Gao Chong watched Fang Jinshi put the cloth bag into his arms and said, "How about we go have a drink?" Fang Jinshi was a little surprised when he suddenly offered to drink. Gao Chong didn't particularly like drinking, and Fang Jinshi knew that he took such initiative. The invitation was because the two of them went out for a drink for the first time. Gao Chong had no money but asked Fang Jinshi to pay the bill himself. Now that his life is better, he naturally thought of inviting him back. .
"I won't go today, how about tomorrow?" Fang Jinshi asked, then he touched the neck of the maroon horse next to him and asked Gao Chong with a smile: "What do you think of my horse?"
Gao Chong had already noticed his horse. When he heard his question, he stepped forward and touched the red horse's face. As if he was very knowledgeable, he opened the horse's mouth to look at its teeth, and finally said: "Look at the fur skeleton." And its teeth, it should be a fast horse, but it hasn't started running, so I can't be sure."
Fang Jinshi put the reins in his hands and said, "Then you can ride it and run around for a while to try it out." Gao Chong waved his hands and said, "There are so many people in the city who dare not run fast, and they won't be able to do it even if they try." Fang Jinshi said: "Then let's go out of the city and give it a try."
Gao Chong looked at the sky and hesitated and said, "Going right away?" Fang Jinshi smiled and said, "Then early tomorrow morning, I will pick you up."
Gao Chong originally had a practice session at Prince Xu's Mansion tomorrow, but Fang Jinshi sincerely wanted to invite him. He was a little embarrassed to refuse, so he could only think: "The only way is to tell the coach tomorrow to take a day off."
Fang Jinshi said goodbye to Gao Chong and returned home on the red horse he had just spent a lot of money to buy. Zhao Duofu, the concubine of Roufu, gave him a South Sea fish-eye bead and asked him to buy some for Gao Chong in the winter. Fang Jinshi guessed that with Gao Chong's personality and conduct, he might not care if he had new clothes to wear, and it must be very awkward for a grown man to suddenly give him winter clothes, which would arouse his suspicion, but looking at him like that , if there is a good horse, he will definitely be happy, so he went to buy a good horse, and if he wanted to give it away, he would find an excuse to give it to Emperor Roufu.
He handed the horse to Deng An and went to the courtyard to wash his face. When he walked to the door of the main room, he heard a woman's whisper inside. Fang Jinshi looked inside and saw Liang Cuirong in the main room. Sitting on the stool, Yun Nuer held an eyebrow pencil in her hand and dipped it in eyebrow ink to carefully draw her eyebrows.
The production of thrush ink in the Song Dynasty was very particular. Use clear sesame oil, pour it into a clean special oil lamp, rub it tightly with multiple new cotton wicks, light it, cover the oil lamp tightly with a cover with holes on the head of the slender neck, and put it on. Put it into the water, burn it for a while and then plug the small holes. The light will slowly go out. Then sweep off the ash on the lid and save it. Pour in the camphor musk oil and other things and mix thoroughly. Use the thrush again after three days. If If it's not dark enough, the remedy is to quickly cut off the burned sesame oil wick and mix it thoroughly while it's hot.
Liang Cuirong sat there with a bronze mirror in her hand. Yun Nuer drew her eyebrows carefully with a serious look on her face. The two women who were originally intolerant of each other suddenly seemed to have become good friends so quickly. Fang Jinshi was surprised and happy at the same time.
In fact, the relationship between the two of them quickly got better, which is not surprising at all. After all, Liang Cuirong and Yun Nuer are both the same type of people, that is, they deceive people and never give in to anyone. Yun Nuer must deliberately please Fang Zhai. Up and down, she naturally speaks and does things in a measured manner. Not long after she arrived at Fang's house, she spread the benefits and coaxed many servants into thinking that she was a particularly nice person. Come on, the reputation has improved many times.
