Chapter 51: Raising Jade
Because of the Xia family's tofu and the white tiger and red fox, now in Yulin Town, no one seems to know the children of the Xia family, and seeing Wang Xi and Shu Yao's familiar attitude, the shopkeeper Li kindly reminded: "Miss Xia, the jade quality and carving of this white jade brush wash are indeed good, but the damage is too bad, and there may be a lot of damage that cannot be seen by the naked eye, and the cost of grinding and polishing and re-cutting, inspection and processing ...... Well...... I'm afraid it's not worth it. ”
Liu Lao'er father and son looked at Shu Yao nervously, this white jade pen wash was handed down by the ancestors of the Liu family, and it was said to be worth a lot, but it experienced some catastrophe in the middle and was damaged. Even so, if it weren't for the last resort, Liu Lao Er would still not sell it, as Shopkeeper Li just said, it's good to keep a thought.
Shu Yao saluted: "Xie Lu Xie shopkeeper's uncle's reminder, my mother once taught me a way to raise jade, I want to try, it is best to raise it well, forget it if it is not good, the shape is quite good-looking, I can use it myself or use it for my eldest brother." But if Daqiang's mother doesn't hurry up to see a doctor and take medicine, the disease will not be better. ”
Shopkeeper Li's eyes lit up, raising jade? Does this little girl really know? I heard that the Xia family's lady Zhen is also a legend, maybe there is really a secret recipe. He is a businessman, and when he saw the bright spots, well, he will talk to Wang Xi later, let him pull a line, if Shu Yao succeeds, he wants to see this wash with his own eyes.
Daqiang, who was silent next to him, said firmly: "Girl, if this jade is not raised well, even if we borrow the silver, I will definitely pay it back in the future, and I will repay the girl for being a cow and a horse." ”
Ding Meier, who couldn't interject for a long time, "sneered---" "One stupid, one crazy, repay?" By you? ”
Ding Mei'er glanced at Da Qiang contemptuously, black and thin, although the blue cloth clothes were clean and tidy, they were patched in several places, the blue cloth shoes on her feet were obviously too short, the thumbs on both sides were exposed, and the sides had begun to crack.
Da Qiang's face flushed: "I'm only ten years old this year, don't bully the poor young man", this is still a sentence that the eldest brother Xiucai, who is a private school teacher next door, just taught him yesterday.
What Ding Meier didn't know was that one day in a few years, Daqiang's words really came true, and he repeated it proudly when she wanted to win him over. At that time, how she regretted that she had a few more words about people and things that had nothing to do with her today.
Shu Yao ignored Ding Mei'er's words: "Brother Daqiang doesn't have to mind, I bought it, whether it's good or bad is naturally my business." Hurry up and grab the medicine, and then come to our house to find my eldest brother. ”
Shu Yao didn't expect that Da Qiang was already ten years old, and he looked only a little taller than Shuwen, like a six or seven-year-old child, obviously not eating well for a long time. However, Daqiang's eyes made Shu Yao feel his firmness, sincerity, and a spirit of self-improvement.
Liu Lao Er left with Daqiang grateful, Ding Meier glanced at Nian'er and Shuyao impatiently, and muttered to her grandmother and mother who had just walked upstairs to her: "Grandmother, mother, I picked a jade screen frame, he must like it when I give it to my grandfather, but these two people must rob me, and the guy refuses to sell it to me." ”
Old Madam Ding and Second Madam Ding frowned, and Second Madam Ding said sharply: "Who is the shopkeeper, find the shopkeeper, how can such a big store be bullied?" Isn't Lanyue Xuan always advertised that customers are first and treat everyone equally? ”
"This lady is right, Lanyuexuan has always been not a bully, not a bully, this screen frame was first taken by the three girls of the Xu Mansion and the Xia girl, and it was snatched from the hands of the three girls of the Xu Mansion by the noble daughter, and many customers here can testify." The guy has a good attitude, but his tone is very firm.
"Yes, I happened to be next to me, and I saw this girl suddenly rush over and grab something."
