Finally, when the wine was over, Ruan Mingyu sat in the carriage, feeling that the carriage with one less person had become extremely empty. He lifted the curtain and looked at the crooked crescent moon in the sky, like the corners of the girl's mouth with a smile.

He remembered what the girl had said, "You build the jewelry kingdom of Minzhou, I want to stand by your side and open up the world with you...... If thou art an eagle, I will grow wings and fly high with thee; If you are a dragon, I will give birth to scales and claws, and I will go with you into the sea. ”

It turns out that she has indeed been practicing her original intention!

Ruan Mingyu suddenly had a strong desire to let her really stand by her side, fly high in the blue sky with him, and enter the sea and churn together.

He estimated Chang Yong's itinerary, thinking that they were about to arrive in Taizhou, and the girl should write a letter to her family to keep her safe. She took her own private seal, and she always wrote one to herself, right?

Thinking like this, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but slightly curl up a beautiful arc.

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After noon on the second day, the convoy entered Taizhou City. As soon as he arrived outside the city gate, a young man with two entourages came forward and said with a smile: "You are gentlemen from the Jingbao Pavilion in the capital?" Xiaosheng's name is Ye Qing, a craftsman from the Taizhou branch, and he is here to greet you at the behest of the owner. ”

That Ye Qing is in his twenties, tall and thin, with a delicate face, a pair of eyes that smile like a crooked crescent, with an innocent spirit, but he has lost his age in vain, which makes people naturally close.

He claimed to be a craftsman in the shop, and the status of the craftsman in the various trades was not low. Everyone hurriedly got out of the car to formally greet him.

Chang Yong bowed hands to him and said: "How can the owner be polite, and even the laborer master goes out of the city to greet him?" ”

Ye Qing was also busy returning the salute, and said with a smile, "It was recommended by Xiaosheng." I am about to go to Beijing with you soon, and I want to take this opportunity to get close to you first. ”

Chang Yong suddenly said, "It turns out that Master Ye also went to Beijing for training together, and this year's students are so young, it's really terrifying!" ”

Ye Qingqian smiled gently: "It's just the owner and everyone who are lifting." After that, he led everyone to the city, and led the way to the Taizhou branch of Jingbao Pavilion.

Li Jingshan looked at the figure in Tsing Yi in front of her, and secretly said that this person was going to study in Beijing together, and it seemed that he had a good temperament and was easy to get along with.

When I arrived at Taizhou Jingbao Pavilion, the shopkeeper had already greeted him at the door, and everyone was greeting again. Li Jingshan secretly observed the shop in front of her from the side.

The layout of the entire store is similar to that of Minzhou. It seems that this layout follows the style of the main store, and only reflects the local style in the subtleties. For example, in this Taizhou Treasure Hunt, because the climate is suitable and flowers are in bloom, the store is mostly decorated with flowers, which is full of vitality.

The shopkeeper Yao of the Taizhou store arranged everyone properly, and set up a banquet for everyone to catch the wind. During the banquet, Ye Qing was solemnly introduced again.

It turns out that this twenty-two-year-old young man is not simple. The Ye family is also a jewelry craftsman, Ye Qing followed his father at a young age, helped his father at the age of seven, independently created jewelry at the age of fourteen, and entered the Jingbao Pavilion at the age of eighteen, and designed two sets of jewelry that year, ranking first in sales.

"Xiao Ye's handiwork is exquisite," Mrs. Yao, who came out to accompany the guests, raised the skein dark flower gold bracelet in her hand and said with a smile: "This bracelet is a gift from him on my birthday this year." You can't find such a meticulous handiwork in Taizhou again! ”

Li Jingshan happened to be sitting next to Mrs. Yao, so she took a closer look at the bracelet - it was really handmade! The bracelet is made of more than a dozen strands of fine gold wire, and the plum blossoms on the gold surface are also twisted with gold wires that are slightly thicker than a hair, which is lifelike!

Li Jingshan has never seen such a craft in Minzhou!

Ye Qing only smiled modestly, "Madame's praise." ”

Mrs. Yao smiled, "You kid, you still call me Mrs., you have been married to my family Lan'er, and you are still so angry." ”

Ye Qing's usual smiling eyebrows were dyed with a little shyness, and he lowered his eyebrows and said with a low smile: "Lan'er has not officially passed the door, and Xiaosheng does not dare to make a mistake." ”

Mrs. Yao sighed when she heard this, "Hey, I originally said that I was going to do things for you at the end of the year, but what did the master say that the opportunity is rare...... I said Qing'er, you went to the capital, but don't have that kind of fancy intestines, let down my family Lan'er! ”

Ye Qing hurriedly replied solemnly, "Xiaosheng will definitely live up to Yao Lan!" After three years of study, I will inevitably return to Taizhou to marry Miss Yao! ”

Mrs. Yao smiled with satisfaction.

Li Jingshan watched from the sidelines and said secretly, this is also a master who doesn't want love for craftsmanship.

The next day, the two bookkeepers began to check the accounts, and Li Jingshan carefully looked at the products sold in the store, secretly comparing the differences with Minzhou jewelry.

"What kind of jewelry do you like?" I'll give you the lowest discount in-house. ”

Li Jingshan looked up and saw Ye Qing winking at her and smiling.

Li Jingshan also smiled, "I'm discerning which ones are Mr. Ye's works." ”

"You're welcome, just call me Xiaoye or A-Qing." Ye Qing said heartily, and asked with interest, "Did Miss Li see it?" "It's a deliberate thought.

