Chen Rui had laughed enough by himself and didn't care when they were so boring. While they were discussing things, he directly brought the plate of sweet glutinous rice dumplings over, intending to enjoy it alone.
After Tao Yaoyao left the study, she returned to her yard. Her mood improved a lot when she thought that she could go out for fun tomorrow.
I opened the closet and checked the few sets of clothes I had. I picked out a set suitable for tomorrow's trip.
To be honest, Tao Yaoyao doesn't have many clothes. She mainly thinks that she won't be able to stay here for long, and these clothes are not suitable for wearing in the future, so there is not much to do.
And for ancient skirts, Taoyao prefers horse-faced skirts and Hanfu, but wearing Hanfu is more troublesome, so she prefers horse-faced skirts, and of course the cheongsam at the back, but here I can only wear it at home. The cheongsam really shows off my figure too much.
She didn't dare to face the aesthetics and dress system of a dynasty alone. Besides, this would happen in the future. Now she was still living under someone else's roof, so she still had to abide by other people's rules.
After sending the person away again, Tao Yaoyao returned to the space and continued to practice her inner strength and mental skills.
Time soon came to the next day. Tao Yaoyao got on the arranged sedan and left the house and changed into a carriage. The accompanying people were Chun Xing and the two guards from before.
"Please come in, guest officer! Please come in, madam!"
"Invite us to your door! Invite us inside!"
This time Yao Yaoyao did not go to the same stores she went to when she left the house last time. Instead, she looked specifically for rouge shops and pharmacies.
After going around in a circle, Tao Yaoyao discovered that among most rouge shops on this street, the more expensive rouge gouache was the one with mineral powder added, such as cinnabar, malachite and lapis lazuli.
The ones that are sold cheaply are the flowers and plants that can be seen everywhere on the mountains and roadsides, which is really a big deal!
Tao Yaoyao, suddenly thought of beauties who were "beautiful but miserable". Now that she thought about their status, those people must have used the best rouge and gouache. I'm afraid they were not all poisoned to death!
This is absolutely ridiculous! Thinking about it, there are times when ignorance brings not only laughter, but also life!
The medicinal materials sold in pharmacies are quite complete, but each pharmacy sells them differently. For example, one store sells Schisandra chinensis, and other stores may not.
I feel that the medicines in pharmacies are not uniform. No wonder I heard people say that in ancient pharmacies, in order to buy all the medicinal materials for a prescription, you have to travel to pharmacies all over the city. I thought it was just an exaggeration, but I didn’t expect it to be true.
There are even some pharmacies that only sell medicines without doctors, and some medical centers only sell medicines without doctors.
The patient goes to the hospital to see a doctor, and after getting the prescription, he goes to all the pharmacies to get it filled before he can go home and boil the medicine.
Of course, there are pharmacies that are compatible with both, but the medicinal materials are not complete. I don’t know why. Maybe the owner has limited financial resources.
Tao Yaoyao just looked at it. Although she had doubts, she did not ask. After all, in her current capacity, asking those questions would only cause trouble.
"Nineteen Beauties, didn't you say you wanted to buy another travel book? There is a bookstore in front of you. Do you want to go in and have a look?"
Yao Yaoyao came out of the last pharmacy and was about to go home when she heard Chun Xing's cheerful voice next to her.
"Then go and have a look."
Yao Yaoyao thought that it would be a bit boring to go back now. In that case, let's buy more books!
Regarding the history of this country and what other countries are around it, Tao Yaoyao still doesn’t know much about it. At most, she only occasionally heard about the Kaohsiung Kingdom, which is on par with the Great Chu Kingdom.
Some other small countries, even if Chun Xing mentions them, they always look disdainful.
In addition, the two of them are surrounded by people who are not easy to discuss state affairs, so the original person does not know these things, and there is no such thing in his memory.
After all, history is not what she, an elegant woman, should learn. The most she can do is glean a glimpse of it from ancient poems.
"Shopkeeper Su, I'm here to change another book today. I wonder if there are any others? My slave's mistress is also here today. If there are good ones, you can choose a few more."
After Chunxing exchanged a few more books, she got to know each other better when talking to him.
"Oh! It turns out to be Miss Chun Xing. It's natural that you should get a discount when you are a distinguished guest. Please come in! What a coincidence! I just delivered a few "Miscellaneous Affairs" and some personal biographies this morning. If this lady is interested, you can read it. look."
A middle-aged man who looked and dressed elegantly greeted Chun Xing with a smile and then greeted Tao Yaoyao and said,
"Then I'll trouble Shopkeeper Su. Take out all those books and I'll have a look. If you're interested, I can talk to you."
As he was talking, he entered the bookstore, where several people dressed as scholars were selecting books.
But Tao Yaoyao is a woman after all, so naturally she doesn’t have to choose with them in person.
Sitting on the guest chair, someone soon brought me a cup of herbal tea and a plate of preserved fruits.
Then another maid came in carrying a stack of books on a tray and placed them on the table together with the tray.
Shopkeeper Su said hello with a smile, and walked out after seeing the guests sit down. After all, he had to go to the counter to collect cash, so how could he have so much time to spend with a guest?
Tao Yaoyao felt at ease when no one was bothering her. She drank a cup of herbal tea. It tasted good, sour and sweet. It must have been brewed with plums, licorice and other things. The boss was very generous when he arrived.
Tao Yaoyao picked up the first book on her face and flipped through it casually. Seeing that the content was quite interesting, she put it aside and read through each book quickly.
There were only two books that felt similar to the others, so they were not placed among them. Tao Yaoyao planned to take the remaining six books back together to pass the time.
"Chun Xing went and paid the money for these six books in total."
After Tao Yaoyao selected the book, she gave her instructions and walked out. Chun Xing agreed, holding the book in her arms and walking out.
The two of them had just walked to the counter one after the other. Shopkeeper Su was about to say hello when he saw them coming out. At this time, a man dressed as a scholar was holding a book of essays in his hand. He didn't know what he was thinking.
Yao Yaoyao realized that there was a possibility of collision, so she took two steps back, but the other party still bumped into her.
"Yeah~!"
Yao Yaoyao simply dodged to the side, but to her misfortune, Chun Xing was holding the book in one hand and going to get the money bag with the other when she was hit by someone.
Seeing that Chun Xing was about to go back, Tao Yaoyao quickly reached out and pulled her back. The girl hadn't reacted yet and was still holding the book in her hand.
"Thank you, little master! I'm sorry, my slave..."
After Chunxing stood firm, she was stunned for two seconds before she realized what she was doing and quickly thanked Tao Yaoyao and apologized!
"this is not your fault."
Tao Yaoyao said gently, then turned around and looked at the other person with a cold tone:
"Who are you? Why did you hit me?"
While speaking, he also waved to the two guards guarding the door to come in. The two men had noticed the situation here and were now behind the man.
"I am~ Xiaosheng, I am reckless. I apologize to you two here! Please don't take it to heart, girl."
The man seemed to be scared away, and he apologized incoherently, but his tone didn't sound like he wanted to apologize.
He was obviously a handsome scholar, but now he looked like a well-dressed beast. When he put on glasses, he looked like a polite scum.
