The Daily Life of the Daughter of a Minor Official

Chapter 84 A day after dad’s shift

Shopkeeper Fan respectfully handed the tea cup to Mrs. Su, not forgetting to thank her: "Mrs. Su's method of free drinks, not only is the Xiangguo Temple BBQ shop extremely prosperous, but even the regular free drinks in our restaurant have attracted many customers. Thank you so much…”

Cheng Yingzhen didn’t know much about general affairs, but she still heard her daughter’s words of praise for Mrs. Fan when she was discussing with her husband. She quickly said modestly, “Mrs. Fan is still courageous. If ordinary people heard that drinks are free, they would have scolded her.”

Shopkeeper Fan blushed. He and Shopkeeper Gu scolded him when they first heard about it. They quickly complimented him and ran away feeling guilty.

Cheng Yingzhen didn't notice the shopkeeper's embarrassment. As soon as he left, she turned to look at her daughter. What did her mother do just now?

Su Ruojin bared her teeth and gave a thumbs up: "Given time, my mother will definitely become a business master."

Knowing that her daughter was teasing her, Cheng Yingzhen bluffed her, stretched out her hand and slapped her, "If you make mischief again, be careful and I'll beat you."

"Hehe, mother can't bear to hit me." Su Ruojin is tired of Cheng Yingzhen again. Su Silang has not yet weaned, and she smells like milk. Su Ruojin lacked maternal love in her previous life, and she likes to smell this smell the most. Her little face is in her mother's arms. The inside is arching and arching, very coquettishly.

The mother and daughter are so sweet and tender.

After a while, all kinds of dishes were put on the table like water. Cheng Yingzhen felt anxious in her heart. She became very burdened by the sudden kindness from others: "This... is all free, so it's not good!"

Su Ruojin put her little hand on the back of my mother's hand and patted it gently, "If Mrs. Fan wants to express her gratitude, it is also a virtue for us to give them a chance to fulfill other people's wishes."

“How does eating for free have anything to do with virtue?”

Su Ruojin:…

O mother, isn’t this just for you to eat with peace of mind? As a daughter, it’s easy for me!

　　A large table of rice was served, and the four masters and servants ate to their heart's content.

When Su Ruojin suggested visiting a jewelry shop again, Cheng Yingzhen nodded slightly.

They were planning to go shopping until three or four in the afternoon when they came out, so the mother and son were not in a hurry. They walked around slowly and looked around. Not only did they buy wooden hairpins for the men in the family, but they were also pulled in by people from the clothing store to exchange them for two. I got new clothes and two hundred taels of silver.

It is true that people are walking on the street and money is falling from the sky.

After coming out, Cheng Yingzhen opened her eyes wide, "Is this... okay?" In a daze, she didn't know how her daughter deceived others, taking clothes and money, which really broke Cheng Yingzhen's understanding.

Su Ruojin is a brat, with a look on her face that says, “I don’t want to do this, but your craftsmanship is so valuable.”

 Cheng Yingzhen:…

The Dayin Dynasty was similar to the Song Dynasty. The clothes at this time changed from the wealth and complexity of the previous dynasty to euphemistic and simple. The upper body wore a narrow-sleeved short coat and the lower body wore a long skirt. Usually, a double-breasted long-sleeved jacket was worn outside the top. Much like today's vests, the neckline and front of the jacket are all embroidered with beautiful lace. The skirt is partially open and does not need to be tied with buttons or ropes. The length of the jacket is mostly above the knees, and some are even with the skirt.

 Cheng Yingzhen grew up, whether in her mother's family or her husband's family, the most important thing she did was clothes. Her craftsmanship was quite good, so Su Ruojin was eager to ask her to make the horse-faced skirt that was popular in later generations.

