Across the street, there was a restaurant, a gold and silver shop, and a cloth shop.

Jiang Cheng'er was puzzled: "There are no idle shops here, how can you open a store?" ”

Han Baichuan also cast his gaze to the opposite side and observed for a while: "Have you seen that cloth workshop?" There were almost no guests, so we might as well buy it. ”

The two of them made up their minds for the time being, walked across the opposite side and stepped into the cloth workshop, where the shopkeeper was a lean middle-aged man, standing behind the counter with his head bowed. Jiang Cheng'er picked up a piece of goose-yellow fabric and asked, "Shopkeeper, how can this cloth be sold?" ”

The shopkeeper didn't raise his head, and said unhurriedly: "A piece of cloth is 100 Wen." ”

100 Wen? The two were stunned, the cloth of this dynasty was generally only 30 Wen, but this shop sold 100 Wen, no wonder there were no customers.

Jiang Cheng'er touched the cloth, it was just ordinary cotton cloth, the fabric was average, and it was not silk and satin, why was it sold so expensive?

The shopkeeper raised his eyes and saw that they were touching the cloth but did not buy it, and said angrily: "Buy it, buy it, if you don't buy it, leave quickly, what do you want to do?" ”

The two of them were taken aback by him, why did they get angry for some reason?

Jiang Cheng'er immediately pulled Han Baichuan out of the store. Han Baichuan said: "Are you afraid of him?" Don't be afraid. ”

Jiang Cheng'er frowned: "I'm not afraid, I just think that it will take a lot of effort to provoke that kind of person, so it's better to find another place." ”

Han Baichuan was about to answer, when he suddenly saw a boy in Tsing Yi enter the store. The two of them fell silent and stood aside, gossiping to see what would happen when he went in.

After a while, there was an argument in the store, "Dad! What's the use of you guarding this shop? Always losing money!! ”

"You are a bad man, you want to sell my shop!"

……

The two glanced at each other, and both heard the key word "Dad".

After a while, the boy came out dejectedly, and Han Baichuan quickly chased after him and patted him on the shoulder: "This brother, can you take a step to speak?" ”

The boy turned his head and looked at him in amazement.

After a while, the three of them appeared in a restaurant, and Han Baichuan ordered a sumptuous meal, with fish and shrimp, meat and vegetarian.

Childe looked at the rich dishes with gratitude in his eyes: "Thank you for your hospitality." ”

Han Baichuan said: "No thanks, I just want to talk to you about Ling Zun." ”

Childe took a chopstick dish and put it in his mouth, and then said: "The cloth shop was left by my eldest brother, the eldest brother has passed away, and my father has been guarding the shop, but he doesn't know how to run it, and he drove away the guests, I persuaded him to rent out the shop and earn a rent, but he was still stubbornly unwilling." ”

The two nodded, probably understanding the ins and outs of this cloth workshop.

Childe poured a glass of wine and drank it all, and said indignantly: "I don't understand, I obviously look similar to my eldest brother, he has only looked at my eldest brother since he was a child, and I have to be criticized for everything I do, is it, am I really not as good as my eldest brother?" ”

The two listened to him chatter about his own affairs, and finally got half drunk and fell asleep on the table. Han Baichuan turned to Jiang Cheng'er: "Did you come up with any way?" ”

"Well, I have an idea in my mind, but it always feels a little unacceptable."

"Isn't it effective? He doesn't care if he gets on the table. You're just too face-loving. ”

Jiang Cheng'er listened to him ridiculing herself, and she was embarrassed for a while, so she turned her head and ignored him.

Han Baichuan hurriedly coaxed: "Okay, it's my mistake, Lady Bingxue is smart, tell me quickly." ”

Jiang Cheng'er muttered to him.

At the end of the day, not a single piece of cloth was sold in the cloth workshop, and the shopkeeper Zhou remembered what his youngest son said, could he be right? He shook his head again, throwing the thought out. Leave the shop to an outsider? Don't.

He returned to Zhou's house, why was there no one? What about the mother-in-law? The second son didn't come back, was he scolded and ran away?

Zhou's house is a spacious house, with a courtyard wall made of bluestone bricks, neat potted flowers on both sides of the walkway, and a few laurel trees planted in the yard.

Shopkeeper Zhou walked to the side room, there was a white gauze tent hanging around the room, two rows of Taishi chairs were placed on both sides, and there was a plaque in the middle, under the plaque was an old carved desk, enshrined in three rows of tablets, and two rows of red candles were reflected in the bronze lampstand next to it. The green smoke in the incense burner of the animal's feet brought out a strong fragrance.

Here is the spiritual seat of his eldest son.

Suddenly, a gust of wind blew, and the gauze tent swayed slightly. Shopkeeper Zhou smelled a strange fragrance. What's going on?

The door creaked open.

A young man stood in the door, with slender eyebrows, a straight nose, and pale lips, Shopkeeper Zhou was startled, is it the eldest son? I always have the impression of a calm face, a little talker, but the eldest son who takes care of everything in good order.

He said in a trembling voice: "Ah Liang, are you back?" ”

The young man called out in a low voice, "Dad, long time no see." ”

Shopkeeper Zhou responded excitedly: "Good son......"

"I'm coming to see you." The young man said softly, "The shop I stayed in ......"

"Don't worry, I'm doing a good job and my business is thriving." Zhou's shopkeeper does not change color.

