"It is said that something made by a craftsman later violated the emperor's taboo, which provoked Long Yan to be furious and wantonly slaughtered and killed. Later, when the war swept and people were displaced, these crafts slowly disappeared. ”

Li Jingshan was silent, how many crystallized civilizations were lost in the torrent of history in this way. After a while, he asked, "Then how did my father learn about these old things?" ”

Mother's eyes flashed, and she lowered her eyes and said, "There will always be some legends of this kind and that for craftsmen." I don't know. ”

Li Jingshan flipped through the book, and sure enough, she saw many descriptions of costume jewelry, all of which were extremely exquisite. I like it in my heart, even if it is used as a reference, it is good, so I exaggerated Li Jingjue and said with a smile, "This thing is very good, little girl, thank you Li Gongzi." ”

Li Jingjue laughed, and also replied with a serious salute: "If you can make a beautiful woman smile, Xiaosheng is very happy." ”

As he stooped down, the apparently shortened garment looked crumbling, and an ankle was exposed under the trouser leg.

Mrs. Li smiled and grabbed him, "Okay, quickly measure the size of my mother, this robe can no longer be worn." ”

"Wait a minute," Li Jingjue scratched her head and rummaged in the cloth bag again, "Mother, I bought the fabric myself, and I want to use this material to make clothes." ”

Mrs. Li has excellent needlework, and the clothes of the sisters and brothers are made by Mrs. Li on weekdays, and the materials are also selected by Mrs. Li for them. The two siblings never asked for anything.

Mrs. Li and Li Jingshan watched Li Jingjue take out an iron-gray cloth, and were stunned for a moment. Mrs. Li took the material and looked left and right, "You want to use this material to make clothes?" This color ......"

Li Jingshan also nodded. This color is too deep and not suitable for teenage boys.

Li Jingjue said firmly: "I want this, I like this color!" He looked at his mother earnestly.

Li Jingshan looked at her younger brother who was as tall as herself in front of her, and suddenly woke up, shouldn't this kid really grown up, and began to make his own decisions!

She smiled and took the piece of fabric, draped it on Li Jingjue's body, and said, "Actually, it's pretty good." Mother, you just follow Jue'er's wishes. ”

Mrs. Li shook her head, didn't say anything more, and asked Li Jingjue to come over and measure him.

Li Jingshan looked at her younger brother's gradually opening eyebrows and eyes, and already had a heroic outline, and secretly decided that she would treat her younger brother as a man in the future.

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The next day, Li Jingshan went to Mobao Zhai again to buy some paper and ink for her younger brother, so that he could take it with him when he returned to school.

When I arrived at Mobaozhai, it happened that Mrs. He was also there. Seeing her enter the door, he greeted her happily, "I happened to meet you here, and I was thinking about finding a free time to find you." ”

Li Jingshan saluted Mrs. He and said with a smile: "The little piece I gave to Mrs. a few days ago, is there anything that catches your eye?" I'll pick you some good ones another day. ”

Mrs. He slapped her face, "I just wanted to talk to you about this!" ”

She pulled Li Jingshan to sit in the private room, took her hand and said with a smile, "The small objects of the inlay stones you gave last time are delicate and elegant. I like it so much, I want to order New Year's entertainment gifts with you, and the rewards given to the people in the house this year are also booked with you Jingbao Pavilion. ”

Li Jingshan was pleasantly surprised and said with a smile: "This is no better!" We have the latest style design in our store, please ask my wife to come to the store to take a closer look at it another day. Or I'll take the pattern to your door and choose it. ”

Mrs. He was a cheerful one, clapping her hands and saying, "That's a good feeling!" Are you going back to your store? I happen to be idle today, so I'll go with you and settle this matter. ”

said that he neatly sent someone to set up the car, and while waiting for the car, he asked people to pack the goods that Li Jingshan wanted, and pulled people into the car and went to Jingbao Pavilion.

However, in the plum blossom private room of the Jingbao Pavilion, Mrs. He rummaged through the style booklets, but she was silent for a long time.

Li Jingshan made her a cup of red robe, put it in her hand, and said softly: "If Madam doesn't like what you like, it's okay, tell me what you think, we can design a favorite one for you according to your requirements." ”

Mrs. He smiled heartily, "It does mean that." The gift boxes launched in your store are indeed exquisite, and the gifts are magnificent enough. I just fancy a few. It's just a reward for the New Year's Festival in the house.,I owe such a little meaning.。 ”

"Madame, please. I would like to hear about it. Li Jingshan said respectfully, she lowered her head slightly, the corners of her mouth curled up in a warm arc, respectful with sincere curiosity.

Mrs. He liked Li Jingshan's elegant temperament very much, patted her hand and said, "Then I will rely on the old man and sell the old one once and talk about the key to this." ”

She pointed to the pictures and said, "The first and most beautiful gifts in your store are all large-scale, delicate and gorgeous, and the price is naturally expensive. It is only suitable for sending noble people to make connections. You see, this set of heads, just the packaging box, costs a tael of silver. ”

"And the people in my house who are used to reward their subordinates naturally want those things that are beneficial and not costly. Moreover, the New Year's reward is just to please a happy and auspicious person, but it does not have to be a complete set of ten or eight pieces. ”

"Madame, what about these individual ornaments?" Li Jingshan opened another album, "There are also single items here, can you be satisfied?" ”

Mrs. He shook her head, "These items are not designed for the New Year, and they may not be suitable for the New Year; Second, there are a lot of servants in the big family, although the price of these bracelets and hairpins is not high, but it is also a large amount of silver, so it is not cost-effective to order. ”

Li Jingshan suddenly brightened.

