Chapter Seventy-Four: Attitude
Xie Mulin didn't know at this time that his plan to make things was already half successful. She was talking with Sister Zhang Qiao at this time, and showed a few gadgets she made to the other party and asked if she could sell them.
Xie Mulin made a total of four knots, two of which were bows, a chrysanthemum longevity knot, and a dragonfly knot. The two bows are different in size and color, and the top is also decorated with glass beads, and the dragonfly knot is also a fresh and rare pattern, although it is not very valuable, but the color is good-looking, and the beating is also fine, and it does not look cheap at all.
In addition, there are three or four bracelets and bracelets made of gilt silver and copper wire, which are also strung with glass beads, which are simpler, just the style of beads on the bracelets; For more complicated ones, they twisted out the flowers with copper wires and made flower cores with glass beads; The most complicated one is almost a twisted bracelet with copper wire, but it is sporadically decorated with worthless millet beads, which looks like dewdrops. Obviously, they are all materials of little value, but the effect is very eye-catching, and Sister Zhang Qiao can't put it down.
She smiled and said to Shemulin: "The girl is really skillful! If I was still young and still working as a girl in the Xie family, I would definitely want to buy these things! However, she also pointed out a shortcoming: "The bracelets and bracelets made by the second girl are all made with this kind of live buckle. I've never seen it before, but it's still quite lightweight, and it's easy to open and close. It's just that the people who buy things are mostly little girls, and their wrists are thin, so I'm afraid that once the bracelet is worn, it will fall off easily. ”
Xie Mulin suddenly realized. Yes, she habitually uses the common modern clasps, but forgets that the people who will buy such bracelets in this era may not be the age she is used to. The little girls who usually buy this kind of bargain are not too old, but it is not excluded that there are slaves and servants who are still at the bottom when they are old. Therefore, if you want to meet the needs of customers of any age, you should use the traditional Chinese bracelet style that can be adjusted in size.
Xie Mulin asked Sister Zhang Qiao to borrow a silver bracelet from Li Xianglang's cargo load, studied the specific style, and then returned the bracelet.
Sister Zhang Qiao smiled and borrowed a small box of tools from her: "Actually, I often make some small jewelry at home and hand it over to Brother Siping to sell, so there is no shortage of small jewelry on hand." If the girl is interested, she will take a set and make it, which is much better than using her hands and scissors. ”
Xie Mulin was lacking this, so he hurriedly thanked him, took the small box, opened it and took a closer look, and found that it was quite complete, and several tools were different from what she usually used when doing handicrafts in modern times, but she could roughly guess what it was for.
Sister Zhang Qiao looked at her and sighed softly: "The girl has the heart to share her worries for her wife, it is the girl's filial piety, I know it in my heart, but it is really uncomfortable to see the girl working so hard." How did the girl ever do such heavy work? It's only been a day's work, and my hands are broken. Girl, don't do it, right? In fact, if you can take care of the sick second young master and help make some food, you are already very capable, and you really don't have to worry about it. ”
Xie Mulin smiled when he heard this, and looked down at his slender ten fingers. Xie Yingzhen is no longer treated by Mrs. Xie and the Cao family at home, and she is still a pampered boudoir daughter, she is also young, and the skin on her hands is delicate and tender. But today she twisted and twisted the copper wire, her fingers were tossed so red that the roots were red, and there were a few scratches on the skin, and blood was faintly visible, which looked a little miserable. Xie Mulin is a person who is used to manual work, and he doesn't take this seriously, but in the eyes of others, he will inevitably feel distressed.
Xie Mulin said to Sister Zhang Qiao: "It's okay, it's not bleeding, Ming'er will be fine." Sister Zhang, don't mention it in front of my mother. There are so many patients at home, I just scratch a little skin, and there is no need to worry others. ”
Sister Zhang Qiao was so moved by her: "The girl is really a good and filial child!" It's just that your wife is your mother, and you can't hide it from others, so it's better not to let her worry. The girl came up with a few new tricks, so she simply taught them to me, and I will do them in the future. After Siping sells the things for money, I will ask him to give you the silver. ”
Xie Mulin waved his hand and said, "What kind of silver do you want to give?" That's what I did for you. If you can sell it for more money, you can also make up for it to some extent, lest you blindly give money to our family, and Brother Li will accompany us around for my father's business all day long, delaying our livelihood. We don't know how long we will stay at your house, and we can't keep asking you to contribute money and effort, and we don't do anything but eat rice. That's not the way to be a human being. ”
Sister Zhang Qiao was even more moved after hearing this. As early as the moment she decided to take the Xie family home to settle down, she knew that her family would cost a lot of money, and she had already discussed it with her husband and reached a consensus. They never expected these wives, grandmothers, young masters, and young ladies to help earn any money, but she was still very happy that someone on the other side could put on an attitude of being willing to share. She felt that she didn't help the old master in vain this time, even if she really spent all her savings, she was willing.
Xie Mulin took out two more pieces of paper from his sleeve: "This...... It's a medical book I recalled reading before, and the prescription I wrote, I don't know if it can be used on the second brother, fourth brother and fourth sister. Sister Zhang, can you help me show it to the doctor? ”
In fact, the recipe was copied according to the health book in the study space and the small test prescription on the "Family Daily Encyclopedia". She hasn't finished reading all the books yet, she just flipped through the table of contents, focused on the relevant content, and didn't know if the things she found could be used, so she needed to ask Dr. Yan and Li Liuan to take a look at them first.
After reading the book, she was not as confident as before that the two doctors would buy prescriptions from her. Really good prescriptions are not so easy to appear in popular books that are readily available. Although there is a prescription, I have not found one that can be made into a medicine. Among the commonly used medicines she carried in her suitcase, there were Chinese patent medicines, and there was also an ingredient list on the outer packaging, but there was no specific amount of medicinal materials, so could it be called a prescription?
I can't count on the sale of prescriptions, so let's help a few little patients get better first.
Sister Zhang Qiao didn't ask much, but when Xie Mulin was a girl, she was embarrassed to talk to a foreign man, so she took the prescription happily: "No problem, just leave it to me, I'll help you ask tomorrow!" ”
At this time, the little girl Xiao Yu'er ran in from the front yard and reported: "Sister-in-law! There are guests coming to find Mrs.! ”
Sister Zhang Qiao was surprised: "What kind of guest?" Xie Mulin also hurriedly got up.
Yu'er shook her head: "I don't recognize it, it's a husband and wife, it seems to be from a scholar's family, and it's dressed quite decently." ”
Sister Zhang Qiao hurriedly put down the things in her hand and greeted her, and Xie Mulin followed.
When the two walked to the front yard, they saw that Wen was already standing there, hugging and crying with a beautiful woman in her thirties, and still thanking the man next to her: "Lord Wen, the virtuous couple is still willing to lend a helping hand to our Xie family, and the concubine is really grateful!" ”
Lord Wen? Is this Wen Xuyou and his wife coming?