"Isn't it? I also saw it, it's so rude at such a young age, it's really unreasonable! She also said that her grandfather was a Chinese scholar. ”
"Ha Luha, Miss Xu's father is a Zhongshu Ling, and he happens to be a senior official."
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Several customers who had seen the previous scene came forward to testify.
At this time, the arrogance of the Ding family's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law was extinguished, and she immediately became nervous: Miss Xu San? Lord Xu? Mei'er robbed Lord Xu's daughter-in-law? That's the boss of the old lady in their house!
Second Mrs. Ding was distressed, she accompanied her mother-in-law downstairs to pick out jewelry, I heard that the price here is lower than that in the Beijing store, just bring it into Beijing to give gifts. The baby girl ran up on her own, and she should have followed if she had known that this was the case.
"Misunderstanding, misunderstanding, Mei'er, apologize to Miss Xu." Mrs. Ding drank lowly, she doted on this beautiful and promising granddaughter very much, and she usually didn't say a word heavy, but ...... Master Xu...... Alas, Mei'er is spoiled and savage, and after entering Beijing, she must invite someone to teach her well, otherwise she will follow this temperament, and she doesn't know how to hide it, even if she enters the palace in the future, she won't be able to please her, and that place is not just beautiful.
"Grandmother," Ding Mei'er pouted, but she also heard the discussion around her, knowing that Dao Nian'er's father was her grandfather's top boss, and her family could not threaten her. But let her apologize? There was no door, and she never apologized to anyone.
Shu Yao pulled Nian'er and said softly: "Forget it, Sister Nian'er, let's go quickly after we buy a screen frame, and we have to go to Yuncaifang to buy embroidery thread." "Ding Meier is very resentful, Sister Nian'er will still enter Beijing in two or three years, so it's better to mess with her less.
Nian'er was not an aggressive lord originally: "Okay, man, help us wrap up the checkout" said and walked side by side with Shu Yao to the staircase, Shu Yao did not forget to say goodbye to Wang Xi: "Uncle Wang, see you again." ”
"Okay, if you need anything, remember to find Uncle Wang, I promise you Uncle Jin will take care of you." Wang Xi also likes this polite and kind little girl more and more.
"Eh, Miss Xia, ...... you" Shopkeeper Li instinctively wanted to stop Shu Yao and explain, but after thinking about it, there are so many people here, let's talk to Wang Xi later.
Shu Yao looked at Shopkeeper Li inquiringly, and when he saw that he didn't continue, he smiled lightly: "Uncle Shopkeeper will see you again." She knew what the shopkeeper Li wanted to say, in fact, she clearly said that her mother had a way to raise jade, and she also deliberately said it to the shopkeeper Li, as for the others, it didn't matter, she said just trying, who knows if it is successful? The Great Zhou Dynasty advocated jade ornaments, and there were many people who tried various methods of raising jade.
It's inconvenient for their brother and sister to do too much business now, but if they can secretly help Yuexuan "raise" some old and damaged jade ornaments, they can still have a good income. Although they are not short of silver now, who is afraid of more silver? Shu Yao, who had experienced many misfortunes in his previous life because he had no silver, especially believed in one sentence: No silver is absolutely impossible.
There is another very important thing, Shu Yao remembers that in her previous life, when she was fourteen years old, King Fu requisitioned a large area of land, including Xitang Street, to build King Fu's mansion, just because a staff member said that Yulin Town was King Fu's blessed land.
Although Fuwangfu gave each family some compensation, everyone still complained bitterly, dragging their families with their mouths, where to find a suitable house? Since it was rumored that Yulin Town was a blessed land, the low price of Yulin Town had soared dramatically. Many families have no choice but to leave Yulin to seek a living elsewhere.
At that time, Shu Yao escaped from the sedan chair in Mafu and hid here, when the neighbors were worried about the house, but they still found a way to hide and send her away first.
In this life, as long as he has the ability, Shu Yao hopes to help the neighbors get through that matter. Maybe she can secretly buy some small yards first, and then transfer them at the original price or rent them cheaper to the neighbors in need, especially the families who often help their family.