Luo Xingchen knew that Su Tang had his own plans for agreeing to the invitation, so he made arrangements to follow Su Tang to the south. On May 15th, Su Tang got up early in the morning, had breakfast, packed up, and went to Qingzhuo. The county government office.
Today was the invitation of Mrs. Qi, the wife of the county magistrate's wife. Su Tang, as the recipient of the invitation, should have entered the yard where the magistrate lived in the backyard of the Yamen through the back door. However, Su Tang did not do this and went directly to the main entrance. This way.
Fu Yi got up early this morning and went to the Qiantou County Yamen to handle official duties. When he sat down, he saw the Yamen servant coming in to report, "Sir, Miss Su from Xingxingtang Department Store would like to see you."
When he heard that it was Su Tang who came to the door, Fu Yi was stunned for a moment and looked a little surprised, "You mean Miss Su from Xingxingtang Department Store?"
Fu Yi is the magistrate of Qingzhuo County. As a parent official, he cannot be said to know everything about local affairs, but of course he still knows about a business as big as Xingxingtang Department Store, and the recent business and books about Xingxingtang Tea House, It is also the hottest topic in Qingzhuo County.
Fu Yi had met the person in charge of Xingxingtang on some occasions before, but he always met Mr. Luo. Although Miss Su was also the person in charge of Xingxingtang, she didn't often go out to socialize and meet people, so Fu Yi had just I’ve heard of Su Tang’s reputation, but I’ve never met him in person.
Fu Yi was naturally surprised to hear that Su Tang came directly to the door like this, but he immediately sent someone to invite Su Tang in.
Although the status of merchants in Qihuang Kingdom is not high, Qingzhuo County has a developed commodity economy, and economic development mainly relies on these merchants. What's more, the county magistrate will not look down upon absolute big merchants like Su Tang and Qin Qian. , but will pay attention to it.
When Su Tang saw the yamen servant inviting her in, she nodded, took Jiang Nian and Su Lan into the yamen, and went directly to see Fu Yi.
Fu Yi had never seen this Miss Su before, but he had also heard rumors from outsiders that although Miss Su was not old, she was really good-looking. When he heard this, he just thought it was a joke. It is said that this Miss Su was not even close to At twelve years old, even if she is beautiful, she is just a little girl, so what else can she do.
But today he saw the little girl who came in because she was out for an appointment today. Su Tang was wearing a peach-pink top and a bright red skirt.
The top and skirt are embroidered with gold and silver embroidery threads with patterns of burning peach blossoms, glowing warmly in the early summer sunshine.
In addition to such a splendid dress, her black hair is combed into a bun, decorated with a golden hair crown inlaid with red coral, red gemstones, red coral bracelets on her wrists, earrings, and red coral on her chest. The tassels complement each other.
The red kodan reflects the red lotus flower between the girl's eyebrows, like a red peony in bud. It is obviously a gorgeous and vulgar color and dress, but the girlish temperament suppresses such vulgarity, making it even more noble. people.
If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, how could Fu Yi have believed that the little girl who came in front of him was said to be a peasant girl and was self-made. She didn't have the shyness of a small family, but was majestic.
However, Fu Yi was surprised at first sight, and then looked at Su Tang with a slight frown. It was probably against the rules for an ordinary merchant to dress like this.
Although this kind of dress is very good-looking, the status of merchants in Qihuang Kingdom is not high, and they also have fixed requirements for clothing, especially the hair crown on the head. Generally speaking, civilian women are not allowed to wear it unless they are getting married. Yes, the little girl in front of me actually wears it every day, which is against the rules.
(End of chapter)