Do you know: I am Xu Jiazi

Chapter 624 Shungua [Thank you! Goodbye! I owe you 37k more]

Turning his head to look at the servants standing at the door of each tent on the first floor, Gu Tingyi said with a smile:

"I have to say, Madam Wu is really smart."

"The Li family jewelry store had good business last year, and this year there are so many stores."

Pinlan, who was standing by with lively eyes, hesitated and said, "Third sister Gu, I have played polo here many times before. These tents belong to the noble families in Beijing, right?"

"Now that it's opened as a store, won't these people mind?"

Hearing Pinlan's question, Chai Zhengzheng and others around him all laughed.

Pinlan looked at them with confusion.

Gu Tingyi said, "Sister Pinlan, these families naturally won't mind! Because those who can come in and put things in these tents are mostly relatives of these families."

"Oh! Hehe." Pinlan smiled a little embarrassedly.

Looking at Pinlan's cheerful and generous appearance, everyone laughed again.

After walking a short distance,

In front of a tent on the first floor of a house, Zhang's Fifth Lady took Minglan's hand and walked up the stairs while saying, "Let's go! Let's go inside and take a look."

The housekeepers standing at the door saw this group of noble ladies and hurriedly bowed and greeted them, with smiles in their eyes almost overflowing.

Being able to stand at the door of the tent, one must be very discerning. The status of these unmarried noble ladies in front of him is not low.

Everyone entered the tent.

Start looking inside.

Rulan, who was walking behind, looked around at the rows of treasure boxes in the tent filled with various materials, jewelry, tea sets, spices, and jade. She looked at the housekeeper and couldn't help but say, "Wow! You have so many things at home!"

"Thank you for the compliment, young lady!" said a housekeeper in the tent with a smile.

Molan, who had walked quickly forward as soon as she entered the tent, curled her lips in disgust when she heard Rulan's words.

Looking at Gu Tingyi and Chai Zhengzheng who were smiling at each other with unclear eyes in front of her, Molan turned around and glared at Rulan with a reproachful look.

Unfortunately, this look was seen by Rulan.

Seeing this, Rulan angrily quickened her pace and came to Molan's side and whispered, "Fourth sister, what do you mean by looking at me like that?"

Molan took a deep breath, leaned close to Rulan's ear, looked at the people in front of her, and whispered, "What do I mean? You are going to make our Sheng family lose face!"

"Fourth sister, what nonsense are you talking about! When have I ever brought shame to our family?" Rulan frowned.

Molan curled her lips and whispered, "It is said that the shops that can participate in today's chrysanthemum appreciation party must select fine products for people to choose from! Don't you want to take a look at the things in this tent?"

The two of them continued to walk behind the crowd as they talked.

Listening to Molan's words, Rulan looked at the jade in the treasure box in front of her, touched the materials on display a few times, and said, "These things are all right!"

Molan curled her lips and whispered, "I don't know whose tent this is! It looks like there are a lot of things, but nothing fancy! Maybe this family received money as bribes, so these things were allowed into the tent."

"Hmph!" Seeing Rulan not saying anything, Molan snorted complacently.

"I, I just didn't see it clearly just now!" Rulan defended.

really,

Several ladies walked around the tent and checked a few items, but none of them bought anything until they left.

After watching the ladies leave the tent, the housekeepers standing at the door looked at each other with some helplessness on their faces.

"Ah! Why is the tent of the Duke Lian's mansion open at this time?"

Zhang Jia Wu Niang pointed to the front and saw the maid who was lifting the curtain and shouting.

After they looked at each other, Gu Tingyi smiled and said, "Let's go and take a look!"

As they spoke, everyone quickened their pace and walked forward.

Not only did they walk towards the Lu family's tent, but the noble ladies who saw it upstairs and downstairs also came over.

After the Double Ninth Festival last year,

Many noble ladies discovered that the exquisite jewelry they bought from the tent at the chrysanthemum viewing venue that day was only available at Li’s jewelry store two months later.

It was originally the work of the great gold and silver craftsmen of Da Zhou and Qian Baigao. It can be bought at the first opportunity. It not only looks good when worn at parties and gatherings, but can also be kept as a dowry in the future.

Entering the Lu family's tent,

The maids of the crowd were left outside.

Just like before, the tent was filled with treasure chests.

The difference is that the categories in these treasure boxes are not that complicated.

They are all exquisite gold and silver jewelry of various colors, some inlaid with gems, some decorated with ivory and tortoise shell.

"Wow!"

As soon as they came in, the girls couldn't help but exclaim.

Looking at the things in the treasure chest, I couldn't move my feet.

Gu Tingyi looked at the housekeeper of the Lu family who was accompanying everyone and said with a smile: "Madam, it seems that there are more jewelry this year than last year!"

The housekeeper of the Lu family smiled and nodded: "Young lady, you are right! These are the jewelry made by the master craftsmen specially for today's chrysanthemum appreciation party in response to Madam Wu's request."

“Many jewelry styles may only appear at chrysanthemum appreciation parties, and some may only be made in one pair!”

"Oh?"

