032 Puju (I)
May 12. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info "The sun is always sparking, and it is midsummer." ”
The calamus leaves hanging on the Dragon Boat Festival outside the gate of the Marquis of Anping have not been taken off to soak in wine, and the pomegranate flowers in the West Garden have bloomed all over the branches. Like wet rouge, the petals are dense and bright, or three or two buds are waiting to be released, together with the green branches and leaves, dyeing the fiery beauty of midsummer. The weather has been a lot hotter, and the summer clothes of the servants in the house have just been distributed, and the maids who love beauty can't wait to put them on.
The third lady saw Muyu happily holding the new clothes, so she said, "Go try it." "Girls always love beauty, and the age of twelve or thirteen is the time when the aesthetic consciousness awakens and even explodes, and most of the future tastes are laid here. Man Yan knew that this change of clothes would not be finished for a while, and if he did, he would have to be commented on, and several maids would have to look better than whom. So, she ordered lotus, sandalwood and dust, and together with Mama Fang, she went to Moxiangzhai.
After arriving at Moxiangzhai, Man Yan first took a closer look in the front hall. For the culture and skills of the ancients, it is extremely difficult to understand its subtlety without being in ancient times. Tsk, looking at these various antiques, Man Yan really can't help but be excited. The ink pill is as simple and wild as a stone, and the ink ingot has a rectangular cylindrical shape, engraved with the words of the pattern and ink incense, like a small seal on the body, but it is ten million times more beautiful than the modern seal. In addition to bamboo knives, Mo Xiangzhai actually used bamboo to make traditional brushes, wolf hair and rabbit hair of different lengths. With such a brush in your hand, you will feel a little less fireworks in your heart. Sure enough, it's ingenuity.
Man Yan meowed east and west, and sometimes wanted to touch it with his hand a few times, as if he saw gold, which made He An feel almost constipated.
Qin Che had already sat behind and waited for two teas. Obviously, Mu Nian said just now that the person had arrived. "What is the third lady doing in front?"
Mu Nian stood at the door and looked at him, looking embarrassed. "Said he was visiting a shop."
Qin Che didn't say anything more, picked up a book and sat on his side and flipped through it. In Mu Nian's eyes, his master couldn't see his face clearly from this angle, and his fierce aura was all hidden, and he looked like a handsome boy who was reading. He secretly complained that he couldn't look at the front. When Mu Nian came back to his senses, a group of people had already walked up to him. He couldn't help but feel the urge to cry.
Lotus and sandalwood are at the forefront. They were the first to see the boy who was looking down and flipping through the book indoors. Before he could praise this person's good looks in his heart, Qin Che turned his head, and Lotus couldn't help but stop his steps in fright, not daring to step forward. This stop stepped on the surface of the dusty foot. Although Fuchen was also afraid of Qin Che, he was always more experienced than the other two. Sandalwood was so scared that she didn't dare to raise her head.
Seeing the reactions of the maids, Man Yan was a little suspicious and took two steps forward. I saw a handsome young man with a bundle of crowns looking at her, and thousands of sharp swords seemed to shoot out of his eyes, wanting to pierce her body. How could the third miss have an enchantment around her, Mama Fang stepped forward to block her small body, and asked sharply: "Dare to ask if this son is the master of Mo Xiangzhai?" ”
He Bingxin has been in the house all the time, and he has obviously been ignored for a long time. "Dare to ask which one is the third lady of the Fu family?"
Mama Fang's heart was infinitely melancholy, the Marquis of Anping Mansion was in decline, there was no one in the court, just like a person without eyes and nose, and he couldn't figure out the movements outside. This little boy obviously has official authority on his body, but unfortunately he doesn't know which prince and nobleman he is a descendant of. The old lady's consideration of the Hou Mansion in the future is really well-intentioned.
There was silence in the room, but the sound of breathing was faintly flowing. In the atmosphere of confrontation, everyone is calculating something.
The head of Mo Xiangzhai, the master of the dust. Whether it is Qin Che or Fu Manyan, he has only heard his name and has not seen the real person. But this meeting is a real alliance after several encounters, not only to calculate the previous mutual assistance, but also to start a long-term cooperation in the future. In the past, the two sides did not hesitate to use their own resources and strategies, and it can be said that they had already completed the test of each other in mutual benefit. It's really a good start. In that case, why not be afraid to see people for what they really are? Man Yan took two steps forward.
There should be a voiceover here. "Devour, devour, soldier-soldier-" The sharp sword in Qin Che's eyes hit the third young lady and fell to the ground after being blocked.
Qin Che looked at her, one was as motionless as a mountain, and the other looked stupid. Stupid is naturally the third lady. She really hadn't come into contact with someone with such a cold aura, so she couldn't help but look at it twice.
Qin Che only saw a vague figure just now, and now he could take a closer look at this third young lady who frustrated him. When he saw the real person clearly, he frowned and was even more surprised. Miss Three turned out to be really just an eight or nine-year-old girl.
Dressed in a moon-white Suluo dress, her figure is as slender as a soft willow, with two simple snails on her head, and the remaining two strands of hair hanging down on her shoulders. The head of the mantis is eyebrows, but the facial features are so plain that only one static word can be described, only the eyes are gently cut, and two lakes are cut out, which is unfathomable. Looking at her eyes carefully, Qin Che couldn't see her clearly. In Sulwhasoo's dungeon, there are few people who can stand the scrutiny of his gaze. The eyes of the third lady do not resist, do not run away, do not explore, do not indulge, how can a child have such eyes; Since she has this kind of look, then her mind will definitely not be a child. Thinking of this, Qin Che's cold aura leaked even more.
