In September, Qian Yixiu went to the village to eat twice. Once it was a happy event, Xu's gave birth to another son, named Qian Yijin, and entered the baby. One is a funeral, the second grandfather, Qian Yixiu is going to call the old man of the second ancestor to pass away, this is the oldest old man of the Qian family.

Life is like this, there is birth, there is death, and the cycle repeats.

The Qian family has many birthday stars, which is well-known in this area. The second grandfather died at the age of seventy-eight, which is already a rare high life. Old Man Qian is sixty-five years old, and Mrs. Qian is sixty-four years old, and they are still alive, which is rare in the countryside in ancient times. Especially Mrs. Qian, who survived that serious illness, although it is not very convenient to move now, her face is full of red light, and her face is better than that of many middle-aged people.

Now, Wang is often invited by newcomers to be a Quanfu person, because her in-laws and husband are still alive, her children and grandchildren are promising, her son is the treasurer of the county, and her grandson is studying in the best private school in the county. Although Qian Mandie is divorced, there are many people who ask to marry her.

Wang Lizheng's father died half a year ago, so there are fewer people who ask the Yu family to be a Quanfu person. This made Yu very unhappy, and the sister-in-law did not have the harmony they used to have. But because of the relationship between the three rooms of the Qian family, the Yu family did not dare to offend the Wang family at will. No matter whether Wang Lizheng and his wife are happy or not, they can't deny that Qian Sangui is already the most powerful person in Huaxi Village.

At the end of September, Wang Liang, who had returned from the provincial capital, said that the old lady of the Song family had also passed away three days ago. The eldest lord's family in the capital will definitely return to Xizhou Mansion Ding Wei, and several masters who are officials in various places will also rush back to guard the system.

The system of Da Qianding worries is that when the parents die, the son will resign from the government for 27 months, and the grandchildren will take leave to return to the hometown to guard the system for 100 days, which refers to civil officials. The military general Ding Wei did not relieve himself of his official position, but gave him a hundred days of leave.

Only special circumstances will take the affection.

Song Huaijin, who is studying in Guozijian, will definitely come back, and I don't know if Uncle Liang, who has just returned to the capital, will come back.

Because of their relationship with the Song Mansion, Qian Sangui and Qian Yijin also went to the provincial capital to pay tribute.

In mid-October, the house was completed. Master Zhao also took the craftsmen to build houses and pavilions for the moonlight of the lotus pond and Huaguo Mountain, as well as paving roads, and some roads in Huaguo Mountain had to be paved with wood. There are few houses there, pavilions and roads are simple, and they can be completed before the year.

In order to save money, the employees and long-term workers at home will take the time to dig up trees at the foot of the mountain and transplant them home, and these trees are mostly willows, tsubaki trees, and camphor trees. I also bought some laurels, plums, begonias, and magnolia trees.

The three-bedroom family still lives in the front yard, and will move to a new house when the furniture is ready.

According to Tong Guò, Master Lu, who had previously given him a winged wood insert, led three apprentices to make furniture at home. A good craftsman like Master Lu generally doesn't take on the work of rural people, even if he is a rich villager.

Three months ago, Master Lu led people into the mountains to find good wood, but he accidentally broke his leg. Although it took a hundred days and my legs had grown, I couldn't exert myself in the end. With such a body, he will definitely not be able to receive good business from rich people, but he is not willing to be idle at home. After Master Zhao's introduction, he came to the Qian family. He mainly watches his apprentices do it, and only in the most critical places will he do it himself.

Master Lu asked Qian Sangui what kind of wood furniture he wanted to make, and after Mr. Yu's pushing, Qian Sangui picked three kinds of wood: walnut, camphor and beech. Although these are not particularly good woods, they are also of the upper middle and medium grades. After paying the deposit, Qian Sangui was a little distressed, but it was too late.

Master Lu led a few apprentices to make furniture in the backyard, and Qian Yixiu would go to see it from time to time and put forward his own requirements. At the same time, she asked Master Lu to find some good wood, and she wanted to make a high-quality screen frame for the little lady's embroidery. Moreover, this screen stand had to be made by him himself.

The most important thing about the screen frame is carving, and it has little to do with the legs, so Master Lu took it and said that he asked someone to find some small leaves of red sandalwood.

The little lady's embroidery has been completed for more than half of the time, even if it is not all completed, but Qian Yixiu is also shocked. She intuitively felt that this masterpiece belonged to the best of the ancients. Such a good embroidery, of course, must be equipped with the best screen stand.

In order to make Master Lu more dedicated, Qian Yixiu asked the little lady to avoid going to the bedroom, and led Master Lu to the workshop to take a look at the embroidered side. At that time, Master Lu was shocked, and he actually shed tears of excitement.

