Chapter 4: Revisiting Lingyan Lake
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Early in the morning of the second day, Yu Yichu and Xiao Huanyan purchased some raw materials needed to make jewelry in the morning and began to make jewelry.
Yu Yichu had never done any of this, and he had no experience, so he could only clumsily clean and select beads on the side, while Xiao Huanyan skillfully began to make bracelets.
Xiao Huanyan chose to make some simple and generous styles, and the production method was not complicated.
The two were busy until the evening, and Xiao Huanyan made a total of 10 bracelets, 10 pairs of earrings, and 5 necklaces.
The next day, as soon as the market opened, the two of them took the jewelry they had made yesterday and found the largest jewelry shop in the market.
"Girl, childe, which piece of jewelry do you like? You can try it on. ”
"Shopkeeper, we're not here to buy jewelry, we're here to talk to you about business?" Xiao Huan said with a smile.
"Oh, talking about business? What business do you have for a girl to talk to me about? ”
Shopkeeper Xue looked at the handsome man and the cute girl in front of him, and was a little funny.
Xiao Huanyan was not annoyed, and handed over the box containing jewelry to Yu Yichu.
"Shopkeeper, you should read our products before deciding."
Shopkeeper Xue watched the two of them hand over a brocade box, and his eyes lit up. It contained bracelets, earrings, and necklaces, and he picked up a string of bracelets to observe carefully, although they were still made of beads and spars that they commonly used, but the workmanship was much more beautiful than what they usually saw.
Shopkeeper Xue couldn't put down the bracelet: "Girl, how much do you have these jewelry, I bought them all with you." ”
Xiao Huanyan smiled: "Shopkeeper, I don't sell, I said that I am talking about business with you." ”
Yu Yichu glanced at Xiao Huanyan with a little surprise when she heard this, she didn't say that she wouldn't sell it before, but seeing that she looked confident, there must be a reason for her to do so.
Sure enough, Xiao Huanyan immediately said to the shopkeeper: "If I sell this jewelry directly to you, it will be a short-term business, I believe that after this jewelry is sold, there must be many people who want to ask us to sell jewelry, and the jewelry I make may not be sold to you again, you are the largest and most complete jewelry shop in the trading market, I believe that you should not want to see such a result." ”
"I am new to Mr. Yu and I are not familiar with the place, and I also hope to find someone who knows how to work together. Today, I will first put the good jewelry in your consignment, if today, the jewelry sells well, we will talk about the next cooperation, do you think? ”
The shopkeeper looked at the woman wearing linen clothes in front of him again, but her eyes were firm, this skill is indeed good, and she must not worry about sales.
"Girl, this business, I should be down, in this way, our businessman is honest, I will not take this goods in vain, I will pay a part of the deposit to you first, if it is sold, I will give you the full amount, can you?"
Xiao Huanyan and Yu Yichu did not shirk it, the cooperation between the two sides must be based on mutual trust, and the practice of the shopkeeper Xue is also a guarantee for them.
After detailing the pricing of each jewelry with Shopkeeper Xue, Xiao Huanyan and Yu Yichu left the address of the inn where they lived and left.
In the evening, the innkeeper knocked on the door and said that someone was waiting downstairs.
Xiao Huanyan called Yu Yichu to go down together, and saw that it was Xue Shopkeeper waiting downstairs with a happy face.
"Girl, you are so good, your jewelry is very popular, and it was sold out not long after you left in the morning. There are still a few people who haven't made it in time and want to pre-order, you see, how long will this production take? ”
"Shopkeeper, don't worry, let's sit and talk slowly." Xiao Huanyan found a table on the first floor of the inn and sat down.
"Shopkeeper, this jewelry making requires slow work, and I can't be in a hurry."
"But if I do it alone, I really can't keep up with the speed of sales, so that's why I need to cooperate with you."
"You sell jewelry on weekdays, do you know some of the women who make jewelry?"
Shopkeeper Xue smiled when he heard this: "Girl, it just so happens that I have a jewelry workshop in my house, and there are more than a dozen female workers, but this craftsmanship is completely incomparable to yours." ”
Yu Yichu couldn't help but snicker when he heard this, of course he couldn't compare, Xiao Huanyan was a modern technology, how could he be compared.
