Republic of China Designer [Transmigration Book]

What does it mean to be unlucky, unemployed and broken in love, take a taxi to play time-traveling, and yet she is dressed as a cannon fodder with the same name and surname!

According to the usual routine of the novel, since Jiang Kuan likes men, it should be a good show of marriage first and then love after marrying a man.

Unfortunately, there was a white moonlight living in Jiang Kuan's heart. Before marriage, he was very courteous, and after marriage, he kept secrets, making the serious man and wife into a decoration.

Once Xia Jinting passed through the books and occupied the shell of this husband and wife, but he didn't want to get entangled with Jiang Kuan, he must find a way to withdraw from this marriage!

Mrs. Ma saw that Xia Jinting was still looking like he was out of his mind, and she hated iron for nothing. Then she glanced at the long robe and jacket on his body, and sighed: "Young Master Jiang is a member of the new school. You said that you are dressed in a beautiful dress..."

Xia Jinting touched the material of the cloth, it was a fine brocade.Throughout the ages, only wealthy families can afford brocade.

Xia Jinting remembered that Xia's family in the book was not well off, and Xia Dayong owed a lot of gambling debts to pay off, so he was moved to sell his son. Now this body, I am afraid it is also a treasure at the bottom of the box.

In the early years of the Republic of China, although suits were gradually accepted by new-style people, for ordinary people, long robes and mandarin jackets were the most serious dresses. The original owner wore this suit to meet Jiang Kuan, which was not out of courtesy, but Jiang Kuan wanted to find fault. Then he severely ridiculed the original owner.

The original owner lost his mother since he was a child, and has a docile and cowardly nature. Wherever he is Jiang Kuan's opponent, his face turns red when he is blocked by a few words, and he becomes the laughing stock of the western restaurant.

Xia Jinting knew in his heart that the reason why Mrs. Jiang agreed to this marriage was actually because he liked the original owner's calm, weak and docile temperament.

Jiang Kuan is the only son of the Jiang family, and shoulders the important task of carrying on the family line. Although the fortune teller must marry a male wife, he did not say that he cannot take concubines.

The original owner has a meager family background and a timid temperament, which is a good target.Now marry someone who doesn't cause trouble, and Jiang Kuan will bring his concubine into the house in the future, and he can also seek peace in the house.

Since Xia Jinting has insight into the mind of the Jiang family, he is sure to make their wishful thinking come to nothing.The Jiang family wanted a husband and wife with a submissive personality, so he wanted to be aggressive.

The first rule is not to be inferior in the confrontation with Jiang Kuan.

Xia Jinting raised his eyes, and not far away was the Jiangji silk and satin village of the Jiang family.The two-storey Baroque building is symmetrical left and right, and on the plaque in the middle there are a few flying and phoenix characters: Jiang Ji Silk Cloth.

Outside the gate, a few rickshaws were parked here and there, and the driver and other passengers were bored and gathered together to pass the time.

"Stop!" Xia Jinting ordered.

The coachman in gray cloth bunt paused and looked at Mrs. Ma hesitantly.

Mrs. Ma glanced at the leather watch, and said angrily, "What are you doing to park properly? If you delay the appointed time, it will be too late."

Xia Jinting jumped out of the car neatly, patted the ashes on his hem, and said softly, "No rush."

Xia Jinting knew that Jiang Kuan was baptized by new ideas and hated arranged marriages, but he was irresponsible and did not dare to disobey the old man's wishes on the surface, so he could only use childish and ridiculous methods to embarrass others secretly.

The first time the two met in the book, Jiang Kuan was an hour late.

So at this moment, Xia Jinting was not in a hurry, and walked into Jiang Ji very calmly.

As soon as he entered the door, there were three or two eyes cast on Xia Jinting.

An elderly bearded guy behind the counter was calculating, but his eyes had swept Xia Jinting from head to toe.

Seeing the brocade material on Xia Jinting's body, the clerk's eyes lit up, but when he saw the old cloth shoes on his feet, he looked away calmly, pretending not to see anyone.

Seeing this, the rest of the staff also did their own work. For a while, there was only the sound of dialing the abacus in the shop.

Xia Jinting had a panoramic view of everyone's reactions, and secretly smiled.Due to his professional relationship in his previous life, he often had to deal with the sales of clothing stores, and he was well versed in the way of seeing people.Experienced salesmen will not only judge the purchasing power of customers according to their clothes, but also pay attention to the details of customers' clothes.

If the clothes are overall harmonious and the details are brilliant, it means that you are a distinguished guest. If you are dressed brightly and your feet are cold, you are probably out of pocket, and you can only wear all your belongings on your body to show off.

In addition, the old and new styles of clothing and the new and old patterns are also the basis for judgment.

Xia Jinting knew that there were a few things wrong with today's outfit, one was that the cloth shoes on his feet were old, the second was that the bamboo and chrysanthemum patterns in the brocade were a bit outdated, and the third was that the dark brown material looked old-fashioned.

What a sharp-eyed old guy, he was very airy, and he looked like he was too lazy to talk to him.

No one answered, Xia Jinting was not embarrassed, and looked at the rows of shelves by himself.There are samples of different materials on display on the shelves. The sky blue color is probably the most popular in this season, and all the sky blue materials are placed in the most conspicuous position.

He watched leisurely from this side, but the shop assistant on the other side was not calm.