Liang Cuirong knew what she was doing and let her do it. Yun Nuer would naturally come to please her. Liang Cuirong knew how fake she was, but she didn't expose it. She did the fifteenth grade herself when she was in the first grade of junior high school, so she could save her face. Everyone knew that the two women were pretending to be in love, and no one would break this tacit understanding. Therefore, in a short period of time, the two women seemed like biological sisters.
Yun Nuer put away the brush and said with a smile: "Okay, sister, what do you think?" Liang Cuirong looked in the mirror and said: "You are really very handy. I have never tried to draw eyebrows. Such a delicate job." I don't know how." Yun Nu'er said: "It's my sister who has good looks and a heavenly beauty. Previously, I was worried that my sister's makeup would be ruined by my lack of skills, but it's not good anymore."
Fang Jinshi walked in, and the two women turned around when they heard the footsteps. Fang Jinshi smiled and said, "Let me judge whether it is really good." Liang Cuirong turned around and said, "I won't show it to you." Fang Jinshi smiled. He walked closer, pulled her ears with both hands and pulled her head to make her turn around. Liang Cuirong grinned in pain and knocked his hand down, and then sat down. Fang Jinshi looked at it and laughed: "These are all paintings. What's going on? Yun Nu'er, did you draw New Year pictures before? Why do you look like a female monster?" Yun Nu'er was speechless for a moment. Liang Cuirong kicked him lightly and said, "You're talking nonsense. What's in your mouth? There¡¯s nothing nice to say.¡±
Yun Nuer looked at Liang Cuirong¡¯s little move and was stunned for a moment before lowering her head.A killer, walking on the edge of a knife, her subordinates would tremble when they saw her expression was wrong. Yun Nuer had often heard people say that her methods were ruthless, and they would never have believed that she would at least restrain herself after getting married. , but never believed that she could change, so Xue Zheng believed that it wouldn't take long before the freshness of the wedding kicks in, and Fang Jinshi would definitely not be able to stand her, and the two of them would quickly turn cold. If Yun Nuer is added to it, If Liang Cuirong provokes him, he will definitely be disappointed with Jinshi and will be sad and regretful. This is what Xue Zheng wants.
But judging from Yun Nuer's little action just now, it was clearly a loving couple flirting with each other, and a newlywed young woman expressing her love to her man. It seemed like she was used to doing this every day, and it didn't feel artificial at all. .
Fang Jinshi snatched the brush from Yun Nuer's hand and said to Liang Cuirong with a smile: "Of course my husband is here to paint a woman's eyebrows. I must be much better-looking than her."
Liang Cuirong knew that he was planning to cause trouble, so of course she refused to let him draw. She stood up and said, "I don't believe you can draw eyebrows." She turned around and was about to leave, but Fang Jinshi grabbed her hand and said, "Don't leave, we must do it today." Draw it for you."
If Yun Nuer wasn't present, Liang Cuirong would definitely scold him. But with Yun Nuer present, Liang Cuirong didn't want to offend him, so she had to sit down. Fang Jinshi smiled evilly, took a pen and approached her, about to start writing. , seeing the bronze mirror in her hand, she snatched it away and handed it to Yun Nuer behind her, saying, "Take it."
Liang Cuirong had no choice but to sit there and let him draw. Fang Jinshi filled the brush with thick eyebrow ink. His childlike innocence grew and he drew two black circles on Liang Cuirong's eye frames and a curved line connecting them on the nose. , and then drew two black lines from the corners of the eyes to the ears. This is exactly like the black-rimmed glasses of later generations.
But of course Yun Nuer didn't know what he was drawing, she just thought it was a bit funny and couldn't help but smile on her face. Liang Cuirong saw her laughing and knew that her husband was not a serious person. As soon as he stopped writing, he stood up and took it. When Yun Nuer went to look at the bronze mirror in his hand, Fang Jinshi snatched it away quickly and said with a smile: "Look at whatever you want, don't look at it yourself." He raised his hand and threw the bronze mirror from the window into the courtyard.
