Notes of Lanxi Crossing

Chapter 11
It's not difficult, anyway, she just wanted to see what the ancient markets and shops looked like.

Seeing Lan Xi's cheerful appearance after getting the promise, Liu Yunyao couldn't laugh or cry.

Early the next morning, Lanxi quickly finished washing with the help of Luluo and others, and after eating some breakfast casually, she rushed to the main courtyard to find Liu Yunyao.

Fortunately, Liu Yunyao knew that her daughter would be impatient, so she had already made preparations early in the morning. Except for Song Qinnian, who was in court, the whole family sent out to take her shopping.

The capital city is divided into four cities, east, west, north, south, and four according to four orientations. The west city is mostly a residential area, and basically only the royal relatives or high-ranking officials can live there; the east city is mostly the residence of low-level officials or wealthy businessmen, and it is also a famous commercial street in the capital.

The northern city is a gathering place for the poor, and there are many shops in it, but they are all cheap shops, just to earn money from ordinary people; the southern city often lives with some low-class people, it is relatively chaotic, there are gambling shops, restaurants, pawnshops and brothels. .

Of course, Lan Xi, who was lying on the carriage window and looking out, still didn't know anything about it.

If she didn't ask, Liu Yunyao would not take the initiative to tell her these things. From her point of view, with their protection, Lan Xi couldn't afford to get in touch with the outside world in advance.

Lan Xi looked at the scenery outside, and the first feeling was that there were so few people, it was not like the bustling crowds of people in costume dramas.

There are also few vendors on the side of the road, only a few small shops selling rouge powder and clay figurines can be seen sporadically, but the business is not very good.

The street was clean, but a thick layer of loess had accumulated. When pedestrians or carriages passed by, there was a cloud of dust. Lan Xi guessed that this should be the mud brought by the horses coming in from outside the city.

Looking at the surrounding buildings, they are basically one-story wooden houses. The height of the buildings varies from high to low. The houses in the Song Mansion are also made of wood. It can be seen that bricks have not been invented or widely used at this time.

Is this the best shopping street in the capital that the third brother always brags about?

Overall, a little disappointed!

Lanxi once again realized that after time travel, she has achieved a wealth and status that ordinary people cannot reach, but she has also lost the convenience and freedom she was used to.

Liu Yunyao had already made plans for today's trip. After the carriage stopped, Liu Yunyao walked ahead with Lan Xi in her arms, Lan Shu and Lan Jiu followed her, and entered a silk shop that she came to marry as a dowry.

It's a pity that Lanxi is not interested in fabrics at all, and feels really boring.

After Liu Yunyao picked out a few pieces of fabric, and ordered the shopkeeper, Wan Niang, to come and tailor clothes for the whole family tomorrow, she cast a helpless glance at Lan Xi, who had been impatiently waiting for a long time.

"It was you who made a fuss about coming out to play, why did you become impatient when you first came out?"

"I don't want to, but it's really boring, why don't you let me go home and touch my pearls!"

Lanxi was a little disappointed, even if she left the mansion, there was nothing fun to do, there were too few entertainment items, no wonder everyone only thought about holding banquets all day long.

Isn't this all idle!
Wan Niang didn't care that Lan Xi insisted on taking everyone away.

After all, this shop is owned by others, no matter how much they buy, she can still make money from them.

"Madam, why don't you take the Fourth Miss to the Silver Building? It just so happens that Princess Qin just opened the Family Treasure Pavilion in Qianjie. This meeting should still be lively!"

Lanxi is eager to try, there should be a lot of people who have just opened the store!
Liu Yunyao also loves children, not to mention bringing them out to have fun, so there is nothing wrong with it.

Anyway, the place is not far away, so the group turned to walk to the next street.

Sure enough, this place is much more lively than the previous place. Although it is not crowded, you can still see pedestrians and vendors on the road everywhere.

Liu Yunyao brought a few people to the door, with a wooden plaque written in thick ink hanging above her head——

Title Treasure Pavilion.

The red ribbon on the plaque has not been taken off yet, so it looks like a new store has opened.

As soon as Lan Xi and the others stepped into the shop, a waiter in pink dresses came and led them to the private room to entertain them with crooked eyebrows.

The waiter poured tea for several people and asked them what kind of jewelry they would like to see.

Lan Xi really wanted to imitate the dandy and waved his big hand, showing off in a flirtatious manner: "Just put all the most expensive items in your shop on display!"

But she is very self-aware, it is not her but her mother who is rich, if she dares to play like this, she will immediately receive her mother's death sight.

"I don't know what new treasures you have in your store to open our eyes. If we happen to be close to each other, it's also suitable for you to make a fortune in the treasure house."

Although Liu Yunyao's performance was a bit more tactful, the arrogance in her words still made Lan Xi admire her with starry eyes.

The third brother sneered, he really didn't notice Lan Xi's unseen appearance.

"Da~"

Song Lanzhang snatched the pretending paper fan Song Lanjiu was holding in his hand, tapped Song Lanjiu's forehead with the fan handle, and comforted Lanxi.

"Xi'er, tell Big Brother directly if you see something later, and Big Brother will send you off."

In fact, Lan Xi didn't care. She had already figured out the tempers of her brothers and sisters. Song Lanjiu was a deadly tsundere, with a knife mouth and a bean curd heart.

If she really fancy something later, the third brother will definitely rush to pay for it, full of integrity.

Of course, the waiter also understood the meaning of Liu Yunyao's words, and stepped back happily to prepare. After a while, she led the steward to come, followed by Yishui's waiter, each holding a tray covered by a red cloth .

After the steward came in, he bowed his hand and flattered them without a trace, Liu Yunyao knocked a few words casually, so that he wouldn't make a few children hold worthless things as treasures.

The steward raised a festive smile, turned around and ordered the waiters to remove the red cover of the tray.

The moment the red cover was lifted, Lan Xi only felt that the ordinary small room had been put on a filter, and the whole space was brightened by the jewels on the tray.

"If you don't close your mouth, your saliva will fall!" The third brother squeezed Lan Xi's plump cheeks in disgust, and got her an angry little eye pin.

After admiring it for a while, Liu Yunyao took a fancy to a set of Diancui heads, Lan Shu chose earrings and jade hairpins in the shape of Mulan, and Lan Jiu left a jade pendant.

Just perfect for his precious fan.

As for Lanxi, how should I put it, in fact, she wants it all!
After much deliberation, she chose a string of red coral bracelets of excellent color, which she put on on the spot, making her little hands very festive and lovely.

Lan Zhang didn't choose for himself, but instead chose a set of valuable zodiac jade ornaments for Lan Xi. Lan Jiu didn't want to be compared by her elder brother, so she also gave a pair of playful red-tailed Pisces jade pendants.

The two brothers gave away, and Liu Yunyao and Lan Shu, who also love their sister and daughter, will not be left behind.

However, these two people didn't blindly pursue value, but carefully helped Lanxi find some small but often-used small objects.

(End of this chapter)