Fast Time Traveling Moon Old Candidate

Chapter 284 The next song (39)

Cao Mumei put the invitation on the table and pushed it back in front of Bai Lu.

"When I was in Changhe County before, I heard someone mention that Zhennan General's Mansion used to be the residence of a wealthy businessman. The wealthy businessman's wife loved peach blossoms, so she dedicated a yard full of peach blossoms. Later, the wealthy businessman left Shangjin City , the courtyard was awarded to the old General Zhennan by the officials.

The old general’s wife saw that the peach blossoms were in full bloom in the spring, so she would invite some of the ladies she had been friends with to enjoy the flowers, and those wives would also bring their daughters there. A blind date party for talented men and beautiful women in the city. "Cao Mumei looked at Bai Lu, and tucked her hair that had fallen to her lips behind her ears, "The invitation to the peach blossom feast is hard to find in Shangjincheng, why did Princess Anning give it to you..."

Bai Lu pursed her lips and shook her head, wondering why Gao Xuantong would send her an invitation.

"Forget it, since they sent it in person, keep it. Mother will accompany you to choose an outfit tomorrow. There should be many noble people at this banquet, so don't be rude because of the clothes." Cao Mumei frowned slightly and thought for a while, Looking at Bai Lu, she opened her mouth and said.

Although Bai Lu didn't really want to go, she was afraid that something might happen, but after her mother said so, she nodded and agreed.

After lunch the next day, Cao Mumei ordered the boy to prepare the carriage, and she and Bai Lu staggered towards the tailor shop in the carriage.

When they arrived at the door of the clothing store, the boy stopped the carriage, and Bai Lu and Cao Mumei got out of the car and entered the store.

"What do you two want to see? Fabrics or ready-made clothes? The fabrics we have here are the best in Shangjincheng. The Prime Minister's wife all has clothes made of fabrics ordered from us!" The two of them just entered the store, and one of them was wearing A middle-aged woman with a plump figure in a rose-red half-sleeved dress, wearing a flowing bun and an agate tassel hairpin, walked out of the counter. Her eyes turned around the mother and daughter, and the smile on her face immediately became friendly. The tone is also very warm.

Cao Mumei nodded, without even looking at the fabrics on the stage, she said, "If you want to see the ready-made clothes, don't bring these fabrics in front of my eyes."

"That's it, that's it, the nobleman will not use these fabrics, please follow me." Saying that, the proprietress opened the door curtain and led Bai Lu and the two into the room.

Compared with the fabrics spread out outside, the fabrics inside are obviously much more high-grade. You don't need to use your hands. The luster of the fabrics in the sun is incomparable to those outside. Cao Mumei nodded in satisfaction. He picked out a light-yellow brocade at a glance, pulled a short piece and touched it.

"The color of the fabric is good, but is there any ready-made clothes?" Cao Mumei put down the piece of brocade and looked at the proprietress.

The proprietress glanced at the piece of cloth Cao Mumei just took, and her eyes almost disappeared from her smile, "Yes, yes, you two are very lucky. Just this morning, the embroiderer just sent a dress made of the same fabric. It’s still in the room and hasn’t been taken out, wait a moment, I’ll get it now!”

"That's troublesome." Cao Mumei nodded with the landlady with a gentle look on her face.

"No trouble, no trouble! Two distinguished guests, wait a moment." After finishing speaking, the proprietress entered the inner courtyard through another curtain.

Bai Lu didn't have much research on fabrics, so she didn't speak, quietly admiring the carefully displayed fabrics and garments.

After a while, the proprietress came back with a wenge wood tray in her hand, and on the tray was a pink and white long-sleeved dress.

"Please look, my lord, here is the dress I was talking about. Although the color is different from the one you are looking at, the fabric is made from the same stockyard. Famous." The proprietress put the tray in front of Cao Mumei with a smile, lifted the clothes by the shoulder line, and introduced them to the two carefully.

Cao Mumei raised her hand to touch the fabric of the clothes. It was indeed brocade. She looked carefully at the stitches on the clothes. They were fine and even, which can be said to be excellent craftsmanship. The white orchid nodded in satisfaction, and looked back at Bai Lu, "Ninny, what do you think of this dress?"

"It's up to mother to decide." Bai Lu didn't pursue anything about clothes, so she just smiled lightly and left the decision to Cao Mumei.

"Then wear this dress then." Cao Mumei put the clothes back on the tray in satisfaction, "Miss Boss, how much are these clothes?"

It is also rare for the proprietress to see such a straightforward customer, her smiling eyes narrowed into a line, "The fabrics for this suit, plus the cost of the embroidery lady, must be 32 taels of silver, but since the two of you are so straightforward, I will sell it for 30 taels." Give it to the two of you."

Cao Mumei nodded, the clothes were indeed worth the price, so she did not hesitate, took out her purse from her arms, took a 100 tael silver note and handed it to the landlady.

"My lord, sit down and wait for a while. I'll go and find some money for you. Come here! Serve tea to the two honored guests!" The proprietress took the silver ticket, and led Bai Lu and Cao Mumei to the back room in a courteous but not annoying manner. He sat down on the chair, yelled loudly in the direction of the inner courtyard, and went to the counter with the silver.

Not a while after the proprietress passed by, a little girl came out of the inner room with two cups of tea in her hands, put them respectfully by Bai Lu and Cao Mumei's hands, saluted and then retreated.

"Now that we have the clothes, it's time to pick out the jewelry." Cao Mumei picked up the tea cup and took a sip. "I have some nice items in my trousseau, but they don't seem to match the clothes. Nanny, wait a minute. Let’s go to the jewelry store again.”

Bai Lu put down the teacup in her hand, "Mother, it's just a banquet. It's clothes and jewelry, isn't it too grand?"

Cao Mumei glared at her slightly, "You are at the Peach Blossom Banquet, but you are a high-ranking official in Shangjin City. If you wear too ordinary clothes, you will be too unfashionable, and others will look down upon you."

"But it doesn't have to be so grand." Bai Lu lowered her eyes and pouted slightly, feeling a little unhappy in her heart. She felt that it was too much trouble to buy clothes and jewelry for a peach blossom banquet.

Cao Mumei looked at Bai Lu, and reached out to hold her, "Ninny, ever since you arrived in Shangjin City, mother has locked you up in the mansion and never let you go out. I was worried that if something happened to someone who was unfamiliar with the place, there would be no one to help.

Now, Princess Anning is willing to personally send you a sticker to let you go to the banquet. Mother naturally wants my daughter to be able to dress up as a more symbol. "

Bai Lu looked at Cao Mumei. She didn't expect her mother to have such a plan for her. She pursed her lips silently and nodded in compromise.

At this time, the proprietress just came in with the 70 taels of silver she was looking for for Cao Mumei, and handed the silver to Cao Mumei with a smile, and put the complete set of clothes in a wooden box properly, and handed it to Bai Lu.

So, with Cao Mumei smiling and Bai Lu holding the wooden box, the two left the tailor shop and returned to the carriage.

"Go to the jewelry shop." Cao Mumei ordered, the groom raised the reins, and the carriage started to drive again.

(End of this chapter)