Rebirth of the Main Room Manual

Chapter 15 Selling Shoes
The full moon banquet in the Fang Mansion went smoothly, but Mrs. Zhao was so tired that she lay down for a whole day, and something happened in Jiaoyuan here. Both Yiqing and Leqing were not used to the banquet in the north. The large plates are generous in portion and very good in appearance, but they are all cold dishes. When they are brought to the table, a layer of oil has formed on the bottom of the plate. Yue Qing was already hungry, knowing that it would not be good to eat, she stuffed herself with fat, and finally drank cold water when she was thirsty, but the next day her face turned pale and blue, and she was beaten. Yiqing cursed a few words.

Yiqing felt that the three mothers and daughters staying at the cousin's house was enough to win them over. The mother was just right, and the younger sister fell ill. After these few days in the capital, the Fang family was busy hiring a doctor for them.

Le Qing leaned against Pang with a mournful face, and Zhang's mother comforted her: "It's just eating and having diarrhea. You don't need to ask a doctor. I have these emergency pills at home. I'll go to Grandma to ask for some pills. I'm afraid of alarming my wife. If we're tired of her, let's not let her know, it's not a big deal!"

Zhang's mother went to get the medicine, Yiqing said that her mother was tired, so she brought warm water to feed Leqing the medicine, and Zixiang waited on her to lie down and rest without mentioning it.

The next day, Yiqing remembered that she had agreed with her eldest cousin Fang Yuxian to go outside the city to offer incense and ask for peace charms, so she discussed with Zhang's mother and planned to go to the street to buy incense offerings. Zhang's mother said that incense candle offerings were also sold in front of temples outside the city. Yes, it's the same when buying there. Yiqing disagrees, thinking that it would be more sincere to prepare it at home and then take it over.

Seeing that Yiqing's words were reasonable, Zhang's mother made arrangements, but she didn't know that Yiqing actually wanted to wander around the streets. The capital city of Chang'an was naturally huge, and it couldn't be bigger than the city of Xi'an she had visited in her previous life!But after all, it was a city more than 2000 years ago. When I approached the city gate that day, I was shocked by its majestic momentum. After a short glance, I felt shocked, and I wanted to find an opportunity to run out and take a closer look. At this time, I can only hate myself for not being a man. In this dynasty called Dahua, as long as girls have a little bit of status, the family conditions are better. , you are not allowed to go out alone, you must always be accompanied by an adult, otherwise it will not be considered a good girl's behavior and will damage your boudoir reputation.

There are many incense candles, various fresh fruits, and vegetarian snacks in the nearby Yutong Street market. Go out from Ping’anfang where Fangfu is located, and walk through two streets to Yutong Street. It just so happens that today all the young and old are out. Even the wife wanted to go to her in-laws’ house, the horses in the house were all taken away, and there was no carriage, Zhang’s mother suggested that Yiqing go there in the afternoon, but Yiqing couldn’t wait, saying it was just two streets away. , then let’s walk. You always sit and lie down on weekdays, and you should also exercise your muscles and bones.

Mama Zhang reckoned that there would be nothing wrong in the clear sky, and that girls from other families would go out for a walk from time to time, so she immediately asked Yiqing to wear a tulle veiled hat, accompanied by Fuwang's wife and Cuixiang.

Fuwang's daughter-in-law and Cuixiang didn't have much chance to go out to play on weekdays. When they learned that they could go shopping, they were very happy. After breakfast, the three of them went out.

Yiqing walked in a well-regulated manner, looking around slowly all the way, feeling joyful: ancient Chang'an was indeed incomparably prosperous and prosperous, even if it wasn't a side street store in the market, there were always customers walking around. In her eyes, the capital city , is simply unlimited business opportunities everywhere!

Soon they arrived at Yutong Street, and the crowds became thicker and thicker. Men and women went their own way without disturbing each other. Anyway, all the streets in Chang'an City are extremely wide, and you can occupy your own route if you walk around.