"Just call me Ah Shan." Li Jingshan is still courteous and kind. "I saw your silk craftsmanship yesterday, and I can roughly see it. These stacks of gold and piles of flowers...... Is it also your work? ”

Ye Qing didn't expect that she could really see it at a young age, so she was busy with her expression, and replied seriously: "The family heirloom is to do tired silk craftsmanship, so this hand is more familiar." The other crafts are all completed under the guidance of the master in the store, and they are not yet started. ”

Li Jingshan was secretly surprised. Although Ye Qing said politely, she could see that in addition to his self-recognized silk craftsmanship, he was also quite proficient in several other crafts, at least a few grades higher than her, even in the Minzhou Workshop, he was one of the best masters.

Li Jingshan suddenly felt that she was a frog at the bottom of the well, and now that she jumped out of the dry well, she realized her own shortcomings. No wonder Master Xie Baizi has always been extremely disgusted with her handiwork!

She couldn't help asking, "I heard that Xiao Ye ...... Mr. started learning art at the age of seven, has he learned these skills for more than ten years? ”

Ye Qing touched his cheek and sighed, "Mr. Xiao Ye, I have only learned tired silk for ten years and piled flowers for five or six years." Being called by you like this, it seems that you have grown ten years old. ”

Exquisite skills are honed by time.

Li Jingshan remembered what Master Xie Baizi said again. She stared at Ye Qing's hand. The long, well-proportioned fingers are covered with thin calluses. Those are the traces of time.

She looked down at her hands...... I made a comment in my heart, and I didn't have to hone it!

Ye Qing didn't care about her look, but the other party was very interested in the painting book that was blown away by the wind, "Miss Li, this sketch is interesting...... This is an artwork of gilt jewelry? ”

Li Jingshan saw that the painting was a piece of gilt jewelry, and said with a smile: "Yes." Minzhou was just launched the year before last, and it had already been spread to Taizhou. ”

Ye Qing stroked his palms and sighed, "Not only has it spread to Taizhou, but several branches of Jingbao Pavilion have spread all over it!" He looked Li Jingshan up and down, and asked incredulously, "Could it be...... Are you the craftsman who designed and innovated gilt jewelry? ”

Li Jingshan didn't expect that the gilt jewelry had already been spread by Ruan Mingyu all over the branches of the Jingbao Pavilion, and when she heard it, she smiled embarrassedly, "The small skill of carving insects is not enough to worry about." ”

Ye Qing jumped up from the high stool and grabbed Li Jingshan's arm excitedly and shook it vigorously. After shaking it twice, he suddenly realized that it was rude, hurriedly let go of his hand, and laughed: "It turned out to be you, it turned out to be you!" If I hadn't been going to Beijing, I would have asked the owner to allow me to go to Minzhou to learn gilding skills. Unexpectedly, I met the ancestor of gilding craftsmanship here! ”

Li Jingshan: "......"

Fang just called him "Mr. Xiao Ye", and was disgusted and called him old, now it's okay, call her a little girl ancestor!

These two people are also like-minded, and they discuss various crafts in the store.

When the shopkeeper Yao came out with the two bookkeepers, he saw that the two young people were fighting over a craft problem.

Shopkeeper Yao reproached: "Ah Qing, how do you treat guests? Why did you quarrel? ”

Ye Qing turned his head and smiled: "I was talking to Miss Li about the golden thread of the silk, and she turned out to be an expert." ”

"Yo, you're showing off your ancestral skills here." Shopkeeper Yao scolded him with a smile, and then turned his head to the two bookkeepers and smiled: "This Ye Qing's family was originally an ancestral blacksmith, and his grandfather's iron-making skills were perfect, and it was only in his grandfather's generation that he began to specialize in the craft of tired silk. It is also by virtue of his skill, which knows the metal well, that he is the best in Taizhou City—there is no more elaborate silk work than their family. ”

The two bookkeepers praised again and again, and they all said that it turned out to be a family history.

Li Jingshan's heart moved when she heard this, the ancient smelting process is very different from the modern one, and the forged products are by no means worse than the modern ones. Unfortunately, many of these delicate techniques have long since been lost in modern times.

Now there is a master of the smelting family in front of him, maybe he can learn the ancient smelting process from Ye Qing. Li Jingshan sincerely feels that there is a hidden dragon and a crouching tiger in this world!

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Before you know it, it's time for lunch.

Shopkeeper Yao brought the guests to the dining hall for dinner. Ye Qing personally instructed the guys to prepare the food and serve it, and after distributing a round of dishes for everyone, he accompanied the last seat, and handed over tea and poured water from time to time. won the admiration of the two bookkeepers, and now the young people are becoming more and more outstanding.

Ye Qing hurriedly thanked him humbly, and winked at Li Jingshan in private. Li Jingshan lowered her head and nodded slightly.

After lunch, Li Jingshan deliberately took two steps behind, and sure enough, when she saw Ye Qing hurrying up, she whispered to her and said, "You were wronged to eat public food in the dining hall." Tonight, I'll take you to see the snack night market in Taizhou. After saying that, he blinked again, and then rushed forward to accompany the shopkeeper Yao and them.

In the evening, Li Jingshan waited outside the back door of the Treasure Pavilion for a while as agreed, and sure enough, she saw Ye Qing coming from the entrance of the alley, followed by a girl.

Li Jingshan's eyes rolled, and she already understood what Ye Qing had in mind.