Gong Zhuoliang has been impatient with visiting relatives since his last life, but the most important thing in ancient times was the seniority of relatives. If you don't pay attention, you will be said to have no rules, but fortunately there is another one in his family who can go out of the hall 'Yes, so for the relatives of the old lady and the Yang family, it is enough for Qiao Yingze to come out and walk around, and he took advantage of this free time to wander around the capital to learn about the living standards of the people in the imperial capital.
"Master, we get books in our own bookstore, what money do we give back?"
Holding a set of nine-volume limited edition hardcover "Xiao Ke Biography", Gong Jiu expressed his distress for his father's behavior of buying his own work at a high price. Not to mention the quality of the paper, just a set of gold silk and silver patterned silk cover is worth a few taels of silver, and the price of this book...is not ordinary black.
"Ah… "
Without explaining Gong Jiu's question, Gong Zhuoliang hooked the corners of his mouth and looked at the stalls on both sides of the road, picking out things that would interest him, and ignoring the eyes of the outside world on him.
Although he despises the behavior of shopping with a fan in the cool weather, Gong Zhuoliang has to admit that this is indeed very pretentious, especially against his current youthful (young?) appearance, Just like a noble son of Kyoto.
"Idiot, this is a secret inspection of the bookstore."
Gong Ba, who was traveling with him, touched Gong Jiu's arm, and looked at Gong Zhuoliang's back full of admiration. He was able to turn the storybook... now it has been changed into a novel by the master, and he was able to sign a large number of novel authors at a high price early. potential, and made them leave after they became famous, or they were reluctant or unable to pay high liquidated damages, so that the novels that were originally regarded as unpopular prevailed in the world, and even sold at the price of gold, jade and porcelain. Such a vision, How many people can match the courage and means? In addition, their master still has such a good literary talent and such a handsome appearance, how can he not be admired
It's a pity that at such a young age, Mrs. Qiao...that is, their master made the decision, otherwise, I don't know how many big girls and handsome boys are vying to be their master.
"Second Lord, the pastry shop in front is the pastry shop Guanshi Zhou mentioned. Although the shop is not big, the pastries of Nanwei are very authentic."
Acting as if he hadn't noticed the small movements of the two juniors, Gong San, who was following behind Gong Zhuoliang, pointed to a pastry shop next to him.
Although their masters bear the name of their wives, they are actually not restrained at home at all. It can even be said that they are more like the masters of the family than the masters who study and learn all day in the mansion, but they are in the mansion according to the rules. It's still called madam, after leaving the mansion, it's called the second master or directly called the master.
"Then go in and have a look."
Knocking on the palm of his hand with the closed fan, Gong Zhuoliang walked into the small but clean and cozy shop first.
Gong Zhuoliang and Qiao Yingze are going to visit Gong's house tonight, so when he came out to shop, he also wanted to buy some sincere gifts, such as the collection of hardcover books just now, which was given to Gong Zhuoxiang's mother who is said to be his book fan Yes, after all, I have really received a lot of care from my family in the past two years.
The stores located in this kind of not-so-busy stall street are basically privately run small shops, and the items are not suitable for gift giving. Gong Zhuoliang originally wanted to buy them for Qiao Yingze, but after trying their pastries, He changed his mind, picked out eight kinds of dim sum and asked the store to pack a few gift boxes, intending to send two sets to Qiao Yingxuan and Qiao Yuanyin's family. Like Qiao Yingze, they were used to southern food, and thought this would suit their taste.
"Guest officer, the snacks in this small shop are all made and sold on the spot. If you leave your address at home, we will send it to you as soon as possible."
The shopkeeper was a clever young man, seeing that Gong Zhuoliang was a big customer, he hurriedly smiled and wrote down the dim sum he had chosen, and asked politely.
"Then just remember..."
Seeing that Gong Zhuoliang nodded, Gong San told the address to the waiter, but he couldn't help but frowned slightly when paying the deposit, thinking that the price was higher than those big shops...
"Why are your dim sum so expensive? Could it be that we are easy to deceive like foreigners?"
Gong Jiu was a straightforward person, and when he heard the quotation from the little second brother, he made a sound of confusion, and looked at the little second brother from head to toe, although he remembered the master's teachings and did not get angry, but his eyes were very unfriendly.
"Xiao Jiu, don't talk nonsense, these dim sums are indeed made of good ingredients, and they are worth the price."
Hearing the words, Gong Zhuoliang stopped Gong Jiu's words, smiled at the slightly displeased second brother, and then calmly looked away from the blushing young man's face.
In the past few years, Gong Zhuoliang has been used to eating all kinds of delicacies, and Gong Zhuoliang has already raised his mouth, and he can tell whether the food is good or bad as soon as he eats it, and the pastries in this shop are indeed made of good materials, otherwise he would not use them as gifts , but it is a pity that such craftsmanship is buried in this small shop. The people passing by here are ordinary people, who are willing to spend so much money on snacks, no wonder there are so few customers in their shop.
