Chapter 168: Shopping with Beauty (Part 2)
[I have something to do at home today, I only wrote two chapters, and there is no one at noon. Please forgive me.]
When I first came to Yujie, Fanning felt that this street was more of a square than a street. The street was extremely wide and might accommodate at least fifty ox carts running side by side. There was the Yujie Road in the middle, and willow trees were planted on both sides of the Yujie Road.
On both sides of the Imperial Road are ordinary streets, all covered with stone slabs, and carriages are racing past from time to time. This is also a feature of the Imperial Street. There are not many pedestrians, but there are many carriages.
Even in the capital, horse-drawn carriages are a symbol of powerful families. Many children of large families can travel on horseback, but not many people travel on horse-drawn carriages.
"Aning, that's the Alum Tower!" Ouyang Qian whispered to a magnificent building complex in the distance.
Fan Ning has long heard of the name of the alum tower in the capital. It is the first of the seventy-two restaurants in the capital. From a distance, the alum tower is like a lotus flower in bloom, and the five carved railings and painted buildings are like lotus clusters, which is particularly spectacular.
Ouyang Qian sighed softly: "It is said that there are the most beautiful women in Bianjing, the most luxurious feast, and the most exquisite clothes. When people walk in, they look like immortal palaces."
Fan Ning glanced at Ouyang Qian and smiled and said, "Everyone has different feelings about beauty. For example, in my heart, Sister Qian is the most beautiful, no one can match!"
A blush immediately surged on Ouyang Qian's pretty face, her eyes circulated, she gently pushed Fan Ning and said, "Go! How can I learn so slick? I don't believe it, please make me happy!"
"I'm telling the truth!"
Fan Ning praised with a smile: "Otherwise, Sister Qian would be so amazing when she walked on the street. I would be jealous of others. For my safety, I must buy a hat with a veil for Sister Qian to wear,"
When Ouyang Qian heard that he was complimenting her beauty by changing flowers, she was so full of flowers and a little shy that she gently twisted his arm, "Do you really praise Sister?"
"yes!"
"Okay! Then buy a gauze hat for Sister."
"Okay! Where are there any hats sold nearby?"
"Come with me!"
Ouyang Qian took Fan Ning to a large shop, and saw the three big words "Li Baitai" written on the plaque.
Fanning suddenly remembered that for the first time he went to Beijing, Ouyang Qian's mother gave him a few pairs of Li Baitai's cloth shoes, which were the best shoes in Beijing.
"Its shoes seem to be very famous!" Fanning smiled.
"The shoes, hats and socks in this store are the best in Beijing and the variety is the most complete. Let's go in and take a look."
The two walked into the store. The store was quite wide, divided into two parts. They sold shoes and socks and crown scarves, especially the crown scarves. Dozens of rows of shelves were filled with various crowns, hats and heads.
There are more than 30 light crowns, such as Tongtian Crown, Phoenix Crown, Far Travel Crown, Jinxian Crown, Diao Chan Crown, Rosewood Crown, Short Crown, Flower Crown, etc. The Tongtian Crown and Phoenix Crown are worn by the emperor and the queen. There are decorations here, but no one dares to buy them.
At this time, a young female clerk walked up and asked with a smile: "What do you two want to buy?"
Fan Ning pointed at Ouyang Qian and smiled: "I want to buy a hat with a veil for my sister to cover up the wind and sand. I will take a look at my hat."
"I see!"
The female clerk turned around and took the hat away. Ouyang Qian seized the opportunity and whispered to Fanning: "Let's go and take a look elsewhere! The hats in this house are too expensive."
Ouyang Qian just saw that a silky coin cost 300 yuan, which really shocked her. The things are good, but they are too expensive.
At this time, the female clerk brought two hats, both with gauze curtains on the edges, one was thicker and the brim was narrower. This was a typical veil. This veil was not very good-looking and suitable for traveling and older women.
Another type of veiled hat is exactly the kind that Fanning likes. The hat is like a straw hat, with a wide and large brim. There is a thin layer of veil hanging on the brim of the hat, which is very elegant. It is actually a decorative hat. The hat is worn on Ouyang Qian's head, covering the veil, and a pretty face is looming, which is particularly elegant and graceful.
