Chapter 204 New Book, Double Wear: Eat, Drink, Man, Woman (Please Collect)
Zhao Huan nodded and was about to leave when his peripheral vision suddenly caught sight of the cucumbers in the basket. His eyes lit up, and he thought to himself, "Why not make a face mask while I'm at it?" He walked over, picked up the cucumbers, washed them, and picked up a knife. With a thud, he instantly cut them into twenty or thirty slices. He then put them back on the plate. Turning around, he saw everyone else staring at him blankly. His face darkened as he said, "What are you looking at? Why don't you get back to work?"
As he said this, he carried the plate of cucumbers to the backyard. Since Zhao Fujin was called back to her parents' home by her father this afternoon, there was no one in the lounge at this time.
Zhao Huan washed his face, then lay down on the bed, pressing cucumber slices against his face. A cool sensation immediately made him groan, and he muttered to himself, "That feels so good. If I could get a little girl to give me a massage, that would be perfect."
As he was speaking, the image of Zhao Fujin suddenly appeared in his mind.
Thinking of Zhao Fujin's signature shy smile, Zhao Huan fell into a dream with a lewd smile on his lips.
I don’t know how much time had passed.
"ah---!"
Suddenly there was a scream, which woke Zhao Huan up immediately and he also shouted "Ah--!"
"Zhao Huan?"
Huh? This voice seems to be the lady's.
Zhao Huan suddenly came to his senses and turned around to see Zhao Fujin standing in front of the door. He asked in surprise, "Madam?"
Zhao Fujin pointed at Zhao Huan with fear in his eyes and asked, "What are you doing?"
"I'm sleeping."
Zhao Huan was stunned for a moment, then asked, "Madam, what were you yelling about just now?"
"Your—face?"
"My face? What happened to my face?"
Zhao Huan subconsciously touched his face, and suddenly realized something. He sighed and said, "I was just putting on a facial mask." Then he picked up the piece of cucumber that had just fallen off his face and raised it, saying, "This is a cucumber. It's edible." After that, he threw the cucumber into his mouth and started eating.
"Cucumber? That really scared me."
Zhao Fujin patted her chest in shock. She had just returned from her parents' home and had decided to rest in this room. Unexpectedly, upon entering, she suddenly saw a man with an unidentified face lying on the bed. She screamed in fear. Later, when Zhao Huan sat up, a few cucumber slices fell off his face. Only then did she realize it was Zhao Huan. She breathed a sigh of relief and asked curiously, "What is this 'facial mask' you mentioned just now?"
"Oh, this facial mask, it's really good stuff, especially for you women."
When talking about this facial mask, Zhao Huan became excited and began to impart beauty knowledge to Zhao Fujin.
Zhao Fujin looked at him suspiciously and said, "You said that putting cucumber on your face can not only relieve fatigue but also maintain your complexion?"
"Yes."
Zhao Huan nodded, then suddenly jumped off the bed, walked over to Zhao Fujin, and put his face right in front of Zhao Fujin. Zhao Fujin took two steps back in shock and anger, asking, "What are you doing?"
Oh my god! This lady has misunderstood again. Is my character really that bad?
Zhao Huan rolled his eyes, stretched his neck, pointed at his face and said, "Madam, look at my face. Isn't it much more moisturized than this morning? Doesn't it look like the face of a fifteen or sixteen-year-old child?"
The Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching, and there are endless banquets of various names in Kaifeng City.
This year's Mid-Autumn Festival is especially lively.
It happened to be the year of the provincial examination, and the Mid-Autumn Festival was approaching. In less than a month, it would be the day of the provincial examination.
Although Kaifeng Imperial Examination Hall is not as big as the Imperial Examination Hall in Beijing, it is also the largest venue for imperial examinations in the nearby states.
Not every state has an imperial examination academy. There are also students from neighboring states who come to Kaifeng to take the state examination. In the next month, thousands of students taking the examination will gather in Kaifeng.
Although September is still more than half a month away, there are already quite a few students gathered in Kaifeng City, and most of the restaurants and inns in the city are occupied by these people.
A few days before the Mid-Autumn Festival, it seemed that the festive atmosphere had somewhat reduced the atmosphere of preparing for the exam in the city. Every night, whether in restaurants or on boats, there was a bustling scene.
Among the women, some talented and wealthy ladies also organized many activities among women.
During the day, there were mostly Cuju matches, while at night, there were various literary gatherings, most of which invited some famous talents. The customs in Song Dynasty were obviously much more open. Although the barriers between men and women still existed, they were not to the extreme.
Ouyang Xu is already a married woman. Generally speaking, a woman cannot show up in public as much as she did before marriage after marriage. However, as the most talented woman in Kaifeng and the spiritual leader of many women, she still has to attend more social events in the next two days.
Zhao Pan'er no longer had any social engagements.
There are not many games suitable for women. Cuju is one of them, and it is also a popular activity in Kaifeng.
Cuju is the prototype of football, but women's Cuju is not the women's football of later generations. They play the game in a fancy way, similar to kicking shuttlecock. It is not about who can kick farther, but who can kick higher, longer, and with more tricks.
Ouyang Xu was often invited to participate in such activities, but no one ever invited Zhao Pan'er.
A sepak takraw ball, the rule is that the ball must not fall to the ground. She can play with it all day long without interruption. Even the maids in the Zhong Mansion are unwilling to play with her.
The evening activities for women were mostly poetry and literary gatherings, which were not related to her major, so she would not participate.
But today is different.
Today's gathering is held at the Zhong family's house. It is organized by Ouyang Xu, and Zhao Pan'er can be considered half the host.
Although Ouyang Xu is known as the most talented woman in Kaifeng, the theme of this event is not a poetry or lyrics gathering.
If we have to call the meeting something, it could be called "Kaifeng Women's First Beauty Seminar".
It's also okay to replace "girl" with "woman".
At the Zhong Mansion, several women gathered around Old Lady Chen and spoke in surprise.
"This little cucumber can remove wrinkles from the face?"
"I heard it can not only remove wrinkles, but also whiten the skin..."
"Do you think the old lady looks younger than before..."
"Now that you put it that way, I really think..."
…
A woman took Zhao Pan'er's hand and said, "Oh, don't keep me in suspense. Is what they said really..."
Zhao Pan'er smiled and said, "Whether it's useful or not, you'll know after you use it."
There were also shadowy figures in another small courtyard.
Hu Jin pulled Ouyang Xu aside mysteriously and asked in a low voice, "Xiaoyi, are you serious? Can it really make my skin whiter?"
Hu Jin's skin color is slightly darker, and the difference is even more obvious when she stands next to Ouyang Xu.
This has always been a concern for her.
Ouyang Xu chuckled and said, "It's naturally possible to become white, and it's very simple. Have you been there? Have you been there? I've only been there twice. I watched the world over. Did anyone need money last night? It's late, right? You haven't slept yet. Bye."
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