Chapter 49 Late Spring Festival
Big cities are indeed different. Ji Zheng looked at the elegant and exquisitely decorated private room and sighed in his heart.
"Our restaurant serves steamed lamb with wine, roasted chicken with five flavors, deep-fried spring goose, pigeons with honey, rabbit with scallions, and red-boiled chicken. Vegetarian dishes include fried tofu, plum ginger, winter melon grasshopper, and wild rice grasshopper. Desserts include candied water chestnuts, eight-treasure honey food, candied green plums, and cherry pancakes. Soups include sesame soup and dust-free soup..."
Ji Zheng felt a headache when he heard the waiter announcing the dishes. He interrupted him quickly, "Stop! Do you have a menu? I'll take a look at it myself."
The second brother took out two pieces of paper with words written on them from the bag hanging on his waist and handed them to Ji Zheng, "Sir, please take a look."
Ji Hean didn't know many words, so Ji Zheng didn't let him read. Instead, he found a few dishes that Ji Hean would like and asked him if he wanted any.
"A roast chicken, a goose, a rabbit with stir-fried green onions, and any two vegetarian dishes will do. The soup should be sweet, and there should also be a plate of steamed glutinous rice cake." Ji Zheng returned the menu to the waiter.
"Okay! Please wait for a moment." The second brother responded and asked before leaving: "Would you two like to listen to some music?"
Ji Zheng did not answer, and turned back to ask Ji Hean, "Do you want to listen to music?"
Ji Hean had never enjoyed these things before, so out of curiosity he answered yes.
Only then did Ji Zheng nod to his second brother.
The waiter replied with a smile, then quickly closed the door and left.
Not long after the second brother went downstairs, someone knocked on the door.
Thinking it should be the person singing the song, Ji Zheng replied, "Come in."
The door was opened with a creak, and a woman holding a guqin walked in.
The woman first saluted Ji Zheng and Ji Hean and asked, "What song do you two want to listen to?"
"It's all fine, just don't be too sad." Ji Zheng said.
"good."
The woman walked to the corner behind the screen, and soon the sound of a melodious piano came out.
There was an unknown fragrance at the tip of his nose and beautiful music in his ears. Ji Hean felt as if he was living a fairy-like life.
The food arrived very quickly. Not only were the dishes beautifully presented, but they also tasted much better than those in town.
It was a very enjoyable meal, and Ji Hean now had a thorough understanding of what the life of wealthy people was like.
After leaving the restaurant, Ji Zheng took Ji Hean for a walk and bought a lot of interesting gadgets.
After Ji He'an got tired of shopping, Ji Zheng took Ji He'an to do real business - buying bracelets.
The largest jewelry store in the city is called Jin Man Lou, a chain store with its main store in the capital, Jingcheng.
It has a wide variety of jewelry and accessories, and there is nothing it doesn't have.
As soon as you enter the store, you'll see walls and tables filled with decorations. Of course, there are a lot of people there, but the store is large, so it's not crowded.
However, even though it was not crowded, Ji Zheng still protected Ji Hean tightly.
Because it was the end of the Spring Festival, there were more customers in the store today than usual. The waiter in the store only took a look at Ji Zheng and the other person. Seeing that they did not look like rich people, he just smiled and said, "Take your time to look around. If you like anything, call me."
After saying that, he turned around and greeted other people.
Ji Zheng was not annoyed and pulled Ji Hean to watch it slowly.
"Take a look and see if there's anything you like?" Ji Zheng said in Ji Hean's ear.
Looking at these exquisitely crafted and beautiful accessories with complicated styles, Ji and An's eyes were filled with envy.
It turns out there are such beautiful things in the world.
After choosing and choosing, Ji Hean finally settled on a white jade pendant.
The peace locket is very small, only as big as an index finger, but the jade is of very good quality and looks shiny and transparent.
Ji Hean wanted to wear it around his neck, and he thought that since it was so small, it should be cheaper.
But in Ji Zheng's opinion, if this peace locket is worn with a red string on Ji Hean's fair and slender wrist, it must be very tempting...
He immediately called his waiter and asked him to take out the peace locket and take a closer look.
As expected, when he held it in his hand, it felt very smooth, and Ji and An could hardly hide their love for it.
"How much is it?" Ji Zheng asked.
"Thirty taels of silver. No bargaining at Jin Man Lou." The waiter said with a smile, his eyes secretly sizing up Ji Zheng and Ji He'an, as if he was considering whether the two could afford it.
When Ji Hean heard the price, the jade button in his hand almost fell to the ground. Thirty, thirty taels?!
"I don't, don't..."
Unfortunately, before he could finish his words, Ji Zheng next to him said decisively to the staff: "Pack it for us."
There wasn't a trace of disdain or pity on his face.
The second brother was shocked and overjoyed. He didn't expect that this man, who was dressed simply and roughly, was actually a rich man in secret!
"Okay! Please wait a moment." This time the smile on the waiter's face was much more sincere.
Ji Hean, who was standing beside him, was getting anxious. Thirty taels of silver was enough to buy his life. He clasped his fingers in Ji Zheng's palm, and when Ji Zheng looked at him, he hurriedly whispered, "It's too expensive. I don't want it."
