The Resplendent Farming Apothecary

Half an hour later, the carriage stopped. The voice of Chu Muhua’s cousin, Jun Qicheng, sounded, “In front is the Yinzhen Pavilion. There are also jewelry, cloth, and rouge shops that girls like. Let’s start shopping from here.”

The main purpose of this trip first of all was to take the Gu siblings out for a stroll. According to his observations in the past ten days, that kid, Gu Ming, has no bottom line in spoiling his sister. Thus, he still has to listen to her wishes in the end. The young master of the Jun family, who was in charge of accompanying the distinguished guests shopping, wittily led them to a place where his sister was most interested in before she got married.

Gu Ming jumped off his horse, helped his sister out of the carriage, and asked, “Sister, what do you want to see first?”

What Gu Ye wanted to go the most was of course the Yinzhen Pavilion. However, with so many people following her, it was hard for her to talk to the shopkeeper of the pavilion. Alas… she had better explore the way today, and then come by herself another day.

As soon as Gu Ye looked up, she saw the words “Jinyuman Pavilion[1]”, so she raised her legs and stepped in. Behind her, Gu Xiao, Gu Ming, Chu Muhua and Jun Qicheng, old and young, all followed in. The receptionist glanced at the party and was dumbfounded! Generally, those who come to the jewelry store are ladies. Yet, look at such a number of men surrounding a young girl. What was the origin of this young lady?

They also drew the shopkeeper’s attention. Having the capability to run such a large jewelry store, he still possessed vision, plus he recognized the youngest young master of the Jun family’s eldest son. The Jun family was second to none in Yan City.

Without mentioning the teachers who were far away and taught two generations of Emperors, he could talk forever about those who were near. The eldest of the Jun family is a famous scholar in his generation known to everyone in the north; the second son of the family is the Grand Censor of the Censorate, an official of the second rank; and the third son is a provincial governor of a prefecture, a high-ranking official of a certain region. Even the only daughter is also a Duchess, and she was granted a first rank!

The younger generation below them are also young talents with limitless futures. Take the youngest young master of the eldest house as an example. He is only around seventeen years old, yet he passed the county level imperial exam. His fame spread far and wide. He will take the provincial imperial exam next year, and he is sure to pass it.

With these in mind, the shopkeeper’s smile spread all over his face and he warmly greeted him, “Ninth Young Master Jun, you are such a rare visitor. What are you looking for? This humble one will recommend some to you.” Jun Qicheng is ranked Ninth.

Jun Qicheng pointed to Gu Ye who was looking at the display in the shop with her big curious eyes and said with a smile, “I came with Little Sister Gu. We will all listen to her today.”

After hearing this, Gu Ming glared at him: “Whose sister are you calling?” You’re not treating yourself as an outsider that much, right? That’s my sister, Gu Ming’s sister!

The shopkeeper showed Gu Ye a warm but not impolite smile: “Miss, there is an elegant chamber upstairs where you can order whatever you want. Let me ask someone to take up for you to see.”

In his mind, thousands of thoughts were running: I never heard that the Jun family had a relative surnamed Gu… Anyway, he just needed to be responsible for entertaining customers well.

“No need, I’ll just take a look around! Shopkeeper, go ahead with what you were doing!” When Gu Ye was shopping, she never liked having sales assistants standing next to her, recommending this and that. It was very noisy.

The shopkeeper looked at Ninth Young Master Jun with some embarrassment. Seeing him waving his hand at him, he said wittily, “All right. Miss, please shop at your leisure. I’ll excuse myself for now. If you need anything, just say the word.”

Seeing that his cousin was not interested in jewelry, Jun Qicheng pointed to a corner of the shop and said with a smile, “Elder Cousin, why don’t we sit there for a while and have a cup of tea?”

Chu Muhua was really disinterested in these women’s stuff, so he readily accepted his cousin’s proposal. The young assistant in the store brewed tea with great eyesight and served it.

Gu Xiao looked at her granddaughter, who was dressed like a young lady, and thought that she should be dressed like this. He decided to have some decent clothes tailored for her and buy some beautiful jewelry. How could a little girl not love beauty? His eyes followed Gu Ye closely. As long as she was interested in something, he would take note of it.

His precious granddaughter, however, walked around the store, but he never saw her give any jewelry a second glance. Don’t tell me… Is my granddaughter worried that the jewelry is too expensive and we can’t afford it?

“Xiao Ye’er, this set of inlaid jewelry is not bad. Look at the hairpin, it’s colorful and beautiful. And this bracelet, it’s big and thick…” Gu Xiao pointed to a set of jewelry and highly recommended it.