"So that's the case, I'm sorry, little brother, I blamed you wrongly."
Gong Jiu has reached the point of blindly following his master's words, Gong Zhuoliang said that if he was wrong, then he must be wrong, so Gong Jiu politely apologized to the second brother, but made him feel embarrassed Yes, I waved my hands again and again and said it's okay.
While talking, a young man in plain gray clothes came out from the back room. His appearance could only be regarded as handsome but very fair. His hair was neatly tied into a bun on his head, his sleeves were wrapped around his arms with wide bands, and he wore a scarf in front of him. Wearing an apron stained with flour gives people a very gentle and sober feeling.
"There are guests, please forgive me for the poor greeting, brother Yan hasn't come back yet?"
When the young man saw Gong Zhuoliang and the others, they were taken aback for a moment, then smiled gently and bowed, and the last sentence was the young man Xiaoer who asked, and as soon as he finished speaking, a strong young man walked in the door carrying a bag.
"I'm back."
The innocent-looking young man responded, thinking that he could see that Gong Zhuoliang was not like ordinary people, and bowed politely, then walked around to the plain young man, smiling and looking very happy look like.
"It's hot, go to the back room to rest."
Seeing this, the plain young man smiled softly, thoughtfully wiped the man's sweat with the cloth towel in his sleeve, then nodded to Gong Zhuoliang, and entered the inner room together with the man carrying the bag.
"Who are those two?"
If such an obvious ambiguity can't be seen, then there is absolutely a problem with eyesight, Gong Zhuoliang pointed the direction where the two left with the folding fan he wrote, and looked at the second brother questioningly.
"That's my big boss and second boss."
Seeing that it was a beauty talking to him, the younger brother hurriedly answered, too shy to look directly at Gong Zhuoliang's face.
"Are they... family?"
Gong Zhuoliang felt that the two of them were about twenty-five or six years old. In ancient times, men and children of this age should be able to make soy sauce, but they ran a pastry shop so warmly, which really made people have to think about it. .
"Well, brother Yan and the two of them have been married for more than five years. The young master is a foreigner, hehe, I know that big families don't like this, but this kind of thing is normal in Beijing. We ordinary people don't have that much. One is particular about being able to know the cold and the hot, and it is better than anything else to live a good life together.”
Seeing that Gong Zhuoliang and the others were very 'surprised' by this, the younger brother couldn't help saying a few words for his bosses. He knew that those big families had many rules and ethics, but they, the common people, didn't care so much. It's normal to live a good life.
"You mean that male-female marriage is very common in the emperor?"
Gong Zhuoliang's eyes lit up, and he thought that he was worthy of being the people of the imperial capital, and his ideological awareness was high. He had seen husband and wife couples when he was in Bocheng earlier, but they were still a minority, and rich families often made brothers and friends However, there are very few people who really live together. Most of them are family members who do not fall under the red flag, and brothers who have sex outside... Even he and Qiao Yingze have made so many preparatory preparations for their fame before they officially become a family.
"We think it's quite normal, but big families don't allow this, they only make friends... A few days ago, there was an official young master who refused to marry, saying that he wanted to be with a man, and was kicked out by his family later. After the incident became serious, that man of his felt ashamed and broke off contact with him, and then the young master official disappeared, that man is really nothing!"
Xu knew that Gong Zhuoliang didn't mean to look down on them, and the second brother talked too much, and when he said it, he was not worth it for the official young master, and he didn't trust him.
"yes… "
Chatted with the second brother again, Gong Zhuoliang felt very comfortable, so he waved his hand to sign a long-term contract with this shop, and choose their dim sum first for personal use and gifts in the future, and must ensure that the ingredients are good The taste is authentic, and the price is not an issue.
Gong Zhuoliang's business can be regarded as a big business for this small shop, the couple seemed very happy, after sending Gong Zhuoliang out, they went back to the back room and worked hard to make pastries.
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Qiao Yingze saw Gong Zhuoliang basking in the sun on the lounger on the porch after he returned home. His expression of contentment was really pleasing, and his mood, which was not clear at first, improved, and he walked over with a smile.
"What is so happy about?"
Standing still beside the reclining chair, Qiao Yingze leaned over to get close to Gong Zhuoliang's face, but the next moment, Gong Zhuoliang hugged him around the waist, and he changed into a posture of sitting sideways on his lap and then cuddling his upper body in his arms.
"Because I discovered the beautiful side of the imperial capital, although the reality is still complicated, it is more optimistic than I imagined."
Holding Qiao Yingze in his arms and swaying along the arc of the reclining chair, Gong Zhuoliang squinted his eyes and said a few words. It seems that the degree of masculinity in the imperial capital is higher than he imagined. Obviously their husband and wife relationship will no longer become a stumbling block to Qiao Yingze's interpersonal and official career, Gong Zhuoliang is very satisfied with this.
"That's a good thing."
