dressed as a scholar

The North and South Tailor Shop on Yuncheng West Street has always had good business. It is a ten-year-old shop with a stable reputation and is not listed. It is not only popular with ordinary people, but also a tailor shop frequented by merchants.

Speaking of this listing, we have to talk about the current imperial policy. In the imperial edict issued by Emperor Pingyang in those days, there was an edict stating that shops in the world, those who are prosperous in the shop business, can enter the official government office to apply for the seal. Once the signboard is hung at the door, business people are not allowed to enter.

So shops from all over the country went to the government to register and list, thinking that the shops would have the blessing of the government, and soon there was a wind of listing, but the wind came and went quickly.

Ordinary shops can't afford to spend at all, and once the cards are printed, rich merchants can't go in and consume, and poor farmers can't afford to spend, leaving only the soldiers and workers, which greatly reduces business, and there is a lot of trouble for a while. Many shops closed down.

Since then, ordinary shops have not been tossing about listing, but unique shops with strong capital still insist on it. The imperial court also made adjustments to the listing policy and raised the threshold for shop listing. Over time, this shop listing has evolved into a symbol of high-end shops. .

The North and South Tailor Shop was originally qualified enough to handle the listing, but the shopkeeper behind it was sober, and he would rather lose his high-end business as a merchant than to curry favor with a scholar.

Fang Yu felt that the shopkeeper was transparent, and the essence of doing business was to earn money, and there were always a small number of non-commissioned officers in the world. If they lost business for this so-called high-end, the loss would not be worth the loss.

At this moment, the lady proprietress of the North-South Tailor Shop was concentrating on her calculations, when she heard the sound of someone pulling a horse, she turned her head and saw a large carriage parked at the door, and the rules and regulations could only be seen from a soldier's degree.

Although their shop has a good reputation, but because it is not listed, scholars usually disdain to come to their shop, even if there are, there are only a few poor scholars, and those with money in their pockets all go to the Jinsi Building in the east of the city.

Just wondering who it was, she saw a very familiar little brother getting on and off the carriage, her heart tightened, thinking she had misread, and then she saw a head sticking out of the carriage: "I'll go there first Yes, I will come to pick you up after collecting the account book later."

Qiao Hezhi nodded obediently. It was getting late now. The two agreed that one would order the winter clothes and the other would collect the account books. This would save some time to go back. Seeing the carriage going far away, he turned and went into the shop.

The boss quickly put down his abacus and came out from the counter to greet him: "Young Master Qiao! But I haven't seen you visiting for a long time! Coincidentally, a batch of fashionable winter satin has just entered the shop."

"This time I'm here to order winter clothes for my servants, but I don't know if I haven't come here for a few days and the favor is still there."

The lady proprietress smiled and said, "The business of the small shop can be done today thanks to the care of Mr. Qiao and other regular customers. It's just that they won't come for a year or so, and the favor can't escape."

"Thank you, lady boss." Qiao Hezhi smiled and said, "The family is rushing to make a batch of winter clothes, so I brought all the sizes."

The proprietress looked at the size list that Si Yu handed over, and she had an idea: "Mr. Qiao, you can just pick the cloth, but there are two new embroiderers in the whole shop. The winter clothes you want will be delivered within half a month. arrive."

Qiao Hezhi knew the efficiency of the Nanbei shop, he nodded, a little happy and a little shy: "This morning, I remember sending it to the Fang family in Yufeng Lane."

"Naturally." The proprietress smiled and said, "I saw Fang Xiucai from a distance just now. Mr. Qiao and Xiucai's blending oil with honey is really a good match!"

When the Qiao family married their youngest brother, there were quite a lot of battles, and the one in their family also went to have a glass of wedding wine. Just hearing that the son-in-law of the Qiao family is a talented man from the countryside, there are many such things in Yuncheng, so it is not surprising.

