Chapter 21 Ren Tingting
Suddenly there was a piece of armor inside the box, which was very well preserved. Yang Xuan inspected the armor and said, "Old man, shopkeeper, you can tell yourself which family's heirloom you defrauded."
"Hey, there used to be a wealthy family who were in trouble and sold off their property. I have no interest in shops or fields. It is said that their ancestors were military generals and they collected a lot of weapons and armors. Most of them are dilapidated. That's it.
The armor is a good thing, old man, I can only tell now that it is from the Sui Dynasty or Tang Dynasty. I haven't identified the specific type of armor yet. If you like it, you can take it for 100 oceans," the old man said proudly.
"Hehe, old man, 100 oceans, you are not robbing people anymore, you are planning to eat people." Yang Xuan said sarcastically. "I think the things are good things. They are probably the standard armors of the Tang Dynasty. They are not valuable.
Or sell me for 30 yuan." Yang Xuan said again.
"You idiot, you are worse than me. Do you think such complicated armor plates and decorations may belong to Xiaobing? Which dynasty's standard armor is so finely made? It's at least 80." The old man insisted.
"I've bought so many things from you. Of course you want a 50 cheaper price for regular customers. I'm not just here once, I'll come here often in the future. It's a steady flow, right?" Yang Xuan teased.
At this moment, a tall girl wearing a pink Western lace skirt curiously looked at the store and the two of them and said, "Do you have any more retro rouge and gouache boxes?"
The little girl looks about 18 years old, about 165cm tall, youthful and gorgeous, wearing a matching pink lady hat with matching clothes, two big eyes, and a small mouth, giving the overall impression of a delicate doll.
Her skin looks very fair, she must be from a wealthy family. She looks fair and tender, and she looks like a beautiful woman from Suzhou and Hangzhou.
"Hey, little girl, what a coincidence that you came here. A week ago, I had a very beautiful rouge box here. It was from the Ming Dynasty. It's a pity that it was sold." The old man glanced at Yang Xuan slyly and said regretfully.
"That's a pity, because I know a lot of foreign friends, and they want to see the ancient things of our country." A girl
He said with a disappointed face.
When Yang Xuan looked at this girl, he knew it was Ren Tingting. He didn't expect that Ren Tingting, who likes Western things, would also buy antiques from her own country.
"You plan to buy an antique rouge box to show foreigners our Chinese culture, right?" After all, many young girls in this era who dress in Western styles prefer Western culture. The Western culture in this era will have an impact on China.
Bigger, Yang Xuan guessed.
"Yes, many foreign friends have Western-style rouge boxes that look very beautiful. I want them to also see our Chinese rouge boxes, but unfortunately they are sold out." Ren Tingting nodded.
"Do you like makeup very much?" Yang Xuan asked.
"Yes, I didn't expect that makeup is so profound. My mother taught me it very early on," Ren Tingting said proudly.
"Actually, many foreign cosmetics contain hydroquinone, phenol and some heavy metals," Yang Xuan said with a smile. Yang Xuan grew up playing with many little girls when he was a child. Later, he met and chatted with the little girls when they grew up.
I often spread the knowledge about cosmetics to Yang Xuan, which made Yang Xuan grow bigger than his head. Unexpectedly, he could find topics to use when chatting with women later.
"Hey, you, a man, know so much about cosmetics. By the way, what are those quinones and powders you are talking about? I have never heard of them," Ren Tingting said curiously.
"Hydroquinone is a chemical element. If added to cosmetics, it can increase the whitening effect, but it will cause damage to many internal organs of the human body. The most serious thing is that it is hereditary. In other words, overdose of this stuff
If it is, it will be passed on to the next generation, causing children to be born with deformities. Phenol is similar to hydroquinone. It will cause damage to your cells, blood vessels and central nervous system. For example, when you get older, blood vessels are easy to break. If it is
When the blood vessels in the brain are broken, it is what is known as a stroke. If the nervous system is damaged, the reaction will become slow or even comatose." Yang Xuan explained.
"You know a lot. In the past, many people taught me how to put on makeup. They never taught me how to make cosmetics. It turns out there are so many twists and turns. According to what you said, the cosmetics cannot be used.
"Pull" Ren Tingting said with a scared look on her face.
"Not entirely. For example, many cosmetics in China are all natural, and European cosmetics are not all bad. It would be better to use big brands, pure natural handmade ones, and you are so young and beautiful.
You definitely need makeup, maybe just light makeup," Yang Xuan said with a slight smile.
Ren Tingting looked at Yang Xuan with admiration, "You know so much, you are so powerful."
"Thank you. Many of my friends are in this industry and I heard about it occasionally," Yang Xuan said modestly.
"It seems that in the future I will not only learn how to apply makeup, but also understand what ingredients are used in cosmetics," Ren Tingting said.
Yang Xuan vaguely took out a box from the storage space and handed it to Ren Tingting and said, "Little girl, I see you spreading our country's culture to Westerners, so I give this to you."
"Is that okay? This thing is quite expensive, I can't accept such an expensive gift from you," Ren Tingting said with an expression of surprise and reluctance on her face.
"Old man, tell me how much I paid for it," Yang Xuan said with a smile.
"Don't tell me about this. You just finally said it. Before I could identify it, you bought several antiques. You said this rouge box was worthless and gave it to you as a gift." The old man said bitterly.
"Hey, little girl, you must have heard this. I didn't even pay for this rouge box. It's considered a gift and I'm giving it to you," Yang Xuan said nonchalantly.
"Then I'll accept it. By the way, you look similar to me. Don't always call me little girl. I'm not young anymore. I'm 18. My name is Ren Tingting. What about you?" Ren Tingting said happily.
"My name is Yang Xuan, and I'm 24 years old. I'm much older than you, so it's okay to call you little girl," Yang Xuan joked.
"Miss, it's getting late," a voice came from far outside the door.
"Yang Xuan, I'm leaving first. Where do you live? If I have any problems in the future, can I still come to you?" Ren Tingting said slightly carefully.
"Of course, I am apprenticed to Uncle Jiu, and I am temporarily staying in Yizhuang outside the town," Yang Xuan responded.
"Bye bye" Ren Tingting waved.
Chapter completed!