Hearing what Mother Lu said, the girls in the tent all looked surprised.

"There are more things this year. Is it still like last year where each person can only buy one thing?" Chai Zhengzheng asked with a smile.

"Miss, yes! Each person can only buy one!" replied Lu's mother.

"Then, if there is a style that I like, could you please ask the master craftsman to make another one?" Chai Zhengzheng continued to ask.

"Girl, that's fine!"

Hearing this, Chai Zhengzheng smiled.

Talking
Everyone started walking around in the tent.

Minglan was beside Zhang Jiawu Niang, and she and Pinlan were staring at the jewelry in the exquisite wooden box in amazement.

Listening to the voices of Mrs. Lu answering several noble ladies' inquiries about prices, he sighed helplessly.

Whether it is Chai Zhengzheng or Gu Tingyi, their families are extremely wealthy.

The two ladies simply didn't like some of the more common jewellery, and most of the jewellery they inquired about were so expensive that it made people shudder.

But for some reason, the two ladies only asked for the price and did not buy it on the spot.

Then Wu Niang took Gu Tingyi to the side to consult about jewelry.

Rulan and Molan, who were walking behind, also continued to walk inside.

Chai Zhengzheng, who stayed behind, turned his head to glance at Minglan who was standing in front of a gold bracelet, then walked over.

"like?"

Chai Zhengzheng smiled and said softly.

Minglan glanced at Chai Zhengzheng, nodded and smiled, "I like it. It looks a bit like the silver bracelet my mother wears."

"Didn't you bring enough money?" Chai Zhengzheng asked.

Minglan shook her head: "It's not that there are not enough, it's that I didn't bring any."

Chai Zhengzheng smiled and said, "If you like it, I will buy it for you first! You can return it to me when you have time."

Minglan scratched her cheek and shook her head, "Sister Chai, forget it! I can only buy this one bracelet with all my wealth."

Chai Zhengzheng was stunned after hearing this, then he thought about it and nodded and said with a smile: "Okay. Let's go and see something else."

Chai Zhengzheng understood that Minglan was a concubine's daughter in the family and had a grandmother and a stepmother. It was really not acceptable according to etiquette for her to buy things only for her mother.

Although Minglan did not make a purchase, Molan and Rulan chose two pieces of jewelry respectively. They asked Lu's mother to pack them and then went to the tent door to pay.

Gu Tingyi helped Meng Jie'er buy a pair of earrings. At the bottom of the earrings was a very delicate little golden bell, which jingled when shaken slightly.

Pinlan had already picked out a gold hairpin from Chai Zhengzheng's side.

But after listening to the conversation between Minglan and Chai Zhengzheng, Pinlan hesitated for a while and put the gold hairpin back in her hand.

Chai Zhengzheng noticed Pinlan's actions, smiled slightly and continued to walk inside.

Chai Zhengzheng walked and looked around.
suddenly,

She focused her eyes and saw a pair of exquisite longevity locks made of rich materials.

"It would be better to go to the gold and silver shop to buy it." Chai Zhengzheng said to himself.

Then, Chai Zhengzheng waved to Lu's mother. Everyone turned around and returned to the door of the tent.

Pinlan, with empty hands, looked at the colorful hairband made of gold threads hanging by the door, and hurriedly walked forward with a smile to inquire about the price.

After asking about the price, Pinlan pulled Minglan over and bought a long hairband with her own money.

"Cut this hair tie into four pieces! One for each of us four."

Pinlan said standing at the door.

Hearing this, Rulan, who had already finished shopping, looked at the things in Xi Que's hands, then looked at Minglan, who had nothing in her hands, pursed her lips, and said, "You don't need mine! Give it to Sixth Sister."

Molan looked at the other girls gathered at the door of the Lu family tent and nodded with a smile: "Fifth sister is right, I will give mine to Sixth sister too."

"Thank you, sisters!" Minglan bowed and expressed her gratitude.

Listening to the conversation between the girls of the Sheng family,

The ladies, maids and servants from other families who were waiting outside the door whispered to each other.

When Zhang's fifth wife, Chai Zhengzheng and others came out of the tent, many of the noble ladies from various families bowed and nodded with a smile.

Chai Zhengzheng and others naturally responded with some words.

Standing outside the Lu family tent,

Gu Tingyi looked at the things the maid beside Molan was holding and said with a smile, "Sister Molan, I think this thing you bought will look good if it is hung around the veil."

The unnatural look on Molan's face flashed away, and she looked at Chai Zhengzheng and others who nodded, and nodded with a smile: "Sister Tingyi is right."

The group went around to other stores and bought some other things before returning to the second floor.

On the second floor,
"The girls are back."

The maid beside the screen preached with a smile.

Hualan sat next to the officials and their wives with a smile on her face, looking towards the screen.

After seeing the accessories brought back by Molan and Rulan, and looking at Pinlan and Minglan who were talking and laughing, Hualan's smile faded a lot, and her eyes narrowed slightly.

After talking for a while,

Mother Liu appeared beside the screen.

Smiling, he bowed to everyone present and said, "Ladies, the lady invites a few of my girls to come over."

