Chapter 50: Not Stealing
"Fourth Young Master, how do you see this silk dyed?" In the workshop of the jade silk workshop, the shopkeeper Hu ran to ask with a silk sample with a smile.
Xiao Ruixue glanced at it and said: "The color is indeed much better than the previous foreman, but it is still a little worse than that of the Satin Pavilion, but why is this so, isn't this new foreman exactly what you dug from the Satin Pavilion?" ”
"The fourth young master doesn't know, I originally went to other silk merchants to dig people according to your instructions, but later I learned that these foremen had signed a long-term contract with them, and they couldn't dig them at all. I really didn't have a way to do it later, so I had to find many layers of relationships, and finally found the big apprentice of the foreman in the Satin Pavilion workshop! ”
After listening to the shopkeeper Hu's tongue-twisting words, Xiao Ruixue frowned: "It turns out that you didn't dig a foreman, but you dug up an apprentice!" ”
Shopkeeper Hu smiled and said, "Huh! Fourth Young Master, although this person is an apprentice, he has a high evaluation in the Satin Pavilion Workshop, I heard that he is very talented in dyeing silk, but he somehow offended his master later, otherwise he is very likely to take over his master's position in the future, and it is unlikely that he will come to us! ”
Xiao Ruixue was a little unhappy and said, "According to what you say, he still deigned to come to us?" ”
Shopkeeper Hu smiled awkwardly and did not speak.
Xiao Ruixue said angrily: "Since this is the case, then you call this person over first, and I'll see how he is, I won't keep if the person is not good!" ”
Shopkeeper Hu nodded in agreement, and after a while, he led a young man to Xiao Ruixue, Xiao Ruixue looked at it, and saw that this young man was about twenty years old, at this time he was naked, and one hand was still stained with dye, but his muscle lines were very well-proportioned, obviously he had worked for a long time, and his appearance was quite upright, and his appearance was still good.
It's just that the appearance is not within the scope of Xiao Ruixue's concern, she said: "You are Master Xu Lixu?" ”
"Yes, may I ask what the fourth young master is looking for me?" Xu Li's tone of voice was slightly cautious.
Xiao Ruixue smiled slightly: "It's nothing important, you don't have to be nervous, I heard that you just came, that is, I want to get familiar with you!" By the way, I heard that you were an apprentice at the Satin Pavilion before, and your master was kind to you, so why did you want to leave there? ”
Xiao Ruixue had just heard from Shopkeeper Hu that Xu Li had offended his master, but now he said that his master was not bad to Xu Li, and the purpose was to test Xu Li's reaction. If Xu Li accuses his master of his mistakes, then no matter how much he says is true, it proves that he is not a person who respects his master and respects his way, and he is relatively narrow-minded. If Xu Li simply explained the reason, then he only needs to observe more in the future, as long as he is down-to-earth and diligent, he will be treated differently in the future.
I saw Xu Li hesitate for a while, and said, "Because my master always wants to marry his daughter to me!" ”
"Huh? Why is it different from what I expected? Xiao Ruixue was stunned for a moment, and hesitated: "I heard it right just now, can you say it again?" ”
Xu Li's face was slightly red and said, "I said that my master always wants to marry his daughter to me, and I was forced to leave!" ”
Xiao Ruixue was speechless, so she had to look at Shopkeeper Hu, and Shopkeeper Hu said with his eyes that he didn't know the details either. Xiao Ruixue had no choice but to laugh and say, "Your master is willing to marry his daughter to you, isn't this a great thing, why are you still unwilling?" ”
"Because of my sister, she's so ugly!"
"You're fucking too upright, aren't you, how can this make people answer? It's really difficult to inspect character, and I can't do it! Xiao Ruixue dispelled the idea of continuing to examine his character, so she had to take out the silk sample that the shopkeeper Hu had just brought over, and said to Xu Li: "Well, your silk dyeing is indeed not bad, but its color is still a little worse than the silk of your original owner, is there any reason for this?" ”
Xu Li was stunned for a moment, his face was very entangled, and he seemed unwilling to admit what Xiao Ruixue said, but in the end he still said: "It's because of the water temperature." ”
"Oh, the problem with the water temperature?" Xiao Ruixue was slightly surprised.
