Chapter 173: The Secret Recipe
As soon as the door of the dyeing room was closed, only Ning Ningqing, Ning Zhiqi, and Ai Lu were inside, and the latter two immediately couldn't help it, and they all gathered around Ningxia Qing.
Ning Zhiqi was worried: "Cousin, do you think that Master Ban once taught me the techniques of phoenix grass dyeing, so that's why you did this?" The steward Tan was right just now, Master Ban never refused to teach others the secret recipe of plant dyeing, even if he had worked in my father's workshop for decades, he never revealed this technique. ”
Ai Lu also said: "Big girl, although I have been in the weaving bureau in the past, no one in the entire weaving bureau knows the technique of phoenix grass and wood dyeing, even if you ask me to go to the weaving bureau to find an acquaintance to help, I can't find someone who can help us mix grass and wood dyeing at this time." ”
Ning Xia Qing just smiled mysteriously, and then suddenly half-closed his eyes, condensed his breath, and paced slightly uneasily, as if he was reminiscing bitterly, and said: "After pounding the dewy saffron into a pulp, adding water to soak it, and twisting the yellow juice with a cloth bag......"
“…… Then rinse with sour millet or rice washing water to remove the residual yellow juice more deeply, and use the "flower killing method" to make residual flower cakes. She rubbed her fingers uneasily and excitedly as she spoke.
Ning Zhiqi was stunned, and muttered in disbelief: "Cousin, how are you...... How do you know the enemy method of grass and tree dyeing? ”
Ning Ningqing asked rhetorically: "Does my cousin think the method I said is feasible?" ”
Ning Zhiqi was stunned for a moment and said, "I don't know the secret recipe for plant dyeing, and I don't know if the method you said is credible, but ......."
Ning Xia Qing smiled and continued: "However, with my cousin's talent and tasting ability, my cousin thinks that the method I said is likely to be useful. ”
Ning Zhiqi couldn't help but shake his head again and again: "Cousin...... I can't believe how the hell you found this before, you've never been in the workshop? ”
Ning Xia Qing only said: "I'll talk about this later, the most important thing at the moment is to solve the current dilemma first." ”
Ai Lu suddenly said: "Although I don't know if this can be done, but it sounds three points reliable, we might as well give it a try." ”
Ning Xia Qing nodded, and said with a smile: "The third master used the list of the imperial court to design us, but he was discovered by Xiao Gongzi, and now the third master is difficult to ride a tiger." Even if we fail, it will be an unintentional mistake at most, but the third master is the culprit. When the time comes, the third master will not be able to explain to the imperial court, where will he have the energy to come to us to settle today's account? ”
Ning Zhiqi glanced at Ning Ningqing in a daze, and whispered, "The third master is our elder after all...... My cousin said this, don't let anyone else hear it......"
Ning Xia Qing smiled indifferently and walked out alone.
Outside the dyeing room, Xiao Jingyuan, Master Ning San, Tan Wenshi, Ning Han and others were staring at the door of the dyeing room, and Ning Ningqing, who came out of the dyeing room alone.
Ning Xia Qing said calmly: "Cousin Zhiqi and Ai Lu are both insiders, if you stay here, they will naturally mix up the dye dyed by the phoenix grass and trees, and I won't make trouble inside." ”
Ning Xia Qing said to Xiao Jingyuan again: "It takes two days to make this dye, and the results will be seen after two days, and I ask Xiao Gongzi to wait patiently." ”
Xiao Jingyuan clapped his hands and said expectantly, "I hope Miss Ning can give me a good result." ”
Ning Xia Qing said again: "It's just that Cousin Zhiqi and Ai Lu are both from the second cousin's side, but now they are borrowing the treasure of the third cousin to make dye, and this dyeing workshop is full of precious dye raw materials. ”
Master Ning San glared at Ning Xia Qing fiercely, obviously thinking that Ning Xia Qing was sarcastic, but he didn't expect Ning Xia Qing to really think about this matter, she said: "In this way, please also ask Xiao Gongzi to send a craftsman from the Xiao family to supervise here." ”
Ning Xia Qing looked at Master Ning San and said with a smile: "If Cousin Zhiqi and Ai Lu have a dispute with Uncle Santang again, if there is Xiao Gongzi's person, he can still be a witness, so as not to have an inexplicable lawsuit like today!" ”
Xiao Jingyuan nodded, and said to Master Ning San: "Just ask Master Ning San to send someone to run, but go to the Xiao family's workshop to invite a master to come over." ”
"Cheng, I'll send someone over." Master Ning San spoke, and then turned his head and instructed Tan Wenshi to send a few people who were safe and capable to welcome the Xiao family's master to come over to supervise the work.
