The Daily Life of the Daughter of a Minor Official

Chapter 217 Encountered

We took a carriage to the West Market, which is the most prosperous commercial area in the capital. There are restaurants, embroidery shops, gold and silver shops, pastry shops, etc. on the front street, and there are **** shops, wine shops, small restaurants, and various stalls on the back street. Yes, there are all kinds of handicrafts.

Su Ruojin likes shopping, small shops, and shops. Not only are the prices affordable, but she can also find special products. No, she actually found Yungui batik cloth, and of course the price is not cheap.

The shopkeeper looked nervously at the lady who knew the goods, for fear that she wouldn't buy it, "Madam, this is shipped from three thousand miles south. The cloth itself is not worth much, mainly because of the high shipping cost."

Su Ruojin stretched out her hand to touch the fabric, pulled out another section and looked at it. It seemed that the fabric had been in the shop for some time. "Is it from last year or the year before?"

The shopkeeper found out that the young lady knew how to look at goods, so he had to tell the truth: "My relatives went to the south to do business. They saw the novel colors of fabrics, so they brought some back to try selling. If the sales were good, they went to the south to do business and brought back more. That was once I don’t think anyone likes it.”

Ye Huaizhen didn't like it either. Not only did it feel rough to the touch, but the entire cloth was blank and blue. He probably didn't even like it, so he couldn't help but frown and wanted to remind the young owner of what he could do if he bought it back.

Su Ruojin, on the other hand, smiled and negotiated the price with the store, and finally bought five feet for two taels of silver.

After leaving the shop, Ye Huaizhen couldn't help but ask, "Who are you buying it for?" For Mother Dong or Mother Ji, these are the only two people in the Su family who can wear it, right?

Su Ruojin smiled and said, "It's not used to make clothes."

"As a tablecloth?"

Su Ruojin smiled and shook her head, "No."

"Sachet?"

"Uh..." Apparently Su Ruojin didn't think of this, she smiled and said, "Aunt Ye reminded me that the leftovers from making bags can be used as sachets and handkerchiefs. They will definitely look good."

At this time, when people go out, they tie a piece of cloth into a knot and it is a bag. But in the Su family, whether it is the handbag Su Dalang and other young men use to go to school or the bag on the body or on the back, it is Convenient and practical.

It turns out that this is the case, Ye Huaizhen still can't think of what kind of bag this blue flower cloth can make.

Su Ruojin smiled and thought to herself that when I finish the satchel, you will know whether it looks good or not. The two of them continued shopping. What Su Ruojin bought the most was breathable and light linen. Of course, she also bought silks, satins, and brocades. Silk, damask cloth.

There is an old saying that you should first respect your clothes and then your people. In the past, a family lived behind closed doors, as long as they were dressed comfortably, generously and appropriately. Now my father is the magistrate of a county. When he is not on duty, he also interacts with different people, so it is inevitable at home. When people come and go, the clothes they wear are also a reflection of their status and bearing, so they cannot be careless.

After buying clothes, shoes, and jewelry, we continued shopping until lunch, and the carriage was almost full.

Su Ruojin was satisfied and very happy: "Let's find a place to eat."

Ye Huaizhen nodded casually.

Su Ruojin looked around and found that she was at the intersection of Front and Back Streets. Walking forward was Front Street, which was full of high-end restaurants. Walking back was still a back street. It was not as high-end as the front, but it had its own characteristics. .

Of course Su Ruojin chose a restaurant with special characteristics, "Then let's go eat Xiji's signature dish - Yangfang Tibetan Fish?"

Hearing the name of the restaurant, Ye Huaizhen suddenly remembered that before her family was broken down, her father took the whole family to eat here. In her memory, it was one of the few times they ate out. Looking back now, it feels like a lifetime ago.

Su Ruojin didn't notice the change in Ye Huaizhen's mood. When she saw the fish hidden in the sheep, she couldn't help but sigh. She didn't expect that the Yin Dynasty also had this dish. This is the number one dish in Chinese classical cuisine, with a history of three to four thousand years. In modern times, this dish is still popular in restaurants in some places.

Yangfangzangyu, also called Taotai Cai or Er Tao Cai, is made by placing the fish in large pieces of mutton, adding seasonings, cooking it together, or steaming and stewing it. The taste is extremely delicious, so the Chinese character Xianzi is What comes from this dish is fish and sheep, which is called fresh.

The inventor of this famous dish is unknown, but it is related to 'Peng Zu'. According to legend, Peng Zu's son caught a fish one day and took it home for his mother to cook. At that time, his mother was stewing mutton, so she put the fish in the pot. The mutton was cut open and the fish was put in. Peng Zu went home and ate the mutton. He felt that the mutton was very delicious and very different from the past. He asked what was going on and learned how his wife made it. He then followed the same method and it was indeed very delicious.

This is the legend of the fish hidden in the sheep's side.

