Chapter 25: Dentures

"Why, you can't do it?"

Seeing the little guy's surprised face, Tang Xiu's brows furrowed slightly, although his teeth were small, but with the graphics he had drawn, it shouldn't be difficult to fire, why did the guy in this store have such an expression?

"Do...... Of course, it can be done, but it's too much trouble to do something so small......"

The young man's face was embarrassed, if he had known that what Tang Xiu was going to do was teeth, he wouldn't have come to join in the fun.

It's not that they haven't done this kind of thing, and there have been many people who have whimsically wanted to make some porcelain teeth to replace those broken teeth.

But it turned out that these people were just whimsical, they couldn't solve the problem of how to fix the porcelain tooth in the position of the missing tooth, or they could barely fix it, and they couldn't solve the pain caused by the collision and grinding of the porcelain tooth and the underlying tooth flesh when chewing something.

What's more, the amount of this kind of thing is generally not large, and it is extremely troublesome to fire, not to mention that the material needs the best white porcelain, and it has to be a very experienced master in the workshop to barely do it, so the general porcelain workshop is very reluctant to take on this kind of laborious and thankless work.

With the skill of firing a tooth, they can make two or even three pieces of fine porcelain, and no master is willing to do it if the remuneration is not enough.

"Don't beat around the bush, there are a total of twenty-eight on the drawing, I want two for each one, a total of five or six, you can tell me how much it costs." Looking at the young man's inkblot appearance, Tang Xiu knew what he was thinking, wasn't he just worried that he had no money, and the dog looked at people with low eyes.

"This, the little one really can't be the master." The young man smiled cheekily and said, "Specifically, you still have to ask our shopkeeper, if the big shopkeeper agrees, then it is naturally all easy to say." ”

As he spoke, the young man confessed and went inside to ask the treasurer of the housekeeper.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Tang Lu whispered to Tang Xiu to introduce the shopkeeper of this pure porcelain zhai.

Yu Younian, more than forty years old, because of his short stature, he is generally called "Yu Shorty" behind his back, this pure porcelain Zhai can be regarded as the ancestral industry of their old Yu family, and has a history of nearly 100 years in Taiyuan Mansion.

"It's not very high."

When Tang Lu was introducing Yu Younian, someone had already walked out of the store, Tang Xiu looked up, and a middle-aged man in his forties walked in front, followed by the young man who had just entered.

Look at the appearance of this middle-aged man, about one meter five tall, short and fat, quite good-looking, thick eyebrows and big eyes, with a small mustache, smiling, looking very energetic.

Far away, Yu Younian bowed his hand to Tang Xiu and said politely: "Tang Gongzi came to the shop, it is really brilliant!" ”

"Shopkeeper Yu is polite." Tang Xiu returned the salute, didn't make any more politeness, and asked Yu Younian directly: "I don't know those things that Tang needs, when will your store be able to make them?" ”

Yu Younian smiled slightly, and was not in a hurry to answer, but turned sideways and let go of his figure, and said with a smile: "Tang Gongzi, don't worry, let's talk inside, how about it?" ”

Tang Xiu glanced at Yu Younian with some surprise, he didn't know what this shopkeeper Yu was thinking, but he still smiled and arched his hand: "So, it's bothering." ”

After entering the back room, the guests and hosts sat down, and the servants served tea and slowly withdrew.

Tang Xiu took a sip of the tea, then gently put down the teacup, and said to Yu Younian in a low voice: "I don't know what the shopkeeper Yu has to say, please make it clear." ”

Yu Younian took out the drawings he got from his buddy from his sleeve and put them on the table to unfold, and then pointed to the structural drawings of each tooth drawn by Tang Xiu on the drawings, and said softly: "Twenty-eight teeth, corresponding to all the teeth in the upper and lower jaws of the mouth, and the size and shape of each tooth are almost real teeth, it can be seen that Tang Gongzi is very proficient in this part of the tooth." ”

Tang Xiu was noncommittal, neither nodding nor shaking his head, just looking at Yu Younian quietly, wanting to know what he meant.

