Chapter 16: Go out on your own, Qi digs a hole
Exactly four days after offering sacrifices to the deceased old man, Mrs. Qi smiled and said to Mrs. Su: "Didn't you say that my sister and Shu'er wanted to buy clothes and jewelry? I'm free these two days, why don't my sister take Shu'er with me?" Going out of the house to go shopping and pick it up? There are materials and jewelry in the warehouse that are suitable for the old lady, and I sent them all. The old lady likes it very much, but my sister and Shu'er always want to buy some new ones! It happens to be for the sacrifice I'm very busy with this matter, I can't leave, so I won't go with my sister, can my sister go by herself? If not, then I have to trouble my sister to wait a little longer, and take my sister after I've been busy for a while go"
Qi's remarks are both ostentatious, sarcastic and deliberate, which can be called a high level of yin and yang.
Naturally, Mrs. Su couldn't say that she would wait for Mrs. Qi to finish her work before taking her there. If she dared to say that, it would surely spread throughout the mansion. The jokes will come.
"Don't bother sister Qi, Shu'er and I will go by ourselves."
"Alright, if this is the case, let's do it tomorrow, I will arrange the carriage for my sister!"
"OK"
"Then it's settled, sister, don't forget!"
Ms. Qi smiled, pointed to something to be busy and left.
Mrs. Su consulted with Xie Yunshu after returning home.
Xie Yunshu smiled softly: "Mother, don't be afraid of her, isn't it just shopping? It's not like we haven't bought it before. The shops in this capital are just bigger and have more products. Don't forget, mother, you are now from Pingbeihoufu Da Furen, which shop dares to underestimate you? No one dares to underestimate you, and no one pushes the God of Wealth away, so let's just go there!"
Mr. Su was still a little nervous at first, but after hearing Xie Yunshu's words, she couldn't help but feel at ease, "Shu'er is right, it makes sense!"
The next morning, when the mother and daughter greeted Mrs. Xie, they said this. The old lady Xie laughed: "Go quickly! Yunniang, buy more good ones for Shu'er, don't be afraid of spending money." Shu'er is a big girl now, so she should dress up well. Buy more for yourself, and dress up well!"
Su responded with a smile.
Not long after breakfast, the mother and daughter drove out with the maidservant.
Qi arranged for Nanny Liu to follow her.
When the carriage left the house, Nanny Liu smiled and said, "Ma'am, there are many silk and satin workshops, tailor shops, and gold and silver buildings in Furong Street in Dongcheng, why not go there? Madam and Miss can choose slowly? "
Su Shi glanced at Xie Yunshu, nodded: "Go."
There are indeed a lot of such shops in the area of Furong Street as Liu Nanny said, but most of them are mid-range shops, and there are only two high-end and time-honored brands. Liu Nanny will definitely not point them out.
Sure enough, when we arrived at the place, Mammy Liu said with a smile all over his face: "Look, madam, how lively this place is! Every shop here sells excellent things, we can go to whichever madam likes." Family!"
Su Shi smiled, and said softly: "We will go wherever Shu'er says is good."
Xie Yunshu hugged Su's arm and smiled coquettishly: "Okay, mother loves me the most!"
During the Xuan Dynasty, men and women were not so strict in defense, and the rules and etiquette were good, and it was not uncommon for women to go shopping. What's more, this area of Furong Street is a gathering place for silk and satin shops and gold and silver jewelry shops, and there are more women.
Xie Yunshu ordered the curtains to be opened, and the carriage walked slowly, so that it was convenient to see the doors of various shops.
The capital city is really prosperous. The street is straight and wide. The shops on both sides are all tall and luxurious, and the decorations are novel and eye-catching. It is pleasing to the eye.
When she saw Jinyuanfang, Xie Yunshu ordered to stop the car, pointed and smiled and said, "Mother, the name of this shop is very good, let's go in and have a look."
Jinyuanfang and Ruiyaxiang are the only two high-end and time-honored silk and satin shops on this street.
Nanny Liu was taken aback for a moment, her face suddenly became a little ugly, she couldn't help laughing and said: "This shop seems a bit old-fashioned, why don't you take another look, miss?"
"No, it's here! I like it here!"
Su Shi laughed and said, "Shu'er likes to go here."
Nanny Liu couldn't say anything more, so she had to answer.
After getting out of the carriage, Xie Yunshu suddenly looked up at Nanny Liu, and said with a smile, "Mother Liu, when you enter the shop in a while, don't forget to explain to the shopkeeper that my mother and I are the eldest lady and wife of the Pingbei Houfu. Miss, after all, we have only come to Beijing, and others don’t know each other. If we don’t report our family name first, in case people underestimate us, cause misunderstandings and embarrassing things like jokes, I’m going to talk to Grandma and Dad when I return home. , Er Niang complained!"
Mother Liu: "."
"Miss, don't worry"
Xie Yunshu smiled and nodded, holding Su's arm: "Mom, let's go in!"
"good!"
A group of people went in. Seeing Xie Yunshu and Su's eyes staring at each other, Madam Liu had no choice but to smile and explain her identities to the shopkeeper.
It doesn't matter whether Xie Yunshu and the Su family are from the countryside, what matters is the signboard of the Pingbei Hou Mansion.
The shopkeeper, as the top-level time-honored silk and satin shop in the industry in Beijing, and Qi's deliberate publicity, naturally knew about the Pingbei Hou Mansion.
But how smooth is she? Even though Xie Yunshu's mother and daughter were secretly looking at each other in his heart, and perhaps had a little contempt, he didn't show it at all on his face, and greeted them warmly and politely with a smile on his face.
"It turned out that the eldest lady and the eldest lady of Pingbeihou's mansion came to visit. The small shop is really full of splendor! This is the first time for Mrs. Xie and Miss Xie to come back. Why don't I show them personally? If so The concubine who likes it will talk to the two in detail! It doesn’t matter if you don’t like it, you just say it, from now on, we are all friends. If Mrs. Xie and Miss Xie want to tailor new clothes, you can Please take good care of our Jinyuanfang, we have a lot of new and good materials here, all of which are specially purchased from Jiangnan, there will always be two favorites."
This shopkeeper Hua who is over thirty years old is a woman with an extremely kind smile, and she is very comfortable to hear when she speaks. Su Shi, who was a little nervous at first, relaxes, secretly thinking that Shu'er is right, With the Pingbeihou Mansion here, who would dare to underestimate her?
Su Shi nodded with a smile: "Then I will be in charge of the shopkeeper!"
"Oh, I don't dare to take it! Madam Xie, you are too polite! This way, please!" Shopkeeper Hua smiled and led them to the elegantly furnished small flower hall behind.
She couldn't help but secretly looked at Mrs. Xie, she saw that Mrs. Xie had a well-rounded appearance, although her words and deeds were a bit reserved, but overall she could be said to be graceful, not to mention Miss Xie, that temperament from the inside out, His bearing is no less than that of the noble ladies in the capital.
Shopkeeper Hua looked at the clothes on the two of them calmly, chatted for a few words, and got a general understanding of their preferences, and reported a series of names of beautiful silk and satin, and soon three female assistants brought a A large pile of good-quality clothing materials of various colors was carefully piled up on a platform specially used for placing clothing materials.
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