Chapter 31: The two meet
Wood dyeing workshop? Lin Minlai silently recited the name, and his heart was still full of doubts.
Could this be his home? Or is he here to buy clothes?
Through the curtain of the car, Iris asked the coachman: "Daddy Ma, what is the most magnificent courtyard in front of you, the one where smoke comes out?" ”
"Oh, there, it's a wood-dyed cloth mill. We have a number of old workshops in Ruan County, and there have been seven or eight generations, right? ”
The coachman replied quickly, and the voice came clearly through the curtain.
"Cloth mill? Where cloth and ready-to-wear are sold? ”
"Hmm, Miss wants to see the clothes? Let the old slave think about it, we ordinary people buy clothes, generally go to Xifang Caiyi Street, Xifang specializes in cloth and clothes, there are many styles in the store, the place is also spacious and clean, and there is a special store for wood dyeing over there. And the place in front of him is actually his family's dyeing workshop, which specializes in pulping and dyeing fabrics. "The coachman is a native and knows a lot.
After speaking, he asked tentatively: "The eldest lady wants to add clothes, should we turn back to Caiyi Street?" ”
Lin Minlai already had the answer in his heart: since it is not a place to sell clothes, then this is probably the home of Na Langjun.
"Miss wants to know, shall we go and take a look?" The kite song was encouraged.
As a personal maid, Kite Ge is well versed in Lin Minlai's character: if she doesn't figure it out, the young lady will have trouble sleeping.
Lin Minlai nodded lightly and said softly: "It will take another half an hour to return to Caiyi Street, and you will also suffer from such a hot weather." Why don't we go to the cloth shop and have a look? In order to entertain merchants, ordinary dyeing workshops will also set aside a special room in the workshop to display cloth and ready-to-wear, but I don't know if the wood dyeing workshop will give us accommodation. ”
The coachman laughed when he heard this, the eldest lady arranged this time to sympathize with them! It was also just right to take the opportunity to go to the wood dyeing cloth workshop to eat tea and rest.
Thinking so, he only felt that the wood dyeing workshop should entertain them. After all, they are the daughters of the county order and the subordinates of the county order, she Du Ruonan is a little businesswoman, dare not be accommodating?
Du Ruonan hurriedly passed the workshop, and she was discussing with Su Zhiyu in the middle - Su Zhiyu had finished her research, and as usual, she had to discuss with her about the main products, new ready-to-wear, sales status and buyers' reviews.
Du Ruonan has always attached importance to Su Zhiyu's analysis, but he didn't expect the porter to suddenly report that it was the daughter of the county order.
On the side of the dyeing workshop, there is a display room, and there is also a steward who specializes in contacting merchants, but the county order daughter is not an ordinary person, and the steward is a young man, and it is not suitable to entertain, so he has to invite Du Ruonan to come out.
The housekeeper listened to the briefing, and strongly advocated that Du Ruonan receive it in person: "The other party is the daughter of the county order, let's be a little lazy, and if it falls into the ears of the county order, it will be another rhetoric." Moreover, if our clothes are favored by Lin Qianjin, it will not only be a number of live signs, but also a big customer. I heard that the county magistrate of Nalin attaches great importance to this daughter, and this Miss Lin is also very generous. ”
Although this is a bit of a philistine, it does make sense. Du Ruonan listened to the advice and got up.
As soon as Du Ruonan left, Su Li came in from outside the door, sneakily: "Young master, aren't you going to take a look, I heard that she is a beauty." ”
- Su Li has already been to see it, and he didn't expect that Lin Ruofan, with his obscene temperament, would be able to give birth to such a daughter who is like a flower and jade; And what he didn't expect was that this county lady was the hooded girl they met earlier.
The woman in the hood followed all the way, but she didn't know if it was natural fate or her intention for her son-in-law.
"No, no." Su Zhiyu is immersed in the research report, and his role is entering quickly, "As long as she buys our clothes, then she is a great beauty who sinks fish and geese; But if she doesn't buy our clothes, it's because she can't be aesthetically phose, and we're destined to have no common language. ”
Su Li was a little speechless.
Su Zhiyu quickly looked up at him and smiled: "If you want to see it yourself, you can see it yourself." Don't have any psychological pressure, what kind of opinions, you have to really fancy it, this son teaches you to chase people, don't say anything else, I always memorize a few love poems. ”
As a traverser, he is standing on the shoulders of giants, and science students don't memorize many poems, but Nalan Ci, he Su Zhiyu still memorizes a few poems, not to mention that he can also recite love songs!
is not only in line with Su Li's identity, but also able to express his emotions, Su Zhiyu can immediately think of the two: if I am young, I will not feel inferior; If you are a distant galaxy~
This kind of crystallization of the wisdom of human beings in the future, which girl of this dynasty will not be moved to tears when she listens to it? The more Su Zhiyu thought about it, the more beautiful she became, and winked at Su Li happily: "You go, I understand." ”
You know the.
Where I want to go, I want you to go! Don't keep an eye on Du Ruonan, you can also look at other cabbages!
Su Li was emotional, and his thoughts were surging, but he still angrily put down the words: "I'll go." ”
Relying on the young master himself, that won't work, or he should go and find out the situation himself, what is the origin of this Miss Lin.