Ji Zheng squeezed his hand, leaned over and comforted him, "It's okay, Yu Yangren, I have money."
Seeing Ji Zheng's calm face, Ji Hean didn't know what to say, but he felt very uncomfortable in his heart and was hurt.
The pretty face wrinkled into a ball. Ji Zheng looked at him with amusement and reached out to touch his forehead. "You think a mere thirty taels of silver is too expensive. If you become a high-ranking official in the future and we go to the capital, and your jewelry is all worthless stuff, what should I do when people laugh at me for not being able to support my own husband?"
Upon hearing this, Ji Hean was stunned for a moment. Yes, if he is so petty and inexperienced, wouldn't it be embarrassing for Alang?
Thinking of this, Ji Hean's eyes were firm, and he nodded at Ji Zheng, "Alang is right, I shouldn't be so petty."
Seeing that his advice was effective, Ji Zheng nodded. Fortunately, his Ji Hean was not that kind of stubborn person, otherwise he really didn't know what method to use to convince Ji Hean.
The clerk brought the packaged jade buckle over, and Ji Zheng asked him again, "Do you have a bell bracelet?"
The waiter was delighted to see that there was still business. He smiled broadly and said, "Yes, yes, yes, of course. Which one would you like, sir?"
"Can I take a look at them all?" Ji Zheng asked.
"Of course, wait a moment." The waiter said with a smile.
Soon the counter was filled with a row of various bell bracelets, made of jade, gold, silver and wood.
The style is exquisite and the workmanship is fine, and it looks very valuable.
"Which one do you like?" Ji Zheng asked Ji Hean.
As his eyes scanned the bracelets one by one, Ji Hean's face showed a knot.
Ji Zheng knew at a glance that his decision-making difficulty had come back again, and he felt a little guilty for a moment. If he had money, he would have bought them all for Ji Hean.
Unfortunately, he has no money.
After struggling for a while, Ji Hean gave up and turned his head towards Ji Zheng. "Alang, you choose. I don't know which one to choose."
I knew this would happen. Ji Zheng smiled and pointed at a pink jade bracelet and asked, "How much does this cost?"
The jingle-dang bracelet is made up of three thin bracelets. It is named so because the three thin bracelets make a jingle-dang-dang sound when they collide with each other when moving.
The waiter quickly brought the Dingdang bracelet that Ji Zheng had taken a fancy to him and said, "Sir, you have a very good eye. This bracelet is a new product in our store. The jade used is all top-quality Hetian jade. The price is absolutely fair, only one hundred and twenty taels of silver."
One hundred and twenty taels. Ji Hean's heart trembled. With this price, he could buy four of the jade buttons just now.
Ji Zheng was fine, as he knew the moment he saw the texture of the jade that it would not be cheap, and one hundred and twenty taels was also within his estimated value.
"I want it." Ji Zheng said lightly, and then took out a silver note from his arms. This silver note was issued by the imperial court, so it was valid throughout the Jin Dynasty.
Ji Zheng did not ask his staff to wrap the bracelet, but put it directly on Ji Hean's hand.
When paying the bill, the clerk looked at Ji He'an and then at Ji Zheng, and sighed. At first, looking at the way the two were dressed, he thought that the little Shuang was a wealthy person.
After all, the man was wearing simple linen clothes, and his entire body cost only a few dozen coins, while Xiao Shuang'er was better off, and his entire body probably cost at least one or two taels of silver, so he thought Xiao Shuang was the one who paid.
Who would have thought that they just spent all their money on their partner.
Ji Zheng originally wanted to buy two hairpins for Ji Hean, but Ji Hean refused to let him buy them, so he gave up.
After leaving Jin Man Lou, Ji Hean walked very carefully, especially the hand with the bracelet. He wished he could find something to hang it up to avoid any accidents.
Seeing Ji Hean like this, Ji Zheng wanted to laugh again, "Don't be so reserved, it's just a bracelet, you can buy another one if it breaks."
Hearing Ji Zheng's indifferent tone, Ji Hean glared at him fiercely. This is one hundred and twenty taels of silver, not one hundred and twenty coins!
In fact, Ji Zheng also thought it was quite expensive. If he were to buy it himself, he would definitely not buy it. But if he were to buy it for Ji Hean, he would naturally buy the best one possible.
Especially things like jade, good jade can nourish a person when worn, not to mention that Ji Hean is so weak, let alone one hundred and twenty taels, he would have to find a way to buy one thousand two hundred taels for Ji Hean.
Money is valuable, but compared to Ji and An, it is nothing.
After buying the bracelet, I have to change my clothes to match it.
Ignoring Ji and An's refusal, he dragged them to the clothing store and bought them two new sets of clothes.
The county town is great. The styles and workmanship of the clothes are many times better than those in the town.
After putting on the new clothes, Ji Hean, who already had rosy lips and white teeth, became even more beautiful. When she stood next to Ji Zheng, people who didn't know her would think that Ji Zheng was Ji Hean's servant.
Ji Hean originally wanted Ji Zheng to buy him a set, but Ji Zheng thought about it and decided not to buy it. He already had clothes of his own, and besides, there was no point for a man like him to dress so well.
Because of this idea, something happened at the festival that night that made him regret not listening to Ji Hean and dressing himself up.
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