Article 112: Noble Concubine
Li Wanyue chose a cherry blossom colored fine cotton handkerchief embroidered with a butterfly flying through flowers, and a light blue handkerchief embroidered with a crabapple flower pattern, each costing eighty cents.
She asked, "Do you have a handkerchief for men? Something better."
"Yes." The waiter immediately brought out things suitable for men, mostly in white, blue, gray and dark green.
"Miss, these handkerchiefs are either made of silk or brocade. Ordinary embroidery costs one tael of silver per square, while Suzhou and Sichuan embroidery costs two taels of silver per square."
Li Mingyue took a look and found that it was indeed a famous embroidery. The silk threads used were very exquisite, the patterns were more realistic, and the embroidery was more refined.
The moon-colored bamboo is embroidered with green bamboo patterns, the moon-colored one is embroidered with orchid patterns, the off-white one is embroidered with red plum patterns, and the light gray one is embroidered with cassia flowers patterns...
Li Wanyue chose the one embroidered with green bamboo.
I hope he doesn't mind.
After leaving the embroidery workshop, Li Wanyue and her brother went to Baiweilou.
Shopkeeper Li said, "Miss Li, Sandong is here."
The two men smiled and walked forward: "Manager Li, excuse me for disturbing you."
"No, are you here to see our boss? He happens to be in the backyard. I'll take you there."
Li Wanyue shook her head: "No, I have something to ask you."
Shopkeeper Li still smiled and welcomed the two into the backyard, saying as they walked: "I was thinking of visiting you in the next two days. I'll give you another thousand preserved eggs and thirty jars of fermented bean paste."
Li Wanyue smiled, thinking it was not a wasted trip, so she quickly agreed.
When I got to the backyard, I heard Shen Yu shouting, "Wanyue is here. What a coincidence. I don't have to go looking for you. Come and sit down."
“But are the soap molds ready?”
"Smart." Shen Yu praised, and then asked someone to get the mold.
He asked, "Why did you come here today?"
Li Wanyue said, "My family is planning to build a house. I heard that some construction craftsmen can make warm walls, so that the room can be as warm as spring in winter. So I came to ask Shopkeeper Li if he knows any craftsmen who can make warm walls."
Shopkeeper Li said, "Yes, I know him. If you need him, Miss Li, I can give you the foreman's address. However, there are not many craftsmen in our county who can do this kind of wall heating. They have a lot of work to do. You should contact them early to avoid waiting for a long time."
"Thank you, Manager Li."
"You're welcome, young lady. I'll write it down for you right away." Shopkeeper Li turned around to write the address.
Shen Yu smiled and said, "Your family is going to build a house. When it's finished, don't forget to invite me to have housewarming wine."
"I will definitely not forget Mr. Shen. You are my benefactor."
Shen Yu smiled even more brightly.
At this time, the guy brought a small wooden box.
Shen Yu opened the box and showed the mold to Li Wanyue: "Take a look, how is it made?"
Li Wanyue looked at the plum, orchid, bamboo, chrysanthemum, flowers, birds and cats in various styles. She praised: "Very beautiful."
Shen Yu: "I've had people try it out with the dough. If we use this to make soap, it will definitely sell well. There are 500 molds in total. You can use them first and make a batch."
"Okay." Li Wanyue agreed, and then said, "By the way, I plan to transplant the potato seedlings in five days. Mr. Xie said he wanted to see it live. I'd like to ask Mr. Shen to tell him that if he wants to see it, he can go to Daohua Village."
"Okay, I'll pass it on."
The two chatted for a while. Shen Yu wanted to invite the siblings to have lunch, but Li Wanyue declined.
They are also looking for a shampoo partner.
There were many people in the restaurant lobby, so Manager Li escorted the two out through the back door.
Coming out of the back door, there is an alley inside and a street outside.
Li Wanyue looked around the alley, turned around and saw a familiar figure walking into the alley.
She thought about it quickly, and the next moment an idea suddenly occurred to her. Isn't this Qin Yuzhen's cousin, Cheng Zhao?
Out of curiosity, Li Wanyue quickly followed.
Cheng Zhao turned a corner at the alley and knocked on the gate of a house. A beautiful woman opened the door. When she saw him, she happily threw herself into his arms.
She called out in a sweet voice, "Cheng Lang."
Cheng Zhao hugged the girl lovingly and said softly, "You missed me so much after not seeing me for two days?"
"Of course, Xue'er won't leave Cheng Lang for even a moment, let alone two days."
"Then I will treat you well today to make up for it."
The woman's eyes were seductive and she gave Cheng Zhao a coquettish look.
She punched the man's chest twice with her soft, boneless fists, and the two of them walked into the yard, hugging each other.
Li Sandong, who was in the corner, rubbed his arms and whispered, "Can this guy speak properly? He's holding his throat and it gives me goose bumps just by listening to him."
Li Wanyue looked at him with amusement: "You are a straight man."
"Sister, this person has nothing to do with us, why are you staring at him?"
"Nothing, let's go." Li Wanyue turned and left.
The two were walking on the side of the road, looking around as they walked, and Li Wanyue simply stopped considering the Yuerongzhai that they had visited last time.
After walking for a distance, not far from Yuerongzhai, I saw a shop called Yuyanfang.
When I walked in, I found that the shop was not as big as Yuerongzhai, but it was not small either. There was no customer at all, only two waiters watching over the shop, and it looked a bit deserted.
The waiter saw the two people and looked them up and down. Although they were wearing cotton clothes, they didn't have any jewelry. They didn't have cheap stuff. His brows furrowed instantly and he immediately stepped forward to stop them.
"You two, this is not the place for you to come. There is a stall selling rouge in the West Market. Go there and buy some."
Li Sandong's face suddenly turned bad: "Who are you looking down on?"
The waiter said disdainfully: "I'm not looking down on you, I just want you to know your limitations. The cheapest thing in our store costs one tael of silver per box.
I want you to stop wasting your time, lest other customers see you like this and think our store sells cheap goods..."
The waiter was interrupted by a voice outside the door before he could finish his words: "Who allowed you to treat guests like this?"
The guy's face froze, and when he saw the person coming, panic flashed in his eyes.
He immediately put on a flattering face: "Miss, why are you here?"
Li Wanyue turned around and saw a girl in a light purple dress and a veil walking in. She was about fifteen or sixteen years old, with anger on her pretty face.
Those eyes looked familiar.
Qin Yuzhen walked into the store. When she saw Li Wanyue, her cold face lit up and she said in surprise, "Sister Yue, I finally see you again."
Li Wanyue didn't expect this to be the Qin family's shop. She smiled and nodded: "Miss Qin, we meet again."
Qin Yuzhen took off her veil and walked forward with a smile: "Sister Yue, just call me Yuzhen. I forgot to ask Sister Yue where you live that day, and I asked someone to keep an eye on your whereabouts in the county. I didn't expect to see you today. It seems that we are destined to meet."
"Yes, is this your shop?"
"Yes." Qin Yuzhen replied, then turned around and looked at the waiter with a cold face: "If I hadn't come here, I wouldn't have known that you treat customers like this on weekdays. No wonder business is getting worse and worse. No one wants to come to the store. You are such a dog that looks down on others."
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