He cried for a while before saying, "If the things I Lu Cheng made are lucky enough to be inlaid with this embroidery, it will be worth dying." He was embarrassed to explain to Qian Yixiu, "I am a craftsman, and I want the world to appreciate and recognize what I have made, and money is secondary." Now I am very happy to meet such a good embroidery, which is much better than all the embroidery I have seen before. Such a good opportunity is once in a lifetime, and I will definitely do my best to make the screen frame so that it does not dust the embroidery. ”

He also said that although the small leaf red sandalwood is good, it does not match the tone of this embroidery, and he thinks it is best to use golden silk nanmu.

This is really the will of heaven in the dark, and the golden silk nanmu was originally the wood that the royal family liked.

Qian Yixiu nodded and asked him to look at it.

Master Lu also said that he had a senior brother in the capital, and many royal relatives would ask him to make furniture, so he immediately asked someone to bring a letter and ask the senior brother to help find a few pieces of golden silk nanmu to come over.

Master Lu didn't want to make furniture anymore, so he handed it over to his apprentice, and he was thinking hard every day about what kind of screen frame to make worthy of that good embroidery.

This matter was known to the Wu family, and as soon as she heard that she was going to buy the royal favorite golden silk nanmu to make a screen frame, she was frightened. said, "The things used by the royal family, how expensive are they, how can we afford to use them in the countryside." Master Lu's craftsmanship is expensive, and it doesn't matter how much it will cost to make it. Now that my family has spent so much money, I don't want to fill it all in. ”

So he went to the backyard to find Master Lu and asked him not to buy golden silk nanmu, because he couldn't afford it.

Master Lu said, "Sister-in-law Qian, if such a good embroidery does not use golden silk nanmu as a screen frame, it is a kind of shortcoming." If you switch to ordinary wood, it will be a dusty pearl. He gritted his teeth and said, "In this way, your family only gives money for wood, and I don't want to pay for it." Seeing that the Wu family was still reluctant, he said, "I will post half of the money for Jinsi Nanmu, this is always okay, right?" I really like that embroidery so much, even if I put money on it to make a shelf, it is also an honor. ”

Wu went back to the front yard, still a little unconvinced. Seeing that Qian Sangui and Qian Yixiu were in the hall, he said this, "...... Master Lu can't be a liar, right? How can there be such a fool, who would rather pay for himself than help others do their work. In charge, let's quit them, I always think that Master Lu is not very authentic. ”

Qian Sangui was happy when he heard it, and said, "You mother-in-law, you really have long hair and short knowledge." But any such craftsman cares most about his reputation. The daughter-in-law's embroidery is so good, it is also possible for him to pay money to help make a screen frame. If the screen is famous all over the world, then his craftsmanship will be recognized by everyone. In the future, he will be more famous and will earn more money. ”

Wu became happy again and said, "Then our family will pay half of the money with Master Lu's family to buy a few pieces of good wood to make a screen frame." ”

Qian Sangui said disapprovingly, "It's not that we don't have money, so why take advantage of others." Not only do you not need to pay for wood, but you still have to pay for handiwork. Seeing that Wu was a little reluctant, he said, "Since Master Lu said that his daughter-in-law's embroidery is so good, it must be worth a lot of money." ”

Qian Yixiu also said, "Milk, it's always not good to let people contribute in vain." When he is in a good mood, he will do his best, and he will do his best to make a better shelf, and the screen will be more valuable in the future. ”

When Wu heard this, he laughed and said, "Our embroidered head melon is getting better and better, and it is faster than milk." ”

Qian Yixiu went to the backyard to sue Master Lu again, so that he could rest assured that his family would definitely not let him suffer, and he would give as much as he could.

Master Lu laughed and said, "The little girl underestimated Master Lu." I really think it's a blessing to be able to make a screen stand for such a good embroidery, even if it's upside down. ”

Seeing such an open-minded Master Lu, Qian Yixiu felt that he was superficial.

Qian Sangui was also happy, his daughter-in-law's craftsmanship was so highly respected, which made him have more face. He asked people to fry a few appetizers, and invited Master Lu to come to the front yard to drink a little wine.

In the blink of an eye, Qian Hua came back with an excited face, and at the same time brought Master Jin of Lotus Flower.

Qian Yixiu saw Master Jin for the first time. He was in his forties, short and thin, and his face was white, but he had many pockmarks due to smallpox. Although he doesn't look good, his whole body is refreshing and clean, and his body still exudes a fragrance that seems to be there and is a little like a golden lotus leaf. Qian Yixiu's impression of him suddenly improved.

Qian Yixiu saw them alone in the main house, and the third noble grandfather took the slider to the moonlight inspection work in the lotus pond. Qian Yixiu invited the two to sit down, and let Zizhu serve tea.