"How much does this gauze hat cost?" Fanning asked with a smile.
"Little official, this gauze hat costs three stale money!"
Ouyang Qian was startled and quickly took off her hat, "Aning, I don't want this hat, it's too expensive!"
Fanning stopped her, pointed to the hats around her and asked the clerk with a smile: "I think these hats are all worth hundreds of cents. Why does this hat cost three jin of money? If you can tell the reason why it is expensive, I will buy it!"
Fan Ning found that the workmanship of this gauze hat was extremely exquisite. It was not a simple bamboo hat, but wrapped in thin bamboo strips and silver wires. It was particularly beautiful when worn on Ouyang Qian's head.
Although Fanning took a fancy to this hat, it does not mean that he is willing to be a sucker. The other party must give a convincing reason before he will pay the money.
The young female clerk has experienced this kind of thing many times and is already very familiar with the process of dealing with it. She smiled gently, took the hat and turned it over, and pointed to the four words on the edge of the hat.
"The little official saw these four words, "Made by Li He". This is a hat made by Li He, the owner of my shop. Look at other hats, there is no such logo.
They are all made by ordinary craftsmen, but this gauze hat and Tongtian crown were made by my boss. My boss is the world's number one shoe hat master. Don't you feel that this gauze hat is grand and exquisite?"
Fanning looked at other hats and they all had the words "Baitai hat" but this gauze hat was made by Li He. This reason convinced Fanning. This was made by a master and only sold for three jin of money, which was indeed very cheap.
He took out three taels of silver from the skin bag on his waist and smiled at the female clerk, "I want this hat!"
Ouyang Qian refused repeatedly, but Fan Ning would never agree. Ouyang Qian had no choice but to accept the expensive hat.
But she was very happy in her heart. She ran to the big bronze mirror and put on a hat and took it happily. She really liked it.
At this moment, a voice came from the door, and four or five young scholars came from the door, most of whom were eighteen or nineteen years old, wearing green collar and square hats. In the capital, this kind of green collar and deep clothes is the special clothing of the Imperial Academy.
After entering the store, the group of students walked towards selling shoes. At this time, a student with a medium figure turned around accidentally and happened to see Ouyang Qian trying on the hat.
The eleventh student was stunned, and then he looked surprised in his eyes and hurried over, "Qianniang, is it you?"
Ouyang Qian didn't expect to meet this person here. Her face darkened, and her eyes immediately felt disgust. She said to Fan Ning coldly: "Aning, let's go!"
The young student was too anxious and quickly stopped Ouyang Qian from going, "Qiannie, I took the liberty last time. I apologize to you. Can you give me another chance?"
"I have nothing to do with you, let me go!"
Ouyang Qian flashed and walked out quickly. The young student was anxious and reached out to pull Ouyang Qian's arm, "Qiannie, wait!"
His hand did not touch Ouyang Qian's arm, and Fan Ning slapped him hard and said, "The claws are placed on the key points. Can you touch Sister Qian anytime?"
The student was stunned. Only then did he realize that the boy in front of him was not Ouyang Qian's younger brother, but a stranger he had never seen before. He suddenly became annoyed in his heart. He looked at Fanning and glared at him, "Who are you? What do you care about my business?"
Fan Ning said coldly: "I don't know who you are. Your affairs have nothing to do with me, but Sister Qian's affairs have something to do with me. I don't allow anyone to harass her, including you!"
"You little bastard is so brave. You dare to care about grandpa's affairs. Let's see how I deal with you!"
The student who bullied Fan Ning was young and was angry and swung his fist and wanted to hit him. Several students quickly persuaded him and said, "Brother Wu, calm down and don't bother with children!"
At this time, Ouyang Qian stopped a ox cart and said to Fanning: "Aning, let's go, ignore this rogue!"
Fanning glanced at the too-student and turned to the ox cart.
"Qianniang, listen to my explanation!"
Chapter completed!