Starting from Liangzhou to Jiyang City, it will take nearly a month.
After the spring of the new year, go all the way to the south, and the further you go to Jiyang, the warmer the weather is. When the time comes, the wildflowers on the roadside are blooming a lot, and the swallows carrying the mud have started to build their nests. Spring is real. arrive.
Outside Jiyang City, Chiwu drove the carriage over and said, "Young master, this is the best carriage that can be bought around here."
The carriage already looks gorgeous. It is wrapped in fine peacock green silk on all sides, and the white gauze inside is slightly fluttering. Even if you sit in it, it is very spacious and comfortable. He Yan felt tired after riding for many days in a row, but now that he can feel more comfortable, He Yan is already very satisfied. But Lin Shuanghe was still picky in every possible way, "That's it? I wouldn't even look at it in Shuojing. This wood is too inferior, didn't I say pick the most expensive one?"
Chiwu: "This is already the most expensive."
He Yan looked at Lin Shuanghe and sighed in his heart. Over the years, this young master's hedonistic style of behavior has not changed at all. She couldn't figure it out, why did Xiao Jue take Lin Shuanghe with him when he went to Jiyang to do business? Isn't this holding me back
He Yan was not the only one who couldn't understand it. Lin Shuanghe was also puzzled. Before leaving, he confirmed in every possible way: "Are you sure you are right, you want to take me with you when you go to Jiyang?"
Xiao Jue: "Yes."
"Why?"
"Because peers need a butler."
"Guan, butler?" Lin Shuanghe became angry, "Have you ever seen a butler with such a graceful appearance as me?"
Xiao Jue looked at him, "I've seen it now."
Having said that, Lin Shuanghe himself really wanted to come out with Xiao Jue to meet the world. He has never been to Jiyang, and he heard that all the girls in Jiyang are beautiful. Wouldn't it be a pity if they didn't see each other once in this life
Therefore, he complained a few words, and readily agreed to go with him.
I had been on the road all the way, and I didn't care about other things, but now that I'm about to get to Jiyang City, I have to dress up properly. After all, here, they are no longer Xiao Huaijin and He Yan, but the wealthy businessman of Huzhou, Qiao Huanqing and his newly married man. The sweet wife Wen Yuyan, and the two guards Chiwu Feinu, the housekeeper Lin Shuanghe.
Fei Nu took out the communication order, looked at the Jiyang city gate in the distance, and said: "Master, we entered the city, found an inn to settle down, and we have to buy two maids."
You can't go out with a rich businessman and a young grandma. You don't even bring your maids. You have to do it yourself. Let alone Cui Yuezhi, I don't believe it.
"Buy a maid?" Lin Shuanghe said, "I'll go too, I'll pick a girl!"
Xiao Jue was too lazy to pay attention to him, and only told Fei Nu to say: "Find the younger ones, and let them go home when Jiyang's business is done."
Fei slave should go.
Chiwu and Fei Nu were driving the carriage outside, and the carriage slowed down and swayed slowly to the gate of Jiyang City. Fei Nu took the pass to the guards guarding the city gate. The guards carefully looked at the black words on the order, and his attitude was suddenly respectful: "It was Cui Zhongqi's family, please come in."
Lin Shuanghe asked, "Does Cui Yuezhi have a high status in Jiyang?"
"I heard that she grew up with Princess Mengji. She is loyal and powerful, and she is very trusted by the princess." He Yan replied.
Lin Shuanghe asked curiously, "How do you know?"
He Yan also: "I heard what people said."
Xiao Jue glanced at her and said nothing.
He Yan has never been to Jiyang, but he has heard a little about people and things in Jiyang. Just because her master Liu Buwang came from outside the city of Jiyang, he had talked to her about many anecdotes about Jiyang, and the more he heard, the yearning for Jiyang was born.
It's just that the feudal lord's territorial exchanges are troublesome, but I didn't expect to ride Xiao Jue's wind and take a look at the water city in Liu Buwang's mouth. It's really fresh.
