Gu Erbai's Pastoral Life

Chapter 290 Is It Worthy To Trade Your Low Life

Drunk Rouge.

Yixing Street crosses from north to south, and gathers in the most prosperous place on the main road. There are the most prestigious restaurants, the famous clothing store, the refreshing incense shop, the colorful dyeing and weaving workshop, and various offerings for people. Goulanwazi with entertainment and different styles...

When Gu Erbai opened the curtain, he had an inexplicable feeling that he could see the sun through the clouds and mists. The sun was just right, and the shops around him were full of people. Those who didn't know, thought they were in Rong'an, the prosperous capital of Changyi.

Xiao Taozi jumped out of the car first, and reached out to support Gu Erbai, "Madam, please slow down, there are many people here, and it is easy to bump into each other. When we enter Zuiroufang, it will be clean. Common people rarely enter there. The sons and daughters of some big families went in to buy some spices and powders."

Gu Erbai hummed lightly.

Xiao Xingzi also got out of the sedan chair, but she didn't know if she got off in a hurry, her feet accidentally tripped over a sedan chair sill, she staggered forward, and almost fell off the carriage.

Gu Erbai quickly pulled her from behind, stabilized her figure, and then bent down and got out of the car as if she had never heard of it.

Xiao Xingzi supported the side of the sedan chair with both hands, and was stunned by the situation just now with lingering fear, and her grip on the sedan chair handle tightened unconsciously.

After getting off the car, Gu Erbai stretched out his sleeves, facing the prosperous scene in front of him, he made a frantic 'buy, buy, buy' posture.

Xiao Taozi took her arm and said with a happy smile, "Madam, let's go in."

"it is good."

Gu Erbai responded by raising his eyelids, and caught a glimpse of Xiao Xingzi's pale face out of the corner of his eye.

Earlier in the carriage, she could clearly feel that she was becoming more and more tense, and even her forehead was covered with sweat. Now when she arrived at Zuiroufang, her face turned pale.

With such a reaction, could it be... that they brought them to meet the child's father?

"Xiao Xingzi?"

Gu Erbai raised his eyebrows and called out to her, but Xingzi seemed to be in a daze and didn't respond.

Gu Erbai smiled, thinking that she must be overly nervous, so he stretched out his hand to shade the sun curiously, squinted his eyes and looked at the magnificent Zuiyan Square in the distance, "Hey~ Xiao Taozi, look, there is a place next to Zuiyan Square. Why is there a small shop, it seems to be called 'Ziyinfang'..."

Xiao Taozi looked at it and smiled, "It's not fake or shoddy, it's a shop that sells goods under the name of Zuiyanfang with a little change of radicals~"

Huh~
Gu Erbai smiled, and suddenly thought of the popular counterfeit jokes in the past, drinking 'Baishi Cola' and 'Wang Laogu', eating 'Kang Shuaifu' and 'Aoheao', containing 'Six White Rabbits', 'Wang Zi'...

"I've never seen a counterfeit and shoddy store open so upright, next to the authentic one~"

Only then did Xiao Xingzi come back to her senses, her stiff eyes gradually returned to warmth.

"Ma'am, you don't know..."

As Xiao Taozi said, she leaned into her ear mysteriously.

"I heard from Ah Shen that this 'Zuiyinfang' is actually a small shop hired by the owner of 'Zuiyanfang'. The rouge and gouache in it are all inferior and inferior. If you go in and buy them, you will live a good life. Small merchants, or civilians with financial difficulties.

After using it, all of them regretted it, thinking that if they could go to Zuiyanfang one day, they would buy the real product and use it. If this happens twice, the business of Zuiyanfang will be fine.

In addition to this kind of shady fake store, who would have to sneak into it?How embarrassing, those ladies and sons of rich families, with these people as a foil and contrast, they seem to have a high status and a high quality of life, which greatly satisfies their vanity, so this Jiacheng, no matter the commoner or the noble, If you want to buy rouge, Zuiroufang is the first choice. "

"... As the old saying goes, there is no business without evil."

After hearing this, Gu Erbai gritted his teeth in admiration and came to a conclusion.

This small businessman is so treacherous, so what is a cunning and cunning?

No wonder the widow Bai Tu fell so many times at Uncle Qing's hands.

"Haha, ma'am, your words will be heard by the host..."

"What? Let me tell you that he obeys me now. He dare not say right and wrong when I say right, and he dare not say right and wrong when I say things..."

"Hahahaha, that little Taozi will tell the owner when he goes back."

"Dare to say~" Gu Erbai stared, silently touching the knife at his waist.

Behind him, Xiao Xingzi listened to sister Taozi and his wife talking and laughing, her pale face relaxed a little before, and then she lowered her head and let out an inaudible jeer.

Such a person, you still have to help the evildoer.

Xingzi, is it worthy to trade your cheap life for it?

……

Zuiyanfang is a veritable place of drunkenness and gold fans.

Located in the prosperous junction of the center of Yixing, the pavilions are clustered with terraces and pavilions, surrounded by blue tiles and vermilion pillars, carved beams and embroidered columns, nail heads and phosphorus on the top of the pavilion, Danying carved jue, and tall gates and long steps. It is also a rich and luxurious family of various colors. Cars and horses, all the people who come and go are young ladies in brocade clothes.

On both sides of the long steps, there are young servants standing and serving, specially receiving distinguished guests who come to the store to buy rouge and gouache.

Gu Erbai got out of the car.

On the stairs, a shrewd boy who was supporting Miss Zhao's family turned his head inadvertently. Seeing such a peerless beauty with snow-like skin and beautiful looks, he couldn't help but think of what the shopkeeper brought a few days ago. A painting, passed around among the servants to watch, it is the new wife of Gu Mansion - Jiacheng's new master.

