Plane Mall: I became a group favorite by hoarding goods

Chapter 526 526. Lipstick? Lipstick!
After a light rain, all kinds of small flowers scattered in the yard are blooming.

The only difference is that there are more than a dozen tulips of various colors from across dimensions.

Several members of the Shen family showed different interests in this plant-and-flower arrangement with richer colors than the Eighteen Bachelors. Mr. Xu devoted himself to studying its medicinal value and collected several petals every day.

Shen Xingqi was simply curious about its unique color, and after admiring it, she embroidered it on her handkerchief, which was considered the only one in the Yan Dynasty.

Cheng Daqian didn't care at all after taking one look at it. For him, improving his abilities always comes first.

Shen Xingluo. Shen Xingluo outputted calmly and steadily, as if those dozen flowers did not exist.

And Cheng Xi, who had been idle all winter and was about to grow hair, received invitations from various houses one after another. There were all kinds of flower-viewing banquets, such as pear blossoms, peach blossoms, and peonies. It seemed that every house had a large flower-viewing banquet. Single species garden.

In such a comparison, tea banquets and outing banquets appear to be very niche.

"Sister-in-law, are you going to the flower viewing party?"

"go."

Cheng Xi corrected her, "But it's not me, it's us."

"Ah, can I not go?"

Shen Xingqi's face was full of resistance. If she had previously regarded the backyard banquet as dispensable, it would be good to go out and see the world when she had nothing to do.

But since the trip to the apocalyptic plane, wouldn’t it be more exciting to watch Huan Huan and Yi Yi on a tablet?
"You're afraid you've forgotten that you're already old enough."

"So do these invitations have anything to do with me?"

"Of course, a girl from one family can ask for it from hundreds of families."

"!"

Shen Xingqi's little friend was immediately shocked, "Sister-in-law, good sister-in-law~ I don't want to get married so early~~~~"

Cheng Xi's arms were twisted into twists and her whole body was swaying.

"I'm not asking you to get married now. Just calm down and think that you have chosen in advance."

"Then you have to get married sooner or later? Sister-in-law, don't you love me anymore?"

"It's okay not to get married. Your brother and I are not that old-fashioned. It would be better to marry him and go home."

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As the wife of an official of the Hanlin Academy, diplomacy is unavoidable. It is absolutely impossible not to go, but the choice of which one to go to is very flexible.

Cheng Xi didn't find any unpleasant hobbies for herself, and she didn't intend to embarrass her sister-in-law, so the families she selected were all from families that had no sons of the right age and were willing to make friends with the Shen family without so much trouble.

In short, all three are indispensable.

Shen Xingqi breathed a sigh of relief, and in a flash she dressed up happily and got into the carriage.

So while the aunt and sister-in-law were admiring the flowers and drinking tea, they also listened to the Beijing gossip.

It is said that the eldest princess is about to give birth.

It is said that a high-yielding crop called potatoes is planted in major villages in the suburbs of Beijing.

It is said that the eldest prince’s residence has been visited by many imperial doctors recently.

It is said that the marriage between the eldest son of the Marquis of Wu'an and the legitimate daughter of the eldest daughter of the Jiang family is imminent.

It was already late March when the Shen family received the wedding invitation from the Marquis of Wu'an Mansion. Potato seedlings sprouted out in the fields, and green buds appeared on the golden corn kernels that had been planted.

Before the wedding, Cheng Xi took Shen Xingqi to the Jiang Mansion. When they arrived at her friend's boudoir, the others had already arrived.

Qu Shaoya, Qin Nan and Song Yan all presented them with extra makeup, exquisite gold hairpins, exquisitely carved jade ornaments, or low-key yet luxurious steps, highlighting the rich heritage of the great family.

The sister-in-law duo looked down at the wooden box they were about to send out:.
Shen Xingqi: "I just said it's a bit low-key, sister-in-law?" '

Cheng Xi: 'No, it's high-profile. '

Although the two of them had different opinions, they had the same idea at the same time - I knew they would also give exquisite jewelry!
"What did Sister Cheng and Sister Xingqi give me?"

"Yes, yes, open it and let us take a look!"

Several people looked at them and started making noises. They all wanted to know what makeup was. It was a little fun among best friends in ancient times.

Jiang Yuyao's eyes fell on the two wooden boxes, and she knew immediately that they were gifts prepared by the two of them, and she couldn't help but feel a little moved.

According to etiquette, it was perfectly fine for the Shen family to give a gift to the Shen family to add makeup. Shen Xingqi prepared a separate portion, which showed that she valued her as a good friend.

"Thank you Sister Cheng and Sister Xingqi for taking such trouble for me."

