with all kinds of flowers. Seeing that someone had entered the store, the shopkeeper who was helping to fill the flower pots hurriedly greeted him.

"Guest, do you want to buy flowers? We have flowers all year round. The shopkeeper was an old man, rubbing dirt on his apron with his hands, and greeted him cordially.

"All year round, uncle, did I hear you right?" Tang Junhe was very surprised.

"Girl, don't you know, the biggest feature of our 'Wanfang Pavilion' is that there are flowers in all seasons and months of the year!" said the old shopkeeper proudly.

Everyone was amazed when they heard this, and looked closely at the flowers on the cabinet shelves, and sure enough, as he said, the azaleas in spring, the Lingxiao in summer, the asters in autumn, and the orchids in winter miraculously bloomed at the same time. What's going on?

Seeing the puzzled expressions of several people, the enthusiastic old shopkeeper beckoned everyone into the inner courtyard. As soon as you open the curtain of the inner wall, the first thing that catches your eye is four large rooms not far away, with the words "spring", "summer", "autumn" and "winter" written on the doors.

The old shopkeeper first opened the door with the word "summer" written on it, the room was very spacious, and there were rows of flower stands neatly arranged, which were full of flowers that could only be seen in summer, such as roses, woody fragrances, begonias, Milan, jasmine, etc., fighting for beauty and fragrant. The old shopkeeper pointed to the corner of the wall, and everyone looked around, where there was a square stove. If you look closely, you can see that there is not only one stove in the room, but also the same stove in every corner. Now none of the four stoves are lit.

"This is the secret of our 'Wanfang Pavilion' blooming with a hundred flowers. The old shopkeeper laughed.

"What does that mean?" the crowd was still puzzled.

"To put it simply, it is to simulate the environment and temperature of the four seasons in a closed room, and start cultivating it from the beginning of the flower seed, so as to change the flowering cycle. The old shopkeeper spoke amazingly.

A few people suddenly realized, Xiao Liying said: "I see, the function of those four stoves is to simulate the heat of summer in winter. ”

"That's right, in the cold winter months, I have lit all four stoves and baked the room as hot as summer, so that the summer flowers can bloom in winter. The old shopkeeper was quite proud.

"Uncle, I still have a question, when simulating the heat and environment, it is okay to say that spring, summer, and autumn are good, if you want to simulate winter in summer, how can you do it?" Tianxiao asked.

"Come, you will understand when I go to see the winter room. ”

As soon as the door with the word "winter" on it was opened, a biting cold air floated out through the crack in the door. When the doors are all opened, the truth will be revealed. It turned out that there were many large ice cubes in the room, and it was these ice cubes that made the room as cold as winter at the end of summer.

Strange! Where did you get the ice at this time of year?

"In the cold of winter, I hired someone to dig up a large amount of ice in the frozen river, then dig a very deep cellar, store all the ice in it, and then re-cover it with mud, and then dig out the ice again in the following summer." I had some of it, but the rest was enough for me to use it until the winter of that year. ”

Everyone suddenly opened their mouths, and couldn't help but be amazed again and again, admiring the old shopkeeper's wonderful method.

"It's not that unusual, any flower shop can do it. However, cultivating off-season flowers is not only as simple as simulating temperature, but also considering factors such as light, rain, and soil. However, these details are the trade secrets of our 'Wan Fang Ge', and we cannot tell them. The old shopkeeper said.

The old shopkeeper was amazed by his kindness and whimsy, so he bought a pot of winter camellia as a souvenir. Bidding farewell to the hospitable shopkeeper, everyone continued to walk forward.

Not far from Wanfang Pavilion is a bookstore called "Moxiang Building". The scale of this bookstore is not small, but there are no books about cultivating immortals, most of them are anthologies, poems and songs, and wild history novels. The literati and artists expressed their feelings through pen and paper, but unfortunately these were not the contents that everyone was interested in, so everyone did not stay too long in this store.

After Moxiang Building, it is almost the end of Mengxiang Street. Zhu Xiaomin was very satisfied with this visit, and exclaimed: "It is said that Mengxiang Street in Hanzhou is lively and prosperous, and it really lives up to its reputation." ”

Tianxiao suddenly smiled and asked, "Xiaomin, I'll test you." Do you know why this place is called 'Mengxiang Street'?"

Zhu Xiaomin tilted his head and thought for a moment, slapped his palms, and said happily: "I know! Because all the shops on this street are related to the word 'incense'!"

Tang Junhe agreed: "That's right. Starting from the streets, the first 'Forget Worry Building' - Caixiang, then 'Hongxinchi' - soap incense, 'Yahui Zhai' - fat incense, 'Xinhua Pavilion' - sandalwood, and even "Mixian Ju" has "incense" - female incense!"

Xiao Liying continued: "Then the 'Wanfang Pavilion' after that is the fragrance of flowers, and the 'Moxiang Building' is the fragrance of books. The streets are full of fragrance, prosperous like a dream. The name 'Mengxiang Street' is so apt. ”

"Well, there is one last 'incense' in front of me - the aroma of wine. "Tianyao said.

In front of the last shop at the end of Mengxiang Street, there is a pole with a flag hanging high on the pole and a big word "wine" written on it. The aroma of wine comes to the face, and the wine flag moves with the wind. This is the most famous liquor shop in Hanzhou - "Wuweijia". The name of the shop is "Tasteless", but the sake it produces is full of aftertaste. Youlong County's famous liquor Zi Miaoqing is the most mellow brewed by the "tasteless family". What's even more commendable is that whether it is the world-famous seven famous liquors, or the obscure local village mash, they can all be found in the tasteless home. The taste is elegant, sweet, mellow, clear, light, and strong, whether it is a high-ranking official or a mountain villager, you can drink a satisfactory wine in the "tasteless home".

knew that Lu Baifeng liked to drink very much, so everyone bought a large jar of Zi Miaoqing for him. Mengxiang Street came to an end, and it was late, so everyone returned to Xueqing Inn. When Lu Baifeng saw the jar of purple Miaoqing, he immediately couldn't wait to drink it, poured it violently, and applauded repeatedly, praising the mellow and fragrant wine of the "tasteless home", which is worthy of its reputation.

After resting all night, the swelling on Lu Baifeng's face had disappeared, and the jar of wine the night before made him feel unsatisfied. Everyone had nothing to do, and they still planned to go shopping on the street. Zhu Xiaomin opened the rouge and wiped it a little, and Tianxiao and Tianyao knew that the package contained the things used for the girl's makeup. Zhu Xiaomin not only wiped it herself, but also dragged Tang Junhe and Xiao Liying to wipe it with her, the three girls all entered the sect when they were young, and they had never applied grease and powder, this was the first time to put on makeup, and they were embarrassed to show Tianxiao and Tianyao after they put on makeup, and they didn't know if it was carmine, or their own faces were redder.

Everyone laughed and laughed, and only when they approached did they step out of the door of the Xueqing Inn. Unbeknownst to them, there was a man in the hallway on the top floor of the inn who had been silently watching them.