peasant young lady

Chapter 298
It was not yet noon when Cheng Xia came out of the Du Mansion, Madam Du asked her to have lunch, but Cheng Xia waved her hand and refused. She felt a little tired and needed to relax.

I always feel that after arriving in the capital, the development of many things has gone a bit off track. What she thought might not be what she thought. She doesn't know where things will go.

Strolling from the Du Mansion to Chaoyangmen Inner Street, the Zuihonglou looks deserted from the outside, but it feels very lively when you open the door.During this period of time, Dahua has simply lived here, and she has long become one with the eight girls who chose to stay, as well as Weiyun.When there is nothing to do on weekdays, they will redecorate the drunken red building together, according to the style they want, and add the request that Cheng Xia once mentioned, and decorate it into the appearance of a restaurant.

When they were free, these girls began to teach Dahua various skills, some were good at playing the pipa, some were good at painting and dancing, and they all wished to pass on everything they knew to Dahua.

When they were arguing, Weiyun watched quietly from the side, smiling from time to time, the overall harmony was very harmonious.

Cheng Xia was very happy that Dahua could adapt to life in the capital and found her best state. She was more active in facing the future life, which moved Cheng Xia very much.Cheng Xia always felt that her biggest achievement since she came to the Ming Dynasty was marrying Shao Chen, and then she took Cheng You, Xiaolong and Dahua away from Qingxian Village.The life trajectories of these people have changed more or less because of themselves, or this is the meaning of her time travel.

Watching these girls playing and singing, Cheng Xia suddenly thought of the queen's birthday. She hadn't started preparing to perform yet, but after all, it was already December, and there were only about ten days left It can be prepared, but she doesn't know what to prepare.

"What is Mrs. Shao worrying about? I see that your brows are full of worry." At some point, Wei Yun slowly sat beside Cheng Xia, and spoke leisurely.

Cheng Xia came back to her senses in an instant, and smiled, "You observed very carefully, I am indeed a little troubled." Cheng Xia told Wei Yun about her troubles, and Wei Yun smiled kindly, "If Mrs. Shao has If you have time, we might as well go to Zhengyangmen Street, where you can find everything. No matter Mrs. Shao wants to buy a pipa, a guzheng, or a pen, ink, paper and inkstone, you can always find the best ones there."

"Okay," Cheng Xia immediately responded, glanced at Da Hua surrounded by several girls, Cheng Xia called out, only said that she would come back for dinner later, and followed Wei Yun out.

There is a little distance between Chaoyangmen Inner Street and Zhengyangmen Street. Cheng Xia and Weiyun went there in a carriage, but they arrived within two quarters of an hour.

When taking Dahua to Zuihonglou for the first time, Cheng Xia took Dahua past here, but he didn't take a closer look.Coming back now, Cheng Xia felt that the place was more prosperous. Looking carefully, there were quite a few scholars among the peddlers, selling their own calligraphy and paintings.

Cheng Xia carefully looked at a few pieces of handwriting written by scholars, and it was really clear that the writing was so strong that the writing was so strong that it was well-founded.

Just, why are there so many scholars here?Cheng Xia frowned and walked for a while, seeing many guild halls on both sides of the street, she immediately understood.These guild halls were specially established by the officials in the capital to solve the problem of students entering the capital.

In the middle of the Ming Dynasty, Zhengyangmen Street became a commercial street because of the prosperity of commerce, and since then, Zhengyangmen Street has always been the most prosperous area in the capital.Until 1965, Zhengyangmen Street was changed to Qianmen Street, and it was still a beautiful landscape in Beijing. "The yellow sand on Qianmen Road is soft", "green poplars, weeping willows and lantana flowers", there is never a lack of prosperity here.

And the reason why there are so many scholars right now is that next spring is the time for the Chunwei Examination, that is, the examination in the capital, which is in February, and now it is December, so many students from remote places came to Beijing early in the morning Getting ready for the exam.Being away from home for a long time was not enough, so they started to sell their calligraphy and paintings. First, they hoped that someone would know them well, so that these students would be directly ahead of others.

For some reason, Cheng Xia suddenly thought of Liu Wen.Liu Wen was originally appointed Xie Yuan, if everything goes well for him, he must be in the capital now, waiting for the exam in February next year, and after the exam is over, he will wait for the palace exam in April.Now, she doesn't know where Liu Wen has gone, and it's really embarrassing to think about it.

"Madam Shao is a little sad?" Weiyun asked.

"I found that you are really good at guessing people's minds," Cheng Xia smiled, "It's not really sad, some people just feel that the world is impermanent."

The streets are full of traffic and people come and go, and Cheng Xia realizes that she is a little small. She seems to feel that there is no need for her to have such a cold war with Shao Chen. If Shao Chen has always had such a personality, and she I already knew it, so why bother to have the same knowledge as him.Let's talk about it, or it will still be effective. If you keep ignoring each other, the relationship will only deteriorate.

