When the group entered Cuiyuxuan, a servant girl came up to welcome them. The maids and buddies in Cuiyuxuan all served in the same way, and all of them looked upright. There were not many maids and buddies, but they could read a few words.
"Old Madam, Madam, ladies, please come inside." The servant girl had a bright smile on her face, which made people feel a little better.
Leading everyone to sit down, the servant girl served a pot of tea before asking, "I wonder if the old lady has made an appointment in advance?"
Chen's embarrassment was even more embarrassing at this time, her mother-in-law had only been in the capital for a few days, let alone whether she had the ability to book a place in Cuiyuxuan, maybe she didn't know the rules of Cuiyuxuan clearly.
Thinking like this, Chen thought of her mother-in-law's generous hand that day, she gave Yao'er a hairpin from Cuiyuxuan in the meeting gift, and she was a little uncertain for a while.
Tang Lihua took a sip of the tea, and the aroma of the tea was overflowing in her mouth. It looked like a high-quality tea, and she had done the best for her customers.
"I have an agreement with Shopkeeper Qian, you invite him to come out and meet." Tang Lihua said.
The servant girl was a little surprised, the servant girls of this Cuiyuxuan were divided into two classes, and those like her could only serve the guests on the first floor, while the guests on the first floor were usually ordinary officials' wives or wealthy households. The maidservants who are higher than her are all serving on the second floor, and they are all family members of officials above the third rank.
On top of this, there is a higher level, that is, princes and nobles, who are personally received by shopkeepers and stewards.
The servant girl looked at this group of people again, and really couldn't tell which prince's family this belonged to, but she couldn't be negligent, "May I ask if the old lady has any proof of agreement with the shopkeeper?"
This time there is no need for Tang Lihua to answer, the woman behind her stepped forward, "My old lady's surname is Tang, once you tell Qian Xin, she will know."
The servant girl was startled, this man even knew the shopkeeper's name and name, it seemed that he really knew him, and she didn't dare to delay, she apologized, and hurried to the third floor.
Seeing this, Tang Lihua waved her hands and said to the two granddaughters, "Go and see if there is something interesting."
Wang Cuiyao was a little hesitant, but Wang Cuilian was full of joy, "Thank you grandma, I definitely don't feel sorry for your purse."
Tang Lihua laughed, "You ghost."
Wang Cuilian wrinkled her nose at her, made a grimace, and walked away holding Wang Cuiyao's arm without waiting for grandma to teach her a lesson.
In fact, Mrs. Chen also wanted to follow, but there was no mother-in-law to speak, her daughter-in-law could only stay by her side, her whole body was moving like needles, looking in the direction of her daughter from time to time, Tang Lihua just didn't know, The old god was sipping tea.
After all, the system only asks her to be a good grandmother, not a good mother-in-law. For Chen Shi, Tang Lihua neither likes nor dislikes her.
The biggest difference between Cuiyuxuan and other shops is that, for example, a jade hairpin is carefully crafted and carved from jade, and the one placed in the cabinet is a piece of transparent jade, and next to it is a pair of exquisite The actual picture of the finished hosta.
The clothes are also the same. Everyone in the capital knows that the fabrics in Cuiyuxuan are different from other cloth shops. Not only the patterns and colors are not found in other cloth shops, but even the texture is different.
This fabric is the most outstanding point. In order to prevent anyone from leaking it, Tang Lihua deliberately found a remote place. After many investigations, among the people who were not able to eat enough due to the disaster, they selected dozens of people with the best character. , build houses and dyeing workshops there, and uniformly produce cloth.
Therefore, Cuiyuxuan has no fabric inventory at all, and each kind of fabric is only a bellyband-sized one for display, and the matching is naturally a picture of an all-round display of the dress.
The goods will be dispatched after someone has made a reservation. This is also a rare commodity, so Cuiyuxuan's dresses and hairpins have to be pre-booked in advance, and it takes ten and a half months to get the finished product.
Wang Cuiyao and Princess Pingyang had been here before, and they were also amazed at the things here, but they were not as surprised as they were the first time they met, but they were also delighted.
It was the first time for Wang Cuilian to see these, especially the exquisite patterns in the pictures. She wished she could make all of these, so that she could see them, and the more she looked at them, the more excited she would be. It is also possible to take it home and enjoy it slowly.
Needless to say, quite a few people had thought of this, but they were all politely rejected by the shopkeeper's Yidong family.
But if you make a reservation successfully, you can take away the corresponding paintings and calligraphy.
The two little girls couldn't stop wandering around here. Tang Lihua was amused by the exclamation on her face from time to time, and it was not in vain that she spent a lot of money to find those talented people who were outstanding in folk painting but from a poor family. , regularly asked them to draw these meticulously.
Tang Lihua came up with the idea when helping the orphans in the charity hall, and opened a charity hall by herself, only taking in orphans, and ordered people to teach them calligraphy and painting, and even brought forward the modern realistic painting method to let those A group of painters figured it out by themselves, figured it out and then taught these children.
Instead of spending a lot of money looking for it outside, it's better to raise a batch by yourself.
After wandering around, Wang Cuilian and Wang Cuiyao finally came back, and they found a common topic in these clothes and jewelry, and talked about their opinions on something from time to time after they sat down.