"Yes, although the process of dyeing silk includes many links, but the key part is the water temperature in the bleaching and dyeing pool, the water temperature is well controlled, the coloring can be just right, and the dyed silk can be both bright and gorgeous! And this control of the water temperature is the unique skill of every foreman, they generally put their hands directly into the bleaching pool to control the temperature, how hot is the most suitable only they know in their own hearts. ”
Xiao Ruixue couldn't help but glance at Xu Li's hand stained with dye, and said in her heart, she nodded, and listened to Xu Li continue: "My master is the best dyer in Jinling City, although he treated me well before he wanted to marry his daughter to me, but he also refused to tell me the water temperature he wanted, the water temperature I use now is slowly figured out by myself for many years, although it is still a little worse than my master's dyeing, but I believe that it will not be long before I dye more silk than my master!" ”
Xiao Ruixue listened to Xu Li's inspirational words, and couldn't help but look at him slightly, she applauded lightly: "That's good, Master Xu!" In the future, you will work hard in our jade silk workshop, I have three requirements for you, as long as you can take care of the workshop for me, teach your apprentices well, and continue to improve your skills to dye better silk, the jade silk workshop will not treat you badly, and you should have an extra reward in addition to your salary! ”
Xu Li was stunned when he heard this: "There are additional rewards?" ”
Xiao Ruixue smiled: "Of course, it depends on your merits!" The better the silk you dye, the greater the merit, and the reward may not be less than your salary, but if you can't do any of the three things I said, then you will only be paid here for a few months and then you will have to leave! ”
Xu Li's fists clenched slightly, looking a little excited: "Fourth Young Master, don't underestimate me Xu Li, I guarantee that the silk of the Jade Silk Workshop will surprise people one day!" ”
"Well, that's what I'm looking forward to!"
Out of the Jade Silk Workshop, Xiao Ruixue and Shopkeeper Hu got into the same carriage, and Shopkeeper Hu said, "Fourth Young Master, this Xu Li is not bad, right?" ”
Xiao Ruixue nodded lightly: "It seems to be pretty good at the moment, he is very energetic at a young age, I hope what he said today is not an empty word!" ”
Shopkeeper Hu laughed and said: "Then you have to give my old Hu a credit, can you give a little more at the end of the year?" ”
Xiao Ruixue thought to herself that this old thing was really not a fuel-efficient lamp, and she had to ask for credit when she was only halfway through this matter, but she didn't say anything, but said with a smile: "This credit must be remembered!" But Lao Hu, even if we have improved the silk dyeing, but the loom is still too bad, the last time I told you to help me find a few Shu brocade experts, can you have eyebrows? If you even do this together, I promise to make you smile from ear to ear at the end of the year! ”
Shopkeeper Hu's face was bitter: "Fourth Young Master, it's really not that I don't do my best, but there is really no good way!" Shu has a long road, the road is dangerous, the people who can come to our Chu country are some silk merchants, I haven't heard of any craftsman who will run here without anything, you let me go to find such a person, it is really difficult for a strong man! ”
Xiao Ruixue also knew in her heart that what Shopkeeper Hu said was true, so she pursed her lips and never mentioned the matter again, but she was thinking in her heart: "At present, Jin Jinxuan's silk weaving is the best, but they are tight about this piece of secrecy, and it seems that they have to find another way!" ”
Three days later, Shopkeeper Hu hurriedly rushed into the main room and shouted, "Fourth young master, it's not good, it's not good!" ”
Xiao Ruixue said: "What's wrong, look at the one who panicked you?" ”
"Fourth young master, the spy you sent to Jin Jinxuan was found out, and then after being beaten, he also recruited our details, I have long said that this matter hurts morality, and I can't do it! Now it's a good thing, Jin Jinxuan's people came to the door with the people you sent, saying that we stole their secrets and asked us to pay 1,000 taels of silver, otherwise they would sue us to the government! You also know that Jin Jinxuan's owner is Qian Fuhai, and Jing Zhaoyin is his own family, so we will lose such a lawsuit! ”
Xiao Ruixue was in a slight daze, and finally sat down dejectedly, muttering in her mouth: "The soldier is treacherous, how can this be considered stealing?" Hey, it's really a loss for my wife and a soldier, it seems that I can only lose money! ”