Chapter 57: The Charming Girl Whose House Was Confiscated and Her Family Was Exterminated 9
Although the weather had warmed up somewhat, the snow on the roads had not yet completely melted. The sun was shining brightly in the sky, and it was already the hour of Si. Bianjing, bustling all night, was once again abuzz with activity.
As the imperial capital of the entire Great Zhou Dynasty, Bianjing City possessed prosperity and prosperity unseen in other places.
The market streets were lined with houses and shops, including teahouses, taverns, pawnshops, workshops, and cloth shops, all open to welcome customers. The bustling streets were bustling with traffic, the clamor of traffic, and the constant shouting of vendors created a bustling atmosphere.
Inside Huanrongfang, a girl in a narrow-sleeved blue dress was standing at the counter. Her face had soft features, and she was gentle and pretty. However, she was fiddling with the abacus in her hands with great skill, which gave her a sense of competence. There was also a hint of anxiety between her brows as she fiddled with it.
After finally sorting out the accounts of the past few days, Duan Yan looked at the decreasing income in the past few days, suddenly put down the abacus in her hand, and lay down on the stool in a slightly annoyed manner.
I thought some modern gadgets would allow her to show off her skills in ancient times, but I didn't expect that merchants without backing would have such a hard time in ancient times.
There was no such thing as copyright in ancient times, and the technical content of those little gadgets was not high. After only a few days of popularity, they were gradually copied by other cosmetics shops.
There are really fewer and fewer guests nowadays...
Duan Yan lay on the table, thinking of her weak mother who cried at every turn, her younger brother who was only four or five years old, and the group of uncles who were eyeing her covetously, and her mood suddenly sank.
"Shopkeeper!"
"Shopkeeper, a guest is here!" The noise outside suddenly woke Duan Yan up. She raised her head suddenly.
We have a visitor...
Visitors are coming!!
Duan Yan opened her eyes slightly and stood up from the stool. She took a few deep breaths, tidied herself up a little, and then a gentle smile immediately appeared on her face. Then she lifted the curtain and walked out of the outer pavilion.
Lifting the curtain, Duan Yan looked at the group of people standing in the alley. Standing in the front was a girl in green with a veil covering her face. Behind her stood several servants with their heads bowed. Her eyes became brighter and brighter!
A big customer is coming!
"Welcome, welcome!" She suppressed her excitement, pretended to be calm, and walked up to the girl, looking at her with a smile.
"I wonder if this lady wants to buy some rouge and powder. Please feel free to look around. Our rouge and powder from Huanrongfang are the best."
At this time, Nan Qiao was carefully observing the layout of Huanrongfang.
This rouge shop was decorated in an extremely unique and elegant manner, seemingly dividing the entire area into two parts. Inside, there were round tables and soft couches, with snacks, fruits, and hot tea on the tables, and several calligraphy and paintings hanging on the walls.
Outside the workshop, there are several tall mahogany shelves, each of which contains dozens of small shelves, and each small shelf contains a tightly closed box.
Nan Qiao was a little surprised to see a girl coming forward:
"May I ask...who is this girl?"
In this dynasty, there were very few women who were out in the open doing business. Duan Yan knew the other party's doubts, but the law had never stipulated that women could not be businessmen, so she said openly:
"I am the owner of this Huanrongfang."
"I wonder what the lady is interested in. Should I ask someone to get it for you?"
Duan Yan was actually still a little nervous. In this dynasty, if a woman showed up in public to do business, people would indeed gossip about her. She was a little worried that the other party would turn around and leave immediately.
After all, this has happened before.
But this girl’s voice is really nice! Duan Yan thought absentmindedly.
"Could you please give me some lip balm to look at?" A pleasant and gentle voice sounded, without the contempt and resistance she had expected, causing Duan Yan to unconsciously breathe a sigh of relief.
The smile on his face unconsciously became more genuine. Seeing that the other person was still standing there, he led him to the inner quarters.
After having hot tea poured for the guests and fresh snacks served, Duan Yan said with a smile:
"Girl, please sit down first. I'll ask someone to bring you lip balm."
The couch beneath her was surprisingly soft, which made Nan Qiao feel a little strange. When she heard the shopkeeper's voice in front of her, she came back to her senses and responded with a "OK".
The lip balm was quickly brought to the table. Nan Qiao looked at the colorful small tubes in front of him with some amazement in his eyes.
As if she could see the girl's fondness, Duan Yan was clever and took advantage of the opportunity to say:
"Why don't you try them out girl and see which ones you like?"
Duan Yan just meant well. Lipstick is something you can only know if it suits you after trying it. Some colors look bright, but when you apply them, they don't match your temperament.
However, Duan Yan, who was good at observing people's expressions, was a little confused for a moment when she saw the girl in front of her who had a hint of hesitation between her brows, and the servant beside the girl whose face suddenly turned ugly.
This girl's exposed eyebrows are full of eyes, and her bright eyes are like a pool of clear water, with rippling light. Just now, she almost attracted her heart and soul. She doesn't look like a girl with bad looks...
Could it be that the lower half of the face is a little bit worse... ?
Duan Yan was in a state of confusion. After all, the customer's wishes came first. She was just about to go back on her suggestion when she saw the girl reach out and pull the veil off her face.
Cough cough cough!!!
Duan Yan's eyes suddenly opened wide, and she couldn't breathe, and immediately started coughing violently!
