It was already the twentieth day of the twelfth lunar month, and in ten days' time, it would be the official start of the fifth year of Jinghe. Many dignitaries and dignitaries in Kyoto had already started to be busy with New Year's affairs at home.
The people are naturally equally busy, and while they are busy, they can't help feeling a little worried.
The weather seems to be colder than in previous years, but there is no snow in Kyoto this year, not only in Kyoto, but also in the thirteen prefectures in the Gyeonggi region.
For experienced farmers, they naturally know what this means. If there is no snow this winter, the harvest in the coming year may not be optimistic.
Ruoqing's body has already recovered, and things in Goulan became more and more busy during the Chinese New Year, but Zui Mo watched her closely and didn't allow her to take care of those things. She has a gentle temperament, so naturally she couldn't hold back Zui Mo, the two of them just went out Sometimes there are three people to do New Year's goods, and Li Yi plays the role of carrying the bag.
Carrying bags for one's own woman is a happy thing, and there is no need for servants or guards to do these things.
According to his original plan, this year's reunion night should be spent with the whole family, but Zuimo's wedding dress has been embroidered for a long time, and there is no good time to talk to Ruoqing. Imagine that the whole of Kyoto might explode at that time, and Li Yi himself doesn't know how many things he has to be busy with, and his affairs with them cannot be chosen at such a hasty time.
After walking for half a street, he already had a lot of things in his hands, Zui Mo and Ruoqing walked in front, he and Xu Lao walked behind.
Ever since he started to hang out with his second uncle, Li Yi found that Mr. Xu started to become nervous. He was a lot of age, but he slowly changed to the direction of M. He has a serious tendency to be abused, and every time after being abused , I just found a place to sit quietly, wandering away, not knowing what I was thinking.
In the past few days, his realm has improved again, and he no longer needs to find a quiet place for his wandering mind.
After Xiaohong came in, Lao Fang no longer needed to go to Qunyu Courtyard, and naturally he didn't have to follow him anymore. Old Xu's head was like a piece of wood, and Li Yi was bored by himself, so he had to go up and look at what they bought, curious. He said: "Didn't you already buy these things two days ago, why did you buy them again?"
"This is for Mrs. Chen." Zui Mo glanced at him angrily, and said, "Mrs. Chen is usually so kind to us, and it's almost Chinese New Year, so naturally I want to buy some gifts to send over."
Li Yi smiled and said: "The family is originally a male lead outside and a female lead inside, I know you will think of these things..."
"Who is with your family..." Zui Mo glanced at her, took Ruoqing's hand, and said, "Let's go to that shop to see..."
Ruoqing looked at her and smiled slightly, and was immediately pulled away by Zui Mo.
Li Yi found that since she let go of her heart and said those words that day, some things have changed.
For example, she started to unite with Ruoqing, making herself look like an outsider... Now that she doesn't know as much as her, after she gets married, she will take care of her.
As for what she just said, he would naturally not ignore it.
Although the Chen family was ransacked, their property was confiscated, and the maids and servants were dispersed, it was not that nothing was left behind.
Brothers Chen Chong and Chen Qing are now running a cloth shop. The scale is not large, but it is more than enough to support a family.
Of course, as the only designated supplier of a clothing store in Kyoto, they don't have to worry about business issues at all. Chen Chong didn't accept his gift, but he didn't reject it. He is really a hypocritical guy.
It is not easy to run a store in Kyoto, especially for a family like the Chen family that was once brilliant but then quickly declined. Former friends may not remain friends, and former enemies must still be enemies.
These days, he has arranged for people who are on the bright side and in the dark, and he has cleaned up many troubles for them.
Seeing Zui Mo and Ruo Qing enter a shop, he quickly followed.
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Chen's cloth village.
This is a newly opened cloth shop in Kyoto. The name is ordinary, but the people who opened the cloth shop are not ordinary at all.
In the former Guogong Mansion, the two sons of the Chen family, one was an official worshiper, the other was a third-rank servant, with countless cronies, they had unparalleled influence in the capital, and they were the objects that most of the people and even the dignitaries in the capital looked up to.
However, from time to time, the current Chen family is just a commoner family, no different from most people in Beijing.
The common people often talk about the prosperous poor, but what they like to hear more is the rich and powerful in distress.
Many people come here every day, not to buy cloth, but just to have a look, to see what the once glorious Chen family has become now.
After Chen Chong walked into the shop, he waved and said, "Li Jun, the customer ordered these pieces of cloth yesterday, and they will come to pick them up soon. You can move them over there."
"Okay!" Chen Lijun, who used to be one of the few super dandies in Kyoto, was wearing a very ordinary clothes at this time. Hearing this, he immediately ran over, picked up a few pieces of cloth with great effort, and put them on the other side of the shop.
Chen Chong opened a curtain, walked to a small room inside, frowned and said, "Miaoyu, didn't you tell you to rest at home, why are you here again?"
Among the women, Ms. Chen San looked back, shook her head and said, "Staying at home is boring, why don't you come over and teach them how to embroider..."
"If you feel bored, ask Xiu'er to accompany you to Goulan to watch a play. I heard that there is a new play there recently..."
"It's okay, second brother, I have some work to do, so I can feel at ease in my heart."
Chen Chong looked at her, shook his head slightly, and finally stopped talking.
Inside the shop, seeing another customer coming in, Chen Lijun hurriedly got up, walked over and asked: "Guest officer, can you just take a look..."
A young man smiled and said, "Pick up the goods."
Chen Lijun nodded and said, "Please show your list."
The young man took out a piece of paper from his arms, Chen Lijun looked at it, walked to the other side, and quickly came over with a piece of cloth, saying: "This is your cloth, please check it, if there is no problem, pay the balance That's it."
The young man opened the piece of cloth, looked it over and over again, and asked, "Is this cloth strong? Don't pass it off as a second-best one. If it's not strong, I won't pay for it."
Chen Lijun said with a smile: "Guest officer, don't worry, there is no cloth that is stronger than ours in the entire capital..."
"Stab!"
The young man stretched out his hand and pulled it lightly, and the cloth in his hand was directly torn.
He threw the cloth on the ground, looked at Chen Lijun and asked, "Is this the strongest cloth in Kyoto?"
Chen Lijun stared at him blankly. In terms of style, the cloth here may not be as good as other places, but in terms of firmness, this is already the best in Kyoto. Who would have thought that the person in front of him could use it casually? Tear the cloth with your hands
The young man took out some papers from his hand, handed them to another guy next to him, and asked, "These are the other bolts of cloth I ordered from you yesterday. Where are the goods?"
The guy pointed in one direction blankly and said, "All, all are there."
The young man strode over, opened a piece of cloth, pulled it lightly, and after a sound like tearing silk, he threw away the piece of cloth and stepped on it under his feet.
"Stab!"
"Stab!"
"Stab!"
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All the cloth, in his hands, was like paper, he tore it easily and threw it on the ground.
He stood among the rags all over the floor, and said lightly: "Is this what you said, the strongest cloth in all of Kyoto?"