Chapter 11 second quarter

It was almost noon, and it was estimated that Kakujiro should have gone out to do business, so Moshichi went to his residence in Miyoshi Town. Kakujiro's family has a daughter-in-law who is the same age as him, named Ah Xian, and a thirteen-year-old daughter Ah Chun.Axian is a seamstress with a good craft. Before she married Kakujiro, she made a living by sewing clothes. Now she is doing business with a different sign from her husband.In fact, the head lady of Maoqi's family also sews clothes for others, and from her, Maoqi also knows about Axian very well. She specialized in high-end garments worn by geisha at banquets.The regular customers are sisters named "Tatsumi Geisha" in the town in front of Eidaiji Temple in Fukagawa

①It is called to be a performer but not a person, wearing a male black coat, and most of the stage names are male names. Because they do not flatter and laugh at customers, they are very popular. Geisha's sleeves are very wide, it is for the sake of dancing.And because the hair is combed in a big bun, the collar on the back is opened deeply.It is said that the cloth is different from ordinary women from the very beginning, and Axian puts special effort into sewing. She subtly changes the length of the hem or adjusts the width of the waist according to the different figures of each geisha, so that the clothes can be worn people are the most beautiful.

When they first got married, Axian and Kakujiro lived in Liuqiao. In other words, the geisha sisters in Liuqiao at that time were Axian's regular customers.The geishas often compete with each other, let the Tatsumi geisha snatch Ah Xian, presumably Liuqiao's sister must be very unwilling at that time. Now Kakujiro and his wife live in this Miyoshi-cho courtyard, which is a building that can be seen everywhere. Because it is located in the center of the wood field, it is surrounded by wood concentration fields and rivers.The sun conditions here are good and the ventilation is good.Based on the nature of Ah Xian's work, the couple rented the largest house in Dazayuan.Although it is the residence of the fishmonger, there is no smell of fish at all.Kakujiro’s large chopping board for slicing fish and the small chopping board for Ah Xian’s cooking were both cleaned and placed side by side in the sunny place next to the kitchen.

On the outer grid paper door, one reads "Ushibo Jiro" and the other reads "Tailor Immortal". This is probably from the hand of the manager of the courtyard, and the handwriting looks solemn. For A Xian who has a skill and can make money steadily, one thousand taels is a lot of money that makes people dizzy.As soon as she saw Mao Qi, she quickly brought it up. "Then, my guy went to find the boss this morning? I'm so sorry." "No need to apologize. It's a very strange thing." I don't know if he was overwhelmed, but Ah Xian seemed to be blushing.Moshichi thought of Kakujiro as well.

It is unbelievable that a piece of bonito is sold for one thousand taels.It's not a normal transaction, there must be something bad behind it.It is human nature to think this way.However, then again, for ordinary people who work tirelessly to live, one thousand taels is really exciting. Prices in Edo City have been rising year by year. Although it cannot be generalized, one tael is enough for an adult to buy rice for a whole year.One thousand taels means that a thousand people don't have to do anything, and they can eat rice for a year, and Kakujiro's family has three people, which means that each person can eat without working for more than three hundred years.One thousand taels is such a large sum of money.No wonder Kakujiro looked strangely relaxed while Mingming felt suspicious, while Axian blushed.

"I told my guy to go to the boss." Ah Xian said. "We dare not agree to this matter, but it's a pity to let the other party run into trouble..." "You're right. Of course." "So I think it's better to discuss with the boss first. Iseya and the others... what's going on?" It is said that Kadojiro told the other party this morning that many customers were waiting to buy his bonito and asked the other party to go back for now.As a result, before the shopkeeper of Iseya left, he specially told him: Tomorrow, you must sell the bonito you bought to me for one thousand taels.

However, why do you have to buy Kakjiro's bonito, and you have to spend one thousand taels? No matter how the couple asked, he never answered. "He said he brought all the money and let us see it." Axian said that he opened the wooden box he brought and placed ten cloth bags of one hundred taels in front of the couple. "In short, I want to confirm whether there is really a kimono shop like Iseya in Nihombashi-dori-cho. Even if there is, then I must confirm whether the shopkeeper here is the shopkeeper of Iseya." "Then, it would be better for me to go with the boss?"