On the day of their marriage, she was unable to go to drink because of the cold weather, so she didn't have the chance to meet the scholar herself. Seeing him in a hurry now, it was not in vain to see the joy that could not be hidden in the eyes of the young master of the Qiao family. Good looking, but I can't see that he was born in the countryside. If he didn't know it, even if he was born in a famous family, he would be convincing.

"Stop teasing me."

"Why are you joking, how many more people in Manyun City will come to pick you up when the lord goes out with you?"

Qiao Hezhi's ears were red when he was told, and he said quickly: "Madam Boss, show me the satin quickly."

Only then did he escape the jokes of the woman who had been married for more than ten years.

Since the servants in the family did not have younger siblings, Qiao Hezhi chose four types of satin, two for men and two for women, and chose different colors according to the order of the servants.

In fact, strictly speaking, the regulations for servants of different ranks are also different, but the need is urgent now, so he will not toss about these things for the time being, and is planning carefully when he buys spring clothes in the spring.

A piece of satin is about two pieces of clothes, the price is negotiated between the two sides, but Qiao Hezhi doesn't need to say more, what he took was the conscience price of the proprietress, one piece of satin plus tailoring was calculated at two hundred cash, and he took fifteen pieces in total, and calculated it It's three taels of silver.

"Don't you pick two horses you like?"

The proprietress took an order, but she was still thinking about the big customer.

Qiao Hezhi didn't bother to buy clothes for himself. When he got married, his family had prepared enough, and after getting married, he seldom went out, so he didn't need so many clothes.

"This time, it's the fashionable satin that was brought over from the capital, Mr. Qiao, really don't plan to take a look?"

Qiao Hezhi's eyebrows twitched when he heard the words, he seldom goes out, but Fang Yu has to go out every day: "Is there any man's cloth?"

"Yes, I happen to have a few high-quality fox furs, both silk and brown."

……

When Fang Yu came back with the ledger, he saw that Qiao Hezhi had already looked around the door of the North and South Shop several times.

He jumped out of the carriage and saw that both the master and the servant were holding cloth. If you are honest with me, modern women like to go shopping and buy clothes, and this little brother is no exception. He took the cloth from Qiao Hezhi's hand, and said, "I picked it up." Like it?"

"I took two horses when I was in a hurry."

The cloth was well wrapped, and Fang Yu didn't see what style of material was inside, but felt a little heavy: "Let's go, don't let the wind blow outside."

The two got into the carriage, it was dark early in winter, and it was already gray, and the restaurants and shops in the city were lit up with lanterns one after another, which had a special atmosphere.

Fang Yu was roasting in the stove, thinking in his heart that he would go home and read the account books tonight, and he would go to the academy tomorrow, so he couldn't keep things going.

At this time, there was a lot of noise outside the carriage, and the street was busier than when they came out. It was not his illusion. Now that it was meal time, the banquets were usually eaten at night in this era, so there would be extraordinarily crowded on the street at night. It is more lively, there are more people coming out, and the carriages and horses are also slow.

"Did you smell a fragrance?"

Fang Yu stopped the hand warming the fire, raised his eyes to look at Qiao Hezhi who was sitting opposite him, and sniffed the smell of the wind motionlessly.

"Food delicious?"

Fang Yu laughed, opened the curtain of the carriage and poked his head out. The carriage was crowded at the moment, and there was a restaurant a few meters away. When people came and went, the business was booming, and the smell in the kitchen could no longer be suppressed. up.

"There is a yellow beam in my dream." Fang Yu looked at the signboard: "This name is really unique."

"It's a restaurant that has just opened. I heard that the shopkeeper is from the Linhai area. The dishes are as novel as Qionghualou."

Fang Yu knew Qionghualou's status in Yuncheng's catering industry, and he also tasted the dishes. The taste was really good, but he didn't follow the right people when he went to eat. Hearing what Qiao Hezhi said, he became more interested in this restaurant: "Really so good?"

"I just heard that Qionghua Building has been open for many years. I used to go there under the patronage of my uncle with a working status, but in my dream, it was listed as soon as Huangliang opened, and it just opened not long ago. I haven’t actually compared the dishes of the two.”