The city of Chongli in Jiyang is connected with thousands of households, and commerce is prosperous. There is a canal outside the city, where merchant ships gather, and the rich silk and tea leaves in Jiyang go directly to Yangzhou along the Yuyang River. There are large and small rivers in the city. There are small boats passing under the bridge everywhere, and the bow of the boat is full of small fruits and melons. This is the water market of Jiyang.
Where have the people in the Central Plains ever seen such a scene, He Yan lay on the carriage and looked out, tsk tsk amazed.
Lin Shuanghe sighed: "This Jiyang is as true as the tourists say, it's really a fairy-like place. No wonder it's easy to get out and hard to get in. If I come here, I don't want to leave. Look at the girl here, The ones born are full of water spirits, which are different from those in Shuojing."
He Yan: "..." She thought to herself, that's not what you said when you were in Shuojing.
She turned to look at Xiao Jue, Xiao Jue was sitting in the carriage, he didn't seem to have much interest in the prosperity outside the carriage, he sat lazily, his eyes were flat, and there was no surprise at all.
"The Governor, shall we go to the inn now?" she asked.
"What is the governor," Lin Shuanghe said immediately: "It's all in Jiyang, you can't call the governor, lest you get caught."
He Yan: "Then what's my name?"
"Of course it's my husband!"
As soon as the word "Husband" came out, He Yan and Xiao Jue were both shocked. The expression on Xiao Jue's face was even more indescribable.
It's weird to be called in the future, okay? He Yan felt a lot of pain in his heart. This errand didn't look bad, but he didn't expect it to be so difficult to execute. It would even throw away his shame. No wonder the exchange was to enter the Nanfu soldiers.
Xiao Jue said, "Find an inn to settle down first."
Jiyang is rich in materials, prosperous and prosperous, and you don't need to pick a lot to find an inn. It looks pretty good. Chiwu picked a place closest to the city center so that he could familiarize himself with the city.
Several people put down the heavier things on the carriage first. Fei Nu came over and said, "Master, my subordinates have just inquired about it. There is a restaurant nearby. The proprietress of the restaurant will help to buy and sell maids for the big family. If you live here today, you can go to the proprietress for help."
Xiao Jue nodded.
He Yan hesitated for a moment and said, "I won't go."
Several people moved for a while, and Lin Shuanghe asked, "He... Young Madam, what's the matter with you?"
In fact, He Yan has nothing else to do, but he can't see others selling children and daughters, even if he knows that some children may not have a good life when they become maids in big families, but they are not very comfortable. When he was with the army, in a war-torn place that was harassed by the Qiang people, it became a common practice for the common people to sell their sons and daughters. If the son is better, at most he sells it to others for long-term labor, and more for his daughter. He Yan has seen a girl of thirteen or fourteen years old who is sold to a sixty-year-old old man as a concubine, and only needs a piece of biscuits.
Human life is so low.
She really didn't like watching people being picked and chosen as goods.
"I... Am I not a woman now?" She gave a random reason, "I can't run around wearing this dress, and I don't look like Wen Yuyan. I thought, is there any ready-to-wear store nearby, I'll go buy two A piece of clothing worn by a woman. If you have jewelry, buy some along the way, so that we won't be exposed when we meet Cui Yuezhi."
In order to facilitate her journey, she still borrowed Cheng Lisu's clothes to wear. Now that we are in Jiyang, it is not appropriate to dress up as a man.
When Lin Shuanghe heard this, he felt that what she said was quite reasonable, so he said, "That's fine too."
"Chiwu, follow her." Xiao Jue said, "Send a signal if something happens."
Chiwu should go down.
Xiao Juefu looked at He Yan again: "You are nearby, don't go far, Jiyang is no better than Liangzhou, so be cautious."
He Yan nodded: "Okay."
"Then let's act separately," Lin Shuanghe shook his fan, "Young madam, remember to buy some more beautiful clothes, so that they can see how beautiful the girls in the Central Plains are."
Xiao Jue: "Shut up."
The three of them went down the floor of the inn first and left, leaving behind He Yan and Chiwu.