"If Yu Mou's guess is right, Tang Gongzi will make so many porcelain teeth at once, but he wants to make a set of usable dentures for the lady of your mansion?"

Tang Xiu nodded slightly and did not deny it, looked at Yu Younian quietly and said, "Shopkeeper Yu has something to say bluntly." ”

"I can't hide it, I also know a lot about dentures over the years, because of my age, my teeth have retreated in my mouth over the years, and I can only eat gruel every day. And my father usually likes meat the most, every meal is meatless, and now because of no teeth, he can only eat some gruel and vegetarian food every day, or scattered minced meat soup, his appetite has dropped again and again, and his body is getting thinner and thinner. ”

"Therefore, over the years, with the help of business, Yu has also thought of a way to add new teeth for his father, but unfortunately, gold teeth, silver teeth, and porcelain teeth have been done a lot, but none of them have worked."

Yu Younian spoke eloquently, and he could squeeze out a tear from time to time, while Tang Xiu just watched quietly from beginning to end, and now he somewhat understood Yu Younian's purpose.

Yu Younian wiped his eyes on his face, and saw that Tang Xiu had not spoken up, so he had to speak again: "Yu knows that your mansion has encountered some difficulties recently, and there may be some inconvenience at hand, and at this time, Tang Gongzi still insists on spending a lot of money to make these seemingly useless dentures, presumably he has mastered some available methods, so ......"

Tang Xiu said coldly: "Shopkeeper Yu wants me to make a prescription for dentures, right?" ”

Yu Younian's eyes lit up, and he said: "If it is really useful, Yu also wants to make a pair for his father at home, but I don't know what Tang Gongzi means......"

"Don't worry," Yu Younian patted his chest and promised: "As long as Tang Gongzi agrees, no matter now or in the future, no matter how many porcelain teeth Tang Gongzi needs, the pure porcelain Zhai will all be provided for free, and he will never break his word!" ”

"What if the dentures made by Tang are also useless? Shopkeeper Yu is not afraid that all your investments have been wasted? ”

Tang Xiu glanced at Yu Younian a little strangely, not knowing where this old boy's confidence came from.

"How is that possible?" Yu Younian laughed dryly twice, and said: "Your mansion has practiced medicine for generations, specializing in the treatment of incurable diseases, this small pair of dentures, others may really have no choice, but for Tang Gongzi, it is not a piece of cake?" ”

Yu Younian pointed to the drawings on the table, and said with confidence: "Just look at the teeth drawn by Tang Gongzi, it is not difficult to see that Tang Gongzi's attainments in speech are extraordinary, if Tang Gongzi can't do it, then Yu Mou is even more hopeless?" ”

"But there are accidents in everything." Tang Xiu said quietly: "I'm afraid that Shopkeeper Yu thinks highly of me." ”

"It's really an accident, and Yu also admits it! Isn't it just dozens or hundreds of dollars, Yu can afford to lose! ”

Yu Younian gritted his teeth, and then his face fell, and he sighed lightly, and said: "To say something unfilial, my father is old, and I am afraid that he will not have a few years to live, Yu just hopes that his father can eat his favorite roast sheep and duck again in his lifetime, he is good at this bite by life, and he has been thinking about it more than once over the years, Yu Mou does not want his father to leave with regrets." ”

Tang Xiu's complexion changed slightly, even if Yu Younian really had ulterior motives, but his filial piety to his father was also sincere, so Tang Xiu arched his hand lightly after a little hesitation, and responded: "The filial piety of the shopkeeper Yu is commendable, if Xiao Ke doesn't agree again, then Xiao Ke is not." ”

Hearing this, Yu Younian was overjoyed, stood up and bowed to Tang Xiu, and said solemnly: "In this way, there will be a son of Lao Tang!" ”

After speaking, Yu Younian pointed to the drawings on the table, and promised in a fixed voice: "Give me three days, I will let all the porcelain masters of the Yu family hurry up the production, the best white porcelain and white glaze, there will never be any wear and tear discomfort in the mouth." By noon the day after tomorrow at the latest, all the things that Tang Gongzi needs will be delivered to the house! ”

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