When Xia Jinting was looking carefully at a horse of fragrant cloud yarn with purple patterns and dark flowers, a voice suddenly came from behind: "What do you want to buy?"

Xia Jinting turned around and took a look. It was a young man with rounded eyes and tight lips, looking angry.

"This fragrant cloud gauze is soft in texture, and it is cool and comfortable to wear in hot weather. It is a good material." The young man raised his voice, showing off in his tone.

Xia Jinting didn't answer, just walked aside.

Whenever he stood in front of the shelf, the young guy would introduce the goods to him like a treasure.

Walking around in a circle, Xia Jinting was still in a relaxed posture, but the guy spoke dryly.

The clerk picked up the teapot and poured half of it in one go. Then he came back and gritted his teeth and said, "I said, are you going to buy it or not?!"

"I'll take a look again." Xia Jinting dropped a quick reply, then turned to look at the handmade hat.

The young man gritted his teeth angrily: "Are you kidding me?!"

"Ahem..." Behind the counter, the bearded old man cleared his throat and shook his head helplessly.

After all, his apprentice is still young, and his behavior is not prudent enough.But the young man in brocade...

The old man's eyes fell on Xia Jinting, this young man has been very calm since he entered the door, and his every move shows "nobility". Could it be that "the nobleman is here"?

But if the high-ranking officials and dignitaries in Haicheng, the old man asked himself that they were all familiar faces, could it be that they were upstarts from other places?

Xia Jinting didn't know what the old man was thinking, at the moment he was focusing on picking up his western hat.

Although Jiang Ji is mainly engaged in domestic silk, it also sells accessories such as foreign hats, but compared with silk and ready-made clothes, this type of accessories does not make much profit.

The guys counted the commission with their fingers, and they all looked like they were not interested.

No one stepped forward to greet him, but Xia Jinting felt relaxed. He picked up a black bowler hat and looked into the floor-standing full-length mirror.

The young man in the mirror has a good appearance, especially a pair of eyes, which can really be said to be like clear springs.

Compared with the melon skin hat that is usually worn with long robes and mandarin jackets, the bowler hat is less rigid and more gentlemanly, rather like Xu Wenqiang in "Shanghai Bund".

Xia Jinting raised his hand as if holding a gun, but before he had time to "pull the trigger", the hat on his head was lifted.

Behind him, Mrs. Ma raised her brows, obviously furious.

"Come here!" Mrs. Ma pulled him aside, her wide waist blocked everyone's prying eyes, and she cursed in a low voice: "Have you had enough trouble, what time is it here?"

Seeing that there was no regret on Xia Jinting's face, she hung the bowler hat on the rack angrily, and dragged him out without any explanation. "Wait... I want this hat." Xia Jinting pointed to the bowler hat.

Mrs. Ma was dumbfounded. Jiang Ji mostly does business with rich local households, and the prices of the things he sells must not be cheap.What is the current state of the Xia family, Mrs. Ma has already found out before the marriage.

Now he was so anxious that he clenched his handkerchief into a ball, gritted his teeth and said, "Where did you get the money?!"

Xia Jinting took out his purse from his pocket, weighed it, and said with a soft smile: "Although there are not many, it is enough to buy a hat."

Seeing Xia Jinting's curved eyebrows and eyes, Mrs. Ma was stunned for a moment.Since the engagement was made, she has dealt with Xia Jinting several times.The impression Xia Jinting left on her was that he was well-behaved, sensible, and cowardly, and he would never get into trouble.

But looking at it today, although the face is still the same, the temperament is quite different.The dull energy of the past is gone, and the whole person is alive.

Mrs. Ma's heart moved slightly, and she gently tugged on Xia Jinting's sleeve: "My good boy, listen to me, if you marry into the Jiang family in the future, you won't get half of the Jiang family's property, why bother to buy it now?"

Xia Jinting just smiled and said nothing, but kept taking out the money, obviously not listening to the words.

The young master of the Jiang family paid the money before seeing his face. Mrs. Ma felt pain when she saw it, so she simply let go and hid aside to sulk.

Just for a while, a new customer came to the store.

This is a regular customer. As soon as the customer enters the door, there is a waiter serving him tea and taking off his clothes. He is very attentive.

Xia Jinting looked at the guest, he was dressed in brocade, very gorgeous, and the accessories on his body were also very expensive, the white jade pendant on the waist, and the jade ring on the knuckles, one could tell that they were very valuable at a glance.

Just listening to the accent, it looks like a northerner.

Just as he was thinking, the old man who had a cold face just now took the tray himself and handed it to the guest respectfully.

"Major Wang, look, this is the best silk forging, all made of mulberry silk..."

Xia Jinting glanced into the tray, a trace of surprise flashed across his face, and he went to look at the expression on the county magistrate Wang.

The county magistrate Wang was really arrogant, and he was about to get the goods with a wave of his big hand, but suddenly heard a sentence: "Wait a minute."

For a moment, everyone looked at Xia Jinting.

Under the scorching gaze, Xia Jinting grabbed the material in the tray with his hands, and said solemnly: "This is not real silk."

As soon as this remark came out, everyone in the store changed their faces, the old man had a gloomy face, and said in a deep voice: "Shut nonsense, Jiang Ji is a time-honored brand, and the silk forgings it produces are unique in Haicheng, how can there be fakes? !"