"The ghost said I should be reincarnated, but I was always thinking about my family and the business of the store......"

"Huh?" Shopkeeper Zhou was stunned, "Your mother and I are doing well, you don't need to worry about it, and you don't have to worry about the cloth workshop." ”

"I don't think it's better to sell it."

"What? That's the work of your life! Shopkeeper Zhou couldn't help but object loudly.

How can it be said that it is sold and sold? He remembered those days again, Ah Liang was only fifteen years old, he fell ill, his second son Ah Nian was only ten years old, his mother was also sick and weak, and the family had no financial resources, so they lived by selling their property. Ah Liang used his family's previous savings to open a cloth factory, and at first the cloth workshop had no business, Ah Liang had to go everywhere to build relationships with others, learn from other people's business experience, and then the business improved, and his illness was cured, but Ah Liang died of overwork.

"At that time, I relied on the cloth workshop to support my family, and now that my second brother has grown up and has his own business, I can't take care of it, so you should also enjoy Qingfu."

Shopkeeper Zhou sighed long: "It is the regret of my life that I can't watch you marry a wife and have children." ”

His gaze stared straight at the ground for a long time, as if he had made up his mind: "Okay, I'll transfer the cloth workshop and let you leave in peace." ”

Hearing this, Ah Liang nodded, turned around and walked out of the door wrapped in the white gauze tent, and the figure disappeared outside the door.

Out of the mourning hall, the young man suddenly flashed into another room. He untied his hair and changed back to his usual outfit, and Ah Liang became Ah Nian.

After learning about his two brothers, Jiang Cheng'er fed him sobering soup and came up with an idea to let him pretend to be the eldest brother to persuade his father, their father felt guilty about the eldest brother, and he looked very similar to the eldest brother, and giving his father some drugs could create the effect of the appearance of the eldest brother's ghost. He has already put a lot of money into the loss-making store, and if he can solve this trouble, he naturally can't ask for it.

Shopkeeper Zhou agreed that the Han family bought the shop for 100 taels, and there was a suitable store, and now there were still a few good-looking ready-to-wear samples to attract customers.

Hearing that she was looking for someone to design clothes, Han Baichuan was a little surprised: "Aren't you a design professional?" Can't design a few pieces yourself? ”

Jiang Cheng'er couldn't laugh or cry a little: "It's really interlaced like a mountain, I studied graphic design, which is far from costume design, not to mention that this is an ancient costume." If you ask me to draw, I can draw it, but it's hard to say whether the finished product can be worn. ”

Han Baichuan stopped talking, and sent people to the surrounding area to inquire about people who were good at making clothes.

"Zhu Yan? It's a man, right? Hearing this name, Jiang Cheng'er was a little surprised, she thought that those who were good at making clothes were embroiderers, but it was not surprising to think that there are also male fashion designers in modern times.

Zhu Yan's house was on the edge of a nearby market, and when he walked into the courtyard of his house, Jiang Cheng'er thought that the words carved fences and jade masonry and grass and trees were worthy of designing clothes.

When I saw Zhu Yan, he was a mediocre-looking and somewhat simple man, which did not match the fashionable designer in his imagination.

Zhu Yan sat on the stone bench in the courtyard, and when he saw them, he smiled slightly: "Young Master Han, Mrs. Han, I have already heard from your people about your intentions." ”

Jiang Cheng'er also smiled when she heard him so refreshing: "Then I won't talk nonsense, we want to ask you to design a few sets of ready-to-wear for our store." ”

"Okay, please wait for me." After Zhu Yan finished speaking, he turned around and went into the house and took out a few patterns, on which were painted the styles of several clothes.

Jiang Cheng'er took the drawings and looked at them, frowning: "These patterns are too ordinary, aren't they?" Brother Zhu, are you sure that's all there is? She doesn't believe that the clothes made by famous designers look like this.

Zhu Yan smiled: "Hehe, Madame's vision is too high, the patterns I sell to others are like this, good designs need higher prices." ”

Han Baichuan on the side spoke: "The price is not a problem, since we can come to you, as long as the clothes designed are chic, you can afford to drive as much as you want." ”

The corners of Zhu Yan's lips raised slightly: "Okay, then you can take it in seven days." ”

Three days later, Zhu Yan handed over three more pictures, Jiang Cheng'er looked at them, and they were indeed much more exquisite than the previous ones, but they were far from amazing.

A look of disappointment appeared in her eyes: "Master Zhu, it seems that you are not sincere enough to cooperate with us." ”

Zhu Yan didn't expect these pictures to satisfy her, and was stunned: "What kind of design does Madam want?" Zhu's principle is that the top-notch design will only be made for relatives, and will not be taken out for sale. ”

"Then we'll have to ask for another skill." Jiang Cheng'er said lightly, turned around and walked out of the Zhu Mansion.

Back at Han's house, Han Baichuan was standing in the courtyard, watching her come back empty-handed, and asked, "Didn't get anything?" He really didn't want to sell us the picture. ”

Jiang Cheng'er lowered her eyes, a little discouraged: "What do you say he is for?" Could it be that someone has offered a higher price? Impossible, is it really like he said that the best clothes are designed only for his loved ones? ”

"Loved ones?" Han Baichuan's eyes flashed, "According to my people, Zhu Yan has a lot to do with a person. ”

"What's the relationship?" Jiang Cheng'er suddenly became interested.