business lady

Chapter 1
In the capital city, there was an endless stream of pedestrians coming and going, and there was a din of people's voices, the yelling of the little setter, the sound of vendors hawking, the sound of customers lowering prices, the sound of children crying, etc., buzzing, buzzing, buzzing, buzzing and bustling.

There are many shops on both sides of the street, and there are all kinds of small things on the street.

In front of a booth, stood a pretty woman in a blue spring shirt, holding a hairpin in the shape of a rose flower in her hand.

The peddler saw that she was checking it in her hand, and immediately smiled coquettishly: "Young lady has good eyesight, this one is the best one I have."

The woman twirled the hairpin in her hand, looked up at him and asked, "How much money?"

"Ten texts."

"It's too expensive!"

The peddler said: "Miss, look at the exquisite workmanship and the color, but they are all top-notch, and they can't be cheap."

Before she could finish her sentence, she saw that the girl's eyes were attracted by the children playing next to her. Those children danced and sang:
The merchant has a sixteen-year-old girl who is ugly and faceless and no one asks her.

The poor old man has gray temples, and he can't sleep and think about it at night.

Wan Guan's family wealth is all gone, and he seeks to enter the emperor's house for his daughter.

It has been three years since she married into the palace, but Dao is still a virgin.

Seeing that she was interested, the peddler took up the conversation with a smile and said, "Miss, haven't you heard about it?! Now it's spread all over the city, saying that Princess Duan is too ugly. I don’t want to touch her. Today’s Pingshu in Ke Lailou is talking about this passage.”

The further the peddler spoke, the uglier her face became, and she turned around and left in the end.

"Hey, don't go! Do you still want this hairpin?" At this time, another customer came to the door, and the peddler immediately greeted him with a smile.
Kelailou, the largest restaurant in the capital, stands in the most prosperous area of ​​the capital. When you enter the store, you will see a high platform.

There is a couplet written on the pillars on both sides of the high platform.

Shanglianshu: Welcome guests from east to west.
Second couplet book: farewell to people from all over the world.
The horizontal plaque reads: There are guests coming.

There is a table and a chair on the high platform. There is a pot of tea and a gavel on the table. The storyteller gave the gavel a clap: Pa.

"Last time we said: "Marshal Jiang has a clever plan, and the five generals are famous on the battlefield.

This time we turn our perspective to China. In the 19th year of Sheng Yuan [-], the north had no crops for several years due to the drought, and the south became a vast ocean because of the burst of Zhang River. There were complaints, misery, and homelessness. .
At this time, the Wachi Kingdom invaded our border again, and the emperor ordered Marshal Jiang Cheng to lead the crusade.As the saying goes, food and grass go first before the armed forces move.At this time, the treasury was empty and there was no money to pay.
After the first businessman Shang Qiulin heard about it, he wrote a letter to the emperor, willing to spend all his wealth to be loyal to the country, and only asked the emperor to choose a good Xu for his beloved daughter.The emperor was overjoyed, so he betrothed his daughter to the third prince. This woman is the current Princess Duan, Shang Jiuyuan. "

Speaking of this meal, he picked up the teapot on the table, took a sip of tea from the spout, and continued: "Speaking of Shang Jiuyuan, he was born into a wealthy family, the only daughter of the world's number one merchant, and Shang Qiulin died in his early years. His wife, leaving only one daughter, is naturally spoiled and pampered, and he can't wait to bring the best things in the world to her and let her choose.

This also formed Shang Jiuyuan's character of being extravagant and spending money like water. If it was just like this, no one would marry him.

She doesn't abide by women's morals, and she shows her face in public, like a vulgar force like a peddler and an official, walking in various shops every day to check accounts and seek profits.

This is not the most important thing, the most important thing is that she is ugly.Although the businessman is a rich man, he is still incomparable to some elite families with centuries-old nobles, so no one cares about such a woman.

Shang Qiulin is very worried about this, now that he is alive and can protect her a little bit, what will he do if he dies, how can she keep this ten thousand family property as a woman, I am afraid that this property will be a disaster instead of a blessing.

Just in time to encounter such an opportunity, so it is possible to let it go.This Shang Jiuyuan was lucky enough to marry the royal daughter-in-law. "

After finishing speaking, there was another pause, and he took a sip of tea and said, "Shang Jiuyuan married into Duanwang's mansion for more than a month, and Shang Qiulin died of an outbreak of illness. It turned out that Shang Qiulin knew that he had an incurable disease and would die soon. , I wanted to arrange a way out for my daughter.

It's really a pity for the hearts of parents in the world!

Shang Jiuyuan has been in Duanwang's mansion for three years, and he has no other skills. He is one of the best at flattering and flattering.

The expenses of the concubine's servants were deducted, and they were frequently punished. Everyone in the house dared to be angry and dare not speak out.

Seeing that the prince loves Chu Ge, the No. 1 prostitute in Qingfenglou, she spent a lot of money to redeem her body and dedicated it to the prince. "

After finishing speaking, he took another sip of tea: "It's still frightening to flatter her like this!

Just because she had been in the mansion for three years, the lord had never touched her, so she even slashed her face and cried in front of the emperor.

Such a vicious woman, how can there be a woman's appearance and virtue?This is the ugly girl who has no face and does more mischief, causing jokes in the streets and alleys. "

After finishing speaking, the gavel slapped: Pa.There was applause from the audience.

At this time, a woman in a blue spring shirt called Xiao Er: "Check out."

The woman's expression was very ugly. She had a haughty face, and she was the woman who had just bought a hairpin.

Seeing her ugly face, Xiao Er hurriedly glanced at the table and said with an apologetic smile, "Guest officer, there are fifteen coins in total."

The woman didn't ask much, paid the money, turned around and left in a hurry.

In the elegant room upstairs.

"Master, is this different from what you said at home yesterday?"

"Really? It's fine if the result is the same."

This young master is 21 or [-] years old, with black hair hanging down his waist like a waterfall, tied with a simple blue belt, wearing a white wide-sleeved robe, the cuffs and neckline are edged with blue, and the top is embroidered with silver thread. It has a bat pattern and a jasper belt around its waist.

There is a pair of fish pendants hanging on the bottom, and they are leaning on the couch by the window, looking at the bustling crowd outside the window, this person is Fan Xuan, son of Prime Minister Zuo Fan Jing.

He whispered: "Now King Duan is in trouble, I don't know what he will do!"

"What would the young master do?" asked the servant beside him curiously.

"I" chuckled, thought for a while, and lazily said: "This matter can't be stopped now, but the novelty of the people passes quickly. As long as there are more fresh topics, who will bother?" Don’t let go of the old ones!”

The Great Xia Dynasty did not strictly control speech, and it was common for people to discuss state affairs.

If it was in the previous dynasty, he would have to fight twenty big boards, and then be exiled for thousands of miles.

The current founding emperor was originally born in a reckless manner. He knew the suffering of the people well, opened up his voice, and allowed the people to discuss political affairs.

If you have any good ideas, you can go to the Yamen to record them, and you will be rewarded with ten taels of paper and silver once you are hired, so you can often hear literati discussing politics in restaurants and teahouses.

It's just that it has been passed down to this day, and it is no longer worthy of the name!
The woman in the green shirt approached a mansion with a high gate. There was a majestic stone lion on either side of the entrance. Plaque, inscription: Duanwangfu.

The woman entered the palace, but the soldiers at the gate did not stop her.

One of them laughed and said, "The brown girl is back!"

Tan Se didn't answer him, just nodded and went in.

(End of this chapter)