Master Ning San rubbed his hands and said to Xiao Jingyuan flatteringly: "Xiao Gongzi rest assured, this matter will definitely be handled well, even if Ningxia Qing's vat dye can't be made, I will find a way to make a vat of dye again, and it will definitely not delay the progress of this batch of work, Xiao Gongzi can rest assured." ”
Xiao Jingyuan suddenly snorted coldly, looked at Master Ning San impatiently, and said leisurely: "Ning Yongwei, you are really a good calculation, you even dare to tease the list of the imperial court, so disrespectful to the heavenly family, you are really bold!" ”
Master Ning San's face suddenly turned white as paper, trembling like sifting chaff: "No...... I didn't have ......"
Xiao Jingyuan said disdainfully: "If it weren't for the approaching delivery date, I wouldn't have come to take a look, I didn't know that you Ning Yong was so bold!" Do you know that if something really happens to this batch of lists, even I will have to be implicated! You yourself are playing tricks, and you dare to put me in! ”
Master Ning San immediately waved his hand, and defended palely: "I, I didn't use this batch of corrugated satin to make any ......."
"Really?" Xiao Jingyuan sneered: "Then let me ask you, you first said that the master of the class would not be able to come back in time, but he swore to me several times that he would definitely be able to meet the deadline. ”
"I ......" the third master didn't know what to say.
Tan Wenshi stood up at the right time, respectfully waved Xiao Jingyuan, and said: "Xiao Gongzi misunderstood, Master Ban really couldn't come back in time, but before leaving, Master Ban gave part of the secret recipe to another master just in case, so even if Master Ban is not there, we can re-tune the dye." ”
Xiao Jingyuan suddenly smiled: "Didn't you say that this secret recipe doesn't even know the son of the master class?" It turned out that it was so easy to explain to others? ”
Ning Ningqing suddenly said: "If Manager Tan explains it like this, it makes sense." ”
Xiao Jingyuan looked at Ning Xia Qing meaningfully: "What does Miss Ning mean by this?" ”
Ningxia Qingdao: "If you already have a residual flower cake made of thorny safflower, you can directly clean the cake with some kind of solvent to get the dye." As for the final fixing step, it's not a secret. Therefore, if the class master has already made the residual flower cake, then it is not impossible to only explain the above steps to other masters. ”
Everyone was stunned, and Master Ning San looked at Ning Xia Qing in disbelief, unable to imagine why Ning Xia Qing understood the process so clearly. Even Xiao Jingyuan was stunned, Xiao Jingyuan couldn't help but say meaningfully: "I only know that Miss Ning is good at running a shop, but I didn't expect Miss Ning to know so much about the dyeing process in the workshop." ”
Ningxia Qing said modestly: "It's too early for Xiao Gongzi to speak, please come over again in two days to see for yourself." ”
Xiao Jingyuan noticed that Ning Ningqing's words had a deep meaning, and couldn't help but squint his eyes and ask, "Why does Miss Ning have to come over to check the results in person?" ”
Ning Xia Qing smiled slightly: "Naturally, Xiao Gongzi needs to evaluate the results in person, if Xiao Gongzi thinks I did a good job......
Ning Ningqing's eyes swept over everyone present, and he said loudly: "Xiao Gongzi may wish to consider cooperating with me in the future." ”
"Ningxia Qing!" Master Ning San gritted his teeth and shouted: "You, you dare to say such things in front of Xiao Gongzi in my workshop?!" ”
Ning Xia Qing smiled lightly, and his tone was even more fearless: "I just said this kind of thing in front of Uncle Santang in Uncle Santang's workshop, what can Uncle Santang do to me?" ”
Xiao Jingyuan suddenly laughed, clapped his hands and said, "Miss Ning is young, but she is very brave. Good! As far as Miss Ning said, if Miss Ning can really do better, I, Xiao, will naturally be more willing to cooperate with craftsmen who do things in a down-to-earth manner. ”
Xiao Jingyuan looked at Master Ning San, and said leisurely: "After all, if you cooperate with this kind of person who doesn't put his mind on the right path, it won't be good that one day this person will be cocooned and tie himself up, and I Xiao and someone will be affected together!" ”
At this moment, the person who went to invite the Xiao craftsman also returned, and Xiao Jingyuan instructed his own craftsman: "You take a good look here, and you can't let anything go wrong with this vat of dye." ”
Xiao Jingyuan looked at Master Ning San and said: "Since this place is the territory of Master Ning San, please also ask Master Ning San to do his best to be a landlord, if something goes wrong with the two people in this tank workshop and the dyeing room, don't blame me Xiao someone will not let go of Master Ning San." Then he was too lazy to listen to the nonsense of the third master Ning, walked away, and left the third master's workshop in disgust.
Ning Xia Qing smiled slightly, and said lukewarmly: "Uncle Santang, since there are Xiao Clan's craftsmen sitting here, there is no need for me to stay here." I'm gone too. After speaking, he didn't bother to salute Master Ning San, turned around and walked out, ignoring Master Ning San who was so angry.