"The age of our dyeing workshop can indeed be regarded as a century-old workshop," Ding Bo's voice was thick and his breath was slow, "It can be traced back to the period of Emperor Yinbao of the previous dynasty, and I have heard about it for a few years because of the war, but in the end, it is a craft heirloom, and the ability of the ancestors cannot be lost." ”
Du Ruonan came in from the outside and heard Ding Bo introducing the history of the wood dyeing workshop.
- Will there be ordinary girls who are curious about this kind of thing? Du Ruonan felt puzzled in his heart, turned the screen, and saw the situation in the exhibition room completely.
I saw a pair of young girls standing in the middle of the room, the taller Luo skirt swaying to the ground, the waist hanging tassel sachet, the hair plugged into the jade step, the eyes were full of autumn water, and the face was demure and noble.
This must be the daughter of the county, Miss Lin.
The maidservant girl in goose yellow clothes was fanning her beside her, and Miss Lin made it look like she was listening to Ding Bo's explanation, but she was gently stirring the towel in her hand, and her eyes were slightly floating, somewhat absent-minded.
There was also a well-maintained woman sitting on the seat near the window, looking at forty, with a straight face and a kind expression, when she saw Du Ruonan enter the door, the woman quickly got up and smiled kindly: "This must be the owner of Du Fang." ”
Hearing this, the maid holding the fan immediately looked over, her eyes wide open, as if she wanted to see clearly; The young lady also turned around, her face was shy, her expression was coquettish, and she slowly raised her eyes.
"Hey, how could it be ......?"
The maid's mouth was big, and she couldn't believe it.
When Du Ruonan saw her like this, she was also a little confused: Do you have to be so surprised to see yourself?
This expression seems to be disappointed? Du Ruonan glanced at the maid again, and swept over Miss Lin, and found that although Miss Lin tried her best to cover it, she also looked a little gloomy.
The woman's eyes rolled, she took a few steps forward, and smiled thoughtfully: "I didn't expect this huge wood dyeing cloth workshop, inherited for a hundred years, exquisite skills, and famous, and now the owner of the workshop is such a girl with outstanding temperament, which is really surprising." ”
Du Ruonan picked up the conversation, and also raised her lips and chuckled: "Madame praised it, but the small shop in the countryside, thanks to the care of the neighbors, the small shop barely survived, so it deserves this praise." ”
"I'm not a lady, but an old woman." The woman waved her hand, "Thank you Lord Lin for not giving up, temporarily send it to the Lin Mansion as the eldest lady's grandmother." ”
"Miss, now that the owner of Du Fang is here in person, she is a connoisseur in clothes and cloth. You are of the same age, why don't you let Master Du take you to see each other? After she finished speaking, she looked at Dingbo, "Let this old brother rest for a while." ”
Ding Bo retired, and there were only four female dependents left in this hall.
Iris Ge glanced at Mama Shen emphatically, hoping that this Mama could also go out together, but she didn't want Mama Shen to still stand there smiling, looking energetic and interested.
The little girl looks at the clothes, you are a middle-aged woman, Baba is staying here, what are you talking like?
Kite Song muttered in her heart, but she didn't dare to speak up to Mama Shen, so she had to endure it silently.
Although Du Ruonan felt that the pair of master and servant were eccentric, the other party was a guest at the door, and she also did her best to fulfill the duties of the owner, picked out the most beautiful skirts in the exhibition hall, and introduced them softly.
"It's about to go out now, and the summer shirt can't be worn for a few days, if Miss Lin wants to buy a line, you can take a look at these autumn clothes."
"You have a fair complexion and a slender figure, these colors are very suitable for you, especially this hundred-fold fairy dress, which was restructured and evolved from the court dress of the previous dynasty, and is the most suitable for boating, the breeze blows, the skirt is slight, and it is like a fairy."
Although Du Ruonan mostly presides over matters in the dyeing workshop, and the business solicitation in Western stores is mainly handled by the steward, she is meticulous and shrewd, and knows what style is best felt by a young woman of Lin Minlai's age.
In business, the emphasis is on what they like.
Du Ruonan's voice was clear and soft, and her words were particularly convincing.
Lin Minlai was not in his clothes, but after listening to Du Ruonan's introduction, his attention unconsciously gathered on this immortal dress.
The girl looked carefully around the skirt and gently bowed her head: "It is indeed good, especially the embroidery of the skirt, the pattern is beautiful, the color is quiet, the master is skillful, and the bold choice of flat needle embroidery, this technique has only been seen in the capital Shaohuafang before." ”
The maid Kite Ge hurriedly stepped forward to unfold the hem of the fairy skirt so that Lin Min could see it in more detail.
Du Ruonan pursed her lower lip: Although these skirts are used for display, they are not allowed to be touched by their own hands on weekdays, after all, the silk fabric is expensive, and the Liuxian skirt is snow-white, which is very easy to cause dust.
Du Ruonan glanced at the maid and Lin Minlai: This kind of subtlety, Lin Minlai may not know about the eldest lady, but Kite Ge is the lady's maidservant and is responsible for taking care of the main family's clothes every day, how can she not know?
- This maid doesn't care.
Xu is wood dyeing in the eyes of this maid, but it is just a small dyeing workshop, so she should be happy with Miss Lin.
Since ancient times, there has been a difference between the government and the people. The maids in the eunuch's house know how to watch people put down dishes.
After all, the county order is broken, and the prefect is destroyed. Du Ruonan sighed in his heart, and forcibly brushed away the unhappiness in his heart.
The previous indiscriminate arrest of Su Zhiyu by the officials still remains in her memory.
No matter what she did, she didn't want to go through it again.