The girl opened her bright eyes slightly, as if she was startled by the shopkeeper who kept coughing in front of her, and her brows were also a little worried.
Ming He, who was standing by, had a slightly gloomy expression on her face. Seeing that her daughter looked a little worried, she hurried forward to help the shopkeeper calm down.
"No...nothing, I'm fine..."
Duan Yan, who recovered quickly, refused her help. She picked up the cup, took a big gulp of warm tea, took a few deep breaths, and finally recovered.
She put down the quilt and cup tremblingly, and glanced at the beautiful and dazzling girl sitting on the couch again. Her thoughts kept flashing on the screen, and she kept shouting at the top of her lungs!
Oh my god, she met a fairy!!!
Those eyebrows, those eyes, that nose, those lips… Wow, it’s true that one only regrets not having read enough when one needs to use it. Trying to be pretentious would make one look uncultured, but there really isn’t a single ugly spot on her… Wow…
She loves beauties, she wants to be intimate with beautiful sisters!!!
Duan Yan Gouyan's mind suddenly surged with excitement. Her eyes lit up and she approached the girl eagerly, saying attentively:
"The girl likes that color, I will try it on her..."
"This one is pink, and it will definitely look good on fair skinned girls..."
"This one is bright red, a noble color, extremely gorgeous..."
“…”
The girl seemed a little overwhelmed by the shopkeeper's enthusiasm, but she still listened patiently. However, there were so many lip balms on the table, in all kinds of colors and patterns, that it was really dazzling.
"Or...or, boss, can you help me pick some?" The girl pursed her lips. She seldom put on lip balm and didn't know much about it.
Thinking of her mother and sister-in-law at home, the girl continued, "Please help me pick three, one for my mother and one for my sister-in-law, okay?"
"Oh, oh, of course you can." Duan Yan smiled earnestly and responded repeatedly.
"Miss, if you need to see anything else, I also have hair oil, stone black and various colors of rouge in my shop... If you like, I can also send them to your house."
The family had hair oil, stone black, and rouge, but the shopkeeper was so enthusiastic that the girl thought for a moment and finally did not refuse.
Duan Yan's eyes flashed with a glint, and she said with some embarrassment on her face: "It will take some time to collect all these things at once, why don't you wait a moment..."
"Or could you please leave me your address, and I'll personally deliver everything to you after I've selected it?"
In fact, it would be possible to let the servants following her wait here and take the things back to the Nan Mansion, but her mother gave a strict order to the attendants around her, requiring them to stay with the girl at all times.
The girl, who rarely went out, naturally wanted to take a look outside, so she didn't suspect anything and directly reported the location of Nan Mansion.
The beauty is leaving, wuwuwu.
Duan Yangou felt a little disappointed, but he remembered that he already knew where the beauty's home was, so he forced himself to cheer up and kept a dignified smile on his face as he sent the beauty out.
The girl came out of Huanrongfang and looked at the crowds of people on the street, and the excitement she had when she went out immediately came back to her mind.
"Minghe, let's go to the street and take a look."
Minghe glanced at the veil hanging firmly on the girl's face and responded with a smile.
As the imperial capital, Bianjing City is patrolled by police on a daily basis, and the girl also brought a lot of entourage with her this time, so Minghe felt much more at ease.
The girl bought dim sum from Ruyifang, candied fruits from Xiangyunzhai, snacks from various vendors along the way, and some quite interesting things... from the beginning of the street to the end.
The girl in the green cloak was only in her prime, with childish features, milky white skin, and clear eyes. When she smiled with satisfaction, her eyes curved into a smile, attracting countless gazes along the way.
Now that the turmoil over the succession struggle has completely subsided, the new emperor has executed those who should be executed, confiscated the property of those who should be confiscated, and exiled those who should be exiled. The dark cloud that had shrouded the city of Bianjing has completely dissipated.
The ladies and gentlemen who had been confined at home this month finally had the freedom to go out, and they immediately organized a plum blossom chanting party to liven up the atmosphere.
Drinking, writing poetry, sighing at the snow and praising the plum blossoms, every winter, whether they are true literati or dandies who pretend to be cultured, these are their unchanging activities during this period.
Qin Yizi was wearing a moon-white robe and leaning against the window. The indifference and sarcasm in his eyes were filled in vain by the light green.
The prince, who usually behaved casually, was stunned by this unusual behavior. His eyes were fixed on the light green figure on the street below. The joy in the girl's eyes made his heart move slightly.
"Nan's girl?!!!"
A shout suddenly sounded beside him, bringing the prince back to his senses.
"The Nan family girl? Is that there...?"
"She's on the street. It's really the girl from Nan's..."
"Hey, move aside, let me see, let me see..."
The man's scream was so loud that it woke up everyone in the room who were deep in thought about poetry. Remembering the stunning girl they had caught a glimpse of on New Year's Eve, everyone became restless and crowded to the window, where they really saw the girl from the Nan family wearing a veil.
The beauty between her eyebrows is so touching...
Nan's girl.
It turns out that she is the girl from the Nan family...
Qin Yizi was a little stunned. He did not attend the palace banquet on New Year's Eve. Even though he later learned from his friends that the Nan family had a girl with an unparalleled beauty, he did not care much.
For some reason, Qin Yizi suddenly felt a faint regret in his heart. It turned out that she was the girl from the Nan family that he had sneered at last night...
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