Man Yan didn't seem to care, and said lightly after saluting: "I don't know what to call this son?" In the future, it will be more convenient to call me Miss Three. ”
Qin Che waved his hand and motioned for Man Yan to sit down. "My surname is Qin."
He Bingxin suddenly said angrily, "The third lady seems to care about the virtue of women, and she dares to meet a foreign man so boldly." ”
Fuchen glared at him viciously, eager to gouge a few cuts in his face.
Man Yan said casually: "Lotus, there are many guests today, you go and make a pot of tea, let everyone try your skills." "These days, Manyan has already thought about it, and she will show it generously where she shouldn't hide it, as long as she doesn't do anything out of line, her grandmother is her biggest backer. She couldn't do nothing and hide her pity and wait to grow up, and now she didn't do anything amazing.
After a while, she looked at He Bingxin, looking extremely polite. "The little girl has been practicing Buddhism since she was a child, and she is indeed not familiar with the "Boudoir Training" and "Female Commandment", I only know that Bodhi has no tree, the mirror is not a platform, and all the appearances in the world are false. I don't think the owner of this ink incense shop is like a legalist, how can he ask such a question? ”
He Bingxin was half angry, you talked to her about female virtue, and she actually talked about Zen machines. The Zen machine is empty everywhere, and the four are empty, so what else can be argued?
Qin Che has been observing Man Yan all the time, and his biggest feeling is that he is slow, speaking and acting slowly, like a harmless turtle. And there are always pauses between speeches, which shows that there is always deliberation in the heart. He was a little relieved, and he was thinking a lot, but he was wise within the scope of manpower, so he didn't need to be too vigilant.
Man Yan then got down to business. She briefly introduced Pu Ju's idea, and initially planned that her grandmother would account for fifty percent and Qin Gongzi fifty percent, and if she wanted to transfer the share, she could only divide it from Qin Che. In the end, Qin Che said that he accounted for forty percent, and let He Bingxin take one percent. After no objections, Man Yan began to make requests. "First, I want to hang a good picture in the lobby, plum blossoms, flowers and birds, landscapes, the most important thing is that the artistic conception should be in line with the concept of "simple residence", plain taste and plain heart; The technique requires a light color of fine brushwork or light color of ink, and the style of painting is simple, and it is best to outline it with a few brushstrokes. ”
"Second, Qin Gongzi wants to give me two people here. One must be good at martial arts and kung fu, and he can block ten against ordinary people, and his duty is to guard and junior two; The other is to know how to read the accounts, and the responsibility is to be the bookkeeper and the second. The guards should ensure the personal safety of everyone in the Puju, ensure that no guests will break into the backyard, and if there are troublesome guests, they also need to be dealt with by the guards, and at the same time, the guards must accompany the cook to buy vegetables every day; The account office should settle the daily money, keep the account books, hand over the daily money to the person who is in charge of the money, and report the situation of Puju to the owner from time to time. ”
Seeing that He Bingxin seemed to be about to open his mouth to ask a question, Man Yan's five fingers on his right hand stood up and said, "I will finish the requirements first, and I will ask questions in a unified manner." ”
Qin Che discovered another characteristic of Man Yan, his speech was mixed with strange words and gestures. He continued to listen.
"Now I'm going to talk about the rules of Puju. There are only two little two left in front of Puju, which are the guards and the account room I just mentioned; The first rule is that no one is allowed in the kitchen except for the people in the store. Second: the door is opened every day from noon to Shen Shi, and the door is closed as soon as the Shen time passes; Third: Only ten dishes are sold a day, and the second plate of any dish on the same day is double the price. Fourth: All the people in the backyard kitchen are not allowed to enter the front hall and not see guests, even if they ask for it; The last one is also the most important rule of Puju, and everyone listens to it. In the future, anyone who is Pu Ju will not be able to casually divulge the affairs of Pu Juli, except for the rules just now. For example, when the guard accompanies the chef to buy food, he must not reveal what he buys; Also, if someone asks about the origin of the chef, this is something that must not be missed. If someone inquires about the owner, they can hide it, and if they encounter the kind that they can't hide, they will say what is the surname of the owner. Now you can ask questions. ”
He Bingxin was quite depressed after hearing this, why did he always bear the false name of the owner. He forgot again that the third lady was a child, and asked, "Why do you account for fifty percent?" ”
Just kidding, don't you know whose base is after this? Man Yan smiled and said, "I am responsible for all the staff in the back kitchen, and I am also responsible for the operation of the entire store." Speaking of which, the principal in the early stage needs two hundred taels of silver, dare to ask who will pay for the two? ”
Qin Che has been staring at this little girl from beginning to end, and the words he has heard from women in this life do not add up to what the third lady said today. The little girl thinks very well, as if she has taken care of a lot of shops, and there is no boudoir in her body. There was a calmness in her eyes, and it wasn't until she talked about silver that her deep eyes became as shallow as a clear stream, adding two points of amiability.
According to common sense, Qin Che should have been shocked a long time ago. Probably there were too many shocks today, which made him very calm. A novel idea; A very complete plan, taking into account all possible events; Lots of weird rules.
Qin Che asked, "What do you do with two hundred taels of silver?" ”