Chapter 332
On that day, some excellent crispy lotus roots, fresh river shrimps and other items were sent to the village, as well as a small basket of red grapes. Seeing that the grapes in the basket were not big, Mu Yun reached out and picked up one and put it in his mouth: "The grapes are not big, but the taste is really sweet."
The old lady who came to deliver the things smiled and said, "No, this is what it is grown in the mountain behind Zhuangzi. The average mountain grapes are sour and rare to encounter such a sweet one. It is also by chance that we encountered such a sweet vine in the mountains. However, there are not many grapes in one vine. I picked a few of the best ones to give them a taste of them."
Mu Yun smiled and said, "You're bothering." As he said that, he asked the maid to take a red seal for her and asked someone to take her down to rest.
Seeing that it was still early, Mu Yun said to Xiao Pumpkin and Shuhua beside him: "It's a rare and good weather today, and it's not very hot. It's not fun to stay at home all the time. Why don't I take you to the street and take a look at Princess Yu later. Since she left last time, I haven't had time to visit her."
Little Pumpkin was actually a little reluctant to go out, but Shuhua clapped her hands and cheered: "This is a good idea. The master likes to eat grapes the most. I saw that there were two pots of green chrysanthemums in my aunt's flower room. Let's take them to show them to the master to make her happy too."
Mu Yun looked at her helplessly, but Xiao Pumpkin was so upset by her shamelessness that she said incredible: "Sister Shuhua, you are using this 'borrowing flowers to offer Buddha', so you are just using my mother's good things to honor your master."
Shuhua smiled and stuck out her tongue: "Isn't this a pauper? Isn't it a pity? Besides, based on my aunt's relationship with my master, even if I don't say it, my aunt won't lose her." After that, he rushed to Muyun, shook her arm and said, "Aunt, is what I said very reasonable?"
Mu Yun suddenly laughed: "Of course it makes sense."
Little Pumpkin curled his lips aside: "You are all bad!"
Mu Yun smiled and winked at Shuhua: "You're not going to coax your sister yet."
Shuhua understood and ran to Xiao Pumpkin happily: "Good sister, I love you with all my problems."
As he said that, Shuhua took out a very small and exquisite white porcelain box from his purse and opened it and said, "Sister, this is my latest facial cream, made of good pearl powder and red ginseng. It's winter coming soon. I'll use this to ensure that you dare to face the cold and beautify the whole winter."
After hearing her words, Little Pumpkin was too lazy to pay attention to her and gave her a big roll of her eyes!
Mu Yun was amused by her: "You, how come you have such wise words?"
After saying that, Mu Yun felt that Shuhua's words sounded familiar, but she didn't think about it carefully. Seeing that it was not too early, the few of them hurriedly changed their clothes and went out.
Mu Yun was thinking about not having a shopping trip in the jewelry shop that day, so he told the two: "We are going to walk down Zhuque Street, where the shop of Pingjie'er's house is open. Let's take a look."
Upon hearing this, Shuhua was a little surprised: "I heard from Sister Ping that her family wanted to open a Nanfu shop, but I didn't expect it to be opened on Zhuque Street. The shops there are not cheap?"
Mu Yun nodded: "It's not cheap. I heard that it cost 40,000 to 50,000 taels of silver to buy a shop alone. It was a coincidence that a wealthy family wanted to go back to their hometown to mourn, thinking of selling the shop here to buy new ones in Jiangnan. Otherwise, even if there is money, they wouldn't be able to buy the shop on Zhuque Street."
Upon hearing this, Cai Mi Shuhua sighed a little lonely: "Oh, I originally thought I had earned a lot of money in the past two years, but after comparing this, I felt very poor. I originally wanted to buy a shop, but now I guess that my little money is not enough."
Little Pumpkin hurriedly comforted her and said, "You don't have to buy a big shop. Big ones are expensive. Wouldn't you just buy a small one? If Sister Shuhua, you don't have enough money, I can lend you some. Look at your frowning face, it will be ugly."
Upon hearing this, Shuhua's face became even more distorted, and her nose and eyebrows were frowning together. Mu Yun chuckled and said, "Okay, okay, put away your wrinkled face like the little old lady. Your sister is right, you really don't look good like this."
Then Mu Yun comforted her again: "Didn't you say you had saved six or seven thousand silver last time? Even if you can't buy a big shop, it's more than enough to buy a smaller shop on the next few streets. You don't have to be so mean, as the concubine's daughters of the Duke and Hou family are not as good as the dowry. For example, Princess Yongchang's husband's family, because General Gao favors the concubine's concubine's daughter, even if she prefers her, she only has five thousand taels of marriage."
