After wandering outside for half a day, the three men returned to Linhuai Marquis Mansion with their spoils at dusk.
The naughty kid was holding on to a wooden sword and refused to let go. The little Loli Niuniu was holding a small cage with a little white rabbit in it.
Zhu Pingan brought a box of rouge, which he bought when he passed by a rouge and powder shop. The rouge shop was doing very well, and Zhu Pingan found out that it was a branch of Yangzhou Dai Chunlin powder shop in Beijing.
Dai Chunlin was the most famous brand of rouge and powder in the Ming Dynasty, and its status was equivalent to modern super brands such as Dior and Chanel. Dai Chunlin's rouge and powder were tributes from Yangzhou every year. The empresses and nobles in the palace loved to use this brand of rouge and powder, and it was even more difficult for ordinary people to get a box of this brand of rouge and powder.
This box of rouge made Zhu Ping'an understand what luxury goods are. A small box of rouge cost two taels of silver, which is equivalent to more than one thousand yuan.
Zhu Ping'an is an out-and-out poor young man in modern times. He has no girlfriend and even few female friends, so he doesn't know what the standards for cosmetics are for modern girls, nor does he know how much girls usually spend on cosmetics.
However, this box of rouge worth two taels of silver gave Zhu Ping'an more motivation to develop the tertiary industry.
"Son-in-law, you're back. The old man asked me to pick up Rui Ge'er and Niuniu to take to the eldest lady's place."
The old lady's personal maid Zijuan was waiting at the door and took the naughty child and the little loli Niuniu away.
Because the eldest daughter of the Marquis' Mansion missed home too much, she stayed at the Marquis' Mansion today. Zijuan, following the old lady's orders, specially brought the naughty kid and the little Lolita to see the eldest daughter.
When he heard that the eldest lady had stayed overnight and had not left, the naughty kid was like an eggplant hit by frost, with a look of sorrow and heartache. The little Loli Niuniu was also unhappy and looked at Zhu Pingan pitifully.
There was no way out. Zhu Ping'an could do nothing to help with the things happening in the backyard. He could only encourage the two children with his eyes to face them bravely.
After entering the backyard, Zhu Ping'an went to Tingyuxuan.
"My uncle is back."
The maid who was trimming flowers in Tingyuxuan was the first to see Zhu Pingan returning, and then the maids in the yard began to chatter and greet him.
"Well, is the young lady in the room?"
Zhu Ping'an nodded and smiled at them and asked casually.
"You still remember to come back."
Li Shu, who came out after hearing the news, was wearing a light pink Han-style skirt embroidered with bright red plum blossoms. The light blue silk was tied around her slender waist, which was so slender that it could be grasped with one hand. Her graceful figure was exceptionally attractive. She slowly walked out of the house with her maidservant carrying buns, like a fairy from a painting. She glanced at Zhu Ping'an with her watery eyes and pouted her little mouth.
"The young lady has saved dinner for you." The little maid Baozi also looked at Zhu Ping'an quietly and spoke for Li Shu.
"Ahem, really? That's great. I haven't had dinner yet... burp..."
Zhu Ping'an said against his will that he had actually eaten outside. As the two children ate little at noon, they started to cry out for hunger when they were strolling around in the afternoon, so they had dinner outside early.
However
Man proposes, God disposes.
Perhaps his stomach couldn't bear to deceive such a beautiful girl like Li Shu, because before Zhu Ping'an finished his words, he burped uncontrollably.
Zhu Ping'an was extremely embarrassed.
Li Shu rolled her eyes when she saw this.
The little girl in the yard covered her mouth and giggled.
"Oh, this is for you. I was shopping and saw a new rouge and powder shop that was doing very well, so I bought a box."
Zhu Ping'an felt a little embarrassed, and suddenly remembered the rouge he bought, so he came to Li Shu and handed it to her.
"Oh? Miss, it's Dai Chunlin's."
When the little maid Baozi saw the design of the rouge box, she couldn't help but open her mouth wide.
As Li Shu's personal maid, Baozi is very familiar with rouge and powder. She has a lot of experience about which brand of rouge and powder is good and which brand of rouge and powder is nourishing.
If it were put in modern times, the little maid with chubby cheeks could definitely become a beauty blogger.
So, as soon as she saw the style of the rouge box, the little maid Baozi recognized it as Dai Chunlin's rouge.
"You have a lot of money, buy this."
Li Shu took the rouge and immediately felt like she had drunk a glass of fine wine. A blush appeared on her fair and tender cheeks and her eyes narrowed into two small crescents. Her heart felt sweeter than honey, but she pouted and let out a coquettish sound.
Most girls are like this, they are happy in their hearts but they don’t admit it.
Next, the atmosphere became extremely joyful.
The night grew darker and darker, gradually reaching the treetops, and people slowly fell into sleep.
Zhu Ping'an and Li Shu, the newlywed couple, are just getting to know the secrets between men and women. Zhu Ping'an, in particular, has become addicted to the sweetness of life and has no idea what moderation means.
Zhu Ping'an didn't know how he started. It was like a fish swimming in water. Everything happened naturally.
"Zhu Ping'an, be quiet, don't let anyone outside hear it."
However, because there was a maid on duty in the compartment, Li Shu felt very shy and pinched Zhu Pingan from time to time to ask him to be gentler and slower.
Zhu Ping'an, who was busy putting loneliness into Li Shu's body, was moved by the scene and a love poem from the Spring and Autumn Period, "Guofeng. Zhaonan. There is a dead deer in the wild", came to his mind:
There was a dead deer in the wild, wrapped in white grass. There was a girl in love, and a good man seduced her.
There are simple trees in the forest, and dead deer in the wild. There is a pure bundle of white grass, and a girl as beautiful as jade.
Relax and take off your clothes, don't touch my veil, and don't make the dog bark.
As expected, art comes from life. Zhu Ping'an didn't feel much when he read this Book of Songs before, but now it seems as if every picture is right in front of him:
There was a fawn that was shot dead in the mountains, and a young hunter gently wrapped it with white grass. There was a young girl who was in love, and the young hunter came to pursue her.
There were bushes in the dense forest, and a fawn that had been shot dead in the wild mountains. The fawn was tightly tied up with white straw, and the girl was beautiful and her skin was as white as jade.
Go slowly, my dear brother, don’t mess up my hair and scarf; go slowly, don’t make the nearby dogs bark…
There are indeed many such witty and interesting descriptions of love in the Book of Songs, which is a characteristic of the frank and innocent nature of that era. Don't be surprised, and don't look at the Book of Songs with tinted glasses. Confucius said that the Book of Songs "has three hundred poems, which can be summed up in one word: pure thoughts." This is exactly the case.
Haha, I think the complicated married life of old scholar Zhu Xi must have been dull and boring. There would have been no such scene. Otherwise, how could he describe a playful young girl in love as "This chapter describes the girl's words of rejection. She said, 'Come slowly, don't touch my veil, don't scare my dog.' She even said that we can't get close. His awe-inspiring and inviolable intention can be seen!" And how could he describe a mutual affection as a cuckoo forcing a magpie into its nest
Moonlight
Slowly in the bedroom
The little maidservant in the cubicle who was on night duty tossed and turned with her thighs tucked together, unable to fall asleep... ..