The illiterate life in the Northern Song Dynasty

"Brother Shi, my sister said that the clothes are beautiful."

At the end of the banquet that night, Zheng Shuangcheng found Wei Shiyi, and excitedly patted Wei Shiyi on the shoulder, saying that Zheng Shuangqiang was very satisfied with the birthday gift he gave this time.

Wei Shiyi listened and nodded in satisfaction, "It's just as long as your sister likes it."

"It's just..." Zheng Shuangcheng paused, with a difficult expression on his face, "It's just that my sister said that she doesn't know what to wear with that dress."

Wei Shiyi blinked, "What?"

Zheng Shuangcheng smiled flatteringly at Wei Shiyi, "You can help me choose two more pieces of jewelry. My sister said that good clothes go well with them, so she asked me to help her choose two more pieces of jewelry."

Wei Shiyi: "..."

The next day, in the back garden of Zheng's family, the girls' crisp voices came from there. Although there were many voices, but because of the crispness, there was a pleasant sound like birds chirping.

"Rouge, hairpins, handkerchiefs...there are so many things, Shuangqiang, it's so nice, these are so beautiful."

"But these are beautiful, but the gifts are the same every year, nothing new."

"By the way, Shuangqiang, where's the thing your brother gave you? Quickly show it to us."

"Haha, I don't think there's much to look at. Every year her younger brother gives the same things, so only Shuang Qiang thinks his birthday presents are pretty."

"Hmm... Didn't he give it away this year?"

In the garden, seven girls were sitting in a pavilion. There were more than a dozen beautifully decorated boxes on the table in the pavilion. The girls held the boxes and slowly opened them, talking while opening them.

These girls are Zheng Shuangqiang and her sisters. As usual, she is sharing the fun of unwrapping presents with her sisters.

Zheng Shuangqiang's sisters were also used to opening presents with Zheng Shuangqiang, but what surprised them was that they didn't see her brother's gift among the presents this time.So the girls couldn't help guessing why there was no gift from Zheng Shuangcheng here, and even the most outrageous Zheng Shuangcheng said it without giving it.

In fact, they were not looking forward to Zheng Shuangcheng's gift to Zheng Shuangqiang, because the things Zheng Shuangcheng gave back and forth every year were just the same, and there was nothing new.

But every time Zheng Shuangqiang would say that the things her younger brother gave were the most beautiful, and even the rouge and gouache she used on weekdays were all given by Zheng Shuangcheng. Only when there were more hairpins, she would change them. I can only endure Zheng Shuangcheng's aesthetics.

Even Zheng Shuangcheng himself didn't know Zheng Shuangqiang's serious attitude towards Zheng Shuangcheng's gift.

"Brother Cheng's gift is the best, so I will save it for you to see later." Zheng Shuangqiang raised her chin slightly and said with pride and joy.

The sisters were also used to Zheng Shuangqiang's mindless bragging, so they agreed, "Okay, okay, your brother's is the best, so can you show us now?"

Seeing that the sisters were not looking forward to Zheng Shuangcheng's gift, Zheng Shuangqiang snorted softly and said, "This time Brother Cheng's gift is really the most beautiful. Just wait, I'll go and get it right away."

It was fine before, but this time Zheng Shuangqiang really thought that the gift from Zheng Shuangcheng was the prettiest.With the feeling of surprising the sisters, Zheng Shuangqiang left the garden and went to the room to get gifts.

Zheng Shuangqiang left, and it seemed that she would not come out for a while. The six girls looked around, and with a snickering smile, they took out a few copper coins from their pockets and put them on the table.

After a while, there were more than 100 copper coins on the table. There were not many copper coins, not enough for them to buy a piece of jewelry, but the six girls smiled and rolled their eyes when they saw the more than 100 copper coins.

"Come on, come on, guess and see who can guess right. If anyone guesses right, the money will be hers." A girl said with a smile, "Start!"

Zheng Shuangqiang receives gifts from Zheng Shuangcheng every year. When the girls were young, they would curiously guess what Zheng Shuangcheng would send them. Later, they didn't guess what Zheng Shuangcheng would give, they directly judged the exact thing, and even bet with the gift to see who could guess correctly.

The girl who spoke was the first to say: "I guess rouge and gouache."

Then the remaining five girls followed suit.

The second girl said: "I guess hairpin and hairpin."

The third girl said: "Since you guess the face, then I will also guess the face, earrings and steps."

The fourth girl said: "You all guess the head, then I will guess something else, the bracelet."

The fifth girl said: "Necklace and hair flower."

The last girl was left without guessing. She rested her chin, and instead of looking at the six girls, she looked at the direction Zheng Shuangqiang left, and said with some expectation: "I guess the clothes."

