Chapter 250: Traveling back to the 5th year of the Republic of China from the modern times

Even if Yao Rong didn't say it, Ye Heqi could guess that this opportunity to go out was something her mother had fought hard for.

Just to take her out to relax.

Ye Heqi hugged Yao Rong's arm tightly and put her face on Yao Rong's shoulder to prevent Yao Rong from seeing her red eyes: "Then we have to go out early tomorrow, so that we can stay outside for a while longer."

Yao Rong patted Ye Heqi's head and smiled and said "OK".

The next morning, Yao Rong went to Ye Heqi's room with a vase of flower arrangements, stood outside the window and asked Ye Heqi: "Are you ready?"

By the way, replace yesterday's old flower arrangements with new ones.

"Okay." Ye Heqi responded from inside the house and hurriedly tied the braid.

"Then let's go."

"Don't you want to finish breakfast before going out?" Ye Heqi asked.

"Let's go out to eat."

"Okay!"

Ye Heqi walked out with her braided hair, her steps brisk and her eyes crooked.

Yao Rong was infected by her mood and couldn't help laughing: "Then let's go, Wang Ma is waiting for us at the door."

Yao Rong and Ye Heqi were not familiar with Peking, so Yao Rong greeted Wang Ma in advance and asked Wang Ma to accompany them out.

The three of them went to a wonton shop at the entrance of the alley and ordered three bowls of wontons and a bowl of old tofu.

This shop is not far from Ye's mansion. Sometimes when Mrs. Ye wants to improve the taste of the mansion, she will send servants here to pack it up, so Ye Heqi has also tasted the craftsmanship of this shop several times.

But for some reason, she always felt that today's wontons and old tofu were more delicious than usual.

"It's so delicious, I feel like I can have another bowl after I finish it." Ye Heqi praised.

Yao Rong smiled and said, "It tastes about the same as usual."

Wang Ma said, "Miss is in a good mood today, so everything tastes good."

When the food in front of her was almost finished, Yao Rong asked her again with what Ye Heqi had just said, "Do you want another bowl?"

Ye Heqi shook her head, completely forgetting her previous boast: "No, no. I want to save some space, there are other delicious things waiting for me later."

Yao Rong couldn't help laughing.

There were many rickshaws parked at the entrance of the alley. As soon as Yao Rong and her friends left the shop, a rickshaw driver pulled the rickshaw up to them and asked them where they were going.

Wang Ma said the name of a street.

It was one of the busiest and most prosperous streets in Beijing, gathering almost all types of shops.

There were also many shops opened by foreigners.

After getting on the rickshaw, Ye Heqi looked left and right, and felt that everything was new. She even pulled Yao Rong to comment.

The rickshaw driver who pulled Ye Heqi asked with a smile: "Miss, aren't you a local?"

Ye Heqi was stunned: "...Why do you ask that?"

The rickshaw driver said: "I have been pulling rickshaws in Beijing for more than ten years. The environment in this area has hardly changed, but listening to what the lady said, it seems fresh as if I saw it for the first time."

Yao Rong glanced at Ye Heqi's confused expression, and took over the conversation in a gentle voice: "Excuse me, my daughter and I don't go out often. It's rare for us to go out. She is in a good mood, so she will find everything new."

The rickshaw driver suddenly realized.

This topic has been brought to an end, but Ye Heqi's thoughts are still on the words that the rickshaw driver said casually.

Everything seems new to her, partly because of what her mother said. But is it also partly because modern people are curious about the Republic of China?

***

Today happens to be a market day.

At this time, the streets are already bustling, all the shops are open for business, and many ordinary people set up small stalls on the street to do small businesses.

As soon as Yao Rong got off the rickshaw, he took Ye Heqi's arm.

Ye Heqi came back to her senses: "Mom, why are you shaking?"

Yao Rong's body was not only shaking, her voice was trembling as well: "Heqi, Mom is a little scared. There are so many people on this street. Mom hasn't seen so many people in a long time."

Often when one of the two people shows cowardice, the other will become braver than usual.

Ye Heqi suddenly felt a surge of courage and responsibility. She patted Yao Rong's cold hand and comforted her, "Don't be afraid, Mom. There are many people here, you have to hold me tight."

Yao Rong showed a pale and weak smile, "Mom is not afraid, Mom just hasn't been to the market for a long time, so I'm a little nervous."

At this point, Yao Rong leaned close to Ye Heqi's ear and whispered, "And there are a lot of things here that I haven't seen before."

"What are they?"

Yao Rong raised her chin and motioned Ye Heqi to look in a certain direction.

Ye Heqi looked over and saw a cosmetics shop. Many modern women were coming in and out, and one woman was holding a box of white things in her hand.

"This, this is called vanishing cream, and it's for facial use. The weather in Peking is dry, so we can buy two boxes to use for our hands and faces."

"The packaging looks nice, is it expensive?"

When it came to the specific price, Ye Heqi really didn't know. She led Yao Rong towards the shop and said, "It shouldn't be expensive. Mother, let's go in and take a look. I have saved all my monthly allowances over the years and never used them. I can buy you lots of face creams."

Yao Rong smiled, but still said, "I'm taking you out, so why would you need to pay for it?"