There are nine points of similarity with the people of the lower ranks, and one point of charm, which is far inferior to the deity.

The first time Mrs. Gu's family went out, did they actually patronize Zuiyanfang?
The young servant was surprised, wiped his eyes with his hand in disbelief, and cast his gaze behind his wife, his guess in his heart was completely confirmed. Behind the beauty, was the second waiter Tao Xing who was by the old lady of Gu's house on weekdays? ?
After thinking about it, he didn't have time to help Miss Zhao's family into the store, so he turned his face and ran down in a hurry, afraid that other servants would also find out and snatch her away.

"Hey~"

Miss Zhao's family was thrown away suddenly, she was unstable and almost fell down the steps.

Gu Erbai was lifting up the cumbersome skirt, and when he was walking up the steps step by step, he looked up and saw a figure in blue cloth, like a small whirlwind, blowing towards him swiftly, going down several steps in succession.

She was so frightened that she uttered an 'Emma', and held Xiao Taozi tightly, "Xiao Taozi, there won't be a robbery!"

Xiao Taozi was shocked when she saw the situation, and just when she wanted to be in front of her wife, the windy blue blouse was loosely fixed in front of Gu Erbai, bowed at ninety degrees, and spoke with a clear tone , "Little Zuiyanfang Ah San, I pay my respects to my wife."

"..." You don't want to see Madam, you want to scare Madam to death!
"So it's Ah San... You're so hands-on, why haven't you seen her for a few days, and the flattery has become louder?"

"Sister Xiao Taozi, do you want to save some face in front of Madam~"

Ah San smiled slickly and coquettishly, and there was a hint of coquettishness in her voice.

Gu Erbai's brows widened slightly, and suddenly he thought of a word "gay in gay..."

Xiao Taozi smiled, and turned to introduce to Gu Erbai, "Ma'am, this is the servant of Zuiyanfang, San, who is proficient in rouge and gouache."

Ah San smiled and apologized to Gu Erbai, "Seeing Madam arriving, Ah San was so excited, I was rude just now, I offended you so much, I hope Madam will forgive me."

"No……"

Just as Gu Erbai was about to speak, on the steps, the lady of the Zhao family, whose hair was shaking loosely, fell down on the steps, howling and cursing Ah San.

"..." Ah San seemed unreliable.

"Don't worry about her, madam please come inside~"

Ah San took the oiled paper umbrella from the boy next to him, and held it up for Gu Erbai graciously. With a smile on her powdered face, she stretched out her hand to invite, "The shop has recently introduced a new batch of makeup powder, the texture and color They are all top-notch, Madam enters the room, and the younger ones will introduce you one by one."

"it is good."

Gu Erbai nodded, and when he walked into the store, he was amazed by the magnificence of the Feige Liudan's Zuirou Square.

Hanging on the top of the head is a tall and red gold-painted square plaque. On the plaque are engraved with the four characters of "Fresh Beauty", and there are carved couplets on both sides. Crescent Moon'.

Walking inwards, the paved and tightly patterned marble floor is exquisitely structured, and the carved beams and painted buildings are layered on top of each other, like a flying dragon, extending the entire building, and the intrigue is really beautiful.

Occasionally, there are small flat calligraphy and paintings in the partition of the screen. The above said, "Suddenly someone dyed the rouge", "The rouge lightly dyed the double bead trees, and the east wind is everywhere charming countless" and so on...

There are graceful beauties in the painting, lips that are not stained but red, eyebrows that are not painted but green, and the high cabinets of nanmu on the four walls are all storerooms for displaying rouge and gouache, luxurious and restrained.

The shopkeeper, who was broadcasting the abacus at the counter, heard Ah San's crisp voice from outside, raised his head slightly, and was surprised to see the person coming with fluttering clothes and a natural posture. After seeing the complexion clearly, his eyes trembled.

Putting down his abacus in a hurry, he rushed over to greet her with a solemn face, "I don't know if Madam is here, but I'm sorry to welcome you, please take a seat quickly."

As soon as this remark came out, all the servants in the attic who were introducing cosmetics to the guests were all attracted, and they all ran over to salute and salute.

"Little Wang Wu has seen his wife~"

"Little Zhao Liu has met his wife~"

"..." Gu Erbai suspected that the servants in their shop might be arranged according to 'one, two, three, four...'.

All around, young masters and young ladies from various households gathered together, pointing and discussing how the new wife of the Gu Mansion should have a face as white as jade, and a graceful demeanor...

At first glance, it sounds like praise.

Seeing this posture, Gu Erbai coughed twice, leaned over and said to the shopkeeper, "There is no need to make such a big noise, I just came to take a look."

The shopkeeper naturally understood that Madam didn't like the rules of onlookers, so he stretched out his hand and waved away the servants, and then invited Gu Erbai into the private room on the second floor.

"Madam is glad to be here. The shop is really flourishing. Madam appreciates it. I hope I can say a few nice words in front of the owner..."

"..." How can I feel that Uncle Qing is the emperor, and I am the corrupt official who took bribes.

Entering the private room, there was a young servant who made tea and waited on him respectfully. The fragrance of the dragon well in front of the rain was filled with water vapor, and there were drums and music on both sides. The atmosphere in the private room was extremely elegant and pleasant. .

Gu Erbai took his seat squarely, and the change of the shopkeeper started to introduce him.

"The small shop has rouge powder, flower tin goose yellow, Shidai spices... everything, madam, which one do you want to see? Or should I display the small ones one by one for you to see?"

"No need, just look at Rouge."

Gu Erbai waved his hand softly, raised his eyebrows towards Tao Xing and the two behind him, "Sit down."

For you to see.

"Okay~"

(End of this chapter)