Several people entered the store, and Mang Zhong went to get the coupon. The waiter led them up to the second floor and into the newly vacated private room.

"Please take a seat, everyone. Your food will have to wait for a while. I will serve you tea first and take a rest."

It is located in a back street. The restaurant is not big. The lobby is downstairs. Business is very good and everyone is full. The upstairs is smaller than the downstairs. There are about five private rooms separated. When they came, a customer in one happened to leave, so they Came in.

At noon, the weather was hot, and there was ice in the room, which was quite cool.

Su Ruojin stopped feeling hot after drinking half a cup of tea. She sat down to rest her breath and waited for the food to be served.

After a while, the waiter came up with the shopkeeper and said apologetically: "Little lady, I'm sorry, can you please move to the lobby below? Don't worry, all the dishes you eat at noon today are free."

Is this a dignitary coming?

Su Ruojin didn't care, it was just that the weather was hot and she had just cooled down and didn't want to move.

"There's no other place, so you have to be in this room?"

The shopkeeper said, "Yes, little lady, I'm really sorry..." as if I can't afford to offend you and ask for your favor.

Ye Huaizhen kept looking at the little lady silently. When he saw her getting up, she also got up.

The shopkeeper thanked the young lady for letting her have a private room and kept thanking her all the way. He also let the waiter serve fruit drinks and delicious dishes as he pleased.

Sure enough, it was an old store for decades. Although they were moved to a private room, Su Ruojin thought this attitude was good and stopped her with a smile, "There are only a few of us, so there is no need to waste it."

With that said, he walked to the end of the corridor and prepared to go down the stairs.

At the bottom of the stairs, the two girls who led the way hurriedly ran up and said, "County Lord, please go upstairs and get out of the way." With that, they pushed Su Ruojin, the shopkeeper and others to the side.

Su Ruojin:…

The shopkeeper stepped forward with a flattering smile on his face, "I would like to welcome the Lord of Leping County."

The head of Leping County? After living in the capital for so many years, apart from business and people and things related to Su Yanli, Su Ruojin was able to carefully inquire about people and things related to Su Yanli. She knew nothing about the county owner or princess in such a wealthy family.

For a moment, except for the sound of Leping County Lord going up the stairs, the entire stairs and corridors were quiet, making people dare not breathe.

It seemed like a long time, and it seemed like a few steps.

The Lord of Leping County went up to the second floor, and the shopkeeper stepped forward to salute again, extending his hand to invite you, "Master of Leping County, please come this way—"

The Leping County Lord paused and looked at Su Ruojin, "Is this the private room you gave me?"

The shopkeeper didn't expect Leping to ask, so he nodded and bowed, "Back to the county master, yes."

The head of Leping County smiled gently and said, "Thank you very much, madam, for letting me live. If you don't mind, I will invite you to have dinner with me."

Pretty polite? Just as Su Ruojin thought about hypocrisy, she was invited to dinner later. She was obviously stunned. She didn't know her, so why did she invite her to dinner? If it were her, she wouldn't be able to invite someone she didn't know to dinner.

Of course, she wouldn't steal someone else's private room.

So what is this? Standing and acting? She refused with a smile, "Thank you for your kindness, Lord County. I won't disturb the Lord's meal."

The head of Leping County is about fifteen or sixteen years old. He is dressed in pale white palace clothes, with a wide skirt flowing behind him. He is elegant and luxurious. His jade-like green silk is tied into a fringed bun, and a few full and round pearls are randomly decorated in his hair. His whole person is fresh and fresh. But it's not dull, and has a bit more of a worldly temperament.

Su Ruojin looked at others, and others were also looking at her.

When she went out, she was still wearing a simple linen shirt, with no accessories on her body, not even earrings, but it could not hide her beautiful and beautiful face.

For some reason, Su Ruojin felt that this person knew her or had heard of her.

But she was just the daughter of a minor imperial official. Apart from occasionally visiting Fan's Mansion and Prince Jin's Mansion a few times, she had never interacted with other high-profile families, so she definitely didn't know this person.

Mao Ya thought of who this person was before Su Ruojin did. Could this be the rumored niece of the Queen's mother-in-law?

Leping saw the young lady in front of him who was not humble and did not say a word. He smiled slightly and said, "It's very noisy downstairs. Do you really want to have dinner with me?"

I originally felt that she knew him, but now I have the feeling that this woman seems to be coming for her. Why is she coming for her? Besides, isn't she the Zhao Lan who looks like an immortal.

She remembered that when there was a rumor in the capital that the Jin Palace was going to marry Wu Bo Palace, she met Miss Luo in the jewelry shop. Now it is popular in the capital...

Mao Ya put her head next to the young lady's left ear and said, "It is rumored that Princess Jin's heart belongs to the Queen's niece."

Ye Huaizhen approached the young lady's right ear and said, "The queen is the eldest daughter of the Lu family of Fan Yang, and Lu Youbai, the minister of Dali Temple, is her younger brother."