Cheng Xia admits that women are always easier to compromise in their relationship, that's all, it's okay to give in to the person he loves, if it's a big deal, he can just make it up later.

After thinking it over, Cheng Xia felt much more at ease, and listening to the noise in the street was much more pleasing to the ear.

"Hey, Mrs. Shao," Weiyun suddenly stopped walking and called Cheng Xia, she pointed to the shop on the left, "Madam, why don't you go in and have a look? You should dress smartly when you go to the banquet in the palace."

Cheng Xia followed Weiyun's finger and saw the words "Lanyi Pavilion" written on the plaque. Cheng Xia smiled knowingly. The boss seemed to be a man of culture. The word "Lanyi" was probably taken from Bai Juyi's "Song of Everlasting Regret": Take the clothes and push the pillow up and wander around, and the silver screen of pearl foil opens meanderingly.Thinking of the words in the poem "Looking back and smiling at Bai Meisheng, Liugong Fendai is colorless, Cheng Xia suddenly became interested, "Come on, go in and have a look."

As soon as they entered the door, the two of them were a little dazzled, because the clothes were really too many, too luxurious and too delicate, Cheng Xia was simply amazed.Compared with the clothes in Lanyi Pavilion, the clothes in modern costume TV dramas are nothing.

Cheng Xia saw a big red dance dress hanging in the corner at a glance. The whole body was bright red, but the red was dotted with fine jewels, either white or black, making the red more eye-catching.The design fits the waist and the wide sleeves are as clear as flowing water, Cheng Xia can't move his eyes away at all.

The shopkeeper stared at the dance dress when Cheng Xia entered the door, and quickly got up and introduced with a smile, "The girl really has a good eye, and most people would not look at this dress, because it is impossible to control such a bright red color, but I Look, the girl can control it very well, absolutely no problem."

The shopkeeper was talking about a lotus tongue, but Cheng Xia was indeed a little moved.The queen specifically said at the time that she was not allowed to play the guzheng, but she couldn't do anything else except dancing, so the clothes came just right.

Weiyun held a lake blue dress and handed it to Cheng Xia, "How about this dress?"

Cheng Xia knew that Weiyun wanted her to wear it when she attended the banquet, so Cheng Xia directly decided on this one. Anyway, it is fine if it is not out of the ordinary and not too eye-catching. Elegant without being considered rude.

The two pieces of clothes cost a total of 20 taels of silver. Cheng Xia really felt that the capital was not easy to treat, and the price was too expensive. She felt a little pained.

The pain lasted until she went back to Zuihonglou, saw Shangluo again, and heard him say that the pepper seeds had been planted, which relieved a little. At any rate, she could start making money again.

After lunch, Cheng Xia discussed with Shangluo and Dahua how to open a hot pot restaurant. She thought about it after being bored in the mansion for the past few days. She decided to put a large table on the first floor, and they only entertain at least eight people per table. The guests, those with two, four or six people, are not accepted for the time being, because the space in the lobby on the first floor is limited, and she can only do this on balance.

The hot pot uses a copper stove to make it look like a mandarin duck pot. As for the bottom of the pot, she decided to make a clear soup pot, a mushroom soup pot, a pork rib pot and a spicy pot. Guests can choose any two soup bases.But their bean paste is limited. In order to keep the peppers mature, Cheng Xia reckons that they only supply ten servings of spicy pot a day. A hunger marketing may drive demand even more.

There are also hot pot seasonings, all the seasonings are placed in the lobby in the form of modern self-service, and guests can choose according to their needs.Of course, she will prepare the most suitable taste, and she can also provide reference for guests at that time.

These are confirmed, and other things about tables and chairs, the layout of the lobby, and the replacement of plaques are all covered by Shangluo. Cheng Xia is very grateful to him.

Shang Luo really inherited the gentleman from Shopkeeper Shang, and also inherited Aunt Han’s pursuit of perfection. He thinks that what he can do does not need other people’s intervention, and what he decides to do must be the best. Meeting Shangluo in Liuxiang, Huajie, was like picking up a treasure.

Dahua knew that Cheng Xia couldn't come here all the time, so she asked Cheng Xia to teach her how to make clear soup pot, mushroom soup pot and ribs pot, and then brought some bean paste to teach her how to make spicy pot. Dahua also promised that the kitchen It was handed over to her and the eight girls, and Cheng Xia just had to wait for the acceptance.

Cheng Xia was naturally happy, she had already made up her mind to have a good chat with Shao Chen when she went back, so she didn't focus on it.Seeing that they had divided the work, Cheng Xia couldn't wait to go back home as it was almost time for application.

She thought very well in her heart, and when she met Shao Chen, she rehearsed how to speak several times.

However, when she entered Leng Cuixuan excitedly and planned to change clothes and go to the study to find Shao Chen, she opened the door and saw Shao Chen sitting on Leng Cui Xuan's chair, looking at her coldly.

Cheng Xia admitted that all the words and smiles she had prepared turned into nothingness when she saw the coldness on Shao Chen's face.

(End of this chapter)