Today's market is a grand event held throughout Zhili Province, with crowds of people and many locals setting up stalls on both sides of the road.
"Fourth Brother, it's really lively today." Qingyan looked out the car window and saw many people going to the market.
Yin got up, walked around the screen, and took out a light blue cap. Qingyan wore a light yellow short-sleeved shirt underneath, and a light blue, wide-sleeved, seven-inch-long outer shirt with a half-stand collar on top. Below that was a light blue long skirt, decorated with roses around the sleeves and hem.
Her hair was styled in a small double bun, adorned with a set of rose-inlaid hair ornaments made of rubies and gold thread. She wore gold-threaded openwork rose bell bracelets on both hands, which made a crisp sound as Qingyan moved.
This outfit was made at the Linglong Pavilion in Zhili. As the Linglong Pavilion developed, Qingyan added the sale of ready-made clothes to the Linglong Pavilion. Wealthy families all had their own embroiderers, but in the homes of ordinary people, everyone hoped to have an excellent wedding dress.
If you go to an embroiderer's workshop to have your clothes made, it will cost a lot of money. But if you buy ready-made clothes here at Linglong Pavilion, you can save a lot of money and still have a presentable outfit.
Qingyan's outfit was different from the ones in the ready-made clothing store. She liked to wear a short-sleeved shirt with arrow sleeves underneath, and a three-quarter sleeve wide-sleeved outer shirt on top. She wore a long skirt with a cinched waist and platform shoes, which made her look very tall.
Whenever they went to crowded places, Yin would have Qingyan wear a cap.
"Sisi, don't wear it today. Look, so many women outside are wearing the same clothes!" The Linglong Pavilion looks similar, but the fabric and flowers are different. You can't tell the difference unless you look closely.
"No, otherwise, let Sulan buy everything, that would be fine too!" Yin firmly refused to compromise.
Qingyan pouted as she made this outfit with Yingenjueluo. Yingenjueluo used a lake blue color, while Qingyan used her favorite light blue.
"Never mind, we'll be staying here for a long time, and I see we have a lot of things to buy." Qingyan took the list and looked at the things they needed to prepare. The four princes, including Yin and Yin, were all a bit of a germaphobe and didn't want to use anything from the Yuelai Inn.
Every time they went out, they had to bring their own shopping bags to buy bulky supplies.
"Yes, you should wear a cap. I'll accompany you for a stroll today. It's a big market in Zhili today, I'm sure you'll enjoy it!" Yin used the market as a way to woo Qingyan.
Wherever she goes, Qingyan has a habit of going to the market to buy things. She brought this little habit with her from the modern world. In the modern world, she liked to visit the local supermarket whenever she went to a new place.
"Sisi, I definitely brought it. What's going on today? Is it a big market day?" Qingyan asked, puzzled.
"No, today is the day the fishermen worship their gods. In five days, the local fishermen will go out to sea, so only the women and children will be left at home. The head of the household will use the days before they go out to sea to prepare the things the family needs," Yin explained from the side.
Qingyan became curious. Of all the places she had been, only at the Guangdong and Guangxi base had she truly witnessed the worship of the sea god.
"Are we going out in five days?" Qingyan calculated the time and realized they could see a large number of fishing boats leaving the port. "If we go camping, we'll definitely see a different kind of seaside."
Yin smiled, for he and Yin had calculated the dates for their meeting.
The carriage stopped, and Yin and Qingyan stepped off the carriage onto stools. She walked down the street wearing a light blue cap. Erlu and Bayan, along with their guards, surrounded the two of them, as if they were wealthy young men out for a stroll.
"We need to buy fresh vegetables. Can't we use the ones from Yuelai Inn?" Qingyan looked at Yin. The fishermen by the sea aren't very skilled at growing vegetables, but their seafood is very fresh. When we get to the sea, there will be fishing boats returning to port in the early morning. We can buy fresher seafood from there.
"Let's buy less seafood. It's best to buy our own vegetables, since we don't eat much!" Yin shook his head, feeling that the vegetables at Yuelai Inn didn't taste good.
Qingyan was helpless. The four princes were too picky eaters. Yuelai Inn could not get fresh vegetables every day, and could only get them every few days.
The vegetables served for breakfast were not fresh, and these four people could tell as soon as they tasted them.
"The key is that there aren't many vegetables here. The Yuelai Inn gets them all from the nearby suburbs!" Qingyan had to tell the truth.
Yin frowned, finally understanding why Qingyan wanted to go to the market. If one lived in a town, it would be difficult to know what the people by the sea lacked.
"Sulan, buy a little of each of the vegetables on the list. If you don't see any of them, don't buy them!" Qingyan entrusted the shopping to Sulan.
With Yin by her side, Qingyan rarely interacted with outsiders, fearing that she might provoke Yin's anger.
The two walked side by side down the street. Qingyan began to observe the items on the stalls. There were quite a few seafood and fish, which were not allowed to be sold.
"Little darling, why aren't you buying seafood?" Yin asked curiously. "If we buy it now, we can ask the people downstairs to preserve it properly."
Qingyan glanced at the wooden bucket beside her; there were quite a few live swimming crabs inside.
"Suzhu, go and buy all the swimming crabs, and remember, only live ones," Qingyan said in a low voice.
Just as they entered the market, Qingyan said something to Yin, which was overheard by passersby. The teenage boy blushed instantly.
Seeing that scene, Yin's face instantly darkened, and Qingyan had no choice but to hide herself, worried that Yin would get angry.
"As for the fish, Bayan can go and buy it!" Yin nodded in satisfaction, seeing that Qingyan knew to be discreet.
"There are mackerel here, you can grill them!" Qingyan looked at the stall in front of her and saw some live mackerel. The locals didn't know what they were, so very few people bought them.
Ugh!
Bayan looked at Qingyan awkwardly; he truly didn't understand what the Fujin meant by fish.
"It's the third stall from the left, the one with the fish in the big wooden bucket underneath!" Qingyan had no choice but to say it when she saw Bayan's embarrassed look.
Yin looked in the direction Qingyan had indicated, and indeed the fish was unclear.
"Is it edible?" Yin noticed that the locals couldn't stand the fish in the wooden bucket, probably because they didn't know how to eat it.
"Yes, it tastes amazing when grilled!" Qingyan had been searching for a long time after arriving, but there was no such delicacy in the capital.
Hearing this, Yin felt relieved and nodded to Bayan, thinking that it was best to make her happy.
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