Mrs. Bai and others smiled and nodded.

Hualan also stood up, bowed, and said goodbye with a smile.

When Hualan was walking out with a few Lanchao, they heard the hearty laughter of some teenagers downstairs.

Rulan looked downstairs to watch the fun and said with a smile, "Brother and his friends are back."

After saying this with a smile, Rulan looked at Hualan's expression beside her and asked in confusion: "Big sister, what's wrong with you?"

Hualan glanced at Rulan without saying anything, and just walked towards where Wang Ruofu was.

downstairs,

Qi Heng grabbed Changbai's sleeve with a smile on his face.

Gu Tingye on the side smiled and waved at Changbai, saying: "Changbai, you and Wulang Yuanruo should go for a walk among the flowers!"

Changbai smiled and shook his head: "I'm not going. What's the point of leaving?"

Xu Zaijing walked forward, put his arm around Changbai's shoulders, and said with a smile, "Changbai, let's go! Let's just go and enjoy the flowers."

Changbai said: "Then why don't you call Erlang?"

Gu Tingye puffed out his chest and said proudly, "I'm engaged! I'm just here to join in the fun today."

"Second brother, let's go!" Chang Feng said as he pushed Chang Bai's back and walked towards the path among the flowers.

Walking on the flower path,

There is a faint fragrance in the air,

Changbai no longer needed anyone to push or pull him. He walked in front while talking to Qi Heng.

Chang Feng walked beside Xu Zaijing, and every two steps he would stick his head out to take a look at the second-story wooden building on the long side.

"Chang Feng, what are you looking at?"

Xu Zaijing asked with a smile.

As soon as this word comes out,
Changbai, who was walking in front, turned around and looked over.

Seeing that Chang Feng didn't say anything, Chang Bai turned around and continued walking.

Chang Feng waited for Chang Bai to turn around, then he whispered to Xu Zai Jing, "Fifth Brother Xu, Second Brother Gu said you have good eyesight. Go and take a look on the second floor to see if there are any other girls around mother."

"Oh?"

Hearing this, Xu Zaijing's spirits instantly rose, and he glanced over there as he walked.

After a moment, Xu Zaijing shook his head: "There is no other girl around my aunt, only Sister Hualan is talking."

"Oh"

Chang Feng nodded with a little disappointment.

"Why, does your aunt want to meet Changbai today?" Xu Zaijing asked with a smile.

Changbai smiled and looked towards Mulou again: "Yes! She is the girl from the Feng family."

Xu Zaijing smiled and shook his head, saying, "It looks terrible to me."

The few of them walked along the path while talking.

Chang Feng still glanced towards the second floor from time to time.

The sun was a little dazzling at noon.
On the second floor of the court,
Behind a screen,

The layout is somewhat similar to that of Chai Zhengzheng and others.

Mrs. Hai was talking to several wives of officials under a big umbrella.

Hai Chaoyun and several girls sat under another big umbrella, while the maids Zhu Jian, Bao Xiu and others stood by the railing.

After she had spoken a few words to her companions with her round fan covering her mouth, a maid at the railing said, "Miss, the young master of the Duke of Qi's mansion and his friend are coming over!"

Hearing this,

The girls around Hai Chaoyun looked at each other, then stood up and walked to the railing.

Everyone used round fans to shade the sun from above their heads and looked at the person still walking among the flowers downstairs.

"Where are people?"

Someone asked aloud.

The maid pointed at Xu Zaijing and others among the flowers and said, "Miss, over there!"

at this time,

It's not just Hai Chaoyun.

Next to the screen, many officials' wives and noble ladies heard the noise and looked at the situation around them.

Several noble ladies had already followed their mothers and elders to the railing and looked down.

It is indeed unethical for one or two noble ladies to look at others in this way.
But if a bunch of noble ladies look at it this way, then they are just joining in the fun and it becomes a case of "the law cannot hold everyone responsible".

Looking at the many girls on the second floor, Liang Han hurriedly straightened his clothes and walked with his chest held high.

Chang Feng, who was beside Xu Zaijing, looked up at the women and girls on the second floor. Feeling so many gazes, he somehow started to turn the wrong way as he walked.

Seeing this, the ladies pointed and commented.

"Hahahaha!"

The ladies covered their mouths and noses with round fans and laughed in clear and crisp sounds.

Chang Feng's face turned red with shame. Hearing the laughter around him, he quickly hid to Xu Zaijing's side.

Xu Zaijing felt the gaze from upstairs, and he bowed with a frank smile. After his gaze swept across the second floor, he was about to speak.
suddenly,

"Oh!" Liang Han's slightly panicked voice came.

"Ha ha!"

The laughter of the ladies and noble girls upstairs became louder again.

Xu Zaijing turned his head and saw that Liang Han was only looking at the second floor. He accidentally walked between two pots of flowers and trees, was hit on the legs and feet by a flower pot, and fell into the flowers.

On the second floor,
Looking at Xu Zaijing and Changbai who covered their foreheads with their hands, looking confused and embarrassed,
Hai Chaoyun couldn't help laughing.

(End of this chapter)