Fuwang's daughter-in-law pointed to the crowd coming from the street and said: "Look, girl, the market is only open at this time. All the things on display are the freshest and most delicious. Those people are delivering goods. The shops in the market or Small vendors buy their wares, resell them at a slightly higher price, and the market must be very crowded now, because another group of people are buying goods, and then go out from another street with their backs on their backs, buying and selling No mistake, the carriages of the two passers-by are not allowed to stop indiscriminately, each has its own place to go!"

"Is that so? The market in the capital is so particular, and the rules are set very well!"

"That's natural, there are no rules and rules, and there is no such thing as a radius. The huge capital city can't be messed up!"

As they walked and talked, they gradually walked into the area of ​​the market. In front of them was a five-bay shop with eight carved wooden doors. There were three floors above. Yiqing saw that there were four words written on the plaque above. The dignified block letters: Splendid silk and satin, made so grand, but it turned out to be just a cloth shop, with only the word silk and satin written on it, is it considered a specialty store?
Seeing Yiqing standing still, Fuwang's daughter-in-law urged her to go in and have a look. After entering, Cuixiang took off the veil for Yiqing. The light in the room was not as bright as outside, so she might not be able to see clearly.

The clerk saw a new customer coming to the door, and hurriedly stepped forward to introduce, saying that the store just bought a batch of new goods from Jiangnan yesterday, which are very colorful and gorgeous. Because today is the market day, there are many people, so the goods are arranged according to the color and variety On three floors, it can avoid crowding, and it is also convenient for ladies to appreciate carefully... In a word, please go upstairs!

Yiqing saw that there were indeed many girls and young women in front of the counter on the first floor of the store, so she went to the second floor along the wide wooden stairs with Fuwang's wife and Cuixiang.

It was only when I got to the second floor that I realized that there were more people upstairs!

The second floor is like this, and the third floor is probably full of people. Yiqing doesn't like crowds, and she has long since lost interest in looking at the fabrics. She is not familiar with the silk from Jiangnan, but she just wants to come in and find out how these silks are transported to the capital. Will the future be good or not?

She said to Fuwang's daughter-in-law and Cuixiang behind her: "Go down, there are too many people, it's boring, come back another day!"

I don't know who answered behind him: "Okay."

So Yiqing went downstairs on her own.

Walking out of Duanzhuang and looking back, where are the shadows of Fuwang's daughter-in-law and Cuixiang?
She was stunned for a moment, seeing the people rushing towards the village like a school of fish, she really didn't have the heart to go in to find someone, so she just waited at the door.

Who knows that the two of them didn't come out after waiting and waiting, so Yiqing had to bite the bullet and squeeze in. She turned around the second and third floors, but she didn't see the two of them. What's going on?It is really speechless that people can disappear in a shop.

Go downstairs to the counter and ask the clerk. The clerk who received her and advertised to coax them to go upstairs patted his head and said: "Oh, you must have gone astray! They came to ask you just now! Hurry up, get out now Maybe we can still catch up, the two of them just left the house not long ago!"

Yiqing walked out of Duzhuang, looked around, there were people everywhere, but she couldn't see the two she was looking for.

She had no choice but to walk to the market alone, thinking that she might meet them, and if she really couldn't find each other, she would buy things by herself and go home, anyway, she remembered the way.

Yiqing lifted her skirt and walked down the steps, then walked quickly to the market.

This is the largest market in Nancheng. It is really big. There is actually a river in the city. There are boats in the river. There are markets on both sides of the river. People come and go. It is very lively. Yiqing can't tell the area. The woman asked where there were incense candles for sale, and the old woman pointed to the other side of the river and said: If you want to buy good ones, go there across the bridge, but the price is more expensive.

Yiqing thanked her, and walked towards the opposite bank along the stone bridge across the river!