"That's not right." Fang Yu stopped the carriage: "Turn around and go to the restaurant in front."

Qiao Hezhi couldn't help being startled when he heard the words, and went to the window, and looked at Fang Yu in surprise: "Master is going now?"

"You don't want to go?"

Before Qiao Hezhi could answer, Fang Yu asked again: "The business is so hot, and the taste is not bad, I have never been there before, so let's try something new."

Qiao Hezhi had a smile in his eyes, he didn't want to go, it's just that he didn't have a chance to go.

It is of course good to have the opportunity to go now, and besides, I still go to a restaurant to drink with my husband. You must know that apart from going to a formal banquet, men rarely take their husband or wife out to drink, after all, like this Where there are places to eat, drink and have fun, there are always beautiful girls and outstanding young brothers to accompany them, why should they bring their familiar face.

"Go, I want to go too."

The two hit it off and went straight to the restaurant. The restaurant was very busy, and there was a queue for coming and going. There were many frontier people and foreigners in the restaurant. Out of shape, Fang Yu grabbed Qiao Hezhi's wrist beside him, and gently brought the person behind him, to prevent him from being bumped into.

Qiao Hezhi's palms tightened, and he subconsciously looked down at his wrists. His heart seemed to be out of rhythm, and he didn't know how to move.

"Be careful, these border people are bold and unrestrained, don't offend you."

Qiao Hezhi grasped the back of Fang Yu's hand with his other hand, and stood behind him: "Yes."

Xuezhu saw that the crowd was really crowded, they were checking out and entering the door, and she didn't know whether her master wanted to join in the fun and feel the atmosphere, or to take this opportunity to get closer to her husband. After several struggles, he still tried to say: "My lord, why don't you take the official seal and arrange a seat, I don't know how long I will wait in line."

Fang Yu glanced at Xuezhu, and slowly put out a question mark, if there is such a thing, why don't you take it out sooner!

"Then hurry up and get it."

Xue Zhu resentfully said: "It's on your waist."

Fang Yu: ... After so many days, he now knows that the jade pendant on his belt is actually a family seal. He thought it was just a decoration.

He didn't look at it very carefully, but today he saw the word "Scholarship" engraved on it, his name and small characters in the lower left corner, and the opening office and the processing time were engraved on the back.

It has the feeling of a modern ID card.

This stamp really works. After showing it, the voice of the steward in front of the counter is gentle, the waiter is also respectful, and there is no need to line up in the line, and someone will arrange a seat immediately.

"Mr. Fang, the private room is full at the moment, can you arrange a quiet place for the two of you in the lobby?"

Fang Yu turned his head and looked at Qiao Hezhi, who seemed to be a little absent-minded: "Young master, can we find a place to sit down at will?"

"Huh?" Qiao Hezhi gave Fang Yu a confused look.

"Are you hungry?"

Qiao Hezhi's face turned hot: "You can sit anywhere."

"Our restaurant's signature dishes include five sashimi plates, fish sashimi, and crab. Do you want to introduce them one by one, sir?"

Fang Yu opened the stool and asked Qiao Hezhi to sit down first. He glanced at the menu. It can be said that there are too many dishes, but fortunately, he divided them into categories such as meat, vegetarian, fish, crab, etc., although some names are confusing. What kind of food is it, like some kind of scorpion stick, I really don't know what it is without a bit of culture, but after it is classified into a category, it can be debated.

"The introduction loses the fun of blind spot serving, so there is no need to introduce." Fang Yu was very happy to see the delicacies, and turned the menu to Qiao Hezhi: "Look, what do you want to order?"

He leaned over and whispered in Qiao Hezhi's ear: "I was in the countryside before, and I never tasted any of them, so you arrange it."

Qiao Hezhi tilted his head to look at the smiling Fang Yu, and quickly lowered his head, with a red face on his face: "I, we don't need much, why don't we just order the signature five sashimi plate, and, two more fish sashimi , four crabs, okay, okay?"

"It couldn't be better."