Chapter 501: Inspect the shop
Chapter 501
"Master, take a break.
The forecourt steward has already begun to prepare, and it is estimated that in half an hour, we will be able to go out. ”
Xu Erfu went out yesterday, played addicted, early in the morning to the Wulanala clan to ask for peace, so under the pretext of inspecting the shop, and asked the pair of cards to come over, but also as soon as he came back, let Yaoqin to inform the four little guys to hurry up and prepare.
In order to make up for the regret that Yaoqin couldn't accompany her yesterday, this time Erfu left the guzheng in the house, watching Erfu go around in the room, and the guzheng with an indifferent face was pushed out by Xiaowen, "Master, you see that Xiao Jiugege and Brother Jiu'er are so old!"
As he spoke, the guzheng lowered the rattle thrown on the Luohan's bed into Erfu's hand.
Own children, that is naturally how to look good, but the little children, just sitting, only ahhh
"I've grown so big in a blink of an eye, and I'm really incompetent as a mother. Remembering that even if her mother was very busy, she would call herself three times a day, and Erfu was still very dissatisfied with the thing, so she laughed a little self-deprecatingly and whispered.
Sensing a touch of loss in Erfu's tone, Yaoqin, who was preparing clothes and other things to bring, smiled and continued: "The little masters of all the mansions have come over like this, and the masters have done a good job." ”
"But I also said that I want to take this Xiao Jiu and Jiu'er with me.
Now take a look. It's all left to the grandmothers to take care of. Erph shook her head disapprovingly and continued.
Xiaowen, who was leading Xiao Qi and Hongxuan into the door. After a pause, he glanced at the two little masters following behind him with some concern. I was afraid that the two little masters would be jealous in their hearts, and they didn't know how to persuade them, so they were stunned in place.
But her worries didn't exist.
Xiao Qi and Hongxuan have inherited the innocence and kindness in Erfu's heart, although they will be jealous of their mother's care for their little brother and little sister, but they will not be jealous, especially Xiao Qi's fast mouth, which is definitely not happy in his heart, and he said it on the spot. I will never leave it in my heart to add to my own trouble.
As Erfu knew about these children, she half-squatted down the moment she saw Xiao Qi's mouth pouting and became angry, and opened her arms to Xiao Qi and Hongxuan.
The two little guys didn't hesitate much, smiled and looked at each other like two balls and hit Erfu's arms, Xiao Qi was even more coquettish to hug Erfu's neck, and muttered: "E-Niang is eccentric, E-Niang never said that she would take me personally, just let Mama look at me, I don't like Xiao Jiu and Jiu'er." ”
"Yo. Our little vinegar jar has turned over again!" Erfu smiled and rubbed Xiao Qi's head melon, and said softly.
For this earliest born child, she is the most pampered in her heart.
The first is because of the birth of Xiao Qi, so that Erfu faced his own heart for the first time. From the bottom of my heart, I regard the fourth master as a relative, and I no longer struggle left and right, and I no longer timidly shirk the fourth master's kindness to her.
The second is that Xiao Qi is too smart. The child who is only so old knows that he pulls Hongxuan, who is not fully able to sit up, and follows the grandmother as a little tail all day long. looked at Hongxuan for her, so that others had no chance to attack Hongxuan. Treat a young lady very well.
The third nature is that Xiao Qi is the child who is most similar to her, not only his temper, but also his appearance, which is simply a copy of her, but Xiao Qi's temper is better than her, and she is more sensible than her, which is the most gratifying point for Erf.
Finally, and most importantly, Xiao Qi is her first child. As Erfu, who does not have patriarchal thoughts, she cherishes the continuation of this first appearance in her life, and even took the fourth master to spoil Xiao Qizhen to the sky.
It's also thanks to Xiao Qi that she has a pure personality, otherwise Erfu would really worry that she would become the second generation of gentlemen all the way without looking back, and one day shout the slogan "I'm Ama is XX"!
However, Xiao Qi has a good temperament, but he is not timid, and even has some stupid and bold potential, and he also likes to be nosy, and often makes those grandmothers who like to bully the little palace maids cry and laugh, but with Xiao Qi's cute little round face, those grandmothers really can't afford to be angry.
"My little vinegar jar, you see that Xiao Jiu and Jiu'er are so little, and they can't go out with us to play, shouldn't Eniang hurt them more?" Erfu pinched Xiao Qi's cheeks, beckoned Yaoqin to put embroidery piers on a few children, and then led Xiao Qi to sit on the side of Luohan's bed, and asked with a smile.