Ye Heqi said, "How can that be the case? This is a gift I bought for you, so of course I have to pay for it."

Frankly speaking, the Ye family never treated Yao Rong and Ye Heqi badly in terms of food and drink. They also gave them monthly allowances every month. After accumulating for a long time, this is also a considerable amount.

After entering the shop, Yao Rong's eyes were a little tired.

Ye Heqi looked around and found that the variety of goods sold in the store was relatively small.

"Mom, this is vanishing cream, you have just seen it."

"And this, you must recognize it, it is for drawing eyebrows. I don't know how long the box of snail ink in your room has been there, let's buy a new box and take it back."

"Ah, I know this too. Goose egg powder is a century-old brand. After you buy it, you can not only apply it on your face to make your skin look whiter, but you can also put it there to fumigate the house. It smells so good."

"And this is lipstick. It's rouge."

Yao Rong nodded repeatedly, but she didn't ask for anything else. She only picked up two boxes of vanishing cream.

"I don't need anything else, so I'll buy two boxes of vanishing cream first, one for you and one for me."

"Okay then."

Ye Heqi responded reluctantly. When she paid the bill and left, she looked back reluctantly.

If her mother dressed up well, changed the loose and baggy gown on her body into a long skirt, and then put on high heels and jewelry, she would definitely be very beautiful.

Unfortunately, the Ye family has strict rules, and her mother has never worn a Western-style long skirt.

Thinking of the cheongsam, Ye Heqi had an idea.

Yes, even if she couldn't buy it, she could take her mother to have a look first.

Her mother had been trapped in the Ye Mansion for too long, and had no idea what the outside world had become like, nor did she know how wonderful and beautiful a woman could live.

"Mom, I'll take you to another place to have a look."

Ye Heqi pulled Yao Rong and continued to walk forward.

Not long after, Ye Heqi saw a tailor shop, and she said happily: "Mom, let's go over

there." Su's tailor shop.

Tailor Su handed a finished light green dress to the customer: "Ms. Zhou, how do you think this dress is made?"

The customer was a modern lady, wearing the latest dress of the day, a pair of black leather shoes with heels on her feet, and her long hair was slightly curled, hanging in front of her.

Hearing what Su Tailor said, Zhou Qihuai's eyes slightly curved: "Shopkeeper Su, you are too polite. I have made so many clothes for you, how can I not trust your craftsmanship."

Su Tailor smiled: "Okay, please wait a moment, I will give it to you after it is ironed." Su Tailor

took the cheongsam again, and saw Yao Rong and her daughter stepping into the store, and greeted them with a smile.

Zhou Qihuai stood there bored, and looked back casually.

This glance made her feel a little interesting.

The two people who walked in had similar facial features, and they should be a mother and daughter, but unlike the mother who was obviously uneasy, the daughter behaved calmly.

Sure enough, as soon as they stood in the store, it was the daughter who spoke first: "Boss, do you have ready-made dresses here? Can we take a look?"

Tailor Su said: "Yes, but we don't sell ready-made dresses here, they are just for display. If customers want them, they have to be tailored."

Pointing to a few sets of skirts hung not far away, Tailor Su said: "The two guests take their time to look at them. I will help this old customer iron his clothes first."

Ye Heqi pulled Yao Rong forward.

Yao Rong walked along with Ye Heqi's strength, and noticed Zhou Qihuai's gaze and smiled at Zhou Qihuai politely.

Zhou Qihuai smiled back and retracted his gaze.

After all, it was a chance encounter, and if he stared at her for too long, it would seem a little offensive.

But Zhou Qihuai could still hear the conversation between the mother and daughter from time to time.

"Mom, do you think these clothes look good?"

"They look good, but the waistline is too tight..."

"It looks beautiful this way. If the waistline is not tight, the skirt will look bloated. If you have a good figure, who would not like to show off their good figure? Not to please others, but to make themselves look beautiful and please themselves."

After saying this, Zhou Qihuai couldn't help but look back at Ye Heqi.

Originally, she just thought Ye Heqi had a good temper. Now, she was shocked to hear that Ye Heqi, a little girl, could actually say "not to please others, but to please myself".

As if she had thought of something, Ye Heqi said to Yao Rong, "Mom, the sister we saw when we just came in, isn't she dressed very beautifully? She is very elegant in her gestures. You can dress like that in the future."

As a result, when she turned around, her eyes met Zhou Qihuai's.

Ye Heqi blinked and looked a little embarrassed.

Oh no, this sister won't hear what she said.

After trying hard to recall, Ye Heqi secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Anyway, she was just exaggerating, so it wouldn't matter if she was heard.

Yao Rong also saw Zhou Qihuai and took the initiative to greet Zhou Qihuai: "Hello, my daughter's words just now offended you."

Zhou Qihuai pursed her lips and smiled softly: "No offense."

As she was talking, Su Taixiu came over with an ironed skirt: "Ms. Zhou, the skirt is ready, let me put it up for you." "

No need for now." Zhou Qihuai stopped Su Taixiu's actions and invited Yao Rong and Ye Heqi, "Would you two like to take a look at this skirt in my hand? This is the latest style from Shanghai."