"You just go with me. Don't let the other party find out, just take a look at it from a distance, and you shouldn't get into trouble." Ah Xian nodded vigorously and said: "I understand. But, can the boss wait a little longer? I asked Ah Chun to do some errands, she should be back soon, let her look after the house, and I can go out." "Does Xiaochunchun know about this?" "Yes, the child was already awake at that time." After finishing speaking, Ah Xian laughed. "That child is the calmest. After all, he is a child, and he has never tasted the value of money."

While talking, Ah Chun came back. "Ah, boss." Ah Chun smiled slightly. "Hello." "Oh, hello. I haven't seen you for a while, and you've grown taller again, Xiaochunchun." "Hate it, please don't call me Xiaochunchun again." "Really? It's my fault. Do you usually help Aunt?" Ah Chun nodded proudly. "I've been cutting too recently." Kakujiro's face was as dark as bonito, and Axian couldn't say that she had fair skin, but her daughter Achun was a lovely girl with snow-white skin and watery eyes.In two or three years, she will probably be a beauty from Miyoshi-no, no, it should be a beauty from Fukagawa.

Let Ah Chun look after the house, and when the two went to Nihonbashi together, Ah Xian talked all the way. Compared with Kakujiro's surprise and fear, she was much calmer. "When I heard one thousand taels, I just thought it was absurd." Ah Xian laughed. "However, after the shopkeeper went back, I began to think about it carefully. What would happen if it was true? If it was just a rich man's whim, for some reason, he decided that my family's bonito was a mascot, so he insisted on spending a What will happen if you buy it for a thousand taels? In this way, we will have a thousand taels."

Mao Qi listened silently.The swallow flew past in a swish, but Ah Xian was still looking into the distance. "In this way, we can realize our desire to open a shop for many years. My family no longer has to go out to sell burdens, sweat profusely when walking around in summer, and don't have to frostbite his hands in the snow. Go out and sell dried fish." "However, you can't help Kakujiro take care of the shop." Moshichi said slowly. "If you stop being a tailor, Tatsumi's geisha sister will be inconvenient." "You can hire people over there at the fish shop." Ah Xian said cheerfully. "We can leave that courtyard and live in a shop on the main street. We can also let Ah Chun live a better life." However, the child doesn't seem to be having a bad time now——Mao Qi didn't say it out loud, but said it silently in her heart. I almost didn't even need to look for it, and soon I saw the Iseya in Tongmachi.The large cloth curtains with white background and blue dyed characters fluttered in the May wind. Maoqi and Axian walked back and forth casually twice in front of the Ise House, and Axian recognized the man sitting in the shelf where the cloth was piled up and behind the old screen of the tent. "That's right, that's the man who came to my house this morning." "The business of this shop is really good." One thousand taels is just a matter of changing hands. "It doesn't look like nonsense, sir." Axian's voice trembled slightly.She clasped her palms to her mouth like a bow. "But, is there really such a thing in the world?" At this moment, there is a scale in Ah Xian's heart that is bigger than the scale of Qianpu. The plate on the right holds her dreams, and the plate on the left holds her vigilance.The scales wobble endlessly, sometimes the right side goes up, sometimes the left side goes up.Moshichi could almost see the scene. Mao Qi didn't want the big scale in Ah Xian's heart to be weighed by mistake, so he tried to calmly say: "I said, Ah Xian, I don't want to pour cold water on you, but this matter is very suspicious after all." She lowered her eyes and said, "That's true..." "Before I figure it out thoroughly, leave this matter to me, okay? I want to investigate and listen to what the other party has in mind. If I think it makes sense, I will agree, and then you will pay another thousand Sell ​​them two handfuls of bonito. At that time, you only need to think of it as a winning ticket. But, Ah Xian..." Mao Qi looked down at Ah Xian, and when she raised her head to meet Mao Qi's four eyes, he continued: "When I think it's better to refuse, I will refuse the other party politely. So now you'd better treat what happened this morning as a dream, and the money in the dream cannot be expected." After a breath, Ah Xian replied in a low voice: "Yes, I see."