"Sister Xiaojiu and Brother Jiu'er are spoiled by Ama and E-Niang, and I and Hongxuan are hurt, even if they can't go out with us now, there will always be a chance in the future, so E-Niang can't favor them. Xiao Qi is not so easy to fool, he doesn't eat Erfu's set at all, stares at a pair of apricot eyes, pouts a pink and tender mouth, deliberately makes a very proud look, tilts his head and says, "And Hongxuan and I were also brought up by my grandmother when we were young, so it's fairer." ”
"Little vinegar jar, the family is not a fair place, if you are talking to E-Niang about fairness or unfairness in the future, E-Niang will let Mama beat your hand board to see if you still have a memory!"
"Even if it's not a fair place, that mother can't be partial to her younger brothers and sisters, so she doesn't hurt me and Hongxuan!" With that, Xiao Qi jumped down from Erfu's arms, pulled Hongxuan, and made a small expression of "We are so pitiful" together, standing in front of Erfu, holding one of Erfu's thighs, blinking at the stars, and "forced" Erfu to nod in agreement.
"Fool.
You said that you are all such smart children, how can you not know that E-Niang's love for you will not be reduced at all because you love your younger brother and sister, on the contrary, E-Niang will reflect on what she did wrong in the past, and love you a little more!
Also, don't make such a cute expression to Eniang. Erf deliberately grimaced. pursed his lips and said, after speaking, he still learned from Xiao Qi's appearance. also made a pout, but he didn't learn to be like four. caused Xiao Qi and Hongxuan to squat on the ground with their stomachs in their hands, and then helped the two little guys to their own side.
Fang Fang and Yuanyuan, who were sitting down and watching, saw Erfu holding Xiao Qi and Hongxuan sitting together, and couldn't help but glance at each other with some distraction, their eyes showed a little eagerness and envy, and their eyes were a little sour, so they hurriedly turned their heads and secretly wiped their tears.
Erfu did not neglect this poor child who was abducted and trafficked to the Fourth Master's Mansion by traffickers because he was in trouble with Xiao Qi and Hongxuan, and seeing that Fang Fang and Yuan Yuan were both red-eyed, he hurriedly raised his hand to greet the two little guys to his side, and wiped his tears with a handkerchief for the two of them. He coaxed in a low voice: "The fourth master has already let people find the news of your father, and I believe that you will be able to send you back home soon." ”
"Thank you. With a cry in his voice, he made a blessing and whispered.
"Okay, even if we can meet fate, why bother talking about these false courtesies.
Let's go with me today to see the boxy city of Beijing, see how it is different from your hometown, and see if your hometown is better or this Beijing city is lively. How about it, lest you follow your father and mother once, and go back without even distinguishing between the southeast and the northwest, then it's a pity!
When I see your parents. You can also tell them what you have seen, otherwise if you let your father and mother know that you are locked up in the house by me all day long, I am afraid that it will be even a verbal thanks. I don't know how to scold me!"
Orf noticed an outer court steward approaching rapidly under the porch, and smiled and rubbed the square and round top of his hair. personally tidied up the robes on the two of them, and then walked out of the door with a string of small buns. I greeted the steward of the outer courtyard who had just arrived at the bottom of the porch.
Because he wanted to go around the city, Erfu did not let the steward prepare the carriage as usual, but planned to go out of the house in a sedan chair, but this was a bit inconsistent with the rules, so as soon as Erfu saw that the steward of the outer courtyard had finished saluting, he hurriedly signaled Zhao Dezhu to step forward and help him up, and asked urgently: "Is the sedan chair ready?"
Hearing this, Qingxi replied respectfully: "If you go back to the side of Fujin, it has been prepared, three small sedan chairs with blue cloth are not conspicuous or public, and four guards have been prepared to follow to protect the safety of the side Fujin and the two little masters." ”
Erfu was happy to see the steward of the outer courtyard, although he was not very old, but he looked steady, the things were arranged steadily and thoughtfully, and his speech was also very organized, he couldn't help but look at it twice, and glanced at Zhao Dezhu and Wang Shoucai standing next to him, and said softly: "Father-in-law Qing has an errand today, so it's better to go around the city with me." ”
"......" was called to the head of the celebration, slightly stunned, busy and a thousand children, "Fang Fujin has something to order, the slave does not dare to be negligent, but Fang Fujin wants to dress up as an ordinary woman and go around, I am afraid that it will be inconvenient to follow the slave." ”
As soon as Qingxi's words fell, Erfu noticed the complicated look of self-deprecation and unwillingness that flashed on his face, and knew that she was a little reckless in her speech, and if she couldn't appease this Qingxi, she was afraid that she would offend people.