As expected, they are a wealthy family.

Okay, if Miss Lu wants to invite her, then she can eat and drink for free.

"Then it's better to be respectful than to obey?"

The two servants' voices were very low. Although Lu Lingxuan, the head of Leping County, didn't hear anything, it looked like she knew who she was.

That's good!

So, she walked into the private room. The inside has been tidied up again, and tea has been served again.

Just now, Ye Huaizhen and Mao Ya could sit down, but now they are standing next to Su Ruojin, pouring her tea and water.

The rich daughter raised by a wealthy family is impeccable in her sitting manners and has a certain level of elegance.

Su Ruojin drank tea slowly and leisurely. The other party didn't speak, and she didn't speak either. Anyway, she wasn't the one inviting him.

Sure enough, just before the food was served, Lu Lingxuan, the head of Leping County, said, "I hit it off with the young lady today. I wonder who her last name is, so I can make friends."

Su Ruojin put down the teacup, stood up and saluted, "Back to the county master, my surname is Su and my first name is Ruojin."

"The surname is Su?" Lu Lingxuan, the head of Leping County, thought thoughtfully, "I wonder if Dr. Su, the teacher of Prince Zhao..."

Su Ruojin knew that the other party deliberately asked her to answer the call, so she didn't pretend to be confused and directly replied: "It's my father."

"It turns out to be Ms. Su Er, no wonder she feels so friendly."

This ability to tell lies with eyes open really makes Su Ruojin admire her. This is a real fifteen or sixteen year old.

Su Ruojin felt goosebumps rising, and sat down with a fake smile.

Lu Lingxuan kept looking at the young lady opposite with a smile, gentle and dignified, with the air of a legitimate mother.

Su Ruojin felt that her fake smile was almost gone. On the one hand, she thought that Zhao Lan was such a sweetheart, and there were always people blocking her to demonstrate. On the other hand, could it be that the gentle and generous county boss wanted to call her sister?

Sure enough, in the next sentence, Lu Lingxuan said: "Sister Su, I heard that you are thirteen this year, right."

Su Ruojin didn't want to reply at all, and had the urge to get up and leave. She bared her teeth and nodded with a smile.

"Has the family ever arranged a marriage for you?"

"No."

Lu Lingxuan added: "I heard from my uncle that he once had a barbecue with your family. My aunt blames my uncle for saying now that he wants to invite you to my home. I wonder if Sister Su will be a guest at my home when she is free?"

And then give her a fiber optic matchmaker? For some reason, Su Ruojin breathed a sigh of relief. She thought Miss Lu wanted to share the same husband with her? Fortunately, she didn't. If that were the case, she would probably vomit out everything she ate the day before.

Even so, she can't sit down any longer. What do you and Prince Jin's Mansion want? How do you like Zhao Lan? That's your business. It's nothing to pull her.

Su Ruojin stood up to express her gratitude and said goodbye, "Thank you very much, Mr. Lu and his wife. I have something else to do, so I won't disturb the county master's meal. Farewell!" After saying that, he bowed again and turned to leave.

Seeing that she was rude, the girl wanted to stop her, but Lu Lingxuan stopped her with a look.

Su Ruojin and his party quickly disappeared from her sight.

The eldest girl had a look of disdain on her face, "County Master, the daughter of a small official, even if she and the young prince have a brother-sister relationship, look at the petty family spirit, even if you agree to the young prince's acceptance of her, Princess Jin will not be able to tolerate her."

Lu Lingxuan didn't think so: "I heard from my uncle that Prince Zhao has changed a lot after studying with Dr. Su. He respects Dr. Su very much. The princess may not agree."

The eldest girl was unconvinced and said, "County Master, these two are childhood sweethearts. Then you will be left out in the cold by the little prince."

Lu Lingxuan chuckled lightly: "Marrying high is like swallowing a needle, marrying low is easy to kill. For the daughters of these young officials, a high family and a big mansion are not what they imagined."

That's a cannibalistic place.

Su Ruojin didn't know what Lu Lingxuan was thinking, and she didn't want to know.

Originally, I wanted to try Yangfang Tibetan Fish? In the end, I only drank a lot of tea. I was really sighing and funny, "Let's go and eat mutton noodles."

No one will bother me now!

At this moment, there was a sudden commotion on the street. A young lady of twelve or thirteen years old ran forward in a state of embarrassment. Several men behind her were about to catch up with her. She pushed her way into the crowd, squirming through the crowd. He got behind Su Ruojin.

Su Ruojin:…

"Get out of here, you stinky girl, now, or I will tear you apart."

The little lady hid while quietly moving back, then she pushed Su Ruojin and ran away, barefoot.

Mao Ya stretched out her hand to support her little master and glanced at the chaotic crowd. For some reason, her heartbeat was beating fast.