After crossing the stone bridge, there was a three or four-year-old boy sitting on the ground at the end of the bridge and crying loudly. Pedestrians came and went and ignored him. Yiqing saw that the boy was dirty enough, and there were various shops and food stalls beside him. I thought it might be the children of those people, so I didn't bother to meddle in other people's business.

Walking along the flow of people, Yiqing realized that she seemed to be in the wrong place. The temporary stalls on both sides of the street sold handicrafts, daily necessities, cloth and ready-made clothes, shoes, socks, hats and scarves. , all kinds of fresh fruits are basically not sold, incense candles, you should go to the store to buy.

She turned and walked towards the street, wanting to get away from the crowd and step onto the curb to enter those stores, but she accidentally came across a low shoe stall, which occupied a very small area and was not built firmly. It was overturned, and all the more than a dozen pairs of mille-soled cloth shoes on the booth fell to the ground.

A woman in a khaki shirt jumped over and shouted: "You girl, why don't you look at your feet when you walk? Huh? I'm so anxious that ants will fall into the hot pot now, and you still want to make this mess for me!"

Yiqing hurriedly squatted down to pick up the shoes for her, and said, "I'm sorry sister-in-law, I was careless, I'll pick it up for you and put it on!"

The woman thought there was something urgent, she directly pulled out a round bamboo basket from under the tilted booth and said, "Forget it, let's throw it here, this business is over!"

Yiqing was startled: "Why? The market has only opened recently."

The woman wept bitterly: "You don't know, my baby is gone! I lost my baby for these few living coins, how can I live?"

Yiqing suddenly remembered, and quickly asked: "Is your child a boy? Four or five years old, wearing a top of the same color as yours?"

The woman nodded hurriedly: "Yes, yes, girl, did you see it? Where is it?"

"Yes, I saw a boy sitting on the bridge and crying, maybe it's your child, go and have a look!"

"Oh! It must be! It must be! He said he was going to see the ship, and I forgot!"

The woman ran away in a hurry, and turned her head to Yiqing and said, "Good girl, watch the stall for me, I'll go find my son..."

"Hey! You come back..."

Yiqing froze on the spot holding a pair of shoes, what do you mean?Knocking over a stall, he was directly arrested as a laborer, and became the little boy who looked after the stall for that woman!

Yiqing had no choice but to tidy up the shoe stall and tidy up the dozen pairs of new shoes one by one. Looking closely at the dozen pairs of shoes made by the woman, they were all men's shoes, plain in style but very strong, especially the soles. The stitches are fine, thick and hard. I don't know how much time and effort it took. Yiqing is used to needlework and knows the hard work of twisting needles and threads, especially making shoes. Ancient mille-soled cloth shoes are very difficult to make. Nadier has to use [-]% of his hand strength. Usually, when she and her sister make shoes, it is Mama Liu who is responsible for the soles.

There are more and more people going to the market, Yiqing is afraid that the women's hard-working shoes will be taken away for nothing, so she dare not leave easily, and she doesn't care about the big girl looking at the small stall and losing face, so she sits quietly on the small stool behind the stall , I'm tired after walking for a long time, just take a rest.

I thought no one cared about it, but when I sat down to catch my breath, several people came to ask how to sell the shoes.

At first, Yiqing said that she was looking for others, and didn't know the price. Later, when more people asked, Yiqing added a few cents to the price that other stall owners yelled at, thinking that there would be room for bargaining. She didn't want to be troublesome if she didn't want to buy it because it was too expensive, so she asked the woman to sell it herself when she came back.

Unexpectedly, I met a serious countryman who was deaf to the shouts of "25 yuan a pair of cloth shoes" all over the street. He actually listened to her and bought those shoes for [-] yuan per pair. All bought!

Yiqing was a little surprised, but the speed of collecting money was very fast. She has dealt with embroidery shops and bookstores for several years, and she is not familiar with copper coins, so she doesn't need to count them carefully. , stretched out his hand and swept the pile of copper horns into the big basket under the booth.

The business was done, but the trouble came.

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