"Clothes?" The other five girls were very surprised when they heard this, "Jingyi, Zheng Shuangcheng has never sent clothes before, how could you guess the clothes, you will lose, you really lost."

Liu Jingyi didn't care when she heard those girls' words, she just bent her lips and said with a light smile: "Actually, Zheng Shuangcheng gave Shuangqiang the same things every time, but didn't you notice that those gifts were from Did you buy it from a different store?"

"Ah? What does this mean?" The five girls didn't know why.

"Zheng Shuangcheng is a young gentleman. As a young gentleman, he can know what ladies like. What he gives is only based on what those little ladies are wearing and what they are wearing. He didn't deliberately give Shuangqiang repeatedly." Those things were done with care.”

"A few years ago, you also said in other places that the things he gave were not good-looking and not new. Zheng Shuangcheng must know that too. The little man can't be beaten. He knows his evaluation in the little lady. This time he may Send some other things, jewelry, rouge and gouache, you have all guessed, then I will guess the clothes."

After Liu Jingyi finished speaking, the six girls blinked their eyes, and the girl who spoke first couldn't help but said: "Jingyi, don't you think that Zheng Shuangcheng's gift is pretty like Shuang Qiang's?"

Liu Jingyi didn't answer the girl's words, but she just looked away, looked at the girls around her gently, and said, "Yes, I think the gifts that are given with care are the prettiest."

"How many brothers and sisters in our family will give Shuang Qiang a birthday gift every year like Zheng Shuangcheng?" Liu Jingyi said calmly with her eyes downcast.

Those five girls originally wanted to talk about Liu Jingyi's aesthetics, but when they heard her say that, they thought of their elder brothers and younger brothers at home, but few of them could give Zheng Shuangqiang birthday gifts every year like Zheng Shuangcheng.

They used to be young, thinking maybe they had forgotten, but as they grow older, how could they not understand what that means.And... the few of them guessing here about the gift from Zheng Shuangcheng may not be without envy in it.

For a while, the mood of the five girls became a little depressed.Then the girl who made the guess first put away the copper coins on the table, "Jingyi is right, no matter what Zheng Shuangcheng sends, it is the most beautiful."

"Haha, let's stop frowning, today is Shuang Qiang's birthday. Speaking of which, the makeup used by Shuang Qiang is really pretty, and it looks very natural when you use it."

The atmosphere at the scene was dull, a lively girl smiled and stood up to make the atmosphere lively, and then the other girls also raised their spirits one after another.

"That's right, there is also the hairpin that Shuangqiang received last year. I remember it was the most beautiful hairpin at that time, and all the ladies in Bianliang were wearing it."

"Let's not talk about hairpins, it's just necklaces and bracelets, which one wasn't the most beautiful at that time."

Next, the girls expressed their opinions one by one.At this moment, some people wondered why Shuangqiang had been away for so long and hadn't come back. Zheng Shuangqiang's room was not far from the courtyard, and if she just went back to get a gift, she should be back soon.

The girl was puzzled, and the other girls also noticed, wondering why Zheng Shuangqiang hadn't come back yet.

Just when everyone was curious, a girl stood up, pointed to the figure in the distance and said: "Shuang Qiang is back." Then her voice froze suddenly, and she said uncertainly: "Then... that is Shuang Qiang. ?"

There is no doubt that Shuang Qiang came. The other five girls were very puzzled. They stood up and followed the girl's eyes and looked into the distance. As a result, they were also stunned when they saw this, their faces were full of disbelief. expression.

So... is that Double Rose?

It was a young girl standing among the flowers, she was walking towards them along the path in the garden, she was clearly walking, but she was slowly floating towards them like a flower fairy.

The girl was wearing sandy clothes, with a light pink outer gauze on the outside and a slightly pink inner layer on the inside.When the breeze blows, the pink tulle flutters with the wind, following the girl's forward movement, it flutters behind her.

The gauze clothes under the tulle looked a little drapey, and those gauze clothes seemed to be a bit long, dragging on the path behind them, obviously they should worry about whether the clothes would get dirty, but they felt that there was a sense of dust-free beauty.

The sleeves are made like a skirt, which is different from the narrow sleeves nowadays. They are made of Cantonese embroidery. Looking at the Cantonese embroidery makes people feel very elegant.

Also, I don't know how the girl's clothes are made. From a distance, I can't see the upper body clearly, only the chest and legs, as if there are legs below the chest.

No matter which era women are very concerned about their figure, they pay attention to the proportion of their figure, and they wish their legs are long, so that they look better in clothes. On weekdays, they also try their best to dress up, but they have never been as stunning as Zheng Shuangqiang.