Nowadays, among the jewelry designed by the Treasure Pavilion, there is no series specially designed for the big high-ranking people to reward the subordinates. And this may be an area that the jewelry industry in the entire Minzhou City has not considered.

She suppressed the ecstasy of opening up new fields, and said with a gentle smile: "Thank you for your advice, our Jingbao Pavilion can tailor this New Year's ornament for you." Until you're satisfied. ”

"That's a good feeling," Mrs. He nodded and smiled, "Many of my friends want to find a good New Year's reward." If you do a good job, I can recommend it to you. ”

Li Jingshan sent Mrs. He out of the house and immediately went to find Ruan Mingyu.

Ruan Mingyu listened to her pleadings, and the fingers on the desk tapped lightly on the edge of the table.

"There are many seasons of the year when big families want to be rewarded, and there are ......," Li Jingshan said, but her eyes were on the pair of thin white fingers that tapped gently.

The well-proportioned hands with a jasper wrench, swaying slightly with his movements, the white jade-like complexion lined with the blue color of autumn water, and the tone that should have been elegant and supple was extremely eye-catching. made Li Jingshan unable to open her eyes.

Li Jingshan secretly swallowed her saliva and forced herself to look away and look at Ruan Mingyu. But he might as well crash into his dark eyes as deep as the sea, and forgot what he was going to say.

"What else?" The force on Ruan Mingyu's hand increased, and there was a soft "duh" sound.

"And ...... If there is a happy event in the family to celebrate a birthday and welcome relatives, it will also be rewarded. Li Jingshan hurriedly came back to her senses, picked up her train of thought and continued.

The more she talked, the more excited she became, she took two steps forward, propped her hands on the edge of the table, and leaned over to look down at Ruan Mingyu through the huge table, "This is already a huge market, and it meets the needs of the common people, which is exactly the route that our Jingbao insists on taking!" ”

Ruan Mingyu leaned back slightly, pulling a little distance, and her eyes fell on a snow-white neck exposed in her collar.

Slender, beautiful. Ruan Mingyu thought.

Along the neck are the white and greasy earlobes with studs nailed to them. A large circle made of obsidian was topped by two small circles—oh, the shape of a mouse she had spoken.

What kind of rat can grow like this? Ruan Mingyu thought, but the pure black color made her skin fair.

“…… Master? ”

Ruan Mingyu looked away, coughed in disguise, and said, "In the capital, there are indeed often such large families customizing rewarding objects. However, they are all custom-made, and no universal style has been introduced. ”

He unconsciously turned the jade wrench in his hand, "The main thing is that most of the rewards are golden melon seeds, small silver buns, etc., and the most important thing for people is to get benefits." Giving money is more real than giving anything. So no matter how you design it, there's always something that's not flattering. ”

Li Jingshan nodded and pondered, "It's just that golden melon seeds and silver steamed buns are too common." Therefore, Mrs. He's requirements: novel, festive, and atmospheric, it is still quite pleasing to the old masters and mothers of large families. ”

"You've ignored her last request, affordable!" Ruan Mingyu reached out and picked up the small teapot on the table and poured a cup of tea, "Can the jewelry that meets the above requirements still be affordable?" The price can't be lower. ”

"Just use gilt and crystal as the main ingredients!" Li Jingshan said firmly: "Not long after the ornaments of the goddess came out, the gilt has not yet spread. Novelty is no problem. ”

Ruan Mingyu took the tea in his hand and didn't drink it in his mouth, "These materials are affordable and costly, but they are 'affordable' enough." He raised an eyebrow.

"The golden ornaments are 'atmospheric' enough," Li Jingshan said with a smile.

Ruan Mingyu simply put down the teacup and looked at her and smiled, "The rest of the 'joy' depends on your clever design." ”

"Yes!" Li Jingshan responded loudly and retreated briskly.

When Ruan Mingyu watched her turn around, the lake-blue skirt spun up halfway, just like a rippling wave.

- Beautiful.

Ruan Mingyu licked his lips.

However, when the proposal was put forward in the council, it caused controversy.

"It's a good idea, but it's not necessarily only gilded and the craftsmanship of the goddess." Ding Mo was the first to make a difficulty, "This order is counted in the sales volume of the New Year's Festival in the store, according to the past tradition, it should be that all the workshop masters have come up with design drawings for customers to choose." ”

Ruan Mingyu was playing with a small little pure gold monk in his hand, which was a gift specially made for him by Li Jingshan and given to his nephew, and said with a slight smile: "What Ding Ye said is right. It's just that although this is included in the annual festival, the profit of this list will not be too high, and the design fee is not calculated separately. I wonder if the master wants to join? ”

Ruan Mingyu said this tactfully. In fact, the masters of the design workshop know that only when the design artwork is really used for production will there be dividends, and a drawing cannot be sold for money.

But the more his artwork is used in the shop, the more prestige he has in the workshop. This is an invisible treasure. And the reason why Ding Mo wants to mention this is just to fight for a place in the design workshop, to put it bluntly, it is still for the position in charge.