Chapter 13: The Craftsman
Mei'er tossed and turned on the bed, she had a dream, in the dream he turned to leave, she raised her hand, wanted to chase him, but she couldn't seem to catch anything......
She murmured, "Don't leave me! ”
The lover in her previous life always left her, and she was extremely willful, but in fact, she had great worries, always afraid of when he would leave her again. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
With tears in her eyes, she knew her vulnerability only in her dreams.
Mei'er woke up, she can act recklessly in her dreams, depending on her own temperament, she still has to face everything when she wakes up.
After she freshened up, she called Shangwang'er and went to see Fushun.
Fushun saw Mei'er coming, so he took her to meet Master Wang of Xiangyunju.
He followed the address his friend had previously told him and found No. 18 Mao'er Hutong.
Mei'er looked at it, it was a small courtyard house, and the gate was closed.
Fushun stepped forward and knocked on the door.
A young man inside came out and opened the door, poking his head out: "Who are you looking for?" ”
Fushun said politely: "Let's take a look, we were introduced by a friend to Master Wang, who came to Xiangyunju." ”
The young man looked at them: "Okay, you wait, I'll go and tell the master." ”
With that, he closed the door.
Mei'er and Fushun watched the door close suddenly, and they had a feeling of rejection, which was not pleasant.
After waiting for a while, it was the same young man who opened the door for them and invited them in.
Wang Xianke was already waiting inside, and he asked Fushun and the others to sit down and drink tea, but they were not very enthusiastic.
Fushun Daoming came to meant: "Master Wang, I have long admired your craftsmanship. Presumably my friend has already told you that we are here to ask Master Wang for help and make a few pieces of jewelry according to the pattern. ”
Mei'er hurriedly took out the drawings and handed them to Master Wang.
Wang Xianke took the drawings and looked at them carefully, these styles are quite spiritual.
There was a hint of appreciation in his eyes.
However, he said, "I am sure your friends have also told you that old decay is generally not dispersed. He didn't say what he meant, he worked for Xiangyunju, and he also involved the issue of keeping the owner's secret.
Mei'er said: "Master Wang, there is not much to live, just three hairpins and three pairs of earrings, please help Master Wang." ”
Mei'er had already seen Master Wang's eyes when he first looked at the drawings, and knew that he was actually appreciative, maybe he disdained such a small job, or it was because of Xiangyunju. She could only try as best she could.
Master Wang shook his head, he couldn't take the job casually when he was free.
Mei'er was a little disappointed in her heart, but she was not discouraged, she knew that it was not easy.
She could only look everywhere, and saw the young man behind Master Wang staring at those pictures, with an eager expression.
She had an idea, this young man should be Master Wang's apprentice.
Mei'er said slowly: "Isn't there such craftsmanship here?" ”
As soon as she spoke, she observed the young man's expression.
Sure enough, the young man preemptively said: "I can do all the difficulties of these hairpin jewelry, let alone the master." ”
Mei'er said, "Can you try it?" ”
Master Wang knew that she was agitating the general, and it was too late to stop the disciple from talking.
Fushun saw it, and he said: "Please, Master Wang, we are really in a hurry, I don't know what this little brother is called?" If we can help, we will not dare to forget each other. ”
Master Wang saw that their attitude was very sincere, and he was also relieved: "Wu Kun, since you have confidence, go and try to do it." ”
Mei'er got up and bowed: "Thank you Master Wang and Wu Kun for your help." ”
Master Wang hurriedly motioned for her to get up, turned to Wu Kun and said, "You have to think about it, what materials to use appropriately, and how to do it, since you have taken over the job, you must do your best." ”
Wu Kun solemnly agreed: "Yes, master." ”
Master Wang, Fushun and Mei'er said, "In three days, you can come and get it." ”
Fushun said, "Thank you, Master Wang. ”
Mei'er also thanked her.
When she went out, Mei'er wiped the sweat from her forehead, in fact, she was also very nervous, afraid that Master Wang would not agree.
Fushun took Mei'er and Wang'er back to Fuzhong.
Mei'er chatted with Fushun there and learned something about buying with him.
She asked, "Brother Fushun, if you have anything, you have to give me more guidance." Where will the ladies and ladies of the house buy their clothes except for the four families? ”
Fushun said: "In the past, basically if you bought it outside, you would buy silk from these four people, and then ask a tailor with good craftsmanship to do it, or the maids in the house would make it themselves. ”
Mei'er understood that in fact, in the past, she mainly sold silk and fabrics, and few ready-to-wear clothes were sold in stores.
Knowing this, she also had some thoughts of her own.
Saying goodbye to Fushun, she returned to her room.
Took out his own ledger.
There she flipped through the ledger and wrote it down again.
First of all, he gave clothes to the second lady and was rewarded by the second lady with 100 wen, and then the first month and 500 wen were given to the mother. I also bought an account book, but I don't remember the change. The third is to buy the errand of the winter clothes of the people in the house, and the eldest lady will reward 500 wen.
In other words, I still have nearly 600 Wen on hand.
Mei'er felt that in ancient times, she finally had some money to spare, no longer penniless, and had a little bottom.
As long as she can make money, she is not afraid of being penniless, and she can save slowly.
She was in a good mood and hummed a little tune.
Her recent plan is that she will work well here, and she will receive a monthly allowance and pay it on time. But I have to say that there are not many monthly cases every month. In the long run, it's better to start a small business. Mei'er sat there and calculated again, now four dollars of silver per person per month in the family is enough, and four dollars of silver is 600 Wen, and she basically has no expenses here, so she doesn't need to count. The three people in the family, including the mother, Ah Bao and uncle, need one tael of silver and three hundred wen per month, which is one thousand eight hundred wen is enough for basic living expenses. It is five taels of silver per person per year. Four members of the family need twenty taels of silver a year. Mei'er felt that she had really thought too much about it two days ago, and her current situation was just to live for food and clothing, and what ambitions she hoped for, it was really too far away, so she would first solve the actual needs of life in front of her. The monthly money is first handed over to the mother to help the family, and then the rest of the money is saved.
Doing business requires capital, and it seems that I have to save slowly now. No matter what you want to do, you have to have the principal first. I still have to make money first and save for a while.
Mei'er couldn't help but feel that life was difficult, but when she thought of her family, she was full of hope. Thinking of the four sisters who came in at the same time, they all had their own wishes, and the four of them helped each other since they entered the mansion, all the way. Mei'er said in her heart that we will all achieve our goals.