Not only that, as Zheng Shuangqiang walked in, the girls noticed that Zheng Shuangqiang was wearing pink hairpins and head flowers, earrings were also pink, and even the makeup on her face was pink, which was completely different from the makeup on her face just now. different.

No wonder Zheng Shuangqiang hasn't come back for so long, because she not only changed her clothes, but also changed her makeup.

Although Zheng Shuangqiang spent a lot of time, they had to admit that Zheng Shuangqiang, who was wearing pink clothes and pink makeup, looked much better than before.If Zheng Shuangqiang was still wearing this dress in the same way as before, she would definitely not be so stunning.

The aesthetics of women in the Northern Song Dynasty is very good, and they also pay attention to dressing and makeup, but at this time they have not awakened the idea of ​​a set of makeup and a set of clothes, so when Zheng Shuangqiang appeared in front of them, they thought nothing more than looking good. No other adjectives.

Seeing this, Zheng Shuangqiang pursed her lips and chuckled, extremely satisfied, and walked around in front of the girls, sweeping the veil over them, and they came back to their senses.

"Shuang Qiang, look good." A girl murmured.

"Shuang Qiang, how can you be so good-looking, woo woo woo, you're still letting people live." A girl exaggeratedly shouted.

"Hee hee hee, it's pretty. I'll say that this gift from Brother Cheng is the most beautiful." After receiving the compliment, Zheng Shuangqiang smiled and spun around, "Hey, I think it's pretty good."

A girl swallowed her saliva and said in surprise, "This is the gift Zheng Shuangcheng gave you?"

Zheng Shuangqiang nodded, and said proudly: "That's right, Brother Cheng gave you clothes this time. Besides the clothes, these jewelry are also given by him."

"Clothes... are really clothes..." The girls looked at Liu Jingyi, unexpectedly she guessed it right.

The girls were very surprised, not only surprised, but also envious, not only envious, but also jealous, why didn't they have such a good brother.

Just when the girls were envious, Liu Jingyi moved the tip of her nose, and asked softly in surprise: "Shuangqiang, did you change the rose water?"

Rose water is a kind of perfume used by ancient women. It is very fragrant and very popular among women.

Rose water is said to be extracted from roses, and merchants in Bianliang also made their own, but the effect was not as good as the genuine one. At that time, the best-smelling rose water was imported from Dashi.

The smell on Zheng Shuangqiang's body just now was not the smell of roses, but a faint scent of gardenia. Now that Zheng Shuangqiang went back to get the gift, she not only changed her clothes, but also changed her makeup and perfume, from beginning to end.

Liu Jingyi was very surprised, but she didn't think that Zheng Shuangqiang was so bad. On the contrary, she felt that Zheng Shuangqiang was wearing a pink dress and sprinkled with rose-scented perfume, which matched her very well.

Liu Jingyi suggested that Zheng Shuangqiang changed the rose water, and the other girls also noticed, and they all said in surprise that Zheng Shuangqiang changed the rose water, which smells very good.

Zheng Shuangqiang giggled and said, "No, I didn't spray rose water on my body, but I smoked the clothes for a night, so that I don't need to spray perfume on the clothes, and it smells very fragrant, and it's very pleasant. nature."

"It smells good and is very natural." The girls nodded in agreement.

The girls liked the fragrance very much, but what they cared more about was Zheng Shuangqiang's clothes and matching. They really didn't expect that Zheng Shuangcheng would be enlightened this time, and the gift for Zheng Shuangqiang was so good.

"Shuangqiang, can you tell us where Zheng Shuangcheng got you this dress? It's so beautiful, we want it too." A girl asked Zheng Shuangqiang enviously, and then asked the other girls, saying: "Do you think so?" Bar."

"Yes yes yes! Really!"

Even the quiet Liu Jingyi nodded, and said with some expectation: "Shuangqiang, I think so too, your clothes are really beautiful, and your jewelry, I don't know where Zheng Shuangcheng bought them for you of."

Women like to be praised, whether they are of the same sex or the opposite sex, Zheng Shuangqiang specially waited until the sisters came to change clothes, one is to let them take a look at the birthday gift that Zheng Shuangcheng gave her this time, and the other is to get them agree with.

At this time, Zheng Shuangqiang was praised by everyone, and she was in a very good mood.When she put on the clothes, she was ready for what the sisters wanted too. When asked by them, she said: "Don't leave today. I will ask Brother Cheng when he comes back later. He won't go today." Academy, be back soon."

"Okay!" The girls nodded excitedly.