Even when Master Jin was sitting, he could see that his legs were shaking. This character is rare, otherwise with that good craft, he should not mix in a small workshop in the countryside.

Qian Hua took out a few small round wooden boxes and two small porcelain bottles and put them on the table, and said with a bright face, "Master Jin has made a few kinds of balsam and incense, I think it is no worse than any kind of balsam in Lu Xiangzhai." ”

Although a few small round wooden boxes are painted and painted with flowers, the packaging is still not up to grade.

Qian Yixiu suppressed his dislike for packaging and listened to Master Jin's introduction.

Master Jin opened the box one by one and made an introduction. His nervous face was flushed, his voice trembled a little, and he couldn't make sense of it. Qian Yixiu didn't interrupt him, he kept nodding his head, and his eyes didn't look at him but at the balsam, which made him relax a lot. may also feel that Qian Yixiu is a child's relationship, he slowly relaxed, and the meaning he wanted to express became clear.

In fact, Qian Yixiu's heart was extremely surging, but he was afraid of scaring the timid Master Jin, so he suppressed his excitement.

According to Master Jin, these products are smooth balm made from nasturtium buds, jade balm made from white nasturtium, nasturtium rouge made from blooming petals, and nasturtium perfume suitable for women, and bilian perfume suitable for men.

Qian Yixiu sniffed everything and wiped it on the back of his hand.

There's no denying that these products are great!

After listening to his introduction, Qian Yixiu smiled and said, "Master Jin has worked hard, these products are very good, I like them very much, and I believe that there is no woman who doesn't like them." ”

Master Jin smiled and wiped the sweat from his forehead, which was the most he said in front of outsiders.

Qian Yixiu said to Qian Hua again, "Now your first task is to find a way to make some beautiful boxes." Don't just think about wooden boxes, you can also make some pink porcelain, glass, silver, and jade. No matter how good these balsams are, they can't be packaged and still can't be sold at a price. Don't sell these products in the world first, and don't talk about them. Wait for more golden lotuses in the pond next year, and then do a lot of it. When the time comes, we will drive the splendid line to the capital, and the main product is Lotus cosmetics - well, those balms, rouge, fragrances, etc., can be called cosmetics, which is also a new understanding and interpretation of these things by our Lotus Cardamom. In addition, these cosmetics must have the word lotus in front of them, such as lotus cardamom slippery balm and lotus cardamom jade balm, so as to strengthen the buyer's perception of lotus cardamom......"

In the end, he rewarded Master Jin with fifty taels of silver, let him continue to do a good job, and began to take apprentices. also asked him not to have the idea of starving the master to death with an apprentice, because Liankou would give him a large amount of apprenticeship fees, which was enough for him to live a good life.

And the two apprentices he brought with him asked Qian Hua to go to Renyazi to buy two smart children about ten years old. In this era, only those who have a contract in their own hands can rest assured.

Qian Yixiu asked Master Jin how many of these finished products he still had in his hand, and Master Jin said, "There are four sets of this kind of high quality, and there are more than a dozen sets of others that are slightly worse in quality." ”

Qian Yixiu said again, "Then bring me those four sets of cosmetics, and destroy the other dozen sets." Then he thought, "Bring me one set and destroy the rest." Remember, these cosmetics must not be passed on. Don't do it for the time being, wait until the golden lotus blooms next year, and let all the ladies be amazed by their charm. ”

By the way, I left the set of cosmetics on the table.

After returning to the garden, Master Jin rarely took the initiative to speak to Qian Hua, "This little master is a personal essence. ”

Qian Hua nodded and smiled, "It's not just a human spirit...... "It's still a ghost, and even a ghost is not as good as her."

Qian Xiaofeng handed over the five sets of lotus cosmetics to Qian Yixiu the next day.

Five sets of good ones, Qian Yi embroidered two sets for the little lady (except for the Qinglian fragrance), and two sets for the little aunt.

He also reminded the little aunt, "These two bottles of Qinglian Fragrance are for men, you can do it." ”

The little aunt blushed and didn't squeak. In the evening, Qian Yixiu found that Wan Dazhong, who was from home for dinner, was very happy, and his white teeth were always exposed.

Qian Yixiu joked, "Uncle Wan, what kind of baby is like this?" ”

Wan Dazhong's black face was a little flushed, and he smiled, "No, it's nothing." ”

Qian Yixiu pouted and said, "I don't believe it." Look at the two lumps in your arms, what is that? ”

Wan Dazhong's face turned even redder, and he quickly covered his chest and said, "No, it's nothing." ”

Qian Yixiu was secretly happy, how could he make it like he was teasing him. (To be continued.) )