There was a little incident at the Da'an Newspaper Office today.
Halfway through the monkey story, two actresses suddenly left the stage clutching their lower abdomens.
The audience was not happy.
Because the two actresses who went down were the actress who played the Monkey King and the actress who played the Dragon King. If these two went down, how could the story of the havoc in the Dragon Palace continue?
At this point, other actresses came forward to explain the situation.
As women, there are always a few uncomfortable days each month, and these actresses are no exception. The two actresses who just went downstairs had to go down because they suddenly got their period.
There were not only male audience members but also female audience members. Although they didn't say it, they all understood menstruation and could understand why a woman would have the mood and energy to keep jumping around when she was bleeding.
Aren't you afraid of bloodshed?
To everyone's surprise, the two actresses returned in less than fifteen minutes, showing no signs of anything amiss. They were just like normal people, continuing to jump and hop around.
Because these actresses didn't wear thick clothes like cotton-padded coats for their performances, and their costumes were relatively thin, some people with special fetishes stared at certain indescribable parts of the two actresses the whole time, undoubtedly acting like crotch-gazing cats.
Unfortunately, after staring at them for a long time, they couldn't see a single drop of blood seeping out from under them, which surprised them.
Of course, this was just a minor incident, and not many people took it to heart.
As for Jing Zhe, he didn't go to Zhou's cloth workshop today, but stayed at Zhang's winery, teaching people how to brew alcohol. Because so many sanitary napkins are being made, disinfection is the top priority, so alcohol is indispensable.
...
The sun rose as usual the next day.
Jing Zhe got up earlier than the sun. Besides him, Hanhan and several other members of the newspaper who rarely showed up or spoke were also called by Jing Zhe to the second floor of Wenxiangju.
At this moment, Jing Zhe took the toiletries that Zhang Xiaoyu had bought and had Hanhan and the others sit down in the chairs.
"Young chieftain, can we not draw it?"
He said sullenly.
Seeing Jing Zhe holding women's toiletries, I felt a headache coming on.
"cannot."
"..."
Hanhan paused for a moment, then continued in a muffled voice, "Young chieftain, I've heard that only women wear makeup. What's the point of a man like me wearing makeup?"
"Back in Yongzhou, didn't Fatty Qiu draw something too? Why didn't he spout as much nonsense as you?"
"..."
When Jing Zhe was selling mung bean popsicles in Yongzhou, he had done makeup and disguises for Pang Qiu and the others, putting on a charade. So this time it was just a repeat of the same trick. Hearing Hanhan's many words, Jing Zhe was a little dissatisfied and said earnestly, "Among so many people, why did I choose you? Isn't it because I value you? Don't be ungrateful and don't know how lucky you are!"
"..."
Hanhan paused for a moment, then said, "Young Chief, you don't need to value me. You should choose someone else!"
The rough-looking, simple-minded man still found it hard to accept the idea of having makeup done, which angered Jing Zhe so much that he kicked him in the butt: "Stop talking nonsense. With your build, if you don't do makeup, who will? Have you forgotten what my older sister told you when we came down from Mangshan?"
"Protect the young chieftain..."
"Heh, come on, tell me yourself. We've been down from Mount Mang for so long, when have you ever protected me even once? In critical moments, wasn't it always me protecting you? Now it's my turn to use you, and you're still spouting so much nonsense?"
"Young village master, let me...paint..."
In the end, Hanhan could only compromise.
Jing Zhe was finally satisfied. While applying makeup to them, he began to explain their tasks and precautions.
In about half an hour, Jing Zhe finished drawing.
Everyone, including Hanhan, was stunned when they saw themselves in the bronze mirror.
Although he wasn't particularly ugly, he looked rather strange—a high nose, thick lips, deliberately pale cheeks, and deep-set eyes. In particular, his jet-black hair had been dyed golden by Jing Zhe, who knew what kind of dye it was!
The others were dressed similarly to Hanhan, and Jing Zhe had specially asked Zhou Ziqiong to have several colorful robes made. These robes had never been sold in Ruzhou before. Now that they were wearing them, and they looked at each other, how could they recognize each other as they were before?
Jing Zhe looked at his masterpiece with great satisfaction, while the people looked at each other, seemingly no different from the foreign merchants Jing Zhe had described, and they admired him even more.
"Alright, now do as I say. Whether you succeed or not depends on your acting skills!"
"..."
...
That morning, Zhou's Cloth Shop opened as usual.
As everyone expected, less than half an hour after opening, Zhou Family Cloth Shop announced another price reduction.
Sixty coins!
It's ten coins cheaper than the Qu Family Cloth Shop!
It's safe to say that buying a cotton coat at this price is a sure win, but everyone felt that Qu Family Cloth Shop would definitely lower the price again, so they weren't in a hurry to buy.
However, some people are very anxious.
For example, a man with a pointed mouth and monkey-like cheeks.
He originally wanted to buy a cotton-padded coat from Zhou's Cloth Shop because he was looking for a cheap one, but because he was too greedy, he not only failed to buy the coat yesterday, but also got a good beating. When he got back, he gave Master Qu a good scolding.
Cursing won't keep him warm, so he came to Zhou's Cloth Shop early in the morning. He thought that even though Zhou's Cloth Shop's cotton coats cost eighty coins each, which was ten coins more expensive than Qu's Cloth Shop, he would never dare to go to Qu's Cloth Shop again. He was afraid that he would have the money to buy one, but not the life to wear it!
So grit your teeth and buy it from Zhou's Cloth Shop!
As for the blacklist that Zhou Ziqiong mentioned yesterday?
Heh, the pointy-mouthed, monkey-faced man didn't care at all. That day, when he returned the money, the shop assistants at Zhou's Cloth Shop didn't dare to say a word. What's wrong with him going to buy a piece of clothing?
In his view, it was only natural that kind people were taken advantage of.
When the man with the pointed mouth and monkey cheeks arrived at the entrance of Zhou's Cloth Shop, he heard that their cotton-padded coats had been reduced in price again, now costing sixty coins, which was ten coins cheaper than the cotton-padded coats at Qu's Cloth Shop!
Because of the price reduction, a lot of people gathered at the door. The man with the pointed mouth and monkey-like face was overjoyed and pushed his way through the crowd. The people who were pushed by him were about to complain, but when they saw the man's bruised and swollen face, they didn't say anything.
"Give me a cotton-padded coat! Money's no object!"
As he spoke, he slammed sixty coins onto the table.
Many of the onlookers had visited the Qu Family Cloth Shop the day before, so they recognized the man with the pointed mouth and monkey-like cheeks and whispered among themselves.
When Old Li saw it was him, he was filled with rage.
"We already told you yesterday that you're on our Zhou Family Cloth Shop's blacklist. We will never sell you a single piece of clothing again. You should take your money and leave now!"
"..."
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