After dressing as a widow

The sedan chair came out of Huaisifang unsteadily, and walked towards the urban area to the east. The noise of the street seemed to be paused after entering the eastern urban area.

Lin Zhen lifted up the curtains of the sedan chair and looked out a little bit. He saw that the courtyards in Dongcheng District were completely different from those in Nancheng District.

Lin Zhen didn't study these things, and didn't know what the different decorations represented. He just felt that the further the sedan chair went in, the wider the door of the house was, and the rules of the porter standing at the door were stricter. The sedan chair, at this time, the bearer who is carrying him will pull the sedan chair aside and let those carriages and horses pass by.

The palanquin carried him away for about half an hour before he arrived at the gate of Shifu.

The bearer put the sedan chair lightly on the ground, and said to Lin Zhen, "Fulang, the Shifu is here."

Lin Zhen lifted the sedan chair curtain and walked down, only to see that the lintel of the Shi Mansion was very solemn and solemn, connected by four vermilion pillars with traces of time, each one as thick as two people embracing.

And there are two guards standing at the door, standing upright, they look different from those in other courtyards.

Lin Zhen paid the money before getting on the sedan chair, asked the bearer to wait outside, and then walked to the gate, "I am Lin Zhen from Huai Sifang. I was fortunate to meet Mrs. Shi on the Huaxin Festival. Madam ordered me to send some rouge powder made by myself."

The two gatekeepers had been watching Lin Zhen secretly when his sedan chair stopped on the street in front of the Shifu. At this time, they saw that although he had no servants to follow him, he was neatly dressed and had a decent bearing, so he listened to his words. Go in: "Fu Lang is waiting here, and the younger one will go to Tong Bing."

Lin Zhen thanked him, knowing that he was actually going to confirm whether there was such a thing, if something happened to letting a stranger in, the two little lives of the two of them might be lost.

After half a cup of tea, the servant who had gone to report came back, and said in a more respectful tone than before: "Fu Lang, please come with me."

Lin Zhen nodded to him, and followed him through the side door next to the gate. Pavilions, waterside pavilions, flowers, plants and trees, everything he could see with his eyes was fine. When he arrived at the courtyard gate of the second entrance, the gatekeeper stood behind him. The old lady at the gate of the courtyard said, and the old lady led Lin Zhen to continue walking in. After arriving at a courtyard gate, there was a dress that was obviously different from that of the old lady, and compared with the rich lady outside. An elegant maid in her twenties led Lin Zhen to the main hall: "Ma'am, Lin Fulang is here."

Mrs. Shi, who had met Lin Zhen that day, was sitting on a royal concubine couch, her hair was loosely tied into a low bun, she was wearing two jade hairpins, and she was wearing a bamboo green jacket with a horse underneath. The skirt, the embroidered shoes on the feet are full of pearls and jade.

Lin Zhen lowered his eyebrows and saluted Mrs. Shi: "My little one pays his respects to Mrs., the jade face powder and flower dew lipstick that I talked about that day are ready, and I sent them to Mrs. Shi."

Mrs. Shi looked at him and found that although Lin Zhen's clothes today were not as grand and eye-catching as that day on Huaxin Festival, his clothes were also very elegant, and the most important thing was his face, which was still so good-looking.

Mrs. Shi straightened up and asked the maid to bring Lin Zhen a stool. Lin Zhen handed the things to the maid and sat on the stool.

The maid had already opened the things and presented them to Mrs. Shi. When Mrs. Shi looked at the contents, she saw different notes written on the porcelain box and porcelain vase.

White jade powder, purple jade powder, jasper powder.

Plum flower water, jasmine flower water, peach flower water, orchid flower water.

Several lipsticks also have their own names.

Mrs. Shi only saw Bai Yurong Powder and Plum Blossom Dew at Lin Zhen that day, but now that she has seen so many, she looked at Lin Zhen: "These are also used in the same way as you used to?"

Lin Zhendao: "They are all the same, but the effects of purple jade powder and green jade powder are different. Like my wife, the complexion is fair, but there are some tiny bloodshots. It is better to mix jasper powder and white jade powder. "

"Purple jade powder is more suitable for slightly dark yellow complexion."

"In addition to the different taste, the flower dew also has different effects..."

Lin Zhen talked about several kinds of flower dew. The distilled flower water is not as good as various essence creams made by modern technology, but it is better to apply it frequently than not to apply it. They all say that the skin is not short of water. All the problems have been solved, which Lin really agrees with.

And the four lipsticks of different colors range from bright red to orange red, and then to tomato red water red, which are suitable for different makeup and different occasions. They are still moist and moist on the skin without drying at all.

Mrs. Shi played with the tomato red lipstick, and was very satisfied with these things, and said to Lin Zhen: "Your craftsmanship is really good, Xiangzi, come for a reward."

Lin Zhen suddenly said: "Ma'am, it is a great honor to have caught your attention with such a small craftsmanship. I have thought about it these days, even if I am not in the capital in the future, I will still make this Yurongfenhualu lipstick." Business, Ma'am is now Xiao's first batch of customers."

"If you accept Madam's reward and then sell it to someone else at a different price, wouldn't you be taking advantage of Madam?"