Upon hearing this, Shuhua opened her eyes wide: "Aunt, are you talking about true? Don't you say that it is popular nowadays? I see, the things you prepared for the little pumpkin can cost tens of thousands of taels, let alone other things. What is the only thing that wealthy families pay for only 5,000 yuan? They can't even buy a shop."
Although Xiao Pumpkin is not old, he knows a little bit about the tricks here: "Well, it is said that the case is only part of the gift given by the public. But if the concubine daughter is favored by the elders, there are naturally some elders who have paid for it in private. In addition, part of the man's betrothal gift, the dowry will not be too ugly."
Shuhua thought for a while, then nodded thoughtfully: "It seems that it is not easy to be a concubine daughter. Dowry is a matter of the whole generation. What's the use of being good-looking on the face? If there is nothing practical, if you marry a concubine son again and become a kiss, you don't even have pocket money, it's so miserable!"
Little Pumpkin curled his lips: "Sister Shuhua, you are enough. You are a big girl's family, and you are talking about betrothal gifts. How can outsiders say that they will talk about your husband's family when they hear you?"
While talking, the carriage stopped. Shuhua was busy getting out of the car to see the new shop at his cousin's house, and did not bother to continue quarrel with Xiao Pumpkin.
After getting off the carriage, Shuhua looked at the big shop with two floors and four doors in front of her, and couldn't help but whisper: "This shop is really extraordinary!"
At this time, a maid happened to pass by her. After hearing her words, she glanced at Yi Shuhua. Seeing her clothes, she snorted: "I don't know where the local buns came from, I really don't know!"
Not to mention Shuhua, even Mu Yun, who got off the car, was very angry when she heard this. She wanted to see whose maid dared to be so rude! Mu Yun was about to ask, but a gentle voice sounded from behind the maid: "Cuiping, don't be rude!"
Then, the man walked up to Mu Yun with a small step and bowed: "It was the little girl who was incompetent to rule, so she let the maid run into Mrs. Wen, and ask her to forgive her for her crime."
After saying that, she asked the maid to apologize to Shuhua. The maid curled her lips and bowed reluctantly. Shuhua felt angry when she saw her like that. But thinking that the other party was a guest of her cousin, she could not ruin her uncle's business, so she had to endure it.
When he saw this woman, Mu Yun frowned slightly and muttered in his heart: Is it not appropriate for me to go out these days? Why do I meet people I don’t want to see every time I go out on the street?
After so many years of being in trouble, Mu Yun has long learned to speak out. He doesn't like the other person anymore. He also smiled and said, "Miss Yue, you are polite. My cousin is always a little erratic. It's not as dignified as the girl, which makes the girl laugh." It turns out that this woman is the eldest lady Yue who took Mu Yun to see her when Yen Chuzhi took Mu Yun to see her. She is one of the "two beauties in the capital" that have emerged in recent years.
Miss Yue smiled faintly and said, "I dare not be a good person. I heard that this shop has been newly opened, but I didn't expect that Mrs. Wen also heard about the name here."
Mu Yun sneered in his heart, not just hearing it? But she didn't say much. Thinking of the other party's identity, she turned her eyes and smiled: "Yes, I heard that there are good gems and other things here. Am I going to prepare some dowry for the little girl first? I just thought about coming over and seeing there was nothing good." As she said that, Mu Yun winked at Shuhua.
Shuhua was so obedient that she understood Mu Yun's meaning at once and pretended to be impatient: "Okay, aunt, let's go in quickly, otherwise the good things will be taken away by others." As she said that, she walked in first.
When Mu Yun saw Shuhua enter, he deliberately delayed the time so that she could communicate with her. Therefore, he smiled at Miss Yue and said, "I have never seen the De'an County Lord since I returned to Beijing. I wonder if the county lord is in good health now?"
Miss Yue replied with a smile: "My mother has always been good, thank you for your concern. But Mrs. Wen has been like a lotus after so many years, and there is no trace of time. She really has the ability to keep her face!"
Her words were not all big talk. No woman doesn't like beauty. Although Miss Yue has not been married, she is already a "big" daughter over 20 years old. In some aspects, she naturally compares those young girls of sixteen or seventeen years old. Now she sees Mu Yun in her early thirties still taking care of her like a girl, with no wrinkles on her face and white skin as white as cream, and she is not unhappy in her heart.
Mu Yun smiled and replied, "Miss Yue is too famous. I am just a little better in my mentality. How can I compare to Miss Yue, you are born with beauty! I heard that Miss Yue is also among the talent show this time, so I must be able to stand out and make a name for myself."
Although Miss Yue had a big ambition in her heart, she refused to admit it and hurriedly refused: "Mrs. Wen was joking, the little girl Pu Liu's figure is just like not to embarrass her family during the talent show, and she dare not think about the others."
Chapter completed!