Chiwu thought, Lin Shuanghe is wrong, He Yan is not a woman, no matter how she dresses up, she can't be beautiful, what's the point
As soon as he thought of this, he saw He Yan facing the mirror, pulling off the hairpin on his head, and in an instant, a head of blue silk fell on his shoulders.
"you… "
He Yan turned her head: "I'm a man. I go to a clothing store to buy women's clothes. It's not easy to attract attention. How about loose my hair first," she asked Chiwu, "How do I look now?"
Chiwu: "...It's okay, it's okay." He muttered in his heart, why didn't he realize that He Yan was actually a boy and a girl, and thought that he would be hard to look at by pretending to be a woman, but now this guy has his hair loose... Really like a woman.
No wonder the young master chose him to go with him.
"Let's go." Chi Wu said: "While it's still bright, go around the neighborhood first."
The two went out together.
Jiyang City was originally farther south than Liangzhou, and the weather was much warmer. Now it is spring again. The sun is rising slightly, and the people are warm and warm. The willow trees are velvety blue, and the spring is boundless.
There are hawkers everywhere. The people of Jiyang used to make a living by fishing. The folk customs are warm and open, and everyone is warm and hospitable. When passing by a melon and fruit vendor, seeing He Yan take a few more glances, he insisted to put a few into He Yan's arms, and said, "Miss, take it, don't need money, I'll give you a taste!"
Chiwu: "..."
Are you called a girl? It's a good camouflage too!
He Yan took it with a smile, handed it to Chiwu, and said, "Jiyang City is really good."
It's no wonder that when Liu Bu forget mentioned Jiyang, his tone was full of nostalgia. Thinking of Liu Buwang, He Yan was a little worried. Now that she is staying with Xiao Jue, how can she find a suitable reason to go outside the city to find Liu Buwang's trace? Moreover, Liu Buwang was vague at the time, but now it seems that Jiyang City is so big, it is really not easy to find someone.
Just thinking about it, Chiwu has already asked a stall owner who sells clay figurines: "Little brother, please ask, is there a shop selling ready-to-wear nearby?"
Hearing this, the stall owner smiled and said, "Listen to your brother's accent, aren't you from Jiyang? That's the right question for you." He pointed forward in a direction: "Jiyang's Xiuluofang, the largest ready-to-wear store, has The best and most clothes. If you want to buy clothes, you must go there!"
Chiwu thanked the stall owner and walked with He Yan in the direction pointed by the stall owner.
He Yan was a little nervous.
Chiwu asked, "What happened to you?"
"It's just a little uncomfortable to buy women's clothes." He Yan said.
Chiwu nodded: "It's quite uncomfortable."
In He Yan's past and present life, he spent more time as a man than as a woman. But even as a woman, I don't care much about dressing up. You can wear whatever Fuzhong prepares. If you really want to pick it yourself, you can't pick it out. In my heart, don't make a joke, just pick something that doesn't suit you.
But no matter how scared you are, you will have to go through this. Xiuluofang is not far from here.
The clay figurine stall owner said it well, Xiuluofang looks very big, with five floors in total, it looks like a pavilion. When the two Tsing Yi guys standing at the door saw them coming, they stepped forward to greet the guests with a smile, and one of them said, "Guest officer, is this the first time you come to Xiuluofang?"
He Yan nodded: "Yes, we want to buy some clothes."
"Is it you or this young master who wants to choose clothes?" The man pointed to the upper floor: "Let's embroider Luofang, the first floor is men's clothes, the second floor is children's clothes, and the remaining three floors are women's clothes. After a pause, he said again: "The higher you go, the more expensive the clothes will be." He smiled and rubbed his hands, "Look..."
"Let's go to the third floor." He Yan made a decisive decision.
"Okay!" The man replied with a smile, "You two, please come with me."
The head here is really big, each floor is covered with fine carpets, and the repairs are also extremely beautiful. Different from the elegance of Shuojing, the layout of Jiyang is more prosperous and warm, just like their people. There are murals painted on the walls, and it seems that everyone is playing together. It is a long volume, and the water market is very lively, and everyone is shoulder-to-shoulder, which is extremely interesting.