The girls were very happy, and Zheng Shuangqiang was also very happy, but after she was happy, she hesitated. After the sisters also wore such beautiful clothes, then she would be the same as them, and her clothes would not be unique.

Zheng Shuangqiang thought so in her heart, but she didn't show it on the surface.

With the excitement of the girls and Zheng Shuangqiang's implicit hesitation, time passed quickly, and the servants also came from the front yard to inform them that Zheng Shuangcheng was back. After hearing this, the girls stood up and dragged Zheng Shuangqiang to the front yard. walk quickly.

Zheng Shuangcheng was going home happily. This time, Zheng Shuangqiang was very satisfied with the gift he gave him, and solved a major matter on his mind. He is in a good mood today.But his good mood didn't last long, when he saw a group of young girls running towards him, Zheng Shuangqiang recognized them, and it was thanks to them that he had a bad reputation among Bianliang ladies in recent years.

Seeing a group of girls running over at this time, Zheng Shuangcheng subconsciously thought that those people thought the things he gave were not good-looking, so he turned around and ran, but he was stopped before taking two steps.

"Brother Cheng, don't go!" Zheng Shuangqiang shouted.

Zheng Shuangcheng stopped immediately, turned around, and smiled flatteringly at them, "Sister, what's the matter? Don't you really like this dress?" What are you doing now?

Zheng Shuangqiang grabbed Zheng Shuangcheng's hand, and said to him who was anxious: "They didn't say that the clothes you gave are not good-looking, they want to ask you where you bought the clothes and jewelry, and they also want .”

Zheng Shuangcheng: "???"

Zheng Shuangcheng looked at the six girls hesitantly, his eyes widened as if he was asking if what Zheng Shuangqiang said was true.The six girls nodded to Zheng Shuangcheng and told him clearly: That's it, that's right.

Zheng Shuangcheng: "..."

The final result was naturally that Zheng Shuangcheng agreed to take them to make clothes, and took them there tremblingly. He didn't know if Brother Shi could make clothes for these girls.

"I can take you there, but I don't know the exact location of that store, so you have to follow me to find someone first."

"Okay! We'll go with you!"

For good clothes, girls do not hesitate.

So half an hour later, a boy and seven girls stood in the Wei Family Medical Center.Lin Jinyuan was sorting and sorting medicinal materials in the medical hall. Usually, there would not be a few people in the medical hall. This time, so many people came suddenly, and he was suddenly frightened.

"Are you...all in poor health?" Lin Jinyuan asked uncertainly.

"Brother Lin, we are not in poor health." Zheng Shuangcheng came out from behind the crowd and said to Lin Jinyuan, "I'm here to look for Brother Shi, Brother Lin, is Brother Shi here?"

Lin Jinyuan knew Zheng Shuangcheng. He didn't see Zheng Shuangcheng when the girls were standing in front of him before, but now he saw Zheng Shuangcheng and realized that these people were not here to see a doctor, but to find someone.He came back to his senses and said: "Brother Shi is in the inner hall, I'll send someone to call him."

"Xiao Ma, go and call out the shopkeeper." Lin Jinyuan said to Xiaoer, who nodded and went in. Lin Jinyuan saw Zheng Shuangcheng and pulled Zheng Shuangcheng aside, and said in a low voice, "Brother Cheng, go find Brother Shi What are you doing, and these little ladies, what are they doing looking for Brother Shi?"

Don't get me wrong, Lin Jinyuan didn't mean to be jealous, he was purely curious, because it was impossible for Wei Shiyi's small body to provoke so many girls, and these girls didn't seem to be looking for trouble.

Zheng Shuangcheng rubbed his head, and said with a sad face, "Hey, I don't understand either."

To be honest, as a young gentleman, Zheng Shuangcheng really didn't understand why these young ladies were so excited, and he didn't understand the attractiveness of these clothes and jewelry. It was better than Cuju horse racing.

At this time Wei Shiyi came out, Zheng Shuangcheng didn't say anything.

"Brother Shi, they said they want Shuang Qiang's clothes and jewelry, look..." Zheng Shuangcheng looked very embarrassed, and he said awkwardly, "Can you help me again?"

Yes, of course I can.

Wei Shiyi hugged Xiao Shihuan, looked at the girls in front of him, and said with a smile in his eyes: "Yes, you are my friend, and your sister is also my sister. If your sister's sister is in need, it is my sister's." Sisters are in need, don't worry, I am obliged!"

Zheng Shuangcheng: "???"

Half an hour later, Li Ji Clothing Store.

"You have fair skin, and you look good with any color of clothes. We can design lavender clothes for you, and then match you with a set of tulle."

