After sending Li Shiming away, Xu Chen finally had three days of leisure. Xue Rengui did the laundry and cooking, while he was responsible for taking Xiao Wu on a tour of Chang 'an and its surrounding areas.
The relationship between the two of them had also advanced by leaps and bounds. They were stuck together all day long and did not feel sick of each other.
"Brother Chen, the sweater you gave me is so comfortable.”
Walking on the streets of Chang 'an, Xiao Wu held Xu Chen's hand and said with a happy face.
She was already pretty and cute. Now that she was wearing a snow-white sweater, she looked even more like a little angel, attracting countless pedestrians to stop and look at her.
The wealthy ladies who had come out to shop also began to whisper.
Even they had never heard of such beautiful clothes before. For a moment, many envious gazes were cast towards Little Wu.
"Haha, of course. I personally designed this spring fashion for you. How can it not look good?”
Xu Chen also smiled proudly. He leaned his face over and said,
"Hmm? How should I be rewarded?"
Xu Chen deliberately made an exaggerated expression, which made Xiao Wu punch him. The two of them walked forward until they were blocked by a group of women.
Looking closely, they all seemed to be noble ladies in the capital. Their clothes were extremely exquisite, but with mink fur coats on them, they always looked a little bloated.
It was said that the Tang Dynasty was beautiful because it was plump, but perhaps that was the aesthetic appreciation of the painters? Or was it the artist's exaggerated technique?
No matter which dynasty it was, girls always hoped to be thinner so that they would look better.
"Furen, why are you blocking our way?”
Xu Chen asked with a faint smile.
When he saw that their gazes were all fixed on Little Wu, his guess was almost right.
As expected, the leading lady smiled and said,
"I have seen a lot of things, but I have never seen this little sister's clothes before. I wonder what material it is made of?”
The few women behind her were also discussing. Some of them reached out to touch her, but Little Wu dodged them. She simply hid behind Xu Chen and did not come into contact with these strange women.
"This is the latest woolen sweater from the outer realms. It's made of wool and hasn't been introduced to the Great Tang yet.”
Xu Chen protected Little Wu behind him and said with a smile,
"But don't worry. In a few days, the Great Tang will be selling them, and there will be all kinds of designs to choose from. If your family has an official in the Imperial Court, you can pay attention to such news.”
With that, he pulled Xiao Wu away from the crowd. No matter how the women shouted, he did not turn back.
He was actually very satisfied with the reaction of these wealthy ladies. Woolen sweaters should not only go along the path of being close to the people, but also go along the high-end path. For the common people, buying a standardized cheap sweater was enough.
However, the rich would not be satisfied with ordinary styles. To them, warmth was not what they needed. They just needed to look good. For them, they could design all kinds of woolen sweater styles to sell at a high price!
He had already thought it through. The price of the fashionable woolen sweater should be at least ten times that of the ordinary woolen sweater. This way, not only could the commoners wear good clothes, but they could also earn a sum of money from the rich. It could be said to be the best of both worlds!
After walking out of Chang 'an, Xiao Wu had been holding the corner of his clothes as if he had something on his mind. After hesitating for a long time, he looked up and said,"
"Brother Chen, I have something to tell you…"
"Hmm? Go ahead, I'm listening."
Xu Chen stroked Xiao Wu's hair and replied.
"My father said…the imperial examinations are starting tomorrow. He hopes that you can take the provincial examination first, and it would be best if you can pass the scholar exam.”
Xiao Wu said while observing Xu Chen's expression, afraid that her Brother Chen would be angry.
According to her understanding of Xu Chen, he didn't like being an official. In comparison, he preferred to live a carefree and lazy life.
However, because of her, because of her father's request, Xu Chen had to do something he was unwilling to do. Little Wu felt a little guilty.
"Tomorrow? I have something to do tomorrow…"
Xu Chen frowned slightly and said casually.
Tomorrow was the day when Li Shiming asked him to enter the palace to receive the title. This time was obviously a conflict.
However, Xiao Wu didn't think so. She thought that Xu Chen was just finding an excuse to avoid her. She said with tears,
"If Chen gege doesn't want to go, then don't go. Why use this as an excuse? I know you're used to being idle and don't want to enter the officialdom. I understand your intentions…"
As she spoke, two lines of tears flowed down her face. She sobbed,
" I know I'm not good enough for Brother Xu Chen, and Father made things difficult for you. He made you do things you didn't like. It's all Little Wu's fault for pestering Brother Xu Chen…"
"Wuwuwu…"
She cried like a pear blossom covered in rain. She was extremely weak. Xu Chen didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He could only gently hug her shoulder and comfort her,
"You're not the one pestering me. I'm the one who's bewitched by you. Don't worry, I'll give your father a satisfactory answer.”
A few days ago, when he mentioned the day of the Marquis and Minister's appointment, he had come to propose marriage. It was originally just a bold statement when he was hot-headed. He did not expect this day to come so quickly. Even he was a little surprised.
Even in his dreams, this little old man wouldn't have thought of this, right? Consider yourself lucky, I'll let you have a great time!
"Really?"
Xiao Wu blinked his red eyes and looked up at Xu Chen.
"Of course it's true, little fool."
Xu Chen couldn't help but smile when he saw her like this.
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