Xiao Huanyan heard it just right: "Don't worry about the shopkeeper, this is not a difficult technique, I can teach them." But only if they make jewelry that they can't sell to others without our permission. ”
When Shopkeeper Xue heard that Xiao Huanyan was willing to teach, he was overjoyed: "Girl, don't worry, I know this, I won't set up a competitor for myself." ”
"Since we want to cooperate, then we have to negotiate the conditions in advance, we don't have many requirements, first, we are only responsible for production, not sales; Second, we need to provide us with a place to stay, and third, we share the income of cooperation, we account for 30%, you account for 70%, but you need to be responsible for the raw materials and workers. ”
Xiao Huanyan made it clear to Shopkeeper Xue that she didn't plan to stay in this world for a long time, just wanted to earn some living expenses.
"That's no problem, the girl is really good at business, I happen to have a small yard near the jewelry shop, if the girl and the son don't dislike it." You can go to my little courtyard and take a while. ”
Xiao Huanyan didn't say anything polite to the shopkeeper: "Then it's better to be respectful than to obey your fate, and thank the shopkeeper first." ”
Yu Yichu also smiled lightly and thanked the shopkeeper.
That night, Xiao Huanyan and Yu Yichu packed their luggage and moved to the courtyard of the shopkeeper Xue.
On the second day, Shopkeeper Xue led the two to the jewelry workshop, and there were twelve people in the workshop, including Shopkeeper Xue's wife and daughter.
Xiao Huanyan first observed their production process and noted down some things that could be improved. Then, he took Yu Yichu to discuss the raw materials that needed to be purchased with Shopkeeper Xue.
"Miss Xiao, you see what raw materials you need to buy, make a list for me, and I'll send someone to buy them." Yesterday, I witnessed Xiao Huanyan's jewelry selling so well, and now Xiao Huanyan is a living cash cow in the eyes of Shopkeeper Xue, and his words and conversations are full of flattery.
"Brother Xue, I was about to discuss with you, I want Yu Gongzi to do the matter of purchasing raw materials."
Xiao Huanyan and Yu Yichu have discussed it last night, Yu Yichu went to buy the raw materials of the bead spar, first, Yu Yichu as a modern person, his vision will not be bad, Xiao Huanyan has also taken some of the rough stones he needs to identify last time, just buy it; Second, Yu Yichu can also inquire about the news in many ways to see if he can find a way to go back.
Xiao Huanyan and Yu Yichu are both people with ideas, and Shopkeeper Xue has already trusted them after yesterday, and has no opinion on this decision. After calling his wife to explain a few words, he led Yu Yichu to buy raw materials.
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Rough market.
Shopkeeper Xue took Yu Yichu to select the first batch of materials in the market, and Yu Yichu was also working with Shopkeeper Xue to explore the secrets of Lingyan Lake intentionally or unintentionally.
"Young Master Yu, are you talking about the Lingyan Lake on the border between Lingyu Kingdom and Changyuan Kingdom?"
"Yu Gongzi, I have always stayed in Yuxi Town, rarely go out, and I don't know much about Lingyan Lake, only that the lake is very evil, and ordinary merchants passing by will not pass through there. But I have a friend who may know some information, so I'll help you inquire later. ”
Shopkeeper Xue looked at the noble and elegant son in front of him and said enthusiastically.
Xiao Huanyan's listed raw materials have basically been purchased. Shopkeeper Xue sent Yu Yichu back to the courtyard, and he went out to help find out the news.
Through one day, Xiao Huanyan has corrected some of the production problems of the female workers, and plans to teach them to make some simple and trendy styles tomorrow.
After Yu Yichu handed over the new materials he bought back to Xiao Huanyan, he gave Xiao Huanyan a look that he was talking about. Xiao Huan's face understood, gave the materials to Mrs. Xue, and followed Yu Yichu out of the courtyard.
"Mr. Yu, what's wrong? Is there any news? A pair of Danfeng eyes were a little brighter with expectation.
"Yes, we must have something to do with that lake. Today, I inquired with Shopkeeper Xue that Lingyan Lake is a bit of an evil sect, and it is very likely to be a passage to leave. So, I think we should be leaving from there, but I don't know how to really open the way back to the original world. ”
It's good to be able to stay with her idol, but she can't let go of her parents and work, and sooner or later they will have to go back.
Knowing that he might find a way back, Xiao Huanyan couldn't help but be anxious: "Mr. Yu, then let's go to Lingyan Lake tomorrow to check it out." ”
"Miss Xiao, I was about to tell you that I have asked Shopkeeper Xue to help me find out about Lingyan Lake again, and when he comes back, it will not be too late for us to make a decision."
Although Yu Yichu was reluctant to return to the original world, he still wanted to help her find her way back after watching Xiao Huanyan's efforts to survive for them in the past few days.