"What's the matter? You can't be careless about such a big event as your marriage."

"Yes, Sister Jiang is about to get married, which is a lifelong event. I hope you like it."

Shen Xingqi pushed the two boxes forward.

"You two gave it to me. I definitely like it."

Jiang Yuyao took it with a smile and slowly opened the box under the curious eyes of several pairs of people nearby.

Qu Shaoya and the others knew the background of the Shen family, and they had already thought of an excuse in their minds. Even if the jewelry in the box was too common, they would still praise it to the utmost. No matter what it was, it was a token of someone's thoughtfulness.

What's more, Jiang Yuyao is handsome and comes from a scholarly family. She is very capable in terms of appearance and temperament. Even a wooden hairpin in her hair can make her elegant and dignified.

However, the words that were about to come out of their mouths were swallowed back when they saw the things in the box. They were shocked on the spot as if their acupoints were pressed by a martial arts master.

After a moment of silence, there was a sound of gasping.

"Oh my god, is this a glass mirror?"

"Wow, what a clear mirror!"

"Baby, I actually look like this?"

Inside the wooden box was a palm-sized flat mirror. The mirror surface was smooth and free of impurities, and the pores on people's faces were clearly visible. At this time, a few eyes as big as copper bells were reflected in the small mirror surface.

Because Jiang Yuyao was the closest, she could see herself clearly in the mirror.

"This, this is too expensive, I can't have it."

There are not many glazed mirrors in the whole country.

I remember that a wealthy businessman on a long voyage once offered a small mirror to the palace. It was a sensation in the capital at that time, and its value could not even be described as precious.

"Sister Cheng, how can I accept such an expensive gift? You'd better take it back."

Although the remaining people remained silent and did not participate in the host's rejection, the expressions on their faces reflected the same truth - this gift is indeed valuable.

Cheng-Although he knew that glass mirrors were rare, he didn’t expect them to be so rare-Xi: “.”

Shen Shan knew that glass mirrors were expensive but knew nothing about the price of Dayan’s glass - Xingqi: “.”

The aunt and sister-in-law looked confused.

This gift seems, probably, maybe, a little too shocking?
"What, this glass mirror is actually not rare."

"Yeah."

Qu Shaoya and others: "."

Shen Xingqi, who has seen a lot of things in the world, suddenly felt like crying when she saw the expressions on her friends' faces that said, "I'll just listen quietly to what you make up."

Sister-in-law Ying Ying Ying is right, this gift is not low-key at all.

She was wrong. She only knew that she had seen the world and thought that even if there were not many glass mirrors in the capital where treasures were everywhere, there would only be a few pieces. She never expected that they would be so valuable and rare.

"Ah, we once encountered a merchant ship going out to sea. There was a person on the ship who was seriously ill and needed medicinal materials. We exchanged a century-old ginseng plant for some glass mirrors." Yes, that's right, that's it.

The little girl who lied for the first time finally came up with the story.

He even nodded his head to show the truthfulness of his words.

"I still have a few pieces of this glass mirror at home. It's really not as valuable as you think, right sister-in-law?"

"Yes."

Cheng Xi had an obvious smile in his eyes.

Oh, what should I do if her little girl is so cute even if she lies~
When the other person heard the words "in exchange for a century-old ginseng plant", he really believed it.

After all, most of the ladies in the capital below the rank of fifth-rank official know that the Shen family lacks everything except ginseng!

Give ginseng as a gift at a banquet - by Mrs. Shen.

"Since it is Sister Xingqi's heart, I will accept it shamelessly."

So Jiang Yuyao carefully closed the wooden box again under the envious eyes of her friends, blocking out all prying eyes (Qu Shaoya and others: Hello!).

Shen Xingqi breathed a sigh of relief and moved her eyes to another small wooden box that had not been opened. In hindsight, she realized that this was the makeup item made by her.

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#So why was she in such a hurry to explain just now#
#It’s obviously my sister-in-law’s fault#
# Sure enough, a good boy can’t lie#
￣へ￣

At this time, Cheng Xi had already opened another wooden box, "This is lip balm made by Xingqi herself. There are 24 different kinds of red. I hope Sister Yuyao likes it."

Jiang Yuyao and the others looked at the wooden box and saw 24 columnar objects of different colors but very similar ones arranged in the wooden box, eight in a row and three rows in total, as neatly as an army array.

"Is this lipstick? What a strange shape!"

"Wow, there are so many kinds of red!"

"Ah, they seem to be the same. What's the difference?"

Another burst of pleasant exclamations came one after another.

Shen Xingqi said she was numb.