"You seem to have a calm personality, I think white is more suitable for you..."

In the store, Sanjie Li was talking with a group of young girls. Next to her was a specially hired embroiderer who measured the girls. The embroiderers took measurements, and Sanjie Li explained the clothes in the store to the girls.

When a girl heard this, she didn't understand, "You mean to design it for us? If that's the case, won't we be able to wear clothes directly?"

"Yes." Sanjie Li was a little nervous when she was doing business for the first time, but she stayed in the restaurant all year round. Even though she was nervous, she looked very comfortable on the outside. She smiled and said to the girls: "Our store's Clothes are all custom-made. One piece of clothing has the same style, even if some clothes look the same, but the details are different. Not only that, we have custom-made clothes in our store, and we can also give you some suggestions on how to match jewelry and makeup .”

"Jewelry?" A girl asked, and then she remembered Zheng Shuangqiang's changed makeup and jewelry, and immediately said pleasantly: "Is the jewelry and makeup on Shuangqiang the way you suggest?"

Sanjie Li nodded and replied with a smile: "Yes."

"It is also because the clothes have to be specially designed, and the makeup has to be suggested according to the style of the clothes, so the clothes in our store usually come out every two days." Li Sanjie was a little apologetic, "Therefore, if you want to wear it today, it may be a little troublesome. "

"Ah..." The girls were a little disappointed when they heard this.

Li Sanjie was also quite disappointed. She had known that Wei Shiyi had said that she had a way to attract people, so she was ready to make clothes for them, but she never thought that there would be six of them. If you want to wear new clothes, you must want to wear them now, but their store can't sell new clothes right away.

Not only that, but these six girls also put on new clothes next to each other in batches. When they got to the back, the novelty was gone.

It seems that this business is going to die.

The fact is exactly the same. Girls come to the clothing store, thinking that they can buy ready-to-wear directly.Zheng Shuangqiang's clothes are so beautiful, and they want to be so beautiful, but the boss told them that they have to wait for a few days, and some have to wait for more than ten days, so it feels very uncomfortable.

"Why don't we go to the nearby Chen Ji Clothing Store?" Someone suggested.

Chen Ji Clothing Store is the shop of the Chen family. It is famous for selling clothes with unique designs. The biggest feature of their store is that there are many pieces of one kind of clothes in different sizes, which can meet the requirements of many customers.

This... the others hesitated.

Just when everyone was hesitating, Pang Bi, a quiet young boy, came out and said to them with a gentle smile.

"Ladies and gentlemen, it takes us two days to design and make a set of clothes in our store, but if we skip the step of designing, we can make a set of clothes in one day. If you don't mind, we can give you a set of clothes in our store. You make a suit of seven fairies."

"Seven fairies suit?"

The story of the Seven Fairies has been circulated since the Qin and Han Dynasties, and it is also an ancient myth. Many people know their stories.But what does this dress have to do with the Seven Fairies?

"That's right, it's the suit of the Seven Fairies. We can make six more sets of clothes that are exactly the same as Sister Qiang's, only the colors and details are different. Once the clothes are finished, the seven of you will wear the same clothes, won't you be the same as the Seven Fairies?" ? When you go out, people outside will think that you are seven sisters who have a good relationship when they see your clothes."

"This is the set of Seven Fairies." Wei Shiyi said gently.

In modern times, there is a three-family parent-child suit of the Yi family, and in ancient times, he came with a seven-fairy suit.

Exactly the same, the seven fairies, like the fairies, look like sisters... Just like a modern family likes others to say they are a family when they go out, in ancient times, people with a good relationship also hoped that they would be called good sisters and brothers when they went out .

The six girls were a little moved.

At the next moment, Wei Shiyi showed his trump card.

He changed his previous talk, lowered his head and said with a shy expression: "And I think that sister Qiang is wearing that beautiful dress, just like the fairy in the nine heavens, if the sisters also wear that dress, isn't it Have the seven fairies descended to earth?"

The seven fairies descended to earth, and all the girls blushed and looked shy.

"Moreover, I can guarantee that in the entire Bianliang, and even the entire Song Dynasty, except for the seven of you, no one else will wear the same clothes as you. This is the unique clothes that belong to the seven of you."

unique!

Just like Cupid's sword had shot their hearts, the hearts of the six girls were pounding, and their emotions reached the highest point. Nodding fiercely, "Okay! We want the Seven Fairies suit!"

Afterwards, Zheng Shuangcheng swallowed his saliva and said to Wei Shiyi, "Brother Shi, I think you did it on purpose."

Wei Shiyi smiled, and said calmly, "I'm called prepared."

Lee Kee Clothing Store has opened.