Chapter 711: Lao Cai is a pair of rings
Since Luo Xiqian proposed to buy a pair of rings, Fang Ruichen naturally would not refute Luo Xiqian's face, and after parking the car, the first destination of the two of them was the jewelry area. [Fast update, refreshing website pages, few ads, I like this kind of website the most, be sure to praise].
After walking several houses, Luo Xiqian was not very satisfied with those designs, and kept frowning and shaking her head, "It's not good, I don't like ......"
Fang Ruichen thought for a while and said, "Sissi, I've seen so many houses, and my mouth is dry, let's go to the cafΓ© and drink something, shall we?" Let's take a break, and we'll go back shopping. β
"Alright! That's all there is to it. Rossie pursed her lips with a helpless look.
Luo Xiqian took Fang Ruichen's arm, and the two walked into the mall together. β
"Uh-huh!" The corners of Luo Xiqian's mouth raised slightly, and she smiled proudly, "As the saying goes, show talent doesn't go out of the 'door', and knows everything in the world." I, Rossie, am a new era of Internet show talents, as long as I have a computer, I don't know anything! There were a lot of related posts in the jar before, and there were many literary and artistic young people who 'very' liked the quaint style here, took a lot of photos, and showed off in the jar. β
"Let's go, let's go find the old goldsmith!" Fang Ruichen took Luo Xiqian's hand, "I hope his skills are good enough, and the materials for making zuΓ² are good enough." β
"Let's see!" Rossie said.
"Sissi, if the goldsmith here is not reliable, you have to listen to my arrangement, or find a designer who specializes in 'door' to do this, the two of us are together, we are engaged, married, such a big thing, 'spending' millions of customized rings, it is not too luxurious. I'm always worried that the people here won't do well. Fang Ruichen muttered.
Luo Xiqian didn't think so, still pulled Fang Ruichen, and continued to look for the old goldsmith in the old street.
Luo Xiqian asked a few pedestrians on the road, and finally found an old goldsmith shop pΓΉ with a century-old brand in an inconspicuous corner.
There were not many people in the shop, except for a grandfather in his sixties and a little boy of seven or eight years old, the old man was fanning the little boy with a big fan, and the little boy was sitting on a small bench and doing his homework on a large bench.
"Hello, can I make a custom ring here?" Rosie asked politely.
"Yes!" The old man said, "I have lived most of my life by relying on this craft, and if I can't even wear a ring, won't I smash the signboard of my century-old store." β
"That's great." Luo Xiqian immediately became excited, "Uncle, I may ask for more, what style can you do?" β
"There are drawings on the style counter, you can choose, if you don't like it, you tell me, I listen to what you say, and you can read the drawings; My craft is ancestral, only you can't think of it, nothing I can't do. When the old man said this, he backhanded a yellowed pamphlet on the counter to Luo Xiqian, "You go through it yourself." β
"Can I set diamonds?" Fang Ruichen asked.
"Diamonds?" The old man rolled his eyes, "I have the money to buy diamonds, those expensive things, what are you doing in my old shop?" Do you have the money to buy it in those jewelry cities? Or go to a well-known designer in Rauschzi to do it? Really! β
"Uncle, I like the dark 'flower' pattern of this four-leaf clover, but I want to engrave the name and heart symbol on the inside of the ring." "As for the diamonds, it doesn't matter with or without them, or we can provide the diamonds and you can do it for us." β
"That's fine!" When the old man said this, he found a newspaper and drew a few times with the pencil in his grandson's stationery box, "Look at it, how about this design?" β
"Okay, that's perfect." Fang Ruichen was 'excited' for a while, "What a master in the people!" β
Fang Ruichen never expected that an old man who looked very vulgar in the old street was actually better than the designer in drawing casually, and he could understand the customer's intention in a few words, which was really amazing.
"It's still the same sentence, the ancestral craft, for several generations, rely on the craft to eat." The old man said, and at the same time drew a few strokes casually, "If you bring diamonds to set them, this position will be fine." β
"Will it fall off the drill? Can it be strong? Fang Ruichen asked.
The old man rolled his eyes again, "If I drop the drill, I'll let you 'get' my head off." Ancestral craftsmanship is not just for fun. Do it, don't do it, don't question the technology of my century-old store here. β
"Uncle, we didn't mean that, we did it, we did it right here for you." Luo Xiqian hurriedly said, "Do you have platinum here?" β
"Only gold and silver!" The old man said, "Platinum is not a good thing, the material is not as good as the ancestors passed down from generation to generation!" β
"Uncle, do you think that if it is a wedding couple's ring, it will be worn for a long time, is it better to wear gold or silver?" Rossie asked.
"Although gold is valuable, I think silver is better for long-term wear. There are three reasons for this. When the old man said this, he cleared his throat and continued: "First, wear it for a long time, silver is better than gold, if the silver is black, you must consider whether there is something wrong with the body; Second, silver is similar to what you call platinum, and you young people always think that gold is not good-looking, too cheesy, and third, the price of silver is cheap. β
"We don't want to be cheap, just quality. Things are well done, price is not an issue. Fang Ruichen said.
"It's not cheap, why are you here with me? There are so many jewelry stores in the city, go and buy them from them! Really! "The old man's temper is not small, and his face immediately became unsightly.
"Uncle, don't worry! We didn't mean that. Luo Xiqian didn't know what to say, "Uncle, let's make silver rings, and we don't have diamonds, silver and diamonds are 'quite funny', but it's just a circle ring, it seems to be a little more monotonous." β
"Hmm!" The old man nodded, "This is easy, I will make a small four-leaf clover carved out of sterling silver on the ring for you, which just matches the dark 'flower', so that it will not be monotonous, I will draw a picture for you!" β
The old man then made a few casual strokes, and the little four-leaf clover 'flower' was presented in front of Luo Xiqian and Fang Ruichen.
"Great, uncle, this is my request, it would be good if I could do exactly the same as this." Luo Xiqian said excitedly, "How long will it take to get this order?" β
"Two weeks!" The old man said, "This kind of thing has to be done slowly, and I can do it in a hurry, and I can make it in half a day, but that thing is all foolish, and you are a marriage ring, so it is impossible to make it too rough." You make it with the finest silver, which of course costs a little more, but it is certainly much cheaper than gold and platinum. Anyway, if you want to get something good, you have to wait. β
"Hmmm! We will ask for the best silver, and we can wait for two weeks. Luo Xiqian smiled, "Uncle, how much is the total cost of materials and labor for a pair of rings, and we need to pay a deposit first?" Or pay the full amount directly? β
"Two rings, according to your fingers, are estimated to be no more than six hundred yuan to touch. You pay a deposit of 200 yuan, and you come back to pick up the things, and then pay the balance. The old man said, "My ancestral craftsmanship, you are satisfied, if you are not satisfied, I will not take a penny, and I will give you six hundred." β
"Turn!" Luo Xiqian said, Fang Ruichen had to pay, and he always felt that the silver things were too shabby.