Amused by Gong Zhuoliang's old man's exclamation, Qiao Yingze pinched his cheeks, and simply completely relaxed his body and pressed on him. Anyway, his Zhuo Zhuo grew taller and stronger, and could withstand his weight.
"What's the attitude of the Yang family?"
As if biting Qiao Yingze's hand that pinched him, Gong Zhuoliang asked lazily, Qiao Yingze and Qiao Yingxuan went to Yang Yingmo's natal family at noon, and they didn't come back until this hour, so I don't know what they talked about.
"It's just some occasional talk, don't worry about it, but I have to go to the Gong's house later, get up and tidy up."
Thinking of Qiao Yingxuan's father-in-law who was kind and friendly on the outside, but hard to hide his arrogance and perfunctory in his heart, Qiao Yingze was a little helpless and dissatisfied. Although he was an elder, he showed Qiao Yingxuan's face in front of him as an older brother. up.
"Okay, by the way, I bought some Nanwei dim sum, you can try it and see if you like it..."
Expressing no interest in the Yang family, Gong Zhuoliang accompanied Qiao Yingze and walked into the house, telling him what he had seen today, and after both of them had changed their clothes and packed up, they took their two sons in a carriage. Went to Gong Zhuoxiang's house, which was also specially requested by Gong Zhuoxiang's mother, saying that she wanted to take a look at their two precious bumps.
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX "Look at this little guy, he's really handsome, just like his daddy."
A lady who seemed to be in her early thirties was sitting on the couch, holding Gong Jinxian in her arms who was playing with a little puppet, her beautiful eyes were turning on the faces of the little guy and Gong Zhuoliang, she seemed to like it very much look.
"Aunt is really flattering you."
Secretly praising Gong Zhuoxiang's mother as a beautiful woman, Gong Zhuoliang smiled decently rather than kindly... As far as he knew, this expensive Mrs. Gong was already in her early forties, but she really knew how to take care of herself. ah.
"To be honest, Auntie, I don't know how much I like the stories you wrote. When I saw the name, I felt like it belonged to our family. Later, Xiang'er told me about you and knew that you were going to Beijing. Auntie has been looking forward to it. , when I saw him today, he was actually much more handsome than I thought."
Mrs. Gong looked at Gong Zhuoliang appreciatively, her kind smile was not fake, she was a little hesitant when Xianger mentioned that matter to her earlier, but when she saw her today, she was really satisfied, there is a Such a handsome and talented son is really a satisfying and decent thing.
"Okay, mother, at least you should restrain yourself, don't be so scared that Liang'er won't dare to come to the door in the future."
Gong Zhuoxiang hugged Qiao Minyan and sat beside him as an accompanying guest. Seeing that his always cheerful mother was happy, he laughed and joked with her, which relieved Gong Zhuoliang's pressure.
Speaking of the eldest daughter of the former prince Shaofu, now the wife of the third-rank Gaoming Palace, she is well-known in the circle of noble ladies in Beijing, with both talent and appearance. Being popular, not to mention seeing people love flowers and seeing flowers blooming is almost the same.
"Brother Xiang misunderstood my younger brother. My younger brother feels very close to my aunt when I see her. I'm afraid that if more people come here in the future, I will annoy my aunt."
Shocked by the nasty words he uttered, Gong Zhuoliang tried his best to put on an appearance that a shy young man should have. But to be honest, he had a good impression of Gong Zhuoxiang's mother. Zhuo Yan is somewhat similar, and the other party is her 'fan', so it feels closer.
"Auntie, I wish you could come more. Brother Xiang has been mature since he was a child. I can't talk to him every day. If you come, you can chat with me more..."
The palace mother chatted here, and invited Gong Zhuoliang to ask about the new book, and the discussion was in full swing. Gong Zhuoxiang sat there for a while, feeling as if he had nothing to do with him, so he led Qiao Minyan to the study , Seeing them at the door had a happy conversation about state affairs, and I knew in my heart that my parents would probably have no problem with my suggestion.
After dinner, Gong Zhuoxiang watched the carriage of Gong Zhuoliang's family leave outside the gate of the mansion. A servant came over and whispered something in his ear. Although Gong Zhuoxiang's smiling expression did not change, it was so dangerous no matter how you looked at it. smell.
"Prepare the car."
Gong Zhuoxiang ordered coldly, and said in his heart, Lu Zijian, you are really good!
The author has something to say: The next chapter will be about Cousin Su and Brother Bitch. Aww~~~~ I'm a black belly, Xiao Gong will bear the name of Mrs. Su because he and Qiao Yingze are officially married, and Tang Brother and Brother Lu are so free because they, like most people, belong to the extramarital nature, and the ancient male-male romances only tolerate extramarital nature ╮(╯_╰)╭.
As for saying that it is not necessary to get married, this is also a different view. For Da Qiao, the real marriage and family is the kingly way, and it is the kind that can be buried together in the husband and wife tomb~