Seeing He Yan staring at the mural without blinking, the guy smiled and said, "This is our Jiyang Water God Festival. We in Jiyang rely on water to eat, and we have to offer sacrifices to the Water God every March. Not a local, if you stay long enough, you can just come to watch the Water God Festival, but it’s lively!”
"March?" He Yan asked.
"Yeah, just this month, the Water God Festival is fun! Girl, if you go, you can keep it safe!"
The people here are naturally enthusiastic, He Yan didn't say anything, but he was a little curious about the Water God Festival in his mouth.
When they reached the third floor, the guy stopped and said, "This is it, girl, look first."
He Yan nodded, Chiwu was a little uncomfortable, this floor was full of women's clothes, he stayed here as a man, it was not very decent, so he said to He Yan: "I'll wait for you downstairs, you choose, Just let me know."
He Yan said, "Yes."
Chiwu left, and the guy continued to lead He Yan to watch, explaining to He Yan as he watched: "This cherry red antique satin moon dress was the best seller a few days ago. When spring arrives, everyone likes to wear red. It looks the most conspicuous when outing. If you want to attract the attention of your lover, this is the best."
"This pink silk engraved peony plain jade dress is also good, and with a fan, it looks like the fairy in the painting. It is elegant and elegant, elegant and elegant, very wonderful!"
"Look at this, this colorful embroidered butterfly skirt has 100 butterflies on it, all stitched on by our embroidered girls. Think about it, wearing this kind of skirt in the flowers will definitely attract a lot of people. Butterfly, true and false butterflies surround you together, so people like it!"
He Yan: "..."
The guy from Xiuluofang is very eloquent. He Yan was moved by what he said. He just felt that every piece of ready-to-wear hanging on the wall was unique and exquisite, even if it was an ordinary woman, wearing it Can also be bright and moving. She is the only one on this floor right now. If a few more people come to look at the clothes, will this guy be so busy
Fortunately, she is also a little discerning, but she doesn't believe it all, but after reading all of the third floor, it is inevitable that she will feel dizzy. There are so many, I don't know which one to choose.
He Yan thought for a while and looked at the guy: "Little brother, I rarely choose clothes by myself, so for a while, I don't know which one to choose. Or you can find it for me, do you have that kind of clothes? Don't make mistakes, don't pick people, and don't wear clothes that are disrespectful at the banquet?"
That guy is also a shrewd person. After hearing what He Yan said, he also knew that He Yan would not be able to pick clothes, so he smiled and said, "It's easy to say. Girl, I see that you have white skin, and you are different from our Jiyang women. With an outstanding appearance, if you only choose the right clothes, wouldn't it be a pity to bury your beauty? Or..." He walked in front of a piece of clothing, picked up a corner of it and showed it to He Yan, "Do you look at this one? "
"This Tianxiangjuan jade skirt is very light and thin, and it feels very delicate. The color is aqua blue, which matches your skin tone. The style is simple and elegant, but if you wear it to a banquet, you will never be rude. There is only one skirt, if you like it, why not choose this one?"
He Yan walked in front of this skirt. Compared with the previous ones, this skirt really looked much simpler. He Yan smiled and said, "Then this..."
"I want this skirt." A hand stretched out from the slant and snatched the skirt from He Yan's hand.
He Yan looked back and saw a young woman in a yellow dress standing in front of her, with an apricot face and peach cheeks, looking like a hibiscus. It's just that the complexion is a little darker, but the figure is very good, and the stature is quite tall, and he doesn't look at He Yan with his eyes, as if there is no such person in front of him.
There were also two green-clothed maids behind her, and one of them said, "Why are you still standing there? Why didn't you say hello when you saw our young lady?"
The guy was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly bent over and saluted, "Miss Yan."
The woman named Miss Yan snorted as a reply.
The guy turned his head again, wiped his sweat, and said to He Yan, "Girl, why don't you... choose another one?"