The horse-faced skirt was a style commonly worn by women during the Ming and Qing dynasties, but its history can be traced back to the Song Dynasty, because the skirts in the Song Dynasty already had the shape of a horse-faced skirt. Su Ruojin didn’t know much about the details. Anyway, it developed into the Ming Dynasty. Gradually the horse face skirt was formed. During the Chenghua period of the Ming Dynasty, everyone from the mother of a country to the common people wore horse-faced skirts. Extremely popular.

I brought it to the Yin Dynasty of the Song Dynasty to wear it. In early August, when it was about to be cold or hot, I put on a beautiful horse-faced skirt and walked on the street without being too cool. People from the clothing shop actually pulled me in. I exchanged two sets of modern brocade clothes for them, and received another two hundred taels of silver as compensation.

Cheng Yingzhen lowered her head again and looked at the skirt she was wearing. The quality of the clothes was much better than the horse-faced skirt she made, "They..."

"They are not stupid." Su Ruojin immediately interrupted her mother. Not only did she not spend any money on shopping, she also made money. She was in a good mood!

 “Let’s go and pick dad up for his shift.”

 The mule cart swayed away leisurely.

The manager of Jinxiufang took the clothes that he had changed from the Su family's mother and daughter, and looked at them from left to right, "You are so clever, the princess was worried about not having any new styles for traveling in the lake, but I didn't expect that I found them at a glance." She looked at them. While thinking about what areas can be improved, what kind of fabrics and colors can be used to make the horse-faced skirt more gorgeous and luxurious.

The horse-faced skirts that left the Su family were fresh and elegant, and then the horse-faced skirts that came out of the royal aristocracy of the Dayin Dynasty became rich and powerful.

Su Ruojin didn't know at this time that the mule cart was parked at the corner of the Imperial College. She and her mother were sitting in the mule cart quietly waiting for Su Yanli to leave. It wasn't until the students were almost gone that Su Ruojin saw his father and his colleagues slowly leaving. When she came out of the Imperial College, she put her calves out, slipped out of the mule cart, carried the hot milk tea she bought, and ran straight on, "Dad...Dad...I'm here to pick you up for duty!"

This was agreed upon last night. Su Yanli knew it, but when he heard his daughter's cries of joy, his heart softened and he was confused. This was his little cotton-padded jacket with glutinous rice dumplings. He strode forward and opened his arms. He caught his daughter who was running towards her.

“Dad, here’s the milk tea for you.” After saying that, he put the straw into Su Yanli’s mouth with a smile on his face.

 Colleagues:…

  Why am I a little envious!

 The last person to go out together...

Zhao Lan was untroubled.

Fan Yanjia suddenly wanted to drink milk tea too.

Su Yanli took a sip, smiled and nodded his naughty daughter's forehead, then put her down and said, "Come and greet your uncle and elders."

Su Ruojin smiled and said hello to her father's colleagues. Some of them had even had dinner at home and were considered acquaintances.

Someone joked, "Little Ah Jin, didn't you bring a drink for Uncle Wen?"

 “Of course I brought it.”

Wen Zhangqi: ...He was just joking. I didn’t expect it to happen!

Shu Tong picked up a dozen from the mule cart and gave each person a drink. Suddenly, the door was very lively. Everyone was eager to invite Su Yanli to have a drink and dinner.

 He smiled and said, "Next time!"

Colleagues looked at his little cotton-padded jacket and understood, "Then hurry up and go home with your daughter!" They all left happily while drinking milk tea.

Shutong divided the last two cups between Prince Zhao and Fan Yanjia. Fortunately, the second lady asked him to buy more, otherwise it would not be enough.

Fan Yanjia took it in his hand and drank it: "It's really good!"

Shuangrui looked at the milk tea in his hand and looked towards the young master. Seeing that he didn't signal, he had to hold it.

Su Ruojin chatted politely with the two of them. Of course, only Fan Yanjia responded to her. In the end, she was polite like a Chinese person and said, "Come to my house for dinner when you have time!"

Fan Yanjia immediately answered: "I'll take a bath in a few days."

Su Ruojin: ...I was dumbfounded for a moment, she...just be polite!

 (End of this chapter)