Wang Cuilian's temper changed a long time ago when she was with Tang Lihua, she was quite different from the big girl she used to be, and Wang Cuiyao changed her core, she no longer had the timidity and cowardice she was taught by the Chen family when she was young, and she also had a certain amount of advance and retreat with others. It can be said that neither of them has a grudge.
Mrs. Chen was impatient for a long time. Seeing that her daughter came back and only focused on talking to her eldest niece, she asked, "Is there anyone interested?"
Wang Cuiyao smiled and shook her head, jokingly, "Mom, these things are exquisite, and the price is not cheap. I'm afraid I won't be able to wear them when I buy them."
What Chen knew was right, what's more, if she could really make an appointment at that time, the daughter-in-law wouldn't be able to ask her mother-in-law to give her money, it would be a few hundred taels, enough for the family to spend for two years.
The things bought in a few hundred taels are not to be treasured, and if you take them out to knock on them, you will not feel bad.
Thinking of these things, Mrs. Chen couldn't say anything, and she complained in her heart why her mother-in-law chose Cuiyuxuan. It was a waste of time to come here, and she couldn't buy anything. Fortunately, she didn't meet anyone she knew well.
Moreover, the maid had been away for quite a while and did not come down for a long time. I am afraid that if it wasn't for the shopkeeper, she wouldn't recognize anything Tang and Tang, Chen glanced at her mother-in-law, and slandered in her heart.
A sudden voice came in from the side, "The things in here are not something you people from the backcountry can afford."
This familiar voice, the tone of voice that makes people bored upon hearing it, was He Xuanxuan or whoever it was.
He Xuanxuan looked proudly at Wang Cuilian and Wang Cuiyao, "Why, isn't Princess Pingyang with you today?"
Wang Cuiyao frowned invisibly, and she didn't know why, this He Xuanxuan was like sticking to her, she could meet her wherever she went, and Wang Cuiyao admired her for insisting on going against her every time she suffered a disadvantage.
Of course Wang Cuilian recognized He Xuanxuan, but she just pretended not to know and looked at Wang Cuiyao, winking at her, "Which lady is this, my sister knows her?"
"I've never seen it before." A smile flashed in Wang Cuiyao's eyes, and she shook her head cooperatively.
What they did made He Xuanxuan furious. Just as she was about to find fault, the nurse behind her coughed and signaled to her. Only then did He Xuanxuan remember that she came out with her grandmother today.
Moreover, all the young ladies from Rongwang's Mansion came together, and she was just a cousin. If she broke up here and embarrassed Rongwang's Mansion, the consequences could be imagined.
He Xuanxuan snorted coldly, lowered her voice, and ridiculed her eyes, "Miss Ben advises you to leave quickly, this is not the place for you to stay."
It's just that as soon as I finished speaking, I saw a group of people hurrying down the stairs. The leader was a middle-aged woman. He Xuanxuan didn't recognize it, nor did Chen Shi and Wang Cuilian. The identity of the woman has been speculated.
When the middle-aged woman saw Tang Lihua, her face showed excitement, and she didn't care about other people. She just saluted Tang Lihua, and the women behind her also saluted, "I've seen the old lady."
The maid who went up to invite the shopkeeper was shocked. She had just gone to tell the shopkeeper that someone was looking for her. The shopkeeper who was looking at the account book heard that it was an old woman surnamed Tang, so she immediately put down the account book in her hand and asked her to notify other managers. Such a big battle.
"Get up." Tang Lihua smiled lightly.
Qian Xin stood up and joked, "The old lady is here, so you know I'm looking forward to it."
"This is the skill." Tang Lihua said.
Qian Xin was excited but excited, but she had eyesight, looked at Mrs. Chen and the others with a smile on her face, "This is the madam and ladies, please hurry up to the third floor."
Tang Lihua didn't refuse, Qian Xin waved her hand, and said to the manager behind her, "Let's leave first, finish the work in hand, and then come to me."
Although the female stewards didn't know Tang Lihua's identity, they didn't dare to underestimate the shopkeeper's serious attitude. Those who had guests to entertain went back to their rooms, and those who were idle for a while went with them.
Li He was one of them. He was about to go up with him when he was stopped by someone. Seeing that he was really able to accompany Princess Rong, he suddenly felt a pity that he couldn't go together.
But she has always personally received the female family members of Prince Rong's mansion, it's a pity, Li He quickly put on a professional smile, "The princess is here, please hurry up."
Although people like them are just ordinary people, but because they rely on Cuiyuxuan, these noble female family members cherish the things in Cuiyuxuan very much, so they are very polite to these managers to save face.
The person was invited into a separate box, the old concubine took the seat, the woman behind her got a signal, came up and asked this sentence, "May I ask who is the old lady just now?"
Li He froze for a moment, then honestly shook his head, "I don't know either."
The mother-in-law thought she didn't want to say it, so she said it openly and secretly, but she still didn't find out anything, so she gave up and went back to the old concubine, shaking her head.
He Xuanxuan didn't think there was anything wrong with those women asking Tang Lihua to go up to the third floor. Seeing that her grandmother paid attention to her, she knew that her chance to perform had come, so she leaned forward, "Grandmother, I know who they are."