"If it weren't for the price of these objects, the wife would not lose money, and the small ones would not lose money. Everyone will be happy."

This is what Lin Zhen thought up at home. He really didn't want to accept the reward from Mrs. Shi, he just wanted to sell things to her and other people. Once he came to accept the reward, then this thing was offered by a slave to Mrs. Shi. If I use it to do business in the future, there is no guarantee that Mrs. Shi will have other ideas. Secondly, although I and Gu Lin are not in the relationship between stepfather and stepson, but Gu Lin is about to take a hospital test, and it will be known that I have a relationship with Gu Lin in the future. Mrs. Shi and these noble ladies and noble daughters have private transactions, and I don't know what people will guess or say.

The relationship between pure customers and merchants is the best. They sell things by themselves, and they buy things, regardless of anyone.

Mrs. Shi did not expect that Lin Zhen would not want her own reward, but would sell these things to herself.

She deliberately lowered her face: "You should think about it clearly. Compared with the price of your rouge and gouache, what Mrs. Ben rewarded is not on the same level."

Lin Zhen sat on the stool she started with and said: "It is already a great honor for the little one to have these objects in your eyes, Madam, but if you want to take advantage of Madam, I will use them to do business in the future. Is it something that Mrs. Shi also likes, and others don’t think highly of it? I’m really sorry for asking for your reward.”

Mrs. Du Shi with a sullen face did not expect Lin Zhen to speak out the words inside, with a smile on her face: "You are slippery."

Of course, Mrs. Shi also thought of what Lin Zhen was thinking, and she looked at Lin Zhen with admiration.

If Lin Zhen accepts her reward, although she can get some benefits from her, she will not be in the position of a slave who offers things, and what she lacks most is a slave.

But Lin Zhen didn't answer, instead he told her plainly that he would use this thing to do business in the future, and said he would take advantage of him.

Mrs. Shi looked at Lin Zhen. For the first time, she didn't focus on his splendid face, but looked him up and down, "You are smart, and you have a little backbone."

Mrs. Shi ordered the servant girl again: "I won't take the reward, tell Lin Fulang to figure out how much money these things cost, and then go get it."

"Yes." The servant girl squatted down and walked to Lin Zhen's side.

Lin Zhen heaved a sigh of relief after successfully completing the matter. He saluted Mrs. Shi sincerely, "Thank you, Mrs. Madam." A box of silver, jasper powder and purple jade powder are rare, and a box of three taels of silver."

"The price of flower dew is the same, five taels of silver per bottle, and the shelf life of flower dew is about ten to twelve days in cold weather, and only seven or eight days in hot weather. You should smell it before using it. Change, is there any other foreign matter in the flower dew?"

"Two taels of silver for a tube of lipstick."

"A total of 38 taels of silver." Lin Zhen gave the total price to the maid.

Mrs. Shi, who was sitting on the imperial concubine's couch, said: "You are very quick at arithmetic."

Lin Zhen raised the corner of his mouth slightly: "There is a little trick. When I was doing business in the town, I kept accounts every day. Without this little trick, I would be exhausted."

Mrs. Shi looked at him and found that he was not tense when he was talking to her. Although he respected him, he was not afraid of himself. It was like talking to a familiar person, and he could still feel a little relaxed.

Mrs. Shi's heart moved, and she asked the maid to go down to get the money, and said to Lin Zhen: "Everything is complete, you put on my makeup, and I'm going to a banquet later."

"Yes." Lin Zhen stood up and retreated to one side, waited for Mrs. Shi to get up from the imperial concubine bed, followed behind, and walked to the dressing table on the other side.

Mrs. Smith's dressing table is naturally different from the dressing table of ordinary people. The bronze mirror that is as big as a palm is hard to see. There is a side with a diameter of [-] cm. There are countless mirrors on the top of the table and on the side shelf. Box.

Lin Zhen stood by the side, and after Mrs. Shi washed her face and sat down, she first took a look at her face without makeup.

Mrs. Shi has an oval face, with heroic eyebrows, a high nose, and neither thick nor thin lips. She has a somewhat heroic appearance.After getting old, the skin is slightly loose, and there are a few fine lines between the eyebrows.

Lin Zhen asked Mrs. Shi softly: "Madam, is the banquet you are going to today private or formal?"

Mrs. Shi said: "A few old friends appreciate some rare objects together."

Lin Zhen said quickly: "The little one will paint you a brighter makeup, what do you think?"

Mrs. Shi, who dressed dignifiedly and expensively after she got old, looked at her face in the mirror and Lin Zhen standing beside her, pondered for a while and said: "Yes, but time is a little tight, you only have one chance, if you If the painting fails, I will paint a second time, and I will be angry."

Lin Zhendao, who has tried many times on his own face these days: "If you can't satisfy Madam, it's because I'm not good at learning. It's only natural for Madam to blame me."

Lin Zhen first poured some plum blossom dew on his hand, warmed it slightly in the palm of his hand, and wiped it on Mrs. Shi's face, then took white jade powder and jasper powder, mixed with plum blossom dew, and patted it on gently, and then Thrush, find a suitable rouge from Mrs. Shi's previous rouge powder, and finally pick up that tomato red lipstick...