At dinner, the shopkeeper Xue finally came back, the jewelry workshop was full of people, and after dinner, the shopkeeper Xue followed the two back to the small courtyard where they lived in the name of discussing important matters.
"Yu Gongzi, Miss Xiao, today I specially found a friend who often goes back and forth between Changyuan and Lingyu to inquire about Lingyan Lake, he only knows that this Lingyan Lake is very weird, although the scenery by the lake is beautiful, but in the past ten years, after someone has often fallen into the water, even the corpse capital can not be found, saying that there is a river demon. Over time, passing merchants will choose to take a detour. I advise you not to be curious. Shopkeeper Xue admonished the two.
The two looked at each other, thanked Shopkeeper Xue first, Xiao Huanyan told Shopkeeper Xue about the plan for the next cooperation, and sent Shopkeeper Xue away.
Xiao Huanyan: "Mr. Yu, what do you think?" ”
Yu Yichu: "I don't believe that this world is ghostly and godly, hearing is false, seeing is believing." Let's go check it out. ”
The two decided to arrange the workshop tomorrow and set off to the lake to investigate the day after tomorrow.
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Two days later, Yu Yichu and Xiao Huanyan set off for Lingyan Lake under the pretext of going out.
The two rented a carriage and traveled much faster than before, and arrived at Lingyan Lake in half a day. After arriving at Lingyan Lake, the two of them circled around three or four times, but they didn't find anything abnormal.
Also, if they could be detected with the naked eye, they would not be trapped in this world for a few days.
Xiao Huanyan: "You say, is the way back underwater?" ”
When Yu Yichu heard Xiao Huanyan say this, the whole person suddenly became bad.
Yes!! He doesn't know how to water, otherwise he would have been rescued by Xiao Huanyan when they met for the first time, so embarrassed.
Xiao Huanyan also thought of the first meeting that was not so pleasant, and when she saw the embarrassment of her idol, she felt a little funny: "Don't worry, I won't let you go into the water, lest I have to save you again." ”
Yu Yichujun's face flushed and explained: "Maybe it's not in the water, it's just that we didn't find it, so you are responsible for finding the water, and I am responsible for finding the shore." ”
After joking about Yu Daxing, Xiao Huanyan took off his shoes and coat and left only his underwear, and jumped into the water without hesitation, it is the end of spring and the beginning of summer, the lake is a little cold, and after staying in the water for a while, Xiao Huanyan adapted, and swam to the middle of the lake after adapting. Xiao Huanyan grew up by the sea since she was a child, and she has good water quality. But after turning around in the water several times without yielding, I didn't give up and plunged deeper into the water, but still in vain.
Back on the shore, Yu Yichu also found nothing, but he lit a fire on the shore in advance.
After changing clothes, it was also dark, and Xiao Huanyan sat down by the fire like Yu Yichu. After a day of traveling, both of them were tired and didn't speak.
Xiao Huanyan looked at Yu Yichu with a sideways face, star-like eyes, a straight nose, cherry pink lips, and an angle on his angular face, seeing the slender and good-looking neck Adam's apple, he was really a natural idol of heaven to appreciate food. Following Yu Yichu's eyes, Xiao Huanyan also looked at the sky.
"The stars are so bright." The man on the left sighed with a smile, as if talking to himself.
"Xiao Huanyan, do you know? It's been a long time since I've been so relaxed. ”
Xiao Huanyan silently looked at the people who were far away in the sky before, but now they were close at hand, waiting for him to continue.
"I've been in the entertainment industry since I was a child, and every day when I open my eyes is my work schedule, I don't even have time to breathe, sometimes I wonder, why haven't I been out of breath? However, whenever I have this thought, it is quickly stopped by various reasons. In fact....... This suicide is not the first time I want to commit suicide, there are many times, when I am in the car, I want to open the car door and jump down, and when I stand on a high place, I want to climb over the railing and jump down. Every time, I think about holding on a little longer, just holding on a little longer....."
"This time, I tried very hard, but it was really hard...."
It turned out that in the place where they couldn't see, Chu Chu had been fighting with himself for so long, Xiao Huanyan didn't know how to comfort him, imagining his mood at that time, he was already a little unbearable.
After a pause, Yu Yichu continued to speak: "Actually, I'm quite happy when I first came here. Finally, I don't have to be depressed like before, and I feel like I've been reborn. ”
Xiao Huanyan asked cautiously, "Then, are you really unwilling to go back?" ”
Yu Yichu whispered: "I don't know, let's talk about it when I find my way back." ”