Liang Cuirong wanted to pick it up, but she didn't dare for fear that he would be angry, so she had to endure it for the time being. Fang Jinshi looked at his masterpiece and laughed. Liang Cuirong was now a lady with black-rimmed glasses. He picked up his paintbrush and looked at Yun Nu, who couldn't help laughing. Er said: "Come on, let me draw one for you too." Yun Nuer smiled and said: "Okay."
She sat generously on the stool next to her, raised her chin and asked Fang Jinshi to draw, and Fang Jinshi drew a black frame for her. When Liang Cuirong saw Yun Nuer's look, she thought she looked like this too, and said angrily : "It's so ugly. What's not fun? Draw your own woman's face for fun." She no longer cared about making Fang Jinshi angry, and went to wash her face in front of the basin.
Fang Jinshi laughed loudly and said: "Why doesn't it look good? It really looks good." He threw the brush away and smiled at Yun Nuer: "You can't wash it off without my permission." Yun Nuer smiled and bit it. Lip nodded in agreement.
Fang Jinshi went to have dinner on his own and rested in the main room at night. Liang Cuirong couldn't help but say a few words to him. Early the next morning, Yun Nuer came over for breakfast. Fang Jinshi saw that she really didn't wash off the black lines, so he couldn't help but smile: "You are really obedient. You really don't wash it off, and you are not afraid of people laughing at you. "
Yun Nuer smiled and said: "I'm not going out. My family smiled, what's the big deal? You said last night that you can't wash it off without your permission." Fang Jinshi said: "You, really, Take the joke seriously, go and wash it quickly."
Yun Nuer just went over to wash up. Liang Cuirong listened on the side and suddenly felt as if she had really lost. Yun Nuer was extremely well-behaved, very good at making men happy, and very obedient. Of course men would like such a woman, no wonder Fang Jinshi was so fascinated by her.
Fang Jinshi had breakfast and went to the backyard to bring out the bay-red horse. Liang Cuirong saw it and asked, "Are you going out again?"
Fang Jinshi combed the horse's mane with his fingers, straightened the saddle and said, "Now that our family has a big business and we sit at home every day, where can we get the money to support you three women? I'll go out and make money." Liang Cuirong laughed and said, "You go and make money. What kind of money do you get from being a groom?" Fang Jinshi said, "Being a matchmaker and pulling strings for someone. She is a royal concubine. If she succeeds, she will definitely get a lot of money."
He had also told Liang Cuirong about the Roufu Emperor's concubine Zhao Duofu and Gao Chong before. Liang Cuirong sighed and said, "I think you'd better not meddle in this nosy matter. By then, the two parties will be filled with hatred and regret, and they won't be able to get anything they want. It¡¯s hurting others.¡±
Fang Jin Shitou said without replying: "I have my own sense of discretion. Who dares to say what will happen in the future? Wasn't Gao Qiu an idle man who played Cuju before, and now he is also a high-ranking captain?" Liang Cuirong Said: "Don't you know everything about what will happen in the future? You also said that the Cai family will fall within a year or two." FangJinshi said: "This is different. Some things are determined by nature, and some things are man-made. The Cai family must be determined by nature. Things that are favored by others depend on man's will."
He adjusted his saddle and heard movement at the gate. He followed Wei Chong and brought someone in. It was Gao Chong. Fang Jinshi asked Wei Chong to drive the carriage to pick him up early in the morning. Fang Jinshi saw him coming in and went up. He went to say hello to him, and then introduced Liang Cuirong to him: "This is my wife."
Gao Chong hurriedly greeted her with courtesy and called her Mrs. Sister-in-law. Liang Cuirong thought that he was quite handsome. Although the material of his clothes was not particularly good, they were washed very clean. He thought that if his background was not taken into account, such a young man could really do it. She is worthy of the lovely girl Roufu Diji Zhao Duofu.