Ningxia Qinggang walked out of the door of the workshop, but Tan Wenshi caught up from behind: "Miss Ning, please wait a while, let Tan give you a ride." ”
Ningxia Qingpao looked back and looked directly into Tan Wenshi's eyes, even she realized that the anger in her eyes had not disappeared, and even when she looked at Tan Wenshi, the unstoppable sharpness had not been worn away at all, and even her tone became cold: "Is there something wrong with Tan Ye looking for me?" ”
Tan Wenshi was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help frowning, but his tone was still calm, and even added a little sadness to the calm: "Miss Ning...... I, I actually just want to persuade Miss Ning, Ai Lu is just a maid, and Miss Ning doesn't need to get into trouble with the third master to the point of incompatibility in order to protect Ai Lu. ”
Ning Ningqing was already angry, so he couldn't help but rush to speak: "Do I have to make trouble to the point where water and fire are incompatible?" Isn't it true that Uncle Santang has long regarded me as a thorn in his side, and he is unhappy? ”
Tan Wenshi's brows suddenly tightened, and he seemed to clench his back molars helplessly. Ning Xia Qing was still aggressive: "Tan Ye, I'm not as good at protecting myself as you are." Perhaps in Tan Ye's eyes, a mere maid can be used as a pawn at will or discarded. But all I know is that Ai Lu is my person, and I have to protect her. ”
"Miss Ning......" Tan Wenshi's eyes became more and more sad: "Miss Ning, don't be rash. ”
Ning Xia Qing suddenly sneered a few times: "Yes, Tan Ye has never been rash." Trouble Tan Ye to tell Master Ning San that every foot of cloth in Huacaiyuan, everyone related to Huacaiyuan, I Ningxia Qing will protect to the end, and will never allow others to cross the line by one foot or an inch. After Ning Xia Qing finished speaking, he turned his head and left, not wanting to talk to Tan Wenshi again.
Tan Wenshi couldn't help but grit his teeth helplessly, looking at Ning Ningqing's distant figure, his brows became more and more tight. At this time, Du Qiutong, who had been waiting nearby, came over from the side and whispered softly and comfortedly: "Master, don't be angry...... My cousin has always been high-minded, and it is inevitable that she will speak more impulsively. ”
Tan Wenshi's eyes were still following Ning Ningqing's direction, but his mouth was asking Du Qiutong: "Did you tell her according to what I taught you?" ”
Du Qiutong nodded, but Tan Wenshi asked again: "Speak, did you tell her what I taught you?" ”
Du Qiutong couldn't help frowning, and understood that Tan Wenshi didn't see his nodding at all, because Tan Wenshi's eyes always followed Ning Ningqing's body. Du Qiutong couldn't help but look away aggrievedly, and whispered: "I'm all in accordance with ......"
However, Du Qiutong didn't speak, and Tan Wenshi suddenly said: "You quickly catch up with your cousin and send her home in the family's carriage." She was angry today, you can comfort her, don't let her get angry. ”
Du Qiutong's eyes couldn't help but widen, and he looked at Tan Wenshi with tears in his eyes, but Tan Wenshi didn't notice Du Qiutong's strange appearance at all, and then said: "Also, remember to tell her that today's matter is not my idea, and the forces on the third master's side are also very complicated, and I can't control many things." ”
Du Qiutong's chest floated slightly, and he bit his tears and said, "I know." ”
Du Qiutong changed his words, and said pitifully: "However, please help me tell my wife, I may stay late at my cousin's house today, and I may not be able to serve my wife to rest, so let my wife stop waiting for me and sleep first." ”
"Got it, got it." Tan Wenshi said a little helplessly, and then realized something, looked at Du Qiutong and said: "Mrs. There will be no need for you to serve her in the future, there are many maids around her, and you don't need you to watch her every night." ”
Du Qiutong lowered her face and said gently: "My wife is pregnant now, and my wife thinks that I am attentive, saying that without me guarding outside, my wife will not be able to sleep." ”
Tan Wenshi said: "If she can't sleep, just don't sleep, if she has the ability, she won't sleep every night!" How can I let her do this to you? Don't worry, I'll take care of it for you. ”
Du Qiutong looked at Tan Wenshi and said with Yin Yin: "Thank you for being considerate of me." ”
Tan Wenshi smiled and whispered, "Besides, you have to serve me tonight, how can you have time to serve her?" ”
Du Qiutong couldn't help blushing, and said sweetly: "Then I'll go after my cousin." Then he walked in the direction of Ningxia Qing shyly, and did not forget to look back at Tan Wenshi, but although Tan Wenshi's eyes were also looking at her, they seemed to have crossed her, looking at another woman not far in front of her, Du Qiutong's eyes couldn't help but darken again.