"Brother Hong, are we still singing and telling stories today?" Qing'er asked timidly.

The little girl's mind was very sharp, and she noticed Brother Hong's absent-mindedness during the meal, but Qing'er was reluctant to spend time with Brother Hong, so she hesitated for a moment, and finally asked.

"Okay, but today, my brother is thinking about things, so I won't tell the story, is it okay for Qing'er to sing to my brother?" No matter how troublesome Xie Hong is, he will not snub Qing'er, seeing the little girl's expression, he hurriedly coaxed softly.

"Brother Hong has any troubles, can you tell Qing'er?" The little girl's expression was very serious, and Qing'er felt that she had grown up and should help her brother share some things.

Looking at the stubbornness between Qing'er's eyebrows, Xie Hong's heart warmed, he felt that it was good to have someone to discuss, wasn't the matter of commenting on the story only solved after it was said? I'm afraid I'll think about it for a long time.

“…… Now, my brother needs to find a way to make the music in our store distinctive, that is, people can't forget it when they hear it, and others can't hear it, so that there will be a lot of people coming to our store? "He said the matter again, and his thinking was clarified a little, Zhengde likes to play and is good at music, so the effect of the two-pronged approach will definitely be very good.

"That'...... Is it okay for Qing'er to sing? Brother Hong, didn't you say that Qing'er sings well? The little girl tilted her head, thought hard for a while, and came up with a solution.

"That's not going to work." Xie Hong refused without thinking about it, although he came from the next generation, he was still quite conservative in his bones, or he had a strong desire for exclusivity. Qing'er is his baby, how can she let her go out to sing with her head out? Besides, the songs I taught Qing'er are not suitable for singing in public.

"My brother doesn't like to let others listen to Qing'er sing." He said very domineering, if it was in the future life, maybe the girl would be angry. But the girls of this era do not have the concept of girls in later generations, and Qing'er is even more obedient to him, not only is she not angry when she hears this, but her heart is sweet, Brother Hong cares about Qing'er very much, Qing'er must help her brother.

The little girl tried harder to think about it, and suddenly, she thought of something, and said in surprise: "Brother Hong, otherwise you make a big music box, the sound in that box is very special, it must be able to make people like to listen to it, Qing'er and Brother Erniu like it very much." ”

Qing'er's proposal was a little naïve, Xie Hong smiled dumbly, reached out and played with the little girl's bun, and said with a smile: "That can't be made too big, and that thing can only play one tune, if it ......" As he was saying, Xie Hong suddenly thought of something, yes, the music box can't be helped, but there are other instruments that can be made.

Piano, Xie Hong's mind naturally came up with this term, in later generations, the piano is known as the king of musical instruments. Although Xie Hong feels that the popularity of the piano is partly due to the proliferation of Western culture, and this instrument cannot really overpower the traditional Chinese instruments, there is a reason why the piano can stand out among many musical instruments and be called the king.

The piano's real name translates to 'weak and strong', and it has an innate advantage in playing different tones of intensity through dynamic changes. In addition, the structure of the piano is closer to that of a machine, and the structure is very sophisticated and complex, so its vocal range is wider than that of ordinary instruments, and the timbre also has characteristics, which lays the foundation for it to be the king of musical instruments.

These alone are not enough to give Xie Hong the confidence to overwhelm other shops, and for his current situation, the biggest advantage of the piano is novelty. Xie Hong remembers that even in the West, the emergence of the modern piano was not until 1710, and in the Ming Dynasty, it was impossible for anyone to see this instrument, so it was unique.

Even if the piano is good, the appearance of the piano will also impact these traditional instruments, not to mention, the piano itself is not inferior. It's both a novelty and a musical instrument, and what could be more satisfying to Shangzhengde's appetite than this?

"Brother Hong, what's wrong with you?"

The only thing Qing'er is dissatisfied with Brother Hong is that this brother always treats himself as a child, especially when he plays with his hair bun, the expression on his face is clearly like this, it's really annoying, people are obviously thirteen years old soon. But today it was very strange, Brother Hong was talking and suddenly became stunned, and the little girl came to him to take a closer look.