Erfu thought about all kinds of ideas in his head for a moment, but there was no way to make a man not care about the fact that he was incomplete, and finally he could only choose to face the bleak life of Qingxi, hooked the corners of his lips slightly, and said softly: "Father-in-law doesn't have to be so lost, people always have to live, this day is already bitter, if you are sad, I am afraid that it will be even more bitter."
Since you have to go, let's laugh.
On weekdays, it is also hard for you to serve in the house.
Today, you just push those errands away, go out for a walk with me, a side Fujin, just with you, others will be afraid of me, an ordinary woman, lest those eyeless people bump into me. After speaking, he waved his hand without giving Qingxi a chance, beckoned Guzheng and Xiaowen to guard the door carefully, holding a string of small buns, with Yaoqin and Xiaoman, wearing a half-length satin robe with dark lines of entwined branches, and a horse-faced skirt with a beige embroidered emerald green willow leaf, all the way to the gate of the courtyard.
As soon as he got out of the yard, Erph smiled with satisfaction.
The three blue cloth sedan chairs are all carried by four people, just like the sedan chair on the side of the street, the only difference is that it is newer, and then look at the sturdy men who carry the sedan chair, it should be dressed as a guard.
"Father-in-law Qing, you have arranged it properly. Erfu smiled and gave a purse with a silver horn for a reward, said softly, nodded to Qingxi after speaking, and instructed Yaoqin and Xiaoman to send Fang Fang, Hongxuan, Xiao Qi, and Yuanyuan to the back sedan chair to sit down, and sat on the sedan chair at the front.
Yaoqin and Xiaoman, as the little maids of Erfu, an ordinary lady, wore muslin clothes and pants embroidered with lace, combed double buns, and followed the palanquin step by step, and walked out of the palace together.
And Qingxi, who was suddenly arrested as a strong man, has been pulled by Zhao Dezhu and Wang Shoucai to the inverted room to change clothes, wearing a muslin cardigan, a small melon skin hat on his head, and a pair of black cloth shoes with a thousand layers of soles, like an ordinary housekeeper and account room, and Zhao Dezhu trotted together to chase up.
Speaking of the lively places in old Beijing, Erfu really doesn't know.
However, as soon as they walked out of the inner city, Qingxi and Zhao Dezhu had already caught up, as a steward of the outer courtyard, Qingxi had definitely traveled every brick in Sijiu City, and he also knew where the female dependents liked to go the most, but he didn't know where he led Erfu to go, that was Erfu's industry.
Outside the dazzling color workshop, the big red long banner is hung on the window on the second floor, fluttering in the wind, like a colorful flag, on the glass (glass) counter, there are several sets of hair accessories and small boxes of rouge gouache in pairs, two women wearing shirts and long skirts, combing double buns, as soon as they saw Erfu enter the store, they hurriedly greeted him, bowed and said hello, "This guest officer, this store only accepts female guests, and also asks the guest officer to let the accompanying man go to the tea house opposite for a while." ”
"Oh, what a strange rule, is it difficult for me, the master, to invite them to tea?" asked Erph deliberately with difficulty.
"The guest officer misunderstood, there is an agreement between the teahouse opposite and our shop.
All the guests who come to our store can go to the opposite side to drink tea and rest, so as not to blow the wind at the door with the male guests who come with the guests. A female man led Erfu to the door, pointed to a sign erected next to the teahouse opposite, and said with a smile.
"Yes, you guys are quite thoughtful, otherwise there is a group of big men standing at the door, and we women are really embarrassed to come in!"
Erfu smiled and nodded to the female guy, raised her hand to ask Yaoqin to hand Zhao Dezhu a purse, turned to Zhao Dezhu, and said softly, "You accompany your Qingxi brothers and them to drink tea and listen to books on the other side, and we will call you when we leave in a while, and it will save the two of you from blowing the cold wind here." ”
"Master, this is not safe!" Qingxi was not tempted by the matter of drinking tea, glanced at the guard standing next to the sedan chair, and said in a deep voice.
(To be continued.) )