However, this gift was indeed made by her, and the final right of interpretation must belong to her.

"Yes, they are all lipsticks. There are indeed 24 different kinds of red. The differences are actually very big. Sister Yuyao can usually apply different colors according to different skin colors or different occasions."

"Wow--"

"Wow!"

Qu Shaoya felt that her daily life as a noble girl for the past fifteen years was simply in vain. She didn't even know that lipstick could be matched differently according to different occasions.

outrageous.

Shen Xingqi also didn't expect that just a piece of lipstick could arouse the admiration of her best friends.

The Great Yan Dynasty was quite innovative in lipstick. Lipstick was divided into two types: paper and paste. The latter was generally stored in exquisite small porcelain bottles engraved with different patterns.

And the reason why she makes her own lipstick - strictly speaking, lipstick - is still inspired by several Qing palace dramas. Watching Huan Huan wear lipstick of different colors in different periods and kill everyone is simply exciting. !
So the little girl got the idea to make it with her own hands, and after tinkering with all the flowers in the yard (except for the tulips), she had some success.

"What is tomato red, and what is grapefruit? A kind of fruit?"＼(◎o◎)／

"Is Zhenggong Hong the Zhenggong I thought she was?" (｀Д)!!
Shen Xingqi, Shen Xingqi was very helpless and could only teach her friends about the vocabulary she had recently learned one by one.

As expected, I got a lot of wow wows.

"Xingqi Xingqi, is it difficult to do this lipstick?"

Qu Shaoya has starry eyes.

Others also had words written in their eyes, "I really want to do handicrafts, but if this thing is so delicate, does it involve a secret that is not shared, like the secret recipe, should I ask?"

Shen - inexplicably understood - Xingqi twitched the corner of her mouth, feeling for the first time that her brother was often speechless.

"This kind of lipstick is not difficult to make at all, and the color mixing is also very simple. You only need to master a few original colors. If you want to learn, we can do it together."

"Wow, wow, wow!"

"I have to do it too, I have to do it too."

"And I!"

Shen Xingqi: "."

So how did a makeup-filling activity between besties go astray and end up like this?

Fortunately, Jiang Yuyao is also in the ranks of "Curiosity, Learning, and Doing". It can be seen that even a lady from a famous family who is full of poetry and calligraphy cannot resist the magical temptation of her daughter's makeup.

***
After experiencing a makeup incident in which "she thought she was very low-key but actually was extremely high-profile", the child Xingqi no longer dares to look down on any modern invention.

In fact, she has never underestimated modern products.

It's just that the reaction of the local ladies in Dayan to the glass mirror and 24 lipsticks was far beyond her expectations. At the same time, she also realized that as she mastered modern knowledge, her views on certain things had changed unknowingly.

Subtle, moisturizing things silently.

Shen Xingluo was surprised for a moment when he discovered that his sister loved studying more than before.

"She is already taking junior high school courses."

Shen Hanlin glanced at the tablet content and accurately guessed which stage the video belonged to, "I didn't expect that she would be interested in chemistry."

"."No, she was just interested in certain hand-made principles.

Cheng Xi swallowed this sentence silently, "You came back a little late today. Is the Hanlin Academy busy?"

"not busy."

It was rare that Shen Xingqi didn't reply to her immediately. She leaned on her chair and was silent for a moment, seemingly trying to organize her words.

"The Empress Dowager's birthday is coming soon, and the vassal kings from all over the country will come to the capital to celebrate her birthday. There will be no peace in the court and the capital these days."

"Is someone going to cause trouble?"

"perhaps."

Shen Xingluo paused, "The probability is very high."

"Good guy, the princes are usually busy fighting with each other, and on big days, the uncles are busy rebelling. Are the members of the royal family so busy? Just give them odd and even numbers."

Cheng Xi really wanted to interview the current emperor and ask him, "How do you feel about all your relatives with the same surname eyeing the position under your butt?"

Shen Xingluo was also speechless about the current situation.

At this time in the previous life, the whole of Dayan had not recovered from the severe snowstorm, and there was no such thing. I didn’t expect that spreading food to help the people would make the wings of butterflies flutter so much.

He did not expect that vassal kings from various places came to the capital on the pretext that the Queen Mother's birthday was approaching, and took the opportunity to disturb the already turbid water.

Perhaps, there is also the impact of the emergence of high-yielding potatoes.

Or is it the main reason?

Shen Xingluo quickly analyzed the variables in his past and present lives, trying to get valuable information and seize the opportunity.

Of course, he didn't mean to cause trouble, but was habitually preparing for a rainy day.

The result of all this trouble is that Fuguang is even busier.

The kind where no one is seen from time to time.