"Qing'er, you are really my brother's little angel."

As soon as he arrived, Xie Hong stretched out his hand, and Qing'er found that he was hugged, and then Brother Hong hugged him and turned around in place twice, laughing loudly while laughing, and finally kissed him on the face. Qing'er's face turned red all of a sudden, and she whispered: "Brother Hong, don't make trouble, Uncle Dong and them will see it." ”

"It doesn't matter, it's okay if they see it." Xie Hong is happy, where do you care about this.

"Brother Hong, aren't you going to make a music box?" Qing'er is very ashamed, Brother Ma is just that, Uncle Dong is not familiar with it, if he is seen, he will be laughed to death. Anxious and wise, remembering Xie Hong's concentration when he used to make music boxes, the little girl had an idea and reminded her.

This trick really worked, Xie Hong's movements slowed down, then put down Qing'er, and muttered, "Well, really prepare." "The structure of a piano is more complex than a music box, and it is much larger, so it may be more time-consuming and laborious to make than a music box, so you really have to hurry.

"Qing'er, you go back to the house first, my brother is going to be busy."

"Well, Brother Hong, you should go quickly." The little girl was looking around, for fear that someone would see the scene just now, and after listening to Xie Hong's words, she nodded her head like a chicken pecking rice.

If it was usual, Xie Hong might still tease her, but today is really busy, Steward Dong will return to Dongjiazhuang tomorrow, and he may need to help find some materials.

sent Ma Wentao to invite Steward Dong, but Xie Hong couldn't sit still, and his mind was full of information about the piano. To make the king of musical instruments in this era, even he is quite excited, the difficulty of making this thing completely surpasses the music box and the Seven Treasures Exquisite Pagoda he made before.

The music box only requires a superficial knowledge of music and an understanding of the structure, and the Qibao Linglong Tower is more complex than the music box, but the principles involved are only mechanical and echo knowledge. Although Xie Hong took a long time to complete these two crafts, he only relied on himself.

But the piano, the king of modern musical instruments, involves too many things, it is completely a sophisticated machine, and Xie Hong is already thinking about the problem of assistants at this time. The assistant must be trustworthy and have good craftsmanship, so he can only find a way from Dongjiazhuang.

"Keyboard, well, it's not a big problem, just use horns or wood......" Xie Hong walked around the room, his mouth kept muttering, "The hammer, the damper, the action, these are not a problem, and the pedal, what does the pedal do?" I've got to think about it......"

"It's no problem with castanets, Brother Dong can already make fine steel." Xie Hong counted the parts involved in the piano one by one, in fact, he had never made a piano, but he just knew the principle, and he was also thinking hard at this time. "By the way, and the strings, it doesn't matter, use a steel wire...... Well? Steel wire! ”

It's bad, Xie Hong was dumbfounded all of a sudden, he remembered the principle, and most of the structure was recalled, but he was stuck in the last step. Steel wire, in the future to think of it is very simple, go to the hardware store to buy it, to the factory customized quality is better. But now it's the Ming Dynasty, how could there be such a thing as a steel wire in the Ming Dynasty?

Replace it with copper wire? Xie Hong shook his head and denied the idea, the thing was too soft, and the result of the reluctant replacement was that the strings were often broken, and the timbre was much inferior.

Pull the wire by hand? Xie Hong's head is very big, it's not one or two, it's more than three hundred! Besides, he doesn't know how to pull a tightrope at all, it's not a craft at all. The gears and sound shaft parts of the music box, when he made it, he was already very reluctant, pulling the wire, even if the quality of the wire was fine, this matter was beyond his ability.

This is terrible, Xie Hong patted his head in annoyance, doing other musical instruments? He quickly dismissed the idea, and he couldn't think of any other instrument other than the piano.

The guitar and violin are easy to do, but they still involve the problem of steel wire strings, and these two instruments are not as wide as the piano, which is not at all advantageous compared to Chinese classical instruments in this era.

What should I do, do I have to be so stillborn in my own belly? Xie Hong's face was full of frustration and he sat down.