Mr. Liu and the young lady were stunned. Manager Liu asked, "What is the reason?" Could it be that the Ye family went to the capital to rob money? ”

The young lady shook her head and said, "None of the shops in the capital belong to the Ye family. ”

When the shopkeeper heard this, he suddenly realized: "Little old man, I understand." None of the things in Yip's Workshop are directly painted. After the furniture is embryonic, the customers are satisfied with it and then choose the paint color according to their own wishes. Although the workmanship of the base material is the same, the price difference between the upper and lower levels is very large. For example, the lowest one is black lacquer, and it costs only 2 taels and 5 coins of silver. But in addition to black lacquer, there are pine lacquer, paulownia lacquer, red lacquer, but also whether to veneer, whether the paint color should be shiny, whether the furniture should be carved, and whether the carver should be gold and silver foil. Your Excellency, you may have put on a full set of carvings, and a mirror paint of silver foil. The grinding of the mirror paint alone is not cheap. In this way, even if it is sold for 5 taels of gold, it can be regarded as some way in the capital. The Ye family didn't care about transporting goods themselves, and most of them were ordered and sold here by some merchants. If you are local, you may not want 2 taels of gold, and the profit here is really ......"

Manager Liu was taken aback: "This piece of furniture to the capital can actually have more than double the profit." It's about the same as grabbing money. ”

The shopkeeper smiled: "Isn't it? Looking back, the little old man had to tell the Shaodong of the contemptible family what the two nobles said, and let the young master of the Ye family go and tell the young master of the Ye family. If Ye's workshop opens a shop in the capital, presumably the business will not be bad. I would also like to thank the two nobles for letting Xiao Lao'er know about this. ”

The young lady asked in surprise: "Is the Ye family's workshop the little master of the Ye family in charge?" How old is that little master? ”

The shopkeeper said: "The young master of the Ye family is only in his early 14s." But he is a great character, to say that a few years ago, the best carpenter in Yicheng was Ye Laogeng, that is, the father of the young master of the Ye family, but now, not only carpenter work, but also carving, lacquer work, and even metalworking jade and even gardening camps. This little young master of the Ye family is the head sign of Yicheng. The Ye family has been prosperous in the past few years, but they all rely on this little master of the Ye family. ”

Mr. Liu still didn't believe it, and said, "A 14-year-old boy can have such ability? ”

The shopkeeper seemed to have expected this attitude of Manager Liu, and said: "The young master of the Ye family is famous for Tao, and the words are vicissitudes. Isn't there anyone in the capital who collects the woodcarvings of the window frames signed by the words? ”

"Are you saying that this Canghuai is actually just a 14-year-old boy?" Manager Liu almost screamed.

In the corner, the woodcut technique of the window frame engraved with "made with leisure" is extremely old-fashioned, but the content is different from the auspicious patterns such as those auspicious beasts and clouds, but myths and legends, flowers, birds, insects and fish, and even humanistic scenes. In particular, a set of 6 "Ten Miles of Smoke Waves" portrays a vibrant port cultural picture vividly, with auspicious clouds in the sky and a line of migratory birds passing through the clouds. Boats on the river, reeds on the shore, stone-built ports, merchant ships with sails lowered, barefoot porters, and chariots and horses merchant, integrate the natural landscape and the human environment. This set of woodcuts was collected by Situ Huang Xuping in the current dynasty, not only was he reluctant to use it as a window frame, but even hung it like a calligraphy and painting in the study. At the same time, Huang Xuping, who is also a famous calligrapher and painter, also described the artistic conception in the woodcarving and drew a long scroll of ten miles of smoke waves. Huang Xuping once said that this talented carver is an unworldly genius, and he can't see it. It's just that the number of wood carvings signed Canghuai has spread to the capital is very small, and it seems that the way is not right, and it is never possible to find out whose work it is. If Lord Situ learned that this Canghuai was just a 14-year-old boy, I don't know how he would feel.

"The things that are circulating are all stolen from the construction site by thieves. That whole set of woodcarvings is just a pattern made of stone carvings to be used in the Zhenhai Pavilion, the old man's new home of the Qi family. When my young proprietor came back from the capital last month, he learned that he had actually been there. In Yicheng, it is not a secret that this Canghuai is the title of the young master of the Ye family, so that the two nobles can know. ”

The young lady took a sip of tea and said, "That talent is amazing, but the shopkeeper said that the Ye family's business depends on this little young master, so where do you start?" ”

The shopkeeper waved it and said, "I don't know much about the business here." But 5 or 6 years ago, although the Ye family had long been the best carpenter workshop in Yicheng, it was far from being as beautiful as the Ye family's workshop now, and there was no veneer or so many kinds of lacquer workers, and the apprentices in the Ye family's workshop were by no means as strict as they are today. All of these seem to be things in recent years, and this is all related to the young master of the Ye family. ”

The young lady smiled slightly, and that bright look made her pale face bloom like a flower trembling in the wind, "It seems that I must meet the young master of the Ye family this time." Ye Tao Ye Canghuai, such an interesting character. ”

Manager Liu nodded knowingly, and asked the shopkeeper: "Shopkeeper, it seems that we are going to live in Yicheng for a while." Is there any better place to live in this Yicheng? ”

The shopkeeper's brows furrowed, and then he let go, and said: "You are all noble people, although there are guest rooms in Linjiang Building, and there are not a few identities, but you don't dare to listen to it." There are many wealthy merchants in Yicheng, and there are many chic gardens, but most of them are owned by maritime merchants, even if they are empty all year round. This is more exquisite, and there are not many courtyards that are willing to be borrowed. Can you stay in the shop for a while, and I'll let people go to the shop. At this time of year, the Xunfeng Pavilion of the proprietor of the Despised Family is a good place. ”

"Kaoru Pavilion? It's a good name. But what's the good thing? The young lady asked with interest.

"The Aofu Loft is 4 floors high, especially the top floor, and the wind is blowing from all sides, and now it is getting hotter and hotter, which is extremely comfortable. Your Excellency's lotus pond, although it has not yet become a scene, but the lotus leaf field should also be able to see it. The shopkeeper smiled and said, "If it is autumn and winter, this place is very cold, but at this time, there is no more comfortable place in the city than Xunfeng Pavilion." This Xunfeng Pavilion was built by the young master of the Ye family last spring, and it was originally intended for his own family to escape the heat in the summer, but it was forced to rely on my young owner for spending 10,000 taels of gold. Last fall, I spent a lot of money on the decoration. However, the proprietor of the contemptible family went to the villa in the north, and the young proprietor didn't have time to live in it while managing business, and this Xunfeng Pavilion was going to be empty this summer. If the guests are willing to go, the young owners of the contemptible family will definitely sweep the couch to greet them. ”

This shopkeeper is really good at talking, and he will also pull a relationship with his own proprietor. This young lady and the manager are by no means idle characters, although the Yicheng Du family accounts for half of the country in terms of restaurants and inns, but it is always good to know more powerful people.

"There are so many things that this little young master of the Ye family can talk about, okay. Then the store will be tired. The young lady smiled and agreed. In terms of current building technology, it is not very simple to be able to raise the pavilion to more than 4 floors, especially in Yicheng Linhai, and also consider the problem of summer typhoons.

The shopkeeper instructed Xiao Er to invite the young owner, and he still stayed on the side to talk, he smiled and said: "The young master of the Ye family has built 5 gardens in two years, but he still has to nest in the old house of the Ye family in Qingyun Lane. This is one of the great pleasures of Yicheng. ”