Even a fool should understand what happened. No matter where or when, there is no shortage of people who rely on their family background to run wild and fearless. The guy is also innocent. He Yan didn't want to embarrass him. Besides, it was just a piece of clothing, so he smiled and said, "It's okay, I'll just choose another one."
"I'm sorry," the guy turned his back and whispered, "Miss Yan doesn't come to our clothing store on weekdays, and even if she does, she won't make it to the third floor. I don't know what's going on today..."
"Nothing." He Yan gave him a look that reassured him, "No need to explain, I understand."
"Thank you, thank you."
The guy walked up to Miss Yan and said with a smile, "Miss Yan, do you need Xiao to choose clothes for you?"
"What are you, you still choose for me?" Miss Yan said disdainfully, "Go and choose for others, I don't need your guidance."
The guy stepped aside slowly and returned to He Yan. Compared with the snarky Miss Yan, who was obviously more gentle and talkative, he smiled and said, "Miss, look at this? This Su embroidered pipa skirt is pinched at the waist, and the sleeves are also very wide, so it is easy to wear it. It's as beautiful as walking in the clouds and mist. The color is also pear white, and the girl is wearing it, she must have ice muscles and jade bones, with a serene charm."
He Yan laughed when he heard it, this guy just sells clothes, how can he come when he opens his mouth when he speaks. Sounds weird. He Yan looked at this dress and thought it was not bad, so he said, "Then this one is fine."
As soon as the words fell, the maid next to Miss Yan reached out and pulled over the dress He Yan was pointing at, and said, "Our eldest lady also wants this."
again
He Yan frowned slightly, if it was a coincidence once, it was intentional twice. But she had never seen this woman before, why did she target her frequently
She turned around, faced each other, and asked politely, "Excuse me, this lady, do I have something to offend you?"
"No." Miss Yan looked at her, raised her eyebrows and said, "I'm just picking out a piece of clothes, why should I offend you?"
"One or two pieces are nothing," He Yan smiled, "but you shouldn't wait for me to choose what you choose, right?"
Miss Yan pursed her lips and said arrogantly: "It seems that you are not stupid."
"I don't understand, why is the girl like this?"
"You have to ask why in everything. It's good, but Miss Ben is not your husband, so why should I help you? I am here today. Even if I buy all the clothes on the third floor, that is my ability. If you're not convinced, just buy it. With so many clothes, there's always one I don't want. But..." She looked He Yan up and down, her tone not without contempt, "Look at you, it doesn't look like you can afford it. How much."
The clothes He Yan wore for Cheng Lisu were originally of good quality, but she had been on the road for several days, and she had come from the inn, and she didn't have time to change her clothes.
What kind of luck is she, even when she comes out to buy some clothes that she can wear, she can meet such a arrogant young lady. He Yan's dealings with men are simple and rude. But women are different. She can't beat girls in the street.
"Xiuluofang is not opened by the girl's family," He Yan said patiently, "I just want to buy a piece of clothes, and I also ask the girl not to pick quarrels and cause trouble."
It's okay not to say this, as soon as she said this, the woman was like a cat with its tail stomped on, her hair exploded all over her body. You say I'm picking quarrels and provoking trouble? Where's the country bumpkin? It's just that you don't know Miss Ben, and you're full of swear words! Want to buy clothes? Look at you so shabby, can you afford it!"
He Yan: "I..."
"Young lady!" A voice interjected.
He Yan looked back, and at some point, Xiao Jue and Lin Shuanghe actually found here, Chiwu and Fei Nu were behind, and two little girls in pink with double buns, standing on the side timidly.
Xiao Jue stepped forward. Jiyang women were beautiful and pungent, and men were masculine and mighty. A young man as handsome and graceful as him was very rare.
Miss Yan's eyes straightened.
Xiao Jue stared at her for a while, then suddenly hooked her lips and leaned close to He Yan's ear, her voice was low, but it was just enough for everyone around her to hear.
"What's the panic, ma'am?"
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Yan Yan's house fighting skills are all on his uncle. Uncle is so miserable, and he has to fight his own house [covers face]